During the Anti-Japanese War, the landlord's stupid son defied fate

When Zhao Gang and Mayor Wang returned to his house, they saw many people busy at work.

He also saw the chef of Qingfenglou, who had just left his home and came here to work. His business was indeed doing well.

The other party also saw Zhao Gang and he quickly spoke.

"Master Zhao, why are you here? Oh, so you are the distinguished guest they want to invite."

"Yeah, your business at Qingfenglou is pretty good. It's worthy of being the number one restaurant in Pingyang County."

"Haha, sorry to make you laugh. I was asked to stay before I even left the ancient town. It's just a coincidence."

Zhao Gang nodded, and then he and Mayor Wang went into his house.

This place is indeed much more luxurious than his home, and the maids and servants here are really large. Anyway, he feels that there are twice as many people as in his home, and the maids are all young. He suspects that this old guy is not serious.

He followed her into the house and saw that there were quite a few people here, but he didn't know any of them. He probably knew his father.

"Haha, Captain Zhao is here, come and sit down." said a man about the same age as Mayor Wang.

"Oh, I'm Wang Defa from Xiaowang Village, the village chief."

Others also began to introduce themselves.

"Captain Zhao, I'm Li Shengli from Lizhuang, and I'm also the village chief."

"Captain Zhao, I'm Wen Houren from Wen Village, and I'm also the village chief."

Next came the town’s public officials, including town secretary Li Quan, town farmers’ association chairman Wang Xiaoren, town chamber of commerce chairman Zhang Xiaojiu, town treasurer Li Cai, town health worker Wu Jie, and town office secretary Zhang Hanlin.

Zhao Yun also holds the position of town police, so there is a vacant position here.

Zhao Gang saw that there were twelve people in the room, including himself, which was just enough space for a table.

"Today is my first day in office, so thank you all for your hospitality." Zhao Gang said politely.

They naturally understood that this was all false courtesy. They didn't know each other, so how could they be so kind as to invite you to dinner?

At this time, someone came to report that the food would be ready soon.

"Captain Zhao, hurry up and make the meal. The food will be ready soon. Let's have a drink to celebrate your arrival in our ancient town as captain of the security team and chief of police."

"Our safety depends on your security team and the police chief." Mayor Wang said in a very hypocritical manner.

Everyone agreed and meant the same thing: they would rely on his protection from now on.

No matter what they thought, Zhao Gang naturally agreed. After all, everyone can say nice things.

But if you don't pay for security, then naturally no one will protect you.

He didn't say anything about it, just pretending that he knew nothing and cheated them badly.

Zhao Gang sat down, and Mayor Wang's secretary Li Quan was responsible for pouring wine for everyone.

He smiled, poured Zhao Gang a full glass of wine, poured for others, and then returned to his seat.

Mayor Wang saw it and stood up with a smile.

"Today is Captain Zhao Gang's first day on the job. As prominent figures and public officials on this station, we've specially put together a banquet to entertain Captain Zhao. Let's all toast to Captain Zhao."

Everyone stood up and picked up their wine glasses. They looked at Zhao Gang, who also stood up, clinked glasses with everyone, and drank it in one gulp.

"Okay, Captain Zhao, you are very generous." Mayor Wang said excitedly.

"Okay, the food is here, let's get ready to eat. We can talk while we eat."

As soon as Mayor Wang finished speaking, the maid started serving the dishes.

He counted carefully and found that there were 10 maids in total, all under the age of 18.

"This old pervert is really a bad seed." He muttered to himself.

He didn't think about the fact that the maid he married was less than 18 years old, so if you counted it accurately, he was also a bad seed.

After all the dishes were served, Mayor Wang told everyone to eat and drink.

Everyone then began to feast on the food. Although they were all public officials and landlords, no one was careless about eating and drinking. After all, eating well was the essence of a happy life these days.

At this time, Mayor Wang gave his secretary a wink, and Li Quan quickly understood what he meant.

He immediately stood up and said to Zhao Gang.

"Captain Zhao, you don't know that our town didn't have a security team before, and was often attacked by bandits. The masters and villagers suffered a lot."

"The three village chiefs who came today are among the victims. Their purpose is to ask you to eliminate the bandits."

Zhao Gang nodded after hearing this.

"Captain Zhao, can you send troops to help our fellow villagers eliminate those evildoers?"

This question is very sophisticated. The security team should do this thing, but he still asks others whether it is possible. This person is definitely evil-minded.

Zhao Gang thought for a moment and said.

"Three village chiefs, do you have detailed information about the bandits? Also, are the bandits inside or outside our ancient town?"

"I mean, is his base inside our ancient town or outside it?"

He had to ask clearly. If it was inside the ancient town, he would definitely send troops. If it was outside the ancient town, he would report it and would only send troops after Captain Li agreed.

"Captain Zhao, you don't know how evil these guys are. Every time they rob, they rob one village and then let go of the next, taking turns robbing the three villages."

"We were really bullied by them. We also found out where they are, but they are not in our ancient town," said Wang Defa from Xiaowang Village.

Zhao Gang drank a sip of wine and ate two peanuts before speaking slowly.

"I will go to the county tomorrow to report this matter. If our Captain Li and the county magistrate agree, I will send troops to strike at the bandits you mentioned."

"I don't have any excessive demands. You should reimburse the soldiers' departure expenses and consumed ammunition."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces turned pale.

Because the purpose of their invitation to dinner was to trick the other party into fighting the bandits, and they didn't want to spend a penny regardless of whether they succeeded or not.

"Don't blame me. Bullets like this cost money. You should know that Captain Li didn't give me a penny for the weapons, equipment, clothes, and other supplies for these 300 people. I paid for it all out of my own pocket."

"Think about it. It's my first day in office. The camp construction still needs money, the soldiers' food and drink need money, the ammunition for training also needs money, and every time I defend you against the incoming enemy, I have to pay for it myself. What can I do?"

"Of course, I'm not complaining. After all, given the current state of our country, most of the security team's expenses are sometimes entirely funded by the superiors. I believe you understand this, so please don't blame me for doing this."

"Also, we are stationed in this town and have the right to protect you. There is no problem with that. I have no other intentions. If I find out that the enemy came from within your ranks, don't blame me for being rude. For everyone's safety, I will take the necessary measures to resolve the danger."

"This is not a threat, this is for everyone's safety, you should understand what I mean."

He said I ignored everyone else and just started eating by myself.

After the three village chiefs considered for a long time, they agreed to give Zhao Gang 1000 yuan to suppress the bandits.

"Captain Zhao, each of the three of us will contribute 1000. Do you think it's enough?" Wang Defa said.

"It's hard to say, but since you're willing to pay, I'll calculate the cost of bullets and other items when the time comes. If they're roughly the same, then there's no problem."

"As for food and drink, I believe it won't cost much. After all, suppressing the bandits will only take a few days."

When everyone heard him say so arrogantly that the bandit suppression would be completed in a few days, everyone showed a look of disdain.

Mayor Wang was also unhappy, so they all ate in silence. Soon the banquet was over, and Zhao Gang said goodbye and left, telling them that if they wanted to find him, they could go to the open space.