Sima Rulan was also inconvenient to investigate, and said, "Since Elder Deng doesn't know anything about it, Mr. Hua, please tell me what happened again!"

At that moment, Hua Bushi forcibly demanded 8,500 taels of silver from yesterday's "Broken Door Root" with thugs, and wanted to occupy 50% of the share of "Barking Tower", threatening to smash the building, and then made a three-day covenant, and told it again from beginning to end.

After hearing this, Elder Deng slapped the table and shouted, "This Third Lady He is also excessive! Although his subordinates are sworn brothers with him, they don't know that he is doing such a thing of forcibly extorting merchants in the city, which is really hateful!"

Deng Ran stared straight and made a very angry expression, but his acting skills were still a little worse than those of Hua Bushi, Sima Rulan and other actors, and it was obviously a little unnatural.

Sima Rulan said: "What Mr. Hua said is just a side of the 'Barking Heavenly Tower', whether it is true or not remains to be investigated in detail, why should Elder Deng be so angry?"

Deng Ran said: "No need to check, it must be fake! The eldest lady can rest assured, this matter will be handed over to Deng Ran for disposal, and the subordinates will definitely punish the 'Mingyue Society', so that they will never dare to do such a forcible thing again!"

I can't help but say that Deng Ran, who is the deacon elder of the "Wanjintang", is a smart person.

Sima Rulan brought Cao Hua and the others to ask for the crime, she must have believed the report of "Barking Heavenly Tower", or had human and material evidence, and it was futile to deny it. So he simply took over the whole thing in one go, and promised to punish the "Bright Moon Society", so that the big things could be reduced to small things and small things to nothing. As for whether it was really punished according to the words afterwards, of course, it is another story.

He turned his face to Hua Bushi and Cao Duyun and said, "You can rest assured that if you go back, Deng can guarantee that the 'Bright Moon Society' will not ask you for silver taels in the future." ”

Hua Bushi smiled slightly, and said: "Xiao Ke is just a businessman, as long as the 'Mingyue Society' He Da is not troublesome to us, and can let the 'Bark Tianlou' make a good living, I will be thankful." ”

This is Hua Bushi's true words. Now they have no money or power on Okura Island, and they are alone, and of course they don't want to be enemies of anyone, including the "Bright Moon Society". But he knew very well in his heart that this matter would definitely not end like this, because Sima Rulan would never let go so easily.

Deng Ran's approach seemed to be very thoughtful, which not only solved Sima Rulan's question, but also appeased the "Barking Heavenly Tower", but he made the same mistake that Hua Bushi had made yesterday. This city lord is definitely not a person who is easily fooled, and she has a clear distinction between good and evil, and she is extremely clear about black and white. Since she knew that the "Bright Moon Society" He Xilou was doing evil in Okura City, she would inevitably be investigated to the end.

Sure enough, I only heard Sima Rulan say: "Don't you think it's too hasty for Elder Deng to deal with it like this?" Lan'er thinks that we should go to the 'Bright Moon Society' with Mr. Hua and Gongzi Cao, find He Xilou, and confront him face to face. If this is false, we can't wronged him, and if it's true, how can we condone such bad people who oppress the good in Okura Castle!"

Deng Ran frowned and said: "Such a small matter, why make a big fuss, besides, the eldest lady's daughter's body doesn't need to go out in person, just leave it to Deng Ran to handle." ”

Sima Rulan shook her head and said: "Daddy worked hard to build this Okura City, just so that everyone who comes to this city can live and work in peace and contentment, and there will never be any bad people to do evil.

She said this very resolutely, Deng Ran heard it, and knew that this eldest lady had made up her mind to severely punish the "Bright Moon Society", and listening to her tone, she actually wanted to drive the "Bright Moon Society" out of this city.

If this were the case, he, the deacon elder, would have lost his greatest fortune in the city. Deng Ran's eyes were cold, looking at Hua Bushi and Cao Duyun who were standing on the side, he already held a grudge in his heart, and he didn't know what path these two weak scholars who had just come to the city had taken, and they had found the most difficult lady in the city to stand up for them.

Deng Ran pondered for a moment before saying, "If the eldest lady has to inquire about this matter in person, it is more appropriate to invite Deputy Hall Master Xiong to come and discuss it together." ”

Seeing that he couldn't stop Sima Rulan, he could only pull Xiong Bailing out to see if the "Wanjin Hall" was the deputy hall master could make the city lord change his mind.

Sima Rulan said: "Great, then call Uncle Xiong to come, and invite Elder Yao to come, the 'Mingyue Society' is not small in the city, and He Xilou is also a martial arts master, so it's better for us to gather people and go together!"

In desperation, Deng Ran had no choice but to order the family on the side to invite the two.

The first to come was Elder Yao mentioned by Sima Rulan. There are four leaders of the "Wanjin Hall", in addition to the main and deputy hall masters, they are the two elders, Deng Ran is one of them, and the other is this Yao Gongxiao Yao Elder.

Unlike Deng Ran, who was in charge of various affairs in the city, Yao Gongxiao, the elder of the outer hall, was in charge of the Okura Island wharf and engaged in trade operations. On weekdays, he was mostly in the port, but because the storm at sea had not stopped these days, and there were no merchant ships calling at the port, he had nothing to do, so he stayed at the sect's main altar, so he came as soon as he heard that the eldest lady was invited.

Deng Ran is extremely thin, but this Elder Yao is not fat. He was in his fifties, with a white face and no beard, dressed in a flowered robe, a scarf on his head, and very well-dressed, like a rich man from a rich family, but holding a black and shiny wooden staff in his hand.

The wooden staff was three feet long, only the size of a thumb, and had a very special appearance, with a hook at the front of the handle. Very few people in Middle-earth have such a cane, but it is the so-called gentlemen of the middle and upper class in the Western countries who take such canes more commonly.

When Yao Yuanxiao entered the house, he greeted the eldest lady of the city lord. Sima Rulan returned the salute and asked him to sit down beside him for a while.

Everyone waited for a while, only to hear a sound of heavy footsteps outside the hall, and a figure as strong as a bear appeared at the door of the side hall, and the voice of the person who came was rough, shouting: "Lan'er's niece is looking for me, but because I haven't seen you for a few days, do you miss your Uncle Xiong!"

Xiong Bailing finally appeared. The deputy master of the "Wanjin Hall" was nearly half a hundred years old, and it seemed that he was younger than that Elder Yao, with a majestic figure, eight feet in size, and his waist and back were thicker than the two Yao Yuanxiao combined. He has a leopard nose and eyes, a face full of meat, sideburns and beard black and white, although it is early spring, it is not hot, but the animal skin placket on his shoulders is open.

Sima Rulan hurriedly got up from the chair to greet her, saluted, and said, "Lan'er see Uncle Xiong." ”

Before Xiong Bailing appeared, Hua Bushi had always guessed that the second person in the "Wanjintang" should be a shrewd, capable and scheming person, but he didn't expect him to be such a rough and arrogant giant. When Deng Ran and Yao Yuanxiao saw Sima Rulan before, they all did the courtesy of their subordinates, but this Xiong deputy hall master called himself "uncle" as soon as he came, and Sima Rulan also regarded himself as a junior between his words, which shows that this Xiong Bailing's status in the "Wanjin Hall" is extraordinary.

After the salute, Xiong Bailing sat down on the chair with a golden sword. Seeing that the four principals of the "Wanjintang" had arrived, Sima Rulan recounted the extortion of the "Mingyue Society".

After Yao Yuanxiao listened, he lowered his head and pondered silently, but Xiong Bailing spoke first: "Does the virtuous niece want to call us to come to the door to ask for the guilt, if this matter is true, then drive the 'Mingyue Society' and He Xilou out of Okura City?"

Sima Rulan said: "Yes, Lan'er has this intention, does Uncle Xiong have any objections?"

Xiong Bailing smiled and said, "Where did Lan'er say it? Uncle Xiong has no objections, so he will do as you say! He Xilou and I do have some friendship, but compared to Brother Sima's great kindness to Xiong, that's a fart! Since he dares to do such a thing, he has broken the laws set by Brother Sima, even if Lan'er's niece doesn't drive him, Uncle Xiong won't allow him!"

Sima Rulan had already made up her mind to punish the "Bright Moon Society" and eliminate this evil for Okura City, and she was a little worried that Xiong Bailing would oppose it, but she didn't expect that this "Uncle Xiong" would immediately agree when she heard it, and she was immediately overjoyed.

And the person who was even more surprised by Xiong Bailing's reaction was the deacon elder Deng Ran. He invited Xiong Bailing to stop the city lord, but he didn't expect that his plan was all in vain, and said: "Brother Xiong, although He Laosan is a little wrong, I think ......."

Before Deng Ran finished speaking, Xiong Bailing had already waved his giant palm, cut off his words, and said: "Brother Deng, don't say it anymore! I know that you have received a lot of benefits from He Laosan in the past two years, and Xiong is the same, but he is hiding from us to do such oppressive and good things in Okura City, so it is not worth you and my brother!

Deng Ran was about to open his mouth to argue again, but when he heard Xiong Bailing's words, his heart seemed to be moved, and he immediately closed his mouth.

Yao Yuanxiao said: "The subordinates also agree with the eldest lady's proposal, but the 'Mingyue Society' is not a small shili in the city, and there are hundreds of thugs under He Xilou. ”

Sima Rulan said: "Since Uncle Xiong and Elder Yao have agreed, things will be easy to handle! As long as everyone works together, how can we, the 'Wanjin Hall', be afraid of a 'Bright Moon Society' in Okura City? ”

The principals of other sects and others discussed, Hua Bushi and Cao Duyun were both outsiders, so they would not intervene, but Hua Bushi listened to the words of several people, but his face also showed a thoughtful expression.