northernbook Chapter 176: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 176: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
At seven o'clock in the evening, the small Huajie Pier was still bustling with people coming and going.
The early autumn nights are cool, with the sounds of hawking coming one after another, and the girls' laughter and soliciting voices are particularly charming.
The men's eyes were drawn to her, and if they saw someone they liked, they would go into the low shack or the broken boat next to it.
There were also coolies wearing patched clothes, rolling dice and shouting big and small under the street lights at the dock, cheering when they won and cursing when they lost.
A little beggar with dirty skin and ragged clothes would not attract anyone's attention at all.
There were two small boats on the dark river, which were inconspicuous among the many boats.
"Sumei, are we really going to do this?" the man asked hoarsely in the dark cabin.
The woman's voice was sonorous and decisive. "I have thought about the matter from beginning to end. As long as those two Japanese ronin are not in trouble, everything will be fine."
The man was still a little hesitant. "Behind them are the consulate and the Black Dragon Society. I'm afraid we'll have nowhere to go even if we get the money."
Li Sumei touched the pistol on her waist. Even in the dark environment, she lowered her eyes and showed a hint of sarcasm. She sneered in her heart:
You naturally have nowhere to go, and I...
Before I had time to think about what happened next, I heard a few low bird calls coming from the deck.
This is a sign of an appointment.
"Go ahead and teach those two Japanese a lesson. After they finish yelling those words, kill them and throw them into the river to feed the fish."
Li Sumei said the last part, she reached out and grabbed the man's hand beside her, touched her abdomen, and said gently:
"Once this storm is over, we will go to the West and live a peaceful life with our children."
The man breathed heavily and asked excitedly, "Sumei, is it true? I'm going to be a father?"
Li Sumei did not deny it. She watched the man jump onto the boat next door and untie the ropes connecting the two boats.
"Get ready!" he said in fluent Japanese.
With his order, the originally quiet ship began to move.
In the darkness, the people on the three small boats at the outermost edge of the dock each had their own thoughts.
Li Sumei said something to the outside, and three lanterns were lit on the ship.
But in a moment, the opposite ship also lit the same number of lanterns.
Wei Miao was hiding in a dark place by the river, but the scene of the entire river surface appeared in his sea of consciousness.
Wherever her breath passed, the fish in the river swarmed over her, looking extremely happy.
At this moment, various situations regarding opium flashed through her mind.
Opium is divided into four grades: the first is "Da Tu", or Indian opium, which was transported from India to England.
The second is Yunnan soil, which is poppy grown by farmers forced by Yunnan warlords and then smuggled to Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and other places for sale.
The third is Sichuan soil, which is produced in Sichuan.
The fourth is Mongolian territory, which is produced in the northwestern grasslands.
On the surface, opium was banned throughout the country and drugs were called "private fire".
In fact, whether it is officials and troops or tycoons and politicians, they are all participating in this business that can only make money and not lose money.
While the Western countries were seeking wealth, the Japanese were using opium to corrupt and poison the Chinese people, and at the same time, they were using the money they earned to support a large number of espionage agencies that were intended to destroy China.
After the opium arrived, most of it was sold by the Green Gang's Tuhang and Yanziwo.
Wei Miao summarized the information she had come up with in a rather boring manner.
The rampant spread of this kind of thing is the beginning of a country's weakness.
Judging from Brother Lu's personality, he should hate it and be interested in it.
This time, when he heard that it was related to the Japanese, he gave up without even thinking about it, which made Wei Miao feel very unhappy.
It would be fine if she didn't know, but after she found out, this ill-gotten gains would be hers.
Moreover, after the day, she felt that her body was full of energy, and she couldn't fall asleep unless she did something.
Wei Miao felt the environment of the river through the fish in the water, and she felt that her sea of consciousness and soul were more stable.
In the past, she would have to put in a lot of effort to drive away these animals.
Now she touched the ten large yellow croakers in her rag bag, and felt happy that it seemed that she would not have to swallow them.
The gunshots on the river broke the chaos on the dock.
Li Sumei was trading with the Japanese on the opposite side. Their trading method was very simple. The two sides exchanged ships, checked the goods and gold, and then left.
The Japanese leader's eyes lingered on her beautiful figure in an obscene manner.
Li Sumei no longer had a sullen look as usual, but was smiling very happily, and even gave the short Japanese man a wink.
The Japanese took a step forward and approached Li Sumei, "Miss Sumei, it's only been a month since I last saw you, and you look even more radiant."
Li Sumei's lips curled up into a smile, but there was a hint of murderous intent in her eyes, "Nagano-kun is becoming more and more powerful and extraordinary?"
But in my heart I was cursing, what a shameless dwarf, what a despicable old pervert.
The two of them spent the time chatting with each other.
After all, it was a cargo of one ton of gold, and it would take at least an hour to inspect and count the gold.
While the men from both sides were inspecting the goods, a huge ship rushed out from next door.
As the gunshots rang out, there were roars from the Japanese, and then three or four of them fell down beside her.
While Nagano-kun was yelling, Li Sumei took advantage of the chaos and shot him in the heart.
After making sure the man was dead, she shot herself in the thigh, then jumped into the water with Nagano-kun in her arms. . .
People on the dock were running around randomly, and no one paid any attention to the little beggar huddled in the dark.
There were two boats on the river, one was going away gradually, and the other was sinking to the bottom.
The Korean man who was stepping on the bodies of the two ronin had no time to act according to his original plan. He just stared blankly at the ship loaded with opium drifting away into the distance.
Wei Miao held the gold bars in the cloth bag, and his face turned pale from rosy...
The boat loaded with white opium was moving farther and farther away, heading towards the center of the river.
The boat loaded with gold slowly sank on the spot, and after falling into the river, it was pushed towards the river bank by a big fish at the bottom of the water.
Wei Miao took a deep breath and walked down along the river bank.
In an abandoned shack area by the river, Wei Miao took off his clothes and went into the water.
The river water was a little cold in autumn, but Wei Miao, who had just eaten ten small yellow croakers, felt extremely excited inside.
Especially when she felt the huge wealth emanating from the underwater boat, she was in a good mood and did not drive away the fish that surrounded it.
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