Chapter 392 Smuggling Gang
In the loading and unloading station of Chernobog Railway Station, Tommy pretended to squat down to tie his shoelaces, but his hand touched the bottom of a parked train nearby and took it out from underneath. A paper bag that had been frozen hard was quickly stuffed into a specially sewn secret pocket on the inside of his clothes.
Then he pretended to be nonchalant, stood up, patted the snowflakes on his clothes, and continued to walk forward.
He was one of the members of the punishment camp who was sent to the north from the empire. However, he was lucky. He had not committed any particularly serious crimes in the empire, so he was assigned to a relatively relatively Easy work.
Worked as a loader at the loading dock of the Chernobog train station and later became a foreman.
As the capital of the Northern Territory, Chernobog's railway station has a huge daily cargo throughput, so the loading and unloading station has a lot of work. Generally speaking, it starts from the first train entering the station in the early morning and continues until the last train late at night. until the train's furnace has completely cooled down.
And Tommy's job is to manage a team of stevedores at the loading and unloading station, responsible for the night shift at the loading and unloading station.
This is a relatively easy job. Even though Chernobog is the capital of the North and the cargo throughput of the train station is already very large, this job can still be considered relatively easy. .
After all, those prisoners who had committed serious crimes in the punishment camp were sent to work as construction workers and had to work 16 hours a day.
Compared with them, Tommy, who only works 10 hours a day, is indeed relatively relaxed.
As for the eight-hour working day? Sorry, in this era, the eight-hour workday is something that even dreamers dare not dream about.
So Tommy has been doing a very good job at his job. He is diligent, conscientious, and has a sharp eye. Therefore, he is highly appreciated by the stationmaster of the loading and unloading station. He can get the job of foreman just right. Thanks to this.
But it would be a big mistake to think that Tommy is a good person who keeps to himself.
The reason why he was sent to a punishment camp is of course not because the empire was unjust and wronged good people, but because he was originally a Langton gang member.
The gang that Tommy belongs to is called the Shelby Family, a not particularly big gang. When they were in Longton, their territory only had two streets, which was already very shabby.
But precisely because of this, when Langton's police and city guards cleaned up Langton's gang according to Purficott's will, organized them into punishment camps and sent them to the north, the Shelby family did not suffer anything special. A harsh blow.
The three Shelby brothers, who were the core of the gang, were not even detained separately. Tommy and his two brothers were put into the same punishment camp together with the backbone of the gang and then sent to prison. Arrived in the north.
Yes, Tommy is the leader of the Shelby family, and he is usually responsible for the family's "business."
Because the rest of the family are basically in the same punishment camp, they are basically assigned to the Chernobog Railway Station and related posts.
This caused the Shelby family to quickly return to their old business and start smuggling.
In this era, smuggling is a very easy thing.
Only the family members on the Belloberg side need to put the goods on the train, and the family members on the train will escort the goods to Chernobog, and then hand them over to Tommy at the loading and unloading station. This line Even if you get through.
The rest is nothing more than Tommy using his identity as a foreman to take the goods out of the loading dock and then sell them on the black market. The entire industrial chain is not complicated, and it does not require many manpower. The key points that need to be paid attention to are the purchase and loading of goods from Beloberg, and the two key nodes of receiving and shipping goods from Chernobog.
Because of this, Tommy's brother took the initiative to go to Beloberg to be responsible for opening up the joints on the dock side and then purchasing goods from there.
Tommy stayed in Chernobog with his brother. Tommy was responsible for picking up goods from the loading and unloading station, while his brother was responsible for watching the black market and shipping goods.
The three brothers, together with other members of the Shelby family, took advantage of the snowstorm to operate this smuggling route and it was prosperous. The Shelby family also made a lot of money, and even some A bit of the exuberance that had characterized Longton had been restored.
Tommy even plans to open a tavern in Chernobog as a gang property, so that the family will have a foundation and have a place to stay and a retreat even if they encounter any problems in the future.
It can be said that Tommy's plan is very good. While doing smuggling and running a tavern, the Shelby family, which walks on two legs, will definitely prosper if nothing happens.
However, if there is no accident, there will be an accident.
When Tommy was about to leave the loading and unloading station with the goods he received today, a package of high-grade ham, he saw the station master standing at the door of the loading and unloading station with several policemen and a group of city guards, looking serious. Checking every stevedore coming in and out.
Not good! Tommy was immediately alert, and he instinctively felt that this must be directed at him.
Is it because of the black market thing? Tommy wasn't sure, but he didn't dare take the chance.
This smuggling route is too important to the family. It can almost be said to be the key to the family's foothold in the north. If it is destroyed, it will be difficult for the family to turn around in the future.
So he did not hesitate to pull a family member next to him, transfer the goods to the other person's body at the moment the two people crossed each other, and then patted the other person's shoulder, looking like he was just It's like a normal greeting.
The other party also understood instantly, and after saying hello to Tommy, he turned and walked towards the toilet nearby.
The way they take the goods out of the loading and unloading station is indeed mainly relying on Tommy to use his identity as the foreman to take them out, but if there is an inspection or some goods are inconvenient to carry with them, they will also have other options. One line is available.
After transferring the goods, Tommy also relaxed his body a little, and then walked towards the door of the loading and unloading station. He needed to figure out what happened and help the members of the family attract these inspections. personnel's attention so they can get the stuff out.
"Hey stationmaster, what's going on? Why is there such a big battle today?" Tommy greeted the stationmaster warmly, and at the same time took out a cigarette he rolled himself from his pocket and handed it to He reached out to the other party and drew a match to get closer.
The stationmaster smiled at Tommy, lit the cigarette on the fire that Tommy handed over, and then explained to him: "The boss is checking smuggling today. According to the information from the police station, The goods in the black market in the city are distributed from the train station, so they and the city guards came to inspect it
You tell everyone not to be too nervous. They are just doing a routine inspection. As long as you are not involved in smuggling, there is nothing to be afraid of. ”
Hearing this, Tommy’s face stiffened. He happened to be involved in smuggling.
(End of this chapter)