The Book of Troubled Times

  Chapter 230 Rashomon

   Suzaku accepts the bet.

   It seems like an unequal game, after all, if one loses, she just needs to call her good sister, and if the other loses, she needs to reveal her face.

  But Suzaku never thought that he might lose.

  As one of the strongest in the world, he has pride and self-confidence. The mighty Venerable Suzaku can suppress all the forces in this city by himself, and he will need your help at most, just to start with the whole point of information, how could he really rely on him?

   It's quite interesting to be able to exchange him for calling him a good sister in the future.

  The two split up, and Suzaku leisurely went to the Pinghu Club.

  Assuming that Herley had recuperated his injuries here at the beginning, and now he has left, he would not be able to find out the truth if he secretly asked the handyman in the backyard. Suzaku decided to treat this matter as non-existent for the time being, and purely asked about Pinghuhui's "unification of Jianhu City".

   This is indeed the task that Sixiang Cult asked Wei Yueyan to do in Jianhu City, and they gave a lot of resources and manpower support back and forth. It is also one of the examples of what Suzaku said, "The potential power of the Holy Cult is much greater than you think."

   How to unify the specifics is that Wei Yueyan is solely responsible for it, Suzaku has not interfered, and may have reported the progress to the general forum, but Suzaku has been away for a while and has no way to receive information.

  Eliminating the matter of the barbarians, Wei Yueyan seemed to have done a perfect job in terms of the task of unifying Jianhu City. As for the use of Han Wubing and the like, it is really not a problem from the perspective of Suzaku. If she does it by herself, Han Wubing may be crushed to death...

  She thought about it, and reluctantly took off the piggy mask and replaced it with the Winged Fire Serpent.

  Pinghu Association President Yan Lianping is discussing the affairs of the city with his subordinates in the conference hall: "How is the Xingyi Gang's property reception?"

   "It's generally okay, only the shops on Taiping Street are left. The Ji family said that it is a personal property, and it should be left to their sons to inherit, and has nothing to do with the gang industry."

   "Is there any reply from the person who went to kill Mr. Ji?"

   "It's already blocked and killed on the road. The Ji family doesn't know yet. I guess there will be news tomorrow."

   "Hmm... Young Master Ji's worship is Shenhuangzong. Although he is only an outer disciple, it is still not appropriate to publicize this matter."

   "Then the old and young of the Ji family..." the subordinate said and made a cutting gesture.

"No, their young masters are all dead, so what else can they do? Keep the old and young, women and children, and earn a reputation, and stabilize the old Xingyi gang... The Xingyi gang has some strong players, but it is still very useful. We want to unify Jianhu City can't kill all the people, so how can we fight Sha Qi and the others?"

   "The president is wise."

   "Any news about Han Wubing?"

   "No... it's like he disappeared completely. The old Xingyi gang is now searching for him all over the world."

   "It's a pity..." He said it was a pity, but his tone was still very flat, and he didn't feel that it was a pity.

  The subordinate said: "It doesn't matter whether he is gone or lurking somewhere in the city, anyway, he is only the seventh level of the entrance, no matter how strong his potential is, it will be a matter of the future, and one person cannot change the world."

   "Well... go, you all have to worry about the reorganization of the Xingyi Gang, this seat is going to rest."

  The subordinate resigned: "The president has worked hard recently, so I want to rest."

  The hall was soon empty. Yan Lianping sat alone in the main seat and thought quietly for a while, his face flickering in the flickering candlelight.

   After a while, he slowly said: "Where is the expert coming, why don't you show up and see?"

  The candle flames flickered, the wind blew by, and Suzaku wearing a winged fire snake mask suddenly appeared in front of him.

   "Winged Fire Snake?" Yan Lianping frowned: "Isn't this position vacant? New here? Or..."

   Halfway through speaking, he made a sudden move, and a flying shuttle silently attacked the Winged Fire Serpent's shoulder.

  The shuttle suddenly disappeared, as if it had never existed.

  Yan Lianping's pupils shrank slightly: "What a spirit snake spits out a letter...it's actually a winged fire snake."

   Suzaku was amused in his heart, and said lightly: "I heard that Jianhu City has changed, and the Venerable asked me to ask about the situation and whether I need help."

  Yan Lianping immediately said: "You came just in time. We really need help."

"Um?"

   "First of all, Han Wubing escaped, and there must be a change. I am sitting here and can't act rashly. The others are not Han Wubing's opponents. It would be the best if you can take his life."

   "Han Wubing has an old relationship with the saint, why is there such a commotion?"

"I don't know. Originally, we used this reason to cooperate with him. It is true that Ji Yinan killed him, but for some reason he suddenly changed his face. We also wondered. But no matter what the reason, since he changed his face and wanted to kill him We, we can't sit still."

   Suzaku asked: "Just because he belongs to the Four Elephant Sect, is he willing to help you kill people?"

"It's because he discovered that Ji Yinan was colluding with the barbarians and took in the injured wild lion Helei. Originally, Han Wubing wanted to kill Helei, but he was a step too late. Helei had already left, and the target became Ji Yinan. It was considered a pleasant cooperation at first, but somehow it changed."

   Suzaku was stunned.

This is different from what Wei Zicai said... Seeing that Yan Lianping's calm attitude is really not fake, and this matter is easy to get rid of, it should be easy for Helei to live in the Pinghu Society or the Xingyi Gang How can there be such a big difference in what was found out?

   Confused in my heart, my tone remained calm: "Apart from Han Wubing, what else is there?"

"Now we are taking advantage of the situation to recruit the Xingyi Gang. After we have fully digested it, the momentum and strength will be the number one in the city. The next step should be to talk to Sha Qi from Kangle Gambling Square. If he knows people, that's fine, but if he doesn't..." Yan Lian Ping said: "I wrote to the general altar yesterday, asking His Holiness to show me, will Ying Wu personally ask about the gang hegemony in Jianhu City?"

   Suzaku asked knowingly: "So what if you will, so what if you don't?"

"If Yingwu will personally intervene in the matter here, then the venerable must come forward to negotiate with him. If he doesn't intervene, but just handle it according to the subordinate gang's own struggle, then we may be able to prepare for a war with Kangle Casino. Mainly I think Sha Qi’s name is similar to Ying Wu’s, I’m afraid the nature is a bit close…”

   Suzaku put on a fresh look: "Is that so... I'm new here and don't know much about the things behind it, so I'll write to the Venerable to ask."

   "Yeah." Yan Lianping smiled: "I didn't expect to teach the new sisters, it's getting late now, let's have a good night's rest, and tomorrow I will hold a banquet for you to welcome you."

  ...

  When Suzaku was pretending to be cute in Pinghu, Zhao Changhe went to Ji's house.

  Piggy took off his mask, put a circle of disguise ointment on his face, and soon turned into a yellow-faced rough man with a sallow complexion, exactly the appearance he had when he attacked and killed Fasheng.

  There is no need to hide the broadsword on the back, because there are more of them dressed up now.

  The head of the Ji family has a new funeral, and the coffin is still at home, with white flags everywhere. Walking on the road, I heard others talking: "Why hasn't Mr. Ji come back? It's been a few days..."

"Shenhuangzong is a bit far away. The news has just arrived at this time... Alas, it is useless for the young master to come back. He is a mere disciple of Shenhuangzong's outer sect. If he can learn anything, Shenhuangzong will not stand up for him. .”

   "Isn't Master a member of Shenhuangzong?"

   "It's just a supported gang, there are too many in the world."

  Zhao Changhe silently listened to the whispers around him, walked all the way to the gate of Ji's house, and was soon stopped by someone, and the gatekeeper was also weak: "Here, our master just passed away. If you come to worship, you can leave your name."

  Zhao Changhe directly learns and sells: "I belong to Shenhuangzong, and Junior Brother Ji will be late in a while, please ask me to pay respects to uncle first, and see if there is anything in the family that needs help."

  The guard was overjoyed, and someone rushed in immediately: "Madam, madam! The young master's brother is here!"

   Soon a middle-aged woman came out, and she cried all the way to Zhao Changhe: "Young man must uphold justice for our master..."

  Zhao Changhe remained calm: "Ma'am, don't be in a hurry, take me in to worship for one or two first, and you can talk to me slowly about the specific situation."

  He didn't hear the information from Suzaku...but this matter made him feel very complicated from the very beginning, there were too many forces involved, and it really wasn't necessarily a matter of fighting between gangs in a city.

   It's useless to ask anyone about this kind of thing. Maybe the best answer is to ask the corpse.

  (end of this chapter)