Destiny is ashes

Chapter 367 Military Style (13)

The old government office, now the Linlang Chamber of Commerce, has twelve steps at the entrance. At the top of the steps, on both sides of the gate, there are two warriors guarding.

"Brother, where are you from?"

Seeing Xu Tai approaching and looking like he was about to enter, the warriors all stepped forward to stop him.

They could see that Xu Tai's strength was extraordinary, so their tone was relatively calm: "This is the Chamber of Commerce's important territory, no outsiders are allowed in. If there is anything, tell us and we will inform you."

"I am the head of the Hanlang Escort Agency."

Xu Tai didn't waste any words: "The goods we transported were intercepted. It was the True Demon Cult who hid as a decoy team. They controlled the monsters to attack the convoy. I came here to warn you."

"True Demon Cult?"

The warriors guarding the gate were somewhat confused. They looked puzzled and questioning. They obviously felt that this was a bit unreasonable. They subconsciously shirked responsibility and said, "It's your fault that the goods were intercepted. We are not responsible for identifying whether the induction team is real or fake. On the other hand, it is your mission to bring the goods. If you fail to do so, it is your dereliction of duty."

"Yes." Another gatekeeper warned, "What are you talking about, True Demon Sect and Heavenly Demon? Stop making alarmist statements here and throwing out nonsense to scare people."

Xu Tai sighed inwardly. If he hadn't been accustomed to this group of people beating around the bush and switching to shirking responsibility, a younger person would have been furious by now.

He patiently emphasized, "I lost the dart, and I will go back and apologize to the client, but the True Demon Sect and the Heavenly Demon's unusual movements are of great importance, so you must pay attention to them."

"Hmm."

The gatekeeper warrior looked nonchalant: "Got it, we will notify you."

You can tell at a glance that he doesn't take it seriously.

Xu Tai had nothing to say at this point, but this result was within his expectations, so he bowed and turned away.

"Wait a moment, brother!"

However, just as Xu Tai turned to walk down the stairs, a voice came from inside the door, causing Xu Tai to turn around and see that it was a steward, who was walking hurriedly towards him: "What is the True Demon Sect? Please come in and tell me the details!"

When he got closer, the manager carefully examined Xu Tai's face, his expression changed slightly, and then he became furious. He turned around and slapped the warrior guarding the door: "You are blind. This is the 'Promise of a Thousand Gold' of the Hanhai Escort Agency! We have been famous for more than ten years. How dare you question us?"

After he finished speaking, he gestured respectfully: "Brother Xu, please come in!"

Seeing this scene, Xu Tai did not feel happy at all. Instead, she became alert: "This is not the Chamber of Commerce at all..."

This manager obviously has strength, and it is not weak. He is actually strong inside. As a large chamber of commerce spanning the three paths of the vast sea, the Linlang Chamber of Commerce does have the strength and capital. There are also three martial arts masters in charge at the headquarters.

However, the way the manager slapped the warrior just now revealed a clean and decisive style, and the warrior who was slapped stood straight without dodging at all. He did not feel any resentment or unwillingness after being slapped, but showed an attitude that it was completely natural.

This kind of attitude was only seen when they were physically punished by the instructors in the martial arts academy. It was just pure pain and would never hurt anyone.

——From the Wu army?
Xu Tai hid this doubt in his heart and had some guesses in his mind, but he still followed the capable steward into the Chamber of Commerce. This place was the original government office. The steward took Xu Tai into an inner room, offered him good tea, and then seriously asked Xu Tai about the details of his encounter with the True Demon Cult and the monster attack.

This question further confirmed Xu Tai's guess, because the other party's words were simple and direct, which was basically the style of the military.

But the strange thing is that when he was walking in the Chamber of Commerce just now, he saw several Chamber of Commerce members behaving in a familiar and casual manner... Could it be that only the manager came from the military?
Xu Tai recorded all these messages and conversations using the recording function of the intercom given by An Jing. Soon, the manager finished asking questions and nodded in thanks, saying, "Thank you very much for your report. We will pay attention to the hidden problem of the True Demon Cult... It seems that the loss of your escort agency is not your fault, but the inaccurate intelligence on our side."

"Please wait a moment. I will apply for a written exemption for you. I will also give you a small gift. I cannot disappoint such a righteous man."

After saying this, the steward left, leaving Xu Tai alone in the room.

"interesting."

Based on the manager's actions alone, Xu Tai felt that the other party was a pretty good person and his public relations handling was perfect - if he hadn't seen the Linlang Chamber of Commerce forcing people to buy and sell and exploiting them along the way, he might have actually given the other party a good review when he returned.

It is probably because he is a high-level inner strong man close to his martial veins. If it were not for his mysterious and hard-to-find soul, he might have already started preparing to break through his martial veins. He also has a good reputation and is worth uniting.

Not long after, the document was issued - this speed made Xu Tai once again convinced that a part of the Linlang Chamber of Commerce must have been replaced by people from the military arranged by the bigwigs above. This efficiency is simply not something a normal chamber of commerce can achieve.

But the question is... What are these people doing? Didn't they see the chaos in the city? Or did they not care about it and have more important tasks?
Xu Tai came to the Chamber of Commerce this time to see if Linlang was really cooperating with the True Demon Cult. Now it seems that the manager probably knows something, but he doesn't know that the True Demon Cult has reached the point where it can drive monsters to attack people.

This time we asked him to come here to collect information, most likely to collect evidence to warn our collaborators over there, so that these crazy people from the True Demon Cult won't be too arrogant and won't let monsters out at will.

"Now we have to see whether they are planning to silence me and block the information, or whether they are paying me to shut up."

Xu Tai closed his eyes and thought, gathering his strength and waiting. He did not drink a sip of the Chamber of Commerce's tea, ready to call An Jing to come to the rescue at any time, and the lightning beads in his kettle could be forced out at any time, so he was really fully prepared for the battle.

The result was somewhat subtle: the Linlang Chamber of Commerce did not seem to have the intention of silencing him immediately, but it also did not seem to have the intention of paying him to shut up immediately.

Because the military style manager came back and brought a piece of news that was not sure whether it was good or bad.

"The Master wants to see you."

The steward said helplessly. He seemed a little distressed, but he had no control over the 'young master': "Please go upstairs, Brother Xu. But let me say this, my young master's temper... may not be very good."

"Son..."

Xu Tai narrowed his eyes. From the manager's attitude, he could probably guess who the real boss of the Linlang Chamber of Commerce was in Linjiang City.

"Then let's meet him." He said with a smile, "We are both young masters, how bad can it be?"

Ten snaps of the fingers later, Xu Tai realized that he was wrong.

Because the first words that young man said after seeing him were, "Is this the escort leader who stole our things?"
(End of this chapter)