The pig cage was a mess, with notes from the street patrols everywhere, and people were searching door-to-door for any fish that had slipped through the traps of major associations, which made people panic.
When Jiang Jiahao rushed to the pig cage, the blood stains on the street had been cleaned up.
He first took his people to inspect the shops under his command, and sure enough, they were all smashed up. It would be another expense to reopen the business.
The only thing that has been preserved intact is the tea shop that is almost unprofitable!
Half the building of Zihuatan headquarters has collapsed, and some policemen wearing hats are coming in and out, looking for valuable things.
Someone saw Jiang Jiahao appearing with a group of horsemen, and immediately surrounded Jiang Jiahao. After getting the signal from the leader, they let Jiang Jiahao go.
A street patrolman found Jiang Jiahao's Stevens shotgun in the ruins and was about to take it away, but Jiang Jiahao snatched it away with a cold face.
After giving him two hundred dollars and sending him away, Jiang Jiahao threw the Stevens shotgun to Ma Zai behind him, looked at the ruins of the headquarters, and headed to the ancestral hall.
The door of the ancestral hall was in tatters, and the rows on the altar were all crooked. Jiang Jiahao stepped forward, straightened each row, took a rag and wiped the ashes on the table.
Then he lit incense candles for each rank, took a few steps back and bowed down to salute: "Zi Huatan suffered a disaster, the 278th generation hall leader Wang Laoji unfortunately died, and no body remains."
"Brother Ma with the Double Flower Red Stick and Marshal Da Ma of the Second Route are imprisoned. The casualties in the hall are scattered, and the word Huatan has ceased to exist in name only."
"My Jiang Jiahao, the newly promoted Zihuatan has prepared a red stick. He should abide by the oath he took when he entered the hall. He should take the promotion of Zihuatan as his own responsibility and restore Zihuatan. I would like to invite all the sages to witness it!"
After saluting three more times in front of the memorial tablets, Jiang Jiahao tapped his toes on the floor under the altar table and stepped on the hollow.
Brother Da Ma once revealed a secret to Jiang Jiahao before. The secret room under the ancestral hall contains the treasures accumulated by the masters of Zihuatan Hall in the past generations.
The main purpose is to prevent Zihuatan from encountering a disaster one day, so that the survivors can have the funds to restore Zihuatan.
This news was told to Brother Ma by Wong Lo Kat when he was in coma. Brother Ma told Jiang Jiahao after he was seriously injured.
Jiang Jiahao came to Zihuatan today just to see if the treasure place that Brother Ma mentioned exists or not. Now he has some clues.
He walked backwards to the door of the ancestral hall, and ordered Ma Zai to find a new wooden door, replace it, and lock it securely with a lock.
"Brother Hao, Zihuatan is over. Why don't we choose a stronger society to join us? With your reputation, even if you join the four major societies, you will still be at the middle or upper level at the lowest level!"
A younger brother didn't understand what Jiang Jiahao was doing. He frowned and came over to ask, but was interrupted by Jiang Jiahao.
"Jianghu people talk about loyalty. If we abandon Zihuatan at this time, this church that has been passed down for hundreds of years may disappear."
"As the reserve red stick of Zihuatan, I should shoulder the heavy responsibility of reviving Zihuatan, and so do you. Only in this way can I be worthy of the hall master and brothers under Jiuquan!"
After hearing this, all the horses looked at each other and bowed to Jiang Jiahao: "Brother Hao is righteous!" "We will follow Brother Hao to the death and restore Zihuatan!"
"Get up, there are so many strips here, let people see them and arrest us."
Glancing at the notes that were still being flipped around, Jiang Jiahao decided to stay here until evening. After all the notes were gone, he would find a way to take out the treasures from Zihuatan.
"Go and spend a lot of money to recruit masons to repair Zihuatan. This is the main store and the root of Zihuatan. We must not let it be abandoned like this."
Jiang Jiahao came to the front hall, took out a roll of banknotes from his pocket and stuffed it into the leader's hand, and said quietly: "Everyone has almost rummaged through it. Since you haven't found anything, let's leave quickly."
"I'm going to let people renovate this place so that everyone won't have New Year's Eve dinner!"
Zhi Tiao looked Jiang Jiahao up and down, pushed out the big red bull in his hand, and called the other Bian Tiao to leave together.
Jiang Jiahao looked at the group of pig cage residents hiding in the corner watching the excitement outside the gate, and hugged his fists apologetically.
"In the past two days, major social organizations have been in trouble and all of you have been implicated. I am really sorry."
"I, Jiang Jiahao, am the red stick of Zihuatan. I can make a promise to everyone here. When I, Zihuatan, restore the place under my command, I will open recruitment quotas for you, regardless of gender and age."
"In addition, in order to express my apology to everyone, on behalf of other associations, I once again promise to you that your water and electricity bills will be halved in the future, and there will never be any bad incidents of deliberately turning off water and electricity."
"Hmm, are you telling the truth? Water and electricity bills are cut in half. Can you, a big-time guy, make the decision?"
"Yes, halving utility bills is no small matter. Can you make the decision?"
Water and electricity have always been the biggest concern for pig cage residents. Several water pipes and wires are controlled by major associations, and major associations also use them to make profits.
They pinch the water and electricity in their hands whenever they want, and raise the prices whenever they want, making the residents of the pig cage miserable but helpless.
Now Jiang Jiahao is brazenly promising that he can cut water and electricity bills in half for all associations, which will make the onlookers blow up the temple.
Not to mention forgiving the Pig Cage riot, as long as Jiang Jiahao can lower his water and electricity bills, people like Pig Cage can set up a memorial tablet for him!
Seeing the commotion in the crowd, the horsemen in Jiangzidui immediately came out to protect Jiang Jiahao and shouted loudly: "What are you shouting for!"
"What our brother Hao said is a promise. I will definitely cut it in half for you when the time comes. If other forces disagree, we, Zihuatan, will naturally step in to mediate."
"Everyone, just go home and wait for the good news. Why are you making so much noise here? Let those notes hear them, then come back and arrest you all!"
"That's right, stop shouting. My eldest brother is the red stick of Zihuatan. What kind of reputation does Zihuatan have? Do you still need us to explain?!"
More and more residents gathered in front of the Zihuatan main store. They all came to join in the fun when they heard about the half-past water and electricity bills.
Hearing this, everyone looked towards the Zihuatan, and someone said, "If we help you renovate your house, will you not default on your debt?"
"Everyone, calm down. I really need a lot of help here right now. If anyone is willing to help, I will hire them on a daily basis!"
"As for the halving of water and electricity bills, please rest assured that I, Jiang Jiahao, will keep my word. From now on, you will only have to pay half of the water and electricity bills you pay in the future."
"Then we believe you!"
The onlookers looked at me and I looked at you, then dispersed to inform others of the good news.
Seeing this, the remaining laborers walked to Jiang Jiahao and stood in a row. Ma Zai guided them to renovate Zihuatan behind.
Seeing the crowd gradually disperse, Jiang Jiahao finally let go of his hanging heart. He was afraid that if the note was gone, without Ma Zai's suppression, the residents of these pig cages would mutiny.
At first glance, these people are quite cute. As long as you give them a little benefit, they will be at your mercy.
Lighting a cigarette and sucking on it, Jiang Jiahao subconsciously looked towards the long street on the left and saw a girl wearing rags staring at him with fear on her face.
"What's up?"
"I want to ask, Ale, is he still alive? He...he is my elder brother."
"A Le? Which A Le? There are at least twenty people named A Le in Zihuatan. I don't know who the A Le you are talking about is."
"But you have also seen that we are the only ones left in Zihuatan now. There should be no Ale you are looking for."
When the girl heard this, tears flowed down the corners of her eyes, and she murmured: "Brother, is he dead?"
The girl was crying and about to leave, but was stopped by Jiang Jiahao.
Jiang Jiahao walked up to the girl and looked her up and down.
Although her face was muddy, it was obviously rubbed on her face. Although the clothes on her body were patched, they were too new.
"what's your name?"
The girl was stopped by Jiang Jiahao. She subconsciously took a few steps back, showed a fearful expression, and murmured: "Aning."
"Is there anyone else in your family?"
The girl was startled and shed more tears: "No, my brother and I have always been dependent on each other, my brother..."
Jiang Jiahao frowned, feeling that this Aning was still the orphan of Zihuatan.
"No matter whether your brother is still alive or not, Zihuatan will always be your home. If you have nowhere to go, just follow me."
When the girl heard this, she subconsciously took a few steps back, turned around and was about to run. She held back her steps, her voice full of fear: "Are you going to sell me?"
"Why are I selling you? I'm not short of money, and you're worthless!"
"Besides, is it worth it? Your brother is a Ma Zai who has shed blood for Zihuatan. Can I treat his orphan badly?"
"Okay, that's all. If you have nowhere to go, you can always come to me."
Jiang Jiahao shrugged, turned around and left, but Aning grabbed his arm.
Aning said weakly: "There are many people like me, can you also protect them?"
