Chapter 16 Tiger Run Alley
Chapter 16 Tiger Run Alley
Name: Chen Pingan
Realm: Qi and Blood Level 1
Martial Arts: Introduction to Iron Shirt (14/15)
Chen Ping'an looked at the panel information appearing in front of him and felt excited.
at last!
After seven days of continuous practice, Iron Shirt's experience points have accumulated to 14.
He only needs to wait until night and practice the Iron Shirt once more, and he will be able to push the Iron Shirt into the minor success realm in one fell swoop.
What kind of changes will the Iron Shirt at the minor success level bring? Will it be able to push his martial arts realm directly to the first level of Qi and Blood Perfection?
Today is already the ninth day. There is only one day left before Master Xiaohu gives him ten days to repay the loan.
Tomorrow afternoon, or tomorrow morning, Master Xiaohu will come to ask for the money in person.
It just so happens that tomorrow is his only day off in ten days.
"Just wait till night!"
With Chen Erya's farewell, Chen Pingan walked out of the house confidently.
In the past few days, he bought paper and pen, and everything was ready. Everything just had to wait for tonight.
Chen Pingan arrived at the Nanquan Lane Zhenfu Division, where some officials had already gathered in groups of three or five. He found that a small group of officials had gathered around Zheng Shiyong, and they had formed a circle with him as the core.
"It's really fast!"
Chen Pingan sighed.
There were hundreds of runners in the Nanquan Lane Zhenfu Division, so naturally there were different circles. Generally, only the official runners could become the mainstream of the circle, while the ordinary temporary runners were just the foil of the circle and the creator of the atmosphere.
Not everyone likes this, but sometimes, you are in a situation and have no choice.
Even Chen Pingan and Houtou Dashan have their own circles, and the core of their circle is Qintou.
However, it is true that Qintou seldom appears!
There was only one messenger who came today, and that was Li. Li was usually very quiet and taciturn.
Therefore, today's pre-mission meeting was simple and it was over in no time.
"Tiger Run Alley!?"
Chen Ping'an was a little surprised when he heard Monkey Head talking about the streets and alleys that he would patrol today.
Hupao Lane is where the Tiger Head Gang is stationed, and it is only two streets away from Lihua Lane.
Lending and borrowing are prevalent in Hupao Alley, and gambling houses are thriving. There are stalls of all sizes and of different grades in the alley, ranging from small-scale games involving a few coins to large-scale gambling involving several taels of gold.
Since ancient times, gambling houses have been a hodgepodge of good and bad people, with rogues and gangsters often appearing there.
It's not easy to patrol a place like this. I'm afraid I don't have much time to slack off today.
Sure enough, Chen Ping'an and his companions in Houtou Mountain had just been patrolling for a short while when they encountered a fight.
At a corner of the street, a few hooligans surrounded a man and beat him up. The man squatted in the corner holding his head, screaming from time to time.
"Gentlemen, please stop fighting. I will definitely pay it back! I will definitely pay it back!"
"Damn it, you owe me money from the Tiger Head Gang, and you still want to run away? I'm giving you face!"
The leading hooligans shouted ferociously and kicked the other one hard while shouting.
"Sixth Master, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time!"
"Next time!? There will be a next time! You wish!"
Some of the hooligans behaved violently and erratically.
"stop!"
Seeing this scene, Monkey Head, as an officer of the Nanquanlixiang Pacification Office, naturally spoke out to stop it.
"How dare you, a blind boy, come to stop the Tiger Head Gang from doing its work!"
The leading hooligans sneered and turned around to see who dared to stop them.
When he turned around, he saw three officers from the Zhenfu Division wearing black uniforms, with their hands on the hilts of their swords, looking at them seriously, as if they were ready to draw their swords at them if they disagreed. "Oh, they are the officers from the Zhenfu Division!"
When he found out that they were officers from the Pacification Bureau, the sneer on the leading scoundrel's face faded a little, but there was no reverence in his words.
In just a few breaths, he had already realized that there were no official officers in front of him, only a few temporary officers.
"Someone from the Tiger Head Gang!"
After seeing the Tiger Head Gang logo on several people, Monkey Head's expression changed slightly.
Their status as police officers might have a deterrent effect on ordinary scoundrels, but for gangsters of the size of the Tiger Head Gang, the deterrent effect might be limited.
However, since we have already taken care of it, we have no choice but to do it to the end.
"The pacification officers are patrolling the streets, why don't you stop now!"
Monkey Head shouted loudly. Chen Pingan and Dashan on the side also took a step forward in coordination.
They have cooperated with each other in scenes like this several times and are very skilled at the job.
However, the monkey's scolding had no effect. The hooligans continued to beat him with their fists and feet.
"The pacification officer has spoken, why don't you stop now?"
The leader of the gangsters sneered at the gangsters. After hearing that, the gangsters stopped.
"My fellow officers, this guy borrowed three taels of silver from my Tiger Head Gang, but he lost it all in the gambling house. When we asked him to pay it back, he refused to pay it back. As the saying goes, it is only natural to pay back a debt. It is only natural for us to beat him up to vent our anger. I hope you can understand."
The leader of the gang bowed perfunctorily. As he spoke, he seemed to have just recognized Chen Pingan.
"Isn't this the kid from the Chen family? What a coincidence! We meet here."
The leader of the hooligans was Liu Er, who had followed Master Xiao Hu that day. It was he who slammed the wooden table with his palm, causing the bone soup to splash everywhere and the pork belly to fall out of the bowl.
Keng!
The monkey head pulled his sword out of the scabbard, pointed it at the people in front of him, and shouted loudly with full energy.
"What Chen family kid? Call me Master Chen!"
The monkey's reaction scared Dashan, who was standing next to him. Although he looked tall and strong, he was actually not very courageous. He did not expect the monkey to suddenly react so strongly.
Chen Pingan also glanced sideways and looked aside.
I didn't expect that the monkey, who was so thin, had such an unexpectedly loud roar.
Seeing Monkey Head draw out his sword, the eyelids of Ruffian Liu'er twitched slightly.
"Blame me, it's my fault. I spoke too quickly."
Liu'er looked into Monkey Head's eyes and said with a forced smile.
Then he turned around and spoke to the middle-aged man who was squatting on the ground with his head in his hands.
"Tomorrow! If you still can't pay the money tomorrow, we brothers will come to your house to curry favor with you. I heard that your big fat boy is rare to be fair and clean."
"Brothers, for the sake of the officials from the Pacification Bureau, let's leave it at that for today. Let's go."
The ruffian Liu'er took a few ruffians out.
"Commissioners, please make way."
The monkey held the knife in his hand and stepped aside with a stern look on his face.
"Master Chen, Master Xiaohu is kind-hearted and will give you ten days. If I remember correctly, tomorrow should be the last day. What? Have you prepared the fourteen taels of silver? If not, your sister..."
The ruffian Liu'er walked past Chen Ping'an, paused for a moment, and left these words.
Chen Pingan looked up suddenly and saw a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"No trouble!"
"That's it."
The ruffian Liu'er observed Chen Ping'an's expression, but he didn't see the expression he wanted to see, only a pair of extremely deep eyes.
"See you tomorrow, Mr. Chen."
(End of this chapter)