Chapter 156: The Thoughts of All Parties
It has been two days since the burning of Taiping Street, and Ruyi Pavilion does not seem to have relaxed its pursuit of Hua Disfigurement and Lan Shihai, but has added a master and a carpet search.
Hua is very depressed, you Ruyi Pavilion used despicable means to harm people, and no one was allowed to resist? Burning one or two people to death with the wrong hand, that is also deserved, who is to blame?
Also depressed are Dongfang Jinghong, the city lord of Phoenix City, and Wu Yutong, the gang leader of Ruyi Pavilion.
Dongfang Jinghong was depressed because a street in the inner city was set on fire, two people died, and many people were injured, which attracted a lot of attention.
Under his own iron-fisted governance, such a thing happened, what kind of face did he, the city lord, have?
Wu Yutong was depressed that after the two thieves escaped from murder, they actually sank into the sea and disappeared without a trace, and there was no way to find out.
What made him even more depressed was that when his subordinates were checking at the gate of the inner city, they were rushed to the gate, and one person was killed.
That day, when Wu Yutong received Sun Yilong's message, he rushed to Taiping Street and pulled Sun Yilong to the city lord's mansion immediately to confess, in order to seek Dongfang Jinghong's forgiveness.
Dongfang Jinghong's means, he Wu Yutong understands it too well, in a word, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die.
Such a strong means made these gangs, who were accustomed to riding on the head of the original city lord unscrupulous, at a loss, and after experiencing the initial panic, they showed their weakness, died down, behaved in a low-key manner, and still did something shady in private.
Dongfang Jinghong didn't want to wipe out all the gangs in Phoenix City, and it would be a headache if these local snakes joined forces and fought to the death of a fish and followed him.
Dongfang Jinghong was able to come to Phoenix City, and he also worked hard.
He didn't want to make Phoenix City jump because of his strength, and there would be no peace, and for him, who had great ambitions, the gains outweighed the losses.
When Wu Yutong took Sun Yilong to the City Lord's Mansion, Dongfang Jinghong's face was calm, very ugly, and there was a soldier in military uniform standing next to him, who was the deputy commander of the city defense army, the deputy guard marshal Gong Yufu.
Each city has a city defense army, a total of 3,000 people, belonging to the government army sequence.
The city defense army has a guard commander, also known as the commander, who is served by the city lord, and a deputy guard commander, who is specially in charge of the affairs of the city defense army and is responsible for the guard commander.
Therefore, this deputy guard commander must be a member of the City Lord's Mansion and a confidant, otherwise, the City Lord may be set aside, and it will be useless.
This is the situation of the previous generations, Dongfang Jinghong knows very well, and naturally will not let this kind of thing happen to him.
After receiving a report from his subordinates about the fire and death on Taiping Street, Gong Yufu understood the situation a little and quickly reported to Dongfang Jinghong.
Dongfang Jinghong has a characteristic, for emergencies, subordinates must report in a timely manner, even if the situation is unknown, even vague, it is more important than not grasping the first information.
Gong Yufu also just arrived, and he just reported the fire on Taiping Street to Dongfang Jinghong, but as for how many people died, how many were injured, and what the fire was, he didn't know.
As soon as the ceremony was finished, Wu Yutong came with the party Sun Yilong, and although Dongfang Jinghong's face was gloomy, he still gave Wu Yutong a seat.
When Sun Yilong described the situation in detail, Dongfang Jinghong frowned, "That fire talisman is indeed as you said, powerful and powerful?
Sun Yilong replied respectfully: "The junior has seen a fourth-level fire talisman in the Tianbao Mansion, and the power of that fire talisman that erupts cannot be underestimated even by a master of the Martial Master Realm Ninefold.
The fire talisman issued by the young man was even more powerful than the fourth-level fire talisman. The younger generation has never seen a fifth-level fire rune, but when they think about it, no matter how powerful the fifth-level fire rune is compared to the fourth-level fire rune, it is beyond the bearing power of the peak of the martial arts realm. ”
Dongfang Jinghong's face was gloomy, "You mean, if you were hit by a fireball at that time, it would be irresistible?"
"Yes!"
Sun Yilong hesitated, but nodded firmly, "The biggest feature of this fireball is that the flame cannot be extinguished lightly. One of my helpers and the others were just stained by sparks, burned their clothes and died. ”
"There is such a powerful fire talisman in the world. Dongfang Jinghong was surprised.
Immediately, Dongfang Jinghong asked Gong Yufu to immediately investigate the matter, be sure to chase down the murderer, and give an explanation to the residents of Phoenix City.
As soon as Gong Yufu left, the atmosphere in the living room became weird.
Dongfang Jinghong didn't speak, holding the teacup lid in his hand, flipping it gently, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Wu Yutong sighed in his heart, knowing that Dongfang Jinghong was waiting for his offer, if he couldn't satisfy him, whether this Ruyi Pavilion could survive was all in his thoughts.
Wu Yutong stood up and said respectfully: "City Lord, for the fire on Taiping Street, my Ruyi Pavilion bears an unshirkable responsibility.
In order to show my example of justice and justice, I will give a large amount of money to compensate those merchants and residents who have suffered losses.
For those involved in the death, the compensation has been doubled, and I have mobilized the brothers to track down the murderers throughout the city. ”
"Track down the murderer, leave it to the city defense army to do, Ruyi Pavilion can do its part, don't break the rules. ”
Dongfang Jinghong's face did not improve, his tone was gloomy, and his eyes were not raised.
Wu Yutong peeked clearly, "Returning to the Oriental City Lord, Ruyi Pavilion should follow its duty and do its best." For this reason, I am willing to offer a huge amount of money to reward all the soldiers of the city defense army who are fighting on the front line. ”
Dongfang Jinghong cracked his mouth and smiled, "Ruyi Pavilion has a heart, I thank you for the city defense army." ”
Dongfang Jinghong's face was a little pale, but that's all.
Wu Yutong gritted his teeth, took out something from his arms, and handed it to Dongfang Jinghong very respectfully, "Dongfang City Lord, this is a thousand-year-old elixir 'Gray Branch Sparrow' that I accidentally obtained when I was exploring the ancient ruins of Ruyi Pavilion last year.
Wu has been busy with help, and he forgot about it for a while, but when he saw the city lord today, he suddenly remembered. A little heart, please smile at the city lord. ”
Wu Yutong was very painful.
This thousand-year-old "gray branch sparrow" was only available after the death of three good hands in the gang, and it has always been reluctant to use it, and now as soon as it changes hands, it will be cheaper Dongfang Jinghong.
This is a holy medicine for the treatment of internal injuries, especially damage to the meridians, which is generally difficult to see on the market, let alone grow for thousands of years.
Dongfang Jinghong let out an "oh" and raised his head, a smile appeared on his face.
Slowly raised his hand to take the elixir that was stored in the jade box, Dongfang Jinghong opened it gently, and suddenly, a strong smell of medicinal fragrance emanated from the living room.
"Smack"!
Dongfang Jinghong immediately closed the jade box, and the smile on his face became even worse, "In the past ten years, for the stability of Phoenix City, Ruyi Pavilion has also made great efforts.
Today, being taken advantage of by the villain, looking at the murderer's behavior, it is obvious that it is aimed at Ruyi Pavilion, which is an animal intention to take revenge for personal gain, and it must be seriously investigated.
I will definitely urge the city defense army to step up the investigation and give Ruyi Pavilion a satisfactory explanation. ”
Wu Yutong finally let go of his heart.
It's still a treasure of heaven and earth, as far as the strength of Dongfang Jinghong's martial arts realm is concerned, ordinary money can't impress him, and it is the most realistic to improve his own strength.
Ruyi Pavilion's private shoddy, forced buying and selling caused public resentment boiling, under the temptation of a "gray branch sparrow", was erased by Dongfang Jinghong's understatement.
Dongfang Jinghong came to the conclusion that this was an old grudge and revenge.
The next topic can be talked about, the two talked and laughed, how could there be any trace of the burning of Taiping Street and the death of others, just like two old friends who have not seen each other for many years, and there are endless topics to narrate.
At the end, Dongfang Jinghong said: "Your Ruyi Pavilion also sent some people to assist the city defense army in tracking down the murderer, after all, you are the only one who has seen the murderer, which is of great help to the investigation." ”
Of course Wu Yutong was willing.
He paid such a high price, didn't he want to get the authority to track down the murderer and ask for the forgiveness of the city lord's mansion, otherwise, how would Ruyi Pavilion raise its head in front of the "three gates, four factions and five pavilions" in the future.
His own people were killed, but he could only be regarded as a spectator, and his mood can be imagined.
Although these "three sects, four factions and five pavilions" are the largest gangs and families in Phoenix, and they also have close contacts on weekdays, they are very fierce in private.
Wu Yutong is sure that if Ruyi Pavilion can't pass the level of Dongfang Jinghong this time, what awaits him will be endless pursuit by other gangs until he gives up his interests.
Without the profit of the gang, will it still exist?
In a word, people's hearts are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead.
This appeared that the Ruyi Pavilion and the city defense army set up checkpoints to check the scene of passing pedestrians, and mistakenly thought that the Ruyi Pavilion was powerful in Phoenix City, and the city lord's mansion also had to give three points.
The effect of the investigation has not been satisfactory, until Hua Disfigured pretended to be a bounty hunter to break through, and took the opportunity to ambush a gang, which not only aroused the anger of Ruyi Pavilion, but also made Dongfang Jinghong angry, and immediately issued a general order, and the whole city took Hua Disfigured.
It's a pity that when Hua lost her appearance and went to the shop with Lan Shihai, it was already afternoon, and there were few people in the shop, where did anyone remember?
Sun Zheng, who had a deep impression of Hua Disfigurement and Lan Shihai, was dead, and those two guys, like Sun Yilong, were not impressed by the two of them and couldn't say anything.
However, the image of the bounty hunter who was disguised as a bounty hunter was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and was remembered by the city defense army and the other two gangs of Ruyi Pavilion, so there were only the five big and three thick portraits on the general order.
Naturally, the Bounty Hunters Guild will not be spared.
The city defense army investigated for a long time, but found no such person, but found out that there was really a person called "Yunhui Squad".
More than 20 people in the squad were captured one by one, none of them were caught, and the past bad deeds of the squad were also revealed one by one, and there were more than a dozen homicides under his hands, all of which were murders and looting.
This is also an unexpected gain for the city defense army, and it is a harm to Phoenix.
The Yunhui team is completely finished, but there is no progress in tracking down the murderers and arsonists.
Ruyi Pavilion spent a huge amount of compensation to make such a big move in the whole city, and in the end, the murderer was still not brought to justice, how could Wu Yutong and other high-level officials of Ruyi Pavilion be willing?
And the other forces in Phoenix City are quietly watching all this.