Chapter 412: Hong Baochang's New Chapter
Hong Jiu never managed to meet Sun Shaozong.
Although he wanted to set an example, a mere beggar leader was obviously not qualified to be taught by Sun Shaozong - at least Sun Shaozong would not waste too much time on him before he proved his ability and value.
Therefore, Hong Jiu waited in the Criminal Law Department for half an hour, but all he got was an explanation from Sun Shaozong relayed by someone else: Shanxi Lane must be changed within a month.
It was this simple sentence that brought about a drastic change in Hong Jiu's life trajectory!
Before entering the government gate, he was still a beggar who was bullied by others, but when he walked out the gate, he had become... well, he seemed to still be a beggar, but with the title of village chief added to his title.
The title of 'Beggar Chief' may not sound very glorious, but in terms of real power, he is much stronger than an ordinary chief!
From the day of taking office, all beggars who have not reported to the head of the village and formed a group to guarantee each other are not allowed to beg near Shanxi Lane, Doer Hutong, and Lianpengwu.
If a beggar knowingly commits a crime, the head of the village can choose to drive him away on his own, or, if necessary, ask patrol officers to help drive him away.
With just this one thing, Hong Jiu has become the undisputed de facto ruler of the hundreds of beggars in Shanxi Lane! And he is a ruler backed by the official violent agency!
Not to mention, he also has the right to "report anything he hears". As long as he finds any unstable factors in his jurisdiction, he can report them to the local authorities at any time.
Of course, after becoming the beggars' chief, Hong Jiu had a heavy burden on his shoulders. Not only did he have to restrain all the beggars in the jurisdiction and prevent them from committing crimes, he also had the obligation to assist the government in searching for wanted criminals.
In short, as Hong Jiu walked out of the government office gate holding the appointment document, he really felt as if he was in another world - if it weren't for the three evil beggars who were ready to fight him, he might have suspected that he was dreaming!
"Hong Jiu!"
One of the evil beggars shouted in a loud and gruff voice: "What are you dawdling about in there? Why did it take you so long to come out?"
Another short and strong beggar simply snatched the letter of appointment, looked at it over and over again, and asked in surprise: "What is this? When I saw how precious it was to you just now, I thought it was a banknote."
When the letter of appointment was taken away from him, Hong Jiu was shocked at first and wanted to rush over to grab it, but then he thought of his current identity and suddenly changed his mind. He just said calmly: "Silver note? This thing is much more valuable than a silver note."
"real?!"
When the short and strong beggar heard this, he quickly put the letter of appointment into his arms. He looked up and saw his two companions staring at him. He said confidently, "What are you looking at? I'll keep it first and give it to the deaf master when I get back!"
As he said this, he pushed Hong Jiu again and ordered him to follow him back obediently and let the deaf boss decide for him.
Hong Jiu sneered in his heart, but did not resist at all. He obediently followed the three people back the same way.
As mentioned before, the deaf boss controlled nearly a hundred beggars in Shanxi Lane and could earn at least six or seven taels of silver every month, so he had already bought a house.
Because the house is not big, as soon as I walked around the figure in front of the door, I heard waves of moans coming from the main room.
Seeing that there were seven or eight people eavesdropping outside the window, the short and strong beggar holding the letter of appointment also approached with a sly look and asked with a lewd smile: "Why are you in such a good mood today, deaf master? You are doing it in broad daylight?"
"Isn't this a windfall?"
Then someone responded, "I don't know where the deaf man got a shell from, but he sold it for eight taels and seven cents of silver! He was so happy that he called his old lover Li Jiaojiao from Chunnuan Pavilion and said he would treat everyone to a feast in the evening!"
The short and strong beggar turned around and tilted his mouth to Hong Jiuyi, saying with a gloating look: "Look, isn't the victim right here?"
As he spoke, he took out the letter of appointment from his bosom and said proudly, "It's not just the shell. Our brother Hong Jiu is very righteous. He went to Shuntian Prefecture and came to pay tribute to the deaf master. He said that this thing is more valuable than a silver note!"
Who knew that he had just taken out the letter of appointment and hadn't even waited to show it off when he heard the deaf boss inside shouting, "What a treasure, bring it in for me to see."
It turned out that this fellow knew that his men were eavesdropping outside, but he deliberately pressed Li Jiaojiao against the window and fiddled with her. Coincidentally, just as he was about to ejaculate, he heard people outside saying that he had snatched some treasure from Hong Jiu again.
If it were any other day, he might not take this seriously, but having just tasted the sweetness of 'Tao Zhu Jin Bei', it was inevitable that he would be greedy for more.
When the group of vicious beggars outside heard this, they were inexplicably excited. They crowded around the "letter of appointment" and swarmed in. They saw Li Jiaojiao, who was not hanging for a moment, rushing towards the head of the bed with a pale face.
Before anyone could take a closer look, she had already pulled her clothes over her chest, stamped her feet and said coquettishly, "You damned bastard, why didn't you wait for me to put on my clothes before calling them in!"
But I didn't know that by stomping my feet, I actually gave up a lot of spring time.
Seeing that several of his men were all obsessed with sex, the deaf boss didn't care. He walked up to her nonchalantly, pulled her into his arms, and said with a grin, "I'll have to take it off later anyway, so why waste time?"
As she said that, she wanted to lift up the skirt so that all the younger brothers could have a good look at it.
Unexpectedly, this prostitute was a man of integrity. She reached out to hold down her skirt and raised her eyebrows, saying, "You can watch if you want. Pay first!"
The deaf boss laughed and simply ignored the question. He stretched out his hand and said, "Where's the treasure? Show it to me!"
"Here, here!"
The short and strong beggar presented the letter of appointment with both hands as if he was presenting a treasure, but his eyes slid down along Li Jiaojiao's collarbone, as if he wished they could jump out of their eye sockets and drill into her to see what was going on.
When the deaf elder took the letter of authorization, he saw that it was a piece of withered torn paper with a big red seal on it, but he could not recognize what the object was.
"What the hell is this?"
He frowned and glanced at the short and strong beggar. Seeing that the other party was also confused, he shouted, "Where is Hong Jiu? Bring him in!"
The beggars were pushing and shoving each other, but no one wanted to miss this rare view.
The deaf boss's face darkened, and he was about to yell at someone, but suddenly he saw the door curtain lifted, and Hong Jiu actually walked in on his own initiative.
"Yo~"
The deaf boss couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are quite self-aware! Come on, tell me what this thing is. If it is really valuable, I will spare you one more finger."
"One finger?"
Hong Jiu put his hands behind his back and sneered, "I'm afraid it's not enough?"
"how?"
When the deaf elder heard this, he couldn't help but be delighted. He held the letter of appointment with his eyes shining and said, "Is this thing more valuable than the Tao Zhu Jin Bei?!"
Hong Jiu shook his head and said, "To you, this thing is worthless; but to me, this thing is indeed more valuable than Tao Zhu Jin Bei."
The deaf boss was immediately upset when he heard his vague words. He threw away the letter of appointment, got up from the bed, and cursed: "You son of a bitch, you are trying to make fun of me - I think you are just itching for trouble, right?!"
As he said this, he raised his fist as big as a casserole, ready to teach Hong Jiu a lesson.
"One ear!"
Hong Jiu did not dodge, but instead shouted: "Are you planning to rebel?!"
Upon hearing this, the deaf boss flew into a rage. Since his family name was Long, he was not disgusted by being called the deaf boss. However, the three words "one ear" really touched a sore spot in his heart.
"Okay, okay, I think you don't want to live today!"
The deaf boss said, "Go, bring me a hammer. If you lose one of my three fingers, I will take your last name from now on!"
Just as others were about to agree, the short, strong and evil beggar was the first to grab it.
Everyone was regretting not getting this good opportunity to flatter, when they heard Hong Jiu sneer again: "That treasure is nothing special, it's just the document of the government appointing me as the chief of the beggars' village - from now on, all the beggars in Shanxi Lane, Dou'er Hutong, and Lianpengwu are under the jurisdiction of this chief. If I don't allow anyone to beg in this area, he must get out of here!"
Upon hearing this, the beggars in the room were all dumbfounded.
The deaf boss was also stunned for a long while, and then he scolded with a stern smile: "You are crazy, you actually made up such nonsense..."
“It’s true!”
Before he could finish his words, Li Jiaojiao suddenly screamed, "This thing has the official seal of Shuntian Prefecture on it. He...he seems to have really become the head of the village!"
After the scream, the room fell into dead silence.
From the deaf leader onwards, all the evil beggars widened their eyes and looked at Hong Jiu in disbelief.
“This isn’t right!”
After a long while, someone finally questioned, "Why have I never heard of us beggars having a head of security?"
Seeing that the others were also getting ready to make a move, Hong Jiu immediately sneered, "If you can read, go to the gate of Shuntian Prefecture and you'll see a notice about the 'Beggars' Baojia System'. Starting next month, all beggars in the capital will be subject to the control of the Baozhang and Jiazhang."
After a pause, he raised his nose and said proudly: "By the way, Master Hong, I am not talented, but I am the first person in this city to be the head of a police station!"
The room was quiet again. The deaf boss's expression changed from gloomy to bright, and even the thing between his legs became sluggish.
But after a while, he suddenly puffed out his chest and sneered disdainfully: "Even if you become a shitty village chief, so what? I have land and a house now..."
As he said that, he turned around and pulled Li Jiaojiao into his arms, and then continued, "...If you have a woman, why the hell would you be a beggar?!"
Although he said it with great confidence, none of his lackeys supported him - the deaf boss made enough money, but they would still have to rely on begging for a living in the future!
Hong Jiu's eyes wandered around Li Jiaojiao's chest, and after coming to an evaluation that was far inferior to Xu's, he sneered again: "You have a good plan, but as a village head, in addition to managing beggars, if I find anyone committing crimes, I have to report them to the government."
As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "Deaf Boss, you usually do a lot of sneaky things, right? Do you want me to report to the officials and take you to the government office for a good interrogation?"
The deaf boss's face suddenly darkened again. If he was just stealing, it would be fine, but he was involved in a lot of dirty things behind his back. How could he dare to go to the government to be tortured?
But this guy is really tough. He gritted his teeth, pushed Li Jiaojiao away and said, "Okay, I, Long Tiezhu, accept the defeat! There is no need to alarm the officials. Captain Hong, tell me what you want me to do in order to let me go, and I, Long Tiezhu, will do it obediently!"
This guy is really single!
Although Hong Jiu hated the deaf boss, he couldn't help but feel some admiration for him. He originally just wanted to take revenge, but now he had some different thoughts.
As he was thinking, he smiled and said, "Didn't you just say that if you lose one of your three fingers, you will take my last name today? Our Hong family can't afford this, so you'd better not break your promise."
The deaf boss naturally understood what Hong Jiu meant. He clenched his fists and was thinking silently when he saw the short and strong beggar holding a hammer and rushing in like a fly. He threw himself in front of the deaf boss and shouted like he was offering a treasure: "Master Deaf, I found the hammer for you!"
The deaf elder looked at the hammer, the veins on his forehead trembled a few times, and finally said in a hoarse voice: "Give it to Chief Hong."
"Captain Hong...?"
How could the short and strong beggar have known that in just a short while, the situation had completely reversed?
He held the hammer in his hand, looking dazed and confused.
At this moment, a tall and thin man suddenly appeared from the side, snatched the hammer, and presented it to Hong Jiu with both hands, saying with a smile: "Captain Hong, please use it."
What a villain who changes his attitude according to the situation!
Hong Jiu secretly praised it in his heart, took the hammer slowly, and raised his chin to the deaf boss: "Deaf boss, let's get started now."
The deaf leader knew that he couldn't escape today, so he gritted his teeth, squatted down, and put his hands on the ground: "Come on! Chief Hong, whichever finger you like, just smash it down!"
"readily!"
Hong Jiu praised him and didn't bother to argue with him. He bent down, raised the hammer high, aimed at the deaf boss's right thumb and smashed it down!
“Ah~!”
Li Jiaojiao was screaming in fear, and the deaf boss was also terrified and couldn't help closing his eyes.
Touch~
However, after the hammer fell, the expected piercing pain did not come as expected.
The deaf elder was just feeling puzzled when he suddenly heard Hong Jiu burst into laughter and said, "You are indeed a real man! Since you still have some backbone, I might as well show you a way out. Now that I am the new head of the village, I am in need of a few capable captains. I wonder..."
Plop~
Before he finished speaking, the deaf elder had already knocked his head to the ground and said in a silly voice: "Captain Hong, from now on, just call me Tiezhu!"
Before Hong Jiu could say anything, several people knelt down behind him and said in unison: "We are willing to serve you, Lord Baozhang!"
Hong Jiu didn't expect that it would be so easy to recruit these people.
Seeing them kneeling on the ground one by one with flattering looks on their faces, and thinking back to their arrogant appearance in the past, Hong Jiu felt elated, but at the same time, he couldn't help but have some enlightenment in his heart - power is really a good thing!
