"Stop, all of you stop."
The leading police officer stopped the fight.
Although the Qing Gang was rampant in Shanghai, this was the territory of the National Government. The police represented the law, and they could not go against the police in broad daylight.
The leader of the Qing Gang said,""Just you two bastards wait.”After saying that, he led the group of Qing Triad disciples away from the scene.
The leading police officer saw that these two dared to go against the Qing Gang and guessed that they were not easy to bully. He verbally educated them and left with the patrolling police.
The onlookers dispersed.
Liang Xiao's gaze stopped on the two of them. He narrowed his eyes and slowly walked towards them.
"Hello, brothers." Liang Xiao walked up and greeted.
"Hello,"
One of the burly men replied. It seemed that he was the leader of the two.
"Looking at you, you must have just arrived in Shanghai, right?”Liang Xiao asked with a smile.
"It's our first time here," replied the burly man.”
"From your accent, you seem to be from the northeast?”Liang Xiao said indifferently.
"We brothers are from Rehe. Three years ago, the Japanese occupied the three northeastern provinces. We were unwilling to be submissive to the Japanese, so we entered the pass from the northeast and went to Peiping, Tianjin, and other cities. We heard from our friends that Shanghai was a big place with many rich people, so we came to Shanghai to make a living.”the burly man said.
Liang Xiao nodded his head. With the country facing a crisis, more and more people were leaving their hometowns to make a living.
"What are your names and what do you know?”
"My name is Ma Xiongkui, and his name is Ma Xionglu. We brothers can do some hard work. We can be gatekeepers or do manual labor.”Ma Xiong Kui said.
Liang Xiao swept his gaze over the Ma brothers and said," I see that it wasn't easy for you to come to Shanghai from the northeast. How about this? My family just happens to be lacking two guards. It'll be the two of you."”
"Yes." Ma Xiongkui agreed immediately. He and his brother had been in Shanghai for a few days, and they had spent all their money. They had not found a job yet. Now that someone was taking them in, at least they did not have to go hungry.
"There's a restaurant up ahead. Let's eat and talk. I'll take you home after we're done.”Liang Xiao laughed.
The three of them arrived at the restaurant in front of them.
Liang Xiao ordered four dishes and a bottle of wine.
The Ma brothers were all forthright. They had wine and meat, but they didn't act pretentiously. They ate meat and drank wine in large mouthfuls.
It was obvious that the two brothers hadn't had a good meal for a few days.
Liang Xiao poured a cup of wine and slowly sipped it while chatting with the Ma brothers.
He silently used mind-reading to read Ma Kuixiong's memories.
Just as he had predicted, the two brothers had been running around after entering the customs. A few days ago, they came to Shanghai to find a job. However, it was too difficult to find a job in Shanghai, where they were unfamiliar with people and places. The two brothers had set their sights on a tobacco shop. Unexpectedly, members of the Qing Gang appeared halfway. If it were not for their martial arts, they might have lost their lives.
Liang Xiao urgently needed to train a group of his confidants, especially those like Ma Kuixiong and his brother, who had their homes occupied by the Japanese and were homeless. They hated the Japanese from the bottom of their hearts, so it would be easier to use them.
They had their fill.
"I still don't know your name, sir," Ma Kuixiong said with a smile.”
"Liang and Xiao." He smiled slightly. He could tell that Ma Kuixiong was a boor. His brother, Ma Kuilu, had a similar personality to him, but he didn't like to talk.
"Mr. Livingstone, how much does it cost us a month to guard your house?”Ma Kuixiong smiled embarrassedly. It was not that he was greedy for money, but that his brothers were all married people. They hoped to earn more money and send it back to their hometown so that their elderly parents could have enough food and clothing.
"Twenty bucks per person per month." Liang Xiao offered a price four times higher than the market price.
Generally speaking, the guards of a large family would only earn five yuan a month at most.
After Ma Kuixiong and his brother heard this, they immediately smiled. Twenty yuan a month. According to the current market, twenty yuan could buy six buffaloes and two catties of rice. This was dozens of times more than what they earned in their hometown.
"We brothers will do this job." Ma Kuixiong patted his chest with a smile.
"If you do a good job, I'll give you extra money. Of course, if you can't do the job, I'll find someone else.”Liang Xiao knew very well that the way of employing people was to be tight and loose, and to reward and punish clearly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Liang. We'll definitely do our best." Ma Kuixiong quickly said.”
Liang Xiao nodded." Get ready. Come back with me."”
"There's no need to prepare. When we came to Shanghai, we had nothing else besides our clothes.”Ma Kuixiong laughed.
"Alright, then follow me."
Liang Xiao brought Ma Kuixiong and his brother back to the villa and explained their duties in detail. He also assigned them rooms.
In the afternoon, he hired a cooking auntie at a recruitment point near Pujiang Road.
It was almost time to get off work.
He drove back to the Shanghai Military Station. The three teams of the Special Forces each had their own duties. There were only people on duty in the office building. He returned to the office to read the newspaper for a while and was ready to leave.
When he walked down from the third floor, he bumped into Deputy Station Chief Zhang Zhendong and greeted him,"Deputy Station Chief Zhang is off work."
When Zhang Zhendong heard this, a bitter smile appeared on his face. They were both experienced in the political scene, so how could he not hear the unfamiliarity in Liang Xiao's words?
"Yeah, I was in a hurry when I went out just now and forgot to take the documents.”Zhang Zhendong pondered in his heart. Liang Xiao was at the age where he was full of vigor, yet he actually resisted the teasing of two beautiful women. This meant that his desire for women was very ordinary. In other words, his wish to use women to tie Liang Xiao down had failed.
"Alright, Deputy Station Chief Zhang, you go ahead. I'll go back after work.”Liang Xiao greeted him and left.
"Captain Liang, let's have a meal together when you have time.”Zhang Zhendong shouted at Liang Xiao's back. The entire office on the second floor heard him.
However, Liang Xiao walked away without looking back, ignoring Zhang Zhendong's shouts.
He came out of the office building and was about to get into the car and leave.
He happened to see a female soldier with a graceful figure standing beside his car. From the back, she had long legs, a fat butt, and a small waist. Zhao Xin was the only person in the entire Shanghai station who had such a standard figure.
"Team Leader Zhao, why didn't you go back after work?”Liang Xiao pretended to be confused.
Zhao Xin turned around and rolled her eyes at Liang Xiao."Isn't he waiting for you, Officer Liang?”
"Team Leader Zhao, I don't seem to be familiar with you. Why did you wait for me?”Liang Xiao said coldly.
When Zhao Xin heard this, she cursed Liang Xiao in her heart. This guy was a typical ingrate, turning his back on her faster than flipping a book.
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