"No, Sister Xiuning, did you really go get the approval?" After hearing Yu Xiuning's complaint, Li Qiang said with a bit of laughter and tears.
Yu Xiuning was confused at this time, "Didn't you say that all procedures must be done according to the formal rules?"
"Yes, that's what I said, but I didn't ask you to follow the formal procedures! These days, only those who have nothing to do and have no way will obediently follow the formal procedures. If I'm not wrong,
, you were sent back without saying a few words when you got there, right?"
"Isn't that right?" Yu Xiuning got very angry when she mentioned this, "To tell you the truth, brother Aqiang, I have made three trips in the past two days. Either there is no one on duty, or the leader is not here today.
The reason given to me in the morning was even more outrageous, saying that the almanac said that today would be a bad day and that all business would be stopped! I was so angry that I almost went crazy on the spot."
Chen Ming, who was on the side, was very angry after hearing this and said: "You said that these traitors and Japanese devils will make things difficult for their own people because they don't have the guts to resist Japan. What the hell!"
Li Qiang could only persuade him kindly, "Okay, boss, Sister Xiu Ning, you two should stop sulking here. As for the matter of approving the documents, leave it to me, brother."
"Okay, okay, brother, I can rest assured that you can do the work. It's settled then. We'll work separately. You get the approval and I'll recruit people to open this restaurant as soon as possible."
However, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang waved his hand quickly, "No, boss, didn't I just say that the most important task for you and Sister Xiuning is to find a way to solve the problem of the radio antenna. As for small things like the opening of the restaurant, leave it to us.
That’s fine.”
"That's... okay! My brother, I'll leave everything to you!"
"Easy to say!"
After leaving the restaurant, Li Qiang and his two daughters went to the Chen family shack as promised and met Xu Yan, who had been taken away by Kazuki Yamamoto in the Peace Hotel before.
"Mr. Ming!" As soon as she saw Li Qiang, Xu Yan immediately came up to him and said respectfully.
Li Qiang nodded and asked, "How is it? Those people didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"
"No, after they put me in the car, they drove me not far before letting me back." Xu Yan replied truthfully.
"Well, that's good." After saying that, Li Qiang glanced at the half-year-old children standing not far behind Xu Yan, then frowned and asked, "Didn't you say there are eight children in total?
Why is there one missing?”
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the smile on Xu Yan's face disappeared without a trace almost instantly, and her mood became heavy. In the end, she was still the young man who pestered Li Qiang for money in the North Market.
He plucked up the courage to answer Li Qiang's question: "It rained heavily the night before yesterday, and the little Liuzi who was sleeping under the bridge was washed away. I only fished him out last night."
A fresh life passed away like this, and based on the child's tone, it was not difficult to judge that this kind of thing had not happened once or twice, and it could even be said that it had become somewhat routine.
Thinking of this, Li Qiang couldn't help but cursed in his heart, this world is killing people!
After a long silence, Li Qiang coughed lightly and softly said "Sorry" to Xu Yan.
Xu Yan quickly shook her head and said with force, "I'm fine."
"It's okay. According to the previous agreement, I have already found a place for them to go. They can work as a waiter in a restaurant, or they can work as a part-time worker in a shipping company. Let them decide where they want to go."
"Well!" Xu Yan responded quickly after hearing this, and then called all the children behind her over, repeated what Li Qiang had just said, and then asked them, "Okay, that's what happened.
Now that I have finished speaking, you can choose the rest for yourself!"
"If you want to work as a waiter in a restaurant, stand with this sister." Li Qiang pointed to Haitang who was standing on his left and then pointed to Gu Xiaomeng on his right. He wanted to work as a clerk in the steamship company.
Workers, just stand with this sister!"
Soon, the children made their own choices, four of them sided with Gu Xiaomeng, and the remaining three sided with Haitang.
"Hey, how about it, Sister Haitang? Our shipping company is more popular with children, right?" After the final result was announced, Gu Xiaomeng said to Haitang very proudly.
Haitang didn't say anything, just walked to the three children silently, said a few words, and then left with them.
This shocked Gu Xiaomeng. He quickly turned to Li Qiang and said, "Brother Ming, isn't Sister Haitang angry?"
"Don't worry, she's not that narrow-minded. Don't be idle. Take the time to take the remaining children away. After they are settled, we will meet at the hotel."
"Got it!" After saying that, Gu Xiaomeng led the remaining four children and left.
After watching them leave, Li Qiang also took Xu Yan out of the Chen family shack. However, he did not go back to the Peace Hotel directly, but took her into a clothing store.
However, perhaps because she was used to running around in ragged clothes, Xu Yan instinctively rejected cheongsams and skirts. In the end, she reluctantly chose to wear a neutral dress at Li Qiang's strong request.
overalls and a shirt. Although it looks a little less feminine, it also adds a bit of heroism.
"How...how is it?" Perhaps because it was the first time she wore such good clothes, Xu Yan's voice even trembled a little when she spoke.
"Not even close." As he said that, Li Qiang picked a coat from the hanger and put it on Xu Yan. He also picked a hat and put it on her head, then nodded and said, "Well,
That's almost it. From now on, you will be my assistant. Boss, check out!"
…
"Master Ming..." As soon as he returned to the Peace Hotel, Wu Shibao immediately appeared in front of Li Qiang and whispered to him in a low voice.
"Where is that guy now?"
"I should still have lunch with that Soviet woman in that Soviet restaurant."
"So leisurely? It seems that the information should have been passed on. Just wait, there will be a good show next." At this point, Li Qiang glanced around, and then lowered his voice and continued, "
You can go find Yang Dazhanzi later and ask him to help inquire about the situation of bandits around Fengtian. The more detailed the better."
As he spoke, he stuffed a thick wad of banknotes into his hand.
Although Wu Shibao was very shocked by Li Qiang's generosity, he controlled his emotions as much as possible and nodded in agreement.
It was eight o'clock in the evening when Haitang finally returned to the Peace Hotel.
"What took you so long? Did you run into some trouble?"
Haitang nodded and said, "Well, as soon as I sent those children over, a group of people came and wanted to collect management fees. Without saying a few words, the leader started arguing with Boss Chen."
"Did you take action?"
"Not at first."
"Then he took action and no one was killed, right?" Li Qiang was quite familiar with Chen Ming's skills. Most people were no match for him, so what worried him was the gangsters who came to cause trouble.
"That's not true." Haitang shook his head and said, "But the leader had his arm broken, and the other two had their legs broken. This alarmed the nearby patrol police and cost them a lot of medical expenses."
After hearing this, Li Qiang couldn't help but snorted, and said angrily: "How can it be such a coincidence? The lack of guarantee is the result of the gang of guys! But to be blunt, for Boss Chen, these things are...
It’s just childish, basically it’s just him playing the rest of the tricks, and it doesn’t pose any threat, so you don’t have to worry about them.”
Hearing this, Haitang nodded in relief.
"Have you contacted Lao Qiang?" Li Qiang asked again.
"We got in touch. He asked us to leave the city before the curfew and go to the poplar forest in the southern suburbs to find him." At this point, Haitang glanced at her watch and said, "It's almost time. When should we set off?"
"Don't worry, you just came back. It's not too late to rest for a while before setting off."
"I'm not tired. It would be troublesome if I missed the curfew on the way."
"Okay then! Xiaomeng, I'll leave this to you." After saying that, Li Qiang took Haitang to the hotel lobby and walked straight to the door.
However, just when the two of them arrived at the door of the hotel, Yamamoto Kazuki's voice suddenly rang out, "Mr. Du, it's so late, where are you going?"
"I'm not going anywhere, I'm just walking around and getting some fresh air."
"Oh, that's it!" Kazuki Yamamoto said while glancing at his watch, "It stands to reason that you are free to decide where you want to go, and I have no right to interfere, but seeing that there will be a curfew in less than an hour, for
To avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings, you two should not go out, right? I am doing this for your own sake."
"Thank you Captain Yamamoto for your kindness, I accept it with my heart, but... for some reason, we have to go out. As for the specific reason, please forgive me for not telling you, and Captain Yamamoto please don't ask any more questions, I
This is also for your sake."
Seeing that Li Qiang had returned his words intact, Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't continue to pester him anymore and could only quietly get out of the way.
However, as soon as the two of them walked away, Kazuki Yamamoto waved to Ozawa behind him, stared at the backs of the two of them and said, "Follow quietly and see what those two guys are doing!"
"Hai!"
However, not far away, Haitang suddenly slowed down.
"What's wrong?"
"Has a tail!"
"I know, it should be Yamamoto Kazuki's subordinate."
"Do you want to get rid of it?"
"Don't worry, we'll wait until we get there." After saying that, Li Qiang pulled Haitang onto a rickshaw.
"Where are you going? Boss?"
"South Suburbs!"
"Boss, why are you leaving the city at such a late hour? There will be a curfew soon!" the coachman said with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Then just wait until daybreak and then come back! Don't worry, I'll miss you." After saying that, Li Qiang took out a five-yuan dollar bill and stuffed it into the driver's hand.
The coachman immediately beamed when he saw it, and couldn't help but said: "Thank you, boss, sit tight, you two!"
After saying that, he pumped up all his energy and started running as fast as he could. Ozawa, who was following behind, saw the two of them getting into a rickshaw. He also stopped a rickshaw and forced the driver to chase him with a gun.
Go up...
Half an hour later, the coachman took Li Qiang and Haitang and ran out of the city gate before the curfew.
"Okay, little brother, you are in good physical condition! Do you want to stop for a while?"
"No, boss, I'm fine." The coachman wiped the sweat on his face with a towel and said, "Boss, you came here so late, are you also looking for the ghost market?"
"Little brother, do you also know about the ghost market?"
"I just heard that there is a ghost market in the southern suburbs. It opens at midnight and closes at five. I heard that many thieves sell their stolen goods there."
"Can't you tell, you know quite a lot!"
"I just heard what others said, and I don't know whether it is true or not..." Just as he was speaking, the coachman suddenly stopped and his voice stopped abruptly.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that the coachman stopped suddenly, Li Qiang couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Boss, it seems I can only send you here."
"Why?"
However, before he finished speaking, before the coachman could speak, Haitang on the side pointed at the stone monument not far away.
"The Dismounting Monument? Who is so full that he would move this thing here?"
Before he finished speaking, a rough voice rang out, "Well, you stinky street patrolman. I haven't seen you for several years and you are still the same as before. You don't understand any rules. I didn't see the words on the monument: 'Civil and military officials, soldiers and civilians'
Do you want to wait until you get off the sedan?"
After hearing this, Li Qiang curled his lips and said unceremoniously to the middle-aged man with a beard who appeared out of nowhere: "Please. Now is the Republic of China, and the emperor is gone, so
You're the only one who still sticks to the rules!"
"Without rules, there is no rule! I really don't know what Lao Gen taught you!"
"Come on, old man, I'm not here to listen to your preaching. Take me to the ghost market quickly. I have a lot of business to do!"
I didn't want that person to become anxious immediately after hearing this, "Hey! You little brat! Did you call me Lao Dapa? I have a big number. Either you call me Uncle Wu, or you call me Lao Gen'er."
Third uncle, no matter what, you can just call me Uncle Laoda! Are you as humble as you?"
"Bang!" However, instead of giving in, Li Qiang spat hard and stubbornly turned his face to the side.
"You little brat, who are you with?"
"Third Uncle! Third Uncle, please calm down, Third Uncle, calm down! You are an elder after all, so don't be as knowledgeable as a junior. Besides, you can't blame him. After all, that incident back then... forget it, let's not mention the past.
Well, you’d better take us to the ghost market first, we have more business to do, what do you think?”
"Okay! Bastard, why don't you get out of the car quickly because of Haitang's sake?"
