"You still have to do things to save face."

Su Mu smiled and said, "What's more, besides gangs, there are always other things that we need to take care of."

"For example, thugs, thieves, scoundrels, villains, etc."

"We still have to maintain basic public order."

"Of course, the degree of this is difficult to grasp."

"When the time comes, just look at me and act according to my eyes."

Su Mu said: "I have more experience than you and can tell who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked."

"Okay."

Lu Fan just wanted to improve his strength and didn't want to cause trouble.

Although the world is unfair, with his current strength and status, it would be good if he could take care of himself.

It's impossible for him to do something that overestimates his capabilities, let alone put himself in danger.

Survive first, and then gradually improve his situation, is what he should do most.

"I go to sleep."

Lu Fan said nothing more and fell asleep.

…

…

It’s April in the blink of an eye.

This morning on the 2nd.

Lan Kwai Street in the city.

Lu Fan and Su Mu stood side by side on the street holding long guns.

"Let's go."

Su Mu greeted and walked forward first.

"Um."

Lu Fan walked a few steps quickly and caught up with Su Mu.

The two walked side by side.

There were not many pedestrians on the street at this point, so the two of them walked very slowly, watching each other as they walked.

Shops are opening one after another.

Several small restaurants set up tents outside their doors, and many customers had breakfast in the tents.

There is a steamed stuffed bun shop not far ahead with a lot of customers.

"Master Lu, please walk slowly!"

A middle-aged man, wearing a long robe, walked out of the bun shop.

He had a smile on his face and held his hands in a very respectful manner. He looked like the shopkeeper of this steamed bun shop.

"Um."

The man called Mr. Lu is a big man in his early thirties.

He was dressed in black, tall and strong, and looked extremely rugged.

There were four other men in black following him, all of whom looked quite arrogant.

Lu Fan and Su Mu happened to come over and met these men in black.

The leading man in black glanced at the two of them, turned his head with disdain, waved his hand, "Let's go."

"yes!"

The other four men in black also saw Su Mu and Lu Fan, but they only glanced at them and then looked away, with unusually indifferent expressions.

"Masters, please go slowly!"

The shopkeeper bent down and cupped his hands to send him off.

It wasn't until a few people walked away and entered the next store that he turned around and looked at Lu Fan and Su Mu, with a smile on his face, "Two military masters, please come in quickly."

"No, you go and do your work."

Su Mu waved his hand.

"Then you two wait a moment."

The shopkeeper turned around and left. After taking a few steps, he felt a little worried, then turned around and said, "Don't leave, I'll be back in a minute."

"Who are those men in black?"

Lu Fan was a little curious.

"Looking at their attire, they should be members of the Black Tiger Gang."

Su Mu whispered: "I heard that Langui Street is now the territory of the Black Tiger Gang. They come to collect cash every month, and all the shops on the street can't run away."

"oh."

Lu Fan understood that this was to collect protection money.

"The big man in the lead should be the little leader of the Black Tiger Gang, and he has at least a seventh-level cultivation level."

Su Mu shook his head, "So let's not care about this kind of thing. We can't care about it at all."

"Um."

Lu Fan naturally wouldn't meddle in other people's business.

Especially this default rule, which he has no power to change now.

While the two were talking, the shopkeeper came out of the bun shop with two steaming paper bags in his hand.

"Master Jun, this is the best meat bun in our store. You two can try it."

The shopkeeper came to Su Muhe with two paper packages in his hands, and handed them out respectfully.

Lu Fan hesitated for a moment and didn't answer.

"Thank you then."

Su Mu reached out to take it and said with a smile, "Boss, business is booming."

"You're welcome."

The shopkeeper smiled and turned to leave.

"etc."

Lu Fan stopped him.

The shopkeeper turned around, his expression changed slightly, but he soon put on a smile again, "I wonder what the military master's orders are?"

"How much money did those people charge you just now?"

Lu Fan asked.

"this……"

The shopkeeper's face changed drastically, he hesitated a lot, then shook his head, "I don't dare to say it."

"Is there anything you dare not say?"

Lu Fan said: "I just asked casually, I didn't mean anything else."

"All right."

The shopkeeper stretched out a finger and whispered: "One tael of silver."

"oh?"

Lu Fan was a little surprised. One tael of silver was a huge sum of money.

His two months' salary combined was less than one tael of silver.

This bun shop is not big in scale. Although the business is very good, can it make thirty taels of silver a month?

I'm afraid it's difficult.

Even if it is possible, it would be good if after excluding the cost, plus the monthly salary of the staff and the family's expenses, there are only five taels of silver left.

You still have to pay taxes on these five taels of silver, and you still have to deal with relationships.

What's left is probably less than three taels of silver.

And then give the Black Tiger Gang a tael of silver?

So what's left?

This is even when business is good.
To be continued...