After bidding farewell to Zhang Comprador, Chen Zikun asked his subordinates to send the goods back first, and then took Mu Yichen and Gong Zijun to a French foreign house and bought 200 quintals of Siamese rice.

Then I went to the Spanish foreign company where Mu Yichen's classmates worked, which was very small and supplied Spanish imitation Mauser pistols and Xingpai 765 caliber pistols, and the price was much cheaper than that of German goods.

The quality of the Spanish-made box gun is much stronger than that of domestic goods, but there is still some gap compared with the original German goods, and the original Mauser factory does not have a pin for the whole gun, all of which are made by closely meshing the parts, and the Spanish goods need to use nine pins to combine the whole gun, of course, the price is also low, as long as fifty yuan.

Although he was not very satisfied, Chen Zikun still bought a hundred Spanish box guns and twenty Xingpai pickers, plus a batch of cheap 765 pistol bullets.

Coming out of the foreign bank, he saw Zhao Yufeng coming from afar, walked to Chen Zikun's side and whispered: "Boss Li called, it has been booked, and it will be Jubao Teahouse tonight." ”

Chen Zikun nodded: "Time is running out, hurry up and prepare." He took out a hundred yuan bill and gave it to Mu Yichen.

"What does that mean?" Mu Yichen hurriedly excused himself, "It's right to help the seniors." ”

"My brother settles the account, this is what you deserve, take it." Chen Zikun was very resolute, Mu Yichen had no choice but to accept it, and thanked him again and again, only he understood how embarrassed he was now.

"I still have some things, let's get back in touch when we have time." Chen Zikun and Mu Yichen shook hands and said goodbye, and went their separate ways.

Chen Zikun returned to Huizhong Hotel, Li Yaoting was already waiting for him in the room, Li Yaoting's complexion was good today, and he held a big cigar in his hand and said with his eyebrows: "It's settled, I asked Boss Huang to come forward to make peace, Zhang Xiaolin will definitely give face, it's okay, it's okay." ”

"What's the matter?" Chen Zikun said, "Haven't you started talking yet, how can you say that the crisis has been resolved?" ”

Li Yaoting said: "Since Boss Huang is willing to come forward, this matter will be done, you don't care, just listen to Boss Huang's arrangement when the time comes." I guess it's everyone who gives way, and the sea and the sky are broad. ”

Chen Zikun said: "That's right, okay, I know it in my heart." ”

Sending Li Yaoting away, Chen Zikun asked people to move a few boxes of goods up, these wooden boxes are very bulky, dusty, the hotel waiters are very dissatisfied, but these guests are all big and round, and the waist bulging seems to be pinned to the guy, and they don't dare to say anything.

The wooden box was printed with German, and when it was pried open, it was a Berkman machine gun wrapped in a tarp, the bolt part was wrapped in thick butter, and it took a long time to wipe it clean with cotton yarn.

"Good gun!" Chen Zikun praised and threw it to Zhao Yufeng.

"With this thing, I can handle ten people." Zhao Yufeng played with the flower pipe and said confidently.

"Dismantle all the boxes, two box guns per person, and a portable machine gun, and we will be armed to the teeth." Chen Zikun said murderously.

Zhao Yufeng was stunned: "Didn't Boss Li say that the negotiation was completed, and then it would be enough to go through the motions." ”

Chen Zikun sneered: "How can things on the rivers and lakes be so easy to end, let's kill two people and chop off a hand, can we expect people to give up?" ”

Zhao Yufeng thought for a while and said, "Fuck it, these Shanghai barbarians have turned the sky upside down!" ”

Chen Zikun said: "Adjutant Zhao, don't go at night, stay and protect Madame." ”

Zhao Yufeng was anxious when he heard this: "Dashuai, you just look down on me when you say this, anyway, I am also a person from the third division, no matter how bad it is, it is good to deal with seven or eight barbarians." ”

Chen Zikun said: "It is because of this that I handed over the responsibility of protecting Mrs. to you, this is Shanghai, we have to take more precautions." ”

Zhao Yufeng agreed to come down.

……

In the evening, Li Yaoting drove to pick up Chen Zikun, and unexpectedly found that Chen Zikun, who had always been in a suit and leather shoes, was wearing a set of Chinese-style kaftan and horse coat, a top hat, and a folding fan in his hand, which looked like he had a different demeanor.

Eating tea naturally has to bring an entourage, Chen Zikun brought four guards, their outfits can startle Li Yaoting, a blue-gray Xia Bu military uniform, leggings tied to the knees, a wide cowhide armed belt around the waist, a row of ochre-red leather bullet belts on the chest, a wooden box gun on each side, Berkman behind the back with a machine gun, wearing a large-brimmed hat, and the five-colored stars are shining.

Li Yaoting almost cried: "My brother, are you eating tea or scaring people, the rules of the beach, you can't bring a guy to eat tea, but it's okay, it's all armed to the teeth." ”

Chen Zikun said: "It's not that I give you face, we are soldiers, so naturally we have to wear military uniforms and weapons, I don't believe that Zhang Xiaolin came empty-handed." ”

Li Yaoting had no choice but to say: "Forget it, let's talk about it at the place." ”

A group of people got on the car and went to the 16 shops, the Jubao Tea House is located near the 16 shops in the south city, which is the area under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Municipal Government, because it is close to the wharf, so the fish and dragons are mixed, the gangs gather, whether it is health or public security, are much worse than in the concession.

There are a lot of teahouses and restaurants around the sixteenth shop, but the best business is the Jubao Teahouse, it is rumored that this teahouse is opened by the green gang tycoon Huang Jinrong, in fact, Boss Huang just accounts for some dry shares, his old man likes to come and go around every morning, listen to those bags to inquire about the various gossip on the market.

In view of the serious casualties in the private fight of the gangsters, the municipal government made a provision that it is strictly forbidden to eat and talk about tea in the teahouse, so many teahouses have posted a note in the store that "it is strictly forbidden to talk about tea in the constitution", but Jubao Tea House is an exception, because there is a cover of Boss Huang, you can "eat and talk about tea in the constitution", of course, it is just a saying in the rivers and lakes, because Boss Huang has a big face, and the two sides who eat and talk about tea often look at his face and resolve their grievances, shake hands and make peace, and the official is also happy to have someone come forward to manage this kind of private fighting, so Jubao Tea House has become the best place to eat tea on the beach.

Li Yaoting's car stopped in front of the Jubao Teahouse, the little guy stepped forward to open the door, and the group entered the teahouse, it was time to have dinner, but the business of the teahouse was still hot, the seats upstairs and downstairs were full, and when Li Yaoting, Chen Zikun and others came in, the teahouse was quiet for a moment, and dozens of pairs of eyes stared at Chen Zikun tightly.

Rumors in the rivers and lakes are faster than the wind, this stranger smashed Zhang Xiaolin's casino in the dirt, killed two bodyguards, and chopped off one of the left hands of the leper head has long spread on both sides of the Huangpu River.

Chen Zikun actually brought four guards in military uniforms, and the white-faced people buzzed again as if they had discovered a new continent, no wonder they dared to smash Boss Zhang's field, it turned out to be a soldier, everyone was very excited, and some of them were lively today.

The shopkeeper of Jubao Tea House personally came to receive him, welcomed Li Yaoting and Chen Zikun to the elegant seat on the second floor, poured tea and said: "Nai is waiting in the pavilion, Boss Zhang and they haven't arrived yet." ”

Li Yaoting looked at his watch and said with a smile: "It's still early, don't worry, don't worry." ”

Chan took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, waiting patiently.

……

In a small restaurant in Nanshi, Mu Yichen ordered a bottle of rice wine, white chopped chicken, crab roe lion head, he hadn't eaten decently for a long time, and he couldn't find a satisfactory job after returning to China, all relying on Che Qiuling's help, Qiuling's father was a businessman, very snobbish, and looked down on himself, so he forced his daughter to elope.

"Don't bully young people into poverty, I must prove this sentence to them." Mu Yichen tilted his neck and dried up the rice wine, choking him to cough, he was not good at drinking, when he was studying in Germany, his classmates liked to drink beer, only he drank the worst, and he was often ridiculed by male and female classmates, thinking of that happy time, Mu Yichen's eyes couldn't help blurring.

I have a hundred yuan bill in my pocket, which I earned by pulling my own business, but in fact this is the business of a comprador, and I keep saying that I look down on a comprador and want to do business, but I still don't give in to reality.

It's not just himself who succumbs to reality, I wonder if Senior Chen Zikun, who was full of enthusiasm to serve the country, is also like this, from a young student to a complete warlord.

That's the harsh reality.

Thinking of this, he was upset for a while, and drank a few glasses in a row, and on top of the rice wine, he was actually a little drunk.

"Man, pour the wine!" Mu Yichen blushed and had a thick neck, and slapped the table and shouted.

Suddenly, the door of the small restaurant was pushed open, and a group of big men in black shirts and pants rushed in, shouting: "Boss, come to eighteen bowls of big meat noodles and two jars of old wine, be fast, Lao Tzu still has something to do!" ”

A group of people filled the store, one by one, with hideous faces, and they didn't look good, and the other customers hurriedly checked out and left, so as not to anger them and cause trouble.

"Four-eyed, change your seat." A big man rudely patted Mu Yichen's table.

Mu Yichen was startled, and was about to reason with him, but the guy hurried over, full of compensation, helped Mu Yichen change the position of the wine and food, and whispered to persuade him: "Sir, help, it's a big deal to give you a discount." ”

"Forget it, there you go." Mu Yichen lowered his head to eat, but a few words came into his ears: "Jubao Teahouse...... Drop the cup for the number...... Lime bale ...... hacked to death...... Thrown into the Huangpu River"

Mu Yichen immediately put down his chopsticks, took out a banknote and pressed it under the wine glass, hurriedly went out, called a rickshaw, and went straight to Huizhong Hotel.

When he arrived at the guest room where Chen Zikun was staying at the Huizhong Hotel, he knocked on the door urgently, and no one answered.

"Oh no, this is the Hongmen Banquet!" Mu Yichen's strength was all gone, and he was so anxious.

……

At the same time, five black cars stopped in front of the Jubao Teahouse, and more than a dozen big men wearing black silk shirts and pants jumped out, and the back door of one of the cars opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a fragrant robe got out of the car calmly, with a rebellious look between his eyebrows.