Pawn Crossing the River

Such nonsense shows that Xie Jiaofeng is an old man and has a profound cultivation base. He will never have a clear attitude towards things that can be passed easily. He is like a loach who does not hold back.

But Qi Xuansu insisted on forcing him to take a stand, so how could he let him slip by so easily? So Qi Xuansu said: "I came to Lion City this time and brought five hundred spirit officers with me. I originally wanted to send three hundred spirit officers to bring these slave traders back, but I was worried about repeating the assassination during the day. Now it seems, My head is still worth some peace money, and it has attracted a lot of people's attention." Xie Jiaofeng originally wanted to say that Tianfu Palace is absolutely safe, so Chief Qi can rest assured.

But as soon as the words came to his lips, he suddenly woke up and couldn't make this promise. This is like a military order. He made this guarantee that if nothing happens, it will be fine. If there is another assassination incident, it will be his full responsibility.

And the crime is even greater. If the last assassination was caught off guard and he didn't expect it, then there is no reason for the second assassination. He even has to add the crime of knowing his mistakes and not correcting them. He doesn't even have Qin Hengjun, a fellow sufferer, to help him share the burden. Responsibility, after all, Thian Hock Palace is your territory, and the men in black can't get through.

Xie Jiaofeng broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly swallowed back the words that had reached his lips. But he had to answer Qi Xuansu's words. After all, the official rank was overwhelming, so he knew clearly that Qi Xuansu was forcing him to take sides and express his position. Even though he knew it was a trap, he had no choice but to jump in. It was a trade-off between two evils. Take the lighter approach.

So Xie Jiaofeng said: "Since we are a guard, we must put our duties first and the safety of Chief Qi first to prevent accidents like today from happening again." At this point, he paused deliberately and asked for instructions. He said in a tone: "How about asking the spiritual officer of Tianfu Palace to take care of it?" At this time, Xie Jiaofeng was still trying his best to avoid responsibility. Because it was a request for instructions, whether Qi Xuansu agreed or not, it was Qi Xuansu who decision, he just followed orders.

If Qi Xuansu agreed and a second assassination occurred, then he would also have something to say. He was following Chief Qi's order and sent people to arrest the slave traders. This led to the empty defense of Tianfu Palace. He cannot be blamed entirely on him. Above the head, Qi Xuansu, who issued the order, bears the main responsibility.

This person is able to stand firm in the Borneo Taoist Palace under Wang Jiaohe's rule as the fourth deputy palace master and firmly occupy the key position of Lion City. Naturally, he has some abilities.

Qi Xuansu couldn't say he was disgusted with this kind of people. He originally wanted to force Xie Jiaofeng to take a public stand, not to frame and correct Xie Jiaofeng, so he didn't care about Xie Jiaofeng's behavior of shirking responsibility and said: "Okay, let's just Chief Han and Chief Lu will go there with the spiritual officials from Tianfu Palace." Seeing Qi Xuansu's agreement, Xie Jiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to stay here anymore. He excused himself to summon the spiritual officials to leave first, for fear that Qi Xuansu would come again. Give him any problems.

For Xie Jiaofeng, tonight was like shooting himself in the foot. He did not make much improvement, but almost got himself involved.

Qi Xuansu asked Han Yongfeng and Lu Yuting to come over and explain. In addition to telling them the detailed address, the main thing is to ask them to go quickly and secretly, not giving Nanyang United Trading Company time to respond, and not to be in a hurry when escorting the prisoners back. They might as well make a little noise, and they must Let the concerned people in Lion City know one thing. These are the spiritual officers of Thian Hock Palace. It was the spiritual officers of Thian Hock Palace who arrested the people of Nanyang United Trading Company.

In this way, even if Xie Jiaofeng does not express his position, he is still expressing his position. Everyone will conclude that Xie Jiaofeng has publicly sided with Qi Xuansu and is about to break up with Wang Jiaohe.

No matter how slippery Xie Jiaofeng is, he still can't get past it. Xie Jiaofeng had already seen this before, so he tried to push the envelope and showed reluctance in every possible way, but Qi Xuansu had no choice but to take advantage of him, and finally it was Qi Xuansu who took advantage of him.

After receiving the order, Han Yongfeng and Lu Yuting took the spiritual officials from Tianfu Palace and went straight to the warehouse. Zhang Yuelu did not intend to show up just now. If she came to the surface, it would not be of much use. After all, she was the second deputy head of Lingnan Daofu and could not control Xie Jiaofeng and others.

No matter how high Zhang Yuelu's status is, it won't work, and it will be the same if it were Li Changge and others.

Procedures and systems, rules and regulations are the key to maintaining an organization. At least the rules cannot be violated openly.

Assassinating Qi Xuansu was a bad rule, and burning Zhenwu Temple was also a bad rule. But the mastermind behind the scenes was not caught, and there was no evidence, so it was not an apparent violation of the rules.

But once caught, it is immediately a dead end. At least his life in Dao Sect is officially over. Whether he can continue to live in another identity depends on his ability.

Nowadays, Chen Shuhua, who openly broke the rules, has become a lost dog. Qi Xuansu and Wang Jiaohe are still fighting within the scope of the rules. Therefore, it is not that the two of them come out to call the battle, or that Qi Zhenren and Wang Zhenren have a fight, who Whoever wins speaks, but the two are competing against Nanyang United Trading Company.

Qi Xuansu has to deal with matters on the bright side, and Zhang Yuelu is not enough. Instead, Zhang Yuelu continues to hide in the dark, and with the help of Ziguang Society, he can play a greater role.

Moreover, Qi Xuansu was on the bright side, with countless pairs of eyes following his every move. The target was too big. Zhang Yuelu used to just make the target bigger. It would be better to let Qi Xuansu attract firepower so that Zhang Yuelu could use it better.

Early the next morning, everyone in Lion City knew the news. People from Thian Hock Palace raided a warehouse of Nanyang United Trading Company, arrested three managers and more than 50 private soldiers, and successfully rescued more than 40 slaves of various colors.

The Dao Sect strictly prohibits the slave trade, which is inhumane. This is the superficial consensus. So overnight, Xie Qingtian became famous in the Lion City.

Everyone said that Deputy Palace Master Xie's statement in front of Chief Qi was not false, it was true, and he would do it as he said, and he couldn't wait even one night.

The key point is that the conflict between Master Qi and Master Wang is not a secret. Deputy Palace Master Xie is pointing the finger directly at Master Wang.

Xie Jiaofeng knows his own sufferings, and he also has his own sufferings. But then he thought about it, now that he was on

"Pirate ship", there is no room for turning back, so we have to go all the way to the dark side, and simply go to death. If Zhenren Wang is killed and Zhenren Qi wins, then he will not lose. At least he will be a hero. .

Thinking of this section, Xie Jiaofeng became more energetic. He even took the initiative to send someone to summon the senior managers of Nanyang United Trading Company without Qi Xuansu's orders, and ordered them to provide an explanation to the Taoist government.

If a reasonable explanation cannot be given that satisfies the Taoist government, then don't blame the Taoist government for being rude. The Taoist government will arrest relevant persons in accordance with the law, including shareholders of Nanyang United Trading Company.

This is exactly what Qi Xuansu wants to see. After such operations, regardless of what Xie Jiaofeng thinks, and regardless of whether Xie Jiaofeng will not hold a grudge against him, at least Xie Jiaofeng will keep pace with him. For Qi Xuansu, this is enough.

On the other side, Qi Xuansu asked Han Yongfeng to interrogate Gao Gao, Manager Sun, and Manager Chen, intending to open a breakthrough for these three people and obtain conclusive evidence.

In this kind of evenly matched struggle, there are many people sitting in the middle and watching. Whoever can get a big advantage in advance can win the support of these centrists well. In the end, the advantage is converted into a victory, that is, the general trend, which can destroy everything. The situation flattened the other side.

If the situation is always tense and no one can do anything about the other, then it is very likely to end in mutual compromise.

Among these centrists, Qi Xuansu attached great importance to Taiping Bank, also known as Hu Fuli. Hu Fuli's real name is Hu Songting. His ancestor was a famous anti-Japanese official in the previous dynasty and a native of Luzhou.

Cihang was a native of Jiangzhou. Luzhou was not far from Jiangzhou, separated by a river. Whether it was the previous dynasty or this dynasty, Luzhou, Jiangzhou, and Wuzhou were all under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Governor. From here on, Hu Songting and Master Cihang is considered a fellow countryman.

Because of this reason, Qi Xuansu almost defeated Hu Songting last time with the help of Cihang's "Arhat in Red" painting. Hu Songting accepted the "Arhat in Red" and led Qi Xuansu into Taiping Bank Nanyang Headquarters. In the treasury, it was a pity that the situation in Shenglong Mansion suddenly changed, causing Qi Xuansu to give up halfway and hurriedly left Lion City to return to Shenglong Mansion, resulting in the failure to complete the work.

Now that Qi Xuansu has returned to the Lion City, he will naturally cut off the front

The "line" is continued. Qi Xuansu doesn't want to just seize one point to attack, but wants to bloom at more points. Checking slaves is one point, checking accounts is another point.

Many of Nanyang United Trading Company's accounts were taken from Taiping Bank. As long as Taiping Bank was opened, it would almost pinch half of Nanyang United Trading Company's Achilles' heel.

So Qi Xuansu visited Hu Songting's residence again, accompanied by only three people. In addition to Chen Jianchou and Xiao Yin, there was also the Jiayin Lingguan.

Previously, Jiayin Lingguan thought that asking him to be Qi Xuansu's temporary guard was a bit of a fuss. In the Taoist territory, except Chen Shuhua, who would dare to assassinate Qi Xuansu?

Even Chen Shuhua can only hide and lick his wounds now, and cannot come to kill Qi Xuansu. But he never expected that someone would actually dare to assassinate him, and that he would do so in the Lion City, in full view of everyone.

If it weren't for the little girl beside Qi Xuansu, Qi Xuansu would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die. Therefore, after the Jiayin Lingguan heard the news of Qi Xuansu's assassination, he no longer cared about many affairs of the Xuanwei Department in Jiugang. After hurriedly arranging them for his deputy, he immediately rushed to the Lion City - this is why the assassins were so anxious. The reason for waiting is that this is almost the time when Qi Xuansu is at his most vulnerable. His cultivation is greatly damaged and the Jiayin Spirit Officer is not around yet.

When Jia Yin Lingguan comes, they will have no chance. After Jia Yin Lingguan arrived, the most relieved person was not Qi Xuansu, but Xie Jiaofeng, who could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It's just that he has no way to turn back at this time. No matter whether Qi Xuansu will be assassinated again, he can only go to the end in one way.