The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 51: What can you do if you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind?
Rong Jiacai watched Chen Zhengwei enter the office, pulled Chen Zhenghu over and said:
"Ah Hu, you keep an eye on this. I'm going to go back. I'll be back in half an hour. If there's anything, send someone to notify me."

"Those people are so hesitant and not at all straightforward!" Chen Zhenghu knew what Rong Jiacai was going to do as soon as he heard it, and he said with some displeasure.

"The opportunity has been given to them! It depends on them whether they can seize it!" said Rong Jiacai.

"Take a few people with you and don't let them get into any danger," Chen Zhenghu warned.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" Rong Jiacai patted him on the back twice, then asked a few people to leave.

We walked through the alleys and passed through most of Chinatown, and came to an alley in the southern part of Chinatown. The alley was full of sewage and exuded a foul smell of feces and urine. Next to it were a row of two-story wooden buildings.

This is where Chen Zhenghu lived before. Several people could squeeze into a small room of five or six square meters. When the window was open, the stench of feces, urine and dead rats could be smelled, and when the window was closed, the stench of sweat could be smelled.

At this time, more than a dozen people were crowded in a room, and the air was filled with the smell of wine and food.

After a day of hard work, I need to drink some wine to relieve my fatigue.

When Rong Jiacai pushed the door open, everyone looked over and smiled: "Scholar, you're here! Sit down and have some wine!"

"I won't drink anymore!" Rong Jiacai leaned against the door frame with his arms folded.

Compared with Rong Jiacai and others, the people in the room looked even more numb, so numb that they had no interest in anything happening in the outside world.

This is what most people in this era look like, and this is what most people in Chinatown look like.

I have long been numb and lost my mind in the hard daily life.

"Have you thought it through? Or are you going to continue like this?" Rong Jiacai went straight to the point. These people had been using the excuse of quitting their jobs at the factory and getting their wages to put it off for several days.

After everyone was silent for a while, someone said, "Scholar, this is not a trivial matter. We must think it through carefully."

"When should we consider this? If you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, what can you accomplish?" Rong Jiacai said angrily.

"Scholar, things are not that simple... It's only been a few days, and I heard that several people died! You have to have a life to spend the money you can earn!" someone else spoke up.

"What else do you have except your life? If not your life, what else can you fight for? And can you live long without fighting? If you die fighting, at least you will get resettlement money. Those who died while building the railway, died in the mine, or were beaten to death by foreigners outside, they don't even have resettlement money! They live like dogs and die like dogs. Have you ever imagined a life like this?"

Rong Jiacai sneered.

These people are not much older than him, but they came here two years earlier, yet they are so numb.

"A lifetime of several decades, are you willing to live like a dog for the rest of your life? Anzi, I remember you said before that you wanted to make a name for yourself and bring honor to your family!"

"Uncle Yu, I remember that you were kicked out of Guiyun Tower, and you swore that you would buy Guiyun Tower when you became rich..."

"Look at your current appearance. How can you bring honor to your family? How can you buy Guiyun Tower?"

Rong Jiacai shouted angrily, and everyone fell silent, with some embarrassment on their faces.

"It's easy to add icing on the cake, but it's hard to help in times of need. Now we need you, but you are hesitant. When there are more people in the future, you won't have this opportunity!"

"There is an opportunity tonight. We are going to do something. Those who are brave can follow me, and those who are not brave can stay here. We will not be able to work together in the future if we have different ideals!" Rong Jiacai said coldly, with a look of disappointment in his eyes.

Rong Jiacai knew clearly that there was no need for them to fight to the death tonight.

It mainly depends on the group of gunmen under Chen Zhengwei.

But of course he couldn't say that. He wanted to see who still had some blood in his veins and was able to do something.

Everyone's expressions were uncertain, and there was struggle in their eyes.

Rong Jiacai waited for three minutes, but no one spoke. His eyes gradually turned cold and he felt quite disappointed.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, he heard the man called Uncle Yu say, "Scholar, you seem to have become a different person these days!"

Rong Jiacai was stunned for a moment, then said: "Maybe!"

During the past two years he had been in Chinatown, he had become completely confused and lived a numb life every day. If he had stayed in Chinatown for a few more years, he might have become similar to these people.

But following Chen Zhengwei these days, Chen Zhengwei's unrestrained and high-spirited personality is so contagious.

As a result, they were also affected and subconsciously imitated Chen Zhengwei's tone and personality.

It was as if the whole person came back to life.

"You've read a lot... do you think he... can succeed?" Uncle Yu looked up at Rong Jiacai.

Rong Jiacai said categorically:

"He is audacious and lawless. If he dies, he will be a madman. If he lives, he will be a tyrant. As for the rest, he should do his best and leave the rest to fate. At least he should live a happy life, which is better than living in a daze, suffering from cowardice and not knowing why he lives or dies!" He has been thinking about Chen Zhengwei's character these days. It is completely different from anyone he has met before.

He felt that they needed someone like Chen Zhengwei to lead them, as no one else had the ability or courage to do so.

As for what happens in the future, we'll just leave it to fate!

Uncle Yu gritted his teeth and clapped his hands: "Then I'll give it a try!"

"The scholar is right. It's better than living like a dog!" The numb eyes of the others gradually became hot, and they stood up one after another after making up their minds.

"Scholar, what should we do with our wages this month?" Someone else thought of something.

If they followed Chen Zhengwei and his men, they would definitely not be able to go to work. Half of the month had already passed, and if they suddenly stopped working, the boss would definitely not pay them.

"Fuck! I'll bring people to ask for your wages. If he doesn't give it to you, just take it yourself!" Rong Jiacai was so angry that he laughed.

"Go call the others and ask them if they want to go!"

……

Not long after Fatty Li and others got into trouble, Brother Bao from Hong Shun Tang sent someone to inform An Song Tang, and An Song Tang immediately became chaotic.

Then a group of people rushed over and saw corpses everywhere.

When the corpses were brought back to Tavern Street, the people of Ansong Hall were in an uproar. Some wanted to avenge Fatty Li, while others wanted to wait for the hall master, Master Chai, to come back.

Just as the crowd was making a fuss, a carriage rushed back to Tavern Street and stopped in the middle of the street.

An old man in a long gown and a top hat got off the car. There was another person with him, and he was an acquaintance of Chen Zhengwei.

Yu Chong.

Yu Chong is a middleman who does everything. Today, Mr. Chai went to negotiate a piglet business with a foreigner, and Yu Chong worked as a translator.

At this time, Master Chai got out of the car and saw that the people in Ansong Hall were in a mess. He immediately coughed and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Master Chai!"

"Master Chai!"

When everyone saw Master Chai coming back, they were overjoyed. Their backbone had finally returned.

Then they started talking at once.

"Fatty Li was beaten to death? Niu Wei was arrested by the Investigation Bureau?" After finding out what happened, Chai Ye was stunned. He had only been out for a short while, how come everything turned upside down?

"What's going on? Who did this to Fatty Li? I've only been away for half a day and it's like this. If I come back tomorrow, will even the hall be gone?" Master Chai's face was so gloomy that water could drip from it, and his voice was chillingly cold.

"The group of people on Sullivan Street..." Now they don't know what to call Chen Zhengwei and his people. After all, Chen Zhengwei has no gang.

Yu Chong listened to the general idea. After hearing Sullivan Street, a young man with a dirty body but fierce eyes immediately appeared in his mind. He smiled and said to him: "I will leave my sister-in-law with you. Please help me take care of her for a few days..."

At that time, Yu Chong felt that this man was not a good person, but a desperado.

Either beat him to death directly, or give him a chance and give him some face. Otherwise, it would not be surprising if such a person did anything.

Yu Chong thought about it for a moment and decided to give him a chance.

If it works, the other party owes you a favor. If it doesn't work, the other party can't blame you.

After that, he kept paying attention to Chen Zhengwei's news. He didn't expect that Chen Zhengwei would rise so quickly. In a short time, he gathered a group of people and swept Heshun Hall.

Huang Baoru, the person he introduced to him, also died inexplicably.

This made him feel somewhat fortunate. He was indeed good at judging people. This man was indeed fierce. Fortunately, he did not do anything too extreme at the beginning.

I became more concerned about Chen Zhengwei.

Therefore, after hearing about Sullivan Street, he immediately knew that it was related to Chen Zhengwei and did not want to get involved here.

He immediately said, "Master Chai, since you have something else to do, let's talk another day. I'll take my leave now!"

At this time, Master Chai was filled with rage and didn't care about him anymore. He hurriedly took people in to see Fatty Li's body.

Yu Chong put on his hat and got into the carriage. When the carriage left, Yu Chong saw that half of the street was filled with Ansongtang members who had gathered around him.

(End of this chapter)