Chapter 869 Returning Home

"And Beijia, I know." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "Bejia's reputation is terrifying, but this is not Beijia's territory, it belongs to Panlong City. It is simply out of reach, otherwise why only send Fu Shanlie to stir up trouble instead of a large army?"

There are several small countries such as Jin Yao and Xiluo between Longchuan and Beijia, and they are indeed far away.

"As long as the gangs and factions isolate the Xiqie pseudo-army and don't get involved with it, I will naturally find a way to deal with it."

Sure enough, in order to deal with the Xiqie pseudo-army, Yuheng City wants to bribe them first.

Xu Zeshou pointed to the token on the table: "If we are hired, I mean if, what else does Yuheng City need us to do?"

"You charge by road section, you can't raise the price randomly, I will send people to inspect regularly." He Lingchuan pointed to the Longchuan map again, "You must maintain the public security in your respective sections. Once a business is attacked and damaged, your salary will be deducted! In addition, since the road tax belongs to you, then the maintenance of the road section is also yours. Whether it is a landslide or a damaged pier, you must deal with it in time."

There is nothing to say about this. If you take public money, you have to do your job. The two bandit leaders can't find fault with it.

"We need to wipe out the Xijue puppet army, and each gang must contribute." He Lingchuan added, "We can discuss this in detail later."

The two bandit leaders looked at each other and said, "We need to go back and gather the gang members to discuss it."

"As it should be." He Lingchuan expressed his understanding, "If you are hesitant, why not try it for half a month? You can't afford to lose or be fooled."

Indeed, the plans that Yuhengcheng came up with seemed to be cheap for the bandits. They would not suffer any loss if they used it first.

The tea in front of them was cold, but Xu and Tao still did not dare to drink it. But the tense atmosphere at the beginning had been dissipated without knowing when.

The two bandit leaders stood up and said goodbye to He Lingchuan politely, and then turned around and entered the water with a group of men.

As soon as he got on the boat, Xu Zeshou asked Tao Lin: "Old Tao, what do you think?"

Their relationship was not so good originally. Xu Zeshou also had a nephew who was killed by Qianjinzhai. But the pressure from the Xijue puppet army and Fu Shanlie made the two bandit leaders get closer and closer.

"This He guy shouldn't be a fool. He gave so many benefits just to recruit them!" Tao Lin was also thinking, "He's afraid that we will stand with Fu Shanlie. On the other hand, if we agree to Commander He's conditions, we will be openly opposed to Fu Shanlie."

Xu Zeshou also nodded: "Fu Shanlie is a Beijia general. If we don't fall for his tricks, we will have to protect those fat sheep when they rob our territory... I mean the caravan."

Fu Shanlie and the Xiqie puppet army will never accept Yuhengcheng's recruitment. Just looking at their background, they are completely different from other water bandits in Longchuan.

Therefore, the Xiqie puppet army will continue to make trouble on the Longchuan business road.

But after Qianjinzhai and Qiuhua Gang accepted the official waist badge, they not only collected money on the spot, but also had to maintain public order.

Not only can they not rob the caravan themselves, but they also have to prevent other water bandits from rushing over to rob.

The water bandits turned into officers and soldiers and turned back to fight the water bandits. This matter is ridiculous no matter how you think about it, especially since everyone lives in Longchuan, how can the neighborhood relationship be harmonious?

But Xu Zeshou gritted his teeth and said, "Fushan Lie is bent on annexing and becoming bigger, and he is becoming more and more rude to us. I heard that he is also a killer in Beijia. If we let him continue to do whatever he wants, Tao Zhaizhu, so many small gangs and factions that have disappeared are our lessons."

Tao Lin hummed.

As the leader of the largest gang in Longchuan, he is also deeply afraid of the Xiqie pseudo-army.

After all, the other party has the support of Jin Yaoguo and Beijia, and we are all gangsters. What can we use to compete with them?

Unless we find a backer, such as Yuhengcheng.

"Like He said, there's no harm in giving it a try." Tao Lin was also somewhat tempted. "Anyway, our men are all here. If Yuheng City dares to come up with any tricks, we will immediately rebel!"

Xu Zeshou smiled and said, "That's right. When the time comes, throw down the badge and we will go back to Longchuan."

With Qianjinzhai leading the way, the pressure on the Qiuhua Gang to receive the official badge will be reduced.

Until they left, He Lingchuan stood up and stretched: "Call it a day, back to Yuheng City!"

The door panel turned back and whistled, and many people stood up on the low hill behind the post station.

...

When He Lingchuan returned to Yuheng City, it was already dark.

He went to the city guard station to look through the information handed over by Longchuan, and then sat down to read for half a minute. There was a flutter outside, and a bird flapped its wings through the window and landed on the table.

The red falcon is here.

"The master asked me to ask you, are you busy tonight?"

It lives on the back mountain where the two live.

He Lingchuan looked at the pile of documents on his desk:

"Not busy."

"She wants you to go home for dinner."

He Lingchuan was refreshed, grabbed a few documents and threw them into his storage ring: "I'll be back soon!"

Two quarters of an hour later, he was walking on the winding mountain road back home.

Under his feet were the lights of thousands of houses in Yuheng City, but looking up, it was pitch black, except for the lanterns at his doorstep that flickered in the evening breeze.

The autumn was as cold as water, and the mountain road was covered with dark frost at night, and it was easy to slip.

But looking at the light above, He Lingchuan walked very comfortably, his boots creaking on the gravel.

That was home.

Walking on this road, he relaxed all over, and the tension and hard work of the day disappeared. Because he knew that it was only a few steps away from home, and he could get there sooner or later, whether he walked faster or slower.

There was someone he wanted to see at home.

The falcon didn't wait for him, and flew back to its nest to sleep.

He passed through the house without returning, and went straight to Master Sun's courtyard door.

The yard was very large, and the lanterns under the eaves illuminated the hibiscus flowers nearby. The big fat carp in the pond was sleepy, and when it heard He Lingchuan's footsteps, it just waved its tail lazily.

There was light in the window, and as soon as He Lingchuan walked under the eaves, Sun Fuling opened the door to greet him:

"I'm home?"

There are several fluorescent spore lights in the house, and Master Sun's home is still so orderly.

Looking at the beauty under the lamp, her face looks a little warmer.

"How are you feeling?" He Lingchuan grabbed her hand, but it was still cold.

"Very good, let's wash our hands and eat."

He Lingchuan went to the water tank under the eaves to wash his hands and accompanied her to the kitchen.

Compared with the wooden houses in Panlong City, the residence here can be regarded as a mansion. The wing room outside the kitchen was converted into a dining room by Sun Fuling.

Simple and bright, there is a bottle of newly folded dahlias on the desk.

However, a stoneware stove has been placed on the round dining table, with charcoal at the bottom and a lid on top. The soup is already boiling.

He Lingchuan smelled a strange fragrance and reached out to lift the lid. He saw that the sauce inside was golden red and contained more than half of the pot of sheep and scorpions.

"Hey, are you making a side stove tonight?" It's still the sheep and scorpion pot.

Master Sun did it? It doesn't smell like much.

Sun Fuling seemed to understand his thoughts and pursed her lips: "The Quanfu Restaurant you took me to a few days ago also does food delivery. I want a pot of it."

From the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the distance is not close. Mrs. Sun is really a little rich woman.

He Lingchuan had a keen eye and hurried into the kitchen to help, only to see that the beef and mutton had been cut into light-transmitting thin slices and placed neatly on ten plates.

Master Sun's sword skills are still so good.

The two brought the meat and vegetables into the dining room, and He Lingchuan fished out the sheep and scorpions to eat.

After eating the meat, it is time to boil the vegetables.

Sun Fuling picked up the bayberry wine on the side and filled a full glass for him.

"Did your day go well?"

"It went very smoothly, as expected." He Lingchuan then briefly reported to the leader the meeting with the two gang leaders in the afternoon.

After Sun Fuling listened carefully, she smiled and said, "No wonder Mr. Wen is so angry. You are indeed tolerant of the water bandits."

In front of her, He Lingchuan could complain casually: "Mr. Wen can't figure it out himself. He always thinks that I am doing useless work."

"You didn't explain it clearly to him, did you?"

He Lingchuan was about to bite the scorpion, but when he heard this, he looked at her first and said, "He's looking for you?"

How else would she know?

Sun Fuling took a sip of bayberry wine and said slowly: "A few days ago, your conversation with Mr. Wen ended on bad terms. Mr. Wen threw up his sleeves and walked away. Afterwards, he felt that he was reckless, so he came to me as a lobbyist."

Wen Daolun was very aware of the "friendship" between Sun Fuling and He Lingchuan, so he wanted to use her as a middleman to ease the relationship.

"Commander Zhong and General Hong let you go to Yuheng City for training. They probably told Mr. Wen to support you in advance. He must have been very good to you in the past six months, right? But you made him angry with just two words."

"I did it on purpose." He Lingchuan shrugged, "It's not enough to say nothing."

"...Are you and Mr. Wen so different?" Wen Daolun's evaluation of He Lingchuan was that he was resourceful but young and energetic.

As for young people, who doesn’t have any anger, who doesn’t have any motivation, who doesn’t think he is right?

"Mr. Wen may not be able to understand what I am doing, but that is not the point." He Lingchuan ate the meat without raising his head. "He wanted to take the opportunity to overpower me."

"Huh?" Sun Fuling was a little surprised, "How do you say this? Mr. Wen is a good man."

"It has nothing to do with being a good or bad person, it has to do with where he sits. A snake can't do without a head, but it can't do a snake with two heads. Who does the snake's body listen to? There has to be a priority." He Lingchuan said with a smile. , "Mr. Wen is in charge of civil affairs and I am in charge of military affairs. Logically speaking, we are on an equal footing. But I am young and was newly promoted by Commander Zhong. I am a latecomer in Mr. Wen's eyes. He thinks he has more seniority than me, so of course he hopes I respect him respectfully and accept his opinions humbly.”

This is what happens in the workplace and officialdom. Older people and senior people want newcomers to be polite to them. Otherwise, use some eye drops.

Crowds naturally pay attention to order.

"Mr. Wen is a respectable elder, and he always wants to teach me." He Lingchuan grabbed the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, "But when I take charge of the army in Yuheng City, I have to protect the safety and security of the people of Yuheng City. We are responsible for the peace of Longchuan Commercial Road and cannot give in to him again and again.”

To put it bluntly, he is now on an equal footing with Wen Daolun, one is domestic and the other is foreign.

Wen Daolun wanted to be condescending in front of him, and wanted to play officialdom by talking about seniority? It doesn’t work!