The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 34 Fatty Li: Do they think I’m dead?

Chen Zhengwei sits in an office at a broom factory in Chinatown.

"Boss Tang, I'm here to talk to you today because of a small matter. We'll have a meeting in two days to elect new directors, and you can vote for me then!"

Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, and at the same time asked someone to bring the bag over. He reached into it and took out a gold pocket watch that was still stained with blood and threw it on the table.

"When you go out, you have to rely on friends. I brought a gift with me. Boss Tang won't turn me away, right?"

Tang Borong is an old man in his fifties. He is missing three fingers, which were knocked off when the railway was being built.

Looking at the gold pocket watch still stained with blood on the table, his brows twitched.

He recognized this pocket watch. He had seen Hu Shuyao wearing it before. Because Hu Shuyao was born in the year of the dragon, there was a dragon in the clouds carved on the cover of the pocket watch.

Still a little uncertain, I asked carefully, "Have you met Boss Hu?"

"Boss Hu... I went to look for him just now, but he suddenly committed suicide, maybe because he was possessed by a ghost!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, "Boss Tang is very familiar with Boss Hu?"

“Not familiar, not familiar! I’ve just met him a few times…” Tang Borong was shocked and shook his head repeatedly.

"It's good that you're not familiar with each other..." Chen Zhengwei said meaningfully.

"When you go out, you rely on friends. Boss Tang, do you want to be my friend?"

"Boss Chen, of course I'd like to be your friend. Don't worry, I'll definitely vote for you when the time comes..." Tang Borong said hurriedly.

"That's good..." Chen Zhengwei laughed. "Boss Tang is really smart."

When Tang Borong heard this, an idea popped up in his mind: Since there are people who are sensible, there must be people who are not sensible... The one who is not sensible is Hu Shuyao...

Where did this guy come from?
"Boss Tang, do you have anything else to do for a while? I just happen to need to meet a few other bosses, so I'd like to trouble you to lead the way." Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"I'll be in a moment..." Tang Borong hesitated.

"Boss Tang, you must have nothing else to do. I saw you were very free when you came over just now!" Chen Zhengwei slapped his thigh and said.

"Yes, yes, I just remembered that I pushed that matter aside. Since I really have nothing to do later, I will go with Boss Chen!" Tang Borong could only nod.

"But this gift is too expensive, Boss Chen, please take it back. I can't accept this gift if I'm friends with Boss Chen!"

Tang Borong didn't dare to accept the pocket watch.

"It's normal for friends to reciprocate. At most, I'll give Boss Tang one dollar and he'll give me ten dollars in return! Or does Boss Tang have other ideas and doesn't want to be friends with me?" Chen Zhengwei narrowed his eyes.

"Boss Chen, you are too polite. Since Boss Chen said so, then I will accept it!" Tang Borong had no choice but to accept it.

"That's right. You want me to take back what I gave away. Where can I put my face?"

Chen Zhengwei took out a cigarette and lit it. This cigarette was drawn from the system. It had no brand and no filter, but it was much mellower than the ones sold and was full of the aroma of tobacco.

After a while, Tang Borong took Chen Zhengwei to find the other people.

With someone like Tang Borong who knows how to adapt to the times, things will go much more smoothly.

After all, there are not many people as stubborn as Hu Shuyao.

These are ordinary businessmen. It’s okay for them to deduct the wages of Chinese workers on a regular basis, and they even stay away from foreigners. How much more so when they encounter someone as unscrupulous as Chen Zhengwei?
After dealing with a few directors, Chen Zhengwei returned to the casino.

"Brother Wei!" Some of his men have come over, and there are a few unfamiliar faces.

"Brother Wei, they also want to follow you..." Rong Jiacai came over and said.

"Are you brave enough? Do you dare to do anything?" Chen Zhengwei asked after taking a look. "These days, if you are not brave enough, you can only eat shit!"

"Brother Wei, as long as you give the order, we will definitely do our best." Those people said immediately.

"What's your name?"

Upon asking, it turned out that they all had the surname Rong and Yan.

Those who came here now are all family members of the Chen, Rong and Yan families.

"Since you want to work with me, I will accept you. We are all family members, so I don't need to say anything more. Scholar, you can talk to them."

Rong Jiacai nodded, and then said, "Brother Wei, Xia Zi has always liked to play. He knows a little bit about Pai Gow and dice. Do you want to let him try it tonight?"

Xia Zai’s name is Rong Jiaping, and he is one of the people who just came over.

Now the casino is in need of specialized talents, Rong Jiacai suggested that he give it a try. "Xia Zi... is it possible?" Chen Zhengwei glanced over, he hadn't remembered the names of these people yet.

"Brother Wei, I can definitely do it." The man called Xia Zai was a thin young man who was dressed much better than the others.

Shrimp's eyesight was extremely sharp. He raised his left hand and saw that a finger was missing.

"Brother Wei, look at this finger of mine. It was cut off by someone in the casino."

"Your fingers have been chopped off, and you still dare to say you are capable?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

"They accused me of cheating but couldn't find any evidence against me, so they cut off one of my fingers. Otherwise, I would have lost my hand!" Xia Zai boasted.

"So were you cheating or not?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"No one has good luck all the time!" Xia Zai laughed.

"Since you're so awesome, then let you have a try! Select a few people to open the casino first and operate it normally at night. As long as it's done well, you'll be indispensable!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"Thank you, Brother Wei! I will definitely do my best." Xia Zai bowed and nodded repeatedly.

It wasn't just that Xia Zai had his fingers chopped off. Several casinos were sending people to look for him. He didn't dare go home for three months and had no choice but to take a boat here.

As a result, Chinatown is so small that after a short time he was no longer allowed to go to those casinos.

He couldn't go to the foreign casino again, and if this continued, even eating would become a problem. He was even considering whether to take a boat back.

At this time, he heard that Chen Zhengwei and his men had taken over Heshun Tang's territory and the casino was still short of people, so he found Rong Jiacai and asked him to come and work.

"Brother Wei, actually there are some people who want to come. But they have to resign first and get their wages." Rong Jiacai said as he followed Chen Zhengwei into the casino.

"If there is anything, please tell me!" Chen Zhengwei nodded. He was short of people right now.

Including these new arrivals, he has just over 30 people under him.

As long as there are a hundred people, there is no need to worry about attacks from other gangs around.

……

"What? Who is so bold as to kill even my sworn brother?"

In the afternoon, Fatty Li from Ansongtang heard that Hu Shuyao had been killed. His eyes widened and he started cursing.

You have to know that Hu Shuyao was not just his sworn brother. Hu Shuyao also helped him transport some opium by transporting leather materials and leather shoes.

Hu Shuyao was killed, which was equivalent to cutting off his line of communication.

Not to mention that Hu Shuyao was his sworn brother, but someone dared to kill him? How could he put his face aside?

"Boss, from the description, it seems that they are the ones who robbed the Heshuntang territory! I asked the people in the shoe factory, they were all wearing black gentleman suits, white shirts, and bowler hats on their heads... They even used guns at the time..."

"They said that your sworn brother was shot six times..."

"It's them? I'm not done with them!" After hearing this, Fatty Li immediately cursed.

His face was gloomy and he was determined to get it back.

But the question is how to find it.

"By the way, what did the Ningyang Guild Hall say?" Fatty Li asked with a turn of his eyes.

Hu Shuyao is a member of the Ningyang Guild. If the Ningyang Guild offers a reward and bonus, then this matter will be easy to accomplish.

He could avenge Hu Shuyao with full justification and get a bonus. Even if some losses of his subordinates were suffered, they could be compensated.

"You go and ask around!" Fatty Li arranged for his men to go and find out.

After an hour, the men came back.

"What did they say?"

"They said... Boss, we are still unsure how your sworn brother died... Some people said he committed suicide..."

"Suicide? My sworn brother shot himself six times?" Fatty Li flipped the table over and kicked it again. His eyes looked murderous, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Do they think I'm dead?"

(End of this chapter)