Chapter 284 Uninvited guest!
"Thank you, sir, for reminding me."

Xia Qifei had a plan in mind, but his face showed a bit of confusion: "Why did you tell me this, sir?"

Hearing what Fan Xian meant, it turned out that he had no intention of brooding over the matter, but instead had a faint intention of supporting him.

It should be noted that he had received great help from Fan Xian in the previous bidding for the inner treasury. At this time, not only did he not care about the assassination from the Jiangnan Water Fort, but he let him go.

Is it just to integrate the shipping forces of the water fort to lay a solid foundation for future convenience?
Every gift will have a price marked on the back!

Xia Qifei, who transformed from a pirate to a ship merchant, understood this deeply.

"I don't care which of those people should be killed and which should be spared. In addition to asking you to give an explanation for this matter, there is something else I want you to do!"

Fan Xian revealed the real purpose of this trip.

Xia Qifei was, after all, still a man of the martial arts world. As a celestial official representing the imperial court, he did not need to deal with people of the martial arts world. He only needed to arrange for them to do things. There was no need to say much at the beginning of the meeting, but he gave him excessive advice, which would make anyone doubt Fan Xian's purpose.

That’s right, he needs the help of Jiangnan Water Fort.

"Please make it clear, sir!"

The personnel of Jiangnan Water Fort were of mixed quality, and the few remaining priests had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle.

With their current manpower, the only things they can be used for are shipping and gathering information.
"Didn't you have close contacts with some naval officials before?" Seeing Xia Qifei was about to say something, Fan Xian waved his hand and continued, "There are actually two things I want you to do this time. One is something that will require news in the short term, and the other is a long-term task."

I didn't expect that this was not just a simple gathering of information, but dealing with high-ranking officials from various naval forces.
"Sir, Qifei is just a commoner."

"Maybe you can listen first."

"Yes."

Fan Xian sorted out his thoughts and said slowly, "The first thing I want you to do is to investigate a piece of information. Did you know that the Ming family teamed up with someone in the military and sent out the navy to wipe out a group of bandits entrenched on an island?"

To put it bluntly, no matter how big or small the things on the water are, or how secretive they are, there are very few things Xia Qifei doesn't know about.

Since people are going out to sea, someone has to get out of the boat and into the water, right?
People always need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate to replenish supplies along the way, right?

When encountering areas with dense reefs, coolies from both sides of the river are needed to pull the boats.

Fan Xian's question was really unnecessary.

Xia Qifei thought there might be some connection between them, but he still answered truthfully: "Qifei knows about this matter, but it is just a helpless move of the Ming family to cut off their tail in order to survive."

They travel on inland rivers. Even if they want to transport goods to Dongyi City and other vassal states, they only sail along the edge of the coastline. Once they raise the flag, ordinary islands will not easily provoke them.

What's more, the pirates raised by the Ming family are specifically designed to rob their own goods. Their methods are really clever.

But now that the Ming family has been destroyed, it seems that Master Fan is going to take action against the military? Xia Qifei was immediately startled and decided not to get too involved.

Seeing some understanding on Xia Qifei's face, Fan Xian nodded, and he didn't have to talk too much.

"I want to know which navy the other party is from."

Xia Qifei did not answer at first, but subconsciously glanced at the next room, then thought for a moment and replied: "This is easy, Qifei will be able to tell you the answer later." "Please tell me the rest of the story!"

This time it was Fan Xian's turn to be surprised. He had only assigned this matter to Xia Qifei as a task and the final round of test, but he did not expect that he could get the answer directly here without any effort.

After taking an ambiguous look at the Ming Qi Master in front of him, Fan Xian continued:

"Now that we know who the other party is, it will be easy. I want you to integrate the Jiangnan Water Fort, eliminate those who don't obey you, and then mobilize the manpower. I may be of great use to you later!"

Whatever you worry about will come true. It seems that I will have to follow Lord Fan forever!

Previously, the cooperation between the two was only confirmed in private, and it was not exposed. Now, they were standing on the opposite side of the navy with real swords and guns. When everything was settled, Fan Xian could just pat his butt and leave, but what about himself?

How should the people of Jiangnan Dao view themselves?
"I know this may be difficult and embarrassing."

"And the people you have mobilized have no reason to fight against the navy. I can relieve you of your worries here. If you are willing, I can allow you to enter the Overwatch Council!"

This is a complete recruitment!
In the blink of an eye, a man who was originally a pirate leader was promoted to the official class. No matter how you look at it, it was a huge reward!
After the young official in front of him spoke, Xia Qifei's head exploded and his ears felt buzzing.

Don't doubt how important an official position is to these people in this era.

Xia Qifei was kicked out of the Ming family and had to join the underworld to make a living. Although he was very successful, he could never get on the stage.

Ever since he met Fan Xian more than half a year ago, he knew that his chance had come. He should make good use of Fan Xian to clear himself and turn from a bandit into a businessman.

But the process was only halfway done, and the opportunity to become an official was placed in front of him?
If it was a few days ago, Xia Qifei would have agreed without hesitation, after all, this matter would be of great benefit to him, but now
Fan Xian frowned slightly. He vaguely felt that things seemed to be out of control.

Following Xia Qifei's gaze, he looked behind him and saw the next room. He smiled slightly and said loudly, "Your Excellency is very clever. We were so close, but I didn't even notice that there was a distinguished guest next door!"

Fan Xian turned around and looked at Xia Qifei: "Is this the reason why you are hesitant?"

Xia Qifei lowered his head and said nothing. Now any answer would be wrong.

It is wise to keep silent. If you speak, you will vote for the people in the box.
"Please forgive my rudeness!"

The door of the box was opened, and a young man dressed like a scholar, looking somewhat wealthy, walked out.

The door opened and closed, even though it was only for a moment, it still made Fan Xian's heart tremble!

There are still two people in the box who haven't come out!
Shisan Wang!

Si Gu Jian!
How did these two masters and apprentices come to be connected to this extent?
Fan Xian stepped back subconsciously, planning to escape if things didn't go well, and he already had the intention of retreating!
Seeing his master's shocked and angry expression, Wang Qinian put down his chopsticks and put away his smile, while Gaoda drew his sword and became alert!
Fan Xian was indeed an extraordinary person, and he realized as soon as he thought about it that he might have been worrying too much.

When he calmed down, he smiled. He was only in his twenties, but people called him senior?

He looked carefully at the young man in front of him and asked softly, "Who are you? Why do you call yourself a junior?"

The other person looked unfamiliar, and he came with Si Gu Jian from Dongyi City. Could he be the other party's disciple?
"I am Chen Xiao, a junior. My master Li An is an acquaintance of Senior Fan, so I am naturally a junior!"

"Chen Xiao?"

(End of this chapter)