Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 310 309 The Missing Guard

On the third day after Vadragho left, the appointment letter finally arrived.

In addition to the official appointment document, the envelope contained a bronze badge engraved with a curved sword bound in chains.

Feng Xiuhu couldn't wait to put the badge on his chest, and then immediately went to find Findlay Zhou.

Holding Shunzi's letter of appointment, he said to Findlay Zhou, "How do I get to Feiquan'ao? I need to pick someone up."

Upon hearing the words "Feiquan'ao," Fender Zhou looked up from his book: "Who are you picking up?"

"My brother."

Feng Xiuhu patted non-existent dust off his chest, deliberately revealing his badge: "He served as a guard officer in the camp there—but not anymore."

Findlay looked away, lowered his head again, and replied calmly, "You can't go, and he can't leave."

Feng Xiuhu was taken aback: "Why?"

"No reason."

Findlay Zhou's tone remained unchanged: "These are special times, and any mobilization targeting the Divine Guard is prohibited."

Special period? What's so special about it?

Feng Xiuhu immediately thought of "fishing".

Could it be that the Divine Guard Army is also going to join the war?

Why should mortals get involved in the battles between gods? And even if they did, what help could they possibly provide?

Feng Xiuhu couldn't understand it, but he felt inexplicably panicked.

Findlay noticed Feng Xiuhu's serious expression and spoke again: "I'm only reminding you this once, don't have any improper thoughts—anyone who rashly enters the camp area, even a priest, will be immediately killed without the authorization of the cardinal elder."

Feng Xiuhu had already experienced Fender Zhou's temper; he was someone who wouldn't listen to reason.

So Feng Xiuhu knew that saying more was pointless, so he simply turned and left.

……

Even the appointment letter for the acting leader couldn't bring Shunzi back, and with a major event approaching, Feng Xiuhu couldn't help but worry.

He turned and headed towards the church in the factory district, thinking he could ask Mike for more information, perhaps Mike would know more about the Divine Guard.

Mike was in the study discussing an important matter with Quivervan—a matter of great importance to Quivervan.

Quivervan wanted officials to organize another fundraising effort, primarily for the renovation of the church in the factory district.

But we need Mike's help to take the lead on this.

Mike wanted to refuse, but he didn't want to offend Quivervan, after all, he was now his boss.

Just as she was hesitating about how to bring it up tactfully, Feng Xiuhu burst in.

Quiverfon frowned: "Father Feng Xiuhu, you should at least knock on the door. I'm discussing something important with Father Mike..."

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Xiuhu raised his arm and pointed to the door: "Out of here!"

Quivervan was humiliated and slammed his fist on the table, shouting, "I am the Holy Sepulchre Bishop! This is my study!"

Since Vadragho left, Quevalfan has become much tougher when facing Feng Xiuhu.

Feng Xiuhu pointed to the badge on his chest: "Do you recognize this?"

Quivervan looked closely and became obedient.

He said with a stern face, "I suddenly remembered that I am going to the Great Cathedral today to report to Elder Findlay on church affairs. Father Mike, we will discuss that matter in detail later."

After saying that, he acted as if Feng Xiuhu was invisible, not even glancing at him again, turned around and walked out, closing the door behind him.

Mike breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the sofa.

He gave Feng Xiuhu a wry smile: "You've come just in time." Feng Xiuhu didn't have time to argue with him and asked directly: "I want to bring Shunzi back, but Fenderley Zhou won't budge. Has something happened at the Feiquan'ao camp?"

Mike was taken aback. Feng Xiuhu had overestimated him somewhat; he really didn't know anything about what was happening in the camp.

But Mike's mind worked quickly: "I don't know, but maybe someone else here does."

"Who?"

Feng Xiuhu quickly asked a question.

Mike explained, "Remember how Shunzi got to the camp? It was a military rotation. He was rotated in, and of course, some people were rotated back—as far as I know, they're in the sanctuary. This new batch of Divine Guards is taking over Shunzi's previous job."

Feng Xiuhu pulled Mike to find Officer Morgan first, and then, with Officer Morgan's help, summoned the Divine Guard squad to the study for questioning.

Seeing Feng Xiuhu staring at him with hostility, Morgan chuckled dryly and tactfully left the study.

These unfamiliar members of the Divine Guard were somewhat at a loss. Although they didn't know why they had been summoned, they had all heard of Mad Tiger's infamous reputation, so they couldn't help but feel nervous.

Feng Xiuhu asked in a deep voice, "Did you all come back from Feiquan'ao?"

The guards looked at each other, and after a few glances, one of them finally stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, we do indeed belong to the same squad that was rotated back."

Feng Xiuhu nodded slightly: "You are the squad leader?"

The guard was taken aback for a moment, then quickly shook his head: "I'm not."

Feng Xiuhu then looked at the others: "Who is it? Come out and speak."

No one responded until the first person spoke up: "Father Feng, to be honest, we are now under the command of Morgan's guards. The previous guards... were not with us."

Feng Xiuhu frowned: "What do you mean I wasn't with you?"

The guard remained silent, seemingly burdened by something difficult to say.

Feng Xiuhu pointed to another, younger guard next to him: "You speak."

The young guard hesitated for a moment: "He may have... made a mistake. When we finished our rotation and returned to the Great Hall to report, the officer was arrested on the spot."

Feng Xiuhu asked again, "What mistake did you make?"

The young guard shook his head: "I don't know."

Seeing that someone had spoken first, the initial guards no longer hesitated and chimed in, "Sir, I know."

"That night I happened to be on night duty for the head guard and overheard a few words."

"It seems that the guard met someone he shouldn't have met, or said something he shouldn't have said, and then we received a rotation notice the next day."

Feng Xiuhu seemed to have grasped a clue and continued to press, "What did you say? Who did you see?"

Shenweijun shook his head: "I don't know about that."

The young guard quickly raised his hand: "After returning to camp that day, I stayed with the guard officer the whole time."

Feng Xiuhu looked at him again: "Then you speak."

The young guard swallowed hard and began to recall: "It doesn't seem like I've had any contact with outsiders..."

His eyes suddenly lit up: "After dinner, we went to play dice. Jiang Zhiyi was there too—if there was anyone in the camp who shouldn't have been seen, it was him."

After some questioning, Feng Xiuhu learned that Jiang Zhiyi was the chief clerk of the Da Xuan Army, but what they had talked about that brought trouble to the guards?
The young guard thought for a moment: "I remember that night when everyone was having a great time, Jiang Zhiyi casually asked about the process of leaving the camp and the patrol route—but thinking about it, it's normal. He was the clerk in charge, so he should have asked about everything."

"But……"

The young guard hesitated for a moment.

"But the route the guard gave us was slightly different from the route we patrolled that day. I thought he just remembered it wrong, and since I had also lost money, I didn't take it to heart."

PS: Feng Xiuhu lacked understanding of the Divine Guard Army, but fortunately Shi knew quite a bit.

(End of this chapter)