Chapter 988: Evasion

Two people walked in from outside, both dressed normally, but Commissioner Wu noticed that their waists were straight, their eyes were calm, and they didn't look like people who had been struggling at sea all year round. "Two from Lingxu City?" Commissioner Wu stood up to welcome them, with a gentle face. He was relatively polite to Beijia guests, "How can the Shipping Department serve you?"

While he said to Commissioner Zhao: "Come on, bring tea!"

"Yes." Commissioner Zhao went out to get tea.

"No need." The two smiled, one took a roll of yellow paper from his arms and opened it, and the other took out an official badge, and the badge emitted a faint light to prove their identity.

"We belong to the Black Tiger Army of Lingxu City, chasing a Beijia fugitive all the way to Blade Edge Port. Does Commissioner Wu have any impression of this demon criminal?"

Commissioner Wu took a look, this yellow scroll was actually a wanted order, the fugitive's head portrait was a ferocious spider, and that row of eyes made him have dense phobia.

"Disrupting the Heavenly Palace, stealing secret treasures, fleeing until now..." There were several eye-catching red official seals on the wanted order, "Fugitive Zhu... Erniang?"

Commissioner Wu thought for a while and shook his head: "Haven't seen it."

"Have you heard of it?" The two said, "Blade Edge Port seems to have many new characters recently, and many new troubles?"

Commissioner Wu was about to deny it, when he suddenly remembered one thing: The fugitive on the wanted order is a spider demon? Didn't the pirates of the Yangshan Archipelago brag that the spider demon beside Island Master He is particularly capable of fighting, and fishing for Earthly Yin Qi is like catching fish? That monster, it seems, is a giant spider? Sss, could it be... Is there really such a coincidence in the world, that the monster beside Island Master He is the fugitive chased by Beijia? There are quite a few spider demons in the world.

He hesitated like this, and the two opposite immediately said: "What did Commissioner Wu think of?"

"Hmm, nothing, nothing." Commissioner Wu steadied his mind, "How should I address you two?"

"He is surnamed Wang." One pointed to his companion, and then pointed to himself, "I am surnamed Ye, Ye Qing."

"This fugitive Zhu Erniang is ranked second on the Heavenly List, heinous, and is a major criminal we must bring to justice!" Ye Qing said sternly, "I hope the Blade Edge Port Shipping Department will cooperate with the arrest!"

"Do you two know the specific whereabouts of this fugitive?"

Ye Qing paid attention to his expression: "Does Commissioner Wu know?"

Commissioner Wu asked: "How big is this spider?"

"As big as a hut."

"So big?" Commissioner Wu frowned, "If it were swaggering through the streets in Blade Edge Port, I should have heard of it."

"Should" is never equivalent to "reality."

Commissioner Wu added another "but": "Blade Edge Port has busy passenger transport, and countless humans and monsters enter and leave every day, and the local residents have long been used to it. If this big guy took a ship at the pier and left, there is nowhere to chase."

Ye Qing and the two were also a little helpless. This Commissioner of the Shipping Department is really an old oiler. Every sentence is impeccable, but every sentence is nonsense.

Cautious, watertight.

They could only speak clearly: "We have verified that this spider demon is currently hiding in the Yangshan Archipelago, taking refuge under the hand of the Island Master surnamed He!"

"Yangshan Archipelago?" Commissioner Wu gave a long "Oh," "No wonder, that sea area is vast, even if a spider demon several times larger hides in it, others won't be able to find it."

Seeing him playing Tai Chi again, Ye Qing said straight to the point: "Island Master He refuses to hand over the spider demon, we hope that Commissioner Wu can put pressure on the Yangshan Archipelago."

At this time, Commissioner Zhao returned and personally sent tea to the two.

Commissioner Wu sighed: "You two came from Beijia, you don't know much about this place. Although the Yangshan Archipelago is across the sea from Blade Edge Port, it is not in the territory of the Qing Kingdom and is not under the jurisdiction of Blade Edge Port. If this Island Master He refuses to hand over the fugitive, we have no power to coerce..."

Seeing him evade, Ye Qing frowned: "He has industries in Blade Edge Port, and you are the commissioner, you can just find an excuse to call him ashore. As for the rest, don't bother you."

This is to draw swords and guns to come hard? Commissioner Wu was stunned, and hurriedly waved his hands: "Can't, can't."

He is a commissioner, he is not a robber, not a kidnapper! Why is Blade Edge Port prosperous? Isn't it because it occupies the status of a free port, and isn't it because the business environment here is relatively fair? If he, the official, personally went down to be a kidnapper, how is it different from other places? Do merchants still dare to let go of buying and selling and setting up industries in Blade Edge Port?

Commissioner Wu deeply understood that the foundation of his family's wealth and development was Blade Edge Port. Even if he wanted to help the Beijia people, he couldn't move his own foundation.

No rules, no regulations, who will do business with you in the future?

Seeing Ye Qing's mouth open to follow, Commissioner Wu hurriedly said: "However, I can point out a way for you two."

"What way?"

"The Yangshan Archipelago is not under the jurisdiction of the Qing Kingdom, but it is ultimately the territory of Baili. Buying the entire archipelago from the Lu family privately does not mean that this archipelago is independent; it still has to be subject to Baili's jurisdiction." Commissioner Wu smiled, "It's like a merchant going to the Baili capital, Qu City, to buy land and build a house. The money is paid, the land is bought, and the house is built, but living in that house, he still has to abide by Baili's laws and regulations, how can he be lawless?"

To put it simply, it is politically and economically independent, not listening to Baili, and not paying money to Baili.

"As long as the actions of the Yangshan Archipelago do not endanger Baili, we have no right to dispose of it."

This is also the clause that both sides repeatedly negotiated before signing the agreement. In this regard, He Lingchuan and Ding Zuodong would not let the other party drill loopholes. If it weren't for the lack of money, how could Baili sign such an agreement?

Ye Qing said with a cold face: "That is to say, you Baili are the same as Blade Edge Port, and you can't deal with the Yangshan Archipelago, right?"

These people speak really ugly, Lu Zhensheng's heart was on fire: "Who are you guys?"

"Beijia, Leopard River."

Leopard River is a small military town in the eastern border area of Beijia, and it is also the origin of the Black Tiger Army, which is not famous to the outside world.

Lu Zhensheng was stunned when he heard it, and had no impression of this place name, but as long as it was crowned with Beijia, it was different.

And this is help delivered to the door, don't take it for nothing.

He asked Ye Qing: "How many people did your side bring?"

"Six, and a few more can come later."