The pale-faced fat man's expression changed, and he said: "Lu Jianzhang is the enemy of our Qinglong Society. The assassination of Yuan Datou at the end of last year was obviously done by the rebels in the south, but he arrested many people from our Qinglong Society and the Royalist Party, and used He robbed a lot of property in the name of ransacking his house, I really want to touch him."
The girl said: "Daddy! The most profitable industries on the market now are casinos, brothels, opium dens and arms. How much money can a small restaurant make? Why let the brothers go to fight with Lu 'Butcher'? I'll figure it out. Come on! As long as our opium den down there gets more customers, the income will increase."
The pockmarked man also advised: "Boss! The third lady is right. Now our main opponent in the west of the city is the Ghost Gang, and the territory in the east of the city is severely suppressed by the Flying Knife Party. We can't make any more powerful enemies!"
The fat man with a white face sighed and said: "You are a bunch of cowards, it seems we can only endure it for now."
The fat man with a white face is Guan Rongting, the president of the Qinglong Society, and he is a Manchu.
Although it was already the third month of the lunar calendar, the weather was still very cold in the morning. Di Xiong put on a silver-gray fur coat before he dared to leave the house. This was a new coat that Bai Xiuling bought for him. It cost him ten silver dollars. As soon as he arrived at the alley, A dilapidated rickshaw stopped in front of him, and the rickshaw driver in tattered clothes asked cautiously: "Sir, do you want to take the rickshaw? It only costs three copper coins within three miles."
Di Xiong was about to get into the car when he suddenly looked at the coachman twice and said in surprise: "Aren't you brother Li Fei? How did you become a coachman?"
The former patrol officer Li Fei looked very haggard, with a dark and thin face. A man in his twenties looked like he was in his forties. It was obvious that he had been miserable after leaving the police station.
Li Fei said: "Because of Liang Mazi's incident, I was fired. Without any errands, my wife and children have to eat! I had to rent a foreign car and run around. Thank you, Boss Di, for calling me eldest brother. My former colleagues from the patrol team met me." They all pretended not to know each other. You are so awesome! The guy who was fired on the same day as me has already become the big boss. You just can’t compare with others!"
Di Xiong smiled and said, "Since you know that I have a company, why don't you go find me?"
Li Fei said with a painful expression: "In order to find a job, I have already suffered a lot of cold looks from relatives and friends, and I have been rejected a lot. I don't want to do it again."
It seems that he was fired because of Di Xiong's fault, and Di Xiong felt sorry for him.
Di Xiong reached out and took out all the dozens of silver dollars he had on his body, handed it to Li Fei and said: "I can see that your life is not good, so you should use this money first. Don't pull this rickshaw. My company is short of security guards. You can work as a security guard at my place for ten dollars a month."
Li Fei held a pile of silver dollars in his hands and burst into tears. You know, he only earned less than two silver dollars by pulling a yellow cart for a month!
Li Fei's family lives in the poorest shanty town in the west of the city. Garbage is everywhere. When the wind blows, all kinds of paper and debris fly everywhere. Five-year-old Li Xiaofei is playing in the mud at the door of the two thatched houses made of wood. Due to malnutrition, Li Xiaofei looks only three years old, with a sallow complexion and thin skin. Li's wife Fu, who was doing laundry, also had a yellowish-black face, was very thin, and had disheveled hair.
Li Xiaofei suddenly said to Mrs. Fu: "Mom! I'm hungry."
Mrs. Fu lied to him and said, "Your father has gone shopping for groceries. When your father comes back, we will have dinner."
At this time, Li Xiaofei smelled the aroma of meat. He turned around and saw that Li Fei was back with a smile on his face and a bag of cooked braised pork in his hand. He hurriedly ran over to reach for it, but Li Fei lightly hit him: "Go and wash your hands before eating."
Li Xiaofei ran into the house and washed his hands, then came back and grabbed a few pieces of meat and ate it hungrily.
Mrs. Fu pulled Li Fei into the room and asked, "Who asked you to buy cooked meat? Cooked meat is three times more expensive than raw meat? How much does so much meat cost?"
Li Fei proudly took out a bag of silver dollars and said, "We have money. You can keep these twenty yuan first."
Mrs. Fu was shocked and said: "Where did you get so many oceans? It can't be from Lun, right?"
Li Fei said: "It was given by Boss Di, the detective Di Xiong I told you about. He is the big boss now. He even told me to stop driving rickshaws and work in his company. He gave me An She a job with a high salary." work."
Mrs. Fu said: "I heard that he is a restaurant owner in name, but actually a gang leader. He gives you money because he wants you to work for him! Can you go here?"
Li Fei said: "Do you think my life is worth a penny? The old man Li who pulled the cart next door is Li Laoshi's father. He was sick and had no money to treat him. He died of pain and was worthless. Just for what Boss Di gave him. It's such an ocean, it's worth working for him, I don't want to live in this kind of poverty again."
"Brother! There is a letter from Chun Lei! Look! This is Chun Lei's letter!"
As soon as Di Xiong arrived at the hotel office, Bai Xiuling ran over holding a letter and handed it to Di Xiong. After Di Xiong and Bai Xiuling pierced the window paper that night, they slept together. Bai Xiuling is like living in a life of honey mixed with sugar. She is very happy, her eyes are always full of energy, her face has a bit of charm of a young woman, her breasts and buttocks have become plumper, and she has outlined her wonderful body curves. Di Xiong opened it and read it for a long time before finishing it. He said, "It's been a month since Wu Chunlei arrived to prepare for the reinforcements. I should pay a visit to Commander Feng in the camp."
Bai Xiuling asked: "What is written in the letter?"
Di Xiong said: "Wu Chunlei has become a squad leader. The training and life in the reserve army are very hard. Three meals a day are steamed vegetable soup. Occasionally, he eats cabbage stewed with tofu. I think it is the best delicacy. Logistics supply There was a serious lack of cotton hats, gloves, and cotton shoes, and many soldiers suffered from frostbite on their hands, feet, and ears.”
Bai Xiuling said: "When Chun Lei went there, Chen Xianglian bought him two pairs of ear-muffing cotton shoes. He shouldn't suffer from frostbite, right?"
Di Xiong smiled bitterly and said: "The problem is that when he became the squad leader, he had to not care about the suffering of the soldiers under his command. He gave ear muffs and cotton shoes to the two soldiers with the worst frostbite, and ended up getting frostbite himself."
Bai Xiuling punched him in the chest and said angrily: "It's all your fault, you scoundrel, for insisting on sending him to the military camp. Chunlei suffered so much in the Flying Eagle Gang. Just after a few good days, you again Let him suffer. No wonder Chen Xianglian burst into tears after reading the letter just now. Chun Lei also wrote a letter to her. After she read it, she cried and took out her five-yuan salary to send to Chun Lei."
Di Xiong smiled and said: "It turns out that Wu Chunlei already has a girlfriend, Chen Xianglian. Isn't Chen Xianglian's salary used to subsidize her parents? This girl has a man in her heart, and she doesn't even care about her parents."
Bai Xiuling said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Have you forgotten? Last month, Chen Xianglian tried to trap Liang Mazi and was promoted to foreman because of her merits. Her salary was increased to ten yuan. Now she only spends half of the money to send it to spring thunder."
Di Xiong said: "Tell Chen Xianglian not to send it. It's useless for Wu Chunlei to receive the money. Recruits are strictly prohibited from leaving the camp to buy things. I will go to Nanyuan Camp tomorrow. Each of Battalion Commander Feng's men will get a pair of ears." Cover, cotton shoes and gloves.”
Gray-yellow walls, blue-black brick buildings, and gray-white flat training ground, this is the front camp of the left reserve army in Nanyuan. As soon as Di Xiong and Wu Chunfeng got off the carriage, the two sentries at the door pointed their rifles at them. Three carriages came at once, full of goods, which had to attract the attention of the sentries. The two sentinels have thin faces, yellow and black, but they are energetic and agile. Di Xiong noticed that their clothes were thin and their ears and hands really had frostbite.
A sentry asked loudly: "Who are you? The military camp is an important place. You are not allowed to trespass!"
Di Xiong said: "Please tell Battalion Commander Feng that your old friend Di Xiong is here to visit!"
The sentry was stunned for a moment, whispered a few words to another sentry, and then said to Di Xiong: "Sir, please wait a moment, I will report!"
Di Xiong said: "It doesn't matter, just go ahead! Let's wait slowly."
Wu Chunfeng also noticed the sentry's thin military uniform, then looked at his brand new sheepskin coat, and sighed: "I didn't expect that the Beiyang reserve army would be so poor. The soldiers don't even have cotton-padded clothes."
Di Xiong said: "The Beiyang government is not poor. They tax the people more than the Manchus. President Yuan and his senior officials are extremely rich. Let's just say President Yuan. Not only did he marry a He had nine concubines, and many female actors and "goddaughters" for him to play with. There were more than a hundred women in total, and their monthly expenses were as high as hundreds of thousands of dollars. There were too many corrupt officials in the government. Take the Army Department as an example. Officials under the Army Section Chief took advantage of each other and took kickbacks, and the supplies that should have been distributed to the reserve army were gone."
A loud song came from the military camp: "In the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the former Qing Dynasty, Lao Maozi invaded the north and occupied the forests and grasslands. He killed people, set fires and robbed money. The fire of Hailan bubbles reflected the red sky, and the blood of tens of thousands of people stained the river... ".
Wu Chunfeng said: "The lyrics of this song are somewhat similar to the song "Song of Justice" written by the boss. They both talk about the loss of land in the north of the Qing Dynasty."
Di Xiong said: "Wu Chunlei said in the letter that this is the "Song of National Humiliation" written by Battalion Commander Feng!"
Wu Chunfeng said: "No wonder you and Battalion Commander Feng became friends. You both never forget the loss of land in the north."
Di Xiong said seriously: "Every Chinese should not forget the lost lands in the north such as Vladivostok and Hailanpao!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a rich voice saying: "Well said! If all Chinese people have the same idea as Brother Di, why can't they regain the lost land in the north?"
A tall man walked out of the camp gate. Di Xiong recognized him as Feng Jishan. What he just said was what he said. He was wearing a thin coarse cloth uniform like an ordinary soldier. There were two patches on the gray cloth uniform. His face was dark and red. He is a little thinner than two months ago, but more energetic.
Di Xiong clasped his fists and said, "Brother! I haven't seen you for a long time. I have wanted to come and see you for a long time. I have been busy and haven't taken the time. I heard that you have become the commander of the reserve army battalion. I should come to congratulate you."
Feng Jishan smiled and said: "You seem to be more eloquent than before. No wonder you have become a big boss. Why did you bring so many things today? Are you here to sell goods?"
Di Xiong said: "No, I heard that life here is difficult and there is a lack of supplies. My younger brother is here as a businessman to comfort the army. I brought 650 sets of earmuffs, cotton shoes and gloves, and three fat pigs. and a hundred catties of mutton, all given away for free, don’t cost a single copper.”
