As soon as Liao Zixuan said these words, the smell of gunpowder smoke in the room faded a lot.
Zhao Jie and Liz no longer stared at each other, but quickly turned their attention to the young man at the door. In terms of distinguishing priorities, both of them were quite reassuring.
On the contrary, Captain Nan, who had just arrived, was a little confused.
Of course, part of this comes from the sudden remarks of this strange young man standing at the door of Boss Zhao.
But in fact, what made Nan unable to recover for a while was...
The young man's sudden movements.
Nan subconsciously looked at his hand that was held by the strange young man.
Maybe if you look at it from the perspective of ordinary people, this...what's going on?
But only Nan herself knows that due to habit, before she became famous as the "Northern Cross", she spent many years wandering the sea fighting and killing, so she developed a very high level of vigilance. After all, if you relax, Then the next body that sinks into the sea may become you.
Although later on, as she traveled all over the world and made friends with heroes from all walks of life, the scale of the "Northern Cross" became larger and larger, and its reputation became wider and wider. After that, she rarely had to take action herself. Come on.
But the habit of licking blood on the tip of a knife at sea is still engraved in Nan's bones.
It would be fine if it was a familiar friend, but if it were a stranger like the young man at the door who he had never met before, Nan could guarantee that if the other person behaved like this young man, he would suddenly grab him. As for her own movements, Nan's brain may not have given instructions yet, and her body would instinctively counterattack the opponent first.
Therefore, many times, the body that is used to fighting and killing will overreact. After Nan realizes it, he must quickly control his strength to avoid accidental injuries.
But this time...
"Ah! Sorry, sorry, I was so excited to see Captain Nan." Liao Zixuan saw Nan focusing on his hand, and then he patted his forehead, quickly let go and apologized.
He was just thinking that Nan, the savior from heaven, could not be let go, but he ignored that Nan didn't know him yet. It would be uncomfortable for anyone to be suddenly grabbed by a stranger.
But soon after, Liao Zixuan generously took the hand he had just withdrawn and stretched it out in front of Nan again in another way.
"First meeting, Captain Nan. I am Boss Zhao's, er... friend and partner. You can call me Bai. I have always heard about Captain Nan's name. Now that I have met the real person, it is really true. Extraordinary bearing, heroic appearance, a hero among women! Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"
the other side.
Boss Zhao's... friend? partner?
When Nan moved her confirming gaze to Zhao Jie in the room, she saw that Uncle Guili nodded to her first, and then winked at her.
In addition, judging from the way Zhao Jie was bluffing, he probably wanted to say something to her... Nan understood it immediately, and instantly understood the identity of the young man opposite him.
Quickly turning his gaze back, Nan reached out to shake hands with the young man very valiantly.
"What words! They are just false names, not worth mentioning. On the contrary, Mr. Bai, when we first arrived at Sakuragi Island at Northern Cross, Boss Zhao mentioned you in my ears a lot, and said a lot. Some of your heroic deeds have made even me, a navigator who thinks I have seen a lot, marvel and exclaim.”
Nan was shaking his head as he spoke.
"At that time, I admit that I did have some suspicions that Boss Zhao was adding fuel to the fire, but now... Hahaha, after seeing Mr. Bai in person, he didn't say anything else. Just now, I couldn't react. I knew that Mr. Bai must also be a master of martial arts, at least his strength is far superior to mine."
Experts don't need too many words, they can tell with just a few details, not to mention a captain like Nan who has a vicious eye and is very accurate in judging people.
Amid Nan's laughter, Liao Zixuan pretended to be modest and silly, scratching his head and saying, "What the hell, Captain Nan is exaggerating."
A simple face-to-face meeting is considered acquaintance.
Nan took the initiative to bring up the business.
"Mr. Bai just said that there is a big matter that needs to be discussed not only with Boss Zhao and the Countess, but also with me?"
"That's right, Captain Nan, I wonder if you still remember, my colleague Vivian mentioned to you before that she hopes to purchase the drawings of the heavy cannon [Annihilation Star] on the "Northern Cross" ?”
After asking this question, Nan hesitated for a moment and glanced at Liz.
Upon seeing this, Liao Zixuan immediately added:
"Oh, Miss Liz is a close friend of me and Vivian. Don't mind Captain Nan. If you have anything, you can feel free to say it."
"That's it..."
Nan nodded, because the next thing to do was related to the "Five Elements of Return". Due to Zhao Jie's relationship, Nan also regarded Liao Zixuan as a secret personnel of "Xuanwu Pass", so he was so cautious.
But since the other party said they didn't mind, Nan didn't hold back and said bluntly:
"To be honest, I came to see Boss Zhao today just for this matter. Let's talk about the [Annihilation Star] drawings that Mr. Bai just mentioned. I have already negotiated with the people from Qilin Pavilion, and their reply Yes, they do have this drawing, and they can give it to you."
Qilin Pavilion! Zhao Jie, who was in the audience, his eyelids jumped when he heard these three words, but when he thought about it more carefully, it seemed that only the wealthy Qilin Pavilion in Guili could have such a collection and such generous gifts.
Liao Zixuan was not surprised by Qilin Pavilion. After all, he had known it for a long time. What he cared more about was what kind of exchange terms the rich woman behind Qilin Pavilion would propose.
Without letting him wait any longer, Nan's next sentence soon gave him the answer.
"Of course, the drawings of Kirin Pavilion will not be given away for free. The condition they proposed is that they can participate in Sakuragijima... Oh, by the way! They also specifically mentioned here that the purpose of participating in the stock participation is not to interfere in internal affairs. Kirin Pavilion is only engaged in business. , not involved in politics.”
"They said that the reason why they insist on emphasizing shareholding is because only in this way can Qilinge feel confident to invest in building a dock and open a trade route between Sakuragi Island and Guili, and Sakuragi Island must allow Guili's merchants trade, guarantee them a series of legitimate rights and interests, and promise to provide them with additional tariff reductions."
"If Sakuragijima can agree to this, they have given me a special communication tool. Although only I can use it, it is still okay to bring a copy of the drawings."
After Nan's words, the room fell into silence. Only Liao Zixuan was left in deep thought, as if he was considering the conditions proposed by Qilin Pavilion. Zhao Jie and Liz on the side also wanted to express their opinions on this. , but they still held back. After all, young people are the real ones who speak out, and everything must be based on the wishes of young people first.
"How about I go back today and wait until Mr. Bai..."
As soon as Nan opened his mouth, the young man interrupted him before he finished speaking.
"There is no need to go to such trouble. Qiandao doesn't have so much time. Captain Nan, then I will trouble you to help communicate with Qilin Pavilion. Sakuragi Island accepts Qilin Pavilion's equity participation and is very welcome to invest in the construction of docks and routes, but The last tariff... I'm sorry we can't agree to it."
"We also need to protect the interests of local and other foreign merchants, so we cannot grant this privilege to the Guili caravan alone. I hope Qilin Pavilion can understand."
Liao Zixuan's words made Zhao Jie and Liz secretly relieved.
"The other thing is, I believe Captain Nan should know better than me. Even if there are blueprints, the [Annihilation Star] cannot be built by just saying it. It's all here. Let me tell you straight. Captain Nan is also seeing the crisis in Thousand Islands now. Here we are, I didn’t expect to be able to use the blueprints to create the Annihilation Star from the beginning. I just hoped that I could rely on the Annihilation Star’s blueprints and absorb some of their strengths, so as to improve our current artillery on the island so that the next one can be used. A better chance of winning the battle."
"...I understand." Looking at the sincere and helpless look of the young man opposite, Nan nodded, his expression a little more serious.
She no longer even waited for her to return to the ship, but directly said to Zhao Jie in the room:
"Boss Zhao, can you give me a separate room? I will go and pass Mr. Bai's words to Qilin Pavilion now."
"Oh...Okay, okay, come with me over here."
Zhao Jie stood up in response and quickly led Nan to an empty room next door.
After Zhao Jie closed the door and left, Nan took out the last talisman from his arms and recited the spell silently.
Green light immediately bloomed from the talisman, eventually filling Nan's entire field of vision.
The next second later.
The scene before Nan's eyes was no longer the small room in the Zhao Chamber of Commerce, but now inside the Qilin Pavilion in Guili.
I don’t know what happened today.
It seems that she always encounters some inappropriate scenes?
This time, as soon as Nan relied on the power of the talisman, the projected image of the jade carving appeared in the room. She instantly felt that there were two sharp eyes directed towards the secret room where she was.
You must know that this is a secret room designed by Zhao Yu'er. If you can find yourself so quickly, you must not be an ordinary person outside. As for the more important point, the two glances are not modified at all, which proves that at least the other party is not like the white tiger last time. Like Mr. Li in the hall, he still cares about Zhao Yuer's face.
Just when Nan was still hesitating whether she should open the screen mechanism and go out...
"It's okay, Nan, you came at the right time." Zhao Yu'er's voice came from outside at this time, making Nan breathed a sigh of relief.
When she walked out from behind the screen in the secret room and actually stood in Zhao Yuer's room...
Nan sighed again inwardly.
Because as expected, her guess was correct.
Counting her, there were four people in the room now, and apart from Zhao Yu'er, the other two guests who visited Qilin Pavilion were two women with blue hair.
Although they both have blue hair, their temperaments are completely different, even a little opposite.
First of all, between the two, the one that people will notice first is definitely the one with a very strange horn-like woman on her head. This feature is very rare in Guili, and almost only One possibility is a mixture of humans and fairy beasts.
Her long dark blue hair was combed into a ponytail that could move easily, hanging down from her chest. She was dressed in a leather jacket and leather pants that looked like she could fight at any time. Because she was a hybrid of a fairy and an animal, her eyes were a very special red. It was this pair of red eyes that was staring at Nan who came out of the secret room, staring at him with unfriendly eyes.
The whole person of the horned woman gave others the impression that she was like the inseparable knife at her waist, exuding a sharp and undeniably powerful aura.
Compared with the former, the second blue-haired woman feels much better. She no longer has oppressive long hair, but has become a little delicate and short hair that covers her ears. Even her dress seems to be in a lazy style. A white fluffy coat that looked very luxurious and beautiful at first glance was draped over the other person's shoulders.
After Nan appeared, she just glanced at it and continued to focus all her attention on drinking tea. The only thing that made people a little concerned was the dice that she kept playing with on the table with her other hand?
As for why Nan sighed.
Because these two blue-haired women are both well-known celebrities in Guili, as the captain of the Northern Cross, how could Nan not recognize them.
The "Qinglong Yamen", which is in charge of most of the officers and soldiers in Guili, is responsible for maintaining domestic security and handling a series of criminal cases. It is known as the pinnacle of military force. The "Chixiao" magic sword has killed countless criminals in succession, just because of its name. The one who can make evildoers frightened... Chen Captou.
And... although it has not been officially announced yet, it has basically been decided internally, the next leader responsible for supervising the White Tiger Hall, Lan Ye.
Plus the Pavilion Master of Qilin Pavilion, Zhao Yuer.
It could be said that if any of the three women in the room stamped their feet, the whole Guili would be shaken.
In the end...what big thing happened! ?
How could he alarm the Qilin Pavilion, Qinglong Yamen, and White Tiger Hall at the same time? Moreover, two of them are mainly based on "force".
The other thing is....
Why do you say you came just in time?
Just when Nan was worried and confused, Zhao Yu'er spoke before she could ask questions.
"Nan, do you still remember the young man who claimed to be an expatriate from Xuanwu Pass in Qiandao that you mentioned to me before?"
Nan nodded.
It would be better to say that she originally wanted to send another message to Liao Zixuan this time.
But then...
"After you told me the news, I immediately asked someone to go to Xuanwu Pass to investigate, and then..."
Zhao Yuer paused.
At this time, Lan Ye next to him waved his hand and took over the words.
"Let me tell you. After all, this is the jurisdiction of our White Tiger Hall. What Pavilion Master Zhao wants to investigate must be a big deal. So after I learned about it, I went to take over the task myself, and the result..."
"Although I was not able to find out the Xuanwu Pass spy who was dispatched to Thousand Islands that Pavilion Master Zhao wanted to investigate, but I did find out during this investigation..."
"A group of very problematic senior Xuanwu Pass officials were accidentally discovered."
There is a problem... is it corruption? No, then it wouldn’t be so alarming, would it?
What else could there be...
Suddenly Nan's eyes widened.
Seeing Nan's expression, which seemed to have come to mind, Lan Ye across from him nodded.
"Yes, one of the biggest responsibilities of Xuanwu Pass is to handle the entry point. Any foreigner who wants to enter or leave must go through the review of Xuanwu Pass and obtain an entry permit. Recently, this review has become extremely strict. No one with a criminal record is allowed to enter Guili. As for why, I should have thought about it by looking at Miss Nan. After all, it was the biggest event in Guili for a hundred years."
"The emperor comes out of seclusion." Nan whispered these four words.
"Yes, these problematic officials, after our interrogation, we learned that the real target of the forces behind them is probably the emperor's departure from seclusion this time, so..."
The dice that Lan Ye was spinning on the table with her other hand suddenly paused, and then her whole aura changed accordingly.
If Chen Captou's straightforward and aggressive inspection next to him were compared to a raging fire, then Lan Ye's feeling to Nan would be more like a piece of ice. If the former was angered, the worst possible outcome would be to be burned to death. But if it is the latter, the ice will not kill the person all at once, but will gradually let the cold air penetrate into the bones, spread throughout the body, and eventually turn into a frozen corpse in pain and torture.
"Ms. Nan, I can tell you responsibly that the young man you met in Thousand Islands who claimed to be a secret agent of Xuanwu Pass has been listed by our White Tiger Hall as... the highest "Heaven-level" observation target. "
"And I, now, in the name of the Chief Inspector General of the White Tiger Hall, require you to truthfully tell us all the information you know about him!"
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