r 380 However, this cannot completely clear him of suspicion.
Nan Batian seemed to understand all this, and he kowtowed to Yelu and said, "My lord, I know that things have come to this point, and no matter how much I say, you will not believe me. In this case, I will not say anything more, and you can just watch my performance."
Yelu frowned slightly and looked at Nan Batian and asked, "How should we behave?"
Nan Batian said: "Sir, am I not responsible for searching for the weapons of the Zoroastrianism and capturing the demons of the Zoroastrianism?"
"Sir, I hereby sign a military order. Within twenty days, not even half a month, we must capture all the weapons and the Zoroastrian demons. If we can't find the weapons, I, Nan Batian, will die without hesitation!"
After hearing this, Yelu narrowed his eyes.
Tang Ziyue was also shocked when he saw this. It would take half a month to search for the weapons. The time was a bit tight. However, there was no other way now. He had been trapped in a blind spot by Chen Jiusi.
Thinking of this, Tang Ziyue also bowed and said, "Sir, if we can't find the weapons within half a month, Ziyue is willing to share the blame with the gang leader."
After hearing this, Yelu narrowed his eyes, looked at Tang Ziyue and Nan Batian, and finally said: "Okay, Nan Batian, Tang Ziyue, I will give you this chance. In half a month, I want to see the heads of the weapons and the Zoroastrian demons. If you can do it, these secret letters will be nonsense. If you can't do it, you will be punished for multiple crimes and your crimes will be even more serious. Don't say I didn't give you a chance!"
"Thank you, sir!"
After hearing this, Tang Ziyue and Nan Batian thanked him together. Yelu nodded and said, "Okay, let's leave it at that. You can go first."
Nan Batian heard this and said, "Yes, sir, I will take my leave."
Watching Nan Batian leave, Qimuge said, "Master, are you going to let them go so easily?"
Yelu said: "This matter does seem strange. This Nan Batian has no reason to collude with Zoroastrianism. I have already given him everything he wanted."
"And he wants to go further by colluding with Zoroastrianism. It's too dangerous and it's difficult for him to succeed."
Qimuge thought for a moment and said, "So the master thinks this is a fraud?"
Yelu said: "That's right, and it's not right."
Qimuge: "?"
Yelu said: "This matter is very strange, but I thought about it, even if this secret letter is real, it doesn't matter. I think the most likely possibility is that Nan Batian used his iron ore to exchange silver with the Zoroastrians. It was a simple transaction."
"Now is the time to use people. The inspector from above will be here soon. This batch of weapons must be found, otherwise it will be difficult to complete the task. We might as well give it to Nan Batian. Since he wants to atone for his sins, he can only work hard."
"Sometimes, people with some stains are more suitable for use. As long as he is not really colluding with Zoroastrianism, he can be used."
Qimuge said: "What if he is really determined to help Zoroastrianism?"
Yelu's eyes were filled with murderous intent as he said, "Kill!"
Qimuge said: "Yes, I understand."
…
At this time, outside the Yelu Mansion, Nan Batian was covered in cold sweat, and Tang Ziyue, who was following behind him, was also still in shock. It was too dangerous. Just now, they were almost killed if they were not careful.
Thinking of this, Tang Ziyue looked at Nan Batian and said, "Boss, is it too difficult to find that batch of weapons in the past half month?"
Nan Batian said: "It is difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, this is the only way, otherwise we won't be able to pass this level today."
Tang Ziyue said: "But this batch of weapons may have already left Mianshui County. Where can we find them?"
Nan Batian said: "There is always a way."
Tang Ziyue said: "Then let's go back and send more people?"
Nan Batian said: "Well, send more people to show that the situation is tense. In addition, the Mianshui River must be sealed off and no ship is allowed to go down the river."
Tang Ziyue said: "Yes."
After explaining a few words, Nan Batian said, "Ziyue, there is something I can't figure out. The secret letter was clearly not written by me, but why is the handwriting on the top side mine? Is there something fishy going on?"
Tang Ziyue frowned and said, "I can't figure this out either."
The two looked at each other and were surprised at Chen Jiusi's method. What kind of method was this?
…
White Tiger Hall!
Chen Jie had already won twelve games in a row against Xiaohu. Xiaohu finally stood up and said, "Brother Jiusi, I won't play anymore. I can't beat you at all!"
Chen Jie laughed and said, "You are always impatient when doing things or playing chess. Look how steady Si Xi is."
"he?"
Xiaohu's face was full of disdain when he heard this. How could he be steady? Look at him now, is he steady at all?
Si Xi was sitting on the steps at this time, looking worried. How on earth could Nan Batian write these words?
Si Xi was just thinking about it when a disciple from the White Tiger Hall rushed in from outside. After coming in, the disciple greeted Si Xi and then went straight to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie said: "There is no outsider, go ahead and speak."
The man immediately said, "Master, Nan Batian just came out of Yelu's mansion and promised Yelu that he would find the weapons and capture those Zoroastrian rebels within 15 days. Otherwise, he will be punished for multiple crimes and his crime will be even more serious!"
Chen Jie's mouth cracked when he heard this.
Not bad, not bad, this is the effect I need.
If you want to bring down Nan Batian, first you have to get rid of all of Yelu's trust in him. Just like Xiaohu said, you have to make Yelu stand on your side. If Yelu wants to kill Nan Batian, then Nan Batian will definitely die.
Therefore, we should not be hasty in dealing with the Southern Tyrant, but should proceed step by step.
Chen Jie's current battle with Nan Batian is like a hunter fighting a tiger. If you go in head-on, you will definitely be covered in wounds and may not be able to kill the tiger, so you have to set a trap and then drive the tiger into the trap.
That's right, this note was just the switch of the trap. Chen Jie never thought of using this note to kill Nan Batian, and he couldn't do it.
But it can force him into a dead end.
And it is obvious that this step he took was correct and successful.
Chen Jie took a sip of tea, and Si Xi stood up after hearing the disciple's report and said, "Wait, you just said that multiple crimes should be punished together. In other words, Lord Yelu really believes that the note was written by Nan Batian, and that Nan Batian is suspected of secretly communicating with the Zoroastrians?"
"Yes, that's right. Qian Shun, the lawyer at the government office, went to do the appraisal and confirmed on the spot that the handwriting was authentic. It is said that Nan Batian was crying and kneeling at the scene, just like a clown."
The younger brother said with a smile, and after hearing this, Xiaohu smiled and said, "Hey, brother, tell me in detail."
The younger brother smiled and said, "Master Tiger, there are no more details. This is all the information I have."
Xiao Hu said: "What a pity, I missed such a wonderful scene!"
Si Xi looked at Chen Jie and said, "Master, please help me solve this puzzle. I really don't understand how you let Nan Batian write such words?"
Chen Jie laughed and said, "This is very simple, Sixi, do you know a picture framer?"
Si Xi said, "I know. Isn't it just to frame the painting and repair the painting at the same time? Okay?"
Chen Jie smiled and said, "The skills of these picture mounters are all good. I happen to have one under my command. He has been a picture mounter for eight generations. His skills are unique, especially forgery. Unfortunately, the people of Mulan don't understand calligraphy and painting, which has led to the Han people starting to dislike calligraphy and painting. As a result, his skills have nowhere to be used and have ended up in our Baihu Hall."
"They have a trick called painting peeling. They can peel a painting into three pieces and sell them. Each piece is authentic!"
Si Xi widened his eyes. Is it so magical?
Chen Jie continued, "Nan Batian's ordinary letters are not difficult to find. I just need to find these words in the letters, pick them out one by one, peel them off using the method of peeling paintings, and print them on new paper. After that, the framer will use his ancestral craftsmanship to make it look like Nan Batian wrote it, and no one will be able to tell it's written by Nan Batian!"
"So, those words were written by Nan Batian. How could he escape?"
After hearing this, Si Xi said, "Master, that's amazing, but how could you burn the words into pieces and still keep them?"
Chen Jie laughed and said, "Try more, you will succeed eventually. Those three pieces of paper cost me hundreds of pieces of paper!"
"High, high, really high, the hall master's methods are simply unpredictable and amazing!"
Si Xi praised him from the side, while Xiao Hu laughed and said, "Good for you Si Xi, you are also a flatterer."
Si Xi said: "I am really impressed, you are the flatterer."
After hearing what Si Xi said, several people burst into laughter. It was indeed very fun to see Nan Batian get into trouble.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie said: "Okay, let's not talk about other things. This first step is considered a success, so the next step is the second step. It's time to put pressure on Nan Batian."
After these words came out, the other people were stunned and looked at Chen Jie and asked, "What do you mean, Hall Master?"
Si Xi said: "It's time to move the spies among the Mulan people. The 20,000 taels of silver that Gang Leader Nan owes them must be repaid!"
"Pay back the money?"
Si Xi looked at Chen Jie in confusion. Chen Jie laughed and said, "Yes, pay back the money. By the way, this is the account book of the Fishing Gang Headquarters this year. Take a look. How much money does he have left?"
As Chen Jie was speaking, Chen Zhu beside him handed him an account book, which Chen Jie threw on the table.
Si Xi took it and looked at it. After reading it all, he asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Such a big fishing gang, now there is only 25,000 taels of silver in the treasury?"
Chen Jie laughed and said, "It's a bit too much."
"This is still a lot. A normal operation of the gang requires three to five thousand taels of silver per month. This amount of money is only enough to operate the headquarters for one month. What about after one month?"
Chen Jie said: "That's why we need them to hurry up and get the 20,000 taels of silver back, so that the headquarters will have 5,000 taels left. Without money, they have to find a way to increase their income."
"Open source?"
Si Xi frowned after hearing this and said, "How can we increase our income? The source of income for the fishing gang is salt, which is fixed. Iron is not allowed to be sold, and freight has stopped. As for selling fish?"
Si Xi was full of puzzlement. Although the fishing gang was called the fishing gang, selling fish was their least important industry.
Selling fish is the least visible industry of the fishing gang. Although it exploits fishermen, it is actually just a way for the fishing gang to maintain old traditions. If they really rely on selling fish to make money, they might as well starve to death.
These fish selling businesses can only sustain themselves for a while. If fish stalls at the township level want to keep the fishing gangs running, they can only think of more profitable ways.
So if the fishing gang wants to increase their income, there is almost no other way, unless they rob or hijack?
If people knew about that, they would be so amused. The fishing gang can exploit the people, but they cannot rob people. Robbery is something that bandits do. The fishing gang cannot be worse than bandits!
So open source seems to be very difficult.
Si Xi looked at Chen Jie, who smiled and said, "Boss Nan will find a way."
After that, Chen Jie said, "Tomorrow, let the Mulan people ask for money. These useless people are not even in a hurry to ask for money. What else can they do? It's so pitiful!"
After hearing this, Si Xi said, "Yes."
…
The next day, at the headquarters of the fishing gang, a group of nearly a hundred people, led by old Aluta, surrounded the headquarters of the fishing gang.
Nan Batian had been up all night. He had been forced into a corner yesterday after being tricked by Chen Jiusi. He really had no other options. At this moment, he stared with a pair of big eyes that were red and bloodshot. He looked extremely pitiful and exhausted.
Just as he fell asleep, he heard a commotion outside. The disciples of the Fisherman's Gang came rushing over, but they didn't dare to go in when they reached the door, because a foolish little brother had gone in to report the news yesterday.
He was slapped to death by Nan Batian, and later someone spread the rumor that the gang leader killed people in his sleep!
But the situation is so serious now that I have to report it. After thinking about it, I turned around and ran to Tang Ziyue, who had just fallen asleep.
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