Promise!

Chapter 94, The First Rat

On the first day of August, Zhuang Jin received his basic monthly allowance and errand money, and when he arrived at the mission office, he found that it was indeed different from before. He was only assigned to Dongqiaowu where Xing Yan was, but not to a specific street. According to the General Affairs Department, the specific command of the war was decentralized, and the arrangements were made by the garrison commanders themselves.

Zhuang Jin, Lin Hong, Bi Kai and others came to Dongqiaowu in the north of the city, the headquarters of the local community, and went in to attend the meeting on their own.

——It’s an internal meeting of a ward. Only those at the street guard level are qualified to participate. Other ordinary warriors are waiting outside.

When he entered, Zhuang Jin saw an acquaintance.

"Brother Zhuang, I haven't seen you for more than two months. I didn't expect that you have also broken through the Five Classics!" Duan Tao came forward warmly and introduced him to Zhuang Jin one by one.

"This is Miao Lunmiao, the guardian of the Five Classics."

Zhuang Jin looked at the man. He had a beard under his nose and on his upper lip, and a small goatee on his chin.

This person has a friendly attitude.

"This is Du Shiyuan, Du Zhenshou, at the fourth level of the sutra realm. He was also recruited by the martial arts students, but this is the first batch."

This Du Shiyuan was the first one among the martial artists recruited by the Shen family to break through the four classics. At this moment, he looked at Zhuang Jin with some shock and curiosity in his eyes.

His eldest uncle was a clerk, and his family ran a business that integrated politics and business, and was a wealthy family of officials. He had been trained in medicinal food since childhood, and had to refine his body with powerful medicines. He was a truly top-notch talent. After becoming a formal warrior, he had the support of his family, sufficient food, medicinal food, and exotic beast meat, so he was the first among the warriors to break through the fourth classics. Now he was stuck at the bottleneck from the fourth classic to the fifth classic, but he didn't expect that Zhuang Jin would come from behind and break through the fifth classic first.

This person is worthy of being born into an official family. He has received elite education since childhood and has a good way of dealing with people. No matter what he feels in his heart, at least Zhuang Jin feels like he is basking in the spring breeze.

"This is Wei Xunwei Zhenshou, the old four classics."

Zhuang Jin felt that this middle-aged man with a fair complexion and square face had a cold attitude, even a hint of hostility. After a little thought, he understood what was going on.

"Xue Yandao and Xue Zhenshou are the top masters of the Six Classics, second only to Lord Xing in Dongqiaowu."

The man was wearing black clothes with a cold face and folded his arms. He had an aura that said "keep away from strangers". Zhuang Jin took the initiative to greet him, but he just nodded slightly.

Duan Tao, Miao Lun, Du Shiyuan, Wei Xun, Xue Yandao and Zhuang Jin are the five people guarding the six streets of Dongqiaowu.

Zhuang Jin knew a few of them. At this time, Xing Yan also came in, took a look, and nodded slightly when he saw Zhuang Jin.

Nowadays, most of the street guards have four classics, but Zhuang Jin's five classics are quite popular. It was only because Zhuang Jin took the initiative to apply for it and he had some face that he could get it.

To be honest, when Xing Yan came today and saw Zhuang Jin, he felt better unconsciously: Zhuang Jin is capable, knows how to behave, and has a strong sense of belonging. The military exploits he brought on the night of May 9th benefited him, the garrison commander, a lot. When the Shuluo Dan was launched last month, he was able to pre-order it directly, and Zhuang Jin contributed a lot to this.

In addition, Xing Yan believes that Zhuang Jin is a lucky person.

He was very open-minded. He didn't care about other people's luck. Was it due to talent? Or was it due to scheming? Or was it just pure luck? It was all due to ability!
"At present, the small gangs in the north of the city have basically been cleared out. My Shen family occupies two-thirds of the streets in the north of the city, and the Medicine King Gang occupies one-third... Now the two sides are confronting each other and maintaining restraint, but we don't know when this restraint will be broken. As street guards, you must be careful and vigilant at all times..." Xing Yan sounded the alarm as soon as he came up.

Zhuang Jin's heart sank as he heard this firsthand information. He thought to himself, "Now that the liquidation of the northern part of the city is complete, only the Shen family and the Medicine King Gang remain. Next up is a battle for existing assets. The intensity of the war is bound to escalate further. Once this brief lull is broken, I imagine it will be a devastating blow."

"Okay, next, let's assign the streets... My Dongqiaowu has undergone changes and integrations, and now there are six streets: Fulin, Funing, Furong, Fujing, Fuchang, and Fuqing."

This is a street with the character "Fu" assigned to it for the convenience of management.

Zhuang Jin's eyes moved when he heard this. He knew that after he arrived in Dongqiaowu in the north of the city this month, he had already done his homework and understood the situation here: Fuqing and Fuchang streets were the ones that were captured at the beginning, and were on the outermost part, bordering the Yaowang Gang, so they were relatively the worst; Furong and Fujing streets were on the left and right, slightly inside, not bordering the Yaowang Gang streets, so they were considered better; Fulin and Funing streets were also slightly inside, and what was even better was that they were close to the headquarters of the town, so they were considered the best.

"The distribution of streets in Dongqiaowu depends on one thing: strength! If you have strength and ability, you can choose a good and safe street. If you don't have this strength and ability, then you can go to the outer streets that border the Yaowang Gang streets."

Some wardens are appointed based on closeness to the people, but Xing Yan’s is based on strength.

First, Fulin Street.

Xue Yandao of the Six Classics was the natural winner, and the others had no objection.

Second, Funing Street.

The old-fashioned Wujing Street was guarded and Miao Lun took it.

The third one is Furong Street.

Duan Tao has always been here, is the most familiar with the situation, and has strong proficiency in the Five Classics, so no one has any objections.

"The fourth one, Fujing Street, was originally guarded by Wei..."

"Master Xing, I want to try."

Fujing Street is in a relatively good location as it does not border the Yaowang Gang. The remaining two streets, Fuqing and Fuchang, cannot compare to it. Zhuang Jin will not give in for the sake of face.

The thing that Wei Xun was most worried about finally happened. He felt a little embarrassed, but as a veteran of the Four Classics, he couldn't retreat, so he fought hard.

The Five Classics versus the Four Classics, the result is obvious.

After fighting for dozens of moves and giving his opponent some face, Zhuang Jin knocked Wei Xun off the stage with a palm strike: "Wei Zhenshou, thank you for giving way."

Wei Xun snorted coldly, clearly feeling indignant. Xing Yan watched this scene and sighed that his old subordinate had not only lost his dignity but also his face.

Wei Xun was actually his old subordinate and a member of his core team, but Zhuang Jin was also his lucky general. Together with Duan Tao, he conquered two streets in one night, and later uncovered the hunting incident of the Medicine King Gang... He benefited a lot from it, and even made reservations for the Shuluo Dan. He was a man of many talents, so he maintained a neutral attitude.

Now that Zhuang Jin has won, and it has been agreed before, the rules cannot be broken. If Wei Xun wants to blame someone, he can only blame himself for his lack of strength.

Xing Yan announced that Zhuang Jin would move into Fujing Street.

In the end, Wei Xun went to Fuchang Street, and Du Shiyuan guarded the remaining Fuqing Street.

……

After the meeting, Zhuang Jin came out of the Fang headquarters. At this time, Yue's men had all arrived, and he took a look around.

There are many acquaintances among them.

Three team leaders: Bi Kai, Lin Hong, and Pan Zimo.

Pan Zimo was in Furong Street in May and was Zhuang Jin's subordinate. He was led by Zhuang Jin to gain some military merits. He was injured in June, but now he has recovered and has broken through the third level to become a team leader.

Du Yunqi, a student taught by Zhuang Jin, was also a talented person and was also applied for by Zhuang Jin.

Therefore, there are three acquaintances at the second-level level, namely Qian Wende, Wu Hao and Du Yunqi. These serve as the core and the skeleton to integrate the other nine second-level and first-level warriors. They are almost integrated and can be used.

Zhuang Jin said that this month they were stationed on the street: Fujing Street.

"Brother Zhuang is awesome!"

As soon as Zhuang Jin finished speaking, Qian Wende immediately spoke up to explain to the others, "Among the six streets in Dongqiaowu, Fuqing and Fuchang border the Yaowangbang Street and are the most dangerous. Fujing Street doesn't directly border the Yaowangbang Street. Brother Zhuang was able to choose this street, and we all benefited from following him."

He was not flattering for the sake of flattery. This explanation immediately gave the eight or nine warriors who were assigned here the impression that "the guards of their own street are capable", and they immediately felt more at ease.

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Lin Hong and Bi Kai, but even Wu Hao understood the meaning of this move and glanced at Qian Wende - it was obvious that the experience of several months in the south of the city had also made this honest man grow a lot.

Zhuang Jin also nodded slightly. When it comes to social skills, Qian Wende is indeed a talented person.

He was about to leave with his men when he suddenly heard a voice from the side.

"Brother Zhuang!" This was Xiang Qichen, who came over to greet him with a forced smile. The other party was also from Dongqiaowu, but on another street.

After all, he was someone he knew, and the other person smiled at him. Zhuang Jin didn't want to be rude, so he nodded slightly and left.

……

"See? That's Zhuang Jin. We used to be in the same dormitory together. Now he has reached the fifth level..." After greeting Xiang Qichen, he turned around and boasted to the warriors around him, enjoying the vanity.

"So Zhuang Jin is such a genius?"

"Brother Xiang is very lucky. A person like him will benefit greatly from a word of support from others in the future."

"Five Classics? Wouldn't that mean they are even more powerful than our Wei Zhenshou?"

……

Such discussions suddenly stopped at a certain moment.

Xiang Qichen sensed something, turned around stiffly, and saw Wei Xun with a gloomy face.

Wei Xun mentioned that they had switched guard duties at Fuchang Street this month, then looked at Xiang Qichen and asked, "Do you know Zhuang Jin?"

"Ah I……"

Xiang Qichen understood clearly that the Fujing Street he had been guarding was robbed. He knew that the street guard disliked Zhuang Jin. He secretly regretted his vanity and showed off today, and hurriedly explained, "Master Wei, we lived in the same dormitory... However, our relationship was not very good, and we had some conflicts... You don't know, Zhuang Jin..."

"Alright, no need to explain! I think so too. If we were really close, wouldn't he have transferred you to work for him? But are you qualified to talk behind the backs of people like me who are guarding the entire street?"

Wei Xun, consciously maintaining the dignity of the street guard, snorted coldly, "Besides, Zhuang Jin defeated me in a head-on fight and seized the street. The young are formidable... I am convinced. But people like you are so indecisive... Ha! Don't surrender to the Medicine King Gang one day!"

After he said that, he left.

The other people who had praised him before now looked at Xiang Qichen with strange eyes and followed him.

Xiang Qichen was left with no tears, secretly cursing himself for being so stupid and going too far, which made him unpopular among the people. He also knew that he would have a hard time on the streets in the future.

He couldn't help but secretly resent Wei Xun. What did he mean by "considered convinced"? If you're narrow-minded, just say it! While feeling indignant, he also felt a strong sense of regret. He didn't get along well with Zhuang Jin in the first place. Otherwise, this Yue would have been like Lin Hong and the others, and gone to work for Zhuang Jin!

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(End of this chapter)