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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 his right hand quietly reached for 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 will still 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 crucial. 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 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 permission, and he only wants to silence and eliminate 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. If you don't, 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 forgiveness. 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 money in a bamboo basket and losing all the rice.
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. .
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 try 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 and make the outside world The Jin Yiwei and the Nanjing garrison rushed in, and he did not hesitate.
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Hu Xiao, who had always been alert, 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 the attack, I ran away after being defeated, 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 to carry only the 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 me and others!"
Lu De looked at Hu Xiao carefully and asked curiously: "In that case, after you and your companions hid in Nanjing Shantang, why did you get along well with these gangsters?"
Hu Xiao shrugged and boasted: "As the confidants of Academician Huo, we are all highly skilled in martial arts, and one is as good as ten. Even if these gangsters have a numerical advantage, it is not easy to kill us. Even if they kill us, They will also suffer heavy casualties and will no longer be able to resist the government roundup, so we and they can hide in the shrine one after another, and then we can be 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 afraid to attack 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 and burned down a large number of houses and buildings along the way. It is beyond control and countless people suffer. 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 Coming out allowed him to successfully escape Jiang Xiao's revenge and the Jin Yiwei's roundup. His suspected arsonist still needed to be interrogated by the government.
In Hu Xiao's view, it was best to frame the crime of arson on Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers. Anyway, Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers were already the target of public criticism, and they did not care about one more crime.
After Jiang Xiao heard this, he immediately guessed what Hu Xiao was thinking. He didn't care about being accused of being an arsonist, but he was not willing to let Hu Xiao succeed, nor was he willing to sit back and watch Hu Xiao successfully return to Huo Zhengyuan's protection. , and immediately wanted to say something.
However, before Jiang Xiao had time to speak, he found that Hu Xiao's wolf eyes were staring at him closely. He changed his playful smile before, and 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 falling out.
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 extraneously. 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 Academician Huo your situation truthfully... However, these gangsters may be worried that you will reveal their secrets. If they are unwilling to let you leave here, then I can’t help you!”
After saying that, Lu De said goodbye to Jiang Xiao and Hu Xiao, and 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 me to continue to be in a stalemate with you, keep dragging you back, and be destroyed at any time? What's more, letting me leave here is also 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 information in the future, it means that both Huo Zhengyuan and the Dutch Governor of Nanyang will I regard me as a traitor, and there is no place for me in the Ming Dynasty or in the Southeast Asian countries... In this case, 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. I don’t know, but if you let me return to Huo Zhengyuan, I can get 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? Huo Zhengyuan obviously has more inside information 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 where to stay. As the saying goes, a monk who can run away cannot run away 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. , requesting 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 City 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 also Ensure His Highness’s safety!”
As Lu De finished speaking, the military attachés around him began to curse, thinking that the demands of these gangsters were simply wishful thinking and whims.
But before Zhu Hejian could speak, he saw a Nanjing garrison rushing over and reporting important news to Zhu Hejian.
But it was Zhou Shangjing who finally arrived.
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