After Guo Dabao's explanation, Yang Jing's remaining doubts about Zhao Meng were completely dispelled.
Yang Jing didn’t know that Zhao Meng had such an identity before, but now that he knew, he became curious.
"Uncle Guo, how do you know all this? You and Uncle Zhao have only known each other for a few years, right?"
"You don't know these things just because we haven't known each other for long? Xiao Jing, don't forget what Uncle Guo does and the forces behind him. In fact, the reason why Lao Zhao and I know so much about him is because of our cooperation."
After a pause, Guo Dabao took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "Some of Lao Zhao's things were told to me by Lao Zhao himself, but some things were told to me by my superiors. After all, if we want to cooperate, we must find out the basics clearly."
"Since Lao Zhao took over the leadership of the Hongmen Zhigongtang, he has been looking for new ways to develop. Later, we cooperated, and the higher-ups also supported this. After all, although they are of Chinese descent, they all have the blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang in their bones. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. We are a family, a family."
Yang Jing nodded silently, and then asked: "Uncle Guo, how will Lin Dan's case be handled? I mean, will this matter have any adverse effects on Uncle Zhao?"
Now that he had dispelled his suspicions about Zhao Meng, and knew that Zhao Meng had such an identity and background, once he took over the Dragon Fund, if he could pull Zhao Meng over, the Dragon Fund would undoubtedly be even more powerful. After all, the Hongmen Zhigongtang was a well-known organization in the United States.
"Well, there will definitely be some impact, but the main responsibility still lies with Lin Dan."
"Then how will they deal with Lin Dan?"
"It's hard to say. But this time Lin Dan didn't cause any casualties to you. Your bodyguards only suffered minor injuries. I guess that after Lin Dan is taken back to the San Francisco Hongmen Zhigongtang headquarters, he will definitely be put to death. This kind of thing is also a big deal for the Zhigongtang. Deceiving the heaven and destroying the ancestors is the biggest taboo of the Hongmen Zhigongtang. Even if Lin Dan is lucky, the lightest he will probably get is three knives and six holes."
"Dishonesty with Heaven and ancestors? There is such a saying? Isn't it all about dishonesty with teachers and ancestors?" Yang Jing asked in confusion.
Guo Dabao smiled and said, "It's the same principle, but the way of saying it is different. In the eyes of Jianghu people, the most hateful thing is betrayal, and betraying one's teacher and ancestors is the biggest betrayal. However, betraying one's teacher and ancestors is mostly the way of the Qing Gang. In the Hongmen, everyone is a brother, and there is no such thing as a master, so it is called betraying heaven and destroying ancestors."
After taking another puff of his cigarette, Guo Dabao flicked the cigarette butt out of the window. He watched the cigarette butt draw a flashing spark in the air and disappear into the darkness before continuing, "So-called 'Hongmen is a large area, Qingbang is a line'. Although Qingbang was separated from Hongmen, the Qingbang's organizational form is that teachers lead students and develop in a single line, so they attach the most importance to the master-disciple generation and the inheritance of origin. This is the characteristic of the Qingbang family rules. Among the ten major family rules of the Qingbang, the first one is not to betray the teacher and destroy the ancestors. The Qingbang even set up the 'Ten Prohibitions' specifically to restrict the master-disciple relationship. The first one stipulates that a disciple is not allowed to worship two masters. Before worshiping a master, the disciple must first inquire about the situation clearly. Once the master-disciple relationship is established, it is not allowed to change the status, let alone betray the teacher. Even if the master dies, the disciple cannot change to another person's school."
"Hongmen is different from Qingbang. Hongmen's organizational form is horizontal development. Hongmen disciples call each other brothers, so the focus of its gang rules is to maintain brotherhood. Hongmen has the '36 oaths', the basic requirement is not to betray brothers, not to betray the gang, etc., otherwise they will be destroyed by the five thunders. Due to the unique organizational form of Hongmen, there is no master-disciple inheritance relationship between gang members, so there is no 'cheating the teacher'; in terms of spiritual concepts, Hongmen worships heaven and earth, hoping to use the power of the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestors to spiritually gather the strength of gang members, so Hongmen worships heaven and earth and regularly pays tribute to the five ancestors of Hongmen. Those who violate the rules are called 'cheating heaven'. Therefore, there is no 'cheating the teacher and destroying the ancestors' in Hongmen, only 'cheating heaven and destroying the ancestors'. But no matter what, 'cheating heaven and destroying the ancestors', that is, betrayal, is the first major crime in Hongmen."
Listening to Guo Dabao's explanation, Yang Jing couldn't help but feel a little scared. He didn't expect that in modern society, an organization like Hongmen still maintains very ancient traditions.
"The Hongmen Zhigongtang hates traitors and traitors, and has stipulated the punishment clauses for traitors and traitors in the 'Thirty-Six Oaths', 'Twenty-One Rules', 'Ten Prohibitions' and 'Ten Punishments'. Although there are many rules, the family law is very simple and harsh, with only five. Three cuts and six holes are the 'light punishment', the 'heavy punishment' is burying alive or drowning, and there is also the so-called 'extreme punishment', which is slow slicing to death."
Yang Jing was also shocked when he heard this, "Uncle Guo, Lin Dan will not be buried alive or tortured to death, right?"
Guo Dabao shook his head and said, "Although he betrayed you and did those things, since none of your people died or were disabled, Lin Dan should not be sentenced to a heavy sentence. Three cuts and six holes are likely."
"Three cuts and six holes? Does that mean stabbing your thigh three times with a knife?"
"Haha, that's all nonsense from the movies. The real three knives and six holes is not played like that. The real three knives and six holes is to bury three sharp knives in the ground with the knife points facing upwards. The person who has violated the family law will take off his clothes and pounce on them, and poke six holes in his body."
"Oh my god! So powerful? If I don't lie down properly, I'll be stabbed in the heart, and I'll die instantly, right?"
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