As the time entered February, fighting broke out frequently in Heilongjiang. There were more than 20 large and small fights between the Russian Far East Brotherhood and Hu Zhenjiang.
Hu Zhenjiang has become independent from the Xu family. When he left the Xu family, his assets were only three streets and hundreds of subordinates. However, with Zhang Xiaolong's secret support, his power expanded rapidly and has surpassed the original Xu family in terms of momentum.
Home.
Those Xu family members who were originally gloating about the misfortune began to secretly call Hu Zhenjiang a traitor, completely forgetting their joy when they drove Hu Zhenjiang away.
The representatives elected by the Xu family, Xu Hongcheng and Xu Ronghe, were quite capable and both performed well. However, the internal fighting in the Xu family did not end with Hu Zhenjiang's departure. Instead, it showed a trend of getting more and more intense.
Xu Hongcheng and Xu Ronghe restrained each other, and coupled with the instigation of someone with good intentions, it was a miracle that there was no fight.
Because of the infighting between the two and Hu Zhenjiang's departure, the upper echelons of the Pinlan Society were looking for agents in Heilongjiang. The originally monolithic alliance began to loosen little by little. As expected, the Xu family's power gradually weakened.
It has not been divided into smaller forces.
New forces continued to rise, and relatives of the Xu family also withdrew one after another. In less than a month, the Xu family had lost its glory.
Zhang Xiaolong was so satisfied with this situation that he provided Hu Zhenjiang with a large amount of new No. 4 through Liu Chuan in exchange for arms from Russia.
There will be people in that country who are unjust and unjust, and the Russian blackboard is not monolithic. The arms dealers there took a look at it and were very willing to sell arms to Hu Zhenjiang.
Let them call. Zhang Xiaolong will wait to receive the goods until the round is completed.
When the New Year was about to pass, Zhang Xiaolong, the county magistrate, visited various parts of the county to wish the villagers good luck and promote the county's future development plan.
Of course, not many people believe it, because people say this kind of face-saving talk every year, and Zhang Xiaolong is not the first.
After Zhang Xiaolong paid homage to the villagers, he also visited leaders at all levels of City A, including the mayor, deputy mayor, secretary, chairman of the National People's Congress, etc. Zhang Xiaolong also sent people to visit everyone with a name.
It used to be said that visiting Shangguan should be like a grandson paying New Year greetings to his grandfather, but Zhang Xiaolong didn't feel this way when he went to the mayor's house. When he went to the mayor's house, he couldn't figure out who the grandson was, and the mayor's tone was humble and complimentary.
Yes, Zhang Xiaolong even felt embarrassed.
When he went out, he gave a gift of 500,000 yuan to the mayor. Seeing the mayor holding the money as if it were a red-hot iron plate, with an expression on his face that he wanted to send it back but didn't dare, Zhang Xiaolong decided to give gifts again and must send someone.
Representatives are here, don't make things too difficult for the mayor.
Zhang Xiaolong is now a platinum member of the Pinlan Society. From the street perspective, he is definitely a provincial-level cadre. A small mayor there would dare to offend him.
On the twenty-seventh day of the first year, all the officials in City A were checked, and then Zhang Xiaolong took all his wives and brothers and took different flights back to Spring City.
Zhang Xiaolong doesn't dare to let everyone take a chartered flight now. If someone gets hacked, it will be all over the place.
Zhang Xiaolong arranged for Ren Qiong and other girls to stay in a five-star hotel in Spring City, and returned home alone. Wang Xue and Wang Ting were both at home. When they met again, Zhang Xiaolong and Wang Ting were much less embarrassed.
Wang Xue smiled, as long as she saw Zhang Xiaolong, she felt happy.
Zhang Xiaolong took them to Zhao Xiniu's to eat steamed buns. Since Wang Xue became pregnant, she has loved eating steamed buns, especially the beef steamed buns from Zhao Xiniu's shop.
Zhao Xiniu was naturally extremely happy to see Zhang Xiaolong. He called Huang Yongguang again, and the three of them got together. This time, no one drank because Zhang Xiaolong had to take care of Wang Xue.
Huang Yongguang is doing well. Because of Zhang Xiaolong's relationship, Hou Jun takes good care of him, and he is much more prosperous than before.
Zhao Xiniu could have stopped making buns. Huang Yongguang allocated this street to him, but Zhao Xiniu was unwilling to leave the bun shop. Within a few days, he became known as the big bun brother. The business of his bun shop became more and more prosperous, and he even hired employees.
More than a dozen people were dedicated to helping him make buns.
"Baozi Brother" has almost become a well-known snack brand in Spring City. People queue up to buy steamed buns for more than 100 meters every day.
When Zhang Xiaolong and others jumped in line to enter the store, many people in line were dissatisfied. They loudly condemned Zhang Xiaolong and others for being unethical and jumping in line to buy things.
A clerk shouted: "I am a relative of the boss, so naturally I run a small stove. What are you shouting about!"
Only then did the dissatisfied person shut up. Zhang Xiaolong smiled coquettishly. Regardless of the small matter, it turns out that this kind of thing can also be done through the back door.
After leaving Zhao Xiniu's place, Zhang Xiaolong took Kong Ning, Wang Xiaofei and Chen Tie to visit Hou Jun in the evening.
Zhang Xiaolong packed the sword that cut off Chen Si's arm and gave it to Hou Jun. Although the price of this sword was not much, it was of great commemorative value. It killed a big boss-level figure.
After Hou Jun saw the knife, he said excitedly: "What a knife. You used this knife to chop off Chen Si's arm."
Zhang Xiaolong touched his nose and said humbly: "I originally wanted to chop off Chen Si's head, but Chen Si played a trick, so I had no choice but to reluctantly chop off his arm." What he said was not modest at all.
"This New Year's gift is great, I like it."
Zhang Xiaolong pointed to the handle of the knife and said: "The blade has human blood on it and is easy to corrode. I have wiped it off, but there is still Chen Si's blood on the handle. I kept it specially and did not clean it off."
"Okay, haha, okay."
Hou Jun was extremely satisfied. Zhang Xiaolong was his son-in-law. The higher Zhang Xiaolong's achievements, the greater his face, and the greater his help to the Nanjun Gang. Hou Jun handed the knife to Hou Dehai beside him and said: "Dehai, you also
Look at this knife."
With a smile on his face, Hou Dehai took the knife and admired it, but he felt a little cruel to Zhang Xiaolong in his heart. When Zhang Xiaolong first arrived in Spring City last year, he was still in poverty and almost starved to death on the street. How long ago, Zhang Xiaolong was already
I have become a platinum member of Pinlan Club, and my upgrade speed is so fast that I am extremely envious, jealous, and hateful.
"Brother-in-law, you are really becoming more and more capable." Hou Dehai's words smelled like sour grapes.
Hou Jun knew that Hou Dehai was jealous of Zhang Xiaolong's achievements, and he didn't want to let the two be at odds. He also wanted to remind Hou Dehai to work harder, so he said: "Dehai, you also want to learn from Xiaolong. I will leave the Nanjun Gang to you in the future."
rest assured."
"knew."
The resentment in Hou Dehai's heart disappeared all of a sudden. Hou Jun's words were equivalent to confirming his inheritance rights.
"Zhang Xiaolong hasn't been here for a long time, and Ren Qiong hasn't been here for a long time, so I asked the kitchen to prepare it. You guys will stay at home today and talk to me tonight."
Hou Jun arranged it, and with a kind look on his face, Zhang Xiaolong naturally couldn't refuse.
In the evening, Zhang Xiaolong and Ren Qiong chatted with Hou Jun and called Hou Ying via video together. The old man laughed happily all night and went to rest after ten o'clock.
After waiting for the army to leave, Hou Ying said to Zhang Xiaolong and Ren Qiong with tears in her eyes: "Thank you Xiaolong, thank you Qiongqiong, it has been a long time since I saw my father so happy."
Zhang Xiaolong comforted him: "Don't cry, I will always come to accompany your father-in-law for you."
Ren Qiong said: "Xiaoying, you might as well come back. Why wait three years? Xiaolong is now a Pinlan gold member. He has the ability to protect your safety."
Hou Ying shook her head and said: "I know everything about Xiaolong, but I still have things to do, so I can't go back too early."
Zhang Xiaolong asked eagerly: "Why?" He wanted Xiaoying to come back to him as soon as possible.
Hou Ying said: "Xiaolong, many things are not as simple as we see. You rose to power so quickly because there were people escorting you. Mr. Guang and his father worked hard to open up many joints, so you can do things so smoothly, but if there is
What if your interests conflict with theirs one day? What will you do?"
"This is..." Zhang Xiaolong also thought about this question, but because he couldn't find the answer, he kept it in his heart. When Hou Ying raised it, he fell into deep thought.
Hou Ying continued: "You are Mr. Zhang's disciple. It seems that you can become the new president of the Pinlan Society. If you have no power and cannot threaten anyone, maybe you can become the president of the Pinlan Society.
The big bosses will treat you like an insignificant puppet because you are no threat to them."
Zhang Xiaolong clenched his fists, realizing that his situation was not as optimistic as he imagined.
"What now? You are becoming more and more powerful, and you even defeated Chen Si from the Lei Ren Gang. Now all the Pinlan Society bosses will regard you as a threat. There will definitely be no one in the re-election of this term's president.
If I choose you, the two people most likely to become the president are Guangshan and his father. But Guangshan has an official background and his father will never earn money. So the result is self-evident. The new Pinlan Association president will definitely
Of Guangshan, you can only be a trusted platinum member."
"In three years, will Guangshan hand over the position that should belong to you to you?"
Zhang Xiaolong took a deep breath, and it was clear to onlookers and confused by the person involved that he was indeed not thoughtful enough in some aspects.
In this election of Pinlan Association president, Zhang Xiaolong will definitely not be the president. As Hou Ying said, if he does not have any power, he may become the president, just like the Secretary-General of the United Nations, a good-looking person.
The tablet does not threaten anyone, nor will it threaten him.
But now, everything is no longer the case.
But thinking about it conversely, as a puppet president, Zhang Xiaolong doesn't even have the ability to protect himself and may be pushed down by others at any time. Now he can at least protect himself and the people around him.
Right and wrong are just a matter of a thought. Everything in the world has two sides, and there must be advantages and disadvantages.
Hou Ying saw Zhang Xiaolong's distress and comforted her: "Xiaolong, Mr. Zhang, do you still remember what Master Ma Yun of Longquan Temple said? I have a sincere heart and strive to have peace of mind.