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Here are excerpts from two reports that appeared in the San Francisco News in April:
? Explosion at an abandoned factory site in the suburbs
? At 7:00 p.m. yesterday, a violent explosion occurred in the abandoned rubber factory near the old block. It was suspected to be a steam pipe leak. The explosion once caused a fire, which spread to the vicinity of the pier. As of the reporting date, firefighters had brought the fire under control.
Mayor Michael said that the cause of the accident is being investigated one by one.
Vicious kidnapping in the financial district.
The water monster attacked the city guard!
The whereabouts of the securities trader is unknown and he is suspected of being killed.
At 2:00 p.m. yesterday, a heinous attack occurred near Central Park. Carl Vicker, a staff member of the San Francisco Stock Exchange, encountered gangsters and called for help. A policeman came after hearing the news and was attacked by gangsters with special weapons. He was seriously injured and fell into a coma. As of the date of sending the report, he still has not regained consciousness.
After receiving the alarm, several steam vehicles rushed to the scene nearby, but the criminals had already escaped, and the whereabouts of the victim, Carl Vick, was also unknown.
?There are many suspicious points in this attack. The gangster's appearance, origin and weapons used are all unclear. The police department said the case still needs further investigation.
News Editor: Charles de Young.
Zhen Lian's fingers carefully rubbed the newspaper, broke and read every word on it several times, then solemnly put away the newspaper, then picked up the silver food plate at the side, turned and walked into the deep corridor.
In the church, Zha Xiaodao held his neck and stretched his muscles. Li Yan sat opposite him, staring at the panoramic map of San Francisco in a daze.
"Ice rum, gentlemen."
Zhen Lian stood at the door and knocked on the door before saying softly.
"Thank you, bring it in."
Li Yan said casually.
Zhen Lian walked up to the two with graceful steps, and put the silver tray in her hand on the table. The tray was lifted, and the cold air gushed out. Two amber wine bottles were pillowed with crushed ice, and there were inverted glasses next to them.
Just as Zhen Lian picked up the glass, Li Yan and Zha Xiaodao had already picked up a bottle of rum, bit off the cork, and put the mouth of the bottle into their mouths.
"Two gentlemen, there is a letter from Liang Hui. The Odunke brothers promised him that from now on, half of their business will be handed over to Hesheng."
"The Church of the Deep Sea."
Zha Xiaodao was succinct and to the point, he did not put in so much effort to help Hesheng grab the territory.
"Please stay calm, Mr. Cha."
Zhen Lian faced Zha Xiaodao, bowed his head and said: "The various strongholds of the Deep Sea Church have been destroyed by the police. After all, there is such a serious bloody conflict, it is impossible for them to remain indifferent. But before the police went, the people of Hesheng had already I searched and found nothing suspicious, not even the slightest connection with the Scary Mermaid. But when I investigated the head of the Ordonk Brotherhood, that is, Little Ivor, I made some new breakthroughs."
"go on."
Li Yan took a sip of his wine.
"People in the Ivor family are born with strange blood. When they are injured or angry, scales and tentacles will grow on their bodies, and they will become infinitely powerful. The people of Ivor's family call themselves "the ones with the blood of the Siren" "Descendants of the Siren", other people can also get the "Blessing of the Siren" as long as they drink the blood of the Ivor family members. But in fact, little Ivor's grandfather Odonk Ivor is just a gold rush A down-and-out sailor who came to San Francisco to earn a living."
"Odunk Ive stayed here for more than a year, but he didn't get any gold. Once he was caught cheating in the casino, and asked the casino man to put it in a sack and sink it in the river. But the next day, He miraculously reappeared and burned down the casino. Since then, he has claimed to be a descendant of the Siren, and he promoted the Ortonk Brotherhood and the Church of the Deep Sea."
"It's interesting, is there any further news?"
Cha Xiaodao asked,
"Hmm because almost all the members of Odunk who received the "Blessing of the Siren" died at the hands of you, Mr. Cha, so it's a bit impossible to investigate."
Zha Xiaodao was a little embarrassed to hear that. When he was in the rubber factory, he detonated his food anger. Part of the reason was that he was outnumbered and wanted a quick victory, and more because he wanted to try the power of "food anger".
Who would have thought that these so-called descendants of sea monsters would be so irresistible, that none of them would be spared in the face of "Food Rage", not even a single one who was seriously injured or dying.
"However, I found his account book and diary at the home of a mistress of Little Ivor, which may be helpful to the two of you."
Having said that, Zhen Lian took out two thick black books from his pocket.book.
Li Yan picked up the diary and flipped through the ten lines at a glance. He glanced at the complaints about vendettas, bribes, and gangster transactions on it. Finally, one day, a word in the diary made Li Yan raise his eyebrows. pick.
"I have laid countless corpses in the Mississippi River all these years, but no one has discovered the crack. It can be seen that my grandpa is really the lucky one."
He continued to read, and while looking at the account book, Cha Xiaodao said, "This little Ivor is very interesting. He has been buying all kinds of diving equipment fanatically over the years, and even invested in a company that develops steam submarines with the money he earned from selling opium." small companies."
Li Yan has already flipped through the entire diary at this moment, and there are still two sentences of useful clues.
"Great siren, would you rather leave your mighty power in a crevice at the bottom of a river than give it to your loyal servant?"
"Damn it! I give up! I will never go to that kind of ghost place in my life!"
The handwriting in this line is a bit sloppy, it can be seen that when writing these words, little Ivor's mood can no longer be calm.
"Have you seen these things before?"
Li Yan asked.
Zhen Lian hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
"What is your opinion?"
"Odunk Ivor was favored by the Siren Siren in a crack in the bottom of the Mississippi River, and has since become a gangster tycoon. His descendants have also explored this crack in the bottom of the river for generations. But the problem The thing is, the Mississippi River is too big. How easy is it to find a crevasse in the bottom of the river?"
"It doesn't matter, you have already helped us a lot."
Zhen Lian said tremblingly: "It is my honor to share your worries."
"By the way, where is Liang Huiren? You said that the people from the Odunk Brotherhood gave him half of the market. He didn't come to see me in person?"
Zhen Lian's attitude was still respectful: "Liang Hui was entangled by people from the city hall, and he couldn't get away these days. So he sent someone to deliver the news. In addition, there are three boxes of gold. Each box is about a thousand ounces. Said It is offered to you."
Li Yan glanced at Zhen Lian, then nodded: "It's up to you, remember not to miss my business."
Zhen Lian's eyelids twitched, and he lowered his head even lower.
"Sir, I have no other orders, so I will take my leave first."
Zhen Lian bowed, stepped back facing Li Yan, and turned to leave when he was far away.
Li Yan withdrew his gaze, flicked through little Ivor's diary from time to time, and didn't say anything more.
Zhen Lian walked out of the church and walked through the dark corridor. After going around and around, I came to a living room.
Liang Hui sat upright, with a high-spirited expression on his face.
Today's Liang Hui not only occupies almost all of the opium trade in San Francisco, but also has a relationship with a certain congressman through the "witch's love potion". Now his right to speak in San Francisco seems to have swelled to a certain extent.
Money, power, youth, Liang Hui, who was on the sick bed a few days ago, could never imagine that now he can hold all the good things in the world in his hands.
Of course, he will not forget all the reasons.
"Xiangnu, Xiangu."
Liang Hui had been waiting here for half an hour. When he saw Zhen Lian coming in, he hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands at Zhen Lian.
Zhen Lian yawned, and lazily said to Liang Hui: "Mr. Liang, are you still there?"
"Hehe, what are you talking about, is His Majesty back?"
Zhen Lian shook his head: "It's already rested."
Liang Hui raised his eyebrows: "But you just said that His Majesty is not here."
"When you come back, you will rest. I told you to come back tomorrow."
Zhen didn't even bat an eyelid.
She was a little afraid to let Liang Hui and Li Yan get in touch anymore. From the bottom of her heart, Liang Hui's status, energy, and even loyalty and wisdom had made Zhen Lian ashamed.
She had to admit that for the pragmatic "Emperor in Blue", Liang Hui's value far exceeded her own.
Before Zhen Lian thought of a way to make up for it, she could only try to reduce Liang Hui's chances of showing his face in front of Li Yan.
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Liang Hui was silent for a while, then nodded: "If that's the case, then I'll come back tomorrow."
After finishing speaking, he put on his hat and nodded to Zhenlian. The two turned their faces away, Liang Hui frowned, and left surrounded by a group of people with a gloomy face. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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