Ju Chang's plump body blocked half of the door, blocking out the light. It was pitch black outside and nothing could be seen clearly. It was probably the wind that was blowing, but I couldn't feel it.
He Qi was stunned and froze at the door.
"What are you doing here?" Qian Xuan's expression suddenly changed, and his voice became much deeper.
"The labor and management are here, do you want to report to you?" Ju Chang glanced at Qian Xuan, then looked at He Qi, raised his hand, which was originally carrying two bottles of wine, and said: "Why, no
Could you please come in and have a seat?"
Qian Xuan was about to speak out, but was stopped by He Qi. He turned sideways and made way for him to come in. He reluctantly said, "Come in and talk."
Ju Chang was not wearing a military uniform at this time. He was wearing a very uncoordinated long coat and a melon skin hat, which exposed half of his head. He looked very funny, with a big belly, and no self-consciousness as a guest. He was familiar with the road and swayed.
He wandered towards the stone table in the courtyard.
Brother Xun didn't like Ju Chang, so he gave up his seat and went to lie down on the lounge chair and smoke a cigarette. Qian Xuan sat opposite Ju Chang and stared closely. He Qi sat beside him and was chatting lightly at first.
The atmosphere in the small courtyard suddenly became tense, it was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
Ju Chang placed the two bottles of Xifeng wine he had brought on the table, and took out an envelope from his arms without writing anything on it. Then he ate the food on the table and said, "What kind of chess hall are you in today?"
Opening business, aside from the fact that we are fellow villagers, you have helped the labor and management a lot before, and the labor and management are supposed to go to congratulate you. However, the labor and management are self-aware and have a lot of blood in them. If you go there, I am afraid that you will be in trouble.
, so I thought about coming in the evening, but something happened and I was delayed."
Having said this, Ju Chang paused and even stopped eating, as if this matter was related to He Qi, and then said: "It's too late."
He Qi pointed to the letter and asked, "What is this?"
No one poured wine for Ju Chang, so he filled a glass of wine for himself. While drinking, he placed the envelope in front of He Qi and said, "This is a gift for you. Open it and take a look."
Qian Xuan also joined in, and the two opened the letter. It was a letter of appointment, appointing Ren Qi as the assistant to the director of the Security Department. He Qi weighed the letter of appointment and asked in confusion: "What does this mean?
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Ju Chang twisted a few peanuts and put them in his mouth, and then twisted a few pieces of roast duck, as if he hadn't eaten dinner. While chewing, he said lightly: "The monthly salary is 200 yuan, so you don't have to go to work on time. You can continue to open your chess club.
This is a free salary, don’t give it up, it will only do you good and no harm.”
Qian Xuan was full of prejudice against Ju Chang. He kicked He Qi under the table and said: "The weasel is giving New Year greetings to the chicken - no good intentions. Brother Yubai, don't be fooled. The chess hall makes enough money."
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There is no free lunch in the world. He Qi naturally understands this truth, but He Qi understands Ju Chang better. He is both good and evil, and cannot be discerned or understood. He should avoid contact as much as possible and avoid contact as much as possible. He Qi will give this letter of appointment
He folded it and put it back into the envelope, then placed it intact on the table in front of Ju Chang, decisively rejecting it.
"I've collected the wine. You can take the letter of engagement back."
Ju Chang seemed to have expected all this, and was not surprised at all. He continued to eat roast duck and peanuts, took another sip of wine, and reminded him: "You should think about it carefully."
He Qi's attitude was firm and she immediately refused: "Don't think about it, I won't accept it."
Ju Chang continued to eat the food, but asked an irrelevant question: "It's open today, no one is making trouble, right?"
Qian Xuan rushed to say: "If we don't steal or rob, we are just and aboveboard, what can happen to us?"
However, He Qi was keenly aware that Ju Chang seemed to have a hidden meaning behind his words.
With a scornful smile on Ju Chang's face, he glanced at Qian Xuandao: "Long Gang, you know that, right?"
This is the largest low-level black society organization in Peiping. It is just like the Youth Gang in Shanghai. The members are very complex. Qian Xuan's hair stood up. Feeling the naked threat, he shouted: "What are you going to do?"
Ju Chang asked again: "Your restaurant used to be a Huaiyang cuisine restaurant. It was such a good place. Do you know why it stopped?"
He Qi was stunned.
Qian Xuan asked: "What do you mean? Is it the Long Gang's trouble?"
"That place used to be a opium den. It closed down in the year of 1911, and later opened a Huaiyang cuisine restaurant." Ju Chang said unhurriedly, and suddenly glanced at Qian Xuan, his eyes full of ridicule: "'Gongjihao
', You should know that Qianmen, Dashilan, and Bada Hutong are all their opium dens. The opium in Peiping's restaurants, hotels, restaurants, and brothels also comes from them. Your chess hall has such a great reputation.
, there are a lot of people coming here, so it’s suitable for selling cigarettes.”
It can be said that any shop with a prosperous business in Peiping will be forced by the Long Gang to sell tobacco. What Ju Chang means is that the previous Huaiyang Cuisine store did not agree to sell tobacco, so it closed down. Despite this, He Qi still
He firmly denied: "We will never sell cigarettes."
"Many people didn't want to sell it at first, but later they all sold it." Ju Chang put the letter back in front of He Qi, filled another glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and said, "Keep this letter,
People from the Long Gang will come tomorrow, and they will naturally leave when they see it."
Qian Xuan knew about the "Gongjihao" matter, and the Long Gang sold cigarettes and opened opium dens. Qian Xuan also knew that it was true that opium smoking was common in Beiping, but Qian Xuan never imagined that one day he would be involved in opium dens.
He smoked, took a deep breath and said: "Brother Yubai, let me think of a solution for this matter. There are so many opium dens in the hands of the Long Gang, and ours is the best one."
Ju Chang chuckled, moved back so that he could cross his legs in the air, and joked: "Your Master Qian's reputation is quite good in Peking, so the Long Gang gave you Master Qian's face to open the business.
If you don’t come today, you won’t come until tomorrow.”
Then he laughed and said: "Who can you find? People with pens can write articles at most, scolding this and that. They are the ones with knives and guns. There are 700,000 people in Peking. People are dying every day. No one cares if there are more or less.
, even labor and management dare not mess with them, let alone you."
Qian Xuan was choked immediately and his face turned red.
He Qi asked innocently: "Smoking harms the human body, but no one cares about it?"
This made Ju Chang laugh again and asked: "Manage? How to manage? Labor and management have thousands of people under their control. Can they manage 700,000 people? If labor and management can manage during the day, can they manage at night? What the hell, you guys
These people don't do anything, but they get such a high salary every month. Who pays it to you? They pay, you ask for money, and if the money is not enough, they cause trouble. Do labor and management dare to take care of it?"
Ju Chang's mouth was like a barrage of questions. Qian Xuan and He Qi completely turned off the fire with a few questions. Then he drank the last glass of wine, shook his big head again and again, and sighed: "You people, if you didn't know how to speak,
If I can only write a few useless articles in foreign language, I will probably be worse than a cart driver, a baggage carrier, or a beggar."
Ju Chang was satisfied with the scolding, turned around and walked towards the door. Before leaving, he did not forget to say: "You should keep this letter first, but the ugly words are ahead. Although labor and management owe you a big favor, one or two is not enough, so you can take care of yourself in the future."
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He Qi said sincerely: "Thank you!"
Ju Chang snorted, turned and walked towards the dark door, stood on the threshold, turned around suddenly, and shouted: "In the past few days, that Dongyi man named Takabe Dohei is coming to play chess with you, especially
You have to work hard, beat that bitch, and give vent to us Chinese people."
Immediately, Ju Chang's plump figure disappeared from the door. When the door was half opened, nothing could be seen, but a cool breeze was pouring in.