Since there were a large number of people and reporters watching, the original plan had to be revised, and Chen Zikun urgently ordered the sappers to be dispatched to build a simple viewing platform, and there were ready-made timber and labor in the barracks.

The cigarette sales site is in the open space on the riverside, a big pit has been dug in all directions, and a two-meter-high wooden platform has been set up next to it, which can stand more than ten people, when Chen Zikun invited reporters to watch the ceremony, there was also a small episode, an old man of sixty or seventy years old came out of the crowd with two dolls, and he had to kneel and kowtow to Chen Zikun, and the reporters only knew that the old man had a son who pulled a rickshaw, and was beaten to death by a hooligan after drinking the year before last, and the case was reported until last month, and the murderer was still at large. Just a few days ago, the murderer was dragged by Chen Dashuai's law enforcement team to shoot him, and he was wronged, and the old man brought two grandsons to thank Dashuai.

Chen Zikun was surprised, but also deeply gratified, it turned out that he was not useless in fighting the black, he killed hundreds of hooligans and ruffians, and the law and order of Shanghai Beach was always promoted, he showed his closeness to the people again in front of countless pairs of eyes, personally helped the old man, and asked the adjutant to take fifty pieces of ocean and stuff it in the old man's hand and said: "Old man, don't worry, as long as I, Chen Zikun, am in Shanghai for one day, these villains will not have a day!" ”

The applause was thunderous again, and many students slapped red.

After the reporters took their positions, the cigarette selling ceremony began, and the soldiers took out 4,000 catties of opium, tore open the package on the spot, and verified their identity, and the magnesium lights on the stage flashed.

The opium was thrown into the pit, three carts of lime were poured into it, and then a company of soldiers shuttled back and forth, pouring water with wooden barrels, the lime was hot when it met the water, and it bubbled, and the opium was churning in the lime slurry, and the citizens watched quietly, but their hearts were turbulent.

The citizens who came to Wusong today to cheer for Chen Zikun were either suffering from opium or suffering from gangsters, Chen Zikun's ban on smoking and fighting gangsters, they were the biggest beneficiaries, and there were a large number of patriotic students, and they were also strong supporters of Chen Zikun, and I don't know where the news came out, saying that Chen Dashuai was also a May Fourth youth back then, and he burned Zhao's house back then, and now Wu Song sells cigarettes, and he is simply an idol-level figure.

Under the gaze of thousands of citizens, the opium was burned, Chen Zikun still felt unfinished, and was about to say a few words, when suddenly Xue Bin hurriedly came and said in a low voice: "Boss Li called, saying that there is a French passenger ship carrying a large amount of opium to Shanghai, the ship is called Saigon, and the time is this morning!" ”

Chen Zikun's heart was shocked and said, "Is it reliable?" ”

"Absolutely."

"You go and prepare the speedboat, and we'll inspect the foreigner's ship today."

"Order!" Xue Bin went happily.

Chen Zikun turned to the reporters and said with a sad face: "Friends, I have just received a piece of information that the French steamship Saigon is about to enter the Wusong Waterway, this ship is carrying a large amount of opium from Annam, it has been nearly a hundred years since the Opium War, but our motherland is still poisoned by the opium of foreigners, as far as I know, there are still many tobacco houses in the concession that are still operating, and they are still poisoning our people, because the ships of foreigners are still transporting opium to Shanghai, and they think that I dare not check them. I, Chen Zikun, am going to make an exception today and check the foreigner's ship! ”

The reporters were shocked, this Chen Dashuai is really bold, and the foreigners' ships dare to investigate, which will definitely cause diplomatic disputes, and the foreigners and marines will be dispatched.

Of course, the reporters were unwilling to give up such good news, and several newspaper reporters did not bring their cameras and scratched their ears and cheeks in a hurry, but fortunately there were telephones in the barracks, so they hurriedly called the newspaper office and asked them to send their cameras quickly, saying that there was the most important news to be filmed this year.

Chen Dashuai wanted to investigate the matter of the foreigner's steamer, which quickly spread among the onlookers, and the citizens who had come to see the cigarette sales and planned to go back suddenly did not leave, how could such a hot drama be missed.

Li Yaoting's intelligence is really not Gaide, the Saigon steamer did arrive at Shanghai Port today, this is a Panamanian passenger and cargo dual-purpose offshore steamer, 1,500 tons of displacement, 10 years old, the captain is named Pierre, a Frenchman born in Saigon, the crew except for the first mate, all Chinese and Annamite.

The Saigon took a fixed route, from Shanghai to Saigon, via Hong Kong, twice a month, transporting passengers, mail and goods, and one of the long-term bulk freight contracts was to help Shanghai Sanxin Company transport drugs, transport crude opium poppy products from Annam real estate to Shanghai, and then transport heroin extracted from Shanghai factories back to Saigon, transshipment to Paris, to supply those high-end European addicts.

The ship has entered the mouth of Wusong, and it will be half an hour to arrive at the 16 Pu Wharf in Shanghai, the river breeze is cold, Pierre wears a thick tweed coat, it is still the height of summer when he departs from Saigon, but it is the middle of winter when he arrives in Shanghai, Pierre does not like the cold, just as he does not like China.

He looked in the direction of the city with a telescope, but found that there were a large number of people near Wusong Fort, standing on the shore and not knowing what they were looking at, according to his own experience, there were no Chinese festivals recently, God knows what these people gathered to do.

Suddenly, the first mate came to report, saying that the Wusong Fort told the Saigon in flag language to stop the ship for inspection.

Pierre looked through the binoculars, and sure enough, someone on the battery waved a flag with this meaning.

"Are these Chinese guys crazy to inspect a French-flagged steamer, keep going, and ignore them." Pierre was furious.

"Captain, look." The first mate shouted, pointing to the water.

Four speedboats were sailing through the waves, one of which was sailing in front of the Saigon's course and was bound to crash if it did not slow down.

"Full speed ahead." Pierre ordered.

The order reached the engine room, and the Saigon increased its horsepower, black smoke spewed from the chimney, and the bow ploughed the white wolf, and sailed forward with great momentum.

What Pierre didn't expect was that the soldiers on the speedboat were not landlubbers, but Zeng Jiao, a mixed river dragon with extremely rich experience in water robbery, and his subordinates. Although there was no precedent for robbing a thousand-ton ship, it was difficult for the hard-working and brave water billers, Zeng Jiao hooked the gangway of the Saigon with a flying tiger claw, and went to the deck in a hurry.

The Saigon was forced to slow down, sail away from the channel, and close to the riverbank, Chen Zikun and the reporters boarded the ship, and righteously asked the captain Pierre for a raid.

Pierre was almost mad, the middle ** valve actually wanted to inspect a French steamer, didn't they know that a steamer equaled territory.

"I protest against this barbaric act of yours, and reserve the right to pursue it to the end, and I would like to remind you that this is a French steamer, and that you now stand on French soil." Pierre shook his fist and was menacing.

The first mate stammered to translate Pierre's words into Chinese, but the young Chinese general with the gold epaulettes questioned in fluent Parisian accent French: "Please show your flag certificate and logbook." ”

Pierre was dumbfounded, in order to save costs, this ship is Panamanian, strictly speaking, it is not a French ship, anyway, the Chinese do not understand this, as long as they see yellow hair and blue eyes, they should be foreigners, so foolish, who knows that today I met someone who knows how to do it.

He began to play tricks, while messing around, while asking people to send a telegram for help, the passengers on the ship came out to see the excitement, the tonnage of this ship is small, the cabin is not luxurious, most of the passengers are overseas Chinese and Annam people who went to Shanghai to beg for a living, all with yellow faces and black eyes, and their expressions were numb looking at Chen Zikun and the French captain's-for-tat negotiations.

Pierre didn't dare to take out the certificate of registry, and no one helped, so the Frenchman's inward-looking nature was exposed, and he said okay, I'll let you check, but you can't find the opium, and you need to compensate me for the loss and apologize in person.

If it weren't for the presence of reporters, Chen Zikun would have been hit by a blow, but because of his image, he had to agree and send troops to search the warehouse, but these soldiers couldn't find where the door of the warehouse was, let alone these soldiers from rural babies, even Chen Zikun couldn't figure out where the engine room was, where the cargo room was, and where the coal bunker.

Pierre made a look, and the first mate took Zeng Jiao and them to the passenger baggage compartment, and after a search, they naturally found nothing.

Chen Zikun couldn't get off the stage, and the reporters also looked at each other, and Pierre said triumphantly: "Your Excellency, General, I need your written apology and financial compensation." ”

"Let's go." Chen Zikun was about to get off the boat with others, when he suddenly saw a teenage Chinese waiter winking at him, and his heart suddenly moved, and said, "Boy, you seem to have something to say?" ”

The little waiter said, "I really don't know where the opium is hidden. ”

Chen Zikun laughed and said: "Don't be afraid, if you lead me to find opium, I will reward you with 500 oceans and find you a school to go to, so that you don't have to be bullied by foreigners from now on." ”

The waiter on the international route is well-informed, although he is only a teenager, he is also a human spirit, the little guy immediately made a choice, betrayed the owner, he led Chen Zikun and others to find the entrance of the warehouse, the law enforcement team went in to search, and sure enough, they found a large amount of opium, and the box was also printed with French logos, and the reporters snapped a burst of photos, and Pierre's face was pale and speechless.

Chen Zikun ordered the captain involved in the case to be detained, the opium confiscated, and the ship handed over to the first mate to drive away, seeing his majestic appearance, the reporters and passengers applauded unanimously, and many Chinese people were moved to tears, they have lived for so long, they have only seen foreigners bullying Chinese, and they have never seen Chinese **** people enforcing the law on foreigners' territory, this time they can be regarded as opening their eyes.

Although the citizens on the shore did not know what was happening on the ship, they could guess what had happened when they heard the applause and cheers, and the boxes of goods were being moved out of the bilge, and they also cheered.

Lin Wenlong and the whole school came, and a high-spirited young male teacher led the students to shout slogans: "Ban opium, down with the bullies!" ”

The male teacher looked over and found a girl in her early twenties standing in her student ranks, her eyes lit up, and she walked over and introduced herself: "My name is Han Letian, and I am a teacher at Zhenhua Primary School." ”

The girl stretched out her slender hand: "Hello Mr. Han, my name is Lin Wenjing, and I am Wenlong's sister." ”

Han Letian said busily: "Wenlong studies hard, has good grades, and actively participates in the activities of the Boy Scouts, so he is a good child." ”

Lin Wenlong on the side was bragging with his classmate Shen Kai.

Shen Kai said: "Chen Dashuai is so majestic, foreigners are afraid of him, tomorrow I will ask my father to take me to the barracks to play,"

Lin Wenlong pouted and said, "What's the big deal, Chen Dashuai is Ala's brother-in-law." ”

Teacher Han only talked to Lin Wenjing, but didn't hear Lin Wenlong's words.