Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 181 Questioning and Testing

I've met a tough guy.

Feng Xiuhu swallowed hard.

He calculated in his mind, if the spiritual realm corresponds to the chief priest, and the wandering realm corresponds to the high-level Taoist priest, then the barrier-breaking realm... wouldn't it be the great high-level Taoist priest?
Feng Xiuhu couldn't help but be amazed. The Xijun Temple was too extravagant. Even the great priests were sent abroad?
Although he felt a little frightened, Feng Xiuhu knew very well that he must not lose his momentum at this moment, otherwise he would be at the mercy of others.

So he looked at Hong Shenghuo again and nodded, "So he came from Xijun Temple. No wonder he's so angry."

Hong Shenghuo sneered: "You are lying with your eyes open. It is obviously you who is the most angry."

"Is it me?"

Feng Xiuhu turned around and asked Mike.

Mike lowered his head and dared not say a word.

It seems to be true. Apart from his tough attitude, Hong Shenghuo didn't say a harsh word from beginning to end. Instead, Feng Xiuhu kept making remarks to challenge others.

Feng Xiuhu felt a little embarrassed and changed the subject: "There's no rush to go with you. Let me ask you a few questions first."

Hong Shenghuo nodded calmly and said, "You go ahead."

Feng Xiuhu pointed in the direction of the temple behind him and asked, "The Water Control Bureau is putting on this show. Are they really here to invite me, or are they using the excuse of inviting me to help the temple?"

Hong Shenghuo raised his eyes and glanced at the wind column in the distance: "The Water Control Division should not interfere in the feud between the Mist Church and the Wind and Rain Temple, nor do they want to interfere. As long as you cooperate, follow me back to the Water Control Division for questioning, and my people will immediately retreat to the barracks."

This was quite reasonable, and Feng Xiuhu felt much more relieved.

He said to Hong Shenghuo, "Then wait for me for a while."

After saying that, Feng Xiuhu turned around and dived into the crowd.

He first called over Guard Officer Morgan and said, "You don't need to guard the western stairs anymore. Move everyone over here and make sure the temple is surrounded. If anyone lets anyone escape before I return, you'll be fired as a guard officer."

Then he pulled Mike over and put the brooch into Mike's hand: "Take this and go to the cathedral to see Vadracho and tell him everything that happened tonight - and tell Shunzi not to worry about me."

After finishing the instructions, Feng Xiuhu walked out of the crowd and came in front of Hong Shenghuo.

He lowered the brim of his hat: "Lead the way."

Hong Shenghuo leaned over and said, "Please."

……

Hong Shenghuo did not cheat. As he and Feng Xiuhu left, the soldiers of the Water Control Division also withdrew.

Drive back to the barracks.

Hong Shenghuo led Feng Xiuhu directly to a room.

When the door was closed, they were the only two left in the enclosed room.

Feng Xiuhu was a little surprised - if it was an interrogation, it should not be worth it for him, the admiral of the navy, to be personally responsible.

Hong Shenghuo took out a talisman and held it between his fingers. He shook it lightly and the talisman began to catch fire.

With the talisman as the center, a ripple of fire spread out in all directions, sweeping across the entire room in the blink of an eye.

Feng Xiuhu was immediately on guard. He looked around cautiously: "What does this mean?"

"Watch the fire from the other side of the river."

Hong Shenghuo waved his hand and casually explained, "This room is now completely isolated from the outside world. No one will know what we talked about."

Feng Xiuhu became even more alert - if they were asking about the Shenwei Cannon, there was obviously no need to use this method.

"What exactly do you want to ask?"

Hong Shenghuo opened a drawer, took out something, and threw it in front of Feng Xiuhu: "Do you recognize this?"

With the dim light of the desk lamp, Feng Xiuhu saw clearly.

His pupils shrank for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure: "I don't know him."

Hong Shenghuo stood in the shadows against the wall, his arms folded, observing Feng Xiuhu's expression the entire time: "Are you sure?"

Feng Xiuhu raised his head and met Hong Shenghuo's burning gaze: "Should I know him?" The two looked at each other silently for a few seconds.

"Ah."

Hong Shenghuo chuckled softly: "That's right, as someone who has worked his way up from the bottom city, it's normal that you have never seen anything on a warship."

Feng Xiuhu nodded silently, as if agreeing with Hong Shenghuo's words, then lowered his head and looked at the things on the table again.

He actually knew him.

That's the lid of the shell box.

The iron cover in front of me was covered in rust, especially the lock, where a big hole was corroded.

Both he and Eclipse were too excited, leaving such a big flaw.

Hong Shenghuo walked around behind Feng Xiuhu and put his hand on Feng Xiuhu's shoulder.

He explained, "This was originally an object next to the Shenwei Cannon. The thief who sneaked into the warship used some kind of spell to pry open the cannonball box, which led to tonight's incident."

Feng Xiuhu picked up the iron cover and looked through it. He gently ran his hand over it, and his fingertips were stained with rust powder. "The Church of the Mist doesn't have this kind of spell."

Hong Shenghuo nodded: "I thought so too, and this little thief's infiltration skills are also first-class."

"There are night workers at the port entrance. This is a checkpoint."

"There's a high wall between the port and the military camp, and there's also a military outpost at the entrance to the camp. This is the second checkpoint."

"After entering the military camp, there is a watchtower overlooking the entire camp, and it is on guard all day. This is the third checkpoint."

"From the barracks, we can sneak onto the ship. There are sailors patrolling the ship. This is the last checkpoint."

"This little thief broke through four checkpoints without alerting anyone. This is enough to prove his ability."

"With such skills, he could have sneaked into the camp to steal secrets, assassinated officers, and done many more valuable things. But he didn't do anything - he just fired a cannon and then disappeared."

"Isn't that strange?"

Feng Xiuhu turned around and looked at him: "You ask me?"

Hong Shenghuo asked back: "What else?"

"This attack targeted the Guan Temple, and the Church will be the primary beneficiary. As the commander-in-chief, who else should I ask if not you?"

Feng Xiuhu's expression was calm: "I almost forgot there was a temple here. Why don't you ask the temple?"

Hong Shenghuo raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

Feng Xiuhu said, "Compared to the profit-making church, this ability to appear and disappear without a trace is more like the method of the Wind Turning into Rain."

Hong Shenghuo pointed at the iron cover on the table and said, "I'm not looking for a method that can come and go without a trace, but this method."

Feng Xiuhu suddenly realized, "Oh—so you're looking for a method, not a person."

Hong Shenghuo nodded and then shook his head: "The temple doesn't have such means."

Feng Xiuhu replied: "The church doesn't have such methods."

Hong Shenghuo withdrew his hand from Feng Xiuhu's shoulder and rubbed his fingertips: "Why are the ends of your hair wet?"

Feng Xiuhu adjusted his hat and said, "I'm sweating."

Hong Shenghuo laughed: "People outside say that Crazy Tiger is not very smart, but I don't think so. Father Feng is obviously a wonderful person."

Feng Xiuhu stood up and leaned against the edge of the table, staring at Hong Shenghuo. "You've said everything you should and shouldn't say, so let me ask you something."

Hong Shenghuo spread his hands: "Just say it."

Feng Xiuhu flicked the brim of his hat and glanced over from the shadows. "Were you asking those questions just now on behalf of the Xijun Temple, or on behalf of the Water Control Bureau?"

"Does it make any difference to you?"

Hong Shenghuo smiled and said, "Whether it's the Xijun Temple or the Water Control Bureau, they're both on the side of the President. Your family church is on the side of the Duke of Daguo, so why should you care about this?"

(End of this chapter)