When Li Ziyu heard that he was going to Zhenhai Gate, in addition to his baton, he also put on his shoulder the police knife that had been hanging on the side of the table. The shape of this knife was similar to the Japanese sword commonly used by the Ming army. Li Ziyu was born in a military household.
Naturally, Jade is no stranger to him. But by nature, he doesn't like to walk around with a knife, so he usually doesn't carry a knife when patrolling.
"You'd better not bring this thing with you," Gao Chongjiu said. "It's inconvenient to use. If something happens, let's just run away."
Dan people are regarded as untouchables, and there is a deep gap between them and the people on the shore. Once something happens, they are prone to conflicts. Dan households are also wandering and can run away in their boats at any time, so they are less afraid of the government and the law than ordinary people. If they don't agree with each other,
The possibility of a fight with swords and fists is very high. Once a conflict breaks out in a place where households gather, the government official will not be able to get away with it.
To be cautious, Gao Chongjiu called a few more "brothers". According to the past saying, these people were "official people" with "white bodies". When Liu Xiang was purging and retaining personnel, as long as there were no such "official people" with white bodies
"Blood debts" and "serious historical issues" can be left or gone at will. Most people have chosen to "resign" to avoid Australians having to settle accounts in the future.
These people are all familiar with the situation around Zhenhaimen, and some of them are from Dan people themselves. In short, they are all people who may be useful.
A group of people arrived at Zhenhaimen. The Ba Dao team had already assembled. However, only ten people came - the task of the National Army was already too heavy. The team leader first saluted and said in unskilled Mandarin: "
Please give me the order."
Li Ziyu had known for a long time that there were Japanese pirates in the Australian Army, and this was his first close contact. He saw these "Japanese pirates" were all short and stout, carrying double swords on their waists and carrying rifles, and they all looked fierce.
.Taking such a group of tigers and wolves on a mission made my originally rather anxious mood calm down a lot.
Gao Chongjiu did not come out immediately. He waited for a while until someone came in from outside Zhenhai Gate and whispered to Gao Chongjiu: "He is still there, it's the Maojia Inn by the river."
Gao Chongjiu nodded.
"There's something weird about this inn!" the visitor warned in a low voice, "Jiuye, when you do something, just lower your head and walk away in a hurry.
Gao Chongjiu turned around and said to Li Ziyu: "He's still here, let's go!"
After saying that, he led the people out of Zhenhaimen and went straight to the inn the informant mentioned.
This area is the beach of the Pearl River. There are no river embankments in this time and space. When there is a flood, the river water can directly overflow to the front of Zhenhai Gate. The ground is full of sand. Looking around, the river branches along the river are densely packed with moorings.
They boarded a small boat belonging to the Dan family. Fishing nets and rags from the people on the boat were drying by the riverside.
Many low shacks were built haphazardly along the city wall. The buildings were extremely dense, almost to the point where the eaves touched the eaves. The light was dim. Various smells and sounds instantly impacted Li Ziyu and the others' senses.
The strongest smell in the air is the smell of fish. There are not only many fishing pens here, but also many small shops that make fish balls. Whether they are fishing pens or fish ball shops, fish are killed and deboned in the street, and the streets are full of fish.
It was a mess, with dirty water mixed with blood, scales and internal organs flowing everywhere, and the stench was unpleasant.
In this stench, there is also a slight aroma: the smell that comes out when the fish balls are cooked in the fish balls. Li Ziyu frowned secretly, the environmental sanitation of this place is really bad. Compared to the city, it is simply another place.
world.
Outside Zhenhai Gate are slum households, not Dan households. Dan households are not allowed to build houses on the shore according to the rules. Most of the residents are refugees from various places. Since it is located on the riverside and close to the gathering area of Dan households, there are many establishments here.
The fishing pens, fishing gear shops and fishing gear shops that buy catches specialize in the business of Dan households. The two parties exchange what they have, and fights often break out. As usual, the government is indifferent to such areas, as long as large-scale crowds do not break out.
The violence, which resulted in mass deaths and injuries, was basically left unchecked. Therefore, the security environment here is very complicated. Even after the Australians came and conducted a large-scale security inspection, the situation has not fundamentally improved, but the rate of vicious cases has
It's dropped a lot.
The geographical environment and the convenience of people's movement make it somewhat like a "lawless place". Gambling, private prostitution, selling stolen goods... all kinds of illegal activities are quite rampant here, including pickpockets, thieves, crooks, and vagabonds.
Flower photographers, human traffickers... various businesses often use this place as their base. Li Ziyu is not too unfamiliar with this place - the Public Security Bureau regards this place as a key area, and although he has never been there, he has seen quite a few.
local materials.
As soon as their group put on a show, they attracted the attention of people on the street. Gao Chongjiu did not look forward or backward, he just told him to leave quickly and rushed straight to the inn - news travels very fast in this place. Once the traffickers are alerted, the Maojia Inn will
On the riverside, throwing people into the Dan family's boat and driving away is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Fortunately, the place in this area is not big, and we arrived at the entrance of the Maojia Inn in a short while. This so-called inn is just a small courtyard with yellow mud walls and thatched roofs, almost adjacent to the tidal flats by the river. There are more than a dozen fishing racks hanging on them.
It was full of dace fish. There was an unpleasant fish smell in the air. A few idlers squatted at the door, gambling on leaf cards. When they saw a group of police and national troops suddenly arriving, they immediately dispersed.
"Quick, surround us!" Gao Chongjiu shouted loudly. After saying that, he led the people and rushed inside.
The waiter who was greeting guests at the door was so frightened that he stumbled inside and shouted: "A bad man is here!"
Before he finished speaking, a middle-aged man came out of the house in a panic: "Master! I didn't know that your boss is here..."
Gao Chongjiu said: "Are you the boss?"
"Yes, yes, I'm just a kid. I don't know what I'm doing..."
"The police are handling the case. I want to question the tenants one by one, you lead the way!"
The boss's face suddenly changed, and he turned around and wanted to run away. Gao Chongjiu saw it clearly, and knocked him to the ground with a sweep: "Tie him up!" He shouted, and a "brother" immediately rushed over and took something out of his sleeves.
A rope was brought out and the person was tied up in two or two strokes.
"Watch it! Be careful to commit suicide!" Gao Chongjiu said loudly.
"Brother" slapped him, and the boss's mouth was immediately covered with blood, and his chin had been removed.
The eagle caught the geese these few times, as fast as lightning, Li Ziyu was startled, and before he could react, Gao Chongjiu sniffed again and shouted sternly: "Hold the door, no one is allowed to leave!"
Looking again, Gao Chongjiu had sweat on his forehead, his face was much more solemn than before, and he held the iron ruler tightly in his hand. Li Ziyu quickly pulled out his baton and got ready for a fight.
"She's not here. Fortunately, she's not here, otherwise I'm afraid it will be difficult to sleep peacefully in the future." Gao Chongjiu blew out a smoke ring, "At first I thought I just caught a few traffickers by mistake, but I didn't expect such a thing!
He looked around, "No wonder this inn was built in such a precarious place. They didn't plan to stay any longer. They were always ready to run away!" (To be continued.) 8