genius divination

Chapter 454 Self-imprisonment
"As expected, I was not mistaken. You are indeed the Dunjia Master of the Fan family. It seems that you are the son of Fan Wudi, Fan Jiannan." The old man in the wheelchair smiled slightly.

"But I didn't know that we had met before. My memory has always been very good. Besides, my logic is meticulous and my photographic memory is essential for a divination master. Now can I ask, who are you?" Fan Jiannan looked Looking at the old man in the wheelchair, he frowned.

The old man waved to the teacher and said, "Go and watch outside. I don't want anyone to know about my conversation with him."

The teacher seemed a little hesitant, but after glancing at the old man, he nodded and said, "Yes, I'll go right away."

The old man nodded slightly, and the bookshelves in the library moved suddenly, revealing the door.When the teacher walked out, the old man moved his fingers slightly, and the bookshelves moved again, not only closing the library door tightly, but Fan Jiannan faintly felt a huge magic power wrapping the entire library .

He knew that this library had been completely isolated by the mana power of the old man in front of him. Even if anything happened here, the outside world would not notice the slightest abnormality.Not to mention a few words, even if a super-large-scale fluctuation of magic power occurs here, the outside world will not notice it.

"Okay young man, let's get back to the topic we talked about just now. What did you just say?" The old man frowned slightly, "Oh, by the way, you seem to be asking who I am, right?"

"Yes." Fan Jiannan looked at the strange old man and said.

"I have had many names, but not many people have really met me. Because I basically like to stay behind the scenes, and I am not used to standing in the eyes of everyone. Probably because of my shyness in my character This has not changed since my childhood. People are the most fickle in this world, but they are also the most difficult to change." The old man sighed. "On the seventh floor underground, I am the teacher."

"You are the teacher? Then who was that person who went out just now?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

The old man smiled slightly, "A person who likes to hide behind the scenes always needs a puppet standing in front of him. He is that puppet. Anyone who has seen a puppet show knows that manipulating a puppet requires a string. The behind-the-scenes hand of the line. For all the prisoners on the seventh floor of the basement, I do not exist at all, and they have never seen me."

"I understand. You use him to establish authority and control the prisoners on the seventh floor of the basement. So you are all teachers, but he is on the surface, while you are behind the scenes." Fan Jiannan said slowly, "You These practices remind me of a person. He also likes to hide behind the scenes just like you, but what he controls is the entire Yishu Council."

The old man smiled slightly, "Oh? Unexpectedly, there are such capable people in the Yishu Council."

"Don't pretend, you know who I'm talking about. He is the first director of the Yishu Council." Fan Jiannan looked at the old man and said, "But I want to know——are you the person I mentioned? ?”

"Hahaha Fan Jiannan deserves to be Fan Jiannan, he noticed it so quickly." The old man said slowly, "I thought you would have to think about this secret for at least two or three days before you can figure it out. Your guess is right, I am the first member of the council. A director."

Although Fan Jiannan had a premonition, he was still a little surprised to hear him admit it so readily. "It's really you?!"

"It's unbelievable, isn't it?" The old man smiled slightly, "Few people would have guessed that the first director of the Yishu Council is actually a disabled old man. Even fewer people know that this astonishing first director The director, in fact, has lived in the seventh basement for 18 years."

"Your leg?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

The old man laughed at himself, "In my time, polio was considered a serious illness. So after a serious illness, I have to live with my disabled legs for the rest of my life. This is one of the reasons why I don't want to see people."

Fan Jiannan sighed, "Then why do you stay here? Is the dark and damp underground more attractive to you than the comfortable office of the council?"

The old man was silent for a while, then suddenly looked at Fan Jiannan and said, "Who have you ever met who was so bored that he voluntarily went to the seventh floor to suffer?"

Fan Jiannan rubbed his nose in embarrassment and said, "Well, it seems that I am such a person. Wait...you mean, you were forced to be locked up here? Are you a prisoner like these people outside?" Fan Jiannan Startled suddenly, he looked at the old man in front of him in surprise.

The old man smiled, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have deepened, "Of course, even I didn't expect that I would be imprisoned in the seventh underground floor for so many years."

"No! It's impossible!" Fan Jiannan shook his head and said, "The first director is still the head of the council. He is in charge of all the decisions of the council. He will never be locked up like you."

"Well, it's a long story." The old man said indifferently, "It's a very interesting story, are you interested in hearing it?"

Fan Jiannan nodded and said, "We are interested, and we have plenty of time now."

The old man sighed and said, "I was the first director of the Yishu Council a long time ago, but although I am fully responsible for all the resolutions of the council, I rarely step on the stage. You should be very familiar with my agent, who is Your uncle, at that time he hadn't become Mr. Du, at best he was just a puppet of mine. Everything was normal at first, he was in charge of the outside world, and I was in charge of the inside. Until one time, our opinions diverged. "

"Divergence?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

"Yes, like any team, no matter how sincere and united a team is, there will be different opinions. And the origin of this matter is your father." The old man said slowly, "At that time, because of Wei Rushan's relationship with India The secret sect was in trouble, and many people died. It took me a long time to settle that matter, and the Witchcraft Union was pressing on me again. The situation at that time forced me to make a decision."

"You arrested my father?" Fan Jiannan looked at him and said.

"Yes. I know this incident may make you very uncomfortable, but the situation at the time was like this. The Yishu Council must have a balance. Many people died in the Bhopal incident. As a balance, the council must have something As. So I propose to capture your father and throw him into the seventh floor of the basement. But your uncle, Mr. Du, firmly opposes it." The old man said slowly.

"What happened later? Did you really catch him?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

The old man sighed, "Yes. This is probably the stupidest decision I've ever made in my life. We captured your father and put him in this seven-storey underground prison. He didn't resist at that time, He came obediently. But it was this incident that made your uncle react strongly. Because Fan Jianqiang is not only his brother-in-law, but also his best friend."

"And then?" Fan Jiannan looked at the thoughtful old man and asked.

The old man said slowly, "Not only did I underestimate your father's influence on your uncle, I also underestimated your father's strength. In just one month, he not only escaped from here, but also sent me in."

"What? You were imprisoned by my father?" Fan Jiannan said in surprise.

The old man shook his head, "No, it was him and Mr. Du together. Between me and him, Xiao Du chose to help him without hesitation."

"Then who is the first director who is giving orders in the council now?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

The old man smiled slightly, "That person is also me. Although I am imprisoned on the seventh floor of the basement, I am still the first director of the Yishu Council. You know, your uncle, although very active, is by no means A true leader. At best, he is only a first-rate deputy. So the big and small matters of the council are still decided by me."

Fan Jiannan looked at the old man in surprise and said, "I don't understand, if he imprisoned you for the purpose of seizing power, why would he continue to hand over the power of the council to you? And since you still control the entire council, why not Will you be willing to be imprisoned? It doesn't make sense at all."

"Because there is no personal enmity between us, and he didn't imprison me because he coveted the power of the council. In fact, we only have one common purpose, for the prosperity of the council. And for this purpose, neither of us can do without the other." The old man said slowly.

"You mean, you are willing to be imprisoned for the development of the Yishu Council. And for the same purpose, he still let you take charge of the council's power?" Fan Jiannan said with a wry smile, "This kind of relationship between you, I It's really hard to understand."

"Actually, it's easy to understand. People like us have fame and wealth at their fingertips. But we are still running everything here, why is that? Because we all have higher goals. That is the mission of the council itself. For hundreds of years, the interests of the council have been related to the fate of countless magicians." The old man sighed slightly.

"But what does this have to do with imprisoning you?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

The old man looked at his legs and said in a low voice, "After that incident, I thought about it a lot. Because I was disabled since I was a child, my personality is inevitably a bit extreme. This kind of personality is not wrong for ordinary people, but As a leader, it is easy to make one's actions a little elusive. Regarding your father's incident, I did not handle it properly. But being in prison can make me more vigilant."

"It's still hard for me to understand, don't you feel resentment?" Fan Jiannan shook his head.

The old man nodded, "I resented it, but the facts have proved that even though I was in prison, due to my decision and Xiao Du's execution, the development of the council in the past 18 years has been unprecedentedly smooth. With the current strength of the council In words, we represent the entire academic world. This is the highest achievement that the council can achieve for hundreds of years. Therefore, I can better serve the council here."

"This is simply incomprehensible." Fan Jiannan shook his head.

"Indeed, I don't expect you to understand. But this is the fact, this is the matter between me, your father, and Xiao Du. It's just that there are not many people who know about it now." The old man said slowly .

(End of this chapter)