Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 214 Chapter 213 Clarifying Cause and Effect
Feng Xiuhu snapped his fingers: "I think so too."

Eclipse responded with a smile, "So what's Konate Chen's purpose in doing this...?"

Feng Xiuhu sneered, "What else could it be? Just to let me know who to target next. Without him helping to pass on the message, how would I know who Lu Hongxi is?"

"The Director of the Planning Department's authority is right at the heart of everything going on at the factory. As soon as Lu Hongxi steps down, Shen Yanzhi will be able to take over immediately."

"Konate Chen had a good plan. At that time, we were already preparing for him to take over the temple."

After a moment of contemplation, E asked, "Then how can he be sure that you will kill Lu Hongxi?"

Feng Xiuhu shook his head. "At that time, he probably didn't intend to kill Lu Hongxi. All he wanted to do was to push Lu Hongxi and me into opposition. As the messenger, it was easy for him to do this. He only needed to add fuel to the fire in his words. The conflict between Lu Hongxi and me would only deepen."

"In the end, Lu Hongxi was inevitably labeled as incompetent and was logically replaced by Shen Yanzhi."

"The unexpected change happened on the day I was promoted to priest. Konate Chen didn't expect such an outcome. All his plans were disrupted, so he had to change the outcome before I officially took over the church the next day."

“So he decided to kill me.”

"At that time, I was already a priest and a student of Vadracho. If I died, it would inevitably lead to a very strict investigation."

"So to be on the safe side, Konate Chen made a careful plan."

Feng Xiuhu was getting better and better.

"Gunman."

"That gunman had no intention of living."

"If I die by gunfire, the gunman will directly betray Lu Hongxi. It just so happens that I just killed Paul that day, and Lu Hongxi, who has a grudge against me, is already the most suspicious. With the witness, he will definitely be killed. Konate Chen has killed two birds with one stone."

"It's a pity that I was lucky enough to survive."

"The gunman betrayed Lu Hongxi as planned, so I went to seek revenge on Lu Hongxi that night. When Konate Chen found out, he didn't even dare to bring anyone else with him to avoid complications. He didn't come to stop me, but because he was afraid that Lu Hongxi would settle accounts with me."

"So Konate Chen deliberately provoked me, not giving Lu Hongxi a chance to explain, and forcing me to kill Lu Hongxi directly to silence him."

"In this way, he not only eliminated himself once again, but also cut his losses in time. Although he failed to change the outcome of my becoming the Master of the Holy Temple, at least he replaced the Director of the Planning Department."

Eclipse helped to explain the situation: "Once Lu Hongxi dies, no one will know that all this was planned by Konate Chen. But if he wants to completely pin the blame for your assassination on Lu Hongxi, Konate Chen must deal with the whole matter - such as silencing the remaining insiders."

Feng Xiuhu nodded and said, "Zhao Yingxia and the Lu family's housekeeper. Their deaths seemed suspicious at the time, but now there's some clues."

Shi then said, "Shadow spell."

Feng Xiuhu said, "I never thought that Old William, who looked so kind, could be so cruel and ruthless."

Eclipse thought for a moment and said, "But Old William wasn't there at the time. I can't think of any shadow spell that could kill someone from such a distance."

Feng Xiuhu was not in a hurry: "There's no need for me to investigate this matter. The Water Control Bureau can investigate his entire family."

Eclipse nodded silently: "Then there is still one most crucial question left to be figured out."

Feng Xiuhu knew what he was talking about. "What made Konate Chen, a devout bishop, willingly become a traitor? Do you have any idea?"

Shi Zhuo smiled narrowly and said, "Perhaps he and Wei Su'e are truly in love?"

"In love?" Feng Xiuhu gave him a speechless look. "Look at what our master, the bishop, has done to her... Do you think Wei Su'e is that charming?"

Eclipse shrugged: "Who knows? What if it really happened?"

Feng Xiuhu looked at him in horror: "You like that too?" Shiqi twisted his nose: "I mean charm!"

"The fact that Wei Su'e was able to obtain the Drunken Spirit Powder suggests she has had contact with other temples, and the way Konate Chen appears to be, it seems he's been cursed."

Feng Xiuhu quickly asked, "What kind of spell can turn someone into a masochist? I have a friend who wants to learn it."

Eclipse glanced at him for a few seconds: "...Marriage Immortal, his power is charm."

Feng Xiuhu seemed to be lost in thought, then suddenly asked, "Do you have this authority?"

"No." Shi immediately cut off Feng Xiuhu's thoughts. "I've already said that the Eastern God holds complete authority."

"Ok."

Feng Xiuhu was slightly disappointed: "So Konate Chen was cursed."

"Not necessarily." Eclipse hesitated, "Konate Chen is a priest at the Rune Enlightenment stage, and he often meets with Vadracho. Even if ordinary spells can work on him, they won't escape Vadracho's sight. That's why I said, what if they are truly in love?"

"There are so many what-ifs."

Feng Xiuhu didn't believe it. He narrowed his eyes and thought, "The key to Konate Chen's treason lies with Wei Su'e. I'll expose Konate Chen and Old William to her first and see if she gets upset."

But words alone are not enough.

Eclipse shook his head. "Old William is easy to deal with. The Water Control Bureau said they'd try him, so they did. But Konate Chen is harder to bring down. We've analyzed him over and over, but we can't produce any evidence. There's nothing we can do to him."

This is indeed a problem.

……

The next day, Feng Xiuhu hid in Mike's house and did not go out.

He has some free time now, but Fancheng is still bustling.

First, the results of the negotiations between the church and the temple regarding the battle came out. Using Guanmiao Street in the middle as the boundary, the temple allocated the western half of the port area to the church for missionary work.

The temple is actually a bit narrow-minded, because looking at the port area, its prosperity increases from west to east. Government offices, ports, water control offices, etc. are all concentrated in the east, while the west is mostly where poor people such as fishermen live.

The church knew it very well, but didn't say much. After all, the territory was actually obtained.

The second is the Mao Walnut Flag.

The underworld is leaderless, so speed is needed. Therefore, Mao Hetao expands his power vigorously and collects more and more tributes in order to declare his status, deter those troublemakers who want to stand out, and warn them to put their thoughts aside. From now on, the Wrench Gang will have the final say in Fancheng.

So new rumors about hairy walnuts began to spread in the market.

Some people say that Mao Hetao and Feng Dachong are actually brothers, but they don't look alike because Mao Hetao is disfigured. As soon as Feng Dachong fell, he quickly took over his mantle - otherwise there is no way to explain why the Wrench Gang helped Feng Dachong to guard his body, nor why Feng Xiuhu's men are now following Mao Hetao.

What’s even more interesting is that even though Mao Hetao knew the rumor, he didn’t even explain it.

He hoped that people would think this way - it would only make his position as the "leader of the underworld" more legitimate.

In addition, a major event happened in Fancheng today.

The water company had a fight with someone in the factory area.

PS: I haven't taken a day off since I started writing the book, so I took a day off yesterday. I didn't tell you about it because I don't know how to post a single chapter, haha.

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