Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 135 134 The first fire, burn Ni Shicai first

Feng Xiuhu didn't tell Youkehu about the shadow.

The mastermind behind this incident was obviously targeting Feng Xiuhu. Feng Xiuhu didn't trust anyone until he got to the bottom of it.

The butler was dead, and it was unlikely that any valuable information could be pried out from the remaining servants. Feng Xiuhu didn't have the time to interrogate them one by one, so he simply left the rest of the matter to Youkehu.

"Why did their shadows disappear?"

Feng Xiuhu had just checked and found that the housekeeper's shadow had disappeared, so on the way back, Feng Xiuhu and Shi discussed the case.

"do not know."

Eclipse said in a deep voice, "But 'shadow' reminds me of the authority of 'shadow'."

Feng Xiuhu frowned: "The Church of Night again?"

"Not sure yet."

Eclipse thought for a moment and said, "But morally and logically, no one from the Church of Evernight should be in Sail City."

"Early when the Lord God Church entered the Eastern Continent, they had already divided the missionary territories of the major Lord Gods. Most coastal cities belong to the Mist Church, and other churches will not interfere in the affairs here."

Feng Xiuhu retorted, "But Fancheng also has a prayer hall for the Life Church."

Eclipse couldn't help but sneer, "You have to understand, it's the other churches that need the Life Church's rapid healing ability, not the Life Church begging for it."

Feng Xiuhu scratched his head: "Now the clues are broken, I don't know where to investigate next."

"Then use stillness to control movement."

Eclipse didn't really care about this: "With your current body, you won't die even if you get shot two more times."

Feng Xiuhu was angry: "Why should I be shot?"

Eclipse explained helplessly, "What I mean is that the mastermind didn't kill you this time. If he's not reconciled, there will be another assassination attempt. We can wait until then to catch his weakness."

Feng Xiuhu asked in return: "What if he doesn't do it?"

Shi smiled and said, "Then you don't have to worry about it. The church is more capable than you. They know how to investigate."

This makes sense, and Feng Xiuhu said he felt comforted.

……

Feng Xiuhu went to the church.

Today is his first day as a priest. As the saying goes, a new official should start with three things, and he plans to try out the first one.

Feng Xiuhu sent someone to call Mike up.

When Mike came up, he saw Feng Xiuhu standing at the door of the study, looking up at the painting "God Leading the Waves" in the corridor.

Mike approached cautiously and called out, "Father."

Feng Xiuhu turned to look at him. "Hollis Wu said this painting is a unique piece, so it must be worth a lot of money—I plan to take it down and sell it."

Mike's eye twitched and he turned to look at the two guards at the study door.

The two guards stood motionless with stern faces, pretending to be statues that could not hear anything.

Mike whispered to Feng Xiuhu, "I'm afraid this isn't appropriate..."

"Not even a priest?"

Feng Xiuhu tilted his head.

Mike smiled bitterly. "It has nothing to do with whether he's a priest or not. This painting belongs to the church, and it depicts a miracle. Even if the head of the church comes, he would never think of selling it."

Feng Xiuhu nodded, feeling relieved - whether this thought would come to mind was one thing, but whether it could come to mind was another.

He invited Mike into the study, and after the door was closed, Feng Xiuhu asked, "First, tell me what exactly this priest can do?"

Mike is a veteran employee, and he says these things with ease: "It's not too much, but it's not too little either."

"First of all, you have to know that you, as a priest, are different from ordinary priests. Most of the work you do in the church is actually what a bishop should do."

"First, you will preside over the ceremony and lead the believers in collective prayer every Friday afternoon."

"At the same time, you also have to manage the daily affairs of the church, such as finance, personnel, and teaching affairs."

"You must also keep an eye on the other clergy in the church. Although everyone is a devout believer, they will inevitably encounter various problems, whether in life or at work. You must provide them with timely guidance and resolve their doubts."

"Your most important job is, of course, to spread the faith, but this is usually done by the choir. You should be familiar with the procedures in this regard."

"Besides that, sometimes you will receive a notice to go to the upper city to participate in the cathedral meeting."

"The above matters won't actually take up too much of your time. Priests usually use the remaining time to practice and improve their personal strength."

Feng Xiuhu knocked on the table and said, "You didn't understand what I meant. I was asking what I, as a priest, could do, not what I should do."

Mike was stunned: "What do you want to do?"

Feng Xiuhu came closer and raised an eyebrow at him: "I want to take over the four streets in the port area."

Mike wondered, "Aren't those four streets already allocated to the church?"

Feng Xiuhu waved his hand: "That's what I said, but you should know the actual situation."

"The people in the port area only care about the Goddess of Wind and Rain. Even if I forcibly collect the silver as an offering, they will not remember the kindness of the God of Mist."

"So I have to ask the Lady of Wind and Rain to move out so the God of Mist can move in."

Mike had a bad feeling in his heart: "How exactly do we move it?"

He was suddenly startled: "You don't want to do it again like you did on Fengyu Street and Bibo Street, do you?"

Feng Xiuhu glared at him. "It was Bibo Street and Fengyu Street who provoked me first! Am I the kind of person who would kill or burn people at will?"

Mike thought to himself - what kind of person are you? If you go out and ask, everyone on the street will know you.
But at least what Feng Xiuhu meant was not that he wanted to attack the civilians in the port area.

Mike asked, "So what do you want to do?"

Feng Xiuhu said, "Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys."

Mike asked again: "Who is this chicken?"

Feng Xiuhu said again: "Ni Shicai."

"He provoked me, so I fought back. It's only natural."

Mike kindly advised him, "In the port area, the temple is heaven and the temple is earth. What you are doing is neither heavenly nor earthly."

Feng Xiuhu pulled out his revolver and slammed it on the table. "Then I'll disguise myself and shoot him. As long as no one knows it was me, then no matter what the law of nature or what the law of nature says, it won't be my fault."

Mike still shook his head: "If you want to kill the chicken, you have to let the monkey know that it is you who killed the chicken, otherwise it will be a waste of effort."

Feng Xiuhu thought for a moment and picked up a pen from the table. "Then I'll write a letter in advance, inform him beforehand, and have a fight with him openly and honestly. That way, Heaven can't find fault with me, and Earth can't say I'm wrong."

Mike's expression was serious. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head again. "That's not right. There are many people in the temple who hate you. If you tell them in advance, I'm afraid that some monks will hide in the dark and attack you that day. Then they can put all the blame on Ni Shicai and the temple will be wiped out easily."

"Then this matter will be easy."

Feng Xiuhu sneered and slammed the pen next to the revolver.

"Let's do both things at once."

(End of this chapter)