Shen Chen didn't answer immediately, deliberately made a shocked appearance that had not been eliminated, and after a while, he asked, "Sir, do you want to monitor the gold shop, jewelry store and other possible locations where the stolen goods are sold?" Or, print out the features of the jewelry and secretly distribute it to these shops for their attention. ”

Mason nodded appreciatively and said, "Yes, that's the direction of detection at the moment. I'll have the paperwork printed, printed, and sent to you shortly. You first arrange for manpower and determine the location where you want to secretly notify or send someone to squat. ”

"Yes, sir." Shen Chen saluted, turned around and walked out of the office.

Sure enough, it is the most commonly used means of detection, and in the absence of other clues, it can be regarded as decent, and there is nothing wrong with it.

After Shen Chen went back to explain his work, he sat in the office and pondered, thinking about how to make good use of those special pieces of jewelry.

Destroying or hiding, of course, is also a solution. But wouldn't it be better if you could mislead your opponent, or even frame them and let them fight in their nests?

It's just that the idea is very good, and you still need planning and timing, but don't be self-defeating, but show your feet.

Just as he was thinking, the phone rang. Shen Chen stretched out his hand to pick it up, and a familiar voice came from inside, it was Cao Bingsheng, who asked him to meet at a certain hotel in the evening, and there was something important to talk about.

Cao Bingsheng did not come directly to Shen Chen, but met a little mysteriously, which has been going on for a while. Shen Chen thought for a moment, as if he had killed the spy who smashed the "Great Beauty Evening News".

Shen Chen didn't care too much about this. How dangerous it is to be with himself, can he still not know? Otherwise, he wouldn't have moved out, and he wouldn't pretend that he had nothing to do with Lu Shuang.

Not long after he put down the phone, Mason sent a wad of ink-printed paper with descriptions of the characteristics of the jewelry.

Shen Chen first read it carefully and wrote down all these jewels before calling his subordinates and distributing them.

After staying in the office for a while, Shen Chen changed into civilian clothes, buttoned up his top hat, and quietly walked out of the patrol room through the side door. As he walked, he put a mustache on his lips and put on a pair of glasses, and his image immediately changed.

After finishing his makeup, Shen Chen came to his own district first, and it turned out that he was wearing a uniform to inspect. Although he hadn't been there for three days, today he was in plain clothes and in makeup.

After killing Su Chengde and other spies who wanted to assassinate him, Shen Chen knew that the opponent would come again. Although he is not afraid, it is necessary to prevent it.

If he wants to attack himself again, Shen Chen feels that it is a good choice in his own district, on the way to patrol and commute to work. Even if you don't know yourself, you can recognize yourself by the inspector's uniform.

Therefore, Shen Chen put on makeup, changed into civilian clothes, and appeared in the management area as usual in a way that others could not expect, and carried out inspections as usual.

Walking to the familiar street and seeing the familiar shop, Shen Chen did not have the slightest abnormality, and walked unhurriedly.

But the people or things around him did not escape Shen Chen's eyes, they were all observed by him, including a familiar and unfamiliar guy.

said familiar, it was Shen Chen who had seen this guy. On the day he was about to assassinate him, Shen Chen also walked down the street in disguise, looking at several suspicious guys.

To say that he is not familiar with it is relative to the spy. He didn't make a move that day, just a small vendor on the side of the road. Of course, he didn't know that Shen Chen had seen him and labeled him as a "spy".

Moreover, Li Shijun, who sent this spy, didn't expect that what he didn't do that day would be exposed.

But this spy didn't come to assassinate Shen Chen, following the sight of this guy twice, Shen Chen crossed the street and walked into the teahouse.

There were not many tea customers on the first floor of the teahouse, and Shen Chen didn't find anything suspicious, so he stepped up to the second floor.

When he arrived on the second floor, Shen Chen casually found a seat, and Dr. Tea served tea. He drank seemingly leisurely as he watched quietly.

Soon, the three men by the window caught Shen Chen's attention and connected them with the spy outside.

The three men dressed and behaved like gang figures, and Shen Chen believed in his eyesight. Moreover, these three are not ordinary gang figures.

When it comes to gangs in Shanghai, they have existed since ancient times, but they have flourished in modern times.

After the Opium × War, as China's cottage industry declined under the impact of the export of goods by the great powers, China's agriculture also became increasingly dilapidated due to wars, famines, and harsh taxes, and the number of unemployed, bankrupt and unemployed vagrants increased significantly.

These vulnerable people—from rural day laborers, coolies, vagrants, beggars, and finally bandits—provided a huge reserve army for secret societies and gangs. Unemployed homeless people and the outcasts of society have to seek solidarity to protect themselves, and gang entry is one of them.

Art comes from life, and it must not be separated from the fertile soil of the people.

And the topics that the people talk about after tea and dinner are not only about the Zhang family Li Jiaxiao, but also naturally involve those legendary × social figures.

Going back to the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a petty official named Shi Nai'an, because of his admiration for the black × society, he wrote down more than 100 social images of black ×, large and small, which can be said to be full of black and × social figures; Recently, there are stories of outstanding figures in black × society such as the Fifth Knife King.

It can be seen that the concept of black × society is not specifically used to describe some extremely vicious people. Three hundred years ago, people called them righteous men.

We have no way of knowing what kind of feelings people had towards the black × society at that time, but some truths are eternal.

Problems that cannot be solved by mainstream society always need to be solved by some other forces, so people are also afraid of the black × society with certain habits.

And in order to be free from bullying in Shanghai, or less to be bullied, people's choice is to join the gang.

Therefore, there are many gang figures in a broad sense, such as rickshaw drivers, coolies, various street vendors, and even beggars at the lowest level, who may have joined the gang.

But these gangsters who only want more peace and don't do evil are not strictly gang figures. Only those who do not do their jobs properly, and take extortion, kidnapping and killing, prostitution and gambling as their professions, can be regarded as real gang figures.

Shen Chen saw it very accurately, the three men sitting there were professional black * society.

It's just that these guys are dangling sideways, collecting a protection fee, and extorting is okay. If you want to do the work of a killer, it is estimated that you are the same as a butcher, and you have no professional quality of a killer at all.

The three guys drank tea, obviously waiting for a long time, and looked out the window from time to time, showing impatience.

Shen Chen finished drinking a pot of tea without slowness or hurry, and saw a man get up and walk out. He sat for a while, and when he saw other tea customers leaving, he got up to meet the account and went out of the teahouse.

For the spy disguised as a small vendor, Shen Chen didn't plan to touch him. Because he thought it through, this guy thought he didn't know him, and it was estimated that he would appear again in the future.

And when he saw this spy, Shen Chen would be alert and look for the guy who came into contact with this spy. In other words, this spy will be a beacon and will guide Shen Chen to find more spies.

The man who left didn't go far, Shen Chen was silent, he seemed to be walking normally, but his speed was faster than ordinary people, this is also a tracking technique, mainly in the adjustment of pace.

While stalking, Shen Chen carefully observed this guy, who he talked to, who he came into contact with, and even just the physical abnormality, he looked at it carefully.

It wasn't until this guy entered a hotel that Shen Chen stopped following him and left like a passerby.

Shen Chen didn't follow him, but he didn't go back to the patrol room, but went to find Xu Huaiyi.

Xu Huaiyi can be said to have everything going smoothly for a while, not only calming down everyone in the gang, but also taking advantage of the disappearance of Inspector Wang, getting rid of the golden fat man, and joining forces with Cao Bingsheng to rob the gang business that originally belonged to the golden fat man.

Of course, without Shen Chen's help, Xu Huaiyi would not have been able to go so smoothly.

You must know that in Shanghai, gangs are certainly very large forces, but without Bai Dao's acquiescence and support, they will not work.

For example, it is very common for gang members to make a living by driving a car and renting out their cars to earn rent. Pulling a car seems to be the easiest skill for the poor people who flock to Shanghai, but to do it well, it is by no means as simple as buying some cars and collecting rent.

At that time, on the Shanghai Beach, patrols in the concession and police in the Chinese community were all prying. That is, under the pretext of violating traffic rules, the license plate of the rickshaw will be confiscated, and then the owner will be forced to spend money to redeem it.

In addition to these legal "officials and bandits", there are also many gang snakes, who also pluck their feathers and reach out to ask for money.

Therefore, if you want to start a business in Shanghai, you can't just have money, you also have to have a backer or background, and you have to take care of both black and white. Otherwise, the officials will come to extort, and the local ruffians and hooligans will come to make trouble, and most of the business will collapse.

Of course, Xu Huaiyi understood this truth, and he was also very respectful to Shen Chen.

On the one hand, it is a knot, which can get more help and care from Shen Chen; On the other hand, Xu Huaiyi also knew that Shen Chen was powerful, and he was a little afraid in his heart.

Therefore, as soon as Shen Chen looked for him, Xu Huaiyi quickly rushed back. At noon, the two met in a private room in a hotel.

"Send your brethren to keep an eye on me." Shen Chen said the name of the hotel and the appearance characteristics of the three guys.

Xu Huaiyi nodded, happily agreed, and asked tentatively, "Mr. Shen, are these guys going to be bad for you?" ”

"Maybe!" Shen Chen wasn't very sure, "But these guys have contact with the spies of No. 76, and you also know that I have a relationship with the Japanese, as well as No. 76, so I have to be careful." ”

"Understood." Xu Huaiyi said: "Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to me." ”

Shen Chen smiled and said, "I mentioned to you a few days ago, how did you think about setting up a base in Macau?" ”

As long as Xu Huaiyi can send someone to set up a foothold in Macau, Shen Chen can rest assured that Lu Shuang and Wei Wei will be sent away. And Xu Huaiyi wants to send people, and he will only send people who are close and trustworthy. As long as he says a word, the personnel sent to Macao will take care of Lu Shuang and Weiwei.

Xu Huaiyi touched the stubble on his chin and said, "It's not impossible, but Chen Laosan said that Hong Kong is better than Macau." ”

"What does Chen Laosan know?" Shen Chen pursed his lips and said, "However, you can set up points in Macau and Hong Kong, you don't need many people, just get a small shop or something." In case you can't stay here, you can take care of it when you get there. This is actually a retreat for yourself, but you don't have to be involved with the gang too much. I mean, you know? ”

Xu Huaiyi thought about it, nodded vigorously, and said, "Understood, understood." I'll do it, find a caring brother, and go with the whole family. There is a place for them to guard first, and then they will use it later. ”

"Well, it's safest to do that." Shen Chen said: "Hurry up and do it." If you need to buy a passport or something, I can recommend someone to you and let him help you. ”

Xu Huaiyi even claimed that it was, and then asked a little strangely: "Cao Bingsheng asked me to meet at the ** hotel in the evening, saying that he asked Mr. Shen to discuss some things together." When you came to me, I thought it was something to talk about at night! ”

Cao Bingsheng also made an appointment with Xu Huaiyi?!

Shen Chen was also a little confused, thought about it, and said, "I don't know what he wants to discuss at night, let's talk about it then!" Plus-"

Shen Chen looked at Xu Huaiyi and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Don't patronize to make money, you should be more well-informed." Let your brothers inquire more about all kinds of news, and pay more attention to strangers from outside, so that they do not think that these things are useless. ”

Xu Huaiyi smiled and agreed, but he didn't think it was of much use.

"The growing power of your gang will inevitably attract the jealousy and attention of some people." Shen Chen Zhengse admonished: "The news is not well-informed, I'm afraid you don't even know who is going to deal with you."

"In the concession, even if it's Japanese, I'm not afraid of them." Xu Huaiyi first expressed his stubbornness, and then said: "Mr. Shen is also reasonable, I will let the brothers pay more attention and inquire more." In particular, the news of the Japanese and No. 76, whether true or not, will be relayed to Mr. Shen. ”

Shen Chen glanced at Xu Huaiyi and knew that he was a smart person. Although it may be a temporary use of each other, if Shen Chen does not have an accident, it is also beneficial to Xu Huaiyi and his gang.

"I heard your gang also buys and sells people?" Shen Chen asked not very happily: "How can you continue to take over the bad things that the fat man did here?" ”

Xu Huaiyi smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Shen thinks this is a bad thing, and I don't think it's good. But you think, if you don't do this, those people will still be starving, big and small, and the whole family will be suffering. I bought people, and they might have a way to live. ”

Shen Chen frowned and thought about it, and sighed helplessly.

Ah Fa exhaled softly, in the afterlife, he was an orphan, but if his parents abandoned him, he would hate him.

Well, this is the tradition of today's society, poor parents sell their children in order to support the children left behind.

Sometimes, this can help the child who has been sold to make a good living. Sometimes, of course, their lives can get harder, depending on who buys them.

Still, it's at least better than starving alive or being strangled to death at birth.