Volume 2: The Rise of Shanghai Chapter 6: Taking Action

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  Hao Lieguang walked in and the anxious-looking police inspector immediately came over. The inspector let out a heavy sigh, speaking in a low and somewhat urgent tone: "Hao Guanda, you've finally arrived. Today is really an unlucky day for me too - I'm responsible for patrolling this street, and then I ran into this troublesome matter. These young masters and big bosses all have powerful backing, and as a small police officer, I don't dare to offend them. But if I let it slide and someone reports it to the foreign affairs office, I'll be accused of dereliction of duty - it's really a difficult situation."

  "This is indeed troublesome," Hao Jiguang furrowed his brow. "Old Zhang, what's going on with this matter?"

  "I just took a statement from Yu Er Gongzi and the dancer. Yu Er Gongzi said he originally appreciated the dancer's performance, invited her to have a drink, but the dancer seemed unwilling, which led to a dispute," Zhang Tan Chang said briefly. "However, the dancer gave another explanation, saying that Yu Er Gongzi forcibly pulled her into a private room for indecent behavior, so she refused."

  "Hey, this dancing girl is so self-loving? The women in the Shanghai dance hall and the prostitutes are not much different. If she can get together with Yu Er Gongzi, that's considered good luck." Hao Zhaoguang carefully sized up the dancing girl and couldn't help but shake his head.

  "Never mind how things happened, now is the time to solve them. If we continue like this, reporters will arrive and our police station will be in an even more difficult situation." Zhang Tanlang said anxiously.

  "What about Yan Wuya? I still have some connection with Yan Wuya, let's see if we can settle this matter." Hao Zhaoguang said calmly, having been in the business for many years and knowing quite a few influential people.

  "Yan Wuya was here just now, but someone came to find Yan Wuya earlier. Now Yan Wuya might be in the private room discussing something," Zhang Tan Chang shook his head and sighed, "I think it's useless for you to look for Yan Wuya. In recent years, Yan Wuya has always been taken care of by Yu Mengqing in business matters. He definitely wouldn't dare not give face to the Yu family."

  Hao Lieguang took a deep breath, his face turned solemn. He didn't expect to be stumped by such a trivial matter, it was indeed a satire of social forces.

  While Hao Zhaoguang was thinking about how to solve the problem, Xu Shaowen, who was standing aside, had already gone forward. As a police academy student in the 21st century, he was trained in on-site investigation and interrogation. Although it's a different era now, even if the truth is restored, it may not necessarily solve the problem.

  Xu Shaowen first came in front of the dancing girl, squatted down and asked: "Miss, how did your clothes get torn?"

  The dancer lifted her head in a somewhat frightened manner and glanced at Xu Shao Wen. Her pale face, which had been indoors and in nightclubs for a long time, flushed with a hint of redness. She sobbed softly and said, "Yes, it was Yu Shao Yan who tore it. He did it when he pulled me into the private room." The girl's voice was as thin as a mosquito's hum, and her eyes welled up with tears.

  Xu Shaowen nodded and stood up to survey the damage in the clubhouse. Several tables not far away were obviously kicked by someone in a fit of rage. He walked up to Yu Er Gongzi, who looked at him with contempt and a haughty expression.

  "Yu Gongzi, are you now determined to make this woman compensate for the losses in the club before you back down?" Xu Shao asked solemnly, without any intention of flattering or fawning, staring straight at Yu Shaoyan.

  Yu Shao Yan's drunkenness had not yet dissipated, but his mind was still clear. He smiled coldly and said, "Compensating for the damage is only natural, but after compensation, I will let it go. However, you police officers must bring her back to me and lock her up for at least a month." As he spoke, he turned furiously towards the dancer who was lying on the ground and threatened, "Hmph, stinky woman, pretending to be noble in front of me, opposing me, not knowing life or death."

  Yu Shao Yan said, picking up a wine cup from beside him and fiercely throwing it at the dancing girl.

  The dancer was so frightened that she didn't dare to move, fortunately Xu Shao-wen was quick and swift, with a wave of his hand the wine cup flew out and shattered on the ground. Yu Shao-yen saw this and suddenly became furious, jumping up from his chair and pointing at Xu Shao-wen, scolding loudly: "You little brat, do you also want to oppose me? Don't you know how to live?"

  "Yu Gongzi, in all matters, we must speak of reason. This dancer's clothes were torn from the beginning, she had to protect her private parts, how could she possibly kick and damage the two tables in the club?" Xu Shaowen looked at Yu Shao Yan with an unchanged expression, saying sternly, "As the saying goes, spare others when you can, they are just trying to make a living, why must you be so aggressive?"

  Yu Shao's face was burning with rage, his own dignity as the second young master of the Yu family had never been scolded like this before. He turned around furiously and picked up the backrest chair he was sitting on earlier, ready to smash it onto Xu Shaowen's head.

  Hao Jiguang, Zheng Ziming and Zhang Tanlang were all startled, and they hurriedly tried to rush forward to stop him, but no matter how quick they were, they couldn't reach him before he was hit by the chair. However, Xu Shaowen didn't move an inch, showing no intention of dodging, his only action being to stretch out his hand and open the holster of his Type 54 pistol.

  Yu Shao Yan was suddenly frightened, even if he could endure more, but his life was only one. He could see that the military police in front of him would definitely open fire if he really threw the chair at them. The chair was held in mid-air for a moment before being thrown aside.

  "You think you can play with me? The anger in Yu Shao Yan's heart grew stronger, he turned around and ordered the few henchmen behind him, "What are you still standing there for, go get the stuff."

  These few watchmen were under Yan Wuya's command, but before he left, Yan Wuya had also instructed them to take good care of Yu Er Gongzi. Now that Yu Er Gongzi has given an order, they can only follow it. Soon, all the watchmen pulled out their Mauser pistols. In this chaotic era, official power is not to be feared; as long as one has power and influence in one's hands, one is the law. However, at the same time, one of the watchmen rushed into the private room, apparently because the situation had escalated and Yan Wuya must be found.

  What was originally a trivial matter has now turned into a standoff with guns drawn, and Hao Zhaoguang and Zhang Tanlang are both secretly cursing their luck. Zhang Tanlang, who is afraid of death, is hiding behind Hao Zhaoguang's back, and he has even taken out his police whistle and is holding it in his mouth, ready to call for backup at a moment's notice if anything goes wrong.

  Hao Lieguang came to Xu Shaowen's side and rebuked, "Wenyuan, you're too impulsive." After finishing speaking, he also said to Yu Shaojie, "Yu Gongzi, now put away your guns. I'll pretend nothing happened. If not, this matter will get out of hand and no one will benefit from it."

  "Hmph, aren't you being arrogant? Now I'm going to see who has more guns." Yu Shao Yan was already extremely irritated and had no intention of backing down.