The Jade of the Republic of China

Shen Yutong never dreamed that the problem of the Shen family's salt transportation was actually because of herself.This fact is so absurd that it's hard to tell, and it's hard for him to tell his father and brother, so he can only hold his breath in his heart.

However, the absurd things in this world are common, I hope that my eldest brother's trip to Beijing will go smoothly, and the hundreds of thousands of Dayang Shen's family can afford to lose.

He looked down on Li Siwei, but he had to guard against this kind of person. Secret tricks were their usual tactic, and their innocent businessmen had always been inferior to others in this regard.

In the next few days, Shen Yutong was very busy.

When Shen Yuan went to Beijing for activities, he only called a telegram to say that everything was safe. As for the funeral, it was not possible to achieve results in a day or two. Now that the situation is chaotic and the forces of all parties are intertwined, it is not that simple to be active in Beijing.

Although the salt factory has stopped working and reduced production, the inventory is still piling up after a few days, and thousands of oceans are lost every day.

This number is just a drop in the bucket for the wealthy Shen family, but it adds up to a lot, and as the days go by, they really can't bear it.Shen Yutong had no choice but to find a way to contact dealers in Zhejiang and Lianghu in the south to increase the order.

Fortunately, the Shen family's fine salt has already gained a reputation, and several dealers over there generously increased their orders, but they had to increase their salt shipments just by adding more goods.The salt boat to the south is from the Lixin Wharf. Baiqinghe can discuss it. However, it is the autumn harvest season, and the grain transportation is busy, and most of the cargo ships are not available. It is difficult to get a suitable salt boat in a while. .

Shen Yutong ran away for two days about this matter, but did not talk about it.

On this day, he finally had time to go home. As soon as the car stopped at the gate of Shen's garden, he saw a figure running from the side out of the corner of his eye.

"Second son!"

Seeing someone coming, Shen Yutong opened the door and got out of the car in surprise: "Xiao Meng, why are you here?"

Meng Liansheng said: "I came to see you. I heard from the butler that you will be here waiting for you when you come back today."

Shen Yutong asked: "Why don't you wait in the room?"

Meng Liansheng touched his ears: "I don't know anyone else either."

Shen Yutong was exhausted physically and mentally from the busyness of the past few days. Seeing him like this, he also thought it was funny. He raised his hand and rubbed the space between his tired brows, and said, "You are our family's great benefactor, why are you afraid that no one will entertain you?"

Meng Liansheng looked up at him, frowned and asked, "Second Young Master, have you not had a good rest recently?"

Shen Yutong spread his hands and said helplessly: "You should have heard about the salt factory." He didn't want to talk to him about the troubles at home, so he changed the subject, "Why did you come to me?"

Meng Liansheng asked, "Does Second Young Master want to increase the salt shipment to the south?"

Shen Yutong nodded: "It is estimated that Shunhe will recover in a short time. The salt factory has too much stock in the past few days, so we can only transfer more goods to the south. But now is the grain transportation season, and it will be difficult to book enough ships for a while. .”

Meng Liansheng said: "I'm here today to tell you this. There have been a lot of grain ships entering Shanghai recently, and most of these ships are returning to carry some ordinary daily needs. I talked to them and they can spare three cargo ships every day for salt transportation. The price may be a little more than usual."

Shen Yutong was stunned for a moment, and then overjoyed. Three cargo ships a day are enough to digest the inventory these days.He held the other's arm excitedly: "As long as there is a boat, the price is not a problem. Xiaomeng, you have helped the second son a lot."

Meng Liansheng pursed his lips and said, "I also heard that you are looking for a boat. I happen to be working at the dock, so I am familiar with it."

Shen Yutong swept away the haze of the past few days, no matter how his eldest brother was doing in Beijing, at least the urgent need was resolved.He couldn't help but squeezed his shoulders hard, his face was full of joy, and said: "Xiao Meng, I think you are the lucky star in my life."

In the evening of the next day, he arranged for people to transport a batch of salt backlogged in Shunhe to Lixin.

Because it was Meng Liansheng who helped, he went to the pier himself.

Seeing bags of refined salt being transported onto the cargo ship, Second Young Master Shen, who was standing under the setting sun, finally vomited out the depression that had accumulated for several days.

Meng Liansheng brought a cup of hot tea from nowhere: "Second Young Master, drink some tea!"

Shen Yutong turned her head and saw the steaming coarse porcelain cup in his hand, she was slightly taken aback.

Meng Liansheng hurriedly said, "This is a new cup, no one has used it before."

"What are you thinking? Do you really think I am the young master of fireworks in the world?" Seeing his misunderstanding, Shen Yutong took the cup with a smile, "I just think Xiaomeng, you are like a roundworm in my stomach. I feel thirsty. You brought me a cup of hot tea."

Meng Liansheng said: "It's autumn dry now, I think the second son must be thirsty after standing by the water for so long and blowing the wind."

Shen Yutong said: "It was you who helped me a lot, and I still have to trouble you to ask me whether I am thirsty or not?"

Thinking about it carefully, since I met Meng Liansheng, it seems that he really has been helping me.

As usual, he is the young master of the Shen family, while the other party is just a subordinate of Bai Qinghe, a child of seventeen or eighteen years old.In the huge Shanghai Bund, he should be the one who helps him.

However, I have never done anything for him, and when I think about it, I inevitably feel a little guilty, thinking that I will treat this younger brother better in the future.

He lowered his head and took a sip of the tea. The tea was the most common rough tea, but it tasted very sweet to quench his thirst. It tasted better than Mingqian Longjing at home.

It seems that drinking tea is also about the right time, place and people.

Thinking of this, he looked up at Meng Liansheng who was standing on the shore talking to the boatman.

Bai Qinghe's little subordinate?

Maybe not quite.

After drinking half a jar of tea, the cargo ship is almost packed.Shen Yutong looked up at the sunset, and said to Meng Liansheng who came over: "Xiao Meng, there is a nice restaurant nearby. Let's go eat after you finish your work."

Meng Liansheng smiled and said, "I have nothing to do, I can leave now."

Shen Yutong nodded: "OK."

Unexpectedly, the two of them were about to turn around and leave when a young man in a short black coat ran over panting, pulled Meng Liansheng and said, "Xiao Meng, Brother Dong asked you to go to Dexing Restaurant for dinner."

Meng Liansheng said, "Tell him, I have something to do."

The young man glanced at Shen Yutong who was beside him, leaned over to him and said thieves: "Brother Dong said that there is a big job to do tonight, so you must go there."

Naturally, the big job he was talking about was to snatch the cigarettes. Meng Liansheng knew that, he hesitated for a while, and finally nodded: "Okay, I'll go." He said to Shen Yutong without changing his face, "Second son, Boss Sun is looking for I have something to do, so I can't have dinner with you."

"It's important. You can eat at any time. I'll come to the pier tomorrow to see you."

Meng Liansheng thought for a while, and then said: "Second Young Master, in fact, I can do nothing about the boat, so you don't have to worry about it."

"Even if it's just a little effort for you, it is a relief for our Shen family. Although we are friends, I can't say that I owe you favors." Then, as if thinking of something, he said with a smile, "If this goes on, The more I owe, the more I really can’t afford it.”

Meng Liansheng shook his head: "I will definitely need the help of Second Young Master in the future."

Shen Yutong said: "Don't worry about this, your business will be my business in the future, as long as I can help, the second son is obliged."

Meng Liansheng smiled lightly: "Well, Second Young Master, I'll go then."

At ten o'clock in the evening, the moon is in the sky.

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The sound of clattering horseshoes slowly stopped in the night.

"Brother Dong!" Du Zan, who was driving the car, lowered his voice and said towards the inside of the car, obviously something was wrong.

In fact, he didn't say anything, and the people in the car heard the movement outside, and it was obvious that someone was ahead of them.

The people in the car get down.Seeing a carriage lying sideways on the dark road ahead, and three men half-lying on the side of the road, they must have been beaten up.

"Hey! Isn't this Brother Dong? Such a coincidence?"

It turned out that the one who took the lead was none other than his old enemy Li Siwei.

Li Siwei recognized the person, walked over swaggeringly, greeted Sun Zhidong with a bright smile, and his tone was very smug.

Lixin and Shunhe have been fighting fiercely in recent years. After the two bosses sit behind the scenes, it is Sun Zhidong and Li Siwei who are fighting to the death on the stage, especially in the matter of grabbing cigarettes.

Seeing that he was a step late, Sun Zhidong scolded his mother in his heart, but he still pretended to smile nonchalantly: "So it's Young Master Li, it seems that we had a good harvest tonight."

Li Siwei said: "It's okay, it's only a hundred catties, enough for a tooth sacrifice, but the quality is good, Brother Dong, do you want to take two back to eat? It's not a waste of time."

Sun Zhidong smiled: "No, I'm not short of these two bites, I'll leave it to you to enjoy it slowly. But—" He stretched out his hand and patted the other person's shoulder, "It's not good for young people to have too much appetite, be careful not to stretch your body."

Li Siwei also smiled: "Don't worry, Brother Dong, I'm in good health, but Brother Dong has to take care of himself."

Sun Zhidong snorted coldly, turned around and waved to his comrades: "Let's go!"

Just as he took a step, he was interrupted by Li Siwei: "Brother Dong, wait a moment!"

Sun Zhidong said impatiently, "What else can Young Master Li do?"

Li Siwei took a step forward, and asked with a smile: "It's like this. Recently, we, Shunhe, have had some disputes with the Shen family. Brother Dong must have heard of it."

Sun Zhidong said: "I'm not interested in the matter between you and the Shen family."

"I know Brother Dong is not interested, but the Shen family originally shipped the goods from our Shunhe Wharf, but they have been transported from your Lixin in the past few days. There must be someone in your staff who is very interested in the matter between me and the Shen family."

"Really?" Sun Zhidong didn't care about these chores on the pier long ago, he didn't know that Meng Liansheng helped the Shen family find a cargo ship.

Li Siwei continued: "Is there someone named Xiao Meng under your command?"

Sun Zhidong was slightly taken aback, then turned to look at Meng Liansheng, and asked lazily, "Xiao Meng, is that you?"

Meng Liansheng nodded: "Well, the second son said he wanted to sell more goods from us. I saw that there were grain ships that were vacant, so I helped him arrange a few."

Sun Zhidong bent his lips and smiled, and patted him on the shoulder: "That's right, we are in the dock business, so we should be more flexible. The Shen family is our client, so we have to make good arrangements for them." Then he turned his head and shrugged at Li Siwei, "Master Li, As you can see, we are doing business legitimately, not meddling in your affairs with the Shen family."

Li Siwei said: "I also heard that this little Meng is the second son's friend." He walked up to Meng Liansheng step by step, and looked at the young man in front of him by the moonlight.

The two had actually met each other in Zuixinlou last time, but that night was also the same, and Meng Liansheng was just Sun Zhidong's subordinate, Li Siwei didn't bother to pay attention to the appearance of a little guy, so naturally he didn't remember each other.

But the current Meng Liansheng is not only the one who spoiled his good deeds, but also Shen Yutong's friend, so he has to take a good look at him.

He originally thought that Shen Yutong was a star in the sky, unattainable for ordinary people, and the friends he made were all sons of the same family as him.But Meng Liansheng in front of him was just an unknown underling of Sun Zhidong, apart from being a young man with a recognizable appearance, he was nothing special, even a little honest and dull.

Li Siwei's mentality completely collapsed, Shen Yutong didn't want to be friends with him, but he was willing to make friends with such an unknown poor boy.

The raging flames of jealousy ignited, burning him so unbearably that he forgot that Meng Liansheng was Sun Zhidong's subordinate, and suddenly reached out and grabbed the other's neck: "Only you, can you cooperate to be the friend of Second Young Master Shen?"

Meng Liansheng snorted because of the pain in his neck, grabbed the opponent's wrist and pressed down casually.

Li Siwei felt a numbness in his hands, but the boy successfully relieved his strength, and wanted to grab him again, but Du Zan and Chen Yong had already stepped forward to stop him.

Sun Zhidong patted him on the shoulder from behind, and said with a sneer, "Young Master Li, it depends on the owner if you beat a dog. If you want to touch my man, do you have to ask me first?"

Only then did Li Siwei recover from his anger, he glanced at Meng Liansheng bitterly, snorted coldly, and turned around with a flick of his sleeves.

Sun Zhidong also said with a sullen face, "Let's go!"

The clatter of horseshoes sounded again in the night.

Sun Zhidong leaned on the carriage and lit a cigarette angrily: "Damn it, he has been stopped by Li Siwei twice in a row. This little red guy will make him look good sooner or later."

Chen Yong echoed: "Li Siwei is really getting more and more arrogant now. Now even a family like the Shen family dares to do it. The Shen family has people in the Beijing government. I don't know what he wants to do?"

"It's better for the county magistrate to take care of it now. This little red guy thinks that he can cover the sky in Shanghai because of his uncle's good relationship with Lin Hujun. As for why he messed with the Shen family—" Sun Zhidong sneered, and said wretchedly, " Isn't this simple? Li Siwei is a good husband, and he fell in love with the beautiful appearance of the Second Young Master Shen, so he couldn't get what he asked for, so he could only find ways to find trouble."

Having said that, he put his hand on Meng Liansheng's shoulder beside him and patted lightly, and said with a smile, "But Xiao Meng, you did a good job helping Second Young Master Shen, but you have to make Li Siwei feel ashamed. Having said that, , Brother Dong really underestimated you, you are a country boy with some skills, and you can make friends with the young master of the Shen family."

Meng Liansheng said softly, "It's also a coincidence."

"No matter what kind of relationship you have, it's up to you." Sun Zhidong thought that he was not from the same line as the Shen family, and he was not interested in a family man like Shen Yutong, so he was not interested in Meng Liansheng's friendship. After saying this, he sank again. face, and brought the topic back to Li Siwei, "If the elder brother hadn't kept pressing me down, I would have killed Li Siwei's son-in-law long ago."

Chen Yong said: "Brother is also cautious. Now the police station deliberately asks us to check and balance Lixin and Shunhe, so as to facilitate the control of Shanghai. If we directly move Li Siwei, Director Li and the guards will not be able to explain it."

Sun Zhidong took a deep breath of his cigarette and said, "Of course I know this truth, but I am really not reconciled to letting this little red guy Li Siwei ride on my head."

Meng Liansheng on the side interjected abruptly and asked, "Brother Dong, you can't touch Li Siwei, but what if others do?"

Sun Zhidong obviously felt that he was telling a joke, so he sneered, "I would, but apart from the chief of police and the military envoy in Shanghai, who would dare to touch Li Siwei?"

Meng Liansheng was thoughtful, but said nothing.

This trip came back empty-handed, Sun Zhidong was furious, and he went to Fireworks and Willow Lane to vent his happiness.

When Meng Liansheng returned to Bai Mansion, it was nearly eleven o'clock. He washed up and went to the newspaper rack to get two newspapers that he hadn't read today.

Recently, the Shen family was cut off from the salt transport to the north by Shunhe, and the second son of Shen has also become a frequent visitor to the gossip news.

Today's newspaper still has his little lace, saying that Shunhe interrupted the Shen family's salt transport this time, but it was actually a conflict between Li Siwei and Shen Yutong over Tong Rulan.

It's not uncommon for the boys and girls in Shanghai to fight over actors, and there have been examples of violent fights that resulted in people's lives before.Now that Tong Rulan is popular again, it makes sense.

Meng Liansheng calmly scanned this short story full of gimmicks, turned another page, and inadvertently landed on a piece of reward news——Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau lost a batch of munitions last night, Songhu Police Department offered a reward of [-] oceans for clues .

Meng Liansheng read the news silently for a long time, and finally folded the newspaper and put it on the bedside table.

Gaochang Temple in the south of the city.

After the Westernization Movement, with the establishment of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau here, Gaochang Temple became an important town in southern Shanghai. Restaurants, silver shops, and cloth shops lined up. Compared with the concession, it was another lively scene. A popular way of leisure for Shanghai people.

Meng Liansheng had never been to Gaochang Temple before, and he didn't come here today for fun.

He got off the tram, and after asking passers-by, he found it near the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau.

The loss of ammunition in the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau is a major event. For this reason, the military and police are sending people to search from house to house. Yesterday, Lixin Wharf also welcomed a few plainclothes people. It was only three days after the incident happened, but nothing was found. It is said that the military guards were furious and went to the police station. Hit it hard.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the city not far away, the industrial area is very quiet, only the faint roar of machinery can be heard.Standing outside the big iron gate were a few soldiers armed with live ammunition, their expressions were cold and serious, and there was no doubt that if they showed even a little sneakiness at the door, these soldiers would raise their Mausers and shoot people to death on the spot.

Therefore, Meng Liansheng only looked at him silently for a moment, and then left calmly like an ordinary passer-by.

After leaving the sight of Da Bing, he turned around for a while, and his eyes fell on a few little beggars who were lying on the side of the road scratching lice and basking in the sun.

He thought for a while, walked over and squatted down, took out a few copper coins from his sleeve, and threw them into the small basin in front of the little beggar.

The lazy little beggar immediately sat up, stretched out his dirty hands, and scraped off the poor copper coins.

"Thank you son!"

Meng Liansheng smiled lightly, and asked casually, "You guys sleep here too?"

There is a thatched hut behind the little beggar, which cannot block the wind, but it is probably enough to block the rain.

A little beggar replied: "Yes!"

Meng Liansheng asked with a smile: "Did you hear or see any vehicles passing by in the middle of the night these days?"

"Vehicles? What kind of vehicles are there besides dung trucks in the middle of the night?"

Meng Liansheng nodded, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Where did the dung truck go?"

A little beggar pointed to the south: "The septic tank over there!"

Meng Liansheng glanced along his hand, and saw a large area of ​​farmland in the distance.He nodded, took out another silver dollar from his sleeve, and handed it to the ragged little beggar: "Go and buy delicious food with everyone."

A few beggars with yellow faces and muscular faces became energetic in an instant, clutching a piece of silver, and rushed towards the market in a flock.

It is the autumn harvest season at this moment. This year, the weather in the south of the Yangtze River is good and the harvest is quite rich.Meng Liansheng found a septic tank with two empty septic trucks lying in a mess beside it.He frowned, walked away from the place of incense, and stopped at a golden rice field not far away. Several farmers in the field were threshing grain with threshing machines, and it was very lively.

There are large farmlands and orchards in this area. At a glance, you can see many such farmers busy.It would not be difficult to find a place to hide several boxes of ammunition.

He watched the farmers' work with interest for a while, walked up to several people, and asked politely, "Is there a wild pier near here?"

"Yes, you can go east to the river, and then go south for half a mile, and you will see one. It is not used much, and it is only used for fishing once in a while."

Meng Liansheng thanked him and walked in the direction he said.

Although it was mid-autumn, the sun was still hot at noon, so he walked to the river and stopped.

The surface of the water is sparkling, and a black-covered boat is leaning against the water at the wild wharf in front of it. An old man is sitting on the bow, smoking a stick of dry tobacco, and several egrets are playing in the water.

This is a fishing boat, and the boatman is a fisherman.

Meng Liansheng stepped forward and asked, "Old man, can you rent this boat for two days? I want to transport some things to the Yangtze River from here?"

The old man raised his eyelids, and said, "When? Day or night? Someone has already taken care of it tonight. Do you have to do it now or tomorrow?"

Meng Liansheng asked casually, "What time did you get hired tonight?"

The old man replied, "It's three o'clock in the afternoon."

Meng Liansheng nodded: "Okay, then I'll go back and make sure, and then I'll discuss the time with you."

Seeing him turn around, the old man said loudly to his back: "One time to charter a boat, one piece of ocean, not one cent less."

Meng Liansheng turned his head and nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes."

Chapter 26 Li Siwei looked at that pure and innocent smiling face, and suddenly understood something.

When Meng Liansheng returned to the concession, he found Sun Zhidong, who had just finished lunch and was lying in a private teahouse and asked a master ear picker to pick his ears.

"Brother Dong, I have something to tell you." Meng Liansheng whispered.

Su Zhidong lowered his eyelids and waved his hands lazily: "Speak."

Meng Liansheng leaned into his ear and whispered a few words.

Sun Zhidong pushed Master Cai Er away, stood up suddenly, and looked at him with wide eyes: "Really?"

Meng Liansheng said: "I also went to Gaochang Town today to find fellow villagers. I heard them talking about this matter. I guessed it after summing up the opinions of several parties. I can't be 100% sure. I thought it was a big deal, so I hurried to tell you."

"It's really a big deal." Sun Zhidong didn't care about the source of his news, because the news itself was enough to make him very excited. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "As long as there is even the slightest possibility, we can't miss it. Now go tell Director Li."

Meng Liansheng asked tentatively, "Will this scare the snake?"

"That's right." Sun Zhidong drove Master Cai Er out, leaving only two people in the room. He raised his eyelids and looked at the loyal Meng Liansheng, "What do you think should be done?"

Meng Liansheng touched his ears, showing some embarrassment and nervousness.

Sun Zhidong smiled: "What are you afraid to say to me?"

Meng Liansheng hesitated for a moment, then said: "I thought that since the news is not very certain, I should not tell the Director, so as not to startle the snake, and if it is fake, it will make the Director unhappy. But those who can steal the ammunition Man, it must be a bandit or a soldier. We go by ourselves, I'm afraid it will be dangerous. Brother Dong, don't you have a relationship with Inspector Su who is next to the director? Why don't you tell him privately and ask him to take a few policemen with you. If the news is true , you can make meritorious service at the police station, and sell an extra favor to Detective Su. If it is false news, there is no loss."

Sun Zhidong pondered for a while, then raised his eyelids and smiled at him, and patted his shoulder with a big hand: "Xiao Meng, I didn't expect you to look like an elm lump, and you still have some brains. You are right. The incident has already caused a lot of anger, if I give him some joy, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat, I will go to discuss with Inspector Su right away."

Seeing him get up, Meng Liansheng seemed to have thought of something, and said again: "Brother Dong, it is estimated that many people want to use this incident to claim credit from Director Li. I was thinking, let's not tell the truth to the brothers before we set off. , so as not to let people talk too much and leak the news, and let others take the lead."

Sun Zhidong smiled and nodded: "That's right, it's a good thing to be cautious. You should tell the brothers first that I will take them to grab the goods at night."

Meng Liansheng curled his lips, "Okay."

Sun Zhidong took Du Zan to find Inspector Su, leaving behind a string of unknown brothers in the teahouse.Meng Liansheng told these people that Brother Dong had a big job tonight and asked them to stay here and wait for orders.

Sun Zhidong's subordinates are all very interested in robbing goods, because every ticket they make can get a sum of money that is enough to be chic and happy for a while. Hearing this, everyone is gearing up and ready to move, hoping that they can be led by Sun Zhidong tonight. superior.

Meng Liansheng went back to the tea room by himself after he finished speaking vaguely.

Sun Zhidong's teahouse is not only for his own leisure, but also for talking with big figures from all walks of life. Naturally, he collects good tea from all over the world.

But Sun Zhidong is not an elegant scholar, and he doesn't know much about tea. He can't tell the difference between Maojian and melon slices, and he can't taste Dianhong and Sichuan red. As for his favorite tea, it is actually the least valuable Gaomo, because it has the strongest flavor.

Meng Liansheng soaked a pot of Maojian for himself, and leaned against the soft bed to taste it leisurely, his dark eyes narrowed slightly, and his mind was spinning.

Sun Zhidong was intercepted by Li Siwei several times in succession, apparently because he had an inner ghost under his command.

As for who is the ghost?

He drank half a cup of tea, the door of the room was pushed open from the outside, and a face with thick brows and small eyes squeezed in through the crack of the door.

"Xiao Meng." The man called out in a low voice.

Meng Liansheng's half-closed eyes opened, revealing his usual gentle and pure appearance: "Is there something wrong? Brother Chuli."

Zhang Chuli is one of Sun Zhidong's brothers, but he can't be reused all the year round, so he can be regarded as an unsuccessful brother.

He walked in rubbing his hands, and said, "Xiao Meng, do you know how big Dong Ge's job is tonight?" After that, he quickly added, "That's right...he hasn't taken me to work for a long time. It’s a bit tight recently, I want to see if there is a chance to go tonight?”

Meng Liansheng said in a low voice: "I heard from Brother Dong that it's a big job, and he should bring two more people. If you want to go, I'll talk to him when he comes back."

Zhang Chuli's eyes lit up: "Thank you so much, Xiao Meng." Then he seemed to ask casually, "Then do you know where you are going?"

Meng Liansheng also casually replied: "I heard that it is on the side of Gaochang Temple, a wild wharf in the south of the farmland. The boat should leave around [-]:[-]."

"Okay, tell me and Brother Dong later." The man successfully inquired about the news, and the corner of his mouth curled into an imperceptible arc.

Meng Liansheng smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will talk to him."

Sun Zhidong didn't come back until dusk. He also came with plainclothes Inspector Su and several of his subordinates.Besides Du Zan, Chen Yong and Meng Liansheng, Sun Zhidong brought two more people, one of whom was Zhang Chuli recommended by Meng Liansheng.

In order to avoid being too loud, the group abandoned the car and replaced it with two carriages, and drove towards the south of the city under the moonlight.

"Xiao Meng, how far is it?"

In the dark night, the large farmland and orchard in front of me seemed to be endless at a glance.Sun Zhidong probably had a cigarette addiction, and asked impatiently while sniffling.

Meng Liansheng took out his copper pocket watch and looked at the time. It was still more than 20 minutes away from the three o'clock of Haishi, and more than half an hour before the 10:30 he said. He really underestimated the impatience of these people. Hurry up and ambush near the wild wharf now, and you will definitely run into Li Siwei.

He put the pocket watch back into his pocket and said, "There is still a little distance. There are dogs in the orchard on the left. Let's go from the rice field on the right."

The original 10-minute journey was taken by him to take a detour, and it took a full 10 minutes.Just when Sun Zhidong couldn't bear to scold his mother again, a burst of gunshots suddenly sounded in the originally quiet night.

Inspector Su has rich experience. Hearing this voice, he immediately lowered his voice and said, "Get down!"

So a group of ten people immediately fell to the ground.

The police were well-trained, but the few people on Sun Zhidong's side panicked and plunged into the nearby haystack.

Li Siwei was very proud of himself for successfully buying Sun Zhidong's subordinates as eyeliners.Because of this unremarkable eyeliner, he has successfully cut off Sun Zhidong's bewitching several times, and the ocean that fell into his pocket was tens of thousands of yuan.

If it was really a big batch today, it would be enough for him to take his brothers to have a good time for a while.

He is already familiar with the matter of grabbing tobacco and soil.None of the small tobacco dealers in Shanghai would dare to confront Li Siwei. As long as they pulled out their pistols and revealed their identities, these small local dealers selling private land would immediately hand them over honestly.Occasionally, I met a dog who jumped over the wall in a hurry, and he couldn't jump more than two feet high, so I had to lie down obediently under his bullets.

He and his two brothers lay in ambush near the wild wharf an hour in advance, staring at the fishing boat moored on the shore.

Zhang Chuli's news was indeed very accurate, at [-]:[-], almost exactly, four tall and tall figures, carrying two large wooden boxes, appeared at the empty pier.

The boatman jumped out of the black-covered boat when he heard the commotion, and said, "How many guest officials are here?"

Just when the four of them were about to carry the wooden box onto the boat, Li Siwei, who had waited for a long time, drew his gun and rushed out with two of his men. As usual, he shouted arrogantly, "Put down the box!"

The four of them froze for a moment and raised their hands.

Li Siwei said impatiently: "What? You don't recognize me, Shun and Li Siwei, Mr. Li!"

The four remained silent and only looked at each other strangely.

Before Li Siwei could be proud, these people suddenly drew their guns and shot at them.

Young Master Li never dreamed that these local merchants would dare to shoot at him. His reaction was not too slow. When he was shot and fell to the ground, he also shot the other two.

Seeing that his companion was shot and fell to the ground, the remaining two on the other side were no longer interested in fighting, and lowered their voices: "Hurry up and carry the things onto the boat."

The boatman had never seen such a battle before, and he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, but seeing the black muzzle pointing at himself, he had no choice but to roll and climb onto the boat.

Li Siwei still wanted to pick up the gun and shoot, but he couldn't use any strength in his hand. The wound on his body was like a spring that couldn't be blocked, and blood was bubbling out. Before he could figure out what happened just now, his mind was already It gradually became blurred, leaving only the fear of death.

He knew he was going to die.

Two men hurriedly carried the two wooden boxes onto the boat, one of them turned back ashore as if thinking of something, loaded the pistol, and pointed at Li Siwei who was twitching on the ground.

"Master Li, I'm sorry!"

Li Siwei looked at the black hole above the gun in horror, his pupils constricted suddenly, and wanted to beg for mercy, but he couldn't say a word.

At this moment, another loud shout suddenly came out of the pier, which was originally quiet: "Put the gun down!"

The man looked at the vegetation swaying in the night not far away, thinking that there were many people hiding there.His pupils shrank suddenly, and he didn't care about Li Siwei who was on the ground, and flew onto the boat with a few strides.However, Inspector Su and his men had already crawled forward, crackling and firing.

Only two plops were heard, the sound of people jumping into the water.

Inspector Su thought he had rich experience, and made sure that the other party was silent, and led everyone to crawl for a while, then waved his hands, got up and walked towards the awning boat.

Five people fell on the side of the pier, four of them had died, and only one was still moaning.

Inspector Su beckoned his men to go to the boat to check, and bent down to look at the man who still had a trace of anger. He didn't know if he didn't look, but he was shocked when he saw it: "Master Li, why is it you?"

Li Siwei gasped for breath, and finally made a weak voice with difficulty: "Save...save me!"

Sun Zhidong didn't expect it to be Li Siwei, thinking that he was here to cut him off again. Seeing his breathless appearance, he suddenly felt very happy, but with Inspector Su at his side, he couldn't show his gloating, so he just pretended Surprised: "Master Li, how did you do this?"

The soldier who lifted the wooden box from the boat came to report: "Inspector Li, a box of Mausers and a box of ammunition are the ones lost by the Manufacturing Bureau."

The boatman was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Master Jun, the old man doesn't know anything!"

Inspector Su nodded, and didn't make any trouble for the old man, he just waved his hand to tell him to leave.Seeing that Li Siwei was in a dangerous situation, he quickly ordered his subordinates: "Young Master Li is injured, come quickly to stop his bleeding and send him to the hospital." After finishing speaking, he shook his head and sighed, and said to the angry man on the ground, "Young Master Li, you You said you had news about this batch of munitions, why didn’t you report it to our police station immediately? Those who can steal such a large batch of munitions from the manufacturing bureau are all desperadoes, can you and a few of your subordinates be able to handle it? You were young and frivolous, you never thought you would be so frivolous."

Li Siwei, who had only breath left, became more and more confused.

What ammunition?

What desperadoes?

The two police officers simply stopped the bleeding, and under the orders of Inspector Su, they sent him to the nearest medical clinic in Gaochang Temple.

When he was carried off the carriage, Li Siwei, who had been in a coma for a while, opened his eyes in a daze under the dim light at the entrance of the medical hall.

He met a pair of dark eyes that were as clear as a child's.

He recognized this man.

Meng Liansheng's originally expressionless face suddenly raised the corners of his mouth when he met his gaze, revealing a slight smile.

His smile still looked gentle and harmless, but in this turbulent night, it seemed so out of place.

At that moment, Li Siwei, whose mind was originally in chaos, suddenly regained his sobriety like a flash of light.He remembered what Zhang Chuli told him on the phone—"Xiao Meng said that Brother Dong would go to the south of Gaochang Temple to rob a batch of big goods after nine o'clock in the evening."

Xiaomeng said——

Looking at that pure and innocent smiling face, Li Siwei suddenly understood something.

It's just that it's too late.

The doctor saw a few people with guns and sent a bloody man over, so he didn't dare to delay.

But he is only a doctor, not a judge of Yan Luo, and he has no ability to rescue people who have already set foot on the road to hell.

In the second half of this autumn night, Li Siwei, the well-known young master of Shanghai Bund, died in the medical hall of Gaochang Temple in the south of the city.

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