nucmednet Chapter 168: Shanghai City is in turmoil again and is suppressed by force
Chapter 168: Shanghai City is in turmoil again and is suppressed by force
After a while, the entire banquet hall was still silent, and no one dared to stand up and oppose the rules proposed by Su Zhengyang.
Su Zhengyang smiled slightly and said slowly, "Since no one has stood up to object, it means that everyone agrees to abide by the rules proposed by me, Su Zhengyang."
"I, Su Zhengyang, will make it clear. I will give you two days to shut down or stop your opium business. I, Su Zhengyang, will forgive you for the immoral things you did in the past. But from today on, if anyone dares to disobey me and make profits from opium in secret, don't blame me, Su Zhengyang, for being merciless. I will send you to see the King of Hell!"
As Su Zhengyang finished speaking, the gang leaders present had different expressions. Even if they were dissatisfied with the so-called rules proposed by Su Zhengyang, they did not dare to stand up and refute. At this time, Zhang Xiaolin, the old leader of the Tianhong Gang, walked steadily to Su Zhengyang and gave him an admiring look. Then he took the microphone and said, "I, Zhang Xiaolin, have always been opposed to the opium business that has messed up Shanghai. You are all Chinese. I believe everyone can remember the harm that opium has brought to our people. From the Opium War with Western powers a hundred years ago to the series of humiliations and opium that China has suffered in recent years, they are all related to this harmful thing. I, Zhang Xiaolin, am the first to express my support for the rules set by Councillor Su today. In the whole of Shanghai, whoever dares to buy or sell opium or open a smoking house again, I, the Tianhong Gang, will be the first to not forgive him!"
Wang Jiahai also said with a serious face: "Master Zhang said it well! It's a great point! Now the opium business in Shanghai is constantly expanding and making huge profits. Who is pushing everything behind the scenes? I believe everyone knows it clearly. For their own interests, they collude with foreigners and poison the people of China. Such behavior is no different from traitors! I, Wang Jiahai, am also willing to support the rules set by Councillor Su. Anyone who dares to break the rules will be an enemy of my Axe Gang."
Seeing that Zhang Xiaolin, who is highly respected in the underworld, and Wang Jiahai, the powerful Axe Gang leader, had expressed their opinions one after another, the gang leaders present also gritted their teeth and agreed one after another.
"Okay, I, Su Zhengyang, believe that no Chinese with blood in their veins will collude with Fusang or other powers to poison Chinese people on our land for their own benefit! The business has been settled. Next, everyone should calm down and have a few drinks!"
Su Zhengyang walked down from the podium and began to walk around the banquet hall with a glass of wine in hand, toasting the gang leaders present, which was considered to be giving them enough face.
At this time, the gang leaders, especially those involved in the opium business, were all bored and the delicious food and wine in front of them became boring.
After the dinner, these gang leaders left the hotel in a hurry. Some of them who had deep business cooperation with Fuso rushed to Hongkou District to meet with the new Fuso Consul, Takeno Fangda.
At this moment, in Longhu District, where the Coders Association's headquarters is located, Yan Shuangying personally led a regiment of Skeleton Division soldiers and rushed into the headquarters with live ammunition. Some of the Coders Association's officers were startled by this sudden scene. Vice President, Wei Tianhu's brother-in-law Zhao Chengjiang was the first to come forward and said to Yan Shuangying, the leader: "Commander, what do you mean by leading troops to break into our Coders Association's headquarters?"
Yan Shuangying looked calm and said in a cold voice: "We are the combat troops of the Skeleton Division of the Northwest Revolutionary Army under the command of Councillor Su of the Northern Frontier Government. We have been ordered to come and search the headquarters of the Coders' Association. All the leaders of the Coders' Association who have any connection with Wei Tianhu and are involved in the opium business are implicated. Councillor Su has ordered that such people be executed on the spot!"
Liu Chengjiang's face changed. His brother-in-law went to attend some gang dinner organized by Congressman Su, and it seemed that something unexpected happened.
"Sir, is there any misunderstanding in this matter? Where is our President Wei now? I want to see him."
"Meet him? Then you can only go to the underworld to meet him. You must be Wei Tianhu's brother-in-law, Liu Chengjiang, who helps him run the opium business and colludes with the Fuso people."
Without waiting for Liu Chengjiang to react, Yan Shuangying drew his pistol and shot Liu Chengjiang dead with one shot.
The crisp sound of gunfire echoed throughout the compound of the Coders' Association under the cover of night.
"Someone come! Get your weapons! These soldiers killed Vice President Liu!"
Following a call from a small leader of the Coders' Association headquarters, hundreds of gang members guarding the headquarters, armed with machetes, shovels, sticks and other weapons, rushed towards the direction of Yan Shuangying like a tide.
"Director Yan, how do we deal with these rioting Ma Gang members? Should we just shoot them all?"
Yan Shuangying nodded and said, "Don't worry about anything, just shoot. I want to see if they are as strong as steel and invulnerable to swords and guns!"
More than a dozen MG42 squad machine guns opened fire at the same time, with flames spurting out of the muzzles and dense bullets pouring towards the leader of the Ma Gang who was rushing over.
Under such intensive rain of bullets, the fate of these courageous members of the Ma Gang was predictable. After only three minutes, at least two hundred people were killed on the spot. The bodies were piled up in a crooked manner, and the blood gathered into streams, creating a scene like purgatory on earth.
The remaining survivors were already frightened out of their wits. They hid behind nearby shelters, trembling in fear.
Yan Shuangying grabbed the leader of the Ma Gang, who had just called on the gang members to attack them with weapons, and whose legs were broken and who was lying on the ground wailing, and dragged him to his feet. He stepped on his face with his right foot and said murderously, "You are a bunch of unpresentable peasants. Do you really take yourselves seriously? You dare to let people attack the army? How many lives do you have left for me to kill!"
The burly young leader with a black dragon tattooed on his right arm looked at Yan Shuangying with horror, and large amounts of yellow water flowed out of his crotch.
"General...General, please forgive me. I am blind and will never dare to offend you again."
Yan Shuangying stepped on his neck and broke his cervical vertebrae.
"Go in and kill anyone who dares to resist! Kill them all without mercy. Find the opium warehouse of the Code Gang and find a way to destroy it!"
That night, the city of Shanghai, which had been peaceful for only a few days, was once again plunged into a bloody storm. The headquarters of the Ma Gang, including several important branches, and warehouses where goods were stored were all swept by the combat troops under Su Zhengyang.
After learning that their leader Cui Yiming was shot on the spot by Su Zhengyang at a dinner party, thousands of members of the Butterfly Gang organized a large number of people and prepared to go to Su Zhengyang with guns to ask for an explanation. As soon as they left their own neighborhood, they were hit head-on by the Skeleton Division's gendarmerie. In less than ten minutes, they were beaten and fled, crying for their parents, and each of them only regretted that their parents had not given them two more legs.