From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"Take care, Mr. Liu. Don't forget to come back and visit again!"

"Okay, let Xing'er wash up nice and smell nice and wait for me."

Late at night, the entrance of Chunmanlou was brightly lit. The madam, who had been all smiles just moments before, suddenly turned disdainful as she saw the thin man off.

A petty thief is acting like a big shot. Bah, what kind of person is he?

"...This is such a wonderful life!"

Hei San, who was strolling along the road humming a little tune, couldn't help but shout out loud.

In the past, he would never have dared to speak so loudly, fearing he would be beaten up. But now, he was the leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang, and no one dared to lay a finger on him.

Bang~!

Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, he suddenly bumped into someone.

Hei San was already thin and small, and after drinking too much, he staggered and almost fell. After regaining his balance, he shouted loudly without even raising his head.

"Do you know who I am?! I'm from the Fierce Tiger Gang! Which blind bastard dares to bump into me?!"

"We're looking for the Fierce Tiger Gang."

Chen Shi glanced down and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Hei San was taken aback. Judging from the tone of the words, could it be that his enemies had come knocking on his door?

Before he could think any further, Chen Shi reached out and grabbed his shoulder.

You still dare to lay a hand on him?

Hei San sobered up considerably in an instant and shrank his neck to avoid the grab.

Immediately afterwards, with a move called "Black Tiger Strikes Heart," he crashed into Chen Shi's arms.

After the Big Rat Gang transformed into the Fierce Tiger Gang, not only did its size and influence expand rapidly, but Master Qing also brought several low-grade Yellow Rank Blood Nourishing Martial Arts for the gang members to practice.

Hei San was afraid of hardship and fatigue, but forced by the gang leader, he trained for some time. Although he was not yet of a certain caliber, he had the strength of three hundred jin.

An ordinary person hit by him would at least fall three times and break two bones.

Bang~!

The impact was solid, but to everyone's surprise, the other party didn't budge at all; instead, he was bounced back.

"snort."

Chen Shi snorted disdainfully, "You dare to make a move with such little skill?"

Taking advantage of the momentum, he rushed forward and threw a punch.

"Hmm!"

Black Three had no time to react. The punch landed squarely on his abdomen. The immense force caused his eyes to bulge out, and all the food and drinks he had eaten that night rushed back to his head.

Chen Shi withdrew his fist, and Hei San fell to the ground, his body curled up like a boiled shrimp.

Immediately afterwards, two burly men came out of the darkness and tied up Hei San.

"Send it to the yamen (government office)."

"Yes."

The two responded and continued.

"We'll bring the reward money to you, Master Chen."

"No need, you can keep it for drinking."

"Oh! Thank you, Mr. Chen!"

The two were overjoyed and repeatedly bowed to express their gratitude.

Black Three, a minor leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang, has a bounty of five hundred coins on his head at the yamen!

It should be noted that a third-class servant in the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion only receives five hundred yuan a month.

They only earned seven or eight hundred coins a month in the Flying Eagle Gang.

This bounty is quite high.

As he watched the two men escort Hei San to the government office, a slight smile appeared on Chen Shi's lips.

This plan is feasible!

With Ah Qing in charge, the Flying Eagle Gang and the Wolf Poison Gang have been suppressed by the Fierce Tiger Gang in terms of military strength.

Although both gangs have a larger number of members, the Fierce Tiger Gang wouldn't be foolish enough to engage in a group fight with them. Furthermore, due to government restrictions, the two factions cannot engage in a large-scale brawl in the streets.

In recent days, Ah Qing, leading the Fierce Tiger Gang, has seized a lot of territory from the Flying Eagle Gang and the Wolf Poison Gang.

Even if Xiao Fengxiao doesn't send out his best fighters, Chen Shi alone might not be able to defeat A Qing.

Since we can't defeat them by force, we'll outsmart them.

When Gu Hanying mentioned bodyguards that day, Chen Shi suddenly had an idea.

The bounty on all the leaders of the Fierce Tiger Gang, including its leader Huang Jingui, was posted in the government office!

The government has two requirements for offering a reward: one is that the person must be a criminal. Who among those who live on the streets has a clean record? Moreover, the Fierce Tiger Gang was originally a group of thieves, so it would be easy for them to find evidence of their crimes.

The second is the bounty. For petty thieves, the government simply can't just offer money as a reward. That's easy to handle too; all the bounties will be paid by the Flying Eagle Gang and the Fierce Tiger Gang!

Although the bounty wasn't high, the thieves were petty criminals, so it didn't take much effort. Compared to capturing those notorious bandits, it was actually much more worthwhile, which immediately attracted many镖人 (bodyguards/escorts) looking to make money.

On one side was Xiao Fengxiao, and on the other was Gu Chenglie; Prefect Zhao Qiancheng dared not offend either. But the镖人 (bodyguard/escort) was not a member of the yamen (government office), so what did the person the镖人 arrested have to do with him?

Although Ah Qing is powerful, she cannot protect everyone in the Fierce Tiger Gang.

As the saying goes, a snake cannot function without a head. If we capture all the leaders of the Fierce Tiger Gang, they will naturally collapse on their own.

This way, we can bypass Ah Qing and deal with the Fierce Tiger Gang!

This can be considered a drastic measure to cut off the enemy's supply lines.

Of course, the Fierce Tiger Gang could also follow suit and put bounties on members of the Flying Eagle Gang and the Wolf Poison Gang.

First, in terms of numbers, the Flying Eagle Gang and the Wolf Poison Gang have far more members than the newly emerging Fierce Tiger Gang. Even if all the members of the Fierce Tiger Gang are arrested, the Flying Eagle Gang and the Wolf Poison Gang may not be seriously injured, and they are far from being disbanded.

Secondly, in terms of financial resources, the Fierce Tiger Gang was originally just a group of thieves. Although they rose rapidly, their wealth was far less than that of the Flying Eagle Gang or the Wolf Poison Gang. Since the bounty offered here was higher, the镖人 (bodyguards/escorts) naturally prioritized capturing members of the Fierce Tiger Gang.

"Let's see what other tricks you have up your sleeve."

As a military officer certified by the imperial court, Chen Shi was also qualified to register as a bodyguard.

With nothing to do in the evening, I decided to go out and catch a few more. Firstly, to gain practical experience, and secondly, to keep the bounty in the family.

However, these so-called minor leaders of the Fierce Tiger Gang were really bad at kung fu. Not to mention compared to Gu Hanying, even Lu'er back then was much stronger than them.

You don't really learn much from fighting them.

If it were the gang leader Huang Jingui, he might have some skills, but unfortunately, Huang Jingui was elusive and always had a large number of people protecting him, so Chen Shi couldn't find an opportunity to strike for a while.

"never mind."

Seeing that it's getting late, I might as well call it a night.

"hateful!"

The next morning, at the Tiger Gang's headquarters, after a headcount, it was confirmed that seven more underlings had been captured by the镖人 (bodyguards/couriers) the previous night.

Gang leader Huang Jingui sat on the table and slammed it down with a loud shout.

Like an emperor attending court, the group of underlings stood in two shifts, each one looking uneasy.

These days, quite a few brothers have been arrested. Who knows if they will be next?

The rat has turned into a tiger. I thought good days were coming, but it turned out to be even more dangerous. If I had known this would happen, I would have preferred to continue being a thief.

"Brother, my mother has passed away. I'd like to ask for two months' leave to go back for her funeral."

A man with a pointed face and monkey-like features came out, wiping away tears as he spoke.

"Attending a funeral?"

Huang Jingui looked at the man, a cold glint in his eyes.

"If you ask for leave now, you don't need to go back for the funeral. I'll just bury you and your mother together!"

"Brother, spare me! I won't go to the funeral; let my mother rot away!"

The man was startled and quickly shrank back.

The others who had originally intended to back out, seeing this situation, dared not bring it up again for the time being.

Seeing that he had intimidated everyone, Huang Jingui snorted coldly, but secretly frowned in his heart.

Even if he doesn't allow it, his men can still sneak away. In fact, four or five have already run away in the last two days.

If this continues, more and more people will likely flee.

"Master Qing!"

Just as he was worrying, a young man walked in, and Huang Jingui quickly got up to greet him.

"Another person was arrested last night. Could you please speak to the authorities and ask them to release them?"

"Shut up! Do you think the government is your personal domain, where you can just release people whenever you want!"

"I certainly don't have that kind of influence, but our Marquis's mansion..."

"I told you to shut up!"

Ah Qing let out another cold snort, sat down in Huang Jingui's seat, her face extremely gloomy.

In fact, he had already gone to see Zhao Qiancheng, but Zhao Qiancheng refused to release him.

Zhao Qiancheng made it very clear that this was an internal matter of the Marquis's residence, and he would only observe from the sidelines and would not interfere in the slightest.

"hateful!"

Aqing gritted her teeth and suddenly squeezed the chair armrest with all her might, crushing it.

"Chen Shi! You just wait!"