Mr. Jiu had lost money, and on top of that, a woman had scratched up his face.
A man secretly watching from a distance saw the crowd disperse and quickly slipped away to report the situation to Lu Yuanbin.
Lu Yuanbin listened with great relish.
But his underling grew worried.
"Third Master, Mr. Jiu was beaten and humiliated. I'm afraid the big shot behind him won't let this slide!"
The reason Old Nine was so audacious was because he had the backing of Qingshan County's second-in-command—a man that even the top official, Zhang Tianming, wouldn't dare to cross.
He came from a powerful family in Beijing.
He was incredibly powerful. To put it in old-fashioned terms, he was as untouchable as The Buddha's own uncle—practically imperial royalty.
Old Nine had some connection to him, paying an astronomical sum in tribute each year in exchange for his protection.
