"Yes, Brother Long. I've already inquired about the Peng family's situation. Peng Yu is a scholar who has attended the city school for a few days. His brother helps people unload goods at the dock. There's no one powerful in his family. It's just that Peng Yu suddenly started telling stories recently and earned a lot of money." the skinny man said.
"I see." Brother Long lowered his head and pondered for a moment, as if he was thinking about something.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a figure walking straight towards him from the corner of his eye.
He immediately jumped up from the ground and looked at the person in surprise.
He was the local tyrant of the southern city. Every day, he lived by bringing a group of hooligans to the market and collecting protection fees from the vendors.
As for the bigger restaurants, restaurants, and car dealers, they were a little powerless. Those businesses were all backed by powerful people and had their own thugs. If they wanted to fight with others with their little power, it was tantamount to courting death.
Therefore, when he saw the person who had come, he immediately felt a cold sweat flowing down his back. He did not know how he had offended the other party to make the other party come knocking on his door.
"Zhao Long?" The person narrowed his small eyes and looked at Zhao Long.
"Yes, Steward Cui, why are you here? Did I offend Cui Clan in any way?”Zhao Long looked at him in panic.
"Not really. I have a dirty job that I want to ask you if you want to do it.”Cui Lin's eyes shot out a sharp light.
"What job?" After hearing that the other party didn't mean to find trouble with him, Zhao Long immediately became reassured. Meanwhile, he was a bit curious about why this steward of Cui Clan wanted to find him.
Cui Lin pointed at the Peng Family Pan-Fried Pancake Restaurant in the distance. Then, he made a throat-cutting gesture and looked at Zhao Long.
Zhao Long immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He was at most a hooligan. He could extort small vendors and collect some protection fees. If he was asked to kill someone, that would be overestimating him.
The laws of the Great Tang were extremely strict, and murderers had to die. There was no room for negotiation.
However, at the same time, he realized a problem. He could not refuse at all.
It was Cui Clan who came for him, which meant that Cui Clan had never considered that he would refuse when they had this idea.
'Would Cui Clan allow this news to be leaked out? No way. If I refuse Cui Clan, I will die.'
"I won't let you work for nothing!" Cui Lin took out a golden object and placed it in his hand.
Zhao Long and the other hoodlums immediately widened their eyes.
In the Tang Dynasty, the main currency was copper coins. Sometimes, things like grain and silk could be exchanged. Gold could only be seen in large-scale transactions.
Therefore, Cui Lin was very sincere when he took out this golden pancake.
"Brother Long!" The ruffians behind stared at the gold cake and swallowed hard.
Zhao Long turned around and saw that they were all filled with greed. Their eyes were bloodshot.
This made Zhao Long feel a little pressured. These hoodlums were all following him. If he could not provide them with enough benefits, they would immediately look for other big brothers.
"Alright, cheers!" Zhao Long's voice was dry and hoarse, as if it was squeezed out of his throat.
"Very good." A smile appeared on Cui Lin's face. He slapped the golden pancake on his palm and turned around to hide in the darkness.
A few ruffians behind him immediately came over and looked at the golden pancake greedily.
"Brothers, this is going to kill people!”Zhao Long looked around at the few of them, wanting to ask for their opinion.
"Humans die for wealth, birds die for food!" Their faces turned cold.
At this moment, Zhao Long suddenly saw a familiar figure slowly walking over.
"Manager Li!" Zhao Long gave his subordinates a look and asked them to disperse. Then, he walked towards Manager Li who was sitting over.
After a simple conversation, Zhao Long's eyes widened as he looked at Manager Li.
"This Peng guy has offended a lot of people." Zhao Long muttered to himself.
He did not expect that within a day, there would be two people who wanted to make a move on Peng Yu.
He pretended to look troubled, but in fact, his mind was spinning rapidly. Two groups of people were going to deal with the same person, so he had to collect enough money.
"Zhao Long, do you think this is enough?”Manager Li took out something from his pocket.
Another golden pancake! Zhao Long almost shouted out loud. He hurriedly nodded and put the golden pancake into his pocket.
Manager Li patted his shoulder and walked away slowly.
What was going on today? He actually had two business deals at once. He had to plan well. How could he send that kid to the afterlife?
Zhao Long stood in the shadows with a cold expression.
The morning fog had yet to disperse. Peng Yu jogged slowly along the river. This was the training plan he had set for himself after coming to the Great Tang. He did not want to be as weak as he was in his previous life.
Since he had such a good start in the Great Tang, he had to cherish this hard-won opportunity.
Under the cover of the faint fog, the river seemed to be covered with a thin veil, making the whole morning seem a little hazy.
By the river, a few old men who had woken up early were fishing with fishing rods. From time to time, fish would break through the calm water surface and be pulled to the shore by the anglers.
Under the willow tree by the shore, a few people were talking softly. Peng Yu frowned when she saw this.
Someone was breaking a willow branch. It sounded very poetic, but it was actually to brush her teeth. This made Peng Yu a little anxious to unlock the items in the mall as soon as possible. Otherwise, the willow tree by the river would be bald sooner or later.
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