Promise!

Chapter 23, Investment

"Zhuang Jin, considering your health condition, my suggestion is that you'd better focus on your realm cultivation next month, and strive to break through the second realm first. You can put the Black Evil Palm martial art aside for now." Ping Yongfeng said.

"I understand, thank you Master Ping!" Zhuang Jin nodded after receiving the instruction, and then respectfully bowed to Ping Yongfeng.

Although Ping Yongfeng didn't tell him these things, he would have figured them out in the future, but he might have taken a lot of detours. Now Ping Yongfeng's suggestions have helped him see the fog in advance, and the road ahead is clear at a glance. He has to be grateful for this favor.

"It's nothing, it's just a small matter."

Although Ping Yongfeng said this, seeing Zhuang Jin's attitude, he still showed a satisfied smile on his face. He knew that he had formed a close relationship with him. Seeing that they were about to reach the General Affairs Department, he introduced it to Zhuang Jin: "Our Shen family has seven departments: General Affairs Department, Alchemy Department, Skill Transmission Department, Supervision Department, Law Enforcement Department, Sacrifice Department, and Offering Department."

"We often deal with the General Affairs Department, the Alchemy Department, and the Transmission Department. The General Affairs Department is responsible for registering warriors, entering names, issuing monthly allowances, assigning tasks, etc.; the Alchemy Department is where you buy cultivation supplies, such as Black Yuan Powder and medicine kits for practicing the Black Evil Palm; the Transmission Department teaches cultivation techniques and martial arts. After you enter your name in the certificate later, you can take your ID today to receive the first three chapters of the Black Evil Art and the Black Evil Palm."

"In the future, if the assigned tasks are dangerous or the compensation is not equal to the expected level, you can report them to the Supervision Department. As for the Law Enforcement Department, the Sacrifice Department, and the Offering Department, there will basically be no contact."

Ping Yongfeng said this and brought Zhuang Jin to the General Affairs Department. Zhuang Jin remembered the instructions given by the manager last night, and spoke to the maid who was guiding him, and soon found her.

After meeting Chang Hetong, Ping Yongfeng said a lot of good things about Zhuang Jin to him, which made Chang Hetong look at Zhuang Jin in surprise.

You know, when Ping Yongfeng brought Xiang Qichen here, he also registered with him, but he didn't do this!
Chang Hetong knew Ping Yongfeng well. He would not do anything crooked and was not a bad person. But to say that he was a good person, friendly and easy to talk to was not the case. For example, Ping Yongfeng would basically leave after lighting an incense stick every time. Sometimes when a martial artist asked him about something, he would not answer or say anything and would scold him. He had a sharp tongue and spoke rudely. On the first day, he scolded Zhuang Jin to pieces... In short, he was a relatively difficult person to approach, but he was unusually appreciative of Zhuang Jin, which made Chang Hetong more interested in Zhuang Jin.

After Ping Yongfeng left, Chang Hetong brought Zhuang Jin to the room, asked him to sit down, and started registering.

"Manager Chang, I..."

"Haha, there's no need to be so distant. You saved nephew Kai last night, which was a big help... So, I should be older than your father. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Chang!" Chang Hetong said with a smile.

"Hey, Uncle Chang!" Zhuang Jin called out, still maintaining a respectful posture with half of his butt sitting on the chair, and talked about his family background and the holidays with his original uncle and younger uncle.

As mentioned before, with the power of the Shen family, even if they don't say these things, they won't be able to hide them during the investigation. It's better to say them out loud and appear honest.

"My family... a few months ago, that night... became beggars... that's what happened."

Zhuang Jin originally thought that his background was a little complicated, and he felt a little nervous after he finished speaking, so he prepared a speech for this.

But after hearing this, Chang Hetong waved his hand and said indifferently: "As long as you don't have any unclear relationship with the Medicine King Gang, this is a small matter. In fact, you have a younger uncle in the Medicine King Gang. If you didn't have such a deep hatred with them, it would probably still be a trouble..." Zhuang Jin understood that having an uncle in the Medicine King Gang with whom he had an irreconcilable hatred was a plus in the Shen family.

"I'm afraid that when I take revenge in the future and sacrifice my former uncle Zhuang Yuyong, deepening the hatred with the Medicine King Gang, the Shen family will see my background as more legitimate, and they will be more assured of using me," he thought to himself.

"As for your uncle, he's just a third-class clerk in the government office, not even of high rank..." Chang Hetong said with disdain on his face, "He's not really a big shot either. The Shen family will take care of you. Don't worry, they won't dare to do anything openly. Just be careful and be careful."

The so-called "clerk" is actually a general term for clerical work. In a sense, the chief clerk in their southern Yunnan capital can also be called a clerk, but no one would call him that.

Let's get back to the point. The chief clerk of the southern Yunnan provincial capital was a seventh-rank official, and under him were six clerks. These six people were of the eighth rank, commonly known as the "big clerks," also known as the first-class clerks. Below the six clerks, there were many clerks who assisted the six clerks in handling matters. They were ranked ninth, called the "middle clerks," also known as the second-class clerks. Below them were the third-class clerks, also known as the "small clerks." They did some of the trivial work that the second-class clerks could not finish and had assigned. These third-class clerks were a little special and were not ranked, but they were also officially established in the yamen, roughly equivalent to officials.

Don't underestimate this third-class clerk. In the eyes of ordinary people, he's already a formidable figure, the kind that can destroy a family or clan. Back then, after my predecessor's father died, he still had some connections, but my predecessor's uncles suppressed him and then retaliated, swallowing up his property without a ripple. This identity played a significant role.

Of course, the power of these third-class clerks also depends on the person they are used for. In front of the Shen family... well, let alone the Shen family, even Chang Hetong doesn't look down on them.

Seeing Chang Hetong's attitude, Zhuang Jin realized that his prediction was correct. He had just become a formal warrior and his influence in the Shen family was still small. It was impossible for him to use the power of the Shen family to immediately get rid of Zhuang Yutang and Zhuang Yuyong. But joining the Shen family and wearing the Shen family's tiger skin was enough to protect himself. At least now, even if Zhuang Yutang and Zhuang Yuyong knew about it, they would not dare to attack him openly.

He paused and made another request. He hoped that when investigating and confirming his family background, his uncle and younger uncle would not be alerted.

Chang Hetong frowned upon hearing this, pondered for a moment, and then relaxed again: "This matter is a bit troublesome, but I have some influence in the Shen family's outer courtyard, so I'll put in a little more effort... Well, I'll take care of this matter for you. I'll secretly investigate and confirm your background."

"Thank you, Uncle Chang." Zhuang Jin thanked him respectfully and stood up to salute.

He understood that this matter might not be as difficult as the other party said. Chang Hetong said this probably because he wanted him to remember a favor, but he really had to accept this favor.

At the same time, today, Ping Yongfeng and Chang Hetong have been actively doing favors for others, and he has also deeply realized the difference: "As expected, when you are strong and valuable, you are surrounded by good people. If I were still a martial artist, I probably wouldn't even be qualified to ask others for favors. So, in the final analysis, the iron must be strong itself!"

"Yeah!" Chang Hetong saw that Zhuang Jin was understanding and nodded with satisfaction, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.

He agreed to Zhuang Jin's request to show his goodwill. In addition to the gratitude for Bi Kai's incident last night, it was also because he saw Zhuang Jin break through to become a formal warrior in just seventeen days, so he made a small investment in this qualification.

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(End of this chapter)