1928: The rise of giant merchants

Ye Luo and Bai Xiuzhu were sitting in the back seat of the Ford V8. Ma Yongzhen drove steadily and observed the surrounding situation.

Along the way, you can see many rickshaw pullers with sallow faces and thin muscles, with small axes on their waists. When cars pass by, they all turn their heads and look at them with unkind expressions.

Fortunately, this was a public concession, a foreigner's territory, with the Ministry of Industry Bureau and the patrol station in charge. Even if Yu Likui wanted to mess around, he had to weigh his own weight.

But even Bai Xiuzhu felt the aggressive momentum.

She couldn't help but hold Ye Luo's hand tightly, with worry on her face.

Bai Gongguan is right next to the Songhu Security Headquarters. At this time, this area is safer than the consulate, and there will be no intrusion at all.

By sending Bai Xiuzhu here, Ye Luo's mission has been completed.

"Sister Xiuzhu, I won't go to your house to disturb you. Now I don't think Minister Bai will welcome me to your house. Yongzhen, send the second young lady in." Ye Luo squeezed Bai Xiuzhu's little hand and turned his head forcefully. He pressed her down on the seat and kissed her for a long time.

Bai Xiuzhu's head was dizzy.

The Republic of China period was indeed more open than the late Qing Dynasty, and women were also pursuing various kinds of liberation, but Ye Luo and herself were not married yet! It’s not even a relationship, since I haven’t promised him to be his girlfriend yet!

Why do you kiss yourself like this and call yourself Second Young Mistress!

Her cheeks turned red, and after a few symbolic resisting attempts, Ye Luo bullied her.

After a while, the two separated. Bai Xiuzhu straightened her clothes and glared at him fiercely: "Who wants to be your second young mistress, hum!"

"Okay, okay, then it's okay." Ye Luo hugged her and sighed secretly in his heart.

Bai Xiuzhu does have the temper of a grown lady, but it is not serious. Just like Ye Qingqing, she understands right and wrong very well, and she is also very smart. She learned all the home economics courses in one year when she went to Japan to study abroad. He said that he dropped out of school and came back to see him, but in fact, he had obtained his degree certificate and graduation certificate.

She has been growing up slowly. It turns out that in the world line, she was abandoned by the scumbag Jin Yanxi from beginning to end. Finally, she returned after traveling and became a real cold lady, successfully completing her revenge on Jin Yanxi. and ultimate kills, which are all manifestations of true character and ability.

The most important thing is that she has a face like a fairy. How could Ye Luo from the future not be moved?

"By the way, sister Xiuzhu, Minister Bai shouldn't have any contact with the Songhu Security Headquarters, right?" Ye Luo asked quickly when he saw the gloomy building opposite.

"No, I heard that the relationship between Commander Xiong Shihui and my brother is very bad." Bai Xiuzhu shook her head. She didn't care about Bai Xiongqi's career, but occasionally during meals, Bai Xiongqi would mention it to her to avoid being unlucky. Bai Xiuzhu, who is in charge of business, provokes people who are not easy to mess with.

Hearing this, Ye Luo relaxed, kissed Bai Xiuzhu's mouth again, and then asked Ma Yongzhen to send her back.

"Second Young Mistress, be careful." Ma Yongzhen pretended not to see the two of them being intimate and followed Ye Luo's instructions.

Anyway, the eldest lady calls her Second Young Mistress in front of her. When she meets the eldest sister, she will also call her Second Young Mistress. They each call her their own thing and it doesn't matter.

"Thank you." Bai Xiuzhu picked up her dress, got out of the car, and turned back to glare at Ye Luo. Finally, she couldn't hold it back and whispered, "Brother Ye Luo, if you are planning to leave, you must tell me. One sound."

I want to go with you.

In this case, after all, I couldn't say it out loud.

She bit her lip and ran to the door where her sister-in-law was extremely worried about her.

After Ye Luo watched Bai Xiuzhu enter the door, he asked Ma Yongzhen to leave this place quickly.

"Second Young Master, you don't seem to like the Songhu Security Command very much?" Ma Yongzhen is now regarded as Ye Luo's number one confidant. He needs to find out more about his boss's likes and dislikes to avoid stepping on the wrong side of things.

Ye Luo nodded slightly without explaining too much.

Songhu Police Headquarters and Songhu Police Department are not the same place.

The latter manages the police force in Shanghai, which is where Ye Luo wants to add people to Riga next. However, his power is too small and he can only manage the county area and some surrounding suburbs. There are patrol houses for foreigners in each concession. The power in their hands is much greater than that of the Songhu Police Department.

The detectives or chief arresters in the patrol room are all foreigners. Although there are Chinese agents and patrolmen under them, they are suppressed and looked down upon by foreigners. They are also filled with people from various gangs. There is no profit in getting involved, and it is easy to get into trouble. fishy.

The Songhu Garrison Headquarters is similar to a prison plus a military district. The military under its command includes the Central Army and the local armed forces. It is the highest military headquarters in Shanghai.

There is also a heinous Longhua Prison inside this thing, which has imprisoned and persecuted many patriots!

To be associated with such a ghost place is to seek death among others.

Ye Luo couldn't explain too much, but he would never let anyone close to him touch that place. If Bai Xiongqi was too involved with that place, he would inevitably have to do something righteous in the future.

Fortunately, his relationship with Xiong Shihui was in a mess. It was probably because Bai Xiongqi had been unable to gain political power, so he joined forces with Wang Hu from the Songhu Police Department. This would naturally lead to a conflict with Xiong Shihui, who controlled the army.

After all, the police have always wanted to ban the Songhu Police Department.

Inside the Bai Mansion.

Mrs. Bai held Bai Xiuzhu's hand and called her "darling", she was really distressed.

In the hall, Bai Xiongqi was sitting on the sofa with several middle-aged men. When he saw her coming back, his face darkened, but he quickly recovered.

I only mentioned Lu Yongxiang's running away in the morning, but I didn't expect that my only sister would secretly leave a suicide note in the afternoon, take the money and run to Ye's house to bury Ye Luo with her!

Bai Xiong was angry, but when he thought that she was his only and most beloved sister after her parents died, the anger he had been holding in all afternoon was gone. He just wanted her to come back safely.

"Look, sister Xiuzhu, let me tell you, your brother won't really be angry with you." Mrs. Bai dragged her towards the sofa.

"Brother, I'm back." Bai Xuzhu shrank his head and didn't dare to look at him.

Bai Xiongqi wanted to scold his sister a few times, but when he saw her aggrieved look, he sighed heavily: "You, you, I'm just too arrogant and spoiled by you, and I'm so lawless! Look at it. , what are you writing? 'Brother, please forgive me for not being able to provide for you until the end of your life. I love you, but I also love him, more than I love myself. I can't repay you for your upbringing in this life. Well, I'll do it in my next life'"

He shook the "suicide note" in his hand, dumbfounded.

Bai Xiuzhu's head shrank even further, and her face turned red with embarrassment. There were outsiders here. Why did her brother read out what she had written?

"Haha, Xiuzhu is so talented. Xiongqi, this sister of yours is much more daring to love and hate than you! I have a different view than you, and I support her! The second young master of the Ye family is a talented person. To tell you the truth, at the press conference that day, Several of my daughters saw it and they all said they wanted to marry him. You don't know it yet, but now this second young master from Shanghai is a real lover of the public."

The man who spoke was clearly Zhang Dingyao.

Next to him were Zhang Qun and Wang Hu.

The three of them are the most powerful people in Shanghai's political circles at the moment.

The hot sales of Chevrolet 490, as well as the overwhelming advertisements, the sexy photo of Ye Luo and Huang Liushuang published in Liangyou Pictorial, and later the charity foundation, the dragon and tiger fight with Yunfei Company.

Unknowingly, Ye Luo has indeed become a representative of the new generation of Shanghai's business community.

No one knows it, no one knows it.

Zhang Dingyao came to visit him today to talk to Bai Xiongqi about a major matter.

Bai Xiongqi was still hesitant and undecided.

He knew that Mayor Zhang had a very favorable impression of Ye Luo, but he didn't expect it to be this high!

That was one of the direct heirs of the Ye family who was about to be liquidated due to the failure of the Feng family.

"I also think he is very good and a talent worth cultivating." Zhang Qun agreed.

"Xiongqi, do you know why you have been from Peking to Tianjin and then to Shanghai for so many years, but you have never been able to take a step forward? Because you are too striving for stability, too hesitant, and dare not fight, so whenever there is a good opportunity, you also missed."

Zhang Dingyao looked at him and then at Bai Xiuzhu. Knowing that the brother and sister had something to say, he stood up.

"I won't bother you anymore. You can think about what I said, but it won't take long."

Seeing that they were about to leave, Bai Xiongqi quickly got up to see them off. It wasn't until he sent the three of them out to go home that Mrs. Bai asked in a low voice: "Bo Yan (Bai Xiongqi's word), Mayor Zhang and the others are looking for you, why on earth are they looking for you?" whats the matter?"

There are no secrets between the Bai family.

Bai Xiongqi would also tell his wife and sister about work matters, hoping that they would sometimes come up with ideas, and at the same time, it would also be a kind of training for them.

He looked around, returned to the sofa, and glanced at Bai Xiuzhu who was drinking water. After a while, he replied in a low voice: "If nothing happens, there will be big moves in Shanghai in the next few years. Zhang Shi Long story short, when the negotiations in the north are completely concluded and Marshal Zhang agrees that our side will be unified, we will make a big move here."

"He hopes that I can help him and plans to promote me to be the Minister of Military and Political Affairs."

"Minister of Military and Political Affairs! That is the real power, but if you do this, you will completely break up with Xiong Shihui."

"Yes, this is where I hesitate. And he also made it clear that he has a good impression of Ye Luo. Look at the current situation, who of us dares to help the Ye family? Regarding Xiuzhu, I mean to wait for a while. "Hold on." Bai Xiongqi looked at Bai Xiuzhu and found that her eyes were wide open, and he waved his hands quickly, "But it's not that I disagree, I'm thinking about it, I'm thinking about it."

"We have to wait for the negotiations in the north to end. It will indeed take a few years. I don't know when such a big pie will be cashed out. But if you decide to take sides, you have to risk it." Mrs. Bai naturally saw clearly the benefits and dangers involved. .

But she also knew that she could no longer hesitate, take sides, and fish in troubled waters like before.

Zhang Dingyao and the others took the initiative to come to your door, which means they need to clarify your camp.

"Bo Yan, I just want to take a gamble. Just like what Mayor Zhang said, if you continue like this, you will not be able to go any further. No matter who comes up in the future, you will not be able to get any favors. For sister Xiuzhu, and for Try it yourself."

Bai Xiuzhu also sat over and hugged Bai Xiongqi's arm: "Yes, brother, what if it succeeds?"

"What if it succeeds?"

General Lu's residence.

People from the security headquarters were standing everywhere, moving things out.

The people responsible for assisting them are Zhang Wanlin and Lu Yusheng.

And Huo Tianhong, who had been bullied by Lu Xiaojia, was in the back room, savaging Lu Yongxiang's favorite concubine!

After the output is completed, all the brothers present today, no one is left behind, can have a taste of General Lu's woman!

It was Zhang Wanlin who said this.

He was talking about Ye Luo's car rental business, but his face was full of smiles.

"Haha, so what if you succeed? That little Chi guy's good days are coming to an end soon. After raiding Lu Yongxiang's house today, it will be his Ye's house tomorrow, right?" Lu Yusheng also had a happy face.

When the time comes to rush into the Ye family, he, Lu Yusheng, will be the first to test his Ye Luo woman!

I would like to see how his rise as a giant businessman came about?

All the pent-up energy he had been holding back these days was released, and Lu Yusheng felt comfortable all over.