Chapter 624 - 484: Only He Can Save Her!

Pei Jian didn’t sleep all night. After returning from Shanglin Temple to the government office, he dealt with the Iron Ring Gang and Double Heroes Association matters. The leader of Iron Ring Gang, Zheng Tiehuan, seemed to have lost his senses, refusing even Zhuo Qingfeng’s advice.

Normally, Zhuo Qingfeng wouldn’t want to clash with the likes of Zheng Tiehuan, but now Pei Jian intended to execute him as a show of power.

Zheng Tiehuan did not know better.

So he shouldn’t blame Pei Jian for being ruthless.

Pei Jian immediately led two hundred Yulin Guards borrowed from Deputy General Tie Lin, completely wiping out the Iron Ring Gang, resulting in rivers of blood!

The two brothers who led the Double Heroes Association watched the scene unfold, trembling with fear.

The Iron Ring Gang broke the street ban order and resisted the government, resulting in their swift destruction by the authorities.

The gang leader Zheng Tiehuan was executed on the spot.

His body was not allowed to be claimed by his family; it was dragged away and reportedly hung in the city’s square for public display for three days!

The Iron Ring Gang vanished from Dongshan City, their assets completely confiscated.

Pei Jian was worrying about funding for epidemic control, and the Iron Ring Gang, somewhat notorious in Dongshan City, had collected protection fees and extorted merchants over the years.

Now the funds for epidemic control were secured, without even needing to tap into the assets of Marquis Lingyang and the Ye Family.

He established authority by executing them and acquired money, achieving dual objectives.

However, he had consequently offended the underground gangs within Dongshan City. These usual lawless elements wouldn’t dare to openly retaliate, but they could secretly trouble him, a common occurrence.

Essentially, they are a group of people disrupting normal order, surviving in the grey areas, and if they feared the government, their personas would be undermined.

Hence, to remove the weeds, the roots must be eradicated; none of Zheng Tiehuan’s disciples or family should be spared.

Struggles in the officialdom are akin to vendettas in the underworld, merely varying in their degree of civility and bloodshed.

Pei Jian wouldn’t annihilate Zheng Tiehuan’s entire family, but would ensure they would never rise again in Dongshan.

The son of a rat would know how to dig holes, hence caution was necessary to avoid his descendants seeking vengeance.

These people must be firmly suppressed in the mud, never to rise again.

"Master, the Imperial Envoy has arrived!" Just after taking a brief nap, Pei Jian heard a report from his attendant, startling him awake.

"Who has arrived?"

"Mr. Su, the Imperial Envoy."

"Quick, invite him in. No, let me freshen up, then personally greet him." Pei Jian immediately got up, speaking aloud.

...

"Mr. Su, how could you arrive without notifying me in advance, so I could send someone to greet you..." Pei Jian washed his face, and before he could meet him, Su Mobai entered directly.

As the Imperial Envoy of the court, no one dared obstruct him.

"Mr. Pei, I have something to discuss with you alone; please dismiss everyone." Concerned about his daughter’s safety, Su Mobai instructed directly.

Pei Jian hesitated for a moment but then waved his hand, ordering everyone in the hall to leave, including his close attendant.

Only he and Su Mobai remained in the hall.

"Mr. Pei, I have a favor to ask regarding my daughter..." Though they were alone, Su Mobai lowered his voice, ensuring only Pei Jian could hear.

"Your daughter has arrived in Dongshan?" Pei Jian was surprised after listening, knowing Su Mobai’s daughter’s reputation as a talented woman in the capital.

However, such "talented women" were of little concern to him, merely being a mutual admiration among young nobles.

With their experience and wisdom, they were hardly worthy of the title "talented," unlike Lin Miao, whose young age and medical prowess truly merited the description "talented."

Such glorified figures serve only as a "joke" or "topic of conversation" after meals.

Yet, Su Yi’s arrival in Dongshan without seeking out her father, Su Mobai, suggested either she was enjoying herself too much to see him.

But as a vulnerable woman, Su Yi’s purpose in Dongshan was to offer counsel to her father. Her failure to appear would hinder her help.

She should promptly contact Su Mobai.

The Imperial Envoy’s residence was confidential, and while Su Yi’s status was unique, she was in Dongshan, not the capital, and few recognized her as Miss Su. Discovering the envoy’s residence would be quite difficult for her.

Lacking experience in the underworld, a beautiful woman like her already had a fundamental vulnerability...

Su Mobai couldn’t fathom what misfortunes Su Yi might have encountered on her journey, whether she might already be harmed?

The thought of this left him, as a father, with his heart in knots.

"Mr. Su, please don’t worry. If Miss Su has indeed arrived in Dongshan, it’s more convenient to find her now. I’ll instruct people to keep an eye out, and notify you immediately upon any news." Pei Jian said, for him, this wouldn’t be difficult unless someone purposefully hides Su Yi; otherwise, as the Dongshan Prefecture Magistrate, finding someone within his jurisdiction is straightforward.

"Thank you, Mr. Pei, and please don’t mention my connection, for I fear..." Su Mobai trailed off.

Pei Jian understood perfectly: Cui Xiang maintained a mere surface cordiality with Su Mobai, who discreetly supported the Crown Prince by withholding judgment on the Xue Family Manor’s case, fearing offense to Consort Xue and King Qi.

Thus, Cui Xiang and Su Mobai’s relationship was only superficially amicable.

"I understand," Pei Jian replied, summoning a close attendant, whispering instructions, then sending him off.