Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey! Chapter 371 - 145 Chen Jie: Feng Xuan, Get Out (10,000 Words

Chen Jie said, "It is rare to encounter Qingtian, and my lord, you are my Qingtian!"

"Hehe... Using the term from the forr Song to describe an official of the current dynasty, you’ve got guts."

"Officials may belong to the forr or current dynasty, but justice knows no bounds, please, my lord, decide for !"

Chen Jie bowed with clasped fists, his head lowered.

Upon hearing this, Darugachi sat lopsidedly on the cushion below, then gulped down a cup of wine.

"What wrongs have you suffered? Speak."

"Thank you, my lord. I accuse Nan Batian and my sworn brother Feng Xuan of conspiring to murder my father, Peng Shizhong..."

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Chen Jie recounted the matter from beginning to end. Darugachi was aware of it and had been paying close attention but listened nonetheless until Chen Jie had finished speaking.

He gently put down his wine bowl and said, "So you an, they conspired to kill Peng Shizhong and then frad you to make you appear as the murderer?"

"Exactly! Please, my lord, redress this injustice for ."

Darugachi laughed upon hearing this and said, "It indeed sounds unjust, but Nan Batian is my man. Isn’t it ridiculous for you to co here accusing my own people?"

"Lord, that statent is mistaken. He desires to be sothing more than just your man!"

At this, Darugachi asked, "What do you an?"

Chen Jie responded, "My lord, you know that my adoptive father valued greatly before his death. Thus, he revealed many things to that I shouldn’t have known, including why the White Tiger Hall was able to establish its roots."

"The Fishing Guild and the Cao Guild, both quite powerful, require a balancing force. My White Tiger Hall is that tool. My adoptive father was a true loyalist to you!"

Darugachi, silent, wore a smile on his face.

Chen Jie could not gauge his depth but continued, "However, my adoptive father’s existence interfered with Nan Batian’s plan to unify the Fishing Guild, so he conspired with Feng Xuan to murder him, turning the White Tiger Hall into a leaderless entity. Then they supported Feng Xuan to usurp the White Tiger Hall, completely undermining its purpose to balance the Fishing Guild and Cao Guild. It beca an entity owned by Nan Batian."

"My lord, you just said Nan Batian is your man. If he truly were, why would he rush to turn your assets into his own?"

Chen Jie looked at Darugachi, who still had no expression on his face, his hand lightly tapping on the tabletop.

Seeing this, Chen Jie paused and then said, "My lord, I ca here today not just to seek justice for or revenge for my adoptive father but also to express my desire to beco your man. I will retrieve the White Tiger Hall for you and thereafter balance the Fishing Guild and Cao Guild. May I beco the knife in your hand?"

Darugachi tapped on the table more quickly, then spoke, "I’ve heard that Feng Xuan is also quite talented."

Chen Jie instantly understood the implication. Feng Xuan is talented—why would I need you?

"My lord, talent must align with loyalty to you. If Feng Xuan truly intended to serve you, why hasn’t he co to you by now? Is he not clinging to Nan Batian, thinking he can rest easy? How can you rely on soone like that?"

"Even if, hypothetically, you could sway him, how could you be sure he wouldn’t harbor ill intentions like Nan Batian?"

"My lord, are you familiar with a Han saying?"

Darugachi responded, "What saying?"

"Adding flowers to the brocade is not as good as sending charcoal in snowy weather. Feng Xuan, now in his pri, is about to beco the White Tiger Hall Master. At this mont, all your kindness might seem trivial to him; he got where he is without your help. You can’t make him truly loyal."

"But it’s different for . I’m at the end of my rope, being pursued by enemies. Now, my only hope is for you to seek justice. If you were to help now, it would be like sending charcoal in snowy weather. Wouldn’t I then owe a lifelong debt of gratitude to you?"

"My lord, are you ready to make a decision?"

Chen Jie clasped his fists earnestly as he looked at Darugachi.

Darugachi stopped tapping his fingers on the table and then looked at Chen Jie and said, "Have you had dinner yet?"

Chen Jie clasped his fists, "Not yet."

"Prepare dinner."

Darugachi waved his hand, signaling the maid to go and prepare it.

He then looked at Chen Jie and said, "You have persuaded , but let make a few things clear. First, regardless of whether Nan Batian was involved, I am not planning to act against him."

"Understood, my lord. Nan Batian and Elder Liu are key pillars of the Fishing Guild and the Cao Guild. They’re not to be lightly moved, and my enemy is Feng Xuan."

Darugachi responded, "That’s good. Secondly, you claim you have been wronged, and you’ll need evidence. Otherwise, it will be hard to convince the White Tiger Hall, and you won’t be able to help take control of it. Then, you would be of no use to !"

Chen Jie replied, "Yes, my lord, don’t worry. I have proof. The actor Huadie, involved in the plot against my adoptive father, has been captured and has confessed everything."

Darugachi, surprised, said, "Nan Batian would leave such a big loophole? That doesn’t seem like his way of doing things."

Chen Jie replied, "My lord, every man has a vulnerability."

Darugachi did not delve deeper but continued, "So, you’re prepared. What do you need to do?"

Chen Jie said, "My lord, vengeance is my responsibility, and I can handle it. But if Nan Batian intervenes, I won’t be able to avenge my adoptive father. So please, my lord, I need your help with Nan Batian!"

Darugachi responded, "Hmm, tomorrow I will send Qimu Ge there, and Nan Batian will not obstruct you. But let remind you—Feng Xuan has reached the stage of Energy Transformation, and he’s not easy to deal with. Are you confident you can kill him and avenge this?"