This winter is destined to be the most difficult for Zhang Xiaolin. After his trip to Suzhou failed, even Zhang Xiaolin himself doubted whether he was really old. A batch of gold made him easily fall into this business that was not a smart one in the first place. traps, including after knowing that the goods were owned by the Japanese, Zhang Xiaolin wanted to get out several times, but in the face of Wu Sibao's coercion and inducement, he chose to compromise. The results proved how stupid this compromise was.

From the beginning, Wu Sibao was prepared to use himself as a shield. Everyone would be happy if he got the gold, but he could only get a part of it. If he couldn't get the gold, he had Li Shiqun as his backer and could easily get out of the predicament. The result now is undoubtedly What Zhang Xiaolin didn't want to see the most, and what he was most afraid of, was that he had no choice but to find that he had become an abandoned child.

After learning that some of the men who participated in the operation were captured by the Japanese, Zhang Xiaolin used all the connections at his disposal. While trying to silence several of his men by any means, he frantically contacted the relations between the puppet government and the Japanese garrison, hoping to He tried his best to mediate the matter. To this end, he threw away countless money and treasures. Finally, Gendarmerie Mido Zuo agreed to intervene in the matter and promised to bring this "incident based on misunderstanding" to a "decent ending" as soon as possible. ”.

Zhang Xiaolin finally breathed a sigh of relief. The many days of running around had made him physically and mentally exhausted, but he did not relax because of this. After all, he had been struggling in the world for many years, and he would never surrender because of someone's vague promise. All bets were placed. During this period, he concentrated his wealth, handed over some gold and silver to reliable confidants, and secretly sent them to Hong Kong. Zhang Xiaolin also contacted Wan Molin, hoping that he would do it for Du Yuesheng's sake Come on, do yourself a favor. If anything happens in Shanghai, he hopes to go to Hong Kong for a while.

Wan Molin agreed and said he would immediately contact Du Yuesheng in Hong Kong.

It wasn't until all this was arranged that Zhang Xiaolin really put his heart back into his stomach. New Year's Day is just around the corner. According to the practice of previous years, early in the morning on New Year's Day, the heads of Shanghai business circles and Shanghai gangs will gather. I went to visit Zhang Xiaolin at the Zhang Mansion on Huageni Road. Although it was a troubled time, some of his subordinates advised Zhang Xiaolin not to pay so much attention to him for the time being. On New Year's Day, if someone comes to the door, Zhang Xiaolin's disciples can just greet him on his behalf. Don't hold a big banquet to attract attention. People pay attention.

But Zhang Xiaolin didn't think so. What he thought was that the more times like this, the more important it is to show the magnificence of Zhang Gongguan, so that everyone in Shanghai can see that he, Zhang Xiaolin, has not fallen, and he will not fall. He, Zhang Gongguan, will do the same. It is the first-class focus in Shanghai.

So, on New Year's Day, Zhang's mansion was cleaned up, and his disciples stood at the door early in the morning to greet guests and friends from all walks of life.

At nine o'clock in the morning, there were still not many people coming to the door, and there were only a few important people. Most of them were people in the world who made a living under Zhang Xiaolin's wing. None of the Shanghai businessmen and gang bosses showed up, which made many disciples start to There was a lot of discussion.

Zhang Xiaolin received the reward and felt something was slightly wrong. Already frightened, he immediately ordered his two bodyguards, the Russian Ivan and Liu Jian, nicknamed the monkey, to distribute weapons to his close guards, so that they could be more vigilant and prepare for possible attacks at any time. He originally had the "Four Great Vajras" under his command, but Changshan Ah Wu died in the hands of Fatty Shen, and the monk died in Lin'an.

The unusual behavior of the guards aroused everyone's speculation. Some guests who had already come to the door quickly wiped the soles of their feet when they saw that the momentum was not right. Some of the guests who were attached to Zhang Xiaolin also disappeared. What remained were Zhang Xiaolin's many years of experience. Among his old teammates is his in-law Yu Yefeng.

But the horror was yet to come. After a while, a series of bad news came one after another. Zhang Xiaolin's opium dens, restaurants, and brothels in the French Concession and the Public Concession were raided at the same time. A large number of patrols moved quickly. It was clear at a glance that they had been preparing for a long time. ; The headquarters of the New Asia Peace Promotion Association was raided, and the Japanese military police were responsible for the execution. Some secret account books were also seized; Zhang Xiaolin's disciples were arrested one after another, and his influence in the Shanghai gang was immediately wiped out; goods everywhere The warehouse was searched, and a large amount of tobacco, opium and goods were seized. A batch of arms was also found, which was confirmed to be consistent with the weapons seen in the Suzhou robbery.

After hearing this series of news, Zhang Xiaolin had slumped down in his chair, and all his subordinates were in panic all day long. Yu Yefenggang wanted to step forward to give some advice, but someone from outside came to report: Captain Mido of the Gendarmerie, Yazawa of the Special High School Division Colonel and No. 76 Director Li Shiqun came to visit.

Everyone was stunned and looked at Zhang Xiaolin. Zhang Xiaolin stood up suddenly and pointed at a large group of crying and noisy children, wives and concubines at the door, "Get out, get out of here, I'm not dead yet, why are you crying in mourning."

After saying that, Zhang Xiaolin seemed to calm down for a moment. He straightened the collar of his mantle, turned and said to everyone: "Let's go, meet the guests in the front hall." There was a hint of trembling in his voice.

The entire Huageni Road has been blocked. Yazawa Shinichi and Mido led a large group of Japanese military police and walked into Zhang's residence accompanied by Li Shiqun.

Zhang Xiaolin led his servants to the front hall. Seeing Japanese soldiers with loaded guns standing all over the courtyard, Zhang Xiaolin's heart dropped to the bottom. He looked to the side and made a gesture to Ivan and Monkey.

Yazawa, Mido, and Li Shiqun came to the hall and looked at Zhang Xiaolin coldly without saying anything.

Zhang Xiaolin tentatively walked to Mido, "Mido, you guys are here today..."

Mido said with a gloomy face, "I believe Boss Zhang already knows. We have found evidence of secret contacts between you and the anti-Japanese guerrillas. Today we are asking Boss Zhang to go to the gendarmerie. There are some things that I need you to explain clearly."

Zhang Xiaolin was shocked, "This is all a false accusation and a frame-up. When the Imperial Army occupied Shanghai, I was the first to organize people to greet them and help the Imperial Army stabilize the situation in Shanghai. I also established a promotion association to help the Imperial Army raise military supplies. …”.

Yazawa interrupted Zhang Xiaolin, "This is even more terrifying. Boss Zhang actually used this method to gain our trust. His heart is to be punished."

Zhang Xiaolin didn't give up, he lowered his voice and said to Mido: "Midozuo, didn't you promise me to give this matter a decent ending, and you accepted it..."

Mido stretched out his hand and looked at Zhang Xiaolin with contempt, "The most decent way is for you, Boss Zhang, to end it on your own. But I've been waiting for several days, and there's been no movement from Boss Zhang. I'm so disappointed, but It's not too late now, as long as Boss Zhang is willing, I can convince Yazawa-kun and Li Sang to let them wait for you for a few minutes."

Zhang Xiaolin's eyes darkened and he almost fell down. He stared at Mido with blood-red eyes, but Mido turned his head and stopped looking at him.

"Li Shiqun." Zhang Xiaolin pointed at Li Shiqun and yelled, "It's all the good deeds you and Wu Sibao did, but at the worst possible moment, you let me take the blame. You don't even think about it, without me and Ji Yunqing, would you have the power you have today."

Li Shiqun replied slowly: "Mr. Ji gave me a dream the day before yesterday, saying that he was very lonely down there, so I came here today to send Boss Zhang down to accompany him. Let's hit the road early to save Mr. Ji from waiting, Boss Zhang."

Zhang Xiaolin gritted his teeth, blood slowly oozed from the corners of his mouth, his face was as pale as paper, and he nodded gently at the monkey.

Monkey rushed forward, strangled Mido's neck, and immediately pressed the gun in his hand against Mido's temple.

"Don't move. Put down your guns."

Mido was so frightened that he quickly shouted to his men to put down their guns.

Yazawa looked at the monkey contemptuously, as if looking at a mortal man, and waved his hand, asking everyone to put down their guns.

"Boss, please go quickly, as long as Ivan and I are here," the monkey shouted.

Zhang Xiaolin nodded hastily in agreement, and hurried to the backyard with Yu Yefeng and a few others.

Yazawa shouted, "Today we are only arresting Zhang Xiaolin. As long as other unrelated people squat down and surrender, we will never be in trouble, including Zhang Xiaolin's family."

The crowd was suddenly half-stopped, and everyone squatted down. Only Monkey, Ivan, and a dozen bodyguards were left to confront the Japanese soldiers.

Yazawa raised his eyebrows at Monkey, "What about you?"

Monkey shook his head, "My life was saved by Boss Zhang. I can only..."

There was a gunshot, and the monkey's body shook, and a hole suddenly opened in his head, and he fell over. Before the other bodyguards could turn around, they were immediately knocked down by a burst of gunfire from Japanese soldiers.

Ivan blew the muzzle of his gun and said a blunt Chinese sentence to the monkey on the ground, "How pedantic."

Yazawa asked someone to look after Mido, while Li Shiqun walked to Ivan and nodded, "Yes, I didn't spend the money in vain."

Ivan lowered his head and said, "Of course, you are my new boss."

Zhang Xiaolin, two bodyguards, and Yu Yefeng ran to the secret passage in the backyard. This was dug during the construction of Zhang's mansion and led directly to the back alley of Huagenzhen Road. There was a filled-up car parked in the secret passage.

Zhang Xiaolin and the other four pushed open the door of the secret passage, hurriedly got in the car, and drove forward along the secret passage.

But as soon as they walked out of the secret passage, the bodyguard driving the car suddenly braked.

Zhang Xiaolin was about to curse, but when he raised his head, he was stunned. The street in front was already filled with Japanese soldiers with live ammunition. After the officer gave an order, the soldiers raised their arms, and the black muzzles were pointed directly at Zhang Xiaolin and others.

Yu Yefeng communicated with tears and took Zhang Xiaolin's arm, "My dear, please tell the Japanese that we are not going to run away, we are surrendering."

At this time, Zhang Xiaolin was despairing. When he looked at Yazawa and Li Shiqun who were walking slowly out of the crowd, his eyes became blurry for a moment.

He suddenly thought of the time when he first came to Shanghai. At that time, he didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, but it seemed that every day was so happy at that time; he also thought of the time when the three brothers Huang Huangrong and Du Yuesheng were in high spirits and dominated Shanghai. , that time was the peak moment of his life, although he had always wanted to surpass himself at that time, but now he realized that he just had an erotic dream.

Yasawa's hand fell down, and hundreds of muzzle sprayed the flame. At that moment, Zhang Xiaolin suddenly remembered something that Du Yuesheng had told himself.
Chapter completed!