After listening to Chen Ying explain the general process.
Lu Sheng's brows became tighter and tighter. This incident reminded him of the massacre that happened in Xu Daoran's home in Jiulian City. Up to now, no murderer has been found in that case.
He closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then slowly opened them again under the gaze of everyone.
"I accepted this matter. But I don't guarantee whether it can be resolved. If not, I will return this position within a year."
There was a trace of helplessness in Chen Ying's eyes. Regarding Wu San's matter, even the two deputy gang leaders didn't dare to take action, because they were not sure, but this kid dared to take over
"That's how it is." Gang leader Hong Mingzi laughed loudly. "A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, Brother Lu, although you will take over the position, if this fails, give up as soon as possible. We don't want to lose the second Wu San."
Lu Sheng nodded.
After some discussion, the powerful industry that Lu Sheng took over was finalized.
There are more than 300 knife-wielding masters. There are several shops in the city along the mountain, more than ten farms outside the city, and several oil workshops. The largest ones are blacksmith shops and artisan workshops. Zhongzi forged weapons and tools.
It can be said that although Wu San's subordinates do not have much property, they are extremely important to the gang. This is also the key reason why even the deputy gang leader, Gongsun Zhanglan, wants to intervene.
Of course, Lu Sheng can't use these industries for the time being. He can only mobilize some manpower to solve the iron ore problem. He will not be considered a real foreign affairs envoy until the problem is solved.
After the discussion was over, the meeting was adjourned, and Mr. Wang, the internal affairs envoy, took the initiative to find Lu Sheng, pulled him into his car, and drove back to Yanshan City.
In the car, Mr. Wang also formally introduced to Lu Sheng about his family's Po Xin Zhang.
"The iron ore matter is very troublesome. Brother Lu must play it by ear and not be reckless. Also, regarding the Broken Heart Palm, this old man would like to ask, did you learn the Broken Heart Palm from a man named Zhang Xun in Jiulian City?" ?”
Lu Sheng nodded: "It's indeed what Zhang Xun told you."
"That's right. Zhang Xun used to be one of the disciples I accepted, but because of his poor aptitude at the beginning, I didn't pay attention to him. I didn't expect him to have practiced to the level of Kone...." Wang Lao was a little emotional. "In my life, I have not taken many apprentices. Unfortunately, none of the ones I put my high hopes on are successful. I am not optimistic about them at all, but they can still achieve something."
"Brother Wang, this is called unintentionally inserting willows and willows into shadows." Lu Sheng laughed.
"Maybe." Elder Wang shook his head. "Brother Lu, I came to you to ask, are you interested in learning the authentic Poxin Palm of my Wang family?"
"What does Mr. Wang say?" Lu Sheng frowned. He knew that the authentic Poxin Palm was the martial art of the other party's family. If he wanted to learn it, he might have a lot of requirements and it would not be so easy.
"My eldest brother has a daughter with a beautiful appearance and a delicate figure..." As soon as Wang Lao opened his mouth, Lu Sheng's face became a little weird.
"Old Wang, stop, stop." Lu Sheng waved his hands repeatedly. "I'm still young now, and I don't want to think about such important life events. It's not too late to think about it when I become successful in martial arts in the future."
Elder Wang was a little disappointed. Seeing Lu Sheng's expression, he knew what he said was true, so he couldn't persuade him any more. After all, Wu San's matter has not been resolved yet, and this matter is also a big trouble in the black disaster. If one is not careful, it is still a matter of whether this little brother can survive. He regretted in his heart that if Brother Lu hadn't accepted this matter, there would be a chance for his elder brother to come forward, but now he has accepted it... .
Afterwards, the two chatted about some martial arts. Wang Lao got a lot of inspiration from Lu Sheng, benefited a lot, and admired him even more.
Lu Sheng also learned a lot of common sense about the current situation in the world from Wang Lao, such as gang forces, how to deal with any situation, what things and things must be avoided, etc.
All the way back to his home in Yanshan City, Lu Sheng adjusted his breath for a while, and then went to rest at night.
In the early morning of the second day, Wu San's general, a man named Duan Meng'an, took the initiative to bring someone to the door.
As soon as Lu Sheng opened the door, he saw two rows of men standing at the door. They were all muscular, dark and muscular men with thick waists and round shoulders.
Before dawn, the two rows of people bowed to Lu Sheng in unison to salute.
"See you big brother!"
The sound was so loud that the entire beam of the house was buzzing.
Lu Sheng stood at the door, looking at the group of gray-clothed men waiting for him in high spirits. He also yelled big brother verbally, and he felt as if he had become the boss of the underworld all at once.
"Call me... um... what did you call Wu San before?"
The man in the lead had a cut cut, and replied with a full face: "Brother, he is called Boss Wu."
Lu Sheng's face twitched, imagining that the next group of people would call him Boss Lu when they saw him, that picture was so beautiful... .
"You can call me son or adult in the future."
Duan Meng'an, the leading man, scratched his head: "Then I'd better call you son, sir, that's the only way you call him a master with official status."
"Alright." Lu Sheng nodded. "Go downstairs. Tell me along the way what forces I can mobilize under my hands now."
A group of people went downstairs quickly, some on horseback, some on foot, while Lu Sheng and Duan Meng got into the carriage.
"Young master can mobilize the power now, there are four people who are experts in the Tongli realm including me, thirty-two people who are ordinary players, and the rest are just ordinary helpers.
After Boss Wu left, our branch suffered heavy losses, and most of our industries were divided among other internal affairs envoys. Only iron ore and some related industries are left. Now the power is weak, please forgive me, young master. "
"What kind of transfer does the transferer rely on? Password? Token? Or something else?" Lu Sheng asked.
"This is still your token, which is also equivalent to a seal. Our branch is the sixth black soil branch. All the brothers of the black soil branch must obey you as long as they see your token, young master." Duan Mengan explained. Give a bronze token.
Lu Sheng took it and looked at it. It was exquisitely crafted, in the shape of a fish, with patterns of rice ears and pine trees on it.
During Duan Meng'an's explanation all the way, the carriage slowly left Yanshan City. Under the guard of two rows of men, they raised the banner of the Red Whale Gang and walked towards the iron ore mine.
The sky was getting brighter, the clouds were thick, and the day was extremely gloomy.
After leaving the city for more than half an hour, the carriage rolled the black and yellow dirt road along the way, and abandoned stone pits appeared on the side of the road from time to time.
The stone pits are like potholes blasted by shells, one in the east and one in the west, one after another. The big ones are more than ten meters wide, and the small ones are several meters wide.
Lu Sheng squinted at the scenery outside the car window, his expression a little gloomy.
"Why are there so many potholes here?" He sniffled his nose, and there was a faint smell of rancidity in the wind, which seemed to be the stench wafting from the spoilage of some meat.
Duan Meng'an also saw the pothole passing outside, so he replied.
"Master Hui, this place used to be a place where stone houses were built along the mountain and quarried. Later, for some reason, this place was abandoned, leaving so many large and small stone pits."
Lu Sheng nodded.
"How far is it from the mine?"
"About half the way."
"That's not urgent. Call me when we arrive." Lu Sheng said casually.
"Yes." Duan Meng'an approached the car window solemnly, paying attention to the path outside.
The carriage passed the stone pit area, and soon entered a grassy hill full of small white flowers.
Compared with the stone pit, the grassland and hills here are far more lively and full of vitality.
The convoy kept going forward, crossed the hills, and finally arrived at the area where the Red Whale Gang's mine was near noon.
The Red Whale Gang built a small wooden house here, and the supervisors, miners, and gangsters who came here formed a tiny village here before. The name is Iron Mine Village.
The destination of the convoy is to go to this village.
Lu Sheng sat by the car window, adjusted his breath for a while, after the sound of the wheels turning, he was suddenly awakened gently by Duan Mengan.
"Young master, I'm going to Iron Mine Village soon."
Lu Sheng opened his eyes, turned his head and looked out the window.
The car was slowly passing by a village surrounded by high walls. Zhuangzi's gray and white wall is mottled and worn out. There seemed to be no one around, and it seemed deserted and quiet.
The car had to bypass this village, turn to another direction and continue on its way.
In the process of turning the road, Lu Sheng carefully looked at the Zhuangzi next to him, and there was a dead silence inside the high wall, as if there were no people living there.
"This is Songjiazhuang." When Duan Mengan mentioned the name of this Zhuangzi, his complexion turned pale. He was a man with a full face and a strong figure, but he actually showed a look of fear and fear. This kind of strong contrast left a deep impression on Lu Sheng at a glance.
"Songjiazhuang, is that the Zhuangzi who had the accident?" He asked.
"Yes, son. Boss Wu is investigating this Zhuangzi. After entering, he found no one. Later, he was outside in the woods..." Duan Mengan lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhuangzi outside the window. "The brothers who came here this time are all newly joined. I don't know about this matter. I am the only one in this team who knows that this Zhuangzi is the one who had the accident before. So please don't say it, young master."
Lu Sheng squinted his eyes and carefully looked at Zhuangzi who was slowly passing by outside the car window.
Soon, the car passed the gate of Zhuangzi.
The red-lacquered door that was supposed to be tightly closed seems to be not closed tightly at this time, and there is still a gap left.
At a glance, Lu Sheng could see part of the scenery inside Zhuangzi through the gap.
The dilapidated courtyard, the dry garden flowers and plants, the ground covered with fallen leaves, and the bare tree branches.
There was no one in Zhuangzi, and it was deserted.
"Is there no one living in this Songjiazhuang?" Lu Sheng asked softly.
"There were people in the past, the boss of Zhuangzi and his wife, a scholar lived here, and his sister also lived here. After something happened, I don't know now." Duan Mengan replied in a low voice.
"It doesn't look like there is anyone there." Lu Sheng carefully looked in through the crack of the door. As the carriage continued to move, he gradually saw the scene of Zhuangzi's inner court from different angles.
Dilapidated dead tree.
Windows full of white dust.
A white lantern swaying in the wind.
Scratched pillars of a house.
And... a scholar standing on the stone bridge. With disheveled hair, he was staring straight at the gray-clothed scholar passing by the carriage.
Lu Sheng's eyes widened at once. With his eyesight, he could clearly see that the scholar's face was expressionless, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was pale. Standing there, if his eyes were not open, people would think he was a dead.