20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 118 Controlling People
Fengtian Patrol Bureau, on the west side of the building, the side door opened and there was a "buzz" sound.

"Sixth Brother and Seventh Brother, I have not treated you well these past two days. There is nothing I can do about it. It is all an arrangement from above. You two must not take it to heart!"

Patrolman Lao Xia walked to the door, turned sideways, and clasped his hands in fists.

Guan Wei reluctantly returned the gift and said reluctantly: "It's not easy for everyone, let's bear with each other! Let's go!"

Gong Baonan followed behind, but he didn't have any grudges in his heart. He still said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work, Lao Xia!"

"Brother Qi, you're welcome!" Lao Xia chuckled, "Go back and step on the brazier to get rid of bad luck."

"Okay, okay, stay!" Guan Wei said without looking back.

According to Jianghu rules, before being released from prison, the last meal must be eaten completely, no matter how hard it is to swallow; all the items collected when entering must be taken out, and nothing can be left behind; after leaving the yamen gate, everyone must As you move forward, remember not to look back; when you reach the door of your home, you have to step over the charcoal brazier before you can enter the house. Otherwise, it is unlucky and you may be imprisoned again.

Although this is just a patrol station, and the two of them are not really in jail, the events of the past few days have been so erratic that they just left and came in again, which really makes people feel troubled.

Therefore, Guan Wei paid special attention that night. He drank up the porridge before he finished it. He held the big bowl and licked it for a long time before following Lao Xia out.

Walking down the steps, Guan Wei took a deep breath. Just when he was about to be intoxicated, his nose suddenly tightened. He lowered his head and smelled his own creaks. He couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "It's sour!"
"Uncle Six!"

There was a rustle on the grass, and Jiang Xiaodao emerged from the shadow of the trees.

"Yeah! Trail!"

Guan Wei walked forward quickly in relief, then looked around and asked, "Why are you alone?"

"Everyone is busy!" Jiang Xiaodao smiled and flexed his wrist twice, "I can do it by myself."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Guan Wei was a little surprised, "Did you do it for us?"

"Who do you think you are?"

"Hey! He is indeed my eldest nephew, what a blessing!" Guan Wei hugged him and said, "Tell Uncle Six, what's going on in the past two days? I'm so confused inside!"

Jiang Xiaodao kept his father's instructions in mind, stepped out from under Uncle Six's arm, and gave him a silly smile.

"You should stop asking about this matter. You will know when this case is completely settled."

"Hey! Boy, have you learned how to hide your secrets from your sixth uncle?" Guan Wei was slightly dissatisfied, "Old seventh, look at it, we have suffered and suffered inside, but now we are outsiders!"

Gong Baonan had been silent at first, but now he suddenly grabbed Xiao Dao's wrist and turned it up. He saw a bruise one finger wide across the palm of the kid's palm. He felt a thump in his heart, guessing that someone had given him a hand. He became the scapegoat.

The dead will never retract their confessions, so they are most suitable to be used to steal and replace others.

Lao Qi's hands were quick and he struck unexpectedly. Guan Wei didn't react for a moment. When he went to look again, Jiang Xiaodao had already turned his wrist and pulled his hand back.

"Hey! What are you two doing?"

Gong Baonan laughed playfully and said, "Thank you! I'm not as crooked as you. I've been picking things up every day. I came all the way to help us get out. You're still an outsider, but listen. It’s all chilling. Isn’t it, Xiaodao?”

"Uncle Qi, stop picking holes in the ditch!" Jiang Xiaodao flexed his wrists twice more, "You two should go to my father's house to report that he is safe."

Guan Wei looked at these two people suspiciously, then suddenly fell silent and stopped talking.

Gong Baonan asked in confusion: "Xiaodao, what do you mean? Don't you come with us?"

Jiang Xiaodao shook his head, turned around and stepped forward, saying, "No, you two go ahead! I have to go home to be with my wife!"

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At this moment, the Zhou family's thugs in black clothes and black trousers were standing outside the courtyard gate of Jiangzhai, at the entrance of the alley, and inside and outside.

In the house, Zhou Yunfu was leaning on the bed, clicking the big smoking gun in his hand. His nephew Han Ce was sitting next to him. On the square table under the bed, there were three other "beams" that he had relied on for more than ten years. The remaining thugs are naturally his confidants, dedicated to protecting the old man's safety.

"Bai Baochen is in the limelight now. He suffered a small loss and took advantage of a big advantage. He relied on the power of the Japanese and the New Deal to ban smoking and cut off Han Ce's tobacco business. You guys have always been my right-hand man. Today is a rare occasion. We are all here, behind closed doors, if you have any thoughts or words that need to be said, just say them."

The old man's words were like a pebble thrown into a deep stream, and there was no response for a long time.

Jiang Chenghai and Xu Ruqing looked at each other and said nothing.

Chen Wantang was even more stunning, leaning on the table with both arms and just stroking the mustache on his lips. His expression was a bit indifferent rather than aloof.

Needless to say, Han Ce would have told his uncle privately if he really had any ideas.

"Hey! Everyone is quite polite." Zhou Yunfu clearly suffered the loss of the Bai family, but he still chuckled. He just smiled and laughed, and suddenly turned into a violent cough, as if he was choked by something. After a while, he finally coughed up a mouthful of thick phlegm and spit it out on the ground with a "pop" sound.

Seeing this, Han Ce quickly reached out and patted the old man on the back.

Zhou Yunfu raised his hand to signal to stop, and immediately narrowed his eyes, piercing Chen Wantang's face like an awl.

"Chen Wantang, you have always made a fortune in silence and rarely show up. I finally called you here today, so please say a few words first."

These words are really a slap in the face.

After hearing this, Chen Wantang was immediately startled. He lowered his hands and said, "Old man, I don't have any ideas. I will do whatever you ask me to do."

"You still haven't changed at all!" Zhou Yunfu snorted coldly, "Don't speak if it's none of your own business. You shake your head when you ask and don't know."

Chen Wantang hurriedly whispered: "Old man, I'm exaggerating. We are all a family, how can we say it's none of our own business? But, you also know that my thoughts are all on the business of the gambling house, and I am not concerned about the external situation. , I am far less knowledgeable than Brother Hai and Third Sister, so I am afraid that if I say something wrong, everyone will laugh."

"Oh!" Zhou Yunfu nodded and took a puff of cigarette, "That's just right. I've been feeling very anxious these past two days. It's good that you can make me happy by saying what you say."

Chen Wantang drooped his eyelids and said to himself: It seems that I can't deal with it, I have to say something.

"Old man, then I will just talk nonsense."

"Say."

"Nowadays, the Japs play an important role in the situation in Fengtian. Bai Baochen has been able to make a comeback in recent years because of this supporter. However, there is no friendship between him and the Japs. They are nothing more than interests. In my opinion, we should do it with them. If you think about dealing with the Bai family, it is better to just go and please the Japanese. If you can replace them, the Bai family will destroy itself."

This is what Chen Wantang is thinking.

He has "cooperated" with Zhou Yunfu for nearly 20 years and has always been very stable. The reason why he has the idea of ​​​​rebellion now is not because he is dissatisfied with the old man, but because he simply believes that they are no match for the Bai family.

In fact, if the old man could have taken the lead and stood by the Japanese, he would have continued to do his best.

But a few years ago, when General Zhao opened a port in Fengtian, Zhou Yunfu was forced to spend all his capital and had no extra money. Moreover, he stubbornly guarded the gambling houses, prostitutes and opium. He was like the third son, unwilling to change with the times. Jin, using the relationship with the government, opened a factory, which allowed the Bai family to take advantage of the loophole.

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Ce shook his head.

"Second brother, you put it lightly! In the past few years, my tobacco business has been suppressed! Sister Hong's business, as well as the prostitutes from the South and the Korean brothels came to seize it, and the government even asked them to move it to a small town. Xiguan. Before, we were forced to invest in the development of horse-drawn railways and commercial ports, which were all loss-making transactions. We just recently lost 5000 yuan to the Japanese. The patrol battalion has contributed [-] yuan this time and has to manage everything. How can we have any spare money to give to the Japanese? Are you having fun?"

His words were so fluent that people suspected he had memorized them in advance.

"Heshengfang" is not mentioned in every sentence, but "Heshengfang" is mentioned in every sentence.

Chen Wantang's face turned dark. He did not look at Han Ce, but looked at Zhou Yunfu. When he spoke again, his voice was a little muffled.

"Old man, I've paid everything I'm supposed to pay...but if you all have difficulties, it's only right that I help out, as a family!"

Zhou Yunfu quickly waved his hand and said in a long tone: "No, no, no, pay as much as you want, it was decided years ago, how can you break the rules casually!"

Chen Wantang stood up and spoke righteously.

"Old man, rules are dead, but people are alive! I know you have always been strict and fair, otherwise, how could you be so powerful in the world. But the current situation is special. My business has not suffered much damage, and I should have worked harder. ! We are a family behind closed doors. If we can only share joys and sorrows, then wouldn’t it be a joke for outsiders to laugh at? Old man, please allow me to be stubborn for a moment, and just listen to me on this matter! "

Zhou Yunfu let out a long sigh, stretched out his index finger, and pointed twice in the air.

"Oh! You, you, you, your idea is too good! I am old now, and I can't control you anymore!"

"No, no, no! The four of us were able to get along before because we relied on the old man to keep us in check. If you were to become the boss, everyone would have dispersed long ago."

"Pull him down!" Zhou Yunfu squinted his eyes, glanced at "Owl" and "Chuan'erhong", and then said: "Being old and not dying is the biggest sin! Which one of you is not the big man'er who is responsible for it? In the end, it was all delayed by me."

Xu Ruqing stood up hurriedly and stepped forward with a smile.

"Godfather, look what you said! There is a saying that makes sense, a good wind relies on strength. If it weren't for the gust of wind you brought, the few of us would be just a few miscellaneous hairs at best, how could we pretend to be big vines! "

Jiang Chenghai turned sideways slightly and glanced at the thugs behind him. All the cannons were strapped to his waist, so he had no choice but to express his stance.

"Old man, I, Jiang Chenghai, have repaid my kindness. If it weren't for you, I would have been arrested by the government. Others may not say it, but I know in my heart that without Zhou Yunfu, these three words, 'Hai Lao Owl', would not be worth a penny." not worth!"

"Oh! If you guys are so nagging, you're going too far."

Zhou Yunfu put down his smoking gun, pulled Han Ce's shoulders, and sat up with difficulty, with a worried look on his face.

"I'm worried about my life too! Haicheng, Wantang, especially you two, helped me a lot when I dealt with Bai Baochen and Su Yuansheng. Now that these two families are in trouble again, I'm also worried about you being retaliated against. ! Tell me, if I fall, what will you do?"

(End of this chapter)