In the dark corners of Jinghai City, the rich second-generation Xu Lei and his little followers encounter an accident during an adventurous electric fish activity. The accident did not stem from Gao Qiqiang's soaked urine, but because the insulated pants worn by the little follower were too short, causing him to fall into the water and be electrocuted. Although Xu Lei was a thrill-seeker, he should have known that Bai Jiangbo was looking for trouble with him recently, and he should have been more cautious. His death became the fuse for the reshuffling of the underworld forces in Jinghai City, and at the same time made Gao Qiqiang emerge.
In this center of power change, there is a hidden behind-the-scenes boss - Uncle Tai. He is the "bearer" of the Jinghai Xiawan area, and people in both the underworld and the white road are in awe of him. He has enough confidence and right to speak to adjust the contradictions of his younger brothers. It is a pity that due to the serious deletion of the series, the background of Chen Tai (Uncle Tai, Godfather) and his relationship with Xu Jiang, Bai Jiangbo, and Chen Shuting have not been fully explained.
Although it is not explicitly stated in the play, we can still infer the relationship between them from some clips and dialogues. Chen Tai and Chen Shuting share the same surname, and Chen Shuting calls Chen Tai his godfather, which indicates that there may be some kind of intimate relationship between them. From Chen Shuting's words, it can be inferred that she worked under Chen Tai a long time ago and recognized him as her godfather. Of course, Chen Tai also has many female goddaughters, and Cheng Cheng is one of them.
In modern society, the word "godfather" has been given other meanings, but in this story, it is just an honorific title. We can't arbitrarily speculate on the relationship between them, after all, there is no clear explanation in the play. However, in "Hurricane", Chen Shuting appeared as the eldest brother's woman, and in "Let the Bullets Fly", Carina Chen's line: "What I want to do is the county magistrate's wife, as for who is the county magistrate." It adds some complexity to the story.
In the rivers and lakes of Jinghai, Chen Shuting seems to be a unique existence. She has no desires and no desires, and she does not have too much obsession with the position of the eldest brother, but she has attracted countless heroes to bend her waist. Chen Shuting is the eldest brother's woman, which is both an honor and a responsibility. Behind her, she always follows the shadow of her eldest brother, which is a symbol of power and a man's responsibility.
Chen Tai, the big man who has turned the clouds in the real estate industry in Jinghai, his family business is eye-catching, but there is no lack of wolf ambitions. Although the Chen family has no children and no daughters, his huge family business has always affected everyone's nerves, and it seems that whoever will become the heir of the Chen family will be able to grasp the lifeblood of Jinghai's economy.
The battlefield entanglement with Bai Jiangbo made Chen Tai more biased towards the Bai family in the open and secret battles. Bai Jiangbo's business in Jinghai Xiawan is booming, thanks to the support behind Chen Shuting. However, Chen Tai's desire for power and dominance over everything allowed him to maintain a delicate balance with Xu Jiang while supporting Bai Jiangbo. He is like a clever chess player, sometimes uniting with Bai Jiangbo to suppress Xu Jiang, and sometimes joining forces with Xu Jiang to suppress Bai Jiangbo, always maintaining the balance of power between the two sides.
However, in 2000, the situation changed. After Xu Jiang hooked up with Zhao Lidong, he began to become restless, and he began to plot against the sphere of influence that was originally divided with Bai Jiangbo. When Chen Tai tried to reconcile the contradiction between the two, he sighed helplessly: "You two families, you have been fighting for several years, and it was I who made peace and divided the territory." Now that you are powerful, Xu Jiang, you want to monopolize the Bai family's field! ”
Bai Jiangbo was also full of grievances, he strictly operated the battlefield in strict accordance with Chen Tai's division, even if Xu Jiang repeatedly provoked, he swallowed his anger. What Chen Tai hopes for is a situation where the two can check each other, but if one side loses ground, the balance he has built will be broken.
When Chen Tai discovered that Bai Jiangbo could not suppress Xu Jiang's ambitions, he became anxious. Once Xu Jiang monopolizes the sand field in Xiawan, Chen Tai's power and interests will be seriously threatened. He begins to look for new strategies and allies in an attempt to rebalance this complex power game. In the twists and turns of this story, we see the entanglement of human nature, emotion, and power.
Xu Jiang, a powerful underworld figure, because of the death of his son, the conflict with Bai Jiangbo intensified to the top. What was originally just a small fight suddenly became a sea of blood feud, because it involved family members, which is the bottom line that cannot be forgiven.
We all know the rules of the Tao, and family members are sacrosanct. Once there is a conflict, there is no certainty of victory, and no one can easily move the other's family. This is to prevent things from developing to the point of no return. Bai Jiangbo, although he has been surviving under the suppression of Xu Jiang, he is also a big man with his own territory and influence. His withdrawal will undoubtedly lower his status in the eyes of others, and even lose his qualifications as a leader.
However, what is even more unexpected is that Bai Jiangbo's driver actually betrayed him. At such a time of crisis, he chose to take refuge in Xu Jiang's side. The reason for this may not only be a simple exchange of interests, but more likely to be the loss of confidence in Bai Jiangbo. After all, how can a person who can't even protect himself on his own turf expect him to lead everyone to a better future?
Bai Jiangbo's life-and-death battle is inevitable. He shot twice, once to send someone to deal with the crazy donkey, and the other time to send someone to beat Xu Lei. But even so, he still didn't dare to use his own people, but found the irrelevant Tang family brothers. Such caution and calculation were all aimed at avoiding provoking Xu Jiang's greater anger. However, his elaborate plan was eventually revealed, and Xu Jiang's anger reached its peak.
The turning point of everything happened when Bai Jiangbo sought Uncle Tai's help. But no one expected that this meeting would become a farewell. Bai Jiangbo was taken into Xujiang's ambush circle by his most trusted driver and was finally buried alive. And his family survived because of the early transfer. It's chilling. In this story, we see the complexity and sadness of human nature. Bai Jiangbo's driver betrayed him, but was eventually protected by Chen Tai.
The reason for this may not be simple, but what is certain is that the world is full of unknowns and uncertainties, and we can never know what will happen in the next second. In the complex world, the contradictions between Xu Jiang and Bai Jiangbo are like an irreconcilable storm. Xu Jiang insisted on going his own way, looking for reinforcements, trying to settle the dispute, but ended up with an uncertain end. And Bai Jiangbo, when facing Xu Jiang's pressing step by step, chose a seemingly wise path - to turn to Chen Tai for help.
Chen Tai, a shrewd and cunning man, has always been able to skillfully navigate the edge of power. He is happy to be a "referee", making rules for others to follow unconditionally. In his world, the one who breaks the rules is either killed or he is killed. He accepted Gao Qiqiang, a fish seller, as his godson, but he just took a fancy to his ease of control.
However, things always turn out unexpectedly. Chen Tai never expected that when he stood up again to pave the way for Gao Qiqiang and Cheng Cheng, not only Cheng Cheng suffered bad luck, but he was also in trouble. At this time, Gao Qiqiang came to prominence by relying on the information of the development zone, and this is just a later story, and we will expand it in detail in the later stories.
So, let's go back to Bai Jiangbo's dilemma. He found Chen Tai, hoping to reconcile the conflict with Xu Jiang. However, the development of events led him step by step to the abyss. Although Xu Lei's death was described as an accident, Xu Jiang did not accept the result. Bai Jiangbo reluctantly found that the action he sent to teach Xu Lei a lesson was irreversible.
As long as Xu Jiang continues to investigate, the truth will always be revealed. Even if he knew that Xu Lei's death was an accident, he would not let Bai Jiangbo go. At this time, Xu Jiang was worried that there was no reason to annex Bai Jiangbo's battlefield, and now he found an excellent excuse.
For Bai Jiangbo, Xu Lei's death became a dead end. From the moment he decided to attack Xu Lei, there was no turning back, and he did not have the strength to eliminate Xu Jiang. At this time, he chose to give up Jinghai's industry, handed over everything to Xu Jiang, and left with his family. But he was unwilling to give up like this, so when Xu Jiang was looking for him everywhere but couldn't, he actually took the initiative to find Chen Tai, hoping to reconcile the contradictions through him.
However, at this time, Chen Tai was already unable to protect himself, how could he help Bai Jiangbo resolve this crisis? What will be the fate of Bai Jiangbo? The answers to these questions are hidden in the story of the future, waiting for us to reveal. The confrontation between Bai Jiangbo and Xu Jiang makes it impossible to draw a line of power.
The return to the previous sphere of influence is a pipe dream. At this time, Bai Jiangbo took the initiative to come to the door, which was exactly what Xu Jiang meant. He was invited to the appointment, apparently fully prepared.
In the face of Xu Jiang, Uncle Tai was unceremoniously, although he was old, he was still confident that he could take the helm in the area of Jinghai Xiawan. He responded to Xu Jiang's ridicule: "Although I am old, my friends still give me this face and let me be this peacemaker." ”
Xu Jiang's purpose was Bai Jiangbo, and he had to give Uncle Tai a few thin noodles. After sitting down, he said bluntly, "I'm on his side." Uncle Tai defended himself impartiality and just wanted to be an impartial arbiter. But Xu Jiang's dissatisfaction was like a spring, and he spat a mouthful of phlegm towards the back, alluding to Uncle Tai's words as a fart.
Bai Jiangbo was the first to speak, and he firmly denied that he had instructed someone to kill Xu Lei, emphasizing that it was just an accident. He stressed that the gambling debt owed by Xu Lei was not worth letting people do at all.
Chen Tai, as a big man, had to intervene to reconcile this dispute. He mentioned that the line had been drawn for the two sides, but Xu Jiang's power continued to expand and had long since crossed the line. In other words, Xu Jiang's arrogance is related to the recent battlefield disputes and Xu Lei's death.
Bai Jiangbo felt deeply aggrieved after hearing this, and said that he had always adhered to the rules. In that tense moment, Xu Jiang appeared stubborn and uninhibited. He couldn't stand the nagging of others, especially from Lao Bai, the party seeking reconciliation. He was resolute in his words, so that the other party clearly knew his intentions: "Don't talk nonsense with me, I came today to ask for your life." In his heart, hatred has burned, and there is no possibility of backing down.
Originally, Bai Jiangbo was willing to compromise, and the pain of losing his son became an indelible scar in his heart. He hopes to find the real culprit and avenge his son. No matter what accusations he faced, he insisted that it had nothing to do with Xu Lei's death. He is willing to put down his body, and even give up on the battlefield, just hoping to calm down this turmoil. However, his strength was not enough to support his determination, and his temper became more and more irritable in this situation.
At this time, Uncle Tai intervened in an unexpected way, and while comforting Xu Jiang, he put forward a seemingly conciliatory condition to Bai Jiangbo: "He is also at fault, but he didn't kill people." Let him hand over the **, can this matter be revealed? As soon as these words came out, the whole scene became weird.
Xu Jiang was stunned, looking incredulous. Bai Jiangbo was even more speechless, Uncle Tai's words made him feel annoyed, and he hurriedly stood up to explain, insisting that Xu Lei's death was just an accident.
Seeing this scene, Xu Jiang began to use the agitation method. He tried to provoke Bai Jiangbo and force him to show his weakness. Being provoked by Xu Jiang like this, Bai Jiangbo was obviously a little breathless, and he turned his gaze to Uncle Tai. Uncle Tai nodded and motioned for him to speak.
Bai Jiangbo finally fell for Xu Jiang's plan, and he blurted out: "The matter of Jiuchang Street was done by the Tang brothers, and it has nothing to do with me!" In this way, Bai Jiangbo showed his feet. His performance made Xu Jiang understand the truth of the matter, and this also indicated that once the Tang brothers fell into the hands of Xu Jiang, he would definitely make a comeback and settle accounts with Bai Jiangbo.
Realizing this, Bai Jiangbo decided to leave this place of right and wrong immediately. He understood that once the Tang brothers fell into the hands of Xu Jiang, he would face endless trouble. Therefore, after leaving the negotiation venue, he immediately called Chen Shuting and asked her to take the child to the airport immediately, and he himself would arrive as soon as possible. Obviously, Bai Jiangbo was going to escape.
But if you are as smart as Uncle Tai, can't you see through all this? It can be seen from the fact that he brought so many subordinates to the negotiations that he did not believe Xu Jiang's words. If only he had that ability. In the world of gangsters, strife and intrigue are commonplace. Xu Jiang, this name is powerful in the rivers and lakes, but it has also caused waves one after another. However, in this complex chain of interests, Uncle Tai always keeps a clear head, only wants to make money, and tries to clear his past. However, Xu Jiang's rise made him feel threatened, and his balancing skills seemed to have failed in the face of Xu Jiang's domineering.
In order to maintain his position, Uncle Tai decided to take extreme measures. He knows that sometimes difficult decisions have to be made to survive in this world. So, he came up with the idea of getting rid of Xu Jiang. Recalling the previous suspicions, who revealed Xu Lei's whereabouts to the Tang brothers? Maybe there is the shadow of Uncle Tai behind this.
Because he also firmly believed that Bai Jiangbo sent someone to kill Xu Lei and demanded that he hand over **. This series of events makes people think deeply, Bai Jiangbo only took a driver out because he trusted Uncle Tai. However, it was this driver who was finally hidden by Chen Tai.
Things gradually became clear, just like Xu Jiang's ridicule of Bai Jiangbo, how to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes without killing people. Bai Jiangbo was unable to stabilize his position, Uncle Tai was extremely disappointed by this, coupled with Xu Jiang's constant challenges, getting rid of Xu Jiang became an urgent need. But Xu Jiang has Zhao Lidong as the backstage, and his strength should not be underestimated. As a result, a plan was quietly formed, and sacrificing Bai Jiangbo and seizing Xu Jiang's handle became the best plan.
Why didn't Xu Jiang dare to attack Gao Qiqiang later? Because Gao Qiqiang grabbed his weakness and claimed that he had a recording of Huang Cuicui. And Chen Tai controls Bai Jiangbo's driver, once it is handed over to **, even if he can't eliminate Xu Jiang, it can make him lose his vitality. With this in mind, Chen Tai tried to mediate, but was unable to stop Xu Jiang's plundering of the Baijiangbo battlefield. After all, as long as Bai Jiangbo hid and didn't show up, Xu Jiang was helpless.
But Chen Tai understood that if Bai Jiangbo hid and gave up the entire battlefield of Xiawan to Xu Jiang, it would not be a good thing for him. Therefore, he decided to let Bai Jiangbo come out and vowed to be able to mediate the conflict between the two sides. In fact, he already had a ghost in his heart and was ready to implement his plan.
In the complicated grievances of the rivers and lakes, Bai Jiangbo had deep doubts about Chen Tai's ability. He clearly remembered that just after the two shook hands and made peace, Chen Tai ran to the airport with his wife and children without hesitation, as if he was avoiding something. This kind of behavior made Bai Jiangbo can't help but be suspicious, and he began to think deeply about whether Chen Tai was making some small moves behind his back.
Bai Jiangbo's driver, the man who has always followed him loyally, could it be that Chen Tai's secret chess by his side is also a secret chess piece inserted by Chen Tai's side? He suspected that the driver might have secretly colluded with Chen Tai, and was instructed to quietly contact Xu Jiang and jointly set up this bureau, pushing Bai Jiangbo into the abyss.
But Uncle Tai, the famous big guy in the rivers and lakes, will he really use this kind of indiscriminate means? When Gao Qiqiang intends to challenge his authority, his choices may provide us with some answers. At that time, Uncle Tai chose to join forces with Lu Tao sent by Cheng Cheng to fight against Gao Qiqiang. From this incident, we can see Uncle Tai's means and scheming, and he does have the possibility of doing such a thing.