Chapter 30

"Ha ha, it's a real waste of talent that you, Su Xin, don't go into politics," Tie Wuqing said with interest as he looked at Su Xin. He never expected that while coming out to catch a flower thief, he would meet such an interesting person.

Ordinary gang members, when facing him, the Chief of the Eastern Twelve Districts, would either be afraid or respectful, but none would take the initiative to come forward and offer him a favor. This was truly interesting.

The two iron balls in Tie Wuqing's hand spun faster and faster, but strangely, there was no sound at all.

"Unfortunately, someone of my background would never be favored by the court," Su Xin said with self-mockery.

"That's not necessarily true. In our Great Zhou Dynasty, we only look at ability, not background."

Tie Wuqing waved his hand and pointed at the flower thief, "Tie this guy up and take him back to the government office to hand over to the chief clerk."

Turning to Su Xin, he said, "I appreciate your help. If you need anything in the future, you can come to the government office to find me."

"That's perfect. I have something else I want to give to you, sir," Su Xin said.

"What is it?"

Su Xin waved his hand, and Li Qing, understanding the hint, led several gang members to step back. Seeing this, Boss Liu also immediately turned and left, knowing that it was better to pretend ignorance in some situations.

Tie Wuqing smiled in understanding, and the other several constables immediately took the flower thief away.

"Sir, you are already busy with major cases. If you encounter small cases like theft or seduction, it would be time-consuming and tiring. If you need help, just let me know, and I guarantee that I will deliver the person to your door within three days."

Tie Wuqing narrowed his eyes, "Changning Prefecture is so large. With just over two hundred people under you, can you really catch all the criminals with criminal records and bring them to me?"

"Of course not, but if needed, someone will appear at the government office to turn themselves in within three days. I believe not only you, but even the Prefect, would be very happy," Su Xin said in a low voice.

Tie Wuqing was taken aback, then burst out laughing.

"I take back what I said earlier. Not only is it a waste of talent for you not to go into politics, but if you really did, you would definitely be a great villain!"

How could Tie Wuqing not understand Su Xin's words? If you can't catch the real culprit, just find someone to turn themselves in and take the blame. As long as it's not a capital crime, with enough money, there would be many people willing to do it in Changle District.

The purpose of doing this is to boost his political achievements, and also to boost the Prefect's political achievements.

No official likes to have a pile of cases on their desk. As long as they are all resolved, who cares if the real criminals are still at large?

"Alright, I'll accept this big favor. Tell me, what do you want?"

"I only want you to help me as much as you can," Su Xin emphasized the words "as much as you can."

"I would do that even if you didn't ask. After all, among all the three gangs and four associations in Changning Prefecture, there is no one as interesting as you," Tie Wuqing's lips curled into a faint smile.

This young man was truly interesting. The other members of the three gangs and four associations always kept a respectful distance from the government.

The three gangs and four associations were powerful in Changning Prefecture, but not powerful enough to challenge the government. Therefore, they showed respect and sometimes even paid money to the government.

However, none of them were like Su Xin, who took the initiative to build a relationship and even used familiar tactics to deceive and cover up, helping to boost his political achievements.

Tie Wuqing waved his hand, and several constables immediately followed. A young constable couldn't help but ask, "Boss, what did that guy say to you?"

"Smack!"

Tie Wuqing flicked him on the head, leaving a large red mark on the young constable's head.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't. You even call him a guy. If you were in his position, you would have been a chief constable long ago, unlike you, who is still a junior constable."

The young constable pouted, clearly不服 (unconvinced), but under Tie Wuqing's pressure, he didn't dare to argue.

The iron balls in his hand spun rapidly, and Tie Wuqing whispered to himself, "Ha ha, it's really interesting that a young man like this has come from the old dog Sha Feiying's gang. This makes the Feiying Gang even more interesting. I wonder how far he can go."

Watching Tie Wuqing walk away, Su Xin waved to Li Qing to continue patrolling Kuaihuo Lin, and then returned home.

Being able to build a relationship with Tie Wuqing was a pleasant surprise. In fact, he had always wanted to establish a good relationship with the government, but he hadn't found the right person.

Sha Feiying and the others kept a respectful distance from the government, as they believed they were from two different worlds.

But Su Xin's thoughts were different. Building a good relationship with the government could be very useful at certain times.

In his previous life, his boss, a hidden tycoon with dozens of large manufacturing companies, did just that.

One of his classmates was in politics. Whenever his classmate took up a post in a place, he would set up a factory there, not to give money, but to give political achievements.

And the facts proved that his boss's actions in his previous life were not in vain.

When he offended someone he couldn't afford to offend and almost lost everything, it was thanks to his classmate, who had become a high-ranking official, saying a word that saved him from disaster.

Su Xin didn't need any promises from Tie Wuqing; he just needed him to support him at critical moments, which would be enough.

The next morning, Su Xin came to the hall, and Huang Bingcheng was already waiting for him at the door.

"What did my adoptive father say?" Su Xin asked, pulling Huang Bingcheng into a private room.

Huang Bingcheng poured tea for Su Xin, "We went to give him money. What else could he say? I didn't even see him; the money was directly handed over to Master Li."

Su Xin shook his head. His adoptive father's tolerance was too small. Was he already starting to distance himself from him?

"By the way, how did you do with the information I asked you to gather about the Qingzhu Gang and our Feiying Gang?"

Huang Bingcheng chuckled, "I've pretty much gathered all the information. Since we assassinated Dai Chong last time, the Qingzhu Gang has been dissatisfied with their subordinates."

Su Xin blew on his tea and said, "It's normal to be dissatisfied. Being taken down by an unknown junior like me, and not daring to retaliate, anyone would feel frustrated."

Huang Bingcheng nodded, "That's true. Moreover, the situation in the Qingzhu Gang is even more serious, with internal strife. The old leader of the Qingzhu Gang died last month, and now the gang is divided into two factions.

One faction is led by the son of the old leader, Wei Feng. He is nominally the leader, but among the eleven major heads of the Qingzhu Gang, only three support him.

Actually, now only two support him. The one you took down, Dai Chong, was originally one of his supporters.

The other faction is led by the two vice-leaders, Chen Hong and Ma Qingyuan. These two are much stronger than Wei Feng.

But both have their own ambitions and want to be the leader, so they can only temporarily let Wei Feng sit in the position."

"What is the attitude of these two factions towards the Feiying Gang?"

Huang Bingcheng said, "Wei Feng is in favor of war. He is weak and young, and it's hard for him to command respect. He needs a battle to consolidate his position.

Even if he loses, he can at least establish his position within the Qingzhu Gang. Right now, even some low-level members of the Qingzhu Gang don't know his name.

The two vice-leaders, on the other hand, are trying to avoid war.

They want to remove Wei Feng from his position in a legitimate way. If a war breaks out, their own forces will be damaged, which would be of no benefit to them."

"Are these two factions fighting fiercely?" Su Xin asked, taking a sip of tea.

Huang Bingcheng nodded, "Very fiercely, almost to the point of tearing each other apart.

All the people near our Feiying Gang's territory have been replaced by the people of the two vice-leaders. They are afraid that Wei Feng will provoke a war.

However, even with such precautions, something happened a few days ago.

Two of our Feiying Gang members went to Chengde District to visit relatives. That place is the headquarters of the Qingzhu Gang. The two unlucky guys were recognized and almost beaten to death by Wei Feng's men.

Fortunately, Chen Hong discovered it in time, rescued them, and sent them back to the Feiying Gang, compensating with a large sum of money. He did everything to save face. Since we didn't want to fight either, the matter was settled."

Su Xin pondered for a moment. Both sides were so restrained, which was not what he wanted to see.

"Old Huang, you should know why I asked you to gather this information, right?"

Huang Bingcheng hesitated and nodded, "You want to fight the Qingzhu Gang?"

Su Xin didn't hide it and nodded, "Our Kuaihuo Lin's development has reached its limit. If I continue to recruit more people, not only will there be no space, but my adoptive father won't tolerate it, and the head of the Punishment Hall won't let me off either.

For our Kuaihuo Lin to develop, we can only rely on war. The territory we fight for, even the leader has no right to question. So, we must fight the Qingzhu Gang."

Huang Bingcheng scratched his head, somewhat troubled, "But both sides are very restrained. We don't want to fight, and the Qingzhu Gang doesn't want to fight either. Even if there are some conflicts, they can be smoothed over with money and a bit of face. It's unlikely that a real war will break out."

A cold glint flashed in Su Xin's eyes, "Since they don't want to fight, I'll give them a reason, a reason that forces them to fight!"