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The affairs at the branch headquarters have been basically settled.

Several of the six-bag disciples in the branch were his important assistants in handling branch affairs.

He also entrusted important responsibilities to some of the promising disciples with five bags, giving them the opportunity to participate in discussions on branch affairs and to use their intelligence and talents.

Jia Huan only needs to grasp the overall situation; he doesn't need to handle the tedious tasks personally.

He then had plenty of free time, allowing him to devote more energy to physical training, martial arts practice, and figuring out the fundamentals of internal energy cultivation.

That's the good thing about a low-level martial arts world!

As long as you are strong enough, even if you become a hands-off manager, your subordinates will not dare to cause trouble.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense knows that without a highly skilled martial artist to lead the gang, it won't last long in the dog-eat-dog world of martial arts.

Besides, given Jia Huan's abilities, how could he possibly allow any of his subordinates to become too powerful or to secretly collude with others?

That day, Jia Huan had just returned with his brothers from the branch after helping to mediate a dispute in the martial arts world, when Zhang Jinbie invited him to Junshan Island to talk.

"Did the deputy leader say what happened?"

Jia Huan casually asked, "If you're not in a hurry, let me finish cleaning up before we go!"

"It's not urgent, but it's a bit troublesome!"

The Beggar Clan brother who came to ask for help was also an acquaintance, a close follower of Zhang Jinbie, the kind of confidant among confidants, with whom Jia Huan had communicated many times.

"Is this another debate about dirty versus clean clothes?"

Jia Huan immediately realized what was happening and said irritably, "Didn't I tell the deputy leader that I don't want to get involved in this kind of thing?"

"This time is different; it involves you, Brother Jia!"

The man gave a helpless, wry smile and explained, "Some old guys are using you as an excuse to make trouble!"

"What do I care about their disputes?"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "Could it be that you're trying to reap the benefits after seeing how well I've managed the branch?"

"Brother Jia is joking!"

The man quickly waved his hand and said with a wry smile, "Even if Brother Jia wanted to let go, the two gang leaders wouldn't agree!"

This is no joke; Jia Huan's management skills have been fully recognized by the Beggars' Sect's higher-ups.

More importantly, Jia Huan's businesses were all legitimate, far more respectable than the filthy dealings secretly run by some of the Beggars' Sect's higher-ups.

Everyone prefers to spend honest money rather than money tainted by corruption, which carries significant risks.

Just as Zhang Jinbie's trusted follower said, as long as Jia Huan's health is not compromised, no one can take away his position as the branch leader.

Who knows what bad things might happen if a branch leader is replaced?

From a human nature perspective, that's bound to happen. How will the Beggars' Sect leaders handle it then?

If we take drastic measures, it will definitely exacerbate the internal conflicts within the gang!

If we don't take drastic measures, it won't have much of a deterrent effect; in any case, it's quite troublesome.

It would be better to nip those guys' ideas in the bud from the start. At least for now, the position of Yuezhou branch leader belongs to Jia Huan, unless he is promoted to the Junshan Island headquarters.

That's right. Jia Huan must have been remotely directing the development of Yuezhou. Nobody wanted a perfectly good egg-laying hen to be ruined by some ruthless and heartless guys.

Jia Huan chuckled and said nothing more. After thoroughly cleaning himself, he led a few trusted underlings and followed the messenger to Junshan Island.

Every time Jia Huan comes to Junshan Island, he feels an urge to complain!

It's supposed to be the headquarters of the Beggars' Sect, but the environment here isn't exactly great.

There are buildings on the island, and they are the kind of grand buildings with connecting corridors.

The mottled walls and towering ancient trees all speak of the long history of this place.

The building housing the Beggars' Sect headquarters is quite decent; at least it's presentable in the martial arts world.

But there are so many beggars here, and the hygiene is not very good. You can imagine how strange the environment is outside the headquarters building.

Anyway, every time he could clearly smell the faint smell of feces and urine in the breeze, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

I don't know what the leaders of the Beggars' Sect were thinking. How could they endure living in such an environment?

Ahem, the location of the Yuezhou branch is still the City God Temple in Yuezhou City.

In short, the Beggars' Sect's strongholds in various places have already clashed with the temples of the City God, the Earth God, and the Mountain God.

This has become a tradition, and Jia Huan can't really change anything.

However, once the branch had surplus funds, the City God Temple in Yuezhou City was renovated with the joint investment of the Yuezhou government, county government, local gentry, and wealthy households.

At this time, the Yuezhou City God Temple was no smaller than the Buddhist temples in the city, and it was also clean and hygienic, giving people a refreshing and comfortable feeling.

In order to correct the living and hygiene habits of the beggars under his command, he used many ruthless methods and even built more than a dozen public toilets, which barely solved the bad habit of the beggars being unhygienic and urinating and defecating anywhere.

It can be said that the Yuezhou branch is what a normal gang branch should look like.

Once the brothers of the Yuezhou branch have adapted to the habit of paying attention to hygiene, they themselves would not want to go back to their previous slovenly state.

In fact, the changes among the brothers of the Yuezhou branch had long aroused the dissatisfaction of the leader of the Dirty Clothes faction of the Beggar Clan.

At this time, the brothers of the Yuezhou branch, although dressed in patched-up beggar clothes, were clean and tidy, with their faces and hands clean and refreshing, giving people a good first impression.

Some of the more well-off people not only had no patches on their clothes, but also looked quite energetic and spirited. They didn't look like beggars at all.

For this reason, the brothers of the Yuezhou branch have been criticized a lot, with people thinking that they are no longer pure Beggar Clan disciples, so how can they be so clean and tidy?

Even those guys from the Clean Clothes Faction aren't necessarily as particular about personal hygiene as the brothers from the Yuezhou branch. How can that be acceptable?

Jia Huan, however, remained indifferent to this. As a neutral party, he should be aware of his neutrality.

Furthermore, as the economic strength, influence, and martial prowess of the Yuezhou branch grew, he had become a representative figure of the neutral faction within the Beggars' Sect.

Jia Huan actually held the Beggars' Sect's higher-ups in low regard.

If there were no other options, that would be fine, but Hunan Province has a dense network of waterways, especially Yuezhou, which has a well-developed water system. As long as it's not the cold winter, what's wrong with putting in a little extra effort to utilize some cold water from the rivers?

Do they have to be slovenly, disheveled, smelling strange, and covered in lice to be considered true members of the Beggars' Clan?

And then there's Junshan Island. It's not like there's no shortage of able-bodied men, but they'd rather stay idle than clean up the place. It's simply unbelievable.

Clearly, the Beggars' Sect leaders are aware of this, and they basically don't hold any martial arts gatherings or similar events on Junshan Island. Is it because they're afraid of losing face?

Chapter 426 There's No Way to Avoid It (Please Subscribe)

"Brother Jia is here!"

Upon seeing Jia Huan enter, Zhang Jinbie greeted him with a broad smile.

"Vice Leader, you didn't tell me beforehand that there were other elders present!"

Jia Huan glanced at the numerous Beggar Clan leaders in the room and chuckled, "Isn't this an ambush?"

"I'm so sorry, I didn't expect these people to come so suddenly!"

As Zhang Jinbie welcomed Jia Huan in, he said helplessly, "These people only rushed over because they knew I was looking for you. It's not easy for them to see you!"

Why is there a hint of resentment in those words?

cough cough...

Jia Huan coughed softly and bowed to the Beggars' Sect elders present.

After settling things down at the branch headquarters, he resumed his chivalrous deeds.

Whenever he heard of any ruthless bandits, but not in the territory directly controlled by any major martial arts forces, he would lead his skilled brothers to go and uphold justice.

With his martial arts skills as a second-rate master in the martial arts world, how could ordinary bandits and mountain thieves be a match for him?

He only needs to stay behind and let the brothers he brought handle the situation.

On the contrary, Jia Huan himself did more of the work of negotiating with the local government's constables and members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to distribute the spoils of war and other matters.

In the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan had considerable experience in suppressing bandits.

Furthermore, it is known that behind some banditry incidents in various places, there are far-reaching local interests involved!

In order to avoid becoming the target of public criticism, he naturally had to drag the Six Doors and the Embroidered Uniform Guard into the mess.

These two families had a rather delicate relationship with local government offices and forces. It just so happened that Jia Huan had some connections with them in his previous acts of chivalry and in the process of suppressing wanted criminals.

He became a bounty hunter, while the Six Doors and the Embroidered Uniform Guard reaped some of the benefits and credit, making everyone happy.

At this point, Jia Huan's status and position were quite different. He was now a seventh-bag disciple of the Beggars' Sect and the very important leader of the Yuezhou branch.

His martial arts skills are proven in real combat; he is a genuine second-rate master in the martial arts world!

Given such an existence, the Six Doors and the Embroidered Uniform Guard would naturally try their best to win them over and provide them with certain conveniences.

Even though they knew it was impossible to get Jia Huan to join them, it was still quite necessary to build a good relationship with him.

Most of the time, the manpower of the Six Doors and the Embroidered Uniform Guard in various places is quite tight.

Especially for those江湖匪匪 (江湖匪匪, a term referring to the bandits and outlaws of the Jianghu), and even more troublesome江湖大盗 (江湖大盗, a term referring to notorious thieves), they all need the help of a renowned江湖高手 (江湖高手, a master of martial arts) like Jia Huan to capture or kill them.

Moreover, when Jia Huan performed acts of chivalry, the Six Doors and the local Imperial Guards also received considerable benefits.

Therefore, Jia Huan's relationship with the two government offices was quite good.