Chapter 681 Su Yi's Response

The Zhepeng people captured more than 300 Liba and drove all their families out of their homes. They sent spies to mix in with them and instigated them to morally blackmail Geng Liangchen, and asked Geng Liangchen to make the decision for them and ask Geng Liangchen to go to the Zhepeng people to exchange their innocently implicated family members.

The Zhepeng people's plan went smoothly, at least at the beginning.

Unfortunately, Su Yi understood people's hearts better than the Zhepeng people, and understood the thoughts of the lower class better than they did.

The lower class people in the current era have always had the survival thinking of "I would rather die than die as a friend of the Tao". The Zhepeng people guided them to find Su Yi and asked Su Yi to save their families. Even if they guessed what was going on, they didn't want to think too much. In their opinion, there are only two ways for the men who want to rescue them - either to find the Zhepeng people or to find Geng Liangchen.

Finding the former is a dead end. Everyone knows that the Zhepeng people have no humanity and are unreasonable. They can't afford to provoke them, and they dare not provoke them, let alone go to the Zhepeng people to argue and ask them to release people.

So they actually have to find Geng Liangchen to make the decision for them.

Originally, they could not think of this. When faced with such a thing, the Chinese people today would only consider themselves unlucky, accept it, and swallow their anger.

But the Zhepeng people told them that as long as you can invite Geng Liangchen, your man will be fine.

You alone cannot invite him, but if all of you go to his door to invite him, he will have to come, because Geng Liangchen is a great hero in Tianjin. If he does not come, his reputation will be ruined.

The people at the bottom have seen all the ugliness and evil in the world, how can they not guess the sinister intentions of the Zhepeng people?

But they can't pretend not to guess even if they guessed it, and they were still incited by the Zhepeng people.

In their hearts, there is no right or wrong, Geng Liangchen and the Zhepeng people are both wrong.

It is the big guys above you who fight and fight to implicate us, and you are not good people.

But Geng Liangchen is a great hero in Tianjin after all, and he has to take care of his face and will not do anything to them. They can't afford to provoke the Zhepeng people, so they can only provoke Geng Liangchen.

As for whether Geng Liangchen would be killed...

They just wanted this nightmare to end quickly. Whether they could rescue their man or not, it was better to solve this matter quickly.

If Geng Liangchen's death could solve this matter - then let Geng Liangchen die.

The Zhepeng people didn't take these more than a thousand people seriously. In their view, these people were tools, and they could only accept the tragic fate of being used and abandoned. They were even too lazy to spend more time on these people. All their plans focused on Geng Liangchen.

But Su Yi was different. He took these more than a thousand people seriously.

He understood the mentality of these people and their situation. So he put himself in their shoes and thought about them. He didn't even show up himself, but let these more than a thousand people turn against him and stand on his side.

A crisis was resolved by Su Yi in this way.

So the saying "come from the masses and go to the masses" is really an unshakable truth. Behavior that is separated from the masses is bound to be betrayed and spurned.

Of course, if you think you can succeed just by listening to the truth, you will definitely die more miserably than Zhao Si'er's father. The truth is the truth, but the key is to see the actual operation:

First, Su Yi sent thousands of people to surround the more than 1,000 people halfway, with the purpose of establishing authority. He wanted to let these people know that the Zhepeng people are not easy to mess with, and I, Geng Liangchen, am not the grandson of Rao Ye. The Zhepeng people can take your lives, and I, Geng Liangchen, can do it too.

Under the siege and deterrence of thousands of people, the more than 1,000 people learned at least one thing - fear.

Knowing awe is often the first step to return to rationality.

Secondly, Su Yi launched the "money ability".

Don't think that giving money is so simple, vulgar, and unsophisticated. In fact, for the general public, it is better to give them a dollar than to say it a thousand times for their good.

What's more, Su Yi gave each household 50 dollars, and this huge amount of money fundamentally promoted the defection of more than 1,000 people.

As for Su Yi's promise to save people, this is more of a psychological comfort, in order to make these more than a thousand people convince themselves.

These days, the promises of big men are often farts.

The only difference between Su Yi's promise and the promises of other big men is that this is the fart of the Jinmen hero.

With a good reputation, the fart will smell a little better.

Third, Su Yi arranged their retreat.

These people were driven out of their homes by the Zhepeng people, and they came to Su Yi with no way out. But now Su Yi gave them money, arranged their retreat, and promised to save their men.

The most important thing is that Su Yi now has a large number of people, and this is the French Concession instead of the Japanese Concession.

After looking through all the reasons, they no longer have any excuse to be enemies with Su Yi, and turning against him is their only choice.

Finally, Su Yi asked them to draw a clear line with the Zhepeng people and let them identify the bad guys with ulterior motives who mixed in the crowd.

They took Su Yi's money, accepted Su Yi's arrangement, and also hoped that Su Yi would save their men. They dared not offend the Zhe Peng people anymore, but now they had to offend them.

In this way, Su Yi did not even show up, and easily resolved the major event that symbolized a disaster in everyone's eyes.

All the people who paid attention to this matter were shocked at this moment, and admired Su Yi very much, even Su Yi's enemies.

Only Kuan Ge, who was commanding on the scene, did not think so. The only feeling he had now was fear.

Because he found daggers, pistols, smoke bombs, and even a few grenades on the dozens of people who had ulterior motives picked out by the masses.

When these guys were exposed just now, they planned to cause chaos and escape. But fortunately, Brother Kuan got Su Yi's orders and the crowd picked out one person. He immediately ordered the pistol team to stop the person, isolate them from the crowd, and then immediately search them.

Just like this, something almost went wrong. Fortunately, there was no danger and all these people were captured.

Click click click...

At the scene, the reporters called by Brother Kuan took pictures of the group of Zhe Peng agents who were tied up.

"Everyone, take more photos and take them more clearly!" Brother Kuan reminded loudly on the side, "These are the lackeys of the Zhepeng people and their spy agents. You must keep your eyes open in the future to avoid being harmed by them! "

"You have all seen it. They brought guns and grenades, took more than a thousand old, young, women and children and ran to find Master Geng. What did they have in mind? Then they would create explosions and kill people indiscriminately, and then push them all to Master Geng. Let Master Geng take the blame... Everyone, how sinister and vicious these beasts are!"

The more Brother Kuan talked, the angrier he became, wishing that his men would beat these guys up.

But in order not to harm Master Geng, he still endured it.

"We have notified the French Concession Patrol Office, and they will come to take these people away soon." Brother Kuan introduced, "But what will happen to these people in the end...that is none of our business."

As soon as these words came out, Liao Xianyong, who was not far away and was about to lead a team into the field to get someone, suddenly turned dark and cursed "bastard bastard" in a low voice.

Brother Kuan's words were simply putting the French Concession patrol officer on the fire.

What will happen to these Zhe Peng agents?

Of course he was acquitted!

The most the French could do was give them a gentle warning, confiscate their weapons, and not even lay a finger on them.

This matter was originally something that everyone tacitly understood, but now Brother Kuan deliberately mentioned it in front of reporters, which was obviously to give eye drops to the patrol room in the French Concession.

Liao Xianyong, who originally planned to come forward in person, immediately backed down, retreated half his identity, and calmly said to his deputy: "You can bring someone in, I want to call Fabre and report the matter."

"Yes..." the deputy responded with a grimace.

He is not a fool. He knows that if he goes in and is photographed by reporters, he will become famous as an incompetent villain.

Inside, Brother Kuan is still being interviewed by reporters.

"Mr. Liang, where is Mr. Geng now? Why didn't he personally come forward to handle the matter? Will he go to the Japanese Concession to cooperate with the investigation?"

"Master Geng is handling this matter," Brother Kuan said solemnly, "The reason why he didn't come is because he has more important things to do. Master Geng trusts me, so he leaves this matter to me. Fortunately, I have lived up to Master Geng’s wishes. As for whether Master Geng will go to the Japanese Concession, I don’t know. Master Geng has not made a decision yet.”

"Mr. Liang, how do you plan to settle these more than a thousand people?"

"This is a good question." Brother Kuan gave the Ta Kung Pao reporter an appreciative look. "Do you still remember the resettlement site where Mr. Geng rescued the abducted compatriots last time? Those tents and supplies are still there. These people will be temporarily detained. Placed there, but this is only temporary, I can tell. Let me tell you a little bit. Since the situation of the relatives of these walking brothers will become very dangerous if they return to the Japanese Concession, Master Geng has plans to find a new place for them to settle down. The new place will not charge any fees. We provide them with free accommodation!”

Click, click, click!

The cameras buzzed, and the news was absolutely devastating, as usual for Geng Liangchen. The benevolence, justice and charity of the past are as generous as ever.

"Mr. Liang, can you tell me how Mr. Geng plans to deal with the arrest of anti-Japanese elements by the Zhepeng people?" A reporter asked, "What is his attitude towards this? What measures or plans does he have?"

Brother Kuan looked serious and said: "On behalf of Mr. Geng Liangchen and the Tianjin Transportation Industry Association, I want to announce three things here."

When the reporters saw that he spoke formally, they all realized that the highlight would come next.

Brother Kuan smiled awkwardly and quickly took out a speech script from his pocket.

"First, Mr. Geng Liangchen and all colleagues of the Tianjin Transportation Industry Association express strong opposition and protest to the Zhepeng people who arrested these poor porters on charges of anti-Japanese elements without any evidence. We Ask Zhe Peng to release him immediately. We apologize to the victims of this incident and guarantee that such vicious incidents will not happen again. At the same time, we strongly call on all sectors of society to pay attention to this matter and the fate of the 316 compatriots who were innocently arrested. They should not become Zhepeng people. Purposeful victim of Zheng Zhi.”

This sentence set the tone for Su Yi's attitude - uncompromising.

The reporters were very excited. Previously, they were generally worried that Su Yi would compromise with Zhe Peng, or would not express his position and respond passively to the matter.

But now they no longer have such worries. This statement is Geng Liangchen's usual style. This is also the integrity that a Jinmen hero should have.

"Mr. Liang, you just mentioned that the Zhepeng people have ulterior motives. Is this your conjecture or do you have any evidence?" a reporter asked.

This reporter is a reporter from a pro-Japanese media, and he obviously has bad intentions in asking this question.

Brother Kuan glared at him and said, "You interrupt so randomly and disrupt my train of thought! Why don't you come up and tell me, I'll get down!"

"What ideas do you have?" the reporter sneered, "You are obviously reading from the script. What, does it take a lot of brainpower to read?"

"You insulted me!" Brother Kuan was furious, put away the manuscript and turned away, "I won't accept the interview!"

He actually gave up his choice and left.

The reporters were all panicked now. You said you were going to announce three things, but you just said the first one, and you were just expressing your stance. What's going on now that you've given up your decision and not spoken out?

Is there anything so appetizing?

The reporters stopped Brother Kuan to prevent him from leaving, but Brother Kuan acted like a fool and pointed at the reporter who just asked the question: "It's okay if I continue to be interviewed, but he has to apologize to me! Or he should get out! Because he mocked me for being stupid!”

The reporter was shocked and angry, but in the end, under the pressure of other reporters, he had to swallow his anger and apologize to Brother Kuan.

Brother Kuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Master Geng was right, he had to be tough with these reporters...

"The second thing is that in view of the fact that the Zhepeng people wantonly arrested porters in the Japanese concession, trampled on the laws of the concession, trampled on the human rights of the Chinese, and caused great harm to the personal safety of the employees of the Tianjin Transportation Association, Geng Liangchen, the president of the Tianjin Transportation Association A notice is issued in the name of All employees who are in the Japanese Concession and belong to the Tianjin Transportation Industry Association are requested to leave the Japanese Concession immediately and are not allowed to stay for any reason or excuse. Anyone who violates this order will be punished by being expelled from the Tianjin Transportation Industry Association, and those who are expelled will Will not be hired by Tianjin Transportation Industry Association!”

After reading this sentence, Brother Kuan raised his head and explained to the reporters who were already in an uproar: "To put it bluntly, Mr. Geng is not at ease with the Zhepeng people and feels that the foot brothers staying in the Japanese Concession will be in danger. In Before the matter is completely resolved, all the brothers in Jixing must withdraw from the Japanese Concession. Otherwise, they will no longer be brothers in Jixing. You will be responsible for any consequences. "

"On this point, I would like to add one more thing, that is, all the walking brothers who have left the Japanese Concession do not have to worry about your future livelihood. Master Geng will arrange your food, accommodation and work, and I guarantee that you will not starve. Hungry and homeless.”

Without waiting for reporters to ask questions, Brother Kuan then lowered his head and read the last point.

"Third, from now on, the Tianjin Transportation Industry Association will suspend all commercial cooperation with the Zhepeng people. No freight center in Tianmen will be allowed to accept business from the Zhepeng people until the 316 walking brothers are arrested this time. until the matter is properly resolved.”