1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 152: Tram incident, the young commander takes action! ([-]-in-[-])

On the night of September 9, after Yu Fengzhi fell into a deep sleep, Shaoshuai Zhang finally obtained the contact information of the famous Second Young Master through people from the city government.

He didn't expect that even Zhang Dingyao, Zhang Qun and others admired Ye Luo very much.

Marshal Zhang is not familiar with the business structure of Shanghai, but he is very familiar with the political scene here.

Because many high-level officials here have served in the Beijing-Tianjin region in the north and have had friendships with the commander-in-chief.

For example, Bai Xiongqi, the current Minister of Military and Political Affairs, was a student of Prime Minister Jin Quan in his early years. He served as the Prime Minister's Secretary in Peking. After moving south, he has been active in Shanghai's political circles. It is said that this time he succeeded in joining the Ministry of Finance, which has never had real power. The minister was appointed as the Minister of Military and Political Affairs!
Bai Xiongqi also had a younger sister, Bai Xiuzhu, who was known as the most beautiful girl in the Republic of China. When Bai Xiuzhu was following Jin Yanxi as a child, she also had social interactions with the young marshal and other second-generation northerners, but they were all young at that time. I can’t remember many things clearly.

Unexpectedly, this little beauty has grown into a fast girl in the blink of an eye, and is even engaged to Ye Luo!

To be able to make this large group of officialdom veterans look at him in a different light shows that this second young master must be different.

Out of curiosity, Marshal Zhang directly dialed Ye Luo's phone number.

"Who?" Ye Luo had just received a call from Bai Xiongqi, asking him to go to Bai Mansion to discuss an important matter. He was just putting on Xiaoli's coat when the phone next to him rang again.

It's almost ten o'clock in the evening, and usually no one would call Ye Gongguan without knowing it at this time.

The people who will call at this time are all the big shots in Shanghai who are either rich or noble.

Ye Luo didn't hesitate and answered the phone personally.

Unexpectedly, there was a person opposite him who made him feel unexpected and reasonable.

"It's me, Zhang Hanqing."

Ye Luo's heart skipped a beat.

It was during the day that he got the young marshal's contact information from Ma Yongzhen. He was still thinking about a more natural way to contact the other party. Unexpectedly, at ten o'clock in the middle of the night, the young marshal called Ye Mansion directly.

Judging from his smooth and harmonious voice, he probably didn't come here to ask for punishment.

"Hello, young marshal, who are you looking for?"

"Haha, you are the second young master, right? I will look for you."

"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. Just call me Ye Luo, young marshal. I wonder what important matter the young marshal wants to see me for?"

"It's nothing serious, I just accidentally got your phone number from Mayor Zhang, and I just wanted to ask if you are free for a drink now?"

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows.

I glanced at the drifting heavy rain outside the window.

Good guy, the river is almost flooding Shanghai Beach. The young marshal has no place to have fun, so he came to find me?

Since the contact information was obtained from Zhang Dingyao, it was obvious that he took the initiative to find the other party. In other words, was he looking for himself?
Ye Luo was also curious.

Although the two of them are very famous in their respective territories, they happened to be separated at various times and never met each other.

Eight years ago he went to BJ to study, and six years ago he went to the United Kingdom and the United States to study abroad. What was regrettable about his two years in the north was that he didn't meet many celebrities.

I don’t know why the young commander suddenly came to me?

"To be honest with you, Marshal, I am about to go out, and some important matters need to be taken care of first. If Marshal doesn't mind, can you go with me to the Bai Mansion to meet Minister Bai first? After that, how about I treat Marshal to a drink?" "

Since Bai Xiongqi invited him to discuss matters at home, it meant that it was not a major military or political matter, and there was no need to avoid talking and go to the city hall to discuss it.

Ye Luo didn't want to miss the Young Marshal's invitation because of this, so he had to compromise. The two of them went to Bai Mansion together to explain the situation and asked Bai Xiongqi to move the unimportant things back.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you at Bai Mansion!" Zhang Shaoshuai was very happy and immediately hung up the phone. First, he sent someone to call Bai Mansion for a visit, and then went back to the room to see Yu Fengzhi, who was still sleeping soundly. Then he put on his clothes and went out.

Hearing that he was going to find Bai Xiongqi, Lu Yusheng immediately arranged a car to pick him up.

Bai Xiongqi is a politician in Ye Luo's camp. After all, his biological sister is Ye Luo's fiancée.

However, he did not particularly favor the Ye family in the political arena. Instead, he deliberately made friends with all the tycoons, with a posture that would defeat both sides when the wind blows.

The last time Ye Yuqiao lost power, Bai Xiongqi hinted that Bai Xiuzhu would break off the engagement.

Therefore, Lu Yusheng had a good personal relationship with him, and I felt that this time he just wanted to get on the Young Marshal's side.

Ye Luo asked Ding Li to drive him away, and did not bother Shi Jianqiao this time.

After the heavy rainstorm, people from the Jingwu Sports Association and Ye's Charity Foundation immediately arranged flood relief work. Shi Jianqiao couldn't wait and followed Huo Ting'en, Chen Zhen and others to the county. He was too embarrassed to bother with personal matters. she.

The car waded through the water all the way to Bai Mansion. Seeing the increasingly weak performance of the Ford V8, Ye Luo decided to buy a new car after the Black Cat Dance Hall officially started.

There was another Ford luxury car parked in front of Bai Mansion. When Ye Luo got out of the car, he happened to see a young man stepping out of the luxury car.

He walked under the umbrella held by his entourage. He was about to step through the gate first, but he turned around and caught a glimpse of Ye Luo. The two looked at each other and immediately smiled at each other, like old friends they hadn't seen for a long time.

"Young Marshal, what a coincidence." Ye Luo quickly walked over to say hello.

Marshal Zhang was surprised by Ye Luo's height of over 1.8 meters and handsome appearance. He was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Finally I see you in person, the famous Second Young Master!"

"Haha, Marshal, please don't underestimate me. You are older than me, just call me Xiaoye." Ye Luo is five years younger than him, so there is nothing wrong with him having a younger brother.

Marshal Zhang nodded: "How about you call me Sixth Brother like they do, and I'll call you A Luo?"

"I wish I could. Let's go in and talk, Sixth Brother. It's raining too much here. Be careful of catching a cold." Ye Luo pulled him and walked inside.

There was a servant waiting outside the door. When he saw the two approaching, he immediately reached out to take the coat, and then handed over a clean and warm towel and ginger tea.

At the entrance, Mrs. Bai prepared slippers and smiled. She looked at the two young talents with a smile on her face: "Hurry, hurry, hurry, young marshal, second young master, don't stand outside, please come in quickly, just in case. It’s not good if you catch a cold!”

"Hello, Mrs. Bai, I'm sorry to bother you for coming so late." Marshal Zhang was polite and not as big as Mrs. Bai thought, which made her sigh in relief.

She had already slept with Bai Xiuzhu, but she didn't expect that Bai Xiong came to her in a hurry and asked her to prepare supper. He said that an important guest was coming. When he heard that he was a famous warlord leader in the north, Mrs. Bai was so frightened that she couldn't even put on makeup. It didn’t melt, so I got up and got ready. "Xiuzhu! Xiuzhu! Come and help Brother Luo dry his clothes." Mrs. Bai wanted to show her sister in front of the young marshal, so she shouted inside.

After a while, Bai Xiuzhu, who was wearing a silk nightgown, a loose shawl, and yawning, came kicking her slippers and said, "What are you doing? He can't do it himself. He has to ask for help."

"Haha, I haven't seen Sister Xiuzhu for more than ten years, and she still has the same temper." Marshal Zhang laughed loudly, and was amazed by the most beautiful girl in the Republic of China.

She was so beautiful, and her lazy and lovely smell reminded him of a woman he longed for——

The fourth daughter of the Jiang family in Suzhou, Jiang Shiyun.

It's just that Jiang Shiyun is more feminine, while Bai Xiuzhu is like the little sister next door, lovable.

"Are you brother Liuzi?" Unexpectedly, Bai Xiuzhu still remembered him. She rubbed her eyes, was startled, and immediately hid behind Ye Luo, not daring to look at him.

"It's me, you actually remember me! Look, I came to the door in such a hurry that I forgot to bring a gift." Marshal Zhang patted his head.

"Hey, Young Marshal, why are you so polite? You just treat this place as your own home. Who would bring things to your own home?"

Bai Xiongqi dressed neatly and came to the living room.
"Young Marshal, Aluo, come and sit down quickly. Xiuzhu! Why do you look so sloppy? It's embarrassing! Go back, change your clothes, and come back with makeup."

"I don't want it!" Bai Xiuzhu snorted coldly, yawned, and just held Ye Luo's arm, sat next to him on the sofa, leaned her head on his shoulder, and pouted, "Why are you putting on makeup at home! Besides, There’s no one I don’t know!”

"Hey, young marshal, don't be offended, you see I dote on her." Bai Xiong first handed a cup of brewed tea to marshal Zhang, and then asked Mrs. Bai to make another cup for himself, "Nothing big, nothing small."

"Haha, it's okay. Sister Xiuzhu wouldn't be cute if her temper changed." Shaoshuai Zhang took a sip of tea and immediately looked at Ye Luo, "You two won't have anything important to discuss, and then be disturbed by me, an uninvited guest. .”

"It's not a big deal." Bai Xiongqi was very excited when he learned that the young marshal had arrived in Shanghai and called to say he was coming as a guest. Those small things were nothing compared to this. "It happened that the young marshal was here, so we helped I will serve as your advisor."

Mrs. Bai took out a confidential document and spread it on the table with a sad look on her face.

This is the letter I received suddenly from the Songhu Police Department not long ago.

Ye Luo took a closer look and saw that this was what happened!

On September 1928, 9, today, eight days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, a sudden heavy rain paralyzed all major traffic in Shanghai.

In the evening, five French soldiers who had finished drinking in a bar were very drunk and caused trouble on the roadside. They wanted to return to the French Concession to rest. It happened to be a heavy rain. No rickshaws were willing to take them so far. They did not book a taxi in advance. At eight o'clock After seeing a tram returning to the factory after work, the five French soldiers forcibly stopped the tram and boarded it, asking the driver to take them for a ride.

According to the company's regulations, passengers are not allowed when the car is driven back to the factory, otherwise the driver will be fired.

The tram driver Wu Tonggen begged the five French soldiers to let him go.

The five Frenchmen were used to being arrogant. How could they compromise at this time? After drinking too much, they lost all control. One of the soldiers suddenly pulled out a dagger and thrust it into Wu Tonggen's eye. The long dagger was inserted directly through the eye. Entered the brain, Wu Tonggen died on the spot.

After killing Wu Tonggen, they were still angry and stabbed his body more than ten times with daggers. Their behavior was extremely cruel and bad, and then walked away cursing.

At that time, it was said that many people on the street were very angry when they saw French soldiers killing people in public. They spontaneously followed the five French guys to the door of the Consulate General in the French Concession. Afterwards, everyone protested, but they were rejected.

"These idiots from the Songhu Police Department don't know what to do for food. If something like this happens, no one will see them." Bai Xiongqi cursed.

"It seems that I am somewhat responsible for this matter." Marshal Zhang suddenly said after frowning and thinking for a moment.

Ye Luo looked at him: "Why did Sixth Brother say this?"

"Minister Bai, don't blame the police officers. In order to pick me up at the dock today, they all mobilized, which delayed their daily work!" Marshal Zhang replied.

Bai Xiong blushed, knowing that he had made a joke, and waved his hands quickly: "Young Marshal, don't say that! It's already seven or eight o'clock in the evening, they should be in place no matter how busy they are, this is none of Young Marshal's business!"

"These French guys escaped into the consulate. Wouldn't it be better to send someone to arrest them?" Marshal Zhang asked, "With the authority of Minister Bai, the Public Security Bureau and the Patrol Office should cooperate with your work on this matter, right?"

"Alas, the young marshal doesn't understand our situation on the beach." Bai Xiongqi sighed and briefly explained the situation.

The French Concession and the Public Concession were taken over by France and Britain and the United States respectively, without interfering with each other.

The French Concession is mainly controlled by the consulate and the public administration bureau, and the city government cannot reach in. Now the old consul general has just resigned, and the new consul general Bai Xiongqi is not familiar with it. If there is such a big commotion, whoever gives in first will be embarrassed, and the other party will definitely I won’t admit my mistakes first.

"Not only will the public prosecutor's office and the patrol house not let go, but the Chinese tycoons in the French Concession will probably also help those French guys settle the matter."

Ye Luo was very familiar with this matter and the group of people on the beach. With a hint of ridicule on his face, he sneered and said to Marshal Zhang,

"Let me guess, the current response from the Consulate General should be something like 'the sailor responsible for the accident has been detained', right?"

"Is this really true?" Marshal Zhang looked at Bai Xiongqi.

Bai Xiongqi sighed and nodded slightly.

Snapped!
Marshal Zhang slapped his hand on the table, scaring Bai Xiuzhu awake from half-asleep!
Seeing Bai Xiuzhu's frightened and pitiful look, the anger in Marshal Zhang's chest instantly dissipated, and he smiled sheepishly: "Sorry, sorry, I got excited. Sister Xiuzhu wasn't scared, was she?"

"No~" Bai Xiuzhu snuggled into Ye Luo's arms and shook her head.

"These foreigners are so bullying! They are also so arrogant and domineering in the Beijing-Tianjin area. I will not tolerate them."

Marshal Zhang said coldly, then looked at Bai Xiongqi,
"Minister Bai, how about you leave this matter to me?"

"Is this? The young marshal's trip to Shanghai is a secret trip, right? If the young marshal went to the French Consulate General," Bai Xiong looked troubled. He didn't want his back to be scapegoated.

But Marshal Zhang waved his hand: "I'm not grounded at home, I just don't want to make too much noise and cause criticism. But since this happened to me tonight, and it has something to do with me, I can't sit back and watch anymore. Forget it. I think if I go to the consulate, the new consul general will give me a little bit of sympathy, which is better than if you come forward."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Ye Luo and Bai Xiongqi stopped trying to persuade him.

Ye Luo remembered this matter. Historically, it was Lu Yusheng who stepped in to calm things down, allowing him to gain a lot of prestige.

However, in fact, the biggest contributor to this matter was Fan Juli, who went directly to the Consulate General to argue!

Fan Erdi also developed a great liking for Fan Juli because of this matter.

Now Fan Juli is already at Verdi's side. Without her help, I wonder if Lu Yusheng can still succeed?
If not
Ye Luo looked at the young marshal and smiled slightly.

(End of this chapter)