The young man in front of him, about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, has handsome features, neat short hair, and is dressed neatly in a suit and casual clothes.

Xu Chengyan hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the package, and said gratefully: "Thank you, thank you!" I thought I couldn't get it back, but fortunately, Mr. took a righteous action, I'm really grateful! ”

The young man smiled slightly and said, "You're welcome, didn't you also save people just now, everyone is each other!" ”

Xu Chengyan suddenly realized that the other party had seen the previous scene, so he helped him get the package back, but he was a warm-hearted person.

The two of them said a few polite words, and Xu Chengyan looked down at the short-clothed man who stole his package, only to see that this person fell to the ground, his face was already blue and swollen, and it seemed that he had been beaten a lot before he was caught.

But Xu Chengyan doesn't care about this, since he stole it from his head this time, there is no reason to spare it in vain, at least he has to take this evil breath.

At the moment, he was not polite, as soon as he raised his foot, he stepped on the palm of the short-clothed man's right hand, and then twisted it hard, and immediately rubbed a blood stain on the hard ground.

"Ah......" There was a scream, and the man in short clothes only felt that the five finger bones were about to be broken, and he couldn't help but shout again.

The young man on the opposite side saw Xu Chengyan's kick, stroked his palm and smiled: "Happy, you should teach him a lesson, and you should also abolish him!" ”

Of course Xu Chengyan wouldn't do this, since he had this evil breath, he didn't pursue it anymore, raised his feet, and scolded in his mouth: "Get out, next time I meet you, I'll null both of your hands!" ”

The man in the short coat quickly withdrew his bloody hand, grinned and blew a few breaths, got up and ran, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Xu Chengyan stepped forward and asked the young man with a smile: "My surname is Xu, I don't know your surname, I will definitely visit you another day!" ”

Since he owed the other party a favor, he naturally wanted to express it, but the young man just smiled faintly and said, "This is all a trivial matter, so there is no need to be polite." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left, and soon squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.

The other party walked neatly, which made Xu Chengyan feel a little sorry, he had a very good impression of the young man, and wanted to make friends just right, but the other party obviously didn't mean it.

He could only shake his head helplessly, raised his hand to beckon a rickshaw driver, and got into the car himself, and the coachman helped put all the luggage on the car and trotted out of the station.

According to Xu Chengyan's instructions, the rickshaw driver pulled the cart and rushed to the Japanese concession.

Along the way, Xu Chengyan sat on the rickshaw, watching the cityscape of Tianjin, and couldn't help but admire again and again.

It is worthy of being a metropolis with the same name as Shanghai, it really deserves its name, only to see the neat and spacious streets on both sides, full of all kinds of shops and residences, foreign stores, shopping malls, hotels, as well as consulates, churches, the architectural style is mostly European, tall and tidy and full of sculpture.

Pedestrians are also weaving like a tide, rubbing shoulders one after another, people's clothing is fashionable, especially women's dress is more modern and fashionable, with long hair, wearing high-forked cheongsam, and women with high heels abound.

There are also trams that come and go, shuttling in the middle of the city, even the high-end cars that are rare in the north, are also common here, coming and going so lively, the city is full of vigorous vitality, and being in it, it is like going to the metropolis of the West.

Xu Chengyan praised repeatedly, and the rickshaw driver also smiled and responded: "Sir, this is nothing, we are now in the Iraqi Concession, and after crossing the Wanguo Bridge, we will arrive at the French Concession, which is the most prosperous area of our Tianjin Wei, the tram runs everywhere, what big gardens, cathedrals, theaters, banks are everywhere, you just open your eyes, you will be satisfied!" ”

The country of Iraq in the coachman's mouth is Italy, and the concession is on the left bank of the Haihe River, which is the closest to the railway station.

Xu Chengyan nodded with a smile and replied: "Okay, this time, you must take a good turn, don't worry, run slower, I'll take a look at it, and I'll give you more money later." ”

When the coachman heard that the guest was willing to take the initiative to give more money, he was naturally happy, and quickly agreed, and the speed of the car slowed down, and when he arrived at the Wanguo Bridge across the Haihe River, he also specially acted as a guide for Xu Chengyan and introduced him with great interest.

Wanguo Bridge is the landmark building of Tianjin, the whole body is an all-steel structure, there are 100 meters long, about 20 meters wide, across both sides of the Haihe River, usually can be used for vehicles and pedestrians to pass, when the river crosses the big boat, the bridge deck is separated from the middle, each rises, opens and closes freely, the so-called "Wanguo Bridge under the big boat", but a landscape on the Haihe River.

There were also many patrol guards wearing French military uniforms on the bridge deck, patrolling back and forth, and Xu Chengyan passed by these patrol officers, but no one reached out to stop them.

After crossing the Wanguo Bridge, entering the French Concession, sure enough, as the coachman said, the prosperity in the French Concession is better, Xu Chengyan is dizzying, and then enter the Japanese Concession, it is the same, it can be said that the French Concession and the Japanese Concession can be regarded as the essence of Tianjin.

The driver took Xu Chengyan to a hotel on Songdao Street, where he paid twice the fare and sent away.

Entering the hotel, opened a room, and began to sort out the luggage, these colleagues of his, basically live in the Japanese concession, he needs to deal with the luggage first, and then he has to visit his family, and finally he has to hurry up to solve Pan Yugui, a hardcore traitor, counting, his trip to Tianjin, the time schedule is very tight.

In the afternoon of the same day, he visited the house one by one according to the address, handed over the gifts and money clearly, and disposed of the luggage and parcels at hand.

The next day, he packed up early in the morning, called a rickshaw, went out of the Japanese concession, all the way to the west, and came to the south gate of the old city of Tianjin, which is the famous south market of Tianjin, also called "three regardless".

"Three regardless", as the name suggests, means that the public security environment in this area is extremely poor, and no one cares about the mass graves (burying the dead casually); No one cares about fights and brawls; No one cares about cheating and abduction", it was a boundary that the police station and the law office could not control at that time.

However, this is also the most lively place in Tianjin Wei except for the concession area, with a dense population, complete with all kinds of things, and commerce is also prosperous for a while.

Restaurants of all sizes are dotted along the streets, cinemas and theaters are dotted around, and there are vendors and vendors setting up stalls everywhere.

As long as there is an open space, there are people who occupy and shout, some sell strong pills, some shave their heads and shave, some pull foreign films, set up tea stalls, fortune tellers, tricksters, cross talk and storytelling, people come and go, the river is endless, and it is very lively.

Xu Chengyan was also dazzled when he walked on the street, if it weren't for the wrong accent, he would have thought that he was in Tianqiao Street in Beiping.

He inquired while walking, and soon came to the outside of a wrestling hall, only to see a pair of strong men with strong bodies and big waists in an open space, catching a pair of wrestlers, and a row of strong men standing behind him, all dressed like wrestlers, a large group of spectators formed a circle around them, looking excited, cheering and cheering together, and the scene was noisy and boiling.

Xu Chengyan took a few steps forward, slowly squeezed into the crowd, came to the innermost floor, and watched the performance of the two wrestlers with great interest.

I saw them head to head, like a cow top frame, each of them did not give in, suddenly as if they had agreed, at the same time, twisted together, arched back and forth like pulling a pile, stumbling with their feet, entangled for a moment and helpless each other, and separated again, non-stop tentative movements, kicking and picking hooks, you fight for me, and do not show weakness to each other.

For a time, the fall was indistinguishable, regardless of victory or defeat, under the noise of the audience, a wrestler suddenly grabbed a flaw in the opponent, pulled the opponent's left hand with his right hand, and then leaned on, hugged the opponent's right leg with his left hand, roared "Hi", carried the other party on his shoulder, and fell heavily to the ground, and immediately applauded, winning the audience's loud applause.

Xu Chengyan stood in the crowd and applauded, and immediately a wrestler stepped forward with a tray, and the audience also took out change and threw it on the tray, but it was all small bills and copper.

When he got to Xu Chengyan, he directly took out a large denomination of fiat currency and gently put it on the tray, the strong man's eyes suddenly lit up, he looked up at Xu Chengyan, and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, sir, for the meal, thank you......"

Xu Chengyan smiled slightly and said, "Let's make friends!" ”

The strong man understood, and when he went back in a circle, he found an older strong man in the middle of the row of wrestlers, whispered a few words in his ear, and signaled in the direction of Xu Chengyan.

Next, Xu Chengyan was patient, and after watching two more performances, when it was time to rest, the strong man stepped forward and invited Xu Chengyan to the tea stall on the side, where the elderly wrestler was already waiting.

When the two met, they bowed their hands and sat down, someone handed over hot tea, Xu Chengyan spoke first: "Master Huang, I've admired it for a long time, my surname is Xu, I came here, I take the liberty to disturb, please don't be surprised." ”

Master Huang is the leader of this wrestling field, and there are many apprentices under him, all of whom are powerful and agile, and he is also one of the most famous figures in the Nanshi area.

Master Huang nodded, looked at Xu Chengyan's figure and temperament, secretly guessed in his heart, and said: "Mr. Xu, let's get straight to the point, we won't go around the corner, if you come to find the bodyguards of the nursing home, the wrestlers here, you have also seen it, they are all taught by me, all of them are good, they have a family, they are well-behaved, and the price is fair."

If you come to do something else, it's easy to say, but it's just one, we play the rules, do things can, and you must not kill anyone, if you have this thought, please don't open your mouth, just treat it as if you haven't been here......"

It turns out that these wrestlers don't just point to the show to eat, they also have another identity, that is, the so-called thugs who fight the industry, usually serve as bodyguards for rich families, and when someone needs to deal with grievances and disputes, they can also act as thugs and stand out for others.

There are even some thugs who don't pay attention to the rules, and simply become killers for the sake of money, killing people, but this kind of person is taboo by all parties, even those who fight are afraid of it.

Listening to Master Huang's direct explanation, Xu Chengyan smiled slightly and explained: "Master Huang, you misunderstood, I just want to ask you personally. ”

"Inquiring about someone?" When Master Huang heard this, he was immediately uninterested, "Then you can find the wrong person, I don't sell news, the money in Hulukou is blind, I specialize in this, you just go to him." ”

After speaking, he was about to get up and leave, Xu Chengyan hurriedly stopped him and explained again: "Master Huang, don't worry, the person I inquired about is also from your line, but it has been a long time, and the people around me don't know." ”

Speaking of this, Xu Chengyan took out a few more large-denomination banknotes and put them on the tea table.

Master Huang sat down again, but he didn't go to get the money, although they recognized the money, they still talked about the rules, and if they didn't give the other party a satisfactory answer, the money would not be easy to take.

"Tell me, ask who, I know almost all the old people in our line, and some of them have been known for a long time."

"The surname of the person I want to inquire about is Han, I don't know what the specific name is, he is about fifty to fifty-five years old, more than twenty years ago, he worked as a wrestler in this area of Nanshi, this person has good skills, he should be somewhat famous."

"Surname Han? More than twenty years ago? Master Huang muttered to himself, recalled carefully, looked at Xu Chengyan again, and finally said slowly: "At that time, I was just a little apprentice, and I hadn't graduated yet, but at that time, there were many famous wrestlers in Tianjin, and the surname Han ......, I knew two, one was called Han Chang, and the other was Han Sangui, and the age was right."

However, Han Sangui later broke his neck on the wrestling field, and he swallowed his breath on the spot, only Han Chang, who had been in the limelight for a few years, but later when he was a bodyguard, he was stabbed by someone, and he had already quit fighting, if the person you are looking for is him, go to the old north gate, there is a Han family village, and there have been a few good wrestlers, maybe there will be news. ”

Hearing the news, Xu Chengyan was mixed in his heart, worried that if the person he was looking for was Han Sangui, this clue would be broken, and if it was Han Chang, it would be possible to find the news of his family.

He stood up and arched his hand and said, "It's good to have news, thank you Master Huang!" ”

The two of them said goodbye, Xu Chengyan turned around and left, the person he really wanted to find was the master Lei Tai who taught him the flying tiger claw, Lei Tai has disabled legs and feet, it is not easy to live alone, with his father's person, when the family flees, he will definitely not let Lei Tai leave alone, so the family should be together, as long as he finds Lei Tai, he can find his family.

Since there are no clues on the family's side, they can only find it from Lei Tai's line, Lei Tai didn't say much about his own affairs at the beginning, just said that when he was young, he offended a powerful enemy, so he escaped from Tianjin and came to settle in Shanxi, but this is all a few words that are revealed during the usual chat, and the information is also very incomplete.

But in a small talk, Lei Tai inadvertently said that he had a junior brother, surnamed Han, who was a famous wrestler in Tianjin, and his martial arts were not under Lei Tai.

Xu Chengyan has an excellent memory, and he remembered a gossip at that time, and this time he followed this clue to find it.