Chapter 15 The Shen Family Has the Final Say
Lu Chenyang compromised and planned to pay two cents to a beggar on the street to ask. But when he reached into his wallet, it was empty. His face froze, and he immediately thought of the child he had bumped into.
Lu Chenyang was furious: "I'm the one who stole something! He must teach him a lesson!"
Yan Xing: “…”
County Magistrate Lu Chenyang was truly miserable. He was arrested before even entering the city. His life in the city was even more difficult. He was first blackmailed, then defrauded, and finally found that even his wallet had been stolen.
This city is even more terrifying than the bandit’s den. They didn’t suffer so much loss in the bandit’s den!
What kind of crappy place is this!
An hour had passed since Lu Chenyang and the others found the county government office. The group looked at the dilapidated county government office in front of them and remained silent for a long time.
Suddenly a cold wind blew, and the door of the county government office was blown open with a creaking sound, and then it stopped halfway.
Well, even the door is broken.
Lu Chenyang walked in. There was no one in the lobby of the county government office. Wanda walked in and saw an old man in his fifties in the back hall. He was the local county lieutenant Xu Zhenghui.
Xu Zhenghui trotted out and said, "This humble official greets Master Lu. You must have worked hard on the journey. Please go inside and rest for a while."
Lu Chenyang was deeply moved. After being in Yanquan County for so long, he finally met a normal person.
Lu Chenyang looked at the leaky county yamen and asked, "Where are the yamen runners?"
Xu Zhenghui was embarrassed for a moment, then said: "The Shen family is holding a banquet today, and they went over to maintain law and order."
Lu Chenyang smiled. No wonder he let her go down the mountain today. This was well prepared. He took her to the banquet and left her with an empty shell.
Lu Chenyang said, "The Shen family is so powerful that they can empty the county government office with just one banquet."
Xu Zhenghui was even more embarrassed. "My Lord, you just arrived in Lingnan and you don't know that the Shen family is very powerful. Not only do they control the trade routes in Lingnan, but even the bandits in the mountains have to give them some face."
Lu Chenyang had already understood this before he came. Although he had long known that the Shen family could dominate Lingnan, he felt it even more strongly after arriving in Lingnan.
Of the shops he had just seen on his way to the county government office, more than 80% had the Shen family's logo.
Lu Chenyang suddenly said, "I heard that the previous county magistrate refused to attend the birthday banquet of the Shen family's patriarch. A few days later, he was reported for corruption and bribery, and was eventually arrested. Is this true?"
This matter is not a secret in the officialdom. Everyone knows what happened, but the Shen family cannot admit it.
Xu Zhenghui said vaguely: "I'm not quite sure about this..."
Lu Chenyang glanced at him with a half-smile. Logically, he was Xu Zhenghui's immediate superior, but it was obvious that Xu Zhenghui had not yet decided to take sides.
The previous county magistrate is still serving his sentence. What right does he have to go against the Shen family?
Lu Chenyang figured out the Shen family's intention. They wanted him to be obedient and serve as a figurehead.
Last time, the Shen family used their power to send the county magistrate to jail. This time, the court sent him again. Perhaps the Shen family has figured out that this county magistrate is indispensable, and they can't always use frame-up tactics, right? After all, he is an official appointed by the court.
Therefore, the best way is to make him sensible and obedient, and not to go against the Shen family.
Then this drama happened. Zu Xingwei was allowed to capture him first to scare him. If he betrayed them, the Shen family would show up and rescue him, using both kindness and force - but it was a pity that Lu Chenyang did not accept it, and instead wanted to recruit Zu Xingwei.
Now he was given a warning in the county government office, telling him clearly that the Shen family had the final say.
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