Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

The main hall in the back.

Gao Zhao, sitting at the head of the table, looked at the money Fu Jin had taken out, estimating it to be only a few hundred strings of cash, and couldn't help but shake his head, laughing, "Old Fu, you're not being honest! This little bit of money isn't even enough for me to have a good time at Fanlou!"

Fu Jin knelt on the ground, wailing, "Young master, please understand! I really have no money left!"

"Hey, you damn brat, what's going on? We're here to kill him, why are you extorting money from us!"

Lu Zhishen was very dissatisfied with Gao Zhao's behavior. They had all agreed to come to the Beggars' Sect to establish their authority, but ever since they captured the sect leader, this guy had been extorting money. What was going on? Did he think I was here to rob and plunder with him?

"What's it to you!" Gao Zhao retorted immediately. "I arrested them, so I can do whatever I want with them! You're just a nobody, good for fighting but always eager to steal credit!"

"Me, a nobody? I can't even fight?" Lu Zhishen jumped up and down in anger, roaring, "I've fought the most of those people outside!"

"So?" Gao Zhao said dismissively, "You caught the ringleader?"

Lu Zhishen choked on his words and shouted, "That's just opportunism, what kind of skill is that!"

Gao Zhao sneered, "So what? You arrested the bandit leader?"

Lu Zhishen shouted angrily, "If I hadn't been holding most of them back, would you have been able to catch them?"

Gao Zhao curled his lip: "So? The bandit leader is...?"

Lu Zhishen flew into a rage, "Say something else!"

"Even if I say ten different things, you won't get the credit!" Gao Zhao pointed at him and said, "A lackey should act like a lackey!"

Lin Chong had just finished tying up the Beggars' Clan members outside when he came in and saw the two arguing again. He quickly tried to mediate, saying, "You two, let's talk this out!"

Lu Zhishen said angrily, "That scoundrel is utterly despicable! All he cares about is money. Since he came in, he hasn't said a word about business, all he does is demand money from people!"

Gao Zhao glanced at him, feeling contemptuous. Zhou Tong treated you to good food and drink, and when you left, you cursed him for being stingy and even took his wine pot. How dare you say that others are not decent!

Lin Chong knew he couldn't persuade Gao Zhao, so he could only advise, "Senior brother, don't make trouble. The young master is demanding ill-gotten gains!"

"Ah, Instructor Lin is right!" Seeing that Lu Zhishen was no longer willing to speak, Gao Zhao turned to Fu Jin and said, "Old Fu, even if that thieving monk wants your life, I only want your money. You decide which is more important!"

"Young master, it's all here!" Fu Jin pleaded repeatedly, cursing inwardly that Mr. Feng had cheated him by taking all the money with him before leaving, leaving him without even enough money to save his life!

Gao Zhao naturally didn't believe this, but he wasn't angry. He simply turned to Shi Qian and smiled, "Brother Shi, it's your turn to show off your skills!"

Shi Qian chuckled and pushed open the door to leave.

"Alright, now it's your turn to perform!" Gao Zhao spread his hands, gesturing to Lu Zhishen.

"You scoundrel! You let people swindle you on the street, and you even dared to use your numbers to harm your grandfather! Today I'll kill you and settle this score!"

Lu Zhishen kicked up his monk's staff, held it horizontally in his hand, and was about to strike.

Fu Jin was terrified. He had witnessed the power of the monk's staff before, and if he were to be hit by it, he would probably die on the spot.

He immediately prostrated himself on the ground, wailing and begging for mercy: "Hero, spare my life! Master, spare my life! I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. Please forgive me, Master. I will never dare to offend your might again!"

Lu Zhishen sneered, "If I spare you today, I'm afraid you'll gather your men again tomorrow to seek revenge!"

"No, no, absolutely not! I swear to heaven!" Fu Jin kowtowed repeatedly, begging for forgiveness.

Seeing this, Lin Chong stepped forward and said, "Senior brother, this man has lost his courage after this ordeal. He will certainly not dare to disturb your peace again in the future. Why not spare his life? It will save us from further trouble!"

Lu Zhishen also looked hesitant. It wasn't that he was afraid of retaliation; at worst, he could just do one more job, run away from Tokyo, and go somewhere else!

He was moved by Fu Jin's pleading and couldn't bring himself to do it!

If he were to yell at me, I could just punch him to death and that would be fine, since I've done that kind of thing before!

But the person in front of me was kneeling and kowtowing, so I couldn't bring myself to do it!

Seeing this, Gao Zhao said, "If this happened to me, I wouldn't stand for it! It's one thing for you to have someone beat me up, we can settle things after a fight, but how could you pull up all the vegetables in my garden!"

"I finally managed to stay at the Great Xiangguo Temple and got a job looking after the vegetable garden. But after only a few days, the vegetables were all gone!"

What do you think of the high-ranking monks at Daxiangguo Temple?

What do you expect from those scoundrels who get to be served the best food and drink all day?

What will you say to that perfectly good weeping willow that was uprooted?

Lu Zhishen: "..."

Lin Chong: "..."

Pay money: "..."

His unique perspective left everyone speechless!

Fu Jin was the first to recover, and hurriedly shouted, "I'll pay, I'll pay, I'll pay double... no, ten times the amount!"

Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong subconsciously looked at Gao Zhao again.

"I don't think this is about money. How much money you get isn't important!" Gao Zhao patted his face and said, "This is what we need to care about!"

"Young master, spare my life! I even treated you to a meal..." Fu Jinren was numb with fear and hurriedly begged for mercy, "I'll personally deliver the money and apologize in person!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhishen found it very agreeable and was about to agree when Shi Qian pushed open the door and came in.

"Young Master, we've found it! There's something special about the rockery in the back garden!"

Fu Jin's expression changed drastically, and he cried out, "No, we can't go there..."

Seeing his appearance, Gao Zhao felt he had found the right place. He laughed and stood up, pointing at Fu Jin, saying, "Take him with us, let's go see the wealth accumulated by the Beggars' Sect!"

Lin Chong reached out and lifted the man up. Ignoring Fu Jin's cries of pain, the group headed straight for the back garden.

The group arrived at the corner of the back garden wall, where a rockery stood, nestled among a clump of green bamboo.

"There are signs of disturbance here; you can spot them if you look closely!"

Shi Qian pointed to the ground, and everyone looked confused. Something was wrong. It was pitch black at night, so what was wrong?

However, before anyone could raise any questions, Shi Qian had already pushed the artificial hill away with all his might. With a loud rumble, a hole was revealed in the ground!

Shi Qian lit a tinderbox, threw it in, and seeing that it didn't go out, he turned to Gao Zhao and said, "Young Master, I'll go down and check first. Please wait a moment!"

Gao Zhao nodded. Such professional matters should be left to professionals!

Shi Qian leaped down, picked up the tinderbox, and crouched down to walk forward.

The group waited upstairs, while Fu Jin had stopped wailing, his eyes flickering as if he were lost in thought.

Gao Zhao looked at him coldly, his eyes full of disdain. This old bastard is willing to risk his life for money!

Not long after, a flash of fire appeared in the cave, and Shi Qian emerged, his expression very solemn.

"What's wrong?" Gao Zhao asked curiously.

Shi Qian composed himself and asked, "Young Master, do you still remember that disabled child on Horse Riding Street that day?"

Gao Zhao's expression froze, as if he had suddenly thought of something. He looked at Shi Qian, who sighed softly and nodded heavily.

"You beast!" Gao Zhao kicked Fu Jin and roared, "Go and summon the people from Kaifeng Prefecture!"