The bodies of Yang Jie and another spy were washed and put in the morgue at No. 76 for the time being.

Li Shijun walked out of the morgue with a gloomy face, not placing too much hope on the autopsy report that would come out.

Ballistics, pistol types, distances, etc., do little to solve the case; The previous report is still in the archives, but there is still no clue about the murderer.

It's another loss of soldiers, Ding Motun should be gloating!

Li Shijun glanced at Ding Motun's office seemingly unintentionally, as if he saw the sinister face with glasses behind the window.

When he returned to the office, Li Shijun called the traitor and asked in detail what happened at that time.

"The woman who lied to you, will you recognize it when you see it again?"

Li Shijun felt that the breakthrough should be such a woman, even if there was little hope, it was better to let this guy go out to find it every day than to wait without a clue.

The traitor recalled it carefully, nodded firmly, and gestured, "I can recognize it." Although she wears sunglasses, she has a black mole on the left side of her face. ”

There is a black mole on the left side of the face, which can be found by spreading people's hands. Moreover, it should be a person from the military commander, and this will also have some clues from the confessions of other arrested people, right?

Li Shijun thought like this, and asked in a deep voice: "Are there any other clues worth noting, think about it again?" ”

The traitor thought about it for a long time, but he didn't remember who kicked him hard. At that time, there were a lot of onlookers, and it was really difficult if you didn't look at it carefully, or memorize it by heart.

"There's no need to rush." Li Shijun forcibly suppressed his irritability and said, "You go down first, and if you think of something, you will report it immediately." ”

After sending this guy away, Li Shijun thought about it for a long time, and still decided to start with the woman who suddenly appeared, hoping to find a breakthrough.

Although he has a bit of direction, Li Shijun's mood is still very depressed.

Yang Jie was considered his cronies, but he was killed again. Coupled with Wu Shibao and others before, in No. 76, his strength has greatly decreased, from the original steady advantage, to now he is defeated by Ding Motun.

If this continues, Li Shijun thought of the possibility of being squeezed out of No. 76.

Just then, the phone rang. Li Shijun picked it up, heard who it was, and immediately stood up, and his attitude became respectful.

After answering the phone, Li Shijun's mood was a little better. It seems that the Japanese still believe in themselves more, or why didn't they look for Ding Motun?

Although I don't know what the purpose of the explanation is, I must do it well. When the master is happy, then everything else will be easy.

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Since the Guangxu period, Shanghai has set up a concession, and as a large port connecting the upper and lower levels, it is naturally the first choice of the great powers.

The British, American, French and other concessions were divided into feudal lords in Shanghai County, forming a bizarre ten-mile foreign field.

Under the pouring of powerful foreign capital, the original economic order of the small Shanghai Tang was like a small lonely boat swaying, and finally it was torn apart by the sea breeze, and the economy developed rapidly towards deformity, becoming a paradise for many adventurers.

Hooligans, evil officials, outlaws, liars, people and snakes, with their evil deeds, rushed to gather towards this black land.

With sinful deeds, sinful people gather more together.

They hope to find satisfactory black money here, they know that relying on proper work, a day of exhaustion, as a result, the money earned is difficult to survive, only the black money can be unrestrained, unscrupulous squandering.

Therefore, "hope" gathers here, villains and villains draw closer here, social dregs precipitate here, and rivers and lakes form here.

Rivers and lakes! That's right, it's the perfect description of Shanghai Tang.

There are a lot of people, three religions and nine streams, three six nines, etc., forcibly grabbing, cheating, abducting, and struggling...... A big dye vat with all kinds of green and white is not what the rivers and lakes are.

And people who come to Shanghai for the first time to explore the rivers and lakes usually have "three maps" in their hearts.

One is the general geographical map of Shanghai's urban area; the second is the map of the concession forces; The third is the "map of gang* gang forces" that must be familiar with the beach.

In the old Shanghai under the semi-colonial and semi-feudal social form, the latter two maps were more important.

Whether you are a noble envoy stationed in Shanghai or a humble grass people, if you do not memorize the "map of the power of the underworld", survival on the rivers and lakes will be endless treacherous and vicious waves.

In Shanghai, the gangs' influence is not only concentrated in illegal and criminal activities, but also penetrates into the industrial and commercial circles, financial circles, educational circles, and entertainment industries, and penetrates and controls almost all social fields in Shanghai.

Human traffickers, dock tyrants, casino tyrants, pickpocketing tyrants, dung tyrants, vegetable market tyrants, etc., almost all walks of life have gang characters who are dominant.

These gang figures can monopolize and control a certain industry, which is naturally inseparable from the concession authorities and the patrol house.

For example, the "dung tyrant" is to contract with the concession authorities. He owns thousands of manure trucks, and hires workers to pull the trucks to collect manure, which is equivalent to a large contract foreman.

Because at that time in Shanghai, there were not many houses with sanitary facilities, especially in Shanghai's Shikumen, where every household used a toilet.

Every morning from 4 to 8 a.m., someone pulls a manure truck to each lane to collect toilets. These hired workers filled the dung trucks and pulled them to the dung docks to sell them to the dung boat farmers, and their boss was the "dung tyrant" in the public and French concessions at that time.

The "dung tyrants" generally only pay workers 8 to 10 yuan a month for pulling cars, and in addition to the contract fee, there are also some tips for the patrol house, and they can actually make a net profit of more than 10,000 yuan a month.

The rest, such as the dock tyrant and the vegetable farm tyrant, also relied on the exploitation of workers and vegetable farmers, and all of them made a lot of money, built western-style buildings, and drove cars.

Xu Huaiyi is a good example. From counterattacking to taking over the gang, and then developing and growing, he slowly took over some livelihoods in the public concession, and now he lives in a western-style house and has a car, just like a rich man.

Among them, Shen Chen helped a lot.

Moreover, as Shen Chen's "murderous reputation" became more and more famous, the more benefits Xu Huaiyi received. Other patrol rooms will give Shen Chen some face, because the relationship between Shen Chen and his foreign boss is also quite good.

Some of Shen Chen's actions will inevitably use Xu Huaiyi, although Xu Huaiyi does not know the details, he will also guess and analyze and judge.

Therefore, although Xu Huaiyi has also become a small overlord of one side, his awe of Shen Chen has not decreased but increased. A guy who dares to kill the Japanese, dares to kill the No. 76 spy, and has an official body, is indeed not something he dares to disobey.

Because, Xu Huaiyi's gang also has a lot of shady criminal deeds, and if Shen Chen wants to kill him, it is enough to use the power of the patrol room.

It's just that this time Shen Chen suddenly saw him and asked him to tell him about a few "dung heads" in Huxi, and also called Xiao Ai. Xu Huaiyi was a little blindsided, and he didn't know what Shen Chen meant.

"Mr. Shen-" Xu Huaiyi guessed that Shen Chen might have to control the dung collection in Huxi for a living, and also be a "dung bully" to enjoy the success, so he said: "Although the dung industry in Huxi is not all presided over by my brothers in the gang, how you want to split the hegemony is not a matter of one sentence. Whoever dares to oppose you, it's boring. ”

Shen Chen snorted and said, "I don't want to get involved, you want to be bad." ”

Facing Xu Huaiyi's puzzled expression, Shen Chen said: "I don't care about other places, mainly near No. 76, just think about more ears and eyes." ”

Xu Huaiyi understood a little, this thing is easy, installing a dung puller, even if it is the "dung leader" of other gangs, it is not a matter of a few words.

"That's fine!" Xu Huaiyi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I sent a brother to do it, and I kept an eye on the movement of No. 76 every day." ”

Shen Chen stretched out his finger and pointed at Xiao Ai, and said with a smile: "Others don't need it, I want him to go." ”

Xu Huaiyi was stunned for a moment, nodded immediately, and said, "Xiao Ai can also be, whoever Mr. Shen says is whoever." ”

Xiao Ai blinked his eyes and said in a rough voice: "There are too few copper dung to feed people!" ”

Shen Chen pushed the two hundred yuan bill to Xiao Ai, and said with a smile: "Let's do it for two months first, if you don't do it well, I'll change it to someone else." ”

Xiao Ai laughed innocently and grabbed the banknote in his hand, I'm afraid he really hadn't taken such a big banknote.

"Remember-" Shen Chen stretched out his hand and nodded, and solemnly explained: "Go to collect the dung every day, and then send it to the dung dock, and you are not allowed to stay nearby." As for staring at number 76, you just have to stop by and take a look, don't stare at it. ”

Xu Huaiyi was a little puzzled, but since Shen Chen had explained it like this, he was also happy to be relaxed.

Xiao Ai nodded vigorously.

Collecting manure and sending it to the dock is a matter of one morning at most, but there is an income of 100 yuan a month, how can there be such a good thing. As for the stolen goods, he didn't care.

Shen Chen turned to Xu Huaiyi and said, "I asked people to build four dung trucks, Xiao Ai one, and the remaining three you gave to the 'dung handle' in charge of the piece, and let him hand them over to the dung pullers." ”

After a pause, Shen Chen emphasized solemnly: "No, no, if it's broken, you have to fix it yourself, and you have to use it by the dung puller." And you are not allowed to mention me, only in your name. ”

Xu Huaiyi couldn't figure out what Shen Chen was going to do, this was taking money and a ride, what was he doing when he was full and had nothing to do?

"There's nothing wrong with that." Xu Huaiyi said: "Although I don't have as much prestige as Mr. Shen, someone still gives face to this little thing." ”

Shen Chen teased: "Boss Xu, don't be modest, in your territory, even the three tycoons don't dare to play tricks." ”

Xu Huaiyi smiled and said, "It's not all up to Mr. Shen. Boss Du and Boss Huang both admit that you are a big man in the gang, although Zhang Dashuai did not speak, but he did not object. You have Old Man Zhang personally teaching you knife skills, but all the Qing Gang brothers have to be respectful to you. ”

"Really, I'm that good?" Shen Chen was a little proud, paused, and said with a straight face: "Speaking of Old Man Zhang, he intends to go to the public concession to avoid the limelight. I told you the other day that I wanted you to look for a house—"

"The house has been found and cleaned up." Xu Huaiyi hurriedly said: "I have already delivered the post to Zhang's mansion, and I asked the old man to read it." The old man is quite satisfied, and is ready to move in temporarily at a later date. ”

Shen Chen looked at Xu Huaiyi with a strange look, which made Xu Huaiyi a little embarrassed.

"Now that you've got in a relationship, it's saved my heart." Shen Chen waved his hand and said, "Then take good care of it, Old Man Zhang's identity is there, if there is anything going on in the rivers and lakes, if he is willing to come forward, it is still very effective." As for me, I have a public identity, but it's not good to be too active. ”

"Mr. Shen doesn't blame me." Xu Huaiyi was relieved.

In fact, it's nothing, Shen Chen is not a person who wants to hug a certain thigh, it is better to rely on no one than on himself, this is his purpose.

"Okay, that's all over, eat." Shen Chen picked up the chopsticks and let them go casually, and Xu Huaiyi and Xiao Ai started moving.

"Mr. Shen—" Xiao Ai filled her mouth with food and asked vaguely, "What about Miss Su, can I still help?" ”

Shen Chen thought for a moment and said, "You seem to have only one morning, or less than a morning's work. If you want to go, you can go, but the money can't give you as much as it used to be. ”

Xiao Ai nodded and said hesitantly: "It's okay to give more or less, it's okay if you don't give it, I've earned enough." ”

Shen Chen thought about it, but looking at Xiao Ai's naïve appearance, and then thinking about Su Mengyu's image, he secretly denied it.

Xu Huaiyi raised his glass and saluted Shen Chen, drank the wine, and said, "Mr. Shen, if you want to make a living, you must always open more doors. I think the car dealership is stable, and I also want to open one and settle some subordinates. ”

Shen Chen pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid this is not only the patrol room to be dredged, but also the accommodation of the fourth master, right?" ”

When it comes to the hooligan leaders of old Shanghai, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is often Du, Huang, and Zhang.

In fact, in the thirties and forties of the last century, Gu Siye's power and prestige were no worse than the three of them.

Before the "Tianchan Stage" was opened, this person was purely a "beggar gang leader", controlling the lowest and most extensive rogue market in Shanghai.

Thousands of rickshaw drivers and road refugees are his disciples and grandchildren, what a terrifying thing.

Moreover, Gu Siye's fellow villagers have a very strong sense of being very good, and they are very good to the people of northern Jiangsu, and they basically respond to their needs. Every time there was a flood, he had to donate a lot of money.

After the fall of Shanghai, Gu Siye not only boycotted Japanese goods, but also did not hesitate to close the "Tianchan Stage" and make it a refuge for the people of northern Jiangsu.

Therefore, thousands of people in northern Jiangsu in Shanghai recognized him.

And a large number of northern Jiangsu people have joined Shanghai, with no other ideals, but they believe that as long as there are four masters, there will be hope for life.

As a result, Gu Siye basically controlled Shanghai's labor market, or "human trafficker market".

But there is a saying that the people do not fight with the officials.

Although Gu Siye is known as the largest rickshaw overlord in Shanghai, he was arrested by the Public Concession Patrol Office and sentenced to 15 years in prison because of the murder of Tang Jiapeng, the manager of the Great World.

Although Gu was only imprisoned for about a year before being released by his relatives and friends, he was very depressed for a while. It wasn't until around the Anti-Japanese War that it became active again.

"Gu Siye's rickshaw business is mainly in Zhabei, and there are not many in the public concession." Xu Huaiyi explained: "What I mean is that the two families are divided into areas and take over the rickshaw business in the public concession. ”

Shen Chen thought for a while and said, "The old man that Gu Siye worships is not Old Man Zhang, right?" ”

Xu Huaiyi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's Liu Dengjie of the big characters." ”

"That-" Shen Chen looked at Xu Huaiyi and asked uncertainly, "You want me to be a lobbyist?" I don't have any friendship with him, huh? ”

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