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Chapter 157: Chapter 153: Poverty cannot be shifted
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The dispassionate and cold words were uttered by Xu Lao Ying, his face still
bearing traces of fatigue, coming across as harmless as any big brother next
door.
These words sent shockwaves through Gong Zheng, who was kneeling on the
ground, he couldn't believe that the former showed neither interest nor moved by
his proposal. Could it be that they were not picking on him due to his collusion
with Mi Hou? For a moment, he was at a loss about how to respond to this.
Tang Luo, holding a handkerchief over his nose, said indifferently, “Have done so
many utterly conscienceless and inhuman things, don’t pretend to have morals or
feelings now.”
These days, to help Xu Lao Ying find Gong Zheng, he had published a task in the
Martial Hall, which was to investigate the connection between the Righteous
Gang and Gong Zheng.
Although Gong Zheng had disguised himself as a beggar and used a pretty good
concealment technique to dodge the hunt, the case file against the Righteous
Gang had been placed on Tang Luo's desk.
It was only after reading these case files that he came to realize the so-called
“righteousness” of the Righteous Gang.
Xihng had an order prohibiting farming, so those civilians who had not sought
refuge under the noble families could only earn a living by doing odd jobs. Some
skilled individuals could still get by, but they were also subject to extortion by the
locals.
For instance, a family owning a small food shop could barely make twenty or
thirty gold pieces a day, and after deducting the cost of the ingredients, they
could earn about ten gold pieces or so. However, if they were operating in West
City, they had to pay the Righteous Gang a protection fee of two hundred gold
pieces per month.
If they did not pay up, the gang would send people to destroy their business.
They might even destroy your shop if you dared to retaliate. For these people
who had no capacity to establish their clans, the martial experts of the Righteous
Gang were already the top masters they could reach. What capacity did they
have to resist?
What's even more ridiculous is how unabashedly the Righteous Gang collected
these protection fees as this was a duty entrusted to them by the West City's
Garrison Command and there was no place to lodge a complaint.
These were the civilians who had some business acumen. Although life was
tough, they were not starving or freezing.
But then there were those commoners without any special skills, their life was a
tragedy. They all had to work extremely hard to scrape a living, with some of
them directly signing contracts with certain clans to serve as slaves in order to
feed their families.
The Righteous Gang did not forget to exploit these people either. Do you work
outside leaving your home empty? Do you want to protect your family? Pay the
Righteous Gang a protection fee, or otherwise, the next time you come back,
your family might have disappeared.
Besides these, lending money at high interest rates in gambling dens and
providing girls in brothels were basic business operations for the Righteous
Gang.
In plain terms, the so-called gangs were just a group of united scum, committing
heinous and despicable deeds, while the civilians were forced to swallow their
anger and grievances, as the Garrison Command, which was supposed to
enforce justice for them, was also in cahoots with the Righteous Gang.
The Garrison Command was a special place, it was an institution formed by the
noble clans to maintain order, deal with civilians’ disputes. However, because
they were all consist of the noble families, they had no restraining power over the
clans themselves. Later on, the main function of the Garrison Command became
to render justice for the civilians, but how could they deliver justice when they
were one with the clans?
Nicknamed “The City of Peace”, Xiling was a place that looked like heaven for
the various clans, both big and small, but for the civilians, it was nothing less than
hell.
The reason was the existence of these so-called gangs. Every member of the
Righteous Gang deserved to be beheaded, there won't be any injustice, wrongful
convictions or mistaken sentences.
Looking at Gong Zheng, who had collapsed on the ground, Tang Luo didn't feel
any pity in his heart. Because of the numerous civilians who had been ruined by
the Righteous Gang, he didn’t know how many of them had cried and shouted,
but they hadn't shown any mercy then.
So, his current state was just an instance of karma, nothing more.
Gong Zheng gritted his teeth and looked up at Tang Luo, “This humble one
deserves to die, but please spare my three-year-old daughter and my kind-
hearted wife who are innocent. I beg you, Young Master Tang, to save them, in
name of their innocence.”
“I have accumulated quite a fortune over these years, millions in gold, and a
Spiritual Armor worth ten million in gold. I am willing to give all of it to you, in
exchange for the lives of my wife and daughter.”
With that, Gong Zheng took out a piece of spirit jade from his bosom and held it
up with both hands, and then he banged his head on the ground. He was ready
to accept any decision.
Tang Luo sneered. Trying to tempt with profits after failing to humble down Gong
Zheng really underrated Xu Lao Ying thinking that he would be swayed by gold.
This was nothing but a joke, right, cousin?
Tang Luo looked up and saw Xu Lao Ying, who was indifferent throughout.
He saw the latter coughing a little and then said seriously, “Trying to move me
with mere riches, you are underestimating this Xu guy!”
Tang Luo nodded, he was expecting this.
Gong Zheng was devastated. When Xu Lao Ying said “mere riches,” he knew he
had lost his high-stakes gamble.
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The primary reason why Tang Luo
and Xu Lao Ying came to kill him was
actually for that poor scholar, and not
because they discovered his
collusion with Mi Hou and the
Righteous Gang. And once they no
longer wanted to expose the
collusion between the Righteous
Gang and Mi Hou, it also meant that
even his last value was lost. The
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The injuries from ten days ago were far from healed, he couldn't use the escape
technique, thus escaping from their hands was out of the question.
Gong Zheng closed his eyes in agony, thinking of his wife and daughter, he felt a
faint regret.
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daughter's innocence and your wife's
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good nature, I can help save them.
Xu Lao Ying crossed his arms and
then continued in a righteous and
dignified manner, which won
admiration from people around him.
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Aren't you just purely after money!? Tang Luo screamed inside, silently watching
him.
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Gong Zheng, who had given up, was
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surprised at Xu Lao Ying's words. He
hastily stood up and handed over the
spirit jade and a key from his bosom
to Xu Lao Ying, speaking the address
of the secret vault hastily as though
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“Do you have any other last words?” Xu Lao Ying took the spirit jade and key in
one hand and made a sword sign with the other, a scarlet sword aura appeared
between his index and middle fingers and he asked coldly.
Gong Zheng stood up with a smile on his face, facing Xu Lao Ying with his arms
open, ready to accept the execution, he said, “As long as you can save my wife
and daughter, Gong Zheng can die without any regrets.”
“Very well!” Xu Lao Ying nodded to Gong Zheng, ready to thrust the sword aura
into the latter's forehead.
“Stop!” said Tang Luo, covering his mouth and nose, looking at the two and their
actions, he then muttered.
Are they both so thoughtless?