Biyun Temple in Xishan, Beijing, is tall and solemn, with high dark red temple walls and dark yellow cornices. As soon as you enter the gate, the first thing you see is the Main Hall. Zhang Ade, Butler Wang and Tong Dazhong were offering incense to the Buddha in the palace, and eight bodyguards were stationed in the courtyard and at the entrance. Since the attack, Zhang Ade's escorts have doubled.
Zhang Ade asked Butler Wang: "Have you found out where the gang came from the night before yesterday?"
Butler Wang whispered: "Master! We found out that it was done by the Guiying Gang. Several Japanese knives were found at the scene. One of the knives was engraved with Duan Yong's name. Duan Yong is a general of the Guiying Gang. , the younger brother of gang leader Duan Zhixiong."
Tong Dazhong said: "One of my bodyguards had been in the Ghost Shadow Gang before, and he recognized that the knife belonged to Duan Yong. Apparently Duan Zhixiong peeked at Eunuch Li's inheritance and sent Duan Yong to attack us. We should ask the Qinglong Society President Guan has ordered a war against the Ghost Shadow Gang to let them know how powerful we are. My brother and more than 20 servants cannot die in vain. I heard that many people from the Blue Dragon Society also died."
Zhang Ade said: "It is possible that the Ghost Gang did this, but there is also another possibility that it was done by the Xihe Club. The young man who swallowed the white jade horse by us a few days ago is named Wu Chunfeng, and he is from the Xihe Club. They There is reason for revenge.”
Butler Wang shook his head and said: "This is impossible. They are just a third-rate gang. How dare they challenge our Royalist Party and the Blue Dragon Society? Unless they go crazy."
Zhang Ade sighed: "It is precisely because they are a third-rate gang that they dare not conflict with us head-on, so they pretend to be the Ghost Gang. As for the Japanese sword, it does not explain the problem. There are several young people in Xihe who used to be Flying Eagles." It’s not difficult for a professional thief to steal a knife from Duan Yong.”
Tong Dazhong retorted: "Although the opponent's number was small the night before yesterday, they were very capable and brave. There were also several sharpshooters among them. In just ten minutes, we killed and injured more than 20 people, and only killed a few of the opponent's people. Their bodies were also Taken away. Can a third-rate gang be so powerful?"
Zhang Ade smiled bitterly and said: "This is what I am most worried about. If it was the Ghost Shadow Gang who took action the night before yesterday, it would be fine. If it was the Xihe Society, it means that this gang has great potential and must be eradicated as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it becomes stronger in the future, we will die. There is no burial place. Let’s do this. When I get back, I will ask President Guan to send people to wipe out the Xihe Society’s territory, regardless of whether they did it or not.”
While they were talking, they didn't notice that someone on the roof of the building opposite had a rifle, and the black muzzle was pointed at them.
Suddenly there was a sound of firecrackers outside the temple gate. The eight bodyguards thought it was a gunshot and were startled. They drew their guns one after another. They looked towards the gate and saw a little boy of twelve or thirteen years old setting off firecrackers. They Then he breathed a sigh of relief, swore a few curse words, and put away his pistol.
When they turned around, they found that Zhang Ade and Tong Dazhong had been shot several times and were lying in a pool of blood. Butler Wang fainted from fright. Apparently the child set off firecrackers to cover up the sound of gunshots. Several bodyguards reacted and rushed out the door, only to find that the child was already gone. Zhang Ade was shot twice in the chest and died. Tong Dazhong was shot in the heart and was also dead. After Butler Wang was woken up, he pointed to the roof of the building opposite, trembling and speechless. The bodyguards looked towards the roof of the building opposite. Look, there is no one on the blue roof tiles.
Leng Hanbing walked downstairs slowly, took off the scope on his rifle, put the gun in a sack, and walked into the crowd of pilgrims on the road.
The news of Zhang Ade's murder caused chaos in the Zhang Mansion. Several of his wives, concubines and children fought over the inheritance. That night, Di Xiong led people into the Zhang Mansion again. Since shopkeeper Wu had bribed the chef Zhao Qi to act as an internal agent, the chef Zhao Qi used sweat drops to knock down the machine gunner, hid the machine gun, and opened the door for Di Xiong and others. The resistance they encountered was very slight. He only killed eight resisting servants and ended the battle. Hong Tianlie held the demolition spear. He was at the forefront and stabbed three of the eight dead to death. The remaining servants all surrendered. The Xihe Gang had no casualties in this operation and took away more than half a million silver dollars worth of property. Except for a few antiques, most of them were banknotes, gold bars and silver dollars that were easily liquidated. The three machine guns and a batch of long and short firearms also became the trophies of the Xihe Gang.
The thugs from the Qinglong Association headquarters, following the order of the president, all went out to retaliate against the Guiying Gang in the evening. Only a few people were left to watch the gate, and they did not dare to rescue Zhang Mansion if it was attacked again.
"Boss! The warehouse of our textile factory has been burned down. The fire is too strong to save. It is probably Qinglong Kai who did it again." Kawashima Koji reported to Yokota Ichiro.
Yokota Ichiro said: "Why do you think it was the Blue Dragon Club that did it? Just because the Blue Dragon Club has been causing trouble on the Ghost Shadow Gang's territory recently?"
In recent days, the two largest gangs in Beijing have been involved in large-scale fighting. First, the casinos, brothels and opium dens affiliated to the Guiying Gang were smashed, looted and burned by the Qinglong Society. Then the Guiying Gang retaliated and smashed and burned the Qinglong Society. On their territory, the two gangs fought bloody battles on the streets of Beijing every day, resulting in heavy casualties. The police station and gendarmerie were also alarmed. Although the police chief Zhao Bingjun and the gendarmerie commander had friendships with both gangs, the matter became serious. They still had to launch repression, and as a result, many members of the two gangs were imprisoned, including Guan Rongting, the president of the Qinglong Society, and Duan Zhixiong, the leader of the Ghost Gang.
Koji said: "I led the factory security team to have a firefight with the arsonists, and killed one of the arsonists. I found a blue dragon tattoo on the left arm of the corpse. You should know that this is a tattoo that every member of the Blue Dragon Society has. .”
Yokota Ichiro was silent for a moment and asked: "What's going on in the Xihe Club recently?"
Hao Er said: "The Xihe Society has been renamed the Justice Party and the Sharp Knife Society, and our informant Gray Wolf has also become a small leader of the Sharp Knife Society. Di Xiong has been very generous recently and purchased a large number of machines from British and German foreign companies. He spent several dollars. With 100,000 yuan, we opened an ironworks factory and a pharmaceutical factory, hired several British and Germans as consultants, recruited a large number of workers, and increased the number of armed personnel from more than 20 to more than 100."
Ichiro Yokota was surprised and said: "How much money does this guy have? Could it be that Di Xiong and his group were the ones who attacked Zhang's house? What changes have occurred in the Weili Textile Factory recently?"
Hao Er said: "Not only did they not stop production, but they added more machines and increased production intensity. However, the cotton cloth produced was kept in the warehouse and not sold. However, the workers were paid a penny a cent and were paid on time, and additional overtime pay was also paid. Therefore, No workers left. On the contrary, due to the lack of wages and the chaos caused by the Qinglong Society, another group of workers came to work in their factory, and even Bian Zhimei took the opportunity to escape."
Yokota Ichiro said: "Why are you in arrears with wages? Are you withholding wages again? Didn't I say it before? This is a critical moment in the business war. Don't deduct workers' money at will!"
Hao Er complained bitterly: "The factory really has no money. They dumped cotton at low prices, which cost Dongya Factory a lot of money. The Qinglong Club made trouble and broke many machines, and the repair costs were a lot of money. Turn it over." The profit for the Black Dragon Club must not be less. Where can there be money to pay wages? Boss! This business war should be over, otherwise the low-profit company will not collapse, but we will collapse first. Besides, the warehouse is burned down, and we have no cotton to sell. . Many merchants have already begun to secretly increase prices, and after the news of the warehouse being burned spreads, they will increase their prices even more."
Ichiro Yokota smashed a tea cup to pieces and said angrily: "Baqe! I won't accept losing to a Chinese!"
Hao Er said: "Otherwise, we find a few professional killers to kill Di Xiong. Once Di Xiong dies, the low-profit company will be finished."
Ichiro Yokota shook his head and said: "We haven't reached this stage yet. Let the insider find out what kind of machines Di Xiong bought. If necessary, we can report him to the police station and let the people deal with him."
Nankou Town is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is surrounded by high mountains and steep walls. Only the east and west Shaanxi valleys can be entered and exited. Dixiong stood on the top of a high mountain called Huangcaoling, facing the morning spring breeze and looking at the path at the entrance of the valley below. . I thought to myself: "No wonder the Northwest Army chose this place as the location for the decisive battle more than ten years later. It took three months to capture Nankou despite the hundreds of thousands of troops from the Quartet Allied Forces of Lu, Feng, and Jin, as well as the absolute advantages of Japanese aircraft and artillery. , more than 20,000 people were lost, while the garrison at Nankou was only 30,000 people."
Di Xiong decided to set up a checkpoint in Huangcaoling.
Leng Hanbing was also practicing marksmanship with a group of new members of the company's security team in the pine forest on the top of the mountain. After obtaining Zhang's property, Di Xiong began to recruit troops. He recruited more than a hundred young men from Hebei refugees who fled famine to join the security team. The security team was expanded into a security brigade with five squadrons, totaling one hundred and fifty. There are multiple people, and the Weili Company's textile factory, ironworks factory, pharmaceutical factory and hotel each have a security squadron, as well as a mobile squadron, which are directly under the management of the team leader Leng Hanbing. Di Xiong trained his team members according to the way later generations of special police were trained. The methods were very harsh, and some people were constantly being eliminated and others were recruited. The guns used by the new team members are all newly produced by the ironworks factory. The ironworks factory is divided into upper and lower floors. The upper floor produces machetes and farm tools, and the basement produces rifles, grenades and bullets. Currently, there is a production line for new repeating rifles and a production line for rifle bullets. Di Xiong also wanted to produce machine guns and light infantry cannons, but this required more money, which he could not afford at the moment, so he had to wait for the next opportunity to make a fortune.
The new recruits' marksmanship was poor, and bullets were flying everywhere. However, there was a strong man with a beard whose marksmanship was outstanding. He scored three ten-ring shots in a row, which aroused everyone's applause and Di Xiong also noticed him.
Di Xiong called Leng Hanbing over and asked, "This guy looks familiar. What's his name? He doesn't look like a refugee."
Leng Hanbing said: "His name is Ma Tiehan. He was originally a disciple of the Jingwu Sect. After Huo Daxia died, the Jingwu Sect disbanded and he became the minor leader of the Qinglong Club. When he first joined the Qinglong Club, he came with the leader Bald Tou. The Weili Hotel had collected protection fees. When they attacked, the leader Bald Tou and the other three were knocked down. He was the only one who persisted in resisting. In the end, the boss took action personally and it took more than ten rounds to knock him down. He was in the Qinglong Club. He offended Vice President Wang Mazi and was often bullied. In anger, he led a dozen brothers to defect to us. He made great contributions when he arrived. It was he who led the old Qinglong Club to burn down the East Asia Factory warehouse and only died in battle. Got a brother."
Di Xiong asked: "How did you get in touch with him?"
Leng Hanbing said: "Li Fei found him through a friend. It turned out that he was just going to hire him to burn the warehouse, but he brought people to defect to him. Of course, he also made a request at that time, which was to bring his senior brother Liu Zhendong from Rescued from prison.”
