Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 158 157 Blocking the Door
Xiong Guiyuan was stunned and said, "What do you mean by people of questionable character? They are all considered prominent figures in the city. Isn't it paving the way for your future by bringing Xi Yaoer to meet them?"

"My road in Dicheng is not yet repaired."

Feng Xiuhu grabbed Xiong Guiyuan's hand, patted the back of her hand, and said earnestly, "Xiyao'er is my finance minister and cigarette general. She's very important. I asked her to come with you so that she could gain experience, not learn the bad habits of Shangcheng."

Xiong Guiyuan pulled her hand back: "If you want to broaden your horizons, you must adapt to the habits of the upper city."

Feng Xiuhu tilted his head: "If it really doesn't work, how about changing your habits?"

Xiong Guiyuan said with a cold face: "You are used to being domineering in the lower city, but the rules in the upper city are not so easy to change."

Feng Xiuhu thought for a moment and said, "I'll try it later."

Xiong Guiyuan's expression froze. Her intuition told her that Feng Xiuhu was about to cause trouble again. "How are you going to try?"

Feng Xiuhu nodded and said, "First, bring the offering silver to the upper city."

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"madman!"

Xiong Guiyuan said this angrily and led Xi Yaoer into the garden of the western-style building.

Feng Xiuhu heard her say to Xiyaoer, "I'll teach you the rules slowly. If he does it again, you must stop him."

Feng Xiuhu and Mike were walking down town.

"what time is it?"

Feng Xiuhu asked.

Mike took out his pocket watch and looked at it: "Almost three o'clock."

Feng Xiuhu stretched lazily. "That's about it. Let's go back to the temple and sit for a while. I'll get another day's salary."

"You have a really big heart."

Mike looked at him with some envy: "Bishop Yuke is still in the hands of the temple. How could you just forget about such a big thing?"

Feng Xiuhu suddenly became serious: "You mean you want me to break out of the prison?"

Mike waved his hands hurriedly: "I didn't say that!"

Feng Xiuhu regained his composure: "Then let him stay in prison. At least he'll be fed in prison."

Mike said anxiously: "Don't you understand yet? This is a signal - a signal for war!"

Feng Xiuhu said to him, "You don't understand. From the moment Vadracho put me in the factory district church, this war was bound to happen sooner or later."

Mike was stunned: "Elder Vadela wants to fight?"

"It's not just him who wants to fight, Wan Lai Qiu is also involved."

Feng Xiuhu sneered: "When they arrested Yukehu, I realized that Vadraqiao and Wanlaiqiu were sitting at the same table."

Mike asked in astonishment: "But why do you have to fight?"

Feng Xiuhu rolled his eyes at him. "You ask me, who should I ask? Didn't you see that I stopped causing trouble for the Temple after I took office? Vadracho thought I would continue to help the Church conquer and expand its territory, but I refused to fulfill his wish. It's just that at that time, I didn't expect the Temple to be the first to hold back."

Mike laughed dryly: "Really? Then what about Ni Shicai?"

Feng Xiuhu said sternly, "It was an accident. Don't forget, in the plan, Ni Shicai's death had nothing to do with me, but I never expected that the temple didn't care who the real murderer was, and instead took advantage of this incident to make a fuss."

Mike finally figured it out: "So the temple's early action brought this battle forward."

Chatting, the two returned to the temple.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Guard Officer Morgan.

He was directing the Divine Guards to bring stretchers and treat the wounded.

Officer Morgan himself was in a rather disheveled state, with several gouges on his armor and blood on his face. Mike stopped and whispered, "Looks like something's happened. I'll go find out."

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

Feng Xiuhu approached Guard Morgan and asked, "Shouldn't you be in the port area at this time?"

There was a vicious look in Guard Officer Morgan's eyes - but it was not directed at Feng Xiuhu. At this time, he knew the importance of the matter.

"We were attacked by the temple."

Guard Officer Morgan angrily said, "According to your orders, we were confiscating portraits and pottery statues of the Goddess of Wind and Rain from civilians' homes when a large group of temple monks suddenly appeared. They didn't give us any room to negotiate and attacked us directly. We were caught off guard and had to temporarily withdraw and recuperate."

Feng Xiuhu put his hands behind his back and nodded silently. He had expected this, but he didn't expect the temple to be so tough this time.

"What did they say?"

Officer Morgan's face was gloomy. "The temple has violated the contract. They said that from today on, the church is forbidden from entering the port area, not even the choir."

Feng Xiuhu laughed and said, "That's normal. They captured Yukhu and are waiting for the church to surrender. Their morale is at its highest right now."

Guard Officer Morgan was stunned. He was not in the upper city today and had not heard about this matter.

"Caught...Bishop Yuke? Is there something wrong with my ears?"

"You heard that right."

Feng Xiuhu sighed. "I'm deeply saddened by this. As devout believers of the God of Mist and the church's most devoted followers, we can't ignore this. Officer Morgan, I have a difficult task for you, and it's also a crucial indicator for your next phase of work. I'd like to briefly emphasize three points..."

Officer Morgan turned and left.

"return!"

Feng Xiuhu grabbed him and frowned, "You little comrade, I'm going to criticize you by name. What kind of work attitude is this?"

Guard Officer Morgan grabbed his hair and bared his teeth: "I'm injured and need to rest now!"

"Hey—" Feng Xiuhu patted his shoulder. "I told you this morning that you should be fearless of hardship and never give up. If you're so lazy, how can you shoulder important responsibilities in the organization in the future?"

Guard Officer Morgan pushed Feng Xiuhu and said through gritted teeth, "What on earth do you want to say?"

Feng Xiuhu patted the wrinkled collar of his shirt and said calmly, "I want you to block both entrances to the factory area."

“Since the temple claims the port area is their territory, then the factory area belongs to the church.”

“From now on, no one from the temple will be allowed to enter the factory area – not even the tax collectors.”

Feng Xiuhu grinned: "I almost forgot, there are no tax collectors in the temple anymore."

Guard Officer Morgan was stunned for a moment, but Feng Xiuhu didn't look like he was joking. He asked in a deep voice, "Are you serious?"

It's no wonder he asked this question. There are two roads leading from the factory area to the port area, the stairs on the west and the ramp on the east. It would be simple if we just blocked the intersection and prevented traffic from passing.

But the problem is that if people in the port area want to go to the upper city, they must pass through the factory area.

Feng Xiuhu's move not only blocked the entrance to the factory area, but also blocked people's way home.

Seeing Guard Morgan hesitate, Feng Xiuhu asked him, "You took a beating for nothing, don't you want to fight back?"

Officer Morgan hesitated, "I think this matter needs to be reported to Bishop Konate first..."

Feng Xiuhu raised his hand to interrupt, "Are you afraid you can't win? The temple now has two squads of Divine Guards, plus all the deacons who have reached the spiritual awakening stage. I allow you to take them all out. Anyone who dares to step foot in the temple will be beaten to death. If Konate Chen wants to hold someone accountable, tell him to come to me."

Feng Xiuhu pounded his chest - the reason he was fearless was because Konate Chen had just suffered a setback at his hands and didn't have the courage to challenge him again in the short term.

PS: If you want to catch the big fish in the sea, you must use bloody bait to spread the smell.

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