Chapter 110: Standing on the Side

Such nonsense shows that Xie Jiaofeng is a seasoned man and has deep public cultivation. He will never take a clear attitude towards things that can be slipped away. He slips away without leaving anything behind like a loach.

But Qi Xuansu forced him to take a stand, so how could he let him slip away so easily? So Qi Xuansu said: "I came to Lion City this time with 500 spiritual guards. I wanted to send 300 spiritual guards to bring these slave traders back, but I was worried about the assassination during the day. Now it seems that my head is still worth some money, which has attracted many people's attention." Xie Jiaofeng wanted to say that Tianfu Palace is absolutely safe, please rest assured, Chief Qi.

But just as the words came to his lips, he suddenly woke up and couldn't make this promise. This is like a military order. If he made this promise, it would be fine if nothing happened. If there was another assassination, it would be all his responsibility.

And the crime is even greater. If the last assassination was unexpected, then there is no reason for the second assassination. He even has to add the crime of knowing the mistake but not changing it. He doesn't even have Qin Hengjun, his brother in distress, to help him share the responsibility. After all, Tianfu Palace is your territory, and the black-clothed man can't get through.

Xie Jiaofeng was scared and broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue. But he couldn't help but answer Qi Xuansu's words. After all, a higher official can crush a person, so he knew that Qi Xuansu was forcing him to take sides and express his position. He knew that this was a trap, but he had to bite the bullet and jump in. He chose the lesser of two evils.

So Xie Jiaofeng said: "Since we are a guard, we must naturally put our duties first and the safety of Chief Qi first, and prevent accidents like today from happening again." At this point, he deliberately paused and asked in a tone: "How about asking the spiritual officer of Tianfu Palace to pick it up?" At this time, Xie Jiaofeng was still trying to clear himself of responsibility as much as possible, because it was a request, so whether Qi Xuansu agreed or not, it was Qi Xuansu's decision, and he was just following orders.

If Qi Xuansu agreed and the second assassination happened, then he would have something to say. He was sending people to arrest slave traders in accordance with Chief Qi's order, which led to the lack of defense in Tianfu Palace. It can't be blamed on him alone. Qi Xuansu, who gave the order, should bear the main responsibility.

This person was able to stand firm in the Borneo Daofu under Wang Jiaohe's rule as the fourth deputy lord, and firmly occupied the key position of Lion City. Naturally, he had some ability.

Qi Xuansu didn't hate this kind of people. He wanted to force Xie Jiaofeng to publicly stand up and express his position, not to frame and punish Xie Jiaofeng, so he didn't care about Xie Jiaofeng's behavior of shirking responsibility, and said: "Okay, let Han Zhushi and Lu Zhushi take the spiritual officials of Tianfu Palace to go there." Xie Jiaofeng was relieved when Qi Xuansu agreed. He didn't dare to stay here any longer. He said goodbye in advance on the pretext of summoning the spiritual officials, fearing that Qi Xuansu would give him another problem.

For Xie Jiaofeng, tonight was like shooting himself in the foot. He didn't make much of a remedy, but almost got himself involved.

Qi Xuansu asked Han Yongfeng and Lu Yuting to come and explain. In addition to telling them the detailed address, the main thing was to let them go quickly and secretly, not giving the Nanyang United Trade Company time to react, and when escorting the prisoners back, they would not be in a hurry. It would be a good idea to make some noise and let the interested people in Lion City know one thing. These are the spiritual officials of Tianfu Palace, and it was the spiritual officials of Tianfu Palace who arrested the people of Nanyang United Trade Company.

In this way, even if Xie Jiaofeng did not express his position, he would still express his position. Everyone would think that Xie Jiaofeng had publicly sided with Qi Xuansu and was going to break up with Wang Jiaohe.

No matter how slick Xie Jiaofeng was, he could not get away with it. Xie Jiaofeng had seen this before, so he shirked responsibility and was reluctant, but Qi Xuansu had the handle on him, and he was finally controlled by Qi Xuansu.

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

No matter how high Zhang Yuelu's status was, it would not work. It would be the same if it was replaced by Li Changge and others.

Procedures and systems, rules and regulations are the key to maintaining an organization. At least the rules cannot be broken in public.

Assassinating Qi Xuansu is a violation of the rules, and burning Zhenwu Temple is also a violation of the rules. However, the mastermind behind the scenes has not been caught, and there is no evidence, so it is not a violation of the rules in the open.

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

Now, Chen Shuhua, who directly violated the rules in the open, has become a dog without a home, while Qi Xuansu and Wang Jiaohe are still fighting within the scope of the rules. So it is not that the two of them went out to call for numbers, nor that Qi Zhenren and Wang Zhenren fought, and whoever won the game would speak, but that the two of them competed against the Nanyang United Trading Company.

Qi Xuansu will handle the open affairs, and Zhang Yuelu will not be too much. Instead, Zhang Yuelu will continue to hide in the dark and play a greater role with the help of the Purple Light Society.

Moreover, Qi Xuansu is in the open, and countless eyes are watching his every move. The target is too big, and Zhang Yuelu's going there will only make the target bigger. It is better to let Qi Xuansu attract firepower so that Zhang Yuelu can perform 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 did 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.