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Chapter 214: Big Officials Make Big Money, Small Officials Make Small Money

Three days later, at the Weiwusi Yamen.

It was noon at this time, and many of the officials and runners who had been out on patrol had already returned to the Weiwusi courtyard to rest.

When Shen Qing walked in from outside, the other team officials who were chatting in the room all looked at him a few more times.

In recent days, the news that all his men had died spread throughout the Weiwu Division office. Unsurprisingly, this matter became a topic of conversation among everyone in the Weiwu Division.

The already weak Group 6 is now left with only one commander, and Shen Qing has even earned the nickname "the lone officer".

However, these colleagues from the Weiwu Division only discussed it in private and made fun of it in their spare time. They did not deliberately mock and ridicule Shen Qing as was written in the novels.

After all, along with the name “Solo Officer”, there was also the story of him beheading a wolf demon and wiping out the entire Zhou family in Changqiao.

I know he is a ruthless person.

Therefore, when they met Shen Qing, they basically kept some distance from Shen Qing intentionally or unintentionally, unwilling to get too close to him, for fear of causing trouble for themselves in the future.

Shen Qing was gradually being isolated by other officers of the Weiwu Division.

"Is Officer Shen free? Come over for a cup of tea?"

Shen Qing had only taken a few steps into the courtyard of the Weiwusi Yamen when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

He looked over when he heard the voice and saw Dong Jing sitting in a small room, raising his glass to invite him.

Shen Qing didn't think much about it, turned around and walked over and sat in front of Dong Jing.

The officers in the group were a little dissatisfied when they saw that their boss was so polite to Shen Qing.

In their opinion, one group is the strongest, and Dong Jing has the highest level of cultivation. How could a poor outsider like Shen Qing be on equal footing with their boss?

But Dong Jing still had a lot of prestige among them. Even the boss was like this, so no one said anything.

After Dong Jing waved his hand, the officers tactfully dispersed.

Shen Qing didn't care much. He picked up the bowl without any courtesy, poured himself a bowl of tea, and drank it in big gulps.

Amber tea overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

He drank the whole bowl of herbal tea in one breath.

"Now I am patrolling many markets alone, and I am a little thirsty. I am sorry to have embarrassed Dong Chasi." Shen Qing put the empty bowl on the table and said with a smile.

Dong Jing didn't take it seriously, and poured him another bowl of tea, saying, "This is the coarse tea I brought from home. If you want to drink it, please drink it. I have as much as you want."

"I was wondering why the tea served by Officer Dong tastes different from the one served in my room. It turns out it's some smuggled tea brought by Officer Dong." Shen Qing picked up the tea bowl again and drank it a little slower.

Dong Jing smiled and said, "I wonder how much did Officer Shen extort from you when he came back from Changqiao Town?"

Shen Qing was surprised and asked, "You all know about this?"

"Fat Zheng's greedy and lustful nature is well known in our government office. Apart from Yang Chasi from Group 5, who is favored by Fat Zheng, who is not shy about it? Who here has not been cheated by him?"

Dong Jing complained with a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone, "Before us, the batch of officials who died in Taiping County were all like this. It's just that because of our family background, they didn't eat so badly."

Shen Qing hid his clumsiness: "I see, I thought I was the only one like this."

Then, he pondered for a moment and said while calculating: "If you count carefully, the total amount of money taken from me is 700 taels of silver notes, two demon pills, and three wolf skins, which is almost all the spoils I seized in Changqiao Town."

"Hiss..." Even Dong Jing couldn't help but feel sorry for Shen Qing.

The apparent price of a demon pill starts at nearly a thousand taels, which is much more expensive than those precious fish and mountain delicacies.

Precious fish and mountain delicacies are common, but magic pills are not.

Things are rare.

According to the current market conditions in Yongzhou, the price would only be higher than this, not lower. With this calculation, Zheng Yuanqiu knocked off nearly three thousand taels of silver from Shen Qing in one go.

Such a sum of money was considered a huge sum even for him, who came from a wealthy family.

"It seems that our chief constable took advantage of you because you have no foundation and extorted a lot of money from you. According to the rules, we all pay half." Dong Jing concluded, "I'm afraid your life will be difficult in the future."

Shen Qing sighed for a long time before he said helplessly: "The world is like this, there is nothing I can do, I can only take it one step at a time."

Yesterday he accidentally learned that Zheng Yuanqiu secretly sent people to work with the military division to deal with the wolf demon in Changqiao Town and figured out all the details.

After knowing that he had nothing to hide, he actually took care of the Zhou family's affairs.

It was a bit of a surprise for him.

The fact that this Huangtian Sect's undercover agent was able to take the position of Chief of the Military Department was not just luck, he had some skills.

There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Yongzhou. He is not strong enough now, so he dare not act rashly.

Seeing Shen Qing so emotional, Dong Jing didn't say much.

The officialdom and national conditions of the Great Zhou are such that everyone wants to climb up.

Anyone who climbs up and obtains the Great Zhou martial arts will no longer have to worry about any panacea or wish-bead skills.

In addition to wealth and glory, it can also improve one's martial arts skills and increase one's lifespan.

Even the small Dragon Court in Kyoto was almost completely packed with aristocratic families.

If they are like this, let alone the grassroots officials below them.

High-ranking officials make a lot of money, low-ranking officials make a little money.

No way.

Dong Jing thought of something and said, "Chief Shen, I remember that Shen's in Xinyifang is the restaurant you own, right?"

"It's my property, what's wrong with that?"

"What a coincidence. I heard that your dishes are very special. There is a party there tonight. My friend and two colleagues from the government office are planning to set up a table there." Dong Jing took the initiative to invite, "I wonder if Shen Chasi is free tonight. Can we come over for a drink?"

Faced with Dong Jing's invitation, Shen Qing fell into deep thought.

He was not very interested in making such friends.

In his opinion, instead of spending too much time on these ineffective social interactions, it would be better to spend more time and improve one's cultivation.

But after thinking about it, he agreed.

Dong Jing was born into the Dong family of the Thirteen Factories, so his friends must be either rich or noble.

Ordinary people in Yongzhou do not have the opportunity to participate in such private gatherings.

If you are lucky, you might be able to find out news and intelligence that are difficult to know from the outside world.

"Okay. I have a lot of defense work on my hands right now, so it might be finished late at night, so I might be a little late then."

"It doesn't matter. We started late. When we finish our shift in the evening, I'll invite you over and we can go together."

Shen Qing drank the remaining herbal tea in one gulp, clasped his fists towards Dong Jing and said, "Thank you very much for your hospitality, Mr. Dong. We'll talk later."

"Chairman Shen, you are busy."

"By the way, what happened to Officer Shen in Baihua Tower that day has been settled. No one will find out the whole thing." Dong Jing mentioned.

Shen Qing's face turned stern. He bowed heavily, then turned and left.

(End of this chapter)