Before the banquet ended, Yang Lu also took the opportunity to ask Xu Tong for help in arresting Ji Sihan.
He originally had no hope for Xu Tong, but unexpectedly, although Xu Tong did not agree to help him capture Ji Sihan, he revealed to him the latest whereabouts of Manager Ji.
It turns out that although outlying islands are a paradise for mortal fugitives, the threshold for fleeing to outlying islands across thousands of miles of ocean is also very high. Ordinary mortal fugitives with no connections are not qualified to take the Haiya Chamber of Commerce's free ship.
In addition, there are many outlying islands and ports, and Yanbo Island is only a partner of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. Other Zhongzhou maritime merchants also have their own partners. Therefore, every year, the number of Zhongzhou fugitives who enter from Yanbo Island through the channels of the Haiya System is only limited.
About dozens of people.
The mortal lords of the outlying islands attach great importance to these mortal fugitives from the outside world.
After all, there are no poor mortals who can escape from the Central Plains. Carrying tens of thousands of spirit stone coins is the minimum standard. The important business of the major lords on the outlying islands is to provide political asylum services for these wealthy mortal fugitives.
On outlying islands with barren land, political asylum services and the export of cultivation materials are two important financial pillars for the lords of outlying islands.
Take Xu Tong, the lord of Yanbo Island, as an example.
The most important specialty of Yanbo Island is the elixir of cultivation, which can earn about 200,000 yuan in foreign exchange for Yanbo Island every year. Even if the export of other various cultivation materials and supplies is included, the total financial revenue of Yanbo Island is less than 400,000 yuan.
Lingshi coins are at the level of a large Qingning Chamber of Commerce at best. Even according to the standards of slums, it is difficult to feed the tens of thousands of people on Yanbo Island.
Relying on this little bit of export trade income will definitely not be able to support the life of the Huangdao owner who leads a luxurious life as a Turkish emperor.
The mortal fugitives from Zhongzhou who come to Yanbo Island to take refuge every year carry no less than one million spirit stone coins in total, and sometimes it can even reach two to three million spirit stone coins. Yanbo Island only needs to extract 30% of the money, and it can bring sixty-seven
Additional financial income of 100,000 yuan.
This is undoubtedly a very important asset!
Compared with the refugee-like living conditions of ordinary residents on outlying islands, the lords of the outlying islands offered them extremely generous treatment in order to win over these fugitives from the outside world. Not only did their living standards no less than those of ordinary wealthy households in Haiya City, the lords of the outlying islands even allowed them to serve as
The little leader under his command did not kill these unarmed outside fugitives like bandits.
The reason is very simple. In the Outlying Islands, there are seventy or eighty lords like Xu Tong of Yanbo Island.
Which lord provides better treatment to fugitives can often attract more fugitives to seek refuge. Naturally, local lords can take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. Some outlying island lords who use fugitives as fat sheep to blackmail them quickly gain reputation.
If it goes completely wrong, naturally no fugitives will be willing to flee to the local area for refuge, and the income from political asylum will plummet.
Due to the hidden competition mechanism between the major lords of the outlying islands, the life of a wanted criminal who fled to the outlying islands can be said to be quite comfortable.
The huge amount of stolen money collected from all over Kyushu is enough for these fugitives from the outlying islands to live out their old age as rich men. Some fugitives who are even wealthy can even start families on the outlying islands.
Precisely because Zhongzhou fugitives are extremely important to Yanbo Island's finances, Xu Tong has conducted detailed investigations on incoming fugitives. Super wealthy businessmen like Ji Sihan, who took away 500,000 spirit stone coins from the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, are the focus of Island Master Xu.
Object of concern.
When Ji Sihan first landed on Yanbo Island, Xu Tong met with the former Qingning Chamber of Commerce mine manager.
In order to win over this rich man to settle in Yanbo Island, he specially left the most luxurious villa in Yanbo Island's "Jiuzhou Wanted Criminal Resort" to him, and also offered him a very reasonable protection fee.
Ji Sihan was very moved, but still rejected Xu Tong's warm invitation.
Manager Ji knew very well that Xu Tong was a partner of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. Although the lords of the outlying islands paid great attention to their reputations, it was not unheard of for them to betray fugitives for greater interests.
The Qingning Chamber of Commerce and the Haiya Chamber of Commerce have a close relationship. If the Haiya Chamber of Commerce changes its attitude and comes forward to put pressure on Yanbo Island, it will be difficult to guarantee that Xu Tong will protect itself.
Although the probability of the Yanbo Island lord betraying him was not high, Ji Sihan resolutely decided to continue fleeing to the eastern part of the island, at least to escape from the Yanbo Island controlled area first.
But Ji Sihan didn't simply walk away.
He was able to escape from under the eyes of He Mingyuan, the most powerful general under Yang Lu's command, so he was definitely not some idiot.
He is very familiar with the unspoken rules of the political asylum industry on outlying islands, and he can clearly realize that since he chose to sternly refuse Xu Tong's invitation, he was tantamount to severely offending him. In order to prevent Xu Tong's owner from jumping over the wall and taking him down on the spot, Ji Sihan
Even before landing on Yanbo Island, he had already sent letters to all the major lords on the outlying islands, expressing his willingness to come and seek refuge.
If Xu Tong chooses to take coercive measures against himself, he will inevitably be unable to hide it from other outlying island lords who receive the news.
The lords of the outlying islands are all competing with each other in the political asylum industry. Even if they are fine, they will inevitably throw dirty water on each other. If they heard that Ji Sihan was secretly detained by Yanbo Island, they would definitely not keep the secret from Xu Tong. It would be inevitable.
They will publicize the news that Xu Tong secretly detained the exiles in Zhongzhou, thoroughly criticize Island Master Xu, and then step on ten thousand people.
This move is an upright conspiracy, even Xu Tong, a cunning outlying island warlord, can't do anything about it.
Although Xu Tong felt very sorry for Ji Guanshi, the "walking half-millionaire", he was still not ready to ruin his reputation completely for the stolen money. Faced with Ji Sihan's firm attitude, Xu Tong had no choice but to let him go.
Since at that time the Guhong Island army led by Tian Beixi defeated the outlying island coalition forces and Huoyunzhou's power was gaining momentum, Manager Ji simply boarded a fast ship transporting military supplies for the outlying island coalition forces and directly arrived at the front line of the confrontation between the two sides.
Looking at the way he was fleeing, Ji Sihan might not have to go directly to Tian Beixi's command to feel at ease!
However, Ji Sihan's "quick, accurate and ruthless" decision did create a lot of difficulties for Yang Lu. After all, the relationship between the Shenhuo Sect and the Wuliang Sword Sect has always been tense. Even if the Wuliang Sword Sect personally exerts pressure, the forces of the Fire Cloud State cannot be casual.
Betrayal apostate.
Now that the forces of the Fire Cloud State are gaining ground on the outlying islands, it is even more impossible for Manager Ji to leave the territory of the Fire Cloud State!
Although Ji Sihan successfully escaped from Xu Tong through conspiracy, Xu Tong would not be willing to be played by a mere fugitive.
Although Xu Tong was not willing to pay attention to Yang Lu, a dispensable cultivator of the Golden Sword Sect, but when he saw that Ji Sihan's front legs had just left Yanbo Island and Yang Lu was chasing after him, he did not hesitate to kill Ji Sihan's body.
The whereabouts were sold, and this guy didn't pay any protection money for himself anyway. Selling away Manager Ji's whereabouts did not break the unspoken rules of the political asylum industry.
For Yang Lu, this result is a mixed blessing.
Fortunately, he found traces of Ji Sihan as soon as he arrived at the outlying island, which was a good start. Worryingly, this cunning guy made the decision and ran to the Huoyun State territory. He might have to go to the front line with the Haiya Fleet to meet.