Martial Arts Song

Chapter 265 Visiting
It was early in the morning, around six forty.

After finishing his practice, Chen Qing went to work on Gushan Road in Sanyang District as usual.

Before seven o'clock, both sides of Gushan Road were filled with various breakfast stalls. Most of the workers from various factories were eating breakfast and chatting at these breakfast stalls.

Chen Qing walked all the way from the street corner, hearing all kinds of conversations.

Normally, these conversations were mostly about family matters, with occasional shouting matches between the "Axe Gang" and the "Battle of the White Blade Gang".

But today, almost all the conversations were about the "Axe Gang" and the "White Blade Gang".

“…It’s too tragic!”

"Yes, this day has finally come. The White Blade Gang is finally finished!"

"Those bastards from the White Blade Gang, who always bully men and women, would be best if they were destroyed!"

"You are still gloating over other people's misfortune. Do you think the 'Axe Gang' are good people? I have a relative who helps people move goods at the 'Gangqiao'. I heard that the people in the 'Axe Gang' are more ruthless than the 'White Blade Gang'! I heard that the boss of the Axe Gang, 'Brother Chen', has a habit of eating people alive!"

"That's too exaggerated, why don't you say it's a monster?!"

"Keep your voices down! 'Sanyang' is now the Axe Gang's territory. You are talking about 'Brother Chen' so loudly, are you trying to save your life?!"

"Have you heard? The White Blade Gang is finished. Boss Yan had his hand chopped off by Liang Tiansheng, the top subordinate of the Axe Gang boss Brother Chen. He has disappeared!"

"Not only that! I heard that Boss Yan's entire family was found dead at home this morning, and now the police station has blocked off that area! The White Blade Gang is really finished!"

"Yes, last night, the guy next door who used to join the White Blade Gang suddenly came home in the middle of the night and started rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and then yelled at his parents to give him money to run away. It took a long time for him to leave!"

"They are still lucky. Last night, many people died on Jiaqiao Road. There were ghosts howling and blood everywhere. I have a friend who lives there. He said that his whole family was afraid to sleep all night. They propped the door tightly with something, fearing that someone would suddenly break in!"

"Alas, these gangs are really causing a lot of harm to people, and the police station doesn't know how to control them!"

"Who says it's not true? In the past half month, the 'Axe Gang' and the 'White Blade Gang' have been fighting almost every night, either on this street or that street. The people from the police station don't care about the situation at all except for symbolically checking the situation during the day! I really don't know what these people from the police station do for a living!"

"Hush! Keep your voice down! Just eat, but don't hurt me! Whether it's the 'Axe Gang' or the police station, we ordinary people can't afford to offend them. I saw people from the 'Axe Gang' coming here early this morning and walking into various factories. I don't know what they were doing. Don't say anything! Maybe there are still people from the 'Axe Gang' nearby!"

"Hiss! Is this true?! Boss, how did you know those people were from the Axe Gang?!"

"They have axes on their waists, and you can see some tattoos of axes on their chests and necks. Most importantly, they are all wearing black suits and top hats. It's too obvious!"

"There doesn't seem to be anyone like this around here..."

"Nonsense! If you had, I would have shut you up the moment you opened your mouth! But you should be careful, what if there are new members who haven't had time to buy their gear yet?"

"That makes sense...eat noodles, eat noodles! After eating, go to work early!"

"What are those Axe Gang members doing in this factory?"

"Tsk, is there any need to ask? Of course they are here to collect protection fees! Are they here to give money to these factories?"

……

The sounds of heated discussions continued to reach my ears.

Chen Qing had no choice but to listen.

Especially when his current [God] value was getting closer to 2, he felt that his hearing and vision had improved a lot, and he could hear the discussions around him so clearly!

Of course, his hearing and vision have only improved, but are still far from reaching the level of Qi Yi's "observational deduction method".

"Finally we have conquered 'Sanyang'..."

After listening to the discussions around him, Chen Qing had only this reaction.

Because he had long guessed that there was a high probability of official instructions behind the Axe Gang, Chen Qing was not surprised by the other situations that people around him were talking about.

Any change will definitely result in casualties.

What's more, fighting and killing are the norm among gangs.

Chen Qing has no interest in the changes in the structure of East City, as long as he is not provoked.

Chen Qing walked through the crowd on the street and arrived at the "Luo's Paper Factory", and walked into the guard room as usual.

The moment he walked into the guard room, Wang Qinglin, who was on night duty last night, came up to him immediately after seeing him, and handed him an invitation card, saying in a panic, "Captain Lin, the Axe Gang sent this card in the early morning!"

Chen Qing was not surprised to hear his words.

On the way here, he heard people on "Guoshan Road" mention this matter.

He glanced at the invitation in Wang Qinglin's hand and saw that it was a red, folded piece of cardboard.

He took it and opened the folded page, and saw a passage written in black ink:

"We cordially invite the representatives of the Luo's Paper Mill to come to the Baiyue Hotel at 6 pm today to attend our business conference and discuss ways to get rich."

It was just such a simple sentence, and then the date and the name "Wang Chen" were written at the end.

After reading it, Chen Qing casually put it on the table and said to the panicked Wang Qinglin, "Is the factory director here?"

"not yet."

Wang Qinglin shook his head and replied.

After hearing this, Chen Qing nodded slightly and continued, "Okay, you can go back. When the factory director comes, I will ask Xiao Gao and the others to give the invitation to the factory director."

After hearing this, Wang Qinglin immediately felt relieved.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that it was his turn to work the night shift last night and he didn't have to face this terrible thing.

But thinking of the character of the factory director Luo Minzhen, and the fact that he was a student of the Luo Family Boxing Gym and now worked in the factory, he would definitely have to face this matter in the future, so he worriedly said, "Captain Lin, what should we do about this?"

"What do you mean?"

Chen Qing glanced at Wang Qinglin, then went to his private cabinet to get out a cup of water, poured himself some water, and asked back.

"This invitation from the Axe Gang!"

Wang Qinglin said worriedly: "This invitation is obviously to ask for money, but with the factory director's personality, he will definitely not agree! I'm worried that the factory will be retaliated by the 'Axe Gang'!"

Even someone like Wang Qinglin, who had practiced some martial arts but was still at the bottom of the social class in terms of thoughts and knowledge, could see that the Axe Gang's invitation was for money, and Chen Qing naturally understood this.

The "Axe Gang" has annexed other districts along the way and has now taken over three districts: Ganghang, Luhang, and Sanyang.

Every time a district is conquered, a "protection fee" will be extorted from the merchants in the conquered district.

After all, it costs money for the Axe Gang to capture the gangs in these three districts, and it costs a lot of money!

Otherwise, it is impossible for his subordinates to work for him.

Chen Qing also had a preliminary understanding of Luo Minzhen's character.

As Wang Qinglin said, the possibility of Luo Minzhen paying the money obediently is indeed very small.

In addition, the current "Luo's Paper Mill" is not doing well, and the extra two to three thousand yuan in monthly salary will make Luo Minzhen nervous.

Under such circumstances, it would be even less likely for Luo Minzhen to pay protection fees to the "Axe Gang".

Of course, "Luo's Paper Mill" is the industry of Luo Zongping, the "great master". As long as the other party gives a warning, I believe that even the "Axe Gang" with official authorization would not dare to touch "Luo's Paper Mill".

Therefore, Chen Qing was not worried that the "Luo's Paper Mill" and those who worked there would be affected.

He believed that the previous "White Blade Gang" must have also been secretly greeted by Luo Zongping.

However, he knew what kind of person Luo Zongping was, but people like Wang Qinglin did not know.

So, after a little thought, Chen Qing looked at Wang Qinglin and said, "Don't worry, if anything happens, I will protect the factory director. As for the matter of the Axe Gang, Teacher Luo will naturally handle it. You just need to do your job well."

Although the factory director Luo Minzhen was a little angry with him at first, for Luo Zongping's sake, he was too lazy to argue with her.

In addition, Luo Zongping inspired him to train his spleen. In return, he certainly couldn't just stand by and watch anything happen to Luo Minzhen.

So, he would indeed protect Luo Minzhen.

But he would not intervene in the dispute between "Luo's Paper Mill" and "Axe Gang", and let Luo Zongping handle it himself. "But... that's the 'Axe Gang'!"

After hearing Chen Qing's words, Wang Qinglin still looked worried.

After all, for ordinary people, the "Axe Gang" is indeed a terrifying existence.

Especially during this period of time, the "Axe Gang" has successively swallowed up and eliminated gangs in three districts.

This made even someone like Wang Qinglin, who knew some martial arts, feel afraid of the "Axe Gang", let alone ordinary people.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Chen Qing was also getting a little impatient. He looked directly at Wang Qinglin and asked back.

Wang Qinglin was speechless after being asked.

After being unable to utter a word for a long time, he finally went home from get off work in a depressed mood.

Shortly after Wang Qinglin left, Gao Changzhi, Yuan Zhangjie, Tang Bing and Guo Kun also came to work one after another.

However, the four of them obviously also heard the news.

After entering the guard room, the four of them looked around, as if they were looking for something.

Then, the four of them were quickly attracted by the invitation that Chen Qing casually placed on the table.

"Captain Lin, this is..."

Gao Changzhi, representing the four people, pointed at the invitation and asked hesitantly.

After Chen Qing glanced at the four people, he replied truthfully and calmly: "Invitation letter from the 'Axe Gang'."

Hearing this answer, Gao Changzhi and the other three's expressions instantly turned unnatural.

"Xiao Gao, when the factory director comes, give him this invitation letter."

Chen Qing suddenly spoke.

"what?"

After hearing this, Gao Changzhi was stunned at first, and then his originally unnatural expression suddenly turned into a bitter face.

on purpose!
It must be intentional!

Gao Changzhi thought so in his heart, but did not dare to say it out loud.

Chen Qing didn't bother to care what the other party thought. Anyway, he had already made a decision on the matter.

……

After that, Chen Qing stayed at the gate as he did any other work day, watching every worker coming in from outside.

After a while, all the workers came in and started today's work.

As the time came to 7:30, the factories on "Guoshan Road" began to emit the roar of work as usual.

Although the factories had received invitation letters from the "Axe Gang", most people knew that the gang was looking for protection fees from the factories.

But this has no impact on the workers, unless the boss is too stubborn and refuses to pay protection fees, resulting in the factory being harassed and retaliated by the "Axe Gang" and being forced to stop production.

This is how it affects the workers.

But this is not something the workers can control.

Therefore, the workers can only do their jobs well and earn every day they can.

Around nine o'clock in the morning.

Amid the roar of work, a rickshaw slowly drove into "Guoshan Road" from the street corner and finally arrived in front of the gate of "Luo's Paper Mill".

Inside the factory gate, Gao Changzhi and others saw the arrival of the rickshaw early and opened the iron door of the factory in advance.

I saw the rickshaw running straight into the factory.

"Hello, director!"

Gao Changzhi and others who opened the factory gate stood on both sides of the iron frame door and greeted in unison.

When the rickshaw pulled in, a clear voice immediately rang out: "Stop."

The rickshaw driver braked as he was told.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Minzhen got down from the car seat.

Today, Luo Minzhen is still wearing a plain cheongsam, with her hair tied up, no rouge or powder on her face, and no gold or silver jewelry on her hands or neck. She is completely bare-faced.

However, her facial features are very good, and her figure is well-proportioned. Even without makeup, she is still very good-looking and has a good temperament.

After she got out of the car, she glanced at Gao Changzhi and the others who opened the door, then fixed her eyes on Chen Qing at the door of the guard room and asked, "Did anyone from the Axe Gang come here today?"

Seeing her asking Chen Qing, Gao Changzhi and others did not say anything, but just watched quietly.

"Ah."

After hearing this, Chen Qing nodded.

"What are the Axe Gang doing here?"

Luo Minzhen looked at Chen Qing and asked again.

"I sent you an invitation letter."

Chen Qing answered calmly, and said, "Xiao Gao, go get the invitation letter and show it to the factory director."

Gao Changzhi, who was named, smiled bitterly and said, "Okay."

As he spoke, he trotted into the guard room.

After a while, he came out with the invitation letter from the "Axe Gang", then came to Luo Minzhen and handed the invitation letter to Luo Minzhen.

Seeing this, Luo Minzhen glanced at him sideways, then reached out to take the invitation letter and opened it.

The next second, her brows furrowed.

After thinking for a moment, she suddenly turned around and walked back to the rickshaw, and asked the driver to keep going until she stopped at the door of the office building, and then walked into the office building.

Gao Changzhi and others were stunned when they saw this scene.

Yuan Zhangjie, who had been trying to flatter Chen Qing, came to Chen Qing's side, stared blankly in the direction of the office building, and said, "Captain Lin, I thought the factory director wanted you to accompany him."

When the others around heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

They all have the same idea.

Who knows?

After hearing this, Chen Qing didn't say anything, but frowned and looked in the direction of the office building, looking thoughtful...

At noon.

As the sun gradually rises overhead, it also means that it is almost time to get off work at the "Roche Paper Mill".

However, just as the "Roche Paper Mill" was about to get off work.

Suddenly, an old car slowly drove up to the factory gate.

Immediately afterwards, three members of the "Axe Gang" wearing black suits and top hats got out of the car and walked straight to the factory gate.

Then, one of the leading young men smiled and shouted loudly to the guard room: "The Axe Gang is here to invite Director Luo of your factory to attend a business conference. Please open the door!"

The "Axe Gang" actually came directly to the door!

(End of this chapter)