20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 532: Collapse [Thanks to Ye Mengyang for the support of the leader]

When people pass by, they leave their names, and when geese pass by, they leave their voices.

In fact, it is just a moment. Once it falls, it falls. No one can say anything more.

Jiang Lianheng quickly recovered from his shock, accepted the reality, and told the remaining people to evacuate as quickly as possible.

But Li Zhengxi was still a little dazed. Although he was rationally sure that Liu Yansheng was dead, his feet still ran over involuntarily, squatted down, pushed the brother who once drank and laughed with him, and shouted loudly.

"Lao Liu! Lao Liu!"

However, Liu Yansheng remained silent.

The back of his head was already covered with a large patch of sticky blood on the platform, like a canopy.

"Fuck you!"

Li Zhengxi cursed loudly, immediately raised his gun, pulled the trigger, and fired several shots in the dark forward to vent his anger.

At this moment, the entire station was in chaos, with passengers screaming in fear. Bullets have no eyes, and after several rounds of gunfire, it is still unknown how many innocent lives have been lost.

But, in such a rage, how could he allow for even a moment of hesitation?

Li Zhengxi's pupils were filled with blood. He didn't care about anything else and just asked the comer to give him an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!
Fortunately, the station was dark and gloomy. The assassins suffered a fierce counterattack and their vision was obstructed, so they were a little panicked for a moment.

At this moment, the rumbling sound of footsteps came closer and closer like thunder.

With the faint light, I saw dozens of people in big hats suddenly pouring out of the waiting room. They were wearing black uniforms, with five-colored stars on their heads, and carrying old Hanyang-made bicycles on their shoulders. They were rushing towards this side.

However, the passengers on the platform were already like frightened birds, running around like mad, trampling on each other in their rush to escape.

The two groups of people faced each other at the entrance of the waiting room and immediately intertwined with each other.

The passengers couldn't get out and the people in the imperial robes couldn't get in. Everyone was in a panic and the situation became increasingly difficult to resolve.

The leading captain was fed up with it and immediately fired a warning shot, ordering the passengers to maintain order.

"What are you panicking about? What are you panicking about? Back off, back off, don't hinder Allah from performing his duties!"

After the sound of a gunshot, the passengers panicked again and ran around like headless flies.

Seeing this, Jiang Lianheng grabbed Xifeng by the collar and shouted, "Go!"

Liu Yansheng is dead, Wen Tingge was shot twice in the back, and there is not enough ammunition and manpower. If we don't leave now, we will probably have no chance later.

"Master Jiu?" Chen Lixian suggested loudly, "Master Jiu, please retreat to the guild hall immediately!"

Retreating to the old nest and gathering manpower was the natural subconscious reaction of the remaining few Axe Gang core members.

However, without waiting for Wang Laojiu's response, Jiang Lianheng flatly refused, "No, they came to assassinate me, so they must have a backup plan. If we go back now, someone will definitely intercept us on the way!"

"What should we do then?" everyone asked in unison.

"Bang! Bang!"

Jiang Lianheng first fired two shots sideways to maintain firepower, then turned around and shouted: "The Chinese Concession and the French Concession are their territories. I don't know if that old Cantonese from the British Concession is involved. Let's go to the American Concession first!"

"Too far!" someone shouted.

"There's no way to escape from the front of the station!" Jiang Lianheng roared, "If you run away from the front of the station now, there must be someone ambushing you at the nearby intersection!"

"What about Wen Tingge?" Li Zhengxi suddenly asked, "He was shot twice in the back and can't run away. If we leave him here, he will definitely be caught!"

Jiang Lianheng was suddenly stunned, pursed his lips, and glanced at Wen Tingge who was slumped on the shoulders of two Axe Gang members.

"Bang bang bang!"

The bullets bounced off the stone pillars.

There was no time to hesitate. Wang Laojiu called his brothers and said, "Let's go first. They don't dare to be so presumptuous in the American Concession. Let's go to the hospital!"

Going to the hospital, even if it was a hospital in the American Concession, was definitely not a wise move, but if he didn't go, Wen Tingge would definitely die!
Moreover, even if we go to the hospital, it is impossible to leave someone to accompany us.

At this time, several big-block shots were already running towards this side.

The situation was extremely urgent, and everyone had no time to think carefully. Wang Laojiu desperately called out, "Go first, go first, send our brother to the American Concession Hospital first!"

One dead, one injured, and one missing.

Jiang Lianheng suffered a crushing defeat. In the end, a strong dragon could not defeat a local snake. He was helpless now and it seemed that the only way he could get away was to slip away.

Chen Lixian quickly suggested: "If that doesn't work, let's go to the ferry in the American Concession and go to Jiangdong to avoid the limelight!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I know there is a boat over there. It will set out to the north early tomorrow morning. Boss Jiang, you two can go first, and leave this to us!" Another core member of the Axe Gang echoed.

Jiang Lianheng nodded and waved his hand: "It's too late, let's go!"

After saying that, he turned around and fired two shots. Immediately, everyone jumped off the platform and ran towards the northwest of the station.

Just at this moment, the big-hat train in Shanghai finally rushed to the west side of the platform.

The young patrolman in the front row immediately knelt on one knee, raised his Hanyang rifle, pulled the bolt, and shouted in a stern voice: "Don't move! Don't move!"

When the remaining assassins heard the noise, they quickly put down their pistols, crawled on the platform, held their heads in their hands, and did not move at all.

The captain in the lead had a look of rage in his eyes. He put his pistol into his belt, walked over with arms swung, and shouted, "Shoot! Shoot!"

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

In an instant, justice arrived, but unfortunately his shooting skills were not very accurate, and the bullets all whizzed towards Jiang Lianheng and others.

After all, the other assassins have already surrendered, so it is natural to treat them with some "human rights concern".

Seeing Jiang Lianheng and his men fleeing to the wasteland, the captain could not help but curse loudly and ordered righteously: "A few people, a few more people, quickly go and catch the murderer, alive or dead!"

"Yes, Captain!"

A dozen men in peaked caps responded in unison and immediately ran away with their rifles in hand.

The leading captain then ordered: "Ya Zai, take a few brothers to check the dead and injured, and the rest of you, go and maintain order and make those passengers behave themselves!"

"Yes, Captain!"

"Wait, notify the train station master and seal the gate immediately. It's an emergency. No outsiders are allowed to enter, especially those reporters. Do you hear me?"

At the command, dozens of soldiers in peaked hats immediately took action.

The captain personally led his men to handcuff the assassins who were lying on the ground and surrendering one by one, while at the same time searching for something around.

Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something, so he quickly walked to one of the assassins and handcuffed him in a fake manner, while saying in a slightly reproachful tone: "Oh, Master Yan, what on earth are you doing? Didn't you say it could be solved in half a minute? Why did it take so long?"

Yan Chaosheng stood up with his hands handcuffed behind his back. Although he was arrested, he did not show the slightest sign of panic.

He said nothing, but suddenly tilted his head and glanced at the dark, broken light bulb above his head.

After a moment's silence, Yan Chaosheng suddenly snorted coldly, seeming a little confused, but more like he was unwilling to give in.

The captain was still nagging beside him. "Master Yan, you're making it very difficult for me. We agreed to wait for half a minute, but we've been waiting outside for three minutes and the guns are still going off. If I don't step forward, I'm afraid I'll lose my job!"

"Kill them!" Yan Chaosheng said coldly.

"Of course, don't worry, we're sending our own people." The captain frowned and said, "However, the noise they made this time was really too big, I can't do anything about it, I can only trouble you, Master Yan, to work hard for a while, go back and have a cup of tea with us!"

"Check all the passengers who were in the station just now!" Yan Chaosheng said hatefully, his tone almost like an order.

"What?" The captain's eyes widened. "Master Yan, please stop talking nonsense. There were at least three or four hundred people in this station. If we check them all, we won't be able to finish the check in half a year. Moreover, many passengers have already taken advantage of the chaos to escape. Where do you want me to arrest them?"

Yan Chaosheng said nothing more.

He knew in his heart that it was impossible to check all the passengers, so he could only glare fiercely into the distance and curse secretly.

A groaning sound came from not far away.

Yan Chaosheng looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xi Wenzhao clutching his thigh, slumped on the ground and crying. So he leaned over and said, "Captain Jiao, arrest all of them first. Rescue those who are still breathing!"

After saying that, he raised his head again, squinted his eyes and looked in the direction where Jiang Lianheng and others fled, muttering in a low voice: "American Concession..."

At this time, the sound of gunfire from the peaked helmets was getting farther and farther away. No one could guarantee whether they could eliminate Wang Laojiu and Jiang Lianheng before entering the concession.

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On the other side, strong winds blew, sweeping the weeds on both sides of the railway like rolling waves.

Jiang Lianheng and his companions crossed several railways and their pace slowed down, but the pursuers behind them were pressing forward step by step. They squatted down from time to time, fired a few shots at random as if they were grabbing lottery tickets, and shouted that they would not be killed if they surrendered.

Wang Laojiu and his men were dragging a wounded man, so they moved even slower and inevitably gradually distanced themselves from Jiang Lianheng.

The foundation of the Axe Gang is the Anhui Province Hometown Association. In times of crisis, they all gathered together to protect Wang Laojiu. Among them, only Li Zhengxi had sufficient ammunition and a fierce temper, so he volunteered to cover their retreat.

Fortunately, it was a pitch-black night with no moonlight. Moreover, the soldier had neglected training in the peaked cap and was holding a Hanyang-made rifle. He fired one shot after another, and seeing that the other side also had guns and ammunition, he did not dare to take risks easily. Although he fired frequently, he could not avoid the suspicion of slacking off his job, and he did not catch up for a while.

Even so, seeing bullets flying past them, everyone still couldn't help but feel frightened.

After more than a decade of wandering around the world, this was the first time that Jiang Lianheng was in such a miserable state.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Gunshots rang out in the night sky, and another Axe Gang member fell to the ground.

"Everyone in front, stop right there!" The man in the big hat shouted in the wind, "Hand over your guns and you won't be killed. Hand over your guns and you won't be killed!"

Seeing this, Jiang Lianheng hurriedly reminded them loudly: "Don't gather in a group, don't gather in a group, spread out and run!"

It's dark at night, so if they disperse, they still have a chance to survive. If they gather in a group, even if they are blinded by the peaked cap, they can still get hit by a few bullets.

However, the pursuers were numerous and powerful, following them like a shadow. Even if Jiang Lianheng and others fled separately, the soldiers in the Big Caps were still able to calmly line up and pursue them.

In this situation, how can you run fast with a wounded person?

The two Axe Gang members looked at Wen Tingge and suggested with difficulty: "Master Jiu, let's ignore him, otherwise we won't be able to escape!"

"Asshole!" Wang Laojiu cursed, "What kind of bullshit are you talking about at this time!"

"No car?" Li Zhengxi turned around and shouted, then immediately fired two shots in the direction of the man with the peaked cap.

"Let's take a boat!" Chen Lixian shouted as he ran, "Suzhou River!"

Wang Laojiu nodded and immediately ordered: "Lixian, Brother Jiang is our benefactor, you take him over first, find a boat, and we will be there soon!"

Chen Lixian immediately responded, quickened his pace, ran to Jiang Lianheng, and said quickly: "Boss Jiang, let's go first!"

"West Wind!" Jiang Lianheng turned his head and shouted.

Now that Liu Yansheng is dead, Wen Tingge doesn't know if he can survive this difficult time. Others say that he has to take Xifeng, with him, with him.

But as soon as he turned around, a bullet fell on the road at his feet.

The situation was critical and no time was allowed to pass. Li Zhengxi was thinking of Liu Yansheng, and his blood was boiling. He stayed behind the others alone, and was not afraid of more than a dozen pursuers. He just shouted loudly: "Brother, you go first, I'll cover you!"

Jiang Lianheng hesitated for a moment instinctively.

But at this moment, his mind suddenly recalled the situation ten years ago when he angrily smashed the Baijia Kiln, as well as the advice of his father and several uncles.

Brothers have their own division of labor and must not act on impulse, otherwise everything will be lost.

Chen Lixian also urged: "Boss Jiang, let's go!"

"Rumble--"

The thunder in the distance was getting closer, and the sharp sound of gunfire never stopped.

Jiang Lianheng nodded blankly, and then, under the guidance and escort of Chen Lixian, he ran towards the Suzhou River in the International Settlement.

Neither of them was seriously injured and had no baggage, so they moved naturally much faster.

After a while, the gunshots behind him gradually faded away.

Because of the construction of roads across the border, the foreigners' territory has extended outward a lot in recent years. Jiang Lianheng didn't run for long before he arrived at the theoretical American concession. The Suzhou River meandered from west to east and was very close.

The two men ran over. Although there were several sail boats parked in the water at the moment, it was about to rain, so only two or three boatmen moored on the shore.

"Boatman! Boatman!" Chen Lixian waved desperately while running.

Although the boatman wanted to make money, he looked at the sky and showed some concerns. He asked hurriedly: "Where are you going? It's too far!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Chen Lixian cursed, and then quickly helped Jiang Lianheng onto the black-sailed boat, and then said to the boatman, "Wait here, there are five more people behind!"

"There are still five people!" The boatman's eyes widened immediately, and he shook his head repeatedly, "My boat can't carry so many people, and look at the weather, it's going to rain soon, and the wind is so strong, aren't you afraid of capsizing the boat?"

Chen Lixian was startled by the response, hesitated for a moment, then bent down and said to the boat awning: "Boss Jiang, you go first, to the river mouth pier, I have to go to find Jiu Ye, we will be there soon!"

Jiang Lianheng had just recovered from the shock and sat on the bed gasping for breath. Thinking that the other party was a member of the Axe Gang after all, Wang Laojiu was naturally the most important person in everything. He nodded with a gloomy face.

Chen Lixian stood up and told the boatman, "Go faster, the faster the better. It would be best if you can come back for another trip!"

After saying that, he quickly turned around and ran in the direction he came from.

The boatman curled his lips when he saw this. Seeing that the visitor was in a hurry, he immediately lowered his head and reminded him: "The weather is bad tonight, you have to pay extra!"

Jiang Lianheng raised his gun and said coldly, "Sail the boat."

Then, he suddenly felt a little itchy on his face. He reached out to scratch it and it felt slippery. He pinched it with his fingertips and found it was blood.

At this moment, a sharp pain finally came from my right ear!
Jiang Lianheng remained silent.

The night was dark, and the fishing lights on the bow flickered and jumped in my pupils.

(End of this chapter)