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Chapter 165: Harvest Inventory, the Beginning and End of the Market

This group of people naturally included Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and others who had been following Geng Xuan since Wanpingji but had never caught up with him.

After a brief exchange with Liang Wenying and others, Sheng Xiang and others realized that they had missed out on Geng Xuan and others again, and a look of disappointment appeared on their faces.

I couldn't help but wonder how little "Boss Su" thought of them to be so "disdainful" of their offerings.

Just then, a mocking voice sounded from the side.

"This is the first time I've seen people so eager to be dogs for others. I just saw a group of them, and now there's another group... Ugh!"

Sheng Xiang and others frowned and looked over, wanting to see who was speaking so viciously.

Then I saw a young woman with some baby fat on her cheeks standing at the entrance of the camp.

However, just as he looked over, the woman was being forcibly dragged to the side with her mouth covered.

The man who covered his mouth saw him looking over and gave him an apologetic smile.

Sheng Xiang looked carefully and decided not to bother with a little girl.

Of course, the more important thing is that he recognized the identity of the person who apologized to him with a smile.

Zhao Xinglang naturally didn't have the capital to make him afraid, but the Zhao family in Yuanjing did.

Regardless of this matter, the meaning revealed in the words of the venomous woman caught his attention.

He looked at Liang Wenying and asked, "What exactly is she talking about?"

In the past, for Liang Wenying, who lived under the jurisdiction of Wanpingji, a frown from big men like Sheng Xiang and Gu Yuqun could make them terrified and feel as if the sky was falling.

Even though he has a new backer now, he dares not show any attitude in front of a marrow refining expert like Sheng Xiang.

He quickly told the story that Feng Yu and others had knelt at the entrance of the camp and begged "Boss Su" to take them in.

After hearing about this, Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and others who were originally a little depressed immediately cheered up again.

"Quick, quick, give us a new batch of Yuanzhou horses!"

This was the third time they had changed horses on the journey.

The first time I changed horses was at Liuyunfang.

The second time they changed horses was when they met a grain transport convoy on the road.

If not for this, the Yuanzhou horses that they rode out from Wanpingji would have been exhausted to death on the way.

After changing to a batch of fine horses from Yuanzhou, Sheng Xiang and the others did not waste a moment and immediately galloped towards Kangle Village.

Until the moment he set out again, the same thought was still running through Sheng Xiang's mind.

"Could it be because we said it directly on the horse and didn't kneel on the ground, so Gang Leader Su thought we were still putting on airs and using our status as an excuse?"

While Sheng Xiang and his group were still struggling to journey through the wilderness at night, Geng Xuan and his group had already returned to Kangle Village before dawn and returned safely to Wanfufang.

Their return not only alarmed Wanfufang, but also all the surrounding neighborhoods.

Luo Qing, Wang Xi, Teng Yu, Ding Yong and others who stayed in the Wei family compound, as well as Cheng Hui, Xie Hang and others who returned early, were naturally all alarmed.

Geng Xuan didn't say much to them. He just greeted them casually and said, "If you have anything to say, wait until you have rested well," and then returned to his room.

However, Geng Xuan was ultimately unable to fulfill his wish of sleeping until he woke up naturally.

He opened his eyes amidst the barking of dogs.

Get up and walk out of the room.

Geng Xuan saw Da Huang and Ba Xiao barking at Luo Qing and Hong Quan who were standing not far away with embarrassed expressions.

When they saw Geng Xuan coming out, they barked even louder.

Each of them showed their loyalty to their duties.

Geng Xuan also found it a little funny when he saw this.

During this trip to Yueluyuan, apart from their role in "rescuing" homing pigeons, Dahuang and Baxiao played bystanders almost the entire time.

Now that the operation is over, they are probably a little panicked.

So, as soon as he got the chance, he started to perform well.

Geng Xuan did not discourage their enthusiasm, but instead conveyed an attitude of appreciation and praise in his heart.

Feeling his kindness, Da Huang and Ba Xiao finally let Luo Qing, Hong Quan and others go with satisfaction.

Geng Xuan looked at them and asked, "What's the matter?"

Luo Qing said embarrassedly:
"Boss, if it weren't for the unavoidable, we wouldn't want to bother you at this time. We really can't handle this matter..."

Not long after, Geng Xuan left the Wei family compound accompanied by Luo Qing, Hong Quan and others.

On the road outside the courtyard gate, Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and a group of people who followed behind them, following for nearly a thousand miles, all of them looked exhausted, and they all bowed to Geng Xuan.

"Sheng Xiang/Gu Yuqun is a stray dog. I beg the gang leader to take him in!"

Seeing this, Geng Xuan hurried forward and helped the two of them up.

While helping him, he also said in a "blaming" tone:
“What are you doing?
Didn’t I promise you when we were at Wanpingji?
Why is this happening again?
I thought you might not arrive until tonight, but I didn't expect you to come so soon. You must have been through a lot on the way here, right?"

Then he called Luo Qing over and said, "Take them to rest first and settle them down. We can talk about everything after they have rested."

Luo Qing led the group into the courtyard.

When Sheng Xiang and others followed Luo Qing into the hospital, they saw several people standing at the door, looking at them with strange eyes.

At just one glance, Sheng Xiang and Gu Yuqun recognized a familiar smell.

He was originally respectful and submissive in front of Geng Xuan and had a kind look in front of Luo Qing and others, but in an instant he became unyielding and became tit-for-tat.

The gazes of both parties, as if real, met in the air.

Led by Luo Qing, they entered the courtyard. Someone behind Feng Yu whispered:
"Who is this guy? He even copied our lyrics!"

Feng Yu waved his hand and said:

"Don't worry about such trivial matters, and don't compete with others over such matters.

The more prosperous the Giant Bear Gang becomes, the happier we should be! "

The people behind him were stunned for a moment, and then nodded, thinking that what Master Feng said made sense.

Now, although Feng Yu has not officially joined the Giant Bear Gang, everyone inside and outside knows that he is the best master besides the gang leader.

If you look at it from the perspective of a master, you naturally won't think that the defection of people like Sheng Xiang and Gu Yuqun will steal his limelight.

He wished that there were as many gang members of this strength as possible.

……

After this little episode, it was not until late afternoon that Geng Xuan summoned Luo Qing, Hong Quan, Wang Xun, Teng Yu, Ding Yong and others again.

Geng Xuan took over a book that everyone had compiled and glanced through it.

Looking at the densely packed data that detailed every income and expenditure, Geng Xuan didn't have the patience to read them carefully.

Closing the book, Geng Xuan said to Luo Qing:

"I'll look at this later. Just give me a general idea."

"Yes."

Luo Qing responded and reported:

"Boss, your trip to Yueluyuan can be roughly divided into five categories: Yuanzhou's fine horses, various pills and medicines, weapons, silver, and skills.

Among them, there are a total of 1,350 fine horses in Yuanzhou.

Fifty of them returned yesterday afternoon after transporting the spoils.

The remaining 1,300 horses were distributed to Liu Yueji, Liang Wenying and others for transporting grain and migrating westward.

These Yuanzhou horses will only be available after the grain transportation and westward migration are basically completed.

The harvest of pills and medicines included those seized from the bodies of the dead, as well as those confiscated from the Dingxing Hall stronghold of Wuyou Palace and the residences of the masters of the various markets.

Including 5,045 Blood-Replenishing Pills, 530 Essence Pills, 274 Spirit-Tranquilizing Pills, and various other medicines. According to our statistics, the total value is approximately 12,000 taels."

Geng Xuan listened to Luo Qing's report, thinking deeply.

These gains seem to be quite a lot, but if you calculate them per capita, you can find that the average cultivation resources owned by Yueluyuan practitioners are much less than those in the markets around Chiwu Mountain.

Luo Qing's report continues.

"...

A total of 3,542 weapons were seized.

The income from silver is mainly divided into two aspects.

One was various pieces of gold and silver found on the deceased, totaling twenty-two thousand five hundred and twenty taels and eight hundred and eighty coins.

Another amount was seized from the Dingxing Hall stronghold in Wuyou Palace and the residences of the owners of the major halls in the markets, totaling 112,618 taels and 960 coins.

The total income was 135,139 taels and 84 wen.

The last item is various types of cultivation techniques, a total of 356 of which were collected.

After removing the existing and duplicated exercises in the inventory, the number of cultivation exercises in the inventory has reached 328."

Having said that, Luo Qing couldn't help but say one more thing:
“Although it’s not far away, Yueluyuan’s reserves of cultivation techniques are indeed much richer than those around Chiwu Mountain.

Moreover, the cultivation styles and concepts of the two sides are also different.

The cultivation methods we have here mostly pursue simplicity and directness, while the cultivation methods of Yue Luyuan mostly focus on sophisticated techniques.

This trip to Yueluyuan has tripled the number of skills in my gang's inventory."

Geng Xuan nodded and asked, "Have you completed the exchange of skills with the surrounding villages?"

Luo Qing said: "The list has been compiled a long time ago, and the selection has basically been made. Now we are waiting for your final confirmation.

...If we include the skills that these eight families will soon add to our inventory, the number of skills in our inventory will reach 405."

Having said this, Luo Qing paused and said:

“There’s actually a problem here.

There are more than a dozen martial arts techniques that have been confirmed to be exchanged after we obtained the more than 300 martial arts techniques seized from Yueluyuan.

In fact, there is no need to exchange with Bajiafang anymore.”

This is equivalent to Bajiafang using the skills that the Giant Bear Gang no longer needs to exchange for what they desperately want.

Would this be a disadvantage for the Giant Bear Gang?

Geng Xuan said, "Don't worry about such a small matter. We should execute it as it was decided in the beginning."

"Yes."

Luo Qing responded and continued:

"In addition, there are a total of 97,657 people who are migrating west from the five districts this time. According to the promise you made to Liang Wenying and others at that time, each resident who migrated west will be given two taels of silver as a housewarming gift.

The total is one hundred and ninety-five thousand three hundred and fourteen taels.

For this purpose, all the silver and money seized in Yueluyuan were spent, but there was still a lot of shortfall.

According to your instructions, Hong Quan looked for Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and several marrow refining masters in Tainingji and Shitanji.

At the price of fifty taels of silver per piece agreed upon with Fan Hongsheng, Wei Wanzong and others, 1,652 weapons of the worst quality were sold, raising 82,600 taels of silver.

After paying 195,314 taels of silver for moving into the new house, there were still 21,925 taels and 840 coins left.

There are still 1,890 weapons left.

One thousand of them were of about the same quality as those sold.

The quality of the other 890 pieces is generally comparable to those in our inventory.”

Luo Qing put down the book in his hand, took another one, and continued to report:
“That’s the rewarding part.

As for the consumption, it is basically higher than various pills and medicines.

Two hundred and thirty-seven blood-replenishing pills were consumed, fifty-two essence pills were consumed, one hundred and ten tranquilizing pills were consumed, and one hundred and twenty Xuanyou pills were consumed.

In addition, about four hundred taels worth of medicines for stopping bleeding and recovery were consumed.

Then there were 35 weapons that were damaged, including six sets of Xuanyou armor that were severely deformed after being attacked by multiple methods. "

Having said that, Luo Qing added two extra sentences specifically regarding these armors.

"I asked the forging masters in the workshop, and they said that these six suits of armor can be repaired.

However, because the material is too good and the forging skills are too high, only Master Gu from Kangleji can repair it in a short time."

Hearing this, Geng Xuan nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.

"Also, according to your instructions, after returning, I immediately reissued this month's monthly allowance to the 34 new members who joined Yue Luyuan.

In addition to their good performance in Yueluyuan this time, all the gang members who participated in the Yueluyuan operation were given an extra month's salary as a reward.

Among them, Cheng Hui and Xie Hang received two additional months' monthly salary, while Hong Quan received three additional months' monthly salary.

For this item, a total of 3,670 taels of silver and 367 blood-replenishing pills were spent. "

This time, Geng Xuan changed the reward rules for those gang members who followed him to Yueluyuan.

Previously, in each of the Baiyuanji Operation and the Yixianxia Operation, Geng Xuan rewarded the action teams with an additional contribution medal.

In practical terms, the monthly meeting will increase due to the number of contributed chapters.

The advantage is that it is a long-term process, and for people with lower cultivation, the value of the contribution chapter is greater.

This time, however, Geng Xuan did not continue to distribute contribution medals. Instead, he gave an extra month's salary to all participating gang members except Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, and Xie Hang, including those who had just joined Yue Luyuan.

Cheng Hui and Xie Hang received an additional two months' salary, while Hong Quan received an additional three months' salary.

The advantage is that all participants can obtain considerable substantial benefits this time, and it will be more beneficial for those with higher cultivation and greater contribution status.

In addition to wanting to try more diverse reward methods, the purpose is to see which one is the most effective in motivating everyone.

Geng Xuan also consciously wanted to control the number of contribution chapters issued.

Due to its long-term nature, it is difficult to feel the pressure at the beginning of distributing contribution stamps.

But as time goes by, if contribution chapters are distributed too much and without restraint, it will become a heavy burden.

Having said this, Luo Qing paused for a moment again, and then said in a rather sad tone:

"Then there are the six gang members who were killed at Wanpingji just after joining.

According to the gang leader, they cannot just ignore their deaths and must pay the compensation to their families.

According to my understanding, two of them came from Santongji, and four came from Baiyuanji and Anleji.

I plan to deal with this matter once the Wu family incident is resolved."

Closing the book in his hand, Luo Qing finally said:

“In addition, this trip to Yueluyuan consumed a lot of food and horse fodder.

However, compared with the grain harvested, it is really insignificant, so I did not count it.

The grain transportation operation in Yueluyuan has just begun. The exact amount of grain that can be obtained is still uncertain and has not been counted yet.

I plan to make a detailed summary after the grain transportation operation in Yueluyuan is basically completed."

Geng Xuan heard this and nodded slightly, while asking:
"How much cash do we have in stock now?"

Luo Qing replied, "Seven hundred and forty-four thousand one hundred and ninety-three hundred and seventy coins."

Having said that, Luo Qing took the opportunity to report on other major materials in stock.

“Blood-replenishing pills, 11,241 pills;
Essence Pills, 3,698;

Anshen Pills, 1,622 pills;
Xuanyou Pills, 10,946 pills;

According to the gang's statistical conventions, various medicines such as hemostatic powder, detoxification pills, and anthelmintic powder are worth about 37,200 taels.

Ordinary quality weapons, one thousand pieces.

High quality weapons, one thousand two hundred and fifty-five pieces.

There are 405 different types of skills, including those that will be exchanged with the Eight Sects."

"In addition, all the medicinal liquors, whether of ordinary quality or high quality, have been bought up by the gang members using blood-replenishing pills or silver coins."

Geng Xuan thought seriously for a while and said to Luo Qing:

"There are a few things you need to focus on next."

Luo Qing immediately sat up straight and pretended to listen attentively.

“First, a head-on collision with the Wu family of Anleji is imminent.

In order to have enough strength to deal with it, I will recruit a large number of gang members in the near future.

Including many practitioners in the Marrow Refining Realm, there will be even more gang members in the Bone Refining Realm and the Blood Refining Realm.

You guys prepare in advance.”

Luo Qing and the people around him nodded seriously.

They understood what the gang leader meant. This "advance preparation" not only referred to external material preparation, but also included their own psychological preparation.

They all knew very well that with the "expansion" of the Giant Bear Gang, this group of former core members of the gang would suffer a greater impact than when Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, Xie Hang and others joined the gang.

At that time, even if the gang leader was emotionally biased towards them, it was impossible for him to ignore a group of people in the Marrow Refining Realm, the former masters and even the chief masters, and continue to put them in the core position.

“Secondly, a head-on collision with Anleji is imminent.

The consumption in all aspects will be much greater than in previous operations.

You can start preparing here now.”

Luo Qing nodded seriously.

“Third, Hong Quan should have told you that I plan to restart the river dredging project that has been shelved for nearly four hundred years.

Not only is the investment huge, but the project itself is also extremely large and complex.

Whether it is technical difficulty or management difficulty, it is not an easy task to handle.

Although Fengzefang and other neighborhoods often organize farm operations on a scale of more than 10,000 people, they have relatively rich experience.

But compared with this river dredging project, there is still a huge gap.

Following my suggestion, Peng Ke, the owner of Lingbaofang, has already started the preliminary preparations.

I see him as a people manager, specifically the dispatcher of personnel at the construction site, including local residents, homeless people, and those who will soon be fleeing famine. He's responsible for how they get to work and how the work is allocated.

Taking into account that he may have prejudices against the homeless group, I will ask Liu Yueji to recommend another person from the homeless group to be his deputy, and the two of them will coordinate on this matter together.

As for the material logistics, I plan to let you be responsible for it.

This includes the purchase, storage and use management of tools, the collection and purchase of food... Anyway, you are responsible for everything related to eating, as well as the inflow and outflow of money.

In addition to you two, I also plan to select someone to be responsible for the technical aspect.

This person will be responsible for how the river section should be dredged, which section should be dredged first and which section should be dredged later, to what extent the river section should be dredged, and to what extent the subsequent river embankment and slope protection management should be done.

I don't have any candidates here, you can discuss it with Peng Ke and others and look for one.

If we really can't find one, we'll gather together the most skilled engineers and builders from each district, form a technical team, and let them take charge."

For the Giant Bear Gang, the first two matters are the most important.

But Geng Xuan only needed to say a few words to finish his explanation.

This third matter has the least to do with the Giant Bear Gang, and even seems a little too "unprofessional".

But Geng Xuan explained it most clearly.

Luo Qing was not like Liang Wenying and the others who were shocked when they heard these contents, with an expression of disbelief and disbelief.

He listened to everything Geng Xuan said with the utmost seriousness, then looked at Geng Xuan and said, "Boss, I have a request."

"What?" Geng Xuan asked.

"I want to go to Santongji."

Then Luo Qing added:
"It's not just me. I think there's no need for us to continue staying in Wanfufang.

For any of the three things you mentioned, it would be more appropriate to go to Santongji than to stay here.

Although there are carrier pigeons to send messages, this place is four or five hundred miles away from Santongji, which is still too far.

We can't use Xuanyou Horse at every turn.

Although the trip to Yueluyuan was only a few days, each Xuanyou horse lost at least five kilograms of fat due to the excessive running around.

I think it's best not to use the Xuanyou Horse unless there's an urgent need."

After listening to Luo Qing's suggestion, Geng Xuan was silent for a moment and said:

"Then you should take some people to Santongji first, and bring the families of Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, Xie Hang, and others with you.

All the inventory materials, except for some kept for near-term use, were transferred to Santong Collection.

For your safety on the road, I will send a pigeon to Santongji later. Please ask Fang Jintang to take the two of you and go there in person."

Luo Qing was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his gang leader would make such a decision.

He said hesitantly: "Then...won't you come with us?"

Geng Xuan smiled and said, "I'll wait for two days. To be honest, there are some things that should have been dealt with a long time ago, and it's time to deal with them now."

Several people showed puzzled expressions on their faces, but Geng Xuan did not say anything more.

When the others were about to leave, Geng Xuan suddenly remembered something and said to Wang Lu, who was in charge of the management of the exercises:
"Give me a list of the current techniques in the gang... and a summary? That would be best!"

Geng Xuan placed the list of martial arts techniques presented by Wang Lu on the bedside, but did not stay in the room.

Instead, he drove a carriage out of Wanfufang and went straight to Kangleji.

When Geng Xuan arrived at the gate of the recreation center, it was already around five or six in the afternoon. He was not shy at all and drove into the recreation center.

Master Fan Qi walked out of a nearby doorway with a sullen face, looked at Geng Xuan, and said unhappily:

"What's the matter with you?"

Geng Xuan smiled and said:

"I want to ask Master Gu for a favor, but I'm not familiar with him. So I thought of you. Can you introduce him to me?"

Fan Qi's face twitched, and he wanted to turn his head and say, "Do you think we are very familiar with each other?"

Although he was still feeling a little upset, it did not prevent his body from making the right choice immediately.

Soon, the chairman of the Iron Industry Association, Gu Dajiang, boarded the carriage driven by Geng Xuan and saw six suits of heavy armor with dents and holes in them.

There are also many swords with obvious chips, damage, or even broken.

Gu Dajiang's eyes swept across the car like a torch, and then he nodded and said:

"It can be repaired."

"I hope to have the things repaired as soon as possible, especially these six sets of armor, the sooner the better.

Just give me your price," Geng Xuan said.

"I don't want money." said Gu Dajiang.

“…” Geng Xuan was puzzled.

Master Gu said sincerely, "I just want to be friends with Boss Su... If there were any unpleasantness between us in the past, I hope you won't take it to heart."

Geng Xuan knew that what Master Gu was talking about was probably the cause and effect story between the two parties at the Peng family martial arts school.

It was at this time that the interactions between Gu Dajiang and "Su Ruiliang" were most frequent.

Moreover, if we consider that "Su Ruiliang" is a direct disciple of the Peng family martial arts school, there is still a lot of grudge between the two sides.

——From a certain perspective, Pang Shun was also tricked to death by Gu Dajiang and President Jing of the cloth shop.

What Gu Dajiang called "making friends" was a subtle expression of his desire to wipe out the unpleasant past between the two parties.

Geng Xuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and replied briefly with one word.

"it is good."

Master Gu was immediately delighted and drove his carriage back to his workshop.

However, Geng Xuan did not leave with Gu Dajiang, but continued to stay in the recreation center.

Fan Qi glanced at him and asked, "Anything else?"

Geng Xuan looked at Fan Qi and said with a smile:
"I've always wanted to ask you something, but I forgot it several times before."

"what?"

"I think you all know who my first group of subordinates are, right?"

"of course."

"As far as I know, all of them have a small business in Kang Le Ji."

As soon as Geng Xuan finished speaking, Fan Qi said calmly:

"Don't you have a copy too? Xiangyunju is quite famous in Kangleji now."

Geng Xuan nodded without any special reaction and continued to ask:
“Are these industries still there?”

Fan Qi was silent for a moment before replying, "Of course they are all here now."

Geng Xuan heard this and nodded slightly.

That is to say, there was a time when it wasn't.

But things are different now.

Not to mention those who have occupied these industries, even the great owner Fan Qi will not let these industries disappear.

Geng Xuan nodded slightly and spoke again, asking a question that was even more difficult for Fan Qi to answer.

“From what I know, among the 30 or so people who were with me at the time, more than 20 of them had families.

Are their families all right now?"

Fan Qi did not answer the question immediately, but he couldn't help but harbor malicious thoughts in his heart.

Since you care so much about their families, what were you doing before?
At first, Geng Xuan didn't think about it.

It was because his strength at that time was not enough to compete with the entire Kangle Group headed by Fan Qi.

Pondering this matter when you don't have enough strength is just asking for trouble.

By the time he grew up enough to compete with Fan Qi, everything that was supposed to happen had already happened.

In addition, Geng Xuan soon paid a "night visit" and defeated Master Fan with his absolute strength.

Geng Xuan believed that even if he didn't say a word, Fan Qi would intervene personally and would never sit idly by and watch the situation of the gang members' families get worse.

The reason why he didn't mention this matter to Fan Qi at that time was that he didn't want Fan Qi to think that he had any power over him.

Another reason is that the Giant Bear Gang has been somewhat deformed and twisted since its inception.

It can be said that the first group of gang members joined the Giant Bear Gang under his intentional or unintentional extreme oppression.

The spirit has been more or less distorted and collapsed.

Compared to when they were in Kangleji, they are completely different people.

At that time, this group of gang members were the absolute core of the Giant Bear Gang.

Without them, many things would be difficult to handle.

Geng Xuan was worried that if he let them return to their families and regain their kinship, their personalities would gradually return to their original track.

Maybe some people will gradually "wake up" and stop playing this "gang game" with him.

The Giant Bear Gang was originally formed by force by him, and soon the members will fall apart.

Now, with the successive joining of Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, Xie Hang and others, plus Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and others who have already confirmed that they will soon join the Giant Bear Gang, the influence of the first batch of gang members in the Giant Bear Gang will be rapidly marginalized.

Even if they "wake up", they may even want to quit "playing anymore".

It has no impact on the Giant Bear Gang.

At this point, Geng Xuan felt that it was almost time to resolve the matter.

Geng Xuan naturally never told anyone else about these considerations which were not to be told to outsiders.

Their actions seemed strange even to the gang members.

Even though you know your family is nearby, the situation is likely to be very bad.

But no gang member had ever raised this issue to Geng Xuan in person, as if this matter did not exist at all.

It was as if they had no family at all in Kangleji and were always alone.

Geng Xuan had also thought about this question.

A more optimistic guess is that these gang members also know that playing this "game" with him is exciting but also carries huge risks and an uncertain future.

Staying in the Giant Bear Gang is not necessarily safer than staying in Kangle Group.

If that’s the case, why bother dragging them into the vortex of the Giant Bear Gang?

A darker guess is that these gang members who appear to be loyal and respectful to him actually have a deepest emotion towards him: fear.

If he clearly asks them to do something, they will be extremely enthusiastic, rush to do it, and try their best to complete it.

But he didn't say anything and didn't ask them to do anything. Even if it concerned their families, they didn't dare to mention a word in front of him.

Because in their perception, Geng Xuan's behavior is completely unpredictable.

In this case, they naturally dare not take risks regarding matters concerning their families.

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan himself felt helpless.

"One moment he's killing people he has no grudge against, and the next moment he's throwing money at people he has no connection with.

…From their perspective, my behavior patterns are truly unpredictable.”

"In their minds, I might really be a psychopathic gang leader."

While thinking this in his mind, Geng Xuan's gaze was fixed on Fan Qi.

Under his gaze, Fan Qi, who felt pressured, finally spoke with some difficulty:

"Several died, several were disabled, and several young women were violated..."

Geng Xuan's eyes remained calm, but Fan Qi felt immense pressure and said quickly:
"Please believe me, this was not instructed by me or any other leader.

If that were the case, the day you went underground, the will of any of the leaders would have been enough to destroy these people's families."

"..."

Geng Xuan was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke:

"There has to be an explanation, right?"

Fan Qi stared at him for a moment, then nodded heavily and said:
"it is good!"

after an hour.

A long row of carriages entered Wanfufang and stopped at the gate of the Wei family compound.

One by one, people of all ages, men and women got out of the carriage, looking at the Wei family compound in front of them with excitement and disbelief.

"Ah, Dad!"

A child of eight or nine years old suddenly screamed and ran towards a dazed figure at the gate of the Wei family compound.

As the scream that broke the silence rang out, the Wei family compound, which had been relatively quiet, "exploded" like a lit powder keg.

“Brother, big brother!
I'm so glad you're okay!"

"Son, my son.

Let me see, let me see..."

"Brother Ming, I thought I would never see you again, woo woo..."

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine, look, look..."

"Ling'er, where's your mother?... Why do you just cry? Where's your mother?..."

“Wuwuwu…Mother…Wuwuwu…Mother…”

The noisy and chaotic atmosphere, from the initial excitement of recognizing relatives, quickly turned into all kinds of crying and roars full of hatred.

Geng Xuan just watched all this and did not disturb them.

Fortunately, "Su Ruiliang" is alone in Kangle Village and has no family.

Xiangyunju and the two elderly people who helped look after the property were all preserved because Fan Qi personally inspected it at the first opportunity.

Not only him, but also the four people who were close to "Su Ruiliang", Luo Qing and Liang Jun were bachelors, and only Wang Xi and Xu Lin had families.

Wang's family was relatively lucky and only suffered some disturbances.

Xu Lin's family was unlucky. His younger brother had his leg broken in a fight.

To put it bluntly, in this world, for the twenty or thirty families who were accidentally caught in the vortex of the Marrow Refining Realm.

There were only a few deaths, disabled people, and several women raped, but the overall local environment can be considered very good.

It also shows that the local big master and other masters did not pursue the matter.

Otherwise, these twenty or thirty families would have no chance of getting out of the carriage intact.

Amid the cries of some gang members who had lost their loved ones, Geng Xuan called Luo Qing to his side and took him to the last carriage.

After opening the car door, a flash of silver light made Luo Qing squint his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again and looked carefully, he saw many silver bars, gold bars, and a large amount of broken silver and gold beans piled in the carriage.

Luo Qing was confused, Geng Xuan said:
“You all have some businesses in Kangleji, and I think you won’t have the energy to run this in the future.

I asked Fan Qi to give me an estimate, and all the money is discounted... and it's all here."

Having said this, Geng Xuan picked up the booklet on top of the pile of silver coins, handed it to Luo Qing, and said:
"The cash value of every household's property, including housing, is recorded here.

Just sort it out and deal with this money as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Geng Xuan pulled Luo Qing, who was holding a book and looked a little confused, to the second carriage.

When the car door was opened again, more than twenty living people were revealed, randomly "piled" together inside.

When they saw the car door open, they all twisted their bodies with excitement and made humming sounds.

But their hands and feet were tightly locked with iron chains, and their mouths were stuffed tightly.

Apart from squirming like a maggot, making the chains that bound his hands and feet clang, and making a whining sound with his mouth, there was nothing else he could do.

Luo Qing was shocked by the scene at first, but he quickly reacted: "Who are they?"

Geng Xuan nodded and said:
"This is what Fan Qi told me. There are those who take direct action, those who encroach on the industry in a more aggressive manner, and those who give advice and provide backing and support.

...But you know the situation in the market, and if you really delve into it, there will be no end to it."

Geng Xuan raised his chin and said:
"We only have these people, there are no more... Go and call them over... Don't torture them, just kill them directly..."

Soon, a group of gang members with hatred still on their faces were brought over by Luo Qing.

One of them was holding a baby girl who was less than ten years old.

Luo Qing originally wanted to separate the father and daughter temporarily, but they refused, so he had to let them stay together.

...Restricted area, use your imagination...

The other gang members who were called here were not far behind.

Although they really wanted to torture all the people on the ground to death before killing them, they also remembered Luo Qing's warning and sent them all off without hesitation.

After these people reported to Geng Xuan and Luo Qing and returned to their families, it was obvious that both they and their families had calmed down a lot emotionally.

Many of the gang members' families showed hesitation and fear in their eyes.

Luo Qing looked at Geng Xuan and said with a wry smile:

"Boss, it seems unrealistic for us to move all of us to Santongji in the near future."

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "Then let's wait for a while."

Luo Qing added: "However, I still need to take some people to Santongji first."

"It's up to you."

　This chapter has been reviewed, and several hundred words have been deleted. There is a plot incoherent, so please use your imagination and fill in the blanks.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)