Chapter 36: Night Raid on the Zhang Residence (Seeking Collections and Recommendation Tickets)

"What do you mean?" Lu Qiao did not understand.

"How did you explain the assassin incident last time to the father and son of the Zhang family?

"Don't hide it from me; it concerns your life."

Hong Zhiyou picked up a chariot piece and slammed it down onto Lu Qiao's general.

"I, I told them that you, kid, have some tricks up your sleeve.

"The assassins they sent were all trash.

"You killed them all in return!"

Lu Qiao dared not hide anything and spoke truthfully.

"Smart man!

"You saved your own life."

Hong Zhiyou had guessed that Lu Qiao would answer this way.

This man was slick and worldly.

Since the assassins had been silenced, the specific details of that time were known only to him and himself.

Although Ma Kui had seen it, he could not grasp the inside story.

If he were in Lu Qiao's shoes, facing a deadly character like Fourth Master Zhang, no matter how angry he was, he would have to swallow his pride first.

"What does this have to do with the phone?" Lu Qiao was puzzled.

"Do you know why there is an exercise?"

"Hmm?"

"Tonight, we are going to take down the lair of the Cao Gang, with the Station Chief and Commander Chen presiding, and the American Marine Corps participating in person.

"Given the nature of that old thief Fourth Master Zhang, he will inevitably look for you to probe for inside information.

"If my guess is correct, the phone call is from the Zhang family.

"Brother Shan, your life is in your own hands.

"Do I still need to teach you what to say?"

Hong Zhiyou pointed at the phone and hinted with a smile.

"Brother.

"I admire you; even a thousand-year-old turtle like the Station Chief can be used as a gun by you.

"Impressive, impressive!"

Lu Qiao was in a great mood; after a dry laugh, he efficiently picked up the receiver:

"This is Lu Qiao."

"Oh, it's you, Second Young Master.

"What could be the matter? We're about to have military mediation, so why would we fight? Chen Zhangjie is just bored and wants to show off his power to suppress Officer Mou.

"Rest assured, the Garrison Headquarters has our monitoring system.

"I'm watching everything here.

"Tell Fourth Master to put his heart at ease and not to make a fuss over every little disturbance.

"Alright, we'll talk about dinner another day.

"Hanging up!"

Lu Qiao put down the phone and sighed, "Oh my":

"You living Zhuge Liang guessed right; Second Young Master Zhang came to probe for news."

"Well done!

"Old Lu, just wait to see a good show."

Hong Zhiyou patted his shoulder and walked quickly to the Station Chief's office.

"How did it go?"

Wu Jingzhong clasped his hands together, his expression somewhat nervous and weary.

He had a prejudice against the Americans and always felt the foreign devils were unreliable.

If they couldn't suppress Xu Zhiwu, it would be very troublesome if something went wrong.

"Station Chief, Lu Qiao has already spread the word.

"It shouldn't be a problem."

Hong Zhiyou said calmly.

"Good, contact your American classmate immediately to execute it.

"I am going to Commander Chen's to keep Mou Tingfang and Yang Wenquan in check!

"Director Yu, you go to the Yinglun Hotel to arrest Second Young Master Zhang."

Wu Jingzhong stood up, buttoned his clothes, and instructed his two favorite subordinates.

……

Jinhai Wharf.

Hong Zhiyou sat in the American's jeep, checking his sidearm and ammunition.

The Cao Gang were all rough men.

Don't look at the fact that the Americans had guns; if things really kicked off, they might not be effective.

However, he had clearly underestimated Long Er.

With the Second Brother out, the path was smooth.

Relying on his past prestige and the support of a group of loyal subordinates, he quickly brought the situation under control after shooting a few of Fourth Master Zhang's trusted managers.

The American military and Yang Wenquan's munitions were opened and loaded onto the ships for inspection one by one.

"Good heavens, no wonder your Generalissimo is always crying poverty to us; the family fortune has been hollowed out by these hamsters."

Looking at the oil-paper-wrapped firearms in the hold, the crates of ammunition, and the brand-new cannons, Anderson also clicked his tongue in secret.

"If Du Lumen knew that most of the aid equipment had fallen into the pockets of people like Yang Wenquan, what kind of expression would he have?" Hong Zhiyou picked up a rifle to aim it and joked with a smile.

"God knows, anyway, they are yours and mine now.

"Lots of greenbacks, lots of gold.

"Hong, you know how to split it, right?"

Anderson didn't care about the President's thoughts.

"I know, Commander Fierce, the Station Chief, and Commander Chen get a share each, and you, me, and Long Er get a share.

"OK?"

Hong Zhiyou smiled and extended his fist.

"No problem, I said you are my true brother; we make money together and get rich together." Anderson bumped fists with him, feeling satisfied.

"Long Er, what about you?" Anderson turned to ask Long Er.

"I don't care, as long as I can take down Fourth Master Zhang." Long Er said with murderous intent.

"Second Brother, have your people taken care of things?" Hong Zhiyou asked.

"Just about."

"That's good, finish unloading and seal the warehouse here.

"Let's go meet Fourth Master Zhang!"

Hong Zhiyou snapped his fingers, and the group headed straight for the Zhang residence.

……

Zhang Residence.

Fourth Master Zhang had received confirmation of the news from his son, and his mood relaxed slightly.

That's right.

Xu Zhiwu was stationed nearby; looking across Jinhai, who could touch him?

Was he overthinking it?

After having a go with his concubine, Fourth Master Zhang fell into a deep sleep after relaxing his body and mind.

Bang!

Accompanied by the front gate being kicked open.

The dense sound of footsteps woke Fourth Master Zhang.

"What are you doing!"

"It's bad, quickly call Fourth Master."

……

Scolding and screaming kept coming from the mansion, noisy and ear-piercing.

"What's going on?"

Fourth Master Zhang pushed away the panicked woman and shouted toward the door.

"Master, it's bad, Long Er has brought people to kill their way in." Manager Liu stumbled in.

"Son of a bitch!"

Fourth Master Zhang pulled a gun from under his pillow and rushed out barefoot.

When he reached the courtyard, he was dumbfounded.

Under the moonlight.

Long Er led a group of foreign devils in camouflage uniforms, eyeing them like tigers.

Dozens of submachine guns were pointed directly at the Water Transport Gang's hatchet men in the main hall.

Americans!

Master Zhang Si felt a chill in his heart.

He had felt something was wrong; he had calculated everything but had overlooked the Americans.

"Master Zhang Si, we finally meet." Hong Zhiyou walked out with a smile, his hands in his pockets.

"Who are you?" Master Zhang Si asked, frowning.

"My name is Hong Zhiyou; you shouldn't be a stranger to it." Hong Zhiyou's tone was light.

"It's you!

"The grain firm, the young lady of the Mu family, and him—all of this was your doing."

Master Zhang Si pointed at Long Er and asked grimly.

"I just take money to solve problems for others."

Hong Zhiyou stopped wasting words and waved his hand coldly:

"You are suspected of stealing Marine Corps ordnance, and the stolen goods have been confirmed.

"Anderson, finish them off."

"Let's see who dares!"

Master Zhang Si was worthy of being the leader of the Water Transport Gang; with a roar, dozens of hatchet-wielding death squads blocked his front.

"The Americans' ordnance?

"Pure nonsense; you are framing and slandering me.

"Hong Zhiyou, I'm not a pushover; these tricks of you Juntong Bureau people don't work on me."

Master Zhang Si roared like a fierce tiger, completely unafraid.

"I personally dug it out of Warehouse No. 3 at the pier; there's no mistake, accept your fate." Long Er walked forward, raised an eyebrow, and sneered coldly.

"Long Er, you are nothing but a dog I raised.

"Do you know whose things those are?

"They belong to Officer Yang.

"If you dare to eat them, be careful not to choke to death."

Master Zhang Si sneered, walked to the large table, and placed his hand on the telephone:

"Long Er, do you think you can devour me by colluding with the Americans, Wu Jingzhong, and this little brat?

"What kind of daydream are you having?

"Xu Zhiwu's men are nearby; believe it or not, one phone call from me and you will all die without a burial place.

"Try it." Long Er sneered.

Master Zhang Si dialed a number and found it wouldn't go through.

The telephone line had been cut.

"Good tactics; you are indeed the person I brought up." Master Zhang Si nodded and said with hatred.

"Thank you for the cultivation, Master Si." Long Er was expressionless.

"However, you are still too green to play games with me." Master Zhang Si threw down the receiver and walked to the courtyard:

"Look."

Whistle!

Accompanied by a loud bang.

A firework shot into the sky and bloomed across the heavens.

Long Er's expression changed slightly.

Not good, it's the Water Transport Gang's signal flare.

"Hong, what does this mean?" Anderson asked.

"A code!

"Xu Zhiwu's men are here." Hong Zhiyou frowned.

……

(End of chapter)