Both times, the boss of the Cao Gang organized the rounds, and issued round tickets to the sisters in Changsan Apartment to cheer for them. This is how Mingzhu met Du Juan.
Mingzhu also knew what Du Juan was thinking, but she was not annoyed at all.
She believed that there were many girls in a family, and the same was true for men, especially a handsome guy like Lu Ming, with his look and appearance of not waiting for anyone, he should have many suitors, so that he could show his charm.
On the other hand, the same goes for her. There are too many men pursuing her in Shanghai, but basically they just think about it, and no one dares to put it into practice. They are not afraid of Lu Ming, but they are afraid of the boss of the Cao Gang, and they are afraid of who knows what night
He was tied up by a group of people, put into a sack, and then tied with stones and sank into the Huangpu River.
People who offended the Cao Gang in Shanghai basically ended up like this.
"Master Lu, I heard that you had a conflict with Liu San's people? This is because the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple." Gu Zhuxuan said with a smile.
"It's nothing, it's just a small matter, everything has been settled." Lu Ming smiled.
"I said to Lao Gu, why are you, the Qing Gang, becoming more and more shameless? If they are not human beings, what kind of thing are they? Are you still protecting me like a treasure?" Mingzhu overheard their conversation and came over to interject.
Everyone was shocked at first, and then couldn't help but laugh. This girl has an obvious fiery personality.
There are not many people in Shanghai who dare to call Gu Zhuxuan Lao Gu. No matter who sees him, he must respectfully call him Master Gu or Mr. Gu. Even if a foreigner sees Gu Zhuxuan, he must call him Miss Gu in a friendly manner.
It was Du Yuesheng who first called Mr. the leader of the Qing Gang. In the past, the Qing Gang, Hong Gang, and Cao Gang all used the honorific title "Master". Du Yuesheng was relatively trendy among these bosses, and he also paid attention to the new culture and loved elegance, so his disciples all
You have to call him Mr., and as time goes by, people outside also call him Mr. Du.
Gu Zhuxuan smiled bitterly and said: "Miss Mingzhu, you don't know something. Liu San is not my disciple, and I can't ask too much about him. But I have said hello. If his people dare to cause trouble for you again in the future, you
Let them come to me."
"I don't want to owe you this favor. If it weren't for my respect for Mr. Liu as a good man, I would have thrown his men into the Huangpu River long ago." Yuan Mingzhu said unceremoniously.
Gu Zhuxuan was so embarrassed. He had just sent a big favor, but he didn't buy it at all.
Thinking about it, Yuan Mingzhu would rather go home to her elder brother than accept his favor.
"Mingzhu, don't say that, Mr. Gu also means well, we should say thank you." Lu Ming hurriedly smoothed things over and said with a smile.
"It's okay, Miss Mingzhu has a quick temper, I've known it for a long time." Gu Zhuxuan smiled heartily and didn't care.
"Master Lu, I heard that Mr. De personally invited you back to investigate Miss Shanda's case?" Gu Zhuxuan changed the subject.
"Yes, what is going on? Miss Shanda is fine in the room, how come she is missing?" Cai Lian also asked curiously.
"Everyone, the case is under investigation and it is inconvenient to make it public. Please understand." Zhang Ziyang said in an official manner.
"Screw you, you policemen are all as stupid as pigs. You can't find anything at all, and you act like you know everything. You're a liar." Cai Lian said with disdain.
"Hey, it's not that our police are incompetent, it's that this case is too strange and there is no trace. How can we investigate it? There is not even a suspect now." Zhang Ziyang complained deliberately.
Zhang Ziyang learned his lesson this time and kept his mouth tight. He didn't say a word. It was really because the people at the scene were too mixed. There were brothers from Gu Zhuxuan's Qing Gang, friends from the shopping mall, and friends on the road. There were not many people.
But the three religions and nine streams are almost complete.
Zhang Ziyang knew in his heart that what he said now would not be known to everyone in Shanghai until tomorrow night, so he could only make it official.
"Oh, if there is anything that needs help, Detective Zhang, don't be polite, just tell me. For Degong's sake, I need help and money." Gu Zhuxuan patted his chest generously.
road.
"Senior Gu, I really have something to trouble you. Can you please lend me a moment?" Zhang Ziyang said with a smile.
"No problem, let's go to your private room." Gu Zhuxuan readily agreed.
Zhang Ziyang pulled Lu Ming and followed Gu Zhuxuan into the private room, and then closed the door of the private room.
"Three grown men are sneaking around, and they're bound to be up to no good." Mingzhu said angrily.
She was very dissatisfied with Zhang Ziyang's exclusion of her. She had stated that half of Lu Ming's detective property belonged to her. She was also a detective, so why was she excluded?
Cai Lian smiled and said: "Men have their own affairs, so we women don't have to worry about them."
"Then let's just worry about your affairs. When will you and Ziyang's marriage take place?" Mingzhu asked.
Upon hearing this, Cai Lian's eyes immediately became moist and she almost cried on the spot.
"What's wrong? Ziyang bullied you? If he dares to bully you, I want him to look good." Mingzhu said with wide eyes.
"No, how could he bully me? But he always said that he has no success in his career and can't even support a family. He doesn't want me to suffer with him. He said that he would wait until he makes a big fortune or becomes a director.
Marry me Fengfengguangguang."
"Oh, no wonder he wants to get rich." Mingzhu was relieved.
She also understood why Zhang Ziyang was so obsessed with casinos. Maybe he felt that there was no hope of promotion, so he could only hope to win a large sum of money in the casino so that Cai Lian could live a good life with him for a few days.
There are many people in ancient and modern times who dreamed of making a fortune through gambling, but unfortunately none of them succeeded. It was simply a matter of trying to make a fortune. Not only did they not get rich, but they also went bankrupt because of huge gambling debts, and there were many people who jumped from buildings and hanged themselves.
Lu Ming and Mingzhu were both worried about Zhang Ziyang's bad gambling habit, fearing that one day he would get into big trouble because of it, but even as best friends, they could not force him to quit gambling.
In fact, the biggest obstacle was Cai Lian's ransom fee. The original price was 20,000 yuan. After Zhang Ziyang's repeated pleas, Cai Lian also threatened her with life and death. Finally, her adoptive mother agreed, and Zhang Ziyang scraped together 8,000 yuan.
You can take away the lotus pickers.
For Zhang Ziyang, who earns a salary of 300 yuan a year, 8,000 yuan is a huge amount of wealth, and it would take more than 20 years of not eating or drinking to accumulate it.
However, Zhang Ziyang also has some gray income. After one year, his entire income is almost one thousand yuan, but he has spent basically all of it. He still owes some money to tailors, florists, and hotels.
Lu Ming once had a heart-to-heart talk with Ziyang. He would figure out how to pay for Cailian's ransom and the wedding expenses. As long as Zhang Ziyang saved some living expenses after marriage, he could consider redeeming Cailian and get married.
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Zhang Ziyang refused to agree, saying that he couldn't let his brother pay for his wife's money, and he would definitely find a way to earn the money.
This was exactly what Lu Ming was worried about for him, fearing that he would go to extremes and do something out of control for the sake of the money.
In the private room, Zhang Ziyang first bowed and apologized: "Old senior, what I want to say to you now, please keep it secret and don't say it to anyone, otherwise I will not dare to say it."
Zhang Ziyang saluted Gu Zhuxuan as a junior because he had also been a police detective earlier.
"Brother Ziyang, you know what I, Gu Zhuxuan, do. I will say what I should say, and I will never say a word of what I shouldn't say. Just rest assured."
"Well."
Zhang Ziyang talked about Sheng Muyi's four bodyguards. Their whereabouts were unknown after they were fired by the Sheng family. Although some people said that these four people had returned to their hometowns, he did not believe it because only Shanghai was the place where they could show their talents.
"You mean the four of them. They did leave Shanghai, but someone told me two days ago that two of them came back and wanted to find a job under me to make some money. I just don't know.
What is Mr. Daode's attitude towards them, so he didn't agree immediately. These two people are still waiting for news from me." Gu Zhuxuan said.
"Two of them are back? That's great. I knew this would have been impossible without Mr. Gu's help." Zhang Ziyang said with great joy.
"I don't know how many of them came back, but two people asked someone to intercede with me and wanted me to hire them," Gu Zhuxuan said.
Zhang Ziyang's judgment was correct.
Gu Zhuxuan is the rickshaw king of Shanghai. His subordinates are almost all over the streets and alleys of the city, not to mention the stations and docks. If anyone has the most reliable and powerful intelligence network in Shanghai, it must be Gu Zhuxuan and no one else.
The leading figures of the Qinggang also rely on him in this regard. They basically ask Gu Zhuxuan to do anything such as passing on information and gathering intelligence.
"Didn't you cross-examine these four people? Are they still suspected?" Gu Zhuxuan asked with a frown.
"I want to talk to them and understand some of the situation. Uncle Sheng left this matter to me to investigate. It's really life-threatening. I have no clue at all. I can only look for clues everywhere. These four people are Mu Yi
The bodyguards around you must know who Miss Sheng met and what happened before she disappeared." Lu Ming finally spoke.
"Oh, that's right. No problem. I'll let you know when I go back and find out where they are."
The three of them chatted for a while and then came out to join the crowd. Everyone had already started to have a tea party. Some were drinking tea, some were drinking, some were playing mahjong, and some were gambling. It was very lively.
Zhang Ziyang's hands felt a little itchy, but Cai Lian and Lu Ming were staring at him. He hesitated and did not dare to leave the game, so he could only look around the gambling table with eager eyes.
The banker is a brother of Gu Zhuxuan. He is hosting the gambling today, not to win money, but to lose money. He also wants to lose money in a very secretive and artistic way, because there are several friends on the road who have been gamblers for many years, so they have to let them
Have fun, it's a special way to treat guests.
In a casino, it is not easy to win money, and it is also not easy to lose money deliberately. If you want to make the other party's winnings invisible, you need super skills.
"Master Lu, don't you play two games? If you win, you take it. If you lose, it's mine." Gu Zhuxuan said with a smile.
"He dares!"
Before Lu Ming could say anything, Mingzhu raised her eyebrows and made a pinching gesture.
"Forget it, I never gamble, everyone knows it." Lu Ming said sarcastically.
"It's a small gamble to make you happy. It's not that Master Lu doesn't gamble, but he's afraid of his wife. There's nothing he can do about it." Gu Zhuxuan joked.
"He is not afraid of me, but he is a scholar. He only knows books and never gambles." Mingzhu said with a smile.
Zhang Ziyang originally intended to play a few games, but after watching for a while, he realized that Gu Zhuxuan wanted to give away money. Wouldn't he be robbing money if he ended up? He had to give up the idea of going into battle.