The night is a little deeper, but the night Shanghai lives up to its name, with neon flashing, street lamps illuminating, and you can still see men and women entertaining outside from time to time.

He Xiaoyan has become very silent since she saw the pair of grandchildren who were singing everywhere, and she didn't say a word after walking for so long.

Shen Chen looked at his watch, it was almost ten o'clock, and he said that it was not too late, and it was not too early.

He Xiaoyan noticed Shen Chen's action, and finally spoke, asking, "What time is it, it's late, right?" ”

"It's almost ten o'clock." Shen Chen paused and said, "If you leave, you will be home in ten minutes." ”

"Let's go, then!" He Xiaoyan smiled bitterly and said, "I suddenly feel that riding a car is also a luxury, but what can I do if I save this piece of eight cents?" Do you think I'm hypocritical? ”

Shen Chen shrugged his shoulders and said, "To be honest, it's a little. Neither the Mother nor the Savior, they are all rolling in the ups and downs of the world, and they feel that they have done their best, and it is enough. If the poor don't have enough to eat, you have to go on a diet? Poor people eat bran vegetables, and you feel that it is a sin to eat rice and steamed buns, so you have to be like them? ”

He Xiaoyan frowned, this sound really harsh, but if you think about it carefully, it's really like that.

In the glittering Shanghai Beach, the poor people have to worry about their stomachs and winter clothes, and the hungry and cold refugees huddle on the sidewalk and shiver, making people worry about how long this weak body can last.

But what about yourself, do you have to be like them, so that you can live up to your conscience and sleep soundly?

"If you want to help them, you have to be better than them, not like them." Shen Chen said faintly: "Look, saving a car fee is enough for them to eat a day." But if you only earn enough to feed and wear, and you don't even have the money to call a taxi, don't be hypocritically merciful. Because you can only take care of yourself, and you are not in the mood to care about helping others. ”

He Xiaoyan sighed, smiled bitterly and laughed at herself: "I really can't refute being so sarcastic by you." As soon as you make a move, it's ten yuan, which is my food expenses for a week. I only have more than 20 yuan in this bag, and I was hesitant to give one yuan or two yuan just now! ”

"If you do your best, you will have a clear conscience." Shen Chen glanced at He Xiaoyan and said, "With this heart, there are not many problems. This, the so-called thousands of miles to send goose feathers, affection is the most important. ”

He Xiaoyan burst out laughing, looked at Shen Chen and said, "You are quite good at solving people!" Listening to your tirade, I feel much better. ”

"How does a good or bad mood help you with what you want to do and what you want to do?" Shen Chen suddenly stopped, stretched out his hand, blocked He Xiaoyan behind him, took out the pistol in his right hand, stared vigilantly at an alley in front of him, and shouted: "Who's there, come out." ”

Before they knew it, the two had walked to the street not far from their residence. At this point, something seems to have gone wrong.

The entrance to the alley was dark, and it was impossible to see who was hiding inside. He Xiaoyan was very nervous, and reached out to grab the strap of Shen Chen's windbreaker. As Shen Chen retreated, the two approached the wall.

In the middle of the night, two coughs came from the alley, followed by footsteps, and a voice sounded, "Inspector Shen, don't get me wrong, we were sent by Boss Xu." ”

While speaking, two men walked out, one of the thinner nodded at Shen Chen, and said with a smile: "Inspector Shen, you, you still know me, right?" Yu San, I have seen you with Boss Xu. ”

Shen Chen nodded, put away the pistol, and asked, "Hard work, two brothers." Didn't find anything suspicious, did you? ”

"There's nothing going on here, and it's probably normal over there." Yu San said: "Who doesn't know how powerful Inspector Shen is, and he dares to come to death?" ”

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Let's stop here tonight, the two of you go back to rest, and tell the others by the way." As he spoke, he took out twenty yuan and handed it to Yu San, "Take it and drink a bowl of wine for the brothers to warm up." ”

"This, Inspector Shen, you are too polite. Then, I'll thank you on behalf of the other brothers. Yu San smiled, wiped his hands on his clothes, and still took it, beckoning his companions to leave together.

Shen Chen watched Yu San walk away, turned his head to look at He Xiaoyan, and said, "Let's go, this short section of the road should be safe." ”

He Xiaoyan let out a sigh of relief, followed Shen Chen forward, and asked suspiciously, "Is it from the gang?" ”

Shen Chen nodded and said, "Someone spends money to buy my life, and I also spend money to recruit some eyes and ears, which can be regarded as a way to ensure safety!" ”

He Xiaoyan glanced at Shen Chen, didn't speak again, and walked to the gate before she said, "The people in the gang are unreliable, right?" Besides, they're not good people either. ”

Shen Chen opened the door and led He Xiaoyan in, saying as he walked, "Do you think I'm a good person?" ”

"Of course you're a good person." He Xiaoyan didn't think much about it, and subconsciously said: "Isn't it a good person to fight spies and thugs?" ”

Shen Chen smiled, no longer explained this question, opened the door of the building, and stretched out his hand to ask.

After entering the building, Shen Chen said: "It's late, let's rest early, I have to go to work tomorrow!" ”

He Xiaoyan was a little troubled by the question just now, but the night was indeed very deep, so she put it down for the time being, waved goodbye to Shen Chen, and went back to her room.

Shen Chen went back to the room, washed up, and went to bed and thought for a long time before closing his eyes and resting.

There was almost a misunderstanding with Xu Huaiyi's subordinates just now, which made Shen Chen realize that a relatively detailed identification method was needed. Moreover, he wants two honest and reliable people from Xu Huaiyi, and this bungalow should be recruited to watch the door.

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The next day, after Shen Chen went to work, he took the opportunity to patrol outside, found Xu Huaiyi, and explained to him the matter of looking for someone to watch the door.

Xu Huaiyi agreed, and at Shen Chen's request, he found all the ears and eyes around the bungalow, and let Shen Chen know him at night.

At the same time, Xu Huaiyi also told Shen Chen the latest news about No. 76.

After being attacked, No. 76 also realized that the Chinese guards in the west were lax, creating an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.

Therefore, they blocked the door of Hua's alley, opened a convenient door on the partition wall of No. 76 West Paste Lianhua, and all those who lived in Hua were also issued with passes, and all people entered and exited through Gate No. 76.

In addition, the fence around China has also been heightened, and obstacles such as broken glass and barbed wire have been erected.

In this regard, Shen Chen didn't seem to care. Anyway, he basically won't use the same means again, and the target of the attack can't be the same.

Of course, No. 76 was busy building a high wall and increasing security, and Shen Chen felt that it might stop in the near future.

Xu Huaiyi also said that since the three gang masters were killed by Shen Chen, in Shen Chen's administrative area, as well as around his residence, they were relatively calm.

Shen Chen felt that this was normal, in his jurisdiction, in addition to Xu Huaiyi's gang, he was not very polite to the crackdown on improper gangsters. Because of this, Xu Huaiyi's power quickly grew.

Xu Huaiyi also pretended to ask Weiwei unintentionally, which was the only remaining warmth of this charlatan.

Shen Chen didn't hide it from him, and told Xu Huaiyi that he had offended the Japanese and No. 76, so he sent her to Macau for fear of implicating Weiwei, and entrusted a reliable person to take care of her.

Xu Huaiyi knew Lu Shuang, but he didn't know the real relationship between Shen Chen and Lu Shuang.

In fact, even Shen Chen was confused by the relationship between the two, or it was difficult to define. Although he and Lu Shuang both thought that way, there was really no substantial progress.

On the way back to the patrol room, Shen Chen made a call on the public phone on the street. It happened to be Da Mei who picked it up, and asked about the situation of Yujuan and the others, and they were all fine, and he was relieved.

When he arrived at the gate of the patrol room, the Indian patrol officer standing guard said hello and told Shen Chen that someone had come to him just now and left a note.

Shen Chen read the note, just about the time and place of his meeting, but the payment was Ma Mingyu's code name.

This guy, what's the matter with me? Shen Chen was a little puzzled, but he didn't want to bother guessing, he would know when the time came, he really didn't care very much.

When it was time to rest at noon, Shen Chen went to the agreed hotel and met Ma Mingyu in disguise in the private room.

After saying hello and sitting down, Ma Mingyu said with a smile: "Mr. Shen, brother has good news for you today. ”

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Good news, then I have to listen to it!" ”

Ma Mingyu took out a telegram, handed it to Shen Chen, and said, "Mr. Shen, please see, Mr. Du sent a telegram from Hong Kong." Wan Molin Wan Steward has already seen it, and according to Mr. Du's explanation, he declared to the gangs in Shanghai that Mr. Shen is also a brother of the Qing Gang, and he is a generation of Juezi. ”

After the establishment of the Green Gang, the ancestral 24 characters were used as the traditional "family tree" in the gang.

The twenty-four characters are: pure morality, Wencheng Dharma, Nengren and wisdom, nature comes from nature, Yuanming and reasoning, and Datong Wu (also known as enlightenment) learning (also known as enlightenment).

Later, there were more and more disciples and grandchildren, and they were afraid that the original 24 characters would not be enough, so Wang Dechuan (that is, Wang descended to the ancestors, known as the little ancestor in the gang) renewed the 24 characters.

At that time, among the Shanghai Youth Gang, most of them were "Datong Enlightenment". Among them, Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin are both general-character generations, and Du Yuesheng is the Wuzi generation.

In this way, Shen Chen, as a Juezi generation, is one generation lower than Du Yuesheng, but it is not bad.

Of course, the so-called seniority is still secondary in the Green Gang, and whether others respect it or not depends on the strength. is like those big characters, who can compare to Huang, Du, and Zhang.

Shen Chen looked at the telegram, only a few sentences, and did not explain any reason or reason. But this is obviously Du Yuesheng helping him, so that the gang characters will not have trouble with him.

"No need to post, no need to worship the mountain." Ma Mingyu added: "It's just for the gang to know, but there is no evidence that Mr. Shen is helping." Even if there are similar regulations in the patrol room, the trouble cannot be found on Mr. Shen's head. ”

Shen Chen looked up at Ma Mingyu and said, "Mr. Du can help, it must be your organization's help." Thank you Shen here. ”

Ma Mingyu smiled and waved his hand, and said, "It's a trivial matter, Mr. Shen doesn't have to be polite." In the future, as long as Mr. Shen is a little better at what he can, he will be grateful. ”

Shen Chen nodded with a smile and said, "Help each other?" Shen understood. ”

Ma Mingyu beckoned Shen Chen to eat and drink, and asked seemingly casually: "A few days ago, Huxi No. 76 was attacked and suffered heavy losses. Mr. Shen has also heard of this, right? ”

Shen Chen put the vegetables in his mouth and said indifferently: "The patrol room is also a well-informed place, how can I not know about such a big thing." It's just that the news is blocked over there, and I still don't know the specific details. ”

Ma Mingyu briefly told Shen Chen, observing Shen Chen while talking.

"That's amazing!" Shen Chen showed an expression of admiration and admiration, "Shen still has some confidence in marksmanship, but when it comes to skill, he is not as good as himself." ”

Ma Mingyu didn't observe any unusual expressions, and he excluded most of Shen Chen in his heart.

In his mind, the master who could teach Chu Jiao should be at least eight years older in age, either from the military or reckless. And military background is more likely.

Judging from Shen Chen's age and experience, neither of these points is met. Although Shen Chen's marksmanship is very good now, judging from the time, more than a year ago, he was still a rookie patrolman.

Therefore, although Ma Mingyu was surprised by Shen Chen's rapid progress, after a little temptation, he did not think that Shen Chen would be Chu Jiao's mysterious master.

While eating, Shen Chen thought about suddenly becoming a gang figure, and gradually figured out the clue.

Shanghai Tang, Shanghai's three tycoons, Huang Jinrong, Zhang Xiaolin and Du Yuesheng are well-known figures. With the rise of anti-Japanese resistance, these three people were seriously divided.

After the Battle of Songhu, Du Yuesheng insisted on the anti-Japanese stance and was afraid that the Japanese army would be unfavorable to him after entering Shanghai, so he transferred to Hong Kong.

Huang Jinrong refused to leave Shanghai under the pretext of old age and infirmity, but refused to be wooed by the Japanese on the same pretext. This traitor can't be deserved, Huang Jinrong probably still has some brains.

However, although Du Yuesheng had warned Zhang Xiaolin before leaving, telling him not to cooperate with the Japanese. But Zhang Xiaolin was obsessed, but he didn't listen. On the contrary, seeing Du Yuesheng go to Hong Kong, Zhang Xiaolin thought that it was a good opportunity for him to dominate Shanghai, so he refused to leave Shanghai.

After the Japanese army captured Shanghai, they quickly took a fancy to Zhang Xiaolin's power in Shanghai and wanted to pull Zhang Xiaolin into the water to maintain the situation for the Japanese.

Zhang Xiaolin was originally a gang hooligan who had no concept of a country or a nation, so he hit it off and happily became a traitor, and established a traitor organization called the "New Asia Peace Promotion Association", and he became the president.

Originally, he thought highly of himself and wanted Japan to be a puppet mayor of Shanghai or a puppet governor of Zhejiang, but the Japanese did not think so. Although the attitude of the Japanese is not worthy of his heart, the 'enthusiasm' of being a traitor with the Japanese has not diminished in the slightest.

Zhang Xiaolin sent people to other places to buy grain, cotton, coal, and medicine for the Japanese army, and forcibly lowered prices and even robbed them by armed force. While providing a large number of strategic materials for the Japanese army, it took the opportunity to make a fortune.

In fact, Zhang Xiaolin did the criminal act of capitalizing the enemy and destroying the country. He also took this opportunity to recruit troops, recruit disciples, and expand his strength.