Chapter 319 Rapid Progress

Chapter 319 Rapid Progress

Chapter 319 Rapid Progress

The whole hall was dead silent.

There was smoke curling in front of the niche and candles flickering with bright flames.

Cheng Chong quietly arranged the tablets and cleaned the cigarette ash that had spilled on the table.

He had gray hair, a sturdy and strong build, a steady and calm aura, and was dressed in a loose and frank white linen robe. He was as calm as the vast ocean without wind, and he didn't care at all how much of a storm his words caused.

Hot mist rises from the teacup.

Liang Qu's mind was in a mess and he stared at Cheng Chong's back.

Lian Jingye put his hands into his hair and combed it back fiercely, pulling out so much that it hurt the roots.

The Qiugong dike collapsed, flooding for four days, devastating the people, and the culprit was gang leader Cheng Chong?
He did something big without telling the whole Shahe Gang!

why?
Thinking what?
Picture what?
"My life is over!"

Lu Xinqing groaned in his heart, his knees went weak and he fell to the ground.

Damaged dams, breached dams, and flooded.

The leader of the Shahe Gang, the Lord of Hebo, and the County Magistrate.

All kinds of people and events come together, which is something a small pirate like him cannot possibly participate in or know.

"Haha, hahaha!"

Inside the Juyi Building, an old man in grey clothes and a long beard suddenly laughed loudly, breaking the silence in the building.

When everyone heard the voice, they looked and saw that it was Huyan Shijing, the deputy leader of the gang.

Huyan Shijing was a man of great experience, and whenever anyone in the gang had any questions about any matter, big or small, they would come to him for advice.

Faced with everyone's confusion, Huyan Shijing stroked his long beard slowly, facing the middle hall and the gang members in the front hall, and shouted loudly.

"What the gang leader said is very clever. There is a flood outside and the people are displaced. The river and lake authorities want to borrow boats to do some business. OK!
My Shahe Gang is the most loyal, and most of you are from common people's backgrounds. How can we remain indifferent when we see innocent people suffering?

But he didn't burn incense! He didn't follow the rules! He even mocked us, the Shahe Gang, for being a rotten place!
"I am so righteous and confident that those who don't know would really think that the collapse of Qiugong Dike was caused by my Shahe Gang! Brothers, tell me, is it true or not!"

The gang members suddenly understood.

It turned out to be the case.

Liang Qu didn't burn incense, didn't follow the rules, and came to mock the Shahe Gang. How could he borrow a boat?
If you don’t know, you would really think that it was the Shahe Gang that dug the dam and they owed it to the Hebo Office!

The gang leader's words were meant as a mockery!

"The boss is really funny."

"Even I was almost scared by the gang leader. I really thought that the dike was dug by our Shahe Gang."

"Hu Yan is right. If you want to ask someone to do something for you, you should act like you are asking for help. Even if it is from the government, it is too arrogant!"

"We in the Shahe Gang don't owe you anything! Either burn incense to the plaque or get out of Shahe Mountain!"

"That's right, either kowtow and burn incense, or get out of Shahe Mountain!"

"Kneel down and kowtow! Get out of Shahe Mountain!"

"Even if I kowtow..."

Lian Jingye coughed twice, and his words were drowned out by the waves.

Huyan Shijing's call attracted hundreds of responses, and countless people's faces turned red, and their blood was stimulated.

Hundreds of people roared together, tables and chairs shook, a solemn and murderous atmosphere filled the air, and the surging sound waves caused ripples in the tea.

The gang members on the second floor jumped down one after another, joined the gang members on the first floor, and surrounded Liang Qu.

The killing intent was overwhelming.

Lu Xinqing hurriedly stood up from the ground and hid behind Liang Qu, avoiding everyone's sight.

"It's not a joke."

Cheng Chong said lightly, and everyone was like a rooster with its neck strangled, and the vast sound waves came to an abrupt end.

puff.

Lu Xinqing knelt down again.

Huyan Shijing, Lian Jingye and other middle and senior leaders of the gang felt deeply depressed.

No joke?

Cheng Chong put three long incense sticks together, placed them on the candle flame and lit them. After separating them, he inserted them into the incense burner in a proper manner and bowed three times.

When he turned around, everyone finally saw what Cheng Chong had done.

The original tablet that was dedicated to the leader of the Lao Shahe Gang had long been removed and replaced with a name that no one had ever heard of: Cheng Yingjian.

Who is Cheng Yingjian?
Lian Jingye found the name very familiar, and after a while he remembered that there was indeed a young man named Ying Jian in the Shahe Gang.

But his name is not Cheng Yingjian, but Zheng Yingjian.

The son of the big gang leader Zheng Tianhe, who was only twenty-three years old, was extremely talented and righteous. Even as a rival force, he was still an admirable person, but he had already died in the previous purge of Heboso.

Zheng Tianhe, Zheng Yingjian.

Cheng Chong, Cheng Yingjian.

The big boss has only one son, and the third boss has no children...

Lian Jingye's pupils shrank suddenly, and a thousand horses galloped through his heart.

Huyan Shijing's face turned pale.

Liang Qu saw the constantly changing expressions of several high-ranking members of the gang, and guessed that the new tablet must have some unknown secrets, but due to incomplete information, he did not know the details.

Could it be that the person who dug the dam was really Cheng Chong?
The script is wrong!
I just came to borrow a boat, how did the mastermind suddenly get caught?
If the person who destroyed the dike was really Cheng Chong, wouldn't I have completed most of the tasks assigned by Xu Yuelong within one day?

Cheng Chong didn't care about everyone's surprise and sat down in the third chair under the plaque.

The armrests of the chair were covered with a layer of shiny leather, reflecting the dim candlelight.

That was the position where Cheng Chong had sat for the longest time in the past and it was also the most comfortable position. Now sitting down, he recalled the past.

"Jingye, Shijing, you two are always smart. Have you guessed it?"

Lian Jingye and Huyan Shijing looked at each other, both terrified.

Lian Jingye stepped forward to confirm: "Young Gang Leader... is he your son?"

Cheng Chong nodded.

The young gang leader is the gang leader’s son?
Lu Xinqing was stunned.

"Excuse me." Liang Qu interrupted, "The young leader is the son of the leader, isn't that normal?"

Cheng Chong looked at Lian Jingye.

Lian Jingye wiped the sweat off his forehead and whispered, "Young Gang Leader is the former Young Gang Leader, Gang Leader is the current Gang Leader..."

Liang Qu stroked it and his heart was pounding.

The son of the big boss of Shahe Gang is actually the son of the third boss?

What kind of outrageous relationship is this?
Looking at the tablet on the table, is he dead?
"Qiu Gong Di..." Huyan Shijing still couldn't believe it, "Is it really the work of the gang leader?"

"I don't care what happens to that eunuch Zheng Tianhe, but I only have one son, Yingjian." Cheng Chong said indifferently, "He's dead."

"Dead, dead..." Lian Jingye's eyes went dark, and his hands kept shaking. "Then why destroy the dike? Boss, that's Qiugong Dike!"

If Qiugong Dike was destroyed, especially during a rainstorm, it would not only cause the deaths of tens of thousands of people, but it would be such a huge crime that one person's head would definitely not be enough to quell the anger!
Cheng Chong's move was tantamount to dragging the entire Shahe Gang into the water without anyone knowing!
For a moment, everyone didn't know what to do, and there was no sign of indignation at all.

The more quick-thinking senior officials have already turned their attention to Liang Qu, wondering if they can get a lighter sentence or lenient treatment by switching sides now?

Cheng Chong looked down from a high place, taking in all the people and their appearances, and spoke leisurely.

“I am fifty-six years old this year, which can be considered the prime of my life, but compared with the young masters of aristocratic families, I am afraid that I will never have the hope of revenge in my lifetime.

Destroying the dike is the only way I can make them pay the price."

Lian Jingye and Huyan Shijing's breathing stopped.

In order to maintain the shipping of the Blackwater River, Hebo did not wipe out the Shahe Gang. Instead, he supported the third gang leader who was at odds with the first and second gang leaders to take the position in order to maintain stability.

Originally, there was no problem in handling it. Who could have thought that the relationships involved were so complicated and that Cheng Chong could be so tolerant.

Killing Cheng Chong's only son but not completely killing them all led to Cheng Chong destroying the dike without authorization and flooding Huazhu County. The officials responsible for clearing out the Shahe Gang should bear primary responsibility!

It makes sense logically, but Liang Qu still feels something is wrong.

A martial artist's training can help one avoid a hundred years of suffering and disaster. Considering Cheng Chong's age, he is not so weak in that aspect and has a chance to regenerate. Why does he have to risk his life to carry out revenge?
If we replace them with two officials from the River and Lake Bureau who have no background, they might really lose their heads.

But those who came to take credit for the cleansing of the Shahe Gang must have a noble family background, and their lives will surely be spared.

It's totally not worth it.

Because you don’t have a son, you can’t empathize with the pain of losing a child?
Liang Qu frowned.

"Lord Liang." Cheng Chong lowered his head and stared at Liang Qu's waist badge. "I don't think I'm a very smart person, but I know that with the ability of the court, it is not difficult to find the culprit, so I don't want to embarrass you, but..."

Cheng Chong raised his head, his eyes as deep as the sea.

"If you want to arrest me, I will not surrender. It all depends on your ability."

(End of this chapter)