"Pa ji!"
The exquisitely crafted leather boots that had been polished by its owner stepped on the filthy street, splashing a puddle of disgusting mud that passers-by could not avoid.
The owner of the leather shoes lowered his head and looked down. A small puddle of rotting and smelly mud was stuck to his clean and tidy coat like gangrene.
"Damn it!"
said John Shelby angrily." I just bought this for three pounds!”
"John."
Tommy frowned slightly and shook his head without saying anything. He just reminded her," Don't forget that we still have important matters to attend to. Don't mind these small matters. Let's go quickly."”
"Of course."
John nodded hurriedly." The mission is more important.”
John quickly put this unhappiness to the back of his mind and quickly followed Tommy's pace.
Tommy looked up at the street in front of him with a complicated expression.
This is the East End of London-
Or to put it another way, the slums of London.
Ever since the rise of Britain during the Victoria, a large number of poor immigrants and refugees had also flooded into London.
This led to a large number of refugee camps and slums gathering in London, and crime and gangs began to breed in the city.
During this period, London was even considered a paradise for gangs.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
Other than the famous Buckingham Palace in Westchester and London's famous Bigui Garden in piccadilly, there were too many powerful people that the gangsters could not afford to offend. As a result, no gang dared to touch these two places.
Most of the other areas in London were under the control of gangs.
In these places, the words of the gangs were often more effective than the police.
They could not abide by the law, but they had to abide by the order set by the gangs.
This was especially true for East London.
The East End of London was the most chaotic and poorest district in all of London.
It was home to more than 30% of London's population and more than 80% of the gangs.
The gang that Tommy and the others were originally in was also one of the dozens of gangs in East London.
More than ten years ago, the author Conan Doyle's popular Sherlock Holmes described the East End of London as an " unparalleled place of violence and depravity."
In the East End of London, apart from the gangs, there was perhaps only one person who contributed the most to the world.
Jack the Ripper.
This notorious criminal would be a household name even after a hundred years.
However, the Shelby family was from the countryside, so they naturally lived here.
Until yesterday.
"Tommy! Tommy!"
Just as Tommy was still in a daze, a shout suddenly came from beside their ears.
Looking in the direction of the alley where the sound came from, a small figure was running towards them.
"Carl."
Tommy looked at the child running out of the alley and smiled.
In the East End of London, almost all residents were inextricably linked to gangs.
They were either gangsters themselves, family members of gangsters, or oppressed by gangsters.
If he didn't want to be oppressed by the gangs, he could only join them.
Carl was one of them.
Fortunately, he was one of Tommy's men.
"Tommy, how's Finn?"
Carl asked carefully.
"Finn is fine now."
Tommy reached out and gently rubbed Carl's head." A very famous doctor has cured him.”
"That's good."
Carl heaved a sigh of relief, but then he became nervous again." Oh, right, Tommy, you'd better not go home now!”
"Hmm?"
" What's wrong?" asked Tommy with a frown.”
"Last night, after you picked up Aunt Boris and Ada, someone told Bob that you wanted to defect. He looks very angry and is now leading people to your house to stop you.”
Karl's anxious expression caused the three Shelby brothers to become serious.
" We know, Carl."
Arthur walked up and patted Carl's head, revealing a rare gentle smile." Go home first. Don't let anyone know that you've met us."”
Carl had tipped off Tommy and the others without telling Bob, which was actually equivalent to betrayal.
Once he was discovered, Bob would never let him off just because he was a child.
"I understand. You guys be careful.”
Carl nodded and ran back to the dark alley at an even faster speed.
"We didn't look for them, but they took the initiative to look for us.”
John's right hand was holding the hard thing in his arms through his coat, and his face was flushed with excitement.
"Tommy."
Arthur shouted.
"Ah!"
The corners of Tommy's mouth curled up slightly." It looks like things are simpler than we thought.”
Bob's house was heavily guarded. Even if he had a gun, it wouldn't be easy to break in.
However, since he had personally come to their house.
As the host, they should naturally greet him.
"Let's go."
Tommy lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, stepped on it, and walked straight ahead.
Arthur and John followed closely behind him.
The same suit coat and the same short-brimmed octagonal hat.
And the same surname.
They were the three Shelby brothers.
From now on, all of London would remember their names.
Shelby!
……
"Pa!"
In the dim corridor, muddy leather shoes creaked as they stepped on the old wooden stairs. The air was filled with the smell of decay and dampness.
Until yesterday, they had been living in such an environment, on the third floor of this house.
"Shelby!"
Tommy frowned and looked up.
A tall man was leaning against the railing on the third floor, looking at them with a sinister smile.
"You're finally back. You've really made us look for you for a long time.”
"Bessie,"
Tommy calmly looked at the man upstairs. He was Bob's right-hand man, and he was extremely powerful.
Even Arthur, the boxing champion who was the best fighter among the three brothers, might not be his match.
But that was in the past.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you so scared that you're about to pee your pants?"
Bessie stood in front of the three of them with a sinister smile. Behind him were three gang members.
"Bessie,"
Tommy said calmly," We're here to see Bob. Move aside.”
"You…"
Bessie was a little annoyed, but soon he sneered again." Fine, then I'll let you see Bob.”
Bob was really angry this time.
Do you think you can convince Bob to forgive you with just a few words?
"When I see Bob, I'll definitely crush your bones one by one.”
A cruel light flashed in Bessie's eyes. She was obviously smiling, but her expression became more and more ferocious.
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