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On Dahua Road in the public concession, two young women walked out of the Vienna café opened by the Germans, one was wearing a moon-white cardigan, narrow waist and wide sleeves, and a black silk skirt with black leather shoes, which looked simple and elegant, while the other was wearing a plain velvet beige sleeveless cheongsam, which was as long as the instep, with a red silk scarf and high-heeled leather shoes, which looked particularly fashionable and attractive.

Wearing the Yin Dan Shilin cheongsam is Liang Xinyi, the daughter of Liang Chengjie, a Shanghai giant businessman and chairman of Upper East Trust Company, and her female companion is her classmate Lu Yishan of Peixin Girls' High School.

"Say, come out of me, please ask for such an expensive snack, and you want me to cover for you? The anti-Japanese hero you are talking about, is it so amazing? ”

"He's a good person, but my old man is now one hundred and twenty wary of me, especially the word anti-Japanese written on his head."

Liang Xinyi smiled and grabbed Lu Yishan's arm.

"Oh, Miss, I have to go back to work, I've been very busy lately!"

"What kind of class do you go to, you just need to accompany me to the cocktail party and take over a big business for you! No one can speak ill of you! ”

Liang Xinyi not only didn't let go, but also intensified her efforts, dragging Lu Yishan to her car.

"Okay, okay, don't pull, the house has blown up, and there are few clothes left to wear!"

Lu Yishan didn't care about work, so she first came to rescue the silk shirt that was dragged by Liang Xinyi.

Sitting in the car, Liang Xinyi instructed the driver, "Anle Club." ”

"Still in a car so close?"

From Dahua Road to Anle Club, it is only one or two hundred steps.

"No way, everyone takes the car, if I walk, tomorrow will become the news of the Shanghai social circle! said that the girl of the Liang family who didn't finish college walked to the drinking party again! ”

Lu Yishan has always had no way to take this little girl, so she had to shake her head and sit down honestly.

This time, it should be that the Liang family is looking for a lawyer again.

Lu Yishan was born in a family of law and worked for the Shanghai Bar Association as an administrative secretary. Her father, Lu Dongchun, was a well-known barrister in Shanghai, and the Liang and Lu families had frequent correspondence in the early years. Ten years ago, lawyer Lu died unexpectedly, but the influence of the Lu family in Shanghai's legal circles is still there, under the care of her father's friends, she was admitted to the famous Soochow University Law School from the aristocratic girls' school Peixin Girls' High School, and before graduating, she entered the Shanghai Bar Association for an internship.

Lu Yishan is one year older than Liang Xinyi, one level higher, has graduated, and has not been affected much, while the private Fudan University where Liang Xinyi studied decided to move west. Liang Xinyi, who graduated in a year, was watched by her father and failed to continue her studies with the relocation school, so she became a dropout who did not finish college.

The car arrived at the door of the Anle Club, and the driver opened the door.

"Sister Xinyi, you go first."

"I know, I'll drag Uncle Heng for a while, you can go play by yourself!"

"What are you doing dragging Uncle Heng, he didn't come today."

Lu Yishan was stunned, the Liang family industry often has some trivial legal affairs, no need for a barrister, most of them are entrusted to the Lawyers Association, this matter has always been handled by the housekeeper Liang Heng, why didn't he come today? Could it be that Liang Xinyi really just wants to come out and play secretly today? And what about the "big business" she just talked about?

Liang Xinyi saw Lu Yishan's thoughts, and said with a smile, "Your opponent today is much more troublesome than Uncle Heng!" Our Liang family's demon king of the mixed world, the eldest young master Liang Liqun is back! In a moment, you have to hold him, I have to go on some personal business! ”

Lu Yishan was confused, was pulled along, and walked straight to the most luxurious private club in Shanghai. The doorman of the club was well-informed, and he had already seen that it was the Liang family's special car, so he didn't even ask, so he invited them in.

Anle Club sits in the north and faces south, the front building is two floors, the back building is four floors, the whole building adopts the French castle revival architectural style, has the characteristics of Renaissance Italian architecture and French Gothic architecture, elegant and luxurious, is a famous private club in Shanghai, Shanghai business tycoon Li Bingshu spent 300,000 yuan in cash for this building, and built it successively for three or four years, and it was a sensation when it was completed.

The person who held a cocktail party inside today and invited Shanghai celebrities was Li Husheng, the son of Li Bingshu.

Liang Xinyi pulled Lu Yishan inside, and suddenly felt that Lu Yishan's body was stiff, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Me, am I dressed a little inappropriately today?"

Liang Xinyi looked up and saw that in the reception hall, men and women came and went in pairs, most of the men wore suits and leather shoes, solemn and neat, while most of the women were wearing cheongsams and shawl shirts, and their makeup was exquisite. I pulled Lu Yishan, who was working, to life, and her cloth shirt and silk skirt stood out in this group of people.

She patted her head and said, "Oops, it's my fault, I forgot to remind you to change your clothes in advance." Spare me this time, you find a place to sit, whatever you want, it's mine! ”

"I haven't seen your brother yet, so you want to leave?"

"You've seen it, you know each other! Don't worry, he has a good memory for beautiful women! ”

"Hey! Feed! ”

Lu Yishan called twice, Liang Xinyi shouldn't, she walked away, Lu Yishan had to find a semi-circular seat in the corner and sit down. It's been five or six years since I last saw Liang Liqun, and I'm still a middle school student, so Liang Xinyi is so confident in the memory of the two of them?

The club's French band was playing jazz, and Lu Yishan took a glass of red wine and let herself sink into the sofa, the Bar Association was busy with affairs, and she hadn't been to such an occasion for a long time.

She was born in a strict family, although her father is a barrister, but he is old-fashioned and adheres to principles, and he has never allowed his children to appear on such occasions, speaking of which, it has been ten years since he died, and Lu Yishan has not come to such occasions many times, and most of them are the blessings of Liang Xinyi.

Liang Xinyi, a girl, is very kind, but her personality is stronger, in the words of Lao Wu, "although she was born in a bureaucratic comprador bourgeois family, she has a strong petty-bourgeois feeling." may be because she didn't know what material poverty was since she was a child, so she pursued romantic emotions extraordinarily, as evidenced by her boyfriend Zhao Xing'an, who picked up and broke up. Zhao Xing'an, Lu Yishan has also seen it, excellent is excellent, but it is never to the extent that Liang Xinyi's heart is full of holy light, probably more than half of his charm grows from Liang Xinyi's romantic girl's heart.

The red wine tastes good, look at the label, from the top winery on the left bank of Bordeaux, France, rolled up in the mouth, dry with a sweet fruity aroma. Now that supplies are in short supply in Shanghai, it is still possible to hold such a high-grade cocktail party, such a life, which Lu Yishan can't imagine living in a Shikumen house.

"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road." Lu Yishan shook her head unconsciously.

After the death of his father, the Lu family began to decline, but there was still a shelf left, the August 13 war burned, Zhabei bore the brunt, and the Lu Mansion was quickly destroyed by artillery fire.

Lu Yishan sipped red wine and rested, but her eyes followed closely with Liang Xinyi. She grabbed a cocktail and was chatting with a middle-aged gentleman-looking man who had his back to her, unable to see clearly. I don't know why, Lu Yishan feels that although this person is in a suit and leather shoes, he is also the same as herself, and he is out of place with the people around her. The sensitivity of her profession made her unconsciously curious, what is the identity of this person? Why did Liang Xinyi do everything possible to borrow herself as a cover, and also to meet with this person?

The two of them were chatting happily, what were they talking about?

Lu Yishan couldn't take his eyes off it.

"Miss Lu?"

A slightly unfamiliar voice appeared in her ears, and she was startled, but came back to her senses to see a man in a beige plaid suit in front of her with a smile of "I've got you".

Who's this? She subconsciously smiled first, trying to search in her head.

"Hey, I really forgot about it! Me, Liang Liqun! ”

Yes, yes, Xinyi's brother! Because Liang Liqun is nine years older than Liang Xinyi, the life circle of the two people is completely staggered, Lu Yishan has seen Liang Liqun, but there is not much contact, after many years, both of them have changed a lot, Liang Xinyi's words are right, this Liang Liqun's eyes are really powerful!

"Where did this girl Xinyi run away again?"

Liang Liqun straightened up and searched.

"Forget it, no matter her, I haven't seen her for many years, Miss Lu is really surprising!"

"Laughing, what's the accident?"

Lu Yishan thought that her makeup was spent, and she subconsciously went to look through the small mirror in her bag.

Since he appeared, Liang Liqun's eyes have never left his body, and Lu Yishan is a little panicked.

"The little girl of the past, the barrister of today! Listening to Xinyi, you have successfully graduated from Soochow Law School and entered the Bar Association, which is really admirable! ”

Liang Liqun smiled, but looking at his expression, he was very sincere, not like he was polite.

"Mr. Liang, you, an international student at Thammasat University, are making fun of me."

Lu Yishan had never dealt with such a child of a family, and she really didn't know how to answer for a while, so she had to raise her eyebrows and throw the words back.

Liang Liqun was stunned for a moment, "Where is it, I know the status of Soochow Law, it is not easy for a man to graduate, let alone a girl!" I only have admiration, how dare I make fun of it! ”

Lu Yishan smiled, "So, Mr. Liang looks down on us girls?" ”

"Oh, Miss Lu, how can your mouth be more powerful than Xinyi. Sure enough, it lives up to its name, and at first glance it is a barrister! ”

"I haven't practiced yet, have I?"

Liang Liqun touched his head and said with a smile, "You haven't practiced yet, and your momentum and demeanor are already better than many practicing lawyers!" I don't accept rebuttal of this, and I hereby keep the proof! Speaking of business, since I am back, some affairs in the Upper East will be transferred to me to take care of, and there is an incident recently, Xinyi highly recommends, please help. ”

This Liang Liqun, flamboyant, people don't hate it, the help in his mouth should be what Liang Xinyi said, "big business." ”

"Mr. Liang, the outsourcing legal affairs of the Upper East Bank are something that we are familiar with for a long time, just make a phone call, and we will definitely handle it properly."

"No, no, no, it's not those daily trivialities," Liang Liqun said with a straight face, "It's to find a legal counsel for my old man." Xinyi may have also told you that the Japanese have been getting trouble with Kamito lately, and although they don't count the public concession and the French concession, we also have a headache when dealing with the concession authorities. I hope that your association can recommend a competent lawyer to come out and deal with you on your behalf, and the treatment will be preferential! ”

"Looking for me? How could Upper East have a hard time finding a lawyer? Lu Yishan smiled, "Mr. Liang is really joking." ”

"Hey, you don't know, which law should be applied to Shanghai today? In the west of Huxi, Nanshi, and north of Suzhou Creek, the Japanese have the final say; In the public concession, the Ministry of Industry has the final say; In the French Concession, the Board of Directors has the final say. In the eyes of the concession authorities, in fact, the Japanese had the final say, and the Chongqing government should negotiate legal affairs, and the state courts in the concession were still using the laws of the state government to handle cases in the Japanese-occupied areas. ”

"You see, those of us in the business community are really at a loss these days, so what Upper East needs is not just a lawyer, but a political adviser on the legal side! It is very difficult to find a person who can finally get out of the current political predicament through legal means or other means, and it is better to not only be proficient in the laws of various countries, but also to have a good understanding of Japan, Britain, the United States, France, and the national government. ”

"I understand, ordinary lawyers are good at handling cases, and their knowledge and skills are rarely so comprehensive, I think about it."

"Good. By the way, don't see outside, just call me Liang Liqun, after all, we are not strangers, and Xinyi calls me that every day. ”

This Liang Liqun is very familiar with it, Lu Yishan also relaxed, and said, "Xinyi is your sister, no matter how big or small, how can I be like this." ”

He laughed and said, "I'm a person who has never been casual, and I'm comfortable when I call it like this." By the way, I'm going to introduce you to a friend, and this time, I'm going to ask you to help solve a small problem with him! You wait. ”

Liang Liqun didn't wait for Lu Yishan to respond, and left in a hurry, and after a while, he brought in a man with a straight figure.

"Hey, this is my friend, let me introduce, the boss of the Southeast Trading Company, Yu Xiaoshu!"

Lu Yishan froze on the sofa.

Liang Liqun turned his head again, looked at Lu Yishan on the sofa, and said, "Xiaoshu, this is Miss Lu Yishan from the Shanghai Bar Association." For the legal affairs related to the unfreezing of your company, I am afraid that you will need Miss Lu's help. ”

"Miss Lu, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Until Yu Xiaoshu stretched out her hand, Lu Yishan hurriedly stood up, holding her two hands together, and at that moment, a tingling sensation went straight into her heart along the warm palm.

"Brother Li Qun, it's been a long time! If you have new friends, you don't want to introduce them! ”

The visitor greeted everyone with a smile, and at the same time reached out and grabbed Liang Liqun's upper arm, patted it, revealing the English cufflinks with black agate on a gold background.

"Ah, the host is here, I'll introduce you."

"This is the young proprietor of Shanghai Daye Commercial and Trade Enterprise, and also the host of today's cocktail party, Mr. Li Husheng."

"This is the chairman of the Southeast Trading Company, Yu Xiaoshu, and the lady next to him is Miss Lu Yishan of the Shanghai Bar Association."

Li Husheng bowed slightly and said, "I am fortunate to have a good meeting, thanks to Miss Lu's appreciation, if there is any inconsiderate hospitality, please bear with me." ”

He turned around and looked at Yu Xiaoshu with a strange expression on his face, "Brother Xiaoshu, we met again, and you changed your career to business?" ”

These two people are not enemies, but also enemies.

The two major intelligence agencies of the state government, one is the special agent headquarters of the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau headed by Xu Enzeng, and the other is the special service department of the Fuxing Society presided over by Dai Li. Before the Songhu War, Li Husheng and Yu Xiaoshu were both working in the Shanghai District Station of their respective organizations, so they were naturally no strangers.

"Husheng, Xiaoshu, now he is in charge of European and American trade for the Upper East! Time has passed, time has passed, and there will be opportunities in the future, and maybe there will be cooperation with the great cause. ”

Liang Liqun is very familiar with this kind of scene, his face does not change color and his heart does not beat, and he will come when he opens his mouth.

Li Husheng nodded and said, "Turn in time, you should be congratulated, you should be congratulated!" ”

He had something to say, and Yu Xiaoshu pretended not to know.

Liang Liqun said, "Xiaoshu came to Miss Lu today because we have recently had our accounts frozen by the Gendarmerie Command, and we are here to consult a legal solution." ”

"Oh, that's right." Li Husheng also frowned, "Brother Li Qun, the great cause has been troubled by the Japanese recently, and the capital in the Zhengjin Bank can't be touched without the approval of the Gendarmerie Headquarters, how can this be done, isn't this a clear robbery?" ”

Liang Liqun said, "They have guns in their hands, and there is no way to do it, who makes us have the deepest relationship with the Japanese?" ”

Li Husheng turned to Lu Yishan again and said, "Miss Lu, if you don't mind, I will ask you more questions about this in the future!" ”

"Okay, if Mr. Li needs anything, please contact me directly, now that Shanghai has abolished discipline, it is the responsibility of the lawyers association to contact and organize the legal profession to fight for the rights and interests of national enterprises and rebuild a fair legal system!"

Lu Yishan smiled, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Is that a word?"

Li Husheng stretched out his hand, Lu Yishan tilted his head to look, and stretched out his hand to shake him.

This time, the handshake was much more natural.

"I still have a few friends over there to say hello, you talk slowly, all the expenses are counted in my account, since you are here, you must have fun!"

Before leaving, he also raised his glass to Yu Xiaoshu provocatively.

"You're busy, you're busy, I'm going to visit you when I get back."

Liang Liqun hurriedly sent him away.

Li Husheng went to say hello elsewhere, Lu Yishan let out a sigh of relief, fortunately, this Li Husheng suddenly appeared, so he was able to cover up Shicai's gaffe.

"They have a great cause, and they are also being troubled by the Japanese?"

Lu Yishan is a little strange, Li Bingshu's Daye business group has always been the closest to the Japanese consortium and has the closest cooperation, and he himself can be said to be the most ambiguous business leader with the most ambiguous attitude towards Japan's invasion of China.

Liang Liqun shook his head and said, "I'm creating public opinion for myself." In recent years, the Japanese side has not been troubled at all, but it seems unpatriotic. ”

He turned around, "Okay, halfway out of the way to bite the gold, but it's okay, but I have to introduce it again, what I said just now is completely true, Xiaoshu's company was seized by the Japanese as enemy property, and now it is found that it is a pure misunderstanding, and it is ready to be thawed and opened, there are some procedural and legal matters, and I want to ask you for more help." ”

"I wonder if Miss Lu is convenient?"

Yu Xiaoshu also smiled and looked at Lu Yishan. Lu Yishan couldn't see his eyes, pretended to think, and looked away.

"My matter is not tight, Brother Liqun's matter is solved, and my small problem is naturally solved."

Lu Yishan suddenly realized that Yu Xiaoshu had something to say, where did he go when he disappeared for so long? Is it now hinting that she caught Liang Liqun's line?

A bold thought rose in her heart, and she said, "Mr. Liang, I have thought of a candidate, maybe you can try." ”

"What am I talking about? Xinyi praises you for being reliable, there must be a way! I don't know which barrister? ”

Liang Liqun is in a good mood.

"Not a lawyer, it's my teacher when I was studying at Soochow University School of Law, Mr. Wu Junyang, a professor of international law, a few days ago, he just came to Shanghai from Hong Kong, when he was in Shanghai, he had a good relationship with the Shanghai Party Department of the State Government, and also served as a legal adviser to the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai.

"Yay! Totally suitable! When can we meet Professor Wu? ”

"I'll get in touch when I get back!"

Lu Yishan's heart was warm, and she glanced at Yu Xiaoshu.

Yu Xiaoshu raised his glass and said, "I'm looking forward to it, we should have a drink for this." ”