Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 217 Chapter 216 Konate Chen's Checks and Balances Strategy

Shunzi was very confused about this and was also wary - he couldn't figure out what Konate Chen was up to.

But adhering to the idea of ​​taking one step at a time, Shunzi still went to the factory area church to report at noon.

Normally, the transfer of a small guard is just a trivial matter, but Konate Chen specially met with Shunzi in the study.

Along with Konate Chen was Shunzi's current superior, Guard Officer Morgan.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

Shunzi put on a complete show and saluted Konate Chen obediently.

Konate Chen acted very kindly. He smiled and pointed to the chair opposite him: "Please sit down, my loyal guard. There is no need to be so reserved."

Shunzi sat down as he was told. He turned his head and looked to the side - on the single sofa next to the bookshelf, Officer Morgan was looking at him silently.

Seeing Shunzi looking at him, Guard Officer Morgan smiled at him.

Shunzi became more and more confused.

He asked in a deep voice, "What specific instructions does the Bishop have?"

After the conversation started, Konate Chen sighed and said, "Explain."

"Ok?"

A question mark popped up on Shunzi's forehead.

Konate Chen sighed again: "I mean, I should give you an explanation."

Shunzi was almost confused by him and opened his mouth slightly: "Um, Bishop, I don't quite understand..."

Konate Chen shook his head. "These past two days have been tough for you, haven't they?"

"I heard you were asking around about Father Feng Xiuhu's death."

"Believe me, I completely understand how you feel."

"Because of this accident, you have doubts and misunderstandings about me, which I can understand."

"And what I want to say is that the minor conflicts between Father Feng Xiuhu and I all stem from our different philosophies. However, in terms of our devotion to the God of Mist and the Church, we are exactly the same."

"So after Father Feng Xiuhu's accident, I felt incredibly sad. Not only was I saddened by the loss of an outstanding colleague, but I also felt sorry for the loss of a talented person in the church."

Shunzi's mind raced, trying to analyze Konate Chen's intentions.

He speculated that Konate Chen had noticed his inquiring behavior over the past two days, and perhaps Konate Chen didn't want him to continue, so he transferred him to the temple.

But Konate Chen continued, "So after careful consideration, I decided to repay my debt to Father Feng Xiuhu by repaying you."

"I heard that Kallius praised you highly and will recommend you to take over as the guard commander after his promotion."

Shunzi subconsciously raised his eyes and stared at Konate Chen - was Konate Chen planning to interfere?
As if seeing through Shunzi's thoughts, Konate Chen smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be nervous, Shunzi, you deserve the promotion to guard officer. This is a reward for your bravery in the battlefield."

"What I meant was that once you're officially promoted to Guard Officer, I'm willing to entrust my daily safety to the Divine Guards you lead—that's why I took the initiative to transfer you to the Holy Temple."

Shunzi was a little confused.

Guard Morgan next to him reminded him, "Why don't you thank Bishop Konate?"

"The Bishop has put aside past grudges and entrusted you with the most important task. Our other teams were vying for this job, but the Bishop gave it to you alone—he truly treats you as one of his own."

Shunzi quickly pounded his chest and said, "Thank you, sir! I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Conat Chen also rebuked Guard Officer Morgan: "You're wrong about one thing. It's not that I treat him as one of my own just because he's in my personal guard. It's that I've never considered Shunzi an outsider. Feng Xiuhu was originally a priest under my command. If he had an accident, I would of course take good care of his brother." Shunzi was deeply moved and shouted with a trembling voice, "Your Excellency the Bishop!"

Konate Chen waved his hand and looked at him with a smile: "Don't be so formal. Outside of working hours, you can also call me Uncle Konate."

Shunzi immediately changed his tone: "Uncle!"

Konate Chen narrowed his eyes in a smile. "My dear nephew, I know you're still immersed in grief. This period is the most difficult for you, but don't worry. Your promotion order hasn't come down yet, so you can take this opportunity to rest for a few days. Once you've taken care of your family affairs and return to the Holy Temple to take up your post, I have an important task for you."

Shunzi heard the hidden meaning in his words and asked tentatively: "Is there any job more important than protecting your safety?"

Konate Chen smiled and nodded: "Equally important."

He didn't answer but asked, "The Wrench Gang stole the fortune Father Feng Xiuhu had worked so hard to build. Don't you have any objections?"

Shunzi lowered his head and said, "As long as it's the Bishop's order, I dare not object."

Konate Chen waved his hand and said, "I'm glad you understand."

"Because we are one family, I am willing to tell you the truth."

Shunzi raised his head again.

Konate Chen continued, "I have now officially taken over the Holy Temple and must achieve success quickly. To quickly spread the doctrine in the port area, we need a sufficiently strong choir, and the Wrench Gang is the most suitable candidate."

"It was indeed my instruction that the Wrench Gang swallowed up Father Feng's team, but I'm actually not optimistic about Mao Dali as a person."

"He lacks Father Feng's abilities, but his ambitions are immense. Not only does he want to conquer the entire Lower City by strengthening the Wrench Gang, he even covets the position of priest."

Konate Chen Chongshunzi nodded slowly. "It's only been a few days? He already thinks he's a 'mad bug.'"

"I do need the Wrench Gang to do a lot of things, but I also don't want to see Hairy Walnut forget who he is."

“Everything needs to be done in the right way.”

Shunzi understood: "I am the ruler that always warns Mao Walnut."

Konate Chen showed a satisfied smile: "You just need to stand by my side and Mao Hetao will understand his identity."

It turned out to be the case.

Shunzi thought silently in his heart.

Konate Chen was left with psychological trauma by Feng Xiuhu - he needed a new "crazy tiger" to do things for him, but at the same time he hoped that this new "crazy tiger" could always be under his control, so he was very worried that Mao Walnut would expand and lose its direction, and eventually turn into Feng Xiuhu and retaliate against him.

Shunzi was pulled out by him to "check and balance" Mao Hetao.

Konate Chen first instructed the Wrench Gang to swallow up Feng Xiuhu's team, in order to stir up discord between Mao Hetao and Shunzi, and then took the initiative to promote Shunzi, allowing Shunzi to suppress Mao Hetao by relying on his status as a guard officer of the Divine Guard.

Such a familiar method.

At this time, Guard Officer Morgan interrupted with a smile, "I think Mao Hetao is indeed a little too happy. Such a big thing happened in the factory area today, and he didn't even send a single message."

Now it was Konate Chen's turn to be confused. He turned to look at Officer Morgan and asked, "What happened?"

Officer Morgan explained with a smile, "Please rest assured, Bishop. Although this incident has caused a big stir, it has nothing to do with the Church."

Konate Chen felt a faint sense of unease in his heart, and he couldn't help but emphasize his tone: "I'm asking you, what's going on?"

Seeing Konate Chen's serious expression, Guard Officer Morgan quickly dropped his smile. "It's the Water Control Bureau. They came to the factory area early this morning to arrest someone—that tailor, Old William."

Boom!
Konate Chen stood up suddenly and hit his knee on the table.

(End of this chapter)