Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 129: Chapter 105: Action

"Su Mu is arresting Lichuan’s accomplices? What a joke!"

In the East City District, inside a lavishly decorated and brightly lit room.

A bare-chested man slammed his wine cup on the floor and cursed.

"Who’s one of Lichuan’s accomplices? Isn’t it whoever Su Mu says it is? He’s just using this as an excuse to make trouble!"

The middle-aged man said coldly, "This Su Mu looks so young, but his methods are surprisingly ruthless and cunning.

He’s now using the arrest of Lichuan’s accomplices as a pretext. If any place in the East City District doesn’t let him in, he can accuse them of harboring Lichuan’s accomplices.

Good, very good!"

The middle-aged man’s face was grim. With this pretext, the East City Bureau suddenly had much more room to maneuver.

The various factions in the East City District, even if they secretly opposed the Government Office, would never give them any leverage on the surface.

The previous Captain of the East City Bureau, Xu Guang, was a man who went strictly by the book. He couldn’t do anything about the various factions in the East City District. For one, the East City Bureau wasn’t as strong as the factions, and for another, he could never find any leverage against them.

Now, an unreasonably young Captain has arrived, and his methods are unexpectedly cunning. He’s much harder to deal with than the rigid Xu Guang.

"President, how should we respond? Should we ask the lords in the Inner City to put pressure on him?"

A person across from the man asked in a low voice.

"Hmph, disturbing the lords of the Inner City over such a trivial matter? How do you think they’d see us?"

The bare-chested man snorted. "Won’t they just think we’re a bunch of useless fools?

Besides, how could you even ask them to apply pressure in this matter?

He’s arresting Lichuan’s accomplices. Even the City Lord can’t say a word against it. Who would dare to intervene and apply pressure now? Wouldn’t that imply they had something to do with Lichuan’s ’resurrection’?

Who would dare touch this?"

The Inner City is no bastion of peace. The four great families are constantly scheming against each other. Secretly releasing a wanted criminal is a major crime. Whoever gets involved in this would just be handing their enemies leverage, wouldn’t they?

Right now, even the four great families of the Inner City, regardless of whether they have ties to Lichuan, will be quick to distance themselves. No one will interfere with Su Mu’s actions.

"What a brilliant move!"

The bare-chested man, Ronghua Association President Ma Shuangcheng, felt a headache coming on. "Pass down the order. Everyone is to lie low for a while. Clean up your own messes. If that bastard Su wants to search somewhere, let him search. Make sure you hide your tracks.

He won’t be making trouble in the East City for long. So what if we let him have his moment of triumph?"

The man across from him looked troubled. If they really did this, there were many things they wouldn’t be able to do during this period, and the losses would be significant.

But seeing Ma Shuangcheng’s cold expression, he nodded.

"I’ll go inform them right away."

......

A similar scene played out in several other places in the East City District.

The Ronghua Association, the Qingcha Sect, and a few other smaller gangs all ceased their activities overnight, as if they had suddenly become law-abiding citizens.

By the next morning, when several hundred constables of the East City Bureau had gathered in the wide plaza before the main building, the streets of the East City District were much cleaner than usual.

"Reporting, my lord! All constables of the East City Bureau have assembled. Please give the order!"

Chief Constable Chen Song announced loudly.

He had rushed back from the Inner City early that morning. As soon as he returned, he received news that Su Mu had summoned all the constables.

He hadn’t dared to delay for a moment and came to the Government Office immediately.

First, he reported to Su Mu about his trip to the Inner City Hu Family the previous day. After he arrived at the Hu Family’s estate, they received him warmly and insisted he stay the night in the Inner City.

During his stay, they naturally tried to sway him with wealth and women.

Although Chen Song was very tempted, he still rejected the Hu Family’s recruitment attempt.

There was no other choice. He had already sided with the Luo Family, so there was no way he could turn to the Hu Family now. A servant of two masters would not come to a good end.

He reported all of this to Su Mu exactly as it happened, hiding nothing.

"Chief Chen, starting today, you and the seven squad leaders will lead the patrols. You will patrol three times a day—morning, noon, and night. Every street in the East City District must be covered.

Any suspicious location must be searched! Any suspicious person must be arrested! Anyone who obstructs the East City Bureau’s work must be severely punished!"

Su Mu’s voice was resolute.

The expressions of Chen Song and the others turned solemn.

’If they could truly enforce those three ’musts,’ the East City District would really become the East City Bureau’s domain.’

"My lord, what if people from the Ronghua Association and the Qingcha Sect obstruct us?"

Chen Song asked hesitantly.

"Did you not understand? Anyone who obstructs an East City Bureau investigation must be severely punished. After three warnings, if they remain obstinate, execute them."

Su Mu said coolly.

"What if we can’t beat them?"

A squad leader asked weakly.

"Remember, you represent the East City Bureau, you represent Da Xuan Law. If you can’t beat them, you still have me. If I can’t beat them, there’s still the City Lord’s Mansion. If the City Lord’s Mansion can’t beat them, there’s still the Taiping Bureau."

Su Mu said coldly.

"Yes, sir!"

The constables’ spirits soared. They roared their reply, their voices seeming to pierce the clouds.

......

"My lord, aren’t these three ’musts’ a bit too broad in scope?

What if someone gets desperate and lashes out—"

Watching the hundreds of constables leaving the Government Office with menacing momentum, flooding into the streets and alleys like countless streams, Yu Xiujiang voiced his concern.

He truly hadn’t expected Su Mu to be so swift and decisive, causing such a huge commotion on only his second day in office.

If this were to trigger a riot, not even the Captain of the East City Bureau would be able to handle the fallout.

"Desperate people lashing out? I’m more afraid they *won’t*."

Su Mu said calmly, "If they don’t get desperate and lash out, I won’t be able to get any leverage on them. If they do decide to jump, it’ll just make it easier to kill them."

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