Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 473-472 Accident and Murder
Seeing Feng Xiuhu's overbearing attitude, Talos Lee said again, "I'm not discussing this with you. You've heard what Wu Gaogong said clearly. Even if I don't care, the government won't let him off the hook."

Feng Xiuhu said irritably, "What are you doing, a bishop of the Church of the Night, standing up for the Church of War? Get out of here."

Shunzi chimed in, "If you're being given face, then hurry up and take it. My brother isn't killing you because he has no grudge against you. I advise you not to go looking for trouble."

Talos Lee was well aware of this principle. After the two exchanges just now, he was powerless to resist and was only stepping forward with a stiff upper lip.

Talos Lee said, “Abbott is indeed a glove working for the Church of War, but this is the parish of the Church of the Night. He died in Golden City. If I don’t take care of it, I will be held accountable later. Anyway, Jin Ke’an will fall into the hands of the government sooner or later. Why not hand him over to me now? I can at least guarantee you that I will not make things difficult for him before handing him over to the Church of War.”

Dumb Jin laughed heartily and solemnly clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to Feng Xiuhu: "I have already remembered your great kindness, Second Master. I will not make things difficult for you this time—whether it is the government office or the church, I will accept it all."

Feng Xiuhu glanced at him: "Are you sure you can handle this? You just casually accept it?"

Jin, the mute, was taken aback: "What?"

Feng Xiuhu then said, "I mean, who said you killed Abbott?"

Now it was Talos Lee's turn to be stunned: "What?"

Feng Xiuhu pointed to Da Chuan behind him: "He was clearly so eager to save the factory that he accidentally fell into the water!"

"That's right!"

Shunzi patted his chest and shouted, "I'm a witness!"

Talos Lee chuckled dryly: "What a joke..."

Feng Xiuhu stared at him and asked, "Who saw it? Did you see it? Anyway, I didn't see it. Why don't you go ask Wu Bianluo if he saw it?"

Talos Lee remained silent—Feng Xiuhu had taken Wu Bianluo's principle of not taking sides, so it was clearly impossible for him to testify.

Feng Xiuhu then asked the mute Jin, "How did Abbott die?"

The mute Jin reacted quickly, throwing the dagger into the river: "He accidentally fell in and died."

Feng Xiuhu spread his hands: "That's more like it!"

He hooked his arm around Talos Lee's neck: "Everyone has accidents, don't you think? Why is the President angry? He died by accident, who can hold you accountable?"

Seeing Talos Lee hesitate, Feng Xiuhu persuaded him again: "If you're still worried, how about I send you down to find him? Either you pull him out, or I'll pull you both out together."

Talos Lee finally relented: "It seems to be an accident. With such heavy rain, and it just so happens to be the flood season, it makes perfect sense that Abbott met with an accident while trying to salvage the cargo."

Feng Xiuhu nodded in satisfaction: "It seems you're a reasonable person—by the way, why did you come alone? Where's your Divine Guard?"

Talos Lee thought to himself, "If I had known I would encounter this, I wouldn't have come." But he replied, "I came here at Wu Gaogong's request. I originally came to check if the causeway could still be saved, but I didn't expect to run into him... Abbott fell into the water."

Feng Xiuhu waved his hand and winked at Shunzi: "I don't think it's going to be saved. The rain is too heavy; everything will be washed away."

Shunzi understood immediately, pulled the mute Jin away, and the two of them together threw the bodies of the two bodyguards into the river, and then buried the remaining bloodstains on the ground.

Talos Lee glanced back, but didn't say anything more.

However, he still had a question: "Speaking of which, why didn't anyone from the government office come to check when the dike was destroyed?"

Feng Xiuhu grinned: "Hey, everyone has their unexpected mishaps."

……

The rain lasted all day and showed no signs of stopping even on the second day.

Waking up to the sound of rain in the morning, Feng Xiuhu and his two companions went downstairs to find food. The innkeeper saw them coming down and quickly went to greet them: "Gentlemen, someone is waiting for you."

He pointed to the teahouse across the street.

Zhao Wazi and several other tax officials sat around the table. When they saw Feng Xiuhu and his group looking over, they quickly waved to them.

The three of them jogged through the streets and entered the teahouse.

Feng Xiuhu glanced around but didn't see Dumb Jin.

He then asked, "Where are the others?"

Zhao Wazi whispered, "After Abbot's accident, the factory was in chaos, and Master Jin is in charge of the overall situation."

Feng Xiuhu chuckled and said, "Good courage. That's how it should be. The more fearless you are, the less likely anyone will suspect you."

Fang Youliu interjected, "Abbot is gone. Has the government office said anything about it?"

Fang Youliu actually arrived yesterday, but he is a man of principle and would never rashly get involved and cause trouble unless absolutely necessary.

Chen Ajiang curled his lip: "What nonsense. Abbott died in an accident. Many people in the factory saw Abbott go to the shore to check, and Master Jin even testified to it. The government is too busy to deal with it now, so they just ruled it out."

The government office was obviously too busy. Compared to Abbott's "accident," the two directors of the Planning Division and the Police Division were definitely murdered.

Wang Daxian laughed too: "Don't worry, there were so many people at the dock yesterday, even if the government wanted to investigate, they wouldn't know where to start."

Zhou Bailang added, "Just to be on the safe side, we sent all the brothers who participated yesterday to Mingshui County on the other side. Tang Dayuan is helping to keep an eye on them, and we'll bring them back once things have calmed down."

Dumb Jin had indeed considered everything carefully, but what these tax officials didn't know was that yesterday Dumb Jin was actually planning to risk his life.

At this moment, Wang Daxian changed the subject and said to Feng Xiuhu, "We are tax officials after all. Even if the government really suspects us, they will have to think twice before they try to take action against us. On the contrary, it is you who are in trouble."

“You’re from out of town, and you’ve just happened to be caught up in this mess. The government might come looking for you after they investigate. If you want to avoid trouble, you’d better leave as soon as possible.”

These words struck a chord with Fang Youliu, who immediately agreed: "That makes sense, we'd better leave right away."

Feng Xiuhu refused to listen: "Why are you leaving? I haven't gotten my money yet!"

Fang Youliu was taken aback: "What money?"

He'd forgotten about it, but Shunzi hadn't, slapping his thigh: "Abbott's legacy!"

Zhao Wazi jumped up and covered Shunzi's mouth: "Keep your voice down! Are you afraid others won't hear you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ajiang smiled and said, "Second Master, please don't worry, Master Jin hasn't forgotten."

He pulled a key from his pocket and handed it to him: "Master Jin remembers his promise. He moved the safe here last night and it's in the room next to yours now."

"What are you waiting for?"

Feng Xiuhu grabbed the keys and left.

He turned around and called to Fang Youliu and Shunzi: "After we've made this money, let's go. Come with me and see how much wealth we really have."

The two got up and followed.

(End of this chapter)