Chapter 86 New Master
"Bang, bang, bang, bang"
A volley of gunfire knocked the person who was trying to escape in the dark night to the ground from behind.
Bullets have no feelings and no mercy. From the moment they leave the gun, they are no longer anyone's friend. They will only stubbornly smash any obstacles in their way.
"ah"
The man in black who had luckily dodged a volley of gunfire was almost frightened to death. He was carrying a bag filled with stolen items, including banknotes, silver, and some pearl jewelry.
As he fled in panic, some silver ingots fell to the ground, but he did not dare to move at all, let alone reach out to pick them up.
He knelt there trembling among the corpses, and shouted behind him:
"I am a family member of the city gate official, Lord Cheng. I am not a rebel, nor am I a bandit. Please spare me, please spare me!"
"boom"
Answer him.
It is a standard 11.43mm caliber bullet.
It took less than a second from the time the gun was fired to the time his head was smashed.
At the east intersection of Ruyifang Market, Liu Laosi, with a bandage still wrapped around his left leg, expressionlessly put away the black Colt in his hand. Around him, thirty new recruits had already completed temporary fortifications.
Following the instructors' instructions, they used wooden tables, door panels, stone blocks and sandbags filled with grain to block both sides of the street intersection.
These former miners from Fengshan grew up at a rapid pace during the daily bandit suppression during this period. They have become extremely aware of the lethality of the muskets in their hands.
They have also completed the transformation from civilians to soldiers.
Although in Su's opinion, these soldiers were poorly trained.
At most, it was at the level of the second-line troops of the two sides in World War I, but with thirty people and thirty guns, it was not a big problem to guard a not-so-wide street intersection.
The sound of bullets being pushed into magazines echoed in the dead silent street corner in the dark night.
No one spoke.
Because the combat regulations do not allow it.
Over the past period of time, even the most outspoken people have learned to remain silent during combat under the whip of the instructors.
A few minutes later, the sound of horse hooves and the galloping of a large group of people appeared in front of the street corner. The flickering torches illuminated an army of a hundred people.
Leading the group was a city gate officer on horseback. He had a knife slung over his shoulder and was speechless for a moment as he looked at the corpses on the street before him.
"Are those the new soldiers under Governor Hong?"
The gate officer shouted:
"I am here under the orders of the government to support the suppression of the rebellion. Brothers, please give me some help!"
No one answered.
There was a dead silence on the street. The new recruits lying behind the fortifications mechanically raised their guns and aimed, waiting for the order to fire. The three team leaders used to be foremen, and now they were in a standard fighting stance, with guns in their hands.
"Codes!"
The city gate officer on horseback saw this and shouted:
"You bunch of bastards, do you want to eat alone?"
"This is Kunlunfang's property!"
The fourth brother, who still had a bandage on his leg, stood up straight and shouted back impatiently:
"No matter who you are, no one is allowed to get close to you!"
"Just a warning, the consequences are at your own risk!"
The city gate officer was obviously unwilling to retreat like this. Who didn't know how rich Ruyifang was? Tonight had been such a mess, how could he be willing to give up the meat that was delivered to his mouth?
But the corpses all over the ground also announced the danger of this place, and the two sides began to stalemate.
"boom"
A few breaths later, gunshots rang out without warning, and one bullet hit the neck of the city gate officer's horse. This was like a signal, and the next moment, thirty guns fired at the same time.
At the first encounter, with the pungent smell of gunpowder rising, more than ten people in the team of a hundred men fell down one after another.
The unlucky city gate officer was also killed on the spot, and some soldiers threw grenades. After the explosion, the surviving soldiers howled and scattered.
"Um?"
The fourth brother looked at this scene in astonishment. He turned around and looked at the team leader beside him and said:
"Did I ask you to shoot?"
The team leader who used to be the foreman scratched his short stubble awkwardly and whispered:
"I'm sorry, sir. I was too nervous just now... and I fired accidentally."
"Go find the military police and get the whip yourself later!"
The fourth brother secretly said it was bad luck.
But at this point, he didn't say much.
This was the first time for the fourth brother to kill an official.
But he was not afraid. Governor Hong did not immediately take back the command of the new recruits, which meant he tacitly approved their occupation of Ruyifang Market tonight.
The market town behind him and all the people and properties in it now belong to the boss.
Whoever you are, you want to steal money from your boss?
hehe.
Let’s get past the fourth one first!
——
It was noisy most of the night, and by dawn, the entire Ruyifang City had returned to calm, at least on the surface.
Three hundred new recruits were standing guard around the area, using long poles to hook out the shattered bodies from the triggered minefields, and tying up the captured bandits with ropes.
These guys will be loaded into carriages and sent to Fengshan to mine.
Although many of them cried out that they were innocent, or introduced themselves as family members and servants of a certain official, no one listened to them.
Anyone who takes advantage of someone's misfortune is definitely not a good person.
The officials in the city are all sensible, and there is no such thing as someone coming over to ask for someone's help.
As for the bodies of several court military officers who died heroically in the battle with the "rebels" last night, they have been collected and sent to the prefectural government's office.
Order is rapidly being restored.
However, it would take some time for Miss Jasmine, the head housekeeper of Kunlun Square, to rush to the county town from Fengshan, so people from various shops, whether they were managers or servants, were not allowed to go out.
They have to stay in their own shops and wait patiently to receive it.
"Listen carefully, this place is called Liu's House, and my last name is also Liu , so from today on, this place is under my jurisdiction.
My name is Liu Laosi.
You can call me Lao Liu, Brother Liu.
Or you can just call him Lao Si.
I am an easy-going person and I don’t really care what others call me.”
In the spacious front yard of Liu's house.
Liu Laosi, who had been busy all night, was now sitting on an armchair. The bandage on his left leg had not been removed yet, but he was holding a cup of tea in his hand in a pretentious manner.
He gave a lecture to the dozen or so :
"Liu Ruyi and Liu Bao committed many evil deeds and are now dead, but you don't have to worry about having nowhere to go. Ruyifang communicated with bandits, which was tantamount to treason, so you don't have to worry about being liquidated afterwards.
I, Kunlunfang, will protect you.
You will be paid a salary, and as long as you work hard, you will not end up with nothing.
But there is one thing I want to make clear to you in advance!"
The fourth brother drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat. There were bloodshot in his eyes, obviously from a night of hard work. He now forced himself to stand up with the help of the handrail, and walked two steps to the left and right with his hands behind his back without any instruction.
With the murderous aura left over from last night, he glanced forward and made everyone tremble.
no way.
There were several new recruits standing around with guns in their hands. They had seen clearly the power of those strange muskets last night, and some of them even had trembling legs.
They were afraid that if this Mr. Liu gave an order, they, the housekeepers of Ruyifang, would be shot here.
"We at Kunlun Square have always been open about hiring people, and we don't ask about your background.
The boss told me that the most important thing right now is for you to help Kunlunfang take over the business assets of other counties as quickly as possible.
It's like a big test.
Those who work the fastest and best will be able to get the position of senior manager, along with salary and allowances.
Those who work the slowest and worst are those who are incompetent.
Since you are an incompetent person, why do you want to be a shopkeeper?
It is better to step down early and leave opportunities to young people! "
Liu Laosi waved his hand and looked at the expressions of the people in front of him. He was very satisfied and shouted:
"New rules will be issued in the next few days. If you don't want to work for our Kunlun Square, just submit your resignation. That's it. Now, everyone, go get to work.
Oh, by the way, if you want to go out, go east!
Don't go in the other three directions, there are still landmines that can kill people, and they haven't been cleared yet."
A group of managers, both big and small, left in a hurry. It was not a matter of kneeling down or selling themselves to the emperor. Now it was just to appease their hearts, but there were also some who knew the general situation.
After the meeting, a manager from the mule and horse stable in Liu's house asked to see Liu Laosi, saying that he had something important to report.
"Master Liu, I know there is another treasure in the house, and I want to present it to you."
The young steward rubbed his hands and whispered to the fourth brother with a flattering smile:
"The treasure has been sent to the master's room. I will definitely not let you down."
"Hmm? Treasure?"
The fourth brother was very tired at the moment, but when he saw the ambiguous smile of the young steward, he knew that what he sent must be a beautiful woman, and the fourth brother happened to have the same idea.
He stood up and limped to the room where he was staying temporarily.
When he pushed open the door, he saw a woman who was tied up and gagged with white silk. She was thrown on the bed and covered with a veil as if to pretend to be a woman.
The fourth brother chuckled, took a step forward, turned over the woman who did not struggle, and took off her veil.
Upon seeing this, the fourth brother’s eyes widened.
pretty!
really beautiful.
She had an oval face with a perfect balance of fat and thin, with thousands of long black hair hanging down in disarray, a cherry-like mouth painted with rouge, a straight nose, a pair of charming phoenix eyes, and finely drawn eyebrows.
She's like a beauty walking out of a painting.
Just those eyes...
how to say.
The fourth brother lifted the veil, and the woman stared at the roof with lifeless eyes, without resisting. Her beautiful big eyes were dull and lifeless, as if she had given up all hope.
Like an exquisite vase.
She not only had a good face, but also a good figure. Perhaps because she was sending a treasure to the new Mr. Liu, the woman was almost naked.
She was tied up with special rope techniques, which was very seductive.
That pair of long legs can become the paradise of all men.
To be honest, the moment Lao Si saw the woman, his lower body reacted and his breathing became heavy. How could he see such a beautiful woman in that damn place called Fengshan?
The fourth brother was so happy at this moment that he was about to let the woman go and accomplish his goal.
As a result, something fell out of the fourth brother's pocket.
As it fell to the ground, there was a clanging sound, which woke the fourth brother from his lust.
He looked down and found it was Liu Ruyi's private seal.
The exquisite jade seal fell to the ground. He ignored the woman and bent down to pick up the private seal. He put it to his lips and blew it as if it were a treasure.
Afraid it would break.
The boss made it very clear when he handed it to him.
This is what the fourth brother fought hard to get back, and it will be his from now on.
In other words, the boss almost personally handed over the Ruyifang business to the fourth brother.
Given the boss's personality, it is definitely impossible for him to manage the tedious affairs of Ruyifang personally, so from now on, Ruyifang will be managed by the fourth brother.
This is the boss's appreciation for him and also the boss's reward for his dedication.
Yes……
The fourth brother stroked the private seal in his hand, and he looked back at the beautiful woman who was slumped on the bed like a dead fish. The lust in his eyes was still there, but it faded away little by little.
I have really lost my mind!
As long as I have such a huge foundation, what kind of woman can I not find?
Why rush?
Being so impatient will definitely ruin the good impression you have tried so hard to leave.
Moreover.
The boss has been busy with important matters and has no time to take care of his children's love affairs. The only girl by his side is Jasmine, a half-grown girl. Jasmine doesn't look like someone who understands matters between men and women.
There must be a decent woman taking care of the boss, right?
Thinking of this, Lao Si squatted down, stretched out his hand, lifted the woman's chin, shook it left and right, and looked at that delicate face.
There was a circle of light in the left eye, as if it was looking for flaws.
After a few breaths, he nodded with satisfaction.
explain:
"Such a beauty can only be possessed by a true hero. What kind of a bastard is Liu Bao? He deserves to be killed by a beauty like you!"
Hearing this, a feeling of misery and helplessness welled up in the woman's lifeless eyes.
She closed her eyes, as if ready to be defiled.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, the fourth brother stood up, clapped his hands, and said to the woman:
"Get up! Don't look so sad. The boss doesn't like it, and neither do I.
Go wash off all the powder on your face. I remember the boss said that he doesn't like women wearing heavy makeup. Then go change your clothes. Oh, choose something black.
The boss always likes black.”
