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209　　Peng Shizhong said: "In the coffin."

　　Qimuge walked over, looked at the person in the coffin, waved his hand and told the black-armored guard beside him, "Remember this, and verify his identity."

　　Then Qimuge asked: "Where is the evidence?"

　　Peng Fu immediately brought over a tray containing the accounts receivable and payable and Wang Dafa's confession.

　　Qimuge asked, "Have you captured the Zoroastrian demon?"

　　Peng Shizhong said: "The building has been empty for a long time. It seems that they move to a new location after completing a transaction."

　　After hearing this, Qimuge asked, "Where's the payment?"

　　Peng Shizhong said, "The 100,000 taels of silver seized from the Zheng residence have all been sealed. As for the remaining silver, I will pay for it."

　　Qimuge waved his hand and said, "No need. The Lord said that Hall Master Peng has made great contributions to the court, so we will not pursue it any further."

　　"Thank you, Commander. Oh, I have one more favor to ask of you. What about my useless son's family?"

　　Qimuge said: "The Lord has ordered that only the main culprit be executed, the debt be paid, and the burial be allowed, and no wife or children be pursued."

　　"Thank you, sir!"

　　Peng Shizhong bowed immediately upon hearing this.

　　Chen Jie and others also bowed and followed suit.

　　Qimuge said, "Don't worry about it. My work is done, so I won't stay any longer."

　　Peng Shizhong said: "The banquet has been prepared."

　　Qimuge said, "No need, the Lord is waiting for my report. Bye."

　　Watching the people from the Darughachi Mansion leave, Peng Shizhong breathed a sigh of relief, and Zheng Chuan's family also breathed a sigh of relief, as their lives were saved.

　　What follows is the normal funeral procession.

　　Once everything was done, the meal started.

　　When all the dishes were served, Peng Shizhong stood up and said, "Everyone, I have something to announce. Although Zheng Chuan is dead, the affairs of Yongchang Street cannot be left unattended. Jiusi."

　　"exist."

　　"You have made great contributions in arresting Zheng Chuan this time. Yongchang Street will be under your management from now on. You don't have to interfere with all the business operations. You just need to pay a tax of 1,000 taels of silver every month."

　　"In addition, all the troops that were previously affiliated with Yongchang Street will be under your jurisdiction."

　　boom!

　　After hearing this, almost everyone was shocked, and at this time, everyone looked at Chen Jie.

　　Peng Shizhong meant that Chen Jie should fully accept Zheng Chuan's previous legacy and replace Zheng Chuan.

　　Even though Peng Shizhong appointed Chen Jie to take over the management of Baihu Hall yesterday, that is just a title. In fact, there is very little he can do.

　　Because Peng Shizhong did not take away the power of the eldest or second-in-command, especially the men and horses, and give them to Chen Jie.

　　In other words, there are very few people that Chen Jie can use.

　　It looks very glorious, but in fact it is equivalent to being sidelined. But now it is different. Chen Jie has completely accepted the foundation left by Zheng Chuan.

　　In other words, Chen Jie can completely manage all the businesses in Yongchang Street. It doesn't matter how much money is earned, as long as the taxes are paid on time. What is this? This is financial power.

　　Then there are the more than 200 subordinates of Zheng Chuan.

　　These younger brothers were also directly given to Chen Jie. It was true that Chen Jie could not accept all of them unchanged, but after his transformation, it would be no problem for him to train one hundred and fifty or sixty loyal subordinates.

　　This is a real right, not an empty one.

　　It can be said that Chen Jie had only been on the stage before.

　　With this decision today, Chen Jie has completely become the chess player in this game.

　　He can compete directly with Feng Xuan.

　　Feng Xuan's face turned pale at this time. He didn't expect that his adoptive father would give all of Zheng Chuan's inheritance to Chen Jie.

　　He thought that his adoptive father would at least divide it fairly and let him get Zheng Chuan's subordinates, or all of Zheng Chuan's property.

　　But now, Chen Jie has inherited all of Zheng Chuan's industries, and is nominally in charge of the entire Baihu Hall. This is a complete burden on his head.

　　It's true that Zheng Chuan left and Chen Jiusi came.

　　When a vicious wolf leaves, a fierce tiger comes.

　　Feng Xuan felt so pitiful. How could he have such a godfather? He was too biased.

　　After Peng Shizhong finished his announcement, he turned to Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, it is not appropriate for you to live in the big vegetable market with your current status. The mansion of Lao Er has been vacated, so you can move there. In addition, Peng Fu went to the pawnshop to select a group of maids and servants for you."

　　"When the time comes, you can ask your family to take good care of you. Also, if your family needs anything, tell Peng Fu and the hall will give you some money to buy it."

　　"Ah, godfather, this is going to cost a lot of money."

　　Chen Jie spoke, and Peng Shizhong said, "Bear it. Your current status is different from before. As the manager of our White Tiger Hall, it is impossible for me to live in a small courtyard. Otherwise, what will the gang members think?"

　　Chen Jie understood what Peng Shizhong meant.

　　Sometimes the upper class has a good living standard, which is instructive and is specifically for the subordinates to see.

　　For example, Chen Jie.

　　You are now second only to one person in the White Tiger Hall and above hundreds of people. You can't still live in a small house.

　　Otherwise, how will the gang members view you? Even if you work hard for the gang, it's useless to get promoted. You'll still be living a poor life, no different from us.

　　That's not right.

　　You need to let the gang members see that when you get promoted, your treatment will be different. You will be able to live in a big house, have countless maids and servants serving you, and live a life of luxury. This is what they need to pursue, and only then will they work hard for the gang!

　　Chen Jie knew what Peng Shizhong meant, and did not refuse, "Yes, godfather, I understand."

　　Peng Shizhong said: "You guys continue to eat and drink, I feel a little uncomfortable, I'm going to rest first."

　　Peng Shizhong left, and Peng Fu followed him. A group of people immediately came up to toast Chen Jie. Chen Jie is now a very popular figure in Baihu Hall. The Second Master did not have such favor back then.

　　Therefore, the gang members immediately came to toast, and some of Zheng Chuan's former subordinates also came to pledge their loyalty.

　　Chen Jie responded one by one.

　　Feng Xuan watched this scene with a smile on his face, not showing any displeasure. He even took the initiative to stand up and toast Chen Jie a glass of wine, saying, "Fifth brother, come here, I'll toast you a glass."

　　"Ah, brother, you are too polite. I should be the one toasting you."

　　Chen Jie was also hypocritically polite. The two of them laughed, clinked glasses, and drank them all in one gulp.

　　"Ahem…"

　　After drinking, Feng Xuan coughed twice deliberately and said, "Fifth brother, my injury hasn't healed yet, so I won't stay any longer. You guys drink, I'll leave first."

　　"Ah, brother, have a couple more drinks. The brothers all want to get closer to you."

　　"Ahem, no, no, I'm not feeling well."

　　Feng Xuan said this, and then turned to leave. Chen Jie said, "Brother, I'll take you there."

　　"No, no."

　　Feng Xuan waved his hand and left Baihu Hall.

　　This matter happened in Baihu Hall.

　　Peng Fu looked at Peng Shizhong and said, "Master, what happened today was too reckless. I'm afraid you will feel resentful if you treat me like this."

　　"Ahem... He, he still has complaints. Why didn't I give him a share of the second brother's inheritance? Didn't he know what was going on? How did the second brother die? Does he dare to say that it had nothing to do with him? Ahem..."

　　"I won't give him any. I just want to tell him that I know everything he did. If I want to investigate, he can escape. Ahem…"

　　"Is he still thinking about the second brother's inheritance? No, not at all!"

　　Peng Fu heard this and said, "Master, the fact that the Second Master was involved in this matter is just a guess."

　　Peng Shizhong continued to cough: "Ahem...guess, ahem...I know him too well. He has been calculating since he was a child. I thought he would be better when he grows up, but I didn't expect that he would even calculate against his brothers. I want to teach him a lesson, ahem..."

　　"Yes, sir, please drink some ginseng soup. Your body cannot afford to get angry again."

　　Peng Shizhong said: "I don't want to either, but I won't get angry. They are not something that can make people worry-free."

　　Peng Shizhong smiled bitterly, took a sip of ginseng soup, turned to look at Peng Fu and said, "Sometimes I really want to just ignore everything and have a good rest. I'll leave all the affairs of the martial arts world to these young people."

　　Peng Fu said: "That's not a bad idea."

　　Peng Shizhong said: "But who can take on this important task? Do you think Lao Wuxing can do it?"

　　Peng Fu said: "Fifth Master, your methods and abilities are all sufficient, but your foundation is still weak and needs some time to be polished."

　　"But it's a good opportunity to see what Master Wu is capable of. You don't need to worry about it these days. Just take a good rest. By the way, in seven days, Miss Huadie will perform at the Chunfeng Opera House. Master, you can go and relax."

　　"Hua Die? That's good. I haven't seen him for a long time."

　　As Peng Shizhong spoke, a smile appeared on his face.

　　Peng Shizhong didn't like listening to opera, but he liked watching Hua Die perform. Whenever Hua Die performed, he would go to support her and spend a lot of money without any regret.

　　The reason is simple, this flower and butterfly looks like an old friend.

　　That is his junior sister.

　　Because of that incident, he reported Nan Batian, which resulted in Nan Batian being beaten with three knives and six holes by the old gang leader for violating gang rules.

　　At that time, the junior sister couldn't bear it because the incident was caused by her.

　　Nan Batian caused such a terrible disaster because of her, so the little junior sister committed suicide at the young age.

　　Because of the suicide of his junior sister, when the master was executing Nan Batian with three swords and six holes, he had an affair with her, and Nan Batian was able to survive.

　　Because of this incident, he and Nan Batian broke off completely and became enemies.

　　In the past, the three of them were as close as siblings.

　　And he has always had a crush on his junior sister.

　　Because of that incident, Peng Shizhong felt guilty for his entire life and never married or had children. This could be considered a punishment for himself.

　　Just half a year ago, he accidentally went to Chunfeng Theater for a social event and saw Huadie being insulted by the big stars backstage.

　　He looked twice more, and this time he actually saw the junior sister. The junior sister looked the same when she was scolded by the master before.

　　And this Huadie really looks exactly like Junior Sister, extremely similar.