Merry City, as the capital of Jingguo, is one of the best commercial centers in the north.

It is not only prosperous in economy and trade, prosperous in all industries, but also very exquisite in construction.

The buildings and halls in the city are adjacent to each other, and the streets are laid out in a regular manner, so even first-time visitors will not easily get lost.

Merry City covers an area of about 700,000 square kilometers, with 15 streets and 12 squares in the city, with a total of 28 vertical and horizontal main roads, which divide the entire Merry City into a regular grid.

Among them, there are fifteen east-west streets, the most famous is Fengque Street, the street is one hundred and fifty meters wide, the east side is connected to the Chunxing Gate, the west side is directly connected to the Jinzhao Gate, and the whole Merry City is divided horizontally.

On the north side, five streets and twelve squares, enter the Xuanming Gate, which is the residence of the royal family of Jingguo - the imperial city.

On the south side, 10 streets and 12 squares are the main urban areas where the people in the city live and trade exchanges.

In the main urban area, it is divided into two major parts, the east and west of the city, which are divided by the north-south Liumao Avenue.

The Merry Chamber of Commerce controls most of the commercial and trade exchanges in the main urban area, but Shen Wansan and Shen Teng have a relatively clear geographical division.

Among them, Shen Wansan controls the entire eastern area of the city, as well as the western area of the city, which is close to Liumao Avenue.

What Shen Teng controls is to remove the West One Fang, and all the rest of the Fang.

In other words, Shen Wansan's territory has a total of ten streets and seven squares, while Shen Teng's territory is ten streets and five squares.

In terms of geographical distribution, Shen Teng still lacks Shen Wansan's two lanes, and the income of these two lanes accounts for as much as two-and-a-half percent of the economic income of the entire Merry City.

Shen Teng has always been haunted by the gap between these two lanes.

……

"Young Master, Shen Mu is here."

It was already dark, and Shen Teng sat in the front hall, a sip of tea on the table.

Looking up at the person who was entering the door, this person's name was Shen Mu.

He is the youngest son of Shen Derong, the owner of the West First Fang, within the jurisdiction of Shen Wansan, and is the third in line.

The West Yifang managed by Shen Derong is located in the easternmost part of the west of the city, close to the area under Shen Teng's jurisdiction.

Shen Teng has coveted the territory of Xiyifang for a long time, if he can successfully win the Lifang, at least in terms of territory, he can really be on an equal footing with Shen Wansan.

Although Shen Wansan is old, there are many shrewd people around him who lay out for him.

He handed over Xiyifang to Shen Derong to manage, because Shen Derong was his closest cousin.

Arranging Shen Derong in a position close to Shen Teng is the safest choice.

And Shen Teng has really operated for many years, and he has not been able to draw Shen Derong to his side.

On the contrary, Shen Derong, the youngest son who does not care about the world on the surface, not only has the intention of rebellion, but also has extremely ruthless methods.

Shen Mu is not a frequent visitor to Shen Teng, but every time he appears, he is wearing a black hooded cloak, covering his face with a soapy veil, and covering his appearance tightly, for fear that others will recognize him.

"Sit!" Shen Teng seemed very familiar with him.

"I think it's time to shut up." Shen Teng doesn't talk nonsense.

He picked up the teacup, skimmed the floating tea leaves, and took a sip.

"So suddenly." Shen Mu put down his hat, revealing a delicate and indisputable face.

"My eldest brother has three days to leave Merry City, and now it's a bit risky to close his mouth."

Shen Teng narrowed his eyes when he heard Shen Mu's words.

Shen Tian is Shen Derong's eldest son, shrewd and capable, and Shen Derong's most optimistic son, and half of the business in Xiyifang is handled by Shen Tian.

If he stayed in Merry City, he would most likely become an obstacle to Shen Teng's plan.

Shen Teng thought for a long time before he said coldly: "Then dispose of it." ”

After he finished speaking, he deliberately looked at Shen Mu and observed Shen Mu's expression.

When Shen Mu heard these words, he didn't show any surprise, and his face was as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

This is also one of the main reasons why Shen Teng likes Shen Mu: he doesn't miss family affection and is ruthless.

Shen Mu stood up and replied to Shen Teng: "Got it." ”

So he turned and left.

After Shen Mu left, the housekeeper Li Si'er walked out from behind the screen.

"Young Master, is Shen Mu reliable? Do you need me to ......"

Shen Teng waved his hand and said, "Now is the time to verify his sincerity. An isolated Shen Tian can't make a climate, I want to see what Shen Mu does. This Shen Mu will definitely be a character in the future. ”

Shen Teng said, stood up, dusted off the corners of his clothes, and said to Li Si'er: "Go to the dark prison to see, everything you want to do should be put on the agenda!" ”

……

West 1st Square, close to Fengque Street, across the street from the Xuanming Gate of the Imperial City, is a very chic three-in, three-out mansion.

A few big characters are written on the gate: Shen's De Rong House.

This plaque is extremely special, in the entire Jingguo, I have never seen any family, especially a big family writing their own house number like this, but only the Shen family does this, which is unusual.

The Shen family stipulates that only Shen Wansan's mansion can hang the two "Shen Mansion", and other relatives, regardless of distance or proximity, need to add their names after the word "Shen" to distinguish them.

Shen Mu walked into the courtyard, and the black clothes and black veils on his body were long gone.

He saw that the little maid in the yard was still cleaning up the debris, so he stepped forward and quipped: "Sister is not resting yet, don't do it, and do it tomorrow." ”

When the little maid saw Shen Mu coming, she looked extremely close and unrestrained.

"Little master, is this going to admire the moon and paint again? Your home is your highest ......"

"Ugh! Little ......"

Shen Mu pinched the little girl's neck, and her thin arms lifted her into the air, and her green tendons appeared.

It wasn't until the little maid was motionless that he put it down, and then motioned for the person hiding in the shadows to come out.

What came out was a girl who looked exactly the same as the dead little maid, she lowered her head obediently, and after signaling to Shen Mu, she picked up the strip sweep on the ground and continued what the little maid had not done.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, a soulless scream broke the peace of Shen Derong's house.

"Ahh

"Ahh ——”

"Help! Help me! Sir, he's dead, sir! ”

As soon as it sounded, all those who heard it rushed into the courtyard.

The first to appear was the old housekeeper, and then Shen Tian ran towards the courtyard while getting dressed.

"What's wrong?! What's wrong with my dad?! ”

Shen Tian went straight to Shen Derong's bedroom and asked eagerly to the old housekeeper who was already standing in front of the window.

When the old butler turned his face, he was already in tears, barely standing.

Shen Tian crossed the old housekeeper and looked at the bed, and saw that Shen Derong had been strangled to death, and his bruised face was unable to look at him.

Standing straight on the bed, the death looked extremely struggling.

Shen Tian only felt a chill all over his body, and his legs went down directly.

The handymen around him hurried to help Shen Tian, but they didn't dare to speak.

"Daddy......" Shen Tian knelt on the ground and knelt forward.

"Daddy! Father!! Shen Tian cried, grabbed Shen Derong's body, and shook it vigorously.

The people around him were all hurt.

Especially the old housekeeper, kneeling behind Shen Tian, it was already difficult to support.