Chapter 34 Calculation
The world is in chaos now, and many gangs, big and small, have emerged.
Small gangs are formed by a group of people at the bottom of society who gather together to form small gangs.
They gather together to form small gangs, some to protect themselves from invasion by external forces, some to operate in the gray area, some to occupy some territories and collect protection fees, etc.
But these gangs all have one thing in common, that is, there are no martial artists at the level of strong strength, and generally the most powerful ones are only at the iron plate level. Most of them are just ordinary people, not even martial artists.
Therefore, these small gangs need to spend money to invite a few "masters" at the membrane level to be guests. They do not need to sit in the gang, but need to come out to support the situation when necessary.
Some businesses are in a similar situation. They cannot afford to keep a "master" at the membrane level all year round, but if they have some industrial business, there will always be some troubles. They also need to spend money to hire one or two "masters" at the membrane level to be their namesakes as a deterrent. Once something happens, they can be asked to take action in time.
Qin Ziling had his own way of making money secretly, and he didn't really need to make this extra money, but in order to cover up his tracks, he decided to pick one or two businesses that invited him to see what was going on. As for the gangs, their composition was too complicated, and most of them were in the gray area, such as running small gambling houses, brothels, loan sharking, or occupying territories and forcibly collecting protection fees. Qin Ziling naturally disdained to be a part of the group, so he rejected them all.
At noon that day, on the second floor of the "Hua Yun" powder and rouge shop in Xicheng Market.
A brother and sister stood by the window, watching a man's back gradually disappear in the busy street.
This brother and sister are the owners of the "Hua Yun" powder and rouge shop. The sister's name is Yunlan and the brother's name is Yuntai.
Yun Lan has an oval face, a good figure, and a gentle temperament. At first glance, she looks like a good wife and mother, but the glance that inadvertently flashes in the depths of her eyes reveals a firmness and strength that is completely opposite to her appearance and temperament.
Yuntai is still a teenager. He looks good, but unfortunately he has a lame leg.
"Sister, Qin Ziling has been practicing martial arts for nearly three years before he broke through to the membrane realm. His potential has obviously been exhausted. He is far inferior to Zhuang Gaochi, the head of Youlong Academy. Why did you insist on choosing him? Is it because he has a handsome face and good conversation and temperament?" Yuntai asked. His expression was obviously a little subtle when he said the latter part. He felt uneasy and seemed to have a hint of jealousy.
Their parents were killed by bandits when they were away from home. It was his sister who supported the family and raised him. In Yuntai's mind, Yunlan has a very special status, she is both a sister and a mother, and he relies on her a lot.
So even though I knew I shouldn't stop my sister from getting married, I still felt inexplicably uneasy and even jealous when I thought about her getting married.
"What are you thinking about? I will never get married until you have a family and a career!" Yun Lan said, looking away from the window and looking at Yun Tai lovingly.
" But by the time I get married and start a family, my sister will be past the marriageable age. By then..." Yuntai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, but then he felt an indescribable sense of guilt and conflict in his heart.
"Haha, it's just right that you can't get married. I'll help you take care of the children." Yun Lan rubbed Yun Tai's hair and said, "Okay, don't think too much. The reason why I chose Qin Ziling is because I value his loyalty and loyalty. Our store has been booming in recent years. I don't know how many eyes are watching us. Some want to seize our secret recipe, and some even want to get both the money and the people."
"The Zhuang Gaochi you mentioned is indeed quite capable, but his character is not good. It is not enough to ask him for help and just take the money without doing anything. After all, the main purpose of spending money is to borrow his name, and the most feared thing is to invite a wolf into the house. Qin Ziling is different. I have already inquired about it. A few days ago, an apprentice of the martial arts school who was on good terms with him was seriously injured. Even if he recovered, he would become a useless person. Others avoided him, but he took him in and took care of him despite his poor family background."
"As long as such a person is willing to accept our employment, he will definitely help us once we have problems. Of course, his strength is relatively weak, and exhaustion of potential is a problem, but we are just a powder and rouge shop, and the really powerful families will not be interested in him. If they really like him, let alone Zhuang Gaochi, even if we invite a master of the Iron Plate level, it will be useless. So even if Qin Ziling is relatively weak, it is actually enough. The key is that he must be reliable."
When the Yunlan siblings watched Qin Ziling leave, in a private room on the second floor of the Zuihualou Restaurant, opposite the "Huayun" powder and rouge shop, a young man with a muscular build, bulging and taut muscles and a black mole on his cheek was also watching Qin Ziling leave.
His eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a fierce light.
At the dining table in the private room, a man in a blue suit, with a face full of flesh and a hideous scar on his cheek, was drinking and eating meat.
Soon, there was a knock on the door.
A clerk wearing the uniform of the "Huayun" powder and rouge shop walked in cautiously, bending over.
When the man with the black mole saw the waiter coming in, he took out a small piece of silver, estimated to be about two coins, from his , threw it to the waiter and said, "Go ahead."
"Thank you, Master Zhuang, thank you, Master Zhuang!" The clerk took the silver and bowed repeatedly with a happy face, then said: "The man who just came is a disciple of Hantie Dean. His name is Qin Ziling. The boss has already signed a contract with him."
"Hehe, Brother Zhuang, it seems that Yunlan likes handsome young men." The scarred man said with a wry smile.
The man called Brother Zhuang was none other than Zhuang Gaochi, the head of Youlong Temple. Hearing this, he snorted coldly, then waved at the waiter and said, "You can go down now."
"Yes, yes." The waiter bowed repeatedly and quickly left the private room.
"Qin Ziling? I've never heard that Dean Hantie has such a disciple at the membrane level?" Zhuang Gaochi frowned slightly and said after the waiter left.
"Hey, I just heard of it." said the scarred man.
"Oh, tell me about it." Zhuang Gaochi said.
"You know, my roots are in Xianhefang. It just so happens that one of the apprentices of Hantie Hall is from Xianhefang. Some time ago, he had his limbs broken in the martial arts arena and became a cripple. Who would be willing to treat a cripple these days? He didn't have any close relatives, so he was basically waiting to die. And guess what? An apprentice who studied martial arts with him in the martial arts gym and had an ordinary family background carried him home to treat and take care of him." said the scarred man.
"Is this person Qin Ziling?" Zhuang Gaochi blurted out.
"Yes, that's the name . I heard that he hasn't been able to make a breakthrough in martial arts for nearly three years, but I didn't expect that he has recently broken through to the membrane level. I didn't expect that he is valued by Yun Lan and ruined Brother Zhuang's good deeds." said the scarred man.
"So he is such a fool! How can he ruin my good deeds? On the contrary, he can highlight my majestic and heroic image. But I have to trouble Brother Yan for help in this matter." Zhuang Gaochi's eyes flashed sinisterly.
The scarred man's surname is Yan, and his given name is Yan Kui. He is the leader of the Yanluo Gang, a small gang in the western outer city area that specializes in extortion and protection fees.
The street where the "Hua Yun" powder and rouge shop is located is his territory.
"Hehe, no problem, no problem. If it was Xianyuanfang or if I changed to another disciple of Hantie, I would still have to worry about it. But here, with such a newcomer, there is naturally nothing to worry about. But Brother Zhuang, when you get both the person and the money, don't forget the benefits of being a brother." Yan Kui immediately understood the meaning of Zhuang Gaochi's words and laughed.
"Of course, of course. But we can't be too hasty in doing this. We need to delay it for a while, otherwise it will be too obvious." Zhuang Gaochi said.
"Hehe, Brother Zhuang is really thoughtful. Otherwise, if the beautiful shopkeeper suspects Brother Zhuang, it would be counterproductive." Yan Kui said.
