Chapter 1973 The Story of the Past
"Keep an eye on Li Quanfu. Once he shows up again, arrest him, but be careful not to be discovered by ABC people."
Hansen never asked why and faithfully followed Yang Cheng's every order, "Understood~"
It was a bit risky for Yang Cheng to do this, but what he thought was that it was better to take risks himself than to let his grandfather take risks. Once the danger was discovered, he could nip the danger in the cradle in advance.
He planned to find out the truth of the matter from Li Quanfu first, make sure there was no trouble, and then decide whether to tell his grandfather that his old friend was still alive.
. . .
I thought that the other party would hide for a few more days, but I didn't expect that when Yang Cheng was about to get off work, he heard the news. Li Quanfu walked out of Chinatown alone. The brothers who received the order immediately controlled him in a deserted place. and locked up in a safe room in Brooklyn.
After Yang Cheng received the news, he asked Andrew to drive over without saying a word, and finally he met this mysterious old man.
At this time, the makeup on his face had faded, revealing an ordinary, old face. Apart from the deep ravine wrinkles worth mentioning, there was really nothing special about him.
Yang Cheng looked at the other person blankly, and the other person also looked at him. After just a few seconds, he laughed and said, "You are the grandson of Yuanshan, right?"
He spoke Mandarin with an obvious northern accent. Except for Hansen, who could barely understand a few words, the rest of the people present did not understand.
Yang Cheng was surprised, "You know me?"
Li Quanfu smiled softly, "Of course I know. Your people have chased me for half the world. How could you not know~"
Hansen understood this sentence and glared at the brothers awkwardly, leaving them at a loss.
Yang Cheng also felt a little hot. He didn't expect that his actions would be clearly seen. He coughed twice in embarrassment, "So, you took the initiative to leave with my people?"
Li Quanfu was still smiling, "Of course, I'm an old man, and I will be the one who suffers when I go against these warrior kings under your command. Besides, I know you can't harm me, so why bother resisting?"
Yang Cheng was helpless, this old man was so alive, "Please forgive me, but your matter is too mysterious, I dare not tell grandpa directly."
Li Quanfu's smile never faded, "I know you are a good boy, and I don't blame you. I have considered the outcome since I volunteered this time.
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"The ending?" Yang Cheng asked.
Li Quanfu smiled and waved his hand, "Let your people go out first, let us have a chat?"
Yang Cheng waved Hansen and the others out without hesitation. Andrew hesitated for a moment, but Yang Cheng said to him, "Don't worry, this is an elder of mine, he won't harm me~"
Andrew then followed everyone out, but everyone stood outside the door. If the two had a falling out, they could rush in immediately and control Li Quanfu. He didn't have a gun anyway.
Yang Cheng pulled up a chair and said, "Tell me the truth. If you weren't Grandpa's friend, I would never mind my own business. You are too mysterious. From my experience, the more mysterious and unknown things are, the more dangerous they are." It’s dangerous, I don’t want to risk my life out of curiosity~”
Li Quanfu moved his fingers and asked, "Do you have any cigarettes?"
Yang Cheng hesitated for a moment, "Only thin cigars~"
"It's okay~"
I personally lighted the fire for Li Quanfu, waited for him to take a few long puffs, and listened to him, "Oh~ you are right to do this. All my life, I have delayed my whole family because of my brain twitch. I am sorry for them." .”
Yang Cheng looked at him quietly without saying a word. He lit one himself and started puffing away.
"I came to the United States with Yuan Shan, but he didn't know that I met a man on the ship. This man was penniless at the time and was about to starve to death. I casually gave him half a piece of black. Bread, I originally thought that he would be a starved person, but who would have thought that he would survive.
I didn't expect that he would be so lucky. One day he came to me and asked me what my plans were after arriving in the United States. What plans could I have? Just take a step and see.
That person told me that I might as well hang out with him, but his identity was relatively sensitive and he asked me to keep it a secret.
I was just trying to survive at the time. I didn’t care about his identity, as long as he could make money for me.
Then I listened to what he said and said nothing to Yuan Shan. Not long after we landed on the shore, I found a reason to separate from him. "
Yang Cheng interrupted and asked, "Is that person a gangster?"
Li Quanfu laughed and admitted straightforwardly, "Yes, but don't be fooled by the exaggeration of literary works and the prevalence of online legends that mythologise the Chinese gang in North America. Some of the names you have heard of do exist, but there is no TV. So awesome in the movie.
Most of these people who entered the underground world just wanted to earn a living. Of course, that was the case in our time. Later, these brats became a bit evil and were not from the same group as us~"
Hearing Li Quanfu scolding his younger generation, Yang Cheng couldn't help but laugh. He knew a lot about the history of Chinese gangs in the United States. After all, the Situ family and his family were family friends, and he had heard it from the older generation since he was a child. Things in the underworld.
If you have to count, the Chinese hei gangs can be divided into three generations: old, middle and young. The "time-honored" gangs began in the 1840s and 1950s. At that time, Chinese gangs began to form in places such as San Francisco and Honolulu in the United States, and New Westminster and Victoria in Canada. Communities, due to being discriminated against by mainstream society, these Chinese communities have organized Tangkou to implement self-protection and brought over the secret society of Country Z.
The characteristic of this kind of public organization is that it is half underground and half public, "half black and half white". It is generally registered legally and has public activities, but it has the color of a secret society. Most of the time it is a mutual aid organization, and sometimes it also engages in some Such illegal behaviors as bullying, fighting for territory, and even smuggling, drug trafficking, and drug trafficking.
Most of these "time-honored brands" are "hezi", which originated from the Sanhehui system in the early Qing Dynasty, and are generally called "such-and-such hall" or "such-and-such public office".
This type of "time-honored brand" has deep roots and has a considerable status among the "old overseas Chinese", and because many of them (such as the famous Zhi Gong Tang, etc.) have been "on the right team" in all the revolutions of Country Z, it is also true that It has made many contributions, many people have died, and a lot of financial resources have been spent. After entering the new era, it gradually transformed, focusing on "Baidao", and became an entity with more characteristics of a society and a mutual aid organization.
These "time-honored brands" are still common in Chinese communities in North America, and the gang colors are getting weaker and weaker. However, their influence among Chinese, especially New Chinese, is fading. This is because New Chinese are used to mixing with other ethnic groups. Moreover, the language and academic qualifications are generally better, so they do not need the help of "time-honored brands", and they are not willing to stick to the traditional sphere of influence of "time-honored brands" such as Chinatown. Even many nephews of the "boss" of "time-honored brands" are not willing to give birth to their children. Inheriting their father's business, many "time-honored" brands are faced with the embarrassment of lack of successors.
"Zhongzi" was formed in the 1960s, and there are two main types: "合zi" and "Taiwan".
Most of the "Hongzi" families come from Xiangjiang, or first from the mainland to Xiangjiang, and then from Xiangjiang to North America. They mainly speak Cantonese, Chaoshan or Hakka. Like the "time-honored" brands, most of them also belong to the Sanhe system. However, due to the passage of time, the color of the entrance is lighter and the color of the back is darker.
This group of "Mesozoic" people are younger and have better language and adaptability. In addition, traditional Chinese secret society concepts such as "a large group of combined characters" and "a family is a family" are still valid. Many of them have passed through interactions with "time-honored" shops. After infiltration has been completed, some have taken root, and some have established their own businesses, so in the true sense, these medium-sized gangs are considered gangs.
Unlike "time-honored brands" that are generally classified as "mutual aid organizations" in North America, and only gangs with confirmed "hei-related" gangs are identified as gangs, "Zhongzihao" has been quickly "registered" by the judicial system since its rise, including in the 1990s Several of the most popular gangs in Xiangjiang, such as the one in Longjiu, all belong to the "medium sized" category.
There are some special "Hezi" families, which are organized through clan associations, hometown associations, etc., but those with gang-like elements still have the same internal organizational form as the traditional "Shantang Xiangkou" system, so Although they have different names, they are still included in the "Hezi" lineage.
Most of the "Taiwanese" people are the "second generation" who fled to the United States from the mainland, or fled to Taiwan and then fled to the United States. They used to hang out with Chiang Kai-shek. Because they have "very different styles" from the "Cantonese-speaking" overseas Chinese, they compete for territory. The organized gangs are generally named after "gang" and have a stronger gangster color. The most famous ones are famous for the "Jiangnan Murder Case" and are still dominating in the entertainment industry. A certain prince is not in the entertainment industry. A bamboo couple who is willing to inherit the family business.
Around the 1970s, the "Taiwan Zi" faction received support from the local authorities in Daiwan, mainly because Young Master Chiang needed them to unite Zonglianheng. The "Taiwan Zi" faction was organized in some Chinese-populated cities in the United States and Canada and some pro-Mainland people. Fights often broke out, and sometimes even "life was caused." On the streets of Vancouver's Chinatown, scenes of "cutting" with "Taiwanese" characters occurred from time to time.
What the "Zhongzihao" gang does is basically not human affairs. They don't touch "huang, du, du". Vendettas by the gang faction are even more common. With the progress of the times and the rise of the "Qingzihao", they It has gradually declined, and its degree of marginalization is even worse than that of "time-honored brands".
The time span for the formation of "Qing Zihao" is very large, and the upper limit can be traced back to the 1970s, including ABC, which Li Quanfu may be involved in, and the rising star "Big O", which are actually "Qing Zihao".
ABC's biggest achievement is that it has been at war with the Gambino family for several years, and successfully subdued the Gambino family. It became famous for a while, known as "the earliest Chinese gangster filed by the police", and some good people praised them as "The heroic men who liberated Chinatown."
But in fact, "ABC" was not born out of the traditional secret society system in South China of Country Z. It even pays little attention to the so-called "morality of the world" in form, because it doesn't understand it at all. Chi Guoguo's gangster business has a worse reputation in Chinatown than other Chinese gangs. The so-called "heroic man" is nothing more than a rhetoric used by some survivors to look back on the past and put gold on themselves and their associates.
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