Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

After dinner, the two rested at the hotel, arranged by Liu Dachun.

The next day, Liu Dachun took Chen Jiajun and A-Jie and left Harbin, heading directly across the river to conduct the transaction.

A-Jie had already confided in Liu Da-Chun about what he was planning to buy, and Liu Da-Chun helped introduce him to a military officer who could make the decisions.

But when everyone arrived at the destination, they were dumbfounded.

The officer Liu Dachun was supposed to meet did not show up; Chen Jiajun and A-Jie were stood up.

Ah Jie immediately said to Liu Dachun with dissatisfaction, "Dachun, are you fucking good?! Where are the people you promised to be?"

Liu Dachun was dumbfounded. He immediately took out his phone and dialed the number, but after waiting for a long time, no one showed up.

He could only awkwardly say to A-Jie, "These Russians are really unreliable! Don't worry, even if we can't do business in the Twin Cities, I know a military officer in Vladivostok! He has some good stuff too!"

Hearing Liu Dachun's words, Chen Jiajun increasingly felt that the guy's words were not very reliable.

What is Vladivostok? It was a major location used by the Soviet Union to exile political prisoners!

However, the two of them didn't have any good ideas at the moment. After all, they were in an unfamiliar place, and they couldn't very well turn back. They could only continue on their way with Liu Dachun.

Liu Dachun, this middleman, was quite shrewd; he quickly managed to get several cars for himself.

Under his leadership, the group headed directly towards Vladivostok.

After driving for almost another day, the group finally arrived in Vladivostok.

This is the largest port of the Soviet Union in the Far East, so it is considered a relatively prosperous area.

Liu Dachun, relying on his broken Mandarin to ask for directions, finally found a hotel.

While tipping a doorman, Liu Dachun was spotted. Several young men from the Soviet Union immediately followed behind him.

"Boss, someone's following us!" Doom suddenly spoke up, saying to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun said helplessly, "I know, damn it, these bastards are practically glued to us!"

Ah Jie asked warily, "Are they coming for us?"

Chen Jiajun shook his head, then pointed at Liu Dachun.

Liu Dachun was stunned: "Me? Why are you coming at me?"

Liu Dachun was genuinely surprised, knowing that Chen Jiajun and A-Jie were both incredibly stylish in their attire.

Chen Jiajun looked incredibly stylish in a dark, handmade suit with a mink coat over it and a Cuban cigar in his hand.

Ah Jie, with a gold chain the size of a thumb around his neck and wearing a purple mink coat, looked like the real boss just by his appearance.

Liu Dachun was dressed in ordinary clothes and smoking a cigarette! He didn't understand why these young people from the Soviet Union were targeting him! Did they think he was an honest man who was easy to bully?

Thinking of this, Liu Dachun's eyes sharpened.

Chen Jiajun shook his head, and just one sentence made Liu Dachun suddenly realize!
"There's an old saying that goes, 'When you're out and about, don't flaunt your wealth.'" Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "Several people wouldn't be tempted by the cash in your wallet!"

Liu Dachun awkwardly touched his wallet. He had just started to have some money and liked to carry some cash in his pocket, but he never expected it would cause him trouble.

Liu Dachun said somewhat nervously, "What should we do now? Should we call the police?"

Seeing Liu Dachun's innocent look, Chen Jiajun became even more suspicious that this guy was just a farmer who got rich by sheer luck.

Chen Jiajun and A-Jie exchanged a smile, and Chen said to Liu Dachun, "Brother Dachun, since we're out here on the run, it's hard to avoid encountering things like this, so I'll treat you to a show for free later."

Liu Dachun was taken aback for a moment and said, "What do you mean?"

Ah Jie put his arm around Liu Dachun's shoulder and said, "It's okay, you'll find out in a bit."

As they spoke, Chen Jiajun and his group deliberately walked towards a secluded alley.

As expected, the thugs behind him let out a joyful exclamation and rushed towards the small knife in their hands, directly blocking Chen Jiajun and the others.

"Hey guys, we're out of money lately, want to borrow some from you guys!" The leader of the thugs was tall and burly, and the knife he was holding looked rather tiny.

He spoke fiercely to Chen Jiajun and the others, while the thugs behind him let out strange "heh heh" laughs.

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said jokingly, "The quality of the gangsters in the Soviet Union is really too low!"

Ah Jie said with a relaxed expression, "These kinds of low-level thugs wouldn't even be considered gangsters in the Soviet Union!"

The two of them each said something, and only Liu Dachun was frightened.

He was a middleman, and a middleman who could bring profits to the people of Su, so every time he did business with the people of Su, he could feel their enthusiasm.

They always picked me up and dropped me off by car, just so they could make a deal with Liu Dachun.

Liu Dachun had never seen a Soviet person like this before, so he appeared extremely flustered.

However, Doom and several young demon brothers beside Chen Jiajun did not see it that way.

One by one, grinning maliciously, they walked in from the other end of the alley and surrounded the group of thugs.

Doom went straight for the burly man from the Soviet Union, cracking his knuckles.

They hadn't noticed before, they were only focused on the money in Liu Dachun's hand, and hadn't paid any attention to Dum and the others, but now the burly Soviet man in the lead realized that he seemed to be the one in the weaker position.

"Hehe, wait a minute, I was just joking with you guys." The burly man from the Soviet Union seemed to understand the principle that discretion is the better part of valor, and quickly put away his knife and spread his hands.

Doom turned to look at Chen Jiajun, who said calmly, "Just don't kill him!"

Now it was Doom and his young demon brothers' turn to chuckle and pounce on the group of Soviet thugs. Those who could be kept by Chen Jiajun's side were definitely the elite of the elite.

Not to mention Doom, in less than a minute, several thugs were lying on the ground groaning in pain.

Fortunately, Doom listened to Chen Jiajun's advice and did not kill him.

These thugs looked bruised and battered, but they didn't cause any real harm.

Seeing Liu Dachun's stunned expression, A-Jie said with a smile, "Alright, be more careful when you're out doing business in the future, otherwise I advise you not to stay in this line of work. After you've made enough money, try to go back to your hometown and retire!"

Chen Jiajun and A-Jie realized that Liu Dachun was clearly a complete novice who knew nothing.

The reason he was able to work for the boss was entirely due to good luck.

Liu Dachun nodded repeatedly, but a question arose in his mind.

Compared to these Soviets, Chen Jiajun and A-Jie seem to be much more dangerous!

Chen Jiajun didn't even glance at the Soviet thugs before following Liu Dachun into the local hotel.

Hotels in Vladivostok are also very popular, and Chen Jiajun and his group discovered that there are quite a few Chinese people among them.

These people were either local Manchus or came to do business.

Liu Dachun snapped out of his panic and picked up the hotel phone to dial a number.

He quickly said to Chen Jiajun and A-Jie with a happy expression, "Bosses, good news!"

Chen Jiajun and A-Jie, who were busy preparing Soviet food, put down their knives and forks and looked at Liu Dachun, asking, "What news?"

"Hehe! I contacted a local military officer. He heard you have supplies and he seemed very interested. He said he'd come over as quickly as possible!" Liu Dachun said with a wink. "This guy's high-ranking enough, he'll definitely be able to buy what you want!"

Liu Dachun was so eager to help A-Jie with the arms deal not only to repay A-Jie for saving his life, but also because he was a middleman and broker and would receive a share of the profits.

The bigger the business, the bigger his commission!

The people the middleman knew were from all walks of life.

It's not surprising that I knew two Soviet officers.

After all, recent events in the Soviet Union have forced them to engage in business with others.

Since Liu Dachun had said so, A-Jie and Chen Jiajun couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.

What Chen Jiajun didn't expect was that before the officer Liu Dachun mentioned arrived...

But another group of people stormed into the hotel.

And it seems they came specifically for Chen Jiajun and his group.

Seeing this group of imposing and burly men, Dum and his men under Chen Jiajun also stood up.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Just then, the hotel owner, a somewhat obese middle-aged man, rushed out of the kitchen carrying a kitchen knife and said fiercely to the leader of the thugs, "Chekhov, what the hell do you want to do?"

The burly man named Chekhov said in a deep voice to the boss, "Out-of-towners are too arrogant; they need to be taught a lesson!"

The innkeeper coldly held up a kitchen knife and said, "I don't care what grudges they may have. In my inn, they are my guests, and you are not allowed to harass them!"

Chekhov seemed somewhat unwilling, but after seeing the owner's gleaming kitchen knife, he still left the inn with his men.

After these people left, the boss plopped down at Chen Jiajun's table and said to them, "You're here to do business, right? If you're going to do business, just do it properly. Why did you have to provoke these people?"

Chen Jiajun smiled slightly and said, "You've misunderstood something. It wasn't us who provoked them, but rather they who provoked us!"

The boss said helplessly, "No matter who offended whom, I'm afraid your business can't continue. I advise you to leave Vladivostok immediately and never come back!"

Chen Jiajun raised an eyebrow and said, "That group of people must be someone important?"

The shopkeeper said helplessly, "They're nothing special, but they're legal thieves!"

"Law thieves?" Ah Jie and Liu Dachun looked puzzled, but Chen Jiajun had heard of this organization.

This is a criminal group unique to the Soviet Union, and its origins can be traced back to the Tsarist era.

Since the people of the Soviet Union are known as a fighting nation, banditry has always been rampant, and the Tsarist era was no exception.

The Tsar's oppressive rule and endless exploitation led some people at the bottom of society to "rob the rich to help the poor," just like the Liangshan Marsh, some of which were quite large in scale.

In reality, these are all embellishments. Just like those triads in Hong Kong, they were initially just a group of people who couldn't stand the oppression of the Qing government and united together.

Simply put, they used to be robbers, now they've become gangsters!

Like the triads in Hong Kong, they have their own rules.

And it looks quite outrageous!

For example, thieves are not allowed to marry and have children, but they can have lovers.

They are not allowed to engage in legitimate industries; even if they are starving to death, they must survive through illegal means.

They must not join the military and must distance themselves from any government organization, etc.

Of course, there are advantages to being a legal thief. Once you enter this line of work, you can receive guidance from some veteran legal thieves.

When a conflict arises between the lawyer and the thief, someone will come to mediate, and so on. (End of Chapter)