Chapter 36 Become the Gang Leader Hu San didn't want to lose face when Ruan Xingzheng needed to establish his authority, so he gritted his teeth and was determined to kill a few people as soon as possible despite being injured. However, he didn't expect that Lu Youqi rushed over at the critical moment, not only taking a knife for Hu San, but also quickly turned the stalemate into a one-sided situation. After the last person who opposed the plan lay dead on the ground, Hu San took a breath and asked in a low voice, "Seventh Master, you are of such high status and position, why did you come down to help me?" Indeed, Lu Youqi was the first to kneel down and surrender, so even if he did not come to help, it would not be considered a mistake. But if he helped, it would seem that he was disregarding the friendship between their old comrades. Lu Youqi tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and temporarily wrapped it around the wound on his shoulder to stop the bleeding. Hearing this, he showed a slightly ashamed expression, "What happened with your brother back then... Although I only found out later that he wasn't really accepting you as a disciple, I was ultimately sorry for you, and I'm just trying to atone for my sins and ease my heart." Hu San was silent. Ever since he learned today that his brother had become like this, even though the Red-Headed Taoist was the culprit, he still couldn't help but feel resentful towards the Seventh Master. If the Seventh Master hadn't chosen his brother, perhaps his brother would still be alive and well by his side. But he couldn't take revenge on the Seventh Master. Just now when Ruan Xing praised him, he tried his best to restrain himself from objecting. He couldn't ruin the young lady's plan. Lu Youqi said: "I owe you this. If you need it in the future, you can come and ask for it anytime." Hu San nodded silently. He knew clearly that Master Qi was being so polite to him because of Ruan Xing's current relationship and wanted him to pay for his sins. If he was still an ordinary low-level gang member, Master Qi would never even look at him. The fresh smell of blood in the room was a bit unpleasant. Ruan Xing covered her nose with her small hand in disgust. "How many people did you just kill? One, two, three... eleven. If no one manages these eleven people's territory, won't it be a mess? How about this, Hu San, you can also be the deputy gang leader and help me manage these ownerless territories." With the previous experience, no one dared to question Ruan Xing's decision this time. The series of shouts of "the leader is wise" made Ruan Xing feel relaxed.
She continued to instruct, "Xiaohui, go find a few people to clean up this place. The blood is an eyesore." As the first person to be called upon by the gang leader to work, Zhang Chenghui was filled with fear and quickly responded, fearing that Ruan Xing would think he was not working hard enough and would chop him to pieces. "You all should go away, Xiao Qi, Xiao Wang, and that one..." "Hong Xi." One of the former gang leaders and current deputy gang leaders reminded at the right time. "Yes, Xiaohong, you guys should send away those ignorant family members just now. How can they enjoy the benefits of the Red Head Gang but refuse to work for the Red Head Gang? Give them back all the benefits they have gained from the Red Head Gang over the years. You guys should handle this matter separately. Discuss it and make sure it is done well. Supervise each other and there will be rewards for reporting." Ruan Xing tilted his head and showed a playful smile, "Jian Lai will keep an eye on you for me!" Thinking of the elusive young man they had just seen, several people were all startled. They all knew that the young man was originally a disciple of the Red-Headed Taoist, and naturally they knew how capable he was. No one dared to risk death to bet on whether the young man was staring at them seriously, and they all responded with yes. "Also, Xiaohong, from now on, Hu San will be my agent and will only listen to me. You are responsible for helping him get his industry and territory back on track. Do you understand?" "Yes, Boss." Hong Xi bowed his head and replied, "Then I and others will get busy first." "Go ahead." Ruan Xing nodded. After they all left, she said to Hu San, "You don't have to follow me for the time being. Any of them can do. Find someone to keep an eye on him. First, help me see if he is doing his job properly. Second, learn how to manage a gang. Your personality is not suitable for management, but you are the only person I trust the most at the moment, so you must learn well and don't let those people pretend to obey and secretly enrich themselves." "Yes, miss." Hu San obeyed the order, but did not leave immediately. He hesitated for a while before asking in confusion, "Miss, you are obviously not a cruel person. You are smart, intelligent, gentle and kind. You treat people like me so well. Why did you do that just now? You look so strange... It's not like you at all." Ruan Xing smiled and shook her head, not expecting that this was how she would be seen in Hu San's eyes. "They are all old foxes. Even if I treat them politely, they will only think that I am an ignorant child and can bully me at will. They will not listen to me at all. Moreover, they are not worth my time and energy to subdue one by one. If they don't obey, I will just kill them. When I directly show my image and strength to make them afraid, and let them know that I can kill their whole family at any time if I am unhappy, then they will be afraid and will obediently serve me even for their own lives." After she finished speaking, there was a hint of complexity in her eyes as she looked at Hu San. "But you are different. You are trustworthy." At the beginning, she made Hu San do a lot of very dangerous and even suicidal behaviors in the simulation, but every time, Hu San did it without hesitation. The simulation is based on reality. Even if she orders Hu San to die now, he will do it without hesitation. How could a man like Hu San, who would repay a favor with his life, not be worthy of her wholehearted trust? After she has used the Red Head Gang and left, the things she left for him should be enough for him to live the rest of his life in peace.
"Although most people forget the pain once the wound has healed and will start to take chances again after a while, those old foxes who are used to a good life will naturally have second thoughts. However, by then it will not be my business, but yours. You must learn how to manage them before they become bold enough to have other ideas." Ruan Xing said earnestly. "Yes, Miss De thinks so highly of me, I will do my best." Hu San nodded solemnly, knelt on one knee, kowtowed and left. After solving this problem, the next step is to resolve the crisis of the Red Head Gang. Fight for power and profit, first fight for power, then fight for profit. If she resolved the crisis first and then subdued the Red Head Gang, if the gang was full of troublemakers, even if she killed them all, who would she be showing off her authority to? Moreover, she didn't have the energy to manage such a large gang and deal with the accumulated affairs. Fortunately, everything is going well so far. Now that this major issue has been resolved, she no longer has to worry and can focus on the rest of the matter. She went to the residence of the deputy officer of the Xun'an Division alone. Young Master Liu had greeted her in advance, so she was greeted as soon as she entered and was escorted all the way to the deputy officer's bedroom smoothly. In addition to Master Liu and the assistant, there was also a beautiful woman as delicate as a willow in the wind sitting by the bed and crying. I guess this must be Mr. Liu's sister, the emperor's beloved concubine. Ruan Xing had learned about this before. This assistant clerk was over 30 years old. He had a first wife who died after giving birth to a daughter. The assistant clerk never remarried, but took in several concubines. This concubine Liu was his favorite one. She gave birth to the assistant clerk's only son, who was just three years old this year. Her status in the mansion was like that of the mistress of the house. The other concubines who were not favored did not even dare to look at her. I thought she was a bright and beautiful woman who was decisive and quick to act, but I didn't expect her to be this type. But this didn't matter, as long as the beauty and Mr. Liu had a place in the heart of the deputy officer and could have a say, the deputy officer also wore the deerskin talisman that she asked Mr. Liu to send to him, proving that the deputy officer still trusted them very much, so she didn't lose out by saving the deputy officer. "You are finally here." The beauty spoke softly, looking at Master Liu, and said hesitantly: "Is this... the master you mentioned, brother?" It's not Aunt Liu's fault. Ruan Xing just looks like a soft and sweet little girl. If she didn't carry a dagger with her and was not contaminated with some bloody aura in the meeting room of the Red Head Gang just now, no one would believe that she had such magical powers. Ruan Xing nodded, and she immediately made up a story for herself, "Don't worry, Madam. My master is a hermit who lives in seclusion in the mountains. I have learned a little from him since I was a child, and Young Master Liu has also learned from him before." Master Liu twitched his eyes. In his opinion, this kind of talk was just a bluff. However, he didn't care about Ruan Xing's true identity. After all, she had helped him a lot and made him such a great contribution. Now she had come all the way to treat his brother-in-law. He and Ruan Xing were no longer just ordinary friends, but close friends. "Sister, we were able to kill the thief who assassinated my brother-in-law thanks to Miss Ruan's help. She is a person with real skills. Don't worry, she will definitely be able to rescue my brother-in-law." Young Master Liu began to comfort Aunt Liu. From noon to dark, Aunt Liu's eyes had been swollen like walnuts from crying. After hearing what Young Master Liu said, she nodded slightly. "I am about to start. My master has given instructions. Madam, please step aside for a while." Ruan Xing made an excuse to ask the two to leave. Although the assistant magistrate had the deerskin talisman to block the attack of the [Break] character spell and was not injured, he was unable to resist the pennant behind him. In addition to the assistant magistrate, several other guards who were close to him were also hit by the pennant attack and have been unconscious since noon. This is actually because their souls have been sucked into the flag. If the souls cannot return to their place within three days, there will be no way to save them. In fact, Ruan Xing could have absorbed the souls of those dead managers into the flag before, but she didn't want to completely join the camp of evil cultivators. She hasn't started practicing yet, and if she has the chance, she will naturally follow the right path. She doesn't want the social status of an evil cultivator who is hated by everyone. So she had already decided in her heart that this flag could be used as a weapon for self-defense, but it must never be used to actively harm other people. The door was closed tightly. After Ruan Xing made sure that there was no one inside or outside the house, she took out the flag and used a spell to activate it. With a slight shake, a faint black mist lingered on the flag, and she separated the souls of the assistant and several guards. As soon as he left the flag, the body of the deputy lying on the bed reacted. His eyelids trembled slightly and a huhing sound came out of his mouth, as if he was trying to speak but no sound came out. Ruan Xing put away the flag and called the two back. "Madam, this is an internal injury. I have used my internal energy to treat it. He will wake up today, but he will be a little confused and have memory loss in the next few days. This is normal. Don't panic. He will be well in a month or so." Ruan Xing didn't want them to know anything about the soul, so she used vague words like internal injury to cover it up. Mortals can't see souls anyway. If she hadn't refined the flag with blood and become the owner of the flag, she would not be able to see souls and black air now, let alone save mortals who had lost their souls.
Simply the two of them did not dwell on this matter. To them, as long as the assistant magistrate could survive, the Liu family, which relied on him, would not fall apart. Aunt Liu had stopped crying by this time. She gently stroked the calmed face of the assistant and thanked Ruan Xing, "Thank you very much, sir. I don't know any etiquette. Why don't you stay in the mansion and let us entertain you. When the master wakes up, I will personally prepare a thank you gift for your kindness." "That's not necessary." Ruan Xing declined. "Mr. Liu and I are familiar with each other. Madam, you don't have to be so polite." "Yes, sister. Sister Ruan and I are as close as siblings. There is no need for these false formalities. You can watch over brother-in-law first. If he wakes up later, you can talk to brother-in-law about the situation. The light rice porridge and side dishes in the kitchen are always warm. You two can eat together when the time comes. Sister Ruan and I will go check on the Lingwei brothers first." Young Master Liu came out and spoke a few words to Aunt Liu, then took Ruan Xing out of the door and turned into the small courtyard next door. The few loyal guards who had surrounded the assistant minister closest to them were now lying here waiting for treatment. These are the trusted confidants of the deputy commander. Since we have rescued them, we will save them to the end. It is a convenient thing to do anyway. There were only some maids taking care of the patients in the room. Ruan Xing had just put their souls back. She came here just to check again to see if the souls had returned normally. It would be bad if one or two souls were lost accidentally, otherwise they would become fools when they woke up. And I also need to say a few words to Mr. Liu away from other people. After checking with the guards and making sure that none of them were seriously injured, Master Liu gave Ruan Xing a few instructions and took him to the study. In the study, the two men dismissed the servants and maids. Ruan Xing couldn't wait to ask, "What will the city lord say if you take that Taoist's head back?" Young Master Liu put away his smile and looked a little worried. "According to your instructions, I told the city lord that this Taoist only knew some evil tricks. I took the feather guards to find the room where he was hiding. I wanted to capture him alive, but I didn't expect that his close combat skills were not good enough and he accidentally stabbed someone to death. The city lord didn't say anything else. He asked for credit for me and appointed me as the left commander of the patrol security department to temporarily take over the position of assistant. He also sent a doctor to see my brother-in-law. Then he determined that it was the Red Head Gang who committed the crime and wanted to hang the Taoist's head on the city gate for public display. He also sent a letter to the leader of the Red Head Gang, asking him to take responsibility for the consequences." "Will this have an impact on you?" He was a little nervous. "I don't know why the city lord chose the Red Head Gang." If this case is still under investigation, things will be easier to discuss when the deputy official wakes up. The leader of the Red Head Gang has been replaced by the benefactor who saved his life, and the deputy official will naturally not use the assassination as an excuse to kill all the Red Head Gang members. But now Ruan Xing doesn't understand anything about this city lord who is high above but never takes care of things. Maybe he needs to simulate a few more times before he can get ideas to solve the problem. "It's okay. We can think about it carefully after your brother-in-law wakes up. There's still time." Ruan Xing thought to himself that it seemed that the people killed today could still be used again, but he couldn't let Zhang Chenghui deal with all the bodies. Didn't the city lord want the Red Head Gang to give an explanation? I wonder if these traitors are qualified. Thanks to ek0113 for the monthly ticket~ Thanks for the monthly ticket from Lundao~ Thanks to Honghuayiduo for the monthly ticket~ Thanks to Fengyou for the monthly ticket~ (End of this chapter)