Tang Shijiang operated the screws and threw a carload of grain onto the tracks, and unloaded the remaining grain, coal, clothes, medicines, groceries... all from the train.

After unloading all the things, Brother Tang waved his hand, and two rivets flew over from the locomotive and landed in Brother Tang's arms.

These two rivets were the cause of the train's loss of control. After the rivets were pulled out, the train began to slow down, and Tang Shijiang and Li Banfeng got off the train together.

Walking on the road, Li Banfeng looked at this senior carefully. From his words and actions, it was obvious that he was the local god of Heishipo.

But unlike other local gods, even if Li Banfeng used his Golden Eyes and Detailed Detection Skill to the maximum, there was no trace of will-o'-the-wisp on his body.

This proves that he is not a ghost and his body is still there.

Arriving at an abandoned factory, Tang Shijiang took a package from the machine tool.

When I opened the package, I found two lunch boxes inside, one with rice and the other with vegetables.

Tang Shijiang mixed the rice and vegetables together and gave Li Banfeng a lunch box: "Don't be disgusted, let's have a meal together."

Li Banfeng has worked on a construction site and has an inexplicable sense of familiarity with lunch boxes.

There was only one pair of chopsticks, so Tang Shijiang gave them to Li Banfeng and found two branches to use as chopsticks.

"Brother, these birdmen from other states will probably fight us for a while, we can't afford to give in."

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "As long as Brother Tang doesn't give in, I will fight them to the end!"

Tang Shijiang laughed and said, "Don't worry about that. I have never known how to write the word 'cowardly' since I was born!"

According to Mr. Yao, Heishipo was originally the territory of Uncle Train, but was later handed over by Uncle Train to his disciples.

This Brother Tang should be the disciple of Master Train, right?

The two of them finished their meal happily. Tang Shijiang gave Li Banfeng a box of screws: "Brother, take this. Although you are not from my sect, these nails are useful. You can use them as hidden weapons."

Li Banfeng actually has no shortage of hidden weapons, but since Brother Tang gave them to him, he naturally had to accept them.

Brother Tang warned again: "Those people from other states are so hungry that they will definitely rob us by force, and they will probably do it in a sneaky way.

Don't be afraid of robbery. Heishipo is a place with seeds. If you encounter such things, you don't need to care about it, and you must not care about it.

I'm worried about those cunning guys coming to attack us secretly. It's easier to avoid an open attack than to defend against an arrow from the dark. You must be extra careful."

…

Tang Shijiang was right. Everyone in the Customs Office was almost turning green with hunger.

They had eaten all the canned food and biscuits, so they were waiting for this trainload of food. But something happened to the train and not a single grain of food was delivered.

The next day, Cheng Mingke held an important meeting in the Customs Defense Hall. He gave a speech at the meeting, in which he mentioned the word "reverence" nine times.

He wanted Prozhou to respect the Customs Office and the Customs Envoy, and most importantly, to respect him as the Customs Envoy.

During the speech, several people fainted due to hypoglycemia, which made Cheng Mingke very dissatisfied.

"We only had a five-hour meeting, and these people couldn't sit still. This is a typical problem of willpower."

Secretary Tong Lingzhu said: "Envoy Cheng, many of them haven't eaten much all day, and they can't hold on because of physical reasons..."

"Don't stress any objective reasons to me! Look for more subjective reasons! Look at the deputy envoys, is there anyone who fainted?"

Tong Lingzhu was silent for a moment, then raised her head and said to Cheng Mingke, "That's because the limited food in the Customs Office was given to the Customs Envoys. Of course, they won't faint if they are full."

Cheng Mingke looked at Tong Lingzhu in surprise. This beautiful and capable secretary was originally highly appreciated by Cheng Mingke, but he did not expect that she would dare to contradict him today.

Tong Lingzhu had been patient for a long time, as the new guard had no idea about the situation in Heishipo.

She just found out Cheng Mingke's background today. Not only does this person not know much about Heishipo, he doesn't even know much about Prozhou.

This was his first time serving in the state, and he applied the practices of other states to Black Rock Slope.

Cheng Mingke really wanted to get angry. If this happened in another state, he would scold this ignorant secretary until he would doubt his life.

But he didn't scold today, because Tong Lingzhu was looking at him the whole time.

When being looked at directly by subordinates, it is best to control one's emotions. This is his experience over the years.

He turned around, picked up the teacup, and looked out the window calmly as usual.

He asked Tong Lingzhu to leave, saying that she would be useless in the future, so he would find a chance to transfer her away.

Worried about having nothing to eat? Worried about Black Rock Slope getting out of control?

Judging from her vision and means, she is not qualified for this job.

She also doesn't obey orders. Such a person, no matter how capable or beautiful she is, should not be reused.

Cheng Mingke immediately ordered Du Chaohui, the official in charge of logistics, to take people to buy grain.

The requirement this time was very clear. No matter what means were used, the food must be bought back, and he also asked two fifth-level cultivators to go with Du Chaohui.

This attitude is already very clear, Du Chaohui can only choose to force the purchase, otherwise he will not be able to complete the task.

But in a place like Blackshipo, it is not so easy to force a purchase.

The rice shop owner called all his employees, took up their weapons, and confronted Du Chaohui at the door of the rice shop.

There was a huge gap between the two sides in terms of cultivation and equipment. People like Mi Xing were no match for the Guanfangshi.

But the rice shop owner showed no fear, and none of his employees backed down.

The people who were watching came up and all their eyes were on the rice shop owner.

The rice shop owner shouted to the crowd: "We have been running this shop for decades. Thank you for your care.

There was no rice in the store today, but someone insisted on buying rice, forcing me to risk my life today.

Having lived to this age, it is enough for me to die here today. I only ask you, young and old, to bear witness to this. If anyone asks about this in the future, please give me some justice!"

As more and more people gathered around, Du Chaohui became more and more nervous.

His men tried to drive them away, but it was no use; no one listened to them.

Just as things were about to get out of hand, Du Chaohui encountered a cultivator next to him named Chen Yusheng, a fifth-level martial artist.

This man is a smart guy who can see the situation clearly.

It is unrealistic to expel everyone at the moment. The most effective way is to immediately take down the core figure of the incident, that is, the boss of the rice bank.

The attack must be covert so that the other party cannot detect it at all.

You must act decisively and not allow a stalemate to occur, otherwise a melee will result and things will get serious.

You have to be ruthless. After knocking him down, beat the rice shop owner half to death on the spot, making him unable to scream, and directly intimidate other people.

Chen Yusheng came quietly behind the rice shop owner, his eyes darkening.

Li Banfeng reached out from his side, grabbed Chen Yusheng's hair, and pressed him to the ground.

The attack had to be covert, and Chen Yusheng indeed did not notice it.

Be decisive when taking action. After pinning the man down, Li Banfeng started kicking him directly.

Li Banfeng's idea was different from Chen Yusheng's, as he wanted to use his feet.

As soon as Li Banfeng took action, the owner of the rice shop followed suit, and those who were watching around also took action.

They have endured it for a long time.

He kicked Chen Yusheng first. Chen Yusheng tried to struggle to get up, but was kicked to the ground by Tang Shijiang again.

"Brother," Tang Shijiang lowered his voice and said, "Aren't you not allowed to take care of this matter?"

Li Banfeng kicked again: "I didn't care much, I just watched the fun."

Tang Shijiang kicked again: "Don't worry, they can handle this matter themselves."

The two men's feet were too heavy, and Chen Yusheng almost died after being kicked several times.

At the same time, Du Chaohui's side was under siege and the situation was extremely critical.

There was a physical cultivator beside Du Chaohui, who easily protected Du Chaohui behind him: "Let's see which of you dares to come!"

Brother Tang stepped forward and pressed the body cultivator to the ground, and said to Li Banfeng, "Come."

The two of them kicked the body cultivator while chatting.

"Brother, go ahead and leave this to me."

"Listen to my brother."

Li Banfeng kicked the ball twice more and left Mihang.

…

At dusk, Du Chaohui went to Cheng Mingke with a bruised face to report that the food had still not been purchased.

Cheng Mingke put the cup on the table and said to Du Chaohui, "Where is the guard I assigned to you?"

"They are all seriously injured and are being treated in the infirmary."

“Both fifth-level cultivators are injured. Something is going on here. Someone special is involved in this!

Fu Botai’s disappearance is related to these people. We must find them no matter how hard we try!

Gather all the dark energy users in the Customs Office, and have the deputy customs envoys who are not on duty lead the team, go to the rice shop first, bring back the rice, and bring back the people from the rice shop as well.

This group of people are so arrogant, they must be instructed. We must interrogate them strictly tonight and get a result.

If any unrelated person was involved in this incident, they will be punished for the same crime and escorted to the Customs Office.”

Cheng Mingke gave the order and Du Chaohui looked on in surprise.

Cheng Mingke frowned and said, "What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Du Chaohui asked, "Envoy Cheng, are you not going?"

Cheng Mingke glared at Du Chaohui, and Du Chaohui quickly left the office.

The sun was about to set. Cheng Mingke stood by the window, looking at the scenery outside, remaining calm and composed as always.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip. Tong Lingzhu pushed the door and walked in.

Cheng Mingke frowned slightly. He didn't look back, but through the reflection of the glass, he saw Tong Lingzhu.

She doesn't even knock on the door. Who gave her this bad habit?

Cheng Mingke turned around and put down the teacup, ready to take this opportunity to teach Tong Lingzhu a lesson.

Tong Lingzhu said: "The general envoy of the customs is here."

The teacup was not placed firmly and fell to the ground. Cheng Mingke did not bother to pick it up and hurried out to greet the envoy.

It's strange. When did the general envoy come? Why didn't I receive any message before?

As soon as I arrived at the door, the plump general of the customs, Liao Zihui, walked in with a friendly smile.

Cheng Mingke quickly asked Tong Lingzhu to make tea. Liao Zihui waved his hand and said, "Don't bother. I'll be gone in a moment. Xiaotong, go do your thing first. I have a few words to say to Mingke alone."

Tong Lingzhu left the office. Liao Zihui sat on the sofa and said to Cheng Mingke, "Mingke, you just came to work in Purozhou. There are many things you are not used to, right?"

There was something behind these words. Cheng Mingke had been struggling for so many years, how could he not hear it? He quickly explained: "General Manager Liao, there is a problem at Black Slope right now, I have dealt with it in time..."

Liao Zihui nodded. He already knew how Cheng Mingke handled the matter, but did not make any comment.

"Mingke, you can't act too hastily in Pro Province. I don't know if you've read the newspaper recently. There are a lot of news reports that link us to the Jiang Xiang Gang. Some people even link us to the human gang. It has a very bad impact."

"These are all false rumors. We have always maintained a clear line between ourselves and Jiang's gang," Cheng Mingke was prepared for this. "The newspapers that spread these false rumors have been closed down by me."

Liao Zihui was silent for a moment, then asked, "Mingke, if you can shut down the newspaper office in Heishipo, can you shut down all newspaper offices in Pro Province?"

Cheng Mingke considered his tone and said to Liao Zihui: "General Manager Liao, I think we should use some severe measures against these unscrupulous newspapers."

Liao Zihui sighed, "You are still too impatient. How about this, you pack up your things and go to Green Water City with me. I need your assistance with some work."

Cheng Mingke was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to leave Black Rock Slope at this time, right?"

"Ming Ke, Black Rock City has already arranged for someone else to take over your job."

Cheng Mingke shook his head and said, "General Manager, I can't figure this out. What have I done wrong in my work?"

Liao Zihui smiled and said, "This decision is also for your personal safety. Your resume says that you are a second-level dark energy user, but as far as I know, you are only at the first level, right?"

Cheng Mingke remained calm. It was not uncommon for people to falsely report their ranks among the garrison commanders. He neither admitted nor denied it, and said calmly, "I think there is no necessary connection between a person's combat power and ability. I think..."

"What do you think?" Liao Zihui stopped smiling and his tone became less gentle.

Cheng Mingke realized that he had said the wrong thing and that he had to be careful with some words in front of the general envoy.

Liao Zihui asked: "Do you know how powerful Prozhou is?"

Cheng Mingke pondered for a moment and changed his words: "I think their so-called strength is only superficial. In essence..."

"Stop talking!" Liao Zihui interrupted Cheng Mingke, "You don't know how strong they are, it doesn't matter, the key is not to let them know it themselves,

If you keep messing around like this, they'll find out soon."

PS: In the battle between Lu Chunying and Lu Maoxian, Liao Zihui once appeared and ended this fierce battle.

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