Chapter 182 Yan Manzhong's Disaster (1/2)

"Don't be impatient first. Let's talk about the specific situation."

Li Yan comforted Yan Manzhong's anxious mood.

Under Li Yan's calm attitude, Yan Manzhong finally calmed down and was no longer so excited.

"That's right, Lord Priest, this morning, news came from Huichun Tower that the ceiling of one of their houses was vandalized."

"That house is a room below the yellow room No. 10 on the third floor, and the place where I traded with those people is in the Tianzi No. 1 room next to the yellow room No. 10."

When Yan Manzhong said this, a picture began to appear in his mind.

A pair of eyes stared at him while he was dealing with Da Zhou. All his secrets seemed to be exposed in those eyes.

This made him shiver involuntarily, and then he was a little frightened and looked around with a guilty conscience.

He felt that he was always under the gaze of those eyes.

However, there are only him and Priest Lin Xinchen here, there are no other people.

After learning this, he couldn't help but relax.

But he didn't expect that those eyes were indeed paying attention to him all the time, just like this moment.

Li Yan looked at Yan Manzhong, who was a little frightened, and felt a little funny in his heart, but he had a serious and cold expression on his face.

"That means someone is following you and eavesdropping on your transactions with those people, right?"

Listening to Li Yan's cold voice, Yan Manzhong couldn't help but shrink his neck, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

"Talk, aren't you?"

"Yes, no, it may not be that serious, or there may be a thief."

At this moment, Yan Manzhong realized that if he was really followed and the contents of the transaction were eavesdropped, he would probably not get any good results.

Subconsciously, I wanted to cover up the seriousness of the matter.

Li Yan didn't know whether he was a thief or not, so Li Yan looked at Yan Manzhong coldly and asked sharply again: "Did Huichunlou say anything valuable was thrown away?"

"This, this is not the case."

Yan Manzhong wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Li Yan carefully, and replied in a low voice.

"Why, haven't you eaten? Or your throat is at home."

Li Yan's words made Yan Manzhong speak again in a loud voice.

"In that case, why did you say before that the thief did what he did for money."

Yan Manzhong wanted to explain what he had just said, but Li Yan waved his hand to signal the other person not to speak, while he continued.

"So, it's already obvious that someone is targeting you. Maybe they have obtained the content of your transaction with those two people."

"In other words, you have been exposed, and even your every move is being monitored. You came to me in a hurry this time, and many people saw it."

"In other words, because of your involvement, I may have been exposed to the other party's sight."

When Yan Manzhong heard this, he knelt on the ground with a plop, his face turned pale, and he kept saying: "Priest Lin, believe me, I didn't mean it."

As he said that, he wanted to kowtow to Li Yan. Li Yan stretched out his right foot and pressed it against his forehead, and ordered with an impatient expression: "Get up first, this is the temple, and the only person you can kowtow to here is the Moon God. "

"Having been a servant of the Moon God for so many years, have you forgotten this most basic rule?"

After Li Yan's reminder, Yan Manzhong did not dare to kowtow in exchange for sympathy, and quickly stood up from the ground.

"I already know what happened, but I don't understand who will come to investigate us."

"Who in the New Adventist City dares to take care of the affairs of our Moon God Sect? I have not offended anyone outside the New Advocate City. Could it be that you caused it?"

Li Yan's rhetorical question almost frightened Yan Manzhong to the point of kneeling down again, but fortunately he stopped in time and did not actually kneel down on the ground.

"Sir, it's unfair. I don't have the ability to do that."

Yan Manzhong cried out aggrievedly.

Li Yan just gave a casual scare and didn't expect Yan Manzhong to name any suspects.

Li Yan continued his analysis: "Since it is neither of these two, then the biggest suspect is either the imperial court or people within our sect."

"After all, the only interests we have harmed are these two parties."

"By the way, why was it that it was only discovered three days later that there was a big hole in that room? Why did you go there so early? Is Huichun Tower harboring a thief?"

When Yan Manzhong heard this, he quickly explained: "Master Sacrifice, it was the thief who booked those two rooms for three days, so no one from Huichun Tower has been in those two rooms in the past three days. room.”

"It was early this morning. It was time for the thief to renew his apartment. The servants of Huichun Building discovered it when they were cleaning the room."

"When they found out, they immediately informed me because I was the one who booked Room No. 1 in Tianzi three days ago."

Li Yan continued to ask: "That means, one of them should know the appearance of the thief."

"Yes, it was a person named Xiaohong who received the thief at that time. Xiaohong has been sent to my house by Huichun Tower."

"After I asked the guards to keep an eye on Xiao Hong, I hurriedly came to find you."

Yan Manzhong replied.

After hearing this, Li Yan asked: "Then what are you going to do with that Xiao Hong."

"It's like this. Later I will invite one or two jailers and painters from the Governor's Mansion who are good at torturing prisoners to come to my mansion and draw the face of the thief."

"This is the only clue I can grasp at present."

Li Yan looked pessimistic about this: "Appearance can be changed. I think the thief will definitely not use his real appearance to do such a thing."

"Besides, even if we find the thief, it will not be of much use. So many days have passed and the news has already spread."

"In other words, all we can do now is wait for the other party to make a move."

After Li Yan's analysis, Yan Manzhong was dumbfounded.

Just now, he was anxious and confused, and he didn't think of this. Now that Li Yan woke him up, it was really like this.

"Then, sir, what should I do?"

Li Yan pondered for a while and ordered: "Don't act rashly recently, just wait for the news."

"Also, release that Xiao Hong. During this period, you should be a good third-class Moon God attendant. Do you understand?"

Yan Manzhong, who received the order, immediately became energetic and quickly responded: "I understand, I understand."

"If you understand, clean yourself up and go back to work. Don't show any more abnormalities."

"Okay, priest."

Then, Yan Manzhong cleaned up his personal appearance and left Li Yan's office.

Not long after Yan Manzhong left, Li Yan also walked out.

Yan Manzhong looked at Li Yan's back as he left, wondering if Li Yan was going to meet someone at a higher level.

Suddenly, his colleague patted his shoulder, and asked him curiously: "Attendant Yan, I saw you rushed to Priest Lin's office today. Is there anything?"

Yan Manzhong didn't have the heart to deal with them, so he frowned and replied in a somewhat scolding tone: "It's a confidential matter. I advise you, Zhang Qingyuan, to stop asking."

Zhang Qingyuan, who was choked, suddenly had a dark face, but considering Yan Manzhong's current status, he could only smile and return to his seat.

"What? If Priest Lin didn't protect you, you dare to talk to me like this."

"It would be great if Priest Lin could appreciate me."

Zhang Qingyuan was sitting in his seat, imagining himself showing off his power under Li Yan's seat.

On the other side, after Li Yan left the [Military Appointment Office of the General Manager of the Silver Wolf Camp], he came to a small courtyard.

Two people were guarding the door of the courtyard, wearing the clothes of the first-class Moon God attendants of the Moon God Temple.

"Go in and inform that the New Moon Priest Lin Xinchen is here."

Facing the two first-class Moon God attendants who were new to him, Li Yan said lightly.

"Yes, Master Priest."

After receiving Li Yan's order, the man on the right pushed the door into the courtyard and reported to the owner of the courtyard.

The other person continued to stick to his post, but it was obvious that because of Li Yan's presence, he was more serious.

Not long after, Li Yan was invited in.

In the courtyard, the scenery of the small bridge and flowing water is smaller, but also more exquisite.

At first glance, it looks like a beautiful scenery in a painting.

At this time, Li Yan's target was fishing with a fishing rod in a stone pavilion next to the pond.

Li Yan walked over, entered the stone pavilion, and bowed respectfully.

"Meet Priest Chen."

"Well, tell me, what do you want to ask me for? Didn't I give you the things the day before yesterday?"

Priest Chen didn't even turn his head, still focusing on his fishing career.

Chen Xian, the master of the Moon Temple in Xinjiang City, the priest of the Lower Crescent Moon, is in charge of all matters in the Moon Temple and is also the actual controller of Xinjiang City.

At the same time, he is also the upper-level interest chain of Lin Xinchen.

In fact, it is also easy to guess that without Chen Xian's approval, Lin Xinchen, a new priest of the New Moon who has only been promoted for a few years, is not qualified to embezzle the materials in the Moon Temple.

And the thing he mentioned is the [Evening Primrose] to be traded to Ji Chen and the others.

Lin Xinchen collects money first and then delivers the goods.

This is to prevent the risk of the goods being robbed by others, and at the same time, it is to have more room for detours when the transaction is exposed.

"This is what happened."

Li Yan told Chen Xian everything that Yan Manzhong reported.

When Li Yan finished speaking, the fishing line on Chen Xian's fishing rod suddenly stretched straight, and it was obvious that a fish was hooked.

Chen Xian subconsciously exerted force, and a little blood appeared in the pond, and then a dead fish floated to the surface.

Looking at Chen Xian's hook again, a bloody fish mouth hung on it.

Obviously, Chen Xian did not restrain his strength just now, which led to this situation.

"It's disappointing."

After Chen Xian said this, he threw the fishing rod on the ground.

I don't know whether he was talking about the disappointment brought by Li Yan's news or the disappointment of catching a dead fish.

At this time, he turned around and faced Li Yan.

This is a middle-aged man with a round face and kind eyes.

"Your people are too careless and actually made such a mistake."

"I already know the matter, you go back and wait for news."

"Also, let that person disappear and replace him with a cautious one."

"You have one month to find a suitable target."

After Chen Xian finished speaking, he turned around again.

"By the way, when you go out, ask the two people at the door to come and clean up."

In this way, Li Yan stayed in the courtyard for less than an incense stick of time, and then hurriedly left here.

Returning to the [Military Appointment Office of the Silver Wolf Camp], Li Yan looked at Yan Manzhong with some pity.

"I didn't expect that you still wouldn't be able to escape this disaster. I'm not going to kill you this time."

Li Yan cried like a mouse and mourned for Yan Manzhong for a second in his heart.

Yan Manzhong noticed Li Yan's strange eyes and felt a bad feeling in his heart.

When Li Yan passed by him and he wanted to stand up, Li Yan held down his shoulder with a hand.

Li Yan whispered to him: "We were talking about that tonight."

Of course, the people around him, who were not at the lowest level of blood exchange, could hear Li Yan even if his voice was low.

Unless you use your true energy to restrict the propagation of the sound and transmit it to Yan Manzhong, they will not be able to hear it.

However, Li Yan is still not able to release his true energy.

And even if they heard it and were curious, they would not dare to ask in front of Li Yan. Instead, they would ask Yan Manzhong again after Li Yan left.

They did indeed do so, but were sent away angrily by Yan Manzhong.

This immediately reduced the relationship between Yan Manzhong and everyone to the lowest point, and everyone looked at Yan Manzhong angrily.

Zhang Qingyuan, who had been criticized by Yan Manzhong before, saw this scene and snickered in his heart.

As for Yan Manzhong himself, he was already so distraught that he had no intention of working, let alone the feelings of his colleagues.

Soon, it was time to get off work.

Li Yan met with three knights from the Silver Wolf Camp who were about to be promoted today. The merits of the three of them were sufficient. All they needed was Li Yan's nod, and they would be promoted immediately after returning.

If strict procedures were followed, the last step would require Chen Xian, the master of the Moon Temple, to nod.

However, Chen Xian and Lin Xinchen were on the same grasshopper. Basically, Lin Xinchen passed through, but Chen Xian never defeated them.

Over time, all the knights in the Silver Wolf Camp came to know that as long as they passed Lin Xinchen's level, their promotion would basically be a matter of certainty.

How to pass the test is very simple, just show enough sincerity.

Promotions of less than 100 households will be given silver, and ordinary soldiers will be promoted to knights and attendants, five hundred taels.

If a knight's waiter is promoted to a knight, he will be given three thousand taels.

When a knight is promoted to a knight, he will be given spirit beads, starting with a hundred spirit beads.

It is not up to Lin Xinchen to decide whether the Great Knight will rise up.

In addition to this kind of promotion, there are also various military merit determinations that also require Lin Xinchen's review and approval.

This is the [General Manager Silver Wolf Camp Military Appointment Office], there is nothing to work on.

These matters were too trivial, so Lin Xinchen left them to Yan Manzhong and others. He was only responsible for the knight's promotion.

If this happens, it will be more convenient for Li Yan, allowing him to fish with peace of mind.

When they got off work, other people at the [General Manager Yinlang Camp Military Appointment Office] watched with envy as Yan Manzhong and Li Yan left together.

Everyone knows that when there is a benefit, the first person to share the benefit must be someone who has a good relationship with the superior.

And based on the nature of their work, there are a lot of benefits and benefits.

On the way, Li Yan never said a word to Yan Manzhong.

Yan Manzhong wanted to speak several times, but his eyes moved around involuntarily. He always felt that someone was spying on him, so he immediately closed his mouth.

Yan Manzhong's home is in the commercial street construction area. It's not that he can't afford a house in the Moon Temple construction area, but he prefers the atmosphere here.

To put it simply, he is a person who likes to join in the fun.

However, because I had something else on my mind, I passed by the commercial street and saw the once-a-month juggling show on the street, and I didn't have the heart to go up and enjoy it.

After arriving at home, Yan Manzhong's housekeeper bowed to the two of them and then quietly asked Yan Manzhong what to do with the woman sent by [Huichun Tower] in the morning.

You know, for this reason, Yan Manzhong's wife also got angry.

After all, they don't know the cause and effect, they only know that this is a prostitute sent by [Huichun Tower].

At noon, Yan Manzhong's wife suddenly thought that this woman had broken her husband's flesh and blood, so she quickly called the doctor to check, but naturally nothing was found.

After all this trouble, Yan Manzhong's wife became much less angry and even had a conversation with the woman.

These were told by the housekeeper to Yan Manzhong, and then accidentally reached Li Yan's ears.

After listening to the butler's words, Yan Manzhong directly asked the butler to give him dozens of taels of silver, and then let him go.

Li Yan watched the whole process without any intention of intervening.

After handling this matter, Yan Manzhong took Li Yan to the study and did not allow anyone to approach the study.

In the study, Yan Manzhong finally asked impatiently: "Master Priest, what should we do next."

In response, Li Yan showed a meaningful smile and looked at Yan Manzhong: "You will never see the next step."

Before Yan Manzhong understood, he closed his eyes forever.

Afterwards, Li Yan stayed in the study for about half an hour before leaving.

On the way, the housekeeper came to greet him, and Li Yan said: "Man Zhong has something to do in the study, so don't disturb him."

Who in the house doesn't know that this is the priest of the Moon Temple, and the housekeeper also obeys his words.

There is no need for Li Yan to handle the rest of the matter, Chen Xian will naturally send someone to take care of it.

Sure enough, the next day, as soon as Li Yan arrived at the Moon Temple, he heard the news that Yan Manzhong's house was on fire, and Yan Manzhong was burned to death in the study.

It is naturally impossible for a person at the peak of Yunzang Realm to die in a fire.

The news from the Governor's Office said that the real reason was that a spy from the Great Zhou Dynasty sneaked into Xinjiang City through a circus and killed Yan Manzhong.

Then he set the fire.

As for why only Yan Manzhong was killed, he has not been caught yet, so the situation is unclear.

However, in the [General Manager of the Silver Wolf Camp Military Appointment Office], those who saw Yan Manzhong's performance yesterday all suspected that Yan Manzhong knew some secret information and was attacked.

However, none of these people suspected Li Yan, because in their opinion, this was unreasonable.

Even the people of the Yan family did not suspect Li Yan, or suspected it, but there was no evidence.

If it was a random attack, Li Yan would not even have to make a move, and there would be a group of people who wanted to please Li Yan to help him deal with the Yan family.

Li Yan was amazed at the power behind Chen Xian's group. In one night, he opened up all the joints and let the Governor's Office endorse this matter.

If these people were Li Yan's opponents, Li Yan would definitely feel a headache and fear.

But fortunately, Li Yan was in the same group with them, which was worth being happy about.

Although Li Yan still didn't know how many people there were in his organization and who the leader was.

Seven days later, Yan Manzhong's first seven days arrived and the funeral began. Li Yan took time to attend.

Not only Li Yan, but most people in the Moon God Temple attended the funeral.

The funeral was presided over by Priest Tang Querou. A priest of the Moon God Cult presided over the funeral, which made everyone who came to the funeral envious.

Of course, they didn't want to die, but death was inevitable, so the more beautiful, lively and face-saving their funerals could be, the better.

Li Yan expressed his condolences and presented a considerable amount of money. After receiving the thanks of the Yan family, he left.

After returning to the Moon God Temple, Chen Xian asked him to come over.

"No one has been sent to investigate, and no one from the court has come down either. And it's been so many days, and no one from any force has threatened us."

"Maybe, he was really a thief, but he just didn't steal what he wanted."

"Let's stop here for now, but you have to be more careful when you trade in the future, understand?"

Li Yan quickly replied: "Understood."

After saying this, Chen Xian asked again: "Have you found a new candidate?"

"Reporting to the Palace Master, we have found one."

"Who is it?"

"Zhang Qingyuan."