As Chu Xisheng led a group out of the Victory and Defeat Building, someone behind him knitted his brows, looking slightly uneasy. "Hall Master, those two are relatives of the Circuit Inspector and our Commandery Assistant, after all. Wasn't this giving them too little face?"
Chu Xisheng looked closely at the man and discovered that he was a head croupier Zuo Qingyun had left behind.
Croupiers, also known as house dealers, were responsible for shuffling, dealing cards, shaking dice, and collecting losses and paying winnings in gambling houses.
But Chu Xisheng had changed the business model. The Victory and Defeat Building no longer acted as the house, and its croupiers mainly provided services and helped customers watch for cheating.
Chu Xisheng thought he should give an answer to put these people at ease in their work.
In the eyes of these commoners, the exalted Eastern Province Circuit Inspector was heaven itself.
But before he could speak, Lu Pingyuan said coldly, "Insolence! Is that something you should be asking? And you should address him as Young Banner Chief!"
Lu Pingyuan was now responsible for managing affairs at the South Street Temple Fair.
Thus, this head croupier counted as his subordinate.
The man's unsolicited remarks displeased Lu Pingyuan considerably. He cupped his fist toward Chu Xisheng. "If you ask me, Young Banner Chief, you were still too lenient today. That Yuan Ding should have had his arms and legs broken outright. You now have not just West Mountain Hall behind you, but the entire Iron Banner Gang! If you had yielded today, where would that leave the dignity of West Mountain Hall and the Iron Banner Gang? Besides, those two have no sense of limits, and their greed is a bottomless ravine. If you gave way once, there would inevitably be a