Zhang Kuang's mansion, the big proprietor of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce, outside the study, a subordinate was reporting something to Uncle Xiang in a low voice, during which Uncle Xiang only nodded slightly, and did not say a word until the end, just waved his hand lightly at the other party, and then turned around and slowly entered the study.

"Sir!" Uncle Xiang turned his head slightly to look at the door behind him, and then sped up his pace and went around to the side hall, after seeing Zhang Kuang behind the desk, the wrinkles on his forehead suddenly became much clearer, and as Zhang Kuang nodded slowly, Uncle Xiang leaned closer, and said in a low voice: "That kid's name is Ding Li, it is said that he has not only been close to Jingyi recently, but also has an extraordinary relationship with the young master!" ”

"Huh? Righteousness? What does righteousness have to do with him? Zhang Kuang was stunned for a moment, frowned, and then slowed down his tone, and looked at Uncle Xiang with a little doubt in his eyes.

"Nanhai Gang!" Uncle Xiang solemnly spit out three words, paused for a few seconds, and then continued to add: "Before the young master went to Fuxu Town, it was this kid who saved him in Liu Laosan's mansion!" It is also the Nanhai Gang supported by the young master in the name of our Zhang Chamber of Commerce! ”

"Oh, it's the Ding Li who turned the Guangzhou Mansion upside down? Ding Li, who gave both Cao and Liu Laosan a headache? Zhang Kuang's mind immediately remembered all kinds of news about Ding Li that he had gotten recently, of course, he didn't know what happened in Fuxu Town, and Zhang Mingzhi didn't send someone to convey it in time. Then Zhang Kuang suddenly laughed, and seemed to be smiling happily, and then shook his head a little helplessly, and sighed thoughtfully, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"That's right! Sir, but... Seeing this, Uncle Xiang first nodded, and then looked at Zhang Kuang with a hesitant expression, until the other party nodded slightly, Uncle Xiang groaned, and shook his head slightly with puzzlement: "However, this Ding Li's background is a little suspicious. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Kuang suddenly reacted to the point of the question, immediately frowned, his face suddenly became much more solemn, and after thinking about it, he nodded at Uncle Xiang again: "Tell me, this is indeed what I suspect!" ”

"This Ding Li moved to the slum area more than ten years ago, and has been working as a coolie at the dock since a few years ago to make a living! There is only one mother in the family, and there is also a daughter-in-law named Liu Sheng, who is said to have been adopted by Ding Li's mother since she was a child, and later made decisions for the two of them! Although it was a very brief account of the experience, it made Zhang Kuang and Uncle Xiang frown again and again, and then without waiting for Zhang Kuang, who was frowning, to ask, Uncle Xiang continued to shake his head and add: "It's a pity that no one knows about what happened before Ding Li's family moved to the slum, or there is no news now!" Perhaps, with a little time, we will be able to find some clues! ”

"It means that apart from these news, there is no news about Ding Li's true life experience?" Zhang Kuang was so smart that he immediately understood what Uncle Xiang wanted to say, although this news sounded somewhat frustrating to Zhang Kuang, but there was a hint of expectation.

"That's pretty much it." Uncle Xiang nodded a little embarrassed, he knew that this matter was not trivial, but after a slight pause, he still opened his mouth and continued to explain: "Master, but don't worry, after all, it's only a few hours, and with a little time, I think there will be other useful news!" ”

"Yes, I know!" Zhang Kuang nodded slightly, lowered his head slightly and pondered for a long time, then took a deep breath, raised his eyes to look at Uncle Xiang and sighed: "Continue to stare at this matter, and I'll go back to Brother Yang to find out!" There's one more thing you need to do yourself! ”

"Are you going to pick up the eldest lady in Fuxu Town?" Hearing this, the shrewd Uncle Xiang broke Zhang Kuang's mind with a word, looking at the other party's wry face, Uncle Xiang knew that Zhang Kuang was still worried about the things of the year, shook his head slightly, and comforted the other party lightly: "Master, don't worry, presumably the eldest lady will not mind the marriage with the Cao family back then, and she has not come back since she stayed in Fuxu Town, maybe it is the young master who is also over there, maybe the two sisters and brothers have discussed and come back together!" ”

"I hope so! Ay.. Zhang Kuang raised his hand and rubbed his slightly tired face a few times, so that Uncle Xiang on the opposite side suddenly felt that his master had aged a lot in an instant, and was about to open his mouth to persuade something, but Zhang Kuang raised his hand and waved at him, and sighed in a low voice: "Forget it, don't deliberately pick it up, go over to Fuxu, and see the situation in the name of inspecting the Chamber of Commerce!" Also, send someone to Yang's mansion, if Brother Yang is free in the evening, make an appointment for dinner! ”

"Understood!" Uncle Xiang nodded, opened his mouth hesitantly, but after seeing Zhang Kuang, whose eyes had been lowered, he finally didn't say anything, was slightly stunned for a while, and slowly withdrew from the study.

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Ding Mansion, originally Ding Li's sudden return to the city should have made the entire mansion celebrate, but with Ding Li and others going back again, the entire mansion was suddenly shrouded in dark clouds. Saidgaard was seriously injured and fell into a coma, one of the five people who accompanied him had died on the spot when he was in the musical instrument shop, and another one died of blood loss on the way, and although the doctor said that he could save him, one of them was also crippled in his left leg.

The things that make Ding Li worry are far more than these, Liu Sheng, who returned home just now, seems to have a high fever because of excessive fright, and now he is also unconscious, although several doctors who have seen him say that it is not a big problem, but Ding Li knows that if the high fever does not go away, the consequences of continuing are completely unimaginable, but several doctors have no way to quickly reduce the fever, and also said that this frightened situation can only recover as much as possible by itself, and any medicine can only play an auxiliary role, and cannot be dominated.

In this world, if anyone can still make Ding Li the most concerned, Liu Sheng and Saidgaard are undoubtedly the two most important, Liu Sheng is with Ding Li day and night, and Saidgaard did not hesitate to lend a hand when Ding Li was homeless, although Ding Li helped each other much more later, but Ding Li always held a grateful heart.

As soon as he left Liu Sheng's room, Ding Li saw his former friends, Gouzi and Wang De, who were full of anxiety, and immediately realized that something had happened to the Nanhai Gang at the dock. Since the establishment of the Nanhai Gang, Gouzi and Wang De have also risen from ordinary coolies who originally followed Ding Li to two of the few spokespersons of the Nanhai Gang in Guangzhou Port.

"Brother Li! Oh no! Something happened at the docks! Before Ding Li stepped forward to ask, the dog shouted loudly, panting as he ran: "Just now, a group of people from the Chaozhou Gang just now, after coming up, without saying a word, we will search our goods at the dock. ”

"The fight started, and the fight was very serious!" Immediately afterwards, Wang De ran to Ding Li and grabbed the words and explained: "Pier A and Pier B, there are people from the Chaozhou Gang to make trouble!" The fight started immediately, and when the dog and I rushed over from the Ding Pier, a group of guys with official documents suddenly appeared, and they were indeed stamped with the big seal of the city's shipping department! ”

"It's a vigilante?" Ding Liden remembered the news that Yang Hongwen had just told him not long ago, frowned, and asked in a deep voice.

"The militia?" The dog was stunned when he heard this, obviously unable to react, but Wang De on the side nodded again and again, and at the same time continued to add what happened just now: "Yes, yes, it's the militia!" They said that they were instructed by the city department to strictly investigate all smuggling at the wharf! ”

"That's not all!" The dog seemed to feel that Wang De had stolen his limelight, reached out and pushed the other party, and rushed to Ding Li to continue to explain: "Brother Li, Ding's phone number has also been checked!" When we arrived at the A and B docks, the brothers at Pier D also came with the news, they were also from the Chaozhou Gang, and they fought after they came up, and many of our brothers suffered losses when they didn't react at that time! And afterwards, the other party also took out the official document of the city department! ”

"What about Xiao Lizi and Wang Huan?" Ding Li knew that this was the Cao family and the Tian family uniting against him, and Ding Li had already concluded that all this was not related to what happened in the musical instrument store before, but the other party had already made a decision at the beginning, after all, in terms of time, the matter of the musical instrument store and the dock happened almost at the same time.

"The two of them are fine, a large number of goods arrived at the dock last night, and the two of them were on duty at night!" Wang De hurriedly shook his head to explain, and suddenly remembered what happened more than a month ago, and continued to Ding Li with palpitations: "Brother Li, it's thanks to Xiao Lizi that he is not here, otherwise, if he is seen by the Chaozhou Gang, maybe he will take revenge for the last revenge!" ”

"No, don't worry! They are now a vigilante group, they rely on the instructions from above to do things, they are no longer ordinary gangs, and there are some things that they dare not do in the open! Ding Li shook his head decisively, analyzed the two of them calmly, and then asked in a deep voice: "Brothers over there, there shouldn't be any big problems, right?" ”

"It's not a big deal, except for some brothers who resisted at the beginning who were beaten a little seriously, most of the others were beaten and driven away by the guys of the Chaozhou Gang with wooden sticks!" While responding, Wang De and the dog also slowly calmed down, Ding Li's analysis just now was indeed correct, and the two quickly realized that everything that happened at the dock just now was very consistent with what Ding Li said, and it was not like the previous actions of the Chaozhou Gang, touching one and hitting one another, and the attack was very ruthless.

"Don't panic, go back to the dock first and stabilize the brothers!" Ding Li stretched out his hand and patted the shoulders of the two, and then pondered for a moment before continuing to instruct: "In this way, in addition to our brothers from the Nanhai Gang, those ordinary coolies who make a living at the dock will withdraw some money from the gang's accounts, and each person will be given ten copper plates to appease them, and those who are injured will be distributed according to three copper plates to pay for the soup and medicine!" The other thing is to stabilize the situation at the wharf, remember one thing, don't let the brothers of the gang act rashly, the current Chaozhou Gang is not an ordinary gang, but a militia organization recognized and appointed by the imperial court! You can't touch it hard! ”

"This, Brother Li, doesn't this mean that we have to pay compensation if we are beaten?" The dog was a little unable to understand Ding Li's approach, and immediately frowned in protest, and Wang De on the side also protested with a postscript: "Brother Li! Are we just going to put up with it? On the other side of the wharf, not counting our brothers, there are thousands of coolies, so it is not a small amount of money! ”

"Brother Li asked you to do this, naturally he has a reason! Besides, ten copper plates per person, even if you add the cost of the injured person's soup and medicine, the total is only a few dozen yuan, can't our Nanhai Gang afford this money? To Ding Li's surprise, Xu Hong, who came to his side at some point, looked at the distressed Gouzi and Wang De with a contemptuous face, and his tone was extremely disdainful.

"That's right! This money, even if it is out for a few more days, is not a big problem for our Nanhai Gang! Ding Li, who was stunned for a moment, immediately echoed his words, the backstage of the Nanhai Gang is the Zhang Chamber of Commerce, and dozens of dollars are not even a drop in the bucket for the Zhang Chamber of Commerce, and then Ding Li turned around and patted Xu Hong's shoulder, and asked the other party in a deep voice: "This matter will trouble you, select a few brothers from the house, and take the money to the dock in person!" I've got to take care of something else here! ”

"Brother Li, rest assured, he will live up to his mission!" Xu Hong immediately took a step back, bowed to Ding Li with a solemn face, and then glanced at Ding Li with a firm face, stretched out his hand to the dog and Wang De and made a gesture, and left first.