Chapter 37 Ready to set off
Chapter 37 Ready to set off
"You mean, you want me to take you to the capital to confront the immortal master in your headquarters?" Lin Shan had a bad look on his face.
Good fellow! You have come up with this idea after all these twists and turns!
Protector Jiang smiled awkwardly at this time, "Don't worry, as far as I know, the immortal master enshrined in the headquarters is very old, and his status seems to be barely on par with the Grand Elder. His cultivation should not exceed that of the Grand Elder. You will definitely not lose to him!"
This guy began to make promises with all his might, insisting that with Lin Shan's current strength, there would be absolutely no danger in going to Nightingale.
Once he has established a firm foothold at the Nightingale headquarters and becomes an innate elder with great power, he will definitely gather the strength of the organization to serve Lin Shan well and make him satisfied.
Lin Shan was not fooled by his promise. Even if he went to the headquarters and became an innate elder, he would probably be an elder at the bottom. He naturally didn't have any expectations, but he came to Jing'anju specially this time because he really needed Jiang Hufa's cooperation to help him do something.
Collect Nightingale Tokens.
He had obtained a token with ancient charm from the two killers, Fatty Li and the tall and thin one. He was quite interested in this token of an ancient killer organization that was hundreds of years old.
After all, Gu Yun was an important aid in his becoming stronger. If he wanted to become stronger, Gu Yun would help him a lot.
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"I agreed, but let me make it clear in advance that I'm only going there to support you. Don't expect me to really fight with the immortal cultivators." Lin Shan now has 8 points of ancient rhyme in his hands, so he is still confident.
And since Jiang Hufa dared to return to the capital, it meant that the pressure was not that great, not as exaggerated as imagined. Moreover, he was originally stuck at the third level of Qi training and could not make any progress, so he had to travel outside to look for opportunities.
But at the moment, he still needed the cooperation of Protector Jiang, so he made three rules in advance to avoid being defeated when the time came.
I'm afraid I'll have to strengthen myself before the battle.
"Of course, don't worry. That enemy is just the adopted son of the Immortal Master, not his biological son. You are also the Immortal Master, he will not give you face, and we are not going there for a fight."
When Protector Jiang heard that Lin Shan was persuaded so easily, he was overjoyed and immediately gave him reassurances.
"As a prerequisite for helping you, there is one thing I need your cooperation with right now."
Lin Shan was now the host and started to discuss terms with Jiang Hufa. After all, strength was the only thing that mattered. If one had a big fist, he would naturally be confident.
Protector Jiang nodded repeatedly, claiming to meet all of Lin Shan's requests. No matter what you ask, he is the local emperor in the Nightingale Branch of Southern Xinjiang.
When Lin Shan mentioned the matter of collecting tokens, Protector Jiang patted his chest and guaranteed that it was not a problem at all.
Isn't it just to temporarily collect the tokens of the killers under my command?
That’s easy. Just make a new one for everyone, recycle the old ones, and give each person a contribution point.
Perhaps doing this in the capital would be more complicated and might encounter many obstacles. But in the southern Xinjiang branch, Jiang Hufa could still meet all of Lin Shan's requirements in advance.
The two of them hit it off immediately, and Protector Jiang asked him to wait for news in a few days. Lin Shan also said goodbye immediately and went back to the Zhao family to rest.
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The Zhao family has been busy transforming into the antique jade industry recently. After all, they had acquired almost half of the antiques in Qianghe County, most of which were useless to Lin Shan.
The remaining antiques naturally need to be recycled.
As for Lin Shan, he had nothing to do these days, so he could only continue to polish his Xuanguan acupoints. Thinking that he would soon leave for the capital, he asked the Zhao family if there were any enemies or rivals that needed to be dealt with.
Mr. Zhao immediately became excited when he heard this. Previously, he was an aide to the county magistrate, and he was not the only one under the county magistrate. Because the Zhao family behind him was powerful and he was deeply trusted by the county magistrate, the other aides spontaneously organized to exclude him.
Mr. Zhao has been frustrated everywhere in the officialdom and it is very difficult for him to survive. Recently, the county magistrate has begun to distance himself from him, so he wants to ask Lin Shan to get rid of these people.
"Why do you insist on being someone's aide? After all, you are the patriarch of a big family." Lin Shan was very puzzled.
Mr. Zhao smiled bitterly.
"Zangke County is different from other places. It is a frontier during wartime and a commercial hub during peacetime. In addition, there are several garrisons here. During wartime, the court will send a general to take over, and in peacetime, it will be under the jurisdiction of the county governor.
The governor here is equivalent to a local lord, who is in charge of military affairs, politics, money, grain and commerce. If I don't follow him, how can the Zhao family make a living here?"
Lin Shan nodded and said indifferently, "Okay then, list the names of those people and I will solve them for you as soon as possible."
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"Is this the person you want to get rid of?"
Lin Shan looked at Mr. Zhao in front of him with an incredible look on his face. Could it be that this guy attributed all his enemies from childhood to adulthood to his identity as the county magistrate's staff?
Wang Yuming, head of the Wang family
Zhang Renbao, head of the Zhang family, and Li Shengtai, head of the Li family
Tiejia Patriarch Tiejiacheng
Liu Huaijin, Magistrate of Yangze County
Frontier Army Commander Fang Zhennan
……
Looking at the long list, Lin Shan was overwhelmed. There were so many famous people in Zangke County, and they all had grudges against the Zhao family?
Mr. Zhao complained bitterly, saying that among these people: some families competed with the Zhao family for business, some family heads raised bandits to rob the Zhao family's caravans, some local officials issued policies targeting the Zhao family, and some young generals in the army were looking for trouble.
"Stop it! Are you sure there won't be any consequences for me with so many people here?"
"Really not! Don't you still have the identity of Nightingale Killer? When the time comes, Nightingale will kill the person, the source is the task issued by the employer, and the enemy is the employer who is unknown to anyone. What does it have to do with you, Master Guan?"
"Are you sure Nightingale won't be targeted for doing this? Isn't it courting death for a killer organization to incur public outrage?" Lin Shan still didn't believe it. If that were the case, the world would have been in chaos long ago.
"Well, at least give them a warning."
Mr. Zhao had no intention of persuading Lin Shan to kill so many people, he just wanted to give it a try. Seeing that Lin Shan was unwilling to commit too many sins of killing, he had to settle for the next best thing.
Lin Shan looked at Mr. Zhao with a strange expression. It seemed that this guy had to continue knocking. Look, was this something a human would do just now?
Could it be that this kid wanted to trick me and provoke public anger, and then gather everyone to attack me and kill me?
But no matter what, the Zhao family helped him collect 8 points of ancient rhyme. Many years later, Lin Shan might come to southern Xinjiang to make money again. This idle chess piece has been played, so it is necessary to keep it.
So in the next few days, he personally visited the people on the list one by one, as a warning to them.
When these people heard that the Zhao family had attached themselves to a congenital master, and that the master was willing to go out in person, they were naturally terrified and withdrew their small moves, not daring to target the Zhao family anymore.
This episode is over.
No more, no less, Protector Jiang also sent a message from Nightingale, asking him to come over.
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In the hall on the fourth floor, Protector Jiang pointed to two large boxes on the ground and said, "Here, brother, I have collected a total of 184 tokens that you requested."
Lin Shan rubbed his hands excitedly, but just when he was about to touch it, there was a stranger around him.
He couldn't help but hesitate and wanted to let Protector Jiang leave, but it seemed that this was someone else's home and it would not be appropriate to drive the owner away.
But Protector Jiang won’t leave. What if these identity tokens turn into sand and are seen when he absorbs the ancient rhyme?
Fortunately, Protector Jiang still had some eyesight. Seeing that Lin Shan did not move for a long time and stared at him, he could only laugh dryly and walked out.
Lin Shan was relieved now. After all, the secret about the golden finger must not be exposed!
No one else must see it except himself.
The only person who had seen the secret of the golden finger was Scarface! I had no choice but to strengthen my weapon in front of him that day. But Scarface had been killed by him, so no one knew about it now.
Lin Shan began his search only after he sensed that there was indeed no one else around.
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Half an hour later, Lin Shan put down the last token. This time the harvest was not as good as expected, only 3 points. It seems that many tokens issued a long time ago have been lost, and most of them were made later.
Although Nightingale is an ancient assassin organization, and its style of recognizing tokens instead of people has become a curiosity in the underworld, most people only know about it, are curious about it, and yearn for it, but not many people can actually find it and join it.
Protector Jiang walked in and Lin Shan nodded at him.
"If everything is ready, we will set off for Beijing the day after tomorrow."
"it is good!"
(End of this chapter)