The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 51 New House (Please read, collect, and vote for the monthly ticket)
"Captain Sub, I was negligent before. I didn't expect that the people under my command would be so bold."

Xu Mingchen bowed to Su Mu and said, "Not only did they dare to set fire and attack the officials, they also smuggled contraband behind my back."

After saying that, Xu Mingchen handed an account book to Su Mu.

"Fortunately, you, Su Bantou, have enlightened me. After a thorough investigation, I found that this is the most illegal and disorderly thing that the servants of the Xu Mansion have done in the past three years."

Xu Mingchen put down the account book, returned to his original position, and stood with his hands behind his back.

"I asked them all what they did, who did it, and how much profit they made. Subbantou will know it at a glance."

Xu Mingchen continued, "Although I didn't know about these things, it was also my fault. I will follow the South City Division's instructions on how to punish you."

After saying that, he lowered his hands, looking as if he was leaving it to Su Mu to decide for him.

Su Mu looked at Xu Mingchen and knew in his heart that this was another manifestation of the Taiping Division's deterrent power.

Just because they might have a relationship with the Taiping Division, the Wang family decided to cut off their own arm in order to survive and threw Xu Mingchen out as a scapegoat.

If it weren't for the Taiping Division, Xu Mingchen would never have been able to turn himself in.

Just because he is a small squad leader, he doesn't have such a strong deterrent power.

In fact, if Xu Mingchen did not have some connection with the Taiping Division, his reaction would probably not be to surrender himself, but to hire someone to kill him.

In fact, Xu Mingchen has already done so.

It was just that the killer he hired happened to owe him a life.

Su Mu casually flipped through the account book, which indeed contained very detailed records.

However, Xu Mingchen cleared himself of all blame.

"These beasts have harmed many people behind my back. I really can't rest easy, so I decided to donate all the property of the Xu family to the Nancheng Division. The Nancheng Division can use the money to compensate the victims."

Xu Mingchen said with a sad face, "And everyone in my Xu family will leave South City and never come back."

Zheng Wang blinked his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

He is a little confused now. What is going on?

Could it be that Xu Mingchen really has a change of heart?

No way, this old guy has a very evil heart, will he have a change of heart?
But why would he do this if he didn't have a change of heart?
Zheng Wang looked at Xu Mingchen and then at Su Mu.

That shouldn't be the case. Even if Su Mu broke into Xu's house at night and killed a few people, the Xu family shouldn't be scared like this.

To put it bluntly, even if Sima from the Nancheng Division broke into the Xu Mansion at night, the Xu Mansion might not be that scared.

In fact, even He Yuxing, the Sima of the Nancheng Division, had to give the Xu family some face.

Su Mu does have some strength, but this strength is far from enough to scare the Xu family to this extent.

unless--

Zheng Wang's eyes rolled around. There was someone above Su Mu!

Yes!

He has mastered the sword skills at the age of only seventeen, how could there be no one on top?

Noticing the change in Zheng Wang's expression, Su Mu immediately knew what he was thinking.

Zheng Wang was going crazy about the principles of Dihua.

"Zheng Bantou, what do you think?"

Su Mu said, "According to the rules of Nancheng Division, how should this kind of thing be handled?"

"Those involved in the case will be dealt with according to the law. Although the Xu family is guilty of negligence, since they are willing to make amends, they can be given a lighter sentence."

Zheng Wang thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Then please lend me a few men to bring the suspects to justice.

As for the Xu family's property, I need you, Mr. Zheng, to lend me a few people to take inventory."

Su Mu bowed. "No problem!"

Zheng Wang smiled and said, these are all good things to do. They require both merit and hard work, and there will be huge profits if the property is counted.

The most important thing is to be able to make friends with Su Mu, a potential figure who has connections above him.

Zheng Wang quickly summoned several capable constables and asked them to follow Su Mu's orders.

Su Mu took his men to Xu's house, and with the cooperation of Xu Mingchen, they quickly brought all the perpetrators back to Nancheng Division.

As for the Xu family’s property, that needs to be counted slowly.

The Xu family is one of the richest families in South City. They have countless gold, silver and treasures, and many businesses spread across various areas of South City.

If you want to take a thorough inventory, it will take at least ten days or half a month.

After handing over everything, everyone in the Xu family left South City overnight and their whereabouts were unknown.

What happened in the Xu Mansion soon spread throughout the entire South City.

This incident was even more sensational than Su Mu's previous break-in at night at Xu's house.

Originally, many forces in South City, especially those entrenched in Guangfufang, were secretly observing the reaction of the Xu Mansion.

In their opinion, since Su Mu dared to break into Xu's house at night and slap them in the face, Xu's house would definitely retaliate.

Unexpectedly, instead of retaliating, the Xu family pleaded guilty and even left the city, abandoning the business they had worked hard for for many years.

Su Mu, the leader of the Nancheng squad, won a complete victory.

For a time, all the forces in Guangfufang lay low for fear of provoking the new leader.

Guangfufang quickly became the market with the best public security in southern city.

These are all things for later.

When Su Mu had just brought the scapegoats pushed out by the Xu Mansion back to Nancheng Division, Sima He Yuxing called him over.

"Captain Su, it's like this. I've already submitted the application to appoint you as the captain, but as you know, sometimes the higher-ups are slow to do things, so I can't say for sure when they'll approve it."

He Yuxing smiled and said, "So I have to ask you to continue to be the foreman for a while."

"You have done a great job for the Xu family. I will record your achievements in the book of merit. I remember that your house was set on fire by the servants of the Xu family. It is just right that you can stay in the Xu family mansion. You don't have to register it."

He Yuxing hadn't found out Su Mu's background yet, so he deliberately delayed the process of letting Su Mu become the chief constable of Nancheng Division. However, he didn't want to completely turn against Su Mu for the time being. The Xu family mansion was his compensation.

Of course Su Mu would not refuse the benefits that came to his doorstep.

Although the location of the Xu Mansion is excellent, a larger place would be worth at least several thousand taels of silver.

After exchanging a few words with He Yuxing, Su Mu left Nanchengsi and went straight to Xu Mansion.

All the valuables in the Xu Mansion had been taken away by Xu Mingchen, and most of the remaining items had been cleared away by the constables of the Nancheng Division during the day.

Su Mu found a clean room and stayed there temporarily.

As soon as midnight arrived, Su Mu woke up reflexively and called up the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Constable (officer)]

[Points: 85 points]

[Kung Fu: Golden Scale Skin Tempering Method (Great Mastery)]

[Martial Arts: Fubo Sword Skills (Perfect), Archery (Beginner)]

After a busy day, I eliminated the cancer that was affecting the stability of Guangfufang. I got the full performance for today and gained 40 points.

"Although I didn't become a captain, I can still do a lot as a squad leader."

Su Mu said to himself.

(End of this chapter)