Lost and Spy

Chapter 423
On November 1937, 11, the National Government issued a statement to all Shanghai compatriots:

Soldiers from all over the world went to disaster after hearing righteousness, and their fate came at night. They built moats with their flesh and blood on the front line. It is enough to demonstrate the spirit of national independence and lay the foundation for the revival of China.

The Chinese army retreated to the Wufu and Chengxi defense lines.

So far, the defense of Songhu has come to an end.

This vigorous defense battle, which lasted for more than three months, brought success and failure to China and Japan, and later historians will naturally have to verify it.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't care about these things.

What he has to consider is what to do in the future.

After the Japanese won the victory in the Battle of Shanghai, the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry in the Shanghai Public Concession, which had originally adopted a policy of compromising with Japan, made even more substantial concessions to the Japanese.

On the afternoon of the 13th, the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry held a meeting and unanimously agreed to accept the resignation of the former police chief of the Ministry of Industry, Sinclair.

In view of Sinclair's contributions to the Shanghai International Settlement during his tenure, he was transferred to the board of directors as an exception and served as the director of the donation department.

Resign?

Sinclair kept sneering there.

It was these damned guys who were too afraid of the Japanese, so they used all kinds of despicable means to force themselves to resign.

I am absolutely unwilling.

And now, Sinclair has also thoroughly recognized who is a friend and who is an enemy.

Meng Shaoyuan!
Only Meng Shaoyuan is his friend.

He made himself suffer, and promised himself that sooner or later he would retake the position of chief of police.

The new chief of police in the Shanghai International Settlement will be the Japanese Akagi Kiichi!

……

It was finally appointed.

As soon as the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce ended, Meng Shaoyuan received a call.

Akagi Omiyuki became the new police chief in the shortest time possible.

In other words, all my previous efforts were gone.

Japan will control all patrols in the International Settlement.

The military commander's actions have gone from unscrupulous before to now difficult every step of the way.

"Director Meng." When Wu Jingyi walked in, her footsteps were very hasty: "Akagi Okinyuki took office immediately, and just finished handing over with Sinclair, and quickly issued several orders one after another to conduct surprise inspections on several of my contact points. Once weapons, radios and other equipment are found, arrest them immediately."

Meng Shaoyuan said "Oh", "Assistant Wu, has your husband decided to go to Hong Kong?"

Wu Jingyi was taken aback, what time is this, Director Meng still has the time to ask this?
Bite the scalp: "It's decided, I have contacted Hong Kong, and I will leave by the end of the month at the latest."

"Well, he doesn't know your real identity until now, so it's hard enough for him." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "I told our comrades there, and I will try my best to take care of him."

Wu Jingyi couldn't bear it any longer: "Director Meng, it's urgent! The most dangerous place is Yucheng Road, the Hellinger Watch Shop, which is the key point of contact for the Japanese to monitor."

"Who is there?"

"Yuan Zhenbang is also our veteran agent."

"Chengdu Road, is Inspector Li in charge, right? He is in charge of sending wounded soldiers to the International Settlement. I have dealt with him before. He is a good man, and we have not treated him badly."

Meng Shaoyuan was still casual: "Notify Yuan Zhenbang to transfer all weapons, radio stations, and materials, and make preparations for retreat. I will pick him up personally."

"You go by yourself?"

"Well." Meng Shaoyuan took a leather bag: "Assistant Wu, the group of people in the Songjiang technical cadre training class should treat their injuries as soon as possible, and then organize them into a detachment, called the officer detachment, and then you are responsible for keeping each of them Sort out the specialties."

"understood."

Meng Shaoyuan shook his head: "Annoying, these Japanese are really annoying."

……

Chengdu Road.

Detective Li led a dozen patrols and stayed outside for more than ten minutes.

"Inspector, can you come in?"

"Enter? Enter what?" Inspector Li stared: "What if there are weapons in it? You have lived enough, but I haven't lived enough."

"That's right, what's going on?"

The team leader Zhao Wei also said lazily: "Brothers, in the past, we didn't take advantage of others. Let's not talk about national righteousness, just say, if we really want to take this place, the people in the military command will I won’t let the two of us talk about it, and the benefits of the future will definitely be gone. You go to talk to the Japanese and let them take money to come out and see?”

"Inspector, two people went in. They seem to be from the military commander. I've seen the one on Yuyuan Road before."

"Is there someone?" Inspector Li looked around: "Damn it, they opened a shop, and customers are not allowed in? What kind of military commander, this is a public concession, how can there be a military commander? Ouch, I have a stomachache. Fuck, it must be I ate badly yesterday. Lao Zhao, help me keep an eye on it, I’m going to the latrine, ouch, it hurts like hell.”

"Hey, Inspector...why are you so careless?"

Zhao Wei was very dissatisfied: "Hey, do you know that we heard that the concubine of a big boss in Shanghai ran away with the driver, let me tell you..."

In the Hellinger watch shop, people kept coming in and out, carrying big and small bags, stuffing them directly into a car.

The patrolmen listened with great interest to Zhao Wei's story about the concubine eloping with the driver, which was exciting.

"Look for the captain, Captain Zhao."

Hailinger's boss, Yuan Zhenbang, brought two people directly to these patrolling officers: "Captain Zhao, alas, it would be nice if you were here, our car is full, and there is no room for these two brothers to sit, otherwise, you borrow bicycles." I have two."

"Hey, old Yuan, don't go too far." Zhao Wei yelled, "Damn it, we were the only ones who were extorting and extorting, but now you're the one who blackmailed us?"

"Help, help." Yuan Zhenbang took out two cigarettes and stuffed them into Zhao Wei's hands: "I'm not in a hurry to use them, so I can help you anyway."

Zhao Wei took the cigarette and said in a loud voice, "Two bicycles were stolen from the police station on Chengdu Road...Damn it, the pickpockets in Shanghai are so rampant, they even dare to steal the police car...Hey, let's continue with that story ..."

……

"asshole!"

When Kenji Takagi, Akagi's assistant, arrived here and found that the policemen were smoking and chatting there, he burst into anger: "It's been an hour and a half since the police department issued the task, why haven't you acted yet?"

"Hey, hey, who are you calling an asshole? Who are you?" Zhao Wei was dissatisfied immediately.

"Asshole!" Takagi Kenji was furious: "I am Takagi Kenji, assistant to Chief Akagi, where is Inspector Li? Where is Inspector Li?"

"Here, here."

Detective Li didn't know where it came from: "Oh, it turned out to be the assistant of the director, I'm rude, I'm rude. I have a stomachache and went to the latrine. Hey, Mr. Takagi, you speak Chinese Very good."

"Inspector Li, I don't need your flattery, why don't you go in and arrest me?"

"Mr. Takagi, you don't know something... You smoke, ah, don't you smoke? I'll light one myself..." Inspector Li lighted a cigarette for himself slowly:

"This is a public concession, and it's about the law. You say it's groundless. We rush in and arrest people. What if we don't find anything and they sue us? You don't know the power of those newspapers in Shanghai. what."

Kenji Takagi turned pale with anger: "We have conclusive evidence that this is a contact point for Chinese agents, which is never allowed in the foreign concession. I order you to go in immediately, and I will take responsibility for anything that happens!"

"Success, with your words, it will be done!" Detective Li cheered up: "Zhao Wei, if you hear it, immediately rush into Hailingge and search for me. If you can't find it, Mr. Takagi is in charge!"

……

These damned patrols!
You must ask Your Excellency Akagi to rectify them properly.

Laziness and greed are their labels!
Takagi Kenji thought fiercely there.

"Hey, what's going on, why are there so many patrols?"

A young man carrying a briefcase stood beside Kenji Takagi.

"They... well, who are you. Why do you ask me?"

"Me?" The young man pointed to himself, "I am Meng Shaoyuan."

"Meng... what? Who are you?"

"Hey, seeing how young you are, why can't you hear well? I'm Meng Shaoyuan."

"You! Me!" Kenji Takagi was a little dazed.

Meng Shaoyuan?
That Meng Shaoyuan from the military command?

How dare he appear here swaggeringly, and dare to stand by his side?
Meng Shaoyuan looked at Hellinger's place: "It's a good watch shop, how can I check it? Do you really want to arrest me now? No way, this is the public concession. Do you see the people behind me? They're all reporters. Upstairs opposite, there's a gunman aiming at your head."

Takagi Kenji was really angry today.

Chi Muqinzhi has repeatedly emphasized that Meng Shaoyuan will be their biggest enemy for a long time to come.

But now this enemy is actually by his side...

……

"Report, nothing found."

Zhao Wei reported loudly: "It's all clocks and accessories."

"What do you mean these Japanese are not looking for trouble on purpose?" Inspector Li shook his head again and again: "Boss Yuan, excuse me, excuse me, close the team, close the team!"

"Inspector Li, go slowly."

When Zhao Weilin went out, he spread his palms and found several bullets in it, and said in a low voice, "Boss Yuan, when you clean up the house in the future, clean it up. I'll keep this stuff for you first."

……

"Inspector Li, thank you very much."

"Boss Meng, you're welcome." Detective Li looked into the distance: "Little Japan is gone?"

"Let's go." Meng Shaoyuan put the briefcase in his hand into Detective Li's hand: "The money in it is divided among the brothers."

"Hey, then I won't be polite." Detective Li took the briefcase: "Boss Meng, now that the Japanese are in power, I'm afraid my brother can only help you here."

"I know."

Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "Don't worry, it will be soon."

almost?

What do you mean?
Detective Li didn't understand, but he didn't ask either.

The less you know about such complicated things, the better.

(End of this chapter)