Qing Yao

Chapter 167 Parents, wife, and children raised in the family!
The sudden appearance of over a thousand gang members at the gate of the Jiao family's residence must have alarmed the neighbors living nearby.

These neighbors are all either very wealthy or very powerful.

Fearing something might happen, they naturally sent someone to report to the authorities, but without exception, all the servants they sent were stopped.

Zhao An was very meticulous in his work. He knew that the Jiao family lived in an affluent area, and even if the Jiao family didn't report it to the authorities themselves, the neighbors would report it to the authorities on their behalf.

If the government gets involved, this situation will become unpleasant.

Even if the Jiao family backs down, the effect will be greatly reduced.

We must always give adults face.

If you don't give the adults face, they'll give you a piece of their mind.

Zhao An is now focused on securing benefits for the Yangzhou branch of the Canal Gang. Only when all 40,000 members of the Canal Gang in Yangzhou love him as their young leader can he become their true leader, and then he can win over the next branch as well.
Only in this way can one become the old master and have the dragon-headed cane in hand.
I dare not think about it, I dare not think about it.

If we want everyone to love us, there's only one way besides releasing videos for free: increase everyone's income and improve their living conditions.

It means a raise.

Where does the money come from?
Zhao An does not produce money because he does not have the right to mint coins.

With 40,000 people in just one Yangzhou branch, how many old men would he have to fleece to keep up?
Therefore, they can only act as money movers.

grab!
The Jiao family was Zhao An's first target for robbery; it was because the Jiao family insisted on being the first to stick their neck out.

There was no psychological pressure, nor any sense of guilt.

Merchants were only slightly better off than bandits.

Robbing the Jiao family is essentially no different from robbing a local tycoon.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Zhao An specifically instructed Ding Jiu to arrange for men to block off all roads within a three-mile radius of the Jiao family's residence.

It wasn't about setting up roadblocks, but rather a friendly persuasion, much like a traffic signal officer.

Make up any excuse you want, like the road is blocked due to construction ahead.

Clubs should keep a low profile when doing things.

If I'm friendly to you, but you're not, then a fight is inevitable.

This is actually a kind of insight.

No matter what you're doing, you should persuade any unauthorized people to leave, and don't even think about taking photos or videos.

In order to take down the Jiao family, a big fish, Zhao An personally took the lead, but instead of being at the front, he hid in the crowd.

There's no way around it; he's the director of the education bureau, after all, so I have to be more restrained.

The only good thing about the canal gangs is that they have a lot of people.

A thousand men were easily mobilized. In order to overwhelm the enemy in terms of momentum, they all wore mourning cloths wrapped around their heads, and the gang members in front each had a set of mourning clothes. As a result, several cloth shops in Ganquan County sold out of white cloth.

The effect was undoubtedly very good. The Jiao family was clearly shocked. The guards and thugs could maintain their composure on the surface, but they were actually panicking inside.

There was no other way; too many people from the Grand Canal Gang had come.

The entire Jiao family, including all the men, numbered no more than a hundred.

All available manpower has been deployed to the Shimonoseki docks, and there's no way to bring them back right now.

If the gang were to attack all at once, these guards and thugs would definitely not last more than ten minutes.

"father,"

Jiao Heng, startled by the mourning attire of the canal gang members, gently tugged at his father's clothes, but his father showed no sign of panic.

This is the difference between "conquering the world" and "ruling the world".

Jiao Zheng's courage and determination in building this family business through hard work and perseverance are far superior to those of his son, who was born into privilege.

He calmly clasped his hands in greeting to the members of the Canal Gang and said, "Where is your esteemed leader, Zhang? And what brings you here to my residence in such attire?" The only response was Ding Jiu's fierce shout: "Your Jiao family murdered our uncle! Today, your Jiao family will pay for this in blood!"

"Zhang Baofa is dead?!"

Jiao Zheng was stunned, only then realizing that the coffin placed at his front door contained the living ghost Zhang Baofa.

This unexpected event clearly caught Jiao Zheng off guard. Considering that the canal gang carried Zhang Baofa's body to his doorstep, wasn't that implying that Jiao Zheng had killed Zhang Baofa?

Despite the fighting and the struggle, it wouldn't matter if a few of his men died, but taking down the other side's leader would be far beyond Jiao Zheng's control.

If things go wrong, the Cao Gang might become sworn enemies with the Jiao family.

Realizing this, Jiao Zheng immediately looked at Ding Jiu: "Could this be Ninth Master?"

Ding Jiu gave a slight snort.

Jiao Zheng frowned slightly, but had no choice but to step forward and cup his hands, saying, "Ninth Master, may I have a word with you in private?"

Ding Jiu said coldly, "No need. Just say what you have to say here."

What can Jiao Zheng say?
He was simply saying that he didn't kill Zhang Baofa, and asked the canal gang not to pin Zhang Baofa's death on his Jiao family. He also said that he would immediately send people to call back the brothers at Xiaguan Wharf, and that he, Jiao Zheng, could provide compensation for any injuries, disabilities, or deaths among the canal gang members.

In short, the meaning of "death is the greatest event".

Ding Jiu sneered again after hearing this: "If your Jiao family hadn't killed our uncle, would my Cao Gang have bothered to come and extort money from you?"

"A life for a life! Today, your Jiao family will pay for your blood debt!"

"If you didn't kill them, then who did?"

"If your Jiao family doesn't give our Canal Gang an explanation today, then let's settle this with our fists!"

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Several gang members, who had been instructed by Ding Jiu beforehand, excitedly pointed at Jiao Zheng and began to curse him.

Knowing he couldn't explain himself, Jiao Zhengxin became anxious. His men were all at the dock, and if the canal gang really stormed into his house to avenge Zhang Baofa, his entire Jiao family would likely be wiped out.

When the authorities inquired about it later, the canal gang could simply find a few scapegoats, pay the authorities a sum of money, and that would be the end of it.

When Jiao Zheng was alive, those officials treated him like a brother; now that he's dead, it's no wonder they'd eat the food of the Jiao family's extinction.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but lose some of his momentum and said to Ding Jiu, "It is truly not Jiao who harmed your gang's leader Zhang. Please believe Jiao no matter what!"

After a slight pause, he said, "What happened at the dock today was my fault. Please feel free to make any requests your gang may have. As long as it is within my power, I will not make things difficult for your gang."

Ding Jiu had been waiting for this moment, and he snorted slightly: "Since Master Jiao has said so, our gang will find out who killed Uncle. However, from now on, Master Jiao's business will have to be split in half with our gang, otherwise our gang will not let this matter rest!"

"Ding Jiu, you have quite the appetite, half?"

Jiao Zhengqi laughed angrily, "Zhang Baofa wouldn't dare to say such a thing even if he were alive, let alone his death, which has nothing to do with my Jiao family. You canal gangs shouldn't push your luck!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a young man's voice rang out from the crowd: "Where are the brothers of the Canal Gang!"

"exist!"

The thousands of people responded in unison, startling several of the "neighbors" who were watching the commotion from the wall, causing them to fall. It also startled the group of guards and thugs behind Jiao Zheng, some of whom even took a few steps back in fright.

"Today, we will draw lots for life and death in front of your coffin. Whoever draws the death lot will have their parents, wife, and children supported by the family!"

After the young man finished shouting, several people from the canal gang walked out and carried two large baskets of bamboo sticks to place in front of Zhang Baofa's coffin.

According to the rules of the canal gangs, those who draw a "deadly lot" must do something.

kill.

The only family killed today was the Jiao family.

(End of this chapter)