Chapter 230: The Deputy Station Chief is Secure

Hong Zhiyou brought Lu Qiao to the Station Chief's office.

"Station Chief, the person has been brought here."

Hong Zhiyou stepped back to the side and stood at attention.

Li Ya shook his head, walked up to Lu Qiao, grabbed him by the tie, and yanked him forward:

"Repeat what you said in the interrogation room."

"I, I didn't say anything."

"Station Chief Wu, your people used torture to extract a confession; this is not in accordance with procedure."

As soon as Lu Qiao saw Wu Jingzhong, he began to cry injustice.

Lu Qiaoshan's cheeks twitched; he was panicked to the extreme and did not dare to turn his head, fearing he would see the look of desperation in Lu Qiao's eyes.

"Station Chief, I don't know if I should say this or not," he said, steadying himself.

"Speak," said Wu Jingzhong.

"Setting aside the intelligence matter for a moment.

"Because Captain Li failed to catch the person, or because the Inspection Team got there first, he is now using torture directly on a brother unit; this does not conform to procedure, does it?

"Of course, I am not saying this because Lu Qiao is a fellow townsman.

"I am merely speaking from a position of impartiality."

Lu Qiaoshan said indifferently.

"Impartiality?

"Fine, today I will give you impartiality!

"Bring it up."

Li Ya waved his hand, and someone immediately brought in a large tape recorder.

"What is this about?" asked Wu Jingzhong.

"Station Chief, this was recorded by my people at the Fuyun Teahouse; please listen," Li Ya gave a cold smile and pressed the play button.

"Tonight, at the Longhua Hotel lounge..."

Lu Qiaoshan's magnetic, low voice came from within.

"Brother Shan, this intelligence is too important; why don't you take the credit and the reward yourself?"

"I have no use for it.

"I just can't stand Li Ya..."

Inside the tape recorder.

The voices of the two in conversation were extremely clear.

Wu Jingzhong was ecstatic.

In this contest against Lu Qiaoshan, he had initially lost a move.

He had already prepared to resign himself to the fact that Lu Qiaoshan would become the Deputy Station Chief.

He never expected that after so much buildup, the dragon-and-tiger fight between Li and Lu would have such a miraculous effect at this critical moment.

A traitor!

With this out in the open, even Zheng Jiemin would not be able to protect Lu Qiaoshan.

Li Ya, this move is brilliant.

Yu Zecheng finally understood why Li Ya had been so confident when he went to his home last night.

It turned out he had kept a trump card.

Ruthless!

Too ruthless!

He glanced at Hong Zhiyou.

Hong Zhiyou was looking at Lu Qiaoshan with a face full of surprise, as if he had not expected this at all.

What an act!

Yu Zecheng secretly chuckled.

He was one hundred percent certain that Hong Zhiyou had known all along.

Otherwise, the "Half-Immortal" would not have concluded that his position as Deputy Station Chief had a chance.

"What is going on?" Wu Jingzhong looked at Lu Qiaoshan with murderous intent.

The usually composed Lu Qiaoshan was now trembling all over, and his voice stuttered:

"Framed... framed.

"Station Chief, this is Li Ya framing me."

"Is that so?"

Wu Jingzhong picked up Li Ya's service pistol from the table, *click*, disengaged the safety, stood up, and pressed it against Lu Qiao's neck:

"Speak, is it true or false."

Lu Qiao was so scared he tilted his head back, glanced sideways at Lu Qiaoshan, and seeing Brother Shan's ashen face, he knew he could no longer rely on him, so he spilled everything:

"It, it is true, the intelligence was given to me by Brother Shan."

Wu Jingzhong's face was gloomy; he walked to Lu Qiaoshan's side with the gun, pressed the pistol against his face, and said in a deep voice:

"You still have a chance to speak."

"I..." Lu Qiaoshan's lips trembled; he was so nervous he could no longer speak.

"Speak!"

Wu Jingzhong suddenly roared.

Lu Qiaoshan's legs shook, and he nearly wet himself in fear.

"Station Chief, I, I was just confused for a moment..." he explained in a panic.

"Confused for a moment.

"The interests of the Party-State are being ruined by a petty person like you who bites the hand that feeds him!

"And you have the nerve to be the Deputy Station Chief?

"You might as well sell the Jinhai Station to the Inspection Team!"

Wu Jingzhong tapped his head with the pistol and cursed.

"I'll shoot you dead right now!"

As he said this, he made a move to pull the trigger.

"Station Chief, calm your anger.

"Calm your anger."

Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng hurriedly stepped forward to stop Wu Jingzhong.

"Station Chief, be careful of an accidental discharge."

Hong Zhiyou carefully took the service pistol from his hand and returned it to Li Ya.

Damn it!

Li Ya glared at him with resentment, took it back, and tucked it back into his waistband with hatred.

"Take Lu Qiaoshan to the basement first.

"Interrogate Lu Qiao immediately."

Wu Jingzhong felt all the pent-up frustration in his heart dissipate and said in a booming voice.

As long as he held Lu Qiao and confirmed the matter regarding Lu Qiaoshan, he could immediately report it to headquarters.

With something like this happening.

Even if Zheng Jiemin could save Lu Qiaoshan's life, the Deputy Station Chief position was definitely out of reach.

"Station Chief, we two won't go, then,"

Hong Zhiyou said after walking out of the conference room.

"Hmm."

Wu Jingzhong nodded.

Behind Lu Qiaoshan was Zheng Jiemin.

The less they were involved, the safer they were.

Especially Yu Zecheng; if he were involved, he might very well be considered one of the people who set the trap.

It was fine for him and Li Ya to handle it.

One was in charge.

The other was a mortal enemy with Jianfeng's backing.

Even if Yuan Peilin was lost, it didn't matter; what could happen even if framing a Lu Qiaoshan was discovered!

Of course, it would be fine if it were discovered.

Without Lu Qiaoshan, there was no longer any need for Li Ya to stay.

As long as Yu Zecheng became the Deputy Station Chief, Wu Jingzhong would be eager for Li Ya to get lost.

Arriving at the interrogation room.

Wu Jingzhong sat at the head of the table, arms crossed, sitting upright.

Li Ya leaned against the edge of the table, hands in his pockets, and said comfortably:

"Speak, besides today's Longhua Hotel, who leaked the Mawang Town operation to you last time?"

"That's right, it's Qiaoshan."

"He said he couldn't stand you and just wanted to see you make a fool of yourself."

"He wanted you to have no face left to stay in Jinhai."

"He also said that in Jinhai, either you go or he goes; there's no room for both of you."

Lu Yuxi, in order to save his own life, added embellishments to his answer.

"The case of Yuan Peilin being murdered was also leaked to you by him, wasn't it?" Li Ya asked.

"Yuan Peilin?"

"No, no, Captain Li, I don't know anything about that."

"I really don't know."

Lu Yuxi had originally been slumped in his chair, but at these words, he nearly sprang up.

His little affair was nothing more than being used by Lu Qiaoshan; a single phone call from the headquarters and a bit of money would be enough to bail him out.

But to be linked to Yuan Peilin meant a death sentence by firing squad.

"You don't know?"

"Your Brother Shan has put in quite a lot of effort regarding this matter."

"Speak, or don't think about walking out of here alive."

Li Ya said coldly.

He was desperate to find someone to take the fall.

It might just be enough to smooth over his own troubles.

"Alright."

"Keep him locked up for now, let's stop here for today."

Wu Jingzhong said.

He stood up and walked out.

Li Ya followed him: "Teacher, Lu Qiaoshan must have been involved in the assassination of Yuan Peilin; perhaps this Lu Yuxi is a participant?"

"Li Ya."

"The punishment from headquarters is already as light as it could possibly be."

"This person belongs to the headquarters."

"If you stir this up again, aren't you giving people an excuse to attack you?"

"Yuan Peilin's murder, when all is said and done, was due to your own lax security; digging it up again will only be more detrimental to you."

"With this incident, Deputy Station Chief Lu Qiaoshan is certainly finished."

"Let's leave it at that."

Wu Jingzhong was afraid Li Ya would truly turn the tables, so he frowned and advised him.

"Very well."

Li Ya did not dare to be too "greedy" and knew when to stop while he was ahead.

"By the way, regarding Lu Qiaoshan..." Li Ya raised an eyebrow, a hint of ruthlessness rising in his eyes.

"Lu Qiaoshan is Zheng Jiemin's man."

"Do not use force for now; wait until I have sought instructions."

Wu Jingzhong ordered.

"Very well." Li Ya nodded dejectedly.

Wu Jingzhong returned to the station chief's office and called Yu and Hong over.

"Station Chief, just now while you were away, Commander Fang called to inquire about Lu Yuxi's situation," Hong Zhiyou said.

"What did he say?" Wu Jingzhong asked.

"Nothing of much consequence."

"Once he heard it involved the internal strife of the Secret Service Bureau, he said for you to handle it as you see fit."

"After all, he's just a small character..."

Hong Zhiyou smiled faintly.

"Never underestimate small characters; that guard under Wu Taixun, wasn't his younger brother's family quite wealthy back then?"

"This..."

Wu Jingzhong faltered slightly.

"Lu Yuxi," Yu Zecheng reminded him in time.

"Right, don't look at this Lu Yuxi as just a squad leader; if there were no profit in it, would Lu Qiaoshan promote him like that?"

"Investigate him."

"Even a mosquito's leg has meat on it."

"Maybe we can even have a prosperous new year."

"Have his wife bring money to bail him out."

Wu Jingzhong narrowed his eyes and instructed.

"Understood," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Furthermore, this person cannot stay in the station."

"Judging by Li Ya's intentions, he wants to use him as a scapegoat to frame Lu Qiaoshan, all to reopen the Yuan Peilin case."

"If he were to be coerced into a false confession, it would be very troublesome."

Wu Jingzhong said.

"Teacher, Lu Qiaoshan sent word through someone, saying he wants to see me to talk," Hong Zhiyou caught the information in his words and said at the right moment.

"See him? What for? With my old temper, I would have executed such a villain on the spot," Wu Jingzhong glared and snorted coldly.

"Teacher."

"He is, after all, Zheng Jiemin's man; for the sake of your old classmate relationship, why not let Zhiyou meet him?" Yu Zecheng said.

"Even if I executed him, what could Zheng Jiemin do to me?"

"This is nothing but inflated personal greed, using the interests of the Party and State to seek personal gain and settle private scores."

Wu Jingzhong said irritably.

"Yes, yes."

"However, this student thinks Lu Qiaoshan is at most disloyal to the Secret Service Bureau; selling intelligence to the Inspection Team doesn't count as disloyalty to the Party and State, so there is plenty of room for maneuver here."

"To put it broadly, it's just a disciplinary issue."

"To put it mildly, it's just our own business here at the Jinhai Station; you could even resolve it without filing a report."

Yu Zecheng said.

"If it were that easy, it would be simple."

"Believe it or not, Li Ya has likely already called the Number Two Official Residence by now."

Wu Jingzhong said.

Just as he was speaking.

The phone rang.

Wu Jingzhong straightened his face, answered, and said with dignity: "It is I."

The next second, he immediately began to smile obsequiously:

"Director Zheng."

"Yes, yes."

"He is a founding member of the station, how could I make things difficult for him?"

"It's just that now that he's been caught red-handed, he has admitted to the fact of colluding with outsiders."

"Oh, my old classmate, my old superior, how could I not listen to you?"

"You know what kind of person I am."

"If I could have turned a big issue into a small one, I would have done so long ago."

"The problem is that Li Ya caught him in the act, and I don't need to tell you whose man he is; those Iron-Blooded Youth Corps members are stubborn as mules."

"If I say to just drop it, he's sure to go and report me to Jiang Jianfeng."

"You also know that Jiang Jianfeng hates those who collude with outsiders the most."

"Yes, yes!"

"Escort him to Jingling and hand him over to your responsibility."

"Good, goodbye."

Hanging up the phone, Wu Jingzhong's smile vanished, and he pointed at the phone:

"See that? Someone came to bail him out."

"What is Director Zheng's opinion?" Hong Zhiyou asked.

"Hand him over to the Headquarters Inspection Office for internal disciplinary action and let him go," Wu Jingzhong said.

"Then let him go," Yu Zecheng said.

"We certainly have to let him go."

"But we can't let him go for nothing."

"At the very least, make him owe you a favor."

"Leave a line of retreat in all things, so that we may meet again in the future."

Wu Jingzhong said with seasoned experience.

"However, you must keep him locked up tonight; favors that come too easily are worthless," he added.

"Yes, Master."

The two accepted the order.

"Master, let's cancel the big meal; looking at how much tossing and turning there was tonight, I imagine you aren't in the mood to eat either," Yu Zecheng said as they walked.

"Indeed."

"It's nearly nine o'clock; sleepiness hits as soon as the time comes."

"We'll celebrate at my place another day."

"Once Lu Qiaoshan falls, I still have to maneuver for your position as Deputy Station Chief; this is a rare opportunity."

Wu Jingzhong said.

"Thank you, Master," Yu Zecheng said, overjoyed.

The two ate a bowl of wontons on the street.

Hong Zhiyou drove the Station Chief's car back to the courtyard, and the two divided the gifts the Station Chief had brought back from Jingling, drinking tea in the courtyard.

"Zhiyou, calculate this for me carefully."

"Is there any hope for me to become Deputy Station Chief?"

"Don't say otherwise, I'm actually quite nervous."

Yu Zecheng laughed.

"There is," Hong Zhiyou said.

"However, this move by Li Ya is quite ruthless and insidious; you must be careful in the future," Hong Zhiyou said.

"I have never underestimated this old classmate of mine."

"Back when we were in public training classes, don't look at how thin he was; he was first in every physical test, and he didn't care about his life when training."

"He is the type of truly ruthless person."

Yu Zecheng said.

"Tomorrow, Lu Yuxi's wife will be waiting for you at the Luo Si Cafe."

"Go collect the money, and then the Station Chief will release the person."

Hong Zhiyou brought up the real business.

"You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

"Of all the places to meet, you had to pick that one," Yu Zecheng said, very displeased.

That had been the place where he and Zuo Lan used to meet to exchange intelligence.

"Isn't it good to let you reminisce a little?" Hong Zhiyou laughed.

"Sigh."

"I wonder how Zuo Lan is doing after going to Yancheng?"

"Hu Zongnan is currently pressing in with heavy troops; the situation over there is very unfavorable."

"A while ago, they even sent planes to bomb the organization's headquarters..."

Yu Zecheng sighed.

"Everyone has their own fate; just hold on a bit longer, perhaps the war will be over in two or three years," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Indeed."

"When liberation comes, Wang Cuiping and I will definitely stay; who knows, we might even have to keep living together."

Liu Ma was not there tonight, so the two spoke quite freely.

Hong Zhiyou smiled and said nothing.

Old Yu was also in a difficult spot.

Wang Cuiping liked him, and he should know that clearly.

But his heart was still with Zuo Lan.

This matter would give anyone a headache.

As the two were chatting, they heard a woman knocking on the courtyard gate with a sobbing voice: "Zecheng, Secretary Hong, please open the door."

"It's Mrs. Lu."

Wang Cuiping heard it clearly, walked out, and hurried to open the door.

"Oh, Mrs. Lu, why have you come?" Wang Cuiping said.

Li Guifen's legs went weak; she stumbled in crying and knelt down before Yu and Hong: "Zecheng, Secretary Hong, my Old Lu said he's in trouble."

"He just called and asked me to beg you two."

"He said you two can speak to the Station Chief."

"Please, save him."

"Sister-in-law, get up quickly," Hong Zhiyou hurriedly helped her up.

"Rest assured, Department Chief Lu's business is our business."

"Once the Station Chief's anger subsides tomorrow, we will go and plead for him," Yu Zecheng also advised.

"Old Lu's health is poor."

"How will he endure this night? If they beat him, he won't be able to hold up."

"And that Li Ya, he's bent on harming him."

"What if they put poison in the water or the porridge?"

Li Guifen became more terrified the more she thought about it.

"Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it."

"Department Chief Lu is no ordinary person; no one would dare to harbor such thoughts."

"Just go back and sleep in peace."

"I promise you, he will leave the Jinhai Station in one piece."

Hong Zhiyou comforted her in a soft voice.

"That's right, Sister-in-law, can't you trust Zhiyou?"

"He has a sterling reputation in Jinhai."

"Go back, it'll be fine."

Yu Zecheng advised.

After seeing Li Guifen off, Yu Zecheng said in a low voice:

"Lu Qiaoshan is a person who can never be tamed."

"Even if he can't be tamed, we still have to keep him."

"We can't kill him anyway."

"Let's do this, I'll go to the station and put in a word."

"Since the play has already started, we might as well see it through to the end."

Hong Zhiyou put down his teacup, grabbed his coat from the chair, and stood up.

"Fine."

"You've worked hard."

Yu Zecheng said.

Hong Zhiyou was also at his wit's end.

Wu Rui was about to give birth; it wasn't appropriate for him to date his wives or go find Wanqiu for a fling.

Rather than being an ascetic at home, he might as well sleep at the station.

He arrived at the station.

He went straight to the interrogation room; Lu Qiaoshan was wearing handcuffs and shifting his bottom on the chair, clearly unaccustomed to the back pain.

"Little Ding, you go outside for a while; I need to have a word with Department Chief Lu," Hong Zhiyou said.

"But Captain Li gave orders..." the clerk named Little Ding said, looking embarrassed.

"You blind fool."

"Get out, now!"

Just then, Lu Baoxing walked in, gave him a flick on the forehead, and dragged him out.

"Eat something."

Hong Zhiyou opened the wooden tray; inside were fragrant lamb chops, several exquisite side dishes, and wine.

"Hmm, food from Fuyun Teahouse; you're dropping a hint for me, brother."

Seeing him, a trace of a smile finally appeared on Lu Qiaoshan's pale face.

"This isn't a farewell drink, is it?"

Just as he picked up a lamb chop, he looked at Hong Zhiyou in horror.

"It is a farewell drink."

"To send you to headquarters."

"Li Ya submitted a report to Jiang Jianfeng saying you are a Red agent, intentionally funneling intelligence out through Lu Yuxi."

"And the matter of Yuan Peilin was also done by you behind the scenes."

Hong Zhiyou said.

This was not him making things up; Li Ya truly had this intention.

"That dog-son Li Ya, this move is poisonous; he is trying to put me to death.

"With those dirty methods of his, what wouldn't he do?"

Lu Qiaoshan suddenly lost his appetite.

"Don't be anxious.

"Old Yu and I pleaded with the Station Master for a long time.

"The Station Master communicated with Director Zheng immediately and decided to send you directly to the Jingling headquarters to be handled by the Inspection Office.

"Brother, you cannot stay in Jinhai.

"Staying here means death."

Hong Zhiyou whispered in persuasion.

"Besides, Li Ya originally wanted to use heavy torture on you, but the Station Master and I stopped him.

"Eat what you should eat, drink what you should drink.

"I gave money to Lu Baoxing, so he won't touch you.

"Once you get through tonight, tomorrow the sky will be wide and the sea will be vast."

Hong Zhiyou added in a low voice.

"I understand.

"Little brother, as for the Station Master, I won't say much.

"He isn't helping me sincerely.

"Otherwise, I would have been made Deputy Station Master long ago.

"But you, you have saved me, Lu, twice; I have recognized you as a brother."

Lu Qiaoshan patted his shoulder and started eating again.

While eating, he said:

"I was framed by Li Ya this time. By the way, that Tang Simao is highly likely his man; I suspect this telegram was a trap the two of them cooked up together to frame me.

"I can't arrest anyone now.

"You must try every possible means to catch him.

"Look into it secretly and clear my name."

Hong Zhiyou smiled and patted him: "Old Lu, you thought of this too late.

"We just received news that Tang Simao is dead, shot three times in the chest; based on the bullet analysis, it was a death-shot.

"Li Ya did a very clean job this time.

"Just accept your fate."

"Heh, accept my fate?" Lu Qiaoshan was no pushover.

"Just wait.

"Sooner or later I will kill my way back and make those people pay."

His gaze turned cold, and he said icily.

I believe that... Hong Zhiyou smiled and said: "Alright, you eat slowly. I'll sleep in the office tonight; if there's a problem, have Baoxing's men call me."

"Thanks, little brother.

"This room isn't cold, it's just that the chair is too hard, my waist can't take it," Lu Qiaoshan grimaced.

"Easy."

Hong Zhiyou took off his coat, stuffed two thick newspapers inside, and placed them behind Lu Qiaoshan's waist.

"Little brother, thanks."

Lu Qiaoshan was deeply grateful.

"What for? I'm off."

Hong Zhiyou waved his hand and left on his own.

The next day.

Li Ya hurried into the Station Master's office and questioned:

"Station Master, what is the meaning of this?

"Why let Lu Qiaoshan go and escort him to Jingling?"

"Watch your tone.

"This is the will of Director Zheng at headquarters; if you have an opinion, go tell Zheng Jiemin."

Wu Jingzhong rolled his eyes and said calmly.

"Once he gets to headquarters, who knows, he might be out after being locked up for a few days.

"Damn it, it's letting him off too easy."

Li Ya was gnashing his teeth in hatred.

"That's enough.

"Lu Qiaoshan is gone, you go and take over the cold storage warehouse."

Wu Jingzhong promised him a small benefit.

Only then did Li Ya bite his lip, his anger subsiding slightly.

In front of the Jinhai Station.

Hong Zhiyou and Yu Zecheng escorted Lu Qiaoshan out the main gate, one on each side.

Lu Qiaoshan turned around and stared at the gate for a long while, his eyes full of reluctance.

"Two little brothers, I escaped unscathed, thank you.

"Be careful of Li Ya.

"Just wait, I will be back."

Lu Qiaoshan looked at the two of them, turned, and walked away quickly.

The two returned to the station.

Wu Jingzhong was on the phone: "Yes, yes, thank you, Director Mao."

"Zecheng, your position as Deputy Station Master has been approved by Director Mao.

"The Jinhai Station has dragged this out for so long, but this candidate has finally been confirmed."

He turned his head and said to Yu Zecheng.

"That's great.

"Teacher, how did it happen so quickly this time?" Yu Zecheng was overjoyed.

"I spent a large sum of money to have someone find Zhang Qun.

"He took the original words of Jiang Jianfeng, 'The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics needs a hundred Yu Zechengs,' and went to see Mao Renfeng.

"What else could Mao Renfeng say?

"Boss Dai valued you when he was alive.

"Now that Jiang Jianfeng has expressed his stance and Zhang Qun has opened his mouth, no matter what little schemes he has, he has to shut up obediently.

"Of course, he was so agreeable because he wanted to kick the ball to Zheng Jiemin.

"Zheng Jiemin is easier to talk to than Mao Renfeng.

"With this incident involving Lu Qiaoshan, he can only place his bets on Zheng Tingfeng.

"His younger brother wants to be the commander of the 94th Army.

"If he offends me, can Zheng Tingfeng have a good outcome?

"So, very coincidentally and very smoothly, this matter was settled.

"Zecheng, go to the Confidentiality Office and wait.

"I reckon the appointment papers and your promotion to Lieutenant Colonel will come down together."

Wu Jingzhong smiled.

"Teacher, this, this whole operation must have cost a lot of money.

"How can this student ever repay you..."

Yu Zecheng bowed repeatedly in excitement to express his gratitude.

"A teacher for a day is a father for life.

"I am already a father to one, I cannot ignore you either."

Wu Jingzhong looked at the two generals and then sighed with emotion:

"Just settle down and be the Deputy Station Master; money and such are secondary.

"We are a family, a group.

"We must look out for and help each other."

"Thank you, Teacher," the two said simultaneously.

"Zecheng, go get busy."

Wu Jingzhong dismissed Yu Zecheng, called Hong Zhiyou to the side, and said in a deep voice:

"Ruirui called me yesterday and said, don't go to North America.

"Let her mother come over for a visit."

"When the time comes after the confinement period is over, I might have to bring the child back together."

"Understood, Master," Hong Zhiyou said with some disappointment.

He really wanted to go keep Wu Rui company and see the child.

However, the war was currently at a stalemate, and with so many matters on Wu Jingzhong's side, he could not leave.

Sigh, he would just have to endure it for now.

"By the way, the nephew of Director Wang from the Municipal Grain Bureau beat a lowlife subordinate of Du Yuesheng to death in Shanghai over a romantic rivalry."

"The person is currently being detained."

"He called me last night, saying he was willing to pay a high price to bail the person out."

"My relationship with Mao Sen is not very good."

"Furthermore, that group of people used to have very close dealings with Boss Dai, so I cannot exert any influence."

"How about you make a trip to Shanghai and see if you can fish the person out."

"Remember, if you can fish them out, do it."

"If you can't, don't force it; that bunch are desperate scoundrels, and it's hard to deal with them without carrying guns."

"Try using your connections with the Boatmen's Guild."

(End of chapter)