Part 4, Chapter 44: Yicui Tower
Bloody Rain World, Imperial Capital, Nan Yi Thousand Households.
"Take off your official uniform and boots, and hand in your badge." The Blood Rain Guards on the side looked at Xu Jingming.
Xu Jingming said nothing more. He took off his official uniform and boots on the spot, leaving only his underwear. At the same time, he took out his identity badge and placed all of them on the table.
"Jingming, from today on, you are an ordinary Blood Rain Guard of the Criminal Division of the Southern Prefecture Headquarters!" Qian Baihu, who is in charge of this matter, frowned and urged, "Hurry up and go to the Criminal Division to take up your post."
Xu Jingming changed into the ordinary black official uniform of the Blood Rain Guards, as well as an ordinary black waist badge, then put on his gun bag and turned around and left.
Walking in the corridor, I suddenly heard a noise outside.
"I'm so unlucky to have met this idiot Zhang Ke! He knew he was going to die, but he still tried to assassinate the Prince of Yan in the street. Don't want to live like this anymore, don't let others get in trouble." In the courtyard of the Qianhu Division, the former captain Zhao Defang was drinking and cursing in front of his men with a red face, "I became a captain only when I was the second commander of the Blood Rain Guards! Because of this idiot, I'm now a deputy captain."
Xu Jingming walked out at this moment and pretended not to see Zhao Defang.
"He's also an idiot!" Zhao Defang pointed at Xu Jingming, "He failed to discipline his subordinate Zhang Ke and brought trouble upon me."
"Shut up." Xu Jingming glanced at him.
"You you you..." Zhao Defang was immediately angry and wanted to take action but was a little afraid.
Although he was also a first-rate expert, as Xu Jingming's former superior, he knew that "three first-rate experts and six second-rate experts" had joined forces to assassinate Xu Jingming but all failed. He was very clear that Xu Jingming was much stronger than him.
"Xueyu Wei Jingming, do you understand the hierarchy?" Zhao Defang was angry.
"Just you?" Xu Jingming sneered and walked towards the door.
Zhao Defang was so angry that he slammed the wine pot, but there was nothing he could do.
He has now been demoted to just a deputy captain! Although Xu Jingming was demoted to the lowest ordinary Blood Rain Guard, he is a Blood Rain Guard of the Criminal Division, and Zhao Defang has no control over him at all.
Nanfu Headquarters, as the largest military camp in the southern city of the imperial capital, is home to tens of thousands of people, and is like a small city.
Xu Jingming came to the Ministry of Justice.
"Greetings, Lord Niu." Xu Jingming paid homage to the chief official of the Ministry of Justice, 'Niu Tixingshi'.
Niu Tixingshi was a tall, fat man, very lazy, and looked like he hadn't woken up yet. But Xu Jingming knew that the best fighter of the Blood Rain Guards of the Southern Palace was Niu Tixingshi!
Niu Tixingshi is also a top-notch expert, much stronger than the Zhenfu Shi "Wang Jiuyan". He is also Wang Jiuyan's absolute confidant and controls the key department of the Tixingsi.
"Jingming." Niu Tixing said with a smile, "General Commander Fei and Lord Wang have mentioned you to me and are very optimistic about you. You have been implicated this time, so please bear with it for now and serve as an ordinary Blood Rain Guard for now."
Xu Jingming was surprised when he heard this.
Does Wang Zhenfu also value himself?
"You will work under me for a few months." Niu Tixingshi said, "I don't have any special missions for you. You can patrol the southern part of the imperial capital and track down wanted criminals! You can also sleep at home and no one will bother you. After a few months, I will naturally promote you and make use of you."
"Thank you, sir." Xu Jingming immediately felt the benefit of having a backer.
Fei Qing and Wang Jiuyan are from the same faction, and I am indeed taken care of everywhere in the Nan Mansion.
"Old Qi," Niu Tixing ordered, "Take Jingming to look at the files and learn about the wanted criminals in the imperial capital."
"yes."
Lao Qi immediately took Xu Jingming to a hall where files were stored. The hall was filled with huge bookshelves, on which were countless files.
"There are too many wanted criminals in the imperial capital nowadays." Old Qi limped and said casually, "Many wanted criminals have taken refuge with some wealthy families, or even taken refuge in the royal palace. How dare we ordinary Blood Rain Guards attack the mansions of wealthy families?"
Xu Jingming looked at countless files.
"Yanwang Mansion, Liangwang Mansion, Qiwang Mansion"
"Blood Robe Building, Beggars' Sect, Nine Seals Ancient City, Kui Palace,
"Yellow Spring Gate"
"Black Lotus Sect, Red Lotus Sect"
"Shen Gong Family, Feng Yu Family, Xia Hou Family"
Xu Jingming glanced around.
"Most wanted criminals are related to these forces." Lao Qi said, "Those without a strong background wouldn't dare to stay in the capital and would have already fled. So we need sufficient evidence and the right opportunity to arrest someone! And sometimes we have to consider whether it's worth rushing in to arrest someone."
"Thank you, Brother Qi." Xu Jingming said.
"What's there to thank my brother for? Just wait and see." Lao Qi said and turned to leave.
There were also several Blood Rain Guards in this hall checking the information. Xu Jingming's eyes lit up and he fixed his eyes on the Prince of Yan's Mansion: "I came to the Criminal Division, and it's the right place! Let's see how big the difference is between the information collected by the official Blood Rain Guards and the information I bought on the Virtual World Network."
The biggest difference is that the information in the virtual world network costs money! The detailed information of just one prince, Cheng Yanran, costs 100,000 universe coins! And there is too much information about all aspects of the imperial capital. If you buy all of it, the money you spend will be too scary.
"Very good." Pang Ze nodded. "It's a good thing that you can enter the Ministry of Justice. You should record all the information about Prince Yan's Mansion, Yicui Tower, and Huangquan Gate through video."
"Okay." Xu Jingming nodded.
As a player, you can synchronize video recording of everything you experience in the virtual world.
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January 6, 2083 was the day when Xu Jingming and his wife held a full-moon banquet for their daughter.
The full moon banquet can be held within ten days after the full moon, and an auspicious date is usually chosen.
"Baby Xu Lixing is one month old!" Many relatives and friends surrounded the little girl who could already run happily.
"It's only been a month, and you can already run away." Tu Ling's eyes widened.
Tu Ling and Liu Hai also moved to this community. Since they were so close, they naturally came to attend the full moon banquet as well.
"The entire Blue Star has entered a new era." Liu Hai also watched with a smile, "Jingming, for your daughter's name, did you and Li Miaomiao each choose a surname?"
"Don't talk about it. I'm having a headache thinking about naming." Xu Jingming said helplessly, "After choosing and choosing, I finally decided on the name 'Xu Lixing'."
"Li Xing the dawn star?" Tu Ling said.
Xu Jingming smiled and nodded.
Yes.
As the protection period of the newly promoted civilization is about to end, Xu Jingming, the most talented master of the Blue Star civilization, naturally feels pressured. He also hopes that the Blue Star civilization can usher in its own dawn.
But in fact, once the protection period ends, the Blue Star civilization, as a new civilization at the bottom of countless cosmic civilizations, will face imaginable difficulties in the future.
"Master, Sister Tu Ling, I need your help with something." Xu Jingming said.
"Ask us for help?" Liu Hai and Tu Ling looked at each other.
"Just ask."
"I have nothing to do now. I am very bored."
Liu Hai and Tu Ling both said.
Pangze's personal space.
"We are currently recruiting experts from the Universe through the Wanjie Group." Pang Ze said, "We estimate that we will be able to gather all the people within three days! During these three days, Liu Hai, Tu Ling, you two must cooperate with Jing Ming to complete the logistics work."
"It's just preparing accommodation and weapons and equipment." Xu Jingming explained, "I'm familiar with all kinds of people in the imperial capital. I will arrange everything, but I'm not suitable to show up, so I need you two strangers to show up."
After all, he had been the captain of the Blood Rain Guard, and many forces in the imperial capital could recognize him.
"Okay." Liu Hai and Tu Ling nodded.
"Then let's start preparing quickly." Pang Ze said.
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After three, Pang Ze’s personal space.
After hiding his true identity, Pang Ze invited all the recruited space citizens to meet. In this huge spaceship hall, more than a hundred space citizens gathered here. They were dressed in
Varies.
At this moment, more than a hundred people looked at Pang Ze, Xu Jingming, Liu Hai and Tu Ling.
Xu Jingming was also observing these people.
"Among them, there are three eighth-level life forms." Xu Jingming was quite curious. After all, it was extremely difficult for an elementary civilization in the universe to produce an eighth-level life form.
Whether it is physical or mental, the requirements are extremely high.
Pang Ze said, "Everyone, although I have hired you for a month, in the next month, you will only be required to enter the Blood Rain World at critical times. The time you need to act will not exceed ten days. But once I give the order to gather the bells, you must guarantee to be online."
"When taking action, the entire process must be recorded with video."
"Okay, let's divide into teams now." Pang Ze waved his hand, and the portraits of all the citizens of the universe appeared on the side, and they naturally began to divide into teams.
Xu Jingming stood aside, silently watching the space citizen players in front of him.
Most of the 30,000 cosmic coins invested were spent on these people in front of him. This was the cost of hiring them for one month.
The three eighth-level beings invited had a combat bonus of at least 30 times! The cost of hiring them was 35 million universe coins per person per month! To become an eighth-level being, one's mind had reached a very terrifying level. Having such a master in charge was also the key to the plan.
"Eighth-level life forms can earn tens of millions of universe coins every month. It's really incomparable to other people." Xu Jingming thought secretly, "But this is also a short-term contract for them, and the expenses of eighth-level life forms are also high, and it's not easy to pay taxes."
Another 60 top-notch experts with at least 10 times combat bonus were invited! The hiring price is 3 million Universe Coins per person per month. This is also the bulk of the hiring this time and the main force of the operation.
A first-rate master who can easily deal with a second-rate master.
If ten first-rate masters join forces, they can easily slaughter hundreds of second-rate masters, and the formation formed by the second-rate masters will be easily destroyed.
We also invited 100 people with at least 5 times the actual combat bonus, that is, second-rate masters. This is very common, after all, sixth-order life forms generally have such strength. The hiring price is 25 universe coins per person per month.
Of course, they still had to pay the "agency fee" of the Wanjie Group, and with the remaining money, they had to buy intelligence, weapons and equipment, etc.
"In a place like the imperial capital, with few experts, it's too easy for variables to appear." Xu Jingming thought to himself, "With so many experts, the deterrent effect is strong! But the cost of hiring them is also shocking."
If you hire them, you have to ensure that you make at least a profit per month to avoid losses, because you have to pay taxes every year.
Every income from the virtual world network must be taxed! There is no way to evade taxes on the virtual world network records, so the employment pressure is naturally very high.
Bloody rain world, imperial capital.
In the evening, lanterns were hung high in Yicui Tower, turning the area around it into a city that never sleeps. A large number of luxurious carriages and guard teams were outside Yicui Tower.
One by one, noble sons, wealthy businessmen, and officials walked into Yicui Tower.
"What a great Yicui Tower." Pang Ze waved his fan, looking at the fairyland-like Yicui Tower in front of him, "It is worthy of being one of the top three places for smoking and enjoying pleasure in the imperial capital, a first-class den of money, and the biggest source of income for Prince Yan's Mansion in the imperial capital!"
Yicui Tower covers a large area and has magnificent architecture. Under the light, it looks like a fairy palace.
There are many black-clad guards outside, guarding Yicui Tower tightly. There are also some green-clad guards in inconspicuous corners inside Yicui Tower, ensuring the safety of the entire Yicui Tower.
"Your Excellency, please."
Pang Ze came alone and was also warmly welcomed.
The guards of Yicui Tower glanced at Pang Ze but did not stop him.
"According to the rules of Yicui Tower, all guests are not allowed to bring weapons when they come in." Pang Ze took a glance and understood. "But this rule is not too strict. It is enough to show that you are not carrying weapons. Even if you hide daggers or other hidden weapons in secret, we will not check."
Pontzer also noticed guests walking in the corridor.
"Yicui Tower, in public there are black-clad guards and one hundred blue-clad guards, secretly they are also called secret guards. It is said that the weakest ones are
He is a second-rate expert. As expected, the Prince of Yan’s Mansion is the largest source of income in the imperial capital. This guard force is quite strong.”
"To hire so many guards, the annual hiring cost would be at least 300,000 taels of silver."
Although Pang Ze had received the intelligence long ago, he felt it more strongly after exploring it personally. He observed the internal structure of Yicui Tower and made subtle adjustments to the plan.
While Pang Ze was investigating in Yicui Tower, Xu Jingming came to a branch of Qisha Tower.
A secluded inn.
Xu Jingming, wearing a conical hat and mask, came here, looked at the shopkeeper, showed his token, and was taken into the secret hall of the inn.
There are also several guests with hidden identities in the secret hall.
"I'll take this mission." Xu Jingming opened the thick book and pointed to a page of missions, which was exactly the bounty for the Prince of Yan's Mansion, 'Cheng Yanran', with a bounty of 32,600 taels.
"The mission will take half a month," said the staff of the Seven Killings Building, "and we need to verify it with his left ear or head."
Xu Jingming handed over his token.
The staff of Qishalou recorded it immediately and returned the killer token to Xu Jingming after recording.
"Thirty-two thousand six hundred taels." Xu Jingming glanced at the bounty amount. "As long as I get the bounty, I can be sure that I won't lose too much."
"Someone is trying to assassinate the Prince of Yan's Mansion again. It's true that money can make people happy." The staff of the Seven Killings Building watched Xu Jingming leave and shook their heads slightly. "The reward of tens of thousands of taels of silver has never been completed. Just think about it and you know it's not that easy."
Xu Jingming walked out of the inn and looked at the night sky.
"Tomorrow is the time to take action." Xu Jingming's heart was burning.
(End of this chapter)