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190　　"[Soothing Pills]?"

　　Zhou Chu said: "I originally wanted to leave two for Hu Zi, but my aptitude is too poor. I ate three to break through, and only one is left. It's useless to keep it, so I'll give it to Hu Zi. I think he should be able to use it."

　　"this!"

　　Chen Jie was somewhat moved. How could he not understand what Zhou Chu meant?

　　Zhou Chu really treated him and Hu Zi as brothers.

　　You know, if you sell one pill of [Shujin Pills] on the black market, it would cost at least five or six thousand taels of silver.

　　It may even be out of stock and you can't buy it.

　　Zhou Chu didn't want so much money, but was willing to give it to Hu Zi.

　　Chen Jie didn't know what the relationship between Zhou Chu and Hu Zi was, but he understood that Zhou Chu didn't give it directly to Hu Zi, but asked him to pass it on. It was obvious that he had a good relationship with Zhou Chu, and he was giving him face.

　　Chen Jie looked at this [Shujin Pill] and was deeply moved.

　　He said, "I don't have any money to give you. This would cost at least five or six thousand taels on the black market!"

　　Zhou Chu heard this and said, "Five or six thousand taels? Oh, I'll ask my father-in-law to sell it for ten thousand taels easily, do you believe it?"

　　"I don't have ten thousand taels to give you!"

　　Chen Jie spoke.

　　Zhou Chu said: "Haha, then you can owe it to me. When you have it, give it to me. Twenty thousand taels."

　　"You are such a shady guy. Once you get it from me, I will double the money, right?"

　　Chen Jie laughed and scolded, Zhou Chu said: "When you become a dog owner, do you still need this?"

　　Chen Jie said: "I am very poor."

　　Zhou Chu said: "Okay, you are poor, but you are only 94. But are you really not going to take this opportunity to divide up some of the power of the eldest and second bosses?"

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "It's impossible to divide it."

　　Um?

　　Chen Jie said, "Those three streets, not to mention the third one, the eldest one, Heping, and the second one, Yongchang, they have been operating for ten years. From top to bottom, they are all their people. If we want to get in, we can't get in unless they lose power completely."

　　"Besides, we have very few people we can use right now. Our foundation is still too shallow, and we can't eat a fat man in one bite. So if we can eat up the big vegetable market and defend Nanhu, that will be enough for us."

　　After hearing this, Zhou Chu said, "Well, that's true. Those managers seem easy to talk to, but they are not easy to deal with."

　　Chen Jie said: "But this time, we have gained a lot. It can be said that the White Tiger Hall has completely established its foothold."

　　While the two were talking, several managers who were summoned for questioning hurried to the residences of their respective masters.

　　Feng Xuan's mansion.

　　Feng Xuan was lying comfortably on the couch with two maids serving him. He looked at the steward standing below and asked, "What does Lao Wu say?"

　　"Sir, Chen Jiusi is sensible and has not thought about seizing power. Instead, he has allowed us to continue as usual. He also told us not to ask him if we have any questions, but to ask me directly."

　　"He also said that the rights would be returned to me after a month. He just wanted nothing to go wrong in this month."

　　Feng Xuan narrowed his eyes after hearing this and asked, "What about Nanhu and Lao Si's big vegetable market?"

　　"Ding San will continue to be in charge of the Big Vegetable Market, and as for Nanhu, it will be given to Zhou Chu."

　　Feng Xuan's eyes focused slightly and he said, "This old fifth one has some tricks."

　　"Master? This Chen Jiusi obviously knows the importance of things. How can he be so powerful?"

　　Feng Xuan glanced at him and said, "What do you know? Chen Jiusi knew that he had no subordinates and could not defeat a fat man in one bite, so he did not take action, but showed weakness to us. If you really think that he can be controlled, then you are the idiot."

　　"Ah, yes, Master."

　　Feng Xuan said: "By the way, how is the investigation of Lao Si going?"

　　"Master, there are no clues yet, but Chen Jiusi seems to be ready to investigate."

　　Feng Xuan said: "Oh, that's good, keep an eye on him."

　　After saying that, Feng Xuan waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, let the people below do their work normally, and be more respectful to Lao Wu."

　　"yes!"

　　Such questioning also took place in Zheng Chuan's mansion at this time.

　　"Well, Chen Jiusi said so?"

　　Zheng Chuan looked at the manager below, and the manager said, "That's it. He has no intention of interfering in the affairs of our street."

　　Zheng Chuan nodded and said, "It seems that he is also a smart person. He knows that he can't chew too much."

　　After that, he turned to look at the manager and asked, "What about the fourth brother?"

　　"Yes, I am following your instructions and checking now."

　　Zheng Chuan nodded and said, "Well, check carefully to see if there are any clues."

　　"yes."

　　…

　　Just like that, when Chen Jie took over Baihu Hall, the entire Baihu Hall was running wildly, with all kinds of complicated interest relationships.

　　The internal situation of a large gang is very chaotic.

　　However, Chen Jie's goal was very clear, so he didn't feel it was difficult at all.

　　Just when Chen Jie was chatting with Zhou Chu, Uncle Fu came and said that Peng Shizhong wanted to see him.

　　Chen Jie quickly came to Peng Shizhong's bedroom and saw Peng Shizhong sitting cross-legged on the bed, using his internal energy to heal his injuries.

　　Seeing Chen Jie coming, Peng Shizhong said, "Nine Four, sit down."

　　Chen Jie sat down, and Peng Shizhong said, "I asked you to come this time to hand over the Twelve Eagle Guards to you. You still need to investigate the matter of the Fourth Brother in detail. You must not let the Fourth Brother die in vain."

　　Chen Jie said: "Yes, foster father, I will do my best to find out and avenge my fourth brother."

　　"Well, that's good."

　　Peng Shizhong said, stood up, stretched his muscles and said: "By the way, do you have any direction to investigate this matter?"

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Yes!"

　　"Oh, where do I start?"

　　Chen Jie said: "Iron ore!"

　　"Huh? Iron ore?!"

Chapter 128 Zheng Chuan: This, he can find out all this?

　　iron ore!

　　This is the real strategic material and foundation of Mianshui County.

　　Selling illegal salt might be mitigated, but illegally opening an iron mine was a capital crime.

　　However, there are exceptions. For example, gangs recognized by the imperial court are qualified to mine iron ore.

　　For example, the two overlords in Mianshui County: the Fishing Gang and the Cao Gang!

　　They were allowed by the imperial court to mine iron ore, which was a reflection of their superior status. Of course, even if they were allowed to mine, there were certain controls.

　　They had to hand over a certain percentage to the court every month, and only the rest could be sold privately.

　　Of course, the sale also has different trading objects. It can only be sold to blacksmiths that make farm tools. Of course, some can also be used within the gang, but they are all controlled.

　　The White Tiger Hall, as the largest hall of the Fishermen's Gang, has a mining area on the iron ore mountain. This area has independent accounting and does not need to be managed by the headquarters of the Fishermen's Gang.

　　This was also the content of the agreement reached between Peng Shizhong and Nan Batian back then.

　　Chen Jie then proposed to check the iron ore. Peng Shizhong frowned and asked, "Do you think there is something wrong with the iron ore?"

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "That should be the case, because I asked a lot of people, and they all said that the fourth brother was checking the account book of the iron mine on the day of the accident. I suspect that the fourth brother found something in the account book, which led to his murder."

　　"Hmm? You mean the one who did it was probably one of our insiders?"

　　Chen Jie said, "I don't know, but all possible situations cannot be ruled out. And godfather, if it were you, what would you do with the iron mine?"

　　Peng Shizhong said: "Iron is a national treasure. There are many places where it can be tampered with. If there is no evidence, it is not easy to investigate!"

　　After saying this, Peng Shizhong said, "But if you want to investigate, Jiusi, then investigate. I'll leave this matter to you. The Twelve Eagle Guards will assist you in investigating this matter."

　　Chen Jie said: "Yes."

　　"Well, you go down first."

　　Peng Shizhong waved his hand, and Chen Jie left, followed by the Twelve Eagle Guards. Each of these twelve Eagle Guards was a strong man in the Liujin Realm. With their assistance, Chen Jie could do a lot of things.

　　After leaving Peng Shizhong's room, Zhou Chu was waiting at the door and asked, "How's Jiu Si?"

　　Chen Jie said: "Father has agreed that we should investigate the iron ore, and he has sent the Twelve Eagle Guards to help us."

　　Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu bowed to the twelve Eagle Guards behind him, then looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, what should we do next?"

　　"Check the accounts!"

　　Chen Jie said two words and then went straight to the accounting office in the side yard of Baihu Hall.

　　When he arrived at the accounting office, he saw many accountants doing the accounting. When he saw Chen Jie coming, one of the accountants immediately stood up and asked, "Fifth Master, why are you here?"

　　Chen Jie said, "It's okay. Come and take a look at the account book. Bring me the account book that records the iron mine."

　　After hearing this, the accountant said, "Hey, please wait a moment."

　　Soon a ledger was brought in, and Chen Jie took it and started looking through it.

　　As he looked at it, Chen Jie pointed to a page and said, "What's going on? How can it still lose money after being smelted into iron?"

　　After hearing this, the accountant said, "Oh, this is scrap metal."

　　"Scrap metal?"

　　Chen Jie looked at the accountant in confusion, and the accountant immediately said, "It's like this. In our Beishan Mine, some places produce iron ore. For some unknown reason, once it is smelted into iron, it becomes very brittle, whether it is used to forge weapons or farm tools. Normally, there is no problem when we look at it, but as soon as we use it, especially with a violent collision, it will break at the slightest touch."

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