“Nier, this child will sleep at your place for the next few days. When he gets better, you will take care of him and keep Ku’er company.
Chen Mu walked into the backyard with a girl in his arms and gave Wang Ni instructions.
“Yes, Brother Mu.”
Wang Ni responded softly and looked at the little girl in Chen Mu’s arms. She was slightly curious, but she didn’t ask about her origin.
Chen Yue used to teach her not to ask too many questions and just listen to Chen Mu’s instructions. She has remembered them well all these years.
The girl had woken up, but she still looked a little dying. She was curled up in Chen Mu’s arms, and even her eyes that were barely opened seemed weak.
Chen Mu carried the girl into the side hall and placed her on Wang Ni’s small bed. He said, “You should have a good rest these days. When your body recovers, I will talk to you about other things.”
The girl weakly shook her head.
When Chen Mu left the bedroom and returned to the yard, he couldn’t help but shake his head. He had promised not to pick up people randomly, but in the end he picked up several people in succession, including Ku’er and this one too.
But it doesn’t matter if he has a few more maids and maids in his yard, not to mention that he is younger than Ku’er.
Thinking about it, I couldn’t help but sigh.
In a snowstorm, everything was lost. If he hadn’t been rescued, even if he didn’t freeze to death in the ruins, he would have nowhere to go at such a young age, and he would still starve to death outside.
In fact, the situation in Wutongli is already very good. On the one hand, he does not take money from the public treasury to fill his own pockets. He even added a lot of money to the treasury before, so that the City Guards can have a lot of money to help in times of disaster. Used for disaster.
On the other hand, he had strictly ordered several gangs to restrain their behavior a few years ago. At the same time, he also reduced some New Year’s taxes appropriately and used the money from the Zheng family’s treasury to make up for the part. In addition, Wutongli itself is relatively small. In many urban areas, the disaster is still within control during such a serious cold disaster.
This time, he planned to take out some silver coins himself, and then the six major gangs and the Nan family would each supplement the money for disaster relief.
Judging from the current abnormal climate, this severe cold will continue for at least another month.
Chen Mu’s instructions were conveyed quickly.
It didn’t take long for the news to reach the heads of six gangs, including the Liusha Gang and the Pirates Gang.
Since the sudden destruction of the Zheng family was still fresh in their minds, all gangs were wary of Chen Mu, the new police officer.
“What do you think?”
Liusha Gang leader Sha Xiangtian looked at the deputy gang leader beside him.
The deputy gang leader pondered: “I heard that there was a heavy snowstorm last night and many places were affected by the disaster. The Chaosi master wants to meet with the people of the Sixth Gang at this time. He probably wants us to help with disaster relief.”
“Haha, I don’t have time to save those bastards. This is the errand of his city guard, and it has nothing to do with us.”
Samukoda Ichibin cynicism.
The deputy gang leader thought deeply: “You don’t want to go, but I think you might still go. This time he called for six people. If you are missing by then, wouldn’t it give him a chance to make trouble? ”
“Besides, I look at the other families, and I’m sure none of them are willing to work in vain. The six families will go together. No matter how majestic this new policeman is, he still dares to bully six of our families at the same time?”
The deputy gang leader’s words made Sha Xiangtian fall into deep thought.
He touched his chin, and after thinking about it carefully, he said: “That’s the reason. If you don’t go, it will seem like you are afraid of him. The six families will be there by then. If it doesn’t work, just come up with a hundred and eighty taels, which can be regarded as a gift.” His face.”
……
“Why don’t you come to the restaurant? Okay, I understand.”
The ‘Fifth Master’ of the gang put down his cigarette stick with a smile.
He is also the fifth master, but he has nothing to do with the fifth master in Wutiao. There are basically a number of gangs in every place, and the largest one is called “the fifth master”.
“Fifth Master, are you going? I feel like there’s nothing good going on.”
“Go, of course I want to go. How can I not go when our new boss invites us to have a drink… There are indeed no good things, and there are not necessarily bad things. There are several other companies. If I don’t go, old man, wouldn’t I be excluded? ”
Fifth Master smiled and knocked on the cigarette rod.
In his opinion, it would be troublesome if he didn’t go. Once he was isolated and targeted, it would be very bad, and he would probably bleed afterwards. But as long as he went, six families and horses were there, it would be nothing.
……
The reactions of the other gangs were similar to those of the Quicksand Gang and the Bandit Gang. After receiving the news, they were calm at first, and after some time, they began to take actions.
You can see that many people from all sides have gathered together to greet some people and go to the main street of Wutongli.
……
It’s past noon.
On the main street of Wutongli, Tianlai Restaurant is one of the largest restaurants in Wutongli. Business is booming on weekdays. Even in the cold winter, there are still many customers in long gowns.
But today at Tianlai Restaurant, whether they are local squires or wealthy households, they all rush past nervously when they pass by the door, and they don’t even dare to look over there.
I saw that the Tianlai Restaurant was also very popular, and the tables were full, but there were no dishes at all, only some tea, and the people sitting there all looked fierce. From a distance, you could tell that they were evil people.
Even outside the restaurant, there were still some people who couldn’t fit in, and they even divided into several groups, each of them staring covetously.
“Quicksand Gang, Crocodile Gang…why are people from Blackwater Gang here? What day is it today?”
“Even the leader of the gang can only sit on the first floor. Could it be that the gang leaders of those families are up there? Are they trying to negotiate something?”
Someone in the distance looked in the direction of Tianlai Restaurant and whispered.
“Shh, I heard that Mr. Chaosi called here and wanted to talk to them about something.”
“That’s no wonder. Apart from Mr. Chaiji, no one should have such a great reputation.”
Some people looked surprised after hearing this.
Although Chen Mu has only been serving as a messenger in Wutong for a few months, his prestige has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even surpassing his predecessor Xu Feng.
Not only did he destroy the Zheng family in the first few days after arriving, but also what he did during the cold disaster during this period of time showed that he was not the kind of sinister official who only cared about making money for himself, but an official who was rarely willing to do anything. People in other places down there even envied the residents in Wutong who were lucky enough to have a good job.
“Look, Master Chaiji is here.”
Suddenly someone spoke in a low voice.
On the street not far away, Chen Mu appeared in dark green uniforms. He only took Shang Qing with him as he walked along.
“Saji Adult!”
Many people along the road saluted Chen Mu cautiously and did not dare to neglect.
Chen Mu didn’t respond much, he just led Shang Qinglai straight to Tianlai Restaurant with a calm expression.
Before he even entered the restaurant, countless people from all walks of life outside the restaurant and the crowds on the first floor had already gathered their eager eyes.
“Master Chaosi, you are here. We are waiting for you on the second floor…”
The shopkeeper of the restaurant came out and stood beside him cautiously, looking a little nervous.
Tianlai Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Wutong, and the master behind it is actually the Nan family. This is the Nan family’s property, and they are not afraid of people making trouble at all on weekdays. But the problem is that the person who came this time is too big.
Look who’s here? Liusha Gang leader Sha Xiangtian!
The fifth master of the gang, Shen Qi!
Nai Fei, director of the Crocodile Gang!
……
And there is the new police officer Chen Mu in Wutong in front of me!
Even the Nan family has to be careful to deal with any person who is not stomping his feet and can make the phoenix tree tremble. It would be fine if it was just one family, but now there are six families here.
The Nan family had already known the news here, and the instructions given to him were to treat him carefully, and if there was even the slightest mistake, he would bear the responsibility on his own head.
The shopkeeper was naturally nervous.
“It’s none of your business, go ahead.”
Chen Mu didn’t embarrass the shopkeeper. When he reached the second floor, he waved his hand to signal the shopkeeper to step back, and then walked into the private room in the center of the second floor.
As soon as he walked in, six eyes converged on him.
Chen Mu had been in Wutong for a few months, but in fact, the only ones he had actually met among the six gangs were Sha Xiangtian from the Liusha Gang and Shen Qi from the Bandit Gang, and the other gangs had never met.
“Master Chen.”
“Adult Sashi.”
Except for Sha Xiangtian and Shen Qi, all the other six eyes looked at Chen Mu first, and then each said hello.
Chen Mu stepped forward calmly, walked straight to the only vacant main seat and sat down. Then he glanced at everyone in the venue and said calmly: “I don’t think there is any need to introduce my identity. Everyone recognizes me, and so do I.” Everyone, I have six of you here to talk about something.”
“You’re welcome, Mr. Chaosi. We are all good citizens in Wutong. If you have something to say, of course we have to listen.”
Shen Qi, the bandit gang member, said with a smile.
None of the others responded. Sha Xiangtian, who was sitting on the right side of Chen Mu, took a sip of tea with an expressionless face and said, “We are all rough people. Master Chen just says what he wants to say.”
Chen Mu glanced at the six people present one by one, picked up the teapot on the table and poured tea gently. At the same time, he continued in a calm tone: “This year is a disaster year. There was a heavy wind and snow last night, which damaged many houses. In order to save money, Disasters require every family to cope with this disaster.”
“You wait for each family to provide one thousand taels of silver, and then provide a hundred young and strong men, and cooperate with the City Guards Department to build temporary tents in the past few days. I think this should not be difficult for you.”
Finished speaking.
The tea cup is just full.
Chen Mu put down the teapot and looked at everyone again: “After I have finished speaking, who agrees and who opposes.”
There was silence in the private room.
The leader of the Black Water Gang, the leader of the Crocodile Gang, and others all narrowed their eyes.
One thousand taels!
What a big appetite! They didn’t believe in snow control and disaster relief, so they just found some excuse to extract money from them. They asked for one thousand taels per family, but this new police officer really dared to speak.
After all, there is a difference between gang power and family. The Zheng family can get tens of thousands of taels from ransacking their homes, but gangs may not be able to get thousands of taels even if they clean up. After all, if you are rich, you are not a mixed gang, but a noble family.
“Master Chen, please don’t think of us as the Zheng family.”
In the silence, Sha Xiangtian, the leader of the Liusha Gang, spoke up and said in a cold and unkind tone: “It’s okay if you need some manpower, but you don’t have any money.”
Chen Mu looked at Sha Xiangtian indifferently and said, “So Gang Leader Sha is opposed to it?”
Sha Xiangtian looked at Shen Qi and others, and saw that the people from the other five gangs all looked bad. He felt more confident, and he replied coldly: “There is really nothing we can do!”
“good.”
Chen Mu nodded slightly, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
Then.
Wow! A beam of sword light lit up, like thunder suddenly appearing, falling straight on Sha Xiangtian’s head.
Sha Xiangtian was shocked. He didn’t expect Chen Mu to be so bold and arrogant. He dared to suddenly act violently in front of six gangs. Fortunately, he was already on guard and pulled out his knife immediately. , waved his sword to meet him.
at the same time.
The Fifth Master of the Thieves Gang, Shen Qi, the Director of the Crocodile Gang, Nai Fei, and others also changed their expressions. They did not expect that Chen Mu would dare to take action suddenly.
You must know that almost all the elites of the six families are gathered here, and Chen Mu has no one else with him except one of his subordinates. Under such circumstances, he dares to act like this. It is really unacceptable at all. Do the six families take it seriously?
But at the next moment, everyone’s movements stopped abruptly, as if the pause button had been pressed.
Click! A sound sounded like gold and iron tearing apart.
Chen Mu sat down again with a calm expression and put the knife in his hand back on the table.
Next to him, Sha Xiangtian, the leader of the Liusha Gang, was frozen there as he brandished his sword to attack. There was no evil look on his face with a ferocious scar at the moment, only horror and disbelief.
when! The knife in Sha Xiangtian’s hand was cut off in the middle, and the half-cut knife fell to the ground.
At the same time, a blood line spread all the way down from the center of his eyebrows.
The whole person shook, and finally fell down with a thud, and blood quickly flowed along the floor.
One knife.
Sha Xiangtian died suddenly! Shen Qi, Ren Naifei, and several other gang leaders looked at this scene. They were all frozen in place as if they were rooted to the soles of their feet. They felt a chill rising from their backs, and even sucked in a breath of cold air in their hearts. Shocked.
Chen Mu calmly reached out and picked up Sha Xiangtian’s broad knife that was broken into two parts. He looked at the broken part and then rubbed it gently with both hands. With a heart-wrenching sound, the sharp edge of the knife was rubbed hard and curled. The last two sections of the knife were twisted into an iron ball.
“For their hard work, Liusha helped get two thousand taels more, and each other family still gave one thousand taels.”
Chen Mu looked at the other five people in the room: “Do you have any comments?”
(End of chapter)