20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 570: A War Without Kindness and Justice (V)
Erqing looked embarrassed, holding the receiver and stammering, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

He knew very well that the old man had definitely been kidnapped, and all the instructions he had just given were the kidnappers' requests. However, the matter was of great importance, and the reputation and face of the Huang family depended on it. This layer of window paper could not be broken no matter what.

In the past, if there was an emergency, Sister Guisheng would usually call together her disciples to discuss countermeasures.

This time, Erqing naturally turned sideways and tentatively looked at his master's wife lying on the sofa.

However, before he could open his mouth, Sister Guisheng said lazily: "Don't look at me. It's not my turn to make the decision about the Huang family's affairs now."

Erqing was speechless and looked a little embarrassed.

He is not a person without his own opinions, but in this situation, he is not qualified and it is not his turn to have any opinions.

If the master's wife is unwilling to give any advice, then we can only go to Boss Du and Marshal Zhang to discuss it.

Just as I was hesitating, Sister Guisheng suddenly sighed and said, "The person is in their hands now, just do what they say!"

Erqing had just nodded in response when a roar came from the receiver.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, are you listening?"

"I heard it, I heard it." Er Qing replied quickly, "Then do everything according to Master's instructions."

Huang Ma Pi was still worried, so he repeatedly emphasized in the receiver: "Be smart, boy, don't do anything stupid, just do what I say!"

"Master, rest assured, I will definitely do as you say. So...when can you come back?"

"I can go back anytime I want, so stop asking me questions!"

"Yes, yes, I understand."

"besides--"

Huang Ma Pi paused, then continued, "You better keep your mouth shut about what happened tonight, and stop spreading it around. Don't tell A-Yong and Xiao Lin about it either. I know what I am doing, and I don't need them to mess with me. Did you understand?"

Erqing hesitated.

He was a little unsure of what the old man meant - whether he really didn't want Zhang and Du to know, or was he saying it against his will under pressure from the kidnappers.

However, he knew that Zhang Xiaolin had indeed been actively working on the relationship between the police station and the Old Town recently, and the old man was not aware of this.

Just as he was thinking about it, Huang Mapi explained unhappily: "I am speaking literally. How else do you want me to explain it so that you can understand it?"

Erqing nodded quickly: "I understand, I understand."

The receiver urged, "Now that you understand, go and do it!"

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Click!

Jiang Lianheng hung up the phone, locked the safety of the Ma brand rifle, and then tapped Huang Mapi's face twice with the gun body, and said with a smile:
"Inspector Huang is indeed an open-minded person. He keeps his word and everyone is happy."

Huang Ma Pi's face was stiff, and he forced a bitter smile, but said, "You're welcome. This is all I should do. I'm a policeman, and it's my duty to maintain law and order in the French Concession."

He is quite good at finding a way out for himself.

The bandits immediately burst into laughter.

Just now, Jiang Lianheng made a total of three calls.

The first call was made to the Huang family mansion, using Huang Ma Pi's words to transfer all the plainclothes detectives in the French Concession away, and try to cut off the communication between the three tycoons.

Of course, the effectiveness is still unknown.

Jiang Lianheng is not that naive.

He knew very well that the Huang family would never do exactly as he asked, but they would also never completely turn a deaf ear to him.

Similarly, it is impossible to completely conceal the kidnapping of Huang Ma Pi.

There is no wall that is impenetrable. Now that the Xintijie kidnapping case has already happened, it is impossible to completely block the news. Sooner or later, Zhang and Du will hear about it.

Ultimately, this is just a delaying tactic.

The reason why Jiang Lianheng was able to grasp the subtle relationship between the "three tycoons" was thanks to Dai Qiu Sheng's accurate intelligence.

The second call was made to the police station, also through Huang Ma Pi's mouth, ordering the jailer to release the Axe Gang members immediately.

The crime of fighting is not serious. These people were originally detained temporarily, so even if they were released on the spot, there would not be much need for formalities.

The third call was made to the robber squad of the French police station, again using Huang Ma Pi's words to transfer Lao Chai of the Green Gang to Aiduoya Road to prevent night attacks by the Guangdong Gang.

As the leader of the bandit squad, Huang Ma Pi had the natural responsibility of issuing patrol orders.

Seeing that everything was arranged, Jiang Lianheng stood up from his chair.

Huang Ma Pi noticed something and asked hurriedly, "Hey, brother, I have done everything you said... When are you going to let me go back?"

Jiang Lianheng turned around and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, wait a little longer. I'm doing this for your own good. I'm also helping you test which of your disciples are loyal to you."

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his arm and waved towards the shadow in the corner of the shelf.

Accompanied by a burst of hurried footsteps, Chuanghu came running over with a camera in his hand.

"Boss, can we start now?"

"Well, move more calmly!"

Jiang Lianheng looked down at his watch and muttered to himself, "It's not even half past ten yet. I guess the Huang family will be able to find out before dawn that the call came from here. We have to hurry and move."

"Understood!" Chuanghu raised his camera and nodded to the bandits around him, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"

The two of them asked each other questions in a calm tone, but the words they said were confusing.

Huang Ma Pi felt uneasy when he heard this, and asked in a trembling voice: "What are you going to do?"

Unfortunately, no one answered.

Footsteps were suddenly heard all around.

Huang Ma Pi only felt that the kidnappers around him took steps at the same time and gradually approached him, which frightened him so much that he struggled desperately on the chair.

"Hey, what are you doing? Give others a break. We are all gangsters. Do you still have any sense of justice?"

Jiang Lianheng was too lazy to pay attention.

If all the cooperation words online were about benevolence and righteousness, how could the trip to Shanghai have come to this point?

Just at this moment, the warehouse door was pushed open again.

But a Jiang family "Xiangzi" came over hurriedly and asked in a low voice: "Boss, the third master is back."

Jiang Lianheng nodded, and then, under the leadership of that person, he quickly left the warehouse.

Outside the door was a gray-blue night scene. The clouds gradually became thicker, and the moonlight became particularly dim.

The surrounding weeds and bushes have withered, and the rumbling sound of a train can be faintly heard in the distance.

This is not the Jiang family stronghold in the southwest corner of the French Concession, but a small warehouse near the freight station on the outskirts of the old city.

Li Zhengxi returned with three brothers to report.

Jiang Lianheng stepped forward and asked directly, "How is Lou Jingyuan doing?"

"Yes!" Li Zhengxi's answer was concise and to the point. "Dai Qiusheng's intelligence was very accurate. It went quite smoothly. Lao Chai was even led to the new stage."

Jiang Lianheng nodded, very satisfied.

So far, everything is going according to plan, everything is going smoothly and there are no mistakes.

Li Zhengxi stood on tiptoe and looked over Jiang Lianheng's shoulder at the warehouse door behind him.

"Brother, this Huang guy, you don't want to intervene?" Jiang Lianheng shook his head and said, "If Huang, Zhang, and Du were all in there, then we would intervene, but now there's only him, so we can't intervene."

Obviously, under the current circumstances, only jute skin is alive and is the most valuable to the Jiang family.

If this Chinese inspector was arrested, the detectives in the police station would definitely submit to Zhang and Du, which would be tantamount to strengthening their power in disguise.

Dividing the "three tycoons" in Shanghai is undoubtedly the most advantageous strategy for the Jiang family.

Only if Huang Ma Pi is alive, his words will work, and Jiang Lianheng can restrain the law enforcement agency as much as possible.

Li Zhengxi certainly understood the reason, but he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Brother, how long do we plan to keep this old man here?"

"Until tomorrow night at most."

"So short?" Li Zhengxi asked in surprise.

Jiang Lianheng couldn't help but sigh. After all, this was really a helpless move.

First, Shanghai is not Fengtian.

As long as the Jiang family starts to act, no place in the entire foreign land will be absolutely safe for them.

The so-called Jiang family stronghold will sooner or later be discovered by the Qing Gang's spies.

Therefore, if you take action, you must do it quickly.

You can only attack when the enemy is unprepared, and cannot line up a battle array to confront them.

Second, with every day Huang Ma Pi does not show up, the effectiveness of the orders he issues will continue to decline.

Once Lao Chai from the French Police Station realizes that the inspector is missing and his life or death is uncertain, his words will become meaningless and he will no longer be able to play a restraining role. He may even immediately alert the French Concession Municipal Council.

The French have been at peace with the Jute for more than 20 years, so it is self-evident who they will help.

In short, the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Jiang family.

"So, we must deal with the other two before that." Jiang Lianheng urged, "It would be best to do it tonight to avoid any more trouble."

There are always many inconveniences when you are away from home.

Li Zhengxi knew that this was inevitable, so he nodded and said, "By now, Lao Zhao and the others should have gone there, right? And Yang Lazi and the others should also be ready, right?"

Jiang Lianheng said "hmm", then turned sideways and pointed at the warehouse door, and then ordered: "Wait a minute, after Chuanghu is done, you can replace a few people inside, meet up with the Axe Gang brothers who are released from the police station, and then go to clean up the Shiliupu Wharf."

"How many people should I change?"

Li Zhengxi was slightly surprised. The three "Xiangzi" beside him were also confused. They all suspected that they had made some mistakes before, which led to their boss's reluctance to entrust them with important tasks.

Jiang Lianheng waved his hand and said, "That old Deng is not a good person either. Let's have a few more people watch him so that he won't remember your voices. If he accidentally leaks any information, it will be too late to regret it then."

Everyone suddenly realized.

Just at this moment, Huang Mapi's scream of surprise was suddenly heard from the warehouse.

"Hey, what are you doing... No, you, what are you doing stripping me of my clothes... Don't use the knife, don't use the knife... Brother, can we talk it out nicely?"

Immediately afterwards, Chuang Hu's obscene voice was heard again.

"Inspector Huang, come here, face me, don't move!"

"Snapped!"

There was the sound of a slap, and then a bandit shouted, "Fuck you, if you dare to move again, I will castrate you. Do you believe it?"

"Click - click -"

After about a cup of tea, the warehouse finally quieted down.

Jiang Lianheng winked at Li Zhengxi.

Xifeng understood and immediately called the brothers who were accompanying him to go to the warehouse to replace the staff.

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When I pushed open the wooden door, a hot smell of smelly feet immediately hit me in the face.

The room was packed with people. The brothers from the robber squad of the police station were putting on their uniforms, cloth shoes, leggings, belts, handcuffs, batons, and guns...

Everyone was so busy that even when they heard the sound of the door, few of them turned around to look.

"Cough cough!"

The leader of the robber squad cleared his throat, raised his hand and fanned the stench in front of him twice, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, stop and look at me!"

Everyone stopped what they were doing, stood up unsteadily, and looked towards the door.

"Tonight, all the Chinese police officers in the robber squad will be on duty to patrol Edoya Road, focusing on arresting the members of the 'Yue Gang'. Do you hear me?"

Everyone couldn't help but frown and look at each other, and discussions gradually began to rise.

"Captain, what's going on?"

"Didn't Captain Jiao say earlier that we would focus on patrolling the Anhui Hometown Association Hall tonight and arresting the Axe Gang members?"

"Why did you suddenly change? Do you want to say hello to the people from the Yue Gang first?"

"Yes, where is Captain Jiao?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense!" The team leader shouted, "What are you saying hello to? I just received a call that the operation has changed. Just do whatever you are told to do!"

The old men looked embarrassed. Several team leaders among them had already received benefits from the "Guangdong Gang" in advance. Now they changed their minds. It would have been fine if they refused to help, but they ended up turning against them. It was inevitable that they would feel embarrassed.

Not to mention them, even the action team leader in front of them naturally committed a lot of corruption.

Moreover, there was also a favor from Zhang Xiaolin involved, which made it difficult to explain.

There was no way around it. This was an order given personally by Inspector Huang. No matter how powerful the Green Gang and the Guangdong Gang were, they were not Lao Chai's immediate superiors. After weighing the pros and cons several times, he decided that it was safest to follow the old man's orders.

But since I have taken the money, I cannot not do my job.

The team leader was too lazy to explain to these errand boys, so after giving the order, he went to the next door to find a few detectives who were used to working in plain clothes.

Several people gathered in the office and discussed briefly.

The team leader frowned and said, "I feel like the old man was acting strangely on the phone just now. This matter may not be that simple. By now, the Guangdong Gang may have already taken action."

Everyone nodded, feeling that this matter was somewhat strange.

Mei Baotan volunteered, stepped forward and said, "I'll go over and take a look first. If I run into them on the way, I'll ask them to do it another day."

"That would be the best." The team leader responded, "I'll give them a call too. If that doesn't work, I'll ask them to bring a few out first so that it will be easier for us to report to the mission."

After everyone decided on the plan, Mei Baotan changed into casual clothes, left the police station first, and walked quickly towards Edoya Road.

Unexpectedly, just as he left, two figures suddenly appeared in the alley diagonally opposite the police station.

Yang Lazi stood under the street light with another Jiang family member, Xiangzi. He took out the photo from Mrs. Mei from his pocket, looked left and right, and then looked up at Mei Baotan's figure walking away. He asked the brother beside him:

"Hey, is that him?"

"It's him."

"hiss--"

Yang Lazi suddenly grinned and muttered to himself, "This old man is really proactive. He rushed to help Zhang Xiaolin. I thought I couldn't stop him!"

After that, he turned around and ordered, "You stay here and watch how many plainclothes officers come out. I'll go take that guy home."

(End of this chapter)