In the main hall of Hongmen, Hong ** held Buddhist beads in his hand and wore a small gold pouch around his neck. Inside was the diamond talisman given to him by Deng Long. Hong ** was still slightly suspicious of what Deng Long said. After all,
Deng Long was still a young man in his twenties, but Hong Nantian insisted that Hong Nantian bring it with him. It is always good to have an extra thing for protection. Since his son insisted so much, and considering the justice on his face, Deng Long probably
He's not the kind of charlatan who lies, otherwise Pang Zhonghe wouldn't have listed him as a guest of honor.
Hong ** closed his eyes, and the Buddhist beads in his hand rotated naturally. Whenever Hong ** felt depressed, Hong ** always liked to use the prayer beads to calm his mood. Behind the Ax Gang was actually Lin Jiale. If it weren't for Zhong
Pang Zhonghe from Hetang told himself that he definitely still didn’t understand why the Ax Gang developed so fast. Since Lin Jiale dared to support the Ax Gang to annex the Qing Gang, his wolfish ambition had to force some of the old systems of the Flood Control Gate to be reformed.
It's a pity that I am already old, but fortunately my son is up to par. I hope that Hongmen can be carried forward in his hands.
"Master! Are you feeling depressed?" Chu Zhensheng, the housekeeper of the Hong Mansion, came over and asked gently while carefully rubbing Hong's back. Chu Zhensheng was indeed an old butler for many years. With such a blow, Hong's body suddenly felt comfortable.
Get up
Hong ** privately regarded Chu Zhensheng as a good brother, and he always talked about everything. After all, he had been with him for decades, and the two of them had lived and died together, and it was not easy even today. Hong ** sighed and said: "Old Chu
, you don’t know that the person in charge behind the Ax Gang is actually Shanghai tycoon Lin Jiale!”
"Master, you, how did you know?" Chu Zhen asked with a trembling voice. Could it be that his betrayal of Hongmen and his defection to Lin Jiale was exposed? He suddenly felt scared.
"Lao Chu, why are you so nervous?" Hong** asked in surprise.
"No, it's nothing! I just think my opponent is too scary. Lin Jiale is a man who covers the sky with one hand in Shanghai. Did our Hongmen offend him?" Chu Zhensheng explained immediately, looking at Hong **'s shining eyes.
If his eyes let him find out that he had betrayed Hongmen, how could he survive after being punched? But Lao Chu was a man. From Hong**'s words, he understood that Hong** did not suspect that his brain changed and he quickly explained it perfectly.
"Well, Lin Jiale will run for mayor in half a month. This man has money and status. The only shortcoming is that he lacks the support of gangs and concessions. Gangs and concessions have a close relationship, so he only needs to unify the people of Shanghai.
Gang forces, foreigners can only rely on him to maintain order in Shanghai. When the time comes, Huang Baisheng will have no choice but to step down," Hong ** said slowly with his eyes closed, and after finishing speaking, he let out a long sigh. Hong ** is indeed*
* Hu quickly analyzed Lin Jiale’s motives thoroughly.
Chu Zhensheng had to admire Hong **'s inference. It was almost completely correct. He was worthy of being the eldest brother of Hongmen. "Well, my analysis is very good. If we join forces with Zhonghetang, it will be monolithic. I guess the Ax Gang won't be able to break in."
Chu Zhensheng was thinking while hammering, the old man is so powerful, it seems that he should be more careful in his actions in the future.
When it came to the alliance, the old man's brows relaxed, and he smiled and said: "Now that the two strongest gangs have joined forces, I think even Lin Jiale, no matter how powerful he is, may not be able to get in. But during this period, I would like to ask the people below to keep a low profile and not go out."
If you can avoid trouble, avoid it, especially don't conflict with Zhonghetang. Now the two families are allies, and any further conflict will destroy the overall situation."
"Well, sir, I will explain it to the people below!" Chu Zhen said in a loud voice.
"Haha, I can rest assured that Lao Chu will do things. Lao Chu will bring me the pipe. I'm craving for cigarettes." Hong ** burst out laughing.
Lao Chu quickly walked to the back room and touched the fire powder in his arms. This was a good opportunity. However, he had been with the old man for decades. The old man regarded him as his confidant. How could he have succeeded? But if he didn't do this,
Lin Jiale's hand, his son's and his own handle were all held by Lin Jiale. If he didn't complete this task, he probably wouldn't survive.
Chu Zhensheng was in trouble for a while, his whole body was trembling, and he didn't know what to do. "Old Chu, why haven't you brought it yet? I'm addicted to cigarettes!" A loud voice from the outer hall urged Old Chu. Old Chu gritted his teeth and said,
For the sake of his son, he fought hard, "Master, I'm changing the tobacco, please wait, I'll be ready soon!" Chu Zhensheng responded.
Chu Zhensheng tremblingly took out the pack of Huojiang powder from his arms, sprinkled the powder into the tobacco and stirred it, tremblingly put the tobacco with Huojiang powder into the pipe and took a long breath, Chu Zhensheng calmed down his fear and left.
to the outer hall
"Lao Chu, you are old now. If it were in the past, this matter would have been done long ago," Hong** said with a smile.
"Yes, sir, time makes us grow old. Come and let me light a fire for you." Chu Zhensheng handed the cigarette to Hong**, tried his best to restrain the trembling of his body, struck a match and lit the cigarette butt.
"Old Chu, why does this cigarette have a scent? It didn't have it before!" Hong ** asked with a frown.
Lao Chu suddenly trembled all over, but Lao Chu was also a man who had seen the world. He quickly lowered his head and said: "Master, Wang Mazi from Yunnan asked someone to bring this here yesterday. It doesn't taste good? I'll replace it for you!"
"Forget it, the taste is almost the same!" Hong ** was already addicted to cigarettes and started smoking violently. Chu Zhensheng just watched his elder brother who had served him for decades smoke down the bag of tobacco mixed with fire powder.
"Hey, the weather is getting hot, and we are getting old! My throat is dry and itchy when I smoke a cigarette." After smoking the cigarette, Hong ** felt that her whole body was hot. It was actually a hot summer, so Hong ** thought it was due to the weather, so she picked up the teapot and fiercely
I took two sips
"Master, it's hot, you go to bed early, I'll go and collect the money from Wang Mazi!" Chu Zhensheng knew that this was a sign before the fire attack, so he didn't dare to stay, so he quickly found a reason to leave.
"Well, you go and do your work first. Don't be too tired. Get some rest early!" Hong** waved her hand and said, her whole body was burning. After Chu Zhensheng left, Hong** felt weak all over, dizzy, and her eyes were filled with golden flowers.
Hong ** knew that there must be something wrong with her body. This was an extraordinary period. Hong ** did not dare to let the servants know that she was sick, so as not to cause trouble. Hong ** staggered into the bedroom and lay down.
Hong ** didn't turn on the light and lay directly on the bed. The room was dark. The diamond talisman around his neck was emitting a dazzling golden light in the darkness. It came out through the silk pouch. Hong ** only felt a coldness coming from the diamond talisman around his neck.
The comfortable feeling resisted the nameless evil fire in the body. After a while, two energies, one ice and one fire, collided in the body. Hong** felt that her chest was about to explode. She couldn't catch a breath and passed out on the bed.
I don’t know how long it took, Hong ** woke up tremblingly. Hong Nantian and some elders were standing in front of the bed. When they saw Hong ** woke up, they rushed to the bedside, “Dad, what’s wrong with you?
?" Hong Nantian asked eagerly
Just as Hong ** was about to speak, her throat felt itchy. She opened her mouth and vomited, and thick black and smelly blood was everywhere on the sheets. After vomiting, Hong ** suddenly felt refreshed, and the previous feeling of depression completely disappeared.
Lifting the quilt, Hong ** sat up in front of everyone’s surprised eyes. The first thing he said was: “This talisman is really powerful!”