Chapter 190: Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain

"What, you seem very surprised?"

Walking slowly to stand before Jia San, Shen Yu looked down at him; the person before his eyes was someone whose very appearance made one lose interest.

Jia San looked sharp-mouthed and monkey-cheeked, while Shen Yu was scholarly and handsome; the two standing together were as different as heaven and earth.

Even the people within the gang often sighed, wondering how someone with a face like Jia San's could have a sister who was as beautiful as a flower and as charming as she was; they looked like two completely different species.

"Are you their Hall Master? Bullying the good, forcing the innocent into prostitution—the Xinghai Gang is truly overbearing!"

"Are you really Lord Shen?" As Shen Yu stepped closer, Jia San's entire body nearly went limp on the ground.

But then he thought back: recently, the atmosphere had been tense, with so many people from the yamen thrown into prison. A Governor shouldn't be so busy he couldn't touch the ground during a time like this; who would be wandering the streets for no reason?

Could the person in front of him be a fake, just using Shen Yu's name to scare them?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible; after all, the aura a Governor should have was completely absent from the person before him. Jia San, a low-level thug, naturally didn't know what it meant to return to simplicity.

Signaling wildly with his eyes to those behind him, Jia San gestured for his subordinates to test the situation, but his prompts received no response.

Are you kidding? That is Shen Yu, the top expert in the world; even they, the lowest-level gang members, had heard of him.

Big Brother, it's not that we don't want to go up, it's that we really don't dare. Although we don't know if the other party is real, what if? What if he is real? Wouldn't whoever goes up be courting death?

If there were no danger on a normal day, that would be one thing, but you're asking someone to go on a suicide mission at a time like this.

You spend your days at home treating yourself to good wine and meat, only giving us the scraps, and then when you need us, you tell us to go die—what are you thinking?

If you dare to bet on whether he is Shen Yu, then you go up; don't drag us down as your scapegoats.

"Stop signaling; your eyes are so small, they'll disappear if you keep squinting!" Walking up to Jia San, Shen Yu looked at him deeply. "Were you just thinking about killing me?"

"I, I........"

"Jia San, didn't I warn you not to cause trouble recently?"

Just at this moment, a squad of Constables suddenly rushed in from behind the group of gang members, immediately kicking and punching the gang members near them as they fiercely pushed forward.

"With over a hundred people carrying weapons on the street, do you think our Capture Gate doesn't exist, or do you think the Black-Clad Guard under Lord Shen are all dead men!"

"If you want to die yourself, don't implicate others!"

"Constable Cheng!" Seeing the squad of Constables striding over from behind, a clear look of displeasure appeared on Jia San's face.

If this were before, which of these little Constables would dare to give them attitude? He would have taught them how to behave in a minute.

But it wouldn't work lately; the Governor had been replaced by a ruthless man like Shen Yu, and even the little Constables had started to stand tall.

Moreover, the Gang Leader had repeatedly ordered them not to conflict with the Constables, even telling them not to fight back when hit or curse back when scolded, and to greet them with a smile. The times had changed; they had to keep their tails between their legs.

Otherwise, he would have taught this little Constable how to behave in a minute.

He was just a Black Iron Catcher, the lowest rank in the Capture Gate; did he think he was some big shot, daring to stare at him every day during this period?

Don't give me a chance, or I will definitely make you regret it.

"Constable Cheng, we are leaving right away, right away!" Though he cursed the other party thoroughly in his heart, Jia San greeted him with a smile on the surface.

As he spoke, Jia San quietly glanced at Shen Yu again; regardless of whether this was real or not, he had to take the opportunity to step down and leave immediately.

However, at this moment, as Constable Cheng approached, his expression changed completely, and he knelt on the ground in terror.

His movements were extremely exaggerated, as if he had nearly prostrated himself on the ground; it wasn't a holiday or a festival, was it really necessary to show such great respect?

"Subordinate Cheng Shiyi of the Capture Gate did not know the Governor was here; greetings, my Lord!"

"Governor?" At this, Jia San's expression changed completely; he stiffly raised his head to look at Shen Yu, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

His legs went weak, and he finally collapsed onto the ground; a pungent smell of urine immediately emanated from Jia San.

Jia San was actually the better one; the gang members behind him were even worse. With just one look—Shen Yu had only raised his head to look over—his hundred-plus experts had instantly turned into cowards.

"My Lord, it was all Jia San who forced us to come; we didn't want to bully the good, but we had no choice. He is the Hall Master, we didn't dare not to listen!"

"That's right, my Lord, it has nothing to do with us; we are all good people, we tried our best to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen..."

Before anything had even happened, his subordinates had already sold him out. If the upper beam is crooked, the lower ones will be askew; what kind of subordinates could a Hall Master like Jia San expect to lead?

To put it nicely, Jia San was a Hall Master; to put it bluntly, he was a leader of trash. The gang stuffed the unwanted waste here, together forming the worst hall in the Xinghai Gang.

This group of people was good at bullying others by relying on someone else's power, but when it came to getting things done, they were truly useless. Occasionally there were a few experts, but it couldn't make up for the overall rot.

"My Lord, my Lord, they are talking nonsense..."

Prostrate on the ground, Jia San said tremblingly in a low voice, "This lowly one, this lowly one truly did not know..."

"This Anzhou City belongs to this official during the day, but at night it becomes the territory of your Xinghai Gang; the Xinghai Gang is truly impressive!"

"My Lord, this lowly one, this lowly one did not mean that; this was just drunken boasting, my Lord, please do not believe it."

"This..." Hearing such harsh words, Cheng Shiyi couldn't help but glance slightly at the pale-faced Jia San beside him.

To dare to be so arrogant in front of Lord Shen, you are the first. Impressive. Just wait, it won't be long before someone is burning paper money for you.

"Constable Cheng!"

"My Lord!"

"Take them all back; if anyone dares to resist, kill them without mercy. Also, notify Liang Ruyue and have him come to see me!"

"Yes, my Lord!"

While Constable Cheng took his men to escort Jia San and the others back, in another place, inside a magnificent manor, a hurried figure rushed into the backyard.

"Big Brother! It's done!"

"What's done? Why are you so excited?"

"The Xinghai Gang members were just caught by the new Governor, Lord Shen; their evil deeds were just bumped into by our Lord Shen, the Xinghai Gang is completely finished this time!"

"Is that so? But that was to be expected!"

Putting the book in his hand aside, a middle-aged man dressed in black brocade stood up and looked out the door, though the smugness on his face could not be hidden.

"The Xinghai Gang is usually arrogant and domineering, with every member from top to bottom looking down on everyone else. Even though Li Zehai has repeatedly ordered all members to restrain themselves recently, how could it be so easy to restrain?"

"Accustomed to arrogance, how could they possibly stop? Now they have finally been targeted by Shen Yu. Just watch, someone is going to be unable to sit still!"

"Big Brother!" Standing before the middle-aged man, the person whispered, "That is Shen Yu; if we do this, will it..."

"What are you afraid of? What have we done? Our people merely drank too much and let their mouths run a little loose, that's all."

"It was just that while drinking, they accidentally mentioned that those people connected to the disgraced officials probably don't know how much money they've skimmed and are likely panicking right now; we were just telling the truth!"

"As for what the people of the Xinghai Gang do, that is their own business. If they want to loot a burning house, what does that have to do with us? We are all law-abiding, good citizens!"

"Have I done anything else? Have I sought private gain for myself?"

"This, no!"

"See, that settles it!" He gave a light laugh and looked outside, as if boundless heroic spirit were surging within his chest.

"This Lord Shen of ours is very sharp; he is a peerless, sharp precious blade. We are merely borrowing this blade to remove a malignant tumor for Anzhou City."

"It is all for the sake of the common people; this pure heart of ours can be witnessed by Heaven and Earth!"

"As for what Lord Shen discovers at the Xinghai Gang, we cannot control that, so what can I do?"

"Big Brother is right!"