Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 50 Hiding

Feng Xiuhu was released.

It was Mike who asked the Divine Guards for the key and opened the cage for him.

No one cares about him at all.

As things have developed to this point, Feng Xiuhu is no longer important.

Whether he killed Boss Yuan or destroyed the Fish Market Gang, after the core contradiction was exposed, the incidents provoked by such small people were not worth mentioning.

The core conflict between the church and the temple always lies in the conflict of faith.

The Church believed that it was still in the early stages of expanding its faith. Although it had adopted a rather tough stance with the support of the Grand Duke, it was still far from touching upon the fundamental interests of the temple.

But the temple did not think so. The temple only thought that - it would be fine if your church came to pick up food from my bowl. After all, Fancheng is a public territory of a big country, so I endured it, but you are greedy and want to get your hands on the biggest piece of meat in the bowl - the port area.

This is unbearable.

So asking the church to withdraw from the downtown area was just an excuse. The temple also knew that the church would never agree, but the temple just wanted to fight with the church.

It doesn't matter whether this fight is won or lost. The temple doesn't want to chop off the hand that is digging for food. It just wants to give the church a chopstick on the back of the hand to make it feel pain, so that it will carefully consider whether it will pay a higher price before continuing to dig for food.

The seemingly trivial “one chopstick” actually requires human life.

……

As a deacon from an "orthodox" background in the upper city, Mike has his own channels of information.

When he led Feng Xiuhu to the street, he actually already had some understanding of what happened in the meeting.

"stop looking."

Mike looked serious as he pulled Feng Xiuhu, who was looking around, into a carriage that was temporarily rented on the roadside and immediately pulled down the curtains.

Feng Xiuhu thought Mike was being mean. "I'm telling you, the people from the city, you're not allowed to come up here, but you won't even let us take a look?"

Mike was a little nervous, and from time to time he would pry open the curtains a little to look out: "You have to be alive to see it."

"A war is about to begin. If nothing unexpected happens, an order will be delivered to the temple soon. Both the priests and the Holy Guards must prepare for battle."

Feng Xiuhu rubbed his hands together and said, "I'm good at fighting."

"You can not."

Mike poured cold water on him: "I advise you to go back to the base city and hide until the storm has passed."

Feng Xiuhu was dissatisfied: "I am also a deacon."

Mike shook his head: "That's not the reason. You must have left your name in the temple after what you did recently. The temple said they would give you three days, implying that the fight will officially start in three days, but that may not be the case for you."

"If the temple holds a grudge, you will be the first one to be sacrificed."

Feng Xiuhu also realized that this made sense.

Mike glanced outside again. "Even though I'm being paid to ward off disaster, the most I can do is get you out of Uptown."

"The Church and the Temple have to give the Duke some respect, so they won't take action in the Upper City. But outside of the Upper City, it's hard to say."

"I'll get off once we're out of the upper city. Tell the driver where you want to go. Whether you live or die depends entirely on your luck."

Feng Xiuhu asked, "Will it be safe if we hide in the bottom city?"

"uncertain."

Mike said, "But it's definitely better than the Lower City. Everyone hates that place, and you're not an important person after all. If they can't find you in the Lower City, maybe the temple will give up."

Unable to see clearly outside, Feng Xiuhu didn't know how far the carriage had gone.

After the carriage slowly stopped, Mike lifted the curtain and jumped down. Through the gap in the curtain, Feng Xiuhu realized that they were on the slope where Hollis Wu and Yu Duanhun had fought yesterday.

This is the only way between the upper city and the factory area.

"May the good fortune of the mist be with you."

Outside the car, Mike said the last sentence through the curtain, then turned and left.

Apart from his shortcomings due to his environment and his habit of looking down on people outside the upper city, Mike is actually a good person with no bad intentions.

Feeling guilty, Feng Xiuhu secretly decided to help Mike correct his shortcomings in the future. Feng Xiuhu accepted Mike's suggestion and let the carriage take him directly to the elevator.

……

As soon as I got off the car, Ermazi came out from behind the doorway: "Squad Leader!"

"Shh!"

Feng Xiuhu made a gesture, picked up Ermazi and quickly got onto the elevator platform.

The elevator is still managed by the original members of the Rat Tail Gang, but now they are all under Feng Xiuhu's command.

People who saw him along the way greeted him.

Feng Xiuhu ignored everyone, lowered his head and walked quickly onto the elevator, asking the rower to take him down.

Only when the elevator started did Feng Xiuhu breathe a sigh of relief.

He asked Ermazi: "Why are you here?"

Er Mazi said, "Brother Shunzi asked me to stay here and report you as soon as I see you come back."

Feng Xiuhu asked again: "Is Shunzi still in the mansion?"

Er Mazi shook his head: "He took the people back to the village building. Brother Shunzi went to see the deacon and came back and said that he could not stay in the house anymore."

Although Shunzi looks simple-minded, he is clear-headed when it comes to important matters.

Feng Xiuhu felt much more relieved and returned to the old wooden house with Ermazi.

Pushing open the door, Feng Xiuhu saw Shunzi sleeping soundly on the bed, but when he heard the noise, he immediately turned over and sat up.

"Big brother!"

When Shunzi saw who was coming, he shouted in surprise.

He jumped up from the bed and hugged Feng Xiuhu.

The whole house seemed to shake.

Feng Xiuhu patted his shoulder and pushed him away: "Is there no one over there?"

Shunzi replied, "I sent everyone away. The gatekeeper, the cook, the housekeeper, and the others were originally from the lower city and each had their own place to live. But Xi Yaoer followed me back."

"Slim waist?"

Feng Xiuhu was stunned: "She doesn't dislike Dicheng?"

A voice suddenly came from behind.

"I was originally a lowly slave bought from the Stranger Street by Lame Mouse. What kind of hardship can I not endure?"

Feng Xiuhu looked back and saw Xiyaoer leaning against the door frame, flirting with him, holding a handkerchief with a pitiful look.

Shunzi explained, "I vacated the room next door for her to live in."

Xiyaoer came up and took Feng Xiuhu's arm: "Wherever the master goes, I will go. If there is no one to serve, I will serve. I will wash clothes, cook meals, and warm the bed. The master only needs to do what he wants. I will do whatever he says."

"Really?" Feng Xiuhu was excited and said, "Then go and destroy the temple!"

Xi Yaoer silently pulled her hand back.

Shunzi got the hint and his expression turned serious: "Is the temple going to settle accounts with us?"

Feng Xiuhu remembered the important matter, asked everyone to leave the room, and then took Shunzi aside to tell him the whole story.

The two chatted and discussed, and finally made a decision - to hide quietly.

But we can't just hide, there are other arrangements.

Shunzi picked out a few smart brothers and asked Ermazi to lead them. These people stayed there and roamed around the downtown area, factory area, and port area, responsible for gathering information and reporting back the situation every day.

Before dark, Feng Xiuhu also withdrew the rowers. He was still worried, so to be on the safe side, he even removed the winch of the elevator leading to the lower city.

The main point is this: If I don’t go up, you can’t come down.

(End of this chapter)