After exchanging greetings for a moment, the middle-aged man raised the saucer in his hand, smiled and said:
"Younger martial brother, how about tasting the spirit tea of the city Lord''s residence?"
Hearing the speech, Shen Jinghua nodded politely, then picked up the tea cup on the tea table and took a sip.
With the entrance of the tea, Shen Jinghua was surprised. A look of approval flashed in his eyes and slowly said:
"Although the entrance of this tea is plain, it has endless aftertaste. It''s really a good tea!"
"Since you like it so much, I''ll prepare some for you when you leave!"
"Elder martial brother, you don''t have to!"
"You''re welcome!"
Although Shen Jinghua tried to refuse, the middle-aged man was not polite to him and directly began to order his servants to prepare.
……
After three rounds of tea, Shen Jinghua suddenly remembered something and looked at the middle-aged man in a puzzled way.
As a huge city directly controlled by zongmen, yunbei city can bring countless wealth to zongmen every day.
The city Lord''s house is the official organization set up by the Pope to manage the order of the whole city, and has absolute rights in yunbei city.
In this way, the position of the city master who commands the city master''s house naturally becomes an important position with heavy power.
Therefore, for the benefit of the sect, the position of city leader has always been directly assigned by the sect. Aristocratic families in the city will never be allowed to take the position of city leader!
The middle-aged man is a disciple of an aristocratic family in the city, so he is unlikely to be able to serve as the city master!
……
Suddenly, Shen Jinghua said with a smile:
"If I remember correctly, elder martial brother song should be from an aristocratic family... What''s the position of city master..."
Facing Shen Jinghua''s inquiry, the middle-aged man couldn''t help showing a thought-provoking look on his face.
Although Shen Jinghua didn''t make it clear, he already understood what Shen Jinghua meant.
He took a sip from the tea table and then slowly explained:
"It''s easy to say. The elder martial brother who used to be the city master of the sect suddenly closed down, and the city master''s position was empty.
And the zongmen side didn''t appoint a new city Lord for the moment, but asked senior brother me to be the Acting City Lord. "
"Acting City Lord?"
Hearing the speech, Shen Jinghua was stunned for a moment, and then asked back.
"According to the rules of the sect, our aristocratic family disciples can''t be the city master, so elder martial brother, I can only act as the city master!"
The middle-aged man took another sip of tea and said faintly.
"Well, don''t talk about me, elder martial brother. Tell me about yourself, younger martial brother. Why did you come to the city master''s residence suddenly?"
Seeing that the other party had asked, Shen Jinghua was not polite. He took out the search jade slips just obtained from the commander from his storage bag and handed them to the middle-aged man.
"Elder martial brother, take a look at this jade slip first!"
Looking at the jade slips handed by Shen Jinghua, the middle-aged man''s face couldn''t help showing a strange look. It was obvious that he had recognized that this was the jade slips used by the city Lord''s house for investigation!
He took the jade slips from Shen Jinghua and began to check them.
After a few breaths, his divine sense retreated from the jade slips and looked at Shen Jinghua with a puzzled face.
"Younger martial brother, is there anything wrong with this order?"
"There is nothing wrong with this investigation order. Younger martial brother just wanted to ask, "did you send this order here?"
Shen Jinghua shook his head first, and then asked with a serious face.
Facing Shen Jinghua''s inquiry, the middle-aged man immediately denied:
"Elder martial brother, I haven''t examined and approved this sealing order here!"
"Why, does this shop have anything to do with younger martial brother?"
"To tell you the truth, elder martial brother, this shop was opened by a junior of my Shen family. Now I''m embarrassed not to show up when I''m an elder!"
Shen Jinghua looked embarrassed and said in a deep voice.
"It''s a long story. Younger martial brother, I''ll tell it to elder martial brother slowly!"
In this way, Shen Jinghua told the middle-aged man about the store and the scene just in front of the store.
……
At the same time, in another room in the city master''s house, Shen Ruiling and Shen Hong were placed here.
I saw that Shen Hong and his wife were fidgeting and pacing up and down the room. Their faces were full of anxiety. It was obvious that they were very worried about their situation.
On the other side, Shen Ruiling was about to appear calm. He sat in his chair and meditated quietly.
After all, he knew that his sixth uncle would not do anything uncertain. He asked them to stay here, obviously in order to better solve today''s problems!
After a long time, Shen Ruiling frowned and said in a displeased tone when he saw that they had been swinging around
"Don''t worry, you two. Things will be handled!"
"Yes!"
Although they are still uneasy, now they dare not show it in front of Shen Ruiling.
……
Here, after hearing what Shen Jinghua said, the middle-aged man nodded thoughtfully and said:
"In this way, the order of sealing and investigation should be issued by the Huang family using the power of the city Lord''s house!"
"Younger martial brother is also skeptical about this, but how did the Huang family bypass the elder martial brother, the city Lord, and issue this order of sealing up?"
With regard to Shen Jinghua''s question, the middle-aged man showed a meaningful smile on his face and slowly said:
"Younger martial brother, you don''t know. Although the leader of yunbei city is directly appointed by the sect, the patriarchs of our five families can also serve as the deputy leader!"
After hearing this, Shen Jinghua showed an unexpected look. Obviously, he knew this kind of thing for the first time.
But soon he figured out why.
Although the yunbei city is directly controlled by the zongmen, most of the industries in the city are controlled by the five families. Therefore, if the zongmen want to govern the city well, they still have to rely on their five families.
Moreover, the Pope gives them some rights, which can not only better promote the development of the city, but also allow them to restrict each other and facilitate the control of the city master!
Thinking of this, Shen Jinghua looked at the middle-aged man in front of him.
My elder martial brother''s family is already the first family in yunbei city. Now he is appointed as the Acting City Master of yunbei city by the zongmen. The Song family seems to have become the biggest force in control of yunbei city!
……
After a few breaths, Shen Jinghua reacted and said to himself:
"I see!"
At this time, the middle-aged man spoke again.
"Don''t worry, younger martial brother. It seems to be a misunderstanding now.
Find an opportunity in a few days. I''ll help younger martial brother make an appointment with the people of the Huang family. We''ll make things clear and the matter will pass! "
"It''s best to be able to do this naturally. Thank you first, elder martial brother!"
Shen Jinghua got up and thanked the middle-aged man.
Although he is not afraid of the Huang family, since he can solve it in such a friendly way now, he is also very happy!
"You''re welcome, younger martial brother. Everyone is a fellow martial brother. It''s right to help each other!"
The middle-aged man waved his hand in disapproval, and there seemed to be a sneer under Shen Jinghua''s smiling face.
His Huang family is just the bottom of the five families in yunbei City, while Shen Jinghua is a promising array master and has a high position in the sect.
It is easy to see which is more important. Naturally, he will try his best to help the latter against the former for the sake of family interests!