Chapter 4: I'm a Big Man!

  "How, you know me?"

  Ma Yongzhen saw Du Haisheng hear his own name, a face of incredulity, also a head of fog, he ran from Shandong's old home to Shanghai, with no relatives in sight, to say that someone recognized him, an unknown small figure, was simply a joke, let alone looking at the two people in front of him, dressed like a young master, definitely active in the upper echelons of Shanghai, recognizing himself? Even thinking about it with his butt was impossible.

  "No, I don't know him, but I will get to know him later!"

  Du Haisheng tried his best to conceal the excitement in his heart, this was the first real person he had met after his rebirth, if utilized properly, it would have a great effect on stabilizing his foothold in Shanghai.

  "Oh..."

  Ma Yongzhen felt that the guy in front of him was overreacting, and for a moment, he couldn't think of any words to respond with. With a cold expression, he let out an "oh" and sat back down, saying: "Let's have a drink together?"

  "Good!"

  Du Haisheng didn't stand on ceremony either, plopping himself down on the bench and inviting his old companion to come over. He instructed, "Clear everything off this table, bring out the good wine and meat, I'm treating for this meal!"

  "Are you treating? Do you have money?"

  Zhaowei's voice was not loud, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Du Haisheng smiled slyly: "I don't have money, isn't there still you, this rich kid, following me?"

  "Are you brothers from out of town?"

  Although he knew everything about Ma Yongzhen, Du Haisheng still pretended to be unfamiliar with him. Since it was an act, he had to make it look real, at least to others.

  "I am from Shandong!"

  It's indeed not bad, Du Haisheng nodded to himself, but then felt that something was off. Ma Yongzhen was killed in a teahouse in 18? year, while he had traveled back to Shanghai in 1927, which clearly didn't add up. Had the history books been wrong all along? But after some more thought, he let it go. Every dynasty's history is modified by later scholars, so what did it matter whose version was correct as long as he could use it to his advantage? With the warlords' power growing and battles erupting everywhere, Shanghai would only become more bloody and chaotic. He knew that without real power, he'd be nothing but a sitting duck waiting to be slaughtered.

  "Considering your age, I should call you elder brother. Elder brother, since you're new in Shanghai, what are your plans?"

  Du Haisheng has started to get close, heroes like Ma Yongzhen are very difficult to conquer, once conquered, they will be loyal and follow you through thick and thin.

  "Don't know yet, let's take it one step at a time!"

  "Since it's like this, then let's go to our Hu Ren Gang, at least there is a stable place to live!"

  Du Haisheng didn't spare any effort either. Dealing with people like this, the final result often ends up being counterproductive. It's better to be straightforward and get things over with quickly.

  "Thanks for your kind intention, brother! I still hope to rely on my own abilities to create a career of my own!"

  Ma Yongzhen tactfully declined Du Haisheng's kindness, and then said: "If in the future I really have nowhere to turn, at that time brother must take me in!"

  "Definitely, definitely!"

  Du Haisheng said with a smile, pouring two cups of wine and drinking them in one gulp. His eyes lingered on Ma Yongzhen's body for an instant, flashing a hint of sinister smile.

  Two people, after a night of eating and drinking by the sea, have further elevated their feelings for each other, both showing a loving and affectionate attitude, earning a look of disdain from Zhao Wei'er. Two old men, do you need to be so... mushy?

  Until the boss of "Bailin Garden" came out and said he wanted to close up shop, the two men reluctantly left the restaurant.

  The rain outside was still falling, Ma Yongzhen disappeared into the sparse rain after saying "brothers take care", the night was very dark and lonely. A man who ran thousands of miles to Shanghai to fight, skilled in riding, but ended up with a tragic ending of dying in a foreign land. Du Haisheng looked at the back shadow that was gradually moving away in the night, and sighed in his heart, could my appearance change the final outcome?

  Compared to him, a man who had traveled back in time, Zhao Wei still seemed carefree and nonchalant. In her eyes, no matter how formidable Ma Yongzhen was, he was just a fleeting passerby she had met by chance, someone she would never encounter again in life. He was just a small-time figure, skilled in martial arts, but in the Shanghai underworld, there were many masters of various schools, and their ultimate fate was often tragic. Coming to this land was like a grain of gold falling into the vast desert - at any moment, it could be buried by the sand, making it hard to shine, really very hard.

  Zhao Wei'er turned her head, slightly curled her lip at Du Haisheng beside her, and then teased: "Look at him, walking so handsome, kung fu is good too, I don't know how many rich girls in Shanghai will desperately pursue him in the future. And look at you, timid and afraid of trouble, Miss really wonders which nerve was damaged at that time, actually saved a timid eunuch like you!"

  "Shut up!"

  Du Haisheng was fed up and shouted at Zhao Wei, warning: "I'm not afraid of trouble, you don't understand, and don't call me a eunuch, I'm a big man!"

  "If you don't call, then don't call, the more fierce it proves the more possible!"

  Zhao Wei'er was scolded by Du Haisheng, with a look of surprise on her face, and then she pouted and revealed her poisonous tongue nature.

  Then he said another extremely hurtful sentence: "Besides, who cares if you're a big man or not?"

  "You——"

  Du Haisheng has been thoroughly defeated by this little girl in front of him, and he no longer says anything. Although Ma Yongzhen refused his kind invitation to stay, this was also within his expectations. If a master of martial arts were easily won over by a few words and a meal, it would mean that the person is too cheap, and not worth his further acquaintance.

  Looking at Ma Yongzhen's rise to fame in Shanghai, this guy is absolutely not a reckless martial artist. To win him over and recruit him, it seems that some measures are necessary.

  "Everyone else has gone far away, and yet you're still looking, wanting to drag him into the group. Now isn't this just great? A hot face stuck on a cold butt!"

  Zhao Wei is still unstoppable and sharp with her sarcasm, this girl was born to speak tongue-twisters.

  Du Haisheng's mouth corners slightly raised, a confident smile replied: "Don't worry, even if he is Sun Wukong, he can't escape my Buddha's Five Fingers Mountain. Your old man will thank me for this!"

  "Go ahead and brag, see how others react to you. After a meal, it's just you alone over there talking nonsense."

  Zhao Wei'er was disdainful of Du Haisheng's words, she thought that a man like Ma Yongzhen could be friends with, but wanting to make him his own was simply an impossible task. A person who is proud and arrogant would rather die than humble himself and become someone else's lackey, this point, she felt Du Haisheng did not understand.

  It's still very boring to continue, the two walked for a while and returned to Zhao's apartment. The little girl threw Du Haisheng to one side and rushed into her own room, starting to admire the spoils of war that she had swept back in the evening.

  It's been 10 years since the outbreak of the all-out war and the fall of Shanghai, and in these 10 years, there will be many more events that will shape history. I have 10 years to make a difference, not too long, not too short. As an ordinary person who has reincarnated, I won't be able to change the course of war and history, but with my knowledge of this period, I'll seize every opportunity to rise to the top and complete the initial accumulation of capital. As for the nationwide resistance war and the defense of Shanghai 10 years later, I'll do what I can when the time comes.

  Ma Yongzhen has come out, I wonder if he will meet the "Three Big Shots of Shanghai" later. It seems that Chiang Kai-shek also joined in later, it looks like this rebirth journey is getting more and more interesting...

  Du Haifeng smiled and said that he was still very much looking forward to meeting someone as important as Chiang Kai-shek.