)[1] was an Italian Lawyer who operated in Beijing and Shanghai between the late 19th and the early 20th century and a confidant of Benito Mussolini.
[2] Musso, then working for the Shanghai Opium Combine, and his secretary Alba Corelli, were held hostage as a part of the Lincheng Outrage.
[2] After he escaped unharmed from the incident, Musso stopped practicing law and returned to Italy, where he began writing a book titled La Cina ed i Cinesi that described his life as a lawyer and businessman in China.
[1] He was briefly the Chief Attorney of the Shanghai French Concession where he worked with the Green Gang to crack down on banditry.
[4] In addition to his work as a lawyer, Musso was a railroad investor and collected photographs.