Witch Wind

Chapter 45 Official Credentials (Part )

"I'm no match for him!" Xing Tianli swam rapidly underground and quickly left the battlefield.

The purple-ribbon Taoist robe returned to its original state, and his facial features quickly returned to their original appearance, except for his originally long hair. After some thought, Xing Tianli decided to keep his hair short.

Xing Tianli couldn't help shaking his head as he shook his right arm which was in severe pain and had fractures in many places.

Too strong.

So strong that it makes people helpless.

The speed and force of the thin man's sword completely crushed Xing Tianli. He blasted out twelve consecutive "Sword Eighteen" moves, but before he could completely resist the opponent's random attack, thirty-six points of cold light tore through Xing Tianli's sword and landed on him.

The thin man's sword hit the man in purple ribbon Taoist robe. Xing Tianli opened the thirty-six small spaces of the man in purple ribbon Taoist robe, and each small space received the opponent's sword head-on.

Naturally, all the sword tips fell into the empty space.

If it weren't for the magical power of the Purple Ribbon Taoist robe, if these thirty-six swords had actually landed on Xing Tianli, Xing Tianli would have been shocked... He would not die, as he now had enough confidence to save his life.

But it will definitely consume a lot of essence and blood.

Moreover, the terrible radiation energy attached to the sword blade would also be a huge headache for people.

Fortunately, I have the Taoist robe with purple ribbon!
Xing Tianli ran underground for two or three miles. In front of him, a hard-shell airship was flying towards him at an altitude of one hundred feet above the ground, spewing high-pressure airflow backwards at an extremely high speed, with a sharp sound.

The airship was still several miles away from the place where the thin man attacked. The heavy armor plates of the basket below slid to the left and right, and more than a dozen slender gun barrels extended out. With a strange "hissing" sound, fist-sized light blue ball-shaped shells shot out.

Xing Tianli stopped escaping.

He jumped out of the ground beside a small building in the north of the International Concession, and landed on the roof with a light jump. He looked up at the battlefield. He saw that the thin man had let go of the two severely injured blond and red-eyed men, and turned around and evacuated at high speed with the two pit bulls.

The shells fired by the hard-shelled airship fell to the ground silently, leaving deep, deep bullet holes with a diameter of only a foot. The airship flew over the two severely injured blond and red-eyed men who fell to the ground, gave up chasing the thin man, and slowly landed to start treating the two severely injured unfortunates.

Xing Tianli saw Augustus and a group of blond, red-eyed men jumping off the airship together.

"Is this a reconciliation?"

Xing Tianli quickly grasped the crux of the problem - it seemed that Augustus and the other party discovered that there was a third-party force causing trouble, and Augustus and the other party were obviously old rivals who knew each other well. They had reached a tacit understanding and joined forces to deal with the provocation of the third-party force.

“It’s really, complicated!”

That night.

The International Concession was unusually quiet.

It was as if nothing had happened during the day.

It was as if the Dongyun Ronin did not attack the cathedral, and the giant ship flying the flag of the Ingis Royal Navy did not raze the first cathedral of the Mother Church in the East to the ground.

It was as if more than half of the Saint-Norman Kingdom's garrison troops in the International Concession were killed or wounded, the patrolmen in the police station suffered heavy casualties, gang members from various countries also suffered heavy casualties, and almost all of the Touno Ronin in Shekawa Village were killed. All these incidents had never happened before.

The matter is too big.

It was so big that both officials from various countries in the International Concession and ordinary expatriates just watched silently. Before they figured out the deeper meaning of it, no one dared or was willing to step out and point out what had happened during the day.

Even when the cathedral was bombarded in broad daylight, the owners of the buildings in nearby blocks, as well as pedestrians and residents who were accidentally injured by the shock waves of the shells, had officials from their respective countries' consulates come forward to calm them down.

It did not happen as imagined, that the families of the unfortunate people affected came in groups and ran to the gate of the British Consulate General with banners to protest and demand compensation!
The entire International Concession was unusually quiet.

It was so quiet that it was like a barrel filled with gunpowder, which would explode suddenly with just a small spark!
Everyone, except the Kingdom of Yingjishi and the Kingdom of Saint Norman, whether they were officials and civilians from the Hundred Countries in the Far West, or the natives of the Dayu Dynasty...even the people from the government of Pinghai City on the other side of the river, in the south of the Yangtze River, were all quietly waiting for something.

Only a very few people know that this big wooden bucket will not explode in a short time.

Augustus and Dis have reached a tacit understanding.

Before the two of them fell out and broke this tacit understanding, no matter whether it was the Yingji official or the Saint-Norman official, especially the Saint-Norman official who suffered heavy losses, no matter how much resentment they had in their hearts, they could not vent it.

At nightfall.

Gray Magpie Street was as peaceful and tranquil as ever. The events of the day had not caused any substantial impact on the area. Except for the presence of more soldiers and patrolmen at the beginning and end of the street, nothing had changed.

The well-dressed, graceful and composed British expatriates continued their leisurely and affluent life.

From the roadside pub, the clear sound of piano floated out.

Under a window of the pub that was filled with pots of red and white roses, on a seat by the roadside, a young English couple was kissing in the street as if no one was around. The girl's pet dog, with a sour face, was squatting beside them, barking angrily.

Xing Tianli drove the car slowly through the peaceful and harmonious streets.

Tom and Jerry sat in the back seat, also smoking cigars leisurely.

The two men were very comfortable and satisfied, because in their chest pockets were a thick stack of banknotes, an amount that exceeded the total salary they had earned in the East Country for twenty years of hard work.

With this money, they can even quit their jobs, take the most luxurious cruise ship back to the foggy capital, buy a small manor in the suburbs that can be passed down to the family, and jointly open a tavern in the city that can support their families, turning from hard-working workers into serious "rent-eating capitalists"!
But the two of them had no such idea at all.

They were determined to follow Xing Tianli. It had only been a few days, but Xing Tianli had already given them such a generous reward, far beyond their wildest dreams!
So, what if I work with Xing Tianli for three years? Five years? Even ten years?

Oh open!

When they return home in the future, perhaps they can buy a small castle from some impoverished nobles?

why not?
Gently exhaling a wisp of smoke, Tom and Jerry's eyes became extremely fanatical.

Moreover, the money was so safe to take - they didn't need to charge into battle, and it was those damned Dongyun people who turned into a pool of blood and flesh in the hail of bullets! The two of them squatted leisurely in the high-end club of the International Concession, enjoying it safely for a few days, and got such a generous bonus!

The car drove into the British Consulate General.

Tom and Jerry hurriedly opened the car door and jumped out. One of them ran to help Xing Tianli open the door, while the other went to the trunk and pulled two huge cowhide suitcases with great difficulty.

The suitcase was too heavy. Tom tried for a long time but couldn't pull it out. He angrily shouted to the guards standing by and watching the excitement: "Damn it, come and help, it's really heavy!"

Several guards came up with laughter, took out a few high-end cigars from Tom's pocket and stuffed them into their own pockets. Only then, satisfied, did they help Tom carry out the very heavy suitcase.

‘Tick-tock,’ ‘tick-tock!’
Blood was dripping from the cracks in the suitcase, and the guards' faces suddenly changed.

Xing Tianli got out of the car and casually took out a few banknotes and stuffed them into the group of guys: "Well, just as you guessed, there are two dead people in the box. Well, it's really heavy, isn't it?"

"Don't worry, these two treasures will make Mr. Qiao Peter happy!" Xing Tianli smiled, picked up a box easily, and walked quickly towards the consulate building. He muttered in his heart, whether Qiao Peter was happy or not, he didn't know, but Augustus should be happy, right?
He pulled down the blackout panels and drew the heavy curtains. In the brightly lit conference room, Xing Tianli opened two suitcases, revealing the bodies of two blond-haired, red-eyed men curled up like babies.

These two guys have been dead for most of the day, but their bodies are still very "fresh". Their hearts still beat occasionally, and the plasma in their bodies remains fluid. The plasma has not yet coagulated, and blood continues to flow out of the wounds on their bodies.

Augustus and several of his companions came over and stared at the two bodies in the suitcase with wide eyes.

Their expressions were extremely strange. They stared at the two bodies for a long time, and a blond man coughed softly: "Augus! You know, I was just a little bit away..."

Augustus shook his head slightly and waved his hand, and the blond man shut up.

Augustus raised his head and looked at Xing Tianli intently: "This is really a surprising thing. Lieutenant Li Li, you really gave me such a big surprise that I was even a little shocked."

"It was you who killed them with your own hands?" Augustus looked at Xing Tianli with twinkling eyes.

"No, it was you, Lord Augustus, who fought bloody battles with them in the mountains of Huaigongling, severely wounding them and putting them on the verge of death. They managed to escape the battlefield, but they were exhausted and died in the mountains. I just happened to pass by and picked up their bodies."

Xing Tianli sighed: "This is your military achievement, Sir Augustus."

Augustus smiled brightly.

The several blond and golden-eyed men around him all laughed. The blond man who had just spoken clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Yes, Augustus, that's it. You led us in a fierce battle with them, and we dealt a heavy blow to them."

Augustus smiled and nodded, then asked directly: "So, what reward do you want? Although we killed them in the battle, you were able to bring back their bodies, which is also a credit. We have always been clear about rewards and punishments. This is the rule, this is the system, and all rules and systems must not be violated!"

"Those who have made contributions will definitely be rewarded."

"Those who are wrong must be punished!"

A group of blond men and Augustus chanted together in a very serious and even mysterious manner.

Xing Tianli nodded seriously: "Well, everyone knows everything about this ambush. The only problem is that the casualties of the Dongyun people were too heavy, and their pensions..."

Augustus waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Money is not a problem. Lieutenant Li Li, I will sign a privilege agreement for you. From now on, all your actions and expenses will be fully reimbursed and paid for by the Yingji official. From now on, never ask me for money!"

"Money?" Augustus shook his head vigorously. "It's terrible. This kind of low-level equivalent exchange, such a primitive concept, oh no, it's meaningless, absolutely meaningless!"

Peter Joe on the side had a wandering look in his eyes.

Joems on the side seemed to be thinking about something.

Tom and Jerry on the side had flushed faces.

The officials of the consulate general standing by looked at Xing Tianli with subtle eyes, as if they saw the boy Shancai, with enthusiasm and full of the most sincere goodwill.

Augustus is Her Majesty's plenipotentiary legatee, with nearly unlimited powers.

And he gave Xing Tianli the privilege to reimburse at will?
Damn it!
This is a big water pipe that leads directly to the treasury of the Kingdom of England... This is a big water pipe flowing with gold and silver, as long as everyone just stretches out their hands, right!

"The number of casualties among Dongyun people is a bit shocking!" Xing Tianli coughed lightly.

"No matter how many people are killed or injured, no matter how much the compensation is, you are in charge of it!" Augustus waved his hand generously: "Don't bother us with such a trivial matter."

The blond man who had spoken earlier said in a deep voice: "Augustus, I think that Lieutenant Li Li is a very capable, loyal and reliable person. He deserves more, and we should give him a real reward."

"He's a major now!" Augustus waved his hand casually: "Major Li Li, are you satisfied? If not, you can ask for more!"

Augustus looked at the two bodies in the suitcase, his eyes slightly raised, feeling complacent and very pleased!

"Well, there is something that I need Mr. Augustus and Mr. Joe Peter to testify for me." Xing Tianli saw Augustus and those blond-haired and golden-eyed men's behavior. Although he didn't know how valuable the two corpses were, it was obvious that the two corpses had a different meaning to them.

Well, except for a tiny amount of money that Augustus was reluctant to mention.

In addition, Augustus promoted Xing Tianli to major at the suggestion of the blond man.

Xing Tianli took out his birth certificate from his sleeve.

"I have some things here that need official confirmation from the British government." Xing Tianli smiled and said, "Although this birth certificate has the signatures of the attending doctor and the head nurse at the time, as well as the attestation of several gentlemen, after all, nearly fifteen years have passed... If this birth certificate can be confirmed by the Excellencies of the current British Consulate General, I think it will save me a lot of trouble!"

Peter Qiao took two steps forward and took the birth certificate from Xing Tianli's hand.

He quickly flipped through the slightly yellowed and brittle birth certificate, stared deeply at the photo of Xing Tiantongming and Qing Wanyu, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

"I never thought that General Xing Tian Tong Ming is Major Li Li's biological father!"

Xing Tianli looked at Qiao Peter, whose expression had become extremely complicated, and asked in surprise: "You know my father?"

Peter Qiao pursed his lips, raised his head, looked at the bright chandelier on the ceiling, and said softly: “Of course, when I met him, I was only the second-level counselor of the consulate general, and I had just begun to learn how to deal with the officials of the Dayu Dynasty.”

"I was there when the first battleship of the Black Borneo Expedition was delivered. Your father was the first captain of that big ship." Joe Peter said seriously: "He is a real soldier worthy of admiration."

The corner of Xing Tianli's eye twitched slightly.

He had never seen his biological father in this life with his own eyes, never.

However, Xing Tiantongming must be a very good person, since he can make Joe Peter express such emotions after so many years, right?
"Thank you for your compliment. Unfortunately, I have never, never..." Xing Tianli shook his head slightly.

"It's a pity about your father." Qiao Peter sighed, and then his tone became strange: "Ten years ago, after General Xing Tian died in battle, he was officially conferred the title of 'Pingbo Earl' by the Dayu Dynasty. As far as I know, has anyone inherited his title?"

Xing Tianli pointed to the birth certificate in Qiao Peter's hand and smiled, "My father has made it clear that I am the only legitimate son and the only heir. Everything he has should belong to me. As for the one who has inherited his title now, haha! So, this is why I asked you gentlemen to help me sign a formal official document again."

Joe Peter nodded slowly.

Augustus has already taken the responsibility: "Major Li Li, this is just a trivial matter. All right, I will prove your identity as the Queen of Yingjishi's plenipotentiary envoy on behalf of the Kingdom of Yingjishi!"

"Okay, Peter Qiao, draft the document. Make it more formal and of higher standard. Stamp it with the seal of the consulate general and your personal seal. Also, call all the important people you can find."

"I will send a letter to the Yingjishi Embassy and ask them to send the embassy seal over."

Augustus patted Xing Tianli on the shoulder and said generously: "Major Li Li is one of us. He has made great contributions to us, so we cannot let anyone encroach on his interests. Is your father a count?"

Augustus' eyes flickered, and he hugged Xing Tianli more and more warmly. "Do you need us to do anything else? We can do more. Well, Li Li... No, Count Xing Tianli, we value our friendship with you very much!"

Under Augustus's leadership, everything went quickly and smoothly.

It's not just the Consulate General of England. As one of the top powers among the hundreds of countries in the Far West, the Kingdom of England naturally has a large number of supporters.

Officials from the consulates of more than twenty countries came to the Consulate General in England and stamped the consulate seals of their countries and their own private seals on the official document proving that Xing Tianli was the only legal heir of "Earl Xingtian Tongming".

A thick stack of documents and nearly a hundred seals of various sizes, it was extremely gorgeous.

After a busy period, Xing Tianli received a new task.

Thoroughly investigate the people who plotted against both Augustus and Disi behind the scenes.

No matter who the other party is, if we can find useful clues by digging him out, the Yingji officials will reward him generously.

(End of this chapter)