Lord of Puro

Chapter 528 Xiu'er, Brother Qi loves you
Li Banfeng and Shen Jingye walked out of the restaurant with the hostages.

Seeing the admiring eyes of the security team members, Li Banfeng asked, "Xiao Shen, how do you feel?"

With a leisurely pace and a faint smile, Shen Jingye walked towards a group of security team members.

Although he was extremely anxious, Shen Jingye did not miss the opportunity to show off.

Under the watchful eyes of the team members, Shen Jingye introduced the situation in the hotel and handed the rest of the work to Chen Changrui. He asked the driver to quickly get the car ready: "Director Li, let's go back to the bureau first to discuss the report."

"What else is there to discuss?" Li Qi didn't quite understand what Shen Jingye meant. "I've said everything I need to say. Just think about the wording yourself. Don't be too tactful. Make sure others can understand."

Shen Jingye said bitterly: "Director Li, it's fine to talk about other things, but the two things we talked about before are nothing to be trifled with. You must come back to the bureau with me, Director Li, Director Li..."

Li Banfeng had already disappeared. Shen Jingye rubbed his forehead, took a bus back to the bureau, and went to write a report.

The next morning, Shen Jingye came to Li Qi's office and presented him the report he had written overnight.

This was a report written by Shen Jingye himself. He didn't want to hand it to Li Qi for review, but there was no other way. This report was of great importance, and he couldn't afford the consequences if there were any omissions.

Li Qi read the report and shook his head repeatedly: "This won't work."

Shen Jingye was very nervous: "What's the problem?"

Li Qi said seriously: "The problem lies in your attitude."

"What's wrong with my attitude?"

"Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about this font first," Li Qi took out the official document management method, "What font do we require for the main body of our official documents? What font did you use? You didn't notice such a serious problem before?"

Shen Jingye shook his head repeatedly and said, "Director Li, let's not talk about the font issue for now. This report is extremely urgent!"

Li Qi shook his head and said, "Don't worry, let's talk about the line spacing. The line spacing for formal writing is between 28 pounds and 32 pounds. Your page is so densely packed, there is obviously something wrong..."

Shen Jingye was very angry, but he didn't dare to grit his teeth because Li Qi would see him and then correct his attitude.

After checking everything, Shen Jingye submitted the report in person. Du Wenming read the report and became very nervous: "We cannot accept this condition. Go and call the balance person. I need to confirm some things with him in person."

Shen Jingye quickly called Li Qi: "Director Li, Director Du wants to confirm something with you in person."

Li Qi agreed: "Okay, let him come to my office."

Click!

Li Qi hung up the phone.

Shen Jingye looked at Du Wenming awkwardly.

Du Wenming frowned and said, "What are you looking at me for? Call Li Qi over?"

Shen Jingye was silent for a moment and said, "Li Qi, his situation is a little special..."

……

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Du Wenming and Shen Jingye came to Li Banfeng's office.

Shen Jingye introduced the two to each other, and Li Qi stretched out his hand towards the sofa: "Xiao Du, sit down, Xiao Shen, pour some tea."

Shen Jingye's face turned red with anger, but at this critical juncture, he must not provoke Li Qi.

Shen Jingye poured the tea, and Du Wenming glanced at him: "Director Shen, I have a few words to say to Director Li alone."

Shen Jingye's face turned even redder.

It cannot be blamed that Du Wenming looks down on him. Judging from the current situation, Shen Jingye can play no role here at all.

Before Shen Jingye left, Du Wenming emphasized again: "Director Shen, the content of our conversation must be kept highly confidential."

Shen Jingye understood and turned off all the monitoring equipment in Li Qi's office.

In fact, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t stop. These devices are friends of the projector and they know what to hear and what not to hear.

Du Wenming and Li Qi were the only two people left in the room. Du Wenming was now going to teach this Prostate man a lesson.

"Xiao Li, do you want to know the history of our research on Neizhou and Prozhou?"

Li Banfeng nodded and took out paper and pen. He was really interested in this matter, but he couldn't find any relevant information.

Du Wenming first asked a question: "Do you think we knew about Neizhou first, or Prozhou first?"

Li Banfeng said: "According to common sense, it should be Pro Province. After all, from a geographical point of view, Pro Province is closer to other states."

Du Wenming shook his head and smiled, "You are wrong. We came into contact with Neizhou very early, but we did not come into contact with Pro Province for long.
To us, Nevada is another civilization that is in the same era as us but is on a different path, a highly developed civilization.
In the process of communication and collision between the two civilizations, we found that there were still many backward ethnic groups that were enslaved and ruled, and Prozhou was one of them.

In fact, there was no concept of the Prosperous State in this world. Under the rule of the Inner State, the Prosperous State was just a piece of land with clear boundaries.

Green Water Bay and Yaowanggou, which are geographically connected, originally had no connection with each other. Only after we opened up the passage between the boundaries did they become connected, and only then did the entire Pro Province become connected. Do you understand this principle?"

Li Banfeng was silent for a moment, then asked, "When did you start to contact Neizhou?"

Du Wenming shook his head and said, "I can't tell you the exact time, it's confidential."

Li Banfeng asked again: "When did you start to contact Prozhou?"

Du Wenming still shook his head: "This is also confidential."

Li Banfeng originally wanted to write down something useful, but after hearing what Du Wenming said, he put down his pen: "If you don't want to say anything, why did you come to me?"

Du Wenming frowned slightly: "I want to tell you that it is us who have brought hope to Pro Province, and only we can bring new life to Pro Province.
You are a smart person. You need to understand who your friends are and who your enemies are. Only by uniting with other states can the Pleistocracy get rid of the slavery of the Inner States. But you haven't figured out your position yet.
Now, can you understand what I am saying?"

Du Wenming looked at Li Qi meaningfully.

Li Qi looked back at Du Wenming very seriously.

After staring at each other for a long time, Li Qi asked, "Have you finished talking?"

Du Wenming was very dissatisfied with Li Qi's attitude: "Actually, I don't need to tell you these things. The so-called conditions for withdrawing from the Customs Defense Office are unrealistic. We can't agree to them.
There are also three-headed people imprisoned in Santoucha. I know that you have placed a group of three-headed people in Qiqiu City. You must have taken a fancy to their strong fighting power, but this group of people is a serious threat to us. We can't hand over the threat to others.

That's all I can tell you. Do you understand what I mean now?"

Du Wenming knew that his tone was a bit harsh and Li Qi might be irritated, but he thought it was a necessary warning to make Li Qi face reality.

Li Banfeng was not angered. His tone was very calm: "You are right. You really don't need to tell me these words. You don't need to tell me anything. It's unnecessary for you to come to see me today."

Du Wenming frowned and said, "I'm telling you this because I think there's still hope for you!"

Li Qi smiled: "Whether I have hope or not has nothing to do with you. As for how you deal with these two things, it has nothing to do with me.
If you don't want to withdraw the Guanfang Hall, then you won't do so. Whether Neizhou will go to war with you or not is none of my business.

If you don't want to provide those 5,000 people, then don't provide them. How Lu Huazi handles this matter has nothing to do with me.
I have fulfilled my duty as a balancer, and the rest is up to you. I have said this, and you may not seem to be a smart person, but you should be able to understand such a simple truth, right?"

Du Wenming clenched the teacup and didn't speak for nearly a minute.

Li Qi just kept looking at him with a smile on his face.

"You're right. These have nothing to do with you. I don't need to tell you these things," Du Wenming looked at Li Qi and said slowly, "You don't have a clear concept of strength yet. When you really understand it, I hope it won't be too late."

After saying that, Du Wenming stood up and left Li Qi's office.

Li Qi took a sip of tea and continued to look through the information of the Dark Star Bureau.

Shen Jingye was still waiting in the corridor. When he saw Du Wenming coming out, he hurried to greet him.

"Director Du, how is the communication going on your end?"

Du Wenming looked at Shen Jingye and smiled: "Director Shen, I'm really sorry for you."

Shen Jingye still didn't quite understand. What did he say made things difficult for me?

Director Du has left. It seems that the communication this time was not smooth.

But to be honest, Shen Jingye doesn't care much about the outcome of the communication.

He has reported what should be reported and arranged for communication as needed. This matter has nothing to do with him anymore.

Shen Jingye returned to the office humming a little tune. Li Qi opened the door, looked at him, and was a little disappointed with him.

Xiao Shen, you are getting too proud. I have to find something for you to do.

Tangyuan brought a meeting notice. There will be an important meeting at the Dark Star Bureau next Wednesday, and Director Du will attend the meeting.

Li Qi looked at the notice and smiled: "Xiao Shen, you have your period."

……

In the evening, Zhong Er, Tang Yuan and Dengbao insisted on treating Li Qi to a meal, so Li Qi took them to a hot pot meal.

Li Banfeng had an obsession with hotpot when he was a child. The red pot had a small chimney inside, and the food inside must be the most delicious food in the world.

But for Li Banfeng at that time, this delicacy could only exist in fantasy.

While eating, the three asked about what happened that night.

Li Banfeng hesitated whether to tell them.

With their current strength, knowing too much is really not a good thing for them.

But if they knew nothing, Li Banfeng was very worried about their future situation.

"If you have a mission in the future, you must inform me in advance, even if it is a special operation." This is the only advice Li Banfeng can give them at the moment.

But Zhong Er raised a key question: "Director Li, will you stay in the Dark Star Bureau forever?"

This little brother always speaks so directly.

Seeing that Li Banfeng was silent, Dengbao quickly changed the subject: "If you ask me, it would be better for me to follow Director Li to Prozhou in the future. I really like Prozhou."

Tangyuan bit her lip and said nothing.

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "You still want to go to Pro Province? Haven't you suffered enough?"

Dengbao laughed and said, "With Master Qi taking care of me, how can I suffer?"

Zhong Erdao: "Whether Director Li is willing to take care of me or not, I will go to Pro Province to have a look, otherwise I will regret it for the rest of my life."

Li Banfeng was silent for a moment, picked up the colander, and scooped a spoonful of meat for Zhong Er: "Eat first."

……

After returning to his residence, Li Banfeng went to the bedroom on the second floor and opened a jar.

This jar is specially used to hold ghost servants, and the jar contains a concubine for the opera.

"Seventh Master, what do you want me to do?" Xi Zhaofu lowered her head, looking very nervous.

Li Qi asked, "How many skills do you have left?"

Xi Zhaofu was a ghost, so her skills must have been compromised compared to when she was alive. In front of Li Qi, Xi Zhaofu did not dare to hide anything and explained her situation truthfully:
“Sir, if you want to know how much skill is left, I can’t really tell you. If you want to know how much ability is left, it depends on whether you are pretending to be a type of person or a person.

If I were asked to pretend to be a certain type of person, such as a farmer, a worker, a shop owner, a street vendor, a robber, a beggar, or a backdoor worker, I would definitely not reveal any flaws.
But if I were asked to dress up as someone, I wouldn’t dare boast, but as long as I don’t meet anyone I know, I can do it about 60% of the time.”

This is very true. It is much easier to pretend to be a type of person than to pretend to be one person.

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "Then I have found the right person. I will first ask you to pretend to be a type of person, and then ask you to pretend to be a person. It's just that the quality of 60% to 70% is a bit lacking. Fortunately, the person I ask you to pretend to be has no acquaintances in other states."

The playful wife asked, "Have I seen the person you are talking about?"

Li Banfeng brought a projector and played a video: "I'll ask you to pretend to be him. Is it difficult?"

Xi Zhaofu took one look and was immediately shocked: "This is... Lu Huazi? I, I dare not pretend to be him!"

"What are you afraid of?"

The play-calling woman trembled and said, "Who is Lu Huazi? If he knew about this, he would kill me!"

Li Qi comforted Xi Zhaofu: "Don't worry, Lu Huazi is my friend. I have discussed this matter with him and he agreed."

Xi Zhaofu did not dare to disobey Li Banfeng. She carefully studied several key scenes. He used his Xi Xiu skills to transform himself into the appearance of the Green Water Beggar.

In fact, it is not difficult to play Green Flower Boy, because his characteristics are very prominent. As long as you grasp his characteristics, you can grasp the key elements of his appearance.

But Xi's ability to recruit wives is indeed not as good as before. At first glance, they look quite similar, but upon closer inspection, many details are quite different.

Li Banfeng brought Zhong Peng's makeup box and began to touch up the makeup for the actress bit by bit.

This should have been done by the pendulum, but the pendulum was being retrained. Li Banfeng had practiced painting for so long and had mastered many techniques. He worked until late at night and asked the projector to make a comparison.

The Projector has always been picky about character images. After watching the comparison for about ten minutes, the Projector said, "As a stuntman, I think this person's appearance is not perfect, but it is excellent."

It’s enough to be excellent. There are not so many perfect things in the world.

Li Banfeng took out two gray-white pills and handed them to Xi Zhaofu: "You must be very careful with these two pills. I will arrange a route for you. Starting tomorrow, we will practice repeatedly and must not make any mistakes."

……

A week passed, and the higher-ups neither mentioned the removal of the Customs Office nor the matter of the five thousand people. It was obvious that they wanted to drag out the matter.

They didn't mention it, and Li Banfeng didn't urge them.

The Dark Star Bureau held a meeting, which was chaired by Shen Jingye and Du Wenming also attended.

The meeting lasted until seven in the evening. It was rare that Li Qi did not cause trouble at the meeting.

Not only did Li Banfeng not make trouble, he also followed Shen Jingye to send Du Wenming to the car.

After seeing Du Wenming off and returning to the office, Li Qi called Shen Jingye and said, "Xiao Shen, I'd like to treat you to dinner tonight. Would you be willing to do me the honor?"

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Li Qi never forces others. If Shen Jingye agrees, they will have a meal together. If he disagrees, Li Qi will go to the office and tie him up, and then have a meal together.

Shen Jingye agreed.

It was rare for Li Qi to show goodwill. Although he was not sure whether Li Qi had other purposes, even if he did, it was just a meal and would not cause any trouble.

The two of them didn't walk far before they went to a nearby restaurant. Their meal wasn't too extravagant, so they called a private room, ordered a few dishes, and talked about work while eating.

Every time Shen Jingye met Li Qi, he was worried, especially after the incident with Lu Huazi. After all, it was he who had cheated Li Qi, and he must still be feeling uneasy about this matter.

But Li Qi didn't mention this during the meal. He only talked about small things at work. After a while, the two gradually relaxed. Shen Jingye also talked about some of his experiences in Prozhou.

"When I went to Puro Province, I didn't have such good conditions as Tangyuan and the others. The Customs Defense Office sent us out to work directly and didn't let us reveal our identities. As a result, I offended the people from Qingyun Society after just two days of work. I was..."

Just as he was talking excitedly, Shen Jingye's phone rang. It was Du Wenming calling.

Shen Jingye adjusted his state before answering the phone: "Director Du, you are looking for me... Are you talking about a problem over there?

You want to see Director Li? Director Li is here with me, Director Du, don't worry, I'll let Director Li take the call!"

Du Wenming was stuck in the office building and couldn't get out.

Not only he couldn't get out, but everyone in the building couldn't get out.

Du Wenming went to the Dark Star Bureau for a meeting. On his way back, a traffic policeman signaled the driver to pull over.

The driver was very dissatisfied. He had been driving according to the rules and there had been no problems along the way. What did it mean to ask him to stop now?
Du Wenming also reminded the driver: "Don't be angry, cooperate with others in their work."

The driver pressed the window switch and the window slowly fell down. The traffic policeman who was originally standing outside the window suddenly changed his appearance.

The uniform was gone and he was reduced to a set of tattered clothes.

The ticket in his hand disappeared and turned into a bowl.

In the blink of an eye, the person outside the window turned into a beggar, with big sores all over his face, oozing green pus, and a smile on his face, seemingly begging.

The driver exclaimed: "Who are you?"

The traffic police outside the window was startled: "What do you mean?"

The driver looked carefully and saw that it was still the traffic police outside, nothing had changed.

Did I see it wrong? Is my eyesight blurry?
The driver was stunned for a while. The traffic police asked them a few simple questions and let them go.

While walking on the road, the driver didn't dare say much, just thinking that he was seeing things.

Du Wenming asked, "That person just now seemed a little strange."

The driver said quickly: "He seems to have suddenly turned into a beggar, with pus-filled sores all over his face!"

Du Wenming was shocked and quickly asked the driver to turn around and follow the man.

But when I returned to the previous intersection, the man had disappeared.

After returning to the office building, Du Wenming started to have a fever, his subordinates also had a fever, and the driver even had a rash.

This is a serious matter, a matter of life and death.

Du Wenming immediately called Kang Zhenchang. After Kang Zhenchang arrived, he made a preliminary diagnosis and asked Du Wenming to seal off the building immediately. No one was allowed to enter or leave without permission.

"This is the focus of the Green Water Beggar's disease. As for the extent of the disease, further tests are needed."

"Doctor Kang, please confirm this carefully again."

Kang Zhenchang said: "The source of the lesion has been confirmed, it is the Green Water Beggar. I have dealt with him for a long time in Pro Province, and I will definitely not be wrong about his lesion.

What you need to do now is to stay in bed and rest, and immediately report the incident to your superiors, and take emergency measures immediately to prevent the spread of the pathogen. "

report?

How to report?

There are still too many unclear issues in this whole incident.

Du Wenming immediately called Li Qi, but the call was not connected.

This matter must be related to Li Qi. This guy is hiding now!

He called Shen Jingye again, but he didn't expect that Li Qi was having dinner with Shen Jingye.

Li Qi answered the phone in a very good manner: "Xiao Du, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Du Wenming didn't know where to start: "Director Li, I have some problems here. I hope you can cooperate with our investigation."

Du Wenming narrated what happened.

Li Qi smiled and said, it has come to this critical moment, and you are still talking to me about cooperation.

"Xiao Du, I can't cooperate with you on this matter. We made it clear before. You guys should handle this matter by yourselves. It has nothing to do with me."

After saying that, Li Qi returned the phone to Shen Jingye.

Du Wenming asked on the phone: "Director Shen, when did you and Li Qi go to the restaurant?"

Shen Jingye said: "We came after the meeting, around 7:20. There was nothing else to do, so we had a simple meal, and we paid for it ourselves."

Du Wenming compared the time points and found that he met the Green Water Beggar at 7:50.

Could it be that this matter has nothing to do with Li Qi?

Impossible, it must have something to do with him, more or less.

"Director Shen, please calm Li Qi down first and try to strengthen communication with him. The Green Water Beggar has appeared in Yuezhou again. You must ask him the cause and effect of the incident."

"Okay." Shen Jingye hung up the phone and was silent for a moment.

Li Qi asked, "You just said that you offended the Qingyun Society, but you haven't finished talking about it yet."

"About this matter," Shen Jingye thought for a moment, "Do you know Han Yaomen, the head of Qingyun Society?"

"I know him," Li Qi nodded, "He's quite a ruthless guy."

"This guy is really cruel!" Shen Jingye agreed. "I really didn't mean to do it at that time, but I didn't expect Han Yaomen to hold on to me and insisted on cutting off one of my arms.
Later, I had no choice but to reveal my identity, and the situation was finally eased. During this period, I suffered a lot! "

Li Qi nodded and said, "Han Yaomen is really capable of doing this. The Qingyun Society is really ruthless!"

Shen Jingye kept talking about this topic until the end of dinner. He didn't say a word until Du Wenming told him something.

Li Qi had already explained the whole story clearly before. The Green Water Beggar wanted 5,000 people, and they had to be delivered within five days.

Now five days have passed, the person hasn't been delivered, and something has gone wrong. What else is there to ask?
Du Wenming can just ask a random question and I can ask it for you clearly?
Is Li Qi so easy to talk to?
Shen Jingye understood his position and his responsibilities. After dinner, everyone went home. He would not take any action until he received more specific orders.

……

The next day at noon, Shen Jingye received the document. After reading it, he immediately relayed the contents to Li Qi.

"Five thousand people, the higher-ups have agreed to it, and the removal of the defense office at the Soda Kiln has also been agreed to by the higher-ups."

Li Qi was stunned: "So happy?"

He was actually a little surprised. He didn't expect that the soda kiln matter had been completed at the same time.

Shen Jingye said: "The higher-ups hope that we can get in touch with Green Water Beggar as soon as possible and explain the situation to him. The transfer of personnel will take time, so he should not take any drastic actions.

I also hope you can go to Santoucha as soon as possible and send the personnel to Green Water City. The matter is urgent and I really need your help."

Li Qi said sternly, "This is the responsibility of the balancer. You should arrange for people to make relevant preparations."

……

In the He family mansion, He Yuxiu was listening to the accountant Sheng Shanzhou reporting the accounts.

Aunt Liu prepared the mattress for He Yuxiu. After listening to the accounts, He Yuxiu fell asleep immediately. She definitely didn't suffer from insomnia.

After more than half an hour, Sheng Shanzhou finally finished reading. He Yuxiu walked upstairs in a daze. Just as she got into bed, she heard a sound from the window.

Who is this? How dare you come into my room in the middle of the night?
Is it that little bastard He Jiaqing again?
He Yuxiu picked up the candlestick beside the bed and started to hit him. After two moves, she missed him, but he shouted, "How dare you hit me? Don't you have any family rules?"

"Seventh Brother?" He Yuxiu was very surprised when she heard the voice.

"Call Brother Qi when no one is around!" Li Qi struck a match and lit the candle.

Seeing that Li Qi was covered in mud and water, He Yuxiu quickly brought a towel and said, "Brother Qi, wipe it off quickly. I'll find someone to change your clothes for you."

"There's no rush to change your clothes. Find someone to get some food and don't tell anyone else I'm here." Li Banfeng ran all the way from Xindi and didn't even have time to eat.

He Yuxiu asked Aunt Liu to prepare a midnight snack. Aunt Liu was curious: "Miss, didn't everyone go to bed just now?"

He Yuxiu said impatiently: "Don't ask me anymore. I'm hungry again. Let's get ready."

Aunt Liu prepared a plate of sausages, a plate of roast chicken, a plate of lamb and a plate of vegetables, and He Yuxiu brought them into the house herself.

Li Qi asked while eating: "Xiu'er, let me ask you something. What is your level of cultivation?"

He Yuxiu smiled innocently: "Seventh Brother, as for this matter, anyone who knows me knows that I am an eighth-level martial artist."

Li Qi laughed and said, "Is an eighth-level martial artist so ruthless?"

He Yuxiu was a little embarrassed: "Wasn't I scared by you just now? I didn't know how to act properly when I attacked."

"Is it really the eighth floor?"

"Can I still lie to you?"

"Are you really not lying to me?" Li Qi pulled out the feather duster.

He Yuxiu shuddered and waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "No, Seventh Brother, we can talk if you have something to say. I haven't neglected my cultivation over the years. If I'm talking about the eighth level, maybe it's more than that."

"You're really tactful," Li Qi sneered, "You've already reached the ninth level, right?"

He Yuxiu lowered her voice and said, "This matter cannot be known to others. I don't want to be targeted by Neizhou."

In Pro Province, once the news of a ninth-level cultivator leaked out, he would easily be targeted by the inner province.

Li Banfeng advised earnestly: "Xiu'er, it's only a matter of time before they target you. It's no use hiding like this."

He Yuxiu's eyes lit up: "Do you have a good idea?"

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "Xiu'er, do you want to be the local god?"

He Yuxiu thought for a moment and said, "If I go to Neizhou to be a slave or a servant, I can't do it. I'm not that kind of person."

"What if we don't have to go to Neizhou?"

He Yuxiu said with surprise: "Is there such a good thing?"

Li Banfeng smiled: "If only I had said that Brother Qi loves you, you would have really caught up with such a good thing."

(End of this chapter)