The atmosphere in the box was extremely warm, Du Yuesheng was not very satisfied with the red wine on the table, and instructed his entourage to bring two bottles of Moutai with 20-year-old ingredients, and after opening it, he took the lead in pouring a full glass for Wu Ming, and then poured it for himself, raised his glass and said: "Seeing Brother Wu Ming today, Du is really happy in his heart...... Come, we're both ahead of a glass. ”

Wu Ming did not shirk, picked up the wine glass that exuded a rich aroma of wine, touched it lightly with Du Yuesheng, and directly drank a glass of wine, his face was not red, and he was not panting.

"Brother Wu is massive, admire." Du Yuesheng's face was happy, as if she had met a fellow practitioner.

Wu Ming put down the wine glass, arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Although it is not as good as Mr. Du, Wu Ming, who is eight taels of pounds, has not taken it to heart." ”

Du Yuesheng was heartbroken by Wu Ming's pride, and she didn't talk too much nonsense, she drank a full glass again, and then led the topic to Zhang Xiaolin

Wu Ming secretly said in his heart, and when he came, he immediately cheered up all his spirits.

Du Yuesheng glanced at Wu Ming deeply, and said: "Although the group of people who made trouble in the dance hall of the Luhua Palace and seriously injured Fa Yao spoke awkward Japanese, according to Du's verification, there is no Japanese named Junichi Inamoto in the Hongkou Dojo at all, and there are no martial arts halls opened by the Japanese in the eastern and northern districts of the public concession, and there is no such person. ”

"I suspect that the assassination of members of the Japanese Imperial Family and the subsequent robbery of the Red Tassel Pavilion were also related to this group of people of unknown origin. These people are vigorous and resolute, act in practice, and quickly escape with one blow...... I don't know what Brother Wu thinks about this? ”

Now that he has drunk three rounds, Du Yuesheng has always called Wu Ming Brother Wu, and Wu Ming is embarrassed to call Du Yuesheng Mr. Du again, after all, it is too foreign, so he directly calls Brother Du on the stick, but how much sincerity there is is unknown.

"Brother Du, you are embarrassed for your little brother, the little brother has only been in Shanghai for a few days? The chairman of the committee specially appointed me to inspect the situation of the defense fortifications in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the Songhu defense line, don't hide it from my brother, the reality is shocking, this matter should be the clearest," Wu Ming shook his head bitterly.

"yes, yes"

Fang Zhibin hurriedly took over the topic: "The report we submitted has aroused great attention from the chairman of the committee, and I heard that the central government has held a meeting to discuss this matter, and the punishment plan for the relevant people involved in the case has also been taken out, among which Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces are the hardest hit areas, and many big people have been dismissed this time."

Du Yuesheng smiled faintly and teased: "Speaking of which, the two can be regarded as full disaster stars, not only the officials of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have suffered because of you, this beach was originally calm, but after the two brothers came, there was also so much turmoil, it seems that the two brothers are going to the City God Temple to worship the gods and burn incense." ”

After that, Du Yuesheng looked at Wu Ming with burning eyes.

Hearing Du Yuesheng's words, Zhang Xiaolin was slightly stunned, and said in his heart, Du Laoqi, what's wrong, he actually put the target of suspicion on this newcomer to the division commander? But this doesn't make sense at all, Fang Zhibin introduced, although this Wu Ming brought a guard company, but how can the big head soldier who can't even read a few words speak Japanese?

Moreover, when Zhang Fayao was beaten and disabled in the dance hall of Luhua Palace, Wu Ming and his entourage were still inspecting defense around Shanghai, and they had no time to commit crimes at all. In addition, the people who arranged all this behind the scenes are very thoughtful, and they know the situation in Shanghai well, and they will never be so handy if they have not stayed in Shanghai for ten or eight years.

In the end, Wu Ming, as a division commander in western Zhejiang, could only focus his interests on Quzhou and the surrounding areas, and it was impossible for him to reach out to Shanghai Tang, let alone gain any benefits from it, in other words, Wu Ming lacked the most basic motive for committing crimes

Wu Ming's face became extremely ugly, his originally enthusiastic eyes gradually became cold, and he said word by word: "Could it be that Mr. Du suspects that this matter was done below?" It's ridiculous, or Wu will leave Shanghai in a few days and return to western Zhejiang to lead troops, and it is estimated that he will not come to Shanghai in the next few years...... What's in it for me? ”

The box fell silent instantly, the atmosphere was extremely tense, Zhang Xiaolin saw that the situation was not right, and quickly stood up to play a round: "Oh, I said third brother, how can you suspect Brother Wu?" Although we haven't been with each other for a long time, I can feel that Brother Wu is very measured in his life, and he is definitely not the kind of person who puts a cold gun behind his back."

Zhang Xiaolin said so on his lips, and he really thought so in his heart. After all, Wu Ming has no foundation in Shanghai at all, and it is completely impossible to do such a big thing without hiding from the world.

At this time, Du Yuesheng also seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly apologized: "Brother Wu, brother, I didn't mean that, hey, look at my mouth......"

"That's it, the third brother doesn't choose what to say, he should be punished with a cup," Zhang Xiaolin said with a smile.

Du Yuesheng did not shirk it, drank a cup very obediently, and raised the bottom of the cup to apologize to Wu Ming.

However, Wu Ming did not mean to release his previous suspicions, and there was no smile on his cold face: "This case involves the Japanese, and the identity of a soldier Wu is very sensitive, I don't want to take the blame for provoking the Sino-Japanese war on my body, so I went too far, and I ask Mr. Du for forgiveness."

"Okay, Wu is not a stingy person, let's just act as if nothing happened, but tomorrow Wu will have to visit a few foreign companies to negotiate the purchase of arms, and he can't drink anymore, so don't leave it at that."

After speaking, Wu Ming pushed away the seat and stood up, and then beckoned Cheng Yuan, Kui Yuan and a few bodyguards behind him.

Seeing that his master was deflated, although he didn't know what was going on in the road, the Green Gang members who were scattered on the left and right still surged up violently and surrounded Wu Ming and the others.

Wu Ming's eyes widened angrily, a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his voice seemed to be frozen for a hundred years: "What, do you want to forcibly keep guests?" This is the hospitality of Mr. Du, who is known as "Living Meng" in Shanghai? ”

Zhang Xiaolin and Du Yuesheng stood up at the same time, Du Yuesheng hurriedly drank and retired from the Green Gang, and explained apologetically: "I'm really sorry, this is definitely not Du's intention"

Wu Ming's complexion was a little pale, and he hugged his fists and said: "Thank you Mr. Du for your hospitality, if you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely visit you to say goodbye."

Looking at Wu Ming's departing back, Zhang Xiaolin's face was very ugly, and he reproached: "Third brother, did you provoke this stunned young man if you didn't do anything?" Don't you think your brother has enough trouble? But it's also annoying to say, I didn't care about this kind of goods a few years ago, but now I have to suffer from his bird anger, Niang Xipi"

"This person is not as simple as you think"

Du Yuesheng, who originally had an apology on his face, became serious, said something to Zhang Xiaolin, and left the box directly with someone.

Zhang Xiaolin was angry in his heart, and said in his heart that Du Yuesheng didn't take my brother seriously anymore, but thinking about his current situation, he was depressed again.

That night, thousands of young gangs and gangs took action to cooperate with the Secret Service and the Party Affairs Investigation Office to carry out a dragnet investigation of Huxi, Nanshi, and Zhabei in the Chinese Territory, as well as in various districts of the Public Concession and the French Concession.

For this reason, early the next morning, the authorities of the French Concession and the Public Concession had to summon Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng to beat them up and let them restrain themselves and not disturb the normal order of the Concession.

Coming out of the building of the Ministry of Industry in the Public Concession, Huang Jinrong proposed to Du Yuesheng to visit Zhang Xiaolin's house, and now that there is such a big disturbance, even for the prosperity and stability of Shanghai, and for the benefit of the brothers, the two have to ask about it.

The two first came to Du Yuesheng's mansion on Huagezhen Road, discussed how to phrase it, and then entered the Zhang Mansion next door through the middle moon gate.

"Second brother, it's not that you don't know that the Japanese are flying and domineering, I know that Fa Yao is injured, and you feel sad, but you can't be angry with other Japanese...... It's good now, you dare to do something even like Kunihisa Kure, and you're causing trouble, right? ”

Zhang Xiaolin had some incense feelings for Huang Jinrong, who had brought him, and hurriedly defended: "Big brother, in this matter, anyone can see that I was framed...... If you think about it, even when the Red Ribbon Pavilion and the Eastern District property were robbed, I ordered the brothers below to be patient, how dare they take the initiative to provoke the Japanese? ”

Du Yuesheng found a mahogany chair and sat down, lifted the teapot filled with freshly brewed Ming Qian Longjing given by the servant, added green and fragrant tea to the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and then said in a deep voice:

"Second brother, the brothers have some complaints...... The Japanese bullied us to the door, and robbed us of so many things, the industry in the eastern district has not dared to send people to take care of it, and the loss has exceeded at least three million oceans, but we don't even dare to put a fart, and now we are still putting down business, and we are vigorously searching for the real culprit who does not know whether there exists, which has a great impact on the morale of the brothers. ”

Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin used to be emotional, but because of the huge differences between the two sides over the distribution of power in Sanxin Company over the years, the fiat currency policy and the issue of Japan, and the increasing disparity between the identities and status of the two sides, Zhang Xiaolin had a trace of resentment towards Du Yuesheng.

After last night's incident, Zhang Xiaolin became even more disgusted with Du Yuesheng, but now his situation is not good, so he has to swallow his anger.

"What can I do ......?"

Zhang Xiaolin muttered a few words, and then said what he knew, Huang Jinrong thought for a while and said: "This matter is indeed a little strange, no wonder Xiaolin will say that he was wronged, the third child, you have a wide range of people, you have access to the central and local areas, you have to find a way to help Xiaolin get through the difficulties." ”

"Maybe some people are dissatisfied with Xiao Lingo's defection to the Japanese."

Du Yuesheng sighed faintly: "Brother Xiaolin, I advised you not to get so close to the Japanese, but you didn't listen, what about now?" Woe is coming."

Zhang Xiaolin asked puzzledly: "Why are the Japanese involved again?" ”

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Du Yuesheng's mouth: "In the past, you did your business well, even if you came to pornography, gambling and drugs, you didn't see anyone looking for trouble with you, but now you are contaminated with Japanese ......"

"Third child, you and I will preach again"

Zhang Xiaolin angrily interrupted Du Yuesheng's words: "What's wrong with the Japanese? Don't they want Chinese when they come to Shanghai? In this world, no matter who is in power, it is inseparable from us, and I have been close to the Japanese before, so don't we leave a way out for everyone? Besides, when Japan comes, it is not necessary to turn all of China into a concession in Shanghai, and at that time, you, me, Brother Jin Rong, and countless old brothers may be able to open another large company that is ten, hundred, or a thousand times larger than Sanxin Company, and then we will make a fortune."

"All these temptations are nightmares, Brother Ringin, let me say some of the most direct threats...... Your every move falls in the eyes of people with a heart, you are a traitor and traitor, and everyone will be punished" Du Yuesheng unceremoniously pointed out the crux of the problem

"You mean—"

Zhang Xiaolin hesitated, but before he could ponder it carefully and sort out the context, Cheng Xiaoxin, the premier general under his command and the general manager of the wood bank, stumbled into the hall.

Seeing that his henchman's subordinates had a blue nose and swollen face, and their bodies were stained with blood, they were very embarrassed, Zhang Xiaolin suddenly "chuckled" in his heart, could it be that something had happened again?

Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng glanced at each other, and they both saw a look of shock on each other's faces.

"Hit ...... Beat...... Fights are up......"

It is estimated that she was too frightened, Cheng Xiaoxin stammered when she spoke, and her eyes revealed a panicked look.

Zhang Xiaolin snorted heavily, stood up and scolded loudly: "What are you panicking, what happened when the sky can't fall?" ”

Under Zhang Xiaolin's fierce gaze, Cheng Xiaoxin shuddered, and hurriedly said: "Our people have fought with the Japanese......

"Damn, here we go again"

Zhang Xiaolin muttered in his mouth, his face became extremely ugly, and he stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Du Yuesheng hurriedly got up and held him up, for fear that Zhang Xiaolin would not be able to stand this huge blow, and at the same time turned to Cheng Xiaoxin, who was kneeling and sitting in the hall, and asked, "Where is it?" How did the fight start? ”

Cheng Xiaoxin had already lost his bearings, and quickly said everything he knew.