Chapter 146 Chain Reaction
"What a powerful armor." Seeing the bullets being bounced off, Lin Honglian knew that she was in big trouble, but the gunshots did not stop, and while people were dodging, they also threw out the red lanterns around them, which exploded like grenades.

Yan Xu took off his burning windbreaker and raised his revolver to fight back without hesitation, while paying attention to his positioning to avoid being burned into a torch.

No one knew what the red lantern was made of. It looked like a incendiary bomb. Yan Xu's armor was invulnerable to swords and guns, but it might not be immune to water and fire. He didn't know, so he didn't want to try it.

The two sides fought back and forth, sometimes shooting at each other passionately, and sometimes hiding like Old Silver Coin. The fight was very intense.

The others were not idle either. The seven wolves who kept moving outside were fighting fiercely with a dozen red light women who were flying around. Both sides used guns and throwing weapons, so the scene was very grand. When Yan Xu was playing Half-Life and fighting in the warehouse map, it was not as intense as it is now.

However, a good fight turned into a gun battle movie. One has to sigh that the times are changing too fast.

In the end, the Red Lantern girls who only bought grenades but no bulletproof vests were the first to be defeated. After all, the number of red lanterns hanging around was limited, not to mention that the Seven Wolves had found their weaknesses. They were either staring at the red lanterns or blowing them up in advance. In addition, the warehouse had been set on fire, and there were fewer and fewer places to dodge, so several of them were killed in succession.

Now even Lin Honglian didn't dare to hold on any longer. If these few confidants were all dead, she would have to go out to buy vegetables by herself, not to mention that she would not be able to be the eldest sister if she had no subordinates. So she detonated the altar, causing the entire warehouse to be engulfed in flames, and she took her men to escape in the chaos.

Yan Xu, his whole body burning hot, walked out of the warehouse, called Seven Wolves, and took the carriage brought by Rape Snake to quickly return to his residence, because the commotion was too big this time, even if the police wanted to pretend to be dead, they couldn't do it.

Because the noise was so loud, the government issued a strict order this time. However, the thugs under Rape Snake were too capable, and the police who rushed over didn't see any body or even any blood.

Although the bumpy ground and walls looked suspicious, the absence of a corpse and bloodstains meant nothing had happened, so the police went back.

But the incident at the warehouse became a big deal because things left behind by the Boxers were found there, and someone reported that the Boxers were holding a gathering here.

Ever since the Empress Dowager was forced to flee after being tricked by the Boxers, she was so humiliated that she was furious. So although it could be said that it was just a fire, the government made a big deal about it, just to show it to the Empress Dowager. Because only in this way could the matter catch the Empress Dowager's eye. Otherwise, the burning of a mere warehouse would not be a big deal at all.

Hundreds of policemen with guns on their backs surrounded the burned-down warehouse tightly. Those who were arrested and had connections with the Boxer Rebellion occupied almost half of the dock, with about three to five hundred people, young and old.

This is still a short time. If the time is longer, the number of people may double or triple.

Yan Xu frowned when he knew this. He knew the government's style of doing things during that period. They would kill anyone who was wrong, especially to show it to the Empress Dowager. The more people they killed, the greater their merit would be. Therefore, it was impossible to expect them not to kill people indiscriminately.

Moreover, this time the Boxers were obviously being used as a gun. Although it was not known who specifically was responsible, those people were definitely involved. So Yan Xu asked Caihuashe's men to spread rumors. At the same time, he gave the advisor a sum of funds for the activities and asked him to use his previous connections in the government to link this matter with those people.

This alone was not enough. Yan Xu knew very well that compared to the weak and vulnerable common people who could be easily accused of being Boxers, those local bullies were not only more powerful, but also paid tribute to them.

You can gain credit by killing some civilians, so why bother to cause trouble and cut off your own source of income?

So sometimes the truth is not actually important, and it is the foreigners' turn to take action.

The truthful reports in several newspapers, coupled with the topic raised by Adams at a cocktail party held at the hotel, caused a sensation in the concession.

Foreigners were very sensitive about the Boxer Rebellion, not only because their interests in the East were damaged, but mainly because the Boxer's methods were too cruel, so the pressure from the Magic City government came.

Officials were afraid of the old Buddha, and the old Buddha was afraid of foreigners, so once it involved foreigners, it was no longer a small matter. Even if a foreigner lost a button, the police would want to close the whole street and pull out those people to search them one by one. What's more, this time it was not just one or two foreigners, but the pressure exerted by most of the concessions. After all, no foreigner wanted to encounter those devilish boxers while playing in the prosperous Magic City, and then have his mutilated body discovered by others.

Under such pressure, the government dared not fool around. The people below could not even send money or their wives, because once the foreigners brought the matter to the Empress Dowager, who knows how many people would lose their official hats and heads.

Yan Xu took the opportunity to take out the seven wolves. This time, in addition to taking away the bodies and property, he also left behind evidence and land deeds.

It doesn’t matter whether the evidence is real or not; what matters is that the title deed is real.

What's more, Yan Xu later found out that Lin Honglian didn't leave.

I don't know what method she used, but she came just as Yan Xu left, leaving behind authentic evidence of the Boxer Rebellion, and then selected and took away some land deeds.

This was simply a godsend for the Magic City government. No matter how corrupt they were, they had enough motivation, so the local tyrants in Magic City underwent a major reshuffle.

The turmoil lasted for two months before it was finally over. Eighty-three people were beheaded in public, 272 people were escorted to the capital, and 515 people were implicated.

It can be said that almost all the leaders of the gray and black areas of the entire Magic City were wiped out, because by the middle and late stages, Yan Xu could no longer stop it whenever he wanted, it had become a complete feast.

Yan Xu finally understood that no matter how arrogant and domineering those local tyrants were, they were essentially just dogs raised by those in power. They were usually released to bite people and occupy territory, and when they were fat they should be slaughtered and eaten, otherwise they would become a threat to their owners if they continued to grow.

This time the excuse is ready, the evidence is real, and the wealth is real, so why not get to the table and start eating.

What is worrying Yan Xu now is how to deal with the relationship with the government, as well as the vacant land and gray industries in Magic City.

The chain reaction caused by this series caught him off guard.

It is impossible to say that the government is unaware of the existence of Yan Xu and others.

Corruption is corruption, but power is not fake. What's more, so many people have been arrested. These people would rather kill Yan Xu directly than keep it a secret for him.

However, Yan Xu was disguised as a foreign businessman. Not only did he do business in the concession, he also had a cooperative relationship with the British Camden family. The government did not dare to touch him.

As long as he can bring benefits, he is the best friend. The Qing government wanted to move against him, so they asked the foreign officials.

But this alone would not be enough, as there were too many variables, especially since he had taken the opportunity to plunder a large amount of wealth, and the unique goods in the concession shops were also coveted by foreigners.

Even the Camden family cannot be trusted, and Yan Xu cannot pin his hopes on their character, if they have any.

(End of this chapter)