Chapter 184 A new official will take office and the plan is finalized
"Do you really know what you are talking about?"
As Zhou Shi expected, his plan quickly aroused opposition.
"According to your plan, Jiangdu City is almost undefended, unless the demons attack Fengde Tower and the Yamen in a targeted manner!" Zhao Xuan knocked on the table and said.
"Sorry, Shopkeeper Zhou, your plan is really hard to understand." Yu Heng didn't agree either.
Zhou Shi smiled and said: "Everyone, our purpose is not to prevent monsters from committing crimes on New Year's Eve."
He paused and said: "Our goal is to capture them before they take action and avoid future troubles."
Everyone except Mr. Mo exchanged glances with no comment.
"If we block Jiangdu that day, we may be able to stop the demons' actions. But what happens after? One failure will not make them stop. They will lurk in secret to find the next target. Juanzhou? Capital? The world has a population of three million.
Jiangdu is not the only big city. How do we know where to become a target next?
"As long as you don't get caught, the demon can try countless times. As long as you succeed once, it will be our complete defeat."
Everyone's silence may be because they think Zhou Shi's analysis is correct.
But Zhao Xuan shook his head and said: "No, we are now isolated and helpless in Jiangdu City, and the best choice is to defend ourselves strictly. If they take action again in the future, the court can..."
"The imperial court? Do you mean Wu Zhaokun or Yu Zicai?" Zhou Shi poured a basin of cold water on her and said, "How do you know that there are no officials in the imperial court who are like monsters, snakes and rats?"
Zhao Xuan was silent.
"We can't place our hopes on an illusory future. The number of demons is small, and although their methods are vicious, they are not clever. Haven't they been cracked down by us many times? Moreover, we have imperial gold medal agents and Wudang orthodoxy here.
Disciples, and even so many masters from the outer sect, how can they not be able to defeat them?"
Fu Yujiang grinned and said, "I like to hear that."
Ruan Hunxiong also said: "Shopkeeper Zhou is right."
"So, you want to use three million Jiangdu people as bait?" Zhao Xuan continued to ask.
Zhou Shi said seriously: "I do have this intention, but the monsters can only look at it, not eat it."
"You've already put it in someone's mouth, how can you still dig it out? You asked us not to cast a net and patrol, so that the demon can walk around in the street with a swagger, and we won't be able to find it all the way to the gate of Yichun Garden, which is heavily guarded by soldiers!
Besides, if they are firing cannons everywhere, how can we hunt them down?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will arrange for manpower to be deployed everywhere."
"You?" Zhao Xuan raised an eyebrow, "How many people do you have including the waiter and the cook? Do you know how big Jiangdu City is?"
"Ahem, Fengde Building will be open on New Year's Eve, how can we find the manpower..." Zhou Shi said in a low voice, and then explained, "I have contacted many friends, all of whom are from Jiangdu City. It is not only convenient for them to move around the city
, and it is hidden, and you can report it to me at any time if you discover the situation."
"Do you still have this connection?"
Mo Lao smiled half-heartedly and took a puff of cigarette.
Fu Yujiang knew that Zhou Shi had a relationship with the Qinglong Gang, so he thought he wanted to ask Du Wuye's men to help, so he said: "Shopkeeper Zhou has a way of taking both sides, so Mr. Zhao, don't worry too much." p>
Seeing someone testify, Zhao Xuan temporarily suppressed her doubts and said angrily: "Let's leave it like this."
Zhou Zhi secretly laughed in his heart. With Zhao Xuan's character, it was impossible for him to completely trust himself, so he would probably still send people to monitor him in the city.
However, this is also part of his plan.
"Then, please act as planned, we..."
"Wait a minute."
Zhao Xuan raised her hand to interrupt.
"Did you forget something?"
"Ah?"
"The new official has taken office, remember?"
Zhou Shi slapped his forehead.
I'm going!
The new governor of Jiangdu will arrive in Jiangdu on New Year’s Eve!
"The prefect sent a letter on the road, saying that he would arrive on the afternoon of New Year's Eve. According to tradition, representatives from all walks of life in Jiangdu will set up a dust-washing banquet for him that evening."
Zhou Shi thought for a while and said: "If a demon mixes in the prefect's entourage... then the city gate must be notified for strict verification."
"Do you want to know where the dust-washing banquet is?"
Zhou Shi, who was rehearsing the plan, suddenly paused and felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Could it be..."
Zhao Xuan leaned back and gloated: "Shopkeeper Zhou is so lucky to be the new prefect. This is a good thing that no number of restaurants can ask for!"
Zhou Shi wants to cry but has no tears.
According to common sense, this is indeed the case. The revenue from a large banquet is enough to equal half a month's income of an average restaurant.
Moreover, guests from all walks of life are bound to rush to show their courtesy to the new prefect. All of this has to go through the hands of the organizer, so you can imagine how much trouble there is.
Needless to say, this is a good thing to add luster to the restaurant's sign and money to the cash box. Under normal circumstances, Zhou Shi would have jumped with joy.
But now, this opportunity that he dreamed of in the past has become a knife thrust into his heart!
"But we have already hosted a lot of dinners for many years..."
"The prefect said that he enjoys himself with the people, so he doesn't mind having dinner with them and inspecting the people's sentiments."
"Wait a minute, how many people are there in the prefect's party?"
"There are always seventy or eighty."
"Do you know how many seats we have in Fengde Building? How can we fit them all in?"
"As long as his entourage has a plate of meat and a jug of wine, it doesn't matter where they eat it. The only ones who really serve it are the prefect himself and his family."
"But what about the other guests? Officials? Representatives from all walks of life..."
"Together, there are only two hundred people."
"But? Why not go to Yueqing Building..." Zhou Shi suddenly remembered that Yueqing Building had been burned down in the fire.
"Yueqing Building and Huaiyue Building were both affected by the fire. The owner of Wangjiang Building is not enthusiastic about this matter. Plus our relationship, I naturally have to take care of you." Zhao Xuan said with a smile, "You just said
Isn’t it a connection? I am your most reliable connection.”
Just as he was about to retort, Zhao Xuan suddenly became serious and said, "Monsters will collude with other officials in the DPRK. This is what you just said yourself, remember?"
Zhou Shi calmed down quickly.
"He chose New Year's Eve to take office, and the devil chose New Year's Eve to take office. This is too coincidental."
Fu Yujiang interjected: "So we arranged him in Fengde Building so that shopkeeper Zhou and Yu Heng and Mr. Mo can keep an eye on him, right?"
"Watch and protect him at the same time. He may not be connected with the demon. If the demon takes him hostage, it will be difficult for us."
This is indeed the best way, but with two hundred people... Zhou Shi felt a huge headache.
"Okay, then the others will proceed as planned, and those who stay in Fengde Building will make arrangements." He finally made the decision.
The plan was decided, and everyone in the room began to move around, not knowing whether it was to relieve the fatigue caused by sitting and standing for a long time, or to dispel the tense atmosphere.
"Everyone, there is one more thing."
When leaving, Zhao Xuan suddenly said.
She paused, feeling a little uncomfortable in the eyes of everyone.
"Three million lives depend on our hands, please."