Rebirth 1912 starts with people on the Titanic

Chapter 26: Freemasonry

I don't know when a group of strong men in uniform clothes rushed out of Chinatown and surrounded the three of them in the middle of the road.

The first one was a short but muscular young man.

He looks about thirty years old, with a square face with Chinese characters, very thick and dark eyebrows, and fierce eyes, which make people dare not look directly.

Bruce wasn't scared of these people, but was interested in them.

Originally, he thought that the entire Chinatown was the numb-eyed and expressionless Tang on the street

I didn't expect that there would be such a group of Tang people in strong costumes, fierce expressions, and sharp eyes in Chinatown.

The clothes on their bodies are very similar to the outfits of the martial arts apprentices on later television.

There is also a martial arts hall in Chinatown

Bruce was very curious.

At the same time, his mood also improved a lot.

"Hello, we have no ill will. Bruce raised his hands as a gesture of kindness.

The young man with the national character face did not take Bruce's alleged kindness seriously.

He still had his hands on his hips and stared at Bruce fiercely.

The same is true of his companions at his side.

Each of them had a weapon such as a wooden stick or a flat pole, and they looked at the three of Bruce with deep hatred in their eyes.

If you don't agree with each other, you have the urge to come up with a weapon and beat up the three of Bruce.

"You're not welcome here, so please come back. The young face of the national character finally spoke.

Bruce knew that they must have thought of themselves as foreign devils who had come to make trouble.

Therefore, I am very understanding of their hostility.

They didn't come up and kicked out their group of three, which was already very restrained.

He said in a gentle tone as much as possible: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those barbaric rice people, in fact, I am also a dragon countryman." "

This sentence, Bruce used pure dragon country dialect.

Before, they had been communicating in English.

As soon as Bruce's words came out, the people who surrounded them were really surprised.

Even the ice-like expression on the face of the young man with the national character face couldn't help but be moved.

He looked at Bruce again.

They have not never seen foreign devils who can speak Chinese.

But it's rare to be able to speak of Bruce so fluently.

It's just that Bruce's body and appearance are not much different from the average white man.

Only with his short black hair and black eyes, the young man with a Chinese face really couldn't see anything similar to their Tang people.

They have heard too much nonsense about foreign devils.

As a result, they have been treated and oppressed like livestock by these damned foreign devils again and again.

"Are you from the Dragon Country? a person from the Dragon Kingdom with a white skin?" said with a sneer.

"My father was from Nanyang Tang, and he married an English woman. Brusin said.

"It turned out to be a fake foreign devil. I don't know who in the crowd said it with disdain.

Bruce didn't pay much attention to this sentence, after all, what people said was right, he was indeed a fake foreign devil.

Judging from the heart, if he replaced himself with these Tang people, he would definitely say much more extreme than the other party.

As long as they stopped being as hostile to themselves as they had been at the beginning, Bruce went with them.

"Aaron, shut up!" the young man with a Chinese character face looked back and reprimanded.

Then he looked at Bruce again, and said in a cold tone, "Why did Your Excellency come to the Tang Dynasty? "

"Do you have a martial arts hall here, can I meet your master?" asked Bruce with his hand down.

Hearing this, the young man with a national character face stared slightly, and became vigilant again.

The companions around him also tightened their sticks in their hands, as if they were facing a great enemy.

"What the hell do you want to do? If there is anything, just tell me directly, our master is not interested in meeting outsiders. Guozi's face said coldly.

Bruce had to explain: "I really don't have any ill intentions, but you hired here." "

"Recruitment?hmph, you fake foreign devil really don't have a good heart!" Guozi sneered disdainfully, "Do you want to trick us Tang people into working hard for you to mine and build railways?"

"Brother Yong, what nonsense are you talking about with foreign devils, just drive them out. Someone in the crowd shouted viciously.

"Yes, get them out!" the rest of the Don immediately chimed in.

Even if Bruce revealed his identity as a Nanyang Han, they still classified Bruce into the ranks of foreign devils.

Bruce was helpless about it, too.

This kind of preconceived notion is not something that Bruce can easily change for a while.

He sighed and said, "I know you don't believe me, but I can talk to your master personally." He should be the principal of this Chinatown, right?".

"Brother Yong, don't believe him? What if they are from those white ghosts and gangs outside to deal with the master and his hometown?" the young Tang man, who was called Ah Long by the national character face, exclaimed excitedly.

Guozi Face was not as emotional as his companion.

He may be a senior in this group of martial arts hall disciples, so he didn't speak.

No matter how emotional those martial arts hall disciples were, they didn't dare to do anything to Bruce and them easily.

He raised his hand and interrupted Aaron's words

After that, he patiently said to Bruce: "You better go, we Tang people will not do things for the rice people." "

"Why?" Bruce wondered.

"Because the people of the United States do not allow it. Guozi said hatefully, "They only allow the Tang people to do some lowly hard work such as sewing clothes and moving goods at the dock." "

"I see!".

Bruce suddenly realized the complexity of the matter.

Then Bruce was relieved.

Fortunately, this is the country of rice - a country where money is paramount.

As long as there is money, there is nothing that money can't do.

"Don't worry, I can solve this myself. As long as you're willing to do things for me, everything is fine. Bruce said confidently.

At this time, the young man with the national character face finally stopped looking at Bruce with the eyes of the enemy.

"What are you going to let us do for you? If it's such a dangerous job as going down to the mines or building roads, you'd better hire someone else. He said.

"No, no, no, it's certainly not a dangerous job. Bruce hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I'm here to hire people for my farm, and some bodyguards for myself." "

"Employing people, bodyguards?" said Guozi's face and eyes strangely.

Bruce nodded solemnly.

The face of the national character suddenly burst out laughing for some reason.

He pointed at Bruce, turned back to his companions and laughed, "He said...... Ha ha...... He said he wanted to hire us Tang people as bodyguards, haha......

".

So Aaron and the others also laughed together.

It's just that in the midst of this laughter, Bruce is extremely uncomfortable to hear.

Their laughter was filled with sadness and bitterness.

"Are you out of the blue? This is the United States, you go out with a group of Tang bodyguards, not to mention if they can protect you and cause more trouble. The national character face smiled so much that tears came out.

Seeing that Bruce's face was full of confusion.

Guozi pointed to Tang Dao, who was watching them around: "Besides, look at them, can they be used as thugs......?

Bruce looked in the direction of his finger.

I found out that I don't know when, the Tang people on the street have surrounded a group of them in the middle.

Looking at the Tang people who were full of insensitivity in the eyes of the circle, and then at the face of the Chinese character with tears in the smile, Bruce sighed helplessly.

"Suffering will pass, and numbness and avoidance will not make your life better. Bruce said in a deep voice.

"Otherwise, this is the country of rice. We are surrounded by enemies. I wasn't even allowed to do serious work. The national character face put away the laughter, and the iron blue face roared.

"Have you ever tried to walk down the street and be beaten up for no reason?" he asked, pointing to Bruce.

"Well, I'll admit I didn't try. Bruce gave up on convincing the hate-filled young man with words.

"So, can I meet your master?" said Bruce.

"You still want to recruit workers in Chinatown?" Guozi said with a disdainful face.

Bruce nodded and said, "Unless you can refuse a job with a daily wage of three meters on behalf of all the Tang people." If that's the case, I'll quit Chinatown immediately without saying a word. "

Hear the words of three meters a day.

The Tang people around them immediately lit up their eyes and had a hint of expression on their faces.

They began to talk to each other and whispered.

Even the companions with the national character face looked at each other, their faces full of emotion.

You must know that in addition to doing some rough work of sewing clothes for some white people every day, the Tang people of Los Angeles have only the hard work of carrying heavy goods to the station and dock.

This kind of hard and unstable work can basically only meet their daily food and clothing.

Almost all Tang people will not be able to save even a hundred meters of wealth in their lifetime.

However, as soon as Bruce opened his mouth, he was paid a high salary of three meters a day.

This is an absolutely high salary that Tang people usually don't even dare to think about.

How can they, who have suffered all their lives, not be moved by this?

"Rice dollars a day, you're not laughing?".

Even the young man with the national character face couldn't help but put away the hatred just now.

"If I was selected to be my personal bodyguard, the salary could be higher. Bruce crossed his hands to his chest.

The young man with the national character face was silent.

It was indeed as Bruce thought.

He was just elected by everyone in Chinatown to lead the brothers and sisters to protect everyone's leader, and he was not qualified to make any decisions on behalf of everyone.

Not to mention facing such an enticing high-paying job.

If what Bruce said was true, there was no reason why he couldn't let everyone have a better life.

For a while, the young man with the national character face couldn't make up his mind.

"Brother Yong, what should I do?" a martial arts hall disciple carefully squeezed to the side of Guozi Face and asked in a low voice.

Guozi raised his face and said to Bruce: "I can take you to see my master, but you can only go alone." "

"No problem!" Bruce smiled with a relaxed smile on his lips.

He finally persuaded this stubborn and responsible young martial arts disciple.

With that, Bruce turned around and said a few words to the two big black men, Barudo and Hibier.

Let them wait here for their return with peace of mind, and don't act rashly, so as not to cause misunderstanding among these sensitive Tang people.

Barudo and Hibier were very opposed to Bruce's sloppiness at first.

Speaking of which, their loyalty to Bruce is still very commendable and recognized.

However, under Bruce's strong leadership, Baludo and Hebier had no choice but to obediently agree.

Seeing that Bruce's side had been arranged, the young man with the national character face asked everyone to get out of the way and made a "please" gesture to Bruce.

Under the gaze of everyone, the two slowly walked towards the center of Chinatown.

Leaving the crowd of onlookers, Bruce couldn't help but ask, "I don't know what Brother Tai is called?"

"I, Wang Yong, am the eldest disciple of the Wang Clan's Martial Arts Pavilion!" Wang Yong said without looking back, "There are many offenses in the right hands, please don't be surprised!"

"Huh...... "I'm also an overseas Chinese person, and I feel the same way about what happened to you." "

Hearing this, Wang Yong suddenly paused and glanced back at Bruce with a complicated expression.

Then, he took another step towards the lead.

As he walked, he laughed at himself: "I heard that the situation of the Tang people in Nanyang is much better than that of the United States." Many people have really made a fortune in Nanyang. "

However, Bruce smiled bitterly and said, "Does Brother Wang know that in Nanyang, every few years, the foreigners there will encourage the local natives to launch a brutal massacre against the Nanyang Tang people?"

Wang Yong paused again when he heard this.

Bruce saw that the hands on either side of him were unconsciously clenched together.

Just as Bruce was about to say something, Wang Yong's hands reluctantly let go.

Only then did Bruce hear Wang Yong say faintly: "In this way, you and I are also people with the same fate." It's a pity that there is no strong enough country behind us to fight for us, but instead regards us as overseas remnants, regardless of whether we live or die, and let them go. "

Bruce wanted to step forward and comfort Wang Yong for a few words.

But I heard Wang Yong say meaningfully: "But I see what Your Excellency is wearing today, but his status is different." But I don't know what your Excellency is called?".

"My name is Bruce, but you can call me Li Jun. Bruce dismisses the irony in Wang's words.

"Brother Li, we're here!" Before they knew it, the two of them had come to the gate of a fairly complete and spacious mansion.