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Chapter 275: The Prison Officer

Yanfang Garden is a famous fireworks place in the city and a top place for enjoying wine and sex.

Zhou You’s sworn brother, Old Man Zhang, is a regular customer of the garden and has strong spending power.

The place where he invited Zhou You to drink was a permanent private room in Yanfang Garden.

"Brother, this is not appropriate!"

Zhou You looked at the girls serving wine in the garden. There were all kinds of girls, coquettish, pure, dignified, and wanton...

Zhang Huaimin waved his hand carelessly, "You are now at my place, feel free to eat, drink and enjoy yourself."

The old man was wealthy and did not show any embarrassment as he had shown when they first met. He ordered the most expensive set menu... the Eighteen Oirans.

The girls present to entertain the guests were all top-notch beauties, at the level of oiran, and there were 18 of them in total.

Zhou You thought that although his elder brother was an average martial artist with a body that was both hard and flexible, could his kidneys withstand this kind of play?

It turned out that he was worrying too much, because not only the two of them were enjoying it, but there were also guests.

"Zhigang, let me introduce you to some friends."

At the dinner table, several unfamiliar faces came on stage one by one after being introduced by Zhang Huai and Zhang Huaimin.

"This is Liang Chui, the martial artist of the Dongwang Martial Arts School. Ma Yuanyang, the young martial artist who was recently promoted, is his nephew."

Liang Chui looked like an ordinary middle-aged man, with the strength of a primary martial artist. He was hugging two girls and smelling their rouge.

He nodded politely to Zhou You and turned around to continue playing with the girl.

Dong Wang Quan, Ma Yuanyang?

Zhou You remembered that he had seen Ma Yuanyang in the arena, and this man was actually a martial artist!
The middle-aged man in front of him is Ma Yuanyang’s uncle, and he also has a high status in the martial arts school!

Zhang Huaimin introduced another person, a warrior in the late stage of Qi and Blood, with a cold appearance and a temperament that kept strangers away.

The girl sitting next to him had a reluctant expression and didn't dare to touch his skin.

"This is the Guo Laoguan of Zhen Xiong Prison, responsible for guarding the demons and villains captured by the city gate guards."

Guo Laoguan's eyes were frighteningly sharp. He looked at Zhou You twice and seemed to be able to see through his heart.

Zhou You also learned that the city gate guards of the capital city had set up a prison to detain captured monsters and the criminals and villains related to them.

Why didn’t I hear it in Gongliang City?
Because only the provincial capital had a prison to suppress criminals, all prisoners captured alive in Sucheng and Gongliangcheng were eventually escorted to the provincial capital and imprisoned in the prison.

Although Guo Laoguan is a weak man, he is qualified for Zhang Huaimin to make friends with.

The remaining few guests were either novice martial artists or those with special identities who were in the late or even peak stages of their qi and blood.

From this we can see that after his cheap elder brother Zhang Huaimin became financially wealthy, he began to make friends widely and expand his network.

Moreover, the guests he invited were generally of lower status than himself.

The most direct proof is that there is not a single mid-level martial artist among the guests.

There was no way out. Zhang Huaimin was "persuaded to leave" by the aristocratic family, which dealt a heavy blow to his reputation. His truly ambitious peers looked down on him.

As the saying goes, wine and sex are the matchmakers, and friends are the cause of evil... ahem!
Holding the girl and drinking wine, the originally unfamiliar people quickly became familiar with each other. This is the charm of socializing at the wine table.

Zhou You took the time to chat with each of the guests one by one and got a general idea of ​​the situation of these guests.

Although Liang Chui is in Dongwang Martial Arts School, his identity is very awkward. He has only a few disciples, big and small, and belongs to a fringe faction.

Previously, Old Man Zhang flattered him by saying that Ma Yuanyang was his nephew. In fact, Ma Yuanyang was the master's direct descendant and had been promoted to a young martial arts master, so his status was much higher than that of his "uncle".

Therefore, Liang Chui was depressed for many years and hung out in taverns and gardens, where he became friends with Zhang Huaimian.

Although he was not in power, he was well-informed and revealed many secrets of the city's martial arts circles, which opened Zhou You's eyes.

It is extremely difficult to make a name for yourself in the boxing and martial arts circles of Fucheng! Just looking at Liang Chui, no matter his boxing style or his own strength, he could have supported a martial arts school in Gongliang City. However, in Fucheng, he can only be a green leaf to set off the red flowers and be idle.

The other guests, who had drunk too much, couldn't help but complain and blame the bad background.

Well, what else can a bunch of middle-aged and elderly people do when they get together except bragging?

Zhou You listened with great interest, and took it as a scouting trip in advance... and collecting folk songs, so that he would be mentally prepared for moving to the provincial capital in the future.

Suddenly, he noticed a pair of cold gazes and turned around to see that it was Guo Laoguan.

"Your Excellency, do you have anything to say?
Zhou You knew that Guo Laoguan seemed gloomy, but in fact it was influenced by his work environment and his taciturn personality.

Guo Laoguan nodded and said, "Brother Lu is practicing the poison palm."

"Brother, I don't deserve it. I'm a few years younger than the prison officer. You can call me Xiao Lu or Zhigang."

Guo Laoguan nodded, "When the poison palm is cultivated to the peak of Qi and blood, there is a gate of hell, which blocks 99% of the poison martial arts masters in the world."

"Well, there happens to be a martial artist-level poison master in the Zhen Xiong Prison area that I am in charge of."

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Zhou You was listening when the other party suddenly stopped talking midway.

Looking at Guo Laoguan again, he had already picked up the wine glass and was sipping it carefully. It was obvious that the conversation had come to an end.

Burying a hook? Interesting!
Zhou You guessed it. The other party obviously wanted to lay a foreshadowing in advance and there would be follow-up actions.

In this case, I can't be too impatient.

He immediately laughed, put the matter behind him, and joined in the drinking.

Seeing how calm he was, Guo Laoguan could not help but sigh that this man was no ordinary person as he could make friends with Zhang Huaimin.

The banquet lasted until late at night!

"Brother, just now Officer Guo mentioned that Zhen Xiong Prison holds a martial arts master-level poisonous martial arts expert?"

After seeing off the guests, the two brothers sat at the lazy and messy table, sipping hot tea to sober up.

Zhou You took the opportunity to tell the news he had just heard.

Zhang Huaimin's eyes were already blurry from being drunk, but after listening to him, they squinted and two rays of light flashed in his eyes. It was obvious that he had been sober all along.

"He said that the 'Strange Scorpion' has no medicine. This person practices the Phantom Needle Fist. He has extraordinary body movements and his punches are sure to kill people."

Zhang Huaimin pinched his chin and said, "Guo has bad intentions, don't be fooled."

He advised earnestly, "I bring you to make friends with him just to make you familiar with him. Don't expect him to be reliable at the critical moment."

"He is just a small prison officer, a gatekeeper. If he really gets involved in the inner workings of Zhen Xiong Prison, he can't get a rank or a say."

"The only authority I can use is to extort some money from you."

Next, Zhang Huaimin explained to Zhou You how these prison officials set up the scheme to extort money.

The Zhenhong Prison not only imprisoned evil spirits, but also living people involved. Generally speaking, the prisoners had relatives and friends.

Ordinary prisoners whose crimes are not serious are held near the exits, and their families are allowed to visit the prisoners, bringing them clothes, bedding and dry food.

The prison officials were good at making money by taking advantage of the opportunity to lock the doors when relatives or family members came to visit.

If the family members want to go out, they must be severely stabbed and pay a huge ransom to leave the prison.

The Zhen Xiong Prison is eerie and terrifying, and holds countless man-eating monsters. Ordinary people would be scared to death in just a short while, and would have no choice but to pay money and beg them to open the door.

This trick has been tried and tested. It is free to enter, but a huge price to leave, which is called "cross-gate fee".

(End of this chapter)