Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 156 155 New Clues
Li Wanshu struggled to break free and jumped down, pointing at Feng Xiuhu and angrily cursing, "Who are you? You're crazy!"

Feng Xiuhu's face darkened - it's been so long, why are people still bringing this up?

Xi Yaoer stood up hurriedly and shouted, "Master."

When she shouted, everyone looked over, and then slowly shifted their gaze to Feng Xiuhu.

Zhou Yazhen was the first to stand up and quietly hid behind Xiong Guiyuan, and Ke Mengyang followed closely.

Li Wanshu's expression changed. She bit her lip and said, "You...are Mr. Feng?"

Feng Xiuhu took a step closer and said, "Stop trying to get close to me. I'm asking you, what evil god?"

Li Wanshu subconsciously stepped back, her heel hitting the chair, and she gasped in pain.

The atmosphere was not right, so Xiong Guiyuan stepped in to smooth things over: "There's no such thing as an evil god. We were just joking."

Feng Xiuhu glanced at her and said, "So where were you guys talking about? I want to hear that, too."

After saying that, he moved a chair and sat down.

The women looked at each other.

Xiong Guiyuan smiled awkwardly: "Master Feng, this is inappropriate. We women are gossiping, and you, a man, are squeezing in..."

Feng Xiuhu couldn't bear to hear this, so he lifted up his coat and prepared to unbuckle his belt.

Xiong Guiyuan's face changed drastically, and she quickly said, "That's right! Sit down and listen!"

Xi Yaoer blushed, but the other three women were confused.

Feng Xiuhu gave up, knocked on the table to signal them to sit down, then turned around and asked Mike to go to the store to get food.

"What happened to the mermaid?"

he asked.

Ke Mengyang looked at Xiong Guiyuan, who gave her a look and asked her to continue.

Ke Mengyang then spoke, "Everyone knows that mermaids are followers of the evil god of the sea. The more mermaids caught, the more they are approaching Fancheng. So we suspect the evil god is trying to stir up trouble again."

Xiong Guiyuan added, "These are all just baseless guesses. How many years has it been since the evil god made any move? Besides, even if he did come, Fan City has the Empress's protection, so nothing will happen."

Li Wanshu would steal glances at Feng Xiuhu from time to time.

Xi Yaoer saw this and secretly became wary of this woman.

Just as he was thinking about it, Li Wanshu took the initiative to talk: "Mr. Feng."

Feng Xiuhu looked over and asked, "What are you doing?"

Li Wanshu seemed to be embarrassed. "I heard that you moved to Shangcheng. To be honest, I have admired you for a long time. I wonder if there will be a chance to visit you in your house in the future?"

Without waiting for Feng Xiuhu to reply, Xiyaoer suddenly stood up and walked around, squeezing in between Feng Xiuhu and Li Wanshu. "Master, you must be tired after a long day of running around. Let me massage your shoulders."

"Wait a minute."

Feng Xiuhu pushed aside the slender waist that blocked his view, looked over Li Wanshu's shoulder, and looked outside the garden.

He saw an acquaintance. When the man saw Feng Xiuhu, his face suddenly changed and he froze in place.

Feng Xiuhu left the women at the table and walked out.

"I almost forgot about you."

Feng Xiuhu muttered to himself.

The man lowered his voice and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here? What do you want to do?"

This person was none other than the former factory manager, Cheng Aimei.

Feng Xiuhu said confidently: "You opened this store? Why can't I be here?"

Cheng Aimei gritted her teeth and said, "This is my family's store!"

Feng Xiuhu was stunned and turned to look inside the store - before coming here, Mike clearly told him that the owner of this store was a woman.

"That's my wife!"

Cheng Aimei grabbed Feng Xiuhu's sleeve and glared at him: "If you have anything to say, come to me, don't make trouble here!"

Feng Xiuhu swung his arms to break free: "You're such a pushover. I have no grudge against you."

They were arguing in the street, so naturally, outsiders couldn't escape their sight. Mike, who was carrying a tray, saw it, and Zheng Sumei, the owner of the shop, also saw it, and they all came over.

Xi Yaoer also wanted to come over, but was held back by Xiong Guiyuan: "You can't speak, I'll go."

Zheng Sumei hurried over and asked with a smile, "Boss, is this your friend?"

As expected of a lady from an aristocratic family, she showed emotional intelligence the moment she opened her mouth.

Cheng Aimei's expression lightened slightly, and she softly replied, "...Yeah."

Zheng Sumei said to Feng Xiuhu again, "Then don't just stand there. Come in and talk."

Without waiting for Cheng Aimei's agreement, Feng Xiuhu dragged him inside: "I really have something to ask you."

Zheng Sumei led them to a secluded place in the store and sat them down, then looked at Xiong Guiyuan.

Xiong Guiyuan nodded slightly and extended her hand to introduce them: "This is Father Feng Xiuhu, and this is also a priest of the church, Deacon Mike."

She then introduced herself to Feng Xiuhu: "Her name is Zheng Sumei, she's the owner of this shop... and also my good friend."

Xiong Guiyuan mentioned this specifically because she hoped Feng Xiuhu would give her face and not make things awkward.

But Feng Xiuhu had no intention of causing trouble.

The first time he saw Cheng Aimei, he knew he had found the clue.

Cheng Aimei also used to work for Lu Hongxi.

"Did you know that Lu Hongxi is dead?"

Feng Xiuhu went straight to the point.

"know."

Cheng Aimei said sullenly, "You killed him."

"I killed the wrong person." Feng Xiuhu shook his head. "Someone took advantage of my grudge against Lu Hongxi and deliberately framed me."

Feng Xiuhu explained the whole story in detail.

Finally, he said, "If that bullet had hit me, I would have died on the street, and Lu Hongxi would have been charged with murdering a priest."

"But Lu Hongxi belongs to the Great Duke faction and is a staunch supporter of the Church. If the mastermind behind this is from the Church, then Lu Hongxi shouldn't be targeted. Wouldn't it be better to frame the Temple?"

"Now the temple has intervened and arrested Yukhu, but I think he was wrongly accused. Were Lu Hongxi and Yukhu close in the past?"

Cheng Aimei nodded and said, "Of course he's close. Lu Hongxi's son works under Bishop Yuke, and they have frequent contacts on a daily basis."

Feng Xiuhu asked the key question: "What about the relationship between Lu Hongxi and Konate Chen?"

Cheng Aimei recalled for a moment: "I rarely heard him mention it, so I guess we weren't very familiar with each other."

Feng Xiuhu's brows gradually relaxed. "If that's the case, then why did he ask Konate Chen to be the middleman for the elevator? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask Yukhu?"

Cheng Aimei was stunned by the question, and Feng Xiuhu answered himself: "Is it possible that Konate Chen took the initiative to take the job?"

Cheng Aimei didn't dare to say anything more about the internal struggles of the church.

Feng Xiuhu asked again, "I'm not familiar with the government office. Can you analyze for me what the consequences would be if Lu Hongxi died?"

Cheng Aimei shook her head repeatedly: "I'm no longer with Lu Hongxi, how can I know these things?"

Xiong Guiyuan interrupted, "I know that after Lu Hongxi's death, the position of Director of the Planning Department was filled by the former Deputy Director, Shen Yanzhi—he is not a member of the Duke's family."

"Those are the people from the government office, the President's people."

Feng Xiuhu snapped his fingers, his thoughts becoming clearer. "What impact will the change of director of the Planning Department have?"

Cheng Aimei's eyes lit up. He had worked as a factory manager before, so this was a question related to his expertise.

"Of course the factories are the ones most affected."

He slapped his thigh and said, "I was wondering why all those new factories were shut down. So this is what's going on!"

PS: From the beginning to the end, there were only two things going on in Fancheng: one was between the Lady of Wind and Rain and the God of Mist, and the other was between the President and the Duke of Daguo. Unfortunately, Feng Xiuhu was involved in both.

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