Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

West City, dilapidated temple.

A group of beggars huddled together in the dark, some chatting, some sleeping.

The only oil lamp belonged to the gang leader, Liang San, the ultimate privilege of the ruler.

Liang San sat in front of the offering table, his back facing the broken Buddha statue, his buttocks elevated by two more prayer mats than the others.

The ground in front of him was covered with copper coins, which he was counting one by one, placing ten coins in a pile on the ground each time he finished counting.

After counting and recounting... there were two hundred and thirty-six coins. A trace of anger appeared on Liang San's face.

These good-for-nothings have earned twenty coins less than yesterday.

He quietly tucked sixty coins into his sleeve, then kicked the beggar next to him, saying, "Distribute these coins to the remaining brothers."

Then he announced loudly, "Brothers, it's time to distribute the money! Today, we have thirty coins less than yesterday. Everyone, work harder tomorrow, and next month we'll treat everyone to meat soup!"

"Thank you, Gang Leader!" the beggars shouted lazily, then got up to collect their money.

Many beggars who had begged for more during the day cursed inwardly.

More work, less reward. Every time money is distributed, we suffer losses. I'm not working tomorrow!

Damn it, if it weren't for him occupying this broken temple and it being cold at night, I wouldn't work for him!

While they were queuing to receive money, a group of uninvited guests suddenly barged in, kicking open the already dilapidated gate!

More than twenty people carrying torches began to enter the temple one by one, and the temple immediately became much brighter.

Fang Zheng Yi covered his nose and scanned the temple.

Lax... no order. It seems that this so-called Beggar Gang is just like any other place, with only simple order and no management whatsoever.

Perfect!

Liang San's hand was repeatedly counting the copper coins in his sleeve when he heard the loud noise and hurriedly looked up.

Seeing a group of burly men standing in the room with unfriendly expressions, he asked in a panic, "What are you doing?"

Fang Zheng Yi's gaze turned to Liang San: "Are you the gang leader?"

"That's right, I am." Liang San looked at Fang Zheng Yi with suspicion.

"Very good, you're not anymore. From now on, I'm in charge of the Beggar Gang. You don't just have these people, do you? Call them all over and let me take a look," Fang Zheng Yi said calmly.

"Brothers! Grab your weapons! The government isn't giving us a way out!!!" Liang San roared without thinking.

Fang Zheng Yi chuckled, but was immediately surprised.

From the side hall of the dilapidated temple, dozens more beggars magically appeared. These people were also holding weapons such as wooden sticks. It seemed that this should be the gang leader's "iron guard."

This guy looks silly, but he actually has some tricks up his sleeve.

A group of people led by Zhou Tie began to stir. These ragged beggars looked like a lot of people, but in reality, they were vulnerable.

Lai Gou Er trembled all over, squeezed in the crowd. He was just a guide, and he still didn't know what was going on.

My boss's identity is becoming more and more mysterious!

Fang Zheng Yi smiled slightly, spread his arms to stop the crowd: "Brothers, don't move, we are from the Beggar Care Association! Seeing you suffer, we can't bear it, so we want to reorganize the Beggar Gang and let everyone live a good life!"

"That... you are Gang Leader Liang, right? I don't want the brothers to get hurt, but I want to be the gang leader. If you don't agree, let's follow the rules of the Jianghu, one-on-one, how about it?"

A group of beggars were confused... so was Liang San.

This gorgeously dressed fellow came up and said he wanted to be the Beggar Gang leader? Which rich young master had his head caught in the door and came out to experience a new life?

However, maintaining the ruling position is a male instinct, even a beggar can't lose face on this matter, especially when there are gang members watching.

Liang San looked at Fang Zheng Yi and pondered again and again. A pretty boy couldn't possibly be his opponent in a street fight!

The only thing he was worried about was that the other party would play dirty tricks...

"Okay! I'll fight you! But the people you brought can't make things difficult for my brothers."

Fang Zheng Yi laughed straight, this beggar leader is still trying to win people's hearts.

"Okay! This place is narrow, let's fight outside. Gang Leader Liang, please!"

After saying that, he stood at the door and extended his hand in a gesture of invitation. Liang San got up and looked at Fang Zheng Yi carefully again. Suddenly, he felt that he was gray and dusty, and he couldn't save face, so he shook his tattered robe, adding +2 to his demeanor.

Fang Zheng Yi still had a smile on his face, watching Liang San walk past him, and when his left foot just stepped out of the threshold and brushed past him, the smile suddenly disappeared!

In an instant, his palm turned into a hammer! He slammed it on the back of Liang San's head!

With a bang! Liang San's eyes went black and he fell into a coma. Just as he was about to fall, the brothers next to Zhou Tie held him up in time, and then another person came up.

One person held his head, one person held his feet, and the back immediately automatically divided into two rows!

The two people exerted force together, and Liang San flew out of the dilapidated temple in a parabola....

Lai Gou Er's eyes bulged, his legs trembled, and he looked uneasily at the burly men on the left and right.

Who are these people? Who are these people!?

"Come on! Bring all the things up!" Fang Zheng Yi shouted.

Before the beggars could react, several people had already walked into the temple from outside, carrying a long string of paper-wrapped items.

They threw them on the ground, the paper bags broke, revealing the golden-brown roasted chickens inside, and the aroma of meat kept emanating...

The beggars looked at the roasted chickens on the ground with suspicion, and then looked at Fang Zheng Yi, with a blank expression on their faces.

However, the aroma kept drilling into their noses, causing many people to start secreting saliva faster.

Seeing that no one was moving, Fang Zheng Yi stretched out his hand, and Xie Xian immediately put a small bag full of silver into his hand.

He slammed it on the ground, and countless silver coins scattered on the ground!

Fang Zheng Yi walked to the offering table, sat casually on the prayer mat, and said easily: "Take a chicken and eat it yourself, and then receive a share of silver. Call me gang leader here, and from now on, everyone will be brothers!"

"If you don't want to, you can walk out from there." Fang Zheng Yi stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Zhou Tie, a group of menacing strong men surrounded the temple gate.

The beggars were dumbfounded, what the hell are they choosing? They'll be beaten to death if they go out! You old schemer!

"You don't have to worry about me having any conspiracies or tricks. I'm just looking for you to help me do something. The government is wanted a group of criminals, and if you find them, you'll get money."

"Of course, you can't get this money without connections. You go and help me find them and recruit other people into the gang. Recruiting a beggar will reward you with one coin of silver, providing a valid clue will reward you with one tael, and reporting back after seeing a wanted criminal will reward you with ten taels!"

Hearing Fang Zheng Yi's frank confession, the beggars' wariness was dispelled a lot.

If he did this, the reward must be a lot, so there was nothing to worry about.

Thinking of this, a bold and greedy beggar couldn't help but stand up, picked up a bag of roasted chicken and a seemingly largest piece of silver and walked to Fang Zheng Yi.

He said cautiously: "Hello, Gang Leader!"

Fang Zheng Yi showed a bright smile: "Good! Very good! From now on, we are brothers! Eat the chicken, eat it now!"

The beggar was overjoyed when he heard the words, tore open the paper bag and took a big bite, even chewing the bones to pieces, making a satisfied groan.

As soon as he ate this, someone immediately couldn't sit still, and people started to step forward one after another!

"Hello, Gang Leader!!" "Hello, Gang Leader." "Hello, Gang Leader!"

"Hahahahahaha! Good, brothers, you're too polite!"

One hello, Gang Leader, after another, mixed with Fang Zheng Yi's rampant laughter.

Xie Xian and others covered their mouths and snickered non-stop, only Lai Gou Er stood in the crowd dumbfounded.

Is this still the boss I know...?

In less than half an hour, all the beggars had received their silver and started to nibble on the roasted chicken carefully.

Xie Xian approached Fang Zheng Yi and said, "Master... at the rate you're spending, our silver may not be able to hold up."

"Hmph, it has to hold up even if it can't! Tomorrow I'll go and get another sum of silver. We must find those four people before the government, otherwise, we'll be busy for nothing if those four people are all dead."

"And you, don't call me for this kind of trivial matter in the future? Look at you, all of you are big and round, can you do anything other than fight?" Fang Zheng Yi pointed his finger and said angrily: "Zhao Lie, don't hide! I'm talking about you!"

"You've been following me the longest, haven't you learned anything?"

Zhao Lie chuckled twice and said aggrievedly: "Master... your two moves are too difficult to grasp, I can't learn it, I can't learn it!"

Fang Zheng Yi sighed: "Alright, Xie Xian, I'll leave this to you. Don't be afraid to spend money, come to me if it's not enough!"

"As soon as possible... I've rested enough, it's time for us to return to the capital."

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