Chapter 45: The Shadow of the Ghost
Wu Yuedong took a sip of wine, put down the wine glass, and muttered for a while, Li Moyang realized that Wu Yuedong was also a person with a story, seeing that he was ten years older than Tong Huan, Li Moyang couldn't help but guess that Wu Yuedong might be a friend of Tong Huan's father.
Sure enough, Wu Yuedong said: "In the eighties, my father and I were both Chinese born in the United States, and the English term is American-bornChinese, also known as ABC. In order to survive, we formed a gangster organization. ”
After speaking, Wu Yuedong was silent for a while, as if returning to the past, the years when the knife was dripping with blood and the sword and the shadow of the sword, Tong Huan's face also sank, and he also thought of a lot of things, his father, the founder of the ghost shadow, died under the murder of the Vietnamese gang for more than ten years.
Wu Yuedong continued: "We were really awesome back then, walking in Chinatown, no one did not pay tribute, because we maintained the peace of Chinatown, and those merchants were also willing to do business under our protection." Hehe. Do you know? Mr. Lee, what's that scene?
Gang members in Chinatown walk down the street and are instantly recognizable. We wore black skinny jeans, ankle-baring and white canvas shoes, and our short hair was upturned and sometimes shiny. Others prefer to wear black nylon jackets with colorful dragons painted on the back.
A group of people, whistling by, that scene will never be forgotten for the rest of my life. ”
Li Moyang raised his glass and said with a smile: "It is conceivable, the blood is boiling, come and I will toast you, as a veteran of the underworld, he has made outstanding contributions to the world." ”
A trace of tears appeared in the corners of Wu Yuedong's eyes, he raised his glass and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and Tong Huan felt something, and also raised his glass to dry the wine in the cup.
At this point, Wu Yuedong also let go of his thoughts and pointed at Tong Huan and said.
"Your father and I immigrated to Lower Manhattan in New York with our parents, and at that time, Chinatown was full of slums, and we lived with our parents in shabby apartments, and our parents worked hard to make a living and had no time to take care of their children. We had to learn to fend for ourselves. We don't know English, and there are almost no opportunities to find work in this strange country, so there are only complicity crimes. ”
Speaking of this, Wu Yuedong sighed: "I don't want to come to the United States, I don't want to cause trouble, I follow my parents to live better." I had no choice but to find myself in this situation. ”
"That year, your father and I were both fifteen years old and started wandering around the neighborhood and making friends with some inappropriate guys. Your father is long, delicate, and looks like a male model. With his charismatic smile and courteous demeanor, he was the natural leader of the rebellious young people in Chinatown.
There were 5 gangs in Chinatown back then: Chengye, Liangshan, Flying Dragon, White Eagle and Black Hawk. At first, they grew up together, lived peacefully with each other, and the gangs were small in number. However, soon after, the various gangs began to divide their spheres of influence, and each gang occupied a base area, and the size of the territory led to different incomes, and they grabbed territory from each other, so the "war" inevitably broke out.
Your father was unwilling to be a minion under someone else, so he created his own gang. The gang he founded was called "Ghost Shadows", and he served as the leader. For more than 30 years, your father was in such a high position in the gang that no one could replace him, and to this day, some people still regard his deeds as legends.
When Spectre Shadow was first created, it had neither a reputation nor any territory. Your father set his sights on Mott Street, the spiritual center of Chinatown. Mote Street was originally the sphere of influence of the "White Eagle", and we knew that it would be difficult to conquer the "White Eagle" without doing a few earth-shattering things, so the "Ghost Shadow" began to take action, causing dozens of shocking bloody crimes, including the murder of "White Eagle" members, and the robbery of a local newspaper with weapons. ”
When Wu Yuedong said this, he was a little excited, and a little ashamed: "The growth of a gang, when its prestige reaches its peak, there must be a bloody history of life and death behind it. ”
"I remember one day when your father and I were patrolling Mot Street with my men, we came across a member of the 'White Eagle' walking alone down the street, and they forced him into a small car, then drove the car to the dock in the East River, tied his hands behind his back with wires, tied his feet with hemp rope, and threw him into the river and drowned.
There is also the final battle, which is to seize control of Mote Street, which is a battle to the death, because it is necessary to get rid of the local Chinese Chamber of Commerce called "An Liang".
Founded in 1893, the Chamber of Commerce was ostensibly a legal business organization, a business community, a charity for new immigrants, and even a company that provided loans, but in reality it was the largest "church" in the area, the brains of the gangs.
Get rid of An Liang, and the ghost shadow will finally gain a foothold, so your father gathered more than 200 backbone members and planned carefully, no less than starting a war, and finally killed "An Liang". It was a bloody battle that ended quickly, and since then, "Ghost Shadow" has gained control of Mott Street. ”
Wu Yuedong looked up at Tong Huan when he said this, and said word by word: "If you don't defeat them, you must join their organization; If I don't fight, I'll be the one who dies. ”
After speaking, Wu Yuedong was immersed in the memories of the past and couldn't extricate himself, Tong Huan was even more moved, he raised his glass and invited: "Uncle Wu, thank you for telling me my father's deeds in such detail, I understand what you mean, the ghost shadow will not be defeated in my hands, but my concept is different from yours and my father's, I hope you can continue to support me, I will not let you down!" ”
Wu Yuedong and Tong Huan clinked glasses and sighed with emotion: "Hall master, I am already old, you have gone to college, you have advanced management experience, underworld whitewashing, and engaging in a company, this is right, I will definitely support the move to conform to the trend." ”
After the two clinked glasses and drank wine, Tong Huan smiled at Li Moyang and Xi Wu: "Hehe, let Mr. Li smile, I have feelings when I talk about family affairs, don't be surprised." ”
Li Moyang said with a smile: "Where is this, it seems that the hall master is young and promising, and he can still get Mr. Wu's continued help, I think the future of this ghost shadow is limitless." ”
Tong Huan waved his hand: "In private, we are still called Ghost Shadow, on the surface, we are a legally registered trading company in the United States, and all kinds of trade, especially trade with the home country of China, are our main share." ”
Li Moyang smiled: "Hehe, that's very good, the motherland is getting stronger and stronger, relying on the mother country, I believe your business will definitely get better and better." ”
He pondered for a while, then said, "It's just that I think there's still a part of your business that is not good to say in the sun, right?" For example, to provide these corrupt officials with all kinds of immigration and money laundering channels?! ”
After Li Moyang finished speaking, Wu Yuedong's face sank, and murderous aura surged up, and he couldn't tell that it was the kind and chatty taxi driver.
"Mr. Li, your tone is a bit like a government official, right? Say, what is your identity and what are you doing in New York? ”
As soon as Qi Huan's voice fell, Hulala rushed in outside the door and a gang of people, all weapons in their hands, some even held a sharp axe, Tong Huan and Wu Yuedong also stood up, and a circle of people surrounded Li Moyang and Xi Wu with murderous energy.