Fang Lang, who was paying attention to the situation here, naturally noticed Qi Qingshan's expression. Originally, he didn't want to pay attention to this matter.
But now Qi Qingshan wanted to seek his own opinion. After a little thought, he decided to meet the gangster in person. Although he didn't have a good impression of the gangster, his company would definitely invest heavily in Hong Kong City in the future, and even invest in his hometown through Hong Kong City.
While developing in Hong Kong City, it is definitely impossible to avoid contact with gangsters. He can ignore these gangsters and go directly to the top level, but the people in charge of specific affairs in his company cannot avoid contact with these scums at the bottom of society.
If these scum continued to cause trouble every day, it would also affect his company's business, so in the end he nodded to Qi Qingshan and signaled him to bring this guy over to have a look.
Brother Bing, who was pinned to the ground, of course could not see the eye contact between the two, but when he heard Qi Qingshan's words, he was stunned, because he had always thought that the other party was the boss of some company.
But when he heard Qi Qingshan actually ask him if he wanted to bribe, he was a little confused. This term usually only appears in public officials. Could it be that the other party was not his boss as he expected, but a government official?
"Boss, no... no, why would I do such a thing? I just hope you can show mercy and let me go."
Qi Qingshan interrupted him nonchalantly and said:
"Okay, don't bother talking to me about this. Get up and clean yourself up. Our boss wants to see you."
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When Brother Bing heard this, a glimmer of hope suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"Your boss wants to see me, so I don't have to die, right?"
"Don't be too happy too soon. Life or death depends on your own performance. If it is really as you said, and you have no ill intentions, my boss will not bother with you guys."
As Qi Qingshan spoke, he winked at the two guards who were holding Brother Bing, signaling them to let this guy go.
Brother Bing, who had been pinned to the ground, immediately felt the change in pressure on himself. Even the muzzle of the submachine gun pointed at his head was moved away. He realized that he had escaped the danger for the time being.
But he didn't jump up immediately. There were more than one weapon pointed at him. If he reacted violently, it might attract the attention of others. If someone felt that his behavior was a threat and shot him, he wouldn't even have a chance to reason.
Therefore, he chose to raise his right hand high first to indicate that he was not a threat, and then slowly turned his body sideways and slowly crawled up from the ground. After he stood up completely, he immediately raised his hands high in surrender, for fear of causing misunderstanding by the surrounding guards.
As for the fact that his body became dirty from rubbing against the ground, he simply didn't care at all.
Seeing how cautious he was, Qi Qingshan smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Okay, put your hands down! Follow me to see the boss. You'd better be careful. Tell him whatever he asks. Do you understand?"
Only after standing up completely did Brother Bing feel that he was finally alive again. He glanced at Haozi who was still lying on the ground, and he couldn't help but want to step forward and give him another hard kick.
But now it was obviously not appropriate for him to continue, so he could only resist the urge, turned around and nodded flatteringly at Qi Qingshan:
"Understood, understood! I will definitely answer any questions you have, and will tell you everything I know!"
Seeing that he had stood up, Qi Qingshan signaled him to go forward, while he followed behind him, keeping an eye on his every move.
Haozi, who was lying on the ground, didn't expect that Brother Bing was going to leave him behind and go meet the other party alone. He couldn't help but yell at Brother Bing:
"Brother Bing, you can't leave me!"
Hearing this, Qi Qingshan turned to look at the young man, a cold light flashed in his eyes. The reason why he only chatted with Brother Bing and ignored this guy was because a pistol was found on him.
There was no way he would give such a person the chance to get close to Fang Lang. Now seeing that this guy actually wanted to go over and take down the boss, he immediately became furious and wanted to beat this guy up.
But before he could say anything, Brother Bing, who had already lost his patience with this guy, raised his leg and kicked him hard in the face, cursing:
"Pull down the street, I told you not to talk too much."
How could the Haozi, who was pinned to the ground, dodge the sudden kick and was kicked all over the face.
After kicking, Brother Bing felt that he was a little rash and shouldn't act rashly in such a situation. If he was misunderstood by the guards around him, he might be in trouble.
He quickly looked at Qi Qingshan behind him, only to find that the other party did not seem angry. Instead, he was looking at him with interest, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
What else is there to say? Brother Bing, as if encouraged, didn't wait for Haozi to react. He raised his right foot again and kicked Haozi in the face.
With two kicks, Haozi's nose was bleeding and his face was completely disfigured. He could only groan unconsciously. It was obvious that Brother Bing really hated this idiot who didn't know the current situation, and he was merciless when he attacked.
Seeing this, Qi Qingshan became a little confused and looked at Brother Bing and asked:
"I didn't realize you're so cruel to your own people!"
When Brother Bing heard this, he immediately stopped what he was doing, turned around and bowed slightly to Qi Qingshan and said:
"Boss, you misunderstood! This guy is not one of us. He was planted by the higher-ups, and he acts like he's worth a fortune all day long.
Although, he nominally followed me, he never called me boss and he ordered my brothers around. I have been annoyed with this guy for a long time.
Today, when this guy heard that I was coming to visit the bosses, he insisted on coming along. I thought he wanted to broaden his horizons, so I didn't refuse him.
But I didn't expect this guy to dare to carry a spray gun with him. Isn't this putting me in an unfair position? It almost caused a misunderstanding with the big boss. I don't punish the diligent or the lazy, but only the blind. "
Qi Qingshan's heart moved when he heard this.
"Oh! They were planted by the higher-ups. So, you, the 14K, are really a subordinate organization of the Military Control Commission!"
When Brother Bing heard this, he froze in place, looking at the young man in front of him who was at least ten years younger than him.
I was anxious to explain it just now, so I blurted it out without thinking too much. I didn't expect that this young man would reveal all his details about the 14K because of my words.
Not everyone knows this information. After all, the Military Intelligence Bureau is an intelligence agency after all. Even I know some of the inside story because I am a veteran of the Kuomintang and a veteran who followed Boss Ge to establish the 14K.
But the young man in front of him could tell it all at once, which further proved that the other party's identity was unfathomable. The look in Brother Bing's eyes when he looked at the other party was no longer simple fear, but began to become awe.
"This... Boss, it seems that you are really an amazing person. You even know such a secret thing."
Qi Qingshan smiled when he heard this. Although there was a hint of vigilance in the other party's eyes, he was shocked and relieved when he revealed his origins. He did not deny it. It can be seen that this guy really did not want to hide anything from him.
"Okay, this isn't really a big secret. Stop wasting time and follow me to see the boss!"
After saying that, he did not forget to give Brother Bing a push.
Seeing this, Brother Bing hurriedly nodded to Qi Qingshan, then walked directly towards Fang Lang.
At this moment, Fang Lang was discussing with Reinhardt how long it would take for the Hong Kong police to arrive at the scene. The two had different answers. Reinhardt thought it would take no more than ten minutes, but Fang Lang thought it would take at least half an hour for the Hong Kong police to arrive at the scene.
But when Brother Bing came in front of the two of them, Fang Lang did not say much to Reinhardt, but turned to look at Brother Bing and said directly:
"Friend, how long do you think it will take for the Hong Kong City police to arrive at the scene?"
Brother Bing, who was looking nervous, didn't expect that the first question he was asked when he came in front of this big shot was not about himself, but when the police would arrive at the scene.
This made him feel confused and at a loss for a moment, and at the same time he felt a little cold in his heart. He still wanted to show off in front of the big boss, so he and others had a fight in front of the big boss to express his apologies.
Unexpectedly, in the eyes of these big shots, what he and others did seemed not worthy of attention at all. He and his group of younger brothers were surrounded, with guns pointed at their heads, and they could die at any time.
The other party was betting on how long it would take the police to arrive at the scene.
This gave him a crazy feeling of detachment, as if everything he did seemed to have no meaning.
“This…this…Boss, I…I can’t explain it clearly. Normally, they shouldn’t show up tonight, but now your guards have fired their guns.
I can’t say how long it will take them to arrive!”
Hearing this, Fang Lang laughed and pointed at Brother Bing and said:
"Haha... Not bad, not bad, you are quite honest."
After that, he turned around and said to Reinhardt in English:
"Well, I'll bet you a hundred bucks it'll be half an hour before the police get here."
After that, he took out a hundred-dollar bill from his suit and placed it on the table. This bet was a harmless joke to both of them.
But in fact, considering Reinhardt's British identity, Fang Lang was certain that it would take more than half an hour for the Hong Kong police to arrive at the scene, which was very hurtful to Reinhardt's sense of superiority of the British Empire.
It has a meaning that is not very harmful but extremely insulting.
If everything is exactly as Fang Lang expected, it can only mean that the Hong Kong police are really corrupt. According to Reinhardt's experience in London, if a shooting occurs in a busy area like Central and the police cannot arrive within ten minutes, it would be a serious dereliction of duty.
But at this moment, Reinhardt did not want to bet the hundred dollars with Fang Lang. He also looked at Brother Bing who was standing opposite him and seemed a little uneasy, and turned to Fang Lang and asked:
"What did you just say?"
Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed and told Reinhardt about the conversation they had just had.
Hearing this, Reinhardt's face instantly turned very ugly, because he could hear from Brother Bing's words that if the two of them had not intervened, the police would not have paid any attention to the gunfight that happened here tonight.
This means that the Hong Kong police are condoning all this, which he believes is absolutely unacceptable and represents a serious decline in the British Empire's control over Hong Kong.
Seeing Reinhardt's ugly face, Fang Lang understood what this arrogant guy was thinking. He couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly:
“Reinhardt, you have to understand that the British Empire today is no longer the British Empire before World War I.
The British Empire was now in such economic difficulty that it needed assistance from the Americans. Under such circumstances, the decline of the British control over the colonies was an inevitable result.
"Haven't you learned something from the recent declarations of independence by more and more British colonies?"
Fang Lang's words startled Reinhardt, who said in disbelief:
"You mean, the British Empire will lose the port city sooner or later?"
"Isn't this inevitable? Judging from the defensive posture you are maintaining in the port city now, can't you spot this?"
Fang Lang mercilessly tore apart Reinhardt's proud self-esteem, which instantly silenced Reinhardt, who was already in a low mood, and found it difficult to accept the fact that the British Empire was gradually declining.
After a long while, Reinhardt said in a muffled voice:
"I won't bet with you!"
Fang Lang laughed loudly when he heard this. He knew that Reinhardt must have loosened up a little and began to face up to the current situation in Britain. In Fang Lang's opinion, it is much better to have a clear understanding of the current situation in Britain than to immerse himself in the past glory.
If Fang Lang didn't regard the other party as a friend, he would never say this to him. After all, doing so might offend the other party and the two of them would no longer be able to be friends.
Since Reinhardt was unwilling to continue betting with him, Fang Lang stopped talking to him and turned to look at Brother Bing and said:
"May I have your name?"
Hearing the young man who looked very young but had a strong aura asking questions, Brother Bing did not dare to hide anything and spoke directly:
"Hello, boss! My name is Cai Jiabing, everyone calls me Liezui Bing! It's an honor to meet you!"
Looking at the long scar on the other person's mouth, Fang Lang understood the source of the other person's nickname. He smiled and did not comment, and continued:
"Served in the military?"
"Yes, boss. Second Platoon Leader of the Sixth Company, First Battalion, Third Regiment, 93rd Division of the National Army."
When talking about his past identity, Brother Bing straightened his back unconsciously.
"Have you fought against the Japanese?"
Fang Lang asked again with some curiosity.
"Yes, Boss. I participated in the expeditionary army and fought several battles with the Japanese in Yunnan and Burma."
Originally, Fang Lang just asked casually, wanting to chat with the other party, but he didn't expect that the other party was actually a veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. This made Fang Lang unconsciously have a better impression of the other party.
Pointing to the chair in front of him, he said:
"In that case, we can be considered comrades-in-arms. It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to kill a few Japanese devils with my own hands."
Qi Qingshan, who was standing by, couldn't help curling his lips after hearing Fang Lang's words. "You killed a lot of Japanese in Brazil, didn't you? Now you're saying that you haven't killed any Japanese devils yourself."
What he didn't know was that in Fang Lang's mind, if he didn't personally kill a few Japanese devils who had invaded his hometown, he wouldn't be considered to have fought against the Japanese.
Brother Bing didn't expect that this big boss would be so easy to talk to and even let him sit down and chat. Especially after he found out that the other party recognized his identity as a veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, his attitude changed visibly.
This made him breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had a chance to save his life. Fortunately, he had not concealed anything. He answered the other party's questions without hesitation.
Of course, this is also closely related to the other party's calm but irresistible aura.
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