Jiang Xiao's tiger eyes stared at Hu Xiao with an increasingly dangerous look, as if he was about to take action at the next moment.
He had a keen mind and quick reactions. After Hu Xiao appeared, he quickly figured out the pros and cons, and quietly stretched his right hand to the position of the weapon on his lower back.
With Lu De coming to negotiate, Jiang Xiao was no longer particularly afraid of the threat of death with Hu Xiao.
Even if Hu Xiao created a fire in Nanjing Shantang after being attacked by himself, Jiang Xiao could immediately push Lu De out and let Lu De be responsible for explaining the situation to the Jinyi guards and Nanjing defenders outside to prevent the government forces from rushing in.
Of course, this method is extremely risky. After all, the Jin Yiwei and the Nanjing defenders may rush into the shrine before Lu De appears to explain. By then, they will still be dead together, so Jiang Xiao still will not easily
Take action against Hu Xiao.
But the premise is... Hu Xiao should not talk nonsense next.
At least, Hu Xiao must not bypass himself and directly inform Yu Lu De of Huo Zhengyuan's confidential information.
For Jiang Xiao, the information about Huo Zhengyuan's collusion with foreign forces is of vital importance. It is the key to his understanding of Zhu Hejian. He must personally inform Zhu Hejian to prove that his unauthorized actions are not without benefit. But if this is
If the information is forwarded to Zhu Hejian through Lu De now, the effect of gaining Zhu Hejian's understanding will be greatly reduced.
At the same time, Jiang Xiao was even more unwilling to let Lu De know the relevant information about Huo Zhengyuan in advance.
The reason why Lu De was willing to take risks to protect Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" organization was because he believed that Jiang Xiao was now desperate. Not only all forces in Nanjing wanted to capture Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, but also the seventh prince Zhu Hejian.
He has also made up his mind that he will never forgive Jiang Xiao for acting without authorization, and he only wants to silence him and eliminate the hidden dangers.
That's why Lu De had no scruples and told Jiang Xiao his true plan without any scruples, not hiding his intention to deceive others and take advantage of the opportunity to control "Chaofeng", because Lu De believed that Jiang Xiao had no other choice.
Next, you can only cooperate with your own plan.
However, if Lu De knew the relevant information about Huo Zhengyuan, he would also find that Jiang Xiao had other ways to exchange for Zhu Hejian's understanding. If Zhu Hejian initially forgives Jiang Xiao because of this key information, then Jiang Xiao will have to win over Zhu Hejian in order to win over Zhu Hejian.
He might also tell Zhu Hejian about Lu De's deception.
At that time, Lu De's end will definitely not be as simple as losing all the rice in a bamboo basket.
For Zhu Hejian, loyalty is either absolute or disloyal. After he discovered Lu De's deception, no matter how Lu De defended himself, Zhu Hejian would never trust Lu De again and would immediately silence him.
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Therefore, if Lu De obtained relevant information about Huo Zhengyuan from Hu Xiao, then in order to ensure his own safety and maintain Zhu Hejian's trust, he would quickly change his position and no longer think of ways to protect Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" organization, but instead
He would spare no effort to encourage Zhu Hejian to immediately send troops into the charity hall to eliminate all living people.
After quickly thinking about the pros and cons, Jiang Xiao has made up his mind. If Hu Xiao talks nonsense next, he will immediately kill him. Even if this approach is very likely to trigger various chain reactions, let the outside world
The Jin Yiwei and the Nanjing garrison rushed in, and he did not hesitate.
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Hu Xiao was always alert and quickly sensed Jiang Xiao's threat and determination, and the smile on his face froze.
He is a man who cherishes his life, and of course he does not want to die together with Jiang Xiao.
Therefore, Hu Xiao immediately softened his attitude, did not dare to continue teasing and provoking Jiang Xiao, and restrained all his petty thoughts.
He first turned to Jiang Xiao and nodded lightly, indicating that he understood the importance, and then said to Lu De: "Master Lu, his eyes are like fire. My name is Hu Youyi. He is the bodyguard of Academician Huo. I encountered these gangsters of unknown origin tonight."
After being defeated, I ran away and met the Jin Yiwei on the way. I originally expected the Jin Yiwei to come to the rescue, but who would have thought that the Jin Yiwei would attack and kill them indiscriminately without asking the reason. In desperation, I had no choice but to take the only remaining
My three companions have also hid here, so I asked Mr. Lu to remind Academician Huo on my behalf, hoping that Academician Huo will remember his old friendship and try his best to rescue us!"
Lu De looked at Hu Xiao carefully and asked curiously: "In that case, why did you get along with these gangsters at peace after you and your companions hid in Nanjing Shantang?"
Hu Xiao shrugged and boasted: "As the confidants of Academician Huo, we are all highly skilled in martial arts. One is worth ten. Even if these gangsters have a numerical advantage, it is not easy to kill us. Even if they kill us, they will not be able to kill us."
They would also suffer heavy casualties and would no longer be able to resist the government roundup, so we and they hid in the shrine one after another, and then we could live in peace for the time being."
In fact, Hu Xiaoruo was obviously inferior to Jiang Xiao in terms of force, and his fellow pirates would most likely be no match for the same number of "Chaofeng" dead soldiers. He only relied on the fire oil cans he had prepared in advance to threaten to kill them all.
That's why Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead man were ordered to use rat weapons to prevent them from taking action easily.
But of course Hu Xiao will not confess that he owns the fire oil tank at this time, because in order to delay the pursuit of Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, he continued to set fires along the way and burned down a large number of houses and buildings. The fires are still burning to this day.
It is beyond control and countless people have suffered. It can be described as a heinous crime.
Hu Xiao also imagined that Huo Zhengyuan would rescue him from the predicament. If he confessed that he had a large amount of kerosene, all parties would most likely speculate on his arson crime. Even if Huo Zhengyuan rescued him from the Nanjing Shantang
Come out, allowing him to successfully escape Jiang Xiao's revenge and the Jin Yiwei's roundup. His suspected arsonist still needs to be interrogated by the government.
In Hu Xiao's view, it was best to blame Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" soldiers for the crime of arson. Anyway, Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" soldiers were already the target of public criticism, and they did not care about one more crime.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Jiang Xiao heard this, he immediately guessed what Hu Xiao was thinking. He didn't care about being accused of having an arsonist on his head, but he also didn't want to let Hu Xiao
Xiao's intention succeeded, and he was not willing to sit back and watch Hu Xiao successfully return to Huo Zhengyuan's protection, so he immediately wanted to say something.
However, before Jiang Xiao had time to speak, he discovered that Hu Xiao's wolf eyes were staring closely at him. Instead of his previous playful smile, his eyes were fierce and full of warning.
Under the current situation, Hu Xiao was certainly afraid of Jiang Xiao, but Jiang Xiao was also afraid of Hu Xiao's betrayal.
In the end, after Jiang Xiao pondered for a moment, he remained silent.
On the other side, Lu De also noticed the warning glances between Jiang Xiao and Hu Xiao, and increasingly believed that the two people must be familiar with each other and could guess each other's thoughts with just one look.
But Lu De did not ask for the truth out of the blue. In his opinion, the grudges between Jiang Xiao and Hu Xiao were just trivial matters.
Therefore, Lu De finally just nodded and agreed: "Since you are the confidant of Academician Huo, I will definitely tell the truth about your situation to Academician Huo... However, these gangsters may be worried that you will reveal their secrets.
If they are unwilling to let you leave here, then I will not be able to help you!"
After saying that, Lu De said goodbye to Jiang Xiao and Hu Xiao, then turned around and left.
And his last sentence was actually a hint to Jiang Xiao, meaning that if Hu Xiao and others mastered too many secrets related to the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, they must not be allowed to escape control.
Of course Jiang Xiao understood Lu De's hint.
Therefore, after watching Lu De leave Nanjing Shantang quickly, Jiang Xiao turned to stare at Hu Xiao and sneered: "What a plan! It turns out that you didn't put all your hope of escape on me, but also on that person
Academician Huo came to the rescue! But... do you think I will let you go casually after I finally caught up with you?"
Hu Xiao said with a smile: "Of course you will let me go. Do you want to keep me in a stalemate with you, dragging you back, and we will be destroyed at any time? What's more, letting me leave here will be good for you!
I have revealed to you the information about Huo Zhengyuan's secret collusion with the Dutch Governor of Nanyang, which is equivalent to a surrender letter. Once you leak this in the future, it means that both Huo Zhengyuan and the Dutch Governor of Nanyang will
I regard me as a traitor. No matter in the Ming Dynasty or in the Southeast Asian countries, there is no place for me to stand... Under such circumstances, even if you let me go temporarily, I will not dare to betray you, but will still be threatened by you.
, help you with things!"
While Hu Xiao was talking, he carefully observed the changes in Jiang Xiao's expression.
Seeing that Jiang Xiao's position did not seem to waver, he said again: "At the same time, you now only know about the secret collusion between Huo Zhengyuan and the Dutch Governor of Nanyang, but the specific content of their cooperation is still unclear.
If you don't know, if you let me return to Huo Zhengyuan, I can find out more information for you...
Of course, I have also deduced some of your secrets from various clues, but these secrets are of no value to me. Can I still report these secrets to Huo Zhengyuan? The inside information Huo Zhengyuan has is obviously
More than me…
Therefore, if you put me back with Huo Zhengyuan, the advantages will definitely outweigh the disadvantages. At most, you will not be able to take revenge on me for the time being. But now you have caught my tail and know my true identity and whereabouts.
As the saying goes, a monk who can escape cannot escape from the temple. You will still have various opportunities to seek revenge from me in the future. There is no need to rush for the moment, right?"
Hu Xiao's statement seemed to be that he was considering Jiang Xiao wholeheartedly.
After hearing Hu Xiao's sophistry, Jiang Xiao remained silent for a long time.
Hu Xiao chuckled, turned around and left, leaving Jiang Xiao to stay and think carefully.
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On the other side, Lu De had already walked out of Nanjing Shantang quickly, and immediately found Zhu Hejian and reported the news to Zhu Hejian.
Because Jin Yiwei and military attachés at all levels of the Nanjing garrison were around, many things could not be said directly, so after Lu De made eye contact with Zhu Hejian, he just nodded slightly to imply that after his testing, he judged that Jiang Xiao was still loyal to
Zhu Hejian and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers have not completely lost control, so Zhu Hejian can safely adopt the "next strategy" they discussed in advance.
Later, Lu De made a report: "Your Highness, the students have negotiated with the group of bandits in the Shantang on your behalf, but the negotiation process did not go smoothly! According to the bandit leader, they are completely
Unwilling to release the hostages unless..."
Zhu Hejian asked very cooperatively: "Unless what?"
Lu De's expression was extremely ugly and he said: "They said that unless Your Highness enters the shrine in person and voluntarily becomes their new hostage, then they are willing to release all the hostages in the shrine! And they also put forward more conditions.
, asked the government to prepare fifty fast horses for them, remove the layers of siege outside the shrine, and at the same time open the gates of Nanjing and allow them to evacuate Nanjing City. After they confirm that the government is not following them, they will take the initiative to release His Highness, and
Ensure His Highness’s safety!”
As Lu De finished speaking, all the military attachés around him began to curse, thinking that the demands of these gangsters were simply wishful thinking and whimsical.
But before Zhu Hejian could say anything, he saw a Nanjing garrison rushing over to report important news to Zhu Hejian.