Chapter 284 Shoot, shoot!
The headquarters of the Cao Gang.

Long Er was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth restlessly.

Lin Sufang folded her snow-white legs and sipped her coffee elegantly, as if everything outside had nothing to do with her.

“Sufang, the students are starting to rush to their posts.

“What to do?
“What did that person say?”

Lin Bo walked in, without even looking at Long Er, and asked Xiaomei directly.

“What’s the hurry?

“Students have been spoiled by ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’ and have become so corrupt that the chairman has restricted their hands.

“But now they have offended the US military. Can these two iron hats still protect them?”

Lin Sufang said calmly.

“What did that person say?” Lin Bo asked again.

“Watch a play.

“The harder they fight, the more excited the fight will be.” Lin Sufang raised her index finger and sipped her coffee slowly.

“Sufang.

“How about we hide underground first and wait until the storm has passed?
“You are pregnant after all. If something happens to you, I won’t be able to survive.”

Ryuji said with a worried look on his face as he stroked her belly.

“Brother, it’s okay.

“Lu Qiaoshan will be here soon, he’s an expert and will figure out a way.

“We still have two-thirds of the goods that have not been shipped out.

“If we don’t get the students to do their job, this business will fail, so we can’t avoid it.”

Lin Sufang took his hand and said gently.

“Brother, go and urge Director Lu.” She turned to Lin Bo and said.

“it is good.”

Just as Lin Bo was about to make a phone call, he saw Lu Qiaoshan walking in with a briefcase.

“Ms. Lin, the students have used a lot of tricks this time, including kerosene bottles, torches, and stones. I wonder if the main hall can withstand the fire compared to Cao Rulin’s Zhaojialou.”

Lu Qiaoshan sat down, leaned back and crossed his legs, ignoring Long Er just like Lin Bo did in his daily routine.

Long Er is nothing, just a small gangster at the dock.

The person who is truly in charge of the Cao Gang today is the woman in front of him.

“What does Director Lu mean?” Lin Sufang asked with a smile.

“I want a 10% share of the opium trade.” Lu Qiaoshan stopped pretending and asked directly for benefits.

“Director Lu has a big appetite.

“Just to negotiate terms with me, are you qualified?

“Why would the Americans do business with you?

“money?

“Do you have any?

“right?

“Even Zheng Jiemin, who is behind you, is just a thief with evil intentions but no courage. Without me to help, would the Americans sell you arms?
“Who are you?”

“Can’t I just find someone else? Do I have to find you?”

Lin Sufang put down her coffee cup, smiled disdainfully, and asked a series of soul-searching questions.

The corner of Lu Qiaoshan’s mouth trembled, and his expression gradually became gloomy.

“Don’t look at me, look at it.” She pointed to the table.

“What do you mean?” Lu Qiaoshan asked with a frown.

“It’s always the people at the table who decide the rules of the game.

“Filson and I were the ones at the table.

“You are the fruit on the plate.”

Lin Sufang waved her hand and swept the fruit plate to the ground.

She waved.

A maid immediately came forward and replaced the plate.

“I see, I’m just the menu.

“Ms. Lin, are you too confident?
“Is it because of the person behind you?”

The land bridge hilltop nodded gently and asked with a smile.

“Have you ever thought about this? This is most likely a trap set by Hong Zhi.” He added.

“Is not it?

“So what if it’s him? Who in the whole world can stop the person behind me?” Lin Sufang said with a proud smile.

“Maybe… maybe.

“Then let’s go for a walk. Since you think I’m not qualified to talk to you from a strength perspective, let’s just go our separate ways.

“It’s nothing more than making less money.

“But, Miss Lin, don’t forget, if you want to eat, you have to have dishes to order first!”

Lu Qiaoshan pointed at her and walked out.

Lin Sufang smiled slightly and glanced at Long Er.

Long Er understood and quickly raised his hand to stop Lu Qiaoshan: “Director Lu, why are you in such a hurry?

“When it comes to business, there’s nothing that can’t be discussed.

“Isn’t it just a pile of opium?

“I can give it to you any time.

“But you have to settle this matter today.”

“Who of you two has the final say?” Lu Qiaoshan looked back and forth between the two of them.

“As for the Cao Gang, my second brother naturally has the final say.” Lin Sufang said with a bright smile.

As a businessman, it is natural for him to pursue the ultimate in profit.

She was deliberately provoking Lu Qiaoshan.

Suppressing a march is not an easy task. Once it arouses public anger, Lu Qiaoshan will be dismissed from his post at best, or even brought to military court at worst.

Even if he is lucky, he will not be punished.

If he wants to deny this 10% contribution, he can always use Long Er as an excuse.

Anyway, smuggling opium is Filson’s private business and has nothing to do with Long Er. We can just deal with it when the time comes.

Does Lu Qiaoshan still dare to ask the Americans for money?

Of course, if Lu Qiaoshan can really suppress this wave and remain safe and sound, it means that this guy does have some strength, and there will be plenty of dirty and tiring work for him to do in the future.

It’s not a problem to give him 10%.

In short, we have to let him do things but not let him have his fun.

Even if you take the money, you have to take it carefully to avoid asking for too much in the future.

“Contract.” Lu Qiaoshan is not stupid either.

“Dude, this is selling opium, you thought it was selling sweet potatoes, writing it in black and white can kill people.

“Why, Long’s reputation is not worth it anymore.

“Besides, the Cao Gang is right here, how can they fly away?”

Long Er raised the corner of his mouth and sneered.

“Can.

“I’ll settle the matter for you and we can make money together.” Lu Qiaoshan agreed.

“It’s up to you.” Long Er stretched out his hand.

Lu Qiaoshan shook hands with him and walked out quickly.

Outside, students holding slogans began to attack the sentry post. The group led by Li Ya took homemade gasoline bottles and threw them at the American soldiers.

Seeing this, the other students also rushed forward.

Soon, the students and soldiers were in a scuffle.

“Director Lu, the situation is not good. The students are making quite a fuss this time.” Peng Chengtao said.

“How can Li Ya’s people not be vicious?

“He wanted to make a big deal out of it and make the Americans think that the two wounds on my shoulders were just a boil.

“Wait to see me make a fool of myself.”

Lu Qiaoshan licked his lips and smiled faintly.

“Here’s the list, the photos.

“Pick and kill.”

He handed the photo of the people under Li Ya to Peng Chengtao.

Peng Chengtao took it.

He walked out quickly, went to a nearby sentry box, picked up the phone and dialed the number:

“Connect to the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense.

“I’m still in a meeting.

“okay, I get it.”

Peng Chengtao hung up the phone, extremely puzzled.

As soon as the riot broke out in the morning, he called Zheng Jieming and said he had an urgent matter to report.

The secretary’s reply was to hold a meeting.

What kind of meeting is this? It’s been going on for the whole morning and is still going on.

Besides, even if it’s a meeting, I can always squeeze out a minute to reply.

Not right.

No, you have to be steady.

Thinking of this, he called Lu Yuxi over:
“Xizi, Lao Lu asked me to give this to you.”

Peng Chengtao didn’t even touch it and pointed at the file bag on the table.

Lu Yuxi did not doubt it, picked it up and opened it, frowned and asked: “List? What does Brother Shan mean?”

“What do you mean, you’ve been following Brother Shan for so long, do I need me to tell you?

“Are any of our people or American soldiers injured?”

Peng Chengtao pointed at Huang Shun and others who were rushing to the post.

“Two were hit on the head by rocks.

“One American soldier had his arm burned by a bottle, but it’s not a big problem,” Lu Yuxi answered truthfully.

“Soldiers are the country’s defense.

“This is not a parade, but a challenge to the dignity of the military.

“The chairman has given clear instructions to ensure the safety of US troops in Tianjin.

“Director Lu has ordered that blank ammunition be replaced with live ammunition.

“The people on this list…”

Peng Chengtao made a gesture as if he was pulling the trigger.

“Shoot students?” Lu Yuxi swallowed.

“It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders.

“Just follow Director Lu’s orders.

“Why, you want to disobey?
“Don’t forget how you got the position of captain. If Lao Lu can get you up, he can also get you out.

“You know his methods and temper.

“Go quickly!”

Peng Chengtao said with a stern face.

“Yes!”

Lu Yuxi took it reluctantly.

Morning, 11:37.

The students broke through the checkpoint.

Following Lu Yuxi’s order, the inspection team members wearing the uniforms of the Security Command fired the first shot.

The student who rushed to the front fell in a pool of blood.

He never dreamed that the soldiers would fire live ammunition.

Da da!

Some soldiers fired machine guns into the air.

The harsh sound instantly stunned the students present.

When Huang Shun saw that something was wrong, he took the lead and ran away.

They came here just to show their faces so that they could infiltrate Guo Youliang’s student branch and become the “backbone”.

Who would have thought that Lu Qiaoshan would actually open fire.

When disaster strikes, the most important thing is to escape.

The scene was in chaos for a moment.

“Dudu!”

Lu Yuxi waved his hand, and the inspection team blew their whistles and chased the students in the crowd according to the list.

soon.

Huang Shun and six other spies of Li Ya were all arrested.

“Director Lu, the person has been caught.” Lu Yuxi quickly walked into the Cao Gang’s private room to report.

“why you?

“Where is Peng Chengtao?” Lu Qiaoshan asked with a frown.

“Commander Peng had a stomach upset this morning and just went to the bathroom.” Lu Yuxi replied.

“Did you order someone to shoot?” Lu Qiaoshan asked in a deep voice.

“He, he said it was you who gave the order, and the documents are all here.

“Brother Shan, I, I didn’t fall into a pit, did I?”

Lu Yuxi’s face changed.

“idiot.

“I asked him to give the order to shoot because he is Commander Zheng’s man and we can share the responsibility if something goes wrong.

“Why did you shoot without asking for permission?”

Lu Qiaoshan knocked on the table angrily.

“He, he said it was your order, and time was urgent, so he asked me to act quickly, so…” Lu Yuxi broke out in sweat on his forehead.

He was cursing in his heart, if it weren’t for your grandson who always said that the hot pot burned his hands and hit him all the time and scared him to death, would I do such a stupid thing?

Xizi is going to die… Lu Qiaoshan sighed secretly in his heart.

Shooting was a risky move on his part to curry favor with the United States.

This means that the chairman’s patience with students has reached its limit.

It is also a gamble on Filson’s strength, seeking wealth and fame by taking risks.

Furthermore, Zheng Jieming put a “debt” on himself.

If he died, the money Zheng Jieming invested in arms and his future free meals would be gone.

So Zheng Jieming would do his best to protect him for the sake of money.

Pulling Peng Chengtao into the water was just an extra layer of insurance.

But Lu Yuxi… is an unknown person!
The chairman always likes to pass the buck.

Once public opinion further intensifies, the Kuomintang government will definitely have to find a scapegoat to quell public anger, and that would definitely be Xizi.

What an idiot!
“fine.

“The chairman has suffered these students for a long time, so just kill them.

“But since we have started the killing, we have to show the chairman our determination to be condemned by all.

“Go and execute those who were caught on the spot.

“We warn the students that if they dare to cause trouble again, their parents will be investigated, convicted and executed as well.

“I made great contributions in suppressing the demonstration last time.

“It will be the same this time.

“I’ll take credit for you then.”

Lu Qiaoshan patted Lu Yuxi’s shoulder and gave instructions with a smile.

“Yes.” When Lu Yuxi heard this, her tense heart relaxed a little.

He had just taken two steps when Lu Qiaoshan suddenly called him:

“Xizi, how old is your son?”

“It just turned one month old on the 3rd of last month.” Lu Yuxi said.

“On the third of last month…I remember that I went to Jingling at that time and missed my nephew’s full moon banquet.

“Take this. It’s a token of my appreciation.”

Lu Qiaoshan took out a US dollar bill from his pocket.

Just as he was about to give it a try, he glanced down and saw a 100-dollar bill, so he stuffed it back in. After changing it several times, he collected five 10-denomination U.S. dollar bills and handed them to Lu Yuxi:

“Brother, take this as a small gift from me and buy some nutritional supplements for the child.” “No.

“Brother Shan, this is too expensive.” Lu Yuxi cursed his mother inwardly, but spoke respectfully and politely.

“Here.

“We are brothers. If you follow me, I will not treat you unfairly.

“Once this incident is over, I will help you get your permanent position as acting captain.”

Lu Qiaoshan’s smile was gentle and kind.

“Brother Shan, is it true?” Lu Yuxi was overjoyed.

“certainly.

“When has Brother Shan ever lied to you? First, you will be promoted to captain, and then to deputy director!

“As long as you do your job sincerely, you will be rich and prosperous.”

Lu Qiaoshan said seriously.

“Thank you, Brother Shan. Well, I’ll go then.” Lu Yuxi was overjoyed.

“Well, go ahead.” Lu Qiaoshan waved his hand.

Hey!
He sighed softly.

Snapped!
Snapped!
There were bursts of execution gunfire outside.

“Li Ya, you still don’t understand me, old man. What happened to Jianfeng’s people? I’ll kill them all!”

Lu Qiaoshan smiled coldly and walked quickly into the Cao Gang’s headquarters:

“Ms. Lin, the student has withdrawn.”

Lin Sufang straightened her full chest, stood up and said with a bright smile: “Director Lu is really good, I’ll give you 10% of the opium trade.

“I hope Director Lu will take good care of me in the future.”

“Thank you.” Lu Qiaoshan said with a smile.

“Sit down, let’s talk about the drinks. Is the money ready?” Lin Sufang said.

“certainly.

“When I meet Powell, I must be there in person.” Lu Qiaoshan said.

“Ok.

“I’m going to see the guy tonight to finalize this.

“You know, Hong Zhiyou has Song Ziliang behind him.

“If that person doesn’t speak up, it won’t be easy even with the American’s endorsement.”

Lin Sufang said.

“Know.

“Waiting for your good news.” Lu Qiaoshan walked out.

……

Jinhai Station.

Action Team Office.

Boom!

The bursts of gunfire startled Li Ya so much that he jumped up.

It is the direction of Caobang.

He put down the recipe in his hand and rushed to the stationmaster’s office.

Yu Zecheng and Hong Zhiyou were already waiting.

Both of them looked solemn.

“Stationmaster, shooting.

“It seems to be in the direction of Cao Gang.” Li Ya said.

“Director Lu gave the order to shoot?

“Not really.

“Since the Americans proposed constitutional government, although the chairman has not made it clear, there have been very few cases of people suppressing demonstrations with force in various places.

“Especially now when the red ticket is winning hearts and minds.

“It’s even less likely that I’ll fire the gun and give people a chance to criticize me.

“It should be a warning.”

Yu Zecheng said.

“It’s hard to say.

“You have to consider the occasion, this time the source is the Americans.

“Even if the gun was fired, wouldn’t the Americans have to clap along?
“Their so-called freedom and democracy are just lies.

“If they really wanted democracy, they wouldn’t do such things in Qingdao that angered the people.”

Although Wu Jingzhong had little dealings with Americans, he had already seen through everything.

“Stationmaster, do you want my people to withdraw?

“They are the future backbone of our Youth League and the Cadre Preparatory Bureau.”

The situation was urgent, Li Ya didn’t care and asked directly.

“Well, retreat…”

Before Wu Jingzhong finished speaking, Xiao Guohua walked in and said nervously:
“Stationmaster, Lu Qiaoshan opened fire and executed seven students on the spot.”

“What!
“Really… fired a gun.”

Wu Jingzhong and others were all shocked.

“I’m afraid this Luqiao Mountain is going to poke a hole in the sky.” Yu Zecheng swallowed and said.

“How is the student doing now?” Hong Zhiyou asked.

“Scary away.

“Lu Qiaoshan is organizing people to check the household registration information of the troublemakers, and may have to conduct another round of inspections.” Xiao Guohua said.

“Fuck censorship.

“He is just taking advantage of the situation to make money under the guise of suppressing demonstrations and conducting censorship.”

Wu Jingzhong sneered disdainfully.

As he was speaking, Gao Yuan came to the door but didn’t dare to come in: “Captain Li.”

Li Ya walked to the door and Gao Yuan whispered:

“Captain Li, the seven people shot dead by Lu Qiaoshan were all backbones trained by the Political School.”

Li Ya’s brows furrowed as he heard this, with murderous intent in his eyes.

He waved his hand, signaling Gao Yuan to step back.

“Stationmaster, the seven people who were killed were all the backbones of the political school carefully selected by me.” Li Ya reported expressionlessly.

“no?
“Captain Li, you said that Lao Lu killed your people?” Hong Zhi asked in confusion.

“That’s right.

“They are all my progressive students at Beiyang and Nankai.

“They just secretly graduated from the Central Political School last month. We originally wanted to use this parade to let them perform well and infiltrate the core members of the Red Ticket Student Branch.

“Now it’s all right, let the surname Lu take it all.

“This is clearly directed at me.”

Li Ya gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

“Captain Lee.

“Lu Qiaoshan was handled by the Inspection Department. Chen Changjie probably didn’t know about it and didn’t dare to intervene. In the end, he had to negotiate with the Second Department.

“Seven lives.

“He is still a key member of the political school.

“This is not a trivial matter. I suggest you consult Comrade Jianfeng immediately.”

Wu Jingzhong raised his finger and pointed at Li Ya.

“is teacher.

“I’ll go and ask for instructions right away.” Li Ya lowered his head and walked out.

“Zecheng, go and deal with the aftermath. Wait for Jianfeng’s instructions to come down and see whether these student files should be transferred.” Wu Jingzhong ordered again.

“Yes, teacher, I’ll go right away.” Yu Zecheng walked out quickly.

As soon as the two of them left, Wu Jingzhong relaxed and sat down with his hands: “Zhiyou, it’s time for dinner, do you have any good restaurant recommendations?”

When Ruirui and her mother left, the Cantonese chef was taken away with them.

Now that no one brings him meals, Wu Jingzhong has to eat out for lunch.

“There’s a good beef noodle restaurant two streets away. How about we try out some?” Hong Zhiyou asked with a smile.

“Noodles are good.

“I don’t like Cantonese food. Northerners only like noodles and steamed buns.

“Just eat noodles.”

Wu Jingzhong was very satisfied with this arrangement.

“Today’s play is interesting.

“The Americans colluded with the Cao Gang to resell opium.

“Such a serious matter, even leading to executions, but Director Mao and Zheng Jieming have not given instructions yet.

“Don’t you think it’s strange?”

After a pause, Wu Jingzhong asked with a smile.

“Kirk has made his move, and the chairman has to continue.” Hong Zhi said incisively.

“Yes.

“Assisting the U.S. military in its internal reshuffle is one of them.

“The key point is that the chairman had been hoping that someone would shoot at the students. Even Mao Sen didn’t dare to do it, but Lu Qiaoshan did it.

“Students nowadays take to the streets for all kinds of trivial matters, saying they are marching, but in fact they are slapping the chairman in the face.

“Lu Qiaoshan also understood this clearly, so he dared to fire his gun.

“This guy has some courage and guts to survive in the face of death.”

Wu Jingzhong said with emotion.

“But the people he killed were the reserve forces of Jianfeng’s Three Youth League and Cadre Preparatory Bureau. Will Jianfeng let it go?” Hong Zhiyou expressed his doubts.

“The people killed were Jiang Jianfeng’s men.

“Otherwise it won’t show determination and will.

“At present, the domestic war situation has suffered a series of defeats, and the generals of Huangpu are collectively pulling their trouser pockets. The chairman needs such a thunder and a gust of wind to calm the situation.

“Don’t forget, he personally orchestrated many tragic incidents in the past. Killing to stop chaos has always been the old man’s favorite method.

“Why are Kang Ze and Dai Li favored?
“Isn’t it just acting as an executioner, exchanging your future for a future covered in human blood?
“Lu Qiaoshan’s stay in Jingling was not in vain, he has already understood the old man’s thoughts.

“This is a move to achieve great success and become the second Boss Dai.

“Good trick.

“What a trick!”

Wu Jingzhong said.

“Teacher, why didn’t you let the Security Bureau get involved in this work?” Hong Zhiyou was puzzled.

“Two years ago, I would have done this job myself.

“But it’s different now.

“Now that we have Lele, we should do less killing as much as possible.

“Besides, Hu Zongnan and his bunch of losers fought the war so badly.

“It’s not worth it to risk the world’s disapproval and cling to the old man at this time.”

Wu Jingzhong shook his head.

“Besides, given Jianfeng’s personality, he will take revenge sooner or later.

“As long as Lu Qiaoshan is still working for the Jiang family.

“The old man is old after all, and Jianfeng will have to uproot Luqiao Mountain sooner or later.

“How did Boss Dai die?

“Without his nod, you… Bah! Can Ma Hansan succeed?”

He took the coat handed to him by Hong Zhiyou, held it in his hand and walked out.

“Yes, it has to be Director Ma.” Hong Zhiyou said with a grateful smile.

“Has the newspaper made any arrangements?
“Especially the foreign media, including those in North America and the UK, the money must be spent appropriately and the foreigners must be allowed to vigorously promote this matter.

“If Kirk can’t be replaced, we should pack up and leave.”

Wu Jingzhong gave instructions as he walked.

“Well, it’s been arranged. The money has been paid. I also asked Mr. Situ in North America to bribe a few congressmen. After two or three days, Filson will have to go to see God.” Hong Zhiyou said.

“it is good.

“The key is that guy, he won’t leave unless you feed him something.

“It takes some meat to cut this.”

Wu Jingzhong frowned.

“It doesn’t matter.

“Didn’t Long Er and the others buy the Cherry brand?

“When the person dies, I will be the only one who can run this brand. I can give shares to that person and get him to join in the partnership.” Hong Zhiyou replied.

“Is this possible?” Wu Jingzhong asked with a raised eyebrow.

“OK.

“Every person has a price. If I can take down Song Ziliang, I can take down anyone.” Hong Zhiyou said.

“Okay, okay.

“As long as you are sure.”

Wu Jingzhong was very satisfied with his confidence.

“Teacher, I may have to fly to Jingling this afternoon, otherwise I won’t be able to calm that person down.

“I asked the teacher to look after my sister.

“I’m afraid there will be a wave of indiscriminate killings down the Luqiao Mountain.”

Hong Zhi has the Tao.

“You’re overthinking it, Jin Hai’s first shot is no joke.

“The students’ souls may have been frightened away.

“There will be no more trouble for a while.

“I’ll ask someone to ‘invite’ your sister to come sit in the station.

“You know what, Lu Qiaoshan is really good at managing students. I underestimated him before.

“If this man were a little more cunning and lenient to others, he would be qualified to compete with Mao Sen and rule a region.”

As they spoke, the two drove there. Seeing the empty streets, Wu Jingzhong couldn’t help but laugh and sigh.

At noon, Hong Zhiyou immediately rushed to Jingling.

3pm.

Official residence No. 1.

Jianfeng came into the hall with a gloomy face.

“I didn’t sleep well last night, and I was in a meeting all morning. I just came back from the Ministry of National Defense. Let’s talk about it after dark.” Chen Bulei stopped him outside.

“Mr. Yanji, I, I have something important to report. Please be sure to inform my father.” Jianfeng said.

“It’s about the students of Tianjin Naval Academy, right?” Chen Bulei asked.

“Yes!

“A man named Lu killed seven of my excellent reserve backbones at one time. If Zheng Jieming hadn’t supported him, how could he have the courage to do that? I must find an explanation for this matter.” Jianfeng was extremely angry.

“I’m overthinking.

“From the beginning to the end, the chairman never let Zheng Jiemin and Mao Renfeng interfere.

“They did not give any instructions to Jinhai.

“do you understand?”

Chen Bulei adjusted his glasses and said lightly.

“You mean father…” Jianfeng didn’t dare to continue.

“The current situation is worrying, and we don’t have many cards to play.

“The U.S. military must never lose this trump card.

“So, you should go and ask who gave you the idea to let those seven people charge into battle.

“Not seeing the big picture clearly, going against the Americans.

“It’s not stupid, it’s just to trap you.

“Use those you doubt, and be suspicious of those you employ.

“In the future, it is better to use people with doubts less frequently.

“These are the original words of the chairman.

“Let’s go back.”

……

(End of this chapter)