Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 361 Xingrenli Shikumen II

When Qian Xiaobao delivered grain to Shanghai for the first time, he had a dispute with the No. 13 military depot of the Chinese Dispatch Army over who should unload the grain from the ship.

In the end, Qian Xiaobao had to bow his head and find dock workers to carry the grain to the dock by himself.

However, he also secretly colluded with his eldest brother Zhang Xinzhai on the beach to replace the Northeast Japonica rice with the South Indica rice.Let the Thirteenth Army suffer a dumb loss.

The situation is different now. People from the [-]th Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Army have been waiting for more than ten days from Wuhan to Shanghai, just waiting eagerly for this batch of food.

It was useless to discuss with Qian Xiaobao, because the members of the [-]th Army took the initiative to carry food from the ship.

The reason is that they are waiting for this batch of food for emergency, otherwise the 10,000+ Japanese army will starve.

In the words of the Northeast people, the wolf who has been waiting is wow.

After transporting the grain to the wharf, it will be reloaded on a small steamer and transported up the Yangtze River to Wuhan or even Yichang.

Now Qian Xiaobao stood by and had nothing to do.At this time, Zhang Xinzhai, the eldest brother in Shanghai, sent someone to invite Qian Xiaobao over.

Now August is not the time to buy medicinal materials at all, so Qian Xiaobao didn't ship medicinal materials with him this time.

Zhang Xinzhai's invitation to Qian Xiaobao should be a courtesy.

Qian Xiaobao called Taro Hemoto to follow the visitors to the outside of the pier based on the life belief that if you don’t eat for nothing, you will not eat for nothing.

More than 2000 tons, or more than 2 bags of grain, will not be able to be moved when they come back tomorrow morning.

But Qian Xiaobao stopped before taking a few steps.

Dozens of burly men in black jackets and black wide-leg pants suddenly appeared in front of them!
"What is this for? Is your master Zhang going to invite me to a Hongmen banquet?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

The person who came to invite Qian Xiaobao hastily explained with a smile on his face: "If it was the day before yesterday, it wouldn't be like this! Now there is a lot of turmoil in Shanghai, and it has to be like this for safety!"

"What's wrong? What happened in Shanghai these two days?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

"Yesterday, Zhang Xiaolin, the eldest brother of the Shanghai Bund Youth Gang, was shot to death! Now these elder brothers of the Youth Gang are hiding at home and dare not go out easily!" the man explained.

Qian Xiaobao has delivered food to Shanghai several times and he didn't stay in Shanghai for long, so he doesn't know Shanghai well.

But even if he doesn't know Shanghai well, he still knows Zhang Xiaolin!

Zhang Xiaolin was the number one big brother in the underworld after the Japanese occupied Shanghai.In the past few years, he has done many things for the Japanese that the Japanese want to do but cannot.

Because of this, he has also been a guest of the Japanese for the past two years, taking the opportunity to make a fortune in the country's calamity.

Unexpectedly, this big brother of the Qing Gang, who has thousands of apprentices and grandchildren, was shot dead suddenly.

Zhang Xiaolin died, and the big brothers of the Youth Gang, like Zhang Xinzhai, who were less famous and powerful than Zhang Xiaolin, were naturally too scared to go out.

"Since this is the case, I won't go, and tell Master Zhang not to go out. You go back and tell Master Zhang that I appreciate his wishes." Qian Xiaobao said.

The first two times Zhang Xinzhai hosted Qian Xiaobao at the most luxurious restaurant in Shanghai.At this time, it is really inappropriate for Zhang Xinzhai to invite him to dinner in the restaurant.

The man smiled and said to Qian Xiaobao: "Thank you, Lord Qian, for being considerate of our Lord Zhang! This time, Lord Zhang is hosting a banquet for the two of you at home. His old man invited the best chef in Shanghai to cook his own dishes!"

"Since this is the case, the two of us will go there if hospitality is difficult." Qian Xiaobao said.

Dozens of big men walked out of the pier with Qian Xiaobao and Hemoto Taro sandwiched between them.

Qian Xiaobao came to Zhang Xinzhai's home in the French Concession.It wasn't until he entered the gate that Zhang Xinzhai walked out of the western-style building to greet him.

But what surprised Qian Xiaobao was that Zhang Xinzhai didn't show any panic and fear, but a joyful smile.

"Mr. Zhang is so calm and composed, he really has the demeanor of a general!" Qian Xiaobao praised insincerely.

"It's true to be afraid, and it's true to be happy!" Zhang Xinzhai said with a smile.

Zhang Xinzhai said he was afraid that Qian Xiaobao would understand.Who in this world is not afraid of death?

But Zhang Xinzhai said he was happy and Qian Xiaobao didn't understand.

He and Kawamoto Taro walked into the small western building and sat down in the large living room.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of Zhang's house and went all the way to the living room, Qian Xiaobao saw a total of hundreds of disciples of the Qing Gang outside the gate, protecting Zhang Xinzhai in the yard and in the living room.

"Tell me below, you can cook now." Zhang Xinzhai ordered.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you mean by happy?" Qian Xiaobao asked puzzled.

"Zhang Xiaolin occupies the largest territory in Shanghai Beach. Now that he is dead, Shanghai Beach should be in chaos again." Zhang Xinzhai replied with a smile.

Zhang Xiaolin is dead. In order to fight for the territory he vacated, these big brothers of the Qing Gang should fight again.

"Zhang Xiaolin has the most disciples and grandchildren in Shanghai. Huangpu Wharf counts him as having a lot of business. He does whatever business makes money in Yanguan Casino and Brothel. There are at least dozens of houses under his name." Zhang Xinzhai said.

Qian Xiaobao turned his head to look at Zhang Xinzhai's beautiful small western-style building.

"Master Zhang spent a lot of money on this small western-style building, right?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

"Not many, only forty or fifty large yellow croakers." Zhang Xinzhai replied easily.

Qian Xiaobao is very concerned about gold matters now, and the gold bars of twelve taels are called large yellow croakers.Forty or fifty large yellow croakers are four or five hundred taels of gold, which is much more expensive than the price of a small western-style building in Harbin.

The prices of small western-style buildings in Harbin are getting lower and lower. The reason is that rich people in Harbin are fleeing Harbin one after another, and there is no one to take over.

Qian Xiaobao felt good about himself living in the small mansion, but now when he heard that the small mansion in Shanghai was worth forty or fifty gold bars, he immediately lost his mood.

"So expensive? There are so many Western-style buildings in Shanghai than in Harbin. How can there be so many rich people buying them?" Qian Xiaobao asked in surprise.

"Wars are happening everywhere now, and almost all the rich people in China have fled to Shanghai to take refuge. Holding the banknotes in their hands, they can only watch them become waste paper, and there is no value in the bank, so everyone buys and speculates. The value of the building is preserved," Zhang Xinzhai replied.

Qian Xiaoyi nodded.Not only the Chinese, but also the Russians and Jews in Harbin are also running to Shanghai. There are more and more people, and the houses are naturally more and more expensive.

This time Qian Xiaobao came to Shanghai with a small bag of gold that Xiao Linxun gave him at all times.

Before leaving, the two of them secretly and roughly weighed the weight, which was more than seven catties.

Qian Xiaobao felt like a rich man when he came to Shanghai with his pockets.But now it seems that even a small western-style building cannot be afforded.

Qian Xiaobao opened his mouth to ask Zhang Xinzhai what he wanted, but he squinted and saw Taro Kawamoto who was sitting next to him swallow the words that had already reached his mouth.

(End of this chapter)