Volume 1 Chapter 13 Captain Zhang's Invitation (Seeking Bookmarks)

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  "Fire, fire, kill him!" Bai Huashui suddenly yelled at several guards, and he also hastily opened the wooden box to grab a gun.

  Four guards followed Bai Huo and Hu Lao Si, carrying four Han Yang rifles. Hearing the sound, they hastily removed their guns from their shoulders and frantically pulled the gun bolts.

  Huang Li rushed forward, grasped Bai Huashui's neck with one hand, and held him in front of him like a small chicken. With the other hand, he snatched the pistol that had been half-drawn from Bai Huashui's hand and pointed it at several guards.

  "Put down your guns." After a loud shout, two men walked out of the crowd. One was the man with sunglasses who had been drinking in the tavern earlier, and the other looked like his follower, quite burly.

  The four guards didn't care, raised their guns and aimed at Huang Li, but because Bai Huai was in front of them, they didn't dare to fire casually.

  "Put down your guns, do you dare disobey Captain Zhang's orders?" The stout follower pulled out a box of ammunition from his waist and glared at the four guards, shouting.

  Security team leader Zhang slowly took off his sunglasses, revealing two high and sharp black eyebrows, under which a pair of deep and resolute eyes shone with an aura that only those who have been tempered in the life of martial arts and battlefield killings possess.

  "Zhang, Captain Zhang." The guards only then recognized the person in front of them as indeed Security Team Captain Zhang Yuan. They exchanged a glance and obediently lowered their gun muzzles.

  "Take away their guns." Zhang Yuan waved his hand and said coldly, "I've issued a notice. In this town, no one is allowed to carry guns and swagger around. No exceptions."

  "Zhang, captain..." Bai Huai was pinched by Huang Li's iron-like huge hand, his neck almost broken, and he barely shouted out.

  Zhang Yuan's face showed a hint of disdain, and he slowly walked over, calmly stretching out his hand to cover Huang Li's gun, saying gently: "Brother, give me the gun!"

  Huang Li's gaze at Zhang Yuan was very gentle, without any hostility. Although he had been forced to defend himself with his gun, he didn't want things to escalate and become uncontrollable before the situation was even clear.

  Zhang Yuan took the shotgun in his hand, let Huang Li watch, pulled the safety catch, pushed the bullet into the chamber, and pressed it against Bai Huai's forehead, saying: "It has to be like this, or the gun won't fire."

  The breech-loading rifle, although there are many in China now, to be honest, Huang Li is using it for the first time, and even seeing this antique for the first time. It's a bit embarrassing, but it can't be blamed on him.

  "Zhang, Captain Zhang, look, in front of Director Bai's face, for the sake of face, and also for Miss Bai San... please spare me!" White Bad Water was so scared that his legs were trembling, and he begged stutteringly.

  "Xiao Wu, take them to the security team and lock them up. Wait for Bai Zonglin to come and pay the ransom." Zhang Yuan didn't hide his disgust towards Mayor Bai Zonglin, waved his hand, glanced at Hu Lao Si on the ground, pursed his lips, and added with a hint of satisfaction: "Let them take Hu Lao Si away too."

  Zhang Yuan should indeed be happy, he came to Fengxiang Town, although it was a mistake that led to his demotion, but with the practical style of a soldier, he still worked diligently and did his duty. He cleaned up the lazy and idle elements within the security team, recruited honest and poor young men, strengthened training, and strived to maintain peace in the area. However, this also led to conflicts with Bai Zonglin, as the previous security team was more like a private army maintained by the Bai family, which relied on the Bai family's power and influence. Now that Zhang Yuan had messed things up, it naturally led to Bai Zonglin's dissatisfaction.

  But Zhang Yuan's family background was not ordinary, and Bai Zonglin thought that if he came hard, he would have some scruples. So he thought of the method of mixing sand, wanting to insert his trusted followers Hu Lao Si and others into the security team, slowly emptying out Zhang Yuan. Because Bai Zonglin followed in the footsteps of his uncle, County Magistrate Bai Wenjing, Zhang Yuan knew that this was a plot, but it was not good for him to flatly refuse on the surface, so he had to adopt a delaying tactic. Now it's fine, Hu Lao Si has been beaten into serious injury, and even if those little rascals are inserted in, they can be easily cleaned up.

  "It's all right, it's all right, everyone disperse!" Zhang Yuan saw that Xiao Wu had already taken away all the dog legs from the Bai family and waved his arm to disperse the surrounding onlookers.

  The yellow calendar saw the wind and waves basically calm down, so he stretched out his hand to beckon the three people who had just bought tiger skin. This money hasn't been paid yet!

  A sturdy man walked over and gave a thumbs up, saying: "Brother, great skills!"

  Huang Li smiled faintly and nodded politely, looking at Old Wu who was opening his package and taking out money.

  A robust Han man smiled and said loudly: "Old Wu, add 300 big silver dollars to make up for it, which is the meeting gift for us to know this brother. The mountain doesn't move, the water moves, the water doesn't move, people move, today I really opened my eyes, maybe there will be a chance to meet with brothers in the future."

  "Thank you." Huang Li learned from others and cupped his hands together in a gesture of gratitude.

  "Are you a leather goods merchant?" Zhang Yuan slightly furrowed his brow, and a suspicious look flashed across his eyes.

  "Yes, sir." Old Wu's face didn't change color as he smiled and said: "This is really a good tiger skin, taking it to Jinan can double the price, taking it to Tianjin can increase the price by thousands."

  Zhang Yuan didn't say anything else, just stared at that sturdy man with a thoughtful expression.

  "What do you call your brother?" The stout man seemed to have not seen Zhang Yu's expression, and started chatting with Huang Li casually. Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaosuo came over, opened the red paper package of silver dollars, clinking them, and carefully identified their authenticity.

  "His surname is Huang, and his name is Li. The yellow of red, white, yellow, green, the history of Li." Huang Li replied with a bow, and then said to Zhang Xiaosuo who was squatting there working seriously: "Xiaosuo, don't be so serious, I think these three have honest faces, they certainly won't use fake foreign goods to cheat people."

  "I love to hear that, brother is a straightforward person." The sturdy man said with praise: "With your skills, it shouldn't be too difficult to take down Hu Lao Si. But I saw you were holding back at first, probably because you haven't had many real fights."

  "It should be!" Huang Li nodded in agreement, he wasn't really lacking in real combat, but had forgotten, and after nursing his injuries for so long, to recover to his best state, it still needed time and actual combat training.

  Zhang Xiaosuo listened to Huang Li's words, still a bit hesitant. Huang Li had already walked over, picked up a roll of foreign currency, stuffed it into his pocket, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile. The meaning was to let him rest assured, not to be petty.

  "Huang brother, I have something to discuss with you, it's a good thing." Zhang Yuan pointed to the wine shop and said: "Let's go there to eat and talk."

  Huang Li hesitated for a moment, then nodded. After leaving the depths of the mountain, he had thought that he would be able to find some clues about his own life and experiences, but now he was even more perplexed. For the time being, he didn't know what to do next, so he decided to listen to Zhang Yuan's words and see what kind of good things might come of it, as it seemed there wouldn't be any harm in doing so.