Chapter 833 Excuse Me
"Oh, I can't believe it! This is amazing!!! Just one night, no, just such a short period of time, we did nothing, just stood in the tavern, and actually earned 6 oris , you should really see the expression on Iron Cuff's face at that time..."
When Zhang Heng and the patrol team members walked out of the tavern, a young patrol team member named Barbier could no longer hold back and shouted excitedly.
This was probably the most majestic night since he joined the patrol, especially when Zhang Heng said to the iron cuffs, "Thirty percent, not even a copper penny less." Everyone present listened to this Eastern man's words. There was an unquestionable majesty in it.
It was as if the patrol had ambushed hundreds of people outside the tavern. As long as Zhang Heng gave the order, they would rush in and chop up all the people inside.
Iron Cuffs and his men looked at each other. Those guys on the patrol team...when did they become so tough?
Especially the iron cuffs that bear the brunt, because he is sitting opposite Zhang Heng, he feels the strongest. This is not a patrol team. He feels that the person in front of him is clearly the boss of one of the three major forces in this area.
Such a big shot could decide his life or death with just one sentence. Sweat even broke out on the iron-cuffed forehead. He found that he couldn't refuse the other party's proposal. It wasn't that he couldn't, but that he had no choice.
It wasn't until Zhang Heng and his party left that he woke up from this nightmare and noticed that his right hand placed under the table was shaking slightly.
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Zhang Heng did not go far. He stopped shortly after leaving the tavern and opened the money bag worth six gold coins.
Divide the money into fourteen parts, and then give twelve of them directly to the members of the patrol. Each person can get about forty-two sesterces.
This is tantamount to a huge sum of money for the patrol members who live on a meager salary, and you must know that this is only one week's income. According to the agreement between Zhang Heng and Tie Shao, Tie Shao will pay 30% of the income every week. To the patrol as a token of appreciation for the patrol's efforts in maintaining law and order.
And no one had any objections to Zhang Heng taking two shares, because Zhang Heng almost earned the money alone. No one had thought that he could make money in this way before. Everyone even felt that Zhang Heng's take was a little too little. Even if he takes away the big head, no one will say anything.
However, Zhang Heng himself doesn’t actually have any particular need for money. He also has income from performances at the Victor Arena. Taking two shares is more to set rules for future money distribution. After all, since he plans to take over the patrol team , the issue of profit distribution must be handled well, otherwise the team will not be able to lead far at all.
After everyone happily took the money, their eyes changed when they looked at Zhang Heng. They no longer regarded him as a new outsider as before, but had more respect and kindness.
However, Aris, the captain, looked at Zhang Heng with a somewhat complicated look. He did not accept his share of the profits immediately.
Instead, he said, "I actually wanted to ask you inside just now, but at that time you were still negotiating with the iron cuffs. You are a member of the patrol team and I can't dismantle you, but now, I think I can ask That’s the problem.”
"Excuse me." Zhang Heng said.
"What's the difference between us doing this and those bastards inside?" Aris said seriously.
His words were like a bucket of cold water poured on them, making the originally lively and cheerful atmosphere suddenly cool down. All the patrol members who had received the money looked a little embarrassed.
Especially the two young people who had just joined the patrol team, probably because their ideals had not been wiped away by the bad reality here, they lowered their heads in shame after hearing this. Indeed, no matter how cautious Zhang Heng's words were and how high-sounding he was. , can't change the fact that this is a blackmail.
They used their status as a patrol to extort Tieshao and his people and get the money, just like Tieshao and his people collected money from those thieves. But Iron Cuffs and the others are villains and bad guys, and they can do this kind of thing with peace of mind, while the patrol team members are the law enforcers in this area.
After all, they are different from the criminal organizations here. Just because they have money, everyone subconsciously puts this issue behind them. But now that Aris has brought it up, everyone has to re-examine their role in it. The role comes.
However, the person involved, Zhang Heng, remained calm. He nodded and said, "Good question. Can I ask you, what do you think is the most important responsibility of the patrol team?"
"Maintain law and order in this place and arrest criminals." Aris replied without hesitation. As the captain of the patrol team, he was certainly no stranger to his responsibilities.
"No offense, but how were you doing before I got here?"
Aris was silent after hearing this. After a while, he spoke again, "What we did was not very good. That bastard Tieshao was right about one thing. We were just walking around in this area before, and those guys weren't afraid of us at all." , in fact no one is afraid of us.
"Because no one from the residents here will cooperate with us, the entire patrol team seems to be useless. We don't have enough manpower and no funds. We can't do anything. We can only watch this place getting worse and worse. As the captain, I have a great responsibility and even tell the new members not to mind their own business." Aris laughed at himself, "I know you think of me as a coward."
All the members of the patrol team had a sad look on their faces when Aris spoke. They knew the past days of the patrol team very well. It can be said that Aris was not exaggerating at all.
"However, although life was a bit harder, we could still get by without doing anything illegal."
"It's admirable. I'm serious. Given the environment you're in, it's already amazing that you can do this." Zhang Heng said, "But... if you really want to fulfill your responsibilities, I'm afraid you need to do a little bit more. Sacrificing some of your own self-respect and pride and maintaining your own moral superiority will not make this place better. You have been here for so long, I believe you can understand the meaning of this sentence better than me."
"Actually, I'm not a person who doesn't know how to adapt," Aris frowned, "but apart from extorting Iron Cuffs to bulge our own pockets, I don't see how we can make this place better. In fact, we have lost so much money, Iron Cuffs It will definitely make the thieves under him commit crimes even more crazily. In other words, the security of the three nearby streets will further deteriorate."
"That's the case for the time being, but you don't think I'm here just to help the patrol team earn some pocket money. This is just the beginning," Zhang Heng said lightly, "When we integrate all the big and small forces here, we Then we can formulate new order and rules.”