In the afternoon, Ren Yan came back with information about the Blackwater Gang.
Ren Yan's ability to do things has always satisfied Chen Mu.
This is one of the reasons why I have kept him.
After all, there are always people around Chen Mu who want to do things, and Ren Yan is also very knowledgeable. Ever since he discovered his changes, he has been doing his duty honestly and has never done anything out of bounds until now.
Such people are not suitable as confidants, but they are very suitable for use.
"Second Master, the Blackwater Gang is a small gang on Donglin Street. It occupies four streets in Donglin. There are about thirty people in it. They extract a lot of money on weekdays, but most of them are used for up and down management.
Therefore, the Five Cities Military and Horse Division has turned a blind eye to it for so many years."
Ren Yan didn't ask Chen Mu why he wanted him to inquire about this, and just told the information he had gathered one by one.
As a servant of Duke Xuan's Mansion, he naturally has a circle of servants to inquire about information. He usually doesn't use it much. Now that Chen Mu has instructed him, he naturally tries his best to inquire about it. Most of the information he can find out is real.
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"Then the Blackwater Gang colludes with the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division?"
Chen Mu listened to Ren Yan's description and asked calmly.
The Five Cities Military and Horse Division is responsible for the public security of Kyoto and is divided into five command divisions: southeast, northwest, and southeast. Among them, the commanders of the four command divisions are all sixth grade, and the deputy commanders are seventh grade.
Zhongcheng is a higher level, and the commander-in-chief is the fifth rank, which is already a very high position.
When Ren Yan heard Chen Mu's words, he immediately sneered and said: "How can a mere Blackwater Gang collude with the Wucheng Army and Horses Division? At most, the gang is Zhang Hai and gave some women's money to some deputy commander.
Just manage the relationship well."
There is also a chain of contempt at the lower level. A servant like Ren Yan, who is a servant of the Duke's mansion, has great contempt for a chaotic gang like the Blackwater Gang. Half of the reason for his contempt comes from jealousy.
As a servant of the Duke's mansion, he has status outside, and everyone in the Blackwater Gang will be polite to him, but he cannot spend all day shopping around and playing with women like the Blackwater Gang members do.
"Then I still think highly of them."
Chen Mu withdrew his gaze.
For him now, even if there is any connection between the Blackwater Gang and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, it would still be a matter of a wave of hands to destroy them, but it would be a little more troublesome.
Now, there is no need to think too much.
"You go down."
Chen Mu waved his hand for Ren Yan to step back, and then began to think deeply.
Donglin Street was not very impressive, because Kyoto is so big and there are so many criss-crossing streets. He rarely went out before, so he had no idea about some of the more remote streets.
According to Ren Yan's description, Donglin Street is on the outermost edge of Kyoto's outer city and is considered one of the most remote neighborhoods. It is undoubtedly the most chaotic place.
The closer Kyoto is to the center, the better the security. Places such as Xinghua Tower and many nearby streets are patrolled almost every day, just in case any kid from a rich family gets into trouble and causes big trouble.
In remote areas, it is almost impossible for the children of rich families and even the descendants of princes and princes to go there. No matter what happens to some common people, it is only a minor problem. Naturally, there are no guards to patrol.
This is one of the reasons why small gangs like the Blackwater Gang can survive.
The main thing is that no one cares!
After pondering for a while, Chen Mu stood up.
…
Donglin Street.
Compared with the wide road in front of Xuanguo Mansion, this place seems much narrower and more chaotic. The road surface is also damaged everywhere and there are mud pits everywhere.
Most of the residents walking here can see traces of sewing on their clothes, and most of them are stained with mud. They rarely talk to each other and just pass by in a hurry.
suddenly.
There was a burst of noise.
But in front of the door of a low house, several men were forcibly dragging a woman out of the house, ignoring the woman's cries.
In the room, a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a shabby cotton-padded jacket, rushed out, pulled the men hard, and shouted.
"Stop! Let go of my sister!"
The movement here immediately attracted the attention of many people on the street.
"Get away!"
A man roared and pushed the young man to the ground.
Noticing that many people nearby were looking this way, Liu San sneered and said: "Your family has owed us money for almost a year. Our gang leader is kind-hearted and allows you to delay it again and again, but you don't know it yet."
I have repaid my kindness in arrears and have been in arrears to this day."
"Now our gang leader has issued a message to take back the money. He originally planned to sell your sister to a brothel, but our gang leader is kind and will spare your family's money as long as your sister becomes a concubine. You are still here with me.
I'm so noisy and don't know how to show appreciation!"
When these words were shouted out, the people nearby who looked over immediately looked at each other in shock.
After so many years, who doesn’t know the virtues of the Blackwater Gang? But first of all, no one dares to offend the Blackwater Gang casually, and secondly, the other party claims that they owe money and is being unreasonable, so there is no way to say anything.
Many people shook their heads and turned around and left.
There were also older men who sighed and looked at the struggling woman with pity.
"Nonsense!"
Ji Fang, who was pushed down in the mud, struggled to get up and said through gritted teeth: "I only owe three taels of silver, how can there be any reason that I haven't paid back ten taels!"
Liu San sneered, ignored it at all, and dragged the woman away with his two men.
Ji Fang rushed forward with red eyes, grabbed Liu San, and pulled hard. This time he did not pull Liu San away, but tore half of Liu San's sleeve.
"Asshole!"
When Liu San saw this, he was furious. He let go of Ji Fang's sister and kicked her over.
Ji Fang struggled to resist, but his thin physique was no match for Liu San. He was kicked to the ground by Liu San and beaten violently, and he started to bleed after a few blows.
"No, stop fighting."
Ji Fang's sister Ji Lan saw this and cried: "Stop, I will just go with you..."
"snort!"
"I don't know how to praise!"
Liu San snorted coldly, added another kick, and then stopped.
Ji Lan also wanted to go over to see Ji Fang's condition, but before she could go over, she was dragged away by Liu San and others. She could only cry and look back at Ji Fang who fell in the muddy water step by step.
Ji Fang just lay there in the muddy water. After a while, he shook his head and slowly stood up with his body propped up. His whole body seemed to be lost and even more depressed.
He looked dejectedly at the direction where Ji Lan was being pulled away, then slowly clenched his fists, tears streaming from his eyes, and bit his lips: "Sister...sister..."
It's getting late.
The scattered people nearby saw Ji Fang stand up and dispersed quietly. Only an old man sighed, "Ji Fang is a good boy," and then returned to his courtyard.
But at this moment, a voice came quietly from behind.