Lost and Spy

Chapter 359 Your Excellency General
Meng Shaoyuan was very satisfied with his attire.

Wearing overalls, high leather boots, and a beige peaked cap.

It would be nice to wear glasses again.

A pipe I don't know where I got it is set aside.

Kudo Shinichi doesn't use a pipe, right?

Meng Shaoyuan picked up the pipe, feeling that he was not like Kudo Shinichi, but rather Sherlock Holmes.

"Director Meng, this is the safest route for you to go to the Japanese." Wu Jingyi walked in: "This can avoid the frontal battlefield to the greatest extent."

"Got it, I'll take a look when I leave."

Meng Shaoyuan picked up his pipe, squinted his eyes and looked at Wu Jingyi.

This Young Master Meng's head is cramping again?What's wrong again?
Wu Jingyi murmured in her heart.

"Assistant Wu."

Meng Shaoyuan's voice was calm and calm: "Your breakfast this morning is porridge, right?"

"Which breakfast in Shanghai is not porridge?"

"But you also served fried dough sticks, didn't you?"

"No, I got up a little late today, and I didn't have time to buy fried dough sticks. I reheated some steamed buns I bought yesterday."

Uh……

Meng Shaoyuan did not give up: "But I can be sure that you came by rickshaw, and you paid the driver too much."

Think about it, she got up late today. In order to avoid being late, she must have called a rickshaw. As soon as she got in the car, she said, "Quick, I'll give you double the fare."

This judgment is too awesome!
"No." Wu Jingyi replied in a daze: "I still came by tram, and the tram broke down halfway, so I came half an hour late."

Meng Shaoyuan was furious: "Wu Jingyi, who allowed you to be late!"

"You."

"I?"

"Didn't you say that that day, in special times, special treatment, there is no guarantee that the internal staff will be punctual when they get off work, and they don't have to be so punctual when they go to work. Especially me, my husband thinks that I work in the company, so I must be punctual when I get off work. You promised me that you could come later and take care of the house first, did you forget?"

Great detective dream, broken!
"This pipe is for you sir." Meng Shaoyuan was dejected.

"Who wants it? You've eaten it just now. It's not hygienic at all."

"Wu Jingyi!"

"Stop shouting, Director Meng, I know you're going to retaliate, and you'll say, 'Wu Jingyi, I promised you to come later, but I didn't say half an hour later, I'm going to deduct a day's salary, right? ?'”

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded.

Who the hell is the big detective?I was really ready to say that.

"Wu...Wu Jingyi, your father was a detective?"

"Neuropathy."

"Then how do you know what I'm going to say?"

"Director Meng, do you know what is circulating in the internal office now?"

"what?"

"Be a man, don't learn from Meng Shaoyuan."

……

Not only was his reputation rotten in other departments, but even young master Meng, who was rotten within himself, honestly became an agent again.

Nitta Yuki has already contacted the Asama detachment, and he was surprised that General Asama showed a certain enthusiasm when he heard that it was "Kudo Shinichi".

Even, I heard that someone was actually sent to meet Kudo Shinichi.

Meng Shaoyuan was actually a little frightened.

Not far away, the sound of guns and guns kept coming. If a bullet popped out at this time and shot through his head, it would be too cost-effective.

"Kudo, Kudo!"

A familiar voice came.

"Captain Hashimoto!" At first glance, it turned out to be his "old friend" Captain Hashimoto who appeared in a row of dilapidated houses with a group of soldiers.

Meng Shaoyuan ran over in "surprise": "Your Excellency, Captain, why did you come to pick me up in person? I really can't bear it."

"Ah, it's nothing. I just happened to be ordered to carry out a combat mission in this area to sneak attack on the positions of the Chinese. Your Excellency the General asked me to pick you up by the way."

"Thank you so much."

Sneak attack on Chinese positions?

Damn, it's a pity, I can't pass on this information.

"I'll send two soldiers to take you to the rear." Captain Hashimoto called two of his men: "As long as you pass through that area, which is under our control, you will be safe."

"Thank you, Your Excellency Captain, I wish you long luck in martial arts."

……

Meng Shaoyuan saw Asama Akutagawa again.

The leader of the Asama detachment is very high-spirited.

After he led the whole detachment to Shanghai, the journey was smooth and smooth, and he did not suffer any heavy blows. On the contrary, he made a lot of military exploits.

Maybe when the Battle of Shanghai is over, the superiors on his shoulders can add a shining star.

"Kudo Shinichi, we meet again."

Although Asama Akutagawa tried his best to keep himself calm, he still couldn't hide his elation: "Are you here to interview the heroic martial arts brought by the brave imperial soldiers in Shanghai, and to inspire the Japanese expatriates' belief in victory?"

"Yes, Your Excellency General." Meng Shaoyuan said loudly: "The Asama detachment is invincible, I think that one day, sooner or later, you will return to Kyoto as a hero, and the Gion Hall will also receive heroes like you for free. No, that is the honor of the Gion Hall!"

"It's too good." Asama Akutagawa said with a smile: "If there is a chance in the future, I will take you to the Gion Hall together."

"Ah, what qualifications do I have to go in with Your Excellency the General?"

"No, I am from Kyoto, and you are also from Kyoto. The difference between Kyoto people and those country people is unity. I think you will be my military reporter in the future. Tell the whole of Japan that the team commanded by Kyoto people is a battle without war. Invincible!"

"Your Excellency, your words excite me." Meng Shaoyuan expressed gratitude: "So, I can no longer hide some things, Your Excellency the General."

"Oh, you have something to hide from me?"

"Yes, the purpose of my visit this time, besides the interview, is that a Chinese person asked me to do a task."

Asama Akutagawa's interest suddenly rose: "The Chinese people? Tell me."

Meng Shaoyuan took out a Japanese newspaper from his pocket, spread it out, and pointed to a photo on the front page: "This one was taken at your place, and it's your captive, right?"

Asama Akutagawa only glanced at it, then nodded immediately: "Yes."

"Are they still around?"

"I was detained in a temporary prisoner-of-war camp, waiting for the command to order. Ah, a few were seriously injured and died, and some tried to escape and were killed by us."

Damn it, Qin Fuyu must not be among these unlucky ones.

"This person." Meng Shaoyuan pointed to the person circled with a red pen: "His name is Qin Fuyu, a soldier of the Chinese, but his real identity is the illegitimate son of Xu Chengbo, the general manager of Shanghai Henglong Company."

……

Xu Chengbo sneezed several times in a row: "What's the matter, do you have a cold?"

"Manager Xu, according to the old man, someone is talking bad about you behind your back."

"How can you not offend people in business? Just say it, as long as Boss Meng doesn't speak ill of me."

……

Asama Akutagawa understood, and even smiled again: "I'm going to spend money to redeem it."

Such a thing has not never happened in the Japanese frontline troops.

Some Chinese people are caught, and if they have some money at home, they are often willing to pay a sum of money to redeem themselves.

I even heard that a battalion commander of the Chinese Guangxi Army, after being captured, took out two gold bars from his clothes, bribed a captain of the Japanese army who captured him, and successfully rescued himself.

It's not that the superiors don't know about these things, but during the fierce battle, as long as they don't release particularly large Chinese military officers privately, they usually turn a blind eye to such things.

Moreover, how to deal with these prisoners of war is also a headache.

After all, this is Shanghai, so many foreigners are paying attention to this war and every move of China and Japan on the battlefield.

If the prisoners of war were slaughtered hastily, it would definitely cause an uproar among the European and American powers and increase Japan's passive situation in the world.

The National Government is actively resorting to the mediation of the Nine-Nation Pact, which will become their excuse, which will be detrimental to the Great Japanese Empire.

There are even Americans who are full and have made a special survey on the lives of prisoners of war.

For example, the Tilanqiao Prison in Hongkou, which was used as the headquarters of the Japanese Gendarmerie Special Agency, was both a civilian detention center and a prisoner-of-war camp.

The American report describes it this way:

"Lieutenant Horano is the warden. The guards are changed every 3 hours.

Most prisoners do not know the names of prison officers and guards.The environment is terrible.The prison is overcrowded, infested with mosquitoes and flies, and filthy.The Japanese did nothing to improve the environment.The reputation of Tilanqiao Prison is notorious..."

So Asama Akutagawa was not surprised at what Meng Shaoyuan said.

"Yes, Your Excellency General." Meng Shaoyuan interjected: "Xu Chengbo only has two daughters. You know how much the Chinese want to have a son, but Xu Chengbo's wife is a tigress. Once you know that he has an illegitimate child outside, you don't need two daughters." Everyone in Shanghai would know about it when he was young. Therefore, Xu Chengbo could only quietly watch his son grow up.

Some time ago, his son actually went to serve as a soldier, ignorant.And he was captured by you. If Xu Chengbo hadn't read that his son had become a prisoner in the newspaper, he would still be kept in the dark.He was very anxious, so he asked someone to find me, hoping that I could try to redeem his son, and he was willing to pay a large sum of money for this. "

Speaking of this, he glanced at Asama Akutagawa: "Your Excellency, I am just passing on a word. I know that the private release of prisoners of war will be detrimental to the reputation of Your Excellency the General."

Asama Akutagawa asked lightly: "Kudou, how much did you charge?"

Meng Shao was stunned at first, but then blushed and acted coyly: "Sure enough, you can't hide anything from Your Excellency, General. Xu Chengbo gave me five hundred dollars and promised to give me five hundred dollars after the matter is completed."

Asama Akutagawa smiled: "So, how much is he willing to pay to redeem his son?"

"Five thousand."

"Five thousand?"

"Yes, five thousand dollars."

"No."

"Okay, I'll go back and tell Xu Chengbo now that his son will not be released."

"No, I mean, five thousand dollars is too little!"

(End of this chapter)