A burst of enthusiastic firecrackers sounded continuously on the street, attracting all the nearby children to gather around, cheering and picking unlit firecrackers among the firecracker crumbs.
A man wearing a shabby cotton-padded jacket put his hands in his sleeves and asked the idle man next to him, "Man, what happy event is ahead? The firecrackers have been going off for two-quarters of an hour. Why haven't they stopped yet?"
The idle man glanced at the man, sniffed and hummed: "What else can I do? A new Tongji drug store opened today. It is said that they came from Liantai County. I don't know if they have ever treated Mr. Hu."
Provided? If not, then there will be a good show today."
The man had a different opinion: "That's not necessarily true. As the saying goes, it's not like a fierce dragon can't cross the river. There can only be a few simple people who can open a drug store. Although Mr. Hu is powerful, people may not give him this face."
"Do not care?"
The idle man stretched out his sleeve that had not been washed for an unknown amount of time and could no longer see any color, but it was clear that there was a thick layer of unknown solid material on it, wiped his nose, and sneered.
"Man, I'm afraid you don't know the reputation of Mr. Hu. The county magistrate we just came to is very powerful, but the first thing he did when he came to our Nao County was to visit Mr. Hu. Otherwise, his decree would be the same as the county government.
piece of waste paper.
So, to put it bluntly, if I look at the entire Guo County, the people who dare not give Mr. Hu face are still alive."
The man fell silent. Although Xianhan's words were a bit exaggerated, Mr. Hu is indeed so arrogant in Guo County that almost no one dares to offend him.
Seeing that the man remained silent, the idle man smiled proudly. Just when he was about to say something, he saw more than ten people walking around the corner of the street.
The clothes of these ten people looked different from ordinary people.
Although it is already February, the weather is still quite cold. Most of the people are wearing winter clothes or even cotton-padded jackets, but these people are different.
Even in the cold weather, most of the players still played short games, and some even deliberately exposed their chests. One of the leaders even had a box cannon slung around his waist.
The faces of the people watching the excitement changed immediately when they saw these people. The children who were cheering and picking up unexploded firecrackers on the ground also shouted when they saw these people, and they were so scared that they dispersed.
The adults also left one after another, but they did not go far, but watched from a short distance away.
Seeing the crowds of people trying to get out of the way, the faces of these gangsters showed a hint of pride. The gangster in his thirties swaggered to the door of the drug store, glanced at the drug store and shouted arrogantly: "Inside
Is there anyone out there breathing? If so, get out of here!"
As the man finished speaking, an old man in his fifties, wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket, walked out of the shop, with two clerks in their twenties following behind him.
The old man bowed his hand to the gangster: "This little brother, this little old man is Yu Shizhen, the medicine shop owner under the Gao family in Liantai County. He opened a shop in Guibao on the orders of our boss. What can he do?
Please forgive me for any lack of thoughtfulness."
The gangster glanced at the old man and the two waiters behind him, and didn't take it to heart at all. He said carelessly: "I don't care whether you are from a high family or a low family. If you want to make a living in our Guo County, you have to obey our Lord Hu."
Follow the rules, or we will let you know the consequences of not following the rules!”
The two waiters behind him couldn't hold back after hearing this, and were about to step forward, but were stopped by the shopkeeper, who said in a deep voice: "I hope I can tell you, what are Master Hu's rules?"
The gangster chuckled: "Master Hu's rules are very simple, that is, no matter what business you do here, you must give 50% of the tap to Master Hu."
"Fifty percent?"
The smile on Yu Shizhen's face also faded, and a hint of coldness appeared in his dim eyes: "The old man has been an apprentice since he was sixteen years old. He has been in business for forty years and has never heard of the 50% tap. Mr. Hu
I’m not afraid of dying.”
The gangster also laughed: "You old man, I just called you the shopkeeper just to give you face. Since you don't know how to praise me, I wish you a long life in advance... Brothers, let's go!"
The surrounding gangsters also cheered and followed the leader of the gangsters to turn around and leave.
The people who were watching not far away looked at the newly opened pharmacy and the old shopkeeper with sympathy in their eyes. Master Hu's reputation has already penetrated into the hearts of the people in Guo County. Over the years, they have seen many attempts to go against Master Hu.
The people ended up with their families broken up and their families destroyed.
"A mere outsider dares to provoke Mr. Hu. This old guy who knows nothing about life or death may not survive tomorrow morning." The idle man who had been standing at the door watching the excitement had a look of gloating on his face.
Only the person involved, Yu Shizhen, had no change in his face. Instead, he ordered the two assistants: "I really asked the young lady to tell me that I have found it. The water in Nao County is very deep. In this case, let's follow the regulations.
, immediately send someone to inform Mr. Bao outside the city and let him act as planned!"
"clear!"
A waiter agreed, and soon a figure quietly disappeared from the back door into the distance.
late at night……
The weather in February is still cold, so people turn off the lights and go to bed early.
It's past one in the morning, which is the coldest and sleepiest time of the day.
In the dark night, dozens of figures swaggered to the door of Tongji Pharmacy, led by the man in black who was the gangster today.
He looked up at the sign hanging at the door of Tongji Pharmacy, showed a ferocious smile, pointed at the door and said: "Brothers, Mr. Hu has spoken today. Since these outsiders don't give Mr. Hu face, don't blame him.
Master Hu doesn't give them face anymore.
Everyone will rush in later, no one will be left alive, and all the money inside will be taken away, do you understand?"
The gangsters agreed in unison: "Brother, just watch it!"
"Punch it in!"
Following the order, the gangsters lit the torches in their hands, and the whole street was instantly illuminated.
At this time, a strong gangster walked over slowly, holding a big hammer high in his hand, and was about to smash it towards the door.
Just when the hammer was raised high, the door of the drug store was suddenly pushed open, and a group of people walked out of it.
When the door was just pushed open, the gangster leader first showed a smile, "You are not stupid even if you are old and immortal, Qing, you also know that we are coming, just in time... then let's go together... ah..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the gangster leader was stunned. Under the illumination of the light, he could clearly see the people who were filing out of the drug store.
These people were not the old drugstore shopkeepers we saw today, but more than a dozen fully armed soldiers, and all of these soldiers had guns in their hands, and their cold eyes and black muzzles were all pointed at them.
He only heard a cold voice: "Fire!"
Then, with the crisp sound of gunfire, more than a dozen tongues of flame instantly enveloped these gangsters in a hail of bullets...