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Coincidentally.

Just as he was talking about picking lotus, he heard a familiar voice from outside.

"What? Detective Zhang is here too? Where is he?" Cailian was indeed talking to the tavern owner.

Lu Ming was pleasantly surprised when he heard that: "If you really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there soon."

Then he opened the door of the private room and shouted: "Detective Zhang's eldest son Yang is here!"

"Haha, it's not fair. I said why is he here? Is he drinking with you?" Following the sound, a graceful young woman appeared at the door. Nose red lips.

"Sister Cailian, come in quickly." Yuan Mingzhu ran to the door, took Cailian's hand and smiled.

"No, I still have something to do outside, you drink what you have, don't stop." Cailian said with a smile.

"Why are you here? You're not looking for me, are you?" Zhang Ziyang walked to the door and asked.

"How did I know you were here. Today is Master Gu's birthday, we are here to celebrate the birthday, didn't he send you an invitation?" Cailian asked.

"Oh, look at my memory, how can I forget about this incident." Zhang Ziyang slapped his forehead hard.

"Sister Cailian, when you see your old friend, you leave our sisters aside." At this time, several beauties appeared at the door, all girls from Changsan Apartment.

"You are..." Lu Ming was puzzled when he saw this scene.

The girls in the Changsan apartment were dispatched in groups, no need to ask, there must be important people and scenes, he didn't know who the master Gu was talking about in Cailian's mouth.

"You, once you see injustice, you will forget all the people in the world." Cailian tapped Zhang Ziyang's forehead with her long nails dyed with red cardamom.

"No, today I did a great thing and solved an unprecedented case." Zhang Ziyang said proudly.

Lu Ming quickly kicked him from behind, Zhang Ziyang became alert and quickly shut up.

Cai Lian didn't believe it, and said with a smile: "Aren't you doing something big and unheard of in the past, including drinking, it's a big thing." After finishing speaking, she covered her mouth and laughed.

"Brother-in-law, what kind of big case has never been heard before, let me tell you about it." A little sister from Cailian laughed.

"It's strange to believe him. He just caught a thief on the side of the road, and that's also a thief that has never been seen before." Cailian smiled and covered her mouth.

Zhang Ziyang smiled honestly and wanted to open his mouth, but he didn't dare to speak any more.He and Lu Ming had made a rule that Lu Ming's reasoning should not be revealed to anyone, not even to colleagues in the police station, or even the chief.

Lu Ming was afraid that the opponent's power would be too powerful. Once the news leaked out, it would definitely increase the difficulty of solving the case. In addition, he still had a glimmer of hope: Sheng Muyi was still alive.If the opponent knows that he is tracking and is cornered, he may be silenced.

Cailian and a few younger sisters laughed and teased Zhang Ziyang, anyway, he was used to bragging, and no one took his words seriously.But these sisters like Zhang Ziyang very much, because he is not only good at bragging, but also good at making fun, as long as he is present, there is no need to worry about not having a laugh.

"Haha, brother, you are here early to celebrate my birthday, you dare not take it."

At this time, another person came.

This person was in his early 40s, dressed in a purple robe and mandarin jacket, and skillfully twirled a pair of iron balls in his hands.

"Senior Gu, I'm really sorry. I was so busy and confused that I forgot about your big day. It's just a coincidence that I ran into you here." Zhang Ziyang said truthfully.

This gentleman is very shrewd, he doesn't rub the sand in his eyes, he can't fool the master, he dare not make up nonsense.

"Haha, we brothers, why bother to say such nonsense, you are so busy every day, I also know that I have done this business before. If I read correctly, this should be Master Lu, right?" The man nodded slightly, Look at Lu Ming.

"No, this is Senior Gu, the rickshaw king of Shanghai." Zhang Ziyang hurriedly introduced.

"So it's Mr. Gu, I've admired him for a long time." Lu Ming stepped forward and cupped his fists in salute.

"It's easy to say, easy to say, I have admired Young Master Lu for a long time, a hero born a young man, seeing you today is better than rumors." The man laughed.

When it comes to the rickshaw king of Shanghai, Lu Ming knows who it is.

This man's surname was Gu and his first name was Zhuxuan. He used to be from a poor family and worked in all kinds of lowly jobs. Later, he entered the public concession and became a Chinese detective. Enter the Green Gang.

Although Huatan in the International Settlement was a slave of foreigners, he was the king of Hades for ordinary people, and it was commonplace to collect black money.Gu Zhuxuan made some money because of this, bought some rickshaws and hired people to do the work.

Gu Zhuxuan wandered around the rivers and lakes with the dual identity of Hua Tan and the Qing Gang.

After a long time, after accumulating some contacts and capital, he simply resigned from Huatan, bought dozens of rickshaws, and specialized in rickshaw dealership business.

There are many people who are willing to work for him, because no one is in trouble for pulling his rickshaw, which is a rare thing in Shanghai.It is not easy for poor people to earn money to support their families, and everything is for safety.

Gu Zhuxuan's rickshaw business accumulated a lot, and his business became more and more prosperous, and the snowball got bigger and bigger. After a few years, he became the number one rickshaw dealer in Shanghai, and he was also known as the king of rickshaws.

If the business is going well, he will be generous, and because of the seniority of the master, his status in the Shanghai Youth Gang is also rising day by day. Later, even if big names like Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, and Zhang Xiaolin appeared on the stage, he still had a seat on the table.

The ranking of the Shanghai Youth Gang bosses is not fixed either. As each person's strength increases or decreases, the ranking changes accordingly.

For example, Huang Jinrong was originally the undisputed number one in the Shanghai Youth Gang, but because he was too arrogant, he offended the son of General Yang Hu, the commander of the Nanjing Police Force. Later, he was deceived to Nanjing and imprisoned by General Yang Hu in Zijin Mountain In a cave, he had to be beaten severely every day. It was impossible for him to survive or die.

Only then did he realize that in Shanghai, he could cover the sky with one hand and call the wind and rain, but once he arrived in Nanjing, in the eyes of some dignitaries, he was not even as good as a reptile.

His brothers raised a huge ransom to bring Huang Jinrong back from Nanjing, but since then he has lost his courage and restrained himself a lot, and his reputation and power will inevitably weaken. As a result, the seat was replaced by Du Yuesheng after a few years .

Everyone recognized as the leader of the Youth Gang, the first and second were between Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng, and the third place was Zhang Xiaolin.In terms of qualifications and strength, Zhang Xiaolin was originally above Du Yuesheng, but he was far behind Du Yuesheng in his ability to conduct himself, so he could only rank third.

The top three are basically these three, and the candidate for the fourth place changes from time to time, and the rickshaw king Gu Zhuxuan is one of them.At this time, he was only in his early forties, and it was the highlight moment of his life, when his career and strength had reached their peak.

Today is Gu Zhuxuan's 42nd birthday, and many of his friends have thought of various ways to celebrate his birthday.

At noon, some friends held a birthday feast for him in a restaurant. After the banquet, some friends said that they should continue to have fun, so they came here to have a tea circle.

The so-called Dachawei means eating tea, drinking, and playing mahjong. This kind of thing needs the girls from Changsan Apartment to help.

His friend issued tickets for the next game and invited almost all the girls from Changsan Apartment. Naturally, the lotus picking, which is hanging high on the beach in Shanghai, will not be left behind.

This kind of tea gathering does not involve sexual affairs, it is purely to add to the fun. Everyone drinks and drinks tea and plays mahjong together. The task of the girls is to make these guests have fun playing and losing. After an hour, they can get paid and leave. up.

At that time, one round in Shanghai was only one hour. If you want to extend it, you have to increase the salary.

Various tea bureaus and wine bureaus are also the most daily life of the girls in Changsan Apartment, and the rewards they get are enough to maintain high living expenses.They don't just participate in one client's game a day, they usually have to transfer to many companies, which is called transfer in jargon.

Of course, this kind of social occasion is also a favorable place for these girls to catch a good friend and find a wealthy husband.

At this moment, there was a beautiful girl looking at Lu Ming with resentful eyes.

Lu Ming also felt her burning gaze, but he could only pretend not to see it, and turned his face to talk to Cailian.

This girl's name is Du Juan, a native of Suzhou, and a standard Suzhou beauty. Her soft Suzhou dialect can melt people's hearts.

Not long after Lu Ming arrived in Shanghai to open a detective agency, he followed Zhang Ziyang to participate in the wine party hosted by Cailian at home, and it was at this wine party that he met Du Juan.

Du Juan fell in love with him at first sight, and then chased him relentlessly. Of course, the way of chasing him was very clever and artistic, but he was full of perseverance.

Du Juan is 17 years old, five years younger than Lu Ming.

Lu Ming didn't dare to provoke such disputes, so he had to avoid her and walk away. As long as she appeared, Lu Ming would make excuses and leave quickly.Although the falling flowers are intentional and the flowing water is ruthless, Du Juan still does not give up, and is still waiting for Lu Ming to change his mind.

At that time, Du Juan was not the only one who was interested in Lu Ming. Several sisters in the Cailian circle fell in love with Lu Ming, but Du Juan's attitude was more determined.

Lu Ming is young and wealthy, handsome and movie star-like, and he has an extraordinary temperament when he comes back from overseas. He wears suits and leather shoes all day long, exuding the style of a foreign devil. This kind of style was the most fashionable in Shanghai at that time. Yes, most people can't pretend.

But after they saw Yuan Mingzhu, they all retreated in spite of the difficulties.

As the saying goes, when you compare goods, you have to throw them away, and when people compare people, you have to die. Although they are pretentious beauties, surrounded by a bunch of suitors, but compared with Yuan Mingzhu, it is the same as Mingzhu and dead fish eyes. .What's more, this Miss Mingzhu is still very hot-tempered, no one dares to offend her.

The girl in the Changsan apartment finally understood why this foreign devil-like Lu Ming could "pass through thousands of flowers without touching himself with a single leaf".

Lu Ming didn't like the idea of ​​eating flower wine and drinking tea. He was dragged by Zhang Ziyang to accompany him. At that time, Zhang Ziyang was pursuing lotus picking to the most critical moment and needed a helper. Lu Ming had to risk his life to accompany him. up.

Only Du Juan still refuses to give up after seeing Mingzhu, but the way of pursuing Lu Ming has become more secretive and reserved, but there is also a sense of resentment everywhere.

In fact, Du Juan has many suitors. Many tycoons, rich and young in Shanghai are holding tens of thousands of silver dollars and waiting for the chance to have a spring night with her, but she always can't take this step, because she can't let Lu Ming go in her heart. She kept herself clean for Lu Ming's sake, and she is still innocent to this day.

Lu Ming avoids Du Juan, but Mingzhu takes the initiative to confront Du Juan. The two chatter back and forth, as if they are very familiar, but in fact they have only met each other twice.