Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

Ding Li said: "Gong Yicun and Ma Wei are indeed in Lido now, but I didn't have them arrested."

Shi Kun said: "If not you, who else can catch them?"

"Given their status and power in Longmen, only someone of your level can arrest them. Moreover, you don't even need to notify me to arrest them directly."

Ding Li said: "It is true that I didn't catch the man, but Brother Fei did."

"Both of them are now controlled by Brother Fei."

"Master!"

Shi Kun looked at Ding Li in shock: "The Sect Master has also come to Shanghai."

Ding Li said: "Do you think I was the only one who returned to Shanghai? Brother Fei came back with me, and after returning, he sent people to arrest Gong Yicun and Shi Kun."

"As for the reason, I think you should know it clearly, so I don't need to explain it to you."

After listening to Ding Li, Shi Kun lowered his head and said nothing.

He originally thought that it was Ding Li who captured Gong Yicun and Ma Wei.

Unexpectedly, it was Ye Yunfei who did it himself.

This meant that the situation was even more serious than he thought.

If it was just Ding Li arresting people, perhaps, thanks to his relationship with Ding Li, the situation could be eased.

But, since it was Ye Yunfei who captured him, the situation became very troublesome.

Shi Kun kept his head down and remained silent, and did not continue speaking.

Ding Li said: "Shi Kun, I don't understand why you do this."

"You are a senior member of Longmen and are highly valued by Longmen. You are less than 30 years old, but you have already taken the position of deputy head of the Law Enforcement Hall."

"You can be said to be the absolute core of Longmen. I don't understand why you would do such a thing that violates the gang rules and is extremely rebellious."

After Ding Li finished speaking, Shi Kun looked up at Ding Li and said, "Brother Li, I do this for a reason."

"Although I am the deputy head of the Law Enforcement Hall, I am the worst among the brothers who came from Zhabei District back then."

"They are at least at the level of hall masters, and some are even higher than hall masters. And I have been around for so many years, but I am still just a deputy hall master."

"I once asked you if I could be the head of the Law Enforcement Hall. If I became the head, I would be on equal footing with them. But you said that the position of head could only be decided after discussion among the Dragon Gates, and you couldn't make the decision. So, the matter ended up being left unresolved."

"Also, although I am the deputy hall master, my monthly salary is only a few hundred dollars."

"What can I do with this money? It's hard to even find a good lady. My daily expenses are quite high, and the money Longmen gives me is not enough, so I can only find a way on my own."

Shi Kun said a lot of things in front of Ding Li.

These were basically what he really thought, and, Ding Li was his immediate superior, so he didn't hesitate and just said it out loud.

After listening to Shi Kun, Ding Li said, "Shi Kun, so it is because of these reasons that you violated the gang rules and went to the train station to collect protection money."

"You said that I wouldn't let you be the head of the Law Enforcement Hall. The position of head requires not only prestige, but also ability and courage, because the Law Enforcement Hall manages the punishments of the entire Longmen. If you don't have absolute ability, you can't be in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall, let alone manage the punishments of Longmen."

"Do you think you have the ability to be the head of the Law Enforcement Hall? Even if you become the head, can you handle all matters of Longmen impartially?"

"You can't. I know you're not that cut out for it, so I didn't let you be the hall master. But even so, you're still the deputy hall master of the Law Enforcement Hall, second only to the hall master."

"In fact, your status in the Law Enforcement Hall is not lower than that of the Hall Master, because many things in the Law Enforcement Hall are handled by you, and sometimes the Hall Master has to listen to you."

"As for the money you mentioned, if I remember correctly, Longmen should give you 800 dollars a month."

"Eight hundred dollars, isn't that too little? Do you know that nowadays in Shanghai, an ordinary person spends less than ten dollars a month?"

"Even those high-ranking officials in the government only make a few dozen dollars a month, and you make 800 dollars a month, which is dozens of times more than theirs, and you still think it's not enough."

"Even if you really don't have enough money, you can tell me, you can tell Longmen, and we will solve it for you. Do you think I will not give you money to spend?"

"But why did you insist on collecting protection money and killing people? You did something that is expressly prohibited by the gang rules. If you do this, where do the gang rules stand, and where do you stand for me?"

"Shikun, you disappoint me so much."

Ding Li looked at Shi Kun with disappointment.

Shi Kun actually did these things because he was dissatisfied with his low position and low salary.

He hadn't thought about that at all.

The positions of each disciple of Longmen are arranged based on their merits, abilities, and comprehensive considerations.

As for money, it’s the same, each level has its own level of money.

In fact, Shi Kun's monthly salary of eight hundred yuan is not a small amount.

With eight hundred dollars, you can do a lot of things in Shanghai.

Sometimes he doesn't even spend two hundred dollars a month, let alone eight hundred dollars.

Shi Kun violated the gang rules for this reason, which really disappointed him.

Shi Kun said: "Brother Li, I'm telling you the truth. I fought for Longmen, killed so many people, and suffered so many injuries."

"I have made some contribution to Longmen's development to this point."

"Is it too much to ask for a little more money?"

"Considering the merits I have established and the contributions I have made to Longmen, being a hall master is nothing."

"But you just won't agree. I can only make money in my own way."

"If I wasn't forced to do it, I wouldn't do it."

Ding Li stared at Shi Kun coldly and said, "I told you that if you don't have money, you can tell me. I won't let you be short of money. As for the position of the hall master, this needs to be discussed by the top leaders of Longmen and approved by Brother Fei. I really can't make the decision."

"But you can also mention it to me, and I can discuss it with Phineas."

"And you were so bold and reckless that you violated gang rules, collected protection money, and even killed someone to silence him."

"Shi Kun, do you know what the consequences will be if you do this?"

Shi Kun stared at Ding Li and said, "I am the deputy head of the Law Enforcement Hall. Of course I know what the consequences will be."

"So Brother Li, are you here today to kill me?"

According to the Longmen Gang rules, what he did was indeed punishable by death.

Ding Li, do you want to enforce the gang rules and send him to death?

Ding Li shook his head and said, "I don't want to kill you, and I won't kill you for the time being. I'm just following orders to take you back to Lido."

"Come with me, we'll talk when we get back..."

Shi Kun said: "I obey your orders, whose orders are you obeying?"

Ding Li said: "Whose orders do you say you are following?"