Chapter 211 - Chapter 211: Chapter 206: Calamity Beginsi (2/2)
Qin Niu hurried over.
“Don’t harm the innocent! What do you want with our village head?”
The middle-aged man sized up Qin Niu, noting that although he was just a youngster, his demeanor was extraordinary and his gaze indifferent, clearly not an ordinary rural youth.
He didn’t dare to act violently again.
After putting Wu San onto the ground, he then turned to Qin Niu.
“I am looking for the Insect Master of your village, Qin Niu. I asked two villagers, but neither would tell me where Qin Niu lives. Just now, I wasn’t really going to hit him; I was just trying to scare him. I am a guard from the Insect Master Association, specially here to deliver a letter to Master Qin Niu.” The middle-aged man turned out to be someone sent by the Insect Master Association.
No wonder he was so aggressive.
“May I see your waist badge?”
“Certainly.”
The middle-aged man took off his waist badge to show Qin Niu.
“Was it to deliver a written letter or a verbal message?”
“A written letter.”
The middle-aged man took out a letter sealed with red wax.
“Just hand it to me!” Qin Niu reached out and said.
“This letter must be personally handed over to Master Qin Niu and cannot be passed on by anyone else.”
The middle-aged man refused.
Qin Niu showed a bronze Fish Talisman.
“Can you give it to me now?”
“Ah… You are… No problem. My apologies for the offense. I shall take my leave.”
Only after seeing the name on the Fish Talisman did the middle-aged man realize that the person he was looking for was right in front of him.
After handing the letter over to Qin Niu and saluting, he mounted his horse, ready to leave.
“Next time you enter Shuangfeng Village, do not be rude to the villagers again, or don’t blame me for not being considerate.”
“I was just in a hurry to deliver the letter, it was unavoidable. I’ll take care next time.”
The middle-aged man then left after cupping his hands together in a gesture of farewell.
Qin Niu looked toward Wu San, who had ‘regained consciousness’ on his own.
“Wu San, this is a reward for you. You and your brother both did well.” Qin Niu helped Wu San up and rewarded him with ten copper coins.
This was equivalent to the daily wage of an ordinary person.
“I can’t accept this, I can’t.”
Wu San repeatedly waved his hands.
“Take it and buy yourself a drink. Give these ten wen money to Wu Si and say it’s a reward from me, no skimming allowed.”
“Thankyou, Master Qin!”
Wu San happily took the money and walked in the direction where Wu Si was.
He didn’t talk to Wu Si’s wife and was quite afraid of her.
After all, he had been yelled unconscious several times by her.
Not pretending to be unconscious like earlier, but actually being yelled unconscious.
He could only hand the reward money directly to Wu Si.
By doing this, Qin Niu was deliberately creating an opportunity for the brothers to reconcile.
Some brothers, though they are siblings, act like enemies.
They find each other disagreeable and quarrel upon meeting.
It’s truly incomprehensible.
Regardless, both brothers’ performance today satisfied Qin Niu.
After returning to his room, he opened the letter.
It was a warning letter sent by Chairman Li to the Association’s Insect Masters. It must have been copied by the Association’s staff in the name of Chairman Li. The letter mentioned that the Black Tiger Gang’s territory had recently experienced an unprecedented locust disaster and, according to the Insect Master Association’s investigation, it was confirmed that someone was covertly manipulating the situation, not a natural disaster.
In recent days, several Insect Masters had been assassinated, including three middle-rank Insect Masters and more than a dozen lower-rank Insect Masters. Others had gone missing.
Chairman Li reminded Insect Masters to be careful and if they encountered danger or suspicious individuals, to immediately find a way to ask for help or report to the Insect Master Association.
Besides that, there was also a recruitment proposal, open to all Insect Masters. To join the military directly, to help the Black Tiger Gang resist the external enemy.
The conditions offered were very generous; upon joining the military, one could immediately be promoted to an officer, with a monthly salary of at least five taels of Silver Money. Accumulated military achievements could be exchanged at the government office for cultivation techniques, martial arts, equipment, and other cultivation materials.