1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 114 The World Is So Small

The Lion's Mouth Prison has a gloomy and terrifying environment. The main entrance looks like an abyssal mouth that can swallow people's souls.

Hu Zhiyuan was young, so he also asked his father, Hu Yimin, the current warden of Shizikou Prison, for help this time. Hu Yimin agreed to this, firstly for the sake of Marshal Zhang, and secondly because he wanted to make friends with Ye Luo.

After entering the prison, Tang Yiying took Lu Xiaojia to settle in the dormitory first, and then the two of them would return to Peiping together, which is close to Tianjin and Lu Yongxiang is also there, so there is no need to worry about the future.

Hu Zhiyuan first took Ye Luo to visit Lu Genrong in prison.

The manservant who "abducted" the eldest daughter of the Huang family has been as lifeless as a walking zombie ever since he learned of Huang Huiru's death. He said and responded to what he said and seemed to have lost the courage to live.

I don’t know whether he felt desperate because he might not be able to get out for the rest of his life after Huang Huiru’s death, or whether he felt like a gaunt tree because of the guilt and uneasiness in his heart.

After roughly understanding Lu Genrong's image, Ye Luo and Hu Zhiyuan went to meet Hu Yimin.

In the office, Hu Yimin was reading the newspaper under the desk lamp. When he heard a knock on the door, he quickly stood up to greet him.

"Oh, the second young master is here. I have admired you for a long time." He came over to shake hands with Ye Luo, then asked Hu Zhiyuan to leave the office, leaving the two of them alone to talk in detail.

"Hello, Warden Hu." Ye Luo smiled and nodded, sitting down. "Thanks to Zhiyuan and your help, this matter can be completed smoothly."

"Hey, it's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning." Hu Yimin shook his head.

His identity and background are actually not small. At Mr. Sun's funeral, he was the one who shouted "Take off your hat! Three bows!" When 30 people in Peiping were in tears waiting for the hearse to move to Biyun Temple in Xiangshan, Hu Yimin wore a black armband Wearing gauze, holding an incense burner in his hand, he walked more than ten meters in front of the hearse, which shows his prominent status at that time.

Later, during the first and second Northern Expeditions, he repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and was promoted step by step. He was also imprisoned for being suspected of being related to underground organizations. This year, the principal won the second Northern Expedition and was newly married. Only after the intercession of Secretary-General Shao Lizi did he become Got out of jail.

But at this time, the Nationalist government had changed, and he had no choice but to come to Suzhou for a temporary transition.

Ye Luo knew that he would be transferred back to Jinling at the end of this year and become the warden of the Central Prison. His weight and power would be different, and he would be an important political figure worth making friends with.

In Hu Yimin's eyes, Ye Luo is a popular Chinese business tycoon in Shanghai. He is young, powerful and deeply trusted. Even if he does not participate in government affairs, the money and connections he has are enough to shake the whole of Shanghai. In Tan's business world, there are young talents worth making friends with.

He also hoped that his only son Hu Zhiyuan would be influenced by Ye Luo and become a similar big shot.

"Uncle Hu, in addition to giving Xiaojia a ride this time, I also have something else to entrust me with." Ye Luo raised the issue between the Huang family and the Bei family, "I'm not familiar with Mr. Bei Runsheng. I don't know. How is your relationship with their family?"

"I've heard a little bit about this. I'm not very familiar with the Bei family, but I know someone who has a close relationship with the Bei family. With his introduction, this conflict will be easily resolved." Hu Yimin said with a smile.

The middleman Hu Yimin refers to is Jiang Lufu.

Jiang Lufu is currently the secretary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government. Yes, he is the secretary of Wang Zhengting (the uncle Wang who met the protagonist with Song Ziwen when Bai Xiong started his career).

Jiang Lufu was originally unwilling to get involved in this mess.

He is also considered a number one figure in Suzhou. He has served successively as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Peking, Section Chief of the General Affairs Department, and concurrently as custodian of the Fund Depository Office of the Public Tsinghua School.

In 1927, he was transferred to Wang Zhengting's secretary.

Their family is a famous diplomat family in Suzhou and has a distinguished reputation.

But as soon as he heard that the person coming was Ye Luo, Jiang Lufu's expression suddenly changed. He quickly put on his clothes and ran all the way, calling a rickshaw to go to Bei's house with Ye Luo and Hu Yimin.

Ye Luo was sitting leisurely on the rickshaw. Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps, he lifted the curtain to look. He didn't see Jiang Lufu in a hurry, but he made eye contact with a beautiful and charming girl.

At that moment, the girl's heart melted, and she felt an unprecedented beating. But before she could take a closer look, the other party lowered the curtain again!
Ye Luo didn't pay attention to her at all.After all, he never lacks beautiful women by his side.

Lin Ruxian from the east of Shanghai and Xiao Aqiao from the west of Shanghai, who are famous in Shanghai, are his sisters-in-law and lovers.

Bai Xiuzhu, who can be called the most beautiful woman, is his fiancée.

There are also two great movie queens, Hu Die and Ruan Lingyu, and countless other Yingying Yanyan.

The girl was beautiful, but not to the point of moving him.

Jiang Lufu got in the car, and Ye Luo realized that it was his fourth lady Jiang Shiyun.

When the name was mentioned, Ye Luo quickly remembered it.

Isn't this the one who, together with Miss Zhao Si, wife of Marshal Zhang, Liu Limei, wife of industrialist Shen Tianmeng, and Zhang Leyi, wife of Song Ziwen, are known as the four beauties in the capital?

She probably hasn't met the young commander yet.

It is said that this fourth Miss Jiang was Bai Yueguang, whom the young marshal wanted, and later married Bei Runsheng's younger brother Bei Zuyi.

She is also the stepmother of architect Ieoh Ming Pei.

This little episode didn't make Ye Luo pay too much attention. During the Republic of China, the relationships between wealthy and aristocratic families were complicated. The emotional entanglements between men and women were like balls of yarn, a mess, and everyone was used to it.

Just like the young marshal, he has some relationship with the wives of countless people.

Social butterflies also wander around among the rich and young, and it is inevitable that there will be embarrassing scenes where a group of people become like-minded.

His main target is actually Bei Zuyi.

At this time, Ye Luo quietly changed the topic to the younger brother of the paint king Bei Runsheng.

The real purpose of his trip to Suzhou was also related to Bei Zuyi.

Bei Zuyi is currently the manager of the Suzhou Branch of Huaguo Bank. He is also one of the major shareholders in cooperating with Chen Guangfu to establish the Shanghai Comprehensive Savings Bank.

He also served as the general manager of the Shanghai Branch of Huaguo Bank. However, after several changes in the financial world in Shanghai, Bei Zuyi was forced to return to Suzhou and was the loser in the factional struggle.

He was a very famous financial talent during the Republic of China.

With a huge sum of money in hand, Ye Luo was thinking about setting up a foreign-funded bank headquartered in Hong Kong or overseas. He was lacking some useful financial talents, so he targeted Bei Zuyi.

"I didn't expect to be able to meet Boss Ye, who was highly praised by the prince, in Suzhou. What an unexpected surprise." Jiang Lufu was quite pleased with Ye Luo.

He is Wang Zhengting's secretary and confidant, so he naturally knows how optimistic they are about this rising business star.

From his reaction, Ye Luo also guessed the attitude of Wang Zhengting and others towards him.

Having diplomatic connections and support will make it much easier to import overseas industrial equipment and technology in the future.

When the three of them arrived at Bei's house, they immediately saw Hu Die sitting in the hall drinking tea.

(End of this chapter)