But the Church of the Deep Sea seems to be a little different.

Its adherents are predominantly black Latinos. Unlike the Red Lantern Society, which relies on horrific and bloody lies to maintain deterrence, the Church of the Deep Sea has a relatively moderate dogma and image, has a very wide base of believers, and has launched several large-scale demonstrations.

Of course, in the eyes of the San Francisco police department, all infidels, without exception, are synonymous with bloodshed and trouble.

At this time, a fairy girl dressed in red walked to the door and said respectfully, "Sir, Liang Hui is here." ”

"Call him in."

Since Li Yan took over the "Great Yog", he almost abandoned all the sacrificial vessels and rituals of the Red Lantern Society, and usually Zhen Lian and the fairy girls also called Li Yan with the extremely common honorific title "Sir" in this era.

As for privately, Zhen Lian's far-fetched play in the "Taiyin Secret Codex", coupled with some of his own vocal and emotional play, calling Li Yan "Emperor in Blue" is a true god who brings the rotation of the world, and something like that, which is another matter.

"In addition......" The red-clothed fairy girl did not leave in a hurry: "That gentleman named Chang Yu, he went to a brothel on Duban Street last night. The bustard there is a believer in the Red Lantern Society, and according to her, Chang Yu has a good friend named Yanzi in her place. ”

"I see, go ahead."

Li Yan said.

Liang Hui was wearing a long robe, respectfully following behind a fairy girl, looking left and right step by step, about half a minute, before entering the church, and saw Li Yan sitting on the bench, and Zhen Lian standing there.

"Hello Mr. Liang, is the gift I gave you still to your heart's content?"

When Liang Hui saw Li Yan, he knelt on the ground without saying a word: "Thunder and rain and dew, nothing more than Jun'en." ”

This is a word that Liang Hui learned after asking the paper fan master in Heshengli, but Li Yan listened to it.

"I said I wasn't interested in being your emperor, I just wanted my share of ......," after a pause, Li Yan asked, "Who is that batch of opium?" ”

Halcyon controlled more than half of San Francisco's opium supply, and Liang Hui had no reason not to know the origins of these seaside traders.

Liang Hui licked his lips before he said, "The people of Hesheng have always taken semi-finished products from the owners of the southern manor and reprocessed them themselves. His Majesty's gift has nothing to do with Hop Shing. ”

Liang Hui has his unique art of survival, he first has to clean up, of course, Hesheng sells tobacco and soil, but he has nothing to do with the Deep Sea Church. He has no reservations about the Red Lantern Society, no, his loyalty to the "Emperor in Blue".

Li Yan also understood Liang Hui's thoughts, and he went straight to the point:

"So, who is the owner of this shipment?"

"The Brotherhood of Ortonk, many of them are members of the Deep Sea Church. Before I came back to see His Majesty, there was a bit of a conflict between Ortonk's people because of this. ”

Li Yan laughed when he heard this: "It seems that my warm-hearted heart has caused you trouble, Mr. Liang." ”

Liang Hui hurriedly denied: "Actually, the conflict between us and the Ortonk Brotherhood in business is not small. Your Majesty, this is a favor for me. ”

"Really?"

"Of course."

Zhen Lian on the side bowed his head and was silent.

"But I'm still a little uneasy."

After a while, Li Yan stared at Liang Hui and asked very abruptly, "If the two sides start a war, who do you think will win between Hesheng and the Ordonk Brotherhood?" ”

Liang Hui replied without hesitation: "Victory will eventually belong to you, the great blue-clothed emperor." ”

“……”

Li Yan beckoned when he heard this. Liang Hui was puzzled, got up and patted the dust on his knees, and hurriedly stepped forward.

"I'm not a mean patron, and if I want to support someone, I have to make sure that he has enough money to fulfill my trust."

Li Yan stuffed a handful of things into Liang Hui's hand: "You have experienced their magic power, show up to say it." It should be very simple for you, I don't care how the process is, I want the result. ”

Liang Hui glanced at the palm of his hand, pondered for a while, and then suddenly realized.

"Another ......"

Li Yan thought for a while: "Tonight, I will call a friend of mine to you, what you saw in the teahouse last time, if you have any other difficulties, he will help you." ”

As he spoke, Li Yan stretched out two fingers: "I'll give you two days." ”

Liang Hui nodded emphatically.

"Busy with your go, Mr. Liang, I guess you have trouble to deal with now, Zhen Lian, send Mr. Liang for me."

Squeak~

The door was closed, Zhen Lian and Liang Hui walked in the corridor one after the other, and when they were about to reach the door, Liang Hui still didn't say a word, but Zhen Lian was a little breathless: "Do you really want to start a fire?" ”

Liang Hui glanced at Zhen Lian strangely: "This is what Your Majesty meant." ”

"Yes, of course." Zhen Lian said dryly: "But you should understand that once you and Ortonk's people have a large-scale conflict, the city hall will not let it go!" Have you ever wondered? If the police station starts a large-scale steam guard down the mountain, you, me, the Ordonk Brotherhood, and the hell Church of the Deep Sea may all have to be finished! ”

"The great blue-clothed emperor will not let it go either!"

Liang Hui is full of words, and his fanaticism for Li Yan seems to be above Zhen Lian.

"Mr. Liang Hui! Don't forget, it's the black-robed emperor's world now! Machines and steam that will suck the magic of all gods! The three orbs called the Great Yog also had to rely on the flesh vessel to survive in this world. Even His Majesty ...... now."

Zhen Lian suddenly stopped talking in the middle of speaking, this is a dead hole that preachers should not mention. But she couldn't just watch Liang Hui, who was carried away by his youthful vitality, drag everyone into a desperate situation!

Liang Hui was unmoved: "Immortal Gu, you can rest assured." I can assure you that the City Hall will not care, and the Police Department will not make a big deal about it. ”

Zhen Lian opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, but Liang Hui spread out his palm, and there were a few pink pills lying quietly, releasing an attractive color.

[Witch's Elixir]: Consumes twelve hours of life, in exchange for a year of aging and stagnation.

This thing was started by Li Yan when he was "Yandu Escape". For him, it's no different from waste. I have been pressing the bottom of the box, but I didn't expect it to come in handy today.

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The San Francisco Stock Exchange, built in the fiftieth century, is facaded with majestic Corinthian columns, with two gentlemen in top hats standing in the doorway, whispering to each other, and the rolling cars coming and going from time to time, a lively scene.

The inside of the exchange is divided into two floors, similar to the structure of a flower basket, the decoration is gorgeous, the oil lamps are not extinguished day and night, many traders in red vests hold small notebooks with their throats to record, pieces of paper are scattered everywhere, speculators are bidding with red faces, and there is no trace of the decency of high society.

But no one knows that this magnificent stock exchange is also known as the "crazy man's stock exchange".

The original owner of the stock exchange, named Chalmers, was one of the first gold mine owners to make his mark in San Francisco and was a staunch anti-steamist.

He spearheaded the establishment of the Soot Elimination Association in San Francisco, united scholars and romantic writers, popularized the concept of ecology, called for the protection of the environment, and used his influence in the political and business circles to pressure Congress to close down the arsenal, abandon the laying of ocean tracks, stop pumping groundwater, and other spilled more than 30 resolutions. There are many supporters, including Henry Thoreau, John Muir and other famous figures in history.

At one time, Chalmers was considered a conscientious businessman, a great financier.

But in the end, the arms could not be twisted into the thighs, and the ocean track was laid out in San Francisco.

On the same night that the authorities launched a bid for the railway project, Chalmers actually carried a sharp weapon and tried to assassinate the bidder at the bidding site, and was subsequently subdued by the police. The crazy Chalmers cried and laughed and became emotional.

It is worth mentioning the company that single-handedly contributed to the laying of the marine railway, and the final successful bidding.

It was Enfield, who was in full swing at the time!

In the subsequent trial, Chalmers claimed that the steam civilization was the biggest lie of our time, and that people were cutting down forests, mining steel, and arrogantly trying to conquer nature, killing themselves. But in any case, his actions have also broken the law, especially later, when the police found many books on the occult and even spells about sacrifices in Chalmers's home. Many of Chalmers's statements were written in these books by some of the extremist sects, who were by no means so-called scholars and thinkers, and his reputation plummeted.

Since then, the theory of madness has spread.

Chalmers' property and gold mines were seized, and he was forcibly taken to a psychiatric hospital, where he committed suicide two months later.

There were a lot of conspiracy theories at the time, and the finger pointed at Enfield, but there was no evidence, and in the end, it had to be stopped.

The stock exchange, bought by his partners, was relisted a year later in an attempt to wash away the gloom of the past.

These were all inquired by Li Yan from Zhen Lian's Red Lantern Club. At this moment, he was sitting in a café with the stock exchange across the road, but according to the law, Chinese people were not allowed to enter the exchange, and Li Yan did not resort to violence, so there was no need for that.

He spent a lot of money to invite out a veteran trader who had worked on the exchange for forty years, and this person is one of the only remaining employees who had worked for Chalmers.

"Mr. China, I don't mean to offend, but whatever you want to know, I think we'd better hurry."

It was a scruffy old man with a dull complexion, looking to be in his sixties, with exhaustion written all over his face. His name was Carl, and he was an old gambler, but this was not uncommon in San Francisco.

"I got straight to the point, I wanted to know about the life of the former owner of this exchange, Chalmers. If there's a relic or something, that's great. If you have any leads, I'm willing to pay for them. ”

Li Yan took out a golden bean and flashed it in front of the old man's eyes.

Blinking his eyes, he said with some hesitation: "Sir, I'm afraid I can't help you with this favor." ”

"How?"

"Enfield gave all the employees a lot of hush money and didn't ask us to talk to anyone."

"At the beginning? I think you've spent about the same amount of money on his hush money, right? ”

Li Yan raised his eyebrows.

Karl hesitated for a long time before shrugging his shoulders: "Okay, but you have to pay me the gold first." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden bean had already drawn a graceful curve and fell into his pocket.

"Very good," Karl smiled with satisfaction, and without saying a word, he stood up and left.

Before he could spread his legs and run, Li Yan had already grabbed his shoulders from behind.

"I said, I advise you to think carefully."

Karl screamed like a ghost, and suddenly struggled desperately: "Guard! Guard, this yellow-skinned monkey is going to kill me! ”

A sharp whistle suddenly sounded, and a patrolman wearing individual armor rushed over violently, and his heavy gauntlet smashed down on Li Yan's head!

"Master Hui, this is not like your usual style, the Ordonk Brotherhood has already given in, gold, goods, we can find a few shallots to replace them, hand them over, and this time the turmoil will be understood."

A man in his thirties with muscular short hair stood behind Liang Hui.

"The goods are in our hands, but what about the gold?" Liang Hui buttoned his collar in the mirror and stared at the man in the mirror: "Who do you tell me to ask for?" ”

The man was silent for a long time.

"You think we have a choice? A dozen people died in that group of, so cheap for us? Will everything be good if you return the goods and gold? You also believe this kind of thing, just plunge into the toilet and drown, so as not to embarrass you. ”

The man clenched his hands and his fists clucked.

"Hesheng is my master, and it's not your turn to talk about three or four. When I die one day, I can't control you if you dismantle Halcyon and sell it. ”

"I used to think it was so close......"

The man said this for no reason.

Liang Hui raised his eyebrows, turned around suddenly, and the man took out a dagger and poked it at Liang Hui's chest!

Ga! Ga!

The birdcage-headed parrot flutters and feathers fly.

Cha Xiaodao looked up, saw the red-roofed tile house, and knew that he had come to the right place, so he stepped forward: "I'm looking for Liang Hui." ”

The two thugs glanced at each other and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Our old man, we are dealing with some housework, otherwise, you will come in and sit and wait?" ”

Cha Xiaodao sniffed the smell and grinned: "Okay." ”

He was about to go inside when he heard a hearty and hearty laugh.

"Presumably Mr. Cha has arrived, there is a loss of welcome, a loss of welcome!"

Liang Hui greeted him with a smile, with a slight smell of blood on his body.

"How do you know me?" As soon as Cha Xiaodao finished speaking, he suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, we have met." ”

"More than that, sir, your temperament stands out from the crowd."

Liang Hui didn't dare to slack off.

"Slap on the back?"

Cha Xiaodao said with a grin.

Liang Hui shook his head: "From the bottom of my heart." ”

He restrained his smile, glanced back, waved his hand, and the strong thugs carried out a dozen corpses from the upper floor, carried them away from the side door, and the dripping blood spilled, and immediately a maid with braided hair wiped the floor.

"This, what's going on?"

Cha Xiaodao pointed to the corpses that had been moved out.

Liang Hui shook his head: "The family is unfortunate, don't mention it." Mr. Cha, please go upstairs. ”