Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 296 Zhao Laohei, the Boss of the Gelaoge (Brotherhood)

In Ye Shaohong's eyes, women are really strange.

Two complete strangers became as familiar as if they had known each other for years simply because they had a common topic and exchanged a few words.

Yu Manli and Yu Xiaowan's oblivious conversation even disregarded him.

Ye Shaohong didn't get a chance to speak until the waiter brought over three glasses of brandy on the ice and placed them on the bar table.

He took out his wallet from his inner jacket pocket, pulled out a dollar bill, and handed it to the waiter while holding it against the table.

"Let's count all three together."

"Consider the extra as a tip!" Ye Shaohong said softly, a gentle smile appearing on his lips, before turning around and nodding to Yu Xiaowan.

to be frank.

His gesture, his manner of doing it, is actually quite greasy.

But Ye Shaohong was young.

He was also handsome and dashing.

So this seemingly greasy gesture, along with the faint smile that curled at the corner of his mouth, still made Yu Xiaowan pause for a moment.

Of course, I was only slightly taken aback.

Yu Xiaowan has an extremely lively personality.

You could also say they are heartless.

Someone like her, who is used to being carefree and easygoing, would find it difficult to fall in love at first sight.

Naturally, she wouldn't be captivated by Ye Shaohong's gentleness and thoughtfulness. After a brief moment of stunned silence, Yu Xiaowan reached for a wine glass on the bar and raised it towards Ye Shaohong across Yu Manli.

"Thanks, handsome!"

There are only these four words; not a single extra word.

After speaking, Yu Xiaowan lowered her head again and whispered in Yu Manli's ear.

During this time, Yu Manli turned around and secretly glanced at Ye Shaohong.

She chuckled softly, then turned back to chat with Yu Xiaowan again.

Seeing this scene, Ye Shaohong shook his head silently once again. In that brief moment, Ye Shaohong also understood.

If Yu Manli and Yu Xiaowan can really become good friends and become close confidantes, that would be a good thing.

If this could change Yu Xiaowan's tragic fate, it would be one of the changes he made after transmigrating to this world. Just as the three were enjoying their wine and chatting, a middle-aged man in his forties, with a large belly and a fierce aura despite wearing a suit, walked out from the public area of ​​the dance hall.

As soon as the middle-aged man appeared, his gaze fell on the young man holding a gun, which was pressed against a guest's forehead.

"Captain Li, what do you mean by this?"

"Are you here to cause trouble for me?"

As the middle-aged man's cold voice rang out, seven or eight young people dressed in white short-sleeved shirts and small scarves rushed out from all around the dance hall.

They were all staff members at the dance hall.

Upon seeing their boss emerge, they stopped hiding and simultaneously ran behind the middle-aged man.

They all put their hands behind their backs.

Judging from their movements, they were probably carrying firearms. "Old Zhao, I'm here to arrest the Red Party members today, so don't get yourself into trouble."

"You've delayed my investigation and let the Communist Party members escape. You can't cover this up!"

Facing the powerful figures of the Jiangcheng underworld, the young man, presumably the leader of the Party Affairs Investigation Department, first darkened his expression, then raised his wrist and slammed the butt of his gun down hard on the head of the guest in front of him.

Accompanied by the guest's piercing screams, crimson blood flowed down.

Then, his gaze turned cold and venomous as he fixed his eyes on the middle-aged man, on Zhao Laohei, the notorious gangster boss of Jiangcheng.

"The Red Party?"

"Do those poor, bumpkin types have the money to come to my place?"

"Captain Li, if you want to take action against me, you should at least come up with a good reason. Do you think anyone will believe you if you tell others about this?" Ye Shaohong's eyebrows immediately rose as he looked at the pot-bellied middle-aged man who dared to directly confront the captain of the Party Affairs Investigation Department.

He never expected that the owner of the dance hall he had casually picked out on the street would have such audacity.

It's a direct confrontation with the Party Affairs Investigation Department.

Even their secret service rarely does such things.

Among the powerful figures on the streets, very few can achieve this level of influence. Clearly, this guy who seeks out Lao Hei has considerable power, and he must have someone backing him up.

Perhaps sensing Ye Shaohong's doubts, Yu Xiaowan suddenly lowered her voice and introduced the man's identity to him and Yu Manli.

"Zhao Liwei, a member of the Qingshui Gelaohui (a secret society), wields considerable influence in Jiangcheng."

"It is said that he has thousands of men under his command, and he also secretly controls gambling dens, brothels, docks, smuggling, opium and other businesses in Jiangcheng."

"As for who's behind him...."

At this point, Yu Xiaowan suddenly fell silent, but the deeper meaning behind her words became clear.

She was subtly telling Ye Shaohong that this person was not simple and should not be easily provoked.

Upon hearing Yu Xiaowan's words, Ye Shaohong blinked, and the smile on his lips became even more pronounced.

He also figured it out.

Yu Xiaowan is not confused at all. Beneath her carefree and nonchalant exterior lies a clever and insightful mind.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have inquired about the owner of this dance hall so thoroughly.

She certainly wouldn't give him any indirect warning. Of course, he had already seen these things in the TV series and already knew about them.

So it's not surprising.

He just wanted to see just how powerful the notorious Gelaohui (袍哥会) in the southwest region was, that it dared to confront the Party Affairs Investigation Department head-on.

"Humph!"

"Whether I believe it or not is up to me."

“Zhao Laohei, your backer Fei Zhengpeng is gone. Now in Jiangcheng, you have no place to speak.”

"If you know what's good for you, get out of here with your men right now. If you really delay my business, I'll kill you."

Watching the two exchange threats and warnings, and listening to their conversation, Ye Shaohong instantly lost interest.

This isn't an arrest of Communists.

It's clearly a pretext for extortion. To put it simply, Zhao Laohei's backer, Fei Zhengpeng, has been transferred out of Jiangcheng, and the territory, channels, and sales network he controls have become highly coveted assets.

Then Captain Zhao from the Party Affairs Investigation Department set his sights on this lucrative opportunity.

Today, under the pretext of arresting members of the Communist Party, they came to disrupt the event in order to warn and punish Zhao Laohei, and to try to seize this enormous wealth.

But Zhao Laohei has a stubborn temper.

Even though he had already guessed Captain Li's intentions, he still refused to yield and compromise.

The two started arguing about it.

How did Ye Shaohong figure it out? It's simple: if Captain Li really came to this dance hall to arrest members of the Red Army, he wouldn't have wasted his breath arguing with Zhao Laohei.

Just send people to search and arrest them.

If he were to arrest a Red Guard in this dance hall, he would have every reason to seize Zhao Laohei's assets, smuggling channels, and opium business.

No need to waste time.

"No...no!"

“If Zhao Laohei is willing to compromise, then Captain Li can indeed turn back and suppress the matter directly.”

“If Zhao Laohei is unwilling to compromise, then he can make the charade real, arrest one or two people at random, label them as members of the Communist Party, and then imprison Zhao Laohei in the Party Affairs Investigation Department’s jail.”

"Damn it, this is only 1937! Are these guys from the Party Affairs Investigation Department already so unscrupulous?" "On this New Year's Day, I would like to extend my New Year's greetings to all my readers."

Wishing everyone a prosperous and successful new year, with all your wishes fulfilled and great wealth!

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