1928: The rise of giant merchants

Chapter 256 Reversal

On the afternoon of November 30, Ye Luo, who was supervising the completion of "The Goddess" with Lin Ruxian at Yip's Film Company, suddenly received a notice asking him to rush to the city hall immediately to attend a special meeting.

The news came from Zhang Zhijiang's guards, but Lao Zhang had never told him that such a thing would happen.

"I'm going to the city hall. It's most likely related to Jiang Anlun. You don't have to wait for me to have dinner with you." Ye Luo whispered to Lin Ruxian, "If anything happens, don't worry about anyone and go directly to Xiao A Qiao, she knows what to do.”

"I understand, you must be careful." Lin Ruxian saw that he was so cautious, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared, "I am here."

Ruan Lingyu, who was taking off her makeup at the dressing table, breathed a sigh of relief. "Goddess" is a blockbuster film specially prepared for her by Ye Luo. The production specifications and cost are no less than "Burning of the Red Lotus Temple". She doesn't care whether it can become as popular as Sister Hu Die. , but definitely don’t want to screw up his hard work.

Fortunately, this month's filming went smoothly and everyone was very satisfied.

After the film was finished, Ruan Lingyu thought about asking Ye Luo to have a meal to express her gratitude, but when she turned around, she found that Lin Ruxian was alone across the street. Her good mood suddenly disappeared, and a feeling of loss came to her heart for no reason.

Yeloma got into the Rolls-Royce Phantom and rushed to the city hall without stopping. When Cao Fan parked the car, he was surprised to find that there were many familiar license plates there, and he immediately realized that there was a breakthrough in the matter.

This special meeting was arranged in Zhang Dingyao's office.

The two sofas and several benches were filled with people.

Zhang Zhijiang sat alone in the front seat. On the left was the task force headed by Wei Daoming. On the right were Zhang Dingyao, Zhang Qun, Xiong Shihui, Wang Hu, and Bai Xiongqi. The only two people who had nothing to do with the military and political circles were Ye Luo and Shen Se. The uncertain Lu Yusheng.

Lu Yusheng was pounding in his heart. Zhang Zhijiang had just asked him about it in the morning. He also learned from the people on the task force that Zhang Zhijiang and Wei Daoming came to Shanghai first, and they probably noticed the big shot's movements.

"I've summoned you all temporarily, and I'd like to thank Haihan." Zhang Zhijiang smiled and called the guards to escort Ye Chen in.

Ye Chen, who was shackled on his hands and feet, was dejected. Seeing him approaching, the expressions of Xiong Shihui and Lu Yusheng changed.

Ye Chen was like a walking zombie. When he looked up and saw Ye Luo on his side, his eyes suddenly showed a fierce look, as if he was about to pounce on him like a wolf: "Ye Luo, you lied to me! You will not die!"

"Silence!" The two escorting policemen were so frightened that they were sweating profusely. They hit Ye Chen on the waist with a rifle butt. The pain made him grin, but they couldn't stop him from cursing.

Everyone looked sideways at Ye Luo.

No one expected that this matter seemed to be related to Ye Luo.

Seeing Ye Chen's reaction, Ye Luo immediately understood that this boy seemed to want to drag him into trouble.

He raised his eyes slightly and looked at Zhang Zhijiang.

Zhang Zhijiang gave Ye Luoden a calm look, which made Ye Luoden feel at ease.

"Ye Chen, stop scolding me. I will give you justice." Zhang Zhijiang said, and Ye Chen stopped talking about the quintessence of Chinese culture. His eyes were still staring at Ye Luo fiercely, wanting to eat him alive!

Lu Yusheng didn't know what happened, but Ye Chen's hatred for Ye Luo was definitely a good thing for him, and he couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

Everyone looked at Zhang Zhijiang, wanting an answer.

"Lu Yusheng, do you know him?" Zhang Zhijiang did not start with Ye Luo, but asked Lu Yusheng.

Lu Yusheng was stunned by the question and nodded subconsciously.

"This person's name is Ye Chen. I sent someone to investigate his situation. He first served in the Ye's Labor Federation. After May this year, he left the Yip's Labor Federation and established a new Labor Federation in the French Concession. , specializing in opium, casino and brothel business.”

Zhang Zhijiang will not give face to the gangster tycoons in Shanghai. In his eyes, these people are moths sucking up the people's wealth, and they are hooligans who must be eliminated in order to combat crime and evil.

"After the Independent Group's cleanup in Shanghai, Ye Chen's New Labor Federation eventually closed down. After that, he joined Yongxing Company and became an employee of Boss Lu, right?"

Lu Yusheng had no choice but to nod and admit.

"In late November, the Steamship Merchants Company sold the Jiang'an ship to a small foreign company. After investigation, it was found that the company was behind Sassoon \u0026 Company. After that, the management and operation rights of the Jiang'an ship were handed over to Boss Lu. Before going to sea, the ship was basically They are all employees of Boss Lu, including Ye Chen and his thugs."

Everyone present knew these things more or less, and no one responded. Only Lu Yusheng grew colder as he listened.

He already knew that Ye Chen probably chose to betray himself, and the whole situation was broken.

"Ye Chen, you can tell yourself what happens next. Just repeat what you told me this afternoon." Zhang Zhijiang looked at Xiong Shihui teasingly.

After holding it in for a long time, Ye Chen was finally able to speak and immediately began to curse Lu Yusheng and Ye Luo.

Not only did he talk about Jiang Anlun, he also said that Zhang Wanlin deliberately set up a scheme to annex his company and assets. He originally had a place in the Shanghai cigarette market, but for some reason, Zhang Wanlin suddenly appeared with a lot of top-notch products, and directly Push him to the ground and rub him!

Ye Chen took the risk and spewed out everything that should be said and what shouldn't be said.

Everyone present was a big shot who could make Shanghai Beach tremble with a stamp of their feet. Although they knew this was the case in Shanghai Beach, they never said it openly.

The more Ye Chen spoke, the more ugly he became, and more and more secrets were revealed. Seeing that Zhang Dingyao's face was getting worse and worse, Zhang Zhijiang gave up as soon as he could, and ordered the guards to hold down the arrogant Ye Chen to stop him from speaking.

"Tsk tsk tsk, ten miles away from the fireworks display, Shanghai will be on the beach! Okay, Mayor Zhang, didn't you say that Shanghai is the first city to ban smoking?" Zhang Zhijiang's face was full of sarcasm, "Why do I feel smoke everywhere from his mouth?" Big cigarettes, people selling big cigarettes?”

"." Zhang Dingyao was speechless.

Everyone is well aware of Ye Chen's explosive news, and even the task force will not really expose it to the principal and make everyone unhappy.

But he also made three important points.

First, Lu Yusheng roped him in, asked him to help transport the cigarettes, and promised to share the profits. The process was very clear, and Ye Chen was able to produce enough personal and material evidence that Lu Yusheng could not escape.

Second, the people from the garrison headquarters did board the Jiang'an ship in advance, in civilian clothes, but they did not receive a tip-off and prepare to steal the stolen goods as Xiong Shihui said, but they wanted to take advantage of the gangsters, or they were complicit.

This can be seen from the close relationship between the security headquarters and Lu Yusheng's direct subordinates such as the ship manager. If you have to investigate, you can always get some evidence.

It is also difficult for Xiong Shihui to escape the relationship.

Third, in order to protect himself, Ye Chen informed Ye Luo of all the news. Ye Luo pretended that Huang Que would be behind him, but in fact, Huang Que was just a few police officers from the Anti-Smuggling Department. The matter was not resolved, but became more and more serious. big.

Everyone looked at Ye Luo, especially Bai Xiongqi, and were stunned on the spot.