Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 419, Chapter 418: Quite Idle

Xiao Canjiu seemed to completely disregard the Misty Sanctuary.

This was quite different from the Fengyu Temple that Feng Xiuhu remembered.

On the way to rescue the person, Feng Xiuhu asked about the reason.

Xiao Canjiu immediately saw through the situation: "My lord, this is not Sail City, nor is there a Duke of Daguo here."

Feng Xiuhu suddenly understood.

Yes, Feng Xiuhu's understanding of the Wind and Rain Temple was still limited to Sail City. When he was in Sail City, the Wind and Rain Temple he saw was always hampered by the Fog Church. This was partly because the Empress deliberately showed weakness, and partly because the Grand Duke of Daguo was backing it up, so the Wind and Rain Temple had to give it some face.

Seeing that Feng Xiuhu had reacted, Xiao Canjiu gave the last reason: "Moreover, after the battle of Fancheng, our Fengyu Temple was the winner, and now we naturally have the upper hand over the Misty Church. So when our temple's monks encounter Misty Priests on the street, they have to take the initiative to go around them."

"This is great!"

Now that Feng Xiuhu felt even less guilty, he took the opportunity to tell Xiao Canjiu about Shunzi: "My brother was detained by the police before. The Misty Church pressured them to take him away, and he's probably on his way to the Holy Temple now—we can't let him go into the Holy Temple dungeon. We'll just snatch him away halfway there."

Xiao Canjiu's eyes narrowed: "The one who killed the priest last night?"

Feng Xiuhu looked at him and said, "You've heard about it too?"

Xiao Canjiu squinted and said, "Every temple and monastery should have heard about this. It is indeed no small matter. But as far as I know, this matter is quite complicated. Your brother has probably been caught up in this unexpected disaster."

Feng Xiuhu waved his hand and said, "I did want to ask you about it, but let's talk about it after this matter is settled."

……

Xiao Canjiu was very diligent in his work. In order to avoid any mistakes, he appointed several high priests and led nearly a hundred priests. The group headed towards the river island in a grand procession. This was not for the purpose of fighting, but simply to boost Feng Xiuhu's morale and show the Misty Church their determination to take him away.

The two squads of Divine Guards responsible for escorting the people had just finished handing over with the police and hadn't gone far when they were blocked on the bridge to the river island.

The formation at the Wind and Rain Temple terrified them. Nearly a hundred people surrounded them, and the officiants immediately drew their weapons without saying a word. The gleaming short axes flashed with a cold light, as if they were ready to chop them into mincemeat at the slightest provocation.

The church was led by a priest who recognized Xiao Canjiu in the crowd. He quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, High Priest."

Xiao Canjiu ignored him and turned to see what Feng Xiuhu meant.

Feng Xiuhu stepped forward from the crowd, remaining calm until this point. He simply patted the priest on the shoulder, pointed at Shunzi, and said, "Release him."

When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. The priest understood the situation and gestured for the guards to take out their keys and unlock Shunzi's shackles, allowing Shunzi to come to Feng Xiuhu's side.

Shunzi whispered, "Big brother, didn't you say I should go to church and reveal my identity as a substitute..."

Feng Xiuhu sternly rebuked, "Shut up."

Shunzi muttered to herself, "It would be easy for me to just leave like this. The church wouldn't dare to come after me; they'd probably just turn around and cause trouble for Sister Asheng."

Feng Xiuhu was too lazy to explain to him, and turned to the priest and said, "I won't make things difficult for you. Go back and tell your bishop that you can go find whoever is responsible for Wells' death, but you can forget about this person."

The priest nodded with a smile: "Understood, I will definitely pass on the message."

Shunzi looked at Feng Xiuhu with some surprise—this was really unlike Feng Xiuhu's temperament.

In fact, Shunzi had been worried about this ever since he was arrested and taken to the police station. He thought that Feng Xiuhu would be furious and would cut off Sister Asheng's head without asking any questions. So the first thing he said to Feng Xiuhu was to tell him not to take his anger out on Sister Asheng.

But from the moment we met this morning until now, Feng Xiuhu has remained remarkably calm.

He not only avoided causing trouble for Sister Asheng, but he was also quite polite to the people from the Mist Church.

what is this?
Only Feng Xiuhu himself knows the reason—the problem he is currently facing is a dilemma that cannot be resolved by force.

After letting the Fog Church members go, Feng Xiuhu led Shunzi and followed Xiao Canjiu back to the Wind and Rain Temple.

He gave Xiao Canjiu another task—to go to the newspaper office and find a reporter named Fang Liu.

Half an hour later, Fang Youliu arrived, bringing with him new news.

"I heard about last night's events as soon as I got to the newspaper office this morning. I wanted to tell you, but when I got home I found you weren't there. I couldn't find you anywhere, so I went to investigate Xu Liansheng."

Shunzi glanced at Fang Youliu in surprise. His memory was stuck on the night he returned from the auction house. He didn't know that Feng Xiuhu and Fang Youliu had been investigating Xu Liansheng's background.

Fang Youliu winked and made faces, and Feng Xiuhu asked him, "Judging from your expression, you've found something, haven't you?"

Fang Youliu nodded and said, "I went to the government office, pretending to be from the newspaper, and said that I wanted to start a long-running column for Madam Xu. I came here specifically to find material, and I will accept any story about Madam Xu."

“At first I didn’t have high hopes, but guess what? After I explained my purpose, Mayor’s Secretary Chen Jingxing personally received me. He not only arranged a special interview room for me, but also took the initiative to be my first interviewee.”

Feng Xiuhu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow—just based on this attitude, Xu Liansheng was not only well-connected in the government office, but was practically treated like a precious gem.

Fang Youliu's explanation did not disappoint Feng Xiuhu.

"According to Chen Jingxing, he also experienced the pain of losing his wife. Perhaps because of their shared suffering, when Xu Liansheng learned of his experience, she took the initiative to befriend him and accompany him through the most difficult period. During that time, Xu Liansheng helped him a lot, not only by providing psychological comfort, but also by generously helping him solve many political problems."

"Therefore, in Chen Jingxing's eyes, Xu Liansheng was his close confidante."

Fang Youliu paused briefly, then looked up to meet Feng Xiuhu's gaze: "Or to be more precise, in the following interviews, almost everyone felt the same way."

"Lu Tiefeng of the Patrol Division said that when he was transferred to Qianyu City, he was new to the area and had difficulty gaining the respect of the people. It was Xu Liansheng who took the initiative to help him establish his authority and even humbled himself to drink with the rough men of the Patrol Division. If it weren't for Xu Liansheng's influence, he wouldn't have been able to take on the responsibility of the Patrol Division so easily."

"Li Guanlan of the Ministry of Law said that Xu Liansheng's father was the chief of the Taijing Law Bureau, so he was exposed to the law from a young age and had unique insights into the laws of Daxuan."

"Regarding the situation in Qianyu City, Xu Liansheng once stayed up all night with him to revise the city's laws, which made him very respectful. This man did not hide his admiration for Xu Liansheng at all, so in later interviews, some people gossiped about Li Guanlan, saying that Li Guanlan was only after Xu Liansheng's family background, which is why he was so persistent in pursuing her."

Fang Youliu tapped the table: "Let's not even mention these high-ranking officials at the director level, but Xu Liansheng's target is not just them."

"For example, the coroner of the police station said that Xu Liansheng was a rare woman in the world. She once risked offending the entire police station. For a case that had already been closed, she and the coroner secretly sneaked into the police station at night to dissect the body and finally overturned the case for the wrongly accused."

"And the head of the public health section of the sanitation department. Back then, the river management problem in Qianyu City was difficult to advance, and it was only with Xu Liansheng's help that it was finally resolved."

“There are countless stories like these.”

Fang Youliu swallowed hard and asked Feng Xiuhu, "Did you figure it out?"

Feng Xiuhu nodded: "I can tell, this woman has a lot of free time."

(End of this chapter)