After Lu Chengzhou moved to No. 15, No. 24 Road, although he went to work right outside his door, he first had to report to Gordon Hall and then patrol the streets.
Fortunately, I had a bicycle. I pedaled and flew to Gordon Hall.
Lu Chengzhou's speed always made the person behind him panting from exhaustion.
Lu Chengzhou has a brand new bicycle, and he can only rely on two legs.
He He applied for a bicycle, but Liu Youjun has not approved it yet.
Lu Chengzhou had a fixed working place, so why waste money on it?
If Liu Youjun doesn't cooperate, the people in the intelligence team will suffer.
After a few times, the person following him became wiser, and after Lu Chengzhou went out in the morning, he no longer followed him to Gordon Hall.
Lu Chengzhou was going to come back anyway, so why go all the way in vain.
In the first few days, Lu Chengzhou still walked on the streets.
But then, he continued to patrol by riding a bicycle.
I used to walk all three streets in one morning.
Now, a trip on a bicycle can take up to two hours.
Not only is it faster, it is also much more comfortable.
However, those who follow him have a harder time than before.
He He approached Liu Youjun several times, but in the end he only got an old bicycle for the intelligence team.
Although it makes a squeaky sound while riding, after all, I don’t have to walk anymore.
Otherwise, at the end of the day, when you get home, the soles of your feet will be blistered.
Today, Lu Chengzhou was riding his bicycle on Route 24 as usual.
Only halfway through, Lu Chengzhou noticed a strange phenomenon. There were suddenly fewer rickshaws on the street today.
Except for those running on the road, there are no rickshaws left on the roadside.
Lu Chengzhou was very surprised. He had no grudge against rickshaws, so why didn't he come to Route 24?
After asking, Lu Chengzhou found out that it was the rickshaw that had an accident.
Yesterday, an Englishman from Jardine Matheson was riding a rickshaw on the road. The spring strip in the car mat suddenly broke and hit him on the buttocks. The Englishman became furious and reported it directly to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, demanding that the entire situation be rectified.
All rickshaws in the British Concession will undergo an inspection.
Of course, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau would not object and immediately ordered that all rickshaws donated by more than 8,000 families from the UK must be registered and inspected by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau to check whether the spring cushions are firm to avoid hurting foreigners' buttocks again.
This year, almost all the rickshaws in the British Concession went to the Ministry of Industry for inspection. Naturally, there were fewer rickshaws waiting for customers on the street.
Lu Chengzhou didn't pay much attention to this.
After all, he, a member of a subordinate organization, had no say in what the Ministry of Industry and Industry Bureau meant.
When he was about to get off work, Lu Chengzhou was riding his bicycle to go back. On Route 51, he saw a dejected Zhang Baotou.
"Zhang Baotou, has your car been inspected?" Lu Chengzhou pressed the brake with his hand, and the bicycle stopped accurately in front of Zhang Baotou's car.
"There are too many people checking. I waited all day in vain. I have to go tomorrow." Zhang Baotou sighed and said helplessly when he saw it was Lu Chengzhou.
Fortunately, Lu Chengzhou gave him five yuan for running errands, otherwise he would have had trouble eating today.
"If there are too many people, go there in two days." Lu Chengzhou smiled.
In the entire British Concession, more than 8,000 households received rickshaws donated by the British.
With so many people to inspect, even if a thousand vehicles are inspected in one day, it will take eight days.
Moreover, with the efficiency of the British, only five hundred vehicles can be inspected in one day, which is already the highest efficiency.
"If you don't check, you can't go on the road. If you are caught, you will be fined." Zhang Baotou sighed.
Of course he knew, and was checked while running.
But the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau doesn't think about the rickshaw drivers.
They just want all rickshaws to be inspected once.
"What should we do?" Lu Chengzhou said in surprise.
The British are very old-fashioned in doing things. They will not speed up inspections just to make it easier for the rickshaw drivers.
"Let's continue queuing tomorrow, Officer Lu, can you please beg me and let me check early tomorrow?" Zhang Baotou looked at Lu Chengzhou with a hopeful look on his face and begged.
"This is a matter for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau. You can elect representatives and discuss it with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau." Lu Chengzhou smiled.
He didn't have many acquaintances in the Ministry of Industry Bureau, so he really couldn't help Zhang Baotou.
The only thing Lu Chengzhou could do was to give Zhang Baotou an idea.
"They don't care at all, what can we do?" Zhang Baotou said with a wry smile.
There is a rickshaw guild in Haigu, but the guild has no role at all in front of the Ministry of Industry.
The British will not pay attention to your rickshaw association.
They only require that all rickshaws must be re-inspected. Otherwise, if they are found to be on the road without inspection, the driver will be detained, the vehicle will be impounded, and a fine will be imposed.
No rickshaw puller can bear such serious consequences.
Now, everyone has only one idea: get the inspection certificate quickly and start driving on the road.
"Didn't your people go to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau to argue?" Lu Chengzhou said in surprise.
This kind of thing should be easily solved.
"It's no use. Barnes, the director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, ignored us," Zhang Baotou said.
In fact, he still has a certain prestige among the rickshaw pullers in the British Concession.
This time, he was elected as one of the representatives to petition Barnes.
However, Barnes ignored him at all. He only insisted on one principle: rickshaws that did not check the spring seats were not allowed to go on the road, and they were not allowed to solicit customers.
"Then there's nothing we can do." Lu Cheng was stunned on Monday. If Barnes ignored the rickshaw pullers in the British Concession, he, a small deputy patrol officer, would be helpless.
"Police officer, please save the rickshaw driver in the British Concession. You don't know that many families wait for the money they collected during the day and go back to buy rice for cooking at night." Zhang Baotou said with a wry smile.
"For this kind of thing, you can only help yourself. Others can't help." Lu Chengzhou shook his head slightly.
"I hope Officer Lu can give me some advice," Zhang Baotou said immediately.
"Well..." Lu Chengzhou said hesitantly.
"Officer Lu, please help me. Don't worry, I'm definitely worried about this." Zhang Baotou immediately guessed Lu Chengzhou's difficulties.
After all, Lu Chengzhou was in charge of the British job. If the British knew that he was causing trouble behind his back, how could Lu Chengzhou continue to be a deputy inspector?
"Are you coachmen all of the same mind?" Lu Chengzhou asked.
The so-called brothers are of the same mind, and their strength is as strong as metal.
If the rickshaw pullers in the British Concession worked independently, they would not be able to function at all.
"Of course they are all together," Zhang Baotou said immediately.
"Well, I'll go back and think of a solid idea, and I'll tell you tomorrow." Lu Chengzhou said thoughtfully.
"Officer Lu, I'll see you off," Zhang Baotou said immediately.
"It's time to ride a bike." Lu Chengzhou patted the handlebar. He was riding a new bicycle and it was indeed very comfortable.
However, when Lu Chengzhou opened the door to go to work the next day, he saw Zhang Baotou sitting in front of his house.
