Making Friends

First City's management is still much worse than the company… Jiang Baimian nodded and asked another question after hearing Jadi's answer. "Has anything major happened in the city recently?"

Jadi shook his head like a rattle. "No, everything is as usual."

"Are all of you citizens?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Jadi glanced at his companions—who had their hands raised. "Yes, but over the years, the citizens at the bottom are living increasingly worse days. It's not as good as when the emperor was alive. We have a good relationship with some of the city guard captains and company commanders. We rely on them to earn some hard-earned money at the Red River Bridge entrance."

Hard-earned money… Jiang Baimian nearly chortled from amusement. How can extortion with a gun be considered tough?