Yongle Club, No. 181 Foch Road, known as the largest casino in Shanghai, has the front door open on Foch Road, and the back door and back door go straight to Julaida Road, spanning two main streets, with dozens of acres in size. After entering the door, there is a large garden with pavilions and pavilions, and inside is a three-story oceanic building.

At this time, Zhang Xiaolin, known as the "three-color tycoon", sat in a luxurious private room on the third floor, drinking with his good brother Du Yuesheng.

"Yuesheng! At that time, I spent 4,000 oceans a month to rent this bungalow from the British, and you still think it is not cost-effective, what do you think now? ”

Zhang Xiaolin held a glass of foreign wine in his hand and looked at Du Yuesheng, who was sitting next to him with a thin figure, with a smile.

Du Yuesheng's monkey face showed a little remorse, and said with great regret:

"The eldest brother is smart, the brother is still a little family, I thought at the time, 4,000 oceans a month, even the house fee can't be earned, who ever thought, now it's 3,000 oceans a day! Alas, alas, alas! ”

"Haha!"

Zhang Xiaolin smirked his palms, at that time, he ran this casino by himself, invited Du Yuesheng to join the shares, this guy saw that the rent of this house was extremely expensive, and he shirked it for some reason, who would have thought that this Yongle Club became an instant hit and became the country's first gold cave, not only the dignitaries of Shanghai, but also the wealthy from other places also came to visit, and even Zhang Shaoshuai, who worshiped the deputy marshal of the sea, land and air, also had a good time in this place.

"How? Brother, it's too late to regret now, I've always kept your shares for you, thirty percent, 300,000 oceans, how about it? Huang Jinrong looked at Du Yuesheng with a smile.

"Forget it," Du Yuesheng hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head, "Big brother has been working hard for so long, and I haven't had any strength, how can I come to get shares again?" It's good for me to run Sanxin Company well! ”

Sanxin Company is a trading company jointly established by Huang Jinrong, Zhang Xiaolin, and Du Yuesheng, called trading, and its main business is actually smuggling tobacco. In the entire public concession, there is almost no high-ranking official and nobleman who does not take dividends from it, and this company is also the thing that Du Yuesheng values the most.

"Alas, brother, you have become a lot less motivated in the past few years! A lot of things are not taken care of, and the tobacco business is also handed over to outsiders, and there are some yarn factories and shipyards. These things, which are laborious and not very profitable, I don't even know what you think. Zhang Xiaolin shook his head.

Du Yuesheng smiled slightly, but did not speak.

He is different from Zhang Xiaolin, in his eyes, money is important, but reputation is equally important to him.

After getting rich, although everyone complimented Boss Du in front of people, behind the scenes, I don't know how many people poked their backbones. Du Yuesheng deeply felt the difference in his reputation in society, and over the years, he began to gradually stay away from the three colors of "pornography, gambling and drugs", and began to transform into a "legitimate" businessman.

Of course, he knows Zhang Xiaolin's character very well, and it is impossible to persuade this big brother to change his ways.

Besides, everyone has their own ambitions, and this is not something that they can barely obtain.

While talking, a middle-aged man wearing a robe and looking like a housekeeper walked in, whispered a few words to Zhang Xiaolin's ear, the corners of Zhang Xiaolin's mouth were crooked, showing an impatient expression, and commanded:

"Just find him a cousin who understands the word and arrange it! This Yang Hu is really, such a trivial matter still has to find my head! ”

The housekeeper agreed, and was just about to go out, when Du Yuesheng suddenly stopped him, turned his head and asked Zhang Xiaolin:

"Big brother, what's the situation?"

"Yang Hu introduced a young man, saying that he was the son of an old man, and asked me to arrange it under the door, this old Yang is becoming less and less decent, just a person, worship under you and me, isn't it ridiculous? He didn't want to think about it, you and my juniors, not to mention apprentices, even apprentices, have also become the captain of the patrol room! ”

Zhang Xiaolin said angrily.

Since April 12, Zhang Xiaolin and Du Yuesheng have been appointed by the government as major generals of the headquarters for their meritorious service in suppression, and officially joined the government agencies. From then on, they no longer had to make disciples easily.

After all, as a government official, he still accepts apprentices like a Taoist sect, which is really good to say!

"Let's see you! Yang Laojiu is not such an ignorant person, maybe this person still has some ability. Du Yuesheng frowned and said.

Zhang Xiaolin nodded angrily, and instructed the housekeeper: "Since Yuesheng has spoken, let him in!" ”

The butler walked out, and a moment later led in a young man with a lofty spirit.

"Huh? It's quite pompous. ”

Zhang Xiaolin looked at the young man in front of him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Twenty-three or four-year-old age, not low-stature, wearing a green shirt, combing his back hair, there is a fierce air between his eyebrows and eyes, his eyes are swept after entering the door, there is no stage fright, and he does not look like an ordinary person.

"The younger generation has seen Boss Zhang," the person who came was Geng Chaozhong, he looked around the room, quickly determined the main owner, handed over the post given to him by Yang Hu in his hand, and said:

"This is Uncle Yang's greetings."

Zhang Xiaolin took the post, looked at it briefly, looked at Geng Chaozhong, and asked:

"What's your name and why did you come to Shanghai?"

"Huo Yunfeng, a native of Fengtian, came from the Northeast because he offended the Japanese." Geng Chaozhong replied.

"Xiaotian still has the old days of Fengtian?" Zhang Xiaolin squinted at Geng Chaozhong - Xiaotian is Yang Hu's cousin.

"Uncle Yang Shishu was a soldier in the Northeast for eight years in the Republic of China, and he knew his father." Geng Chaozhong replied.

"Xiaotian has indeed been in the Northeast for a short time." Du Yuesheng next to him interjected.

"Well," Zhang Xiaolin nodded, "Tell me, you offended the Japanese?" What kind of offense is the law? ”

"After 918, the juniors pulled a team of people and killed a few devils in the Northeast, but they couldn't stay, so they had to run to Shanghai." Geng Chaozhong said lightly.

"It's up to you to kill the Japanese?" Zhang Xiaolin squinted at Geng Chaozhong.

"It's up to me," Geng Chaozhong nodded, saw a tea evening on the table next to him, picked it up, only to hear the sound of "Karala", and the tea bowl was pinched to pieces!

"Presumptuous!" Zhang Xiaolin was furious, this tea bowl is an old object of the former Qing Dynasty, and he usually cherishes it very much, but he didn't expect it to be destroyed like this!

"Someone! Get me out of here and teach me a good lesson! Zhang Xiaolin yelled.

"Wait," Du Yuesheng next to him raised his hand to stop him, and looked at Geng Chaozhong with a smile, "Young man, do you know how much this tea bowl costs?" ”

"No matter how expensive it is, it can't cost a life!" Geng Chaozhong replied coldly.

"A life? In Shanghai, a life depends on the price. If it is a small citizen, it is worth 100 oceans at most! Do you know how much this tea bowl costs? ”

Zhang Xiaolin suppressed his anger and said with disdain - if this person hadn't been introduced by Yang Hu, at least one of his hands would have been abolished just now!

"My life, the Japanese price tag is 10,000 oceans!" Geng Chaozhong was also disdainful, "But I think the price of the Japanese is too low!" ”

"Hahaha!" Zhang Xiaolin suddenly laughed, "Yes, yes, the person introduced by Yang Laojiu is really extraordinary!" ”

"You are a person, you have kung fu and courage, but you don't know whether you are smart or not." Zhang Xiaolin said with a smile on his face.

"If you say you're smart, you're smart, and if you're not smart, you're not smart." Geng Chaozhong smiled.

"How?" Zhang Xiaolin looked at Geng Chaozhong with a smile and asked.

"If you are smart, you won't fight against the Japanese, and if you are not smart, you won't be able to kill the Japanese." Geng Chaozhong replied casually.

"Haha, what you said makes so much sense!" Zhang Xiaolin laughed, "I admire you very much, but I haven't accepted apprentices for three years, and if you want to worship under my door, it depends on whether you can do anything!" ”

Zhang Xiaolin showed a deep groan, and Du Yuesheng next to him also looked at Geng Chaozhong with a smile.

"So be it!" After a while, Zhang Xiaolin spoke, "I have a rival in Shanghai, his name is Wang Yaqiao, if you can kill him, I will take you as an apprentice!" ”

Grass mud horse's!

When Geng Chaozhong heard this, he couldn't help but curse in his stomach.

Who is Wang Yaqiao, is the gang leader of the Shanghai Axe Gang, the famous assassination king in the country, in Shanghai, he is the largest gang force except Zhang Xiaolin, Huang Jinrong, and Du Yuesheng, controlling all the rickshaw drivers and dock workers in Shanghai, and his men are known as 100,000 people.

This kind of big coffee, let yourself kill?

Even if you kill him, will you be able to run away?

"Hehe," Geng Chaozhong sneered, "Boss Zhang, you are bullying outsiders and not being sensible, in that case, the juniors will say goodbye!" ”

With that, he bowed his hand, turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait," Du Yuesheng suddenly spoke, "Little brother, if you can't get along in Shanghai, you can go to the Du Mansion on Huagezhen Road to find me." ”

Geng Chaozhong glanced back at the middle-aged man in his forties with sharp beaks and monkey cheeks, did not reply, turned around and walked out.

"What's wrong Yuesheng? Your Hengshe is short of people again? ”

Seeing Geng Chaozhong walk out, Zhang Xiaolin looked at Du Yuesheng helplessly.

Du Yuesheng didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Brother Zhang, why don't you allow him to stay?" I think this guy has some skills. ”

"Hehe, this person's origin is unknown, not to mention whether it is true that he killed the Japanese and ran here, if it is true, I can't tolerate him! After the Northeast Incident, the Japanese have sent more than a dozen warships to Wusongkou, and it seems that there will be major events in the future. At this moment, wouldn't it be a fire for me to tolerate an anti-Japanese element! ”

Zhang Xiaolin sneered.

"Brother Zhang said the same," Du Yuesheng nodded again and again, "However, the whole country is now excited, and various factories in Shanghai have also set up workers' volunteers, and I heard that the Japanese expatriates have also set up a Japanese Youth Comrades Association, so I am afraid that there will be a big chaos in Shanghai!" ”

"If you make trouble, you will know that you are fooling!" Zhang Xiaolin took a sip and continued: "There are foreigners in Shanghai, can't you do business and make a fortune?" If you want to make trouble with the Japanese, in the end, what can you leave behind? ”

Du Yuesheng just smiled, but didn't answer.

This big brother Zhang is too serious about money!

Don't you know that under the nest, there are no eggs?

.......

Geng Chaozhong walked out of the Yongle Club, but there was no depression on his face.

In fact, since Yang Hu rejected him, Geng Chaozhong knew that in just ten days, it had become an impossible task to infiltrate the Gu Mansion!

How long does it take to worship Zhang Xiaolin as a teacher and gain Zhang Xiaolin's trust?

In just ten days, it is impossible to do it at all!

Therefore, he did not go to Zhang Xiaolin for the first time, but used the identity of Red Leaf to contact Akutagawa Masashi of the Shanghai Black Dragon Society.

When I came to visit Zhang Xiaolin this time, I didn't have much hope, but I just had a kind of mentality that success is gratifying, and defeat is gratifying - even if you can't get Zhang Xiaolin's trust for a while, it's good to climb this line.

But what I didn't expect was that this Zhang Xiaolin was insincere, and he actually let himself assassinate Wang Yaqiao, which was simply a refusal!

Fortunately, there is also an unexpected joy - Du Yuesheng, who is with Zhang Xiaolin, obviously has a good impression of himself, and it is not bad to find an opportunity to join Du Yuesheng's Hengshe.

This Du Yuesheng is now bent on following the principal and trying his best to clear his name. While running Sanxin Company, he began to make extensive friends with people in the financial and business circles, and gradually turned from a "white-faced person", that is, the boss of the underworld, to an industrialist, a social activist and a philanthropist.

This person has quite an appetite for himself.

However, the purpose of coming to Shanghai was not to get close to Gu Shunzhang, his real purpose was only one, that is, to wait for an opportunity to kill Gu Shunzhang!

However, it is not easy to do it yourself, so the best way is to borrow a knife to kill someone.

The Japanese were the first knife they prepared for Gu Shunzhang.

However, to deal with Gu Shunzhang, I'm afraid that a knife is not enough, it's better to have another one!

Geng Chaozhong pondered silently from the bottom of his heart, left Foch Road, and began to walk towards Hankou Road, another place in the public concession, a gathering place for exiled Koreans.

.......

Half an hour, Geng Chaozhong came to the front of an ordinary house, and after knocking on the door, a man with a wide face and thin eyes appeared in front of Geng Chaozhong, looked at Geng Chaozhong a few times, and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"I'm from the Northeast and I'm a friend of Yoon Sang-gil." Geng Chaozhong replied.

"You wait."

The man glanced at Geng Chaozhong a few times, then walked into the room, and after a while, a man with his back combed and wearing a suit walked out, and after carefully looking at Geng Chaozhong for a few times, he asked vigilantly: "I am Yin Xiangji, but I don't know you." ”

"But I know you, you have a friend named Kim Sung-ju in the Northeast, right?" Geng Chaozhong smiled.

"Do you know Chengzhu?" Yoon Sang-gil's face showed a look of surprise.

"Yes, I not only know him, we are still good friends, you can call me Huo Yunfeng." Geng Chaozhong nodded.

“??????????” Yoon Sang-gil said suddenly.

"No, but, I'm a friend of Kim Sung-joo." Geng Chaozhong replied.

Yoon Sang-gil speaks Korean and asks if he is a compatriot - although he doesn't speak Korean, he can understand these simple words.

"Come in!" Yoon Sang-gil nodded and let go of the door.

The facilities in the house were rudimentary, except for a large bed and a wooden table for eating.

The two sat down, Geng Chaozhong took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Yin Xiangji, Yin Xiangji opened it and looked at it for a while, the corners of his mouth gradually showed a smile, and he looked up and asked Geng Chaozhong;

"How did you and Kim Sung-joo meet?"

"When I was in Northeast China, I was engaged in anti-Japanese activities with him, and before I came to Shanghai, he told me that he had a best friend who had come to Shanghai, and asked me to inquire about your whereabouts and then hand over this letter to you." Geng Chaozhong replied.

"Oh," Yin Bongji's face softened a little, "Shanghai is so big, how did you find me?" ”

"It's not difficult, I asked someone to call your North Korean provisional government in Shanghai, and they quickly told me where you lived." Geng Chaozhong replied.

"And what do you mean?" Yoon Bong-gil asked bluntly.

"Send money." Geng Chaozhong only said two words.

"Send money?" Yoon Bong-gil's mouth opened wide in surprise.

"That's right," Geng Chaozhong nodded, "It's not a secret, Jin Chengzhu's activities in the northeast are all provided by me. ”

"I need to confirm." Yin Bongji looked at Geng Chaozhong with suspicion.