A few days later, on this day, the weather was still rainy.
Boss Ma came to Matheson Bank again. Due to dual tasks, Wu Qiuyi found a temporary place nearby in the name of supervising the work of Matheson Bank. It was too troublesome to cross the river by ferry every day, which made Boss Ma miss the famous bridge.
After not seeing him for a few days, Wu Qiuyi was as charming as before, but she saw that Boss Ma was a little decadent and unshaven, so she quickly asked questions with concern.
"It's okay, it's okay. The main thing is that I can't be too glamorous by pretending to be a gangster these days." Boss Ma is a little embarrassed. Damn, I have been so busy these days that I should tidy up before I come here. Alas, I have lost points in front of a beautiful woman again. .
However, this thought was just a flash. Boss Ma did not forget his main task during this period, and quickly asked about the situation of the "Fuji Restaurant" opposite.
"There is no abnormality. Everyone entering and exiting has been recorded." Wu Qiuyi said while taking out the surveillance records.
Ma Xiaoguang looked at each item carefully. When he saw the visit record of a visitor in a gray cloth gown the day before yesterday, he couldn't help but nodded secretly.
"In the past few days, we have transferred a few brothers here in the name of recruiting employees. You can take charge." Ma Xiaoguang ordered. In fact, he did not dare to say the subtext. He was worried about Wu Qiuyi's safety alone in Jiangbei, so he arranged a few more people. I want to show my hand, but I can't say it clearly. If I say it, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive.
As he was talking, he heard noises on the first floor. He called the staff on the first floor to ask. It turned out that it was the "Qinglong Gang" who were collecting protection fees. The new staff naturally had to be loyal to their duties, and as a foreign company, I have never been afraid of gangsters, so there was some verbal conflict between the two parties.
"Give them some benefits and let them go elsewhere." Wu Qiuyi ordered.
It has to be said that Wu Qiuyi is still a good subordinate. It would be bad for the boss to speak up about this kind of thing personally, because it would be shameful.
"Do you know what's going on?" Ma Xiaoguang smiled.
"It seems that a bigger storm is coming." Wu Qiuyi sighed while looking at the plum rain outside the window.
Ma Xiaoguang saw that Wu Qiuyi handled the affairs of the foreign company with ease, as if he had been working here for many years, and everything big and small was as light as a breeze. On the contrary, he was a redundant person. He calmed down and waited until the four brothers who were transferred from the first team for reinforcements were in place and gave detailed instructions on the work. , took the ferry across the river and returned to Chengxian Street.
There are more and more gang members on the street. Collecting protection fees, buying and selling by force, eating and taking cards... these have become routine operations. Molesting women, openly robbing, picking quarrels and provoking trouble... have become daily behaviors. There were screams, begging for mercy, sirens everywhere...
A land of golden powder in the Six Dynasties, the most beautiful area in the capital, has become smoky. Although it is not enough to be a hell on earth, it is still a mess, full of cows, ghosts, snakes, ghosts and monsters.
But he was helping, and he was dressed like a gangster, so no one bothered him, and they quickly arrived at where the three of them were staying.
Fatty and Lao Li were both in a depressed mood, and the reason was obvious to everyone. They didn't say anything, just sitting there feeling depressed.
After a while, Lao Li couldn't help it anymore. He slapped the table and stood up: "Boss, what's going on? You can't watch like this. It's the common people who are suffering!"
"Don't be anxious, it's just the beginning, it's going to be messy." The fat man comforted Lao Li, but his expression was also hesitant, just like on this rainy day, he was almost dripping with water.
"Then to what extent?" Lao Li was a little anxious.
"To what extent, I don't know. I know that if we don't have an easy time, they won't have an easy time either." After speaking like a tongue twister, Ma Xiaoguang gritted his molars and said harshly.
Main Street Commercial Street, Jinling Office of Itochu Corporation, Japan.
The person in charge of the office, Kenji Ito, looked at the chaos on the street, with a smile on his face, and said to himself: "These Chinese people really like to fight among themselves. The order in their own capital is so worrying. It seems that the empire We really need to consider entering China.”
Just when he was feeling proud, he heard the noise from people downstairs and hurriedly went downstairs to check.
But three gangsters wearing black clothes and black trousers broke in. One of them, a guy with a one-eyed dragon eye patch, was pushing and shoving with a staff member, seeming to be arguing about something.
"This is the property of the Japanese Empire, you must leave immediately!" Kenji Ito yelled.
The leader was a slightly thin man with a sallow complexion, a mustache and a piece of dog-skin plaster on his mouth. At first glance, he looked like a gangster on the street. These people originally didn't look down on him at all, but they were everywhere recently. When it comes to security incidents, the people in the police station are too busy to take care of themselves and have no time to deal with them one by one, so these people are unscrupulous.
The leading gangster walked up to Ito Kenji with disdain and said arrogantly: "I just came down from the mountain recently. I have been short of money recently, so I came here to make some changes..."
"You are openly blackmailing, leave immediately, otherwise we will call the police!" shouted Chusuke Inukai, another Japanese manager in the office.
"What the hell, if you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with alcohol." The gangster in the lead was a little angry.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Ito Kenji knew that it was definitely too late to call the police. They had always been arrogant and did not take Chinese people seriously, so he immediately winked at Chusuke Inukai.
Inukai Chusuke, who was still yelling just now, said: "Forget it, forget it, let me get you some money, how much do you want?"
"A thousand oceans." The leading gangster said lazily.
"Okay, we don't have enough here. We have to go upstairs to get it." A Japanese employee said.
"Then go." Another gangster with a fat figure and a black face and a beard said.
After a while, the clerk who went upstairs took a paper bag, and Chusuke Inukai also took out a pocket from under his desk and nodded to Kenji Ito.
"You leave immediately, and I won't hold you accountable." Kenji Ito's tone became cold again.
"Hey, I'm not scared. How are you going to pursue it?" The gangster in the lead was a bit generous.
Before he finished speaking, he saw the staff who had just gone upstairs, Chusuke Inukai, and Kenji Ito, suddenly pulled out their pistols, and the three black holes were pointed at the three of them.
"Get out now! Otherwise we will shoot." Inukai Chusuke said viciously.
"You open one and try it!" The leader of the gangster was not afraid at all. As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them opened their coats.
"It's explosives!" the clerk coming down from upstairs shouted.
I saw that the three of them were densely packed with explosives and detonators, and the leads were held in their hands. If there was a spark or an accident, the entire office would explode into the sky.
Ito Kenji did not expect that the other party was so unafraid of death that he would actually play this trick. This was something he had not expected.
"What the hell, aren't you going to shoot? Try firing one? You can also call the police!" he and the staff shouted as they pushed the man.
"It's not a thousand oceans now, it's two thousand. No matter what, I have to spare some blood to calm my brother down." The fat gangster said.
"Give them the money." Kenji Ito said dejectedly.
Soon, two thousand oceans of French currency were collected, and the three of them took the money and left.
"Baga, call the police! Call the police! Notify the consulate!" Kenji Ito shouted angrily.
"Ding ding ding..." The phone on the desk rang again, but no one answered it, just letting it ring like this.
Wu Siyu, the director of the Capital Police Department, was sitting on the sofa next to him, motionless. He was in a bad mood recently. I wonder if it was because of the rainy weather. There were idle gangsters everywhere, and they were getting angry everywhere, and the branch chiefs under him were also in a bad mood. Worried and overwhelmed, even a Japanese trading company was robbed in broad daylight yesterday morning. Not only did the Japanese call the police, they also lodged a serious protest with the government through the embassy, demanding that the murderer be apprehended and compensate for the losses.
The coffee table is piled with newspapers. In addition to criticizing the deteriorating public security situation recently, they also have extensive reports on the robbery of Japanese trading companies. Among them, the "Jinling Daily" report is the most detailed, and it is also accompanied by The unsigned short commentary was sharply worded. The article said: "Since the middle of this month, security in the capital has deteriorated day by day, with robberies occurring during the day! After this case, what active activities did the government take to arrest the robbers? , I still don’t know that there is nothing more so-called than eating a corpse, which is a great shame and humiliation for the capital..."
It seems that he will not last long as the police chief. Originally, he was given a serious demerit for the robbery of the Bank of China in the 21st year of the Republic of China, and he has a bad relationship with the Secret Service. Recently, he has been thinking about this. Alas, this The frustrated director may as well just not do it.
When he was feeling depressed, the secretary knocked on the door and came in, bringing an order issued by the garrison headquarters. Director Wu's eyes lit up when he saw this order. He saw that it read: "The current security situation in the capital is worrying and the police force is insufficient. The Second Urban Defense Regiment has been ordered to assist the Police Department in maintaining urban security. We hope that all departments will cooperate and unite sincerely." …”
He has dealt with Fang Tao of the Second City Defense Regiment before. He is a good person and will never make things difficult for himself. With more manpower, the work will be much easier. For some troublesome areas, it is better to leave the hot potato to the City Defense Regiment. , I was so sleepy that I met the pillow. It seems that there is no end to the road. I have to continue to be an official, oh no, I have to become an official.
The decision was made, and the secretary was immediately notified to contact the city defense team to arrange relevant matters.
At No. 65 Hubei Road, the table in the living room was stolen from the Japanese. It was not considered robbery. It should have been 2,000 French currency.
"Boss, how do you predict that the Japanese will not shoot?" Lao Li asked while helping the fat man untie his clothes.
"These devils are all strong on the outside but strong on the inside. If they really dared to shoot us, they would have opened fire when we entered." But the fat man couldn't help but tell the answer in advance.
"That's right, those guys bully the weak and fear the hard. As the saying goes, the soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the violent, and the violent are afraid of their lives..." Ma Xiaoguang said leisurely while sitting on the sofa.
"Old Li, please be gentle. There are iron plates inside. It hurts your diaphragm." The fat man muttered.
Before he finished speaking, two iron plates fell to the ground with a bang.
"Boss, aren't you afraid that this fake explosive will betray the gang?" Lao Li asked curiously, ready to break the casserole and ask the question.
"If this is the case, the only thing we can do is really take action. It will be troublesome at most. Don't say that our three professional agents can't kill five trading company employees. Besides, aren't there people from the second team supporting us outside? The flowers in their hands Do the agencies and twenty rings work for a living?" Boss Ma said shamelessly.
"This money is everyone's hard-earned money. You two directors will share it with the other brothers who are on the mission." Boss Ma then gave a very considerate order.
While he was talking, he heard someone knocking on the door.
"Police station, open the door!" someone shouted outside.
"Isn't it true that Tian Xiao responded so quickly that he was found by the police? Are they coming to arrest him?" the fat man joked.
Lao Li went to open the door, but what came in was an acquaintance, Lao Chen, the captain of the first team.
Lao Chen was wearing a police sergeant's uniform, but his police hat was crooked. He had a cigarette between his teeth and one in his ear, looking like a veteran from the police station.
There was an energetic young man following behind, carrying a satchel and holding a photo, but it was Liang Shuang.
"Hello, sir." Seeing Ma Xiaoguang sitting on the sofa in the living room, the two of them quickly stood at attention and saluted.
"As a member of your own family, don't be too polite and just sit down and talk." Ma Xiaoguang said.
"The police station has been notified that the city defense team will enter the city tonight to help maintain law and order. It seems that the chaos will not last long." Lao Chen reported.
"How long will the chaos last? This has just begun. Tell the brothers to cheer up, the Japanese spies will take action soon." Ma Xiaoguang ordered seriously.
