Chapter 35 - Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Cause and Effect (1/2)

chapter 35: chapter 35: cause and effect

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jinzhou city, in front of the teahouse.

two constables suddenly turned back and walked directly to the arrogant merchant they’d interacted with earlier, “niu ben, were you trying to forcefully seize someone else’s teahouse just now?”

niu ben’s expression changed instantly, well aware that something had gone amiss. he hastily replied in a low voice, “official, i had notified sheriff zhao from the county government office beforehand. 1 didn’t resort to illicit means. i was merely repossessing what was originally…”

but before niu ben could finish speaking, one of the constables drew his knife and used the blunt end to hit niu ben’s hand.

“i caution you to be careful with your words. master liang jiasheng is a close friend of sheriff zheng. would a friend of master jiasheng forcibly seize someone else’s property?”

upon hearing zheng wanchun’s name from the constable, niu ben’s face turned pale instantly.

zheng wanchun?

he was an untouchable figure!

niu ben was quite influential in jinzhou city and was well aware of who the real power brokers were. the liang and wu families might still hold considerable sway, but they were essentially servants of the government office.

this was why he had been so deferential and respectful to the two constables, careful not to offend them in the least, and even more so to the chief constable of the county government office, zheng wanchun.

immediately, they bowed and apologized to zhang rongjun and his son, offering several silver notes, then quickly turned and left without a word, not daring to linger.

zhang rongjun didn’t have the audacity to accept the silver notes. just as he was about to chase after them, the two constables stopped him and gave zhang rongjun and his son a meaningful glance.

“both of you can rest assured. jinzhou city is a place of complete social order. no illegal activities will occur here.

when your business opens, we brothers will definitely come for a cup of tea.

we have patrol duties to attend to, so we’ll take our leave now.”

with that, they prepared to leave but zhang rongjun reacted and quickly followed them, offering the silver notes again, but the two constables adamantly refused to accept them.

zhang rongjun had no choice but to express his gratitude, “may i know your honorable names? underlying gratitude will surely be shown in the future.”

the two constables responded with radiant smiles at his words. this was exactly the acknowledgement they had been waiting for.

“wang chao.”

“ma han.”

liang sheng’s mansion.

zhang rongjun looked at liang sheng with admiration in his eyes. liang sheng couldn’t help but find it amusing that his reputation had proven useful.

he could only attribute this to his years of being kind and approachable to others, which had finally paid off.

however, he was genuinely a good person.

therefore, liang sheng didn’t refuse zhang rongjun’s gratitude, nor did he probe deeper into the matter. with a laugh, he said:

“solving problems is always a good thing. i wish brother rong prosperity and will visit the teahouse for a cup of tea when time permits.”

“of course. today 1 am indebted to brother sheng. otherwise, my wish to settle back home would have been wishful thinking.”

as he spoke, the atmosphere turned sentimental. the desire to return home signified the limited time left, and the many regrets in life.

liang sheng didn’t want to indulge in sorrow, so he quickly broke the gloomy mood and had the servants prepare food and drinks to enjoy with zhang rongjun and his son.

perhaps due to the day’s ups and downs, zhang rongjun and his son drank liberally. in no time at all, both were somewhat intoxicated.

“in my life, the best decision i made was to befriend you, brother sheng. everything else is but fleeting clouds on the wind.”