After listening to Chen Ying explain the general process.
Lu Sheng frowned more and more. This incident reminded him of the tragedy that happened at the home of Xu Daoran's eldest brother in Jiulian City. So far, the murderer has not been found in that case.
He closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then slowly opened his eyes under the gaze of everyone.
"I'll take over this matter. But I don't guarantee whether it can be resolved. If not, I will return this position within a year."
There was a hint of helplessness in Chen Ying's eyes. Even the two deputy gang leaders didn't dare to take action against Wu San because they were not sure, but this kid actually dared to take over?
"So be it." Gang leader Hong Mingzi laughed loudly. "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Brother Lu, although you have taken over the position, if it doesn't work out, give up as soon as possible. We don't want to lose the second Wu San.
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Lu Sheng nodded.
After some discussion, the powerful industry that Lu Sheng took over was decided.
There are about 300 skilled sword-wielding teams. There are several shops in the city along the mountain, more than ten farms outside the city, and several oil mills. The most common are blacksmith shops and craftsmen's workshops, each with more than ten, dedicated to helping people.
The middle class forged weapons and tools, etc.
It can be said that although Wu San's properties are not many, they are extremely important to the gang. This is the key reason why even the deputy gang leader Sun Zhanglan wants to join in.
Of course, these properties cannot be used by Lu Sheng for the time being. He can only mobilize part of his manpower to solve the iron ore problem. He will not be considered a real foreign affairs envoy until the problem is solved.
After the discussion, the meeting adjourned. Wang, the internal affairs officer, took the initiative to find Lu Sheng, pulled him into his car, and drove back to Yanshan City.
In the car, Mr. Wang also officially began to introduce Lu Sheng to his family about Poxin Palm.
"The iron ore matter is very troublesome. Brother Lu must act according to the situation and not be reckless. In addition, regarding the Broken Heart Palm, I would like to ask if you learned the Broken Heart Palm from a man named Zhang Xun from Jiulian City.
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Lu Sheng nodded: "It is indeed passed on by Zhang Xuntou."
"That's right. Zhang Xun was once one of my disciples, but because of his poor qualifications, I didn't pay attention to him at first. I didn't expect that he would actually reach the level of Tongli..." Mr. Wang said with emotion. "
I have not had many apprentices in my life, but unfortunately none of them I had high hopes for were successful, and those I didn't expect at all were able to achieve something."
"Brother Wang, this is called unintentional planting of willow trees." Lu Sheng said with a smile.
"Maybe." Mr. Wang shook his head. "Brother Lu, I came to you to ask if you are interested in learning the real and authentic Broken Heart Palm of my Wang family?"
"What do you mean, Mr. Wang?" Lu Sheng raised his brows. He knew that the authentic Broken Heart Palm was the opponent's ancestral martial arts. If you wanted to learn it, it would require a lot of conditions and it wouldn't be easy.
"My eldest brother has a daughter. She has a beautiful appearance and a delicate figure..." As soon as Mr. Wang spoke, Lu Sheng's expression became a little strange.
"Old Wang, stop it, stop it." Lu Sheng waved his hands repeatedly. "I'm still young and don't want to think about such major life events yet. It won't be too late to think about it when I become successful in martial arts in the future."
Mr. Wang was immediately a little disappointed. Looking at Lu Sheng's expression, he knew that what he said was true, so he couldn't persuade him any more. After all, Wu San's matter has not been resolved yet. This matter is also a big trouble in the black disaster. If someone doesn't
Be careful, it's still a matter of whether this little brother can survive. He felt regretful in his heart. If brother Lu hadn't taken over this matter, there would have been a better chance if his eldest brother came forward, but now he has taken over...
The two then chatted about martial arts. Mr. Wang got a lot of inspiration from Lu Sheng, benefited a lot, and admired him even more.
Lu Sheng also learned a lot about the current situation of the world from Mr. Wang, such as gang strength, how to deal with any situation, what things must be avoided and so on.
All the way back to his home in Yanshan City, Lu Sheng adjusted his breathing for a while and then rested for the night.
Early the next morning, Wu San's general, a man named Duan Meng'an, took the initiative to lead people to the door.
As soon as Lu Sheng opened the door, he saw two rows of men standing at the door. They were all dark, muscular men with thick waists and round arms.
Before dawn, the two rows of people all bent down to salute Lu Sheng.
"Meet you, big brother!"
The sound was so loud that it made the entire rafters buzz.
Lu Sheng stood at the door, watching the group of men in gray clothes waiting for him energetically. They even shouted "big brother", and he felt as if he had suddenly become a gang boss.
"Call me from now on...um...what did you call Wu San before?"
The man in front of me, with a shaved head and a sinister face, replied: "As for the big brother, I call you Boss Wu."
Lu Sheng's face twitched, and he imagined a group of people calling him "Boss Lu" when they saw him. The scene was so beautiful...
"You can call me Young Master or Sir from now on."
Duan Meng'an, the leading man, scratched his head: "Then let's call you Young Master. I call you that because you are an official."
"Okay." Lu Sheng nodded. "Come downstairs. Tell me along the way what kind of power I can mobilize now."
A group of people quickly went downstairs, some on horseback and some on foot. Lu Shengze and Duan Meng got into the carriage.
"The power that the young master can mobilize now includes four Tongli realm masters including me, thirty-two ordinary masters, and the rest are just ordinary helpers.
After Boss Wu left, our branch suffered heavy losses, and most of the industries were divided up to other internal affairs envoys. Only the iron ore and some related industries are still mainly there. Now we are weak, so please ask
Sir, please forgive me."
"What does transferring people rely on? Password? Token? Or something else?" Lu Sheng asked.
"This is still your token, which is also equivalent to a seal. Our branch is the sixth Black Earth branch. All the brothers of the Black Earth branch must obey your orders as long as they see your token." Duan Meng'an.
Explained. Give a bronze token.
Lu Sheng took it and looked at it. It was exquisitely made, in the shape of a fish, with patterns of rice ears and pine trees on it.
As Duan Meng'an explained along the way, the carriage slowly left Yanshan City. Under the protection of two rows of men, it raised the flag of the Red Whale Gang and walked towards the iron ore mine.
The sky is getting brighter, the clouds are thick, and it is extremely gloomy in broad daylight.
More than half an hour after leaving the city, the carriage drove along a black and yellow dirt road, with abandoned stone pits passing by from time to time.
The stone pits look like holes blown by cannonballs, one after another in the east and west. The big ones are more than ten meters wide, and the small ones are several meters wide.
Lu Sheng squinted at the scenery outside the car window, his expression a little gloomy.
"Why are there so many potholes here?" He sniffed his nose. There was a faint smell of rancidity in the wind, which seemed to be the stench wafted from some meat after it had spoiled.
Duan Meng'an also saw the pothole passing by outside and replied.
"Back to the young master, this used to be a place to quarry stone for building stone houses in the city along the mountain. Later, for some reason, it was abandoned, leaving so many large and small stone pits."
Lu Sheng nodded.
"How far is it from the mine?"
"There's still about half the way to go."
"There's no rush. Just call me when you get there." Lu Sheng said casually.
"Yes." Duan Meng'an approached the car window solemnly, paying attention to the path outside.
The carriage passed the stone pit area and soon entered a grassy hill covered with small white flowers.
Compared with Shikeng, the grassy hills here are far more lively and full of vitality than before.
The convoy kept moving forward, crossing the hills, and finally arrived at the area where the Red Whale Gang Mine was near noon.
The Red Whale Gang built a small wooden house here. The supervisors, miners, and gang members who came to mine had formed a tiny village here. The name was Iron Ore Village.
The destination of the motorcade is to go to this village.
The sound of the windlass turning came one after another. Lu Sheng sat by the car window and adjusted his breathing for a while, when he was suddenly woken up by Duan Meng'an.
"Sir, we are arriving at the Iron Ore Village soon."
Lu Sheng opened his eyes and turned to look out the window.
The car was slowly passing by a village surrounded by high walls. The gray and white walls of the village were mottled and worn. There seemed to be no one around, and it looked deserted and quiet.
The car has to bypass this village and turn in another direction to continue on its way.
While turning the road, Lu Sheng looked carefully at the village next to him. It was quiet and dead inside the high walls, as if no one was living there at all.
"This is Songjiazhuang." Duan Meng'an couldn't help but turn pale when he mentioned the name of Zhuangzi. He was a man with a sinewy face and a strong body, but he actually showed a look of fear. Such a strong contrast
, Lu Sheng was deeply impressed after taking one look at it.
"Songjiazhuang, is it the Zhuangzi who had the accident?" he asked.
"Yes, Young Master. Boss Wu was investigating the matter of Zhuangzi. After entering, he found no one. Later, he was outside in the woods..." Duan Meng'an lowered his head and did not dare to look at Zhuangzi outside the window. "This
The brothers who came here this time are all new ones who joined not long ago. I don’t know about this matter. I am the only one in the team who knows that this Zhuangzi is the one who had the accident before. So please don’t tell anyone."
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at Zhuangzi who was slowly passing by outside the car window.
Soon, the car passed the gate of Zhuangzi.
The red-painted door that was supposed to be closed now seemed not to be closed tightly, and there was still a crack left.
At a glance, Lu Sheng could see part of the scenery inside Zhuangzi through the gap.
The dilapidated courtyard, dry garden flowers and plants, the ground covered with fallen leaves, and the bare branches of trees.
There was no one in the village, it was deserted.
"Is there no one living in Songjiazhuang anymore?" Lu Sheng asked softly.
"There used to be people, the eldest son of Zhuangzi and his wife, a scholar who lived here, and one of his sisters also lived here. After what happened, I don't know now." Duan Meng'an replied in a low voice.
"It doesn't look like there is anyone there." Lu Sheng looked carefully through the crack in the door. As the carriage continued to move, he gradually saw the scene of Zhuangzi's inner court from different angles.
Broken dead tree.
The windows are full of white gray.
White lanterns swaying in the wind.
House pillars covered with scratches.
And... there was a scholar standing on the stone bridge. His hair was disheveled and his eyes were staring at the scholar in gray who was passing by the carriage.
Lu Sheng's eyes widened suddenly. With his eyesight, he could clearly see that the scholar's face was expressionless, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was pale. If he were standing there with his eyes open, people would think that he was a human being.