Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 67: Moral Discussion, Paying Back the Money and Paying for the Life

In the Jewel Pavilion, in the mourning hall.

The people from the Tianqin Sect had low martial arts skills and were drunk, so they barely managed to avoid falling down by leaning against the wall.

Only the great hero Shanxi Yan, with his powerful martial arts skills, was completely sober. However, he had drunk too much, which ultimately affected his actions. He sighed repeatedly and said, "Drinking is a waste of time, drinking is a waste of time!"

Lu Xiaofeng didn't care at all. He leaned against Zhao Damazi and asked, "Why are you here?"

Zhao Damazi said: "Don't ask, work!"

This Zhao Damazi was actually not the owner of the dog meat shop, but the famous thief Sikong Zhaixing.

He disguised himself as Zhao Damazi.

Unexpectedly, I encountered such a disaster.

Before, in the dog meat shop, Sun Shou slapped him with his palm, but he dodged it with his superb lightness skills, and then he was exposed in front of Lu Xiaofeng, who recognized him.

Lu Xiaofeng didn't ask any more questions. He looked at the scene and said, "I didn't expect that the Jewelry Pavilion has a general manager in public, but there is another one in secret. Old Hua, does your Hua family also have a secret master?"

Hua Manlou did not answer.

On the other side, Su Shaoying also came close to Dugu Yihe and asked in a low voice: "Master, does our Emei Sect have this kind of thing?"

Dugu Yihe said: "Don't ask, think for yourself!"

The purpose of coming here this time was to find an opportunity to test Huo Tianqing.

But now it seems that someone is doing it for you.

That's a good thing.

Zhou Ming stood next to Dugu Yihe and watched the situation develop quietly.

Sun Shou is another projection of Zhou Ming.

The real body of the projection is naturally Taoist Baisun.

Although Taoist Baisun is still in a state of suspended animation and has not woken up at all, this does not affect Zhou Ming's ability to project his body and then control it himself.

He is a grandmaster after all. A lean camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention that he is not dead yet.

Therefore, the strength of this projection is not bad.

In the field.

As Sun Shou asked the question, the eight managers all turned their eyes to Huo Tianqing.

Now that the boss is dead, how he died is indeed the most concerned issue for everyone.

Huo Tianqing moved his lips and was about to speak, but Sun Shou suddenly said, "It's okay if you don't want to talk. I have captured all the people involved in this matter. You can ask them."

"Need not!"

Huo Tianqing refused and then began to tell the story.

After the whole story was finished, the expressions of the eight shopkeepers were not very good. Sun Shou's face was even colder. He said, "In other words, you just let the woman who killed the boss go?"

Huo Tianqing said: "The boss is from the Jinpeng Kingdom. Princess Danfeng took action for other reasons. If we don't investigate the hidden truth, we might kill a good person and lose our moral integrity!"

"Hahaha...morality?"

Sun Shou laughed and said, "I don't know what morality is. I only know that it was the boss who saved me nineteen years ago. If there really is any morality, then for me, it means repaying kindness and avenging hatred!"

He walked up to a middle-aged man and said, "Manager Li, tell me, is this right?"

Manager Li showed an angry look on his face: "Of course it is, no matter what morality is, I only know that whoever kills the boss, I will kill him!
Yan Tieshan was from the Jinpeng Kingdom. When he first arrived in the Ming Kingdom, he naturally had no connections. He was unmarried and childless, so it was naturally impossible for him to leverage his power through marriage.

Although he has the treasure of the Golden Roc Kingdom in his hands, he has nothing else.

It can barely be considered as starting from scratch.

The eight managers under him were basically people he trained himself, so they were naturally very loyal.

This Manager Li was born a complete beggar. He was adopted and raised by Yan Tieshan and was loyal to Yan Tieshan.

Therefore, he was assigned by Yan Tieshan to be responsible for the most profitable southern business.

Sun Shou said, "Besides, a good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses a master to serve. Just as the monarch chooses his ministers, the ministers also choose their masters. Let's not talk about the past, when Su Qin was given the seals of the six kingdoms, just today, Li Si, the prime minister of Qin, is a native of Chu. Pei Ju, the chief minister of our Ming state, is also a native of Sui.

The boss might have had some connection with the Jinpeng Kingdom in the past, but he had been doing business in the Ming Kingdom decades ago. Could it be that he couldn't sever this connection after decades?
Besides, the so-called Jinpeng Country was destroyed decades ago, right? Is it possible that a country that has been destroyed for decades should be made to pay with its life?!"

Princess Danfeng was standing nearby, angrily saying, "Yan Liben, that traitor, disappeared with our Jinpeng Kingdom's treasure!"

"Oh, I see! The treasure of the Jinpeng Kingdom, right? How much is it? Five hundred thousand? One million? I'll compensate you!"

Sun Shou said, "Isn't that enough? Don't tell us you want us to give you the entire Jewel Pavilion? If that's the case, how will our boss's decades of hard work be counted? How will we be counted for all our hard work over the years?"
When a martial arts sect is clearing out its ranks, they will only take back the martial arts, but they will never take anyone's life!"

As he spoke, he turned to Huo Tianqing, “Manager Huo, if you owe a debt, you must pay it back; if you kill someone, you must pay with your life. This is the greatest morality in the martial arts world!

"I'd like to ask you to mobilize funds and return an amount of gold and silver equivalent to the former Jinpeng Kingdom treasures to the Jinpeng Kingdom. Then, I, the insider, will... claim the life debt. How do you do it?"

Huo Tianqing said, "You are just making sophistry. Even if you return the gold and silver first, you will still take someone's life in the end!"

"Hahaha, what about Princess Danfeng's style? Didn't she also take the boss's life? What? She can do it, but I can't?"

"This..." Huo Tianqing gritted his teeth and said, "It's not in line with morality!"

"Great! Great morality, great Huo Tianqing, worthy of being the head of the Tianqin Sect!"

Sun Shou said, "Three years ago, your boss saved your life, and to repay his kindness, you served under him. Over the past three years, you have worked hard and made great contributions. Now that your boss is dead, you have finally repaid his life-saving kindness.

In this case, please... step down from your position as Chief Steward!"

Steward Su also came over, his eyes icy as he said, "Huo Tianqing, you came here to repay a favor, and now you're leaving to repay a favor. You should resign as the head steward of the Jewelry Pavilion!"

Manager Li also stepped forward and said, "I will repay you for saving my life in three years. Huo Tianqing, you don't owe us anything anymore."

Seeing this, other managers also expressed their support.

They were all trained and promoted by Yan Tieshan himself, and they all wanted to avenge Yan Tieshan.

If Huo Tianqing is willing to help, they will naturally recognize his position as general manager.

But now Huo Tianqing has chosen to turn a blind eye to his enemies for the sake of so-called morality. How could these people be happy about this?

"Head!"

Shanxi Yan then stood up and said, "You are a good guy, don't lose face!
It was Boss Yan who saved you back then, not these people. Since they don't recognize you, a mere steward, just throw you away!"

"Yes! Master!"

"Master, you're back. You're still the master of our Tianqin Sect!"

The other people from the Tianqin Sect were still drunk and were staggering, unable to stand steadily, but they all expressed their support for Huo Tianqing.

Huo Tianqing was biting his teeth so hard that he almost wanted to slap them to death.

What have I been planning for all these years?
How could this position of general manager be lost so easily?

And there’s that leader of the Tianqin Sect… The number of people in the entire sect can be counted on one hand!
To put it nicely, he is the leader of a martial arts sect. To put it bluntly, he is not even as good as a street gang!
What's the point of being the leader of this lousy sect?
(End of this chapter)