Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'-Chapter 827 - 500: Puluo State’s Way Out

Liao Zihui suggested compensating with a Balancer, and Li Banfeng thought seriously for a long time and recommended someone: "I know someone named Dai Jingxuan, who is very eloquent and suitable for being a Balancer."

Liao Zihui was taken aback: "What does this person do?"

Li Banfeng replied: "The storyteller under the bridge at Greenwater City Station."

Liao Zihui blinked and said: "Brother Li, do you think you can just pick anyone to be a Balancer?"

"Isn’t it?" Li Banfeng also found it difficult to understand, "You casually ask me to compensate you with a Balancer, I think it’s quite frivolous."

Liao Zihui shrugged: "It’s my fault for not clarifying things."

With the first cup of tea finished, Liao Zihui poured a new one for Li Banfeng: "Brother Li, let me be more direct, what I mean is, for you to be the Balancer."

Li Banfeng laughed: "That’s even more frivolous, do you think I’m suitable to be the Balancer?"

"Suitable," Liao Zihui nodded, "The role of the Balancer is to balance the relations among the Outside Provinces, Inner State, and Puluo State. Our criteria for selecting a Balancer are twofold,

First, they should be a native of Puluo State, and second, they should have certain connections with the Outside Provinces and Inner State."

Li Banfeng still didn’t understand: "Do you think I meet the criteria?"

Liao Zihui nodded: "I think you meet them very well."

"You think I’m a native of Puluo State?"

"At first, I didn’t think so," Liao Zihui said truthfully, "I thought you were Li Banfeng, have you heard of a person named Li Banfeng?"

Li Banfeng recalled seriously: "I think I’ve seen it in the newspapers."

Liao Zihui nodded: "Yes, he was indeed in the newspaper. The He and Lu families had a conflict over the Mysterious Red Life Lotus, and an outsider named Li Banfeng got involved,

At that time, the Lu Family was searching for Li Banfeng in the Medicine King Valley, requesting cooperation from the Defense Agency, and we agreed, taking the opportunity to conduct a series of investigations on Li Banfeng,

This Li Banfeng was a university classmate of the He Family Eldest Son, He Jiaqing. Initially, we found clues that Li Banfeng colluded with Lu Xiaolan to seize the Mysterious Red Life Lotus together, seriously injuring He Jiaqing. Afterward, Li Banfeng and Lu Xiaolan fell out, leaving the Red Lotus for himself,

But as the investigation deepened, we found that He Jiaqing’s situation wasn’t that simple, he didn’t seem to be injured, he was actually the leader of a secret organization called the Brotherhood Alliance, and we suspected that Li Banfeng was a member of the Brotherhood Alliance,

No matter which clue was more reliable, we always believed that the Mysterious Red Life Lotus was in Li Banfeng’s hands. We compiled his actions into a timeline, and there was some overlap between Li Banfeng and a suddenly appeared powerhouse named Li Qi, so I suspected you were Li Banfeng,

But until I discovered the Mysterious Red Life Lotus at the Bridge Yesong, this conclusion was overturned, and Li Banfeng did not have the Mysterious Red Life Lotus at all. The Mysterious Red Life Lotus was in the hands of the Local Deity at Bridge Yesong,

Before coming to Puluo State, Li Banfeng was a White Lamb. Without the Mysterious Red Life Lotus, he couldn’t possibly be a Fifth Layer Dark Energy User, so the conclusion that Li Qi is Li Banfeng doesn’t hold,

Thinking back to the previous investigation findings, the conclusions given by my investigators were consistent, stating that Li Qi’s original name was Song Zhuowen, a native of Puluo State,

Initially, I suspected this conclusion was wrong, but now I realize the person who was truly mistaken was me,

You are Song Zhuowen, you are a native of Puluo State, and this conclusion is correct, isn’t it?"

Li Qi raised his teacup and drank it all: "Accurate! Chief Envoy Liao got it exactly right!"

Liao Zihui said: "So I say, you’re suitable to be the Balancer, that conclusion isn’t wrong, is it?"

"Wait a moment," Li Banfeng said, "You just mentioned two conditions, one is being a native of Puluo State, the second condition requires having some connections with the Outside Provinces and Inner State, this condition I seem not to meet, right?"

Liao Zihui smiled wryly: "Brother Li, I came with sincerity, I really want to solve this matter, that’s why I came to you, can’t you tell the truth?

You studied in the Outside Provinces, that’s already a connection with the Outside Provinces, do I need to bring out the related materials and evidence?"

This was a fake identity made by Ma Wu for Li Banfeng, something Li Banfeng was naturally aware of: "No need to bring out the evidence from the Outside Provinces, what about the Inner State?"

Liao Zihui said: "I admit, Brother Li handled the Inner State matters very covertly, but I still found some traces."

Li Banfeng was intrigued, he indeed killed someone from the Inner State, which was the most direct link between Li Banfeng and the Inner State, could it be that Liao Zihui knew about this?

"I’d be obliged if Chief Envoy Liao could elaborate."

Liao Zihui sighed: "To this point, and still not telling me the truth, Brother Li, you’re a bit unfair,

Then let me be clear, He Jiaqing has a nickname, Benefactor, you should know, right?"

Li Banfeng shook his head: "I truly didn’t know that."

Liao Zihui smiled: "Alright, let’s pretend you didn’t know, He Jiaqing used the identity of Benefactor and had conflicts with a Saint on Sage Peak. During the peak of this conflict, you also got involved, having many open and hidden fights with the Ling Family brothers, you wouldn’t deny this, right?"

Li Banfeng frowned: "Now I’m really confused, you mentioned He Jiaqing before, now you’re talking about the Ling Family brothers?"

Liao Zihui laughed: "Brother Li, you’re not genuinely confused, you’re pretending to be. The Ling Family brothers are key members of the Brotherhood Alliance, they were under He Jiaqing’s orders at the time. Sage Peak and the Inner State are closely connected, your involvement in He Jiaqing’s struggle with the Inner State proves you have connections with the Inner State, I’m not wrong about this, am I?"