My Liang Family Is Full of Loyal Martyrs [Thanks to Alliance Leader "A Good Bird Chooses a Tree to Nest In" for the Reward]

"Just luck."

Liang Yue searched for the right words for a long time, and could only come up with this sentence.

Seemingly modest, but actually quite true.

"I will submit the letter immediately to request merit for you," Hu Tiehan said. "You have indeed made a great contribution this time."

Liang Yue smiled and asked, "Can we become Official Guards then?"

"It's possible to consider, but whether it's possible or not depends on what the superiors think," Hu Tiehan replied. "After all, the main credit has to be given to the Official Guards. It's hard to say whether your contributions as Subordinate Guards are enough."

"Brother Hu," Chen Ju placed his hand on the table and said, "The top credit this time should go to the two of them. I only assisted from the side. It's fine if you just record a secondary contribution for me, or even none at all."

"Don't be ridiculous," Hu Tiehan immediately said. "Your family sent you to the garrison to accumulate merit. You don't often come across such big fish."

"I'm not being ridiculous," Chen Ju said seriously. "Liang Yue and Da Chun need this credit more. I'm already an Official Guard, and my direct superior isn't dead, so no matter how anxious I am, I can't be promoted to a Guard Official. If giving them this top credit can immediately make them Official Guards, that would naturally be the best."

Liang Yue gratefully looked at Chen Ju.

This time, he didn't decline.

Pang Chun also patted his shoulder with emotion and said, "Chen Ju, you're so kind."

"..." Only Hu Tiehan frowned, feeling that although these words were touching, there was something strange about them.

After chatting simply for a few words, the three of them left with smiles, went to heal their injuries, bandage themselves, and rest for a while. When it was almost evening and time to go home, Liang Yue asked again.

"What about that arsonist?" he asked. "Did he confess why he committed the crime?"

Hu Tiehan's expression was unfathomable. "The case is closed, and the credit has been recorded for you. Why are you still concerned about this?"

"I don't think he looks like he committed the crime on his own. Someone must have instructed him from behind, so I wanted to ask," Liang Yue said truthfully.

Phosphorus powder wasn't so easy to make in this era. It should be the Ministry of Works of the Imperial Court, or some Qi Refiners who studied Pill Cauldrons, who might have some secret recipes circulating. It was definitely not something an old farmer selling sour plum juice could easily obtain.

"Ahem..." Hu Tiehan cleared his throat and said, "The case ends here, and you don't need to worry about it anymore. I will send someone to handle the follow-up matters."

"What?" Liang Yue frowned, immediately realizing the key point. "The mastermind behind it has a big background?"

But then he thought it was a little strange. "Which big shot would send someone to set fire in Fukang Ward? Isn't that too unseemly? Is it a Martial World force?"

"You kid is indeed smart, but remember to restrain yourself a little. Once some words leave this room, you should keep them buried in your stomach..." Seeing that he couldn't hide it from him, Hu Tiehan had no choice but to say, "The mastermind behind this is the Dragon Tooth Gang."

"Dragon Tooth Gang?"

In Dragon Abyss City, probably no one didn't know this gang. As a huge gang force, the most prosperous streets in the Southern City were all the Dragon Tooth Gang's territory, including the Red Sleeve Brothel.

Even three-year-old children knew that Hong the First of the Dragon Tooth Gang was the most powerful person in the Southern City.

However, they rarely fought, brawled, robbed, or caused trouble like ordinary street thugs. They had always been very well-behaved, and they never skimped on secretly paying tribute to the various government offices, let alone provoke people in the public sector.

Therefore, Liang Yue had only heard of their name and had no chance to come into contact with them.

"Why would they do such a thing? Even if a shop offended them, surely the entire Linmen Street wouldn't become enemies with them, right?" he continued to ask.

"Then you don't need to know. Even I don't know," Hu Tiehan shook his head and said. "You just need to remember that if we want the Southern City to be stable, we still have to give the Dragon Tooth Gang some face."

He pointed his finger upwards again, "They have connections to Heaven."

With the arson case solved, Liang Yue didn't have to add extra night patrols, allowing him to finish work early and return home.

Passing by Linmen Street, the shops along the street greeted him warmly: "Liang Captain! Heading home!"

"Want a bowl of wontons!"

The old couple who owned the tavern were even more enthusiastic: "Come to the restaurant for dinner tomorrow, it's on me."

"..."

Fukang Ward wasn't large, and news of Liang Yue helping them catch the arsonist spread throughout the evening. Before, in everyone's eyes, he was just an unfamiliar young Subordinate Guard, at most feared for his official uniform. Now, he was someone who had done something practical for everyone, and their attitude was naturally different, their tone much more cordial.

However, Liang Yue still felt a tinge of guilt in his heart. The real culprit couldn't be brought to justice, and the people of Linmen Street weren't completely safe.

But those were things beyond his ability, and he couldn't force himself to manage them.

Fortunately, he had inadvertently made a great contribution today, and there was hope for his official promotion, so he was in a good mood. When he passed the pastry shop, he bought two jins of Date Cake, which his younger siblings loved to eat.

His home was in Peaceful Lane, a few streets away from the station, not far, and he returned in a moment. As soon as he entered the alley, he heard a loud, shrill soprano.

"You damned beast who deserves a thousand cuts, using two balls of dung as eyes, don't you see whose house this is! My Liang Family is full of loyal and heroic martyrs! How can we tolerate your insolence..."

"Dare to come over again, and I'll destroy you!"

"Weren't you barking like a dog just now? You dare to come back half a step, and see if this grandma doesn't take your dog legs and put them in the pot!"

"..."

The voice was so piercing that it cleared the street of all the neighbors, and the doors and windows that were originally open were closed one after another, for fear of accidentally catching the fallout.

Liang Yue hurried home.

He saw a stout woman standing in front of his house. Her skin was delicate, and you could tell that she must have been a beauty when she was young, but the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the slightly white roots of her hair showed the vicissitudes of time.

It was Liang Yue's mother, Li Caiyun.

The number one person in Peaceful Lane that no one dared to mess with.

"Mother, mother, mother..." Liang Yue stepped forward and quickly grabbed her, "What's wrong now? Who offended you again?"

"No one offended me." Li Caiyun said indignantly, her eyes still unforgivingly looking at the other side of the alley.

"Then who are you scolding?" Liang Yue asked.

"Scolding a dog." Li Caiyun said.

"Ah?" Liang Yue was stunned. Well, his mother could even go head-to-head with a dog?

"We are a family of loyal martyrs, and the doorway must be clean. This beast actually dared to pee at our door. It's light to scold it!" Li Caiyun was still not relieved, "If I catch it, I'll castrate it directly from the root!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liang Yue pushed her back into the yard and said, "Let's go back and eat, I'm hungry."

"Xiao Yun and Xiao Peng are back, just waiting for you." Li Caiyun heard him say this, and put her hands on her hips and went back to the house.

The Liang Family's courtyard house was divided into five or six small rooms. The kitchen had prepared meals, two plates of stir-fried dishes, and a bowl of light soup.

In the early years, Li Caiyun sewed clothes for people and raised three children, and the Liang Family was poor for a long time. After Liang Yue went out to work, he had an extra income, and now it was slightly better, but it was only barely enough to make ends meet.

This was also an important reason why he was eager to become an Official Guard; if he were an Official Guard, the Liang Family's conditions would improve.

Although life was poor, the family atmosphere was good.

A boy and a girl were already sitting at the table.

His younger sister, Liang Xiaoyun, was dressed in a pink and white silk dress, her hair gently tied up, her face bare, with delicate eyebrows and almond eyes, slender and elegant. Her shoulders and neck were as white as fine porcelain, and her waist was soft and smooth.

At the age of growing up, she was tall and slender, her body still thin, and the whole person sitting there had a fresh temperament, like a newly sprouted little white flower.

His younger brother, Liang Peng, had a three-point resemblance to Xiao Yun, with a jade-like face and handsome eyebrows. He was also slightly thin, a gentle and refined young man.

They were twins born together and were both sixteen years old this year. It was normal for them to look alike.

Only Liang Yue, who was born two years earlier, had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his facial features were not very similar to those of his younger siblings.

The common point of the three was that their faces were very gentle, and they all looked harmless. The neighbors in the lane all said that it was really rare that Li Caiyun, such a fierce character, could raise three children with such pure natures.

When Liang Peng saw Liang Yue, he quietly made a "three" gesture with his fingers. Liang Yue understood and nodded lightly, then sat down calmly.

Li Caiyun sat down and said, "Since you became an Imperial Capital Guard, you have been leaving early and returning late every day. Our family has rarely gathered for dinner."

"You can't blame me entirely." Liang Yue smiled and said, "Xiao Yun and Xiao Peng are busy with their studies now, and they often come back late too."

"Yes, you've all grown up." Li Caiyun sighed and asked, "How are you two doing at the Academy? Is everything going well? Are any classmates bullying you?"

"Mother, how is that possible?" Liang Xiaoyun replied gently, "Our Bamboo Forest Academy only accepts girls, and everyone gets along very well. The teachers in the Academy also like me very much."

"The teachers at our Nanshan Academy are all erudite scholars, and the Academy rules are very strict." Liang Peng also smiled and said, "I am close friends with my classmates at the Academy, and we enjoy each other's company."

"That's good." Li Caiyun nodded with relief and looked at Liang Yue again, "How about you? Is the Subordinate Guard's job very tiring?"

"I was just about to tell Mother, I was lucky today and made a small contribution." Liang Yue said, "I should have a chance to be promoted to Official Guard."

"Oh, that's a great Happiness!" Li Caiyun immediately smiled.

The family finished the meal in a loving and harmonious atmosphere.

Then the three siblings drove their mother back to her room, cleaned up the dishes together, and returned to their respective bedrooms. When Li Caiyun returned to her room, the other three doors opened simultaneously.

Two small heads popped out together.

After looking around and finding everything safe, Liang Xiaoyun and Liang Peng both gathered in Liang Yue's room.

"What's wrong?" The three sat around a small table, and Liang Yue asked, "Another meeting?"

Liang Peng sat upright and replied slowly, "I got into a fight with a classmate at the Academy. His father is an official, and I'm worried he'll retaliate against me. So I wanted to discuss it with everyone and see how to deal with it."