In the face of Xuan Qingyi's enthusiastic invitation, Jerry couldn't refuse, so he had to take the hot teacup and sit down.

"Have you been doing well lately?"

"It's ok. Jerry said in a flat tone as he stared at the steaming tea. It's just that everyone can hear it, and it's okay, but it's not good.

Xuan Qingyi nodded and said, "One day, we will succeed, now it's just the darkness before dawn." As long as the morning sun rises above the mountain, the dawn of victory will surely shine on the earth. ”

"That's what you're here for?"

"Ha Luha, of course not. Xuan Qingyi laughed twice and said, "Look at this." He took out a sealed stack of papers from the space bag and tossed it to Jerry.

Jerry silently took the file bag, tore open the seal, took out the document and looked at it, and said, "Still doing drug dealing?"

"It's a necessary means of fundraising. ”

"There are thousands of ways to raise money to make money, why do you want to use such a despicable method?" Jerry squeaked the document bag.

Xuan Qingyi was stunned for a moment, although he looked up to the sky and laughed: "Ha Lu Ha

"What's so funny?"

"Jerry Terry ......" Xuan Qingyi stopped for a while, and he said breathlessly, "You! However, I just like your simplicity and sense of justice. ”

"I ...... I'm not interested in men. ”

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that......" Xuan Qingyi shook his head and said, "Do you really think that the Raphael family is a charitable association? Are you really naïve to think that those politicians who are in line with us are like-minded? Once we lose our usefulness, they will drink us like Yoremi and throw away ......" (Reader F: Nani? Yoremi also crossed?Author: Ahem, it's a clerical error...... Yoremi drank too much and was brain-dead. "Once we're out of use, they're going to throw me away like a used suit!

"Isn't there Charlie Fet, through whom we can get arms and dry rations...... Jerry closed his eyes and rubbed the bridge of his nose vigorously, apparently he was also distressed by this.

"Do you really think that Charlie Fitt is willing to give us his meager profits for the rest of his life?"

Speaking of Charlie, Jerry had a guilty look in his eyes, he knew that he owed him too much, and without Charlie, he would not have been able to organize such a well-equipped and well-trained army of a thousand men in Kevin Las. "I understand, Charlie...... He's not that kind of person...... However...... "He wanted to say something, but he couldn't."

Xuan Qingyi shook his head again and said, "Even if Charlie himself is willing, his family is not, if you can't create a greater profit margin for them......" As he said that, he came to Jerry's side and patted him on the shoulder, "How is your Kevin Lass uprising expanding? At least the expenses of my Xuanqing Rebel Army are no longer what Charlie can afford alone." I need more channels to keep up with the growing Xuanqing Rebels. ”

"Is this the reason why you sell drugs? You keep saying that you are for the Xuanqing Country, but behind your back, you are ruthlessly killing the people of Xuanqing at dawn......

"Don't be so brainless, I'm saving the country with a curve. And you must not put all your eggs in one basket, understand?" Xuan Qingyi took a sip of tea from the purple clay cup and said, "If I only relied on the Raphael family and those cunning politicians in the Xuan Qing Kingdom, my rights would have been hollowed out a long time ago. ”

"Relying on the Raphael's assistance is not a long-term solution, and he will become our enemy. At the mention of the Raphael family, Jerry's mind flashed through Albert Raphael's cold eyes.

"It's good that you can understand, so I need a second basket for my eggs. That's Xuanqingguo's **. ”

"What can they do?"

Xuan Qingyi took a deep breath and said, "Indeed, they can't do anything, I thought the same way at the beginning. But......" He watched as wisps of white heat came out of the cup, conjuring up dreamy gestures in the air, and then fading away and vanishing. "But when I investigated, I completely changed my mind, and it was far from that simple. It took him a while before he picked up on the previous words, "Do you know how big the shadow under the sun is in Changge City?"

"Big, you mean a lot of people, right? But what's the use of more?" Jerry stared at the teacup for a long time, hesitated, and took a shallow sip, "Soldiers are more valuable than fine, and what can be done if there are more than a group of rabble?"

Xuan Qingyi closed his eyes and shook his head again, his long black and supple hair was like a waterfall, and after flying straight down, he rolled up a thousand waves, "You are wrong! The ** of Changge City is far beyond your imagination, they are not a group of rabble, but the hearts of the people." ”

"Minxin? You must be kidding. How could the common people be with ......"

"It has to start more than ten years ago, when the Byzantines attacked Xuanqing, and the common people were burned, killed, and plundered, and had to leave their homes. One beautiful family after another was shattered, including me and Ruinon. ”

"I can understand that. When it comes to the tragic past, Jerry's eyes are full of complicated looks, but Xuan Qingyi is still smiling, and he can't see a trace of emotional fluctuations.

"The change of dynasty, the rotation of political power, the whole country is in turmoil. Not only the authorities and the upper elites, but also the people of Dawn who live in the lower classes. Speaking of this, there was finally a slight fluctuation on Xuan Qingyi's face, but it quickly disappeared, "The opportunists and some nationalists had to 'save the country' to be close to Byzantium, acting as minions and thugs following the Byzantine provisional government set up in Xuanqing, and colluding with the political and financial circles to obtain a large amount of aid funds." Today, Xuanqing is in the period of regime change and economic recovery, they use abundant resources, under the banner of 'loyalty to the monarch and patriotism', to form gangs, and then use violence, intimidation and coercion to get involved in all levels of society, from the political elite to the hooligan beggars, all three religions and nine streams. ”

Jerry frowned when he heard this and asked, "The people of Xuanqing just let them do whatever they want?"

"It's not just Xuanqing, even your Kevin Russ is fast. Xuan Qingyi picked up the purple sand cup and drank a large sip of tea and continued, "The people don't let them do whatever they want, but ask for them. Although they live in the shadow of the sun and wander on the fringes of normal society, they become normal in a very normal society. ”

"What are you talking about? I don't understand at all!"

At the same time, there was a massive influx of Byzantine immigrants, who were victors in the Xuanqing people, showing off their might and bullying the weak, and the lawbreakers took advantage of this to fish in troubled waters, and the people were miserable. Xuan Qingyi got up again and came to the window and said, "However, at this moment, it is difficult for the provisional government to protect itself, how can it have the leisure to take care of the people's suffering? How dare the people of the Inspectorate touch the brows of the Byzantines? Since the government and the Inspectorate are unreliable, the people will naturally pin their hopes on the strength of the other side. ”

"As long as you pay some protection money, there will be a big brother to cover you?" Jerry scoffed.

"Where do you need any protection money? You've read too many novels, haven't you? As long as you're willing to join, they won't refuse to come. Xuan Qingyi stretched out his hand and pressed fingerprints on the smooth glass window and said, "This is no longer a gangster in the traditional sense, what I need is a mass base." ”

"What? You organized all this?"

"Yes, the people want me, so as long as they join the gang, I will protect their lives and property, and protect them from being bullied by outsiders. The same Inspectorate and the government also asked me to help manage the various ** gangs and their activities, to enforce the law and order in the remote slums, to provide information on the leaders and members, etc., and as for the Byzantines, the Inspectorate was not easy to provoke, and I also took action to solve it secretly. ”

"Sounds a bit like a two-way spy, and a bit of a ...... Agent ......"

"Actually, what I am doing is nothing more than the dirty work that the Provisional Government does not want to do, the underground assistant of the Inspectorate. ”

"Including drug trafficking?"

"Why are you still struggling with this?" Xuan Qingyi pressed his head against the cold glass window, "That's one of my important sources of funds. Otherwise, where can I afford to raise an army of more than 100,000 men? What am I going to do with the great Byzantine army?"

"More than 100,000 people? I have to admire your talent. Jerry's eyes were overshadowed by the staggering numbers.

Xuan Qingyi picked up a delicate purple clay pot, came to Jieli, and added water to him. "Those who achieve great things are not informal, you are too upright. Then he filled his teacup as well, "But you are right about one thing, soldiers are more valuable than fine. Now, I have a vast base of people, with 300,000 people in Changge City alone, and a wide and dense network of relationships on both sides of the Andes, but there is a lack of skilled magicians like you. ”

"Like me, what, is there no one in Xuanqing Country?"

"Yes, but they are all firmly controlled by the elites of high society. They can give me money, but they will never give me military power and talent. Therefore, I need you and Renong who is far away and close at hand. ”

Jerry raised his head and stared into Xuan Qingyi's eyes for a long time, this time he lowered his head and flipped through the information in his hand. I'll never be able to see his heart, I'll never know what's going on in his heart. Is it really okay to work with him? Is it really possible to get Renong to contact him...... Jerry scanned the black and white words in his hand, his mind was full of thoughts, and suddenly he trembled, as if there was a high-voltage electricity of 100,000 volts passing through.

"Ruinon in Changge City?"

"Yes, they smashed my business and injured my men, but I don't care about that. ”

Good smash!" Jerry muttered to himself.

"According to the description of my men, Erica was also present. Ruinon was followed by several skilled retinues. Xuan Qingyi took it for granted that Gonzas and Fiona were included in the ranks of Renong's entourage.

"Erica, Renon Stamoko......" Jerry flipped through the information in his hand, "pale blue flames, blonde girl in red robes, cloak...... Can't be wrong, it must be Ruinon and them. It's just Rainon, where are they now?"

"There is credible information that they went to the city of Korver, in Bujundera. Xuan Qingyi came to the desk again, took out a document from the drawer and said, "Well, it is said that this morning, they had a fight with the Thieves' Guild at a bar called Galloping Horse. ”

"Fight the Thieves' Guild?"

"I don't know what to do. Xuan Qingyi threw the information on the sofa and said, "But I think I won, because the Thieves Guild failed to deal with the aftermath in time." If the thieves had won, I wouldn't have gotten the news so quickly. ”

"And then?"

"And then, no, I'm waiting, that's what I just got. ”

"You must know where they are, take me to him!" Jerry got up and grabbed Xuan Qingyi's sleeve and yelled.

"Don't worry!" Xuan Qingyi smiled and patted Jerry on the shoulder and said, "Of course I'll take you there, otherwise why would I ask you to come from the west in my busy schedule?" No, I'm also waiting for news." It took him a lot of talk to calm Jerry's restless mood.

Jerry let go of his hand and sat down on the couch, staring blankly at the white ceiling. Xuan Qingyi raised his hand and dusted his sleeves, only to see two more dazzling black ghost paw prints on the white robe.

After a while, there was a rush of heavy footsteps in the hallway outside the door. Jerry always felt that the voice was both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Bang!" the sandalwood door slammed open with a bang...... Uh, a ball of meat. "Here, there's news!"

"Charlie!" Jerry suddenly came to his senses, and he rolled over from the couch with a carp.

"Huh?" Charlie was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Isn't this Jerry?

"I did a prophetic spell yesterday, and I learned that you would be here today, so I came over the mountain!"

"Hahaha!" the two smiled and hugged each other, and a thousand words were all in silence.

Xuan Qingyi clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay! When there is time on the next road, if you hug like this again, Miss Bella Terry will be angry!"

"Uh...... Ahem......" Charlie and Jerry let go of their hands and coughed awkwardly. Charlie stretched out two fat fingers and pulled out a brown envelope from his coat pocket and said, "Here comes the news, Renon and Erica and the others are staying at the Sglore Hotel in Cornwall, which is the hotel owned by our family. ”

"God help me!" Xuan Qingyi's tone has always been so gentle and soft, "Is there a direct teleportation circle?"

"As long as it is our family's territory, there is a direct teleportation array, so let the two of you give way first. Saying that, Charlie twisted his fat body, and with great difficulty, he took out a magic scroll from the spatial ring and opened it, "Jerry, please put the scroll flat on the ground." ”

"Put it on the ground, this is ......" Jerry took the scroll suspiciously, "This is a portable teleportation array, each such scroll costs at least a hundred gold coins, you are really rich!"

"It's alright!" Charlie said with a wry smile, reaching out and scratching his cheek. In fact, he grabbed the back of his head, but he couldn't reach it, "These things are all planned by the family, and I don't need to pay for it." ”

"Okay, without further ado, let's hurry!" Xuan Qingyi urged from the side, and took the lead in stepping into the teleportation array.