Suzaku accepted the bet.
It seems to be an unequal bet. After all, if one loses, he only has to call her "good sister", while if the other loses, he has to take off his mask.
But Suzaku never thought that he could lose.
As one of the most powerful people in the world, he has his own pride and confidence. The dignified Suzaku Venerable can suppress all the forces in this city by himself. The most he needs your help is to help him and get some intelligence information. How can he really rely on him
It would be quite interesting if he could call me sister from now on.
The two of them acted separately, and Zhuque went to Pinghu Club leisurely.
Assuming that He Lei had been recuperating here and had left, he would not be able to get any truth from the servants in the backyard. If he wanted to investigate, he would have to catch a high-ranking official to question him, but that would easily alert the enemy. Zhuque decided to pretend that this matter did not exist for the time being and only came to ask about the Pinghu Association's "unification of Jianhu City".
This was indeed the mission that the Four Symbols Sect had asked Wei Yueyan to do in Jianhu City, and they had provided a lot of resources and manpower support. This was also one of the examples of what Zhuque said, "The potential power of the Holy Sect is much greater than you think."
How to unify them specifically was the sole responsibility of Wei Yueyan herself, and Zhuque did not interfere. Perhaps he had reported the progress to the headquarters, but Zhuque had been away for some time and was unable to receive any information.
Excluding the matter of the Hu people, Wei Yueyan seemed to have done a perfect job in the task of unifying Jianhu City. As for using Han Wubing, it was not a big deal from Suzaku's perspective. If she had done it herself, Han Wubing might have been killed...
She thought about it, took off the pig mask reluctantly, and replaced it with the Winged Fire Snake.
Yan Lianping, the president of Pinghu Association, was discussing the city's affairs with his subordinates in the meeting room: "How is the takeover of Xingyi Gang's industries going?"
"It's generally fine. The only thing left is the shops on Taiping Street. The Ji family said that they are personal properties and will leave them to their son. They have nothing to do with the gang's property."
"Did the person who went to kill the young master of the Ji family reply?"
"He has been stopped on the road and killed. The Ji family may not know about it yet. I guess there will be news tomorrow."
"Well... Young Master Ji is a disciple of the Shenhuang Sect, even though he is only an outer disciple. This matter should not be made public."
“Then are the old and young in the Ji family…” the subordinate said and made a cutting gesture.
"No, their young master is dead, what else can they do? They can take care of the old, young, women and children, and earn a reputation and stabilize the old members of Xingyi Gang... Xingyi Gang has quite a few strong men, and they are still very useful. We want to unify Jianhu City, and we can't kill them all. How can we fight Sha Qi and others?"
"The president is wise."
"Any news about Han Wubing?"
"No... It's like he has completely disappeared. The former members of the Xingyi Gang are now searching the whole world for him."
"What a pity..." Even when he said it, his tone was still very calm, and he didn't feel it was that regrettable.
The subordinate said: "No matter whether he left or is hiding somewhere in the city, he is only at the seventh level of Xuanguan. No matter how strong his potential is, it will be a matter for the future. One person cannot change the world."
"Well... go ahead. Please take care of the reorganization of the Xingyi Gang. I need to rest now."
The subordinate said goodbye: "President, you have been working hard recently, take a good 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 candlelight.
After a long while, he slowly said, "Who are you, master? Why don't you show yourself?"
The candlelight flickered, the wind blew past, 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? Is it new? Or..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly made a move, and a flying shuttle silently attacked the Winged Fire Snake's shoulder.
The shuttle suddenly disappeared, as if it had never existed.
Yan Lianping's pupils shrank slightly: "What a spirit snake spitting out its tongue... It's actually a Winged Fire Snake." Zhuque laughed in his heart and said lightly: "I heard that something happened in Jianhu City. The Venerable asked me to ask about the situation and whether I need help."
Yan Lianping immediately said: "You came at the right time. We really need help."
"Um?"
"First, Han Wubing escaped. Something must have happened. I am here to stay and cannot act rashly. Others are no match for Han Wubing. It would be best if you could kill him."
"Han Wubing and the Saint have a past, why is there such a fuss?"
"I don't know either. We originally used this reason to cooperate with him, and he was indeed the one who killed Ji Yinan. But for some reason, he suddenly changed his attitude, and we are also puzzled. But no matter what the reason is, since he changed his attitude and wanted to kill us, we can't just sit there and wait for death."
Zhuque asked, "Just because he is from the Four Symbols Sect, is he willing to help you kill people?"
"It was because he discovered that Ji Yinan had colluded with the Hu people and took in the injured mad lion He Lei. Han Wubing originally wanted to kill He Lei, but he was a step too late. He Lei had already left, so the target became Ji Yinan. It was originally a pleasant cooperation, but I don't know how it changed."
Suzaku was stunned.
This is different from what Wei Zicai said... Yan Lianping's frank attitude does not seem fake, and this matter is easy to be exposed. It should be easy to find out whether He Lei lives in Pinghu Club or Xingyi Club. Why is there such a big difference in the statement
Confused, his tone remained calm: "Besides Han Wubing, what else is there?"
"We have now taken advantage of the situation to incorporate the Xingyi Gang. After we have completely absorbed it, our reputation and strength will be the best in the city. The next step should be to talk to Sha Qi of Kang Le Casino. If he is sensible, it's fine. If not..." Yan Lianping said, "I wrote a letter to the headquarters yesterday, asking the Venerable to tell me whether Ying Wu will personally inquire about the gang hegemony in Jianhu City?"
Zhuque asked knowingly: "So what if it does, so what if it doesn't?"
"If Ying Wu will personally inquire about the affairs here, then the Venerable must come forward to negotiate with him. If he will not inquire, and just deal with it according to the subordinate gangs fighting among themselves, then we may prepare to go to war with Kangle Casino. Mainly because I think Sha Qi's name is similar to Ying Wu, I am afraid that the nature is a bit similar..."
Zhuque pretended to be a newbie and said, "I see... I'm new here so I don't know much about the things behind this. I'll write to the Venerable and ask him."
"Yes." Yan Lianping smiled. "I didn't expect there would be a new sister in the church. It's getting late now. Have a good rest first. I will host a banquet for you tomorrow."
… …
When Zhuque was pretending to be a newbie in Pinghu Club, Zhao Changhe went to Ji's house.
After taking off the piggy mask and applying a circle of disguise ointment on his face, he soon turned into a rough man with a sallow complexion, exactly the same appearance he had when he attacked Fasheng before.
There is no need to hide the broadsword on the back because people now dress up in more ways.
The head of the Ji family had just passed away, and the body was still at home, with white banners everywhere. Walking on the street, I heard people talking: "Why hasn't Master Ji come back yet? It's been a few days..."
"The Shenhuang Sect is a bit far away, so the news must have just arrived at this time... Alas, it's useless for the young master to come back. He is just an outer disciple of the Shenhuang Sect. What can he learn? The Shenhuang Sect will not stand up for him."
"Isn't the master a member of the Shenhuang Sect?"
"It's just a gang that we support. There are many more in the world."
Zhao Changhe listened to the whispers around him silently. He walked all the way to the gate of the Ji family, but was soon stopped by someone. The gatekeeper was also weak and said, "Sir, our master just passed away. If you are here to pay your respects, please leave your name."
Zhao Changhe directly applied what he learned: "I am from the Shenhuang Sect. Junior Brother Ji can't make it back in a short time, so he asked me to come and pay respect to my uncle first and see if there is anything the family needs help with."
The guard was overjoyed, and someone immediately rushed in: "Madam, Madam! The young master's senior brother is here!"
Soon a middle-aged woman came out and cried to Zhao Changhe from a distance: "Young man, please seek justice for our master..."
Zhao Changhe remained calm: "Madam, don't worry, take me in to pay my respects first, and then you can tell me the details slowly."
He didn't hear any information from Suzaku... But this matter made him feel very complicated from the beginning. There were too many forces involved, and it might not be just a matter of a fight between urban gangs.
There's no point asking anyone about this. Maybe the best answer is to ask the corpse.
(End of this chapter)