What If I Say No? (Thanks to Little Princess Mengqi for the Character Summon. You're Awesome!)
Su Fei raised his eyebrows.
"Salt Gang person?"
He hadn't seen anyone from Salt Gang at the birthday party before, but he didn't expect that as soon as he left Liang Garden, someone from Salt Gang would come to visit him and treat him to a meal.
Zhen Zuojia handed over the invitation with a smile.
"I, the leader of the Salt Gang, asked Lord Su to come to Guangling to investigate the case. Knowing that you are working hard, I specially prepared a small banquet at the Literary Flourishing Pavilion, which is thirty miles away from Yangzhou City. On the one hand, I want to welcome you, and on the other hand, I also want to talk to you about the case of missing tax money."
"Then Literary Flourishing Pavilion is built near the lake and has a great night view. Why don't you, adults, move over and take a look?"
Su Fei took the invitation and opened it. It only said "Invite Thousand Households Commander Su to Wenchang Banquet". There was no extra content. He thought in his mind.
Canal Transport Gang had just failed to win over, and Salt Gang took the initiative to invite him, saying it was a tax and bank case. Why not go meet Salt Gang first, and then go to Canal Transport Gang later to see what their purpose is.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Su Fei put away the invitation and said to the two Imperial Guard.
"You go back to the warship and wait while I go and come back."
"Sir, please be careful alone!"
Two Imperial Guard said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Guangling Commandery no one can keep me."
Su Fei smiled faintly and followed Lin Qing towards the outside of the city.
The night was getting darker and the moonlight was shining on the stone road. Zhen Zuojia was walking in front, seemingly calm, but from time to time he was observing Su Fei with his peripheral vision.
Su Fei takes all this into consideration.
While walking, use God-tier Insight Technique to pay attention to your surroundings.
Along the way, I found a lot of hidden sentries on the road. I wonder if they were arranged by Salt Gang. It was a bit like spying on myself.
"Salt Gang suddenly held a banquet. Did he want to provide clues, or did he want to win me over like Canal Transport Gang and stop me from investigating this case?"
No matter what the purpose of Salt Gang is, this Literary Flourishing Pavilion banquet is definitely not simple.
Zhen Zuojia took Su Fei out of Guangling Commandery City and walked along the path by the lake.
The lake surface is shimmering under the night sky, the reeds in the distance are swaying in the wind, and occasionally a few frogs are heard chirping.
Guangling Commandery The scenery is pretty good at night.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, a straight road across the lake appeared in front of us.
The straight road is paved with bluestone slabs and is more than 100 meters long. At the end is a pavilion standing in the middle of the lake, which is Literary Flourishing Pavilion.
"Lord Su, ahead is Literary Flourishing Pavilion. My gang leader will meet you there. You can go there on your own and leave on your own."
Su Fei nodded and stepped onto the straight road. Since we have arrived here, there is no reason to retreat.
The stone road glowed coldly in the moonlight, and the lake was bottomless.
When he walked to the pavilion, he discovered that Literary Flourishing Pavilion was actually an all-wooden structure. The top of the pavilion was carved with exquisite flower and bird patterns, and copper bells were hung at the four corners.
The pavilion smelled very good, and a banquet table had been set up. The exquisite dishes were steaming hot, including steamed lake delicacies, braised venison, and a pot of warm wine.
There is an incense burner next to it, emitting wisps of aroma.
Sitting at the table was a man about fifty years old, wearing a red suit and a tall figure. Next to him was a black iron gun, with a resolute face and sharp eyes.
When this person saw Su Fei come in, he immediately stood up and held his hands in his hands with a hearty smile.
"Thousand Households Commander Su is here. Someone has been waiting here for a long time. Please take a seat."
Su Fei sat down opposite him, glanced at the dishes on the table, glanced at this person, and then fell on the iron gun next to him.
Strange, Salt Gang leader is not 70 or 80 years old.
No matter how well you take care of yourself, you will never look this young.
Coupled with the weapon and spear he carried, he should not be the leader of the Salt Gang.
It's just that Grandmaster Realm Third Layer's cultivation is much better than the previous Guo Tianlong.
He pretended to be the leader of Salt Gang, and what did he want to do by inviting himself?
The high-spirited man picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for Su Fei, his tone filled with admiration.
"So-and-so is Jing Chucai of Canal Transport Gang. So-and-so already knows that Guo Tianlong defeated Guo Tianlong at Liang Garden and Thousand Households Commander Su during the day. Although Guo Tianlong is also my Canal Transport Gang person, he and so-and-so have never been on the same page."
"He relies on being Grandmaster and has always been arrogant in doing things. I have long disliked him. Thank you Thousand Households Commander Su for teaching him a lesson."
Su Fei picked up the wine glass, but did not drink it, his tone was indifferent.
"Deputy Gang Leader Jing, as the deputy gang leader of Canal Transport Gang, is always busy with things, so you invited me here specifically to say this, right?"
Jing Chucai laughed and said directly without going around in circles.
"Thousand Households Commander Su is a cheerful person, so I put it bluntly. Today's Guangling Commandery, Salt Gang leaders are old and frail, and have long lost their former vigor. He Dao In the final analysis, we, Canal Transport Gang, have the final say in this area. I know that Thousand Households Commander Su is here for the tax and bank case. I have also heard that you have strong ability to solve crimes. You are a rare talent."
He leaned forward slightly and his tone was somewhat seductive.
"A certain person is willing to make friends with Thousand Households Commander Su. As long as you don't pursue the tax case so seriously, I can give you 300,000 taels of Silver Notes and give you shares in two water transport ships."
"From now on, you can count as having your own business in Guangling Commandery, and you will be our guest, Canal Transport Gang. And I, Canal Transport Gang, am in charge of the world's water transportation. I am very powerful and well-informed. There are Canal Transport Gang people at the ferries everywhere, who can make it convenient for you. What do you think?"
Su Fei felt something in his heart,
It was wooing again, and Jing Chucai directly acknowledged Canal Transport Gang's status, and also vaguely mentioned the tax bank case. It was obvious that Canal Transport Gang was inseparable from the case. He directly put down his wine glass and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Deputy Gang Leader Jing, are you admitting that the tax bank case is related to Canal Transport Gang?"
The smile on Jing Chucai's face remained unchanged, but it became a bit colder.
"Thousand Households Commander Su, don't say it so harshly. We are all gangsters. What matters is profit. That five million taels of tax money is nothing to the court. It is just a case to you."
"But if you insist on pursuing it and offend us Canal Transport Gang, it will be difficult for us Guangling to move forward in the future. Why bother?"
Su Fei knows it well.
"Deputy Gang Leader Jing, what if I say no."
Jing Chucai The smile on his face slowly disappeared, and his expression turned gloomy. He pointed to the incense burner in the corner of the pavilion, and his tone was a bit proud.
"Thousand Households Commander Su, what do you think of the smell of Heart-Intoxicating Incense? I might as well tell you that this fragrance is mixed with a variant of 'Power-Dissolving Powder', specifically for the Grandmaster Realm warrior, if you inhale it, True Essence's operation will slow down, and the meridians will be eroded by the poisonous gas. Even if Grandmaster normally notices it, it will take at least several hours to force out the poison."
He patted his chest and smiled brightly.
"As for someone, he has taken the antidote in advance. If you don't believe it, try running True Essence now and see if it is much slower than usual?"
Su Fei's heart moved and started running True Essence.
Sure enough, the circulation speed of True Essence in the Dantian was slowed down by 30%, and subtle colorful poisonous gases vaguely appeared in the meridians, slowly spreading along the meridians.
But his face remained calm, and Nine Yang Divine Art inside his body suddenly started to circulate, and the hot golden True Essence washed through his meridians like a tide.