Chapter 151: Death Is the End

Xu Jiaorong asked, "Do you know where Chen Shuhua is hiding?"

Zheng Jiaohe said, "I only know that she has a hiding place in Nanyang, which is transformed from an ancient immortal cave, but I don't know the exact location."

Xu Jiaorong nodded, "Very good, from now on, you have to accept our investigation."

"I will fully cooperate, please rest assured." Zheng Jiaohe had expected it, but he was very calm, "Please wait in the reception room for a while, I will change this crane cloak and talk to you right away."

At this time, the spiritual officials have surrounded this place, so there is no need to worry about Zheng Jiaohe running away.

Xu Jiaorong looked at him deeply, "Hurry up."

Zheng Jiaohe said, "Okay."

Xu Jiaorong turned and walked out. Several Taoists were still a little hesitant, but seeing that Xu Jiaorong had already walked out, they did not insist and followed him out.

At this time, Zheng Jiaohe was the only one left in the signing room.

Zheng Jiaohe opened the sound transmission array on the desk and said in a normal tone: "It's me. I have an emergency meeting today, so I won't go back. Okay, that's it."

After that, Zheng Jiaohe picked up a pen and wrote a few lines on a piece of white paper, put it on the desk, stood up, looked at his signing room again, took off his crane cloak, changed into a casual suit, and pressed the Five Mountains Crown on the paper.

Then Zheng Jiaohe took out a brand new "Painted Dragon Hand Cannon" from the Xumi Object. It has beautiful curves and exquisite decorations. It doesn't look like a killing weapon, but like a fine handicraft. The only difference is that the color is a little different from that of ordinary hand cannons. This hand cannon is shiny and dark, just like obsidian. This kind of hand cannon is very powerful. Yao Pei once gave one to Qi Xuansu.

Zheng Jiaohe skillfully loaded a "Dragon Eye Armor 7" - this is the maximum limit of the "Painted Dragon Hand Gun", and gently stroked the black gun body, and finally raised the hand gun with one hand, and put the gun barrel into his mouth little by little.

If the gun is fired from the front, then one shot may not be able to kill a celestial being. But the inside of a person is always the most vulnerable. If the bullet directly bypasses the true qi and external body and explodes directly in the body, that is another matter.

Xu Jiaorong was waiting in the reception room outside the door, expressionless.

A subordinate couldn't help but remind: "Second seat, will Zheng Jiaohe commit suicide?"

Xu Jiaorong just closed his eyes and didn't speak.

The subordinate shrank his head and dared not say anything more.

It was not until a deafening gunshot came from the signing room that Xu Jiaorong slowly opened his eyes and whispered, "Okay, you go in."

A group of Taoist priests and spiritual officials entered the signing room and found that Zheng Jiaohe had shot himself, his whole head was about to explode. Before he died, he left a suicide note, admitting all his crimes and not involving others.

Xu Jiaorong was still sitting in the reception room with a calm face.

Zheng Jiaohe's suicide was the result of Jiang Da Zhenren's tacit approval.

Xu Jiaorong was waiting for the gunshot outside the door.

After Zheng Jiaohe committed suicide, he could save many people. The reason is also very simple. If the investigation is thorough, it will inevitably implicate a large area, and then more than half of the Borneo Daofu will collapse, which will greatly undermine the balance and stability.

There is a very famous "burning letter" story in history books. It is said that the two armies are facing each other, with a huge difference in strength. The enemy is several times more than their own side. Many people think they are invincible, so many people write letters to surrender to the enemy. The final result was that the few won the majority. After the commander received these letters, he did not pursue them, but instead had them burned in public. Those who had colluded with the enemy were ashamed and grateful, which won the hearts of the people.

So Qi Xuansu had long understood that when dealing with such things, justice or not is a relatively minor factor. The key lies in stability and balance. All acts of justice have a big premise, that is, they cannot destroy stability and balance. This is the rule of the game. Unless you can break this rule, you can only abide by the rule.

Xu Jiaorong has been in Taoism for so many years, of course she understands this truth. She is not an idealist, she is a realist, so she approves the decision of Jiang Dazhenren.

Soon, the news of Zheng Jiaohe's death spread throughout Borneo.

Many people ran to the Wang family mansion, both to find a reassurance from Wang Jiaohe and to see the wind direction. More people drew a clear line and began to stand in line and cut.

Wang Jiaohe knew that Jiang Dazhen had taken the overall situation into consideration and finally let Zheng Jiaohe die, instead of continuing to investigate along the line of Zheng Jiaohe. If Jiang Dazhen wanted Zheng Jiaohe to live, then Zheng Jiaohe would not die. To put it bluntly, Jiang Dazhen wanted to keep a complete Borneo Daofu, which was the foundation of the Daoist rule in Nanyang. If the rule of the Daoist sect in Nanyang was shaken, it would be absolutely unacceptable. All struggles must be based on the premise of ensuring the stability of the Daoist rule in Nanyang.

Because of this, in most cases, no matter how hard they fight, they will not use extreme means. However, if they are really forced into a desperate situation, they will definitely fight to the death. When you fight hard, the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road, and it is really uncertain who will live and die.

So many people ran to Wang Jiaohe's house, which actually conveyed a meaning that it was time to fight to the death. If they did not take any action, they would be wiped out. Zheng Jiaohe's today is our tomorrow.

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Wu’an Prefecture is the largest port of Dayu Kingdom. It is about 200 miles northeast of the capital, Thang Long Prefecture. It is the third largest prefecture after Thang Long Prefecture and Annan Prefecture. It has seven counties under its jurisdiction. It is very close to Lingnan Prefecture and has relatively developed trade.

In addition, there is the second largest shipbuilding workshop in Nanyang. Although Dayu Kingdom cannot directly produce many parts, it can transport parts here for assembly. There are many large docks here. If the ships of Shibotang are damaged, they will also be replenished from here.

At this time, countless workers were busy in the shipbuilding workshop of Wu'an Prefecture. There were many cranes, lifting various steel materials onto the ships under construction.

Some ships have taken shape, and some ships are just frames.

A team of spiritual officials entered the workshop, guarding each entrance and exit, and prohibiting them from entering and leaving at will.

The workers' eyes were full of fear, but they did not stop their work.

A moment later, Li Changge came in surrounded by a group of Taoist priests.

Li Changge looked around and ordered: "Don't interfere with their production."

"Yes." The spiritual official responded immediately.

Li Changge led people to the depths of the shipbuilding workshop.

According to intelligence, Sun Jiaofeng has not returned home these days and has been hiding in this shipbuilding workshop. Li Changge came to Wu'an Prefecture from Shenglong Prefecture.

There is a two-story building in the shipyard, which is where Sun Jiaofeng's signing room is.

Li Changge entered the living room on the first floor. The managers in the shipyard had received the news and were waiting here, like prisoners, with their heads down and their hands hanging down. When they saw Li Changge coming in, they all saluted.

Some called him Little Imperial Master, and some called him Li Gaogong.

Li Changge asked, "Where is Sun Jiaofeng?"

Several managers looked at each other, and finally a gray-haired old manager stood up and said, "Sun Jiaofeng is not here, he is on the King."

"King?" Li Changge asked.

The steward hurriedly said: "This is an old-fashioned warship of the Western red-haired devils. It has many sails and is very beautiful. However, since the ironclad ships appeared, these sailing warships have become unpopular, so they have withdrawn from the Western navy fleet. Boss Sun...Sun Jiaofeng likes this kind of warship very much, so he bought it with money and renovated it. It can be used to entertain guests and hold cocktail parties, just like the painted boats in Jiangnan, but it is much larger than the painted boats and is usually moored at the dock."

Li Changge only said three words: "Take me there."

"Yes, yes, yes." The steward responded and led the way in front.

Soon, Li Changge and his party arrived at the dock and saw the Western warship named "King".

As the steward said, this warship is indeed very beautiful, with snow-white sails stacked like clouds, the hull was cleaned, and there was an exquisite figurehead, which seemed to be a king of the West.

But the "King" was very unusual at this time. It was dead silent, and there was no one on the deck.

Li Changge frowned, waved his hand, and signaled the spiritual officials to go on deck.

At this time, the sound of the piano sounded on the ship. ..

The sound of the piano was sad and urgent, as if it was the raging waves on the sea, one wave after another, one wave higher than another, as if to send the ship on the top of the wave to the sky.

Li Changge's face changed slightly.

At this moment, the whole ship instantly turned into a fire ship.

Blazing flames spewed out from the gaps in the hull, and the white sails and clean decks were instantly covered by flames.

These fires were not ordinary flames, but gunpowder made of "dragon eyes" and "phoenix eyes", which were difficult to extinguish, and ordinary spiritual officials could not get close at all.

Soon, the sky-high fire burned the mast, and part of the mast fell into the water. There were also masts that had not been burned, and the fire went up along the mast, as if to raise the fire to the sky.

The flames also spread to the sea, just like the "Unknown Fire" of Fenglin Island, burning fiercely on the water, reflecting the sea into a fiery red.

Li Changge stood on the shore, and the fire also reflected his figure red.

In this raging fire, the sound of the piano became smaller and smaller, and finally it was inaudible.

A spiritual officer asked Li Changge: "Deputy Hall Master, what should we do now?"

Li Changge said calmly: "If he is alive, we must see the person, if he is dead, we must see the body, and verify the identity."

The spiritual officer received the order loudly.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and one mast after another fell down and hit the deck. The deck was already fragile and collapsed directly.

Those beautiful ship buildings also collapsed in the fire.

Soon, the whole ship began to sink, and the fire gradually subsided.

The spiritual officers jumped into the water and began to search.

There were also Taoists who spread their divine thoughts to ensure that no one escaped from the water during the fire.

Finally, the spiritual officer fished out a charred corpse from the water. After multiple inspections, it was confirmed that it was Sun Jiaofeng.

After his son and daughter were arrested one after another, the behind-the-scenes boss of Nanyang United Trading Company knew he had nowhere else to go and chose to burn himself to death. Along with him, various accounts were also burned.