He always seed to have a counter ready whenever I made a move.
And when he went on the offensive, I was able to dodge in ti.
"How can there be such a man in this world?" Xie Pianxian angrily thought to himself.
"Actually, we don’t have to fight anymore..." Tang Fei glanced at Xie Pianxian and spoke up, "Just tell who the mastermind is, and I’ll let you go."
Tang Fei was trying to stall for ti; he was the kidnap victim, the one being wronged.
The longer he could delay, the better for him.
While he was in the Octopus Car, he had already sent a kidnap alert to Xiao Bai and shared his location with him.
Thank God for technology.
Whether it would be Xiao Bai arriving early after receiving his ssage, or the Phoenix Police Departnt or the Imperial Guard who might find him, they were all a solid support for him, able to help keep this effeminate Xie Pianxian from escaping.
Of course, those behind the scenes might send additional help.
However, the likelihood of that was very small.
Knowing that the incident had been prematurely exposed, they would not risk committing more violence.
What Tang Fei wanted was to magnify the situation and make it known to all.
Whereas those on the other side naturally wanted to minimize the incident, preferably resolving it quietly without anyone’s knowledge.
After all, it wasn’t just insignificant him this ti but also the Finance Minister’s daughter Sheng Xinhua...
With Mr. Sheng’s stubborn temper, and knowing his beloved daughter had suffered such an indignity, wouldn’t he rage? Wouldn’t he demand justice for his daughter?
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As Tang Fei had predicted, Finance Minister Sheng Jing was indeed in a rage.
And the object of his frustration was the King, Zhong Daolong.
"I have bent over backward for the Empire, never sparing myself. My only daughter has been abducted, and her fate is still unknown... The King tells not to worry. If this were to happen to you, happen to the Princess, would the King also not be anxious?"
"..."
He was, of course, anxious.
When Phoenix lost contact after falling into the Old Land, he was extrely agitated, unable to eat or sleep.
He used the opportunity to behead quite a few to vent his anger...
Luckily Phoenix returned safely; otherwise, he feared he would have to kill them all.
But being so directly accused by this old man, even using Phoenix as an example, he also felt so displeasure in his heart.
My daughter is a Princess; can your daughter compare to mine?
However, Sheng Jing was highly respected and commanded love and esteem far and wide.
He was a towering figure in the economic field, the lucky charm and gatekeeper for the Empire’s treasury.
He still needed to leverage his ability and reputation, so he really couldn’t afford to offend Mr. Sheng.
Seeing Zhong Daolong rendered speechless by the scolding, Feng Lei imdiately stepped forward to ease his master’s concerns, saying, "Minister Sheng, the King is also highly concerned about this matter... Upon hearing the report, he imdiately ordered to search for the missing persons with all my efforts. We must rescue Miss Sheng and Captain Tang at all costs..."
"Now, the local police, Phoenix Police Departnt, Imperial Guard, and Beehive... We have deployed every available hand. I believe we will be hearing news soon."
"News will co soon?" Sheng Jing glanced at his watch and continued, "It’s been an hour and forty minutes since the kidnapping took place, and you haven’t been able to gather any information?"
"If the King and his Princes and Princesses were kidnapped, would this also be the efficiency of your work? How can such a thing happen under the nose of the Son of Heaven?"
"What is the Police Departnt for? What is the Imperial Guard for? With the Empire spending so much public money to support you each year, what’s the point?"
"As the Imperial Finance Minister, I suggest that next quarter, these departnts have their office budgets cut by a third... It’s just a shell anyway, spending a bit more or less makes no difference."
Chen Fenglei was full of both laughter and tears at having fire drawn down upon him.
If the Ministry of Finance truly cut a third of their budget, they’d struggle even to pay their staff’s salaries.
This stubborn old man, his fury kindled by his daughter’s abduction, had beco a Fighting Buddha challenging everyone he saw.
"Mr. Sheng, please calm down, please...," Zhong Daolong signaled Chen Fenglei with his eyes, indicating that he should make himself scarce, and proceed with the tasks at hand.
He then took Sheng Jing by the arm and seated him, saying, "Co, have so tea, give them a little ti. If they fail to bring Xin Huai back safe and sound this ti, you won’t need to speak—I will imdiately have their heads chopped off to apologize to you."
"To tell the truth, it’s not only you who’s angry; I’m angry too... I’ve watched Xin Huai grow up, and I regard her like my own daughter..."
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Tang Fei was in no hurry.
But Xie Pianxian was becoming anxious inside.
In his eyes, the ultimate Assassin should be just like the poet Li Bai’s verse: to kill one in ten steps without leaving any trace for a thousand miles.
He had indeed done so in the past.
But unexpectedly, this ti he had failed; not only was the target not dead, but his whereabouts were exposed.
The longer the delay, the more dangerous his position beca.
He needed to leave quickly; only by staying alive would he have a second chance.
Xie Pianxian raised the dark-hued, slender Snow Cleaning Saber in his hands to the front.
It was said that the roots of the style originated from an island nation before the great cataclysm. After humanity relocated to New Star, a grand racial assimilation took place.
The island nation also underwent widespread assimilation, eventually all becoming Phoenix people.
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