Mr. Bodyguard Novel - Chapter 345

Chapter 345 Political Ruthlessness
Although Zhou Tonghai always acted like an old naughty boy, the fact that he was able to stand in this position for so many years showed that he was not only a pure soldier, but also a qualified politician.

Soldiers pay attention to orders and prohibitions, not moving like mountains, aggression like fire. Politicians, on the other hand, emphasize conformity and concessions.

The two were fundamentally different, but Zhou Tonghai was able to balance the relationship between the two characters. Therefore, those who knew the official circles knew very well that Zhou Tonghai was definitely not a good person with thick nerves.

After hearing Xiao Wen’s words, Zhou Tonghai’s first reaction was that something was wrong.

It had to be said that Xiao Wen’s move was extremely brutal and vicious.

Right now, whether it was the military, the government, or the ordinary people in Yanjing, they were all threatened by corpse-eating insects. Right now, no one had come up with an effective way to deal with the carnivorous insects. On the contrary, the carnivorous insects’ super-fast reproduction ability and super-strong growth ability made everyone feel that the carnivorous insects were constantly increasing and becoming stronger.

Under such circumstances, Xiao Wen suddenly proposed to hand over Jiang Feng in exchange for peace in Yanjing. This was undoubtedly extremely attractive to people from all walks of life.

As for whether Xiao Wen would keep his promise after handing over Jiang Feng, this was the last word.

This was because as long as Xiao Wen had this intention, the military and administrative authorities in Yanjing could use Jiang Feng as a bargaining chip and then sit down with Xiao Wen to slowly negotiate the details of exchanging Jiang Feng for peace in Yanjing.

Rationally speaking, this kind of exchange of one life for millions of lives was worth thousands of dollars.

Therefore, Xiao Wen’s move was bound to isolate Jiang Feng from the others in Yanjing. If the government really decided to use Jiang Feng as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Xiao Wen in exchange for the details of Yanjing’s security, it would definitely chill Jiang Feng’s heart. At that time, it was very likely that Jiang Feng would be forced to the opposite side of the government.

Just imagine, if you had done so much for the country like Jiang Feng, you would have done so much merit. How do you feel when your country is prepared to sacrifice you?

Hence, after hearing Xiao Wen’s words, Zhou Tonghai felt that something was wrong. There were two ways to torture a person. Meat and heart.

Obviously, Xiao Wen was using the Heart Execution Method this time.

“This is Xiao Wen’s trick, you must not fall for it!”

Zhou Tonghai thought in his heart. He was just about to organize his words and the people from the command center to analyze Xiao Wen’s sinister intentions behind his actions.

Of course, the most important thing was to explain it to Elder Jun.

Elder Jun was the person in charge of eliminating the Corpse Devouring Insects. His decision was crucial if he didn’t send out the official force to find Jiang Feng.

Just as Zhou Tonghai looked at Elder Jun, he happened to meet Elder Jun’s gaze.

Zhou Tonghai’s heart trembled. He had followed Elder Jun for many years, and he had seen a lot from Elder Jun’s gaze. It was obvious that Elder Jun was intentionally moved and hesitating. While he was uncertain, he wanted to give him an opinion.

“No way!”

Zhou Tonghai was instantly excited.

“Elder Jun, you know how much credit Jiang Feng has made. The reason why he is willing to risk his life and death to do these things is because he values the relationship between us. If we don’t support him at this time, his heart will be cold!”

Elder Jun smiled at Zhou Tonghai’s words.

“Old Zhou, where do you think you’re going? Do you think I’ll betray Jiang Feng?”

“Ah?” Zhou Tonghai was slightly stunned.

Elder Jun sighed angrily, “Am I so heartless in your heart? I want to tell you to send a team to protect Jiang Feng immediately.”

You know, we can support Jiang Feng and not hand him over. However, the ordinary people in Yanjing would not be like this. They would most likely surround Jiang Feng’s mansion, which would be detrimental to Jiang Feng.

“That’s why I want you to send a team to guard Jiang Feng’s mansion. Don’t let those people disturb Jiang Feng.”

“Oh, so that’s what you mean.” Zhou Tonghai immediately smiled.

“I’ve misunderstood. I’ll send someone over immediately. Forget it, I’ll go personally and explain your attitude to Jiang Feng in order to calm him down.”

“Go.” Elder Jun nodded.

Zhou Tonghai’s face was filled with excitement as he called to dispatch his men and trotted out of the headquarters.

Zhou Tonghai did not know that he had just left the headquarters for less than two minutes. Someone in the command center asked Elder Jun, “Elder Jun, are you really not going to hand over that Jiang Feng?”

“I don’t plan to do this for the time being.” Elder Jun replied without hesitation.

However, just as he finished his answer, Elder Jun paused for a moment before saying, “In fact, Jiang Feng might have taken the initiative to find Xiao Wen himself.”

After Elder Jun finished speaking, a strong sense of guilt flashed through his eyes.

Jiang Mansion.

Originally, Jiang Feng was planning to go to the headquarters to find Elder Jun and gather the Warlocks from the Qishi Manor, and then practice the All Stars Arch Moon Formation together to see if he could defeat Xiao Wen by gathering everyone’s strength.

However, Xiao Wen’s sudden move disrupted Jiang Feng’s plan.

First, the soldiers of Chaoyue District and Haiding District had already retreated. Now, these two districts had completely fallen. At the same time, this also meant that the Qishi Manor Warlocks who had cooperated with the military soldiers to hunt down the corpse-eating insects in these two districts were likely to have encountered misfortune. Even if they hadn’t all died, they would still have suffered heavy casualties.

Secondly, Jiang Feng also wanted to see how Elder Jun and the others would deal with Xiao Wen’s offer to trade him for the safety of Yanjing.

Jiang Feng was willing to contribute to the safety of Yanjing. But if he sacrificed himself for the “safety of Yanjing” that could not be guaranteed, he believed that he was not that great.

It seemed that Xiao Wen was trying to show his sincerity by temporarily controlling the Corpse Devouring Army and not continuing to attack the military’s defensive line outside Chaoyue and Haiding districts.

Yanjing, which had been in chaos for a day and night, suddenly calmed down.

Since it was rare for him to be at peace, Jiang Feng decided not to go out again. Thus, he simply asked the kitchen to prepare a table full of good wine and dishes. Then, he sat down with Lu Chuxue and Shangguan Bo in the courtyard and leisurely drank wine and food.

Not long after, a maid ran to the backyard to report to Jiang Feng.

“Lord God Representative, General Zhou is here. He has brought a lot of soldiers. They have surrounded the outside of the house. General Zhou asked us to let some of the soldiers into the house. He said that the soldiers are here to set up defenses to protect our safety.”

“Set up defenses? Protect us?”

Jiang Feng rolled his eyes and put the cup back on the table.

“Invite General Zhou to the backyard and tell him not to let the soldiers into my house.”

“Yes.”

The maid replied and retreated.

Not long after, Zhou Tonghai’s hearty laughter came from the entrance of the backyard.

“Jiang Feng, do you think that I brought people here to capture you and then use you to negotiate with Xiao Wen?”

As Zhou Tonghai spoke, he walked into the main hall of the backyard.

He didn’t hesitate to go straight to the dining table and pull out a chair to sit down. Then, he made a gesture to a maid in the hall, signaling her to add a pair of dishes for him.

After seeing the maidservant leave to bring him the bowls and chopsticks, Zhou Tonghai looked at Jiang Feng and said, “Don’t even mention it. At first, I was a little worried that Elder Jun would hold you in his hand and use you as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Xiao Wen. After all, you know the current situation. I believe no one will let you off if you have any hope of changing the situation.”

“And then?” Jiang Feng asked indifferently.

“Then I brought someone. But I’m not here to catch you. I’m here to protect you. Elder Jun was afraid that you would be harassed by those ordinary people, so he asked me to bring someone to watch over you.”

“Are you afraid that I will be harassed by ordinary people?”

Jiang Feng smiled indifferently, then took a deep look at Zhou Tonghai. Then, he looked away, picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of beef into his mouth to chew.

“What do you mean by that look? You don’t believe me? I’m really here to protect you. Originally, it wasn’t me. Elder Jun asked me to send someone else. But I wanted to calm your heart, so …”

“Old man, Jiang Feng is not a big star. How would the ordinary people know where he lives? Now that you’ve brought so many soldiers to the market, doesn’t that mean that you’ve given the ordinary people a way?”

Right now, there were millions of people in Yanjing who wanted Jiang Feng to die, so Xiao Wen mercifully let them off. How many people did you bring? How many bullets? How many of your men dare to kill? ”

Lu Chuxue said as he held the pastry peanuts in his hand.

Hearing Lu Chuxue’s words, Zhou Tonghai was stunned.

A bone-chilling chill rushed into Zhou Tonghai’s forehead from the bottom of his feet.

Because he trusted Elder Jun, Zhou Tonghai didn’t even think about what Lu Chuxue said at the beginning. Now that Lu Chu Xue’s understatement broke the mystery, Zhou Tonghai instantly understood Elder Jun’s intentions.

Elder Jun wanted to use the ordinary people to force Jiang Feng to stand up on his own initiative.

A typical politician is someone who achieves his goals without offending anyone.

“Jiang Feng … I … I …”

This was the first time Zhou Tonghai had stuttered in front of Jiang Feng. He hadn’t finished his sentence for half a day, but in the end, he had actually slapped himself in the face.

Jiang Feng hurriedly held Zhou Tonghai’s hand and said, “Old Master, what are you doing? I don’t blame you. Furthermore, I understand Elder Jun’s actions very well. After all, it is a matter of millions of lives in Yanjing. He is in that position, so he must make such a choice.”

“I…” Zhou Tonghai looked at Jiang Feng, his eyes filled with guilt and sorrow.

Just as Jiang Feng had said, Zhou Tonghai could understand Elder Jun’s decision. However, he had followed Elder Jun for twenty to thirty years.

Wasn’t using himself to lure those people over like this a trap for injustice?

Could it be that in the eyes of politicians, there really is only choice and no meaning to talk about?

Jiang Feng took a slight breath and looked at the entrance of the backyard passageway. “I don’t care what your plans are or what you think. Anyway, I need three hours.”