1928: The rise of giant merchants

At ten o'clock in the morning, Heng San and six other people dressed up in disguise, each carrying two Wolf Lutzes, and quietly boarded the Shanghai-Nanjing Express from the train station to Suzhou City.

This express train can reach Suzhou in just one hour and thirty-nine minutes.

The six brothers took a nap and woke up at a simple station in the city.

They followed the flow of people and got off the train. Just as the police officers from the city police department were inspecting, the one-armed man Wei He frowned, approached Heng San and asked in a low voice: "Lao San, what should I do?"

Hengsan did not expect to encounter such an unexpected situation. Each of them had a gun, and he was not a gun holder. If they were caught by this group of police officers, a bloody battle would be inevitable.

"Act according to the opportunity and never cause trouble for the second young master." Heng San gritted his teeth and said.

It would be fine if they died. As long as the second young master was not betrayed, he believed that the second young master would treat his family well in the future.

Seeing the police officers getting closer and closer, just as they were preparing for a desperate fight, a group of people wearing dark green uniforms suddenly rushed out of the diagonal stab. The man in the lead grabbed the police officers and started joking.

Then the remaining people walked straight towards Hengsan and the others. From a distance, someone shouted: "Are you friends from Ye's Security Company?"

"Exactly." Heng San's heart trembled. The second young master didn't say anything in detail to him before setting off. He only said that when they got to Suzhou City, everything had its own way.

Judging from the attire of these people, they are obviously members of Suzhou City's military forces. I didn't expect that the second young master's hands and eyes could reach the sky.

Hengsan finally understood that it wasn't that Ye Luo deliberately didn't tell him about these plans, but that he might think that he didn't need to care about such trivial matters at all!

He didn't care!

"Brothers, who are you?" Heng San asked the visitor.

The visitor smiled and replied: "We are the security force of Shizikou Prison, under the command of Warden Hu Yimin. The second young master has already called Warden Hu. Brothers, just come with me."

"Thank you!" Heng San said concisely and concisely, cupping his fists to say thank you.

A group of people quickly left the train station following the guards.

Hu Yimin's secretary came to receive him in person. Hengsan and several other people held important positions, so they declined the banquet and got into the prison car directly towards a nearby mountain.

"Our guard troops will be stationed at the main road outside the mountains. If nothing can be done, you can use this flare gun to send flares, and we will send people to respond." The guard captain smiled and handed Hengsan a flare gun, "Wu Shikui This group of water bandits has been camping in this mountain, and they pay taxes and fees to the gentlemen in the city on time every year, so they live relatively comfortably."

"Is this the reason why we don't destroy them?" Hengsan was shocked, "What about the other groups?"

"Haha, there are so many ways here. Do you think our troops are vegetarians? But, man and money will kill birds and birds will die for food. If you have enough money, what if you buy a local emperor Dangdang?" Guard The captain spoke vaguely, patted Heng San on the shoulder and treated him very affectionately, "Brothers, you have been working under the Second Young Master for a long time, right?"

"Less than a year." Hengsan said half-truthfully, not daring to reveal his true identity easily.

"Ah, the second young master trusts you so much, I guess he must be a big shot with real abilities!" the guard captain flattered him.

The two lit each other's cigarettes and talked and laughed.

Hengsan never thought in his life that he could be brothers with a prison guard captain, and that the other party would respect him so much.

Most of the guard captain's questions revolved around the second young master, but he didn't ask any sensitive questions. He seemed to be more interested in the second young master's financial resources and influence.

After some conversation, Hengsan found out that the second young master had a close friendship with Hu Yimin, and that he was a close friend of Jiang Lufu, the secretary to the foreign minister, and the Bei family, the largest local wealthy family in Suzhou. Moreover, the Ye family's various industries had already blossomed all over Suzhou city, and they were all close friends. No one knows, no one knows.

No wonder the guard captain respected himself so much.

His monthly salary is only 30 yuan, and even including his daily gray income, it is difficult to reach 100 yuan. And among the cronies of the second young master, which one has not become a rich man?

Two hours later, the car successfully arrived at the road outside the mountains. Going further in, Hengsan and the others had to walk there by themselves, unable to drive.

"Brother, we are waiting for you here. If you need anything, let us know with a signal!" the guard captain clasped his fists.

Hengsan and others also returned the greeting with cupped fists, and then quickly ran into the mountains.

With the simple map given by the guard captain, Hengsan and the others just thought they were marching in the wild. After running for half an hour, they saw a huge bamboo valve. On the tall guard towers on both sides, there were bandits wearing cloth turbans standing guard. Lookout.

Seeing someone approaching, the bandits quickly shouted: "Who is it? If you move forward, we will shoot!"

"Brother! I am a good friend of your boss Wu Shikui. My name is Heng San. Please let me know!" Heng San quickly told people to stop and not to walk into the shooting range of these desperadoes.

The bandit was doubtful, but still called someone to report inside.

After a while, Hengsan saw the strong Wu Shikui coming out with a group of people.

"Brother Hengsan! Is it really you?" Wu Shikui was overjoyed.

Hengsan walked over with a smile, and the two hugged each other and exchanged various polite greetings.

The two had not seen each other much since the Second Army of Lu Province was disbanded. When Hengsan saved Wu Shikui's life, he kept it in mind, so he was extremely warm to Hengsan.

"Brother, why are you here? By the way, I'll introduce you to some new friends." Wu Shikui put his arm around Heng San's shoulders and walked inside.

The layout of the hall is somewhat similar to the Juyi Hall in ancient Liangshanbo. Hengsan saw several men with fierce looks sitting in the hall. Wu Shikui introduced them one by one. It turned out that these people were other groups of famous Taihu water bandits.

Lao Wei San, Liuer Shuizi, Pan Jiebazi and others.

Heng San raised his eyebrows, unknowingly he had entered a den of thieves.

He didn't want to stay here too long, so he directly stated his purpose.

Wu Shikui was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Before he could speak, Old Wei San in the corner raised his voice and shouted: "Hey, when will the hands and feet of the Second Young Master from Shanghai Beach be able to reach our Taihu Lake in Suzhou? Brother Wu, that ghost guy is... The Consul General of France is very valuable, so you can’t send it back in vain, right?”

"That's right, today his second young master comes to ask for the ghost, you give it to him with both hands, and tomorrow he comes to ask for your mother-in-law, you also let her spread her legs apart and give him a good poke?" Liuer Shuizi sneered.

"What's wrong with this? Let's all be like-minded, and maybe Mr. Wu will prosper in the future." Several other people laughed.

Wu Shikui was originally not on the same side as these people. Due to the intersection of forces, he had to have some communication. This time, he held a meeting here because he hijacked a group of merchants and discussed how to divide the money.

I heard that it was Ye Luo who sent someone here, and it was Heng San who was a life-long acquaintance. He even had the energy of the Consul General of France. He didn't want to offend him again, and he had already made up his mind to let others go. However, the chorus of these people made it impossible for him to get off the stage.

If you agree to Heng San in public, how can you convince them?

Wu Shikui said in a deep voice: "Lao San, we'll talk about this later. I'll have someone take you and your brothers around first."

Heng San knew that the matter was probably going to be disturbed by a few water bandit leaders, but since there were so many people in his family, he had no choice but to do so for the time being, so he nodded.

After Heng San and others left, Old Wei San's face became more and more gloomy: "Brother Wu, you can't break the rules between us casually."

"This ghost guy is worth at least 10,000 oceans. I heard that you asked for 50,000 oceans, brother. I think the second young master from Shanghai is already rich. If you increase the price to 100,000 oceans, how about we brothers share it together? That businessman All the profits of the team will be given to you." Liuer Shuizi said with a smile.

"You're right, who is the second young master? If you let me see him, I will kill his whole family!" Old Wei San loved the job of extermination. Every time his men robbed homes, almost no grass grew in the villages they passed. The method was similar to The Japanese aggressors in the capital of Shandong Province were no different. They bullied the weak and feared the strong. They ran away when they saw the National Army and killed innocent people when they saw them!

"Yes, yes, if he comes to Taihu, there will be no return for him!"