Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 106 The Rogue
"Changming, this is the head of the Xu family in the city, and these are the disciples of the Jianxing Sect." Zhuang Ren introduced them to Song Changming first.

Song Changming was a little surprised when he heard about the Jianxing Sect. He had just received an invitation to fight from someone from the Jianxing Sect. What a coincidence.

"Greetings to Patriarch Xu and all the seniors."

"I have heard of the name 'Dragon Swordsman' outside the county. After seeing him today, I find that he is indeed extraordinary." The oldest person in the Jianxing Sect stroked his beard and smiled.

At first sight, she seemed to have a good impression of Song Changming.

There were several young disciples behind him, looking at Song Changming with burning eyes.

Song Changming complained about his strange name in his heart, but said on the surface that the senior was too kind.

"It was you who captured my son!" The head of the Xu family on the other side questioned Song Changming without any nice words.

"That's right." Song Changming agreed without explaining anything.

He was the one who caught the person, so what?
"Hmph, that's fine. Let me ask you, my son was beaten in the street and vomited blood. Is this a dereliction of duty on your part as the patrol chief?" The head of the Xu family snorted heavily and said in a bad tone.

"The young man was beaten for molesting a girl on the street. It has nothing to do with me." Song Changming said indifferently, too lazy to argue too much with this arrogant old guy.

"You! What's your attitude?" The head of the Xu family was furious and immediately turned to Zhuang Ren.

"General Zhuang, Guard Captain Song has left his post without permission and is still so stubborn. Shouldn't he be punished and dismissed?"

"Master Xu, there are many misunderstandings in this matter. I will investigate whether Captain Song has failed in his duty. But now it is crucial to listen to what he says and resolve the misunderstandings." Zhuang Ren said.

What a joke, Song Changming is currently his most capable subordinate, and his ability is second to none in the headquarters. How could he really be willing to dismiss Song Changming?

Even though the head of the Xu family has already given a large sum of money, it won’t work.

"Changming, tell me everything you knew and saw at noon. Don't hide anything or make any omissions." After comforting the head of the Xu family, Zhuang Ren gave instructions to Song Changming.

Song Changming nodded. He had nothing to hide, so he said everything he needed to say.

In fact, the General Administration had already verified these matters from many sources. Song Changming was called in more as an important witness to put the final conclusion to the matter.

Zhuang Ren received benefits from both sides, so he chose not to offend either side.

This in itself is not a big deal. After all, no one died. It was just a dispute or conflict between young people.

Once the matter becomes clear, he can release the people on both sides.

Whether it is the head of the Xu family or the disciples of the Jianxing Sect, the main purpose of this trip is to bring people here.

At this time, Zhuang Ren's personal guards came quickly.

"Director General, Director General Liu Dingsheng wants to see you."

"Well, let him come in too." Zhuang Ren nodded.

Soon, an old man with white hair and beard and simple clothes walked in and bowed to Zhuang Ren.

"Master Zhuang, we parted in the capital, and never thought we would meet again in Donglai County."

"It's a coincidence that you were transferred here. Brother Liu, I hope you are well." Zhuang Ren greeted him with a smile.

The two men obviously had some past friendship and knew each other.

"Master Zhuang, if you have free time in the future, you can come and play chess and drink tea with me." The old man stroked his beard and said.

"I heard that Brother Liu is going to retire from the business world in a few days and host a banquet for his friends in the city. I will bring some people to show my support then. Brother Liu, are you welcome?" Zhuang Ren asked.

"Of course you are welcome. It is my honor to have you here, Lord Zhuang." The old man nodded.

Then Zhuang Ren introduced the Jianxing Sect and the head of the Xu family again.

"My name is Teng Shanhua, and I have long heard of Senior Liu's great name." The leader of the Jianxing Sect was the first to perform the junior's salute.

"Jianxing Sect, I've been there twice in the early years. How is Sect Master Le doing recently?" The old man smiled faintly.

After being in the world for a long time, this person seems to have friendships with many people and has a wide network of contacts.

"Master, you study swordsmanship in the mountains every day, which is very good." Teng Shanhua replied.

Song Changming, who was standing behind Zhuang Ren, had never seen this old man, but he had heard of his name.

The chivalrous thief Liu Dingsheng.

Most of the people from the underworld who have come to the city recently are here for him.

A retirement ceremony could attract so many people, which was enough to show how high the status of this old man was.

Even Zhuang Ren, the director general, was enthusiastic about it.

After some pleasantries, the old man went on to mention the main purpose of his visit.

"Master Zhuang, I wonder how my little granddaughter is doing?" Liu Dingsheng asked.

"It was only later that I learned that Brother Liu's granddaughter was also involved in this matter. Don't worry, Brother Liu, she is safe with me." After Zhuang Ren said this, he asked his personal guards to bring the person over.

Soon, the group of people who were captured by Song Changming at noon were brought to the main hall here.

Du Ling and the others were all fine, but their complexions did not look very good. The eldest young master of the Xu family and those Xu family guards were all wrapped in bandages. Although their injuries had been treated, they still looked extremely miserable.

"father!"

When the eldest son of the Xu family saw his old father present, he immediately asked for help in a wronged manner.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never been beaten so badly. Today was a serious crime.

Seeing his son being beaten into a pig-like shape, the head of the Xu family's face became even colder.

"Who beat my son like this!" he shouted angrily. "It was me!" Du Ling stared at him, still very tough, and said that he deserved to be beaten for molesting a girl.

"Good, very good!" Patriarch Xu stared at him gloomily with his small eyes.

Although he was angry, he did not lose his mind.

At least in this headquarters, in front of Zhuang Ren, he didn't dare to speak harshly and disregard the law.

However, after hearing what happened, the old man Liu Dingsheng's face turned cold and he looked at the father and son from the Xu family.

"Yan'er, have you been wronged?" Liu Dingsheng came up to one of the women in white and asked.

"Thanks to Mr. Du and his friends for their generosity." Liu Yan'er said softly.

Song Changming recognized this woman; she was the one who had called out his name before.

Unexpectedly, she is Liu Dingsheng’s granddaughter.

"It's all grandpa's fault. You came all the way from Wangyue Pavilion to my place, but I wasn't able to arrange everything for you." Liu Dingsheng blamed himself, and his tone was quite doting in front of his own grandson.

"Don't worry, leave this matter to grandpa, and grandpa will help you vent your anger."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan'er hurriedly said, "You are about to retire from the martial arts world, so you can't break the rules because of this little thing of mine."

"Although I want to retire, I still have some face in this underworld. Why should I do it myself?" Liu Dingsheng waved his hand indifferently.

He didn't care at all that he was still in the General Security Department and that Zhuang Ren was listening beside him.

"Brother Liu, this matter..." As soon as these words came out, Zhuang Ren's expression changed slightly. He couldn't help but wanted to persuade him, but was interrupted by Liu Dingsheng waving his hand.

"Master Zhuang, please rest assured that I know my limits."

Although he spoke in a kind tone, his words showed that he was not shaken by others at all and was full of confidence.

Zhuang Ren knew some details about the person in front of him, and he also knew that this person was a man of his word.

Zhuang Ren pursed his lips and said nothing more, just hoping that the other party would not make things difficult for him.

"Boss Zhuang, I still have to take my son to recuperate. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

After saying this, the head of the Xu family snorted coldly and left with his son.

After he left the headquarters and got on the carriage, his face turned completely gloomy.

"Do you really think my Xu family is made of mud? A bunch of mud-legged bastards! I want to see what that old man is capable of!"

In the lobby, after the Xu family left, Liu Dingsheng also quickly left with his granddaughter.

Just as several people from Jianxing Sect were about to say goodbye, a disciple who looked to be no more than thirty years old standing in front of Du Ling suddenly looked at Song Changming and said.

"I have sent a letter of invitation to Song Weichang before. I wonder if he received it?"

"Huh, is this true?" asked Zhuang Ren on the side.

Song Changming nodded and said, "I did receive a challenge letter today."

But he didn't read it.

"I have long admired Captain Song's swordsmanship, and would like to visit you in three days to spar with you. What do you think?" Le Fenglin said frankly.

"I'm sorry, I'm not a member of the underworld. I have a job to do and never accept invitations to fight from others. Please forgive me." Song Changming refused without hesitation.

"What do you mean?" Du Ling, who was standing there, became dissatisfied again.

"You are so cowardly, do you deserve the name 'Dragon Blade'?"

Song Changming couldn't help but say after hearing this: "If you want my title, then I'll give it to you. From now on, you are Dragon Blade. Are you satisfied?"

"you!"

Du Ling was so angry that his teeth were itching. For some reason, he didn't like Song Changming since he appeared on the scene.

"That's really a pity." Le Fenglin shook his head, but did not force it, and left with everyone.

On the way back, Du Ling still looked angry and muttered.

"Song Changming is a cowardly person. The rumors are really exaggerated!"

"That's right. He even avoided our senior brother's challenge without any hesitation. I think he is afraid. He is afraid of being defeated by our senior brother's sword and ruining his reputation!" Another disciple of Jianxing Sect also laughed.

"Stop talking." Le Fenglin glanced at the people around him and said lightly.

"What they said is correct. After all, he is from the imperial court, not from the underworld. He doesn't have to abide by the rules of the underworld like us. It is his freedom to accept the challenge or not."

"Feng Lin is right." Teng Shanhua, who was walking in front, suddenly spoke.

“This time when you leave the mountain gate, you should follow Feng Lin to hone your character, especially you, Du Ling. Don’t always act recklessly and think about the consequences of doing so.

Otherwise, you might not only harm yourself in the future, but also bring trouble to us and even the sect!"

Teng Shanhua's serious tone made all the disciples shut up and no longer dared to talk nonsense.

Even Du Ling, who had the most straightforward temper, did not dare to contradict the seniors in the sect at this time, and only thought that he was teaching them a lesson.

In fact, if the sect hadn't helped to rescue them and cover them up this time, they might really have ended up in jail, never seeing the light of day.

He also has to face possible revenge from the Xu family, and by then even going to jail might be a luxury.

(End of this chapter)