Compensation

Chen Mu being ambushed and plotted against by a vicious person quickly spread throughout the City Guard, shocking countless Yamen Runners.

Although the world is chaotic nowadays, and vicious criminals disregard the law, with killings of government officials happening from time to time, it was still unprecedented in the past few years for a Yamen Runner Captain to be assassinated so brazenly in broad daylight.

Chen Mu cleaned his body in the City Guard, changed into a long robe, and waited for news from Min Baoyi. It wasn't until the afternoon that the news finally arrived.

"The Evil Gang of the West District?"

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

He had only become a Yamen Runner Captain a few days ago, and was only familiar with the gangs in Nine Stripes Ward. He wasn't familiar enough with the mixed forces in the South District, let alone the West District, which was a completely different area.

But as far as he knew, the West District was much more chaotic than the South District. In the most remote 'wards', fierce fighting and disputes occurred almost every day. Almost everyone there was a fierce person, and even a ten-year-old child could pick up a machete and fight desperately. The gangs that bred there were naturally more fierce and tyrannical.

The problem was.

The Evil Gang of the West District should have nothing to do with him.

Min Baoyi didn't care about anything, sat directly on the chair in front of Chen Mu, then sighed and said, "I'm not familiar with the Evil Gang, and I don't have any contact with them, so I went to ask Lord Xu."

Chen Mu handed over a cup of tea and asked, "What did Lord Xu say?"

Min Baoyi shook his head: "She didn't say anything, only that you were implicated in this matter, and asked me to ask you what compensation you wanted. Also, this matter ends here, and you should not touch the West District for the time being."

Chen Mu was not surprised to hear this.

He had nothing to do with the West District or the Evil Gang. After thinking about it, the only connection was Xu Hongyu.

As expected, good things don't come for free. He had only taken Xu Hongyu's money and the Mo Pi Fa, and trouble came to him in a few days.

Xu Hongyu was also very straightforward, directly telling him that he was implicated, fearing that he would not be able to suppress his anger and do something, directly warning him to stop here, and then asking him to think about what compensation he wanted... He was quite familiar with this way in his previous life, and in this life, retribution was not far off. He was being used by a woman, and there was nothing he could do but obediently think about what compensation was appropriate.

His first reaction was to ask for the Lian Rou Technique after Mo Pi.

For him now, it wouldn't take too long to cultivate to Mo Pi Minor Accomplishment, after which he would need the Lian Rou Technique, but Xu Hongyu didn't know this. At that time, this woman might think he was 'too ambitious', not only not giving it to him but also reprimanding him, and he couldn't refute it, he couldn't shout that he was a Mo Pi genius and could accomplish it in a month.

"Hmm... it's a good opportunity."

Chen Mu then had a thought, thought of something, and showed a thoughtful look.

Today's ambush was thrilling but not dangerous, but in fact, the other party misjudged his strength. If he didn't have Mo Pi Minor Accomplishment, he would probably be in a life-or-death situation. And there was no guarantee that this would not happen again, so it was not safe for Chen Yue to stay with him.

Now, if he relied on Xu Hongyu's relationship to send Chen Yue to a martial hall in the Inner City to learn martial arts, it would be very appropriate. On the one hand, the Inner City was safe, and on the other hand, if the little girl didn't learn martial arts at this age, she didn't know what she could do in the future.

Thinking of this.

Chen Mu immediately showed a 'worried' look and said, "It is my duty to share the worries of the Chief Constable. A little danger is nothing, but my younger sister is still young, and I am worried that she will be implicated, and I am also worried that if something happens to me, she will have no one to rely on and will not be able to live. If I can ask the Chief Constable to send her to the Inner City to learn martial arts, no matter what, she will have a way to support herself."

Min Baoyi smiled when he heard this and said, "Don't worry about this kind of thing. The Yu Family has a martial hall in the Inner City, and they train a lot of people every year. There are also male and female courtyards. If Lord Xu helps to say hello, there is no problem at all."

As a large family in the Inner City, they basically have their own private soldiers. Some of these private soldiers are selected from the large number of slaves, servants, and family members, and others are recruited as disciples with good qualifications in the form of martial halls.

Actually.

When Chen Mu reached Min Baoyi's level and sat in the position of Yamen Director, he himself could send his own children or relatives to the Yu Family Martial Hall to learn martial arts. Nepotism was layered and bound, which was what the large families in the Inner City liked to see.

"That's good."

Chen Mu smiled.

Arranging a good place for Chen Yue could be considered as settling a matter of his heart. As for the Evil Gang, the West District... he secretly remembered them all, knowing there would be ample time in the future.

South District, City Guard Main Division.

Bang!

On the third floor of the main building, in a certain hall, the two doors were violently pushed open.

Xu Hongyu's figure appeared at the doorway.

He Mingxuan was sitting on a Wisteria Wood chair, leisurely sipping tea. Seeing Xu Hongyu rushing in with an imposing manner, he smiled without haste or annoyance, "Officer Xu has graced us with your presence, what brings you here? If you needed me, a simple word would have sufficed."

Xu Hongyu didn't speak, but went straight to He Mingxuan's desk. Her slender hand gently lifted and slammed onto the table. The solid yellow wood table shook violently, and dense cracks burst open from the point where Xu Hongyu's palm struck. Finally, the entire table shattered and collapsed.

Even the teacups and tea spilled all over the floor.

The sound was enormous, shaking the entire main building. Many Yamen Runner Captains and Yamen Directors heard it clearly. Everyone's movements almost paused, and after looking at each other, they all pretended to be nonchalant and continued with their duties, not looking up at the floor above at all.

He Mingxuan's composed expression instantly stiffened, unable to maintain his previous smile. He coldly said:

"Officer Xu, what is the meaning of this?"

"..."

Xu Hongyu didn't answer, only looked at him coldly.

He Mingxuan naturally knew why Xu Hongyu had come. Although those people were quite useless for not even killing a small Yamen Runner, he was happy to see Xu Hongyu so enraged. He just didn't expect Xu Hongyu to come directly to his door after finding out about the matter, without even investigating.

"Officer Xu's official authority is a bit excessive, isn't it? I ask myself, have I made any mistakes in my duties these days? If Officer Xu dislikes me, you can go to the Chief Constable and request to transfer me out of the South District."

He Mingxuan sneered.

He wasn't afraid of Xu Hongyu using this as an excuse to cause trouble, because frankly, this matter had nothing to do with him, nor was it secretly instigated by him. He had only quietly released some information. Even if Chen Mu was fine, or even if he was really dead, it was the Evil Gang who did it. No matter how much they investigated, they wouldn't find any evidence against him.

Xu Hongyu stared at He Mingxuan coldly, not responding to his words at all, and said indifferently, "Listen carefully, if anything happens in Nine Stripes Ward again, no matter the reason, I will only look for you. This time it's in your hall, next time it will be on the Life and Death Stage!"

As the words fell.

Xu Hongyu turned and left.

Leaving behind He Mingxuan, whose face had completely darkened, sitting there, still holding half a cup of tea, watching Xu Hongyu's figure disappear outside the door, leaving only a mess on the floor.

Outrageous!

This crazy woman...

For the sake of a mere subordinate, she's willing to go to the Life and Death Stage with him, she's simply sick!

And why should anything that happens in Nine Stripes Ward be counted on his head? What kind of bullshit logic is this!

Is there no sense of reason?!

The teacup in He Mingxuan's hand was crushed into pieces, water splashing everywhere. For a moment, his chest rose and fell violently with anger, but he could only forcibly suppress the anger in his heart...

Because he was no match for Xu Hongyu.

If Xu Hongyu really went crazy and insisted on dragging him to the Life and Death Stage, asking the City Lord to witness, then he would inevitably be forced into a dilemma. If he gritted his teeth and went on stage to fight, he might really die at Xu Hongyu's hands.

And...

What kind of world is this, still talking about the Life and Death Stage.

That thing hasn't been used by anyone since the imperial court's voice gradually weakened decades ago.

"Forget it."

He Mingxuan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

He was also losing his mind, actually trying to play tricks and reason with a crazy woman, it was really asking for trouble. Anyway, the Yu Family is now beset by internal and external troubles and will definitely not last long. Once the Yu Family's power is weakened, Xu Hongyu will be his plaything, to be manipulated at will. There's no need to provoke her at this time.

As for that Chen Mu, since Xu Hongyu cares so much, he might as well let him live a few more days.

West (District) is a blocked word, I don't know why.