It was just a Feisha Gang leader, which wasn't enough for Chen Ping'an to make a personal trip. Assigning two Yamen Runners with a Chief Constable's token would suffice.
Watching the two men leave in a hurry, a sense of pride rose in Chen Ping'an's heart.
He didn't know when it started, but his words could now make others go to great lengths to do many things!
Was this the might of a Chief Constable?
However, that hint of pride in his heart was quickly extinguished by him.
Chief Constable!? This level of authority was still far from enough...
When Chen Ping'an returned home, Zhang Family Aunt, who was staying at his house, was holding hot water and drinking it, with Chen Er'ya standing beside her.
"Lord Chen."
Seeing Chen Ping'an return, Zhang Family Aunt put down the hot water and hurried to greet him.
"Not... not smooth?"
Seeing Chen Ping'an return so quickly, Zhang Family Aunt's hopes were somewhat dashed.
"The matter is already being handled, Zhang Family Aunt, please wait a moment," Chen Ping'an said with a comforting smile.
However, despite Chen Ping'an's reassurance, Zhang Family Aunt's heart remained uneasy. She was constantly worried about Zhang Dabo, who was not young. Being beaten and then detained, how could he endure it?
Her old man had been honest and upright his whole life, how did he offend the evil star of the Feisha Gang!
Those involved in Gangs, they couldn't be ordinary people; each of them was ruthless, not someone ordinary folks could afford to offend.
Oh, old man...
The more she thought, the more uneasy Zhang Family Aunt felt.
She couldn't help but pace back and forth in Chen's small courtyard.
Just as Zhang Family Aunt could no longer wait and was about to go out to check the situation, a large group of people arrived outside.
More than ten people, they swarmed to the entrance of Chen's small courtyard.
These people looked fierce and intimidating, with broad backs and narrow waists, and their sudden arrival startled Zhang Family Aunt.
"Chen Squad Leader, we have not failed. The Feisha Gang people are here, and Zhang Dabo has also been brought back."
The two leading men were precisely Zhenfu Division Yamen Runners.
"Mm."
Chen Ping'an sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, not even lifting his head.
"Old man!"
At this moment, Zhang Family Aunt also saw Zhang Dabo among the crowd. Zhang Dabo's face was bruised and swollen, looking somewhat dishevelled. However, his clothes were all new.
"Wife!" Zhang Dabo shouted loudly when he saw Zhang Family Aunt.
"Why don't you release him!"
One of the men standing at the very front couldn't help but scold them.
Upon hearing this, the two men behind him quickly released Zhang Dabo.
"Old man, are you alright?" Zhang Family Aunt hurried forward.
"I'm fine, I'm fine..."
Seeing Zhang Dabo appear before her in the flesh, Zhang Family Aunt felt a sense of unreality.
The old man, he's back already?
"Lord Chen, I am Peng Tongliu, the Vice-Leader of the Feisha Gang. This time, there was truly no intention to offend; it was all a misunderstanding."
Peng Tongliu was the leading man, and he looked at Chen Ping'an, who was sitting in the courtyard, and explained.
To be honest, his back was completely soaked all the way here.
He was originally enjoying a drink at the Feisha Gang's stronghold, boasting and chatting with his subordinates. But he never expected his subordinates to say that Zhenfu Division Yamen Runners had arrived.
Initially, seeing that only two temporary Yamen Runners had come, he had planned to put on airs and act arrogant. But the two immediately pulled out a Chief Constable's token.
To be honest, when he saw the Chief Constable's token, he nearly peed himself. It wouldn't have been so exaggerated normally, but...
The Tiger Head Gang incident was still fresh in everyone's mind!
Who would dare to provoke a Zhenfu Division Chief Constable!?
He hastily entertained the two, and after a thorough understanding, he finally realized what had happened.
It turned out to be trouble caused by a subordinate leader!
A clueless idiot!
Thinking about this, Peng Tongliu was truly furious.
"Lord Chen, I have brought the person. It's this clueless fellow who detained our neighbor."
Behind Peng Tongliu, a man was pushed out, tied up with ropes.
"Kill or flay, as you please!"
Looking at the scene before her, Zhang Family Aunt was completely stunned.
She also suddenly noticed that these people were all crowded outside, not a single one daring to step into the courtyard gate. The Vice-Leader of the Feisha Gang, who was at the forefront, was carefully looking at Chen Ping'an inside the courtyard, waiting for his command.
The Vice-Leader of the Feisha Gang personally came to apologize, and the leader who detained the old man was tied up, to be killed or flayed as Chen Ping'an pleased!?
Looking at Chen Ping'an, who was as steady as a mountain, Zhang Family Aunt felt a bit dizzy, as if she was seeing this person for the first time.
.......
Zhang Dabo's matter was resolved very smoothly. Under Peng Tongliu's sincerity, the tied-up leader only received a few lashes, and that was the end of it. Of course, this was also due to Peng Tongliu's sufficient sincerity. Chen Ping'an hadn't expected that helping Zhang Dabo on a whim would also bring him such an unexpected benefit.
A full fifty taels of silver!
Fifty taels of silver, according to his monthly salary, would take him over a year to earn. Now, he had easily put it into his pocket.
Indeed, after becoming a Chief Constable, the ways to make money were becoming more and more numerous.
Sometimes, he didn't even need to specifically seek money; money would automatically come to his door.
Counting the three hundred taels of silver he got from Zheng Chatou before, the silver shared after the destruction of the Tiger Head Gang, and some miscellaneous amounts, he now had almost five hundred taels of silver in hand.
Speaking of which, after killing Pockmarked Liu, Chen Ping'an also retrieved the silver buried in the stone heap a few days ago.
Five hundred taels, that was enough for him to live very decently in Nanquan Lane.
However, for Chen Ping'an, this silver had more uses. Besides daily expenses, things like purchasing Cultivation Techniques and better weapons all required silver.
And also...
Chen Ping'an glanced at his courtyard and the one and a half rooms.
This residence was indeed a bit simple for him.
However... he could wait a bit longer!
According to Mu Wanjun, she would find an opportunity to transfer him to the Nancheng Suppression Office later. With his progress in the Dao of martial arts, he also believed that day would come very soon.
Instead of getting a new residence in Nanquan Lane, it would be better to take a single step and directly move into Southern City Alley, the core of the Nancheng District.
In terms of safety and living standards, Southern City Alley was undoubtedly a level higher than the surrounding alleys.
In the following days, Zhang Dabo brought his entire family, old and young, to Chen Ping'an's house and repeatedly bowed in gratitude. He directly stated that if it weren't for Chen Ping'an, his old life would probably have been lost.
Zhang Dabo's son and daughter-in-law were also immensely grateful, even kowtowing to Chen Ping'an.
Even their little grandson, the small child he had seen before, said in a childish voice: "Thank you, Lord Chen, for saving my grandpa's life."