"Sin City?" Che Qiuling pouted. "It's not so exaggerated, it's just a dock."

Everyone looked at each other, but only Chen Zikun understood what Che Qiuling meant by the wharf.

Che Qiuling continued: "The wharf is the rivers and lakes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, especially this kind of emerging city, all of them are young and strong refugees fleeing the famine, and it is strange if it does not become a big wharf, I estimate that there must be many gangs in the western district, relying on this gang of coolies for a living." ”

Gong Zijun was surprised: "How did Mrs. Mu study so thoroughly, do you have friends here?" Yes, there are indeed gangs in the West District, and the county government does not have the strength to maintain law and order, and sometimes has to rely on them to manage it. ”

Che Qiuling said: "My father used to be mixed with the dock, I naturally know, and also, don't call me Mrs. Mu, call me Miss Che." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Hearing you say this, I want to see it more and more, let's go." ”

Xiao Lang said: "If Chairman Chen must go, I suggest going later, now the workers are at work, there is nothing to see, and the evening is the time when the West District is really lively, but remind me, it is best to bring a gun, the place is not peaceful, and a few people die every week." ”

……

In the evening, the group had dinner at the county government, climbed the unfinished Civic Center Building and looked west, the remnant sun was like blood, reflected on the dense shacks, countless cooking smoke rose, and the fog over the West District was like London.

"So many people cook and heat their homes, relying on locally produced coal, and people often die of gas poisoning, and no one pays attention to how many times they publicize it." Gong Zijun explained helplessly.

Chan said, "Go for a walk and see what Sin City looks like." ”

Gong Zijun, as the county magistrate, has a face that has long been familiar to everyone, Chen Zikun Weifu naturally can't take him to a private visit, and Xiao Lang is the same, he is in charge of civil engineering construction, is the chief engineer of Beitai, and he has to blow up the nest when he goes to the western district, so he just arranged a small foreman surnamed Li to accompany Chen Zikun.

Lao Li is very fat, wears a green cotton robe, wears a tweed top hat, and the municipal badge on his chest hangs with the red gold watch chain, showing his identity, everyone's impression of the provincial chairman is still in the understanding of Emperor Guan's ticket, so he doesn't know Chen Zikun's details, and he thinks he is the boss from the provincial capital.

Chen Zikun and Mu Yichen followed Lao Li all the way to the Western District, the so-called Western District is just a general term, in fact, there is no obvious dividing line between this shantytown and the urban area of Beitai, and they will integrate into the refugees as they walk.

The biggest feature here is chaos, there are random sheds built everywhere, this kind of simple shacks in Shanghai is called the rolling dragon, it is built with all the materials that can be found, wooden planks, branches, reeds, canvas, straw mats, and even coffin boards, feces and urine are everywhere, wild dogs are scurrying around, children crying and adults are barking, and the air is filled with the smell of incomplete burning of coal.

"What are you looking for? I'll take you there. Lao Li squeezed his eyebrows, mysterious, Mu Yichen was puzzled: "What's so funny?" ”

Lao Li immediately danced with his eyebrows: "We are not ordinary here, even those foreign devils in the Eastern District often come to play, want to smoke big cigarettes, sleep with girls, gamble, or buy bargains, the price is much cheaper than outside, people say that the West District is not good, I say that the West District is the most good, do you know what people say about this?" ”

Mu Yichen shook his head.

"Here, it's called the drunken little Shanghai." Lao Li said triumphantly.

Che Qiuling chuckled, the tattered slums are actually called drunken and gold-addicted little Shanghai, this joke is really big.

Lao Li said: "Hey, don't believe it, I'll find a place for you to see later." ”

As he was talking, a man came over, handed a cigarette and asked with a smile: "Brother Li, are you here to recruit again?" Don't forget to take care of your brother. ”

Lao Li made a perfunctory haha, and said to Chen Zikun: "This person is a broker, commonly known as a worker, and he has to go through him to recruit people on the construction site, otherwise no one will do it even if the price is high." ”

Chen Zikun said: "He has a lot of ability, and he looks very ordinary." ”

Lao Li said: "There are still people above him, and besides, they will take care of this area, the entire Western District is eight large blocks, each with a big brother covering, and the location we are in now is the territory of the Red Gun Society, and the people here are all refugees from Henan." ”

Chen Zikun said: "What will the red gun eat? ”

Lao Li said: "Eat the workers, the wages of the coolies, they take one percent, don't look at the low percentage, the accumulation is a lot, tens of thousands of workers work on the construction site every day, this piece of oil and water is a lot." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Then the workers are left to their exploitation? ”

Lao Li said: "I don't want to have that guts, there were a few people who didn't believe in evil before, and the eldest brother came together, and they drowned in the Huaijiang River that night, and the corpse was swollen. ”

Chen Zikun frowned: "The county government doesn't care? ”

"Cut~" Lao Li spat disdainfully, "There are only a few people in the county government, there are more than 100,000 people here, do you care about it, at night, the members of the security regiment don't dare to come in, and the black lights blind people don't know who did it." ”

Che Qiuling's cold hair stood on end when he said: "Oh, it's so scary, there is no royal law." ”

Lao Li said: "Don't be afraid, with me, no one dares to touch you." ”

The further you go, the darker it becomes, and the occasional place illuminated by kerosene lamps must be where the crowd gambles, and the men cover their old cotton jackets and bet the meager wages earned during the day on the gambling table without hesitation, and the dice shake wildly, bringing a sigh or a cry of excitement every time the result is opened.

Near the gambling stalls, there must be wine shops and tobacco houses, of course, they are all extremely simple, under the shed built by straw mats, there is a row of wine vats, the coolies discharge one or two copper dollars, buy a bowl of wine, squat on the ground and drink it, earn a lot, and buy a plate of peanuts to drink, take a sip, frown, as if the fatigue of the day has been taken away.

The smoke house is not for ordinary people to patronize, lying in it and enjoying the upper echelons of the food chain in the West District, gang leaders, foremen, security team members and other figures, they are swallowing clouds and spitting fog inside, and they are also happy.

Continuing to walk forward, there was a row of low shacks, and there was a sound of hey, and from time to time, a satisfied man tied his pants and walked out, Che Qiuling's face was crimson, and he hid behind Mu Yichen and snorted.

Lao Li smiled: "Laughing at the poor and not laughing at the prostitute, I can't eat, who cares about this, these girls are all cheap goods, and they can sleep once for a dime." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Is it a dime copper yuan or a dime Jiangdong ticket?" ”

Lao Li said: "Of course it's copper yuan, if it's Emperor Guan's ticket, then you can sleep with a young girl, boss, do you want to find one, I know the way." ”

Chen Zikun shook his head with a smile, and suddenly there was a noise in front of him, and a man with a big waist and a round waist came out of the shack scolding, followed by a village girl in her thirties with yellow muscles and thin muscles, chasing out before the collar of her cotton jacket was covered, pulling the man's shirt with tears in her eyes, and a Henan accent: "If you don't give money, you won't win." ”

The man's eyes widened: "If you don't hit, you have to win!" Lao Tzu sleeps with you, you can afford you. With that, he pushed the village girl to the ground, and a dark and thin figure came out next to him, biting the man's wrist, and suddenly there was a scream, the man was furious, and the black shadow was smashed on the ground and pulled out a dagger to commit murder.

"Put the knife down." Chen Zikun shouted.

The man brandished the dagger and still cursed, Chen Zikun stepped forward and kicked him over, the power of Foshan's shadowless feet was not a joke, this time at least two ribs were broken, the man was in pain, got up and fled.

The flashlight covered the thin black shadow, it turned out to be a boy, and the village girl looked frightened, hugging the boy and trembling.

"Don't be afraid, we're not bad people." Chan took the flashlight and stepped forward to check on the boy's injuries, which were only abrasions and were fine.

"What's your name, kid?" Chen Zikun and Yan Yuese asked.

The boy stubbornly bit his lip and didn't speak, glaring at him with hatred, and the village girl hurriedly said: "My name is poplar root, root, kowtow to the adult, it was someone who saved you." ”

The boy remained silent, but the hatred in his eyes vanished.

"Don't be surprised, adults, we villagers have never seen the world and don't understand the rules." The village girl hurriedly apologized, but her words didn't look like a stupid peasant woman, and if she looked closely, she still had a slight appearance, but she was old and couldn't keep up with her nutrition, so she must have been a beauty when she was young.

"You fled the famine?" Chan felt that the family must have a story and planned to talk to them.

Lao Li said: "This is a big boss from the provincial city, so I can talk back, don't talk nonsense." ”

The village aunt said: "My family's surname is Yang, I am Henan running in reverse, my man's name is Yang Honest, he is working on the construction site, he broke his waist last month and was paralyzed...... I really can't live this day, boss, you pity and pity us, just give me a job to do, and just take care of the food. ”

Chen Zikun said: "Can I go in and have a look?" ”

The village mouth was busy talking.

Chen Zikun bent down and walked into the shack, it was pitch black, the smell was smoky, he used a flashlight, broke bricks to put up a bunk, a disabled man described the withered tree lying on it, leaving a clean open space next to it, presumably where the village girl "did business", the family did not even have clothes to cover the body, and there was a nest head in the broken bowl, probably the only food in stock.

Yang honestly, who was waiting to die on the bed, had a dull gaze, the village girl was frightened and flattering, and Yang Shugen was still full of vigilance and hatred.

Chen Zikun sighed, took out a Jiangdong ticket with a face value of ten yuan, and handed it to the woman.

The woman took it, dazed, as if she didn't recognize the bill.

Lao Li said: "Boss Chen, you are generous, how can the poor ghost know this, to be honest, they have never even seen the ocean, and the biggest money they have ever touched is a copper dollar of twenty Wen." ”

He said to the village aunt again: "Lao Yang's family, this is Emperor Guan's ticket, this one can be exchanged for thirty oceans, don't thank you boss." ”

A woman wakes up like a dream, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

Chen Zikun quit the shack, he was in a very bad mood, he didn't have the heart to continue to visit this dark world, and was about to turn around, when a group of big men surrounded him with torches, the blades in his hands flashed cold, Lao Li was frightened, and hurriedly played a round: "Brothers, misunderstanding, look at my face, don't move the guy, have something to say." ”

took the lead of a big man, with a face full of flesh, full of fierce light, and pushed Lao Li aside: "You are a fucking dick, you dare to be wild on my land, and you are impatient." ”

Che Qiuling was so frightened that he stepped back, Mu Yichen put his hand into his pocket and held the handle of the gun tightly, Chen Zikun remained silent, and stepped forward to hug his fist: "Three old and four young, hard work." ”

When he met, he was hard, he must be from the rivers and lakes, but the man didn't make the incision, looked Chen Zikun's clothes up and down, and decided that he was not from the Western District, so he didn't dare to make a mistake.

"You, where are you messing around?" The man asked.

"I'm from the provincial capital, and County Magistrate Gong is my friend." Chen Zikun looked at him without fear.

"Grass your mother, it's useless to mention the county magistrate, this is Lao Tzu's territory, who are you scaring from the provincial capital, it's Chen Zikun who is here, Lao Tzu still doesn't bird him, tell you honestly, if you offend Lao Tzu, don't want to go out so neatly." The man was extremely arrogant, and the minions cheered for a while, so scared that Che Qiuling Khan came down, and he regretted it in his heart, he shouldn't have come to this sinful place.

"The tone is quite big, I'm not afraid of flashing your tongue." Chen Zikun stepped forward and stood face to face with the man, the front of the leather jacket was open, vaguely revealing the handle of the gun, the man glanced at it, and couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, which were two large mirrors with long seedlings, roasted blue emitting a seductive ghostly light.