It's broken, and was picked up by a femme fatale

Shenling Imperial City, headquarters of the secret guards.

The Hongyan Dugong personally distributed the monthly salary to each subordinate above the rank of flag officer.

How can a superior effectively control his subordinates?
As long as you use personnel and financial powers well, you will be successful in everything.

Therefore, no matter how busy she was, Hongyan Dugong insisted on distributing them personally.

Lone Wolf Bruce took the two large ingots of silver with both hands and bowed respectfully.

"Thank you, Governor, for your reward!"

"As long as you work hard, I will not treat you unfairly!"

One ingot of silver weighs 25 taels, two ingots weigh 50 taels.

It is quite high for Shen Ling, and he is considered a white-collar worker among white-collar workers.

But Bruce is the real God!

With this little money, I can't even afford high-quality spiritual stones for cultivation.
The meager salary has caused him to
The realm always stays the same and no progress is made.

In order to make money, Bruce can only take some risky jobs.
For example, last time, in Incheon, the "puppet technique" was used to assassinate the King of China.

If he hadn't surrendered quickly, Lu Yuan would have kept him around, and the grass on his grave would have been three feet high.

I have to ask, is Bruce stupid?
As a dignified Heavenly Lord, why should you serve as a dog for Emperor Linggui?
We have to talk about Bruce's origin.

He is a European.

Following the Portuguese expedition ships, they sailed across the ocean to the East in an attempt to colonize.

As a result, they were jointly strangled by the Nanyang Navy and the Dongyang Navy, and the ship was destroyed and people died.

Bruce was lucky enough to be captured.

The secret guard thought he still had some value, so he brought him out from the death row.

Because of his identity, he is a prisoner who "repaired his crime by making meritorious contributions".

So, it’s okay to give a lower salary.

Bruce, who managed to survive the turbulent times, settled down in the imperial city.
Then like a normal person,
Get married, have children, earn money to eat, and live one day at a time.

When he left, many of his colleagues also received the silver and were laughing and joking with smiles on their faces.

"Well, I finally have some money. Let's go out and have some fun together tonight?"

"Haha, let's go together. I heard that there are a lot of foreign girls in the Eight Great Hutongs recently!"

"That's right! Let me tell you, the big ocean horses are white, tender and very juicy!"

Someone saw Bruce coming and joked:

"Old Bu, let's go together tonight. Maybe we can meet old friends in a foreign land!"

Someone said:
"Old Bu is a rare good man who never goes to places of fireworks..."

Bruce frowned and said:
“Although I am not a good person,
But as a 'moonlight clan', how can I have money for food, drink and entertainment? "

Everyone knows the ins and outs of this,
Living in the imperial city is not easy!
Ordinary people have to spend money on firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea as soon as they open their eyes in the morning.

Someone laughed and said, “That’s true.
You will never become rich if you just rely on this little salary..."

Bruce clasped his fists and whispered:

"If there is a way to make money,
Don't forget me, thank you all in advance!"

Everyone burst into laughter and didn't take it seriously.

If there really is a way, who wouldn’t keep it for themselves?

And I am always so cautious, how could I be so foolish as to share it with others?
I don't understand why God Ling Chaotang,
With unspoken rules and routines, it is just a dream to want to make money.

Bruce returned to his position and soon,

A colleague came up quietly and waved at him.

"Old Bu, Old Bu~~"

Bruce took a look and saw that it was the famous "busybody" of the secret guards.

"Old Bao, what's the matter?"

Bao Da Ting looked around and asked in a low voice:

"Do you want to make money?"

Bruce didn't hesitate: "Why not?"

Bao Da Ting said, "Okay!

There is work tonight and we need people. If you do a good job, you will get 20 taels of silver!"

"Hmm? What kind of work? Who is the owner?"

Bao Da Ting laughed frivolously and said:
"The rules of the underworld are to just work and get paid, don't ask about other things!"

Bruce nodded and said, "Okay, I won't ask..."

"Okay, let's meet at the fork in the road fifteen miles south of the city at 10:00 p.m. We won't wait for you later!"

The gossip boy left, and Bruce was very surprised.

This guy is so secretive, it must be up to no good.

However, although the position of the gossipmonger is not high,
But this guy knows a lot of people and has a lot of connections. There is nothing he doesn't know about.

After work, Bruce went to the market.
I bought two fish, some cloth and candy, and hurried back with them.

After dinner and settling his wife and children, Bruce rushed to the agreed location in the south of the city.

The spy across the street from his house recorded the following:
"At the hour of You, Bu left home alone, presumably leaving the city."

When we reached the Nanshiwuli fork in the road,
I saw a carriage parked on the side of the road, and several masters.

Bao Da Ting poked his head out of the carriage and said with a smile:
"Everyone is here, let's go!"

The coachman drove the carriage further south, and Bruce had no idea why, so he could only follow.

After driving for about a quarter of an hour, the carriage turned into a fork in the road.
After walking forward for about two miles, they stopped.

Bruce vaguely saw an independent manor not far ahead.

While he was wondering, Bao Bu Tong said coldly:

"Tonight, no one will be left alive in the manor!"

Six or seven experts immediately put on masks and approached.

Seeing Lone Wolf Tianzun hesitate, Bao Bu Tong smiled and said, "Why? Don't you want to make money?"

Bruce knew that this was a typical "dirty job".
Since I have agreed to it and I am here now, I can't get away from it.

Oh, it's all bullshit...

I could only walk quickly forward, and when I got close to the garden,

In the dog hole outside the gate, a loyal dog started barking wildly.

Bruce immediately used "puppetry" to control the big dog.

The killer immediately climbed over the wall into the yard and started killing in the dark.

Soon, the killers rushed into the backyard.

The killing finally caused panic, and the backyard exploded.

The fat manor owner saw the band of vicious robbers breaking into his house.
Regardless of gender, age or status, they killed anyone they saw, making people tremble with fear!
He stammered:

"I am an official with a title... Don't kill me, I'll give you money..."

Bruce was even more puzzled. Could it be an internal struggle in the court?
However, several masked men ignored them and rushed forward with knives.

Unexpectedly, two young men rushed out from the backyard room with sticks.

Huh?
There are actually two great celestial masters at the upper level...

The two young men fended off the assassins while cursing:
"So cruel, who sent you here?!"

These two young men have good qualifications and they work together very well.
The fight was quite methodical and the killers were unable to defeat him for a while.

At this time, a killer shouted to Bruce:
"My friend Tianzun~~It's time to take action! Kill them quickly!"

Another said: "The sooner we die, the sooner we can be reborn, so we can take the money and leave!"

Bruce made up his mind and stepped forward.

He changed his body shape, dodged the opponent's stick, and suddenly attacked.
"Bang, bang!" With two bangs, the two brothers fell on their backs.

The killers rushed forward and took the opportunity to hack the two guys to death.

The man obviously knew that tonight would not end peacefully.

He looked up to the sky and shouted, "Oh my God, I have never done anything wrong..."

One of the killers thought he was being too talkative, so he rushed forward and beheaded him with one blow.

After a while, no one was left alive in the manor.

At this time, the killers seemed to have changed.

They dug deep into the ground and collected a large amount of gold, silver, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all of which were put on the carriage.

One was busy until the twilight hour, and all the valuables were collected.

The killers set fire to many places.

Set the entire manor on fire, then follow the carriage and return leisurely along the same route.

When they arrived at the meeting point, Bao Bu Tong started to divide the money.

The killers were given ten taels each, and they would leave immediately after taking it, without staying any longer.

Bruce took 20 taels alone, and Bao Bu Tong smiled and waved.

"Old Bu, I've heard it all.

You did a good job today. I'll look for you next time if there's work to do! Now I'm leaving!"

Bruce couldn't help but ask:
"The householder said that he was an official..."

"Haha, an official who is donated is nothing but a chicken feather official...

Just rest assured, I'm sure everything will be fine!"

"Gee!" The carriage disappeared into the night.

Bruce thought about it for a moment and roughly guessed the reason.

"Extraordinary means" were used in the court to sell official positions and titles, and many wealthy people took the initiative to buy their identities.

These wealthy families are easily exposed to the eyes of those who are interested.

why?
Because this is an honorary title, not a real position, and it is given to satisfy vanity.

If one can afford to buy an official position, then naturally his family has more money.

Therefore, robbing and killing wealthy people on purpose became the fastest way to make money.

In the Shenling Dynasty, all wealthy merchants were guilty of original sin.

Just kill him, it won’t have much impact.

Of course, if you want to do this safely, you must do three things well.

The first step is to find out the details and living conditions of the wealthy businessman.

Then, they recruited desperate assassins to do the dirty work at night.
Finally, you need to have a powerful backer who can handle subsequent troubles.

Bruce intuitively believed that

This powerful backer,
He is his immediate superior, the "beautiful" Du Gong.

According to his estimation, the treasure in this carriage was worth at least a thousand taels.

Those who did the dirty work did not get paid more than a hundred taels.

What a good deal!

After returning home, Bruce hid the silver and went to sleep.

The spy seemed to have no need to sleep, and wrote in his notebook:
"At three o'clock in the morning, Bu returned home to sleep."

The cock crows and the world becomes bright.

Bruce washed up, had breakfast, and then went to the government office to report.

He dozed off in a corner for less than half an hour when the captain came to assign him some work.

"Old Bu, don't sleep, come with me!"

Bruce followed the captain and dozens of guards to Wanggongchang.

The captain pointed to a large courtyard in the alley and said:

"All the front and back doors are blocked!"

A centurion and seven or eight guards immediately went around to the back door of the compound as if they were familiar with the route.

Qianhu said to Bruce:

"Go open the door. Be careful and try not to alarm the people inside."

Bruce sighed.
I am probably the cheapest "God of Heaven" in the world...

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

He simply climbed over the wall, pulled out the bolt and opened the door.

More than twenty bandits rushed in and rushed towards the main house.

"Investigating the case according to your orders, all of you kneel down, and those who resist will be killed on the spot!"

After the whole family was captured, the captain explained his purpose.

"Your family is guilty of corruption.

Hand over the money quickly, or you will regret it too late!"

Bruce understood.
The owner of this house must be a person with real power.
He was probably arrested by the secret guards for corruption and bribery.

Moreover, the embezzler did not seem to be at home and did not receive much money.

This seems to be seriously inconsistent with insider information.

But Qianhu has handled countless cases and has a lot of experience.

He kept threatening and even spoke harshly to the grandmother.

"If you don't tell the truth, I won't be polite!"

Then he said to his men, "Take his female family members to the room for interrogation!"

The old lady looked elegant and knowledgeable.

"Are you beasts?"

Qianhu smiled with a fake smile:
"Haha, a corrupt official who is about to die,
His family members are definitely not good people...

What did you say?

Oh yes!
In an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent! "

Seeing Qian Hu's scoundrel appearance, the old woman was so angry that she trembled all over.
However, when the guard came forward with a smile and dragged the young woman away,

The women screamed in fear, and looked miserable...

She couldn't bear to watch it any longer.

I could only helplessly confess the truth: "I said... in the koi pond..."

Qian Hu was overjoyed: "Someone, come and drain the water from the pond..."

After a short while, the bottom of the pool was exposed.

After opening a secret door, a large iron box was found.

Smash the padlock, and you'll find all the gold and silver jewelry,
After getting the money, Qianhu waved his hand.

The guard, grinning, dragged the corrupt official's wife again.

The old woman angrily questioned Qianhu:

"You have all received the money, how can you not keep your word?"

Qianhu shook his head and said teasingly with a wink:

"That was what I said just now, not what I am saying now.
Look forward, don't live in the past.
Old lady, am I right? Hahaha..."

"I will fight with you!"

The old woman was so angry that she picked up the dragon-headed cane and hit Qianhu.

“Swish! Crack!”

The old woman's head fell off.
Her body paused, then she fell forward.

Qianhu spat in disdain.

"Tsk, you still want to take advantage of your age, are you tired of living?"

In short, officials who have lost their power,

In the eyes of the secret guards, he is no better than a dog.

What about the other person’s family?

All these women will be sent to

The Jiaofangsi under the Imperial Household Department is commonly known as "official prostitutes."

Everyone’s salary is not high, so how can they have the money to go to brothels for fun?

In this case, why not let your subordinates enjoy themselves for free first?
Yes, just do it!

Qianhu said something casually,

It is equivalent to increasing reputation and favor in the hearts of these fans.

Killing people to establish authority... The families of corrupt officials are frightened,
They covered their mouths, stared, and shed tears of grief.

Qianhu took out a silk scarf and wiped the blood off the blade.
When he sheathed the knife, he casually threw the silk scarf onto the old woman's body.

He looked at Bruce and asked, "Want to pick one for fun?"

Bruce really couldn't bear to see innocent women being abused like beasts.

He forced a smile and said:
"Thank you for your kindness, Master Qianhu, but I still have some chores to take care of..."

Qianhu looked displeased and waved his hand.

"Go ahead and do your thing!"

Bruce knew that if he didn't give face to his superiors,

He might be targeted, but he just can't get over the psychological barrier.

He bowed slightly and then quickly left the compound.

These bastards are so lawless...

The King of China is right.
Shen Ling is rotten from top to bottom, rotten to the core, and there is no hope for him.

As he thought about it, he rushed towards the secret guard.

Just as he was about to reach the Dark Guard,

A familiar yet unfamiliar "foreign devil" stopped him at the door.

"Sir, Nihao!"

Bruce could immediately tell that the man seemed to have a Roman accent.

After taking a closer look, I found that the other person was wearing a silk blouse and looked like an ordinary businessman.

He asked in a low voice: "Who are you? What's the matter?"

"My name is Grandet, I am a merchant,
I encountered a little trouble, and my friend told me,
You are also a Roman, and I came here to ask for your help...

Don't worry, I can pay you a very good salary.
Even if it doesn't work out, I will give you a thank you fee."

Hey, this is the secret guard office.
We are carrying out His Majesty's will, and we cannot just give up on it with a few simple excuses.

But this guy actually found out about me.
This shows that the person who gave him advice is not simple...

He asked, "What kind of trouble?" (End of chapter)