Several Shanghai "celebrities" gathered together.
Jin Badou from the Guidance Club, Wan Bozhong from the Flower Arrangement Party, Lu Lianyi from the Hat Party, and Sheng Cangbin from the Ant Match Party.
These are all famous gangsters in Shanghai.
Especially Lu Lianyi, who is at the level of an old man from the Qing Gang.
The Hat Party, also known as the "Tossing Palace", is simply a hat-stealer.
It turned out to be just a small fight, but the problem was that a big shot came out later.
Du Yuesheng!
Back then, Du Yuesheng joined the Hat Party and could steal seven or eight hats a day. She was a disciple of Lu Lianyi.
Later, Du Yuesheng became a tycoon in Shanghai. Lu Lianyi still dared to claim to be his old man, so he quickly sent someone to quietly send back Du Yuesheng's apprenticeship invitation.
Du Yuesheng also valued friendship and handed over many profitable businesses to Lu Lianyi.
It is precisely because of this relationship that, although they still carry the name of "Hat Party", they do not do trivial things like stealing hats. They have made a lot of money in these years by relying on Boss Du. .
The eyes of the two old guys, Lu Lianyi and Sheng Cangbin, secretly glanced at Niu Meibo from time to time.
Old pervert! Niu Meibo cursed in her heart.
"The situation is like this." Jin Badou said roughly: "Dear bosses, since Boss Huang retired and Boss Du went to Hong Kong, the sound on the beach has become worse and worse. In the past, we only had to We have to pay a fee, but now we also have to pay the Japanese, but this is not peaceful, my brother’s guide agency was bombed."
"I know what Boss Jin means." Lu Lianyi is the oldest among them: "Who doesn't want to make more money? But we people, who have sold women, made opium, and even counterfeit banknotes, have never I’ve touched it.”
Sheng Cangbin shook his head: "Exchanging 100 US dollars for 700 yen, there is a lot of potential, a lot of potential. If it can really succeed, we people will not have to worry about it for the rest of our lives. But can these Japanese banknotes be used? What if something goes wrong? What should we do? Be cautious, you must be cautious."
"Boss Sheng." Niu Meibo winked: "That's the relationship I found. It must be reliable. But they said that the money, not to mention that ordinary people don't recognize it, even the bank can't tell the difference."
This flirtatious look made Shengcang Bin's bones go numb.
He had long coveted Niu Meibo's beauty. If he hadn't been too old and had more ambition than strength, he would have done away with this woman long ago.
At that time, he followed Niu Meibo's words and said, "What Concubine Sai said is definitely not wrong. Which big man on the beach is not fascinated by Concubine Sai when he sees us, and is willing to dig out a lot of money?"
Old man, what else can you do besides being lustful?
Wan Bozhong is used to being a flower arranging party, so he is more cautious after all: "This deal can be done. There are risks. So the top priority now is to find someone who is familiar with Japan and Japanese banknotes. Come help us distinguish the real from the fake.”
"This is easy to handle." Lu Lianyi said: "My nephew, Lu Xiuzhu, studied in Japan and is very familiar with Japan. As for the Japanese yen, there is no problem in it."
"That's good." Wan Bozhong nodded and said, "Second, we can try to buy a batch of fake Japanese yen first. Even if there is a problem, the loss will not be too big."
"Okay, Boss Wan, this is a good idea." Jin Badou said continuously: "Mipo, you go and contact the other party to see when we can meet. Boss Wan, Boss Lu, I think you two can come forward, my The guide club was bombed just now and is still being rebuilt, hey, those damn things."
"Boss Jin, if this business can really be done, I don't think your guide agency will need to be opened again."
Wan Bozhong said with a smile...
…
"These dogs will definitely send someone who knows Japan and the yen." Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "Besides, this is their first time trading with us, and the quantity will definitely not be too large."
Wu Jingyi also smiled: "You said that Jin Badou, I asked you nicely what you want two thousand oceans for. You, Master Meng, have always been the only one to take advantage of others, and now someone is blackmailing you, aren't you looking for trouble?"
"Originally, I really didn't want to touch these gangsters, big and small, on the beach." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "We also need them sometimes. The problem is that now it seems that they are closer to the Japanese. A bunch of Those who keep brothels, sell opium, cheat people, and traffic in women are not good things. Once they are dealt with, Shanghai will be somewhat cleaner."
"They have been dealt with, and soon someone will take their place." Wu Jingyi, however, is not optimistic about the prospects at all: "Great Shanghai, the colorful world, has never been clean."
Meng Shaoyuan smiled bitterly: "Yes, the wildfires will not burn out, and the spring breeze will blow again. But it is good to have peace for one day. The Japanese want to seize these gangsters, but I will not let them succeed. Wu Jingyi, Jin Ba Although Dou said he won’t come, just in case, I can’t show up for this meeting, so you can go ahead.”
"Me?" Wu Jingyi was startled: "My Japanese is terrible."
"I told you to study hard, knowledge changes your destiny." Meng Shaoyuan said seriously: "Ye Rong's Japanese is very good, I asked her and Shen Li to accompany you, you just need to follow my plan, go first Notify Niu Meibo..."
He told all his plans.
Wu Jingyi remembered it firmly, and then said: "Director Meng, I tell you the truth from the bottom of my heart, you are really not suitable to be a spy."
"Why?"
"You have a much better future as a liar than as a spy!"
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International Hotel.
"Oh, Boss Wan, Boss Lu."
Manager Ge also looked down on these gangsters from the bottom of his heart, but no one could offend anyone who was doing business.
"Manager Ge, where does the Japanese friend we want to meet live?"
"The largest suite is reserved for them."
Manager Ge said hurriedly: "Oh, you haven't seen the magnificence of these people."
…
At the door of the suite, two tall men in suits stood.
As soon as he saw several people appearing, he immediately reached out to stop them.
"Oh, that's bad." Niu Meibo said immediately, "We made an appointment to see Ms. Bai Lian."
A big man said something in Japanese.
Lu Lianyi's nephew Lu Xiuzhu hurriedly translated: "He said that anyone who wants to see Ms. Bai Lian will be searched."
Lu Lianyi and Wan Bozhong are also big bosses in Shanghai. When have they been searched?
The problem is, they are nothing in front of the Japanese.
Holding back his anger, he let the other party search him.
When he came to Niu Meibo, Niu Meibo spread his hands openly and gave the big man a wink.
The big man hesitated, briefly searched his waist, and then opened the door.
…
There is a very nice fragrance in the room.
Like sandalwood, but not quite.
There is a gauze screen to separate several people.
I saw a Japanese woman sitting on her knees behind the screen, with a table in front of her.
You can barely see that the other party is wearing a green kimono, but you can't see clearly what he looks like.
To the left and right, stood a man and a woman, both wearing kimonos.
"Ms. Bailian, we are here." Niu Meibo said.
Then he saw Ms. Bai Lian, calling the maid next to her and saying a few words in a low voice.
The maid then walked out from behind the screen.
this……
This woman, what should I say?
She was wearing a plain kimono, and her long hair was hanging loosely. The makeup on her face was terrifying. It was thickly applied with Beijing white powder, and there were two dots of vermilion on her upper and lower lips. The silkworm eyebrow makeup was painted on her forehead. At first glance, she thought she had four eyebrows.
What's even worse is that the teeth...are black!
Regardless of whether this woman is beautiful or not, how can she not scare you to death with her mouth and big black teeth?
Lu Xiuzhu had studied in Japan and had tried to please some of Japan's upper echelons. He was not surprised at all, knowing that this had been passed down from Japan's Heian period.
During the Heian period in Japan, aristocratic women would start dyeing their teeth black during their coming-of-age ceremony.
The liquid that stains teeth is a product of soaking iron in wine or tea to oxidize it. This method of makeup was definitely an important means to enhance beauty at the time.
In "The Tale of Genji", Murasaki Hime did not dye her teeth when she was young, but after dyeing her teeth, she became even more beautiful in the eyes of Genji.
This aesthetic is highly debatable and controversial.
When the maid opened her mouth, her voice was particularly pleasant: "Mrs. Bailian, I'm sorry. I can't entertain you all well here. It's really rude."
Lu Xiuzhu hurriedly translated, and then asked cautiously: "I wonder if I could take the liberty to ask Mrs. Bai Lian's surname?"
"My husband is Miyazaki." The maid said calmly: "But our wife has not changed her surname to Yanagihara."
"Mr. Liuyuan." Lu Xiuzhu murmured once, and his expression suddenly changed: "Liuyuan Bailian, ah, offensive, offensive... Could it be that Madam belongs to Count Liuyuan's family?"
As soon as he saw the maid nodding slightly, Lu Xiuzhu's face was filled with fear and excitement, and he quickly bowed: "Ms. Bai Lian, originally from Count Yanagihara's family, I'm rude, I'm rude."
Niu Meibo, Wan Bozhong, and Lu Lianyi looked at each other in confusion, not understanding the Japanese they spoke at all, but they didn't know why, Lu Xiuzhu actually started bowing repeatedly.
They don't know that Yanagihara is not only a noble in Japan, but Yanagihara Byakuren is even more famous.
Yanagihara Byakuren was born into a prominent family. Her father was Count Yanagihara Maemitsu, uncle of Emperor Taisho.
After she was born, Yanagihara Maemi named her Yezi, which symbolizes the hope of photosynthesis. As a member of the Japanese royal family, Yanagihara Byakuren did not escape political marriage when she became an adult. When she was 15 years old, she was forced to marry Kitakoji Shiwu, who was the only child of the Kitakoru family. Although she was born with some mental retardation, Kitakoru still The viscount loved his son very much.
Kitakouji Shimu advocated violence and often committed domestic violence after marrying Yanagihara Byakuren. After five years of dark time, Yanagihara Byakuren chose to divorce.
Among the Japanese royal family, divorce is definitely a big deal!
