Chapter 20: No Face (Monthly Ticket Plus)

"Old Liao, why don't you tell them and let them misunderstand you forever?"

The brothel theater.

Chu Ning spat out a plum pit from his mouth, glanced at Xiaoxiang who was singing on the stage, and asked Lao Liao beside him.

"Isn't this good? There's no need to tell her about me and her mother."

Lao Liao shook his head and changed the subject, "You hid it well enough, it turned out to be related to Chief Huang."

The detectives in the town might not know that Chief Huang was supporting Chu Ning, but the detectives in the county town almost all knew about it. Old Liao had been in the police station for so many years and was well-informed.

Chu Ning smiled slightly and didn't respond.

It was Lao Liao who asked him to come and listen to the opera today, and he believed that Lao Liao didn't want to talk about these.

"With Chief Huang backing you up, no one will bother you openly, but the police station is not a monolithic entity. I'm afraid some of the police chiefs have their eyes on the police competition."

What Lao Liao meant was that there was another force in the police station.

"A competition between detectives?"

"Every three years, all detectives can participate. This is to encourage detectives to practice martial arts diligently. The first place winner of the competition can not only receive rewards from the court, but also be allowed to choose any area within our patrol station. Some detectives who are assigned to less profitable areas are full of energy and want to make a splash in the competition."

"Although Chief Huang has said that you are the only one in Xiafeng Town now, the reward for the constable competition has been a rule of the patrol station for many years. If the first place winner chooses Xiafeng Town, Chief Huang cannot deny it."

"What this means is that the first place in this year's constable competition must go to Xiafeng Town?"

"Well, who told Xiafeng Town to be so lucrative now?" Old Liao nodded. "Among the current constables in Daning County, the strongest one is Zhang Tao, who weighs over 800 pounds. I was the one who brought Zhang Tao to the police station. I asked him to come out. You can talk to him later."

Chu Ning understood that Lao Liao hoped that he could reach an agreement with Zhang Tao. Zhang Tao was likely to be the first in the constable competition. As long as Zhang Tao did not choose to come to Xiafeng Town, his position as the constable of Xiafeng Town would be secure.

"Thanks, Lao Liao."

Chu Ning doesn't take Zhang Tao, who has a strength of 800 kilograms, seriously, but Lao Liao doesn't know his true strength. This is out of kindness, and he should appreciate it.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Ning looked normal, but Lao Liao looked a little ugly.

Chu Ning sighed inwardly, fearing that Zhang Tao did not regard Lao Liao as his master, the guiding master of the police station.

Otherwise, he and Lao Liao had already been listening to the opera here for half an hour. If he really wanted to respect Lao Liao, he should have come here earlier.

Half an hour later, Zhang Tao finally arrived.

He was tall and strong. As soon as he entered the theater, he saw Lao Liao and Chu Ning's table. He walked over and said loudly, "Lao Liao, I was delayed by work just now. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Who is this?"

"This is Chu Ning. You are all young detectives. Let's get to know each other..."

"Hello, Brother Zhang."

Chu Ning greeted him first, but Zhang Tao just glanced at Chu Ning and then looked at Lao Liao: "Lao Liao, what are you doing?"

"I'll give you a clue. The Constable Competition is coming soon. You must be aiming for the first place. The area you are in charge of now is very lucrative. There is no need to focus on Xiafeng Town. Chu Ning will not let you suffer any loss."

Hearing what Lao Liao said, Zhang Tao laughed again: "Lao Liao, what are you talking about? There are so many constables in our county, and I never dared to think that I could get the first place. It's too early to talk about this now."

Zhang Tao sat down on the chair and looked at Xiaoxiang who was singing on the stage: "Old Liao, if you like this singing woman, leave it to me. I will make sure that this woman will lie on your bed obediently at night. How can you play innocent with a singing woman?"

Old Liao's face darkened. Chu Ning knew that Zhang Tao had no intention of talking to him, and the last sentence was even more of a mockery to Old Liao.

If Zhang Tao had any respect for Lao Liao, even if he didn't know the real reason why Lao Liao took care of Xiaoxiang and mistakenly thought that Lao Liao liked Xiaoxiang, he would not say such words.

Whether you respect a person enough depends on whether you also respect the women around him. Of course, this does not include women who are just playing around with him.

Old Liao said coldly, "No need to trouble Constable Zhang."

Zhang Tao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I have some work to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, Zhang Tao stood up and waved to the waiter, "Give these two taels of silver to Xiaoxiang as a reward. Just say it was from Constable Liao."

"Lao Liao, I'll leave then."

From beginning to end, Zhang Tao didn't say a word to Chu Ning. Old Liao's face turned pale: "Chu Ning, I can't help you with anything. In their eyes, I am not a master."

It would be a lie for Old Liao to say that he was not angry. When Zhang Tao was first assigned to the police station, he was a young and inexperienced man who not only offended the merchants but also the gangs. If it were not for his mediation, he would have been beaten to death by those gang members long ago.

"One kind of rice feeds a hundred kinds of people. Don't be angry, Lao Liao. Just watch the show... Miss Xiaoxiang will be back soon."

Chu Ning comforted Lao Liao with a few words. It seemed that there were many people eyeing his position. The reason why Zhang Tao didn't give Lao Liao much face was certainly because Lao Liao didn't have much status in his heart, but it was probably also because someone was plotting something for him behind the scenes.

After accompanying Lao Liao to listen to the opera for half an hour, Chu Ning walked out of the brothel and did not return to Xiafeng Town. Instead, he bought some snacks and went to Huang's Mansion.

"Mr. Chu."

The housekeeper was a little surprised to see Chu Ning carrying some snacks. In the past, every time Chu Ning came to the house, he would bring some thoughtful gifts.

"Butler, is Uncle Huang at home?"

"Yes, I'll take you to see the master."

The butler had already received instructions from the master that if Chu Ning came today, he should take him directly to the study.

The Huang family is very big. Chu Ning followed the housekeeper for a few minutes before arriving at the study. Director Huang had just finished writing.

"Here we are. This is the first time we have officially met."

Huang Zhongtai looked at Chu Ning, and Chu Ning nodded and said, "I was afraid that I would have a bad influence on you, Uncle Huang, in the police station, so I didn't dare to greet you."

"Then why don't you ask to see me every time you come to my house?"

"Uncle Huang, I will always remember your kindness to me. I feel that if I come to your house just to see you, it will become a way of currying favor with you, which is not what I want."

Chu Ning explained it very clearly. I gave Uncle Huang some "thoughtful" gifts because I always remember your kindness to me. But if I seek to get close to you in the name of repaying your kindness, that would be a purposeful repayment, which I am not willing to do.

"Oh, so you're coming here this time?"

"I heard that the Constable Competition will be held in a month."

Huang Zhongtai narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Are you afraid that another constable will take first place and squeeze out your position as the constable of Xiafeng Town, so you want me to help you?"

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Chu Ning shook his head, he knew that Huang Zhongtai had misunderstood him.

"I said before that I only have a pure desire to repay you, Uncle Huang. Now I come to seek your help again. Isn't it insincere?"

"I didn't want to come at first, because I was afraid that you would misunderstand me, but after thinking about it, I felt that I had to come. If I disrupted your plan because of me, I would be repaying kindness with enmity."

Huang Zhongtai's expression became serious and he stared at Chu Ning.

Chu Ning didn't hesitate and said directly: "My nephew has a strength of 1,500 kilograms."

The housekeeper standing behind Chu Ning opened his mouth slightly after Chu Ning said this. Huang Zhongtai was also stunned for a moment: "Are you serious?"

"If Uncle Huang doesn't believe me, I can prove it."

Huang Zhongtai immediately decided: "Go to the martial arts academy."

A quarter of an hour later, Huang Zhongtai returned to the study and laughed out loud: "Chu Ning, you didn't let me down."

Just now at the martial arts academy, Chu Ning’s punch burst out with a force of nearly five thousand kilograms, which is already at the level of a quasi-martial artist.

It’s not that the police station is without quasi-martial arts masters in the constable department, but those quasi-martial arts masters have already participated in the constable competition held every three years and can no longer participate.

Currently, no one who is qualified to participate in the competition is stronger than Chu Ning.

The battles of those below the level of martial artists rely more on strength, without much skill involved, because no matter the speed or body movements, the improvement in strength is limited before the dark energy is cultivated.

"Uncle Huang, if you have already made plans for this competition, then I will..."

"No need, just take first place."

Huang Zhongtai was even more satisfied with Chu Ning. He was a good kid who would rather hide his shortcomings for the sake of his own plans.

He was also a teenager, and every young man is full of vigor and vitality. That is an age of high spirits, so how could he be willing to do something that hides his incompetence?

"Take this book, 'Ape Steps'. It's a martial arts secret book for practicing body movements. You are strong enough now. Practicing 'Ape Steps' will make your body movements more flexible in battle."

"Thank you, Uncle Huang."

Chu Ning took the book excitedly. He knew how precious Daliang's martial arts secrets were. Ordinary people could not get access to other martial arts secrets except for entering the school, because these martial arts secrets were in the hands of martial arts families.

The martial arts families in Daliang are all truly powerful families. It seems that Uncle Huang’s background is not ordinary.

After the butler escorted Chu Ning out of the door, he returned and asked hesitantly, "Master, are you going to give Chu Ning this "Ape Step"?"

Huang Zhongtai did not explain the confusion to the housekeeper, but asked: "Do you know why the number of merchants in Xiafeng Town has increased?"

The butler shook his head.

"When Chu Ning went to Xiafeng Town, he collected taxes freely. As long as the merchants did not go too far, he did not mind if they gave him less. He even allowed some merchants to delay paying because their families were in urgent need of money."

"If it was a child of a wealthy family, it wouldn't be a big deal, as he would just look down on such a small amount of money. But Chu Ning's family is poor, and he still owes a lot of money to take care of his old aunt. If you were Chu Ning, what would you do if you had the opportunity to collect all the tax money into your own pocket?"

The housekeeper understood a little: "I will desperately squeeze these merchants, because I don't know when they will be transferred away. If I miss this opportunity, I won't have such a good opportunity again."

"That's right, this is what most people think. When Zhao Bing reported to me that Chu Ning was going to Xiafeng Town, I also thought that Chu Ning wanted to go to Xiafeng Town to extort money from those merchants. I didn't expect that I was wrong."

"It's not that the master is wrong, it's just that Chu Ning thinks differently from most people." The butler added.

"Back then, Chu Ning had no potential, but I still did him a favor. Now that Chu Ning has the potential to become a martial artist, why not give him a hand? But don't forget, even after three years of studying in the academy, there are only a few who can break through to become a martial artist."

PS: I said that I would add more chapters if I voted for 100 monthly tickets, so I added them immediately. The portion is quite sufficient, right? In addition, the chapter that was supposed to be published at 7 a.m. was changed to be published after 12 a.m. Another point is that I would like to ask for your continued reading. Today is the first day I put it on the recommendation list, and there are 1,000 collections, but I don't know what's going on with the following readers. Those who have collected it, such as Daniel Wu, please don't keep it. If no one reads this collection, the retention rate will drop sharply.

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