Chapter 881: Chapter 669: The Death of the Golden Hand
In the underground cell, the City Lord of Snowbird Port continued facing Tan Mo’s statement.
“Although Xiong Ju crushed the Evil Eye, [Adi] has indeed intervened in the duel between Xiong Ju and Long Fu. I then informed the dueling field owner at Snowbird Duel Arena and together we ordered the dispatch of an investigation team to [Adi] for investigation.”
“However, Teng Donglang was very sharp and arrived at [Adi] early, clearing the evidence. At the same time, he persuaded the dueling field owner at the Snowbird Duel Arena, leading to the failure of my verification action this time.”
“I didn’t give up. After this duel, I took the initiative to find Long Fu and communicated with him. I informed him about the Evil Eye matter, wanting to incite Long Fu to expose this.”
“Even if he has no evidence, as long as he openly doubts, I have a reason to conduct a formal investigation.”
“To persuade Long Fu and evoke his disgust towards the Saber Gang, I specially prepared many of Saber Gang’s criminal facts. However, although Long Fu believed in the God of Justice, it was clear his faith was not devout. He did not choose to openly question but was afraid that doing so would completely provoke the Saber Gang and make enemies of them. He chose to endure.”
“Although this action did not succeed either, I was not discouraged at all. Because I knew, even if I couldn’t provoke Long Fu, there would be small moves from the Saber Gang.”
“Sure enough, as I expected, the Saber Gang used off-field means to control the investigation team to investigate the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, urging the harbor officials to demand and increase their dock fees, among others.”
“I timely dispatched a team of Alchemists, took the initiative to help them repair the sea ship. Most importantly, I lent several pieces of Golden Level equipment to the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.”
“In this way, the conflict between the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps and the Saber Gang deepened, and I gained more trust and favor from the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.”
“But the true focus of my plan was not these things.”
“Next is the key!”
“I had [Golden Hand] act, impersonating Hua Tang, secretly infiltrating the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ ship, first stealing the treasure equipment I sent earlier, and then assassinating the mage members of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.”
“[Golden Hand] executed this action very well. He assassinated the only two visible mages of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps and also stole back the equipment I had lent earlier.”
“In this way, a deep hatred was established between the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps and the Saber Gang, and the possibility of Long Fu’s full revenge greatly increased. Meanwhile, the loss of the treasure equipment gave me more reason to maintain a dominant position in my future interactions with the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.”
“The members in the group were killed, and Long Fu was furious, completely changing his previous attitude, and actively sought my help. I pretended to take him into the mage tower of the port, investigating, deliberately revealing some ‘evidence’. These ‘evidence’ were of course leaked by [Golden Hand] intentionally. Thus, I successfully misled Long Fu into believing that Hua Tang had acted and it was closely related to the Saber Gang.”
Tan Mo nodded: “Next, please elaborate, City Lord. Let me tell you directly, the sacrifice of [Golden Hand] is precisely the key point of my investigation this time.”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port’s expression became more serious: “The previous changes in the situation were just as I had planned. But Long Fu’s behavior after that was far beyond my expectations.”
“He actually ordered his ships to leave the port actively, looking like he intended to withdraw.”
“Of course, I didn’t want such a valuable piece to leave the stage, but when I rushed over, Long Fu was already prepared. He proposed cooperation to me, and more surprisingly, he already knew [Golden Hand]’s precise location!”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port sighed: “At that moment, I suddenly understood that the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps is not as simple as it appears. There are rumors that they are backed by an arms dealer. From that point on, I was more inclined to believe this rumor.”
“It’s quite troublesome that the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps knows [Golden Hand]’s position. Because once they capture [Golden Hand], or learn more clues, they might deduce that [Golden Hand] is not Hua Tang and that the Saber Gang is being framed.”
“So, when Long Fu proposed to me to strike against [Golden Hand], I chose to agree. As a City Lord, I cannot tolerate a Golden Level criminal. Agreeing was the most normal response.”
“At the same time, I also hoped that with my deep involvement, the situation would never escape my control.”
“So next, I dispatched three magic teams and brought in the Sea Bird Bishop to launch a fake siege against [Golden Hand].”
“Because there were too many people involved, in order not to arouse suspicion or reveal flaws, I did not inform [Golden Hand] before the action.”
“When the battle started, because I was in command, the battle was under my control.”
“[Golden Hand] was ambushed, and upon seeing the magic team, he knew what was going on. And when I went into battle, he secretly used fighting energy to communicate with me.”
“I told him all the reasons and, after discussing with him, decided to let him use an Alchemy Puppet to escape.”
“[Golden Hand] used an Alchemy Puppet, I feigned to be deceived, allowing him to flee to the edge of the battlefield.”
“But just when he was about to escape, the mage tower at the port cast an attack magic.”
“[Golden Hand] absolutely had a chance to escape, as long as he dodged the attack magic, he could have escaped smoothly. But to my utmost surprise, at the most critical moment, his combat skill failed!”
“He was hit by the spell and perished on the spot.”
“Phew…” The City Lord of Snowbird Port exhaled a heavy breath, showing a grave expression, “I was at fault.”
“I have a grave fault in [Golden Hand]’s death!”
“I should have designed a more secure method, should have communicated clearly with [Golden Hand] in advance before starting the action.”
“I was too reckless.”
“It may be because after taking office, I have been pushing forward vigorously, achieving continuous results, which made me arrogant. It is also possible that at the time all my energy was focused on the Saber Gang, without paying much attention.”
“I thought everything would go smoothly… I never expected, at the critical moment, [Golden Hand] would fail, and die under the mage tower’s attack!”
“So that’s it.” Tan Mo also sighed and consoled the City Lord of Snowbird Port a few words.
After a few minutes, the City Lord of Snowbird Port calmed down again and resumed his statement.
Meanwhile, at sea.
An allied force composed of three pirate groups surrounded the Divine Wind Pirate Group.
The three pirate leaders stood at the bows of their respective flagships, shouting at Feng Lian, constantly presenting threats and temptations to make him give up all the Worry Relief Red Wine.
Feng Lian snorted coldly: “Why are you all so naive?”
“Just by talking, you want to get the treasure?”
“Take action, let me see if you have what it takes to make me, Feng Lian, bow down.”