Chapter 34: Calculation [Fifth update, asking for monthly votes]
Nowadays, the world is in chaos, which has given rise to many gangs, large and small.
Small gangs are a group of people who hang out at the bottom and gather together to form small gangs.
They gathered together to form small gangs, some to protect themselves from external forces, some to wander in gray areas, and some to occupy some territory and collect protection fees, etc.
But these gangs all have one thing in common, that is, there are no powerful martial artists in charge. Generally, the most powerful ones are at the Ironhide level, and most of them are just ordinary people, not even martial arts disciples.
Therefore, these small gangs need to spend money to hire a few skin-level "masters" to serve as guests. They do not need to be in charge of the gang, but they need to step in to support the scene when necessary.
Some businesses are in a similar situation. They cannot maintain a skin-level "master" all year round. However, if they have some industrial business, they will inevitably have some troubles. They also need to spend money to hire one or two skin-level "masters" to name their names.
, as a deterrent, you can ask them to take action in time if something happens.
Qin Ziling secretly has his own way of making money, and he doesn't actually need to make extra money. However, in order to deceive others, he still decides to pick one or two merchants who have invited him to see the situation. As for the gang forces, the composition is too complex, and most of them are
Wandering in gray areas, such as opening small gambling dens, brothels, loan sharking, or doing things to occupy territory and forcibly collect protection fees, Qin Ziling naturally didn't bother to put his name on it, so he refused them all outright.
At noon on this day, we were on the second floor of the "Hua Yun" gouache and rouge store in Xichengfang City.
A pair of siblings stood by the window, watching a man's back gradually disappear into the crowded street.
This pair of siblings are the owners of the "Hua Yun" gouache and rouge shop. The elder sister's name is Yun Lan and the younger brother's name is Yuntai.
Yunlan has an oval face, a good figure, and a gentle temperament. At first glance, she looks like a virtuous wife and loving mother, but the glance that inadvertently flashes deep in her eyes reveals a perseverance that is completely opposite to her appearance.
Yuntai was still a young man, and he looked pretty good, but it was a pity that he was lame in one leg.
"Sister, this Qin Ziling has only been practicing martial arts for nearly three years and has broken through to the realm of skin membrane. His potential has obviously been exhausted. He is far behind Zhuang Gaochi of Youlongzhangyuan. Why did you insist on choosing him? Could it be because of his handsome appearance?
, Is it because you have a good conversation and temperament?" Yuntai asked, his expression was obviously a little subtle after speaking, showing uneasiness and a hint of jealousy.
Their parents both died at the hands of bandits because of an outing. It was his sister who supported the family and brought him up. In Yuntai's mind, Yunlan has a very special status. She is both sister and mother, and he relies on her very much.
.
So even though I knew I shouldn't stop my sister from getting married, when I thought about her getting married, I felt inexplicably uneasy and even jealous.
"What are you thinking about? Your sister will never get married before you start a family!" Yun Lan said, looking away from the window and looking at Yuntai lovingly.
"But by the time I get married and start a business, my sister will have already passed the marriageable age. By then..." Yuntai breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then he felt an indescribable feeling of guilt and conflict in his heart.
"Haha, it's just a good idea if you can't get married. Sister will help you take care of the children when the time comes." Yun Lan rubbed Yuntai's hair and said, "Okay, don't think too much about it. The reason why I chose Qin Ziling is because I value his friendship.
Our store's business has been booming in the past few years, but I don't know how many eyes are watching. Some want to steal our secret recipe, and some even want to gain both people and money."
"The ability of Zhuang Gaochi you mentioned is indeed good, but his character is not. Asking him for help is still a small thing. It is just taking money and not doing anything. After all, the main purpose of our money is to borrow his name. What we are most afraid of is that a bad move will lead to the wolf entering the house.
. Qin Ziling is different. I have already inquired about it. A few days ago, a martial arts apprentice with whom he had a good relationship was seriously injured. Even if he recovered, he would become a disabled person. Others were afraid of him, but he did not care about his poor family.
, resolutely took him in and took care of him."
"As long as such a person is willing to accept our employment, he will definitely help us if something happens here. Of course, his strength is relatively weak, and running out of potential is a problem, but we are just a gouache and rouge shop, and the real power is
The big family won't take a fancy to them. If they really take a fancy to it, let alone Zhuang Gaochi, even if they invite an iron-clad master to come, it will be in vain. So even though Qin Ziling is relatively weak, it is actually enough. The key is to hire people.
reliable."
When the Yunlan siblings watched Qin Ziling leave, in the private room on the second floor of the Zuihualou restaurant opposite the "Hua Yun" gouache and rouge shop, there was a muscular man with bulging and tight muscles, and a black mole on his cheek.
The young man was also watching Qin Ziling leave.
His eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a fierce light.
At the dining table in the elegant room, a man in blue clothes, with a fleshy face and a hideous scar on his cheek was drinking and eating meat.
Soon, there was a knock on the door.
A waiter wearing the uniform of the "Hua Yun" gouache and rouge shop walked in cautiously with his body bowed.
When the man with the black mole saw the clerk come in, he took out a small piece of broken silver, estimated to be about two yuan, from his money bag, threw it to the clerk, and said, "Tell me."
"Thank you Mr. Zhuang, thank you Mr. Zhuang!" The clerk took the broken silver and bowed repeatedly with joy on his face, and then said: "The man who came just now is a disciple of Hantie Zhangyuan, his name is Qin Ziling, and the boss has signed a contract with him
It’s a contract.”
"Hey, Brother Zhuang, it seems that Yun Lan likes a handsome boy." The scarred man said with a smile.
The man called Brother Zhuang was none other than Zhuang Gaochi from Youlong Zhangyuan. Hearing this, he snorted coldly, then waved to the waiter and said, "You can go down now."
"Yes, yes." The waiter bowed repeatedly and quickly left the private room.
"Qin Ziling? I've never heard of such a disciple of the Skin Realm in Hantie Zhangyuan?" Zhuang Gaochi frowned slightly after the man left.
"Hey, I just heard about it." The scarred man said.
"Oh, tell me." Zhuang Gaochi said.
"As you know, my roots are in Xianhefang. It happens that there is an apprentice from Hantie Zhangyuan who is from Xianhefang. A few days ago, his hands and feet were broken in the martial arts arena and he became a cripple. These days
Who is willing to save a disabled person, and he has no close relatives, so he is basically waiting for death. As a result, guess what? There was an apprentice who studied martial arts with him in the martial arts gym and had an average family to carry him back.
Let’s go home for treatment and care.” The man with the scar said.
"Is this person Qin Ziling?" Zhuang Gaochi blurted out.
"Yes, that's the name. I also heard that he has been practicing martial arts for nearly three years and has not been able to break through. Unexpectedly, he recently broke through to the realm of skin membrane. I didn't expect that he was actually valued by Yun Lan and ruined Brother Zhuang's good deeds.
"The scarred man said.
"It turns out he is such an idiot! How can he ruin my good deeds? On the contrary, he can set off my majestic and heroic appearance. However, I have to ask Brother Yan to help me with this matter." Zhuang Gaochi's eyes flashed with sinisterness.
look.
The scarred man's surname is Yan and his given name is Yan Kui. He is the leader of the Yan Luo Gang, a small gang in the Western Outer City that specializes in extortion and collecting protection fees.
The street where the "Hua Yun" gouache and rouge shop is located is his territory.
"Hey, it's easy to talk. If I were to change to a disciple of Hantie Zhangyuan in Xianyuanfang, I would still have to worry about it. But here, with such a newcomer, there is nothing to worry about. But Brother Zhuang is here
When you have both people and wealth, don't forget the benefits of brothers." Upon hearing this, Yan Kui immediately understood the meaning of Zhuang Gaochi's words and chuckled.
"That's natural, that's natural. But you can't do it too hastily. You need to delay it for a while, otherwise it will be too confusing." Zhuang Gaochi said.
"Hehe, Brother Zhuang must have thought carefully, otherwise it would be self-defeating if the beautiful shopkeeper was suspicious of Brother Zhuang." Yan Kui said.
PS: Thank you for the reward of one million points after eating the spicy food.
I was originally worried about saving the manuscript, and the updates a while ago were relatively fierce during the new book period, at least more fierce than most books in the same period. I didn't plan to break out today, but I decided to go all out and blasted out five updates in a row this morning.
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