Rebellious Contract Beast

Jian Zhanming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, said "yes", and hurried out to work on the task assigned by Shen Yi.

Less than two hours later, there was a knock on the door and Jian Zhanming's voice came in.

"Sir, I beg to see you."

"come in."

"Yes, my lord."

After the door opened and Jian Zhanming came in, he reluctantly bent his waist, which was as thick as a bucket, and bowed to the figure behind the curtain.

After Shen's opinion, he moved the scarecrow forward a bit and asked in a deep voice, "Is the matter done?"

"Yes, sir. The treasures seized from several halls are all outside, totaling four million taels of silver."

"Four million taels... is all this?"

"Of course not!"

"Ok?"

"Don't worry, sir. It's like this. In addition to these four million taels, there are still seven million taels left, but I took the initiative to give them to Zhu Yixuan, Wu Wensui and others. This is the list. I hope you won't blame me!"

As he spoke, Jian Zhanming handed a piece of paper to one of the ghost soldiers, his movements cautiously.

After taking it, the ghost soldier handed the paper to another ghost soldier behind the curtain, and finally placed the paper neatly on the couch.

Shen Yi took a glance and saw that there were more than a dozen names written on the list, some of which were clearly marked as highlighted.

"Wu Wensui, huh?"

"Sir, this Wu Wensui is the spy planted by the Zhu family in our Tiger Gang. He reports all the big and small things that happen in the gang to the Zhu family, but he is not a disciple of our Tiger Gang. This man is greedy for money, but he is never vague about doing things for money. If you take good care of him, he can keep his mouth shut for you, and the money will not be wasted."

Shen Yi nodded and thought to himself: "So it's a surveillance camera." He was not surprised. After all, the Tiger Gang was able to grow and become stronger because of the Zhu family's wharf.

It’s not surprising that the Zhu family would plant spies.

"What about the others? Please tell me in detail."

"The others are headed by Zhu Yanren. Although they have connections with our Tiger Gang and the Zhu Family, they are not successful in the Zhu Family. Although their lives are not hard, they are not good either. In recent years, they have been dissatisfied with the main family. We are helping them in their time of need and making concessions. With the interests entangled, we will prosper together and suffer together. Then they will turn a blind eye to the actions of the Tiger Gang and let us do our work better!"

Shen Yi snorted coldly after hearing this and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Jian Zhanming was stunned for a moment, then he realized something and hurriedly said, "Sir, do you mean that I am doing this in vain? Actually, that's not the case. Although the Zhu family is a big family, people are still different. The people on the list are not talented, but if they don't ask anything, the Zhu family will naturally not ask more questions, and they can even say a few good words for us. If we can get the support of the Zhu family, there will be many benefits..."

After a pause, he glanced at the curtain and asked cautiously, "Sir, do you know the Canghai Gang?"

Shen Yi did not speak and remained silent. Jian Zhanming did not dare to keep him in suspense and quickly reminded him, "The Canghai Gang has become a force to be reckoned with in the east of the city now. Their territory and place are not small."

Shen Yi understood what he meant. He just wanted the Tiger Gang to attack the Canghai Gang. But it must be said that if they annexed the territory and power of the Canghai Gang, the number of people lost by the Tiger Gang two days ago would be nothing. It would even be possible for the Tiger Gang to become the largest gang in Jiangzhou City. There would indeed be many benefits.

But even so, he didn't say anything, just lay on the blanket and looked at Jian Zhanming quietly.

The atmosphere was so depressing that it made people feel a little cold. Then the other party continued, "Also, Zhu Yixuan has great power in the Zhu family. With him in charge, our Tiger Gang can do things with fewer obstacles. Although it won't be like this forever, it can be regarded as a guarantee in the short term. And no one knows your identity. Aren't the Tiger Gang and me all in your pocket?"

His words contained strong hints. After hearing them, Shen Yi almost couldn't help but applaud the guy. Regardless of whether he was a member of the Zhu family or not, he had taken care of it and handled it very well, leaving people speechless.

By doing this, Jian Zhanming had at least several months to break the Tiger Gang away from the control of the Zhu family. In fact, he didn't need so much time, but some time was better than nothing. If any unexpected accidents occurred, there would be room for buffer.

However, this guy was still hiding something, so Shen Yi still didn't say anything, and asked in a cold voice: "Then you are really smart."

"Thank you for the praise, sir!" Upon hearing this, Jian Zhanming's face lit up with joy and he quickly made to salute, but as soon as he made a move, Shen Yi's next words made his body stiffen again.

"Did I praise you?"

"Uh...sir?"

"Do you think I'm a fool? I'll give you three numbers. If you don't tell me the truth, you'd better go into the river and feed the fish."

Shen Yi's words made Jian Zhanming's expression change drastically, but the other party did not give him any time to think, and immediately began to count down. The two ghost soldiers in front of him also took a step forward with the low and hoarse voice, their bodies filled with murderous aura.

"three!"

Jian Zhanming was not a tough guy. As soon as he finished the first number, he knelt on the ground and shouted, "Please spare my life, sir! I didn't mean it! It was... I was unlucky on the way back. I met Wu Wensui. I had no choice but to plan all this for the sake of the overall situation."

"Really? It's only been two hours, are you so efficient?"

"I'm sorry, sir. I..."

"Shut up and let me guess. You haven't distributed the seven million taels of silver yet, right?"

"Your Excellency is right..." Jian Zhanming's voice was trembling. The two ghost soldiers were already very close to him and could kill him on the spot at any time. He couldn't help but be afraid.

"Okay, that's great... Let me ask you, how much money did Wu Wensui extort?"

"Five, five hundred thousand taels..."

"Hmph!" Upon hearing this amount, Shen Yi couldn't help but laugh, but a hint of hostility flashed in his eyes.

This Wu Wensui, just a dog working for the Zhu family, actually blackmailed him. This behavior made him very unhappy. Shen Yi had already sentenced this man to death in his heart!

But now is not the time to think about these things. Shaking his head, he asked Jian Zhanming again: "You didn't embezzle money?"

"I……"

"Say it!"

"Sir, I took a total of 200,000 taels, and it's here!" As he said that, Jian Zhanming threw his hand to the side, and two large boxes suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"Two hundred thousand taels?" Shen Yi narrowed his eyes and repeated the amount again. At the same time, a faint blue light flashed in his eyes.

For a moment, Jian Zhanming's body was shaking like a sieve, and he kept banging his head on the ground.

"My Lord, please understand! I really only took 200,000 taels. If I had taken even a penny more, I and my family would have died miserably! My Lord, please understand, please give me one more chance and spare my life. I promise I will never dare to do it again."

He hit his head so hard that the skin on his forehead was soon broken, and sticky blood stained the ground. His head made a loud thumping sound.

Shen Yi did not stop him, but just watched coldly. He actually dared to embezzle the money. This behavior was abominable enough!

He also hated corrupt officials. If his soul were to be reincarnated as an emperor, Shen Yi would absolutely have zero tolerance towards corrupt officials. If possible, he would kill every corrupt official one by one, with all his nine generations of clans!
No, this is not the end. We have to dig out the ancestors of those corrupt officials from their graves and shoot them within 24 hours!

As for Jian Zhanming, the BYD, he wanted to directly order the ghost soldiers to chop him to pieces, but unfortunately there were really no people available in the Tiger Gang now, so he could only make do with it for the time being.

After taking a deep breath, Shen Yi said in a very gloomy tone: "Spare your life? Then tell me, what value do you have that can make me spare your life?"

"This..." Jian Zhanming paused, then looked embarrassed. He didn't even know if there was a person behind the curtain, so how could he know what the other party wanted? After thinking for a while, he asked hesitantly, "What does the lord want?" "What do you have?"

"I have a house in the city, a few acres of good farmland, and several pretty concubines. If you ask, I can give them to you!"

"that's it?"

"If you would spare my life, I would be willing to go through fire and water!"

"Hmph, it's interesting, but forget about going through fire and water."

"What do you mean, my lord?"

The ghost soldier next to him suddenly moved, took out a strange gray pill from behind the curtain, and handed it to Jian Zhanming.

Shen Yi said: "Since you are a talented person, I can spare your life, but the prerequisite is that you have to eat this."

"Sir, is this?"

"This is the Three Corpse Brain Pill. There are three kinds of corpse worms in the medicine. Normally, there will be no abnormal symptoms after taking it. The antidote must be taken every Dragon Boat Festival. If you don't take it on time, the corpse worms will jump out. Once they enter the brain, the person who takes this medicine will lose his mind, act like a ghost or a demon, and not recognize his relatives!"

"This..." Jian Zhanming was shocked. This Three Corpses Brain Pill was too insidious!

But Shen Yi would not give him a chance to bargain, and said directly: "You only have two choices. First, take this medicine, and from now on, you will always be loyal to me and live forever. Second, let the ghost soldiers send you on your way now."

"grown ups……"

"I'll give you ten breaths to think about it. If you still don't express your opinion after ten breaths, I'll assume that you've chosen to die."

"Sir, what if I take this Sanshi Brain Pill and fail to take the antidote? What should I do?"

"..."

"Sir, it's not that I don't want to take it, it's just that I'm afraid of death. If something unexpected happens, I won't be able to help you anymore!"

"..."

"grown ups……"

Shen Yi closed his mouth and said no more words, no matter how Jian Zhanming begged.

Time passed little by little. Feeling the malicious gazes of the ghost soldiers beside him, Jian Zhanming became completely anxious. For the sake of his life, he stopped talking nonsense and snatched the so-called Three Corpses Brain Pill into his mouth. Then he chewed it hard, trying to kill the corpse worms in the pill with his teeth.

But it seemed to have no effect. As soon as he bit the pill, a pungent smell spread in his mouth, making his expression gradually hideous.

It’s so disgusting!

This is not the end. The pills contain some extremely hard particles that are so small that you cannot bite them with your teeth. You have to swallow them forcefully, but it feels like swallowing pottery slag and is very irritating to the throat.

After finally swallowing it, a burning sensation quickly rose from his stomach. Jian Zhanming gasped and felt that if he opened his mouth with more force, fire would come out.

It is worthy of being called the Three Corpses Brain Pill!

A feeling of sadness began to well up in his heart. From today on, he would never be able to get rid of the mysterious man behind the curtain.

I should not have stolen the two hundred thousand taels of silver.

It can be said that he lost the rice while trying to steal the chicken. No, it is not as simple as losing the rice, his entire life is gone!

But how could he know that this so-called Sanshi Brain Pill was actually made by Shen Yi three days ago by mixing the powder ground from his claws with white flour, spitting some of his own saliva on it, stirring it, and then rubbing it. It didn't have the effect he said, and it was just a bluff.

But Jian Zhanming did not lose out. Ambergris plus the powder ground from dragon claws are rare medicinal materials after all, right?

No problem!
"My lord! My lord, I have eaten the Three Corpses Brain Pill. Can you spare my life?"

"You made a very correct choice. You keep your life. Money is just a number to me. I don't care how much it is. But remember, no matter how much it is, only what I give you is yours. I don't like thieves. Do you understand?"

"I understand! I understand! Sir, I understand, and I will never do it again."

"In the future, let's just say there is a future. I heard that there is a male prostitution house called Chunyang Pavilion in the Evil Tiger Hall, is that right?"

"There is such a place, sir..."

"If there is a next time, I think you will be the next top performer in Chunyang Pavilion." Shen Yi said the most vicious punishment in a light tone. After hearing it, Jian Zhanming felt his anus tighten and his head shook like a rattle.

"No, no! Sir, please rest assured, there will never be a next time!"

"That would be best... But having you as the leader of Ghost Tiger Hall would be a waste of your talent."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Go to Chihutang, how to manage the business there, I don't need to tell you more, right?"

"No, no, I understand."

"..."

There was nothing much to say after that. Shen Yi asked Jian Zhanming to distribute the 7 million silver taels to the Zhu family and the peasants of the Zhu family as planned, and then ordered him to send someone to take all the remaining collected money to the warehouse.

After doing all this, seeing that it was getting dark, Shen Yi folded up the scarecrow, opened the secret compartment at the back, crawled into the tunnel, and walked out the door.

However, when he arrived at the back door, he saw several members of the Tiger Gang gathered in front of a cart, their faces red, and they were talking about something. When he got closer, he saw several sets of Quxian clothes on the cart. The workmanship was so exquisite that they could not be compared with the two sets that the old witch bought at random in Beiting City.

According to what these Tiger Gang members said, these sets of Quxianyi were specially ordered from Dajing by the old man surnamed Wu from the Black Tiger Hall. However, the old man died too early and was not able to enjoy them, so they were snatched away by Jian Zhanming and his men. Several people are now discussing about each taking one set back to let their wives try them on.

Shen Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately returned to the house, ordering the ghost soldiers to go out and snatch those sets of Qu Xianyi. Only then did he leave Peng Mansion with satisfaction.

When he returned to Mingyan Courtyard, the first thing he did when he entered the room was to take out the one he thought was the best-looking from among the several sets of Quxianyi and put it on the bed, then said to He Jian Chuyun: "Old witch, come and see a treasure."

"What treasure...what kind of treasure is this!?"

"Put it on and see...hehehe..."

"No, take it away! Don't put it on my bed!"

"Be good! Let me have some!"

"Master doesn't want it!"

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