1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 257
Before anyone else could speak, Zhang Zhijiang waved his hand and said: "I have known about Boss Ye for a long time. He has absolutely nothing to do with the Jiang'an ship transporting smoke incident. I reported this matter to the principal alone before coming to Shanghai. The principal also approved this matter, so there is no need to doubt Boss Ye."

"President Zhang is telling the truth." Wei Daoming also added.

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows. It turned out that Lao Zhang had already asked him for a gold medal to avoid death from the principal. No wonder he was as stable as a mountain without any panic.

When they heard that Zhang Zhijiang and Wei Daoming both spoke up to protect Ye Luo, and also named the current leader of the National Government, those doubtful eyes disappeared immediately, and they did not dare to say anything more.

Lu Yusheng felt aggrieved. He didn't believe that Ye Luo's butt was clean. What Ye Chen said must be true. Ye Luo had dug a hole for them to jump into. If he had really wanted to be an oriole that day, what would he have done? No one can really stop him.

But the subsequent development of events was bizarre.

Ma Yongzhen and other police officers from the Anti-Smuggling Division started off and failed, which was self-defeating. Instead, they offended all parties and failed to gain any substantial benefits.

He couldn't figure out why Ye Luo did this. It was thankless and could easily annoy other forces. It was completely meaningless.

There are others who are equally confused.

Since Ye Luo didn't share any of the benefits of Jiang'an's smoke, what was he doing in it?
The most shocked person was Ye Chen.

He thought he had bitten a piece of Ye Luo's flesh before he died, but he didn't expect that this bite would hit the hard steel plate of his mouth!
Bai Xiongqi's expression was in shock. No matter what, with the death-free gold medal issued by the principal himself, Ye Luo could at least rest easy and not have to worry about being implicated in the liquidation.

"In this way, does the matter become clearer?" Zhang Zhijiang clicked his tongue and said, "Ye Chen actually accused Lu Yusheng of transporting cigarettes. Boss Lu, you have to confess this matter to the people of our task force later."

Lu Yusheng lowered his head and his face was ashen. Everything he said now was false. He just asked the person behind him to help him, otherwise he would become the second Ye Chen!

"By the way, there is Commander Xiong. The telegram you sent to me and the principal earlier was very conclusive. It said that the garrison headquarters received a secret report and deployed in advance to intercept the Jiangan ship. You also claimed that the Songhu Police Department was cooperating with the armed forces. As for the party that transports cigarettes, I think Boss Lu knows the truth best."

Zhang Zhijiang turned to look at Xiong Shihui,

"We will follow what you said in the telegram. Whoever abuses private power and protects cigarette dealers to transport cigarettes will inevitably be sanctioned by the National Government! Director Wang Hu, this sentence also applies to you."

Wang Hu smiled and nodded, looking at Xiong Shihui, who looked very unhappy, with a victor's attitude.

After this short special meeting, Zhang Dingyao breathed a sigh of relief. The truth had almost come to light. The Security Command and Yongxing Company could not escape sanctions, and the Songhu Police Department would win a complete victory.

Although the Jiang'an Lun incident eventually involved the Nationalist Government and a special task force was brought in, it had little to do with him personally and would not affect the Sino-German military cooperation at the end of the month.

Perhaps the only variable is the big shot hiding behind them.

However, the situation has developed to this point. When Zhang Zhijiang and others report to the principal, the big shot will be unable to save the day.

The Jiangan ship temporarily detained at the reconnaissance team headquarters will return to the port, and the heavy smoke on it will be taken over by the task force.

When walking out of the city hall, Ye Luo smiled and said to Zhang Zhijiang: "Brother, you scared me."

"Haha, the principal specifically asked us not to tell anyone about this matter, and never to speak out unless necessary. If you are to blame, blame the principal." Zhang Zhijiang laughed, then lowered his voice, and his face became a little serious, "Aluo, sir I still have to remind you."

"Brother, tell me."

"Being with you is like being with a tiger. Now Song Ziwen is the Minister of Finance, but there are a lot of frictions between him and the principal, and the relationship between them is not very harmonious. This time he praised your contribution to the anti-smoking issue and even proposed to let you You go to Jinling to serve in the Ministry of Finance."

Zhang Zhijiang sighed,
"Be extremely careful when you get involved in the whirlpool between them." Ye Luo was horrified, thinking that he was Song Ziwen's "spare tire".

The principal has been here all this time, what is he missing most?
He lacked opportunities in the early stage. In order to stand out in the National Government and gain recognition, he has been supporting Mr. Sun.

In the mid-term, he lacked power, so he founded Huangpu, attracted other families, and married the Song family to expand his power in all aspects.

Later, he was short of funds, so he asked Song Ziwen to pay for his military expenses, help him make money everywhere, and even took the initiative to start a cigarette business.

Song Ziwen's brother-in-law is disobedient, so he wants to cultivate a new God of Wealth!

This was the last thing Ye Luo wanted to do.

"The matter hasn't been settled yet, so don't worry too much. I just mentioned it. Anyway, thanks to your help this time, these things that are harmful to others and ourselves can't be sent out on Jiang'an."

Zhang Zhijiang clasped his fists in thanks.

This reversal gave Zhang Dingyao, Bai Xiongqi and others a new understanding of Ye Luo.

Especially Bai Xiongqi, he never expected that his brother-in-law relationship would reach this point.

There's nothing wrong with it if you think about it carefully.

Ye Luo is indeed neither Wang Hu's backer nor Xiong Shihui's side.

He is Zhang Zhijiang's man and is on the referee's side. No wonder he is confident and tells him not to care.

Bai Xiongqi really wanted to talk to Ye Luo, but due to the sensitive nature of the time, he could only give up temporarily.

After the meeting, Zhang Zhijiang and Wei Daoming returned to the rest room. They had to interrogate Lu Yusheng in the evening. It would be best to pry out the true identity of the mastermind from this old fox and complete the important tasks assigned by the principal.

Just when Zhang Zhijiang returned to his room and was about to have something to eat and take a nap, two uninvited guests suddenly came.

The guard announced that the French Consul General and his wife had come to see them.

The other party was a powerful person among foreigners. Although he had nothing to do with him, Zhang Zhijiang did not dare to neglect him. He put the suit he had just taken off back on and invited the Verdi couple to come to the room to talk.

Fan Erdi did not speak Chinese, so Fan Juli acted as a translator.

Zhang Zhijiang had just sat down when Fan Juli dropped a bombshell: "President Zhang, we recently discovered that there are 2000 boxes of cigarettes in our Fan's transportation warehouse!"

This move confused Zhang Zhijiang.

He had already learned about the cigarette shipment on the Nissin from Ye Luo, and was still thinking about how to "accidentally" discover the truth.

Unexpectedly, the cooked duck flew back by itself!
"Please tell me in detail." Zhang Zhijiang pretended to be surprised.

"It's a long story, and it starts with Ye Luo asking us to do business together." Fan Juli didn't want this to affect the couple, so she sold Ye Luo without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)