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Chapter 93: Chapter 91 The Most Powerful Martial Arts in the World (Please Subscribe)_2

“I originally thought this Green-faced Ghost was arranged by Chief Gu to perform a painful ruse, aiming to seize the opportunity to kill Master Zhang,” said Li Lei. “But now it seems, the painful ruse was real; it was just the Tiger Saber Gang performing it.”

In the past, he would definitely not have discussed such political strife with Li Fei, but now that Li Fei had become somewhat involved in these significant matters, he felt it was necessary to let the boy understand the complexities of the officialdom.

“So that’s how it is.”

Li Fei nodded, having figured out how the game on both sides was played.

The Tiger Saber Gang deliberately released the news that they had killed Feng Zhenshan; this was an open strategy, primarily to sow discord among the officials aligned with Gu Zhenhui.

After all, if even a third-level Main Judge like Feng Zhenshan could be discarded, then couldn’t the rest of them be discarded at any moment?

In response to the Tiger Saber Gang’s move, Gu Zhenhui played a ‘Star Shifting’ strategy. He used a fake ‘Green-faced Ghost’ and a mole who had already been planted inside the Tiger Saber Gang, successfully making everyone think that the painful ruse was actually self-directed by the Tiger Saber Gang.

In fact, Li Fei was himself involved; therefore he had not been fooled by the smokescreens from either side. The first time he saw that Green-faced Ghost today, he suspected that the person had been arranged by Gu Zhenhui, and it turned out that he was indeed correct.

One had to admit, Chief Gu had indeed played a masterstroke, successfully fooling everyone.

“It seems the Tiger Saber Gang is going to have a tough time,” Li Fei said calmly.

Li Lei shook his head, “That Green-faced Ghost might be a Death Soldier of the Tiger Saber Gang, probably won’t easily give testimony against them. I once thought he was a chivalrous Jianghu person, but now it seems it’s just dogs biting dogs.”

“Heh.”

Li Fei chuckled, choosing to remain silent.

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“Xiao Fei, what’s wrong?”

Li Lei sensed that Li Fei’s mood seemed unusual.

“Nothing,” Li Fei shook his head, “I just suddenly missed my sister.”

Hearing this, a nostalgic look also appeared in Li Lei’s eyes:

“Ever since that girl went to Wuda, she only called once to tell us she was safe. I don’t know how she’s doing now, whether she’s gotten used to it or not?”

Li Fei said to Li Lei with a smile:

“Uncle Li, do you know how when my sister used to play chess with Chen Lixin, she never managed to beat him? Do you know what she did in the end?”

“What did she do?”

Li Lei asked with interest.

“My sister just smashed the chessboard and then beat up Chen Lixin,” said Li Fei.

Li Lei was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing:

“Ha ha ha ha ha, that’s definitely something your sister would do, ha ha ha ha!”

“What are you chatting about, so happily?”

Zhang Yuqing came out of the kitchen with dishes, smiling as she asked.

“Talking about chess.”

Li Fei replied.

“Xiao Fei plays chess?”

“Not really. But I can smash the chessboard.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha.”

Li Lei’s laughter echoed again in the room.

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In the office of the Chief at the Governance Hall.

The secretary entered again, walked up to Gu Zhenhui, and reported with a bow:

“Sir, the Green-faced Ghost is currently detained in Zhi Ge Court, supervised by people from the Tiger Saber Gang.”

Gu Zhenhui grunted emotionlessly.

The secretary glanced at his expression and cautiously said:

“It’s all due to our masterful planning, sir, preparing for the chance that he might be captured. His identity, background, and even the confession he would give after being captured have all been arranged; there should be no issues.”

“Heh.”

Gu Zhenhui chuckled coldly, “I only took precautions, but I never expected that my own people would be so incompetent!”

The secretary broke out into a cold sweat because that secretly trained martial master had always been his responsibility; he hurriedly explained,

“Nobody expected that a student from the Martial Arts Hall would be so formidable and so desperate, to actually engage a martial master. Sir, you have met Li Fei yourself, awarded him and even made him a secret inspector. Your judgment is truly keen!”

He gave Gu Zhenhui a thumbs up, a sincere look on his face.

Gu Zhenhui’s expression softened slightly, “This Li Fei is indeed talented. Send him another commendation in my name and a dose of Iron Essence Pill.”

“Yes, you truly have a broad-minded magnanimity!”

The secretary hastily said,

“Li Fei has messed things up, leading to the capture of the secretly trained martial master, but instead of getting angry, Gu Zhenhui was thinking of rewarding him, which made the secretary feel that he had indeed followed the right person.”

“Stop flattering!”

“Subordinate’s words are absolutely from the heart! Although a martial master was lost this time, in the future, we’ll surely gain a Tiger General!”

“Enough, stop the nonsense and talk about the important matters,”

Gu Zhenhui rebuked.

However, he clearly found it gratifying and agreed with the secretary’s prediction about gaining a Tiger General in the future, so his mood improved somewhat:

“How is it going with Jiang Mingsen?”

“He has been locked up in the great prison of the Inspection Bureau.”

“Have the Inspection Bureau bring him over,”

Gu Zhenhui instructed.

“Yes, preparations are already underway,”

the secretary said.

The Inspection Bureau was currently controlled by the Tiger Saber Gang, and Gu Zhenhui controlled the Inspection Bureau. Thus, he wanted to transfer people from the Inspection Bureau’s prison to the Inspection Bureau.

The reason being Jiang Mingsen and the now deceased Feng Zhenshan had deep animosities. To help him eliminate his political rival, the Master of the Tiger Saber Gang, Zhang Mingze, had hired an assassin to kill Feng Zhenshan, then himself staged a bitter trick, and afterwards, forcibly threatened him to provide a hideout for the assassin.

This was a script Gu Zhenhui had designed in advance; this matter involved issues between officials, which meant the Inspection Bureau legitimately took over the investigation, which naturally made it easier to convict.

“Your move is truly brilliant, subordinate is thoroughly impressed,”

the secretary sincerely praised.

With these flattering words, a slight smile finally appeared on Gu Zhenhui’s face.

This time, by both neutralizing and counter-attacking, not only had he perfectly resolved the Tiger Saber Gang’s kill moves, he was also able to turn the tables on the opponent, truly a cunning move.

The only regret was that the arranged Green-faced Ghost had been captured alive, necessitating the sacrifice of another high-level martial master.

However, as long as they could ultimately eliminate Zhang Mingze, all these sacrifices would be worth it!

“My lord, do you think it’s possible that this was actually a bitter trick arranged by the Tiger Saber Gang? Could the Tiger Saber Gang send another Green-faced Ghost to confuse us next?”

the secretary suddenly asked.

Gu Zhenhui scoffed, “That would only be counterproductive, helping to prove that the previous assassination was not arranged by me.”

The secretary thought carefully and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, if another Green-faced Ghost popped up now, it would only prove that the person was definitely not from Gu Zhenhui’s side. Given the current situation was favorable to Gu Zhenhui, if the Green-faced Ghost were truly his man, there would be no need to expose himself again.

“And this time it’s definitely not a bitter trick by the Tiger Saber Gang; Zhang Mingze is truly severely injured and on his deathbed.”

Gu Zhenhui stated with firm conviction.

“Please enlighten me,”

the secretary asked cooperatively.

“Because that Tiger Saber Gang Master really had contact with the Green-faced Ghost, many people saw it, it simply can’t be erased. The Tiger Saber Gang releasing news of the Green-faced Ghost killing Feng Zhenshan was to put that Master Zhang in the spotlight.”

Gu Zhenhui said with a cold laugh, “If Zhang Mingze weren’t truly severely injured and dying, why would Yu Hu do such a thing?”

The secretary realized, “Looking at it this way, this Gang Leader Yu is truly ruthless. Seeing the Master really might die, he still wants to make full use of him before he dies to target you, my lord!”

Gu Zhenhui coldly laughed, “If he weren’t ruthless, how could Yu Hu have reached this stage today? And how could he be my opponent?”

“If the Green-faced Ghost is neither from our side nor from the Tiger Saber Gang, could he still come out again?”

the secretary continued.

“Ha ha.”

Gu Zhenhui was amused and looked at the secretary:

“Are you really not using your brain now?”

The secretary bowed to Gu Zhenhui and said earnestly:

“Following by your side, I just need to focus on getting things done, no need to have so many thoughts.”

Gu Zhenhui smiled and neither confirmed nor denied:

“That Green-faced Ghost should thank me, I found a scapegoat for him, carrying the burden of his criminal responsibilities and lifted the official pursuit off him. Unless he’s a madman, why would he show up under these circumstances now? The best choice is to forever drop the identity of the Green-faced Ghost and hide quietly for a lifetime.”

The secretary realized, “Indeed, he should be thanking you.”

Then he ingratiatingly smiled:

“Looking at it this way, this Green-faced Ghost, known in both the righteous and sinister paths of Xing City, the killer of the swordsmanship expert Zong Guang, and the one who severely injured the Tiger Saber Gang Master, is merely a chess piece in your hands, my lord, at your disposal.”

A smile that showed everything was under control appeared on Gu Zhenhui’s face:

“So what if they can kill people? These Martial Artists will never understand, power is the most formidable martial arts in this world!”

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