Hutong looked at Tu Zi with expectation in his eyes. He hoped that Tu Zi could uphold justice and not ask to speak for him, as long as his attitude was fair.
After all, this is a joint investigation, and Tanmo's judgment is not the only answer.
However, the expressionless look on Tuya's face made Huantong feel bad.
Tu Zi looked at Huntong and said in a very calm tone: "As a member of the Blood Light Sanctioning Academy, I am only responsible for the necromancer."
"Lord Hutong, whether you colluded with the fish-men and committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason has nothing to do with me."
"Lord Tuji!" Hutong whispered, his heart sinking to the bottom.
Seeing Tumo standing by and watching, Tan Mo couldn't help but look at him strangely, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for this bronze-level person in his heart.
Yanyi and Bishop Wealth joined forces and persuaded Tanmo, who said that if he didn't get the paint, it would be difficult to successfully trap Huntong.
Yan Yi said: Although Tu Zi was fair and did not take bribes from anyone from him or Tan Mo, he still had weaknesses.
His weakness is his identity and mission.
He is a member of the Bloodlight Sanctioning Institute, and what he wants to do most is to hunt down the Necromancer.
And now, the second necromancer escaped from the melee on Eye Island and has disappeared.
If Tu Zi does not find the second necromancer on Eye Island, his mission will not be completed. He must continue to track it.
To continue tracking, we need reliable and accurate information.
However, Yan Yi had a closely related piece of information in his hands.
"As long as I take out this information and use it as a bargaining chip, Tuo Zhi will definitely be moved." Yan Wei said to Tan Mo, "At that time, Mr. Tan Mo will be on the side. Please show some sympathy and help Tu Zhi track down the secret agent.
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Tanmo agreed with Eyesight's inference about the paint, but he was more concerned about this information.
"The second necromancer holds the Wisteria Secret Order. He is definitely a remnant of the Wisteria Chamber of Commerce and may have clues to the Wisteria Secrets."
"If his information is betrayed, how will the Seventh Prince explain it?"
Yan Yi immediately told him: "This information has absolutely nothing to do with the second necromancer."
"Sir, you have also seen the battle footage of Double Eye Island. Elder Ziteng and Hongzhu fought side by side to deal with Yama. In the middle of the month, Elder Ziteng revealed his undead methods."
"At the end of the melee, Hong Zhu withdrew from Eye Island and disappeared for a time."
"My information is the current trace of Hongzhu!"
"She is currently on the Magnetic Islands as a treasure hunter."
"I estimate that after Master Zhu gets this information, he will take a ride on your ship, and then part ways with you."
"Such an arrangement will also facilitate your subsequent investigation tasks, won't it?"
Tan Mo's face lit up when he heard this, and he patted Yan Yi's shoulder happily, and sincerely praised: "Your arrangement is very reasonable and ingenious. If you hadn't only been at the bronze level, I would have brought you to my side."
The progress of things after that was as expected.
Eyes are different, Tanmo cooperates with each other, and together they persuade the agent.
On the one hand, Yan Yi gave him a bargaining chip that was hard to refuse. On the other hand, this was a reasonable competition among the imperial nobles, and it was within the rules of the game.
If the eye abnormality is not inherited, then the application will be reported.
Yan Wei didn't ask Zhu Zi to cooperate with them, he just asked Zi Zi to stand by and watch the change of power.
This undoubtedly also greatly reduces the resistance to the paint.
Huntong realized that the ointment could not be his help, and felt chilled in his heart. He suddenly understood: "Yes, Tan Mo suddenly framed me and broke up with me. He must have done a lot of preliminary work."
"The paint was publicized by them. Damn it!"
"You damn empire worm, greedy devil, do you know what crime it is to frame a field lord?" Hutong growled, threatening Tanmo.
"You have to pay the price for this, I don't believe that the empire will only take your word for it!" Hutong yelled.
Tanmo sneered: "You collude with bandits and support bandits to respect yourself. Such field lords are a hidden danger to the empire."
"What am I guilty of?"
"I cleaned up the troubles for the empire and ensured the safety of future maritime transmission lines. I have merit and no guilt!"
The two started arguing, and soon they were both blushing and thick-necked.
Yan Yi watched for a while, then seeing that the time was right, he quickly inserted himself between the two of them.
He was trembling and his voice was sharp, as if he mustered up the courage to make this move: "Two adults, please stop arguing!"
"Conflicts cannot be resolved by arguing."
He looked at Tan Mo with strange eyes: "Mr. Tan Mo, can you let me and Mr. Huantong talk alone?"
There was silence in the room.
Yanyi continued to plead: "Master Tanmo, let me do the work, maybe you can get what you want!"
Huntong behind him snorted coldly, but did not refute.
Tan Mo pondered for a moment and said: "Okay, you two can go to the next room to talk. But I will only give you 5 minutes."
Seeing strange things, Hutong went to the single room next door.
There were only two of them in the room.
Yan Yiku persuaded Huantong: "Lord, by this time, you should have seen Tanmo's face clearly."
"Endure the calm for a while and take a step back to open up the world."
Hutong walked around the wall in the small room and kept shouting: "It's too much to bully others, it's too much to bully others! In my territory, he actually bullies me like this."
"His appetite is too great and his courage is too great."
"I couldn't produce gold coins that met his standards, so he just framed me directly?"
"I'm also angry. If you push me hard, I'll just kill this damn thing!"
His dim eyes flashed with murderous intent.
His eyes were strange but he sneered in his heart and didn't care.
In his opinion: Huantong is really old, his old eyes are dim, and he still hasn't recognized his true situation, and mistakenly thinks that Tanmo is taking charge of everything.
The truth is that Huantong was involved in a higher-level political struggle on a larger scale.
Yan Wei would not even think that Hutong would be forced to use force after being forced. If he wanted to use force, why didn't Hutong stay still before?
Yan Yi understands Hutong's current state and mood very well, including being completely offended, the shame and anger after being offended, the extreme hatred towards Tan Mo, etc.
Yan Yi waited for two minutes, but still didn't see Hutong calm down, so he could only say deliberately: "Master Hutong, you can't do anything to the imperial investigators. If you do this, no matter what the truth is, you will definitely not get good results. Could it be?
Do you want to commit treason like the bandits?"
Bandit Hong was a powerful man in the Sanctuary. He was dissatisfied with the Shengming Empire's tax increase and openly committed treason. As a result, he was captured and brought to justice one day later, and was beheaded.
The Shengming Empire is extremely powerful, and any treason in the Holy Land will be easily suppressed and hunted.
When Hutong heard the word treason, he immediately shook his head and categorically rejected it: "How could I be treason?"
"Where did you think you were? You know the truth best. I was framed!"
"I have never done anything like collaborating with the enemy and treason."
"At most, you and your subordinates have contacted the Jealousy Pirates. What does it have to do with me?"
Having said this, Huantong paused and realized that there was something wrong with what he just said.
Now Yan Yi is his only ally, and he doesn't want to push this only ally away, so he speaks unscrupulously.
But if he wanted to apologize, Hutong couldn't say it.
After all, he is a dignified gold level, and his eyesight is just bronze.
After all, Huantong did not apologize, but sighed, with a gloomy face and a bleak tone: "I really didn't expect that Tanmo would be so cruel!"
"I didn't expect that I would be bullied to this extent by outsiders in my own territory!"
Yanyi also sighed: "Lord Hutong, according to my understanding of you, you will never be the kind of person who is stingy with money."
"I think back then, in order to organize the sale, you paid directly out of your own pocket, and Chen Nuo gave subsidies to various merchants."
"After the melee when the fishmen attacked the island ended, you have not invested a large amount of money. Until now, the Golden Shining and the Concentrating Turret have not been completely repaired."
"Although you claim to the outside world that you have salvaged countless trophies from the bottom of the sea, in fact, this is not the case, is it?"
Huntong remained silent, then smiled bitterly: "Since you have already guessed it, I will simply say it bluntly."
"That's right, I didn't capture any trophies at all."
"Just when I thought I was going to get a lot of money, I ended up with just a few coppers."
"Can you imagine? A few coppers!"
When Huantong said this, his voice was stern, and he felt like he was venting his negative emotions.
He had indeed been holding it in for a long time.
You can't talk about this kind of thing, you can only hold on and show off your "strong financial resources" in order to stabilize the situation.
The businessmen knew that he had the financial resources to pay compensation, so they would continue to negotiate with him. If they knew that he was powerless, they would have used other methods to claim compensation from various channels.
Yanyi took a step forward and held Hutong's hand: "Lord, you have been really tired during this time."
"It's only now that I understand your situation, the pressure and difficulties you shoulder."
"It's really hard for you!"
Huantong subconsciously wanted to take back his hand, but his eyes held it tightly.
He coughed and said, "I know that you blame me a little bit in your heart..."
Yanyi interrupted him: "Lord, I am very ashamed. You are right. Before, I thought that you should have some consciousness, pay some price, and send away the empire's investigation team."
"You are so rich, why do you still want to use the funds for organizing activities in my hands? You know, if this kind of thing is found out, I will also be responsible."
"Now it seems that you are helpless and have no choice."
"I just learned that Tanmo was going to do this to you! So, I came right away."
"To tell you the truth, on the way here, I was still a little bit resentful, complaining that you didn't let go and allowed Tanmo to make such a big move. Maybe it would end up involving me."
"If this is the case, I would be wronged. After all, I spent all my money to give gifts to Lord Tanmo."