Chapter 381 380 [Good Guy, Bad Guy]

Like dance halls, coffee shops also sprang up in large numbers in the 1920s.

In recent years, there is even a tendency to develop inland. Many cafes have opened in Changsha and Wuhan. As for Shanghai, known as the "Little Paris of the Orient", there are many cafes, which have become the favorite of young intellectuals.

The first preparatory meeting of the Left-Wing Writers Alliance was held at the Gongfei Cafe on Sichuan Road in Hongkou, where a large number of left-wing writers often gathered, including Lu Xun, Rou Shi, Xia Yan, Pan Hannian, Feng Xuefeng, Feng Naichao and others.

If the KMT Shanghai Party Headquarters wants to arrest left-wing writers, they can go directly to the coffee shop, and they will catch one.

At the beginning, in Lu Xun's mind, coffeehouses represented a kind of frivolity of the "owning class", and the way of life it symbolized was at odds with the proletarian revolutionary literature advocated by left-wing writers. Lu Xun was very repulsed by cafes, but after being dragged to drink coffee a few times, he often went to sit in cafes.

Cafes seem to represent modernity and romance, as well as the advanced culture of Western civilization. No matter if you are a petty bourgeoisie, a progressive youth, or a revolutionary writer, as long as you have money, you like to come here to pass the time.

The place where Zhou Hexuan met Ruan Lingyu this time was the Balkan Café on Joffre Road, which was run by a Tsarist Russian aristocrat in exile in China, and many of the waitresses were Belarusian beauties.

As soon as Zhou Hexuan entered the store and sat down, a clerk came over and said, "Sir, do you have any familiar waitresses?"

"No." Zhou Hexuan said.

The clerk asked again: "Then do you like Chinese waitresses or Russian waitresses? I can recommend some for you."

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "Whatever."

"Different waitresses charge different fees. May I ask what grade do you want?" the clerk continued to ask.

"It's all right." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Then I'll recommend you a first-class waitress, Miss Tatiana from Russia. She was the fourth in Shanghai's 'Coffee Queen' election last year." The clerk left after speaking.

There was a joke in the Republic of China: when you go to a coffee shop, what you drink is not coffee, but a waitress.

These waitresses are all beauties. For example, Hu Ping, a left-wing actress during the Republic of China, was born as a coffee waitress in Changsha. There is even sometimes a "Coffee Queen" election, ranking the beautiful waitresses in the various cafes in a city.

Soon, a Russian girl came over, wearing something similar to a maid's outfit, and said with a smile: "Sir, what do you need?"

Zhou Hexuan said: "Wait a minute, I have friends who haven't arrived yet."

"Okay, when you need it, you can ring the bell on the table." The Russian girl stepped back respectfully.

Not long after, Ruan Lingyu finally showed up, and said embarrassedly, "Mr. Zhou, I'm really sorry, I've been delayed."

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "You are not late, I am here early."

Zhou Hexuan rang the bell and ordered two cups of coffee and some sweets. The Russian waitress came over with coffee and food, introduced them in detail, and then added sugar to the guests, but was sent away by Zhou Hexuan.

Ruan Lingyu said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Zhou, don't take some of my mother's words seriously, she always says something inexplicable."

"I understand," Zhou Hexuan asked while drinking coffee, "What are your future plans?"

"What other plans do you have? Continue to make movies to support your family." Ruan Lingyu smiled wryly.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Are you going to raise that Zhang Damin for the rest of your life?"

Ruan Lingyu shook her head and said, "I don't know. He is always very kind to me and considerate to me, but occasionally he would go crazy. Especially after the opium addiction broke out, he seemed to be a completely different person. Sometimes I hate him, and sometimes I feel sorry for him. , I still like him sometimes, and I don't know why."

Yep, that's Stockholm Syndrome.

Zhou Hexuan felt that he was a little redundant. Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, one was willing to fight, and the other was willing to suffer.

It's a pity that she couldn't stand it in the end, and Ruan Lingyu chose to commit suicide.

"Haven't you thought about cutting off relations with him?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Ruan Lingyu bowed her head and said, "I thought about it too, but he threatened me, saying that he would show evidence of my mother's theft and describe the process of my relationship with him in court, including... the details of doing that kind of thing. I He's a star, and if he does that, my life will be ruined from now on."

"Shameless enough." Zhou Hexuan sneered.

Ruan Lingyu was silent for a long time, as if she had made a decision, she suddenly asked, "Mr. Zhou, can you really get rid of him?"

"It's very difficult. As long as this kind of person spends all his money, he will come back to haunt you when he has nowhere to go. Promises and agreements have no effect on him." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Then what should I do?" Ruan Lingyu was a little panicked. Her Stockholm Syndrome was not terminally ill, so she asked for help, "Mr. Zhou, you need to help me."

Zhou Hexuan said: "There are two ways. First, let him evaporate and throw him into the Huangpu River tied with stones; second, make a bureau and send him to jail, preferably ten or eight years."

"This, this... how can it work?" Ruan Lingyu was obviously frightened.

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "It depends on how you choose. If you want to be entangled with him for a lifetime, you can continue to live like this. Anyway, sooner or later, he will ruin your family and even make you want to commit suicide. You have to do it for you My mother thinks about it, can she stand this kind of torment?"

Ruan Lingyu was speechless for a moment, and it took a long time before she said, "I want to think about it."

Zhou Hexuan continued: "Let's think about it from another angle. Zhang Damin is useless, and he will die on the street sooner or later. If he is put in prison, he will have no opium smoking, no chance to gamble, and no chance to whore women. After a few years, he will say Maybe it can be rehabilitated.”

Ruan Lingyu's eyes lit up suddenly after hearing this, and she said: "Then let him go to jail! Yes, it is to go to prison, that's the only way."

"Smart." Zhou Hexuan snapped his fingers.

Being able to solve the troubles that have plagued her for many years, Ruan Lingyu became cheerful and said with a sincere smile: "Mr. Zhou, thank you."

"It's a trivial matter," Zhou Hexuan ordered, "Don't give him money these few days, so that I can set up a trap."

Ruan Lingyu said helplessly: "I don't have much money anymore. If I don't start working and making movies, I won't have enough living expenses for next month."

"You can come to me if you have any difficulties." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Thank you," Ruan Lingyu said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, you are so kind. You are worthy of being a university student."

Can a person who sets up a trick to put someone in prison be a good person?

Of course, you can't do this kind of thing yourself, you have to find a professional to plan it, and Du Yuesheng is the best candidate.

Zhou Hexuan has been to Shanghai several times, but he still hasn't visited Du Yuesheng to pay his respects to the pier. This time, he just took the opportunity to get in touch with Du Yuesheng. If you have a good relationship with Lao Du, at least there is no personal danger in Shanghai, it is a very useful "chamber".

Now even the Shanghai Party Headquarters of the Nationalist Party, many dirty and bad things that are not seen by people, are all handled by Du Yuesheng.