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.
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 tycoon or a dandy, then this appointment would be worthless, and 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 taken refuge with the Japanese, Xu Rui can bankrupt them with an official document!
This is not nonsense. The Qinggang is awesome, right? It has been a century-old gang with hundreds of thousands of members! But so what? Zhang Xiaolin just asked Liang Wuyi to be shot to death on the spot like an ant. Huang Jinrong was begging for help.
They came to the door, but Liang Wuyi involuntarily took him hostage. To this day, he still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.
Du Yuesheng walked quickly and ran to Hong Kong in advance. Otherwise, Du Yuesheng would never have had any good fruits.
Even the three famous gangster tycoons in Shanghai suffered this fate. 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 will 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 you can relax and the imperial army will definitely give you full support!"
"Hai." Xu Rui immediately paused and 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 Aoki Shigesei and Gokajiro quickly stood up, 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 when he saw Liang Wuyi, he couldn't help but think of Jiangnan. When he thought of Jiangnan, his heart
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 for the fear of death or the 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 very happy and agreed without any 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 and Fu Xiaoan kidnapped Huang Jinrong. He actually also took away the black industry in the Shanghai Concession and robbed just opium.
He bought tens of thousands of boxes, which offended the people on the road to death. The military commander was not afraid, but he was.
Liang Hongzhi still remembers that when the news that Xu Rui killed Zhang Xiaolin and Fu Xiaoan in Paramount came back to Nanjing, he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep well for three days and three nights. He would often be awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, and the scenes 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 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 then 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 said in a low voice: "You military commanders are on the secret front, shouldn't you keep a low profile as much as possible? But Broadway Building's behavior is as high-profile as it gets, so aren't you 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, it's too late. Anyway, our Broadway Building has become a climate now. Even if the Japanese know about it, the worst case is that they will tear it apart and start working directly. Our Broadway Building
Even if you cannot escape being exterminated in the end, you can at least tear off 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."
When it came to being shot by the Japanese, Dean Liang was 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, don't think about anything, don't do anything, and maybe you can get a good result. If not, the Japanese will not spare you, and the National Government will
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 Shigesei and Gokajiro.
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, and ordinary people can become Shanghai
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."
"Sing a big show? Just sing a big show!" Itagaki Seishiro said solemnly, "I just want him to sing a big show!"
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 the combined strength of the 7th Division, the 9th Division, and the 20th Division
, if you can’t wipe out just a 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 Shigemai 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 was no more obvious than last time, so the result was difficult to be optimistic about.
Perhaps the only good news is that Shanghai is close to the Huangpu River, and Japanese navy warships can go directly along the Huangpu River to the suburbs of Shanghai to provide artillery support to the army.
Even so, Aoki Shigemai is not very confident.
Seeing Aoki Shigesei'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
It plays 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." Seishiro Itagaki said, "It can be seen 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 had a small taste.
Dealing a fatal blow to the Broadway 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 launch as many heavy troops as possible to wipe out the imperial army."
If the date is postponed, they will have more time to develop and grow."
Aoki Shigemagi said in confusion: "If that's the case, why does Commander-in-Chief still value Liang Wuyi so highly?"
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, "I've 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 or bite force. However, lions often take great risks when hunting huge African buffalo.
If you are not careful, you may be pierced by the horns, causing serious injury or even death.”