novelraw Chapter 552: Money to pick fruit, money to I fuck you*!!
Chapter 552: Money to pick fruit, money to I fuck you*!!
Luo Tianning's words were interrupted by his own miserable screams.
It turned out Lu Ding was applying pressure with his foot, grinding his head until it creaked and cracked, his skull shattering piece by piece.
"Whether it's chaotic or not doesn't matter, I'll cut through the mess quickly. From now on in White Ridge, whoever I allow to eat will be the one who gets to eat."
At this point, he smiled disdainfully: "You make it sound quite nice, but are you even worthy?"
"Pretending to be elegant, thinking you're embers without fire, but in reality you're not even worthy of that—at most, you're just coal slag casually kicked aside on the roadside."
"Just like this."
Lu Ding lifted his foot, and Luo Tianning's eyes showed terror: "No!!"
BANG!!!
Luo Tianning's head instantly shattered into pieces, dead and completely cold!
The broken debris scattered, splattering everywhere.Lu Ding walked forward, directly stepping over the corpse without giving it another glance, leaving a sentence behind him.
"Take it back and hang it at the entrance of White Ridge 749 as a warning."
In turbulent times, severe laws are needed.
Kill those who deserve killing, beat those who deserve beating.
After all, these things will all be demolished and rebuilt later anyway.
How many people die, how many buildings collapse—it doesn't matter.
As long as innocent people aren't harmed.
When cleaning up families and factions, there's only this one benefit—those who die are all beneficiaries of the system.
Just like the Luo Family's business district.
Once the innocent people are cleared out, the buildings belong to the Luo Family, the land belongs to the Luo Family, the people belong to the Luo Family.
Kill them and they're dead, collapse them and they're gone.
Then when the time comes, just throw the land out there, call for bids, hold auctions!
Not only won't there be losses, there might even be profits.
Then use this money to request equipment, techniques, and resources from Great Han that are higher than what White Ridge 749 currently has but lower than what Great Han investigators use outside. This way, we can win over the hearts of another group of White Ridge 749 people.
If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat grass.
Lu Ding would never be stingy and exploit others for petty immediate gains.
Only when White Ridge 749 improves can he stand more firmly in this place.
Since he's come to this new city, he won't leave—he'll take root here until death!
"Yes!!!"
Hou Dehai responded.
Now that the most powerful member of the Luo Family had been dealt with, what remained should be collecting the spoils of war.
But there was a problem.
Hou Dehai felt something wasn't quite right.
"Grand Guardian, I feel the numbers don't match up. There are still quite a few strong members of the Luo Family who aren't here."
"Although they can't compare to Luo Tianning, they still have combat capability."
Lu Ding and Fu Xinghe exchanged glances and smiled mysteriously.
"Let's go see for ourselves then."
Hou Dehai's large head was full of confusion.
He followed the two to the Luo Family mansion.
Just as they arrived.
Well!!!
That bastard Qian Jin was standing neatly at the entrance of the Luo Family mansion with his faction members.
In front of them were piled several small mountains of spoils.
The remaining members of the Luo Family had been completely rounded up and cleaned out by him.
Each one was beaten and kneeling to the side.
Hou Dehai was completely stunned.
He watched as Qian Jin brought his feet together and raised his hand in salute.
The other White Ridge investigators followed his example.
The sound of their stomping feet shook the heavens, stirring up dust.
He heard Qian Jin shout.
"Welcome Special Envoy Lu!"
The remaining words were shouted in unison by the investigators of his faction, in perfect synchronization.
"Here to guide our work!!!!"
Hou Dehai's mind exploded, and he raised his hand to point.
"Qian Jin, I'll fuck your mother!!!!!!!"
Wasn't this bullying honest people?!
Let me tell you, I've never seen someone like this.
He was fighting life-and-death battles at the front, while Qian Jin was picking the fruits in the rear!!
Then what did his fighting for so long count as?
Wasn't this purely making a wedding gown for someone else to wear?
If it were any other time, if Hou Dehai dared to curse like this, Qian Jin would definitely use his bureau chief authority to pressure him.
But today.
Qian Jin's expression remained unchanged: "I'm sorry Dehai, I thought that with you at the front, Luo Tianning would definitely not be your match."
"But as members of the leadership team, we need to consider problems comprehensively."
"What if during the battle, the Luo Family escaped with the stolen goods?"
"Not notifying you in advance was my mistake. If you have any objections, you can completely report me to Special Envoy Lu. I have no complaints."
Hou Dehai: ??????
No way!
Pointing at Qian Jin: "You're pulling this trick on me now? You're pulling this trick on me??????"
"You... I..."
While he couldn't even form coherent sentences.
Qian Jin saluted Lu Ding again: "Reporting to Special Envoy Lu, all members of the Luo Family have been captured and brought to justice. All stolen goods have been inventoried. The amount of illicit money is enormous and may require a bit more time!"
"The entire capture and inventory process has been fully audio and video recorded, and I've found the Luo Family's account books, which can be submitted for public inspection and verification!!!"
Hou Dehai stood frozen in place, unable to say anything more.
His powerlessness had become his downfall...
Just as his mood hit rock bottom.
Lu Ding patted his shoulder: "Everything you've done, I've seen it all and remember it in my heart. It's all for work, right?"
"Rest assured, I won't forget what I promised."
Hou Dehai looked up sharply: "Thank you, Special Envoy Lu."
Now he felt relieved.
But Qian Jin's heart rose to his throat.
Thump.
He really wanted to figure out what Lu Ding had said to Hou Dehai after he left!
To make this wild animal work so hard for him.
Lu Ding walked forward.
"You've worked hard, Bureau Chief Qian."
Qian Jin puffed out his chest: "No hardship at all! Eliminating dark and evil forces, serving the people—it's what I should do!"
The slogan rang out loud and clear, but Lu Ding just smiled when he heard it.
However, he didn't say anything.
The current situation was actually quite good—only when Hou Dehai and Qian Jin were at odds could Lu Ding better implement his own plans.
And firmly take root in the new city.
He made a gesture.
Fu Xinghe stepped forward, took over the account books and other items, and began inventorying.
When Qian Jin saw this scene, he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.
As the saying goes, those who don't seek small gains must have great ambitions.
If today Lu Ding had pulled the "trust those you employ, don't employ those you distrust" routine on him, Qian Jin would have felt uneasy instead.
Because he himself was quite suspicious by nature.
Now that the accounts were being checked, he actually felt more at ease—this time he really hadn't embezzled anything.
At this moment, Qian Jin watched Fu Xinghe checking the accounts.
And silently puffed out his chest.
This was just like a student who never does homework—on the rare day he actually does it, of course he hopes the teacher will check it.
Lu Ding walked forward, casually waved his hand, and the [Qi of the Ticket Wind] spread out, opening a row of boxes in front of him.
The remaining words were shouted in unison by the investigators of his faction, neat and uniform.
A smile appeared on Lu Ding's face.
Bandit suppression and pacification—these concepts were quite special.
In Great Han, anything related to bandit suppression and pacification followed the ancient tradition of "three-horse division of spoils" when it came to collecting war trophies.
After unified registration, combat achievements would be recorded according to the investigators' bodycams.
The spoils would be divided into three parts: the first part would be submitted upward to the national treasury;
the second part would remain with the local 749 bureau as collective property;
the third part would be distributed to individuals according to their contributions.