Chapter 179 - 114 Midnight Singing_2
Xiao Song glanced at her but was not at all distracted by her attempt to change the subject, "As an officer of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I may let him off temporarily, but I cannot let him go for a lifetime. Either he will be arrested by me and brought to justice, or I will have to roll down from the position of Assistant Minister of Ministry of Justice, or he will have to assassinate me—there is no fourth possibility. So if you insist on being close to him, don’t blame me when the time comes."
Though there is a Minister of the Ministry of Justice above the Assistant Minister, it has always been the case on the official court that when blame comes down from above, it’s those who do the actual work who have to bear it. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice cannot escape responsibility, but the first to suffer will surely be those below him.
Ran Yan sighed and responded with a subdued acknowledgment. To Ran Yan, Su Fu was an exceptionally compatible person— they rarely spoke to each other, but when they did, they could carry on a meaningful conversation. He could be a very good friend, and perhaps, as time went on, they might even come together.
Ran Yan had thought this through very rationally. Generally speaking, she was not passive; if she truly had feelings for someone, she would definitely take the initiative rather than waiting for the other person to pursue her.
Xiao Song dropped her off at the entrance of Yingmei Temple and, wanting to say a few words, eventually settled on, "Take care."
Ran Yan silently nodded, watched him walk down the mountain, then turned to enter the courtyard.
Xiao Song stopped in his tracks and looked back, smiling wryly at himself. He felt both relieved and pained that all the women who met him were both afraid and clingy, which annoyed him. Yet this time, he felt it would’ve been nice if Ran Yan had been like that too.
"My lord."