Chapter 164: A Freak Commander (1/2)
Chapter 164: A Freak Commander
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Racking up achievements, seeking capital!
Hitting the nail on the head!
Jiang Xiao revealed Junior Leopard's thoughts in a sentence.
He came to the Navy barracks of Jiang City for this reason. As for the complicated relationships within Jiang City and the behind-the-scenes of various influences, he was in no mood to deal with all that.
He came here to destroy and kill the water bandits so as to gain merit.
That was all.
So as soon as he entered the city, he showed a domineering stance and without hesitation, he beat Guard Ding's third son until he was half dead and even tied him up and brought him to the County Administration. He charged him for rebellion. Although this charge was not valid, he wanted to make a point to the influences in Jiang City that he had arrived and that his temper wasn't good. They weren't to mess with him, or he would release the dog!
Just like what Jiang Xiao had said, Junior Leopard took no notice of the Magistrate and Garrison. Even if his rank was lower by one tier, it hadn't occurred to him that his rank was actually lower.
After beating his son half to death, he went to the Garrison Mansion to make a report and even brought a charge against the unlucky Third Young Master.
Guard Ding was a clever man. He didn't dare to offend this malefic. He was also afraid that something would happen to his baby boy. Hence in helplessness, he contacted the supervisor of the Wu Family in Jiang City. He treated Junior Leopard and the Magistrate to dinner in the most expensive restaurant in Jiang City and offered apologies on behalf of his son and pleaded for Junior Leopard to let him off the hook.
Junior Leopard was also someone who could go with the tide. Thinking that he was new here and had just assumed his position and formally Guard Ding was also his own superior, he couldn't let their relationship become too strained. Adding on to the fact that the supervisor of the Wu Family and the Magistrate were both in attendances pleading for Guard Ding's son, Junior Leopard decided to follow the tide. After a round of drinks, everybody was happy and they all got the things that they wanted.
After having had their fill of wine and rice, Junior Leopard drank a few more cups and took a rest at the branch of the Wu Family till the next morning. He then led Little Du to the navy barracks under the guidance of the servants of the Wu Family.
”I'm Wang Cheng, leading the Navy of Jiang City to pay respect to the Commander!”
What surprised Junior Leopard was that when he reached the Navy barracks, the Deputy Commander Wang Cheng had already led the officers and soldiers of the navy to wait outside the barracks. When they saw him coming, they paid their respect in unison. This shocked him.
Looking carefully at those leaders in front, they were all extremely respectful. This caused Junior Leopard to be somewhat suspicious. He had long heard that this Jiang City Navy barracks was full of untamed people and they also colluded with the water bandits here and committed transactions that could not be known in the light. Since when did they become so docile? Could the sun really rise from the west?
hocked as he was, he couldn't ignore the hundreds of people kneeling on the floor. He hurriedly said, ”Fellow brothers you don't need to be so formal. Zhou Bao has just arrived, and I'm young and inexperienced. In the future I'll need everybody's help in many areas. Such formalities cause Zhou Bao to feel ashamed!”
As he spoke, he stepped forward and lifted up the officers who were kneeling.
As a result, the process of taking over the Navy barracks was surprisingly smooth. In the beginning, Junior Leopard was somewhat suspicious of whether these few old sly men were creating a trap for him. However, when the Vice Commander Wang Cheng brought him into the barracks and brought three captains and one quartermaster to narrate in detail about the workings of the whole Navy of Jiang City, Junior Leopard was able to conclude that this group of people did not seem to have any resistance towards him. On the contrary, they were extremely cooperative.
This was quite unexpected to him, but at the same time, it calmed him and he relaxed.
Although Jiang City was small, and the rank of a Navy Commander was not high (after all he led an army himself), his power within the barracks was great. It was a completely separate concept from being an Admiral's personal guard. If he wanted to produce results here and complete Li Yuan's mission, without the cooperation of these local bullies, it would be difficult.
Originally he was scared of this group of old soldiers and local bullies being uncooperative and plotting against him. He thought of a few ways to suppress them hence, when he was in the city, he unforgivingly sought out Guard Ding's Third Young Master. This was seen as a way of establishing his might and showing his determination towards all the forces in Jiang City.
This was a fluke but aslo his first show of action. Now that he had reached the Navy barracks, he was preparing to reveal his capabilities when he realized that everything he had prepared was useless. The whole navy barracks was extremely respectful and their attitude expressed that they were willing to let him take over without qualms.
While it was all smooth sailing he had some regret deep in his heart because he was not able to show his capabilities to this group of subordinates. Of course, that excluded the shock that Little Du had given them.
”Commander, these are this months Navy's income and expenses. Please check it out!” Right when he was busy entertaining silly ideas in his head, the quartermaster Wang Datong brought a thick account book and placed it on the table before Junior Leopard.