allonlinenovel Chapter 143 Arriving in Shanghai, Zhang Liye’s Show of Strength
Chapter 143 Arriving in Shanghai, Zhang Liye’s Show of Strength
The train headed south and made a brief stop in Qingyun City, the capital of Jiaozhou, at six in the morning of the next day.
Yan Shuangying, Li Yunlong and others were on high alert and were on high alert to prevent Zhang's group from doing anything bad to Su Zhengyang.
Su Zhengyang laughed dumbly and shook his head, saying, "Unless Zhang Chengxiang has lost his mind, he will never attack me in Jiaozhou. You don't have to be so nervous."
After staying for two hours, the train continued to rush towards Shanghai. Two days later, it entered Huizhou. Feng Changan came personally to say goodbye to Su Zhengyang. After repeatedly telling Su Zhengyang to put his own safety first, he got off the train in Qucheng, the capital of Huizhou.
In the most prosperous west side of Shanghai, Jing'an District, in the VIP area on the second floor of the Great World Ballroom, several young people who looked well-spoken were gathering together drinking and having fun, and the atmosphere was very happy.
Among them, a handsome young man in a white suit and with his legs crossed looked at Zhang Liye, who was sitting opposite him in the uniform of the Songhu Army, and said, "Marshal Zhang, I heard that he will arrive at Shanghai West Station in less than two hours. After all, he is a member of Congress and the future son-in-law of the President of Northern Xinjiang. Aren't you going to greet him in person?"
The person who spoke was Bai Mingyu, a young master of the Bai clan, whose family was based in the wealthy land of Huzhou, which was occupied by the Southern Government.
Not far from Bai Mingyu, a tall young man with a frivolous smile on his face and a valuable imported cigar in his hand, puffing out smoke, sneered: "What is the status of our Young Marshal Zhang? Besides, the Songhu Army will soon belong to our Southern Government. Is there any need to save face with this Su Zhengyang?"
Zhang Liye responded calmly, "I am not interested in having any interaction with a dying person."
Beside Zhang Liye, a lazy young man in a white shirt and bow tie said with a smile: "The Southern Government, Young Marshal Zhang, the Governor of Zhili in the Northern Frontier, and the Japanese behind me, who doesn't want this ignorant Su Zhengyang to die in Shanghai? Young Marshal Zhang is right, why bother with him? Let's drink our wine. In less than two days, Su Zhengyang will be buried in Shanghai."
The four people sitting here all have extraordinary identities. In addition to Zhang Liye and Bai Mingyu, the tall young man is the chief councilor of the Southern Government, the only son of Song Yuanfeng, the young commander of the Song family, Song Ziqiang.
The Song family occupied three states, Yangzhou, Yaozhou, and Qianzhou. Song Yuanfeng's younger sister, Song Meijia, was the wife of the Southern Kingdom's President Jiang Guangtai. The Song family's status in the Southern Kingdom's government was second only to the Jiang family.
The other young man present was Goldman Sachs, the boss of Yongsheng Company, who had been thriving in Shanghai over the past four or five years.
Originally, Goldman was just a small fishmonger. By chance, he joined a gang and became the leader of the Small Knife Society and the adopted son of Diao Ye. Later, he became involved with the Japanese and made his fortune in the opium and arms business. In recent years, he has been considered a ruthless character in Shanghai who has the final say.
There is a saying in the underworld: In Shanghai, anyone who dares to offend Boss Gao will be put in a sack and sunk to the bottom of the Longjiang River the next day.
As a lackey of the Fuso people, Gao Sheng is ruthless and unscrupulous. This action against Su Zhengyang was led by him.
At ten o'clock late in the evening, Su Zhengyang's special train stopped at Shanghai West Station. Led by Li Yunlong, the 300 soldiers of the Dragon God Special Forces got off the train first and set up a cordon nearby, vigilantly guarding against all possible dangers.
Yan Shuangying and the elite members of the Northwest Intelligence Bureau protected Su Zhengyang in the middle and slowly walked off the train.
On the platform, Du Cheng, a man in his fifties who was the General Staff of the Songhu Army, walked up enthusiastically and extended his right hand to Su Zhengyang.
"Welcome to Shanghai, Councillor Su. I am Du Cheng, the chief of staff of the Northern Frontier Songhu Army. I have come here on the orders of Marshal Zhang to welcome you. I have prepared a banquet and a room at the Shanghai Hotel. Please follow me, Councillor Su."
Su Zhengyang looked at Du Cheng calmly and said, "Why didn't your young commander Zhang come in person?"
Du Cheng hurriedly explained, "Young Marshal Zhang has caught a cold recently and is not feeling well, so he cannot come to personally greet Councillor Su. However, Young Marshal Zhang said that Councillor Su should settle down for the time being. After two days, Young Marshal Zhang will definitely invite Councillor Su to his house for a chat."
Su Zhengyang thought to himself that no matter what, he was a member of the National Assembly of the Northern Frontier Government, and he had come in person to appease the Songhu Army. Strictly speaking, he was no different from the imperial envoys in ancient times. No matter what Zhang Liye was, he should have come to greet him in person.
Although the General Staff of the Songhu Army can be considered to be in a high position and powerful in the Zhang faction, it still lacks weight in front of Su Zhengyang. It seems that Zhang Liye has never taken him seriously from beginning to end.
Originally according to Su Zhengyang's plan, the first thing he did when he arrived in Shanghai was to have a talk with Zhang Liye, using courtesy first and then force. If the talks failed, he would directly use force to solve the current problems in Shanghai. After all, Yang Qiyue was still in Beilong City, waiting for him to go back and get married, so he didn't have much time to waste here.
But what Su Zhengyang didn't expect was that Zhang Liye had no intention of meeting him at all.
Du Cheng had a big smile on his face at this time, but he was secretly wondering in his heart whether Congressman Su would get angry on the spot.
After a moment, Su Zhengyang nodded unexpectedly and said, "Lead the way. I am very satisfied with Marshal Zhang's arrangement. Let's settle down first."
Du Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked the soldiers around him to help Su Zhengyang and others transport the packed luggage. He walked in front and led Su Zhengyang with a humble attitude.
Outside the train station, the entire street was under martial law by two companies of the Songhu Army. Du Cheng opened the door of a black car on the side of the road and bowed, "Councilman Su, please."
Su Zhengyang, wearing a black military coat, said unmoved: "Wait, I'm waiting for someone else."
A moment later, three military jeeps drove slowly in, followed by five military trucks full of fully armed soldiers. Sitting in the passenger seat of the first jeep was Su Zhengyang's brother-in-law, Yang Chengjun, who had arrived in Shanghai in advance.
Su Zhengyang waved his hand at Du Cheng and said, "I'll take my own car, you lead the way."
Du Cheng secretly wiped the cold sweat from his head. Fortunately, the young marshal did not let them take action directly at the train station. Su Zhengyang was also well prepared.
The convoy soon arrived at the Shanghai Hotel in Jing'an District. Under Du Cheng's arrangement, Su Zhengyang quickly settled down. At the banquet, although Du Cheng seemed extremely enthusiastic and repeatedly toasted Su Zhengyang and flattered him, Su Zhengyang was not interested. After all, without Zhang Liye, the host, the banquet was tasteless.
After the banquet, in the presidential suite on the third floor of the hotel, Su Zhengyang looked out the window at the prosperous scene with bright lights, and couldn't help but sigh, Shanghai really deserves the title of China's Oriental Pearl, it is really a great place.
After a while, Yan Shuangying pushed the door open and said to Su Zhengyang, "Governor, I found out that Zhang Liye didn't catch a cold at all. He is drinking and having fun with several other princes of the warlord forces of the Southern Government in the Great World Dance Hall."