[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-158":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Told to Play a Warlord, You Say You Don't Eat Beef?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2203987,3829,"Chapter 158: Fox Borrowing the Tiger","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-158",158,"\u003Cp>[Holy crap!! What kind of plot development is this?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This reversal came too fast!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I haven’t even sat steady yet!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tang Xiaolong... is actually Brother Dao who chops off people’s hands and feet?! Then isn’t Gao Qiqiang even more terrifying~!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This.... aren’t the dark forces of Jinghai City....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What about An Xin?? Where has he been in all these years of cracking down on dark forces??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Holy crap... how did Gao Qiqiang do it??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The underworld of a fishmonger!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Too awesome....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And amidst the exclamations of the viewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timeline returned to after the Spring Festival in 2000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the investigation of the female corpse Huang Cuicui’s case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xin’s background was also explained; he was the son of a comrade-in-arms of the Public Security Bureau Chief Meng Dehai, and Meng Dehai took great care of An Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while investigating Huang Cuicui’s relationships before her death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xin happened to run into Gao Qiqiang, who had been released from detention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he drove Gao Qiqiang back to the Old Factory Street wet market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the wet market, Gao Qiqiang wanted to move some things from his fish stall back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was discovered and stopped by Tang Xiaolong, who managed the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sides almost had a conflict again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding An Xin’s police identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong and his group didn’t seem to be too wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even almost tried to make a move on An Xin when the conflict started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after Li Xiang, who arrived in time, stopped it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used An Xin’s relationship with the Public Security Bureau Chief to intimidate Tang Xiaolong and the others, clearing the way for Gao Qiqiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also because An Xin helped Gao Qiqiang many times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tang brothers mistakenly thought that An Xin and Gao Qiqiang were very close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they later personally visited Gao Qiqiang to apologize and wanted to use Gao Qiqiang’s relationship to latch onto An Xin’s thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At home, Gao Qiqiang brewed tea and said to the Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu brothers in front of him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two drink first, I’m going to cook.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Gao Qiqiang’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaohu hesitated for a moment, then shamelessly called out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Qiang, you and Officer An... are you very close?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gao Qiqiang had no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaohu asked more directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is Officer An’s relationship with the Deputy Chief An of the Municipal Bureau?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard people outside say that Officer An is Deputy Chief An’s nephew? Is that how it is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the viewers also heard the meaning in the Tang brothers’ words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already found out that An Xin and the Deputy Chief of the Public Security Bureau were relatives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, An Xin was a big thigh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now what they wanted to verify... was the relationship between Gao Qiqiang and An Xin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the viewers could even imagine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gao Qiqiang showed even the slightest distance from An Xin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or if the relationship between the two of them wasn't that stable and intimate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what awaited Gao Qiqiang would be even more cruel retaliation from the Tang brothers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even countless viewers couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another few seconds of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang put down the vegetables, shook his hands, and turned around very calmly, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who did you hear that from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone says so... you and An Xin are so close, don’t you know about this??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong asked with a superficially puzzled and kind expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gaze was fixed tightly on Gao Qiqiang’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to see something from the latter’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cowardice or... confusion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to the surprise of all the viewers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang’s face showed no panic or surprise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he looked back at the two Tang brothers with extreme calmness, as if he had known what they were talking about all along!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Gao Qiqiang didn’t speak, didn’t admit or deny it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that calm and composed expression made Tang Xiaolong’s heart instantly conclude!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang must have known An Xin’s identity long ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the friendship between Gao Qiqiang and An Xin was definitely not shallow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking through this layer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong hurriedly joked and tried to get close, stepping forward to hug Gao Qiqiang’s shoulder and sitting down, saying with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretend! Keep pretending! Let’s see how long you can hold it in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Oh my, Old Gao, if you had this connection, why didn’t you say so earlier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then wouldn’t our market have someone to cover us?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the warmth and flattery Tang Xiaolong instantly displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also made countless viewers click their tongues in wonder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what surprised the viewers even more was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Gao Qiqiang didn’t know the Tang brothers’ intentions at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the other party’s probing, Gao Qiqiang maintained extraordinary calmness and indifference from beginning to end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong had clearly been bluffed by Gao Qiqiang’s indifference! He flatteringly hugged Gao Qiqiang’s shoulder and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About us brothers collecting sanitation fees.... you didn’t tell Officer An, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he was worried that his indiscriminate fee collection would offend An Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gao Qiqiang didn’t answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do many people know now that Officer An is Chief An’s nephew?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang asked casually while cracking melon seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his words, it seemed he was worried that too many people knowing about An Xin having a Deputy Chief as a backer would have a bad influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>· ····Requesting Flowers····· ·····\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hearts of the two Tang brothers, this sentence further confirmed that Gao Qiqiang and An Xin’s relationship was not shallow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong hurriedly denied it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not that many people! Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next year, that stall fee, management fee... you have to pay! But the sanitation fee, forget it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong waved his hand generously, offering his own benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang chuckled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not collecting it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... definitely don’t have to pay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having received a definite answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang was still full of indifference, as if he hadn’t yet received the most satisfactory result:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, next year, I might not even do it anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Tang Xiaolong panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang continued without even raising his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t you say, after the New Year, the stalls will be shuffled and drawn by lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.. .... 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don’t draw my original stall, I won’t do it, I can’t move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang shook his head while speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attitude was very firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the meaning in his words, even the viewers could understand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang was not satisfied with the conditions Tang Xiaolong offered! What he wanted was the fish stall’s location!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong, who was as shrewd as a human, immediately reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a coincidence! Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Hu has already drawn it for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s that exact spot! Look at how coincidental it is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Xiao Long clap his hands and call it a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaohu also hurriedly stepped forward, and the two Tang brothers flattered Gao Qiqiang together:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right! Brother Qiang! My luck is very strong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I drew it for Brother Qiang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Qiang must be in that spot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The stall on the left hand side when you enter the market must be Brother Qiang’s!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the two brothers sang in harmony to flatter Gao Qiqiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The viewers were seeing it for the first time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That someone’s face-changing skills could be this fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That such a \"coincidence\" could even be said out loud...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s no wonder the Tang brothers could reach their current position!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such thick skin and worldly wisdom! You can’t even learn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gao Qiqiang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he was experiencing for the first time in his life the benefits brought by power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling... is too wonderful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised the viewers the most....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Gao Qiqiang’s composure from beginning to end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underneath his indifferent face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was already a hint of the majesty that would later dominate Jinghai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wishing all reader brothers a Happy New Year!! Happy New Year!! May everything go smoothly!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1354,"2026-06-17T06:33:32.085Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8c55ca6613cbd16439e72ee585bdc8e6f4b91e710214855c3847603e9ca120bc","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-159","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-157",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]