Chapter 69 Cultivate your mind, meditate!

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  See off Wu Tianyun Zhao Wei, Ma Yongzhen returns from outside. After several people had dinner with laughter and chat, Fu Hong Hu Die went out for a walk, but Ma Yongzhen was called to Du Haisheng's room.

  He closed the door, had Ma Yongzhen sit down in a chair, and Du Haisheng handed him an apple, asking: How's the matter I entrusted to you going?

  Ma Yongzhen took the apple, and without being polite, he bit into it, chewed for a long time, then swallowed before speaking: "En, I've already investigated clearly."

  Oh, come on! Du Haisheng smiled with satisfaction and gave Ma Yongzhen a look of approval, saying eagerly.

  Qing Hong Gang, as the largest gang in Shanghai, naturally has many branches, and they are all hidden very deeply. Fortunately, I have made many friends during this period of time, although it was costly and troublesome, but I still managed to investigate thoroughly. Qing Hong Gang has 15 branches, each with a membership of over a thousand people, and there are also numerous smaller gangs affiliated with them.

  What? Will Xiaobang be attached?

  Not bad, those gangs are not big, but also not small, some are even more powerful than Axe Gang, Black Dragon Gang and White Dragon Society. And it's said that they got the support of Qing Hong Gang. Each gang has a certain number of military weapons and money is abundant. Obviously, the entire Shanghai underworld is dominated by Qing Hong Gang, wanting to eliminate someone is simply a matter of one word.

  Have you investigated the specific location of those small gangs? Also, which ones are closer to the Qinglong Gang?

  Du Haisheng wanted exactly this situation, with some military weapons and sufficient money, hehe, isn't this what he wanted?

  Recently, he was thinking about this issue. The first military hardware deal went exceptionally smoothly and also made him see the greater business opportunities in the military hardware market. Unfortunately, the Shanghai Arsenal, Jinling Factory, Wuhan Arsenal, and Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau's military weapons were not sold externally, even if they were available, he had no channels for them. He understood this point as well, buying from regular channels was simply a pipe dream.

  What to do, after thinking about it, he finally set his sights on the largest gang in Shanghai, the Qinghong Gang. He had already investigated and found out that the Qinghong Gang could get a large batch of weapons from several major armories every year, and they could also purchase German-made military equipment through mysterious channels. Among them was the famous American Thompson submachine gun, which was a great thing, with better performance than the two machine guns, faster firing frequency, and easier to carry. It had once achieved brilliant results in history.

  The Green Gang, relying on its status as the largest gang in Shanghai, has been acting recklessly. Du Yuesheng had long been dissatisfied with this situation and was looking for an opportunity to teach them a lesson. However, he had not taken action yet due to concerns about causing panic and fear of the Green Gang's retaliation, which could put innocent civilians in harm's way.

  Since we can't touch the foundation of the Qinghong Gang, then let's take a shot at their smaller affiliated gangs. At least that way, we can curb their arrogance and make them more cautious in their actions.

  Du Haisheng pondered in secret, and Ma Yongzhen also thought for a moment before responding: There are three or four gangs that are closer to the Qinghong Gang, including the Cangshan Gang we met at Bailin Garden last time. I have a clear understanding of the exact location of these gangs, and I have even taken advantage of the absence of others to investigate the terrain of the mansion clearly. As long as you give the word, we can make a big move tonight.

  Ma Yongzhen's expression became somewhat agitated as he spoke, the enemy of the dock brawl was actually a subordinate of the Qinghong Gang, these people were lawless and arrogant on ordinary days, he wanted to test the other party's luck.

  And as long as these gangs can be thoroughly eradicated, the money collected will definitely not be a small sum, and it is even more valuable than that batch of military weapons, dozens of times more.

  Du Haisheng furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said: This matter can't be rushed, let's wait and see. These gangs will eventually disappear from this world, but we can't be too hasty, otherwise not only will it not achieve the desired effect, but it will also backfire.

  He made such a decision for two reasons: one is that he felt the timing was not ripe, and the other is that the situation he wanted to see had not yet appeared, so now he can only wait quietly.

  The current Shanghai Bund appears to be calm and peaceful on the surface, but in reality, there are undercurrents surging and various factions vying for power. Countless large and small gangs, worker inspection teams, the 26th Army and Chiang's own Northern Expeditionary Army, the Shanghai branch of the Communist International, the National Government, the Five Big Families, and various other forces have achieved a delicate balance, resulting in the current situation.

  But everyone understands that as long as one side breaks the tranquility, it will be like a fuse, and the entire Shanghai beach will become uncontrollable, falling into an extremely chaotic situation.

  Everyone wants to be the fuse, but they all want to outsmart each other, yet are afraid of being outsmarted themselves. No one dares to make a move, except for that certain Jiang person, Du Haisheng understands, he will definitely make his move sooner or later.

  As for Du Haisheng's idea, Ma Yongzhen didn't know or understand it, but he still followed completely because he knew a simple truth: following someone with brains and strength would get him what he wanted. Moreover, this person had a strong sense of loyalty, which was similar to himself. He couldn't help but admit that Du Haisheng's abilities were better than his own.

  After a moment's thought, Du Haisheng instructed: You must keep a close eye on the headquarters of the Workers' Armed Patrol Team for the next two days. If anyone goes to Qing Hong Gang, you will come and inform me immediately.

  Ma Yongzhen was even more puzzled this time and couldn't help but ask: What does our business have to do with the workers' armed patrol team, and how can it be related to the Green and Red Gang?

  Du Haisheng smiled mysteriously and said, "You just do what I say and it'll be fine. Don't ask too many questions. This matter is related to whether our arms business can continue or not, and we can also get a substantial sum of money. By the way, from now on, pay attention to outsiders who come to Shanghai with martial arts skills and recruit them over. We should have our own power too."

  En! Ma Yongzhen still had some confusion, but he nodded solemnly, especially Du Haisheng's last sentence, developing his own power, which was quite worth looking forward to.

  After finishing speaking, Ma Yongzhen got up and left, returning to his own room to rest. These two days had really exhausted him.

  Du Haisheng sat in front of the desk, fiddling with a brush that had never been stained with ink, his eyes staring blankly at the world outside the window, and he couldn't help but enter a state of meditation again.

  His body has now become strong to a certain extent, and the ancient martial arts he learned have also been practiced to a great extent. What needs to be done now is to cultivate his mind, which is the most difficult thing to do. Mental cultivation is completely different from physical training. The way of cultivating one's mind emphasizes the unity of mind and spirit, with thoughts and intentions driving action, and without any distracting thoughts. As an ordinary person with an ordinary heart, living in a mundane world, it is even more demanding for those who cultivate their minds to put aside all distractions.

  Unfortunately, Du Haisheng was not spared either. After several attempts at cultivation, the breakthrough in the midst of obscurity was shattered by a stray thought, and he could only sigh and give up in the end.

  He sent Ma Yongzhen to closely monitor the personnel entering and leaving the Workers' Inspection Corps headquarters, which was a historical story. As one of the leaders, Wang Shouhua was killed by Du Yuesheng when Qing Hongbang was destroyed.

  And what he needs to do now is to prevent this from happening again, to stop Jiang's conspiracy from succeeding. As for Du Yuesheng's Qing Hong Gang, it will move sooner or later, and it will be a big move.

  Just as he was lost in thought, a noisy footsteps sounded, came upstairs to his door, and soon Du Haisheng heard the knock on the door.

  Du Haisheng was momentarily perplexed, the sound of footsteps was absolutely not Ma Yongzhen's. He went forward to open the door and saw Fu Hong standing there, constantly patting his chest, while Hu Die behind him had a pale face, with a terrified look in her eyes.

  What's wrong, Feng Hong?

  Du Haisheng hastily led the two women, who were still in a state of shock, into the house, poured them each a glass of water to calm their nerves, and then asked.

  Feng Hong drank the water in the cup in one gulp, pursed her lips and said with some trepidation: I went out for a walk with Hu Die's sister to clear my head. When we reached the entrance of Duanjia Rice Shop, guess who we saw?

  Du Haisheng furrowed his brow and asked: Who?

  Lin Xue Hua! Pei Hong enunciated the name of the man who still made her heart skip a beat, and as soon as she said it out loud, Hu Die's cup shook in her hand, her expression clearly pained.

  Lin Xuehui? Du Haisheng was also surprised, and stood up involuntarily, his face clouded with worry, saying: "How did you run into him?"

  Recently, he has been busy with his own affairs and Hu Die has also gradually walked out of the shadow of emotional failure. He didn't pay much attention to this matter either. Besides, Lin Xuehuai is not a big villain, just a bit promiscuous in private life. It's not worth completely breaking up with him, as long as he doesn't bother Hu Die, they can coexist peacefully, and he doesn't care about it anymore.

  Today, when Fu Hong mentioned Lin Xuehuai's name, he was still surprised. According to his idea, Lin Xuehuai should have been defeated and left Shanghai after this blow. However, it seems that things did not go as planned, which is somewhat beyond his expectation.

  Fu Hong saw Du Haisheng's tense expression, seemingly a bit jealous, and glanced at him with some annoyance: How was I supposed to know? My sister Hu Die and I were just walking along, didn't expect to run into him.

  Is he human? Du Haisheng thought for a moment before asking.

  No, he was followed by more than a dozen people, and they were all in a fierce manner. Everyone looked like a fierce god. They went to every store and asked questions.

  Oh! Du Haisheng nodded slightly mechanically, thinking to himself, could it be that Lin Xuehai still hasn't given up on Hu Die at this time, or perhaps, his heart is now filled with hatred and he wants revenge?

  What did they ask about?

  "What's wrong with your brain?! Pai Hong stood up, dissatisfied and pouted: With so many people on their side, how dare we go forward to snoop around? Isn't that like asking us to jump into a fire pit?"

  Cough, cough! Du Haisheng cleared his throat, seemingly a bit out of place himself. Letting the two girls go and socialize with a group of fierce and sinister underworld members was indeed a bit too presumptuous.

  It seems things are not as simple as he thought, trouble may be just around the corner