Chapter 103 Taking Office (Please subscribe, collect, and recommend)
In the south city, in an ordinary two-courtyard house.

A woman was sobbing quietly.

Next to him was a sturdy young man with a bandage on his head. He looked pale and said with a wry smile, “Dad, what should we do?
The dog fighting gang said that I either had to give the restaurant to them or they would beat me to death.”

“Cry, cry, cry! All you do is cry! Can crying solve the problem?”

Zheng Wang said with an irritated look on his face, slapping his hand on the table.

As time went by, he had just taken off his police uniform when the dog fighting gang started bullying him.

And he knew that this was just the beginning.

Those gangs have a sense of smell that is sharper than their noses.

I dealt with them many times when I was the team leader. Now that I’m down and out, how could they let me go?
Besides, by targeting himself, he could also please He Guangshao at the same time.

Thinking of this, Zheng Wang couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed. He had been cautious all his life, so why did he act impulsively?
Isn’t it just a matter of enduring it? I have endured it for my whole life, why can’t I hold it back?
Zheng Wang sighed in his heart, but he really didn’t want to endure it anymore. After being a dog all his life, he also wanted to be a human for once.

But the price is a bit too high.

The weeping woman was his wife, and the honest young man was his only son.

His son had no talent for martial arts, but he liked cooking. He opened a restaurant in South City. Under his care, the restaurant business was good.

But this time he offended He Guangshao and even took off his police uniform, so the gangs came after smelling the scent.

A restaurant that makes a fortune every day and an old waiter who is down and out are fat sheep no matter how you look at it.

Zheng Wang’s cultivation level is at the second level of body tempering, which would be fine if he was in his prime.

Bully the old but not the young.

But he was old, his energy had begun to decline, and without his status as an official, he could not intimidate those gangs at all.

“Master, how about we sell the restaurant to them, take the money, and live somewhere else?”

Zheng Wang’s wife knew that her husband had offended many people during his years on duty, and he definitely could not live in Nancheng anymore.

Fortunately, they still had some savings, so even if they went to the countryside, they could still become wealthy.

“Do you think those people will really give you money?”

Zheng Wang sneered, “They won’t let us leave South City with the silver.”

His face changed and he gritted his teeth.

The only option now was to abandon all these possessions and escape from South City with his wife and children.

It’s just a pity that all my hard work over the years has been wasted.

He sighed deeply, “Pack your things, take only the valuables, we’ll leave at daybreak, and leave South City.”

Before Zheng Wang finished his words, there was a sudden muffled bang.

Zheng Wang’s face changed drastically. He grabbed the steel knife at hand and rushed into the yard in two steps.

I saw that the gate of the yard had been kicked open from the outside, and seven or eight people rushed into the yard.

Those men were all dressed in tight clothes, tall and strong.

“Lv Xingmin, you broke into a private house, what do you want to do?!”

When Zheng Wang saw the leader’s appearance, his heart sank to the bottom.

The leader of the Dog Fighting Gang, Lü Xingmin, is a martial artist at the third level of Body Tempering. He is cruel and ruthless, and is known as the Mad Dog.

The most important thing is that Lu Xingmin has a younger brother who caused trouble in Nancheng before and died at the hands of Zheng Wang.

In the past, Zheng Wang was the head of the Nancheng Division’s detective squad, so even if Lu Xingmin wanted to take revenge, he didn’t dare to do anything to him.

Now Zheng Wang not only took off his uniform, but also offended Sima of Nancheng Division.

Lu Xingmin was the first to rush over.

“Zheng Wang, do you think you are still the powerful squad leader?
Now, there is no Nanjoji to support you.”

Lu Xingmin grinned and said, “Old man, if you know what’s best for you, just let me chop off your head. Otherwise, I will cut off your limbs and put you in a dog cage, letting those fighting dogs bite you to death.”

“Lü Xingmin, don’t push me too far!”

Zheng Wang’s face flushed red, and he suppressed his anger and said, “I, Zheng Wang, am not a fish that you can slaughter at will. If you really force me into a corner, I still have three or five good friends. It is not impossible for me to fight your Fighting Dog Gang to the death!”

“Haha, who do you think will help you now?”

Lu Xingmin laughed wildly, “Your old team-leading brothers are now busy with their own business!

Old man, you won’t cry until you see the coffin.

It seems that you have a middle-aged wife. Today, I, the gang leader, will let you open your eyes.

Come on, bring Lao Hei here. Our Zheng Bantou has never seen how Lao Hei sleeps with a woman. “

Lu Xingmin clapped his hands, and a younger brother came in from behind leading a big black dog.

Zheng Wang’s chest heaved violently and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

“I’ll fight you!”

He roared angrily and slashed at Lu Xingmin with his knife.

boom!
Lu Xingmin dodged Zheng Wang’s knife and kicked Zheng Wang in the chest, sending him flying backwards.

“I didn’t beat you before because of your dark skin. Do you really think I can’t beat you?”

Lu Xingmin grinned, took a few steps forward, and stepped hard on Zheng Wang’s chest.

“Someone, come and catch that old woman, so that our Zheng Bantou can have some fun!”

Lu Xingmin shouted.

“master!”

“Let go of my mother!”

The cries echoed in the courtyard.

The neighbors around were all silent, and no one dared to speak out.

Zheng Wang’s eyes were red with anger.

“Lü Xingmin, you beast! If you have anything to say, come to me, don’t touch them!”

Zheng Wang screamed desperately.

Zheng Wang’s wife was grabbed by the arms by two members of the dog fighting gang. The big black dog whimpered as it approached her. Her face was filled with fear.

“Hahaha!”

Lu Xingmin laughed, “Lao Hei, come on!”

The big black dog was drooling all over the ground. It suddenly stood up, with its two front paws on the shoulders of Zheng Wang’s wife.

“Beast! Beast!”

Zheng Wang shed two lines of tears of blood.

Swish!
At this moment, there was a sudden slight sound.

The big black dog suddenly stopped moving.

Lu Xingmin and others looked over in surprise, and saw the huge dog head rolling to the ground.

The smelly dog ​​blood suddenly drenched Zheng Wang’s wife, scaring her so much that she screamed loudly.

“Who?!”

Lu Xingmin’s face changed and he shouted angrily.

“This is the first time since I started practicing swordplay that I want to kill someone so much.”

A voice sounded.

Along with the sound, a flash of knife light suddenly bloomed in the courtyard.

“Spare your life——”

Lu Xingmin’s face was full of fear and he dodged backwards desperately.

But no matter how fast he moved, he was not faster than the flash of the knife.

He held the sword in front of him, and with a slight “whoosh” sound, the steel sword in his hand broke into two pieces.

The incision is neat and smooth.

Like the steel knife, Lu Xingmin’s body was also divided into two parts, upper and lower.

He lowered his head with difficulty and looked at his two lonely legs, his eyes full of regret.

Then he fell into eternal darkness.

Pfft!
Pfft!
The sounds of corpses falling to the ground rang out one after another. Before Zheng Wang could react to what was happening, all the members of the Dog Fighting Gang had turned into corpses.

He raised his head blankly, only to feel the light in front of his eyes dim, and a figure appeared in front of him.

“Zheng Bantou, I will kill these eight beasts for you. Chenghui, eight taels of silver.”

A voice sounded in Zheng Wang’s ears.

Zheng Wang finally came to his senses and asked, “Captain Su?”

He looked at the corpses all over the yard in a daze, “Aren’t there seven people?”

“This dog doesn’t count?” Su Mu said.

Zheng Wang wanted to slap himself. What was he saying?

Not to mention eight taels of silver, even if it was his entire fortune, he would be willing to give it out now.

Does Captain Su care about eight taels of silver?
He wanted to reassure himself!
He quickly took out a ten-liang silver ingot from his arms and handed it to Su Mu.

“Captain Su, why are you here?”

Zheng Wang asked curiously.

“I’m not the head of the police now, I’m the ghostwriter.”

Su Mu laughed and tossed the silver in his hand, “I’ll take the extra two taels as your reward.

Zheng Bantou, don’t call me the captain anymore, I’m not the captain anymore.”

“Sir Su, please don’t call me squad leader anymore. I’m not even a constable anymore.”

Zheng Wang smiled bitterly.

He never imagined that he would end up in such a miserable state after taking off his police uniform.

“you sure?”

Su Mu said, “Are you sure you don’t want to be the team leader? I came here this time, killing people is just a side job.

Actually, I want to invite you to go to Dongcheng with me and continue to work as the head of the constable squad.

Since you don’t want to, forget it.

I’ll find someone else.”

Having said that, Su Mu turned around and walked out.

“Master Su!”

Zheng Wang was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Su Mu was about to walk out the door, he hurriedly called out, “What did you just say?
Dongcheng? Can I go to Dongcheng to be a foreman?”

He couldn’t help using honorifics.

One doesn’t know the value of something until he loses it. Without his status as a gang leader, a dog fighting gang almost destroyed his family.

If Su Mu was willing to give him a chance, Zheng Wang would definitely repay Su Mu’s kindness with his life.

“Your ability is more than enough to be a squad leader.”

Su Mu said without even turning his head, “I will soon be appointed as the Sima of Dongcheng Division, and I need a few trustworthy people to help me.

But since you don’t want to, I don’t want to force you.”

“I am willing!”

Zheng Wang used all his strength and shouted, “I am Zheng Wang, your humble servant. I am willing to serve you at my utmost!”

He now had no time to think about why Su Mu had suddenly become the Sima of Dongcheng Division.

He only knew that this was the biggest opportunity in his life.

When Su Mu took Zheng Wang away, there was a courtyard in the street. A pair of eyes looked out through the crack of the door, stunned.

The woman’s name was Liu Hongyu. Not long ago, she was engaged to her uncle’s former employer through a matchmaker.

Her future father-in-law used to be the head of the Nancheng Division’s detective squad.

Liu Hongyu stood there in a daze for a long time before she let out a long sigh. That sigh contained regret and relief.

I thought I was getting closer to him, but unexpectedly, the distance was getting farther and farther.

If at the beginning——

Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

…………

A few days later, the Dongchengsi government office quietly welcomed a new owner.

Su Mu brought Zheng Wang and two other former squad leaders from the South City Division into the East City Division’s yamen.

These three team leaders all resigned in anger in front of He Guangshao that day.

The incident started because of Su Mu and changed because of Su Mu.

Now, Su Mu has given them a new life.

Yu Xiujiang brought hundreds of constables from the Dongcheng Division, led by the head constable and seven squad leaders, and gathered in the open space in front of the Dongcheng Division government office to welcome Su Mu.

Seeing Su Mu coming, Yu Xiujiang immediately led everyone to bow and salute.

“Dongcheng Division, there are a total of 761 detectives. Except for those on patrol, the remaining 400 are all present. Please meet Sir Sima!”

Everyone said in unison, the scene was quite spectacular.

Although Dongcheng is about the same size as Nancheng, the entire Dongcheng District is countless times more prosperous than Nancheng District. The number and quality of Dongcheng detectives also far exceed those of Nancheng District.

After reaching the second stage of Body Tempering, he was already qualified to be the foreman in South City Division, but it was still not enough in East City Division.

The seven squad leaders of the East City Division are all warriors who have reached the third level of body tempering.

The chief constable Chen Song of the East City Division has even reached the fourth level of Body Tempering, although he has only entered the entry level of Bone Tempering and has not even reached the level of Small Chengdu.

But Tempering Bone is Tempering Bone after all, and there may not be one such person in the entire South City District.

“No need to be polite.”

Su Mu looked around, recalling some of the things Yu Xiujiang had told him, and spoke lightly.

“Yes.”

Everyone responded in unison, then stood up and carefully looked at Su Mu, the new Sima.

Everyone’s first reaction was that they were too young.

They had heard before that the new Sima was less than twenty years old, but when they saw him with their own eyes, they couldn’t help but exclaim that he was too young.

He is so young. I heard that before he came here, he seriously injured Sima of Nancheng Division.

Sima of Nancheng Si was said to be a direct descendant of the He family, one of the four major families in the inner city, and a famous young genius.

Moreover, this new Sima and the Sima of Nancheng were both selected as the Baiyi of Tianping Division.

For the Taiping Division Baiyi, the threshold is to reach the fourth level of body tempering before the age of twenty!

“He’s so young, but his strength has reached such a terrifying level. Our Chen Tou can’t be his opponent, right?”

“What a joke! Mr. Chen was over 40 when he broke through to the fourth level of body tempering. How can he compare with the new Sima?”

Some detectives were talking in low voices.

The look in Su Mu’s eyes was full of surprise and admiration.

No jealousy.

People will only be jealous of those who are similar in strength to themselves. They will not feel the slightest bit of jealousy towards those who are far stronger than themselves.

“Master Yu, where is Si Cheng?”

Su Mu looked at Yu Xiujiang two steps away and asked slowly.

“Sir Sima, Si Cheng said he was not feeling well and is resting at home.”

Yu Xiujiang bowed and responded respectfully.

Ever since learning that Su Mu had severely injured He Guangshao, Yu Xiujiang changed his attitude towards Su Mu.

Su Mu is not a vassal of the Luo family like him.

Sooner or later, Su Mu will be qualified to have an equal dialogue with the Luo family.

“Since he is not feeling well, let him rest at home. From today on, you will take over Si Cheng’s duties temporarily. Is there any problem?”

Su Mu said calmly.

He had known for a long time that the Chief Secretary of the East City Division was not from the Luo family, but was sent by the Xie family, one of the four major families in the inner city.

Although Su Mu had no grudges against the Xie family, he didn’t want to have a thorn under his nose, so he took the opportunity to remove it.

“There is no problem.”

Yu Xiujiang bowed and said, the chief clerk was the third in command, and the secretary was the second in command. For him, it was a promotion, and he was also somewhat pleasantly surprised. He did not expect Su Mu to be so decisive.

“The captain and squad leader will stay, the rest of you can go.”

Su Mu nodded and continued.

Before he finished speaking, a loud voice suddenly came from outside the yamen.

“The Qingcha Sect has come to congratulate the new Sima on his appointment. We have brought a gift and would like to see the new Sima!”

Su Mu looked calm and raised his head.

As soon as he arrived at the yamen, the Qingcha Sect came to his door.

Is it a sincere congratulation, or is it a malicious intention?
“They came to my door right after I arrived. Are they trying to tell me that they know everything about my whereabouts?”

Su Mu put his hands behind his back and walked out slowly, “Yu Sicheng, let’s go and meet one of the biggest forces in East City.”

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