Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Five days had passed.

A thick stack of promotional pages arrived from Taoyuan County, amounting to several thousand sheets.

They featured a lifelike image of Shopkeeper Chen, giving a simple and honest thumbs-up while holding a piece of pastry in his other hand, accompanied by the advertising slogan.

"Chen's General Store, blessed by the Abbot of Fuyun Temple! Buy early for longevity, buy late for a discount."

Below, in tiny, rice-grain-sized characters, it read: "Promotional material for reference only, subject to actual conditions."

Fang Zheng was truly shocked by this advertising slogan.

Previously, he had arranged for an artist to create a painting for Chen's General Store, but Shopkeeper Chen had insisted on having his face painted instead.

Then, he personally designed this advertising slogan.

Fang Zheng couldn't help but admire the old fellow's star dreams at his age and his willingness to drag the entire Fuyun Temple into the scheme for the sake of getting rich.

You could say he had quite the guts!

To show his respect, Fang Zheng followed his plan. After the artist finished the painting, it was sent back to Taoyuan County for printing.

After all, it was their own territory, so everything was at cost price.

Subsequently, each sanitation worker was plastered with the honest face of Shopkeeper Chen on their backs, and they also bore the responsibility of being a repeating machine.

Constantly reciting the advertising slogan.

As the sanitation workers began promoting on the streets, Fang Zheng's investigation into the local gangs also yielded some progress.

According to the scouts, the smaller gangs in the district had already been successfully crushed by Master Ji the Second, who possessed the greatest strength.

Apart from a few insignificant figures, it seemed that they would all be merged soon.

Of course, this result was not beyond Fang Zheng's expectations, and it also saved him a lot of trouble.

After all, brothels and casinos were among the most profitable locations in any place.

This Master Ji the Second was naturally capable of taking over these two lucrative businesses, so it was normal for him to swallow others.

After pinpointing Master Ji the Second's hideout, Fang Zheng set off with a group of clerks and Li Yuanzhao, along with Biao-ge.

The hideout was conspicuously located in a brothel.

It was unclear whether he owned the brothel or had seized it from someone else.

But none of that mattered anymore, as the entire group of villains was now standing at the entrance.

Many of the clerks seemed eager to try.

Everyone knew that Mr. Sai and Young Master Li were the most influential figures in the Northern City Garrison.

They had to seize this opportunity to perform well.

However, upon reaching the entrance, everyone was quickly disappointed. Fang Zheng simply ordered them to surround the brothel.

He only entered with Li Yuanzhao and Zhang Biao.

Upon entering, they discovered that the place with the brothel signboard had actually become an empty shell.

There were basically no people inside. Only a heavily made-up, middle-aged woman greeted them.

Seeing the strange trio, she disdainfully asked, "What are you three doing here?"

Fang Zheng didn't care and said calmly, "Excuse me, we're here to see Master Ji the Second."

The middle-aged woman sneered, "Master Ji the Second is not someone you can see just because you want to! If you want to see him, you can, but let that little brother next to you play with me!"

Li Yuanzhao looked at Fang Zheng, then pointed at himself in surprise: "Me?"

"Yes! You! This old lady likes them young!"

Fang Zheng's eyelids twitched.

Good heavens, this was the most unrestrained woman he had encountered since his time travel. No wonder she was involved in the underworld.

She spoke so directly.

Li Yuanzhao's face flushed red, and he couldn't speak.

"Alright, alright! Stop being horny here, quickly let Master Ji the Second come out to see me," Fang Zheng said impatiently.

The middle-aged woman laughed in anger: "What do you think you are! How dare you ask Master Ji the Second to come down to see you?"

"Go and inform him that I'm here to kill his entire family."

The middle-aged woman's expression changed upon hearing this. Just as she was about to retort fiercely, Zhang Biao punched through the table beside him and expressionlessly withdrew his fist.

The middle-aged woman was stunned, then cautiously ran upstairs.

Before long, an angry man appeared at the top of the stairs, surrounded by several burly henchmen.

Fang Zheng took a glance and saw a thin, middle-aged man with a mustache.

Then, he shouted loudly towards the top of the stairs: "Is that Master Ji the Second?"

Master Ji the Second was taken aback and carefully sized up the three people below.

However, when his eyes landed on Zhang Biao, he quickly became serious.

A master... this is a real master!

"Indeed! May I ask what brings you here?"

Li Yuanzhao was a little excited, stepped on the table, and said heroically: "Of course, it's to punish evil and promote good! You, surnamed Ji! You are full of sins, and this young master is here today to teach you a lesson!"

Master Ji the Second chuckled in anger: "Damn it, you little brat! Who gave you the guts? Someone, tie these three up for me!"

"Hold on!"

"My name is Sai, and the people in the district call me Mr. Sai. The one next to me is Young Master Li. Master Ji the Second can just call him Young Master Li."

"..........".

Mr. Sai? Young Master Li?

These two were people he couldn't afford to offend!

But what were they doing here? Could it be that he had offended someone he shouldn't have recently?

Master Ji the Second began to recall everything in his mind, but he couldn't remember who he had offended recently.

So, his eyes darted around, and he said flatteringly: "So it's Mr. Sai and Young Master Li, please forgive my poor eyesight, I'm truly sorry..."

Then, he gave a look to the people around him.

His subordinates understood and quickly brought back a bag of silver. Then, Master Ji the Second took the silver and slowly walked to Fang Zheng's table and placed the silver down.

He said: "Mr. Sai, I have admired you for a long time! You and Young Master Li are truly young heroes! May I ask what guidance you have to offer this time?"

Fang Zheng directly ignored the silver, then paced around and said: "A child once asked me whether people should be greedy."

"I said they shouldn't."

"You tell a child and a beggar, what's the point of being greedy for a few copper coins?!"

"If you're going to be greedy, you should be extremely greedy!"

"But Master Ji the Second, is this little bit of silver you're offering enough to get rid of a beggar?"

".........."