(PS: I must apologize to all friends. Because of various situations, Pure Wolf has been updated in the past few days. Yesterday, I even updated 3,000 words. This will be updated for two chapters in a row, and it is also updated all day on the 18th. This is life-threatening. Pure Wolf has not had the chance to sit in front of the computer all day. Please forgive me. Pure Wolf will try to return to the previous rhythm as soon as possible.)

No matter how much wailing, it was useless. Wu Chaoyue had already caused the old Wu family to offend all the gangs in Shanghai. Of course, he did not dare to offend the foreign priest who still regarded him as a friend. So even though he knew that he was asking for trouble, Wu Chaoyue still went to the front hall to pick up the customers. As expected, as soon as Wu Chaoyue's front feet stepped into the living room, more than 20 foreign priests rushed up like flies to see blood and surrounded Wu Chaoyue, speaking various foreign languages ​​and half-baked Chinese.

"Dear Wu, what happened? Why are the dock workers who have recited the Bible disappeared? Thousands of people seem to be missing?"

"Wu, so many dock workers who have already received the Bible have come there? Why are they not on the dock today?"

"Wu, when I entered the city just now, I recognized two dock workers who had heard the gospel. Why did they run away when they saw me? They couldn't even scream? Didn't they react when they listened to me preaching the gospel of the Lord on the dock yesterday?"

"My Chinese friend, tell me what happened? Why are the dock workers who are willing to recite the Bible disappeared? None of the remaining dock workers will be willing to recite our Bible again?"

"Wu, there are two Western cargo ships on the dock. They are still waiting to load and unload the goods. Where are your workers? Why don't you hurry up and recite the Bible and work to make money? Although the owners of those two ships promised to only give us the job opportunities specified by the workers, what should we do if there are no workers?"

Listening to this series of questions, Wu Chaoyue, who was depressed, no longer knew how to answer except for a wry smile. After finally calming himself down, Wu Chaoyue waved his hand to calm a group of foreign priests, and then said in English: "Dear priests, I'm very sorry, those dock workers who have recited the Bible should not go to the dock again today. Even if they continue to work on the dock in the future, they should not dare to recite the Bible and listen to the gospel anymore. So, you should tell your merchant ship friends and give them the job opportunities to others."

"Why?" More than 20 enthusiastic priests were displeased when they heard this, and they rushed to ask, "Wu, why? Why don't those workers who have recited the Bible dare to work on the dock again? Why don't they recite the Bible again? They are the potential believers we finally found? Many of them have already developed a strong interest in our Catholicism?"

Wu Chaoyue smiled even more bitterly, first asked the priests to be quiet, then briefly explained the incident and said: "Dear priests, I'm sorry, because those dock workers have been threatened by violently gangs in Shanghai. In order to protect these workers, my gang friend has died, injured fifteen people, and was deliberately captured by the Shanghai County Government, which secretly sheltered these gangs. The arrested people are still tortured in prison."

After spending a lot of effort, Wu Chaoyue finally explained the situation clearly in English, and told these missionaries from the West how powerful and terrifying the gang power that had existed in China for thousands of years. He also told these foreign priests that it was precisely because they helped them preach to dock workers that the double swords that he secretly controlled had been retaliated by other gangs and paid a heavy price in the conflict.

It's not bad. Luo Weilin, a British missionary who has been in China for 14 years, is familiar with these situations and has also contacted the Chinese gang forces. With his help, more than 20 foreign priests finally understood Wu Chaoyue's introduction and understood how painful sacrifice the old Wu family had made in this incident. But in this way, the priests didn't understand even more and asked: "Wu, why do your Chinese government ignore it? Do you not punish these fierce thugs in the laws of your Chinese?"

"Yes, dear Wu, isn't your grandfather a Chinese official?" Father Martin asked a more critical question and asked: "Why didn't your grandfather use the power of the government to suppress these thugs?"

"He has no right to interfere in local government affairs." Wu Chaoyue's expression was even more helpless, so he had to briefly introduce the power of the comprador grandfather to the foreigners, and then said: "The one who has the power to sanction these thugs in Shanghai is the magistrate of Shanghai. Unfortunately, Shanghai County Magistrate Yuan is the supporter of these thugs. That's why he not only did not stop these thugs, but also deliberately captured the Chinese warriors who protected the dock workers. Just like some corrupt police in the West, you have accepted bribes from criminals, deliberately condoned the criminals to continue committing crimes, and deliberately condoned the criminals to retaliate against the victims of the case."

After hearing Wu Chaoyue's simple metaphor, the priests finally understood what Wu Chaoyue meant. Then more than twenty priests drew crosses on their chests, praying that God would bless the innocent dock workers and protect the Chinese warriors who were hurt to protect the dock workers. Father Martin also apologized to Wu Chaoyue: "Dear Wu, I didn't expect this incident to cause you so much trouble. I apologize to you, it was us who implicated you."

Wu Chaoyue shook his head and said, "Mr. Martin, we are friends. Needless to say such polite words, I don't mean to blame you. I just want to solve this problem quickly, and I just want to rescue the innocent Chinese warriors who were arrested, and solve the current problems quickly, so I can't help you preach for the moment."

Martin nodded in disappointment, indicating that he understood Wu Chaoyue's difficulties. Then Martin asked again: "Dear Wu, my Chinese friend, what can I do for you? If I can help, please tell me, I will do my best."

"Mr. Martin, you are not a Chinese official and can't help me."

Wu Chaoyue shook his head with a wry smile, but when he shook his head halfway, Wu Chaoyue suddenly stopped and a thought came to his mind, "Why did I forget that method? I also forgot all the big backers in front of me?"

Then, before Wu Chaoyue could figure out what to do, the British missionary Madhusi, who had never spoken, suddenly stood up and said viciously at Wu Chaoyue: "Wu, let's go to the concession! I will take you to know our British Consul Aliguo, and ask him to help you solve these problems!"

Wu Chaoyue, who was making this idea, was happy and just about to nod, but Father Maidus said even more fiercely: "I want to ask Consul Aliguo to directly drive the British warship into the Yangtze River like last time, and use the cannons of our British army to seek justice for you!"

"With warships and cannons, I'm not a man in the future!" Wu Chaoyue almost screamed, thinking that if I dared to do this, I would definitely not be a human being in the history books in the future!

"No!" Fortunately, Father Luo Weilin stood up in time to object and said, "Maidusi, in the last Qingpu incident, the Consul Aliguo directly drove the warship to Jiangning City in order to avenge you and me. As a result, although the Chinese government compensated us for our losses, the Chinese hated us very much because of this incident, which made it more difficult for us to preach in China. If we still do this this time, it will not only make the Chinese misunderstand us more, but may also cause more trouble to Wu!"

"Has I done this?" Wu Chaoyue, who was ignorant, was even more dumbfounded. When he quickly asked Luo Weilin about the truth, he realized that four years ago, Luo Weilin and Maidusi went to Qingpu County to preach. Because of language barriers, they had misunderstandings with local fishermen and were injured by the fishermen with bamboo poles. Maidusi ran to the British Consul in Shanghai Aliguo in anger to complain. Aliguo immediately mobilized two warships to enter the Yangtze River without saying a word, and drove directly to Nanjing City, which is now called Jiangning. He took dozens of cannons to face Nanjing City, forcing the Liangjiang government at that time to give Luo Weilin and Maidusi an explanation. In the end, the top belt of the Qingpu County Magistrate landed, which also caused fishermen in ten townships to raise 300 taels of silver to pay for Luo Weilin and Maidusi's medicine. (That is, Qingpu lesson plan)

After listening to Luo Weilin's introduction, Wu Chaoyue, who had such a great face, was almost moved. However, considering his descendants and the evaluation of the names in history books, Wu Chaoyue forced himself to give up this very relieved idea. After a little calculation, he said: "Dear priests, I have thought of a good idea. If you can help me a favor, then the Chinese warriors who helped you preach will not only be rescued, but there will definitely be no one to stop or destroy you from preaching on the Shanghai Pier in the future."

"What's the best way?" The priests were overjoyed when they heard this, and then rushed to say, "Wu, tell me your good way quickly. We will definitely help you, we will definitely help!"

"Did you borrow troops from our UK?" Madhusi, who was irritated, also rushed to say: "The British Empire attaches the most importance to the safety and freedom of overseas expatriates. As long as Luo Weilin and I make a request to the Consul Aliguo, our British army will not sit idly by!"

"No need for army, no need to borrow troops." Wu Chaoyue shook his head quickly and said, "No need to use force or violence. As long as you do one thing, all these troubles can be resolved!"

"Then what do you want us to do?" Madhusi and the priests rushed to ask.

"It's very simple, just two words." Wu Chaoyue raised two fingers and said a word that had never appeared in this era with a grim smile, "Peace!"

"Peace?" The priests were confused and asked, "Wu, what is petition?"

"It's just to ask the government for complaints, and to ask the governments at all levels to complain directly!" Wu Chaoyue sneered and said: "As long as you come forward, you will ask the Shanghai County Government to sue the thugs who destroy and obstruct your missionary, and then find Songjiang Prefect Chen Tinghuang and Jiangsu Governor Yang Wending to sue Shanghai Prefect Yuan Zushi to shelter the thugs and arrest the Chinese warriors who protect workers in a black and white manner. You are not afraid that Yuan Zushi will not be in trouble, nor are you afraid that Yuan Zushi will not release people obediently!"

It took a lot of effort to make Wu Chaoyue understand what petitions mean, what petitions mean by going beyond the level, and how to accuse Yuan Zuqiu and the Shanghai Gang that he secretly supported. However, after hearing this, the priests were skeptical and asked: "Wu, is this useful? We have no evidence to accuse a Chinese official of embezzling bribery and sheltering thugs. Will the Chinese government believe it?"

"I can find evidence for you!" Wu Chaoyue said quickly: "As long as you come forward to complain! I can guarantee that after this matter is successful, no evil forces will dare to obstruct you from preaching on the Shanghai Wharf in the future!"

Seeing Wu Chaoyue saying so affirmatively, all the foreign priests were moved, but some cautious missionaries asked worriedly because they didn't understand China too much, "When we do this, will the Chinese government arrest us?"

When Wu Chaoyue heard this, he laughed and said, "Don't worry, no one knows the virtues of these Qing officials better than me. Regardless of the Qing Dynasty before and after, the Letters and Calls Bureau of the Beijing Office, they only dare to arrest the Chinese who petitioned and have no courage to arrest you foreigners."

No foreign priest could understand the meaning of Wu Chaoyue's words, but all the priests understood Wu Chaoyue's basic meaning. Although Maidusi and several foreign priests with relatively anxious tempers felt that doing this was too troublesome and wasted time, and it was far less simple and direct than asking the country's consul to send troops directly, Father Luo Weilin, the founder of Renji Hospital and Union Hospital, agreed with Wu Chaoyue's method and said: "Dear brothers in the church, what Wu said is the best way. We come to China to preach, not to start a war. We can use Wu's method to create a good impression of observing Chinese laws and make it easier to preach to the Chinese in the future. But if we start a war directly, even if we succeed, it will only make the Chinese more afraid and hostile to us, and will not feel intimate towards us."

Maidusi and Luo Weilin had a very good relationship. Seeing that their friends said this, Maidusi could only nod and said, "Okay, let's follow Wu's method. If it doesn't work, we will consider asking for help from our country's army. Wu, tell me how to do it in detail. I'm willing to help you, and this is also helping me!"
Chapter completed!