Chapter 940: Chapter 669: Familiar Principles_2
Yang Xiao understood; this incident happened not long before he gave Fu Qingzhu the mask, he had specifically warned him that it was currently unstable in Xiang Ma Town, and advised him to go later. Linking all these together, it was easy to make the connection.
Especially since Fu Qingzhu also knew that Sui was hiding in Xiang Ma Town, and it was Yang Xiao who had entrusted him to send Sui out of the city and all the way to the town.
"Brother, you better not show up recently, just stay in Rongcheng obediently, and talk after the storm has passed," Fu Qingzhu planned for Yang Xiao, "You haven’t been in the business long and don’t know the dangers. Xiang Ma Town is a very special place, almost considered a lawless zone, neither the Patrol Defense Office nor the Apostles Union frequently set foot there. Peace Hotel in that town values rules the most; if you break the rules and go back, getting caught by them will lead to dire consequences."
"Are they daring enough to kill a Deputy Director of the Patrol Defense Office?" Yang Xiao asked.
"If you don’t tell, you might still spare your life, but if you do, you will definitely die. Once they kill you and destroy your body, who can testify that you have been to Xiang Ma Town?"
Fu Qingzhu, anxious, got up and paced back and forth, his face filled with worry, occasionally glancing at Yang Xiao, thinking that his brother must be mad, ready to kill at the drop of a hat.
"That... stop wandering around; you’re making me dizzy," Yang Xiao interrupted him, whispering at the same time: "Don’t worry, I have it all figured out. I’ll take the position of the next Pingxi Marquis."
"???" Fu Qingzhu suddenly stopped walking, staring at Yang Xiao as if looking at a madman, and after a long while, he snapped back to reality, "What are you doing? You must be dreaming, right?!"
Fu Qingzhu became panicked as well, wondering how a perfectly normal person could suddenly go crazy, suspecting it to be a side effect of overusing the Resentful Eye.
After much persuasion, Yang Xiao finally stabilized Fu Qingzhu, but no matter what he said, the other party wore a look of disbelief, looking at him with pity.
Having no choice, Yang Xiao had to take out his cell phone and try searching how a normal person can prove they are not insane.
Having finally sent away Fu Qingzhu, Yang Xiao then immediately contacted Wu Zhe, resolved the affairs of the criminal, and sent a message to Xi Menxiu, telling him to inform his aunt that he would release the people tomorrow morning.
These were minor matters. The news brought by Fu Qingzhu put tremendous pressure on Yang Xiao; he knew that the events in Xiang Ma Town could no longer be hidden. Since Fu Qingzhu’s informant could get the news, it was likely already spread all over Xiang Ma Town. He must hurry back, otherwise, he won’t be able to manage the fallout with his senior uncle and senior brothers.
His senior uncle, honestly, was just a gatekeeper living under someone’s roof, not the true mastermind behind the hotel. Many things were difficult for him to handle.
This time, not even waiting for the end of the workday, at three o’clock in the afternoon, after finishing his work, Yang Xiao headed straight for Xiang Ma Town, finally arriving in town by evening. By then, it was almost completely dark, and there were almost no people visible in the town at night. Yang Xiao lit a lantern in a small alley on the west side of Peace Hotel according to the previous agreement. Soon after, a figure jumped from a low wall behind the alley, it was Senior Brother Qingfeng.
"Senior Brother, how is our uncle doing?" Yang Xiao asked.
Upon seeing Yang Xiao, Daoist Qingfeng’s tensed face finally relaxed, he grabbed Yang Xiao’s hand and turned to leave, "I’ve been waiting for you; if you didn’t come back, I was going to fetch you from Rongcheng. Come on, follow me!"
After arriving at the hotel, Yang Xiao learned the news about the murder of Pingxi Marquis had already spread through the town, and everyone was speculating about who the murderer was.
"Don’t worry about this anymore. Your master has found a scapegoat for you. It has been announced that the murderer was seriously injured after killing the Pingxi Marquis and was captured by the Ghost Slave who arrived, being taken back to the hotel, and soon after, died from the severe injuries," Daoist Qingfeng explained.
"Can this... really work?" Even as an outsider, Yang Xiao felt it was too shoddy.
Daoist Qingfeng glared, "What’s wrong with it? The master has spoken, I’d like to see which Ghost Slave dares to say a word against it?"
"As for the hotel, don’t worry. They aren’t interested in who killed the Pingxi Marquis nor are they interested in his death. What they want is the stability of the town, rules must not be broken, and also..." Daoist Qingfeng lowered his voice, "the two Magic Artifacts of Pingxi Marquis have already been given to the hotel, those are indeed treasures."
"Is that so..." Yang Xiao took the opportunity to inquire, "Senior Brother, who exactly is behind the hotel? Their profit-driven manner really resembles a Chamber of Commerce."
Upon hearing this, the normally good-tempered Daoist Qingfeng’s smile immediately vanished, replaced by a serious expression as he frowned, "Don’t ask what you shouldn’t, alright, go get ready now. The master has already issued a gathering call, and at 9 o’clock all families will come for the meeting."
"The other three families?" Yang Xiao had not expected such efficiency and was not prepared yet.
"Yes, Marquis Zhengdong, An Nan Marquis, and Marquis Zhenbei will also attend. You must be there as well, junior brother, you are the designated next Pingxi Marquis," Daoist Qingfeng patted Yang Xiao on the shoulder, pulling out a You Character Mask from his robe and stuffing it into his hands.
After waiting for a while, when the time came, Yang Xiao, donning the mask, followed Daoist Qingfeng to a room on the top floor of the hotel. As the door was pushed open, inside was a classically decorated conference room with a long table placed in the center.
Six chairs were placed alongside the table, with one at the head, the position slightly left of the head had a single chair placed separately, followed by four more chairs, evenly distributed on both sides. Out of the six chairs, only two were currently unoccupied.
