The Dominance of Martial Arts: Starting from the Tiger Roaring Golden Bell

Chapter 23 Black and White
The refreshing morning breeze was breathed in by Qin Zhiming and the other two who were walking quickly.

What followed was the remaining sleepiness that came out.

"what happened?"

Xu Huan looked at the yamen runner who had just passed by.

"Have you noticed that there are more yamen runners on the streets in the past three days?"

Zhang Yuhuai took the steaming oil-paper bag from the grinning vendor.

He took out two big buns and handed them to Qin Zhiming and Xu Huan.

"More than that. Look at their waists, the horns and cigarette bombs.

This is a wartime equipment to prevent the enemy from secretly invading the city.

But I haven't heard of any military or bandit troubles recently."

Qin Zhiming took a bite of the bun and fixed his eyes on the pedestrians who were staring at the yamen runners.

These pedestrians were dark-skinned, strong and muscular, with bulging waists.

Qin Zhiming was very familiar with their temperament; they were gang members.

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Glazed green tiles, red lacquered wooden pillars, carved beams and painted buildings.

Looking at the words "Yujin Pavilion" written in gold paint on the plaque.

Xu Huan subconsciously looked at the worn shorts on his body, then turned his head to look both ways hesitantly.

Zhang Yuhuai on the left is admiring the colorful paintings on the doors and windows of Yujing Pavilion.

And what about the person on the right?
He looked around hurriedly and found that Qin Zhiming had already stepped into the Yujin Pavilion.

So he took a deep breath, pretended nothing had happened, and walked in with Zhang Yuhuai.

"Girl, Lord Hong asked us to come here."

Looking at the smiling Qin Zhiming, the pretty maid blushed.

"Mr. Qin, please follow me upstairs."

The three of them came to the top floor and the maid opened the door.

A man was sitting at the wooden table facing the door.

The man looked ordinary, wearing a robe, holding a brush, and seemed to be thinking about something.

"Master Shen, they are the three people you told me to do this."

Shen Qian nodded and waved.

Seeing this, the maid closed the door and left.

"sit down."

The three of them looked at each other and found chairs to sit down.

Shen Qian pulled out a book from the pile of books on the wooden table.

He stood up and walked between the three people.

"Let's start with Xu Huan. Someone will prepare the medicine your mother needs three times a day and send it over.

It will not stop until today, three years later."

Xu Huan quickly stood up and clasped his fists to express his gratitude.

Shen Qian patted his shoulder and turned to face Zhang Yuhuai.

"Blood Dragon asked me to tell you to go to Fanhai Wharf and wait for him at midnight two days later."

After the photo shoot, Zhang Yuhuai also bowed to express his gratitude.

Shen Qian opened the booklet and was silent for a moment.

"Xu Huan, Zhang Yuhuai, go wait downstairs first.

I need to talk to Qin Zhiming alone about his affairs."

The two of them subconsciously looked at Qin Zhiming, and when they saw him nod, they closed the door and left.

“I was originally worried that appointing you as the branch leader would be inappropriate.

You are quite smart. After you kill Zhang Nan, you can propose to become the branch leader in public.

With your contributions and reputation in the branch, I believe no one will dare to question you anymore."

Shen Qian sat next to Qin Zhiming and smiled.

Qin Zhiming said nothing and didn't smile.

He didn't think that Shen Qian asked him to stay here just to praise himself.

Shen Qian also noticed this. He retracted his smile and waved the booklet in his hand.

"Then I won't keep you in suspense. This booklet contains the reward given to you by Mr. Hong.

If I allow you to be the leader of the convoy, it will be considered as your meritorious service in protecting the convoy.

Then I don’t understand why I give you the things in this booklet?
Not to mention the two-entry, two-exit house and ten acres of fine farmland.

Just based on the supply of medicine and animals for three meals a day, your treatment is comparable to the three of us."

The three of us that Shen Qian mentioned, of course, refers to the Three Sea Dragons.

Qin Zhiming did not expect that the reward given to him by Mr. Hong would be so generous.

But since it has been promised to me, why should I explain it?

He smiled and took out the gold medal from his arms and shook it.

"If you have any questions, go ask Mr. Hong."

Shen Qian stared at the gold medal with a frown on his face.

"Brother Shen, it's alright, I'll go back first?"

"Let's go, the house and the good farmland will be given to you when you become the branch leader.

Go get the meat of the medicinal beast from that maidservant."

Looking at the closed door, Shen Qian suddenly thought of a rumor about Hong Gong a long time ago.

"Could it be that this kid is really..."

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County Magistrate's Mansion, Hall.

Bai Yunguang looked at Hua Songya and Di Qianjun sitting on both sides and sighed.

"They still won't tell me?"

Hua Songya's beard trembled with anger.

"That rebellious son! No matter how I asked, he wouldn't tell me!"

"Me too, I broke three iron bars but still said nothing, I just said that Chang Ren was busy on the day he died."

"Then what do you want me to say to Chang Anhe? Say that the injuries examined by the coroner are related to our three families?
By the way, also tell him that the children of our three families happened to be missing on that day?"

After hearing what Bai Yunguang said, Di Qianjun asked tentatively.

"Is the coroner still alive?"

Bai Yunguang glanced at him unhappily.

"Am I the kind of person who takes human life lightly?
Still alive, he can’t die now.”

"Then should we tell the truth to Boss Chang? Didn't the coroner say it was suspected?

This means that this matter may not necessarily be related to the three of us.”

The other two shook their heads when they heard Hua Songya's suggestion.

The biggest question now is, since the three children won’t tell us, where were they that night?
Based on this alone, the three of them cannot escape suspicion.

However, Hua Songya's words gave Di Qianjun an idea.

"Wait, didn't Gang Leader Chang think that this matter was related to the Fanhai Gang?
It would be better to do as he thought, that this was the work of the Fanhai Gang.

By then, the three of us will still be able to..."

Di Qianjun's eyes flashed with ferocity.

At this point, he felt that it was most likely done by those three kids.

Since Chang Anhe felt that his son was killed by the Fanhai Gang, then this is the fact.

It is better to have two gangs fighting each other than to have something happen to one's own family. Maybe one can even make some money from it.

"This is not good..."

Hua Songya, who understood the meaning behind Di Qianjun's words, was somewhat moved and looked at Bai Yunguang.

The Di family sells iron, the Hua family sells medicine, and the Bai family sells goods.

If the two gangs really fight, business will definitely be good.

However, all this still needs to be decided by the county magistrate.

Bai Yunguang picked up the teacup and took a sip, but didn't respond.

His attitude made Hua Songya and Di Qianjun smile at each other.

That’s right, the fight between the two gangs is also a good thing for the government.

Lack of manpower, need to quell a fight, and excessive casualties are all good reasons to ask for donations.

The rich donate first, and the common people donate later.

After the matter was accomplished, the money was divided between the government, the Hua family and the Di family.

When Nie Hongshen suppressed the bandits, the government and the four Chaolan families made a fortune.

Now that the two gangs are fighting each other, the scale of the battle far exceeds that of suppressing bandits, and the money that can be obtained must be more than enough.

No wonder Bai Yunguang remained silent and tacitly agreed to this proposal.

"I will talk to the coroner again. Both of you should not let the children out until the situation has calmed down.

After I finish talking to the coroner, Boss Chang will find out who killed his son."

(End of this chapter)