Volume 3 Step by Step Chapter 218 Undercurrent Surging (II)

Wu Ming didn't know that Zhang Xiaolin had to do two things in just two days:

The first is to mobilize the Party Affairs Investigation Office and the Secret Service to make every effort to track down who framed him behind the scenes; Second, through the head of the Hosokawa section directly under the Nancheng office of the Japanese army's base camp, who was friendly with Lu, he told the consul general in Shanghai, Ikutaro Ishi, to express Zhang Xiaolin's attitude that he would not pursue any investigation of the looting of his property in the northern and eastern districts of the public concession by the Japanese ronin, and asked the Japanese side to wait patiently for the results of the investigation.

He was well aware of Zhang Xiaolin's pro-Japanese attitude and his huge influence in Shanghai, which helped the Japanese government and army to control the largest city in the East, so he repeatedly explained to the consul general, and got in touch with Japan, and received the strong support of Admiral Nagano Shushi, commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet in London, England, and the Japanese side reluctantly agreed to give Zhang Xiaolin a chance, which made Zhang Xiaolin feel much more relaxed.

At this time, Shanghai Tang has been completely moved, the agents of the Investigation Department and the Secret Service Department, as well as tens of thousands of Green Gangs, are frantically tracking down the suspicious characters who have appeared in Shanghai recently, and the Luhua Palace Song and Dance Hall has suffered an unwarranted disaster, although there is Du Yuesheng as the backstage, it still has to be forced to close the door, but fortunately, Shen Huiyan, who was disguised as the singer Hui'er before, has already been transferred, and all the clues have been destroyed, so Zhang Xiaolin still has found nothing.

Zhang Xiaolin and the others did not stop at the big dance floor, but went directly to the large box in the arcade above, which has an independent small dance floor, and you can enter the small dance floor to dance at any time without a number.

As several red dancers were arranged into the box by the dancers, Zhang Xiaolin, who was finally able to relax after two days of hard work, was warm and fragrant with nephrite, and his mood slowly calmed down.

After all these years of painstaking operation in Shanghai Tang, it has not been in vain, as long as the truth is revealed and the real culprit is found out, then he Zhang Xiaolin can continue to be his underground emperor in Shanghai Tang at ease, no matter who occupies Shanghai, he will have to sell his face, as for the money lost this time, it can be earned back by operating casinos, brothels, and opium trafficking, and it will take two years at most to recover.

Fang Zhibin, who was sitting opposite Zhang Xiaolin, coughed lightly and raised his goblet full of precious red wine: "Zhibin is here before respect, Xie Lu Xie Dashuai's hospitality." After that, he drank it and showed the bottom of the cup and won a round of applause.

Among the three tycoons in Shanghai, Huang Jinrong likes others to call himself "boss", Du Yuesheng likes others to call himself "Mr.", and Zhang Xiaolin's title is the most interesting, he likes others to call himself "handsome". Zhang Xiaolin has always compared himself to Zhang Zuolin, and coincidentally, Zhang Zuolin is also a bandit, and he is really similar to Zhang Xiaolin. This not only shows Zhang Xiaolin's life aspirations, but also reflects Zhang Xiaolin's outright hooligan nature.

"Ha Lu Ha"

Zhang Xiaolin was overjoyed and raised the wine glass in his hand: "This time, it was all thanks to Brother Zhibin's help in matchmaking, Xiaolin was able to reach an agreement with Brother Yu Nong, and the secret service promised to go all out to help find the real culprit...... If you can wash away the grievances, you should be the first to do it."

Just this morning, Zhang Xiaolin negotiated terms with the secret service at the cost of 500,000 oceans, and did his best to help track down the murderer. It's naturally better to be able to find the person behind the scenes, but it's really not okay to just arrest a few people to blame, just to calm the anger of the Japanese. Zhang Xiaolin has been on the beach for more than 20 years, and he has seen many overseers and provincial governors, if it weren't for his bad luck now, coupled with the relationship between Fang Zhibin's secret service behind him, I'm afraid that with his identity as the deputy chief of staff of the new Second Division, Zhang Xiaolin would not have taken a second look.

"This time, the secret service and the investigation department have taken joint action, and I believe that the matter will soon come to light, and the contradictions with the Japanese side can be bridged...... In the future, the work of the secret service in Shanghai, the handsome man will have to help a lot" Fang Zhibin smiled and woke up the key to this cooperation, hoping that Zhang Xiaolin would not cross the river and tear down the bridge.

Zhang Xiaolin patted his chest and said: "That's natural, if you want to use Xiaolin in the future, please just ask."

Zhang Xiaolin's unequivocal answer made Fang Zhibin very happy, he had not opened up the situation in Shanghai for many years, and his control of the information of the concession was far from being compared with the Green Gang as the head snake. With Zhang Xiaolin's full support, the tentacles of the secret service in Shanghai will be extended longer in the future, and the intelligence network will be more dense, and this trip to Shanghai will finally achieve something.

Wu Ming's downstairs dance floor next to the general seat, just diagonally opposite the big box on the second floor, seeing Zhang Xiaolin and Fang Zhibin talking and laughing, Wu Ming secretly wondered:

"Could it be that the Secret Service is going to meddle in this matter? With Dai Yunong's support, Zhang Xiaolin is a big deal to find a few scapegoats to get rid of the crime, and the Japanese also know that Zhang Xiaolin's huge use value, once there are steps down, he will definitely hold it high and take it lightly, and all our previous efforts have come to naught...

Lu Kuiyuan also figured out the key to it, and said fiercely: "Niang Xipi, these two guys are not good things...... I think it's better to take advantage of the chaos to kill them together, so that someone will be around to watch us every day. ”

Wu Ming shook his head: "It's not proper, it's inappropriate, since Fang Zhibin is mixed up with Zhang Xiaolin, I'm afraid that the matter has already attracted the attention of Dai Yunong, the director of the secret service, and even Chairman Jiang......

"The more this time, the more we can't mess with ourselves, or proceed according to the predetermined plan, otherwise there will definitely be a big mess in haste

This sudden change made Wu Ming much more cautious.

Although Shanghai has a vast territory, the public concession, the French concession and the Chinese territory are intertwined, and it is not difficult to hide in it, but if many parties join hands, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be found on their heads by people with intentions according to clues, after all, it is not a small number for hundreds of people to eat, drink and lazar, although they have long been laid out in Shanghai through the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce and the Quzhou Chamber of Commerce, and there are several institutions similar to military stations that have been openly and secretly formed inside and outside the concession for more than a year, but there are still unpredictable and huge risks.

"It's time to act, the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us." After Wu Ming made up his mind, he didn't have the mood to continue to be nostalgic, and got up to leave.

At this moment, a group of people came from afar, led by Du Yuesheng, who was wearing a robe and horse coat, with a small flat head, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a pair of attractive ears

Everywhere Du Yuesheng and his entourage went, passers-by saluted respectfully, and Du Yuesheng bowed his head one by one, giving the other party enough faces, which shows that although Du Yuesheng is powerful in Shanghai, he is by no means arrogant.

Although Wu Ming had the intention to get acquainted with the big man who was at the top of the Shanghai Tang rankings, it was obviously not the time now, so he immediately signaled to Chengyuan, Lu Kuiyuan and others, stopped and pretended to chat, preparing to wait for Du Yuesheng and his party to pass before leaving, who thought that things were far from being as simple as he thought

"Why did Master Wu leave in a hurry when he saw Du coming, could it be that Du was not well entertained?" Du Yuesheng unexpectedly stood in front of Wu Ming and asked with a smile.

Seeing that everyone was named, Wu Ming was embarrassed to pretend not to know him anymore, revealing a flattered look: "Oh, Wu Ming is a nobody, with a low status, I don't know how Mr. Lu Daodu recognized it...... Mr. Du is a man of the year in Shanghai, busy with affairs, Wu is on official business through Shanghai, out of the evening shopping to see the splendor here, want to see the prosperity and luxury of Shanghai Tang, is to come in and sit for a while, really dare not disturb the big driver. ”

Du Yuesheng smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "What Senior Commander Wu said is out of sight, who doesn't know that Senior Commander Wu is the leading figure of the year?" This Paramount Cabaret also has a stake in someone from me, and Yuesheng can be at least half of the house here. If I don't come forward to entertain me, others will think that I am arrogant and difficult to get close to."

"Yuesheng likes to make friends the most in his life, a hero in the army like Commander Wu, Yuesheng has heard of it for a long time, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation."

Du Yuesheng has a kind attitude and speaks calmly like a breeze and drizzle, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

"Since Mr. Du has warmly invited, Wu will not allow it, I am afraid that others will say that I am not ...... Guests are as you please, Mr. Du, please" Wu Ming replied happily, looking relaxed.

Du Yuesheng's eyes showed a look of surprise, he looked at Wu Ming carefully for a while, nodded with a smile, led his right hand, bowed and said, "Master Wu, please." ”

"Mr. Du is too outward, just call me Wu Ming or Xiao Wu directly."

Wu Ming was not pretentious after finishing his polite routine, he climbed the arcade with Du Yuesheng and walked to a luxury box facing the stage, who wanted to wait halfway Zhang Xiaolin took the initiative to greet him.

When Du Yuesheng saw Zhang Xiaolin, he greeted him for a while, and then asked Wu Ming's opinion: "Why don't you join us?" ”

"It is Wu Ming's honor to get to know two of the three tycoons in Shanghai at the same time, dare to obey his fate? Please," Wu Ming said with a smile.

"Okay, happy"

Du Yuesheng praised and took Wu Ming's hand and entered the box together. Du Yuesheng frowned and signaled to retreat when she saw the prodigal appearance of the dancers in the box with their clothes half-undressed and their breasts exposed. When the dancers saw Du Yuesheng's gesture, where did they dare to go against his will, they immediately tidied up their clothes and left with Kun Bao.

The guest and host were seated, Sun Chengyuan, Lu Kuiyuan and several bodyguards were arranged by Du Yuesheng to sit at the table behind Wu Ming.

"Master, I didn't expect you to be here, I didn't know before, please forgive me for being rude."

Fang Zhibin has been feeling uncomfortable after seeing Wu Ming, and now that the dancers have left, there is no Yingge Yanyu who has eased the atmosphere, so he has to take the initiative to stand up and apologize.

Wu Ming smiled, waved his hand and said, "Those who don't know are not guilty, and you don't know that I am below...... Everyone comes out to play to relax, there is no need to be so restrained"

Through the introduction of Du Yuesheng and Fang Zhibin, Zhang Xiaolin already knew the identity of Wu Ming, although he looked down on this little division commander, but at the moment he was in a difficult situation and was unwilling to make extraneous branches, so he also put on a posture of a corporal of Lixian, and they got along well with each other.