From the Dragon and Tiger Cavalry to Hunting Sins and Becoming Saints

Chapter 64 Prediction 3

Fu Que had considered many reasons why this celestial official had summoned him, but he never imagined that the reason he had summoned him was because he needed him to do this kind of work.

Is collecting protection money, vandalizing and robbing shops, and engaging in forced buying and selling really something a Tiger Rider should be doing?

Of course, it's not that this is something you can't do, but you can't do it so openly. This is really unethical.

"What, you don't want to do it?"

014 asked with a smile.

"The main problem is that I have no experience in this matter, and I'm afraid I'll cause trouble for the adults if I don't handle it well."

Fu Que considered the pros and cons in his mind and felt that it was better to refuse, as he was not good at judging the degree of this kind of thing.

"I think you've done a great job. Oh, right, isn't that exactly what you did, Guai Zidu? I'm doing the same thing as you, just with a different target."

You are facing a group of impoverished fishermen in Guaizidu who have long been subjected to extreme exploitation, but I am not. I need a knife to move and carve out the areas I need, so that the owners of these areas will obediently relocate.

While this could be accomplished through official channels, it would be too slow. I don't have the time or enough manpower for the relocation and transfer, so I have to resort to underhanded methods.

The reason I'm asking you is because I really don't have anyone who can handle this. There aren't any in the Imperial Guards, and the people in the county government are too familiar faces to be of any use. As for finding someone from outside, one reason is that I don't trust them, and another is that I'm afraid they won't be able to control the situation properly.

Moreover, I don't have much time left. I must resolve this issue as soon as possible, and ideally, I can keep pace with Wu Ke.

This way I will have enough time to properly deal with certain people; otherwise, they won't stay in my hands for long before being taken away.

I've read the records about you. Originally, it was just a few words, but things have changed drastically in the last two months, and your record now occupies a whole page in the file. Furthermore, you've done a good job in Guaizidu, so I'd like to entrust this task to you."

014 found a place to sit down, gestured for Fu Que to sit down as well, and then spoke slowly and deliberately.

He wasn't pretentious at all. Fu Que hesitated for a moment, but still chose to sit at the prison gate, just like 014, under the other claw raised by the stone Bixie.

"I don't quite understand, sir. If you asked me to kill the enemy, I would have no doubt and would have charged forward with my sword. But I'm not good at this kind of thing."

Fu Que pretended to be stupid. Anyway, his current identity was just a prodigal son who had returned home. To put it bluntly, he had never even left Gaoyang County in his life. There were plenty of people who had eaten more salt than he had eaten rice.

Mo Dao and his men have stabbed the Qi family in the back. Even in this special period, with the support of a mysterious person, Fu Que doesn't think the Qi family will let it go easily. Now is the perfect time to earn the Sinful Cloud Ink; who has time to do something like this?

But he roughly understood 014's purpose in contacting him. It was similar to the demolition and relocation projects of a long time ago. Everyone wanted to get more money, but there was only so much money available. If every household asked for more, the project would not be able to proceed.

In order to ensure that the costs incurred are kept within a reasonable range, someone has to step in and "persuade" those who want to take more money.

"Okay, let me ask you another way. After you killed the thugs who were exploiting the fishermen in Guaizi Ferry, why didn't you take the opportunity to disband their gang? Instead, you took them in and even established a fishermen's mutual aid association for them."

"Because I need informants to keep an eye on my next target. Relying solely on information from the Dragon Tiger Guard would be too obvious and would lead to detection. Besides, this is more direct; information is static, but people are dynamic."

"Anything else?"

"And also protect the fishermen in Guaizi Ferry. I can't manage a large area, but I can manage a small area like Guaizi Ferry."

"Then why don't you just give them a sum of money and improve their lives?"

014. With patient guidance, he gradually dissects the intentions behind Fu Que's actions.

"If you wipe out one gang, another gang will spontaneously take over the territory. That's useless. I can't possibly wipe them out one by one. As for giving money, how much is enough? God helps those who help themselves."

I can only give them a relatively fair and limited opportunity to climb out of the mire.

"If that's the case, then why did you say you couldn't do it? This is the kind of work I need you to do."

Because the power of the system and the collective is the strongest. If government officials do it, they won't believe it; they'll only feel that the government is encroaching on their wealth. No matter what I do or say, it's the same.

Since that's the case, I won't waste my energy. I'll just use the most primitive and simplest methods of coercion and inducement to accomplish my plan.

014's eyes were full of gentleness: "I don't care what method you use, I need to clear out the people in the places I need so that I can carry out the next step of development and construction. As for the people who are cleared out, I will find another place to settle them."

"Gaoyang County should be re-planned, instead of being the chaotic and disorganized place it is now."

"I……"

"You can make conditions, but you can't choose not to do it. I don't mean to threaten you, but you should know how you got your identity as a Dragon Tiger Guard, and how Hu Liangyu helped you steal information and cover up your tracks."

This kind of thing can be a big deal or a small deal.

To be honest, the way you killed people was... very crude, with a touch of reckless arbitrariness. What I really can't understand is why you sold the stolen goods on the black market. What were you thinking? Does the black market really have no jurisdiction over anything?

014 interrupted him, pausing for a moment: "I still have half an incense stick's time left. In exchange for you binding me to do things, I can tell you some information. Of course, this is an extra reward and does not count as mission merit."

Although I don't know why you're targeting the Li family and the Green Gang, I can promise you that after this is done, you can do whatever you want to them until they are handed over.

His words were both soft and firm.

"May I ask where the accommodation is located?"

"I can't tell you that right now, but I can guarantee that the new place they're being resettled in will be much better than where they were before."

The national destiny of Gaoyang County has been lost too much. Before the next time all rivers flow into the sea, I must replenish the lost national destiny. Otherwise, my unorthodox actions will lead to a terrible end.

"I don't care about dying a gruesome death, but if I can't torture more bastards before I die, then it's a huge waste, a disservice to my three hellish years."

The first half of the sentence was said to Fu Que, while the second half was said in 014's mind.