Chapter 115: The big guys gather, Ruirui disappears

"Leader Nan of the Fishermen's Clan has arrived!"

As the greeter outside shouted, Peng Shizhong immediately straightened his clothes and said to Chen Jie and Zhou Chu behind him: "Follow me closely and don't talk nonsense."

"Yes!"

At this time, Chen Jie and Zhou Chu both had serious expressions. They might dare to slack off a little in front of other people, but they would definitely not dare to do so when facing the number one man in Mianshui.

At this time, he followed Peng Shizhong obediently and came to the gate to welcome the gang leader.

When they arrived at the door, Chen Jie and others saw an extremely luxurious carriage. The most amazing thing about this carriage was that it was pulled by two top-quality horses.

To know the luxury of a carriage, one can judge by its size or the luxury of its interior.

However, at the level of hall master, the interior decoration is already considered top-notch among the common people. What distinguishes one's status at this time is the horse. The rule in Mianshui County is that a hall master can only have one horse pulling a carriage.

And if you go up to the level of gang leader, you will be the master of the second vehicle.

There were only three people who could use two horses to pull a cart in Mianshui County, namely the leader of the fishing gang, the leader of the water transport gang, and the magistrate of Mianshui County.

Therefore, as soon as the carriage entered the venue, it was surrounded by people, and behind the carriage there were two people riding tall horses following the carriage.

Zhou Chu whispered at this time: "Those two people on horseback are both big shots. The one on the left is the Eagle Hall Master Qin Ying, and the one on the right is the gang leader's think tank and the inner hall master, Tang Ziyue!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "There are so many talented people today."

Zhou Chu said: "Just wait and see, there may be more people."

Chen Jie narrowed his eyes. Chen Jie also knew Qin Ying from the Eagle Hall. He was the Eagle among the three brothers Eagle, Tiger and Leopard among the Thirteen Guardians. His strength had reached the level of Hua Jin, and his pair of eagle claws were invincible and powerful.

As for Tang Ziyue, he is not among the Thirteen Guardians.

But if we add the gang leader, Nan Batian, there will be two of the Thirteen Guardians of the Fishing Gang now.

And it can be seen from here that the Fishing Gang is worthy of being the largest gang, as there are as many as three masters at the level of the Thirteen Guardians.

No, it should be five, including Nan Batian, fisherman Peng Shizhong, and the three brothers Eagle, Tiger and Leopard. However, the strength of the three brothers Eagle, Tiger and Leopard is slightly better. Since the three of them entered the state of Hua Jin through some special skills, their strength is not very strong.

Fighting alone, except for Qin Ying who can still have some strength, the two brothers Tiger and Leopard are almost at the bottom of the list in terms of Hua Jin.

However, these three brothers do have a set of combo methods which are very powerful, and when combined they are not inferior to any of the Thirteen Protectors.

At this time, Peng Shizhong and his party were standing at the door waiting, and they saw the curtain of the carriage being lifted, and then a man with a dignified face got off the carriage.

Seeing this man, everyone around him saluted him: "Boss Nan!"

Nan Batian had a smile on his face and responded to everyone's greetings one by one.

After getting off the car, he walked towards Baihu Hall, and then saw Peng Shizhong.

The two looked at each other, and a strange atmosphere arose. In the end, Peng Shizhong saluted and said, "Boss."

"Brother, please stand up quickly. We are brothers, why are you being so polite?"

When Nan Batian saw Peng Shizhong take the lead in paying respect, a smile immediately appeared on his face and he said, "Hahaha... Senior Brother, I heard that you adopted two more sons. As your uncle, I want to come over to show my support. By the way, these two must be the Qilin children that Senior Brother has set his eyes on, right?"

After hearing this, Nan Batian turned his gaze to Chen Jie and Zhou Chu.

Chen Jie and Zhou Chu immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, gang leader."

Nan Batian smiled amiably and said, "No need to be polite. You are Brother Peng's adopted sons, so you are my nephews. We are all family, so there is no need to be restrained."

After hearing this, Chen Jie and Zhou Chu both clasped their fists.

But no one dared to take Nan Batian's words seriously. He was just being polite. If you really regarded yourself as his nephew, you would be an idiot.

Nan Batian looked at Chen Jie and said, "You must be Chen Jiusi."

"Gang leader!"

Chen Jie was very respectful, and Nan Batian smiled and said, "No need to be polite. I once had the opportunity to meet Old Master Chen. Your grandfather, Old Master Chen, is a famous doctor. It was Old Master Chen who cured my master's injury."

"It is an honor for my ancestors to be remembered by the gang leader."

"Haha, there's no need to be like that. I also heard that you are Master Bai Wenjing's apprentice?"

Chen Jie said: "I have brought shame to my master by not learning the art well enough."

Hearing this, Nan Batian looked at Peng Shizhong and said, "Brother, your disciple is very humble. He has the demeanor of you in your past."

Peng Shizhong said: "Yes, how can we be disrespectful to our elders? But I lack the carefreeness that I had in the past."

The two smiled at each other, and then Nan Batian looked at Zhou Chu again. Zhou Chu lowered his head with a shy look on his face.

Nan Batian said: "Hey, this must be Sun Lao's son-in-law Zhou Chu, why are you always looking down? Lift your head!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chu didn't seem very willing, but he still looked up obediently and looked into Nan Batian's eyes.

"Your eyes?"

Nan Batian couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth when he saw Zhou Chu's funny scene.

Zhou Chu said: "It's natural. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Nan Batian smiled and said, "Okay, a peculiar person must have a peculiar appearance. I heard that in Sichuan and Shu, there is a bear that is black and white with black eyes. It is said that it was the mount of the ancient god Chi You. The people in Shu call it the Black-eyed Bear."

"You look 70% like him, why don't you drink Black-eyed Bear?"

When everyone heard this, they cheered loudly. People in the underworld would take a nickname to show their identity.

For example, the Thirteen Tigers all have nicknames.

There are also four great Vajras of Peng Shizhong, [Eight-faced Buddha Feng Xuan] [Iron-faced Tiger Zheng Chuan] [Bronze Arm Lu Rong] [White-clothed Scholar Deng Guangming]

Now, the leader of the fishing gang, Nan Batian, personally gave Zhou Chu a call [Black-eyed Bear]

This can be considered as becoming famous in the world.

But Zhou Chu didn't seem very happy. Seeing this, Peng Shizhong said, "Why don't you thank the leader for the drink?"

Hearing this, Zhou Chu laughed uglier than crying, and felt that he would never be able to escape the control of this nickname in his entire life.

"Thank you, Boss."

Nan Batian laughed and said, "Hahaha... You're welcome. I'm also happy to be able to give a call to a junior. I hope you can use the name of [Black-Eyed Bear] to expand the territory for our fishing gang and make great contributions."

"Yes, Gang Leader."

Zhou Chu clasped his fists.

At the same time, everyone around came up to congratulate him.

"Congratulations, Brother Zhou, you have been awarded the gang leader's nickname [Black-Eyed Bear], and your future is bright!"

"Yes, Brother Zhou, there are not many people who can be called by the gang leader himself. You are one of them. Good, good."

“Brother Zhou, you have a bright future ahead of you. The name [Black-Eyed Bear] will surely shine brightly!”

……

The people around him complimented him, and then Zhou Chu bowed to the people around him with a harmless look on his face: "Thank you, everyone. Thank you."

At this time, I was already cursing in my heart: "Thank you, all your eight generations of ancestors!"

Chen Jie wanted to laugh but couldn't at this time. He felt very uncomfortable holding it back. Zhou Chu glared at him fiercely.

At this time, Qin Ying, the leader of the Eagle Hall among the Thirteen Guardians, also came over.

He clasped his fists to Peng Shizhong and said, "Uncle Peng, you have adopted another son. Haha, it really is a blessing to have more children!"

Qin Ying is a generation younger than Peng Shizhong. He is not very old, only thirty-two or thirty-three, not much different in age from Feng Xuan. He came to power two years ago.

However, this person was very rude to Peng Shizhong, because everyone knew that he was promoted by Nan Batian and was considered Nan Batian's die-hard supporter.

He was also the main force of Nan Batian to attack Peng Shizhong.

Peng Shizhong looked at Qin Ying and said, "Oh, Xiao Qin, you are not busy recently. Come to my place when you have time."

"It's OK. I can't compare to Uncle Peng who has many children and good fortune. I can only do it myself. In fact, if you ask me, Uncle Peng, you are old now, so you should give up your position and give more opportunities to young people, right!"

Qin Ying said this, his eyes full of provocation.

The young men he was talking about were not Peng Shizhong's adopted sons, but his two younger brothers, the Tiger and Leopard brothers. Both of them had the strength of Hua Jin and were qualified to be the leaders of a gang. Unfortunately, there were not so many gangs for him!

Peng Shizhong smiled and said, "Yes, when my sons grow up, I can take a rest."

Peng Shizhong said this with a smile, but his tone was not weak at all. What did he mean by his son growing up and then being able to hand over the power? To put it bluntly, there is no way that Baihu Hall will fall into your Qin Ying's hands, so why are you worrying about it?

How could Qin Ying not hear the hidden meaning in Peng Shizhong's words?

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard someone shout, "Leader Liu of the Cao Gang is here!"

Upon hearing this, everyone shut their mouths and stared at a carriage pulled by two horses that was slowly approaching not far away.

Everyone was excited at once. Peng Shizhong was really a big shot. A banquet held to honor his adopted son had actually alarmed two of the top bosses in Mianshui County.

At this time, the carriage was seen driving quickly and arriving at the door. Everyone saw that there were two horses following the carriage.

On top of one of the horses was a young man. Although he was not handsome, he was very good at dressing himself up. He was dressed in a white knight's cloak, his hair was tied with a black and gold headband, he had a pair of gold boots on his feet, and a long sword at his waist. He was riding on a white horse, looking very showy.

Chen Jie looked at Zhou Chu when he saw this. Zhou Chu said, "The son of the Cao Gang leader, Liu Song."

Then, sitting on another horse was a handsome middle-aged man holding a folding fan, who pulled the reins of the horse.

"The Cao Gang's number one think tank, Ghost Hand among the Thirteen Protectors, the Scholar, the Beauty, and the Scholar among them, Bai Mosheng, the number two figure in the Cao Gang!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie was amazed.

Today's banquet is amazing. Five of the Thirteen Guardians are here.
These include: Southern Tyrant, Northern Old Willow, the Scholar, the Fisherman, and the Eagle among Eagles, Tigers and Leopards.

I have to say the specifications are very high.

At this time, the curtain of the Cao Gang's carriage was opened, and an old man in gray coarse cloth clothes came down. The coarse cloth clothes were almost the rags that servants and farmhands would wear. They were very simple and did not match his status at all.

But when I looked at his hands again, I saw that he was wearing several rings, shining with jewels.

Looks very rich.

It's so incongruous that the gap between the rich and the poor can be so obvious in one person.

But no one was surprised when this person appeared, because he was the leader of the Cao Gang, one of the Thirteen Guardians, Old Liu of the North, the one who could really compete with the Tyrant of the South, Old Monster Liu.

This strange word is not just said casually.

There is nothing strange about Old Monster Liu's appearance, he is just a very upright old man.

He seemed to be older than Nan Batian and Peng Shizhong, and much older. He looked to be around sixty years old.

But my son is young, and looks no more than eighteen years old.

Old Monster Liu got out of the car and laughed from a distance: "Old Peng, hahahaha..."

Peng Shizhong looked at Nan Batian and asked, "Boss?"

Nan Batian forced a smile and said, "We have guests, please don't be impolite, Senior Brother."

Upon hearing this, Peng Shizhong immediately walked over and clasped his fists, saying, "Brother Liu, I didn't expect to alarm you."

"Hey, Brother Peng, it's such a big deal to have a son adopted. Can I not come and see it?"

After saying this, Peng Shizhong said, "Thank you, Brother Liu."

"You're welcome. Hey, Batian is here too!"

Old Monster Liu came over with a smile, and Nan Batian immediately clasped his fists and said, "Brother Liu."

"Brother Batian."

The two men greeted each other in a friendly manner, and there was no sign of hostility at all. These were the big guys, and even if there was a fight to the death, they had to maintain the minimum demeanor.

The two smiled at each other, and then Old Monster Liu said, "Hahaha... Old Peng, where are your two Qilin children?"

After hearing this, Peng Shizhong said, "Jiu Si, Zhou Chu, come to see Gang Leader Liu."

After hearing this, Chen Jiusi and Zhou Chu all came over and saluted, saying, "Boss Liu."

Upon hearing this, Old Monster Liu turned around to look at the two of them and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, Song'er."

Old Monster Liu waved his hand, and the young man dismounted, came to Peng Shizhong and saluted, then saluted Nan Batian, and then came to Old Monster Liu.

Old Monster Liu said, "I've spoiled you, kid. You don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. Look at these two young heroes. They fought their way out of the civilian population and were able to catch the eye of Hall Master Peng, thus changing their fate. If you didn't have a father like me, you would have to beg on the street. They fought their way to fame with their fists and feet. You should learn from them."

After hearing this, the young man's face was full of disdain, and Chen Jie also felt very uncomfortable.

Isn't this Old Monster Liu trying to make himself hated by what he said?
Thinking of this, Chen Jie immediately said, "Boss Liu, you are too kind. I am lucky to be chosen by my foster father. I am lucky to be chosen by my foster father. Young Master Liu is a genius, how can he be compared with me!"

Who would have thought that Liu Song would not give him the slightest bit of face and said, "Chen Jiusi, don't underestimate yourself. I know you. You beat the manager of Xiantao Town of Cao Gang to death with two palm strikes, right?"

Chen Jie's expression froze. Could this be a revenge?
Thinking of this, Chen Jie immediately smiled and said, "Haha, it's hard to stop when it comes to fighting in the ring!"

"No need to explain. I won't seek revenge on you in private. But Chen Jiusi, you have to remember that the people of my Cao Gang cannot be killed so easily."

"Alas, you rebellious son, what nonsense are you talking about? You are making the affairs of the underworld sound like a private fight. It's nothing serious. Back off."

Liu Song was not convinced, and followed Old Monster Liu and looked at Chen Jie and said, "My rebellious son has never seen the world since he was a child. Please be tolerant of him. Come!"

As he spoke, Old Monster Liu took off the large gold ring on his thumb and stuffed it into Chen Jie's hand without saying anything, saying, "Take it, consider it my gift, haha..."

Chen Jie held the big ring given by Old Monster Liu in his hand with a strange expression. What kind of hobby was this? He gave a big ring to her when they met. Moreover, this ring was not light, probably weighing about four or five taels.

Old Monster Liu looked at Zhou Chu who was standing beside him and said, "Oh, I almost forgot about you. This is for you!"

As he spoke, Old Monster Liu took off a small ring from his little finger and handed it to Zhou Chu.

When Zhou Chu raised his head, Old Monster Liu made a strange sound: "Hey, wait a minute, what about your eyes?"

Zhou Chu was about to cry. Why did everyone ask him about his eyes? Did he have the nerve to say that he was beaten by his wife?

I can only bite the bullet and say: "It's natural, it's natural."

"Oh, this thing can also be born naturally, just like the one in Sichuan... that one..."

"Black-eyed bear."

Chen Jie immediately reminded.

"Yes, the black-eyed bear has the same effect!"

"Reporting to the senior, our leader just gave him a drink called [Black-Eyed Bear]."

After hearing this, Old Monster Liu laughed and said, "It's no wonder that Batian can be the leader of a gang. Just look at the name. It's wonderful, too wonderful! I can't even compare to him!"

After hearing this, Zhou Chu's face was full of thank you expression!
Today, his nickname has become well-known throughout Mianshui County.

"My two gang leaders, the banquet is ready. Please come in and take a seat."

"Oh, okay, okay."

Old Monster Liu responded, and then came to Nan Batian and said, "Batian, please."

"Brother Liu is a senior, please come in, Brother Liu!"

"You rank before me, please."

"You have seniority, please go ahead!"

"Hey, let's not be polite. This door is wide enough. Let's all come in together."

"please."

The two of them exchanged pleasantries, and it was quite harmonious. It didn't look like two gangs were fighting to the death at all.

In fact, it is very normal. A big boss should act like a big boss.

How can you curse casually?

When the boss gets angry, there may be a major earthquake in Mianshui County. Perhaps the only thing that can calm the boss's anger is human life.

The two of them entered the main hall of the White Tiger Hall, and other people also took their seats one after another. After waiting for a while, they saw that no important guests had arrived.

Peng Shizhong glanced at Feng Xuan.

Feng Xuan nodded and said, "Everyone, our banquet is officially about to begin."

After hearing this, everyone came to the main hall to watch the ceremony, with Nan Batian and Bei Laoliu sitting aside.

Peng Shizhong sat in the main seat and followed Feng Xuan and said, "The recognition ceremony will begin now."

"Please invite the two adopted sons to the classroom."

Chen Jie and Zhou Chu came up, and Feng Xuan said, "Salute to the Master."

The two men knelt on one knee, and followed Feng Xuan and said, "Burn incense and inform our ancestors of all generations."

At this moment, someone immediately took out a scroll with names written all over it, unfolded it, and hung it from the beam. Immediately afterwards, Chen Jie and the other two took three incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner respectively.

It can be considered as sending a stick of incense to the ancestors.

After the incense was lit, Feng Xuan said, "I'll serve tea to my foster father."

Chen Jie and Zhou Chu offered tea to Peng Shizhong together. Peng Shizhong took a sip of the tea and then patted each of them twice, representing the elders' blessings, peace and health.

After finishing this, Peng Shizhong looked at Tang Ziyue, the think tank of the fishing gang, and said, "Please trouble Mr. Tang to write it." Tang Ziyue nodded, and came to the scroll with ease.

This painting is Peng Shizhong's family tree, which records a series of members of the Peng family, and the adopted son is also included, who can inherit Peng Shizhong's legacy.

Soon, Tang Ziyue filled in the two names Chen Jiusi and Zhou Chu at the end.

This is considered the completion of the ceremony.

At this moment, the two of them truly became Peng Shizhong's adopted sons, something that everyone had to recognize.

With this thing, if the black market still dares to offer a reward for Chen Jie, it means they are really ready to break off relations with Peng Shizhong.

It's a status symbol.

As the voice of the ceremony sounded.

There was a burst of firecrackers outside, and then the banquet began.

Those sitting in the main seats are naturally Nan Batian, Bei Laoliu, and other people of the Thirteen Guardians level.

Chen Jie and Zhou Chu were arranged to sit at the table of Peng Shizhong's adopted son, very close to the main table.

At this time, Chen Jie and the others seemed to be eating, but in fact they were listening carefully to the conversations of the people at the main table.

At this time, I heard Old Monster Liu say, "Batian, what are you going to do about the Nanhu Salt Fields?"

After hearing this, Nan Batian asked, "Brother Liu, what are you going to do?"

Old Monster Liu said, "You and I each own 30% of the illegal salt in Mianshui County, and the remaining 40% belongs to the higher-ups. But if the salt fields in Nanhu are seized by those gangs, it will at least affect our profits by 10%. We cannot give up such a huge profit."

Nan Batian asked: "What does Brother Liu mean?"

"Nanhu should belong to us. How about we add 20% and make it 50%?"

After hearing this, Nan Batian said: "Haha, but I'm afraid that old beggar can't do it."

Old Monster Liu and Nan Batian looked at each other and said, "If we join forces, what can that beggar do?"

Nan Batian said: "Old Liu, although you and I have the upper hand in Mianshui County, we can't underestimate that old beggar. He has a Beggar Gang above him!"

Hearing about the Beggars' Sect, Old Monster Liu's expression changed slightly and he said, "There's no need to be afraid of them. We still have the imperial court behind us!"

Nan Batian said: "We still need to be cautious about this matter."

Old Monster Liu also frowned.

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Feng Xuan and asked, "What's the situation in Nanhu?"

Hearing this, the fourth brother Deng Guangming said, "Oh, Nanhu is the dead lake before. Later, no one knows who discovered that the water of Nanhu Lake can be used to produce salt, and the output is huge. Later, the old beggar's group got the upper hand. However, this private salt is the fat meat of us and the Cao Gang, and no one else can get involved!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Is that old beggar one of the Thirteen Protectors?"

Deng Guangming said, "If it's not him, then who else could it be? That old guy is still very powerful, even better than our foster father, and is about to catch up with the two gang leaders."

"What's even more terrible is that this old fellow is a sixth-generation disciple of the Beggars' Sect. If you mess with him, you mess with the Beggars' Sect as well, and you'll be in a lot of trouble."

"Beggars' Gang!"

Chen Jie was mumbling, and Feng Xuan said at the side: "This Beggars' Sect is very powerful. Although it doesn't have the momentum of the world's largest gang in the pre-Song Dynasty, and has been divided internally over the years, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it is not easy to provoke!"

Chen Jie asked: "The Beggars' Sect of the former Song Dynasty?"

Feng Xuan said: "Well, the Beggars' Sect in the former Song Dynasty produced three great heroes. One was the Khitan leader Qiao, one was the leader Hong, and later on, the mother of the founder of the Emei Sect, the leader Huang."

"They are all well-known, but now, the Beggars' Sect is divided into pieces, and the unique skills of the sect have almost been lost. At this point, the sect is already on the decline."

"But no matter how weak it is, it is still much more powerful than small gangs like us."

After hearing this, Chen Jie sighed, thinking that the world is indeed very big, but he is still very weak.

Chen Jie asked: "Then what should we do with Nanhu?"

After hearing this, Feng Xuan said, "That's what the big shots are worried about. What does it have to do with us? Besides, Sixth Brother, we don't have to worry so much. The Beggars' Sect is not as strong as we imagined. Besides, we have the imperial court behind us, so the Beggars' Sect won't dare to do anything to us."

"If they dare to send experts, we also have experts to support us, so this Nanhu should be a matter of wrangling."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "I see."

At the other table, Nan Batian said, "This is what I think about this matter. You and I should not show up. Let the hall masters go and contact him first and see what the old beggar thinks."

After hearing this, Old Monster Liu said, "Send the hall master? That's fine. In that case, I will send Qing Feng to handle this matter."

"Dad, I want to go too."

At this time, Liu Song spoke, and Old Monster Liu frowned. Nan Batian on the side said, "Haha, good, nephew Liu is indeed a young hero."

As he spoke, Nan Batian said, "Brother, since Gang Leader Liu asked Gu Qingfeng and Hall Master Gu to handle this matter, then we will leave this side of the Yu Gang to you. You have dealt with Hall Master Gu many times, so you will be better at cooperating with him."

After hearing this, Peng Shizhong frowned slightly. The Beggars' Sect is not someone that is easy to provoke.

But since the gang leader said so, he couldn't refuse, so he said, "Yes, I'll do my best!"

Nan Batian smiled and said, "Okay, very good, this matter is settled. Brother, if you take action, it will definitely be a success. Master Gu is the pillar of the Cao Gang. If you two work together, this Nanhu Lake will definitely be ours."

"Boss Liu, please."

Nan Batian raised his glass, and Old Monster Liu laughed and said, "Of course."

Peng Shizhong frowned, but didn't say much, but Nan Batian said: "Brother, if this is successful, it won't be in vain for the White Tiger Hall to work hard. I will give the White Tiger Hall 30% of the salt produced by Nanhu every year."

After hearing this, everyone in the White Tiger Hall's eyes lit up. Great!
Thirty percent of Nanhu’s output, that’s a huge sum of money.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Peng Shizhong expectantly.

Peng Shizhong nodded slightly and agreed.

After drinking this much, the two bosses no longer had any extra thoughts, so they stood up and left.

After a lot of noise, the party ended in the afternoon.

At this time, Peng Shizhong called everyone to the meeting hall and said, "You should have heard about what happened in Nanhu, so we should be prepared for the possibility of conflict with the Beggars' Sect."

"In recent years, the Beggars' Sect has been in close contact with several other gangs and has always wanted to become the third largest gang in Mianshui."

"Unfortunately, the Mian River can only accommodate two major gangs and will never allow the emergence of a third gang. Therefore, the battle of Nanhu Lake may seem like a fight for a salt field, but in fact it is a test of the two major gangs by the Beggars' Gang. The leader has handed this matter over to our White Tiger Hall."

"They want our White Tiger Hall to withstand the Beggars' Sect's temptation first, so I'm afraid a fight is unavoidable this time!"

"So, you have to be prepared."

After hearing this, everyone clasped their fists together, and then Peng Shizhong said, "Then I will announce that Feng Xuan, Zheng Chuan, and Lu Rong, the three of you will lead the elite disciples in the gang and try to go to the vicinity of Nanhu Lake. If you encounter disciples of the Beggar Gang, there is no need to retreat. Test their skills first."

"It's the foster father."

After hearing this, the three of them clasped their fists together.

Then Peng Shizhong said, "As for Lao Si, you take Lao Wu and Lao Liu and be responsible for patrolling and protecting our four streets. If the Beggars' Sect clashes with us, they will definitely cause trouble in our territory. At that time, you must withstand the pressure and reduce the losses of the merchants as much as possible. Don't make any mistakes."

"Yes!"

After hearing this, Deng Guangming, Chen Jie and Zhou Chu all clasped their fists.

Peng Shizhong said: "At this time, with a powerful enemy at hand, everyone must be careful and cautious, and don't make any mistakes. Safety is the most important thing."

"Yes, foster father!"

After hearing this, everyone clasped their fists.

Peng Shizhong waved his hand and said, "Okay, in that case, you guys can leave first, and the eldest and second will stay."

"Yes."

Feng Xuan and Zheng Chuan replied.

They were Peng Shizhong's confidants, so when there was an important matter, the first thing he did was to discuss it with them.

Chen Jie and others retreated, and Lu Rong had to worry about the elite disciples who could fight and kill.

Deng Guangming said, "Let's go and find some suitable men for you."

After hearing this, Chen Jie and Zhou Chu were stunned, and then they were taken to a venue in Baihu Hall.

Deng Guangming sent someone to go there, and when he came back, he brought more than fifty young men who were only seventeen or eighteen years old. These were the reserve team of the White Tiger Hall.

Specially dedicated to training future outstanding gang members.

According to the rules of the White Tiger Hall, a new adopted son can select ten of these people to be trained as his confidants.

In the future, as their status improves, these people will be able to lead more younger brothers, and each of these young people will have the cultivation level of the Skin Moxing Realm.

At this time, Deng Guangming said, "Everyone, this is the Fifth Master and the Sixth Master. You all should cheer up and perform well. If you are chosen by the Fifth Master and the Sixth Master, you will be very successful in the future!"

After hearing this, everyone nodded and puffed out their chests.

Seeing this, Deng Guangming said, "Old Five, Old Six, choose."

Chen Jie looked at Deng Guangming and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, these people are not the people of the eldest brother or the second brother, right?"

Deng Guangming's eyes lit up when he heard this and he smiled, "Don't worry, there are no people from Big Brother or Second Brother here, only people from my foster father."

"Okay, brother, feel free to choose. My foster father won't allow anyone to get involved with these people. You can train them with confidence."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Thank you, Fourth Brother, for clearing up my confusion."

On the other side, Zhou Chu had already made his choice. He walked up to touch the person's shoulder and patted his back to confirm his strength.

Seeing this, Chen Jie also stepped forward to make a selection. It’s nonsense to say that all the seedlings cultivated by Peng Shizhong are good.

Each of them selected ten people, and these ten people would become Chen Jie and Zhou Chu's subordinates in the future.

As for wanting more subordinates, it depends on your own abilities.

And these ten people are their start-up capital.

After selecting the people, Deng Guangming said, "Okay, tomorrow you can take them to patrol the streets and prevent any trouble."

After hearing this, Chen Jie and the others said, "Okay."

After finishing all this, Deng Guangming said, "Disband."

At this time, Chen Jie said to the ten people he had chosen: "Everyone, from now on we are brothers who eat from the same ladle. As long as you are sincere to me, Chen Jiusi, from now on, if I eat a bite, you brothers will eat half. Come on, today, I will take you to a restaurant!"

Chen Jie knew that these days without fodder, he couldn’t even fool the birds, so he decided to distribute benefits to his younger brothers first.

Zhou Chu, who was standing by, came over and said with a smile, "Old Chen."

"What are you doing?"

"Hey, you don't mind if I bring my brothers to your place for a meal!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Can't you treat yourself?"

After hearing this, Zhou Chu said with a bitter face: "I don't have any money in my pocket. You know me. Your sister-in-law took away all the money I had in my pocket yesterday, even the money I hid under my boots!"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "How tragic!"

Zhou Chu smiled bitterly and said, "This is terrible. Please help me, brother. You don't want me to embarrass myself in front of you on the first day, do you?"

Chen Jie said: "Okay, since the famous hero [Black Eyed Bear] has spoken, treating me to a meal is nothing, but now that I have money, you have to pay it back!"

"Hey, don't worry, my father-in-law's escort agency is so big, I can't ask you for a meal, and don't talk nonsense about the [Black-eyed Bear]."

Chen Jie said: "How many people would love to have the leader give a call!"

"You like it, you like the nickname given to you by this black-eyed bear!"

"No, we can't afford it."

Chen Jie waved his hand and said at the same time: "My eyes are very useful, and I don't need them. Your domineering nickname is not it."

"You, forget it, I won't argue with you."

After saying that, Chen Jie said, "Okay, let's go, brothers, let's go eat."

Soon they came to Yang's Restaurant next to the big vegetable market. It was a very common restaurant and very affordable.

While eating, I heard a voice coming from the street: "Chase, don't run!"

As he spoke, a group of constables in yamen uniforms were seen chasing after the two young men. The two young men panicked and one ran eastward, while the other actually ran into a restaurant.

Chen Jie and his friends were drinking.

A group of detectives chased after them. The leader was very fast and reached the store door in the blink of an eye. Chen Jie didn't want to get involved in this, but suddenly he saw a man running towards him at an incredibly fast speed. When he looked again, Chen Jie was stunned and laughed: "Haha, Brother Hong!"

The constable who was chasing him was also surprised. He saw Chen Jie and said, "Nine-four!"

Immediately afterwards, a smile appeared on his face. Who did you think it was? It turned out to be Wu Hong, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

At this time, the young man rushed over directly, and Chen Jie blocked his way. The young man stabbed Chen Jie with a knife. Chen Jie dodged the knife and then smashed the young man to the ground with a bang.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jie stepped on the man's wrist and removed the knife from his hand.

Then he stepped on the man's back!

Step hard.

The young man struggled desperately after his back was stepped on. At this time, a wise younger brother beside him went up and held the young man down.

At this time Wu Hong had already walked in.

Seeing Chen Jie, he smiled and said, "Jiu Si, I don't even know when you came to Mianshui County."

After the competition, Wu Hong and Zhang Liye returned to the county town, and then they were busy with the cases in hand. He didn't know that Chen Jie also followed them to the county town later.

Chen Jie said: "I have been here for a few days."

After hearing this, Wu Hong said, "Haha, you didn't even tell me you were here so I could host you. By the way, where do you live now? I have a house in the city, how about you move in with me first?"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "It's okay. I live in the big vegetable market, on the other side of the street."

"Well, Jiu Si, the house over there is not cheap, right? Did you rent it from a dental shop?"

Chen Jie said: "No, I am temporarily living in my adoptive father's house."

"Your godfather?"

Wu Hong was stunned, then looked at the gang members around him wearing the clothes of the White Tiger Hall, frowned slightly and asked: "Peng Shizhong?"

Chen Jie said: "Yeah."

Wu Hong was silent. He really disliked gangs.

But Chen Jie is his best brother, and now his best brother has joined a gang and even acknowledged the gang leader as his godfather. This is a headache.

Zhou Chu smiled and said, "Brother Wu, come and have a drink together?"

Wu Hong and Zhou Chu knew each other, so he invited him. Wu Hong waved his hand and said, "I am busy with official business, so it is inconvenient for me to drink."

After hearing this, Zhou Chu wanted to say something, but Chen Jie said, "Old Zhou, you eat and drink with the brothers, I will have a chat with Brother Hong."

Zhou Chu didn't say anything, just nodded and called his younger brothers, "Come on, drink more. The Fifth Master will pay for the whole meal today."

"it is good!"

After hearing this, the younger brothers around cheered.

There is definitely some emotion involved, as they feel that this cop looks down on them.

Chen Jie and Wu Hong left the restaurant and sat down at a tea stand. Chen Jie said, "A pot of tea."

Soon the tea came, and Chen Jie took two bowls and said, "This is not considered as an obstruction to official business."

Wu Hong heard this and said, "Jiu Si, don't pick on me. I can't get too close to the fishing gang when I wear this outfit, otherwise what will the people think?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie had to admit that Wu Hong was quite stubborn. Now that gangs were all openly involved, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was half a government official. Who would think too much about this?

However, Wu Hong has been a detective following Zhang Liye since he was a child, and he has his own values.

In this case, Chen Jie didn’t say much. Everyone has their own aspirations and they cannot be forced.

Chen Jie talked to Wu Hong about their recent situation. Wu Hong said, "Jiu Si, you are getting deeper and deeper into trouble. Now I want to help you out, but it's not easy."

Chen Jie said: "Thank you, Brother Hong. I know what I should do and I have my own plans. By the way, Brother Hong, why are you chasing this person?"

"Oh, the beggar. He's been in this area recently, specializing in kidnapping and selling children. Several families nearby have suffered."

After hearing this, Chen Jie frowned and said, "Damn it, you beggar!"

As he spoke, Wu Hong drank the tea in his bowl and said, "Okay, Jiu Si, that's all for today. I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."

Wu Hong waved his hand and immediately the constables took Huazi away.

Chen Jie watched them leave and prepared to get up and go back to have a drink with his brothers. After all, he was the host today!

But at this moment, a woman suddenly ran over from the other side of the street, shouting anxiously: "Rui Rui, Rui Rui!"

Chen Jie was stunned when he saw this, and then he realized that this woman was his wife.
"Why is she so panicked? Ruirui, what happened to Ruirui?"

(End of this chapter)