Chapter 1418: Acting City Lord

After seeing this Indian leave, the guard who had accompanied them whispered to Qingyang Shuo, "Sir, look at how strictly disciplined the Indian army here is."

"But isn't it a bit too strict, to the point that even you didn't know about it?"

Qingyang Shuo waved his hand and said to him, "Those who do not know are not guilty; it is normal that they did not know."

"However, General Qin has indeed trained them very well. At the very least, their discipline is strict, though I don't know how their combat effectiveness is."

A look of approval grew in Qingyang Shuo's eyes. From the moment they entered the city and made contact, they had been able to feel the attitude of these Indians toward them, these "outsiders," along the way.

There were over a dozen of them, each carrying a gun. Although they carried the letter and seal written by Qin Zhangfeng, they had not relaxed their vigilance in the slightest.

At this moment, the Indian who delivered the letter had already handed the envelope to the Deputy City Lord, Li Cheng.

"You say someone claims to be the interim City Lord of Yun City?" Li Cheng looked at the Indian and asked.

That's impossible.

When Qin Zhangfeng left, he never said that Longyan would send someone to take his place.

But now that Qin Zhangfeng has been gone for some time, could something have happened?

Is that why Longyan City sent a new City Lord?

Thinking of this possibility, a sense of gloom rose in Li Cheng's heart. The frequency of the Spanish harassing them was increasing.

Added to that were the matters of the Canal and building factories in America.

After all, this is not Longyan; development is relatively backward, and industrialization is not that mature.

So, a pile of problems that seem minor to Longyan are all difficult challenges when placed in America.

Li Cheng had been so stressed lately that his head felt like it was about to explode.

General Qin Zhangfeng hasn't returned yet, and Longyan has already sent some City Lord.

Is he familiar with this place like I am?

In Li Cheng's view, the City Lord sent by Longyan City now is definitely not a good thing.

I really don't know what Qingyang Shuo is thinking in reality; if there is something to say, why send some City Lord over?

Li Cheng was seething with anger, but he was not the type to lose his head at the slightest provocation, so he opened the folded note.

Looking at the handwriting on it, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately shocked.

He hurriedly looked at the Indian and asked, "Where is that person?"

The Indian was taken aback; they had never seen the Deputy City Lord have such a large emotional fluctuation, and then he said, "He is at the City Lord Mansion."

Before he could finish the sentence, Li Cheng rushed out like the wind, shouting urgently, "Prepare a horse!"

"I am going to the City Lord Mansion!"

Before the Indian could react, Li Cheng had already vanished.

The Indian could not understand why the Deputy City Lord had such an emotional fluctuation; he was completely baffled and secretly wondered who that person really was.

Why would he make the usually steady Deputy City Lord become like this?

The Indian indicated that he could not figure it out.

Li Cheng rode his horse very fast; Yun City had designated paths to prevent collisions with pedestrians.

So Li Cheng did not worry at all that he would hurt anyone by riding fast in Yun City.

Li Cheng was riding the horse, but his brain was spinning rapidly, thinking only of the contents of the letter.

He secretly wondered to himself, how could he have come to Yun City?

Recalling the content of the letter: Qin Zhangfeng is executing another mission, I have come to Yun City to take a look.

It was such a simple sentence, but the amount of information was huge. Qin Zhangfeng actually went to execute another mission; what mission?

Could there be a mission more important than the Panama Canal now?

He came to Yun City to look around?

The surroundings of Yun City are currently facing harassment from the Spanish at all times; he shouldn't have come.

Li Cheng thought of him, the City Lord of Longyan City, Mr. Qingyang Shuo, who is already old and has a physical disability, yet his status is incomparably noble.

If he were to come to serve as the interim City Lord of Yun City, Li Cheng would have absolutely no objections.

Li Cheng admired Qingyang Shuo very much; he had heard of Qingyang Shuo's deeds before.

As he was about to reach the City Lord Mansion, Li Cheng dismounted and led the horse by the reins.

Li Cheng looked at Mr. Qingyang Shuo in the distance, his pupils constricted; that kind old man was Qingyang Shuo!

Li Cheng had not met Qingyang Shuo many times; although he was the Deputy City Lord of Yun City, he did not have many opportunities to see Qingyang Shuo.

Li Cheng stepped forward quickly, half-crouched, looked at Mr. Qingyang Shuo, and said, "Sir, you have come."

Seeing this scene, those Indians guarding Qingyang Shuo were stunned, shocked to the point of speechlessness.

What is going on?

The Deputy City Lord actually showed such a respectful attitude; what is this person's background!

Qingyang Shuo looked at the middle-aged man before him, and his name immediately came to mind: "Li Cheng."

Li Cheng's body stiffened slightly; he did not expect Mr. Qingyang Shuo to still remember his name.

"I don't know, Sir, what is the reason for your visit this time?" Li Cheng asked.

Qingyang Shuo had not yet answered, but just at this moment, the Indian also rushed back.

Seeing his Deputy City Lord half-crouched in front of this disabled old man, looking extremely respectful.

He was shocked and even more curious about the old man's identity.

He lined up with his shocked companions, watching in shock as the Deputy City Lord crouched respectfully before Qingyang Shuo.

Qingyang Shuo raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "I didn't come here for any big matter; I just heard that you are often harassed by the Spanish here, so I came to take a look and serve as City Lord for a few days."

Upon hearing this, Li Cheng was overjoyed; the Spanish often came to harass them, relying on their knowledge of the surrounding environment.

Although they did not cause any damage, the targets of their harassment were the Indians.

They even abducted them, causing the Indians in Yun City to fall into a panic, and building the Canal requires going outside the city.

But now these Indians are panicked, and absolutely no one wants to go outside the city to labor.

Yet the Canal is a task of the utmost importance; if this problem is not solved, I fear the Canal project will have to be shelved for a period of time.

I had thought that General Qin Zhangfeng would be able to bring more Longyan soldiers back to Longyan City this time, but I did not expect him to invite Lord Qingyang Shuo over directly.

"That's great, now that you have arrived, the matter of the Spanish can be resolved," Li Cheng said excitedly.

Qingyang Shuo poured a bucket of cold water on him: "Don't be happy too early; I have not yet fully understood the current situation."

"Why those Spanish are plundering the Indians—this matter has not been figured out yet, so the harassment by the Spanish will not end."

Li Cheng's face fell again, but thinking that it was Mr. Qingyang Shuo who said these words, Li Cheng's expression changed as if by magic, and joy surfaced on his face.

"Sir, I will invite you into the City Lord Mansion right now, so you can see how this matter should be handled."

Qingyang Shuo entered the City Lord Mansion and looked at the map hanging in the City Lord Mansion; it was marked with all the locations where the Spanish had launched sneak attacks on Yun City over these past days.

When he saw this map, Qingyang Shuo frowned, discovering that the matter was not simple.