After getting out of prison, Wu Chaoyue did not rush home, but led Martin and other three American priests out of the city directly, and once again came to the Shanghai wharf, where fish and dragons were mixed, and when he saw the people who looked like gang thugs, he asked directly, "Are you from the Hundred Dragons Society?" If not, please tell me where the people from the Hundred Dragons Club are? If so, please take me to your helper, Brother Chu Wang, I have something to say to him. ”

The reason why Wu Chaoyue asked this was of course because Wu Chaoyue had never seen Wang Guochu, and basically had no contact with the Bailong Society, which was mainly composed of Shanghai locals, but Wu Chaoyue didn't know the people of the Bailong Society, but the people of the Bailong Society knew him, so he didn't ask a few people, and immediately someone asked vigilantly: "Young Master Wu, what do you want to do?" Our people from the Hundred Dragons Club only have a holiday with the Double Sword Society, and there is no conflict with Wu Daotai. ”

"Don't worry, I'm not here to seek revenge on you." Wu Chaoyue smiled and said, "I just want to meet Brother Wang, discuss something with him, and help take me to meet him." ”

Respecting Wu Chaoyue's official status as a comprador grandfather, and somewhat scrupling about a few foreigners around Wu Chaoyue, the members of the Hundred Dragons Club hesitated, and finally agreed to bring a letter to Wu Chaoyue, as for Wang Guochu whether he was willing to see Wu Chaoyue but did not dare to guarantee it, Wu Chaoyue nodded and thanked him. However, after the members of the Hundred Dragons Club left, a man soon took the initiative to run in front of Wu Chaoyue, and whispered with a nervous expression: "Young Master Wu, why are you coming to the dock again?" Go back, our people don't dare to show their faces on the docks today, and if you are in any danger, no one can protect you. ”

Guessing that person must be Liu Lichuan's subordinate, Wu Chaoyue said casually: "I'm fine, you go, hide for a while, or it won't be long before I keep you from hiding like now." ”

The members of the Twin Knives Club were very loyal, and took the risk and persuaded Wu Chaoyue to leave the dock quickly, but Wu Chaoyue insisted on not listening in order to prevent his own civil forces from suffering losses, and the members of the Twin Knives Club were very helpless, and they saw that people from other gangs had paid attention to themselves, so they didn't dare to delay, so they could only tell Wu Chaoyue to be careful and safe, and then quickly fled back to report to Liu Lichuan. However, the members of the Twin Knife Society did this a little too late, and as soon as he left on his front foot, a few people with green skins immediately chased after him, Wu Chaoyue saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly brought three American priests over to stop those pursuers, and asked those green skins in English to delay, which successfully covered the escape of the loyal subordinate.

At this time, Wu Chaoyue wanted to see the news of Wang Guochu, and he had been sent to Wang Guochu, who happened to be covering the yard on the dock, although his identity and social status were completely different, Wang Guochu didn't need to pay attention to Wu Chaoyue's grandson of the Taoist platform, but first, because he was surprised that Wu Chaoyue had such courage, and second, he heard that Wu Chaoyue also brought three foreigners by his side, and under curiosity, Wang Guochu finally nodded and agreed to meet. However, after agreeing, Wang Guochu yelled viciously at the people around him: "Spirit points! Take out the majesty of our Hundred Dragons Club, and let the little deflated man surnamed Wu know that the Shanghai wharf is not his mix! ”

With Wang Guochu's order, the thugs of the Hundred Dragons Society, who were already blue-faced and fanged, naturally opened their teeth and claws, brightened the axe of the bright axe, drew the knife of the knife, and took out a few privately hidden primitive handcuffs, and then when Wu Chaoyue was led to the scene, twenty or thirty thugs immediately rushed up, and without saying a word, they surrounded Wu Chaoyue and Father Martin and others, staring at Wu Chaoyue fiercely, and all of them put on a posture of starting a fight if they didn't say a word.

Not to mention, the hand of the Hundred Dragons Party is really a little effective, even Martin and the other two American priests are a little frightened, but it is a pity that this small scene of the Hundred Dragons Party is not worth mentioning at all compared to the spectacular scenes that have been artistically processed on movies and television, so Wu Chaoyue, who has seen it, not only did not show the slightest timidity, but on the contrary, he sneered and provoked: "I have long heard that the Hundred Dragons will be very strong, and they are notoriously courageous from top to bottom. ”

"Xiao Qisan, what did you say?" Several members of the Hundred Dragons Club were furious.

"Didn't hear clearly?" Wu Chaoyue sneered and said, "Did I say something wrong? There are only four of us, and we don't have any weapons, so what are you twenty or thirty people with knives and guns doing around us? Afraid we'll be the first to do it? If you're really afraid of us, isn't it that you don't have the guts? ”

The surrounding Bailong Club thugs all changed their faces, and a few of them were short-tempered and directly raised their axes, and Father Martin next to him was still quite angry, so he hurriedly stepped forward to protect Wu Chaoyue, and at the same time asked those thugs in English what they wanted to do? And although those thugs were not afraid of offending Wu Chaoyue, they had to think about the consequences if they wanted to cut the foreigners, so they all hesitated, and quietly turned their heads to see Wang Guochu's reaction, Wang Guochu hesitated for a moment, and then shouted expressionlessly: "Get out of the way, let them come." ”

When the thugs gave way according to the order, Wu Chaoyue strode forward, walked directly in front of Wang Guochu, and bowed his hand to Wang Guochu very politely, saying: "Wang Gang Master, I have admired the name for a long time." ”

"Young Master Wu, you speak very impulsively." Wang Guochu said coldly: "When we meet, we are notoriously guts of the Hundred Dragons Society, do you think that you have your grandfather behind you and foreigners to support you, so I really don't dare to cut you?" ”

"Don't be angry, I'm not scolding you, I'm stating the facts." Wu Chaoyue smiled and said: "I came to see you empty-handed, I didn't bring a knife, no gun, and no one from the Double Knife Society, so I brought three foreign friends with Bibles, and you still called people to block the road and bright guys, and I was afraid that I would come directly in front of you, can this be called courageous?" ”

Wang Guochu's face also changed, and he snorted: "If Young Master Wu is here to declare war on Liu Ayuan, and I hope to fight to the death with our Bailong Society, then I can agree to you immediately." ”

"Of course not." Wu Chaoyue shook his head and said with a smile: "On the contrary, I am here to be a peacemaker for the Shuangdao Society, and I advise you to stop the war. ”

"Hahaha!" The members of the Hundred Dragons Club laughed loudly with Wang Guochu, and Wang Guochu also pointed at Wu Chaoyue and smiled: "It's up to you?" Why are you? Who are you to say this? ”

"I'm qualified to say that." Wu Chaoyue smiled and said calmly: "Because I want to give Gang Leader Wang and the Hundred Dragons Society a heavy gift, as long as Gang Leader Wang agrees to give this face, I will give half of the territory of the Bird Party to the Hundred Dragons Society." ，”

The laughter of the people of the Hundred Dragons Guild stopped abruptly, Wang Guochu was also shocked by Wu Chaoyue's words, and looked at Wu Chaoyue in surprise for a moment, and Wang Guochu asked again: "You want to give us half of the Bird Party territory?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Chaoyue nodded solemnly and said solemnly: "Last night, the Bird Party in Little Fujian poisoned the Double Knife Society, killing and setting fire, Uncle A Yuan of the Double Knife Society and our Wu family are world friends, and it is because of me that I have a feud with the Bird Party, and I have been involved in the Double Knife Society." So I have to avenge this revenge, I want the head of the little Fujian, and I want to completely eradicate the Bird Party! It's also because of me, your Hundred Dragons Club suffered a lot of losses two days ago, but although you suffered losses, you didn't take the lead in attacking the Twin Blades Society, which I am very grateful, so after I eradicate the Bird Party, I am willing to give half of the Bird Party's territory to the Hundred Dragons Club as compensation for you! ”

"You? Completely eradicate the Bird Party? Wang Guochu looked at Wu Chaoyue again in even more surprise and asked, "Just because you, a kid who hasn't grown all the hair, also want to completely eradicate the Bird Party?" Do you know that Yuan Zubi behind the Bird Party can't even deal with your grandfather? ”

"My grandfather can't deal with Yuan Zubi because he has an official position and doesn't dare to use some excessive methods. But I'm different, I have no official position, no drag, and I dare to do anything. Wu Chaoyue replied with a smile, and suddenly asked: "Gang Master Wang, you should have heard of the incident about foreigners in Qingpu four years ago, right?" ”

Glancing at the three foreigners next to Wu Chaoyue, Wang Guochu somewhat understood what Wu Chaoyue meant, so he nodded and said: "I've heard that there are many people in our Hundred Dragons Society, and their families were also affected by that incident, and they were forced by the government to take money to compensate foreigners." ”

"It's good that the Wang gang leader has heard of it." Wu Chaoyue nodded, and said: "Uncle Wang, I am a junior, call you Uncle Wang, and tell you the truth, the foreigners have promised to help me in this matter, with their help, do you think I can clean up Little Fujian?" Eradicate the Bird Party? ”

Wang Guochu's eyes began to roll, and he pondered for a moment before saying, "Your face can be so big that you can borrow troops and troops from foreigners?" ”

"Don't hide it from Uncle Wang, the foreigners really want to borrow a warship and an army to help me avenge, but I don't want to be Wu Sangui, so I declined." Wu Chaoyue said: "I used another method, I asked foreigners to come forward to the government to complain, forcing the government to arrest Xiao Fujian and beheading him, and also forcing the government to dissolve the Bird Party." Uncle Wang, if you don't believe it, you can send someone to the city to take a look now, the two foreigners have already made trouble in front of Yuan Zubi's county yamen, forcing Yuan Zubi to tear up and clean up Xiao Fujian by himself, Yuan Zubi is the backstage boss of Xiao Fujian, others must not be able to force him, but this foreigner forced him - Uncle Wang, do you say you can force it? ”

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Guochu's eyes widened, and he really immediately sent someone to the city to inquire about the news, but it didn't take long for the person who went to inquire about the news to rush back, and he also attached it to Wang Guochu's ear and muttered quickly, Wang Guochu gradually opened his mouth, and then asked Wu Chaoyue dumbfounded: "How did you ask the foreigners?" How did they do you so much? ”

"I didn't ask them much." Wu Chaoyue smiled and said: "In the words of the Qing Dynasty, it is just a return for the peach, I contributed money and efforts to help them preach at the docks, and they are very grateful to me, and they heard that I have suffered a big loss in this matter, so they immediately agreed to help me avenge it." Uncle Wang, you haven't had much contact with foreigners, and you definitely don't know that foreigners are actually very righteous and will repay those who helped them. And this matter is also related to whether the foreigners can continue to preach on the docks, and they are of course more willing to help to the end. ”

The subordinates have proved that there are indeed two foreigners who are making trouble in front of the county government, and they saw that there were three blonde and blue-eyed foreign devils standing next to Wu Chaoyue, and finally coupled with the painful lesson of the Qingpu lesson plan, Wang Guochu couldn't help but think about Wu Chaoyue's words and promises carefully. After thinking about it for a while, Wang Guochu said: "Big nephew, your face is big, and there are foreigners who are helping you force Yuan Zubi to clean up Xiaofu, but have you thought about it, what if the foreigners can't force Yuan Zupi?" Or what if Yuan Zubi finds a few substitutes for the dead ghosts? The civil power of Shanghai is in the hands of his Yuan Zupi. ”

"Uncle Wang, don't worry, since I dare to make this move, I have this certainty." Wu Chaoyue replied confidently, and said: "Uncle Wang, I know that no matter how fanciful I say now, you won't believe it easily." I only ask you for a promise now, after I clean up the small Fujian and the Bird Party, I will abandon the old suspicion with the Double Knife Society, turn enemies into friends, and join forces to divide the territory left by the Bird Party, no one will rob more and no one will suffer, can you? ”

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Guochu nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you can do it, I will make amends to Liu Ayuan and be friends with him again." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Wang." Wu Chaoyue nodded with satisfaction, and said: "But this matter is because of me, so I have to put this wine on the table, and when the time comes, I will ask Uncle Wang to give face." ”

Wang Guochu was also very happy, and immediately agreed, Wu Chaoyue took the opportunity to say again: "Then Uncle Wang, the little nephew still wants to ask you for one thing today, I hope you will agree - before this matter is settled, please Uncle Wang, you will explain to your subordinates, don't be in a hurry to attack the Shuangdao Society, be a person and leave a line, and meet in the future." Of course, if I fail to fulfill my promise and fail to clean up Xiao Fujian and the Bird Party, then Uncle Wang, you can do whatever you do, and the little nephew can't stop you, let alone stop you. ”

Wang Guochu, who had already had a private agreement with the Bird Party, hesitated and calculated, and Wu Chaoyue said: "If Uncle Wang, you agree, then in return, after this matter is completed, the foreigners will continue to preach at the docks, and let the workers get more money to study the Bible, I can let your people also participate - Uncle Wang, although it is not much to earn ten more cents, it is not a bad thing to let your people each get ten cents more, right?" ”

"Why are you working so hard to help foreigners preach?" Wang Guochu was not fooled, and asked very strangely.

"It's like foreigners trying their best to help me, giving each other face." Wu Chaoyue replied very frankly, and then persuaded: "Uncle Wang, you should also know more about the West, there are many bad people among the foreigners, but there are also many good people, at least the foreign priests I brought on the dock are not unreasonable people, they preach just to fulfill their religious duties, and they want to pull more believers." Uncle Wang, do you care about the workers' eating, drinking, and Lazar, and their earnings, can you control whether they believe in monks or believers? They memorize the Bible and have work, foreigners preach, and you also take the opportunity to take a cut in the middle, all three things are perfect, why can't you figure this out? ”

"It's not that I can't figure it out." The Kingdom Office told the truth and said, "I and the bosses of several other gangs are worried that these foreign monks will take advantage of the opportunity to preach and take control of the Shanghai wharf and rob us of the place where we eat. Otherwise, your Uncle Ah Yuan actually said such a thing, and promised to let my people earn more money. ”

Finally, it was Wu Chaoyue's turn to laugh out loud, laughing very happily, and laughing: "Hahahaha, Uncle Wang, it seems that you still don't know too much about foreigners, foreigners are desperately preaching in order to grab your territory, you can think of such a joke!" How big is the Shanghai wharf, and it can only collect a few taels of silver a day for the protection fee, and this little money foreigners can also look at it? Do you know that foreigners pull pepper from Nanyang to sell in Daqing, as long as they take out a pound of pepper to earn money, it is enough to pay for all the manual carriages and horses on the Shanghai docks! Foreigners transported tea from the Qing Dynasty to the United States, and the money earned by half a box of tea was enough to pay for the manual carriage and horse expenses of a boat! What is the protection money you draw in their eyes? ”

"Then why do they have to preach?" Wang Guochu was even more confused.

"For the money, of course." Wu Chaoyue said more frankly, and said: "Foreigners want to do business with us in the Qing Dynasty, of course, they hope that the business will be as big as possible, but the people of the Qing Dynasty don't know foreigners too well, and they have to think about doing business with foreigners, for fear of being deceived or affected, so it is difficult for foreigners to expand their business." But as long as the people of the Qing Dynasty know more about the affairs of foreigners, know that the goods of foreigners are actually good and cheap, and know that they can make money by selling their local specialties to foreigners, then the foreigners' business can make a lot of money from imports and exports, can they be happy? Can they work hard to preach and let the people of the Qing Dynasty know more about them and know more about their true situation? ”

"Doing this will also be good for you, Uncle Wang." Wu Chaoyue said again: "Uncle Wang, your Bailong will rely on the Shanghai dock to eat, the business of foreigners is good, the more ships come to Shanghai, there will be more workers on the dock, Uncle Wang, you can collect more protection fees on the dock, foreigners are good workers, you are good, such a good thing, why can't you understand?" ”

After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Wu Chaoyue's words were reasonable, and Wang Guochu immediately shouted injustice: "It's not that I don't understand, it's that Liu Ayuan didn't explain it the night before yesterday, he just said what he said the night before yesterday to give you face and help you give an explanation to foreigners, so I suspect that he has bad intentions." If he had said so clearly earlier, I would have not accepted his generous gifts, and what happened last night? ”

"This is because my Uncle Ayuan doesn't understand this truth either." Wu Chaoyue smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Wang, wait for this matter, we must talk more if we have the opportunity, let me tell you more about foreign countries, and also tell you more about how to make more money and make a fortune by relying on foreigners." Shanghai wharf is every inch of land, you only think of relying on the commission to eat, it is simply holding a golden rice bowl to ask for food, and you are ruining the heavens! ”

Jiang Xin nodded suspiciously, and after thinking for a while, Wang Guochu said: "Okay, eldest nephew, since you have said it so clearly, then I will give you a face, from now on, as long as the people of the Double Knife Society do not take the initiative to trouble us, our Hundred Dragons Party will not attack them again, until the matter of Xiao Fujian and the Bird Party has a result." ”

The Hundred Dragons Party, which is dominated by locals, has the largest number and the strongest strength on the dock in Shanghai, and Wu Chaoyue is most worried that the relationship between the Hundred Dragons Party and the Twin Blades Society will continue to be bad and make trouble to the point of not dying, so after listening to Wang Guochu's promise, Wu Chaoyue was of course overjoyed, and immediately thanked Wang Guochu, and said goodbye after a few polite words, Wang Guochu did not keep it, and politely sent Wu Chaoyue away. As a result, it was only after Wu Chaoyue and the others walked away that the people next to him asked Wang Guochu: "Helper, do you really believe the words of this little deflated three?" Are you really planning to reconcile with the Twin Blades? ”

"It's not that I believe it, it's that I have to believe it." Wang Guochu snorted at Wu Chaoyue's back and whispered: "See, those three foreigners followed him like followers, as if they really obeyed him." If this foreigner must meddle in the affairs of the Bird Party and the Double Knife Society, Yuan Zubi may not be able to bear it, so it is best to wait and see the situation now, don't rush to make another move, otherwise, if the foreigner really forces Yuan Zubi to cut Xiao Fujian, then we will have a mortal enmity with the Double Knife Society. When the time comes, the little deflated man surnamed Wu will pull the foreigners to rectify us again, and we will be even more unable to bear it. ”

His subordinates praised the boss for his wisdom, and Wang Guochu commanded in a low voice: "Immediately send an order, tell the brothers to stop chasing and killing the people of the Double Sword Society, the foreigners have already intervened in this matter, we can't afford to provoke the foreigners, let's see the wind first." Damn, why doesn't Lao Tzu have a few foreign friends to support him? ”

After scolding a swear word, Wang Guochu couldn't help but start pondering Wu Chaoyue's words just now, and said secretly in his heart: "Xiao Qisan, surnamed Wu, seems to have a bit of a point, helping foreigners to preach, let my people earn more money, do more business and take more commissions, and you can also take the opportunity to connect with foreigners, and pull foreigners as backers, there are only benefits and no harm to Lao Tzu?" Damn, if you have the chance, you have to talk to this little deflated three. ”