I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 40: A gambling dad and a sick mom...

"Oh, sir, sir, what's going on?"

Behind the cashier's counter, the shopkeeper hurried out and bowed repeatedly to Shen Changgong.

"Can't you see? Sweep away pornography."

Shen Changgong said coldly.

"Sweep...sweep pornography, what does that mean?"

The shopkeeper looked confused, obviously this word was too unfamiliar to him.

But he also knew that these people were here to cause trouble.

The shopkeeper quickly came over and whispered,

"Sir, we usually pay tribute to you. We also often pay tribute to your old captain of the Security Army, as well as the Supreme Court and the government office. Do you think there is any misunderstanding here?"

"Filial piety? Why don't I see filial piety?"

Shen Changgong said with a smile.

"Sir, please tell me your name and we will go to your house tonight to pay our respects. Forget about today. The guests are all drinking and having fun. If we delay making money, we won't have money to pay our respects to you, right?"

"Oh? What if I absolutely must arrest someone?"

Hearing Shen Changgong's words, the shopkeeper stopped pretending and said with a cold look in his eyes,

"Sir, let me be frank. You can't afford to offend our boss. If you offend him, you'd better think about it yourself.

If we talk nicely, saying it's good for you and me, and everyone else, then we can honor you at night. But if you insist on making trouble, then if I go to your house at night, I'm afraid I won't be honoring you, but an officer."

Hearing this, Shen Changgong smiled, looked at the shopkeeper, and asked leisurely,

"Oh? Who is your boss? I want to see if I know him."

"Our boss, let me tell you something that will scare you to death. That's Duke Liang's brother-in-law, Chen Anmin. Have you heard of him?"

"Oh? Duke Liang?"

Shen Changgong remembered that yesterday morning in the court, it was this Duke of Liang who kept yelling at him and shouting that he wanted to kill him.

This is a coincidence, but also inevitable. The people who framed the security forces must be Prince Rong's men, and they must find their own people to do this.

I think that when Zhang Yide and the other two stepped into this door, the people here reported to Duke Liang at an extremely fast speed and then set up this trap.

The shopkeeper saw Shen Changgong's surprised expression and sneered,

"Why? I know you, sir. As usual, go back now and present your respects. Otherwise, you'd better be careful at home."

"Okay, then I'll tell you my home address."

Shen Changgong said with a smile.

"Yes, I'm all ears."

The shopkeeper smiled with relief.

Shen Changgong said seriously,

"There's a big red gate in the middle of the city on Central Street. Go inside and walk to the innermost part, and that's my home."

The shopkeeper was startled when he heard this, and after thinking carefully, he blurted out,

"Isn't that the royal palace? Are you kidding me?!"

"How could I play tricks on the shopkeeper? My family really lives in the palace."

"Bullshit! The Imperial Palace is His Majesty's home. When did it become your home? There is only one man in His Majesty's palace right now..."

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper suddenly realized something and looked at Shen Changgong in amazement.

"You...you are..."

"My name is Shen Changgong, the Grand Commandant of the Public Security Army, in charge of all illegal activities in the capital. If you want to visit me at my home, I live in the palace. You are welcome to come anytime."

As soon as Shen Changgong said this, the shopkeeper's face immediately turned red as if he had eaten rat shit stored in a cellar for twenty years.

"You...you are actually the Grand Commandant?!"

"Of course. Now, it's your turn to tell me your home address."

The shopkeeper's face fluctuated greatly, and now it turned pale again. He stumbled and leaned against the counter.

The brothel guests squatting around were also stunned.

Everyone knows the iron fist of Grand Commander Shen Changgong. Rumor has it that two days ago, the Prince of England ate a bowl of jelly without paying and hacked the shop owner to death.

After Shen Changgong found out, he hacked all the other party's servants to death in the street, then captured the prince, and ransacked the Duke of Ying's mansion that night.

Just because a bowl of jelly caused a murder, a dignified duke was forced to step down.

Throughout the capital and its surrounding areas, Shen Qingtian's reputation for being impartial and ruthless spread, and the people all praised him, saying that finally, a just official who could stand up for the people had arrived.

This shopkeeper is doomed. If he falls into Shen Qingtian's hands, he will be skinned alive even if he doesn't die.

But the key point is, you, the Lord Justice, just catch the bad guys. We are just drinking and visiting prostitutes. Do you have to arrest us?

If you clean up here, I'm afraid you won't dare to open other places. Where can we enjoy ourselves in the future?

The Jiaofangsi is too expensive...

The Lord is confused...

Shen Changgong walked slowly in the hall and shouted loudly upstairs,

"Those who haven't come down yet, hurry up and get down."

"Time is running out."

Groups of people from the upper floors came down with their heads in their hands and squatted together with the people below.

Shen Changgong took a quick look and saw that there were more than 200 men and hundreds of girls. He didn't expect that a small brothel could receive such a large number of guests in a day. They made a fortune every day. It was really worthy of being called a den of gold.

A woman squatted on the ground, looked up at Shen Changgong pitifully, and said,

"Sir, please forgive us. We don't want to do this. We are forced to do this."

Another woman also said quickly,

"Yes, sir. We have a gambling father, a sick mother, and a younger brother who is in school. If we don't make money, our family will collapse."

"Please forgive us, sir."

Shen Changgong laughed. This line really applies to every world.

"Don't worry, I won't arrest you or beat you, I'll just arrange a good place for you."

"Ah? Where are you going?"

"All of them will be sent to the Jiaofangsi."

"No, sir, the Jiaofangsi is not a place for people to stay..."

A group of women cried for their parents and sobbed.

The crying almost drove Shen Changgong away.

Gongsun Wan'er came over and said,

"Shen Changgong, not all of these women came here voluntarily. Many of them were sold here by their families. The redemption fees at the Jiaofangsi are very high. Many women may not be able to save enough money to redeem themselves even after working hard for ten years."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Shen Changgong narrowed his eyes and looked at Gongsun Wan'er.

Gongsun Wan'er thought for a moment and said,

"Why not let them go home? They are just poor people after all."

Shen Changgong sneered,

"Go home? As you said, there are only two kinds of women here: those who come here voluntarily and those who are sold.

As for the voluntary ones, even if you let them go home, they will just find another place to continue doing this. They don't know how to make a living elsewhere, so it's better to let them go to the Jiaofangsi and do this legally. This will not only generate income for the court, but also allow them to earn a share of the money to supplement their families.

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