Chapter 8: Promoted to Deacon
Time passed little by little, the drizzle outside stopped, the sun was about to rise, Yu Zecheng climbed onto the roof and continued his daily morning class.
His behavior should be the same as before, and he must not show any abnormality. This was Yu Zecheng's idea. Sitting on the roof, the sun slowly rose in the east, and the first ray of sunlight suddenly shone on Yu Zecheng's face. Yu Zecheng began to practice the Tiger Roaring Sky Art. The Tiger Roaring Sky Art was running in his body one cycle after another. After the practice and events last night, the previous bottleneck completely disappeared, and Yu Zecheng successfully reached the state of great success.
Yu Zecheng was shocked, and his true energy surged instantly. Yu Zecheng broke through the great success of the Tiger Roaring Sky Art in an instant, and spit out a white mist.
As the white mist was spit out, Yu Zecheng opened his mouth and began to howl for a full five minutes. Spewing mist and howling is the performance of the Tiger Roaring Sky Art. Yu Zecheng was extremely excited. He finally practiced the Tiger Roaring Sky Art for eight years and caught up with the progress of others. He was not an idiot in practice. It seems that this must be the benefit brought by the Blood Gang Jue.
My mother had already prepared breakfast. While eating, my mother said:
"I went to buy vegetables this morning and heard that something happened to Mr. Li last night. His wife eloped with the coachman Ping and killed him and took away all the money. Now this matter is everywhere."
Yu Zecheng listened silently. After breakfast, he deliberately took a walk on the street. Sure enough, the street was full of this news. In the teahouse and the alley, the gossips were all talking about the murder of Mr. Li.
The performance they performed was like what they saw, vivid and well-founded. But it was true. The Li family's money disappeared, the coachman and his wife also disappeared, and the carriage was gone. The coachman bought dog medicine at the pharmacy the day before yesterday. Mr. Li drank and beat his wife. Others had seen them having a tryst before. It can be said that there is ironclad evidence, and everything points directly to the two of them.
When Mr. Li died, he had no children and no one inherited his property. All the collateral relatives of the Li family gathered in the Li Mansion to fight for the property. No one cared how Mr. Li died.
Yu Zecheng walked around for a while, and when he saw that his attempt to frame someone was successful, he went to the Black Tiger Hall. It was a little late, and he was a little late for work today. Chef Wang Xuesen would definitely use this to make things difficult for him, but he could bear it.
Who knew that when Yu Zecheng entered the kitchen, Wang Xuesen came over with a smile and said:
"Xiao Yuzi is here, you don't have to work today, go to the lobby, Master Ma is looking for you."
Yu Zecheng was startled and said:
"Is it Master Ma looking for me?"
Wang Xuesen said:
"Yes, yes. By the way, Xiao Yuzi, uncle did a little too much before, please forgive me, you know we are all chefs, it is inevitable to be curious when you see that you don't know how to cook. Now I think back and I really feel sorry for you, this is my compensation to you."
After speaking, he handed over a red envelope, Yu Zecheng took it and squeezed it with his hand, the weight was not light, at least two taels, and it was not copper coins, 80% of it was silver, and he immediately replied with a smile:
"What are you talking about, uncle? It's too formal. If you hadn't taken me in, I wouldn't be here today. In fact, Zecheng was also wrong, please forgive me. Uncle, if you have something to do, just tell me, Zecheng will definitely do it."
It seems that Brother Bai is really trustworthy, and it must be a good thing that Ma Laohei is looking for him today. Wang Xuesen heard the news and knew that he would have no conflict of interest after leaving the kitchen, so why would he make enemies, so he bribed himself. Yu Zecheng went to the meeting hall of the Black Tiger Hall. Before he reached the entrance, he saw Cui Renxiong. When he saw Yu Zecheng, he hurried over and said: "Little Yu, come here." Yu Zecheng hurried over and said: "Meeting Uncle Cui, the head of the hall." Yu Zecheng knew that Cui Renxiong liked others to call him the head of the hall, so he said this deliberately. Cui Renxiong was very satisfied with Yu Zecheng's greetings and said:
"I heard that you roared in the forest this morning. It seems that you have successfully practiced the Tiger Roaring Art. I specially reported it to the hall master. The hall master will definitely promote you and give you important tasks. Uncle has said all the good things about you."
Yu Zecheng immediately bowed, stretched out his hand to hand over the red envelope he got from Wang Xuesen, and said:
"Thank you, Uncle Cui. Little Yu will definitely repay you in the future."
Cui Renxiong took it, nodded and said:
"Good boy, don't worry, I will help you. Let's go, hurry in, the hall master has been waiting for a long time today, why did you come so late?"
Yu Zecheng said:
"I caught a cold yesterday, so I'm late today. Uncle, I wonder what work you can arrange for me?"
The two walked into the hall, Ma Laohei was sitting in the center, seeing him, Yu Zecheng saluted and said:
"Greetings, Master."
Ma Laohei said:
"Yu Zecheng, you entered my Black Tiger Hall when you were ten years old, and it has been four years now. I arranged a good job for you for Bai Hexi's sake, and you are the descendant of the old man in the gang, and you work hard without complaint, but whether you can do it well or not depends on you. I won't say much else, report to the Shanhu Branch in Mangzhu County tomorrow. At that time, you will become one of the targets of the Shanhu Branch, so do your best."
Mangzhu County is thirty miles away from Linhai City, on the edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains, which is the last small city of Tang Kingdom, and then enters the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Among the seven branches of Black Tiger Hall, the oil and water there is good. Because of the traffic location, it is very prosperous. However, the Black Tiger Hall was not powerful there, with only 200 disciples. Because it was originally the territory of the Wild Wolf Gang, the Black Tiger Hall was reduced to only three streets and was almost driven out of the county. This was because people saw that the helmsman's surname was Shi, and he was the younger brother of the concubine of the head of the Shi family in Linhai City, so they didn't kill them all.
In fact, the most powerful one there is the Shi family, but according to the practice of the Tang country, these underworld transactions are controlled by gangsters, and the Shi family will not cross the line. This is the unspoken rule of the Tang country, formed with countless blood for hundreds of years. Who can Don't dare to violate it.
Just like the Shi family and the Yu family, they have a lot of wealth, but none of them has their own blacksmith shop, and all weapons are made by the Tie family. As for the Tie family's transactions, whether they lead to Mu Country or Shiwandashan, they are transported according to normal routes and taxes are paid to these two families. This is the result of countless generations of ancestors of their families, countless battles, and countless compromises. produce results.
When Yu Zecheng heard this order, he didn't know what to say. Ma Laohei continued:
"You are a bit young, but that's okay. Gang Leader Lei was only twelve years old when he founded the Tiger Gang."
Yu Zecheng replied:
"Yes Yes."
Ma Laohei continued:
"Although the power of the Wild Wolf Gang is gone there, the remnants are still there. If you are new and steal other people's deacons, some people must be dissatisfied. So when you go there, you must obey the orders of Master Shi and negotiate with the local Shi family. Contact more. Master Bai Shao must have given instructions to the Shi family when he left. With their support, everything will be easier.
But you must remember not to lower the morale of our Black Tiger Hall. If something happens and you live in an ignoble way or betray the hall, I will skin you alive. "
Yu Zecheng replied loudly:
"Master, please rest assured. I will never embarrass the Black Tiger Hall and go through fire and water, even to the death."
Ma Laohei nodded, waved his hand and said:
"Go home and get ready. Remember to come early tomorrow morning and don't be late like today. Then choose four disciples from the hall to take you there. Deputy Hall Master Cui will send you there."
Yu Zecheng saluted and left. Watching him leave, Cui Inxiong said:
"Lord, is that all he, a little kid can do, fight against the target?"
Ma Laohei said:
"There is no way. Bai Hexi has already talked to me, so he has to give me some face. I have already arranged for Lao Shi to go there tomorrow and arrange a deacon for him to resist the target. I will set it up for him. By then, he will earn a lot of points every month. He doesn't have much money, and he can be a puppet, even a cat and a dog can be considered worthy of Bai Hexi.
If Lao Shi hadn't been the helmsman in Mangkhut County, for the sake of the Shi family, they would have been wiped out by the Wild Wolf Gang. Now the Wild Wolf Gang is gone, but the sub-rudders there are not strong. We have to open five more sub-rudders here. All the experts have been sent out, and no one can support him. The vacant land will inevitably be coveted by some. This kid has some good luck. With Bai Hexi backing him up, the Shi family has to give him some face. When the time comes, let him be the butler of the best street. Other gangs who grab territory are taboo with the Shi family. And give him face, who dares to say no. Wasn’t the territory justly and legitimately taken back? "
Cui Inxiong nodded while listening, and said flatteringly:
"Tall, really tall. Firstly, you are worthy of Bai Hexi. Secondly, you blocked the Shi family's request. Thirdly, you suppressed other gangs to seize the territory. Kill three birds with one stone. Master, you are really tall. I really admire you. You are like a surging river... …”
Yu Zecheng left the lobby. No wonder Wang Xuesen's attitude towards him changed. It turned out that he knew that he had been promoted.
The core business of the Tiger Gang is the protection fees collected from the territory, as well as water transportation and land transportation within the Tang Dynasty. There are two canals in Tang State from south to north. The roads are developed and the transportation industry naturally flourishes. It is completely under the control of the underworld gangs.
Black Tiger Hall is one of the four main entrances of the Tiger Gang. The main entrance controls Linhai City. There are seven branches below, which control seven small and medium-sized cities in the southern part of Tang Kingdom. Each helmsman has the final say. There will be a number of deacons under them, and these deacons are the executors of specific work.
Some deacons are responsible for water transportation. Such deacons are called faucets. Some are in charge of carriage and horse shops and manage land transportation. Such deacons are called Xing Ye. Some deacons are responsible for managing the streets and collecting protection fees and other fees in their own territory. At the same time, they also have to protect their territory from being invaded by other gangs. There are fights and bloody battles among the gangs. Such deacons are called anti-targets. .
Each deacon has at least thirty disciples under him, and those faucets and line deacons have hundreds of disciples under them. The subordinates also include the master, who is responsible for making suggestions, and the red, white, and blue gold medalist Four Sticks, who are the most powerful gold medal thugs. The ordinary disciples are ordinary thugs, the most basic members of the Black Tiger Hall, members who can risk their lives to fight for the gang. The deacon is the little boss who controls them.
Being a deacon is not easy. Although there is a fixed monthly amount of money every month, it is only a small amount. First of all, he must be able to fight, so that he can defend his territory and others are afraid of him, so that he can collect money. In addition to paying a fixed fee to the helmsman, the rest is your own. Don’t think that you can spend it by yourself. Although your disciples also have monthly quotas issued by the gang, you don’t reward your subordinates or win people’s hearts. Take good care of your men, who will fight for you at the critical moment.