“Bean juice fried dough sticks, morning tea snack!”
At the entrance of a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, there was a cart filled with various snacks and breakfast, and the young waiter was shouting hard.
"Two fried dough sticks, um, and a bowl of bean juice too." People who were getting ready to go to work would stop to buy breakfast from time to time. The morning in Chinatown was lively and orderly.
This kind of situation is very rare even in China. If someone who lived in China in the early years came here, they would definitely think that they had arrived in the old Beijing decades ago.
However, what is different from the past is that many shops in Chinatown have been cleaned, and some places have even been painted. Generally, this happens only during the Chinese New Year.
And in addition to the familiar faces that often appear in Chinatown in the past, there are also many new faces and police cars here. In addition to the lively appearance, there is also a tense atmosphere.
"Tom, how are you doing over there? Is there anything going on?" In a police car, a young-looking policeman was looking at the people walking outside the car.
"Richardson, my place is very nice. They are all Chinese. What are they going to do?" In a Chinese restaurant, a white man who was drinking bean juice whispered back.
"Don't worry about it. What kind of party are these Chinese people having? They don't dare to mess around!"
The person who spoke was an old black policeman. He had been working as a police officer in San Francisco for more than thirty years. Naturally, he had many sources of information and was not worried at all about the situation in front of him.
On this ordinary morning, the police in San Francisco, USA, were facing a formidable enemy. All their vacations had been cancelled. Countless police officers in police uniforms or plainclothes were walking through Chinatown.
These policemen can be said to fear and hate Hongmen. Hongmen's internal organization is so tight that they have been like a rat biting a tortoise for nearly a century, with no way to bite them.
Although there are intentions to eradicate the largest Chinese gang in the United States, after a century of development and penetration, Hongmen has already spread to every aspect of the city of San Francisco.
As early as ten years ago, Hongmen began to consciously develop into the political arena. Among the Chinese who have appeared in high positions in the United States, the shadow of Hongmen can be found more or less behind them.
Under this circumstance, the United States, including the San Francisco government, has acquiesced in the existence of Hongmen. Of course, Hongmen still belongs to that kind of unsettling factor on the list of U.S. politicians.
"Brother, these cops are here to stand guard again."
On the lively streets of Chinatown, in addition to the American police, there are also many strong men. This time Hongmen opens the incense hall, we must also be on guard against hostile forces coming to cause trouble.
"What's so rare? I see you every few years, so cheer me up and be careful of the Vietnamese gang and those Mexican bastards."
A tough-looking middle-aged man blew a smoke ring disdainfully at the policeman not far away. In fact, in San Francisco, gangs and policemen have a tacit understanding with each other. The more the situation is like today, the more serious it becomes.
There will be no conflict.
"Brother, I heard that the old man from the "big" generation has lived for more than a hundred years and looks like a god, but...but he is so old, why would he join Hongmen?
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In the past few days, things about Ye Tian have been rumored a lot within Hongmen. Many Hongmen disciples can't even figure out how old Ye Tian is, so they subconsciously connected Ye Tian's age and seniority.
"You know what the heck, the one who is over a hundred years old is Master Ye's master, Du Yuesheng, the big boss of our Hongmen in the early years, do you know? It was Du Yuesheng back then, and he would kowtow to Master Ye when he saw him!"
The middle-aged man spat at his younger brother angrily. He had more or less contact with a few real big guys, so the source of this news was naturally more authentic.
The scale of the incense hall held in Hongmen this time was even greater than that of the 1992 gathering.
There were more than a hundred people from all over the country who came to participate in Ye Tian's initiation ceremony, and together with his bodyguards, there were over a thousand people.
With so many people registered with relevant U.S. departments suddenly appearing here, the local government couldn't help but feel nervous. They even deployed mobile troops on the periphery specifically to deal with emergencies.
Hongmen people have long been accustomed to these actions of the American police. On the way into the core area of Hongmen, various flags are planted to welcome the arrival of various bigwigs.
Luxurious cars filed in one after another from behind Chinatown, and from time to time someone opened the car window and waved to the police taking pictures outside.
However, these people have not committed any crime in the United States, and they do not have any criminal records in the United States. Therefore, these police officers are furious, but they are helpless——
Hongmen Incense Hall, in the past, was a place that was only used when offering sacrifices or recruiting disciples. Today it has been cleaned up.
In the courtyard outside the Xiangtang, which covers an area of nearly a thousand square meters, there are hundreds of chairs neatly arranged. Each chair has a small piece of paper with a name written on it to distinguish the seats.
Since the incense hall was only opened for Ye Tian this time, and there were hundreds of big shots from all over the world watching the ceremony, the incense hall was also set up outside the door, with dozens of tablets enshrined on a huge altar table.
Those placed in the highest and most conspicuous positions are the five founders of Hongmen: Hong Ying, Fu Qingzhu, Gu Yanwu, Huang Lizhou, and Wang Fuzhi. They were all anti-Qing leaders in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
In the second row are Wenzong Shi Kefa, Wuzong Zheng Chenggong, Xuanzong Chen Jinnan, Da Zong Wan Yunlong, and Weizong Su Hongguang.
Below are the first five ancestors: Cai Dezhong, Fang Dahong, Ma Chaoxing, Hu Dedi, Li Shikai and others. The images of these people appeared in a film and television work not long ago.
In addition, there are tablets of Hongmen ancestors such as the five middle ancestors, the later five ancestors, the five righteousnesses, the five heroes, the three heroes, and the second division, which are enshrined on the altar in turn.
In front of these tablets, there are also various kinds of sacrificial cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, but there are no pigs. This is because Hongmen was originally founded to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was the Zhu family dynasty, so it was naturally taboo.
As time passed, the bigwigs from all over the country who came to participate in the incense hall ceremony filed into the courtyard, and sat down in their seats under the leadership of the Hongmen disciples wearing short-breasted clothing.
The first big guys to enter the courtyard were all people from all over the place watching the ceremony, and the people from the Hongmen Main Hall only appeared at the courtyard gate after they entered.
"The Eighth Master Xianpai is here!"
"Seventh Sister Yinfeng is here!"
"The Sixth Master Hua Guan is here!"
"The fifth master in charge is here!"
"Fourth Sister Jinfeng is here!"
"The third master of the family is here!"
"Second Master Sage has arrived!"
"Uncle Xing is here!"
Following a series of shouts, eight men and women of different ages walked into the courtyard. They were the heads of the eight halls outside Hongmen. Each one was responsible for a certain amount of things.
For example, the Deputy Master Xing is in charge of leading the troops in combat, the Second Master Sage is the military advisor and specializes in giving advice to the Master, the Third Master is responsible for finance, food and wages, and the rest of the people also perform their own duties.
After these outer hall bosses took their seats, the shouts started again. This time it was the Hongmen inner hall boss who came in. The first name called out was Xingtang Leihu.
It is similar to what is shown on TV. The person with the highest status is always the last one to appear. Xingtang is the last among the eight halls in Hongmen, so naturally he is the first one to appear.
Lei Hu's face was a little ugly, and he was followed by Peng Wenguang. After he came in, he absentmindedly raised his hands and greeted those who were already seated, walked to his seat and sat down.
The second person who came in was the grandmaster of the auditorium, also known as the grandmaster of the minister. Behind him were the three big bosses: the chief executive, the steward, and the attendant. The one who came in behind them was none other than Du Fei, who was sitting in the hall.
Obviously, Du Fei's popularity is much better than that of Lei Hu. As soon as he entered the courtyard, the big guys from all over the place stood up and greeted him. Many of them came out of the main hall and still chanted "Lao Longtou".
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"The master of the hall is here!"
Appearing behind Du Fei was Tang Wenyuan, who was also an old acquaintance of Ye Tian and was leaning on a cane. As soon as he entered the courtyard, the whole courtyard suddenly started to boil.
The Zhongtang is also called the alliance certificate, which is the person who swears the oath when the incense hall is opened. Generally, it is the Hongmen guest minister who holds this position.
Tang Wenyuan is a leader in the Chinese business community and has inextricable ties with Hongmen. At the Hongmen Promise Conference in 1992, he was elected as the Grand Master.
Due to Tang Wenyuan's special status and strong financial resources, most of the Hongmen bosses from various places here have received his favor, so when Tang Wenyuan came in, greetings were everywhere.
"Invite you, Master of the Temple!" As Tang Wenyuan took his seat, a shout from behind silenced the entire audience, and they all turned to look at the courtyard gate.
The master of the temple is also the incense master, the chief priest of the incense hall. He has a high status in the gang but has no real power. The only difference is that this incense master is different because he is concurrently held by the leader.
But precisely because of this, everyone wants to know whether the current Hongmen leader, who has been bedridden for more than three years, can appear at this incense hall ceremony?
Following the shouting, a wheelchair appeared at the door of the yard. Sitting in the wheelchair was a gray-haired old man. On this hot day, his legs were covered with a thick blanket.
"It's the president!"
"The dragon head, it's the dragon head!"
"Welcome to the leading brother!"
The appearance of this person made the entire Xiangtang venue excited once again, and everyone spontaneously stood up and applauded.
Although he has no longer cared about the affairs of the gang, this president is also the one who followed Du Fei's father to conquer the world, and his reputation is even higher than that of Lei Zhenyue.
"It's true that heroes are strangers, and beauties are dying too late!" Standing outside the incense hall, Ye Tian couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he looked at the old man entering the courtyard.
