Chapter 383: Dirty Gloves

Ba Bie Jie is very old.

The buildings on both sides are very dilapidated. There are a lot of ruins.

The whole street is a dull grey colour. After entering, it seems to turn dark at night even in the daytime. It gives a very uncomfortable feeling.

Chen Longping's mistress is actually housed here?

What kind of mistress is she? So unmotivated. At least the whole house is...

Suddenly, he smells the rich smell of peanut candy.

It instantly lifts his spirits.

Huh? Someone makes peanut candy here too?

Great, great!

I didn't think there was any here in Jinling.

He hurriedly follows the scent and sure enough, he sees an old shop.

It's a bit dark inside. There is a large bamboo mat. On top of the bamboo mat is peanut candy that has already solidified.

Because it is still warm, the aroma is particularly strong.

Zhang Yong is instantly excited.

Freshly made. Delicious.

Buy it now.

Everyone gets a bag.

There is something for everyone.

Yan Guangkun: ...

Speechless. This guy.

He actually has such a hobby. He likes peanut candy so much...

It seems like we're here to arrest someone. We're not here to buy snacks.

Suddenly, Zhang Yong's eyes flicker.

He saw someone stagger out.

He didn't know him. But he felt that the person had quite an air of authority about him.

The quality of the clothes on his body looked quite good. They didn't look like they were finished products. They looked like they were handmade.

Could it be Chen Longping?

He walked up to him silently.

He deliberately passed by the other person and then bumped into him.

'Hey, what are you doing?' Zhang Yong pretended to be surprised, while grabbing the other person's collar, 'Don't run!'

As a result, the other person slapped him across the face.

Zhang Yong deliberately did not dodge. He let the other person slap him in the face.

Good boy, you've got guts.

Slap me. If you don't pay me 10,000 taels of silver, I'm not finished with you.

If you're Chen Longping, that would be perfect.

Wait. What did I come to Bafu Street for? Oh, I came to buy peanut candy.

Yes, peanut candy.

I came to Bafu Street to buy peanut candy. And I happened to meet Chen Longping.

A flawless excuse.

Gu Bafeng and the others will all testify on his behalf. They will testify that he really likes peanut brittle. This is exactly what happened when he caught the woman in red before.

So...

'Pang!'

The slap was loud.

Zhang Yong's face immediately turned red and swollen.

Crap...

It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.

It hurts so much that tears are welling up in his eyes. Ah, hurry. Get the camera. Hurry and take a picture.

He immediately took out the camera and gave it to Yang Zhi.

Yang Zhi quickly took pictures from all angles. And of the culprit.

Click!

Click!

The shutter kept clicking.

The culprit was obviously drunk and hadn't reacted yet.

He had slapped Zhang Yong once and was about to slap him again. But this time, Zhang Yong definitely wouldn't let him get away with it.

Getting slapped once was enough. Getting slapped a second time would be stupid.

'Arrest him!'

he barked. Action was taken immediately.

The instigator was bound up immediately. Tied up tightly.

'What are you doing?'

'What are you doing?'

At this moment, he finally realised that something was wrong.

Damn, there seem to be a lot of people. He didn't notice it before. Damn. Drinking has caused trouble. I can't drink anymore in the future.

'What's your name?'

'Chen Shubao.'

'What?'

'My name is Chen Shubao. I'm the vice-president of the Chen Clan Council.'

'What?'

Zhang Yong frowned.

Shit. Was the slap for nothing?

The other guy wasn't Chen Longping? Luckily, his surname was Chen too. And he was also a member of the clan...

'You slapped me...'

'So what if I slapped you? You're asking for it! Who told you to bump into me?'

'Kid, you're so arrogant!'

'I'm telling you, get lost before it's too late! Otherwise, I'll call my big brother and you won't be able to run fast enough!'

'Fine, call your big brother!'

'Kid, you'd better think carefully. My big brother's name is...'

Suddenly, several people rushed out from the side.

Zhang Yong looked at the other party coldly.

One of them said, 'Who are you? What do you want?'

'Who are you? Your brother got drunk and slapped me a few times. How do we settle this?'

'My name is Chen Longping,' the other said. 'It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!'

'A misunderstanding, is it? Well, then, pay 10,000 taels of silver.'

'What did you say?'

Chen Longping froze on the spot.

10,000 taels of silver?

You bastard!

10,000 taels of silver for a slap?

You might as well just rob me!

However, Zhang Yong waved his hand. The crowd pounced, and Chen Longping was arrested.

One of the entourage tried to run, and Zhang Yong pulled out his pistol.

'Pop!'

'Pop!'

Two shots in the back. The attendant immediately fell to the ground.

The other attendants were shocked when they saw what had happened. Shit. The other side really fired.

Yan Guangkun was also taken aback.

What the hell. This Zhang Yong. Did he fire so quickly?

They could have actually captured the other side. There was no need to use a gun! Chen Longping is a Chen...

However, Zhang Yong had his own plan.

He did it on purpose.

He deliberately fired his gun.

He was telling the Chief of Police, 'I'm not afraid of anything.

I've directly arrested Chen Longping with a gun. From now on, I'm at war with the Chen family. We're enemies.

It's a way of declaring his loyalty.

After firing that shot, he's the enemy of the Chen family. There's no other choice.

There's no one else in Babu Street.

I guess Chen Longping did it to throw people off the scent. Perfect. Take the person away immediately.

Of course, you can't take him back to Jie'er Lane.

Fortunately, Zhang Yong had prepared a number of safe houses beforehand.

For example, Tian Yuman's several homes could be reused. Turning waste into treasure.

Take the person to Wuhou Street and take them to Tian Yuman's home. There was an auntie cleaning inside. The whole house was still very clean.

'You are...'

'We are friends of Miss Tian.'

'Where did Miss Tian go?'

'Is she behind on her wages? I'll pay them for her.'

'She has already paid this year's wages. I was just asking, for the future...'

'Please continue to clean in the future. I will pay you ten years' wages in advance. What was the agreed wage?'

'Seven dollars a year.'

'Good. I will pay you ten dollars a year. Ten years is one hundred dollars.'

Zhang Yong took out two ten-dollar notes.

Fifty dollars each. Two makes a hundred.

He also had some scattered taels in his personal space. There were a few thousand. But if there were more, there would be no way to put them in.

The display radius of the map kept increasing. But the personal space remained the same.

It was unlikely to change in the future.

He could only make do with what he had.

He could only put in the most important things.

Bring Chen Longping in. Tie him to the chair. Then sit down.

'I recognise you. You are Zhang Yong from the Fuxing Society's Special Services Department,' Chen Longping said coldly.

'Butler Chen has a good eye and a lot of confidence in himself.' Zhang Yong's expression did not change. 'Since you recognised me, I'll have to kill you to keep you quiet.'

'Sooner or later, the Chen family will find out about this.'

'Indeed.'

Zhang Yong did not deny it.

With the Chen family's intelligence capabilities, at most, they would find out that something happened in Ba Bu Jie tomorrow.

Moreover, they would soon be able to trace it back to him.

If they didn't even have this ability, the Chen family would be worthless as one of the Big Four.

But then again, the Jiang, Song, Kong and Chen families, the Chen family, is actually suspected of being a poor second. There is a bit of a gap with the other three.

It would be more accurate to say the three major families.

'Since I dare to arrest you, I must have some backing,' Zhang Yong continued, 'Your affair with Kuroshima Ryuzo is very confidential. But unfortunately, I just so happened to find out about it.'

'So what if you know? Do you have any evidence?' Chen Longping was not at all flustered. "Your boss Dai set up surveillance points on Changgang Road to keep an eye on us. It's been a month and no evidence has been found. Do you think you're better than your boss Dai?'

'Of course not," Zhang Yong replied calmly. 'But I have arrested a few people. They include Wei Dongbao and Wei Heren.'

'So what? Words alone are not proof. They were tortured into confessing.'

'Butler Chen's eloquence is really worthy of a diplomat. Why don't you change your surname to Song?'

'Flattery. I'm telling the truth. You have no evidence to put me to death. If you recklessly kill me, you will have to pay the price yourself.'

'No, you've got it wrong. My target is Kuroshima Ryuzo.'

'What?'

'I'm going to use you to lure Kuroshima Ryuzo out.'

'You...'

Chen Longping's face finally changed.

He never imagined that Zhang Yong would be so bold. Not only did he move against the Chen family, he also dared to move against Heidao Longzhang.

No wonder this guy dared to impersonate Liu Heizi.

He is truly a desperate criminal!

What kind of person is Heidao Longzhang? If he kills Heidao Longzhang, what will be the consequences?

The Japanese will definitely send an army to demand justice, right?

'You're crazy!'

'Why?'

'Kuroshima Ryuzo is a member of the Japanese royal family! If you do anything to him, it will cause a huge reaction from the Japanese.'

'Do they have any evidence?'

'You...'

'What evidence do they have to say that I did it?'

'You...'

Chen Longping was shocked.

This son of a bitch. He actually parroted back what he had said.

It was almost as if he had returned exactly what he had said before.

No evidence?

What evidence do the Japanese need?

This sentence can also be used for Zhang Yong. What evidence does he need?

Desperado.

Lawless.

What evidence is needed? After killing someone, the body is destroyed. Not even a trace can be found.

Asking is the same as admitting that the person has been released. He will never admit it.

Continuing to investigate, the Chen family also has a lot of things that they don't want to let out. Of course, it is impossible to investigate to the end. In the end, they can only swallow their pride and admit defeat.

'Butler Chen...'

'What exactly are you trying to do?'

'We are both civilized people. I only want money. I won't make things difficult for you.'

'Do you think I will believe you?'

'My reputation in the underworld has always been very good. As long as I get paid, I will immediately release the person. This is well-known and has been passed down from generation to generation...'

'Shut up!'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong is not angry either.

Harmony breeds wealth. It's not time to lose face yet.

Boil the frog in warm water. The water hasn't even started to warm up yet.

The night is long, and I have no desire to sleep...

Alas, to be honest, Tian Yuman is really charming...

And so is the nightingale...

A hot-blooded young man like him really can't resist...

Alas, I suddenly miss Song Ziyu a little.

To be honest, it seems like she really likes me. She's even willing to suffer for me.

If we were to get married...

Forget it, never mind.

Pick up the phone. Call back the Brazilian barbecue restaurant.

Song Ziyu said last time that I could call this number to reach her. If she's not there, Song Wanqiu will transfer the call.

'Dudu...'

'Hello...'

The voice on the other end of the line belongs to Xiao Mei.

Haha, she's the young girl who works with Song Ziyu. She's quite pretty too.

'Hello. This is Zhang Yong. Is Ziyu there?'

'Hold on!'

Xiao Mei takes the phone and calls Song Ziyu.

Did she say 'Yu Yu'? Or 'Yu Yu'?

Yu Yu, that's not a bad name...

'Shao Long, were you looking for me?' Song Ziyu answered the phone quickly. Her tone was happy.

'Have you been here the whole time?' Zhang Yong asked curiously.

'Yes. Lately.'

'Aren't you a newspaper reporter? Don't you have to go to work?'

'I don't go to the newspaper anymore.'

'Why not?'

'I don't know. My father told me that he had other plans for me anyway.'

'What plans?'

'I don't know.'

'Really?'

Zhang Yong was actually slightly worried.

Could it be that?

A political marriage?

Shit, that would be too cruel.

Someone else comes knocking on the door, and he doesn't cherish it. But as soon as he feels that he might lose it, he immediately doesn't want to let it go...

'Yuck!'

'Scumbag!'

He despises himself!

Typical of someone who wants it all.

Just like the President.

His military strategy is the same. He doesn't want to let go of anything. In the end, he loses everything.

'What are you doing?'

'Me? I'm chatting with the Chen family butler.'

'That butler?'

'He said his name is Chen Longping.'

'Oh, you mean the butler! The one who does the dirty work for the Chen family. I know.'

'You know he does the dirty work?'

'Of course! Everyone knows. Even the chairman knows. Even the lady knows.'

'Really?'

'If they don't know, how would I?'

'Ah...'

Zhang Yong turned his head and looked at Chen Longping.

Well, Chen Longping's face was very ugly. He had obviously been hit where it hurt.

When he had called earlier, Zhang Yong had not avoided him. Although he had not used speakerphone, the distance was close enough for Chen Longping to hear.

It so happened that Chen Longping had very good hearing.

Zhang Yong never imagined that a casual phone call would scare Chen Longping like this. It turned out that even the Prime Minister and his wife knew that he was doing dirty work for the Chen family.

If he died, would the Chen family dare to stand up for him? He was just a dirty glove.

The most likely scenario was that the Chen family would throw him away. It was only natural to throw away a dirty glove.

'When are you coming to my place?'

'Whenever you're free.'

'Good, I'll cook the barbecue for you myself.'

'This...'

Zhang Yong almost blurted out that he didn't need it.

You're a lady, what kind of cooking skills do you have? Don't make two pieces of charcoal. Dark and hard. I'm afraid I won't be able to not eat it. Isn't that a death wish?

But in the end, he didn't dare to say it. It wouldn't be good to dampen someone's enthusiasm.

He made up his mind that he would definitely drop in unexpectedly when he went down. He would catch her off guard. She wouldn't have time to do it herself. That way, he could avoid it.

Yes. That's it.

They chatted for a while and then hung up.

Chen Longping looked back at him without saying anything, and gave him a sympathetic pat on the shoulder.

A thousand words from himself would not have been as effective as a single sentence from Song Ziyu.

He didn't need to say anything. Chen Longping would find a way to save himself.

Unless he wanted to be the dirty gloves that were decisively thrown away.

'Captain Zhang, I'll talk, I'll talk,' Chen Longping said hurriedly, as expected. He was afraid that Zhang Yong would leave. The opportunity was missed.

'There's no need to rush. We can talk about it tomorrow morning.' Zhang Yong deliberately made the other person feel uncomfortable.

You didn't want to talk just now, but now you want to?

I'm sorry.

I don't have time right now.

That's right, my mind is as small as a needle's eye. So don't make things difficult for me.

'I have 300,000 silver dollars...'

'Where are they?'

Zhang Yong's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees. He pulled himself back hard.

Three hundred thousand silver dollars?

Really?

Okay, let's have a good chat.