After a troubled night, the twilight gradually dispelled the darkness. Many frightened people secretly came out of their hiding places and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Last night was not peaceful. A large number of forces came in, and some contradictions and conflicts were inevitable. Under the temptation of huge wealth, misjudgments and the like were inevitable.
For example, there were several conflicts that broke out due to contradictions last night. People mistakenly thought that conflicts broke out because of discovery. As a result, people from all walks of life rushed in and it directly turned into a melee, resulting in a large number of casualties.
At the back, everyone on all sides had to calm down and hide one after another to avoid further misunderstandings. The ants would bite the elephant to death. Who could withstand that kind of melee?
Just like last night, a force of water bandits with about two hundred people and more than a hundred guns came and swaggered through the market together. As a result, they clashed with someone and a melee broke out.
Almost all the water bandits were wiped out, the rotten boats blocked the waterways, and the water surface was full of dead bodies, which directly hit everyone and waited for fear before they dispersed with a bang.
In another battle, the protagonist was a local security group. If the three hundred or so people could be considered a group, although the number of people was not large, at least they all had one gun, and they had barely received some military training.
It seems that because he acted too arrogantly during the day, someone secretly went to retaliate at night, which resulted in a chaotic fight. The entire security team was involved, and they were almost defeated.
Before the defeated troops were collected, only one-third of them remained, and almost all of them had injured soldiers. There were only a few of the defeated troops, because they were surrounded and beaten, and the one third who could escape would have been dispersed long ago.
After listening to Wang Mingkun's personal report, Lin Mo also looked solemn. After the other party released the news, he knew that there would be many Jianghu forces incited by the other party to get involved, but he did not expect that there would be so many.
"...Last night, many people were so frightened by the scene that they did not dare to move. Today, there should be some people who retreat in spite of the difficulties."
"...not so optimistic..." Lin Mo shook his head and said: "The small forces may withdraw, but the big forces will definitely bring in more people, and for some people, the only ones who die are those who are in the front and enjoy the benefits.
You can totally hide behind it.”
"If this is the case, I'm afraid there will be chaos here soon, and it is far beyond the scope of what we can deal with. If left unchecked, it is likely to spread to other places."
Lin Mo nodded and said: "Indeed, but we have made some arrangements in advance, so don't worry! Although it is a bit more than expected, we can still cope with it."
"The inn planned by Lao He?" Wang Mingkun asked after being stunned for a moment.
"Yes! Remember to familiarize yourself with the surrounding environment. We may need to intervene then."
After receiving Lin Mo's confirmation, the two discussed that this place was a base ship, and they would set out again after a night's rest.
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"How's the situation? What's the news? What are those people doing?"
Standing aside, Boss Shan and others were waiting for the second brother to finish the call. As soon as the second brother put down the phone, he couldn't help but speak immediately.
"I have found out clearly that there was a conflict between government agents and Japanese agents in Shanghai, and the government agents took away a large sum of money from the Japanese.
It is said that there are thousands of tons! However, the government agents did not dare to transport it back for fear that the Japanese would seize the opportunity to attack, so they hid the silver in batches around the area.
As a result, the news leaked and spread everywhere. Many people got the news and came up with the idea of this silver. According to rumors, it may be hidden in the area north of the Huangpu River and south of the Wusong River.
The few groups of people who passed by yesterday were inquiring about searching for silver. They only had a few shares, and it is said that hundreds of groups were involved."
"Second brother, isn't this an exaggeration? Those people in the government dared to fight the Japanese? And they also robbed thousands of tons of silver?"
The dark and thin Lao Wu curled his lips and sneered at this, his face full of disbelief. He did not believe that the people from the government dared to fight with the Japanese. Even Boss Shan had a little doubt on his face.
"...Sigh..." The second child sighed and explained: "That's true. It is said that the two sides have fought many times in Nanjing before, and this is not the first time they have fought in Shanghai.
Everyone knows about this, but it has not been made public. We have just arrived, so we don’t know that the deeds of the Korean Condor were done by these people under false names!"
"...Tch..." Lao Wu looked disdainful and said harshly: "So what if you dare to do it? It's not like you don't dare to admit it after you do it. It's always such a bad behavior!"
The second child ignored the fifth child's compliments and continued: "The same goes for silver. Thousands of tons may indeed be an exaggeration, but several hundred tons, according to the news, is indeed there."
"There are really so many, so why don't we join in the mix?" After hearing this, Lao Wu confirmed that Lao Er was not talking nonsense, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"...Stop talking nonsense..." Before the second child could speak, Shan Laoda cursed first.
"Can you get involved in this kind of thing casually? I haven't heard that there are hundreds of groups of people who are interested in it. So what if you find it? These people can be taken away easily by you?
Moreover, don’t forget the original owner of that silver. Who is its current owner? With our small body, can we fight against them?
Let’s run this place honestly! After calculating the money we’ve received in the past few days, it’s pretty good. It can barely allow us to settle down. Is it possible that you still want to move around?”
After hearing this, the second child shrank his neck and said no more. He didn't want to wander around, so he wouldn't have a peaceful life for a day. It was better to live peacefully here.
"Brother is right, but I'm afraid it's not that easy to run this place honestly. Jin Ada also brought people here. Hundreds of people came yesterday, and more than a thousand people came today.
There are so many things, including those who went around to inquire for information, I am afraid there will be nearly 2,000 people, thousands of guns, and the marine police have also moved, there is no guarantee that they will not kill us by the way.
In addition, it is said that misunderstandings caused several melees last night, with many people killed and injured. There is no guarantee that the mysterious enemy who wants to cause trouble for us will not take the opportunity to deliberately cause melees and harm us through the hands of others."
Boss Shan scratched his head when he heard this, especially when the second brother introduced the detailed situation later. The water bandits numbering more than 200 people were beaten to the point where no one was left, and his expression became even more solemn.
"We can only make more preparations and precautions. If we give up here and leave now, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to get a foothold. In addition, let's tell the people who delivered the fish that the surroundings have been chaotic these days, so we will not open for the time being to avoid ulterior motives.
People sneak in."
"...Okay..." The second child nodded, made a few additions, and then led everyone down to make arrangements. The sky was getting brighter and more and more people were appearing around. Don't be careless.
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In the city, the special high school class who were always paying attention to the situation outside the city had no time to be happy. The pot fell from the sky and caught them off guard.
"Why wasn't this situation discovered in advance? We didn't find out until the report was filed."
Takeuchi, who was holding the newspaper in his hand, frowned and couldn't help but question. He was really dissatisfied with such a slow response.
After hearing this, Matsushita respectfully admitted his mistake and then said with some helplessness: "Those who knew the news deliberately avoided our people. We were the last ones to know the news. Even without this report, we didn't know when
Only then can you know.”
"This is obviously a frame-up! Do those people believe it? There is also a treasure of 1,600 tons of gold. Isn't this outrageous? Besides, the gold was not exchanged by us at all."
Takeuchi opened his mouth like this, but his heart had sunk to the bottom, and he was just holding on to some luck.
Matsushita looked bitter and said: "Based on what we have learned so far, the physical evidence and witnesses are all present, and the time and actions are correct. No one believes it at all.
The most troublesome thing is that there are indeed rumors about this treasure, and some White Russians in Shanghai have also moved. According to the news, Kolchak did transport a large amount of gold from the treasury of Tsarist Russia.
The specific amount is unclear, and saying 1,600 tons is an exaggeration, but it is certain that there is indeed gold whose final whereabouts are unknown."
"Is there a way to clarify it? Or maybe I'll go back and take it back?" Takeuchi still refused to give up. They couldn't get involved in this matter, otherwise they would be in trouble.
"It's very difficult! There are a lot of rumors and evidence that point to us explicitly or implicitly, and whether it's true or false, with such a large amount of money involved, there are bound to be people who want to find out.
The most important thing is that it is difficult to believe someone who is blaming someone, and that the evidence is forged. How does the other party know the logo of Tsarist Russia's Kukin? It is said that after comparison, many details can be matched.
Moreover, it is said that someone took the gold for careful testing and found that the impurities contained in the gold were consistent with the gold mined during the Tsarist Russia. Anyway, there is a lot of evidence to prove that it is the real Tsarist Russian treasury gold.
If the evidence is true, how did the other party obtain the treasury funds from the Tsarist Russia? It makes no sense to frame them back. If the other party obtained the treasures or had clues, how could they use them to frame us?"
Takeuchi was almost bitten to pieces after hearing this. He regained his composure, and after thinking about it, he asked: "What about the human evidence and physical evidence you mentioned? The physical evidence is understandable, but what about the human evidence?"
"According to what I learned, a silver house exchanged a sum of gold with someone, and the person who came here clearly requested that it must be 10 taels of gold with a fineness of 978.
What was given to the other party in exchange was a batch of gold that had been beaten with a fire hammer and cut into small pieces. The logos on some gold nuggets were still vaguely visible. The shopkeeper of the silver house was curious and restored part of the logos.
That is, the hand-drawn drawing in the newspaper, he took it and asked around, and finally thought that it might be related to the Kolchak treasure, and thought that the person who exchanged it for gold was the person we sent.
According to rumors, he was worried that he would be silenced if he knew the secret, and he also believed that he was incapable of finding gold, so he sold the information."
"...Bang..." Takeuchi slapped the table and said angrily: "If you spread the news, aren't you afraid that we will deal with him?"
"Rumors have been circulated, saying that we are looking for trouble to confirm the news, but if we don't go, they will probably think that we are guilty of covering up!"
"...How cruel..." Takeuchi muttered and sat back. Not only was it a question of whether to go or not, but whatever they did and whether they did it or not, would be interpreted maliciously by those who were interested.