Pawn Crossing the River

For Qi Xuansu, Zhang Wuyue's incident was just an insignificant episode. Favors were exchanges between you and me. Qi Xuansu helped Huangfuji to arrange the funds. Huangfuji helped Qi Xuansu arrange for Zhang Wuyue, which was just repayment. The original favor.

This kind of exchange of favors is not a waste, but deepens the relationship between the two parties, and there is no need to calculate it in such detail.

Qi Xuansu's main focus is still on Kukulkan's affairs.

Taoism pays attention to balance, and the premise of everything is stability. Qi Xuansu attacked Ixichel's faction, and next he must target Kukulkan's faction, otherwise an imbalance will occur.

Now it seems that both sides have made some extraordinary moves.

Ixichel took advantage of the insect power, while Qi Xuansu's attitude was non-committal. The reason for not moving for the time being was because he did not want the forces of the two sides to be too unbalanced.

Kukulkan has some connections with the Hell Apostles, but it is still difficult to say what the relationship between the two parties is. It is assumed that the Tide of Shadows is related to Kukulkan and Chakchier. Judging from what happened in the Temple of Samuel , Samuel's attitude is somewhat ambiguous, he does not stand on any side, but wants to muddy the water.

Qi Xuansu's current investigation seemed to have entered a dead end, so Qi Xuansu decided to use a dangerous move and start with Lin Bufan.

He first checked Lin Bufan's files.

Lin Bufan's Taoist companion is named Gong, and he is the great-niece of Gong Daren.

The father of Miss Gong was no ordinary person. He was one of the nine real men of Xidao Sect. Although Miss Gong was not as good as Miss Tantai, she was good at choosing men and fell in love with Lin Bufan at first sight. The Gong family is also very satisfied with Lin Bufan. Over the years, Lin Bufan has been promoted step by step under the care of the Gong family, from an ordinary ninth-grade Taoist priest to the second deputy head of Tiangang Hall.

At this point, Lin Bufan couldn't generalize with Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu really didn't rely on his Yue family, he mainly relied on his mother's relationship. Therefore, Qi Xuansu has always been unyielding in the Yue family, and has never regarded himself as a son-in-law. I, Qi Xuansu, am not dependent on your Zhang family for my success today, and the Zhang family naturally has a hard time controlling Qi Xuansu.

Because Lin Bufan relied on the support of his in-laws to achieve his current status, he has always had a tradition of being afraid of his henpecks. Miss Gong was very vocal at home, often saying that Lin Bufan's second seat was given to her by the Gong family. Without the Gong family, Lin Bufan would not be what he is today.

Lin Bufan really couldn't refute, because Miss Gong was just stating a fact.

However, the more such a son-in-law is, the more people talk about it, the easier it is to make amends with women, find one's lost dignity in other women, and restore the man's glory.

It's like sand in your hand. The tighter you hold it, the easier it is to grasp it with your fingers.

Leak out through the seams.

On the contrary, men with normal family status, such as Qi Xuansu and Li Changge, do not have too many thoughts in this regard and can control themselves. The desires of the body are easy to control, but the desires of the heart are difficult to control. The key depends on whether there is an addiction or obsession. Qi Xuansu's relationship path is going very smoothly, so he has no obsession with love between men and women. His obsession is actually the love of family.

This is what Buddhism calls unavailability.

People like a son-in-law, no matter how indifferent they appear on the surface, must be obsessed with them.

Lin Bufan did not dare to resist Miss Gong openly, but he was not idle secretly. After all, when he reached his status, there were many women around him, trying to please him and say ugly things. Many women lined up waiting for him to play with him, so there were plenty of opportunities.

In this regard, Jueshengtang has archived records. It can be said that Jueshengtang has grasped the fact that Lin Bufan made mistakes. But I don’t know what considerations Tantai Ying had. He neither claimed accountability nor told Miss Gong, nor even reported it to Huangfu Ji.

Rabbits don't eat grass around their nests, but Lin Bufan only eats grass around their nests.

Lin Bufan has a subordinate who is more than ten years older than him. He is a mature woman and still has charm. I don’t know if Lin Bufan has suppressed it too much or he just likes it. Anyway, he often takes the initiative to help this subordinate. Solve some difficult problems and spend time together.

This subordinate was also born in Jiukuang. It was Gan Chai who met Li Huo, and the two soon hooked up and became an adulterer.

Perhaps in the eyes of the two parties involved, it may be very romantic, very poetic, exaggerated, and maybe it is related to breaking the constraints of ethics, but in the eyes of others, it is just a passionate affair.

This female subordinate became Lin Bufan's regular lover.

But Lin Bufan didn't think it was enough, so he hooked up with a few more, including female spiritual officials, famous prostitutes, wives of good families, female nobles from Tawanting, and even another young lady from the palace family.

He seemed to be frantically looking for compensation. No matter the occasion, no matter the grade, you have to boast that everyone loves you, everyone is sincere, and you have become a love saint.

Qi Xuansu laughed a little, he just played with women, male instinct, so he didn't say anything, but he still wanted to build an archway, and set up this affectionate setting, was he deceiving others? Or lie to yourself?

Qi Xuansu closed the file and asked Tantai Ying, "Why don't you take down Lin Bufan?"

Tantai Ying replied, "It's not appropriate. I took him down. There is also selflessness."

private. At that time, the Gong family will think that this is a signal for the Tantai family to declare war. They will not ask whether it is right or wrong, but will backhand sweep away the Tantai family members as a reciprocal counterattack. "

Qi Xuansu understood.

Once it rises to the level of party struggle, it has nothing to do with right or wrong.

Tantai Ying's identity became a constraint.

Qi Xuansu asked again, "Why didn't you report it to Master Huangfu?"

Tantai Ying said helplessly, "He doesn't care about this. I know him too well. For him, the first priority is fighting against the Steam Gospel, and the second priority is the development of the Southern Continent. As for these issues of culture, work style, and people's hearts, , It’s all minutiae.”

Qi Xuansu said, "A long embankment of thousands of miles was destroyed by an ant nest. It's still too late to clean up the world and people's hearts. By the time the disease appears, I'm afraid it will have already reached the bones. It's the commander's duty, and there is no medicine or stone to save it."

Tantai Ying answered the question, "Chief Qi is not here to care about Xidaomen's social issues, right? You suddenly asked to see Lin Bufan's files. Could it be that you suspect that Lin Bufan has colluded with the ancient gods?"

Qi Xuansu said, "I'm not from Xidao Sect, so I can't directly intervene in your Xidao Sect's personnel issues, but you are right about one thing. I do doubt Lin Bufan."

Tantai Ying asked curiously, "When did you start to doubt Lin Bufan?"

Qi Xuansu didn't hide it, "It was the first time he gave me information."

Tantai Ying recalled that the first time Lin Bufan gave Qi Xuansu information was about Hu En Manor.

Qi Xuansu continued, "At that time, the direction of our investigation was still the Tide of Shadows. I asked you to investigate separately. Lin Bufan told me about the planting of human-faced fruit trees in Huen Manor in a very short period of time, which changed the direction of our investigation from The Tide of Shadows related to Kukulkan turned to the Heron Society related to Ixichel."

"Kill someone with a borrowed knife," Tantai Ying said.

Qi Xuansu said, "I thought it was strange at the time. It was too much of a coincidence. Moreover, judging from how Wu Tu and others were unprepared and traded as usual, the Heron Society and the Insect Man obviously thought that Hu En Manor was very hidden and had not been exposed. At that time, Jueshengtang did not know the inside story of Hu En Manor, so how did Xi Tiangangtang know about it? According to my experience in Taoism, if there is a major conspiracy that can be hidden from the upper management, there must be an insider involved. From this moment on, I began to doubt Lin Bufan."

Tantai Ying murmured, "The people who know you best are not your friends, but your opponents."

Qi Xuansu said, "That's right.

So, I was thinking at that time, who is Ixichel’s opponent? Kukulkan, of course. So I think Lin Bufan may be related to Kukulkan’s group, and his motivation for shifting our attention to the Heron Society is also consistent with the position related to Kukulkan. "

Tantai Ying asked, "Since you have already begun to suspect Lin Bufan, why did you change the direction of the investigation?"

Qi Xuansu said, "There are three reasons. First, I just have suspicions, and there is no real evidence; second, the investigation of the Shadow Tide is in trouble; third, there is nothing wrong with using the trick, and Ixichel is also not trustworthy."

Tantai Ying said, "So now do you have real evidence?"

Qi Xuansu said, "Still not, but Lin Bufan's inaction during this period has increased my suspicion of him. It used to be only five points, but now it is seven points. Since there is still no progress in the investigation of the Shadow Tide, Then I can only take risks and find a breakthrough from Lin Bufan, so I need your help."

Tan Taiying is also a smart person. After thinking about it for a while, he understood Qi Xuansu's intention. "What Chief Qi means is that our Jueshengtang arrests Lin Bufan in other names, such as life style issues. But after arresting the person, we will Focus on interrogating Kukulkan."

Tantai Ying hesitated for a moment, "But arresting people hastily can easily cause misunderstandings in the Gong family."

Qi Xuansu asked, "Master Tantai, do you have any friendship with Miss Gong?"

Tantai Ying was startled and replied, "We have some friendship. After all, we are about the same age and have similar family backgrounds. The circle of Xidaomen is so large, it would be difficult to think without friendship."

Qi Xuansu pointed at the dossier, "In this case, we can use some means to let Miss Gong know the existence of these women, grasp the specific timing and details, and not give Miss Gong a chance to calm down. Miss Gong was furious. As long as Miss Gong makes trouble, you will use your identity as a friend to vent your anger on Miss Gong and control Lin Bufan. With Miss Gong's face, the Gong family will not Misunderstand."

Tantai Ying couldn't help but glance at Qi Xuansu, "Chief Qi, I thought you could only use conspiracy, but it turns out you can also engage in conspiracy."

Qi Xuansu said calmly, "If yin does not arise, yang will not grow. Taoism pays attention to the harmony of yin and yang, the balance of hardness and softness."

Tantai Ying said, "I understand. I will make arrangements. Just wait for my good news."

That night, according to Tantai Ying's instructions, a group specifically targeted at Lin Bufan and Lin Bufan's women was established, formulated a detailed plan, and acted separately.