After another routine day on duty, Chen Cheng still heard no news of the Black Lotus Sect. Aside from Jiang Yun's attack having been recorded at the City Guard Office, there was nothing from the Jiang Family either. Everything was calm and without a ripple, and he finally set his mind at ease.
After getting off duty, Chen Cheng made a trip to the market, bought some food, and headed home.
As he passed near Xiaban Alley, he did not so much as glance into the alley. After walking a little farther, however, he saw two Flying Eagle Gang members, one tall and one short, chasing a ragged little beggar into an alley.
Chen Cheng frowned. With only a hurried glance, he recognized the little beggar as the one he had knocked out yesterday.
The little beggar was thin and small—how could the child outrun grown men? Just a few steps into the alley, the tall, skinny Flying Eagle Gang member, built like a hemp stalk, caught up and grabbed the child by the back of the neck, lifting them into the air.
The little beggar flailed desperately with hands and feet, but being so thin and small, there was little strength to speak of. The child simply could not break free from Skinny Hemp Stalk's grip.
Skinny Hemp Stalk panted heavily, letting the little beggar struggle as he cursed, "You little bastard, you can run pretty fast, can't you? Made this lord chase you halfway across the neighborhood. Damn you! Run, then! Why aren't you running now?"
"Be honest with this lord, you little bastard." The short gang member caught up, raised his hand, and slapped the little beggar across the face before beginning to search them.
As the local tyrants of several nearby streets and alleys, the Flying