Fire Monster

Chapter 159 This is the smell of conspiracy

After hearing Hu Baimu's explanation, Zhao Guanshan and Xiao Chengyun were both dumbfounded. This is what it means to be ignorant and fearless.

They have good intentions and want to climb the technology tree, but it is not that easy.

"Then let's forget about this matter. It's my fault."

Zhao Guanshan was also able to let go of things. He and Xiao Chengyun were just asking. Although the conditions were not met now, they could still lay the foundation for the future.

"Old Hu, please sort out all the information about the Level 2 Spiritual Supply Tower for me someday. It will definitely be useful for our pioneering city in the future. By then, Old Hu, you will be our great hero."

Zhao Guanshan spoke with a smile, very sincerely. It was useless to be sarcastic.

The top officials in the Governorate are all capable of appointing people based on their talents, so is there no room for a Hu Baimu?

"well!"

Hu Baimu smiled awkwardly but agreed readily. Now that things have come to this, if he still talks about his so-called conspiracy, he would be really stubborn.

Zhao Guanshan and the other man were not worried at all. They came and left in a hurry because there were too many things waiting for them to do.

But at this moment, the alarm bell on the city wall rang again.

A huge convoy was coming from the direction of the third pioneer city in the north.

However, the supplies promised to them by the Chief Secretary had arrived.

"Haha, I didn't expect that the Chief Secretary is so trustworthy."

Xiao Chengyun said with a smile.

"During this extraordinary period, if the top officials of the Provincial Government do not even have this much courage and vision, then they will be eaten away by the Demon Suppression Department and the Taoist Academy."

"So, Senior Brother, did you anticipate this a long time ago? I felt that you were too decisive when you killed Xiao Baiyun."

"No way, it's just a coincidence. I just know one thing. At that critical moment of life and death, if you don't have absolute control, then you have absolutely no control. Besides, I don't want to be the second Wei Tieniu."

Zhao Guanshan smiled casually, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart. Liu Yuwei had returned to Linjiang Prefecture for two days. Not long ago, he checked with the vision of the statue and it seemed that there was no big problem. The governor was quite cooperative.

But can the owner behind Cuihonglou really be so patient?
I am afraid that the more this happens, the more fierce the counterattack will be when it comes.

But he really didn't have to worry about anything. Now he had a city behind him and a first-level spirit-worshiping tower. At worst, he could just rely on the Governor.

As long as he is given enough time to grow up, it is not certain who is afraid of whom.

While he was thinking, the convoy that looked quite large had already approached. There were a total of five first-level Imperial Seal chariots and thirty trucks modified from Five Spirit Trains. This was a lot of supplies to transport.

Wang Chen, Deng Jiu, Yu Che, Sun Zei and others gathered together. Everyone was looking forward to it. To be honest, since the implementation of the rationing system, no one had a full meal for a long time.

However, under the expectant gazes of the crowd, this convoy that had obviously slowed down and was about to stop, suddenly accelerated again, and drove past in front of everyone's eyes, and drove away, as if delivering a sense of loneliness!
what's the situation?
For a moment, Zhao Guanshan himself was a little confused, so this was the standard mode where the King of Hell is easier to deal with than the little ghosts?
He had just finished praising the top officials of the Chief Secretary for their courage in such a situation, but the next moment he was slapped in the face by their men!

"Brother Zhao, do you want to stop them?"

Wang Chen asked immediately. They also had two imperial chariots at this time, and they were faster, so they could intercept them accurately.

Even Xiao Chengyun was so angry that his eyes widened and he wanted to chop him with a sword. It was too much!

"hold on!"

Zhao Guanshan was also very angry, but he was calmer and very curious. The four special envoys who held the seal had come in person two days ago. This should have been a very obvious signal. Anyone with eyes in the governor's office could not have been unaware of what this meant.

Especially looking at Liu Yuwei's situation in Linjiang Prefecture, the governor's office and everyone in between were very cooperative.

But today, some people who were transporting supplies for the Chief Secretary dared to cause trouble so blatantly?

It's not reasonable and too clumsy.

After all, this is to make things difficult for their Second Pioneering City. It is clear that they are not taking the four palm seals seriously.

From any angle, it is enough to prove that the Chief Secretary is about to be finished. He has even stopped following the internal operating rules. If you don't finish, who will?
So, maybe there is some misunderstanding here.

"Huh? There's another convoy coming over there!"

Someone shouted, and everyone looked and saw that it was quite large, with nearly twenty trucks escorted by three first-class imperial chariots.

"Wait, so what just passed over were supplies from other pioneer cities?"

Everyone suddenly realized, damn, that's why the Governor was so generous this time, each frontier city had so many supplies.

I actually misunderstood the Chief Secretary just now.

This time, everyone was patient. As they watched the convoy passing by, they greeted them. Unexpectedly, no one in the convoy responded.

"Everyone, these are the supplies delivered to the Fourth Development City. Your supplies are in the back." I understand. We are not in a hurry.

Less than ten minutes after this convoy passed by, the third convoy passed by in a mighty manner. There were as many as twenty-five trucks carrying goods. After greeting them, it was discovered that these were carrying supplies for the fifth pioneer city.

That’s good. If you think about it, the next convoy must be for them, because the first pioneer city is just to their north.

As a result, they waited for more than half an hour before a convoy finally arrived. Of course, no one, including Zhao Guanshan and Xiao Chengyun, minded. As long as the supplies arrived, it didn't matter if they were a little late.

However, when the convoy approached, everyone's faces turned a little grim.

Because there were only seven trucks from beginning to end, and one imperial chariot used for escort.

Damn, the Chief Secretary and his gang of bastards are just letting them gasp and tease you!

The convoy slowly stopped, and several people quickly jumped out of the escorting chariot with the imperial seal. Judging from their identity tags, they were all clerks and clerks of the Governor's Office.

One of them stepped forward, obviously lacking confidence.

"Excuse me, who is the Second Kaituo City Acting Lord Liu Yuwei? I am Yang Jinrong, a third-level clerk in charge of transporting supplies from the Ninth Office of the Provincial Government. Please come and receive the supplies."

Zhao Guanshan waved his hands at the angry crowd, "Our supplies don't match, right? The third, fourth, and fifth pioneer cities have at least 20 trucks of supplies, but we only have seven. Do you think we are blind, or are you guys pocketing the money?"

"Everyone, calm down, please calm down. I am just a small clerk. How dare I embezzle your supplies? To be honest, we were robbed on the road. A total of 24 vehicles transporting supplies were directly robbed of 17 -"

"Who stole it? It can't be the devil!"

Zhao Guanshan was so angry that he almost laughed. After all the trouble, it was still a damn trick.

"It was Lu Dashan, the deputy mayor of the First Pioneer City. He said that you have few people here and don't need so many supplies. I tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen at all. He just came and snatched them away. He relied on the support of the First Office of the Provincial Government and the Zhang family. We dared not say anything."

"So, since you dare not speak out and you are angry, we deserve to be in trouble? That's not right. If we are going to be in trouble, we should be in trouble together! Come on, disarm them! Seize all the cars!"

At Zhao Guanshan's command, everyone rushed forward and blasted the people out of the first-level imperial chariot.

"No, brother. This is a chariot belonging to our Ninth Yamen. If you do this, how can we deliver supplies to you next month? We are all at the bottom of society. Why should the bottom of society embarrass the bottom of society?"

The guy cried and screamed in grief, even rolling on the ground, crying with snot and tears.

The other petty officials also knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged bitterly.

"Brother, let's forget it. Let's go and settle the score with Lu Dashan..."

Xiao Chengyun couldn't help but frown.

The others also felt it was unlucky, the main reason being that it was indeed the case that the supply of materials was not a one-time thing, but once a month.

"Forget it, let's unload the goods first! Yang Jinrong, what's in this car?"

Zhao Guanshan said in a deep voice that he always felt something was wrong, as if he smelled a conspiracy brewing.

"Thank you so much!"

Yang Jinrong stepped forward to flatter her, "Among these seven trucks, one is filled with jellyfish, which can be used as daily drinking water for 600 people. Two are filled with grain cakes, and one is filled with meat jerky."

"Of the remaining three carts, two are filled with low-lying pure soil, and one is filled with bluestone for repairs and construction..."

"Brother, I'm really sorry. Don't worry, we will report it to our superiors as soon as we return. The missing supplies will be delivered within three days."

Zhao Guanshan looked at the man quietly. He didn't see any guilt in this guy. Either he was a veteran actor like Ding Wanjin, or this was not an accidental incident, and someone in the Governor's Office was showing power to him.

"Okay, you can leave after unloading."

"Thank you, little brother, and thank you all!" The clerk thanked them profusely.

"Brother, why do I feel something is wrong?"

Xiao Chengyun came to Zhao Guanshan at this time and whispered.

"That's right, there are five seals of the Chief Secretary, and there are five pioneer cities. Do you think this is a coincidence?"

Zhao Guanshan sneered. At this time, he had roughly guessed the whole story.

"Our Second Pioneer City was originally supposed to belong to the private land of the Third Master Seal, but under the general situation this time, the Third Master Seal should have chosen to give in. That's why the Four Master Seals' special envoys came here and said that they would let bygones be bygones, promote the capable, and demote the mediocre."

"So, we were naive. We thought that the senior officials of the Chief Secretary really had such courage and vision, and could work together in unity under the big background."

“But in fact, there are even more greedy people who have set their sights on us and want to recruit us while the Third Palm Seal can’t do anything to us.”

"It's just that the methods used by the other party are a little too confident and crude. Wait, someone will give me an explanation."

(End of this chapter)