Aoki Shigemao continued: "So, Uncle Ling will be the mayor, and you will be the deputy mayor and fully preside over the administrative affairs of Shanghai. What do you think?"
Xu Rui was a little surprised when he heard this. ．ωｍ
Itagaki is an old devil. In order to win over him, he really did not hesitate at any cost!
Because Liang Hongzhi does not want to go to Shanghai, if he becomes the deputy mayor of Shanghai, he will be equivalent to the mayor.
If Xu Rui was an ordinary gentry or a dandy, then this appointment would be worthless. Even if he became the mayor, he would be just a puppet. But Xu Rui is different.
Based on Liang Wuyi's current reputation and the Broadway Building he controls, if he is appointed as the powerful deputy mayor of Shanghai, it will be even more powerful. Then he will simply be the local emperor of Shanghai. Except for the Japanese, Manchuria Who in Shanghai dares to say no in front of him
For example, for the local tyrants and evil gentry who have defected to the Japanese, Xu Rui can make them bankrupt with an official document!
These words are not nonsense, the Qinggang is awesome enough, right? A century-old gang with hundreds of thousands of members! But so what? Zhang Xiaolin just asked Liang Wuyi to shoot him dead on the spot like an ant. Huang Huangrong even came to ask for help, but in the end, Liang Wuyi took him hostage without any explanation. He still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead until now.
Du Yuesheng walked quickly and ran to Hong Kong in advance. Otherwise, Du Yuesheng would never have any good fruits.
Even the three famous gangster tycoons in Shanghai ended up like this. How could anyone dare to stab Liang Wuyi in front of him
This means that Itagaki Seishiro really intends to hand over the power of Shanghai to Liang Wuyi. If someone else becomes the mayor of Shanghai, he can only be a puppet, but Liang Wuyi can hold up this scene.
At that moment, Xu Rui put on a look of sincerity and fear on his face, and said anxiously: "Well, Commander, I'm afraid I can't shoulder this important task?"
"No, no, no." Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and said, "Liang Sang, your ability is no problem."
After a pause, Itagaki Seishiro stared into Xu Rui's eyes and said, "Your loyalty is absolutely no problem, so just relax, the imperial army will definitely give you full support!"
"Hai." Xu Rui immediately said, "Thank you, Commander, for your cultivation."
Xu Rui said modestly and agreed wholeheartedly, because this was in line with the style of a playboy.
"Liang Sang, please." Itagaki Seishiro stood up and bowed slightly to Xu Rui.
The accompanying Shigesei Aoki and Jiro Gokagi quickly stood up and bowed slightly to Xu Rui, and then the three of them said goodbye and left the Liang Mansion.
Liang Hongzhi took Xu Rui and Liang Wenhao to send the three old Japanese to the gate of the mansion.
After sending Itagaki and the others away, Liang Wenhao immediately ran away. He really didn't want to stay with Liang Wuyi, not even for a second. Because of Wuyi, he couldn't help but think of Jiangnan, and when he thought of Jiangnan, he felt uncomfortable. It was so uncomfortable that he wanted to strangle Liang Wuyi to death, but he didn't have the ability, so he could only hide.
Liang Hongzhi had something to say to Xu Rui, so he took Xu Rui into the study and rejected everyone.
"Sir, what do the military commanders want?" Liang Hongzhi said worriedly, "You have made the situation too big."
To be honest, when Xu Rui approached Liang Hongzhi under the guise of being a military commander, Liang Hongzhi was not conflicted in his heart, and was even secretly happy, because there were still very few Chinese who were really determined to be dogs for the Japanese, and the vast majority were traitors. It's just because of fear of death or greed for glory and wealth.
Since they defected to the Japanese because they were greedy for life, afraid of death, or greedy for wealth, they would never hang themselves on a tree. They must hope to leave a way out for themselves, and military reunification is the best way out, so Xu Rui was looking for When he came to the door, Liang Hongzhi was happy and agreed without hesitation.
But now that the situation has developed, Liang Hongzhi is afraid.
Nothing else, because Xu Rui made too much noise in Shanghai. He killed Zhang Xiaolin, Fu Xiaoan, and kidnapped Huang Jinrong. He actually also took away the black industry in the Shanghai Concession, and just robbed opium. There are tens of thousands of boxes. This offends the people on the road to death. The military commander is not afraid, but he is.
Liang Hongzhi still remembers that when the news that Xu Rui killed Zhang Xiaolin and Fu Xiaoan at Paramount came back to Nanjing, he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep well for three days and three nights. He was often awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, and the scene he dreamed about It's almost the same. He was assassinated. The reason why Liang Hongzhi was reluctant to go to Shanghai to take office was because he was afraid of being assassinated.
This is not what Liang Hongzhi is most worried about. What Liang Hongzhi is most worried about is that the staff size of the Broadway Building will expand like a balloon. This will inevitably lead to people talking too much. Once it comes out that Broadway Building is secretly controlled by the military, Broadway will There will definitely be a fight between the mansion and the Japanese, and Liang Hongzhi will definitely suffer disaster.
The reason why Liang Hongzhi cooperated with the military commander was to leave a way out for himself, not to dig his own grave.
At that moment, Liang Hongzhi whispered again: "Your military commander is a secret front, shouldn't you try to keep a low profile? But Broadway Building's behavior is as high-profile as it is, so you are not afraid of leaks?"
"What, are you scared? Do you want to quit?" Xu Rui teased, "I want to quit now, but it's too late."
After a pause, Xu Rui said suddenly: "Even if you go to complain to the Japanese now, it's too late. Anyway, our Broadway Building has become a climate now. Even if the Japanese know about it, the worst they can do is tear it up and start working. Our Broadway Building Even if you cannot escape being annihilated in the end, you can at least tear a piece of flesh from the Japanese."
After another pause, Xu Rui continued: "Once the Japanese suffer a loss, they will definitely be angry with you in the end. By then, not only will Dean Liang fail to become the mayor of Shanghai, but he will also be shot. Tsk tsk, he will be considered a traitor." Until he was shot by the Japanese, Dean Liang is probably the only one in history. This alone is enough to make his name in the history books."
Liang Hongzhi immediately turned pale because Xu Rui's words touched his heart!
"So." Xu Rui said calmly, "You should just stay in Nanjing as an apartment owner, don't think about anything, don't do anything, maybe there will be a good result. If not, the Japanese will not spare you, the National Government I can’t spare you, and the 450 million people in the country can’t spare you even more!”
Liang Hongzhi's expression was as pale as dirt, and he didn't even know when Xu Rui left.
Let’s talk about Itagaki Seishiro, who got into a car with Aoki Shigemako and Goukaijiro.
Aoki Shigemako frowned and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, is it too hasty to suddenly appoint Liang Wuyi as the deputy mayor of Shanghai? After all, Liang Wuyi is not an ordinary person. The mayor is just a puppet in the hands of the imperial army, but even if Liang Wuyi is just a deputy mayor, he can still make a big show."
"Singing a big opera? Just sing a big opera!" Itagaki Seishiro said solemnly, "I just want him to sing a big opera!"
Aoki Shigemai's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, do you lack confidence in the Shanghai strategy formulated by the base camp? Do you think that with the strength of the 7th Division, the 9th Division and the 20th Division, we can If you can’t wipe out a mere patrol camp, do you still need the help of Liang Wuyi’s Broadway Building?”
Itagaki Seishiro asked Aoki Shigemai: "Aoki-kun, do you have confidence?"
Aoki Shigemagi immediately fell silent upon hearing this. Frankly speaking, he was not very confident.
Because Xu Rui is really good at fighting. I won’t talk about the previous raids on Damei Mountain. I will only talk about the latest raid on Damei Mountain. The Japanese army dispatched two divisions and one detachment. , plus a chariot regiment, but in the end they were defeated by Xu Rui with less than 10,000 men!
This time the Japanese army's advantage is no more obvious than last time, so the result is difficult to be optimistic about.
Perhaps the only good news is that Shanghai is close to the Huangpu River, and Japanese Navy warships can follow the Huangpu River directly to the suburbs of Shanghai to provide artillery support to the Sixth Army.
Even so, Aoki Shigemai is not very confident.
Seeing Aoki Shigemai's silence, Itagaki Seishiro added: "So in order to successfully resolve this Shanghai incident, the power of the imperial army alone is not enough. We must also rely on the power of the Chinese. If we can make good use of the Broadway Building, maybe we can Play an unexpected role, after all, Chinese people understand Chinese people better, don’t they?”
Aoki Shigecheng frowned and said: "I'm afraid Liang Wuyi is no match for Xu Rui."
"Liang Wuyi is definitely not Xu Rui's opponent." Itagaki Seishiro said, "You can tell from the record of the battle between the Patrol Battalion and Broadway Building. In fact, the Patrol Battalion has never fought against Broadway Building head-on. Every time they fought, they only got a taste of it and did not give Broadway. A fatal blow to the building, even the raid on the Broadway Building was not fatal."
After a pause, Itagaki Seishiro continued: "The reason why Xu Rui did this is just to create the illusion that the Broadway Building is evenly matched with the patrol battalion. He wants to use this to confuse us, and then we can use as much force as possible to wipe out the imperial army." If the date is postponed, they will have more time to expand."
Aoki Shigemagi said in confusion: "If that's the case, why is Your Excellency Commander still so righteous?"
Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and asked Aoki Shigemao, "Aoki-kun, I don't know if you have ever heard of a large dog, a hyena."
"Hyena?" Aoki Shigemai shook his head and said, "Never heard of it."
Seishiro Itagaki added: "This is a kind of dog from the African grasslands. It is far inferior to lions in terms of size, strength and bite force. However, lions often take great risks when hunting huge African buffalo. A If you are not careful, you may be pierced by the horns, resulting in serious injury or even death." Announcement: This site recommends a free novel app to say goodbye to all advertisements. Please follow the WeChat official account to download and install: appxsyd (press and hold for three seconds to copy)