<!¡ª¡ª> ¡¡ ¡¡ ¡°even for a person like me who does all kinds of evil, living in this worldthere are still a few righteous principles that need to be adhered to¡± As he spoke, Jiang Xiao slowly squatted down, The look he looked at Guo Shouzhong was both cold and sarcastic. Looking again, Jiang Xiao patiently and detailedly confessed his true thoughts to the dying Guo Shouzhong. "And the justice I adhere to is When you come out to hang out and be brothers, you must be loyal, and when dealing with traitors, you must kill them all at any cost! Otherwise, I will be hard-pressed!" "Master Guo, you also know my origins, Hey! The notorious Eight Owls who were despised by thousands of people! Hu Xiao was sworn in with me back then, and I regarded him as my brother, but he betrayed me and made me go to jail and almost die at the hands of the government. , and also killed six other brothers It's a pity that he is too cunning, I can't find any trace of him at all. I want revenge, but I have nowhere to start" "But just last night, I finally found out His whereabouts At that moment, I was really ecstatic! But there was a flood at that time, otherwise I would have met him on the spot to 'reminisce about the past' In desperation, I had to temporarily arrange a few "Shaofeng" dead soldiers! Secretly tracking him" "Those 'Chaofeng' soldiers entered Nanjing and fought with others. The opponents were most likely Brother Hu's men, and only Brother Hu's men had such agility. With bravery, I can quickly discover the 'Chaofeng' warriors who I personally trained, and fight with them head-on without falling behind" "Indeed, I disobeyed His Highness the Seventh Prince's orders, and also caused chaos and trouble, but I treat traitors I just want to kill them all at any cost, even if I cause some troubles, as long as I can meet Brother Hu smoothly, it will all be worth it! I have no intention of betraying the Seventh Prince. I am still loyal. After I personally entertain Brother Hu, I will find a way to solve all the troubles I have caused. It will definitely not affect His Highness the Seventh Prince's future plans After all, His Highness the Seventh Prince Be kind to me, as I said just now, you must be loyal!" "Now, I have answered all of Mr. Guo's questions, so Mr. Guo, you can rest in peace!" "If you are dissatisfied and have a grudge! As for me, then wait for me in hell! With what you and I have done over the years, we must be reunited there!" As he spoke, Jiang Xiao spoke slowly and calmly, but with a sense of paranoia. With a crazy sense of thriller. While Jiang Xiao was answering questions, Guo Shouzhong's breath was getting weaker and weaker, and he was about to die. But when he was on the verge of death, Guo Shouzhong still stared at Jiang Xiao fiercely, full of anger and unwillingness, and kept saying "ho ho" in his mouth. He even used up his remaining strength to raise his hand and grabbed Jiang Xiao repeatedly, although A short blade has been inserted into his chest, but he just holds on and refuses to die. It can be said that his vitality is tenacious. Seeing that Guo Shouzhong was not dead yet, Jiang Xiao chuckled and stopped squatting. Instead, he stood up slowly with his knees up and looked down at Guo Shouzhong again. The next moment, Jiang Xiao suddenly raised his foot and stepped hard on the handle of the short-edged knife on Guo Shouzhong's chest. With a sound of bone cracking, he actually stepped half of the handle into Guo Shouzhong's chest. After Guo Shouzhong's body twitched, he finally lost his life completely. After doing all this, Jiang Xiao no longer looked at Guo Shouzhong, but turned his head to look at Lu De, who was pale but still forced to remain calm. * * After Guo Shouzhong rushed to the Lu family courtyard, he met Jiang Xiao and Lu De in a hidden secret room. The secret room was not large, and apart from Guo Shouzhong, Jiang Xiao, and Lu De, there was no one else. Therefore, Lu De stood aside and not only witnessed the scene where Jiang Xiao killed Guo Shouzhong, but also heard Jiang Xiao's confession and explanation with his own ears. As the most talented person in the south of the Yangtze River, Lu De is talented and knowledgeable, and he is not lacking in wealth and courage. At this moment, under Jiang Xiao¡¯s wolfish gaze, Lu De¡¯s body was still numb and his heart was trembling. If he hadn¡¯t been holding on forcefully, he would have collapsed to the ground because his knees were weak. But Lu De managed to hold on. He neither yelled or ran away in a hurry, nor collapsed to the ground and knelt down to beg for mercy. Instead, he chose to be a quiet bystander. Jiang Xiao looked at Lu De seriously for a moment, nodded appreciatively and said: "Although Mr. Lu is a scholar, he also has a lot of courage! If you had yelled or turned around and fled when I was about to kill someone, then I I had no choice but to be rude and offended Mr. Lu!" After Lu De took a deep breath, he finally asked: "YouJiang, Brother Jiang just said, you don¡¯t want to betray the Seventh Prince, but do you really mean it? " When speaking, Lu De tried to be as calm as possible, but his voice still couldn't help but tremble slightly. At the same time, Lu De also lowered his posture and called Jiang Xiao "Brother Jiang", naturally in order to close the relationship and promote him. To avoid being stabbed and silenced by Jiang Xiao, Jiang Xiao nodded and said: "I always hate betrayal by others, so naturally I will not betray others on my own initiative! What's more, His Highness the Seventh Prince not only helped me save my life, but also helped me meet others. He even had some like-minded interests. He has always trusted me and used me in important ways over the years. As long as His Highness the Seventh Prince did not betray me first, of course I will still be loyal. No two! " Lu De asked cautiously: "Then why did Brother Jiang kill Guo Shouzhong? This person is a close guard of His Highness the Seventh Prince, why don't you just make it clear? " "not good! "Jiang Xiao shook his head and raised another finger: "First of all, if I make it clear, Guo Shouzhong will definitely try his best to prevent me from meeting the 'old man'. If he tries to stop me with all his strength, I will not be able to continue to mobilize 'Chaofeng' Damn it, this is something I absolutely cannot tolerate. " Then, Jiang Xiao raised a second finger and sneered: "Then, as I said just now, I hate betrayal the most! Over the years, Guo Shouzhong and I have run the "Chaofeng" together. Although he can't stand me, I still regard him as a kindred spirit, but now he obviously wants to burn bridges and betray me Guo Shouzhong has a habit, even He didn't even realize it - whenever he made up his mind to get rid of someone, he would quickly flutter his nostrils for a moment while staring at that person! And just now, when he was staring at me, his nostrils were also flaring rapidly. He had obviously made up his mind and wanted to betray me and get rid of me, so I just acted first out of self-protection! " Finally, Jiang Xiao raised a third finger: "Finally, and most importantly, the 'Chaofeng' organization is in danger of being exposed, and Guo Shouzhong is the conflict between His Highness the Seventh Prince and 'Chaofeng' Contact person, if anyone wants to trace the true relationship between 'Chaofeng' and the Seventh Prince, Guo Shouzhong is the easiest flaw to exploit! In addition, he left Nanjing overnight tonight, which is even more eye-catching! Therefore, killing him directly will be beneficial to His Highness the Seventh Prince, to all the dead soldiers of ¡®Chaofeng¡¯, to you and to me! At least it can minimize the exposure risk of ¡®Shao Feng¡¯! " After finishing speaking, Jiang Xiao put away his fingers and asked with a smile: "In short, there are too many reasons why Guo Shouzhong cannot continue to live in this world, so he must die! Mr. Lu, what do you think? " What else can Lu De say? Of course he completely agreed. He immediately nodded and said: "Guo Shouzhong really deserves to die! Have a good death! Brother Jiang is also very decisive and can sort out the situation in an instant. I admire him! "The next moment, Lu De quickly added: "But I have never thought about betraying Brother Jiang, and I have no intention of stopping Brother Jiang from seeking revenge against Hu Xiao. Instead, I will mobilize the Lu family's full support Although I We already know the relationship between 'Chaofeng' and His Highness the Seventh Prince, but the major forces will not regard me as a flaw or breakthrough, so I don't deserve to die! " At this moment, Lu De is in a desperate situation. He has no idea what Jiang Xiao's real thoughts are, and he doesn't know what Jiang Xiao plans to do with his "witness." Lu De secretly speculates that Jiang Xiao is at this moment with He kept talking, but he was actually taking the opportunity to think about how to deal with him. If Jiang Xiao wanted to kill him, he would have no power to fight back and no chance of escape. Due to his survival instinct, Lu De acted well and behaved well. Submission, although not groveling or begging for mercy, does not show the arrogance of the most talented man in the south of the Yangtze River. In short, he never dared to provoke Jiang Xiao, let alone attract Jiang Xiao's hostility. , Lu De now only hopes that Jiang Xiao will give up his thoughts of killing people and silence him, and let him go completely. Naturally, he is willing to endure the humiliation and accept humiliation. * On the other side, Jiang Xiao's thoughts are just like Lu De's speculation. He keeps talking just to take the opportunity to think about how to deal with Lu De, the "witness". Jiang Xiao has great prestige among the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, but if the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers outside the secret room discover him. He killed Guo Shouzhong for personal revenge, but he may not be willing to listen to his orders, so he had to conceal the truth, and it was necessary to kill Lu De. But at the same time, Lu De was a direct descendant of the Lu family, a prominent family in Jiangnan. The most famous talent in the south of the Yangtze River is also a talent valued by the seventh prince Zhu Hejian. If Lu De is killed, the consequences will be more serious, and it will inevitably lead to strict investigation by all forces.??It will not only affect Jiang Xiao's follow-up actions to hunt down Hu Xiao, but also further increase the risk of exposure of the "Chaofeng" organization, and even destroy the overall plan of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, causing Jiang Xiao and Zhu Hejian to completely break off. Jiang Xiao¡¯s series of statements just now were all true. Although he killed Guo Shouzhong out of selfish motives, he really had no intention of betraying the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and of course he was not willing to become a firm enemy of Zhu He. In comparison, the impact of killing Guo Shouzhong is negligible. Although Guo Shouzhong was a royal guard of the prince, he was always responsible for handling matters that could not be seen in the light under Zhu Hejian. Therefore, after Guo Shouzhong was killed, Zhu Hejian was absolutely He did not dare to speak out, and would only try his best to suppress the impact. As long as Jiang Xiao could find a reasonable reason afterwards, he would have a chance to stop Zhu Hejian from pursuing the matter. Therefore, even though Jiang Xiao had always been decisive in dealing with Lu De, he could not help but be in a dilemma. In this way, Jiang Xiao stared at Lu De closely for a moment, and then suddenly asked: "Master Lu, in this secret room, except for the dead man Guo Shouzhong, the only two people left are you and me! But I don't know, what will happen next?" After you leave the secret room, how will you explain the cause of Guo Shouzhong's death to the 'Chaofeng' soldier outside the secret room? If you have the chance to see the seventh prince again, how will you tell his highness what you just saw? What you heard?" Upon hearing Jiang Xiao's question, Lu De immediately felt certain, knowing that Jiang Xiao was already inclined to let him go. The premise is that Lu De¡¯s answer satisfies Jiang Xiao! But how should we answer to satisfy Jiang Xiao? After Lu De¡¯s brain raced for a moment, he finally thought of the answer. If you want to satisfy Jiang Xiao, you must do what he likes! And if you carefully review Jiang Xiao¡¯s past life experience, you can find that although Jiang Xiao has a cruel and vicious temperament and can be said to do all kinds of evil, he is also a person with a strong sense of belonging to the team. When Jiang Xiao was a night guard in the Liaodong frontier army, he had always served Liaodong Town wholeheartedly. It was only because some Liaodong Town military attach¨¦s were the first to betray him that he killed all those Liaodong Town military attach¨¦s who betrayed him. Defected from Liaodong Town; when he and seven other gangsters formed the infamous "Eight Owls of the World", he treated the seven sworn gangsters without any qualms, and could even be said to be heart-to-heart, that's why he was in Hu Due to Xiao's betrayal, he was arrested by the government and put on death row; now, he has become a "chaofeng" soldier under the command of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and he can be regarded as loyal to the seventh prince - at least when he met Hu Xiao , before he lost control with his obsession for revenge, Jiang Xiao was absolutely dedicated and unreserved when serving the Seventh Prince; After thinking about this, Lu De suddenly discovered The crisis he is facing now is really Opportunity amidst crisis! Maybe, I can take advantage of the situation and take Jiang Xiao and all the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers for my own use! Then, he would have the opportunity to come into contact with the most core secrets of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian in the shortest possible time! Thinking of this, Lu De raised his head and met Jiang Xiao's wolf eyes, and said slowly: "Brother Jiang, how about making a deal with my younger brother?" Jiang Xiao was stunned and asked: "Deal? What deal?" Lu Deqing Smiling lightly, he raised his hand and pointed to Guo Shouzhong's body on the ground, and asked: "This person should be the contact between the Seventh Prince and the 'Chaofeng' Death Soldier, right? He is already dead, and his death is not a pity, so When the Seventh Prince contacts the 'Chaofeng' Dead Man in the future, he will need another contact person! And this contact person should not only be someone close to the Seventh Prince, but also someone who is qualified to keep in touch with the Seventh Prince and be loyal to the Seventh Prince! , but also have good intentions towards the 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers, and be willing to speak good words for the 'Chaofeng' organization in front of the Seventh Prince, so that the 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers will not be thrown away by the Seventh Prince like toilet paper This kind of candidate is not easy to find! And I am the only candidate!" Jiang Xiao's eyes flashed, and he felt that Lu De was hinting at something. Jiang Xiao is a decisive and fierce gangster, but he is not good at such twists and turns, so he said coldly: "You might as well speak more clearly!" Lu De, with a cold tone, explained in detail: "This Guo Shouzhong , it can be said that he is true to his name, and he has always been loyal to His Highness the Seventh Prince! If something is not good for His Highness, then even if he has intentions in his heart, he will never take action! And Brother Jiang, you just said, Guo Shouzhong! Now that he has made up his mind to get rid of you, have you ever thought about why he has murderous intentions towards you? Why does he just dislike you? If it's not good for the Seventh Prince, how can he dare to have murderous thoughts towards you?" After hearing this, Jiang Xiao's expression finally changed slightly. Lu De shook his head and said: "Of course, I recognize it."Because, the murderous intention in Guo Shouzhong's heart has nothing to do with the Seventh Prince. If the Seventh Prince wanted to kill you, Guo Shouzhong should not directly question you, threaten you, or force you as soon as they meet. Instead, he would first stabilize and comfort you! Therefore, Guo Shouzhong's intention to kill you should be just his personal thoughts, not the seventh prince's thoughts at least, not the seventh prince's current thoughts! However, as I just said, Guo Shouzhong has always been loyal to the Seventh Prince. If something is not good for the Seventh Prince, he will never think about doing it. The reason why he has murderous thoughts towards you now is because he wants to understand One truth has emerged, that is - the existence of the 'Chaofeng' dead soldier has gradually become a hidden danger that cannot be eliminated for His Highness the Seventh Prince! " Jiang Xiao has always been sinister and calm, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but lose control of his emotions and retorted: "Nonsense! ¡®Chaofeng¡¯ Death Soldier is a sharp blade in the hands of His Highness the Seventh Prince! It has always been a win-win situation! How many things have you done for His Highness the Seventh Prince over the years? How many threats have been eliminated for His Highness the Seventh Prince? His Highness, the Seventh Prince, spent countless efforts to form ¡®Chaofeng¡¯! The dead soldiers of ¡®Chaofeng¡¯ are also loyal, so how can they become a hidden danger to His Highness? " Lu De shook his head again, his tone still cold, and said slowly: "This moment, that moment! Before His Highness the Seventh Prince took over the throne, the soldiers of ¡®Chaofeng¡¯ had indeed played a huge role and made countless meritorious deeds! But now His Highness the Seventh Prince is about to become the Crown Prince. At that time, he can legitimately mobilize all kinds of court forces to work for him when doing things, and there are also a large number of government and opposition forces vying to rely on him, whether it is Two factories and one guard, as well as civil and military officials from various places, all are more effective than the dead soldiers of "Chaofeng" when doing things! In the past, if someone threatened the Seventh Prince, the Seventh Prince had no choice but to send out the 'Chaofeng' soldiers to eradicate the threat. But after he became the Crown Prince, if someone threatened him again, all he had to do was to use vague words. With a few hints, a large number of ruling and opposition forces will naturally take action to please His Highness the Seventh Prince and remove the threat for him. There will no longer be any need to send out the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers! For the Seventh Prince, the ¡®Chaofeng¡¯ dead soldier will soon lose its use and become a flaw and a hidden danger! Once someone discovers the relationship between the 'Chaofeng' Death Soldier and the Seventh Prince, His Highness the Seventh Prince will be proven guilty of secretly raising Death Soldiers, and the Seventh Prince will also completely lose his position as Crown Prince! Brother Jiang, although you were born in the frontier army and became famous in the green forest, you should be able to understand that all the truths I said are true, and you should have heard the saying "a cunning rabbit will be cooked by a running dog"! If His Highness the Seventh Prince wants to stabilize his position in the future, he will sooner or later abandon ¡®Chaofeng¡¯ and completely clean himself up so that there are no hidden dangers or flaws! " Seeing Jiang Xiao's expression change, Lu De said again: "Guo Shouzhong just wants to understand this truth, so he has murderous intentions towards you! Not only does he have murderous intentions for you, but all the "Chaofeng" soldiers you personally trained are the targets he needs to eradicate! And His Highness the Seventh Prince is obviously countless times smarter than Guo Shouzhong. How can His Highness the Seventh Prince not understand the truth that Guo Shouzhong can understand? But His Highness the Seventh Prince may have missed his old relationship, or he hasn't thought of a proper way to deal with it, or maybe the time hasn't come yet, so he didn't express his attitude! But how long will the seventh prince's patience last? What's more, His Highness the Seventh Prince has countless capable people around him, such as his eunuch Jia Lun, who is a thoughtful and thoughtful person. Especially the dead man "Chaofeng" has now been exposed in Nanjing City, which will further prompt All smart people who know the inside story think of the pros and cons of the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers in the future, and they will also come to the same conclusion as Guo Shouzhong, suggesting that His Highness the Seventh Prince disassociate himself from the "Chaofeng" as soon as possible and eliminate the hidden dangers Here we are. At that time, even though His Highness the Seventh Prince missed his old relationship with 'Chaofeng' and couldn't bear to abandon him, how long could this old relationship last despite the advice from his confidants? " At this point, Lu De paused for a moment, and after Jiang Xiao cleared his mind a little, he said: "At this time, the person who connects His Highness the Seventh Prince with the 'Chaofeng' dead man becomes very important. ! If the 'Chaofeng' Death Soldier does not want to be abandoned by His Highness the Seventh Prince, the contact person must have good intentions towards the 'Chaofeng' Death Soldier, and must have the ability and eloquence to influence the Seventh Prince's thoughts, and constantly speak in front of the Seventh Prince Speak good words for the 'Chaofeng' organization so that His Highness the Seventh Prince will not feel uneasy about the 'Chaofeng' organization Even if His Highness the Seventh Prince no longer needs the 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers in the future, he should at least let 'Chaofeng' The dead soldiers retired smoothly instead of being eradicated and silenced! " Hearing this, Jiang Xiao, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke again: "Do you want to say that you are the one who has kind thoughts towards 'Chaofeng'? So after you became the contact person, you were willing to speak for ¡®Chaofeng¡¯ in front of the Seventh Prince? But you wantHow can you prove your kindness? How can we ensure that our good intentions remain unchanged? Also, is there any way you can ensure that you can become the contact between His Highness the Seventh Prince and ¡®Chao Feng¡¯? ¡± Just as Lu De judged, Jiang Xiao is a person with a strong sense of belonging to the team. Deep down in his heart, he always longs for a stable and reliable team to stand with him, even if he is the enemy of the world. Being able to stick with the people around him. If he were alone, Jiang Xiao might choose to take the risk and continue to trust the seventh prince Zhu Hejian's old feelings, or just walk away and get out of Zhu Hejian's control in time. But now, he is "ridiculous." A member of the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, a large part of the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers were personally assessed, recruited, and trained by him. Out of the natural sense of belonging to the team, he needs to consider the survival of the entire "Chaofeng" organization. . Therefore, Lu De's statement that he wanted to seek safety for all "Chaofeng" soldiers finally moved him, and Jiang Xiao's murderous intention towards Lu De was reduced to a minimum! , smiled and said: "It is not easy to ensure that I always have good thoughts towards the 'Chaofeng' organization. I think you won't believe it easily, Brother Jiang, but I have a way to tie myself to Brother Jiang." On a boat! ¡±?¡?¡?¡?<!¡ª¡ª>