Tang Feng stood up, bowed slightly to the captain, then turned to the many merchants present and said, "Today's merchant conference begins now."

After the words came, Tang Feng glanced at him for a week and continued: "I believe everyone already knows that Xia Chengzong was seriously injured and it is difficult for him to do the job of patrol captain. Therefore, we only have one issue this time, which is to discuss the candidate for the new patrol captain. Originally, the patrol team was directly under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant, and the captain should be assigned by the lieutenant himself. However, the patrol team is extremely important to our merchants to protect the public security of the whole city, so the lieutenant is concessioned and decided by the merchants this time!"

As soon as Tang Feng finished speaking, a buzzing voice immediately sounded in the hall. Although the lieutenant was present and no one dared to talk loudly, the whispers between the merchants also made the scene seem a little noisy.

The captain was in the head seat, with no expression on his face. However, after hearing Tang Feng's words, a cold light flashed in his little eyes. This time he allowed the merchants to recommend the patrol captain, which was a helpless move. His iron-core subordinates were in charge of the three thousand-man guards who were in charge of the city protection, and they could not move at all. The cultivation of the others was not as high as the martial arts army, so they could only watch the Tang family take advantage of a loophole.

Tang Feng turned around and bowed to the captain, feeling proud. Although he was a tax officer and was directly managed by Dingjiang County, his subordinates had no military power and could only rely on the captain in everything. His status in Pingshan City was also very different from that of the captain in the city of the city.

A few days ago, Tang Feng sent Tang Mingxuan to the city guards on the grounds that he needed to protect the interests of merchants and suppress bandits, and he was in charge of a 100-man team. However, this did not help him control merchants in the city. So this opportunity seemed extremely important to him.

After a while, the discussion slowly disappeared, and Tang Feng continued: "There are only two conditions for choosing a patrol captain this time! First, the wealth is innocent. Second, the cultivation level of a military soldier must be higher than that. As long as everyone has a suitable candidate in their hearts, even if they propose it, the final ownership of the patrol captain will be determined by the competition!"

As soon as Tang Feng finished speaking, a person stood up at the front row of the merchant and said loudly: "One person is recommended by our Zhang family, named Zhang Ning, who is a branch of my Zhang family. His wealth is absolutely innocent, and his cultivation has reached the advanced level of martial arts!"

Although Zhang Kechuan was in charge of the arena, it was only his personal position. As a large clan in Pingshan City, the Zhang family also owned several shops, so the Zhang family also had this merchant conference.

After the Zhang family spoke, another person stood up: "My Chen family also chose another person, named Chen Tao, who is the eldest elder of my family. Needless to say, his wealth is self-evident, and his cultivation is also high-level martial arts!"

Then, another person spoke loudly: "Our Xu family also recommends one person named Xu Shiguang, who is my head's brother, has a innocent fortune and a high-level martial arts cultivation!"

After these three families were elected, the scene fell into silence. In Pingshan City, the high-level martial arts soldiers were no longer of low force, and ordinary families would not let them go easily.

After waiting for a while, Tang Feng saw that the scene was still calm, he spoke, "Since no one has recommended it, the position of patrol captain is selected among Zhang Ning, Chen Tao and Xu Shiguang. Although my Tang family also has shops, as a tax officer, I should avoid suspicion and will not participate in it!"

When the captain heard this, his round face twitched, and an invisible sneer flashed away. Among the more than 100 merchant representatives below, several of them snorted coldly. Tang Feng's first wife was the Chen family, and the Chen family had long been secretly attached to the Tang family. Although not many people knew about this, it was not a secret.

The captain stood up at this time and said lightly: "Since the personnel have been selected, the Zhang family, Chen family and Xu family will go and bring the recommended people here. The morning is here, and the official competition will begin in the afternoon! In addition, send someone to the Xia family. If Xia Chengzong has not arrived before dusk, he will be dismissed directly!" After saying that, he stepped towards the outsider.

Xia Zhanhong didn't know about the situation at the merchant conference. He was now giving his father a massage to help him recover his strength as soon as possible.

After a full meal in the morning, Xia Chengzong fell asleep at his son's request, and it was noon after getting up. After getting up, he took some medicine to regulate his body. At this moment, under Xia Zhanhong's massage, the medicinal power quickly dissolved and penetrated into his bones and flesh. He felt that his condition was gradually recovering from injury.

It was soon after noon, and Xia Yubing came to greet the father and son for dinner. At this moment, the knock on the door sounded again.

"It must be the lieutenant who came to pass the oral order, I'll go and see!" Xia Chengzong stood up and was about to walk out.

Xia Zhanhong hurriedly stopped him and whispered: "Dad! Don't move, I'll go! Now they all think that you are seriously injured and have not healed. You must not show up now, so as not to alert the Tang family."

Without saying anything, Xia Zhanhong forced Xia Chengzong to sit on the chair, and Xia Zhanhong turned around and left the door.

When he opened the courtyard gate, the city guards were still coming this time, and he still spoke expressionlessly: "The lieutenant ordered Xia Chengzong to rush to the tax hall to attend the merchant conference. He had not arrived before dusk and was dismissed on the spot!" After saying a word, he turned around and left, but this time he didn't even say hello.

When Xia Zhanhong returned to the house, Xia Chengzong asked anxiously: "Zhanhong, what did the person who sent the message say?"

Xia Zhanhong smiled and said, "It's okay, I'd better urge you to attend the merchant conference. Don't pay attention to him. I'll give you a massage after dinner. It's not too late for us to go again before your strength recovers from injury."

It was already past noon, and a group of merchant representatives returned to the tax hall, and the three contestants had arrived long ago.

Afterwards, Tang Feng and the lieutenant arrived one after another. However, Tang Mingxuan, who was still here in the morning, was nowhere to be found in the afternoon.

After sitting down, the captain's eyes swept across the audience and found that Xia Chengzong had not arrived yet. He couldn't help but frown slightly. He pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "Tax officer, you can start!"

Tang Feng nodded, stood up and came to everyone, and shouted: "Zhang Ning, Chen Tao, Xu Shiguang came forward!"

The three of them were waiting by the side. When they heard Tang Feng's call, they hurriedly walked up and bowed together and said, "Go to the lieutenant, Tax Officer!"

Tang Feng nodded, looked at the three people in front of him, and laughed secretly in his heart: "Old fox, do you think the people from the Xu family are really working with you! Hehe..."

"This time the position of patrol captain must be selected from the three of you! You must exercise your best efforts in the competition later, but remember not to take too much action, which will hurt your opponent's life!" Tang Feng said here, paused slightly, and then said: "The first round, the strength competition! The high-level martial arts soldiers are above the strength of a thousand pounds. There are three stone locks outside the hall, one thousand pounds, two thousand pounds, and three thousand pounds. In this round, one person will be eliminated! You go!"

A warrior has a thousand pounds of strength, which means the force of a full-strength attack, not the weight that can be lifted. Therefore, this stone-lifting lock seems to be no difficulty for the high-level martial arts soldiers, but it is actually not simple at all.

The three men bowed to the captain and Tang Feng, turned around and walked to the entrance of the hall, where three large stone locks had already been laid.

Zhang Ning was the first to step forward, bent down and grabbed the thousand-pound stone lock. After a single arm, he shouted loudly: "Hi!" and then lifted the stone lock steadily over his head.

Afterwards, Chen Tao, the second one, also successfully lifted the stone lock.

Xu Shiguang, who was the third player, grabbed Shi Suo tightly with both hands, but with all his strength, his face turned red. He only lifted Shi Suo to his chest and could no longer raise it. In the end, he could only put it down weakly.

The lieutenant sat in the hall, and the competition at the door was clearly seen. At this moment, his face was extremely gloomy, and his round face was almost stretched into a long face. He was a martial arts school, so he could see clearly how strong everyone was. Xu Shiguang seemed to have tried his best, but in fact he was reserved. At this moment, he finally realized that he had been fooled by the Xu family, and they were the same as the Tang family.

Tang Feng sat on the chair, crossed his legs, and slowly drank the teacup with his hands, with a smile on his lips. It was not until Xu Shiguang failed to lift the stone lock that he slowly put down the teacup and stood up and announced: "Xu Shiguang was eliminated, and the position of patrol captain will be the winner of Zhang Ning and Chen Tao's competition!"

There was almost no suspense in the subsequent competition. Zhang Ning failed to block the three moves and was defeated by Chen Tao. At this time, not only the lieutenant, but also some family representatives also realized that the Zhang family and the Tang family were definitely related.

Tang Feng smiled and turned to the captain and said, "Captain, Chen Tao has won. Do you think it is time to announce that he will succeed the patrol captain!"

The captain stood up silently and stared at Tang Feng quietly, his face was gloomy. Not only was the position of patrol captain taken away, he was also plotted against him, which was a crushing defeat. If there was still a glimmer of hope at the moment, Xia Chengzong had not arrived yet, but according to the news brought back by the city guards who were summoned, Xia Chengzong was afraid that he could not even get up from bed now.

Taking a deep breath, the captain's expression slowly returned to calmness. He nodded to Tang Feng and said, "Okay! Since the patrol captain chosen this time is recommended by merchants, then you can announce it!"

Tang Feng smiled and refused: "The patrol team is under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant, how can I interfere with it!"

"The tax officer still knows that the patrol team is under my management!" The captain sneered, ignored Tang Feng who was smiling embarrassedly, and took a few steps forward and came to the front of the hall. Although he was unwilling to do so, he had to announce it at this time!

"The last winner of the candidates recommended by all merchants is Chen Tao! Because the current patrol captain Xia Chengzong is difficult to return..."

Before the captain could finish his words, a voice suddenly came from outside the hall door: "Who said my father was in trouble!"
Chapter completed!