Chapter five hundred and twelve bullying the soft and fearing the hard
Luo Lie and Cheng Yufei came to the living room to use tea. Cheng Yufei took the opportunity to investigate the situation of Chang Chai leaving the night. After grasping the situation, he could confirm that the body found today was Chang Chai and the others. According to Cheng Yufei's inference, Chang Chai immediately decided to go to Yingkou to attend the funeral after receiving the news of Fu Bo's death that night. On the way to the train station, they were intercepted and shot. Cheng Yufei had deduced the general location from time. She told Luo Lie that she would leave early and she wanted to find the place where Chang Chai was killed as soon as possible.
Luo Lie left after getting the list of debtors from Liu's account room. He handed the list directly to the newspaper. There were 27 people on the list. Luo Lie first asked someone to publish three and solemnly stated that starting today, the list of three people will be published every day until the list of twenty-seven people will be published.
Luo Lie is actually not familiar with the list when picking persimmons and picking soft ones. He specially asked Liu's account to divide the difficulty of asking for debts and the strength of the other party. The names of these three people were to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. Luo Lie expected that this method would have a certain effect, and of course it would also bring some trouble to the newspaper.
Luo Lie chose Minghua Daily, which was opposite the police station, for safety reasons, and his current identity also played a deterrent role.
Liu Honggen and Ge Lide were both in Huangpu, and Luo Lie helped them get their identities again. Although they could no longer use their real names, after a slight change of appearance, the two could already appear in the streets and alleys of Huangpu in a noble way, especially in the concession area, so they would not encounter any trouble.
Although the inspector General of the Chinese Inspector Hua is a false name, it can still play a considerable role as long as it is used correctly. After a little communication between Luo Lie and Monpero, he decided to establish a concession picket team. This picket team was directly under the management of Luo Lie. In this way, Luo Lie has the power to recruit soldiers, and the inspector General of the Chinese Inspector General is no longer a commander-in-law.
Luo Lie knew that troubles would come one after another, and doing so was also a precaution. In Huangpu, where dragons and snakes were mixed, it would be impossible to shock the heroes without absolute strength, and it would be very difficult to survive.
The facts proved that everything was expected by Luo Lie. After the Minghua Daily published a list of three debtors, fifteen people paid back the debt with capital and profit that day. Most of them knew that Luo Lie was back, and he would support the thief, and most of them were caring for their face.
There are those who cherish their faces, there are shameless scoundrels. One of the three people named is Wang Zhaofu, the handlebar of the train station. Those who run rickshaw business at the train station must go through his approval. Almost every rickshaw driver who runs there must be commissioned by him. If Wang Zhaofu is not short of money, he is just a scoundrel. He owes Chang Chai a total of 680 oceans. He thought that Chang Chai was dead, and the account was dead without evidence. Liu also sent someone to ask for it several times, but he was beaten back. One of them was even beaten.
After learning that he was being collected from the newspaper for debt, Wang Zhaofu made a quick decision and sent more than 30 rickshaws to block the gate of Minghua Daily. No one was allowed to enter and exit. Although the police station also saw the situation here, no one called the police at the moment. Even if they knew that the backstage boss was Luo Lie, no one would take the initiative to interfere. The group of people in the police station all had the attitude of watching the fun and was willing to embarrass Luo Lie.
Luo Lie was in the office at this time, and someone had already reported the situation outside to him. He looked at the police room opposite through the window. The newspaper door had been blocked for two hours, and the police room was still silent. Luo Lie shook his head. This shows that most people in the police room did not agree with him, the inspector general of the Chinese detective. From this point of view alone, it is urgent to set up their own team.
There was a knock on the door behind him.
"Come in!"
After getting Luo Lie's permission, Liu Honggen pushed the door and walked in, saying with an angry look: "Wang Zhaofu's grandson brought dozens of coachmen to block the newspaper. Our people can't get out, and people outside can't get in. Mr. Luo, do you want to call the police station?"
Luo Lie said: "What's there to fight? Do you think they can't see the situation here?"
Liu Honggen said: "Mr. Luo, it's not me that I said, the police station is too disgusting to give you a face."
Luo Lie smiled and said, "What do you want to do?"
Liu Honggen said: "I want to hit someone! It's not because you stopped me, Lao Ge and I have already rushed out."
Luo Lie asked: "Is Wang Zhaofu here?"
Liu Honggen said, "Here you come! He's crying outside!"
Luo Lie said: "He is right, go and invite him!"
Liu Honggen said: "Please?"
"Yes, please!"
Wang Zhaofu did not have the courage to go to the meeting alone. He led four burly men into the daily newspaper with a fierce look. Liu Honggen, as Luo Lie's instructions, invited the guy in with a smile. Most of the newspapers were weak editors. Wang Zhaofu looked around disdainfully. There were only a dozen weak young men in total, thinking to himself that there was no one to beat.
Liu Honggen bowed his head and said, "Please, Mr. Wang!"
Wang Zhaofu didn't even look at him, held his head and chest out, and walked into the editor-in-chief's room with big stances. He didn't know who the backstage boss of Minghua Daily was? People like him made a fuss with a scoundrel, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. He thought Minghua Daily was a newspaper so he dared to openly block the door.
Liu Honggen did not stop him, and saw four burly men following Wang Zhaofu in one after another.
Luo Lie sat in front of the window with a black framed mirror. Not long after he came back, his body had not yet fully recovered and was still a little thin. Wang Zhaofu liked to bully this kind of nerd the most. He squinted his eyes and looked at Luo Lie condescendingly: "Are you the boss here?"
Liu Honggen saw this guy's arrogant look and wished he could knock him to the ground with one punch, but he was not inconvenient to take action before Luo Lie spoke.
Luo Lie smiled and said, "Yes!"
Wang Zhaofu threw a rolled-up newspaper onto the table, widened his eyes like a ferocious spirit, and roared angrily: "Did you publish the report on this?"
Luo Lie nodded and said, "That's right!"
Wang Zhaofu pointed to Luo Lie's nose and said, "You fucked the bear heart and leopard courage? Do you know who I am? No one in Huangpu dares to ride on my head and shit. Don't you want to mess around? I annoyed me, I will burn you here with a fire."
Luo Lie said: "Burn! You can do it if you can say it, you can burn it!"
Wang Zhaofu was stunned for a moment. He was just saying harsh words. He set fire to the newspaper opposite the police station in broad daylight. He really didn't have such courage. He was not stupid and wouldn't choose this time. In front of these subordinates, he could not be scared by a weak scholar. He sneered: "Is it shameless to give him shameless?"
Luo Lie used his eyes to stop Liu Honggen, who was already impulsively trying to beat someone, and slowly came to Wang Zhaofu: "Listen to your tone, you are a person. You can call dozens of people to block the newspaper office, proving that your brother is still convinced by you, but what you said must be counted. Since you say it, you have to do it, otherwise what else can you convince the public in the future?" He took out a box of matches from his pocket and handed it to Wang Zhaofu: "Burn! Don't you dare?"
Wang Zhaofu widened his eyes. He thought he could shock these literati with his momentum, but he didn't expect that his opponent was a tough guy. This world is not brave enough to scare the timid. He sneered: "I heard it all, he asked me to burn it."
He grabbed the matches and Liu Honggen was shocked. The newspapers and ink were everywhere in the newspaper, and the small building was also made of wooden structure. If Wang Zhaofu was really angry and set fire, the matter would not end.
Luo Lie's expression was calm and composed. He had experienced so many storms. The few people in front of him were not even drizzling in his heart. From Wang Zhaofu's eyes, he had already judged that this guy was a slutty man. With his courage, he would not dare to set fire here.
Wang Zhaofu suddenly threw down the match, took out a revolver from his waist, and aimed at Luo Lie's chest: "If you don't want toast, you will be punished for wine!"
Liu Honggen said angrily: "Put down the gun!"
Luo Lie smiled and said, "I don't pay it back if I owe money. I'm still struggling with a bunch of scoundrels blocking the door and disrupting the normal operation of the newspaper. Now I'm using weapons to threaten me."
Wang Zhaofu said: "I've angered me, I'll kill you with one shot!"
Luo Lie said: "The police station is opposite. Can you run away after you shoot?"
Wang Zhaofu said: "At worst, it's just a death, I'm not afraid of death."
Luo Lie said: "You are not afraid of death. Are you not afraid of these people who come with you?"
The four people behind Wang Zhaofu said at the same time: "Don't be afraid!" They were actually scared. Killing people across the police station is not a trivial matter. If they really killed someone, they would all have to go in.
Wang Zhaofu said: "Today I will give you a chance. In front of everyone, you kneel down and kowtow three times, and then apologize to me in the newspaper. I am a lot of people, and I will not blame the past for what happened." He began to feel unsure because after he took out the pistol, the other party still did not show any fear. If the other party still did not surrender, he could not take the shot seriously. If this shot was fired, it would be equivalent to sending himself into prison. He was used to bullying and dominating the market. He had never encountered such a tough bone as Luo Lie. He was in trouble today.
Wang Zhaofu felt a little regretful. He was just 680 yuan and his income was less than a month. It would be really not worth it if he caused trouble.
Luo Lie said: "If you have the guts, just shoot, or you will pay back the money and kowtow three times, and I can leave it alone."
Wang Zhaofu said angrily: "You don't want to die!" He poked Luo Lie's heart with a pistol.
Liu Honggen did not dare to act rashly. Although he knew that Luo Lie was good at it, no one was sure to dodge the bullet at such a close distance. Luo Lie was too arrogant. What should he do if the ship capsized in the gutter?
Luo Lie smiled and said, "You dare not set fire or shoot." He looked at the men behind Wang Zhaofu with panic expressions and said, "You are just following such a coward? You are so blind!"
Wang Zhaofu was in a hurry to get out of the tiger. When he heard Luo Lie's words, his blood was rising for a moment. He ignored everything and pulled the trigger suddenly. Everyone was startled, but soon realized that the gun had not fired. Wang Zhaofu blinked incrediblely and pulled it several times in succession, without successfully firing the bullet.
Luo Lie sighed and said, "You owe money to the thief. Before causing trouble, you won't ask who the creditor is?" He opened his right hand and bullets fell on the floor one by one.
Liu Honggen breathed a sigh of relief, and even he did not notice when Luo Lie removed Wang Zhaofu's bullet.
Wang Zhaofu felt that he was insulted, rushed towards Luo Lie like a mad dog, punched him in the face. Luo Lie grabbed his wrist and pointed it out, then raised his right palm and slapped Wang Zhaofu in a loud and crisp slap. The slap made Wang Zhaofu spin, and two big teeth flew out of his mouth.
The four people who came with him wanted to rush up to help, but how could Liu Honggen give them a chance? He took out his pistol and aimed at the few people and said, "Everyone is squatting honestly. My bullets are not eye-catching!"
Wang Zhaofu wanted to rush up again, Luo Lie followed him and kicked him to the ground, picked up the revolver on the ground, stuffed a bullet into it, aimed it at Wang Zhaofu's head, and decisively pulled the trigger. Wang Zhaofu was so scared that he hugged his head and whined: "Give up your life, spare your life! The little one has no eyes to recognize Mount Tai..." As he said that, he actually started crying.
Luo Lie fired another shot, but it was still empty. Wang Zhaofu was already scared: "Master, I will pay back the money, I will pay back the money..."
Luo Lie was both angry and funny. This guy was even more useless than he thought. He whispered: "How much do you owe?"
Wang Zhaofu trembled and said, "Six hundred..."
"Um?"
"One thousand ocean..." Wang Zhaofu quickly changed his words.
Luo Lie said: "You are not stupid either!" He took off the bullet, threw the empty gun on the ground, turned around to the desk, leaned against the table, picked up the teacup and took a sip and said: "It is natural to repay the debt. You owe as much as you owe, and the interest cannot be reduced."
Wang Zhaofu got up from the ground.
Luo Lie winked and said, "Others go out, you can stay."
Liu Honggen glared at the four people who followed him, and the four big men retreated in shame.
Wang Zhaofu saw the pistol on the ground, although he was close to him, he didn't dare to touch it. He had been in Huangpu for so long and had never fallen into such a big face. He was both annoyed and scared in his heart. He secretly glanced at Luo Lie, but he really didn't understand why this weak scholar had such great ability.
Luo Lie said: "I forgot to introduce myself. I'm here at Luo Lie and I just returned to Huangpu shortly."
When Wang Zhaofu heard Luo Lie's name, he felt like a deflated ball, and he instantly turned apart. He had heard of Luo Lie's name. Speaking of which, Wang Zhaofu was a man who had been together in the past two years. He was far from the upper class. He also heard that Luo Lie had returned and that Luo Lie became the inspector general of the Chinese Inspector, but he did not know that Luo Lie was the boss of Minghua Daily. If he knew about this, he would have weighed the importance of it. If the people did not fight with the officials, he still understood this principle.
Wang Zhaofu was really scared now. As long as Luo Lie is willing to put himself in the class room, it will be a matter of minutes. Anyway, there are only two of them in the room, and Wang Zhaofu is not afraid of being seen. He knelt down at Luo Lie with a plop: "Master Luo, it's all my fault. The little one was blind and actually got into the ground on Tai Sui's head. I was wrong!" He gave himself two mouths with his backhand.
Luo Lie said: "Don't let it go, those who don't know are not guilty. You don't know me, so you didn't ask before you come."
Wang Zhaofu said: "Master Luo, don't blame me."
Luo Lie said: "What's wrong? Good luck makes money, owing debts and paying back money. There is no deep hatred between you and me, right?"
Wang Zhaofu nodded repeatedly.
Luo Lie said: "Get up, let's see a joke."
Wang Zhaofu stood up after receiving his promise, but he still didn't dare to sit. It was not until Luo Lie said to him to sit down again, and then he sat on the sofa with restraint. Wang Zhaofu's sitting posture was never so regular, his legs were together, and his hands were closed and he rubbed uneasily between his legs.
Luo Lie said: "Have you heard of me?"
Wang Zhaofu said: "Mr. Luo, no one knows your name. You are the leader of the thief..."
Luo Lie shook his head and said, "It's the past, it doesn't matter now, but I am nostalgic and can't watch my brothers in the past be bullied, do you think so?"
Wang Zhaofu nodded and said, "Yes, with Mr. Luo, you said this here. Who dares to look at Huangpu?"
Luo Lie said: "You have many people under you."
Wang Zhaofu looked embarrassed: "Master Luo, I'm sorry to you today, I'll let them part."
Luo Lie said: "I heard that you are quite powerful in the station area."
Wang Zhaofu said: "It's all a bunch of old brothers who give me a gift, I don't have much ability."
Luo Lie said: "If you gather people like this, it is easy to be labeled as a gathering crowd to make trouble."
Wang Zhaofu misunderstood his meaning and stood up in a hurry: "Master Luo, you don't remember the villain's past, and I will never dare to do it again in the future."
Luo Lie smiled and said, "We can't be acquainted. You keep your heart in your stomach, and I don't mean to label you."
Wang Zhaofu said: "Master Luo, then what you mean is..."
Luo Liedao: "The French Consul Mr. Monpero has just appointed me as the inspector general of the Chinese detective in the French Concession."
"Congratulations to Mr. Luo, congratulations to Mr. Luo!"
"Listen to me to finish my words."
Wang Zhaofu immediately stood with his hands down and listened with his ears.
Luo Lie said: "These patrolmen are in trouble. You have also seen what happened today. You brought so many people to block the door, and they just pretend that they can't see it."
When Wang Zhaofu heard that he mentioned the incident of blocking the door again, he became nervous again.
Luo Lie said: "There have been a lot of things in the concession recently. I discussed with the consul and decided to set up a picket team. This picket team is directly under my management. I think you have some leadership skills."
Only then did Wang Zhaofu realize that he was going to support him. He immediately stood up excitedly: "Master Luo, please give me instructions if you have anything to do."
Luo Lie said: "I plan to give you a deputy captain, but I don't know if you want it?"
"I'm willing!" Wang Zhaofu's excited voice changed. Although he had been in charge of so many rickshaw drivers, his reputation was not right after all. Luo Lie gave him an official title, so he could lead people to show off reasonably and legally in the future, and he would no longer be afraid of gathering people to cause trouble.
Luo Lie said: "Then it's settled. Let's go back and I'll send you a formal letter of appointment, but let's talk about it first, we don't have a salary."
"I don't want a salary!"
Chapter completed!