It was a clear day and the sun was shining brightly. The Xiangfu Teahouse, located on the busiest street in Chancheng, was busy with guests as always and the business was booming.
In this era where communication basically relies on shouting, restaurants and teahouses are the most well-informed places for news dissemination, especially official gossip, market rumors and rumors from the surrounding areas can be easily obtained.
The tea guests exchanged their own gossip in twos and threes, and the main discussion was about Chancheng's recent dramatic situation.
These are closely related to their lives, and it is difficult not to pay attention to them.
No matter where you sit in the teahouse, you can hear different versions of the interpretation.
"Third uncle, I heard that there has been a lot of commotion at your house recently. Has the business been affected?"
"How can I not be affected? The customers who have been fighting and killing all day have been scared away!"
"Old Liu, how is the situation at your home? I heard that Zhongyi Hall has been frequently provoked recently?"
"It's not bad. Zhongyi Tang took over two nearby restaurants half a month ago. It already suffered a lot of losses and was short of manpower. Naturally, it attracted the jealousy of the neighboring restaurants!"
"Then you have to be careful. Don't go out casually at night. Be careful of an accident!"
"Of course I know this. Fortunately, a fierce man came out of the Zhongyi Hall and beat back all the temptations from the outside hall. Finally, the situation near my home was stabilized. Otherwise, the situation would have been terrible!"
"I heard that Zhongyi Hall's new Red Stick Thunder Tiger is extremely powerful. He is said to be an invincible fighter in all corners of Chan City. Tsk, tsk, this leader is really arrogant and domineering!"
"It's true that he is arrogant, but this guy has a good reputation. He defeated more than 20 good players from other halls in half a month. Those guys are all famous red sticks from each hall!
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"I don't know what the temperaments of Qin Bao who just took over and this Thunder Tiger who can fight are like, I hope they won't be too greedy, otherwise our life will be difficult!"
"That's why Zhongyi Tang has controlled nearly half of the world of Chan City in one go. If they exploit them to no end, life will be very difficult for ordinary people like us!"
"It should be okay. There is no rumor from Zhongyi Hall that we are asking for more money. I guess we should just follow the old rules!"
"How can we say this accurately? Right now, the Zhongyi Hall is short of manpower. No matter the hall leader Qin Bao or the newly minted Thunder Tiger who can fight, they are all focused on dealing with foreign enemies. They have no time to pay attention to us at the moment.
Small vendors!”
"Hey, I really don't know when this kind of life will end. If the trouble continues, my small business will really not be able to survive. I hope Zhongyi Hall will stabilize the situation as soon as possible!"
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Various discussions abounded, and the tea guests were very concerned about the situation in the city of Chancheng in the past half month. These were all related to their vital interests, and worries were unavoidable.
Everyone knows that the most fearful thing about doing business is that the surrounding public security environment is too bad. As long as the public security environment is stable, with Chancheng’s superior geographical location and its own conditions, you can easily make money doing business, although you still have to suffer
Despite the double exploitation by the government and Jianghu gangs, there is still money to be made.
Ordinary people also hope that the public security environment around them will be stable so that they can live with peace of mind without having to worry about sudden misfortunes or having their source of livelihood cut off due to poor public security environment.
No wonder they are paying so much attention to it. The world of Chancheng in the past half month has not been peaceful at all. On the contrary, there are still some signs of boiling over.
First, there was a big fight between Zhongyi Tang and two nearby churches. That night, Zhongyi Tang suddenly changed its owners due to internal disputes. In the early morning, the two neighboring churches were destroyed one after another, and they were all brought under the control of Zhongyi Tang.
This is nothing at first, but it's just a change of the person to whom the protection money is paid, as long as Zhongyi Tang doesn't be too greedy.
Unfortunately, Zhongyi Hall's actions caused turmoil in the Chancheng community. Seeing that Zhongyi Hall suddenly expanded its territory but had very few manpower, the rest of the rivers and lakes immediately began to think of fishing in troubled waters.
So in the next half month, waves of experts from other martial arts halls in Chan City poured in, overtly or covertly testing the bottom line of Zhongyi Hall.
No one expected that the Zhongyi Hall, which had suffered heavy manpower losses and was not even able to fully control the newly added territory, would suddenly have a master named Lei Hu appear and lead a few younger men to kill all the thugs sent by the other Jianghu halls.
, not giving them any opportunity to take advantage of it.
In just half a month, Lei Hu's name resounded throughout Chancheng's world, and he was called "the best player in Chancheng's world" by the good guys.
With a master like Lei Hu, although Zhongyi Hall still lacks manpower, it has tightly guarded its own territory and the territory newly under its control, not giving the neighboring Jianghu Hall a chance to fish in troubled waters.
As Zhongyi Tang gradually stabilized the situation and quickly recruited younger brothers and capable fighters, the situation in Chancheng Jianghu gradually stabilized, and Zhongyi Tang, a newly emerged lobby, gradually established its foothold.
Seeing the ever-changing situation in Chancheng, the world is about to stabilize. Only then can tea patrons in the teahouse be free to talk and laugh. They don't care who is the boss, as long as the situation stabilizes and no longer affects their lives and business. They all have to deal with each other anyway.
The protection fee is the same to anyone.
The tea guests who were joking and talking did not expect that their discussion would reach the ears of the tea guests at the corner table, but it would cause the sturdy young man among them to have a face full of displeasure, and his eyes were full of disdain and eagerness to try.
"What kind of bullshit is the number one master in the world of Chancheng? I'm the first to be unconvinced!"
The sturdy young man spoke angrily, poured the tea from the cup into his mouth, and murmured to himself: "If you meet me one day, you must fight with this so-called 'number one master in the world of Chancheng'"
Pass the move!"
"Shirong, don't mess around!"
Sitting at the same table as the tough young man was a young man in a Confucian shirt, with an elegant and gentle aura, and a heroic spirit that could not be concealed.
I just heard him say dissatisfiedly: "These have nothing to do with us. Don't take the initiative to cause trouble. Besides, there are people outside the world. Since the Lei Hu who suddenly appeared in Zhongyi Hall has such a big name, he obviously has real skills. Who can
Do you know how strong he is?"
"No matter how strong you are, can you still be stronger than the master?"
The tough young man looked disapproving and sneered, "That means that the master is going to be the instructor in the Black Flag Army and has no time to pay attention to the affairs in the world. Otherwise, there will be no room for Thunder Tiger to show off his power?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
The young man in scholar's shirt stared, and there was a strong aura in his body, which instantly suppressed the tough young man and said angrily: "We who practice martial arts, practicing martial arts is for strengthening the body and protecting the family and the country. It is not used for
Shirong, you must remember that you are a brave and ruthless person who wanders around the world, otherwise you will not be polite as a teacher!"
"I understand, master!"
The tough young man looked depressed and bowed his head honestly.
"Of course, if someone goes too far, you can take action with justice!"
The young man in scholar's shirt smiled slightly, changed the subject and spoke leisurely...