As night fell, the sixteenth shop seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious silence.

Compared with the bright lights of the concession at night, the streets here are particularly deserted as soon as it gets dark.

There are almost no pedestrians on the road, only a few well-dressed warblers greet guests on the roadside, and their figures look particularly enchanting under the dim street lamps.

Occasionally, bursts of wild shouts and laughter came from the nearby smoke houses and gambling houses, but they set off the loneliness of the night of the 16th Shop.

In this tranquility, a luxurious garden villa stands out, with its opulent style contrasting with the old buildings that surround it.

In the villa, Wei Tingyan was wearing silk pajamas, lying lazily on the sofa, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, his eyes were deep, and he seemed to be thinking about something important.

"Are you still worried about the Axe Gang?"

At this moment, a graceful figure in a nightgown walked over, and the woman bowed behind him, gently caressing Wei Tingyan's shoulder with her slender fingers, and then slowly moved to his temples to help him relieve the pressure.

The woman's name is Nancy, a famous courtesan singer in Shanghai, and she is also one of Wei Tingyan's lovers.

Wei Tingyan shook his head slightly, his eyes closed slightly, and said: "An axe gang has nothing to worry about, I have already asked by phone, whether it is a foreigner or the city government, no one knows this Zheng Jirong, and the only social drinking party he has attended when he came to Shanghai Tang is also stained with Ding Li's light, and he was brought in as an entourage." ”

Speaking of this, he said in a somewhat puzzled tone: "I just don't understand how a guy like him, who has neither background nor backstage, has the courage to kill Chen Chen first and then Lei Gong, could it be that there are people I don't know who are supporting him?" ”

"Don't think nonsense", Nancy said softly: "I think he is no different from Huang Dagang, he only knows how to solve problems by force, which is far inferior to you, Brother Yan." ”

"Hahahaha."

Wei Tingyan smirked: "Although this guy is a little arrogant, but it's not useless, the idea he mentioned earlier to set up a company in the sixteenth shop as a community of interests for all gangs is not bad, it is very much in line with my heart." ”

Nancy smiled slightly when she heard this, and touted: "It's a pity that the idea is good, but I don't know who is really in charge of the sixteenth shop, but as long as he understands Brother Yan's identity and status, he will not have the slightest idea of being a director." ”

"Hmph, the young man is arrogant, tonight's incident should be a lesson for him", a cold light flashed in Wei Tingyan's eyes, "If you still don't know how to lift, then I can only be polite." ”

After speaking, he raised his hand and took Nancy behind him into his arms, and while putting his hands up and down, he sniffed lightly between her neck: "Have you taken a bath?" ”

"Hmm"

Wei Tingyan was even more horny when he heard this, and was about to go further when a rapid dog barking suddenly came from outside the hall, his hand slammed down, and he frowned: "Someone came in?" ”

"Huh?"

Nancy also looked out suspiciously, she usually took care of several guard dogs in the yard, and usually did not bark for no reason, but when she turned her head to look, the barking of the dog suddenly calmed down.

"It should be a passerby", Nancy said disapprerovingly: "Sixteen shops in this place, at night on the road are either poor ghosts or thieves, we should really move to the concession as soon as possible." ”

Seeing that the dogs outside were no longer barking, Wei Tingyan also put his mind at ease, he kneaded the ball in his hand, and said with a relaxed expression: "When the money of these poor ghosts is scraped clean, go to the concession, wait, it won't be too long." ”

"Hmm~"

Just when the two of them were warm, an angry shout broke the sweet and ambiguous atmosphere like thunder.

"I'm afraid General Manager Wei won't be able to wait for that time!"

Wei Tingyan came back to his senses in an instant, he hurriedly pushed Nancy away from his body, and before he could see who it was, the two bloody dog heads were thrown in coldly and rolled down to the floor, making a dull sound.

"Ah!!h

Nancy suddenly exclaimed in fright and hid behind the man, Wei Tingyan also took a few steps back, staring at the door vigilantly.

At this time, I saw a young man with long hair walking in, he looked very handsome, but with a strange smile on his face, and his eyes revealed an indescribable excitement.

Behind him were dozens of big men in short coats, their muscles tense and their faces full of fierceness, as if they were a group of evil spirits coming out of hell, staring at them indifferently.

"Do you know what this place is?"

Although Wei Tingyan was a little flustered in his heart, he didn't intend to be restrained, he took a deep breath and shouted coldly to everyone in front of him: "Do you know who I am!" Dare to be presumptuous with me, don't you want to live anymore?! ”

When Ma Yongzhen heard this, the corners of his mouth rose: "How can there be anything that the Wei Mansion doesn't know, thanks to your blessing, we workers and brothers really can't live happily." ”

Then, he walked up to Wei Tingyan and raised his hand to slap it!

Caught off guard, Wei Tingyan was directly knocked over by this blow and fell heavily to the ground, and before he could get up, Ma Yongzhen stepped on his face again, glared at him condescendingly and scolded:

"You bastard, since you do things for foreigners, not only increase the tax on the wharf, but also set up a new tax in the name of adding new taxes, we workers are tired and tired to earn money, even our families can't support their families, and we have to pay you an extra tax!"

Syllable!

slapped it hard again, he pointed at Wei Tingyan, who was dazed, and then scolded: "If that's the case, forget it, but what kind of 'handling fee' and 'management fee' do you have set up for this son of a bitch!" If we workers want to work, we have to pay you in advance, you bastard is also a person?! ”

"Do you know how many brothers we have died of exhaustion and starvation because of your bastard?!"

Smack——! Bang Bang Bang !!

Ma Yongzhen still felt angry after slapping him, and slapped his face back and forth with both hands with a bow left and right, and Wei Tingyan, who was originally quite handsome, directly swollen into a pig's head.

"Old. Brother", Wei Tingyan opened his eyes with difficulty, and begged him for mercy: "You also know that I am doing things for foreigners, and the dock itself has been leased to foreigners by the Zhengfu, how to collect taxes and how to manage it is what they say, I am just a mouthpiece, even if you kill me, I can't change anything!" ”

After speaking, he pointed to the room and said: "If you are short of money, I have a check of tens of thousands of francs in my house, which will be regarded as compensation for everyone by me, and wait a few days, no!" Tomorrow! As soon as dawn I went to the [Board of Directors] to persuade those foreign devils to change their tax collection plan and make decisions for the workers! ”

"What do you think? I, Wei Tingyan, do what I say, and I will never deceive everyone! ”

After saying this, he cautiously glanced up at Ma Yongzhen, who was still full of anger, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

As long as he survives tonight, tomorrow he will go to the concession to summon the people from the patrol room to take all these mud legs to prison!

Thinking of this, he secretly hated in his heart, he thought that with his status in the sixteenth shop, no one would dare to come to trouble him, so he didn't arrange any guards and bodyguards at home, but he didn't expect that there would really be deaths.

"This brother", Wei Tingyan then persuaded bitterly: "I was wrong in the past, give me a chance, I will definitely change my mind and be a good official who is the master of the people!" ”

"And if you kill me now, you won't be able to escape."

He pointed to his chest and secretly threatened: "I am the general office of the 16th shop sent by the foreigners, if I die, the foreigners will definitely investigate it thoroughly, the rights of the people in the concession patrol house are much higher than those of the police department, do you want to be fugitives for the rest of your life?" ”

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Seeing that everyone was silent, Wei Tingyan was overjoyed, and was about to make persistent efforts to persuade them to let him go, when Ma Yongzhen in front of him suddenly laughed loudly:

"Hahahaha, you bastard is inevitably too picky, you are greedy for hundreds of thousands of dollars in the sixteenth shop, and you want to send us away for tens of thousands of francs?"

Wei Tingyan's face stiffened after hearing this, unlike out-and-out gangsters like Lei Gong and Huang Dagang, every penny he made was legal, and all of it was stored in the bank.

"Although I have made a lot of money over the years, but you also know that it is all earned for foreigners, and it would be good if I could divide a thousand of 10,000 oceans, in addition to these tens of thousands of francs, there are also some dollars and pounds in the bank, but you can't withdraw that money."

Seeing that this guy was chattering and wanted to say something, Ma Yongzhen blocked his mouth with a kick and said with a smile: "Don't bother Mr. Wei, the brothers are not just here for money this time." ”

"I understand", Wei Tingyan pointed directly at Nancy hiding behind the sofa, and smiled at them: "As long as you let me go, not only the money is yours, but this woman is also yours!" ”

Nancy was stunned when she heard this, and her eyes were shocked: "Brother Yan."

"Shut up!"

After Wei Tingyan shouted angrily at her, he then smiled at Ma Yongzhen: "As long as you like it, brother, feel free." ”

After Ma Yongzhen glanced at Nancy, who was pale, the corners of her mouth rose: "I have heard of Miss Nancy's name, this is a famous courtesan in Shanghai, I didn't expect President Wei's office to be so atmospheric." ”

"Alas", Wei Tingyan sighed lightly: "Brothers are like siblings and women are like clothes, I owe so much to the workers and brothers, and it is also appropriate to pay money and women to compensate." ”

"Then we will thank you for your kindness in advance, but we want money and women, and we want your life even more."

Ma Yongzhen pulled out a short blade from his waist, and said to him indifferently with a cold look: "It's only because you offended people who shouldn't be offended, and you also blocked the way of your brothers." ”

"Someone who shouldn't be offended?"

Wei Tingyan originally thought that these guys were just here for revenge, but after hearing Ma Yongzhen's words, he instantly realized, "The surname Zheng sent you?!" ”

"Hahahaha, who else but me?"

Outside the hall, there was a burst of unbridled laughter, and a tall man in a trench coat with a cigar in his mouth strotted into the living room.

"Zheng Jirong !!" Wei Tingyan's eyes stared at the man in front of him, and he knew that the only one who dared to be so unruly was this foreigner who had just returned from abroad.

"What are you doing shouting so loudly", Zheng Jirong put a finger to his mouth, looked at him playfully and said: "The neighbors still have to sleep, let's hurry up and get things done, so as not to be sued by others to disturb the people." ”

"Boss", Ma Yongzhen came over and said: "That bastard lives in a single-family villa, and there are no neighbors around. ”

"Oh?" Zheng Jirong pretended to be surprised and said: "Wouldn't it be better, come, give me all your torture methods, this kind of moth lying on the common people to suck blood, can't let him die too easily." ”

"Hahaha, boss, don't worry, we hate this guy to the core, how could we let him die so cheaply."

After speaking, Ma Yongzhen asked him cautiously: "Speaking of which, boss, why didn't you notify in advance before you came, we should be mentally prepared." ”

"Don't worry, no one will see me coming", Zheng Jirong glanced at him and said lightly: "It's not that I'm worried that your kid will not be able to do things." ”

"After a long time of talking at the door, I didn't cut a knife, just a few dozen slaps, that's how you do things?"

"I'll cut it now!"

After hearing this, Ma Yongzhen hurriedly raised the knife again, looking at the cold light on the blade, Wei Tingyan shuddered and shouted at Zheng Jirong: "The surname is Zheng, are you sure you want to kill me?" ”

He stiffened his neck and said urgently: "They don't know, don't you know what the consequences will be if you kill me?!" ”

"I'm the general office of the sixteenth shop specially sent by Consul Sanchez in the French Concession, representing the face of foreigners, even if you don't give me face, aren't you afraid of foreigners?!"

"If I die here today, all of you will have to bury me!"

Zheng Jirong was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed dumbly as if he heard a joke, "Look at you, you're dying and you're not afraid to scare me with foreign devils."

He leaned over and patted this guy's red and swollen cheeks, and said seriously: "I'm different from you, I'm born with hard bones, it's useless to scare me into moving out of foreigners, you have to move out of something else." ”

"Me"

Wei Tingyan instantly became incoherent when he heard this, and his eyes looked desperately at the knife edge that was getting closer and closer to him.

At this moment, he didn't know who he thought of, and suddenly shouted loudly: "I still know someone!" ”

"Oh?" Zheng Jirong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, this guy doesn't really know people from my party.

"I have a deep friendship with the military adviser of the Beiyang warlord Sun Chuanfang", Wei Ting looked at them with a fierce expression and said, "If you kill me, he will never let you go." ”

"yes, what's that man's name?"

"He is an officer of Dongying, and his name is Gangcun Ningci!"

"!"

Zheng Jirong's face turned cold instantly, and he said in a deep voice to Ma Yongzhen and the others: "Kill this guy alive!" ”

"Huh?"

This time, Zheng Jirong didn't give him another chance to talk nonsense, and bursts of screams rang out in the hall.

Looking at this guy's tragic situation, Zheng Jirong didn't have a trace of sympathy, even if this bastard doesn't die now, sooner or later in a few years, he will be a Han girl, and he will die early and be born sooner.

After snorting coldly, he stepped on his cigar and prepared to go back, but he was stopped by Ma Yongzhen after just a few steps.

"Boss", Ma Yongzhen pointed to Nancy behind the sofa and said, "What should this woman do?" Do you want to?"

As he spoke, he gestured to Zheng Jirong to wipe his neck.

Zheng Jirong looked at Nancy, who was already frightened, and after thinking about it, he beckoned to her.

Seeing this, Nancy was scared, but she still leaned against the wall and stumbled in front of him.

Zheng Jirong smiled and raised his hand to touch the woman's face, and said casually: "I, Zheng Jirong, usually cherish food the most, and I often have to eat every grain of rice in the bowl, but I just ate it before I came." ”

After speaking, he pushed the woman to the ground and smiled at Ma Yongzhen and the others: "She will leave it for you to eat!" ”

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(End of chapter)