Surviving in a chaotic world and becoming a saint by adding points

Chapter 48 Undercurrents

"Um?"

Upon noticing the sensation behind him, a hint of confusion flashed across Zhao Guang's face.

I wasn't leaning against the wall.

Turning his head, he saw Chen Ran looking down at him from above.

"You're Chen Ran?"

The restaurant was completely empty. Apart from the servants of the Meng family of Yonghe Restaurant mentioned in the intelligence, there should be no one else here now.

"You guys...!!!"

When Zhao Guanggang saw Chen Ran, he wanted to reprimand him.

"Bang bang bang bang!!!"

With a single punch, Tongbei Quan knocked out all the troublemakers present, knocking them unconscious.

Chen Ran moved like a ghost, and before anyone could react, the battle was over.

"Send someone to inform the Meng family of the situation here."

Chen Ran said calmly.

The shopkeeper and the other guards, whose faces were bruised and swollen, stared blankly at Chen Ran, their mouths agape.

For the past few months, Chen Ran, the honorific, has kept a low profile and never interfered with the affairs of the restaurant.

But unexpectedly, this deity, whom they had always ignored, would strike swiftly and defeat all the troublemakers in an instant.

After the initial shock, the shopkeeper's face was filled with dejection, and he was almost in tears.

"Lord Chen Ran, disaster has struck! Disaster has struck!"

Ignoring Chen Ran's advice to inform the Meng family, the shopkeeper slumped to the ground, ignoring his bruised and swollen face, tears streaming down his face.

"Are these people very important?"

"Lord Chen Ran, you live a secluded life and are unaware of the situation here."

These people are all disciples of the Flowing Light Society, a truly powerful force. Our master has repeatedly shown leniency towards the Flowing Light Society.

"This happened today, sob sob."

The shopkeeper didn't dare to blame Chen Ran, but instead collapsed to the ground and cried.

Faced with such a behemoth as the Flowing Light Society, these ordinary people had no idea what to do.

"Go and inform the Meng family."

Chen Ran spoke expressionlessly.

"Yes, sir."

Among the guards, the quick-witted ones hurriedly ran towards the outside of the restaurant.

"Everyone else, clean this place up. Tie these things up and throw them aside."

"Yes, sir."

After giving his instructions, Chen Ran found a seat by the window and sat down.

"Shopkeeper, give me five catties of braised beef and a plate of peanuts."

"Yes, sir."

Upon hearing Chen Ran's order, the shopkeeper could only suppress his anxiety and go to prepare.

Soon, everything was served.

Despite still being afraid, seeing Chen Ran's calm demeanor finally eased the shopkeeper's anxiety.

"Da da da~"

Chen Ran looked out the window and saw a man dressed in a blue constable's uniform leading a group of constables towards them.

Zhao Ming has been in a bad mood and feels very frustrated lately, ever since several months ago when Captain Sheng Chong of Qinghe and the Qinghe Guard were severely injured by an unknown monster.

Demons and monsters were rampant throughout Qinghe County.

First, various scams and swindles became more and more common in Qinghe County, forcing him to mobilize his group of privileged sons of the emperor to patrol the streets.

Later, the Jinghuo cult rallied displaced people to parade through the streets, intending to attack rice, flour, and oil shops.

This reduced Zhao Ming's manpower to the bare minimum.

Fortunately, those powerful families wouldn't let their businesses suffer damage, so they sent their own guards to protect them, which relieved most of his pressure.

I'm afraid the entire northern district is about to descend into chaos.

He hadn't slept for three days and three nights because of this.

But this morning we heard that members of the Liuguang Society were causing trouble at the Meng family's Yonghe Restaurant.

This made Zhao Ming, who was already overwhelmed with problems, even more troubled.

He led a few men who had just returned from patrolling the streets, heading towards the location of Yonghe Restaurant.

Soon, the Yonghe Restaurant, surrounded by crowds of people, came into view.

As expected, the bloodshed at Yonghe Restaurant did not occur.

Aside from the whispers of the surrounding crowd, Yonghe Restaurant was eerily quiet.

"Get out of the way."

Upon hearing Zhao Ming's words, the crowd blocking the entrance of the restaurant dispersed to the side.

Upon entering the restaurant, Zhao Ming immediately spotted Chen Ran sitting by the window.

There was no way around it; Chen Ran's tall and imposing physique made him hard to ignore, even when he was sitting down.

On the ground, traces of a fight can still be faintly seen.

In the corner, several members of the Flowing Light Society lay unconscious.

Zhao Ming recognized the leader; he was Zhao Guang from the Flowing Light Society, a first-class martial artist.

Upon seeing Zhao Ming arrive, the shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward.

"Officer Zhao, what brings you here?"

"What's going on here? Who's in charge now?"

Without answering the shopkeeper's question, Zhao Ming went straight to the question.

"Officer Zhao, I'm in charge here for the time being."

Chen Ran spoke from the window.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ming walked up to Chen Ran.

Sensing the strong aura of blood and qi emanating from Chen Ran, Zhao Ming's furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

"What's your name?"

"Chen Ran".

"What's going on here?"

"It was obvious that these people caused trouble in my restaurant. After I patiently and earnestly persuaded them, they burst into tears, felt extremely guilty, and felt speechless in front of me, so they knocked themselves unconscious."

Sigh, I only wanted them to pay some compensation, but I didn't expect them to be so stubborn; it's really hard to understand.

Chen Ran was talking nonsense with a straight face.

Zhao Ming's lips twitched.

I'm not stupid. You're telling me these people knocked themselves out?!

"I do believe what you say, but you'll still be able to say these things after the leaders of the Flowing Light Society arrive later."

"Inspect the specific situation and take those who need to be taken back."

"Yes."

Unwilling to get entangled with Chen Ran, Zhao Ming directly issued the order.

Since there were no casualties, there was no need to make an enemy of such a young second-blood martial artist.

With his orders given, the constables began their investigation.

"Did these people beat you up?"

"It's them, the moment they came in..."

The Meng family and the Liuguang Society members arrived almost simultaneously.

The person from the Meng family who came was Meng An, the second young master of the Meng family.

The one who came from the Liuguang Society was one of the leaders, similar to a big boss of the Cao Gang.

Soon, the group gathered at Yonghe Restaurant.

"Meng An, what does your Meng family mean by this? You even dare to hit members of our Flowing Light Society?!"

As soon as he sat down, the leader of the Flowing Light Society, with a gloomy expression, questioned him.

"You people from the Flowing Light Society are so arrogant!! You actually dared to cause trouble at our Yonghe Restaurant. If it weren't for Chen Ran, the Imperial Envoy, this time, who knows what kind of trouble you would have caused."

"Haha, Chen Ran is indeed unparalleled in wisdom and courage! He dealt with the Flowing Light Society members with such ease; it's truly astonishing!"

Meng An immediately retorted, while at the same time making sure to keep mentioning Chen Ran in front of the others, as if afraid that they would forget about him.

Upon hearing Meng An's words, Chen Ran raised an eyebrow.

On the surface, Meng An was flattering himself, but in reality, he harbored malicious intentions, wanting these people to direct their hatred towards him.

"Oh? So, it was this Chen Gongfeng who injured our people?"

"What do you want?"

"It just so happens that Officer Zhao is here. I am not very talented, but I would like to learn from your skills. If you win, I will pretend that nothing happened today."

If you lose, you have to kowtow to me and apologize, and from now on you have to call me grandpa whenever you see me.

Of course, fists and feet have no eyes; if someone is crippled or killed, don't blame the other person.

At this point, the true intentions were revealed.