The four words of residual value made Wei Jiuduan feel unusually harsh.

The main powerhouses of the Red Demon Domain Torture Hall are the leaders of the four major executioners and the Anti-Criminal Division. Among them, the main requirement of the leader of the Criminal Division is that his own strength is strong enough, and the chief criminal officer requires his own ability and means to be strong enough, otherwise he will not be able to suppress so many patrol envoys and martial arts sects under his command.

Wei Jiuduan's ability to sit in the position of the chief criminal officer is certainly related to his ability, but the more reason is his qualifications.

Wei Jiuduan has been in the Red Devil Domain Torture Hall for hundreds of years, and his qualifications are even longer than Guan Siyu's. This kind of seniority means that as long as Wei Jiuduan doesn't make a big mistake, he will be more stable in this position than anyone else, but it also means that he is about to retire.

The Red Devil Domain Torture Hall is not a place to retire, and some of the clansmen in the family are old, but because of the bloodline, even if they can't make a move, they will be called ancestors and be admired by future generations.

And the sect also has a lot of respect for these old clansmen, and generally gives each other the position of the elder and the status of respect.

Only the Red Demon Domain Torture Hall is different, the Red Devil Domain Torture Hall is not allowed to interfere in the power of the Torture Hall after he retires in old age, and even his subordinates will dissociate themselves from the other party and be loyal to the new boss, the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier is like this.

This is the rule of the Red Devil Domain Torture Hall, which can always keep the power in the hands of a small number of people, and it will not be like those big sect families, there are always some old people who are there to point fingers and affect the head of the family or the head of the family.

Wei Jiuduan's age is already very old, and it is estimated that he will retire in a few years, and it will be the turn of the new criminal officer to take the position. Therefore, in the last few years of his tenure as the chief criminal officer, Wei Jiuduan's appearance was so ugly, and he had even reached the point of being greedy, and he didn't care about the law and discipline of the Red Demon Domain Torture Hall at all, he was also thinking about his future after retirement.

But while he was ready to step down from power after retirement, he couldn't allow outsiders to talk about it.

Wei Jiuduan squinted his eyes and asked Qin Shuai coldly, "Is that really what the people of the Hou family said?"

Qin Shuai said with a righteous look on his face: "Of course I said that, if Lord Wei doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate, and the Hou family has used Lord Wei's name to make all kinds of outrageous moves during this time." ”

The people of the Hou family are not idiots, of course, it is impossible to say these things in public, but in fact, the Hou family has been doing this all the time.

After all, the Hou family spent such a big price to get on Wei Jiuduan's line, God knows how long Wei Jiuduan can sit in the position of the criminal officer, of course they have to make the best use of everything, and try to get more benefits when Wei Jiuduan is still the criminal officer. As long as Wei Jiuduan sent someone to inquire, it would be easy to inquire about these things. At that time, it doesn't matter whether the people of the Hou family have said these words or not, anyway, the descendants of the Hou family are already dead, and their previous actions can represent everything.

And at this time, Qin Shuai took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Lord Wei, there is still a sentence among my subordinates, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Wei Jiuduan squinted his eyes and said, "What words?"

Qin Shuai said in a deep voice: "The Hou family dared to say such a thing, not only because those people in the Hou family forgot their righteousness for profit, but also because they saw that Lord Wei was about to retire, stepping down as the chief criminal officer, and there was no power in their hands, so their fear of you dropped a lot. Lord Wei, you will definitely have to cultivate in the western part of the domain after you step down as the chief criminal officer, and now among the several patrol envoys under your command, Lord Wei, with all due respect, they will only intrigue, and I am afraid that after you step down, Lord Wei, people will be gone. ”

Hearing Qin Shuai's words, Wei Jiuduan's face was a little unsightly, because Qin Shuai's words were exactly what he was thinking.

Wei Jiuduan's personality is originally very greedy, including his own people, so he controls the land of the western region by relying on his qualifications and some scheming methods, and there is no henchman who is really willing to pay for training. It's just that although he doesn't have a reliable henchman, with his strength and qualifications, he can also manage the people in the western region in an orderly manner. As a result, it was only now that he was about to step down from the position of the chief of the penalty, and he realized that he didn't even have a reliable person.

He could hear the meaning of Qin Shuai's words, it was nothing more than an alternative expression of loyalty.

It's just that Wei Jiuduan still looked at Qin Shuai with his eyes, and said lightly: "You mean that you can become my confidant?" But your backer is Chu Yuansheng, why did you come to join me, an old man who is about to retire? Besides, you Qin Shuai is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and other people are intriguing, so you won't be like them?"

Qin Shuai lowered his head, looked at the ground with his eyes, and said: "After all, Chu Daxia is not a person from the Red Devil Domain Torture Hall, and he can't interfere in the specific affairs of the Red Devil Domain Torture Hall, the county official might as well be in charge now, I only know that my boss is you, Lord Wei, instead of currying favor with Chu Daxia, it is better to be loyal to you, Lord Wei." ”

Wei Jiuduan squinted his eyes, subconsciously played with the dragon pattern iron gall in his hand, and said lightly: "But the crux of the matter is why can I trust your allegiance?"

Qin Shuai lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "The other patrol envoys have a foundation in the torture hall, and they are probably all waiting for you to retire at this time, Master Wei, they have a good chance to take the position, or come to hug the thigh of the new criminal officer." In the entire Western Domain, only I, Qin Shuai, do not have the slightest foundation, and I must rely on the support of Lord Wei to be able to gain a foothold in this Western Domain, without you, Lord Wei, I am nothing, even if you are retired, I also need Lord Wei's connections and prestige in the Western Region. So you don't have to worry about whether I'm loyal to you or not, as long as I have disobedience, then Lord Wei, you can take everything from me at any time. ”

Wei Jiuduan looked at Qin Shuai in surprise, he had seen Wei Jiuduan who had stammered with him for so many years in the Red Devil Domain Torture Hall, and Wei Jiuduan who was afraid of him or showed loyalty. The only thing he hadn't seen was Qin Shuai, who was loyal to others and directly sent his own interests and stakes into his own hands.

It's just that this feeling is very good, just like Qin Shuai said, he doesn't have the slightest foundation in the western part of the domain, just like today's matter, you can deal with him by yourself, you can not deal with him, it all depends on his mood and attitude.

Now the other patrol envoys are all full-fledged, and each has its own foundation, which is no longer something that he, an old man who is about to retire, can handle at will, so as long as he accepts Qin Shuai's allegiance, then he is equivalent to getting an inspector who is completely under his control.

Wei Jiuduan put his dragon pattern iron gall on the table, and said in a deep voice: "It's very simple for you to want to be loyal to me, and it's easy for me to accept your allegiance, but the key question is what can I get from you, and what can you get from me?"

Qin Shuai said in a deep voice: "What the subordinates want is only the trust of the adults, just like this time, within the rules, as long as the adults help the subordinates carry it down, the subordinates will definitely bring more benefits to the adults in the future, and half of the family property of the Hou family is just a beginning." ”

Wei Jiuduan glanced at Qin Shuai deeply, and was silent for a long time, before finally saying, "I hope my choice is not wrong, and you better not let me down." ”

"Please rest assured, your subordinates will never let you down. Qin Shuai lowered his head, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He knew that Wei Jiuduan would definitely agree in the end, because compared to the fact that he needed Wei Jiuduan, the current Wei Jiuduan actually needed him more.

For a criminal officer who was about to retire and was about to lose some power, the current Wei Jiuduan had given up all the rules of the Red Demon Domain Torture Hall, and as long as it could bring him benefits, he would greedily swallow it. Now Qin Shuai can bring him benefits, so he can't refuse, and he won't refuse.

At this time, outside the conference hall, Wei Hanshan was already a little anxious, God knows what Qin Shuai said to Wei Jiuduan, why the two of them haven't come out for so long.

At this moment, Wei Jiuduan and Qin Shuai re-entered the conference hall, Qin Shuai's face did not have the slightest expression, but Wei Hanshan was already a little anxious.

The calmer Qin Shuai was, the more he indicated that this matter would not develop in the direction he expected.

Sure enough, Wei Jiuduan directly said to everyone: "I have already asked Qin Shuai about this matter, that Hou family secretly smuggled contraband, violated the rules of my Red Demon Domain Torture Hall, and also used my banner to do evil outside, it is simply worth killing! Qin Shuai, a newly appointed inspector, can dig out the tumor of the Hou family, this matter should not only not be punished, but should be rewarded." ”

As soon as he heard this, the faces of everyone present suddenly changed, what did Qin Shuai say to Wei Jiuduan, and he could make Wei Jiuduan stand on his side with a clear banner.

Wei Hanshan stood up directly, and said with a look of disbelief: "My lord, this Qin Shuai doesn't follow the rules, it's almost to the point of blatantness, isn't this a problem?"

Wei Jiuduan's face suddenly sank, and he looked at Wei Hanshan coldly and said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

As soon as he heard this, Wei Hanshan had to sit back aggrievedly, and said in a muffled voice: "My subordinates don't dare." ”

His relationship with Wei Hanshan in the western part of the domain can be said to be deep-rooted, in addition to the Red Devil Domain Torture Hall, he even has a relationship in the Red Devil Domain martial arts.

It's just that no matter how hard his relationship is, Wei Jiuduan is also the criminal officer in charge of Yuxi, and he controls the existence of one party's power, he is right, even if one thing is wrong, it is right.

At least before Wei Jiuduan officially retired and stepped down from power, Wei Hanshan didn't dare or have the courage to go to Wei Jiuduan in person.