Crossing the spy war, my code name is God of Wealth

“Aren’t calligraphy and paintings symbols of culture?”

"Are you sure there are paintings and calligraphy for sale in this kind of place?"

Haley looked at the dilapidated buildings on both sides and doubted Chen Yang's words for a moment.

"There is a saying in China that great people hide in the city." Chen Yang shook his head and said, "The more places like this, the more surprises there are. Don't worry, just follow me."

The alley was filled with noise and noise, and the sounds of shouting, cursing and wild laughter coming from the gambling house could be heard everywhere.

This is a paradise for common people, just like the overpass in the imperial capital. Although there are fewer jugglers walking around the streets, there are still many common people coming and going.

Even though it looks chaotic because all kinds of people gather here, there is actually order within the chaos.

Every place has its own rules, and Xiaotong Bridge is no exception.

In this area, the Fourth Master, Wu Sibao, is the rule here.

The largest gang in Shanghai is undoubtedly the Green Gang.

Wu Sibao was a disciple of Huang Jinrong, the former Green Gang leader...

Huang Jinrong was a prominent figure in Shanghai. Decades ago, he was a well-known figure in Shanghai. If he stomped his feet, the whole Shanghai would tremble.

Unfortunately, because of an actress named Lu Lanchun, this Shanghai tycoon could not help but lose his courage.

After Huang Jinrong retired, Shanghai became the world of Boss Du.

Some of Huang Jinrong's disciples also had to keep a low profile.

Although Wu Sibao is not very good-looking, he has a good vision and knows how to retreat in order to advance.

After Huang Jinrong retired, he withdrew from the French Concession with a group of his men and came to the Chinese area.

Although Xiaotongqiao is a mixed crowd, with Wu Sibao's ability, it is easy to deal with these low-class hooligans.

After wiping out the hooligans here, Wu Sibao also set up some rules here.

The rules are simple, no matter you are a robber who kills and robs, a smuggler or a prostitute who makes a living by selling sex.

As long as you pay enough stall fees, he will keep you safe.

If anyone dares to make things difficult for the vendors at these stalls, it would be an obstacle to their making money, and beating them with knives or axes would be the least of their worries.

There are so many unidentified bodies in the Huangpu River every year. Who knows who were the heroes they were in their lifetime?

Collecting protection fees is his main business. However, with hundreds or even thousands of hooligans in Xiaotongqiao, this amount of protection fees is definitely not enough. So, in addition to this, he also started a black market business.

The black market is a place where transactions cannot be made in public.

He dared to take anything of unknown origin, including arms, medicines, supplies, opium, red goods, calligraphy and paintings, and antiques.

If you want to do some shady business through him, it's even easier. Just take 30% profit from each purchase and sale.

Clearly marked prices, fair to everyone.

After passing through several alleys, Chen Yang arrived at his destination based on the information in his memory.

This is a two-story wooden building.

It is not difficult to tell from the outside that this is a building left over from the Qing Dynasty.

The entire small building is covered with mottled traces of time, and the eaves are decorated with carved dragons and painted phoenixes, which is very beautiful.

Unfortunately, the dragon head on the lower right side is missing a horn, leaving a dark area. It is unknown whether it was shattered by artillery fire or struck by lightning.

There is an old gray plaque hanging above the door, and three large characters "Cangbaoxuan" can be vaguely seen.

"Haley, we're here." Chen Yang said when he saw the plaque above.

"My dear, you took me across most of Shanghai just to come here?"

"There would be something here, something broken." Haley pouted, looking unhappy.

"Don't be deceived by his appearance. You have to know that we Chinese people value not showing off our wealth."

"Low-key is the way to go."

What is the right way to be low-key? Hailey has a question mark on her face...

Chen Yang didn't explain too much and walked in taking Haley's hand.

As soon as you enter the door, you are hit by the scent of Tibetan incense. The fragrance is very strong and special, and it makes you feel relaxed and happy.

Haley looked at everything in front of her curiously. The shop was filled with all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, from large ornaments in the hall to small items like paper, pens, inkstones and ink.

It's just that I can only see things, not people...

"anyone there?"

"Yes, yes, yes, here it comes, here it comes."

There was a response from the back hall, and a waiter lifted the door curtain and walked in.

Seeing that the customers in front of him were a handsome young man in a suit and a blonde foreign girl, the waiter was surprised and immediately put on a smiling face.

"Sir, what do you want? Even though our shop is small, we have everything you want."

Chen Yang looked at the waiter for a few times and muttered, "You are new here, right? Where is Brother Gui?"

When the waiter heard this, his expression froze and he asked, "Do you know Brother Agui?"

"Of course. By the way, is the Fourth Master here?"

Uh, we're still acquaintances...

When the waiter heard the other party say Agui's name, he was sure that the other party was definitely an old acquaintance.

"Please wait a moment, sir. The Fourth Master is at the back. I'll go call him." The waiter responded and hurriedly walked back.

After a while, hurried footsteps were heard from the back hall.

The door curtain was lifted, and a sturdy and strong figure flashed in.

The man was not tall, with very ordinary facial features and a short flat head. It was December, but he was only wearing a half-sleeved jacket. Veins could be vaguely seen on his exposed crooked arms, and he looked very strong and powerful.

Standing in front of the hall, the man looked at Chen Yang carefully for a moment, his expression froze, and suddenly, he took a step forward, clasped his hands, and rushed straight up.

"What are you doing?" Haley was shocked.

Chen Yang seemed to be prepared. He smiled slightly, took a half step back with his right foot, lowered his waist and dropped his elbow, and punched out without dodging.

The arms of both parties collided with each other, and there was a loud "bang". Chen Yang's body shook, and the man took two steps back.

"Hahaha, good, good," the visitor laughed.

"Chen Yang, I haven't seen you for a few years. You have made great progress. Great progress."

"Fourth Uncle." Chen Yang bowed.

"Honey, what are you doing?" Haley took Chen Yang's arm with lingering fear.

"It's nothing. You can think of it as an assessment. He is testing whether my strength has improved." Chen Yang patted Haley's hand and comforted her softly.

"You people are so weird. Your ways of testing are so barbaric." Haley didn't understand.

Chen Yang didn't know how to explain it and could only smile helplessly.

"Hey, Chen Yang, what are you babble about? Who is this lady?" Wu Sibao didn't understand French. He could only hear the other party babble and make no clear what he was saying.

Chen Yang said: "This is my fiancée, Haley, she is French."

"Wow, you are really good, you can actually find a foreign girl to be your wife. If Chen Laoqi knew about this, he would wake up laughing in his dreams."

"Come on, sit down."

"Xiaofu, go and make a pot of my treasured Biluochun."

Wu Sibao greeted Chen Yang and asked him to sit aside.

Soon, the tea was served.

Chen Yang picked up the teacup and took a sip. Hmm. The tea soup was clear and sweet. It was indeed a top-quality tea.

"Chen Yang, I haven't seen you for a few years. What's the matter with you coming to see me this time?"