Chapter 18 The boiler in the patrol room is burning every day (follow up reading)
Chu Ning has a happy worry recently.
There are more and more businesses in Xiafeng Town.
People from several other villages bordering Xiafeng Town all came to Xiafeng Town to buy things or set up stalls.
The reason is that Chu Ning was more Buddhist in collecting protection fees.
The less protection fees he collects, the more merchants earn, and the people who buy things have more room to bargain.
A pound of soy sauce costs ten cents in the county town, thirteen cents in ordinary town stores, and twelve cents in Xiafeng Town stores.
Don't underestimate the difference of just one cent. Soy sauce is one cent cheaper, and other daily necessities are also one or two cents cheaper. Ordinary people can save more than ten cents on one purchase.
A dozen cents can buy two kilograms of food, which is enough food for a family of three for a day.
For those people who live near Xiafeng Town, the distance to the town is almost the same as that to Xiafeng Town. Even if it takes a few kilometers longer to walk for half an hour, it is fine.
The time of ordinary people is worthless, but money is valuable.
With more merchants and more people buying things, he collected more protection fees.
This month, Chu Ning received 30% more protection money than last month. If this continues, the amount will double in a few months.
Chu Ning would not push money away if he had money coming in.
Money is a good thing.
He needed money to pay for his own martial arts training, and he also needed money to take care of his old aunt's health.
He was mainly worried that Xiafeng Town would be targeted by someone.
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A courtyard in Daning County.
A dozen big men are gathering together.
"We are still a small force. Most of the lucrative areas in the county are occupied by the Sanzhu Gang, the Feihu Sect, and the Xuedao Sect. I am afraid we will never be able to make a breakthrough in the county."
"Boss, you decide what to do, and we brothers will follow you!"
"Let's go to Xiafeng Town. I have a distant relative who lives there. He said there are many merchants in Xiafeng Town. Let's go to Xiafeng Town to collect protection fees. When we make money, we can recruit soldiers and break into the county town."
"Boss, what about the police station?"
"There is only one constable in Xiafeng Town, and we are not stopping him from collecting taxes. Do you think he would dare to go against us Thirteen Eagles?"
"Yes, if he dares to go against us, kill him!"
They didn't dare and were afraid to kill the head of the police, but they still didn't take a constable seriously.
The boss of the Thirteen Eagles had a ruthless look on his face. The most important thing for a gang like this was to be ruthless. It was because of his ruthlessness that he gathered twelve brothers and formed a new gang called the Thirteen Eagles, which occupied a street in Daning County.
However, this street was notoriously poor, and he couldn't make much money even if he scraped the ground three feet deep, causing panic among the gang members.
If they don't change, the Thirteen Eagles will probably become Seven Wolves.
"While other gangs haven't discovered Xiafeng Town yet, we should seize it first. Leave six brothers to guard it, and the rest of you will follow me to attack Xiafeng Town."
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"Master Chu, a gang has come to our town to collect protection fees. Please go and take a look."
Chu Ning was practicing martial arts in the backyard when Liu Da hurried in. Chu Ning frowned and asked, "Who are they from? How many people are here?"
"Someone called the Thirteen Eagles came with six people, and a merchant refused to hand it over, so they beat him up."
"How can this be possible!"
Chu Ning was furious. He put on his sword and walked out the door.
On the street, merchants looked terrified, and Zhou Zijie, the leader of the Thirteen Eagles, was holding a machete in his hand.
"From today on, you will pay me 30% of the protection fee every month. If anyone dares to pay less, this will be the outcome."
At Zhou Zijie's feet, a merchant was lying on the ground wailing with a knife cut on his arm.
"Master Chu is here!"
The appearance of Chu Ning made the merchants excited. Chu Ning looked at the scene and frowned, "You are from the Thirteen Eagles Gang. I have heard of your great name for a long time. I wonder what your position is in the Thirteen Eagles?"
"This is our leader." A member of the Thirteen Eagles gang shouted nearby.
"So you are the gang leader. I am so disrespectful. May I go to the police station to discuss in detail?" Chu Ning bowed, but he felt at ease.
"Okay, I'll give you some face."
In Zhou Zijie's opinion, this constable would definitely not stand on the side of these merchants. He just wanted to negotiate with him about the commission of the protection fee.
"Why don't you send this man to the clinic?" Chu Ning glared at the merchants, and the merchants nearby finally reacted.
Chu Ning led Zhou Zijie and seven others to the police station with ease, and arranged a banquet for them.
The wine is good and the food is good.
Everything was arranged according to the standards of funeral banquets in the town.
As they toasted each other, Chu Ning, Zhou Zijie and the other seven became friends.
Zhou Zijie even wanted to change the gang name from Thirteen Eagles to Fourteen K on the spot.
After the meal, Chu Ning once again sent Zhou Zijie and the other seven away. He promised Zhou Zijie and the other seven that he would give him three days to convince the merchants, and they would definitely pay 30% of the protection fee every month.
An hour later, the boiler in the backyard of the police station started burning again.
"It's still a bit passive. These gangs disappear as soon as they arrive in Xiafeng Town. I'm afraid it will attract the attention of those who are interested. We have to turn passivity into initiative."
Chu Ning pondered for a while and called Liu Da.
"Liu Da, I heard you want to get involved in gangs?"
Liu Da shrank his neck in fear: "Chu... Lord Chu, that was my original thought. Now I don't have that thought anymore. Just focus on business."
"How can you not have this thought? A real man is born in this world, how can he be depressed and inferior to others for a long time." Chu Ning glared: "You still have two sworn brothers?"
“Yes… yes.”
"Well, take your two brothers to the county town and find a gang to join. I will support you three brothers in your gang activities every month."
"ah!?"
"Ah, what? Let's go today. It would be best if the three of you join different gangs. If any gang takes a fancy to Xiafeng Town, come back and tell me."
"Sir, do you want me to be an undercover agent?" Liu's brain worked quickly and he immediately understood Chu Ning's intention.
"Don't worry, I promise to complete the task you assign."
Watching Liu Da leave, Chu Ning was also satisfied with his actions. He had to take the initiative and nip these gangs in the bud before they showed any signs of marching into Xiafeng Town, so that no one would suspect me.
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A strange thing happened in Daning County, causing panic among the people.
The main thing that caused the gang members to panic was that ordinary people applauded because six or seven gangs in Daning County had been wiped out in the past six months.
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It cannot be said that they were destroyed, but the gang leaders and some elite members of these gangs disappeared inexplicably.
Once the gang leader and deputy gang leader disappeared, the remaining gang members defected to other gangs, and the gang naturally disbanded.
Three Bamboo Gang.
Li Yunshu and the two deputy gang leaders looked solemn. With such an expert targeting gangs in Daning County, they had to be cautious even when going out recently.
Because that person is most likely a martial artist.
According to their speculation, this person might have been bullied by a gang before, and now that he has mastered martial arts, he has begun to retaliate against the gang.
After a discussion, there was no substantial progress towards the mysterious strong man. Finally, the deputy gang leader said, "Brother, the Flying Tiger Sect and the Blood Sword Hall have set their sights on Xiafeng Town. What about us?"
"If Feihu Sect and Xuedao Hall want to take over Xiafeng Town, let them go. I can't sleep or eat well with such a mysterious strong man watching in secret. Our Sanzhu Gang's territory is big enough, there is no need to expand it."
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Police station.
Chu Ning punched a stone slab in the yard, and the slab shattered immediately.
Immediately afterwards, Chu Ning punched another stone slab, and this time the stone slab was directly turned into powder.
"My pure strength has now reached 2,000 kilograms. If I use the Bull Demon Power, a punch of more than 5,000 kilograms can beat a whole platoon of Tang Ruowei."
In the past six months, although Niu Mo Jin has not yet broken through to the fifth level, he has a hunch that he is not far from the fifth level, and that thin bottleneck membrane is about to be broken.
"It's time to ask Instructor Liu about martial arts."
Chu Ning left the police station and walked into the town. The townspeople greeted Chu Ning one after another.
"Master Chu, my granddaughter will be one month old the day after tomorrow. Please come to the wedding."
"Congratulations, Old Sun. This is your eighth granddaughter, right? Try to make it an even number."
Old Sun: ...
"Master Chu, my son is getting married on the sixth day of the first lunar month. You must come and have a drink."
"Okay, I'll show your son what the bride looks like then."
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While greeting the people, Chu Ning selected gifts. Finally, he picked two fat carps and some game, then left Xiafeng Town and headed for the county town.
Daning County School.
As Chu Ningjiao stepped into the school, he heard a loud shout.
"Double fists through the ears!"
"Hold the sky on your back!"
In the martial arts arena, two figures were fighting, shouting the moves of the Bull Demon Fist, but the moves they displayed and the moves they actually used were completely different.
This scene is inexplicably familiar.
Ji Yang and Jin Le, who were fighting, also saw Chu Ning walking into the school, and both of them stopped.
Ji Yang looked a little embarrassed, like a child who had done something bad and was caught by his parents. However, Jin Le spoke up and greeted him.
"Chu Ning, are you here to see Instructor Liu?"
"Well, what are you doing?"
"Not long ago, Tang Ruowei and Zhao Qin fought each other. Tang Ruowei defeated Zhao Qin by using the method of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west. Tang Ruowei said that she learned this method from you. We think this method is very useful. Everyone has been practicing it recently."
Jin Le explained to Chu Ning that the battle at that time surprised everyone. When they learned from Tang Ruowei that it was Chu Ning's idea and that Chu Ning had defeated Tang Ruowei, they were shocked.
"I heard from Tang Ruowei that Chu Ning did not hesitate at all in your actions. Every time I shouted a move, I had to review it in my mind first. Otherwise, I would subconsciously shout out the move I was going to use. Not only did I fail to make a feint to the east and attack in the west, but I actually gave the opponent a warning."
Jin Le's family runs a restaurant and he knows how to build up connections the best. He doesn't look down on Chu Ning too much. After hearing from Tang Ruowei how capable Chu Ning is, he now has a strong desire to make friends with Chu Ning.
So what if they left the academy after six months? Among those who stayed in the academy, it was estimated that only Zhao Qin and Tang Ruowei could become martial artists within three years.
"There's no trick to this thing, just practice more and it will be fine."
Chu Ning replied with a smile that he was able to use it so skillfully because, firstly, he had practiced hard, and secondly, he had often played the game of saying one thing and thinking another with little girls in nightclubs in his previous life.
Rock, Paper, Scissors, if what he shouts out must be different from what he shows with his hands, he loses and drinks, and the little girl loses and drinks milk.
Watching Chu Ning walk into the backyard, Jin Le turned around and glanced at Ji Yang who was silent. He could probably guess what Ji Yang was thinking. After thinking for a while, he persuaded him, "Ji Yang, you and Chu Ning were roommates. I don't think it's necessary to make your relationship so awkward."
"To be honest, Chu Ning was able to defeat Tang Ruowei, and none of us are Tang Ruowei's opponents. Chu Ning's martial arts talent is even better than ours. Let's be more realistic. How much money did Chu Ning spend to complete the three-month assessment? If Chu Ning's family was as wealthy as ours, I'm afraid he would be able to compete with Zhao Qin."
Ji Yang remained silent, and Jin Le stopped trying to persuade him. He had said everything he needed to say. If Ji Yang was determined not to leave, that was his own business.
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