Chapter 112: Greater Shanghai
In the end, Lin Xuan moved into his first class cabin. As for the suit who occupied his room, it only added a thumping sound of falling into the water to the entire voyage.
However, this was just the first small episode in the entire boat ride. In the future, Lin Xuan saw various situations of showing superiority in front of him. Almost all white people had a natural advantage in front of him. Moreover, the black waiters in the restaurant also looked down upon him for no reason.
Lin Xuan finally couldn't stand it anymore. He knew that this was an era of discrimination. But as a powerful magician, how could he tolerate such a degree of insult? He even began to regret not having a massacre at the dock.
A month's sailing time passed. The cruise ship finally docked at the port of Shanghai, China. But the ship was quite strange. It was a little too quiet. When he landed, a young Asian man walked off the ship. This was normal, after all, this was a ship heading to China. But it was a little strange next time. Because after the young man got off the ship, no one came down from the ship.
The young man ignored everyone's eyes and just left alone. The staff at the port had no choice but to get on the boat to check. However, there was no one on the boat, and the empty people immediately reminded people of various legends of ghost ships. This made the young man before seem very suspicious. However, when everyone recalled, they were frightened to find that none of them remembered the appearance of the man. They only remembered that it was a young man. This further exacerbated the rumors about the ghost ship. Shanghai Pier even built a special temple to worship this unknown sea ghost. Lin Xuan was also amused and crying after hearing this.
Shanghai in this era was the most international era. There were 150,000 foreigners in the city with about three million people. In later generations, there were only 170,000 foreigners in the city with twenty million people.
Almost all the powerful countries have their own commercial interests in Shanghai. This is also the fundamental reason why countless warlords have never hurt Shanghai. The warlords of this era are the biggest cancer of the entire country. Everyone is thinking about their own interests, and everyone is plundering the resources in the hands of these few people. However, facing the foreigners who hold most of the resources, the concessions instantly become pugs.
The Qing Gang is the largest gang in Shanghai. Zhang Xiaolin, Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng are known as the three tycoons in Shanghai. This is the peak era of the Shanghai Qing Gang. The strength of these three people is even far greater than that of the Shanghai Municipal Government at that time. It has an influence that can influence the major concessions to a certain extent.
On this day, Du Yuesheng's hall welcomed an uninvited guest. Du Yuesheng was still at the end of the three tycoons. He had not yet formed the famous Hengshe in the future. His life was very legendary. The title of the number one gangster in three hundred years is enough to confirm his achievements in this path.
Among the three tycoons, the only one Lin Xuan could like is Du Yuesheng. The other two were either opposing our party or obeying the Japanese. There was no point in Lin Xuan's attention at all. Du Yuesheng was also hostile to our party. But he was at least a firm anti-Japanese faction. He was of a humble background, but he actually surpassed the other two in terms of justice.
Gongxing Club was the earliest industry controlled by Du Yuesheng. It is a club integrating dance halls and tobacco halls. It can be regarded as the prototype of a modern high-end club.
Lin Xuan entered the Gongxing Club, but this time he was not discriminated against. After all, this place is still in China's territory. Most of the people who come to consume are Chinese. Lin Xuan ignored the waiter who came to ask and walked straight to the back of the club.
The waiter was about to stop him, but then he was stunned for a moment. Then, as if he had forgotten about this, he turned around to greet the others.
At this time, Du Yuesheng was having a secret talk with Huang Jinrong. They had already begun to discuss forming a joint company to monopolize Shanghai's opium industry. However, this extremely confidential talk was interrupted. A young man pushed open the door of the room and walked in. The people outside did not give any obstacles.
Huang Jinrong signaled Du Yuesheng with his eyes, meaning that this is your person? Du Yuesheng also looked confused. I thought it was your person? I was not interested in seeing the two of them without looking around, and Lin Xuan sat directly on the sofa next to him.
"Du Yuesheng? I'll make a deal with you."
"Who are you? Do you know where this is?" Huang Jinrong couldn't bear it anymore. You should know that he always regarded himself as the number one tycoon in Shanghai. Although the boy in front of him was a bit strange, he could not scare him.
However, Lin Xuan didn't even look at him in front of his face, but just snapped his fingers casually. Huang Jinrong's neck suddenly twisted and turned 360 degrees, and returned to a positive image. This horrible scene scared Du Yuesheng so much that he shivered, and almost subconsciously wanted to stand up and scream. But for some reason, he actually endured it and returned to the sofa tremblingly. He also lit a cigarette for himself, took a deep breath, and calmed down. It seemed as if the scene just now had not happened.
This scene made Lin Xuan look at him high. He was able to witness this scene with his own eyes without being scared, and his willpower was still remarkable. This gangster in history is still somewhat different from the Chinese.
"Now there is no one, disturbing us. So I'm repeating it. I want to make a deal with you."
"Of course there is no problem. I will continue any transaction you want." Du Yuesheng first agreed without hesitation and then began to ask about the content of the transaction. It was like talking about a normal transaction. Even if there was a corpse of Shanghai, the largest gangster, Huang Jinrong, lying beside him, it would not affect their negotiations at all.
"Du Yuesheng, do you want to become the emperor of Shanghai?"
Du Yuesheng's breathing suddenly became rapid. This was his biggest dream, but Zhang Xiaolin and Huang Jinrong were suppressing him before, so he didn't dare to show it too clearly.
"It's not that simple. Even if Huang Jinrong dies, there is Zhang Xiaolin and countless senior officials under their command who want to go to power. Even if both of them die, I will not be able to take over their power smoothly."
"It's not that complicated. If you die two, you'll die a few more. If you don't know the righteousness, it's no harm to Shanghai."
Chapter completed!