Chapter 12 Taking Office

Life in the police station is easy.

Every day, Chu Ning would follow Lao Liao to stroll the streets in the morning, listen to music in brothels in the afternoon, and go home to practice martial arts in the evening.

In that month, he drew the sword from his waist twice. Once, a hooligan ate in a restaurant without paying, and another time, there was a gang fight on the street.

Chu Ning followed Lao Liao's example, drew his sword, and retreated behind the crowd.

Life is so dull and boring.

"Chu boy, you will be assigned an area in a few days. Which area of ​​the city are you going to go to?"

New constables in the police station would normally be assigned to a region upon joining the job, but Chu Ning received special care. Constable Zhao asked him to first follow Lao Liao for a month to learn about constable experience.

Chu Ning knew that the reason for such preferential treatment was that Chief Huang had given instructions to Captain Zhao.

Before he dropped out of the academy, he wrote a letter to Director Huang, in which he explained the reasons for dropping out. Director Huang wrote back to him, but did not blame him. Instead, he encouraged him not to slack off even after leaving the academy.

With this letter, Chu Ning knew that his days in the police station would not be difficult. As the top leader, Chief Huang would have no problem taking care of a small detective like himself.

During this month, Chu Ning also met Chief Huang several times in the police station, but he did not say hello, so Lao Liao knew that there was someone protecting him in the police station, but he didn't know who.

"It's up to Captain Zhao to decide. I can't choose it myself."

"You are a young boy, but you are very tight-lipped. Many new recruits would like everyone to know their background and backers, and they would complain about it all over the police station, but you are different, you refuse to reveal a single word."

Old Liao wasn't really angry. He was very comfortable patrolling the streets with Chu Ning for a month. Chu Ning was young but he understood many things very quickly.

"Lao Liao, I'll treat you to a drink today."

The two passed by a restaurant and Chu Ning called out to Lao Liao. Lao Liao was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Chu Ning was treating him to a farewell drink.

This kid already knows where he's going.

The drinking session lasted for two hours. The wine was sweet. Old Liao was a little drunk. He patted Chu Ning on the shoulder and said many heartfelt words.

Only then did Chu Ning realize that although Lao Liao looked free and easy, he was actually a man with a story.

There is a saying that goes... Every poor person has...

Wrong, Chu Ning felt that he had drunk too much and his mind was a little confused.

Every free and easy person has something in his heart that he can't let go.

I still remember that year, when I was a young man full of vigor and ambition, wanting to compete with the gods.

But reality gave the boy a cruel slap in the face.

Lao Liao entered the school, but was expelled after three months.

Lao Liao was depressed and spent all his time in brothels. There was a woman in the brothel named Lianxiang, who was Lao Liao's lover.

It is said that the land of pleasure is the grave of heroes, but Lianxiang encouraged Lao Liao every day and finally helped him come out of his depression.

Lao Liao decided to go out and learn martial arts from a master, and finally went to the provincial capital to learn martial arts from a master who had inherited martial arts from his family.

After ten years of study, Lao Liao ranked last among his fellow apprentices in terms of strength. His master was afraid that he would lose face, so he found an excuse to send him away.

Old Liao also let things go and no longer had any ambitions. He thought about returning to Daning County to redeem Lianxiang, then working as a constable in the government office and just living his life like that.

Unexpectedly, when Lao Liao returned to Daning County, he learned that Lianxiang had married a businessman as a concubine and had given birth to a daughter. What Lao Liao did not expect was that the businessman abandoned Lianxiang. In order to support his daughter, Lianxiang had to return to the brothel.

When Lao Liao found Lianxiang, Lianxiang was unwilling to see him. A few years later, Lianxiang died of depression.

I don’t know if it was because of Lao Liao or because of the businessman, but Lao Liao himself said that Lianxiang must be because of him.

Lianxiang passed away, but her daughter grew up slowly. Although she worked in a brothel, she did not follow her mother's path. Instead, she learned to sing opera with the brothel's opera troupe.

Chu Ning then realized that every time Lao Liao took him to watch an opera, it was to support Lianxiang's daughter.

Although Lao Liao was only a constable, with him around, Lianxiang's daughter would not suffer any harm in the brothel.

At the end of the drinking session, Lao Liao was completely drunk and still grumbled about making the decision for Xiaoxiang to marry Chu Ning.

Xiaoxiang is Lianxiang’s daughter.

"That was a close call. I almost called Lao Liao father-in-law."

Walking on the street, the cold wind blew and Chu Ning sobered up a lot. Xiao Xiang was indeed pretty, sang well, and was especially good at ventriloquism. When Lao Liao first proposed this idea, he was still somewhat tempted.

It was a close call.

You, Old Liao, were just a lover of the mother's when she was alive. What power can you have over her? It's useless to call you father-in-law.

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"Aunt, it's freezing cold now so you should stay in the city. I'll take you to town next spring."

"Mrs. Huang, thank you for your hard work."

Chu Ning carried a bag and gave instructions to his old aunt for a long time. Seeing his old aunt wiping tears silently, he felt bad, but he had thought carefully about going to Xiafeng Town.

Mrs. Huang was the neighbor next door. Chu Ning gave Mrs. Huang ten taels of silver and asked her to take care of her old aunt.

Xiafeng Town is a small town under Daning County. This is Chu Ning’s own choice.

A few days ago, Captain Zhao asked him if he had any ideas, and he volunteered to go to Xiafeng Town.

The man who sold the game was from Xiafeng Town. The mountains in Xiafeng Town are the habitat of the silver-backed viper. However, this snake is fast and it is not easy to catch it. It costs one or two taels of silver per snake on the market.

Chu Ning, who couldn't afford it, had no choice but to catch it himself.

"Xiao Ning, remember not to play with water."

About ten meters away from the house, Chu Ning nodded heavily as he listened to the instructions from his old aunt behind him. He knew that his old aunt was afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of his cheap father.

But the old aunt overlooked one important point: her cheap father drowned in the houseboat because he drank too much and his body was drained of alcohol.

A son should not blame his father for his mistakes, so the main reason why his cheap father drowned was excessive drinking.

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With Chu Ning's speed, it took him two hours to reach Xiafeng Town.

Xiafeng Town is not big, but it has everything it needs. Chu Ning asked several residents and quickly found the town’s police station.

It was a two-story courtyard with a front hall and a back yard. The front hall was used to handle disputes among residents in the town, and the back yard was used for living. As soon as Chu Ning entered the door, he saw a layer of dust on the ground.

There are twelve towns under Daning County, and each town's police station is guarded by a captain of police. Only Xiafeng Town has no captain of police. Because Xiafeng Town is small in area and lacks oil and water, no captain of police is willing to come.

Half a month ago, an old constable in Xiafeng Town accidentally broke his leg while walking, and other constables were unwilling to come to Xiafeng Town, so the patrol station in Xiafeng Town has been vacant here.

This is another reason why Chu Ning chose Xiafeng Town. He is the only constable in this town. He is the local emperor and is in charge of everything in the town.

The most important thing is that in order to encourage the detectives to go to Xiafeng Town, the police station offered a three-year tax exemption policy.

This tax exemption does not apply to ordinary people. Instead, as long as you go to Xiafeng Town, all the tax money you can collect will belong to the constable.

Chu Ning left the door open and spent half an hour cleaning the place. What Chu Ning didn't know was that the news had already spread among the townspeople.

A new constable has arrived in Xiafeng Town, and he is very young.

In a dilapidated temple outside the town, three men squatted behind a clay statue with a broken arm, muttering to each other.

"Boss, there's a new detective in town. What should we do?"

"I think it's the same as before. We beat him up secretly at night. Isn't that how we chased the old constable away?"

"Idiot." The man called the eldest brother cursed, "How can it be the same? We can beat the old detective because he is old and weak, but this new detective looks very young. How can we fight him with our limited strength?"

"But now that the police are here, our three brothers' goal of dominating Xiafeng Town cannot be achieved."

"Don't worry, my cousin in the city, you know my cousin."

"I know, I know. The red stick thugs from the Sanzhu Gang hacked people all over the streets."

The other two men nodded quickly. They heard the boss' story about his cousin and learned that the largest gang in the city, the Sanzhu Gang, was first formed when the gang leader and two deputy gang leaders swore brotherhood in a bamboo forest and slowly developed from there.

The three of them also followed the example of the leader and deputy leader of the Sanzhu Gang, but there was no bamboo forest in Xiafeng Town, so they ran to the peach blossom forest to swear brotherhood.

"My cousin said that fighting is not about brute force but also about wits. To be on the safe side, I will go to the city to sell straw sandals tomorrow and learn from my cousin while I'm at it."

"Boss, you are wise. I will listen to you."

"Me too."

At this moment, Chu Ning, who had just finished cleaning the yard, didn't know that someone had been thinking about him. After cleaning the yard, he went out and went to the rice shop in the town. The boss saw that he was wearing a handsome uniform and gave him a 50% discount.

Chu Ning easily carried the two bags of rice in one hand and walked through a conspicuous place on the street, and many people stared with wide eyes.

After pouring the rice into the jar and taking a bath with well water, Chu Ning heard a sound coming from the front hall.

The village heads and elders from all the villages in Xiafeng Town came.

Chu Ning smiled slightly and said, "Very good, showing off muscles is quite effective."

Next, Chu Ning warmly met with these village heads in the front hall and expressed the government's love for the people of Xiafeng Town. These village heads and elders had tears in their eyes and said they felt the warmth. They had been looking forward to the arrival of the new constables for a long time.

In this warm atmosphere, Chu Ning immediately stated that he would maintain the public order of Xiafeng Town and protect the property of the townspeople.

The village heads and clan elders were once again so excited that they could not express their feelings. They also stated that they would definitely pay the protection... and tax silver on time every month.

In short, this meeting between officials and the public was a successful one and of great significance. It not only designated the direction for the future development of Xiafeng Town, but also opened a new chapter for Xiafeng Town.

(End of this chapter)