Chapter Twenty-Five: The Descendants of the Wing King

  These patrolling police only maintained the safety of the streets, which was relatively easy. At this time, Han Yong led two hundred guards to surround a courtyard in the west of the city. As soon as he arrived outside the yard, he heard someone shouting loudly inside: "The surname Qiao injured our brother Gu, can everyone agree?"

  "No! No!"

  "Damn it!"

  This man seemed to be delighted with the situation, and became more and more arrogant: "Everyone listen, Qiao's family has built a big factory, I've heard that there is so much silver inside that it can't even cover the floor. And in the textile mill, there are many female workers, all of them are young girls, how about bringing them back to warm our beds?"

  "Great! It's about time! I'm still single!"

  "With your attitude, whoever helps you is bound to suffer!" The courtyard was in an uproar of noise and laughter, completely unaware that they had been surrounded. As a veteran underground organization, the Brotherhood shouldn't be so careless - even though it was already evening, any major gathering would have enough manpower to post sentries.

  However, today's situation is particularly special. Gu Jinlong was suddenly caught, and some of the top leaders of the Ge Lao Hui are worried that the relationship between the Ge Lao Hui and the Tongmenghui will be exposed. If they are caught as a riotous party, it would be disastrous. Those who are well-informed have fled to the concession to hide, while the lower-level people, who are used to bullying the weak, do not take Qiao Yu seriously. As a result, some mid-to-low level leaders openly gather together to attack the Qiao family and make a fortune. These people's abilities are very limited, and they did not even arrange for someone to keep watch, so they were caught off guard by Han Yong and his men in the courtyard.

  As soon as he heard these people shouting loudly inside, Han Yong lifted his big foot and kicked the door flying open with one kick. Then there were two gunshots, hitting the leader of the shouting group. At this time, the rest of the guards also climbed over the wall, holding rifles to surround all these people.

  "How dare you break into a civilian's house in broad daylight? Is there still any king's law?" A small leader shouted tremblingly.

  "Hum! Don't need to talk about the law with you people, tie them all up for me!"

  These people, facing the dark muzzles of guns, all became obedient and were captured with their hands tied. Han Yong left some men to guard them and took the rest to continue on to the next hideout. With the support of the Chongqing business community, the Ge Lao Hui didn't have any secrets to speak of and was destroyed overnight, with four strongholds raided and hundreds of people arrested. Ordinary members were simply given a warning and released, after all, there weren't enough prisons to hold them. The remaining dozens of big and small leaders were all sent to prison.

  For the past two days, there have been no more large-scale searches, but police patrols are still conducted daily to maintain law and order, catch thieves, clean up urban sanitation, and Chongqing people have become increasingly accustomed to having these neatly dressed police officers patrolling the streets, from initial curiosity to later adaptation.

  Businessmen also felt the difference, after all, in the past, small and medium-sized businessmen could not avoid being extorted by thugs, now these dregs of society have disappeared, as if the world suddenly became clear, and support for Qiao Yu increased a lot.

  "Shun Qing, you really have skills, catching dozens of leaders of the Ge Lao Hui gang? The prisons are all filled up!"

  "According to Lord Hui's words, a total of twenty-seven people were caught, including some murderers, human traffickers and thieves!"

  Button heard that Qiao Yu took action against the Ge Lao Hui, he was very delighted in his heart. He had been looking forward to this, so he decided to come and inspect the patrol police team personally. On the one hand, it was to encourage Qiao Yu to continue fighting against the Ge Lao Hui and the Revolutionary Party, on the other hand, it was also to let these patrols know who their master was.

  Qiao Yu accompanied Niu Chuan Shan into the training ground, where more than 600 patrolmen were training. The rest were patrolling on the streets. Looking at the neatly dressed and spirited young troops, Niu Chuan Shan nodded frequently: "Shun Qing, such military bearing might even surpass that of the new army! You really have skills! It's also fortunate to have such a team to deal with the ferocious thieves like the Elder Brother Society!"

  "This time, the Elder Brother's meeting was not well-prepared and had no leader, so it was easy to succeed. However, during the capture process, we seized more than 300 rifles and shotguns, thousands of bullets, hundreds of pounds of gunpowder, and some homemade bombs. Six patrolmen were injured, one seriously. This is still an unexpected result, and thinking about it now makes me a bit afraid. If these gang members had prepared in advance, who knows how many casualties there would have been? Moreover, as far as I know, this is only a small part of the gang's arsenal, and there may be more firearms hidden in the concession areas and dens of the rebels. Elder Brother, if we can plan carefully, it's not impossible to turn Chongqing upside down!"

  Niu Chuan Shan listened to Qiao Yu's introduction, his eyebrows tightly furrowed, the stability of Chongqing was related to his official hat, and he couldn't help but worry. Although Niu Chuan Shan had already highly estimated the strength of the Luandang, he hadn't expected that their power would be even greater than he had imagined, so his eyebrows were also knotted into a lump!

  "Shun Qing, you can take charge now. I will report to the Governor and the Daotai, and we will allocate the necessary weapons and silver to you. I only have one request: you must stabilize the situation in Chongqing!"

  "Don't worry, adults! As long as we have our gear and weapons ready, ensuring ground safety is no problem."

  Qiao Yu and Nuan Chuan-shan exchanged a few words, leading Nuan Chuan-shan to the school grounds. The police quickly gathered together, standing in neat rows, with their waists straight and their spirits high. Seeing this situation, Nuan Chuan-shan's emotions were stirred: "Brothers, you have been able to capture dozens of leaders of the Ge Lao Hui under Director Qiao's command, destroying several dens. This is a great achievement in stabilizing the situation in Chongqing. The imperial court and we will not be stingy with rewards. I am taking charge of awarding 5,000 silver coins to everyone. I hope that you can appreciate the imperial court's generosity, remember loyalty to the emperor and the country, and fulfill your duties to the imperial court, establishing even greater achievements!"

  They were delighted to have won the approval of the county magistrate, but when they received a reward of only 5,000 yuan, which worked out to less than 5 yuan per person, they felt somewhat disgruntled. It turned out that Qiao Yu had confiscated several thousand taels of silver while destroying the dens, and then Qiao Yu took out over 10,000 yuan from his own pocket and distributed it to everyone, which came to at least 20 yuan per person. He also made two new sets of uniforms for them, using good materials and stylish designs. In comparison, the imperial court was far less generous than Boss Qiao. The attitude of these rustic young men underwent a subtle change, and they understood one simple truth: whoever could help them live a better life would be their leader.

  Button didn't realize that he not only failed to bring the great kindness of the imperial court to these police officers, but also caused a considerable stir in their hearts. He was very happy and immediately had Shi Shu Ban send all the guns and ammunition to Qiao Yu after leaving.

  There were 2,000 Hanyang-made guns and 200,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as 5,000 silver dollars. Qiao Yu distributed the silver among them, then replaced all the patrolmen with new ones, giving them sufficient firearms, so that they had some combat effectiveness. With one catty of bullets enough to suppress the ground, according to Qiao Yu's arrangement, the patrolmen patrolled day and night in Chongqing City, leaving no blind spots. This was a great deterrent to those remaining Hui party members, who could no longer gather and contact each other as recklessly as before. These Hui party forces gradually gathered in the concession areas.

  Qiao Yu is now also busy to death, having to deal with the patrol police affairs and plan industrial development matters. Even when he has nothing to do, he has to think about how to gain the most benefit in the Xinhai Revolution, wishing that one day could be used as two days.

  "Mr. Qiao, may I have a word with you?" The stone bookkeeper from the government office suddenly found Qiao Yu's office. As for this stone bookkeeper, Qiao Yu still appreciated him very much. He was diligent and hardworking, took on all kinds of tasks without complaint, and was familiar with various things. He handled matters reliably, but was a bit dull. If Qiao Yu wasn't still unclear about his background, he would have considered taking him under his wing!

  "Is it about the Stone Book? Does His Honor the Magistrate have some instructions?"

  "It's not about the governor, it's just a small matter that this old man wants to discuss with you, young master!"

  "Alright, go ahead and say what you want, I'm all ears!"

  Shi Shu suddenly seemed emotionally agitated, his face flushing red, and his eyes flashing with a strange light.

  "Mr. Qiao, Governor Niu doesn't know, but I'm clear about it - this patrol team is your private army, and you're also training them with military standards. I'd like to ask if you have any intention of rebelling?"

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