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Li Shiqun and Zhang Xiaolin's brigade roared away.Wan Molin also sneered, turned around and boarded the car to leave.The gate of the Wan Mansion was not closed, and more than a dozen workers were cleaning up in an orderly manner. Large bags of garbage were loaded onto the carts. After a while, six or seven carts were actually loaded.

The steward beckoned the workers to push them into the car and walked towards the garbage station outside the rich people's gathering area. As usual, there were patrols and people from No. 76 checking on the road, but they were obviously absent-minded. They casually flipped through the garbage bags, looked at everyone's faces, and waved. let go.

A group of people came to the garbage station, and after unloading the garbage bags, the manager heaved a sigh of relief and took out cigarettes to distribute to the workers. While everyone was smoking, a few black shadows quickly emerged from under the cars, hiding in the In the night.

The steward looked back, his expression remained unchanged.

Those black shadows were the two important figures that Lin Xiaotang, Datou and Wan Molin asked to escort, one surnamed Gao and the other surnamed Tao.The other one is Du Yuesheng's retainer, the guide sent by Wan Molin.

Looking at the lazy young man with small eyes, Lin Xiaotang felt strange in his heart.Du Yuesheng is known as "the three thousand guests under Chunshen's sect, and the five-foot sky in the south of Xiaodu's city". See, if it wasn't true that no one was available, it seemed that he would never send this person to assist him.But Lin Xiaotang felt that he was not simple.

This person is called Huoyan, and no one knows his real name except Du Yuesheng.

When setting off, Lin Xiaotang found some materials in the Wan Mansion, and helped Gao Tao and the others to carry out a simple disguise. Since then, this Huoyan has been staring at Lin Xiaotang. The craftsmanship was just admiration, but Huoyan's eyes were filled with indescribable curiosity and excitement. Since then, Lin Xiaotang has secretly paid attention to this person.

As for the matter of escorting Gao Tao, Lin Xiaotang had most of his personal thoughts in it. Although he agreed with Wan Molin and others' actions, he wanted to use this opportunity to benefit himself.

Lin Xiaotang, Datou and Huoyan were each equipped with a Mauser m1932 pistol with magazines and a dagger, and even Gao Tao also brought a revolver for self-defense.

Half an hour later, five people appeared in Hongkou, which was already occupied by the Japanese army. Since the New Year was approaching, the Japanese organized a large number of people to take to the streets to celebrate in order to whitewash the peace and celebrate the first festival after the occupation of Shanghai. From the looks of it, this place is more prosperous and lively than the concession.

Yuan Jianfeng sat with his wife Xia Zhiping at a food stall on the side of the road, ordered a small pot of wine and drank it himself.Originally, he was not qualified to attend Wan Molin's reception today, but Zhuang Chongxian, the boss of the Military Intelligence Department, was low-key and didn't like to socialize, so he handed over the invitation to him.

Yuan Jianfeng brought his wife to the reception full of joy, hoping to meet some high-ranking officials and dignitaries here, and find a chance to call out the cold yamen of the Military Intelligence Department.

Yuan Jianfeng's family was originally well-known in Shanghai, and there were elders in the family who worked in the city government, so they were considered the children of officials.But after the outbreak of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the situation was chaotic, and his family gradually lost power. Up to now, he can only serve as an inconspicuous small official in the Military Intelligence Department.

But it was only at the reception that he realized that the upper class society was far beyond his current reach. Even if many people knew him, they would stay away from him now, let alone those foreigners and upstarts who had just emerged.

There is also Lin Xiaotang who I met by chance. If it wasn't for Xia Zhiping when he was in school, he wouldn't even bother to talk to him. He is such a useless poor boy, and there is someone like Ma Qixiang to smooth things over for him. It shows that the relationship between the two is indeed not good. generally.

Yuan Jianfeng was filled with jealousy and resentment at the same time, gulping down the stuffy wine.Xia Zhiping saw her husband's depression, and patted his arm lightly, "Jianfeng, don't drink any more. We finally have enough food and clothing, and the disappointment is only temporary. With your talent, I believe you will be able to rise to the top. It's really not possible, Let's raise some money to go to Hong Kong, where the British are, maybe there are more opportunities, it's better than relying on others here."

Xia Zhiping's words made Yuan Jianfeng feel even more bored. He pushed his wife's hand away, picked up the wine glass and was about to drink, but saw a familiar figure.

Yuan Jianfeng's hands couldn't help but froze in mid-air, and his eyes were fixed on Lin Xiaotang who was looking left and right in the crowd.He was accompanied by a few people, and the whereabouts of the group seemed cautious and inexplicable.

Yuan Jianfeng's heart suddenly moved, and he remembered something he heard from Zhuang Chongxian, "Wan Molin, Ma Qixiang, Lin Xiaotang, what is the connection between these three people? Could it really be related to that incident?"

Yuan Jianfeng suddenly became excited, and he realized that he might be facing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for promotion.In this world now, no matter what friends and classmates he has, as long as he has money and power, Yuan Jianfeng can do anything.

He hurriedly stood up, stopped a rickshaw on the street, pushed Xia Zhiping into the car without any explanation, but followed Lin Xiaotang and the others by himself.

Lin Xiaotang's strategy was very simple. The crowd entered Zhabei from Hongkou, then turned back from Zhabei to the concession, made a big circle and went straight to Hongyun Wharf.If all goes well, after three hours, the person can be safely sent to the ship.

While walking, Lin Xiaotang suddenly stopped and stopped at the entrance of an alley. Everyone was stunned, but Lin Xiaotang took out a cigarette calmly, stood beside the Shikumen (Note [-]) and lit it, and motioned for others to continue Move forward.

Seeing this, Yuan Jianfeng immediately hid behind a grocery stall.

Later, Yuan Jianfeng poked his head out to see the backs of several people, and then followed up again.

As soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, a hand stretched out from the shadow and dragged him in.

Lin Xiaotang punched Yuan Jianfeng's lower abdomen, Yuan Jianfeng suddenly bent down with a muffled groan, and the pedestrians on the street immediately hid away when they saw this, for fear of getting into trouble.

Lin Xiaotang grabbed Yuan Jianfeng's hair, raised his head, and was taken aback, "It's you!"

Yuan Jianfeng covered his stomach and laughed twice, "Why are you so excited, I just came to say hello to you."

Lin Xiaotang let go of his hand and looked at him, "Are you following me?"

Yuan Jianfeng stood up straight, "You think it's crooked!"

Lin Xiaotang pointed at his nose with his finger, "The two of us have long passed, there is no need to bring it up again, since Zhiping is married to you, I have nothing to say. I just want to remind you, mind your own business, go home and have a good time." Live your life, you can't afford this kind of game!" After speaking, he turned and left.

Yuan Jianfeng spat bitterly, and walked to the entrance of the alley, only to find that Lin Xiaotang and the others had all disappeared without a trace, so he could only walk back embarrassingly.

Duan Baihu is in a bad mood today.Tonight's big event obviously has nothing to do with him. That guy Wu Sibao won the trust of Li Shiqun just a few days after he arrived on the 76th. When he encountered such a big action, he was only allowed to follow him. Isn't this a clear way to flatter Wu Sibao? ?Then is there still a place for him to be the Tiger of Shanghai in the future?

Several subordinates saw that Duan Baihu's face was not looking good, so they hid far away, for fear of getting bad luck.

Duan Baihu held the teapot in his hand, and looked at the crowd coming and going from the teahouse with serious eyes.This is Hongkou, the lair of the Japanese, guarding here, you can catch a fart!

Duan Baihu suddenly saw Yuan Jianfeng approaching listlessly not far away, and immediately became angry, "All of you, catch the man named Yuan downstairs."

When Yuan Jianfeng saw Duan Baihu sitting upright in the private room, his face instantly turned pale, his legs softened, and he almost knelt on the floor.

Duan Baihu smiled ferociously, "Young Master Yuan, when do you plan to pay back the 1 yuan owed to our casino?"

Yuan Jianfeng hurriedly bowed, "Master Tiger, you allow me a few more days, this is not a small sum, give me a week, and I will definitely return the principal with interest!"

Duan Baihu rolled his eyes and looked at him, the forehead lines on his forehead were clearly visible. "Mr. Yuan, are you a little unclear in your mind? Do you think it is still time for your uncle to be a high-ranking government official? Yes, you are also an official, or an official of the Military Intelligence Department, but in the eyes of our Secret Service Headquarters, that is a Shit, you fucking dare to negotiate terms with me, are you getting impatient?"

Duan Baihu smiled, "It's actually simple, you can do without money, your wife is pretty good, come to my ballroom as a guest, I will keep her popular in Shanghai within a month, how about it, you will be guaranteed to pay off your gambling debts within a year , maybe you can make a small profit?"

Yuan Jianfeng knelt down, crying and begging for mercy.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you say, if you don't come up with a regulation today, you don't want to leave this teahouse alive!"

Yuan Jian sharpened his heart, "Master Tiger, I can tell you a big thing, but you have to make the decision to write off all my debts!"

Duan Baihu was furious, "I think you won't shed tears when you see the coffin. How dare you negotiate conditions at such a time!"

Yuan Jianfeng raised his hands to beg for mercy, and explained everything about the reception and meeting Ma Qixiang and Lin Xiaotang just now.

Duan Baihu's eyes became deep, and he pressed the armrest of the mahogany chair tightly with his palm, "Are you sure?"

"That's right, that kid has a close relationship with Ma Qixiang, and now he shows up here sneakily with someone, there must be something unusual."

"Okay!" Duan Baihu patted the armrest and stood up, "If what you said is true, I can consider writing it off and rewarding you for your meritorious service. If..., hehe, you can prepare your own coffin !"

Yuan Jianfeng's face was as white as paper.

Duan Baihu acted immediately, ordering his subordinates to investigate the streets of Hongkou immediately, and they must find the people Yuan Jianfeng mentioned.At the same time, in order to prevent other people from getting the news and stealing credit, he strictly ordered his subordinates to seal the news until they were caught.

Note [-]: Shikumen.At the beginning of the [-]th century, social turmoil brought a large number of people into the relatively stable Shanghai Concession, resulting in housing shortages.The British designed such a housing form, which is a bit like European townhouses with Chinese-style courtyard buildings.The high-density land utilization rate solves the situation that a house is hard to find. Because the outer door of this kind of dwelling is made of stone as the threshold, it is called "Shikumen".This combination of Chinese and Western architectural forms has left a deep imprint in the history of modern Chinese architecture. Its appearance is the inevitable product of Shanghai's unique urban life.At present, a considerable number of Shanghai citizens live in this kind of Shikumen buildings with a history of more than a century.