vrcanaries Chapter 232 Old Friend
Chapter 232 Old Friend
Sir Lehman came here at this time? Chen Yang was a little unsure of the other party's purpose.
"What's wrong? You seem a little embarrassed. Who is it?" Li Xianshu saw Chen Yang's expression change and thought he had met some difficult guy.
Chen Yang had no intention of hiding anything from her and directly told her that it was Peter Ray.
Li Xianshu smiled and said, "The headquarters sent a telegram that the negotiation with the British will be held on January 1rd, which is more than a week away from the formal negotiations."
"I guess he came here to test your attitude and estimate the empire's bottom line."
"This person is quite smart, otherwise he wouldn't have been a senior official in the Resource Management Office for twenty years."
"As far as I know, the nobles in the UK are very supportive of him, and the royal family also supports him."
"If you find it inconvenient, Shizuka and I can avoid it."
Chen Yang waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's not necessary. I'm just wondering, since we don't have any personal relationship, does he have any other purpose for coming here like this?"
Li Xianshu smiled and said, "It's useless to think about it here. Go and invite him in. Haili and I will go upstairs and sit down."
After saying that, Li Xianshu called Haley and asked her to take her upstairs for a walk.
Chen Yang straightened his clothes and walked quickly to the door.
At the entrance of the villa, several figures stood quietly in front of the door.
In the crowd, a figure looked at the beautiful villa in front of him with an extremely complicated expression.
As a familiar figure appeared in his sight, the man felt inexplicably guilty and subconsciously hid behind the crowd.
"Sir Lehman, welcome, welcome." Chen Yang smiled and walked to the front of the crowd. He was shocked and looked at the figure in the crowd and asked in surprise, "Fourth Uncle?"
"Chen Yang, oh, no, Commander Chen." Wu Sibao looked at the handsome Chen Yang in front of him with mixed feelings for a moment.
He watched Chen Yang grow up. Seven or eight years ago, Chen Yang and Chen Zhongxian just came to Shanghai to make a living and settled at the Shiliuhang Wharf in the French Concession. It was with his introduction that Chen Zhongxian earned his living by buying supplies from the black market.
At that time, Wu Sibao was just a gangster. Chen Zhongxian bought goods several times with his introduction. After selling them, he would tactfully give him a share. Wu Sibao also reciprocated by often introducing various sellers to him. The two of them gradually became good friends because of their shared interests.
It was during that period that Chen Zhongxian, through Wu Sibao's introduction, got to know many underworld figures in Shanghai.
Among them are Jia Sizhen, who makes a living by imitating antiques, Jia Liuye...
The arms smuggler Feng Wanli, also known as Feng Sanye.
Several people hit it off immediately, cut off chicken heads and burned yellow paper, imitating the gangsters and becoming sworn brothers.
Later, when Huang Jinrong fell from power, Chen Zhongxian helped Wu Sibao to take over Xiaotongqiao. With this piece of land, Chen Zhongxian and Wu Sibao started a partnership in the opium business.
At that time, Chen Yang was just a young man of about sixteen or seventeen years old. Wu Sibao saw that he was handsome, capable, had an amazing alcohol tolerance and was good at martial arts. He knew that three or five ordinary people were no match for him, so he often took him out to eat, drink and have fun.
What about Tianxiang Pavilion, Hongyue Tower, Yihuchun? Most of Chen Yang's lustful problems in the past were influenced by him...
It can be said that his relationship with Chen Yang is much better than Chen Yang's relationship with his father.
"Fourth Uncle, when did you return to Shanghai? Why didn't you come to see me?" Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Wu Sibao in front of him, his brows slightly tightened.
All the people around Wu Sibao were from No. 76. Apparently, Wu Sibao still didn't take his words to heart and came to Shanghai and joined No. 76.
"Mr. Chen knows Mr. Wu?" Sir Lehman was a little surprised.
"Of course I know him, he is my fourth uncle." Chen Yang had no intention of hiding it.
"No way, Mr. Wu and Mr. Chen have such a relationship," Sir Lehman was even more surprised.
A new noble from the southern part of the empire and a crappy thug? These two people have nothing to do with each other no matter how you look at it.
"Sir Lehman, let's not stand at the door and talk. Please come in."
"Uncle, please come this way." Chen Yang's respectful attitude made Wu Sibao feel emotional.
Several people walked into the villa, and Sir Lehman also stated the purpose of his visit, which was to see the calligraphy and paintings in Chen Yang's hands.
If Wu Sibao was not there, Chen Yang would still wonder how Sir Lehman knew that he had those calligraphy and paintings.
Now, he is not rare.
Because the paintings and calligraphy that Sir Lehman mentioned were all taken from the Fang brothers' warehouse, and Wu Sibao obviously knew where these things came from...
"Aunt Lan, take Sir Leiman to the study," Chen Yang instructed the housekeeper Aunt Lan, but he had no intention of getting up.
Aunt Lan didn't dare to ask more questions and politely took Sir Leiman to the study on the second floor.
Chen Yang poured tea for Wu Sibao and asked softly, "Uncle Si, when did you return to Shanghai? Why didn't you come to see me?"
"Those people in Xiaotongqiao didn't tell me you were back."
Wu Sibao shook his head and said, "They don't know I'm back. I gave that place to you, and I have no intention of taking it back."
"Besides, everyone in Shanghai knows that Xiaotong Bridge is a golden sign. To put it bluntly, even if you give it back to me, I can't keep it."
"I don't have your means, nor your brains. If I go back, they will be upset."
"I have led them for so many years, and they could barely afford to eat and wear clothes. In less than a year, you made them the big brothers on the ground in Shanghai."
"Chen Yang, you know that once gangsters go up, they can never come down again."
"If I go back, they will call me big brother, but they are all big brothers now. How can they obey me now?"
"I told you, you can't trust gangsters too much. If I go back, they might..."
Wu Sibao didn't say anything else, but Chen Yang understood what he said next without him saying it.
It's not easy to be the big brother. Now that those people have come up, it's impossible to make them bow their heads and live their previous lives.
If they don't meet, they can still be good brothers. If Wu Sibao insists on going back, they will not be happy even if Chen Yang is willing to hand over the power.
There are some things Chen Yang doesn't want to do, but the people below will find ways to help him do them.
This is the real world of martial arts, there is no friendship, only interests.
"Fourth Uncle, things are actually not as serious as you think," Chen Yang sighed.
"Chen Yang, your fourth uncle has been a gangster since I was thirteen. I have done murder, arson, cheating, and opium trafficking. I have done everything."
"I know better than you what those people are thinking."
"But it's fine this way. They follow me just to have three meals a day."
"Following you, I will be rich and powerful. I know what's good for me. We are brothers, so I can't stop them from getting rich."