Dark Fairy

Chapter 24 The temptation of self-righteousness

Bailang never thought that one day he would be called for questioning by a village chief.

It stands to reason that this would be just a matter of ordinary people, but it would seem extremely weird if it were to happen to someone from a knife studio.

The so-called "li long" actually has the same meaning as Bailang's common sub-district office director in another world. He even manages a wider range of things than the sub-district office director.Not only trivial matters between neighbors, but also some disputes over public security can also get involved.They are small officials who are not registered but have real power. In addition to the oil and water, they can also receive a salary from the yamen every month.

Although he is a petty official and is not even listed in the official list, under real power, the benefits are not simply judged on the basis of small and big officials.And even though they are all li chiefs, the advantages that li chiefs in different places can gain are very different.

For example, in the terraced house where Bai Lang currently lives, there is almost zero oil and water, and there is endless peeling all day long. If it were not for the forced living of three melons and two dates, no one would be willing to do it?
But if the length of the East Market is completely different, the oil and meat that is passed every day can make people fat to death.After a lot of profit, the last thing that falls into the hands is enough to support a rich life with several wives and concubines without worrying about food and clothing and wearing gold and silver.

But generally speaking, such small officials in the yamen can't control the power of the knife shop.The people in the knife shop either have no accidents, and accidents are major events.Even the yamen try their best to let the sword shop handle it by itself and rarely intervene.Even if there is any evil, the knife shop will be notified to clean up the door by itself.

So when Bailang received the words brought back by his younger siblings, he was a little confused for a while.

The headmaster at the school asked Bailang to talk to Bailang tomorrow about compensation for the decoction and medicine.

Is this the last resort that people from Dazhangzhuang came up with?A group of business owners, the Shunshun Dangdang generations, have actually ignored the knife shop to this extent?Is it because I live outside the city that my understanding of knife shops is superficial?

Not to mention Bailang, even the younger siblings were curious as to why the Li Chang was involved in this matter.

To see or not to see?

The next day, Bai Lang went to see Zhou Dong first. Zhou Dong laughed loudly and said, "See you, why not? You, a street wanderer, don't have the weight to let a group of self-righteous fools from Dazhangzhuang spend so much effort. And in the end, that's it." It's all a matter between children, and it shouldn't be so arrogant. I guess Dazhangzhuang may be taking this matter from you to test the knife studio's attitude.

Interesting!How long has it been since there was no such person who dared to think about the knife shop? "

"Alright then, I'll go see the village head right now. I'll talk to Brother Zhou when I get back." Bai Lang said cheerfully.He came to Zhou Dong not to ask for advice, but to spread the news.Zhou Dong is an old hand of street wanderers, and collecting news is his job.And it's really weird.The prophet will say that if there are changes in the future, the momentum of the knife hall can be borrowed and used.

"By the way, how about your mission? Have you seen Zeng Fei?"

"I see. I also chatted with him a lot. It seems to be going well so far."

"Tsk, tsk, you kid, aren't you just trying to flatter me?"

"How can I do that? In front of Brother Dong, how can I dare to boast? It's just that the contact went smoothly. Zeng Fei is so broke and unable to move. The trouble is still there. If he wants to close the accounts, he has to wait and see. I guess There should be results in ten days and a half. If I screw up by then, I wonder if I will be scolded by Master Liu?"

"What are you afraid of? Didn't Mr. Liu say it before? Whether it succeeds or fails, it won't be a problem for you. After all, there are many old fritters in this task who are helpless, and it can't be any worse. But I think You boy have a chance!"

"Huh? Brother Dong believes me so much?"

"Hey, I trust my intuition. When you heard about this mission before, you looked calm and relaxed. Maybe you had something in mind at that time, right?"

"Brother Dong understands me best. But the plan has not been completed yet, wait..."

"Okay, I won't ask you these things. There's no need to explain to me. Just remember what you say to Master Liu when the time comes."

After bidding farewell to Zhou Dong, Bai Lang found out of curiosity the head of the school district who had left him a message.The place where we met was a tea stall.Located on the corner of the street, very simple kind.Generally, traveling salesmen or passing drivers will spend a penny to pack some tea here.You can also sit and rest your feet.

"Bai Lang?"

"Well, are you Zhang Lichang?" Bai approached the tea stall. Because it was still early in the morning, there was actually only one person in the stall.Seeing Bailang, the man tentatively called out his name.It also means that the other party is the chief that Bai Lang wants to meet.

He is said to be an "official", but his temperament has nothing to do with the word "official".Not only is he fat and round, but his face is sinister, and he looks like one of those old gangsters who scare people on the street.It looks very cruel, but in fact, it scares the sight of blood.There are quite a few people like this in Bailang.When the person in front of him came over for the first time, he knew it in his mind, and he probably guessed which way the other person was going to take.

Although I thought it was funny, I decided to follow him a few steps to see how far the other party could perform.

"sit!"

Zhang Li had a stern face, with a pair of small eyes on the side of his face emitting a "dangerous" afterglow.Quite imposing.Pointing to the stool next to him, he told Bailang to sit down and talk.Then he pushed the teapot in front of Bailang, indicating that he wanted to drink water and pour it by himself.

Bai Lang was also polite, thanked him, and poured himself a cup of tea after sitting down.

"What's the matter with Zhang Lichang calling his brothers and sisters at home to send a message to find me?"

"Bailang, Ming people don't talk dark words. Your brother beat him up. Don't you think you can get over it just like that? Da Zhangzhuang asked you to talk about soup and medicine money. You pretended not to know, and you procrastinated and refused to return. This matter You are not authentic, are you? Or do you dare to bully the honest people in Dazhangzhuang like this because of your status as a knife shop?" After speaking, he gave Bailang a stern look.

Bailang smiled and said, "If you hit me, I will. Do you want the soup and medicine fee? No problem. But if you ask, it's one gold. It's not the soup and medicine fee, but the funeral fee, right?"

"Bai Lang, I'm here to talk to you, don't be rude to me. The cost of one gold decoction and medicine is too much, you can pay back the amount. If it doesn't work, take that bastard of yours home and lock him up for more than half a year. , it’s okay to miss this session of the school, Dazhangzhuang said they can just forget about it.”

Snapped!
Before he finished speaking, a crisp sound rang out from Zhang Lichang's left cheek. With great force, it first caused his whole head to turn to the right quickly, and then the force continued, causing Zhang Lichang's entire fat body to move. The leader turned half a circle, fell off the stool, and half-knelt on the ground.

噗噗
The fleshy and fierce face was swollen purple and swollen visible to the naked eye, as if spitting, and the two back molars coughed up blood from the mouth.

"You" Before Zhang Lichang came back to his senses, a dagger had already been fixed on his neck.

"Go back and tell the people in Dazhangzhuang that I will play with them slowly. Don't let them give in!"

(End of this chapter)