The First Volume: The Hollow Spirit Chapter 24: Only More Transverse

  Chen Gongzi suddenly suggested that he wanted to have a private talk with Wang Yaowu, which finally made Officer Hui's father breathe a sigh of relief. Neither side was someone he could afford to offend. Originally, he had thought that Wang Yaowu was just a special agent with some status, and since he had not expressed his intentions towards his daughter for a long time, it happened that he also encountered a good opportunity to make money, so he immediately arranged this blind date. He never expected Wang Yaowu to return, and in one move, he struck at his vital point.

  This is going to be a big trouble, offending Chen Gongzi is equivalent to offending some officials in the Shanghai Municipal Government. Offending Wang Yaowu seems even more troublesome, the Green Gang, government, military, Kuomintang and some wealthy and influential people on the Shanghai Bund seem to have a relationship with Wang Yaowu.

  Now Chen Gongzi and Wang Yaoyu both proposed to settle the matter between themselves, so that Director Shang's father could minimize his losses. Whoever loses will only blame each other first, and then come to trouble him. Moreover, after tonight's commotion, his daughter Shang Hui will become famous overnight.

  Chen Gongzi walked in the front, Wang Yaowu walked behind. Others didn't intervene in their affairs, but a group of girls started chattering and seemed to be discussing who was more handsome and who would win.

  This was a separate tea room, usually used for business talks with guests. This time it was used to let two men negotiate over a woman.

  Chen Gongzi was not very interested in Shangguan Hui, at most he just wanted to deceive the little girl and play with her. Because Shangguan Hui's father had asked for help from his own father, but unexpectedly Wang Yaozu appeared, so Chen Gongzi had to teach him a lesson to save face.

  Chen Gongzi, who entered the room first, directly sat down on the chair. Seeing that Wang Yaoyu was still outside the door and hadn't come in, he pulled out a beautifully crafted dagger from his body. This dagger was a gift given to his father by someone else. Although it had been some years, it was still very sharp and was a masterpiece of the late Qing dynasty.

  Wang Yaozu was watching Upright Officer Hu's father from outside the door at this time, and Upright Officer Hu's father was really afraid. He spoke a few words incoherently before turning around to leave. At the same time, he also resented Wang Yaozu in his heart. If Wang Yaozu had let him know from the beginning that he had such a big network of relationships in Shanghai and had taken a liking to his daughter, tonight's events would not have occurred.

  As soon as Wang Ya Zu entered the door, he saw the shiny dagger in Chen Gong Zi's hand. In this Shanghai beach, there are really many people who play with knives and swords. Even if it is an official's son, they will also play with daggers and knives. Unfortunately, this time he met Wang Ya Zu, and Wang Ya Zu usually played with guns.

  "My father is Director Chen of the municipal government, and I also have some connections with the Green Gang...the police department..." Chen Gongzi was about to continue when Wang Yaowu suddenly pulled out a handgun from his body and pointed it at Chen Gongzi's head.

  "I don't care who your father is or who you have connections with. Hasn't someone said, 'It's better to wrongly kill a thousand than to let one go'? On this Shanghai beach, anyone could be a counter-revolutionary, and my duty is to catch them. Even if I were to kill you right here, I can just say outside that I suspected you of being a counter-revolutionary! I wanted to investigate you, but you resisted with a knife, so I had no choice but to kill you. Does this reason sound convincing?"

  For the past two years, Shanghai has been witnessing a crazy manhunt for ***, and everyone can see it, even if they are municipal government officials or social celebrities, some of whom have been found to be *** and arrested. Many Shanghainese are discussing how those taken away by the Garrison Command and the cheaply dressed Central Investigation Department will be tortured into what kind of ghost, and where they will be buried after death.

  Even so, Chen Gongzi was not reconciled. Usually high above him, except for the praise of his elders, it was just flattery from people around him. This was the first time he had been insulted in this way, so he continued to resist stubbornly.

  "How dare you! I'm well-connected with the Green Gang, if you kill me, someone will avenge my death! You'll be in danger even when sleeping or drinking water!" Chen Gongzi could only threaten Wang Yaowu with the Green Gang.

  You can hear the other side using the Green Gang to threaten me, Wang Yaizu heard it and wanted to laugh. The Shanghai Municipal Government didn't use it, but instead used the Green Gang to threaten me. This Shanghai Municipal Government is not even as good as the Green Gang, and this was said by the son of a government official himself.

  "Green Gang?! Forget it, I know the Green Gang people better than you do, and my seniority is higher than yours. Let me warn you for the last time, if you want to stay alive, you should know what to do? But I'm happy to kill you right here and then let the Green Gang people throw your father into the Huangpu River, that way it'll save a lot of trouble!"

  Wang Yaowu's murderous intent grew heavier, and Chen Gongzi's cold sweat flowed down from his forehead. However, he refused to admit it, claiming that everything was just because the room was too hot. But facing the person in front of him who wanted to kill him, his heart was truly afraid.

  "Alright, Wang Yaozu, got it? You wait for me! I won't interfere with the matter of the Shangguan family anymore, but our personal matters are far from over!" Chen Gongzi said as he stood up and walked out directly. On the surface, he didn't care about the gun in Wang Yaozu's hand at all, but in reality, Wang Yaozu clearly saw his legs trembling.

  The party at the Shangguan's house ended like this, and something happened, who still had the mood to continue playing. The male protagonist took away half of the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Shangguan were very headache, but seeing Wang Yaowu's appearance, the two immediately lost their temper, which was similar to investing.

  Wang Yaozu didn't want to stay here any longer, he had a lot of things to do tomorrow and if he drank too much tonight, he wouldn't be able to get up early. Seeing Wang Yaozu was about to leave, Mrs. Shangguan hurriedly went to Shangguan Hui's side and whispered two sentences, which were very important matters.

  Two sentences later, Shangguan Hui personally saw Wang Yaowu out the door. Behind Shangguan Hui was the family's butler following from a distance. Since that night, the Shangguan family had been very concerned about Shangguan Hui's safety.

  "Yaozu Ge, my mother asked me to tell you that they found that Chen Gongzi because they have their eyes on a piece of land between the French Concession and the Chinese district. They want to build a department store there. That's why they approached the Shanghai Municipal Government, as many people are eyeing that land too. My parents want you, Yaozu Ge, to think of a way to help them get that land. They said, because of my relationship with you, they had a falling out with the Shanghai Municipal Government and now they're counting on you to take responsibility."

  Shangguan Hui's heart is now filled with self-doubt, because her parents are too pragmatic. But her parents also have a point, if the family doesn't make money, how can they afford to feed and clothe her, let her attend school, and in the future, attend university? All these things require money. In Shanghai, without money, nothing can be done.

  "Don't think too much, I'm also a person who looks at money. Those red envelopes we get every month are actually extortion. Shanghai is just a world of drunkenness and indulgence. But why didn't you tell me about this earlier? It wouldn't have been so troublesome otherwise. The land on the edge of the French Concession is useless to find, even if you go to the Shanghai Municipal Government. A word from the Mayor of Shanghai is not as good as a word from a translator in the French Consulate. Next time you go back, tell your parents that I know Anthony, the Consul General of the French Concession. Since the French Consul is not around, everything is up to him, and it's just a matter of one or two words. Tell your parents to prepare some decent antiques as gifts."

  Wang Yaozu originally thought that he would be very happy if he said so, but unexpectedly, Wang Yaozu had just finished speaking, and Shangguan Hui was sad. The place where the two of them spoke happened to be under a street lamp.

  "Yaozuge, why do we Chinese people have to listen to foreigners? This is our Chinese place, foreigners burn our things, kill our people, rob our wealth, why do we still have to please foreigners and give them the good things left by our ancestors? Yaozuge, I really don't understand."

  Shangguan Hui clutched the hem of her clothes, her face filled with indignation. But this indignation was not directed at Wang Yaowu, but rather at the helplessness and anger towards the entire world. It was also the anger and helplessness of many students, many Chinese people.

  Wang Yaoyu shook his head, stretched out his hand to stroke the hair of Shangguan Hui, and said very gently: "That's because our China is still weak, the dream of a great country has already been shattered by foreign guns and cannons. When I was studying in France, most French people looked down on us Chinese students, it's a kind of contempt from their hearts. The more they are like that, the more we need to strengthen ourselves. My relationship with those foreigners is just mutual utilization. As for the things left behind by our ancestors, we only need to keep the most precious ones. If we can't even afford to eat, what's the use of keeping those useless antiques? In short, I will never be a dog for foreigners. We have a mutually utilitarian relationship with them. Those who love foreigners more than their own parents and like foreign countries more than their own are just slaves who bully their compatriots. They don't deserve to be Chinese."

  Shangguan Hui felt much better after listening to Wang Yaoyu's words. She nodded at Wang Yaoyu and said firmly, "Brother Yaoyu, I understand. Then I'll go back first, Brother Yaoyu be careful on the road."

  "Don't worry, I've got it. Don't forget, I'm carrying a gun on me!" To reassure Huang Hui, Wang Yaoyu patted the spot where he kept his gun, but this action was quite dangerous as it could easily go off. Gunsmoke Silent Chapter 1: Empty Spirit Chapter 24: Only More Arrogant