nightcrawler in los angeles

Chapter 50 The Chinatown Story
Tao Xi was crazily drinking iced Coca-Cola while gasping for air, pointing to a plate of spicy chicken with sweat profusely and said: "It's delicious, it would be great if there were no these peppers."

Marco and Nierta had already eaten two whole bowls of rice, and everyone was sweating profusely, but the two of them just didn't stop their chopsticks and spoons.

"How much, Master Li!"

When Master Li heard that Tao Xi wanted to give the money, he immediately had an unhappy face: "Tao Xi! I'm still busy, so let's go after eating."

"No!" Regardless of Master Li's refusal, Tao Xi directly took out a single bill from his pocket, stuffed it into the pocket of Master Li's apron, took Marco and Nierta with him, and then turned and left.

Standing at the door and watching Tao Xi's RV leave, Master Li was filled with emotions for a moment.

"Dad, who are those three people? Why don't we charge them?"

Master Li glanced back at his son who was still in high school and pointed to the foot bath shop diagonally across the door. At this time, there were six people standing at the door of the foot bath shop. He saw that it was not a scene of good people waiting for money and said: "If there is no Tao Xi , your father and my restaurant should have moved long ago!"

Master Li's son looked at the few people collecting protection fees at the door of the foot bath shop and quickly retracted his neck.

After collecting the protection fee, Liao Weiqin walked in towards [Chengdu Cuisine] with a group of younger brothers behind him, but before Liao Weiqin could speak, one of his younger brothers walked in carelessly, stepping on the bench and pointing at the Master Li, who was cleaning the dining table with his head down, shouted: "Old man! Pay the cleaning fee! Seeing that your business is so miserable, I won't ask for more, 300 dollars!"

Master Li, who had been lowering his head to clean up the dining table, ignored the younger brother but looked up at Liao Weiqin who had just entered the door.

"Master Li, here's a bowl of claypot rice! The early meals in Guangzhou always cut corners for me, and it's not enough to eat." Liao Weiqin didn't notice the stalemate in the restaurant at all, but put money on the table by himself. with.

"Don't dare! Go to someone else's house to eat, and I will pay you the protection fee in a while." After saying this, Master Li walked towards the cashier to pay.

Liao Weiqin was taken aback when he saw this scene, and his younger brother hurried up to show his loyalty: "Boss, this family is quite honest. As soon as I talked about money, I immediately said that I would give it to us."

"Pa" Liao Weiqin went up and gave his little brother a slap in the face, and the people standing behind him were also startled and backed away.

"Hahahaha, Master Li, don't, don't, don't you, aren't you slapping me in the face? The relationship between you and the gang outside is to give your nephew a little courage, and I dare not accept your protection fee. He is a newcomer. Yes, newcomer, you just don’t remember villains.”

Master Li didn't raise his eyebrows, but went to the back kitchen to prepare the dishes.

After finishing the claypot rice, a group of people walked towards the depths of Chinatown under the leadership of Liao Weiqin. One of the boys finally got up the courage to ask: "Boss, why don't you charge the cleaning fee for Chengdu Food?"

"You all followed me just now, and I will teach you a good lesson!"

"This Chinatown is not only our Hongxing's world. There are three things we can't mess with in Chinatown. The first is the officials, and the second is the Daquan Gang. Not long ago, the Daquan Gang helped us fight off the Mexicans in San Francisco. This is the first time. Three"

"What's the third one? Brother, tell me quickly."

"The third is people like Old Li! Do you still remember the underground black boxing in Chinatown six years ago?"

"I know, it's not gone now."

"Do you know why it's gone?"

"Why? Boss, just be more straightforward, half of what you say makes us feel uncomfortable."

"This Master Li's full name is Li Wangcai. I heard that he immigrated from Hong Kong. In the early years, this old man Li came alone and set up a stall at the gate of the boxing market with a cart."

"Rain or shine all year round, suddenly one day a 12-year-old Asian came to our boxing market to fight. I remember that the kid was not very tall at the time, just over 1 meters, but the muscles in his whole body were called a Make me envious."

"It's 1 meters and weighs less than 6, but the one who locks the throat with one hand is called a master."

Liao Weiqin seemed to be saying that he was a little tired, so he squatted at the door of a traumatology gym and lit a cigarette and started to smoke. The rest of the people also followed suit and squatted down, listening to Liao Weiqin's follow-up story with gossiping faces.

"I was also 15 years old at the time, and I remember it very clearly. At that time, his weight and height were not dominant. If he is said to be great, he is not that great, but what makes him great is that he dares to fight!"

"Even if you punched me, he wouldn't dodge, he would go straight up and resist the punch."

"Once you are locked by him, it will be difficult for you to break free. He won't win all by relying on this, but also loses and wins."

While Liao Weiqin was talking, an RV passed them with a strong smell of gasoline, and several of Liao Weiqin's younger brothers cursed at the RV parked in front of them.

Liao Weiqin didn't pay attention to these, but continued to say with a look of reminiscence: "That child has a large group of people to pick him up after boxing every day. Every time he leaves, that child will buy a piece of Li Wangcai's fried rice."

"If things go on like this, it's nothing!"

"Black boxing involves spinach in the first place, and there are a lot of benefits. If there is someone who can break the rules among the boxers, it will not be very good for everyone."

Liao Weiqin saw one of the people coming down from the RV and said, "Did you see that person? It's similar to that person's back, with the same hairstyle, but that person is too tall."

Little brother Liao Weiqin looked at the back of the figure all at once, but the person in the lead quickly went upstairs and disappeared from their sight.

"I remember that it seemed to be raining that day, but he still finished eating a portion of fried rice and left. That was one of the few times when he could leave by himself."

"That was the time when the Vietnamese hitman hired by the seven big circles wanted to kill him on the street!"

[A red car ran directly in front of the child. It happened that the boxing match was over, and many people came out. I followed my grandfather and saw this scene. The child was not in a hurry Eating the fried rice he just bought.

One of them raised his hand and shot, and the child realized it. Fortunately, it was raining at the time, and he couldn't shoot well.

The little boy jumped into the car with a rampage. The car shook quite badly in our opinion, and several shots were fired inside. No one knew what was going on inside.

When the little boy came out again, he was covered in blood, and the clothes on his back were torn torn by the dagger

At that time, Li Wangcai was the only one who went to rescue the little boy at the scene. No one knew why no one picked up the little boy that day. In the past, someone picked him up every day.

The little boy hasn't been seen in Chinatown since that day
When Li Wangcai returned to the gate of the boxing market, not only was he beaten up, but even his booth was gone, but whenever he wanted to set up a new booth, someone would smash it for him. 】

"Boss? Didn't we do anything else at that time?" One of the younger brothers who had been with Liao Weiqin for a while interrupted his memory and asked curiously.

But when the rest of the younger brothers were waiting attentively for Liao Weiqin to finish his story, they found that their boss was staring at the man who had just got off the RV and walked into the traumatology gym.

No, to be precise, it was a boy who had just grown up.

The loose T-shirt on the boy's body would shake with his walking pace when he was walking. Occasionally, through the bottom of his T-shirt, the boy's skin was covered with scars one after another except for the front and back.

"you you you."

Tao Xi saw Liao Weiqin pointing at him stuttering and unable to speak, Tao Xi ignored him and walked straight up to his RV.

Instead, Marco grimaced towards Liao Weiqin with a stinking face: "You bullying country bumpkin, I will deal with you next time."

The RV sprayed a large amount of exhaust gas on Liao Weiqin and the others with his exhaust pipe on purpose.

"It's him! The Asian who started just now is him. I haven't seen him for many years!"

"Boss, who was that person who said you were a country bumpkin just now?"

When Liao Weiqin heard the younger brother's question, Liao Weiqin immediately gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: "It's just a thief, I didn't expect him to know Tao Xi!"

"Tausy?"

[Yes, Tao Xi is the name of the 12-year-old boxer. It was about a month later. I have a very deep impression on that day. I remember that when I just came home, the news on TV said [Los Angeles Prison No. Prison Break Acting], the rising star Blood Gang in Los Angeles attacked the Big Circle Gang that night.

That is to say, there were not many people brought by the little boy that day. What impressed me most was a man with a bald head and a short stature standing behind him.

His hands were crisp and sharp, and he always had a smile on his face.

The Big Circle Gang was kicked out of all the Chinatowns in California on that day. You remember that in all Chinatowns, strong dragons do not overwhelm the local snakes, let alone the blood gang that rushed out of Compton?

At that time, the blood gang was united like never before, no one dared to bully them, even if the big circle gang didn't dare to stand up.

I remember very clearly that night, the little boy put his arms around Li Wangcai and said, "Remember, Li Wangcai is my benefactor. If anyone bullies him again, it will be bullying me. My name is Tao Xi!!!"

Although he was young at the time and his voice was still immature, but I still remember it now]

After Liao Weiqin watched the low-key RV finally leave as if he was showing his sovereignty in Chinatown, Liao Weiqin couldn't help but said: "The gangsters are like Hong Kong, they will gradually withdraw from the stage of history. In recent years, there is no one named Tao in California. I think he might be the way out for that group of people!"

The rest of Liao Weiqin's younger brothers looked at each other in dismay and didn't say much. Even the person in charge of Master Li's protection fee had a pale face and teeth and couldn't help but chattered.

"Don't be afraid, Master Li is not the kind of bad guy who bullies others."

"Didn't you see that the Mexicans who come to Chinatown recently have to go to him for a meal? Those are people who have heard of the legend of Tausi, and recently the Mexican mafia has been making small moves. I heard that the Southern Brotherhood not long ago I even fought against them, maybe we Hongxing's new generation will fight against them."

Liao Weiqin patted the scared little brother on the shoulder humming a song and walked towards his house. As for whether Master Li and Tao Xi had any contact in private, Liao Weiqin didn't want to care, but Tao Xi came to Chinatown He has to go back and report this matter to his father, so as not to cause any further misunderstandings.

Although the current Blood Gang is fighting on its own, and the outside world is facing the siege of the Lame Gang, but if their spiritual leader who disappeared for a long time suddenly appears, there may be some changes on the ground in California.

In the Chengdu Gourmet Restaurant, Li Wangcai wiped the sweat from his forehead, moved a bench and sat at the door smoking a cigarette with a tired face.

"Hey, Li Wangcai, isn't business busy today?"

When Li Wangcai saw that it was Lin Xiuguo, who sold dog skin plasters, Li Wangcai immediately replied: "Our business is doing well. Recently, there have been more gangsters. I heard that there was another war in the south and a lot of refugees fled in."

Lin Xiuguo took the tobacco pot in his hand and knocked it under his feet, stuffed some fresh tobacco leaves, and suddenly turned his head and said, "Tao Xi is here, do you want to see if you have more money in your pocket!"

Li Wangcai seemed to realize something when he heard this. Li Wangcai directly put his hand into his trouser pocket and found that there was an extra $1000 in his pocket in an instant.

Li Wangcai with a wry smile turned his head and glanced at Lin Xiuguo: "You also received it?"

"Well, but this time it's what I want. Not long ago, that brat Marco came to me and took away a lot of valuable things."

"Lin Papi, Lin Papi, if you don't have Tao Xi to help you, you bastard can gain a foothold in Chinatown. If they take something from you, you can take it. You called the police last time!" The nose is not the nose and the face is not the face, pointing at Lin Xiuguo and scolding.

Lin Xiuguo was not angry, but just spat heavily on the ground: "You fart! Marco didn't lie on the air vent that time, he smashed the window in. If I don't call the police, in case someone sees him and follows him to find him What should I do if I get Tao Xi? The medicine they took last time was obviously the medicine that was wiped when punching! I can call the police and cut off the clues to find Tao Xi from me!"

Li Wangcai didn't say a word when he heard Lin Xiuguo's words, but just smoked with his head sullen. After a long time, Li Wangcai asked, "Is Tao Xi going to follow him?"

"I know, I know, no no, to be a reporter! Tausi said he wouldn't let his grandpa down and Hill was sent to school."

"Oh, that's good, that's good, as long as you don't go astray."

(End of this chapter)