After figuring out this problem, Chen Zikun suddenly had a feeling of being suddenly enlightened, and the mystery of his life was about to be revealed.

  "Uncle Nong, you've been living in Shanghai for a long time and are well-informed. I'd like to ask you something," said Chen Zikun.

  Nong Jingdao said: "Just ask whatever you want."

  "Although Tao Chengzhang is no longer around, the people around him should still be there. I want to find them and ask about things back then."

  "Is that so......" Nong Jinrong seemed to be in a difficult situation, and then he said: "Seven years ago, Tao Chengzhang was assassinated at Shanghai Guangci Hospital. After his death, the Guāngfù Huì lost its mainstay and disintegrated. It's been many years since then, and the elites of the Guāngfù Huì have long since scattered. Where can they be found now?"

  "Even his family can't be found?" Chen Zikong asked.

  Nong Jing shook his head: "Revolutionaries like Tao Chengzhang have always been lone wolves, passing by their homes without entering. Even if they could be found, how would their family members know the secrets of the revolution?"

  "Who... killed him?" Chen Zikun's sword-like eyebrows furrowed, somewhat indignant. Although he had long forgotten what Tao Chengzhang looked like, the fact that he could bring himself to travel far and wide to pay his respects as a disciple meant that Tao was a mentor who was like a father to him. How could he not avenge his mentor's assassination?

  Nong Jingdao said: "The person who killed Tao Chengzhang is called Wang Zhukun, with high martial arts skills, able to fly and walk on walls. He is also a member of the Guangfu Society. According to Jianghu rumors, the one who instructed Wang Zhukun was Chen Qimei from the Tongmenghui."

  Chen Zikong angrily said: "Where are Wang Zhukun and Chen Qimei? If I don't kill these two villains, I swear I will not be a human being."

  Nong Jingwu said: "Wang Zhukui has been executed, three years ago Chen Qimei was assassinated by Yuan Shikai's men in Shanghai."

  Chen Zikun became even more depressed, Huo Yuanjia died from the Japanese assassination, Tao Chengzhang died from assassination, and Chen Qimei also died from assassination. It seems that assassinations are rampant this year.

  The clue was broken again, and we can only deliberate on a long-term plan.

  ……

  After offering incense to his master, Chen Zikun was considered to have acknowledged his ancestors and returned to the clan, becoming a member of the Jingwu family. Siu Sau-yin helped him tidy up a room, with new bed sheets and towels, all domestically made goods.

  "Although the price is a bit expensive and the quality is not as good as Japanese ceramic basins, buying domestic products is patriotism, it's a blow to the Japanese." Si Tu Xiao Yan said with her fist waving, her mouth full of new terms. Not just her, but also the students in the Jing Wu Association were discussing the most fashionable topics of the time, such as the police department arresting and releasing students, student patrols burning Japanese goods, and parading merchants wearing tall hats, of course, the hottest topic was still the glorious deeds of Master Five Uncle leveling the Hongkou dojo.

  After arranging the bedding, Chen Zikong first returned to the Dongda Hotel. When he went out, a group of younger martial arts brothers surrounded him, looking at him with respectful eyes and shouting in unison: "Fifth Master Uncle is great."

  Chen Zikong was surrounded by them, like a moon surrounded by stars, and couldn't help but feel proud, bowing his fists in all directions: "Everyone is great."

  As soon as they came out of the Jinwu Club, a quick-witted apprentice had already called a taxi over, paid the fare, opened the door and invited Chen Zikun to get in. Even after the car had driven far away, they could still be seen waving goodbye at the gate.

  "The young folks are too polite." Chen Zikong sighed, he was welcomed so warmly as soon as he arrived, it wasn't because of his high martial arts skills, but because he had fought the Japanese and helped everyone vent their anger. It seems that in the future, he will have to fight the Japanese more often.

  Returning to the Da Dong Travel Lodge, he saw Li Yaoting accompanying a middle-aged man wearing a long gown in the room talking. The man seeing Chen Zikun return, stood up and politely asked: "Is that Mr. Chen Zikun?"

  Chen Zikong said: "It is indeed below."

  The middle-aged man said: "I am Mr. Li's steward, the master has just returned from Ningbo and heard that you have arrived in Shanghai, so he asked me to invite you over."

  Chen Zikong's heart skipped a beat: "The Mr. Li you're referring to, is it Mr. Li Zhengwu?"

  The middle-aged man smiled and said: "That's right, the old man is waiting for you, let's hurry up."

  Chen Zikong didn't dare to be slow, and quickly got up. Just as he was about to go out, Jiang Zhicheng came in from outside. Upon hearing that they were going to visit Li Zhengwu, he immediately expressed his eagerness to join them. Chen Zikong then took him along with him.

  A large black sedan with a wide body was parked under the Da Dong Travel Agency, its hood ornament a sharp three-pointed star encircled by a circle, looking more luxurious than Yao Yilei's Ford and Jian Bing's Oldsmobile.

  The housekeeper saw that he seemed very interested in the car, so he introduced: "This is a German brand of small car. If you like it, I know the boss of the car dealership and can get a 2% discount."

  Chen Zikong smiled and shook his head, everyone got on the car and rushed to Li Gongguan. It was still the same mansion, still the same doorman, but the treatment was completely different. The iron gate opened wide, the servant stood at the door with his hands hanging down, even the big wolf dog wagged its tail obediently.

  The car drove all the way to the entrance, where a servant in a traditional Chinese white robe came forward and opened the door. The three guests entered the living room, where they saw an energetic old man sitting in a taishi chair, turning two iron balls in his hand with a loud clacking sound.

  The old man saw Chen Zikun enter the door and burst out laughing: "Chen Zikun, good boy, you've finally come back."

  Chen Zikong suddenly understood that Yuan Kewen was not deceiving him, and he hastily stepped forward to kowtow and pay his respects: "Old Master, your disciple Chen Zikong pays his respects to you."

  Li Zhenwu burst out laughing again and helped Chen Zikun up, looking him up and down before saying: "Not bad, you've grown taller and more robust."

  Chen Zikong said: "Old man, these are my two friends, Jiang Zhicheng and Li Yaoting."

  The two of them bowed respectfully to Li Zhengwu, who nodded in satisfaction and said: "Sit down, Ah Xiang, arrange for dinner, I'll have a drink with these young people."

  The housekeeper went out at the sound of his voice. Chen Zikun and Li Zhengchou exchanged a few pleasantries before bringing up their own family problems.

  Li Zhenwu smiled and said: "You're really asking the right person about this matter. You are Chen Yingshi's adopted son."

  "Chen Yingshi?" Chen Zikun was somewhat perplexed, but Jiang Zhicheng beside him was shocked.

  Li Zhenwu said, "Chen Ying Shi is Chen Qi Mei. In the past, he was a disciple of Fan Gao, the leader of the Huzhou gang, and I am his fellow apprentice brother. He can be considered a member of the Qingbang generation. It's just that I'm giving him face, so I opened Xiang Tang to accept you as an apprentice."

  Chen Zikun's mind was a mess, not long ago he heard Nong Jirong say that Chen Qimei's people assassinated Tao Chengzhang, and he even vowed to take revenge, but in the blink of an eye he became Chen Qimei's adopted son.

  "Old man, I'm really confused. I've heard people say that I was brought up by Tao Chengzhang of the Revival Society, and now I've become Chen Qimei's adopted son of the Alliance Society...and these two men..."

  Before Chen Zikun finished speaking, Li Zhengwu waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "Tao Chengzhang and Chen Qimei are both my friends. During the Xinhai Revolution, I spent all my family's wealth to establish the Guangfu Army, and fought side by side with Tao and Chen against the Qing dynasty. We were like brothers. Although they had disagreements, killing fellow revolutionaries was something they would never do. That's just a rumor from the Jianghu. According to what I know, Tao Chengzhang's death was caused by someone who acted behind Chen Qimei's back."

  As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Zhiqing intentionally or unintentionally.

  Jiang Zhiqing's eyes flickered, but he remained silent.

  Li Zhenwu let out a long sigh and said, "I didn't kill Bo Ren, but he died because of me. After Tao Chengzhang's death, Chen Qimei cried for three days and offered a large reward to catch the murderer, which shows how deep their feelings were. Later, Chen Qimei was killed by Zhang Zongchang's gun, ending up with the same fate as Tao Chengzhang. It seems that it was also his destiny."

  Everyone sighed, and the revolutionary affairs of that year were really unclear. Fortunately, I met Li Zhengwu, a Qingbang big shot and a revolutionary predecessor, and the truth was revealed.

  Li Zhengwu said: "Whether it is the Guangfu Hui or the Tongmenghui, they are all anti-Qing activists. Whether it is Tao Chengzhang or Chen Yingshi, their goals are the same, that is to expel the Tartars and restore China. Between these two organizations, you have me and I have you, fundamentally not distinguishing between each other. Even the founder of the Guangfu Hui, Zhang Binglin, Cai Yuanpei and others, were also members of the Tongmenghui. These grudges and grievances have long since gone with the wind, what's the point of bringing them up?"

  At this time, Chen Zikong was completely disheveled. He swallowed hard and asked, "Old man, do you know who my biological father is?"

  Li Zhenwu said: "That's unclear, I only heard that you are an orphan raised by Qiu Jin, for more detailed information, you have to ask others."

  "Qiu Jin, the female knight of Jianhu?" This name is familiar to everyone. It turns out that the famous anti-Qing first female knight had a great relationship with Chen Zikun.

  "Yes, Autumn Gem heroine has a long history with our Green Gang. The original twenty-character hierarchy of the Green Gang was: Qing Jing Dao De, Wen Cheng Fo Fa, Ren Lun Zhi Hui, Ben Zi Xing, Yuan Ming Xing Li. Later, four more characters were added to create Da Tong Wu Xue, following the establishment by Autumn Gem and Xu Xilin. Now, there are hardly any big-name figures left in Shanghai's underworld. Among those with the character 'Tong' in their name, you, Zi Kung, are probably the youngest."

  Jiang Zhiqing and Li Yaoting both looked at Chen Zikun with envy, but Chen Zikun asked: "Since I am an orphan raised by the revolutionary party, why do I have to join the Green Gang?"

  Li Zhenwu smiled and said, "The Qing court is powerful, without the help of the party, revolutionaries are hard to stand alone. Even Mr. Sun Wen had to join the Hongmen, let alone you Chen Zikun. However, there are exceptions, such as Yuan Shikai's second son, Yuan Kewen, who paid a lot of money to become an elder just for the sake of fame and show off outside. He is good at being a famous scholar, has many connections, and even Chen Qimei was friends with him. When I opened Xiang Tang and took you in, he was also present. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink."

  The wine was already set, the guests and hosts took their seats, after three rounds of drinking, everyone gradually relaxed, the atmosphere became much more harmonious, and Jiang Zhicheng showed a willingness to make Li Zhengwu his adopted father.

  Li Zhenwu was a straightforward person and said directly: "Mr. Chiang must have encountered some trouble, thinking of getting this old man to take action?"

  Jiang Zhicheng was said to have hit the nail on the head, and he frankly admitted: "Lately, I've been preparing for a commodity exchange, but I've encountered a lot of trouble. I thought about joining the Green Gang, so that I'll have someone to take care of me."

  Li Zhenwu said, "I'm old, I stopped taking apprentices a few years ago. Besides, just having seniority is useless, you must have money and power for people to give you face. Let me give you some advice, go and pay respects to Huang Jinrong, the chief of the French Concession police station, he's worth ten times more than me in terms of influence. I'll write a letter of introduction for you later, maybe he'll take care of you because of my face."

  Jiang Zhiqing nodded in agreement, got up and thanked him sincerely. Li Zhengwu waved his hand casually: "It's a small matter, no need to mention it."

  With a full stomach and enough wine, Li Zhenwu had the butler bring over 500 yuan and handed it to Chen ZiKun personally: "Master doesn't have anything else for you, take this money first to buy some decent clothes, then find something to do. If you really can't find anything to do, come back and see me."

  Chen Zikong repeatedly thanked him, and Li Zhengwu said: "Don't thank me yet, as an apprentice, you have made a great achievement, and I, as an old man, will also gain face, which is more delightful than your thanking me ten thousand times."