Chapter 369
late at night.
The theater was quiet and empty. Many guests had already left, leaving only the bright lights in the backstage.
There, Shang Xirui, the leader of the merchant class, still in costume and heavy makeup, sang a stage opera for Lu Yuesheng, Huang Jingui and others with a look of hatred in his eyes.
Opposite him, all the members of the merchant class were squatting in the corner and being pointed at gunpoint. If he didn't sing this scene, no one in the merchant class would survive tonight.
In this weird atmosphere, his singing was sometimes high-pitched and passionate, sometimes low and gentle.
"Yue Sheng, I always felt something was wrong with that Zheng Jirong just now."
At this time, Huang Huanggui could no longer care about admiring Shang Xirui, who was in his heart. He whispered to the man next to him: "Usually, those tycoons in Shanghai, even Zhang Wanlin, speak kindly when they see us, but this time After the guy knew our identities, he behaved so brazenly and didn't take us seriously at all."
Having said this, he thought for a moment, frowned and said, "I've observed carefully. It doesn't look like that guy is just faking it. He might really have some backer that we can't afford to offend."
Lu Yuesheng rubbed the pocket watch in his hand and narrowed his eyes slightly: "According to what he said, even if this guy really has some identity that we don't know, he is nothing more than a Hongmen. Now that the Wuzhou Hongmen headquarters are in San Francisco and Laoguang, even if he is really a Hongmen So what about Master Dixiang, is it possible that he can still call Situ Meitang to come to Shanghai?!"
"Well, what about that woman?" Huang Huanggui then asked, "It seems that his fiancée also has some background."
"Haha", Lu Yuesheng sneered: "He is just the daughter of a rich family. Don't worry about him anymore. I will investigate the details of this group of people when I get back, Hongmen!"
After shaking his head disdainfully, he opened his pocket watch and took a look, then stood up and said, "Let's go, it's getting late."
After saying that, he waved his hand towards Shang Xirui, who was still singing to himself, "Take him back too!"
Upon hearing the sound, the surrounding Youth Gang boys immediately rushed towards Shang Xirui, holding his arm and forcibly pulling him away.
Seeing this scene, every member of the merchant class stared at Lu Yuesheng and Huang Huanggui with hatred. Some of them were angry and wanted to rush to save them, but they were forced to do so after taking a few steps with a gun pointed at their head. go back.
"That Mr. Huang," the theater manager wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, came over and humbly said with a smile: "It's not easy for Boss Shang to come all the way from the north. Can you let him rest for a few days before going to your house?"
As he said this, he took out a check from his pocket and said, "This money will be regarded as an apology from the merchant class to everyone. I promise that I will personally send Boss Shang to the Huang Mansion in three days."
"Three days."
Huang Huanggui picked up the check and glanced at it, then threw it on the ground with disdain, "I'm afraid if he doesn't make it through tonight, you will send someone to send him away overnight. Who will I ask for him by then? With you?! Go away!" !”
He kicked the theater manager over, put his palm on Shang Xirui's shoulder, and walked out of the backstage in a swagger.
Looking at the arrogant backs of this group of people, the manager sighed helplessly. The lives of ordinary people in Shanghai are really becoming more and more difficult these days.
A moment later, at the theater door.
There was not a single passerby on the empty street. Apart from the dimly lit street lamps on both sides of the street, there was only the sound of the wind whistling through.
Lu Yuesheng leisurely lit a cigarette and looked at the dark and deserted cinema across the street. He couldn't help laughing and scolding: "I will never do movies in any business in the future. There is no one in the cinema at night. What a shame." These foreign devils!"
Huang Huanggui also patted his belly and laughed and said: "Poor people can't even eat, how can they still have money to watch movies? If you ask me, no business can compare to our tobacco and soil business."
The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked towards the car on the other side of the road. However, just after taking a few steps, Lu Yuesheng's footsteps suddenly stopped!
Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves hitting the ground on both sides of the originally empty and silent street, like a rapid drumbeat. Then, the roar of many car engines came from the distance, instantly breaking the silence of the night!
“Something’s wrong”
Lu Yuesheng glanced solemnly at both sides of the road, the cigarette butt in his hand shining faintly in the night.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, threw out the cigarette butt in his hand, and whispered: "Go back!"
After saying that, he immediately turned around and wanted to return to the theater, but the people in the theater seemed to have guessed what was going to happen next.
The moment he turned around, the theater door slammed shut. Not only that, all the windows upstairs and downstairs were also tightly closed, leaving only a dark silence!
Lu Yue kicked the door angrily and furiously. At this moment, the sound of wheels and horse hooves came closer. He turned his head and glanced, and his heart suddenly sank.
soldier! They are all soldiers! ! !
The originally empty streets have become extremely crowded, with military trucks, jeeps and even tanks!
The bed of the truck was filled with soldiers wearing uniforms, helmets and long guns. The dozen jeeps were even more eye-catching, with a machine gun mounted on the back of each one.
"Crack."
Before Lu Yuesheng and others could recover from this scene, they heard a harsh sound of metal friction, and then, the tank's turret suddenly began to turn around.
"Set up the gun!"
As a low command sounded, all the guns on the vehicle, whether it was the soldiers' long guns, the machine guns on the jeeps, or the tank's turrets, all turned around in unison.
The next second, they were all aimed at them!
"What the hell"
Lu Yuesheng and others did not dare to move at all, and could only look at this scene with horrified eyes.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Just when they were panicking, a familiar laughter suddenly came from behind the crowd.
Zheng Jirong jumped out of a jeep, passed through hundreds of gunshots, and strode to Lu Yuesheng.
"I didn't expect to meet Boss Lu again so soon." Zheng Jirong looked at him and chuckled, "Do you know who I am now?"
"you"
Lu Yuesheng took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm. Looking at the forts and machine guns aimed at him, he gritted his teeth and said, "How dare you lead troops into the concession without permission? If..."
Snapped!
Before the guy finished speaking, a sharp wind suddenly sounded, followed by a riding crop whipped out from the opposite side and slapped him hard in the face!
He was immediately beaten, staggered back a few steps, and fell heavily to the ground!
Adjutant Shen glared at him with cold eyes and cursed: "Commander Bai is in charge of the whole of Songhu. I can lead my troops wherever I want. Who the hell are you, dare to question me?!"
"you"
Feeling the tearing pain on his face, Lu Yuesheng suppressed the anger in his heart, put on an ugly smile and respectfully asked him: "May I ask who this officer is?"
"Huangpu Phase 6, assistant major of Songhu Garrison Command - Shen Zui!"
After saying that, he drew out the whip again, then stepped on Lu Yuesheng's chest, pointed the riding whip at this guy and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zheng is our Commander Bai's niece and son-in-law. You dare to mess with our Northern Expeditionary Army people, you Lu Yuesheng have How many divisions?!”
"Misunderstanding, Chief Shen!"
Huang Huanggui quickly ran over to Shen Zui and apologized with a smile: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, speaking of which, we are all our own people. When the Northern Expeditionary Army was stationed in Shanghai, our Qing Gang specially raised 100,000 yuan and gave it to Commander Bai as military expenses. Your army has always been."
Snapped!
Like Lu Yuesheng before, Huang Jingui's face had turned gloomy just halfway through his words. He suddenly waved his arm and whipped out another fierce whip!
"Go to NM. Who the hell are you? How dare you have friendship with me?"
This whip didn't seem to relieve his anger. Shen Zui raised the riding whip again, lashing and cursing continuously. Every time the whip fell, it was accompanied by Huang Jingui's shrill wail, which made people shudder.
After being pumped like this for more than a dozen times, looking at Huang Jingui who was rolling on the ground and wailing, his clothes were in tatters and covered with blood marks, Shenzui spat on the ground and waved to Zheng Jirong, who had been chewing a cigar while watching the show. road:
"Brother Zheng, tell me, how are we going to deal with these bastards? Should we shoot them directly, or take them to the military camp, hang them up and smoke them all night?"
"oh"
Zheng Jirong took off the cigar from the corner of his mouth and looked at the miserable situation of the two people on the ground. He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and said with a smile: "If they really hang up and smoke all night, I'm worried that their bodies won't be able to survive it."
"Okay, then I'll kill them now!"
After saying that, Shen Zui took out the gun from his waist and pointed it at them. Looking at the black muzzle of the gun, a trace of despair flashed in Lu Yuesheng's eyes.
He really didn't expect Zheng Jirong to be able to call people from the Northern Expeditionary Army over.
Seeing that Shen Zui was about to pull the trigger, Zheng Jirong suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it on his gun, then whispered a few words into Shen Zui's ear.
After hearing what he said, Shen Zui first looked at him in surprise, then nodded slightly and took back the gun in his hand, "Since this is Brother Zheng's wish, let me spare your lives first. Someone, come and tie them all up." Go back to the barracks!"
When the surrounding soldiers heard his words, they all gathered around, including Lu Yuesheng and others, and even the younger brothers they had brought with them. They all removed their weapons one by one and were escorted into the truck.
"Boss Shang," Zheng Jirong walked up to Shang Xirui at this time, raised his hands to him and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, it was a little inconvenient before, and I made you suffer a lot."
"Mr. Zheng's words are serious." Shang Xirui, who was surviving the disaster, excitedly took Zheng Jirong's arm and said gratefully: "Thanks to you, Mr. Zheng, for this time, otherwise I can't imagine what the consequences would be."
"Boss Shang is Xiuzhu's friend, so naturally I can't watch you being bullied."
Hearing Bai Xiuzhu's name, Shang Xirui said with a smile: "I had contacted Xiuzhu in Peking before. At that time, I was wondering why she hadn't come back after so long. It turned out that I found Mr. Zheng in Shanghai. It’s so gratifying to have such a wishful husband like you.”
"Hahaha"
Zheng Jirong smiled, pointed at the theater and said, "Boss Shang, please go back first. I think everyone in the business class must be very anxious."
"Yeah," Shang Xirui nodded, turned around and walked into the theater. At this time, the managers in the theater who had been observing the situation outside also secretly opened the door a crack to let him in.
But after he took a few steps, he suddenly turned back to Zheng Jirong and asked, "That Mr. Zheng."
"What's wrong?"
He pointed at Lu Yuesheng and others who were being held on the cart and guarded by multiple soldiers, and asked cautiously: "They won't come to our merchant class again, right?"
"Boss Shang is too worried." Zheng Jirong shook his head and replied: "It's hard to say whether these bastards can get out of the military camp alive. How can they have the courage to trouble you again? Don't worry, Boss Shang."
After hearing what he said, Shang Xirui breathed a sigh of relief. Nowadays, it is difficult to do business in the pear garden. The north is divided by warlords, and the south is full of gangsters. Without a reliable backstage, it is difficult to get along anywhere. , Fortunately, Xiuzhu and Mr. Zheng helped this time.
Thinking of this, he took a deep look at the man opposite him, then turned around and entered the theater.
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Feeling the amorous look that Shang Xirui glanced at, Zheng Jirong couldn't help but smack his lips twice. These artists always gave him a feeling of being unisex, which was a bit scary to look at.
After stamping out the cigar under his feet, Zheng Jirong pulled his collar and jumped into the jeep. When the convoy was about to leave the concession, he turned his head and glanced at the Shili Foreign Market with neon lights twinkling under the night.
Starting tomorrow, after twelve o'clock, he has the final say here!
Longhua Town, Songhu Security Headquarters.
In the interrogation room, Zheng Jirong took the cup of tea handed over by Shen Zui, rinsed his mouth and then sprayed it on the face of Lu Yuesheng who was hanging upside down!
Lu Yuesheng, who had been tortured for several hours, opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at the expressionless man in front of him. He begged for mercy in a weak voice: "Boss Zheng Zheng, it's just for an actor. Why make the matter so big? Let go." If you pass me, I can buy my life with money, and we will not be in conflict with each other from now on."
Huang Huanggui, who was hanging next to him, looked at Zheng Jirong with pleading eyes. In the past few hours, they had endured all the torture they could endure in this life. They survived purely because the man opposite him showed mercy. , specially told the guys in Xingxing to give them a breath, otherwise they would have died of pain.
"Hahaha", Zheng Jirong laughed and shook his head. He patted Lu Yuesheng's blood-stained cheek and said lightly: "Look at you, how arrogant you were when you were in the theater. You are a Green Gang tycoon. How can you get cold feet as soon as you see a soldier?"
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After Lu Yuesheng was silent for a while, he said, "I admit defeat. Just make whatever conditions you have. There is no need to scare me. If you really want my life, I won't be able to survive now."
"hehe."
Zheng Jirong smiled and asked Shen Zui who was drinking tea in the corner: "Brother Shen, he said that we should make any conditions. How much do you think their lives are worth?"
After hearing this, Shen Zui frowned and replied, "It's worth millions, isn't it?"
"Okay! It's as much as you say!"
As if he was afraid that they would regret it, Lu Yuesheng immediately agreed. He promised: "As long as you let me go today, three million oceans will be sent to you early tomorrow morning!"
"Tsk"
Zheng Jirong sighed: "It's really a gold belt for murder and arson. You, the SH opium king, are really rich!"
"only"
Then, he shook his head slightly and said, "Besides money, I also want something else, but I don't know if Boss Lu can bear the pain of giving it up."
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