Chapter 1270: A rising criminal syndicate
Hearing Jiang Wen's words, Wang Shanzhang raised a hand and asked, "Um, let me ask this first. How come you make taking the Demonic Path sound so casual?"
"What else are we supposed to do?" Jiang Wen replied without looking up from his phone. "In Righteous Qi Prefecture, there's plenty you simply can't do without dipping into the Demonic Path. I even took the Demonic Path to get to Longevity Prefecture. Otherwise, the paperwork alone would've killed me."
At that, Jiang Wen looked up at Wang Shanzhang and asked in puzzlement, "President Chen, who's this middle-aged guy? Someone talented you recruited in Righteous Qi Prefecture?"
"You don't even recognize him? He's-"
Just as Chen Yu was about to reveal Wang Shanzhang's identity, Wang Shanzhang grabbed his wrist.
Making a shushing gesture, Wang Shanzhang sent his voice into Chen Yu's ear like a fine thread. "Keep it down. I've changed my face and bearing. Don't let anyone besides your group know who I am."
Chen Yu gestured that he understood, then asked quietly, "So what do you look like now?"
"To outsiders, I'm a dashing, down-on-his-luck middle-aged man. Ridiculously handsome."
"...You really know how to flatter yourself!"
"You're too kind, too kind. I just want to see if Righteous Qi Prefecture can still be saved. If it can't, I might as well run away too."
"You're the headmaster!"
"Good point. Then I'll save what I can and slaughter what I can't. I've had enough of being the Heavenly Dao's dog anyway. Once I'm done killing, I'll go into hiding or become a Star Lord. We'll make rivers of blood flow and carve out an age of peace and prosperity."
"You people with escape routes really are something!"
Since Wang Shanzhang had his own plans, Chen