Lost and Spy

Chapter 454 Between Gentlemen
The assassination and counter-assassination, revenge and counter-retaliation that broke out in Shanghai have reached a new climax.

Before, the assassination of Rite was mainly led by Zhou Weilong and Cheng Yiming, the chiefs of the military-controlled Shanghai latent area, but now when Meng Shaoyuan officially entered, it suddenly became vigorous.

The assassination commanded by Zhou and Cheng was completely aimed at Japanese agents.Meng Shaoyuan was different. He made a request to his subordinates:
Indiscriminate assassination.

The assassination targets are not limited to Japanese secret agents, but also include traitors, Japanese sympathetic supporters, and so on.

According to their internal statement, Meng Shaoyuan's order was that once the other party was suspected of being a traitor or a traitor, even if the evidence was insufficient, they could do it.

This kind of "indiscriminate assassination" caused a lot of controversy later.

Those in favor believed that this operation, which lasted for several months, dealt a huge blow to the Japanese secret service, shocked the traitor groups, and stabilized the situation in Shanghai under the military command in the shortest possible time.

The opposition, on the other hand, believes that there were many incidents of manslaughter in this assassination.

For example, Lu Jianping, a well-known businessman in Shanghai, once served as the chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is a veteran leader of the Shanghai business community. He is similar to Huang Jingxuan who was assassinated before.But after the fall of Shanghai, under pressure, his factory began to cooperate with the Japanese.

He was identified as a traitor for the first time and was on the "list of anti-traitors".

On the same day, after Lu Jianping participated in an opening ceremony, he was shot dead on the spot and killed by four bullets.

It is impossible to know whether Lu Jianping was a traitor or not, and whether he cooperated with the Japanese voluntarily or forcedly.

But at least this assassination has brought great shock to the Shanghai business community.

First Huang Jingxuan, then Lu Jianping.

The military command has set its sights on the business community for assassination.

This kind of situation has never happened in the past. If you cooperate with the Japanese, at most you will be spurned behind your back as "profiteers, traitors", but now they are really killing people.

And one kill is two, and all of them are well-known in Shanghai Bund.

Shock is shock, but then there is panic.

Some businessmen are already thinking about whether to end their business in Shanghai and move their family to Hong Kong or somewhere else.

Under such circumstances, Meng Shaoyuan made a decision, he asked Mrs. Qiangwei Cai Xuefei to hold a banquet for him, and entertain those business celebrities in the Qiangwei Mansion.

Cai Xuefei agreed without thinking.

Since the outbreak of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War to the present, she has really seen all the things Meng Shaoyuan did in Shanghai.

It never occurred to her that a person who had only been in Shanghai for a few months could turn Shanghai into a mess.

Of course Steward Qiu was not happy.

That rude man, even if he bought a big house in Shanghai Beach and could command the wind and rain, in his eyes, he was still a rough man, and he definitely couldn't be compared with his wife.

But Madam just likes this man, so what can I do?

The preparations started early in the morning, after all, more than 20 people will come here at night.

Not every business person can receive the invitation from Mrs. Qiangwei.At least if it is a well-known celebrity, it doesn't matter how housekeeper Qiu is dissatisfied with Meng Shaoyuan, but he will definitely not embarrass his wife.

At noon, Meng Shaoyuan's butler Alao actually came.

The two housekeepers were probably born rivals, and they always disdain each other when they meet.

"What are you doing here?" Butler Qiu's English is very good: "It's not time for the dinner yet."

"I'll check."

"What? Are you here to check?"

Butler Qiu wondered if he had heard wrong.

This black man, who was as rude as his master, actually dared to come to Qiangwei mansion for inspection?This is simply the biggest insult to yourself!

"I think you're very humorous, sir." Butler Qiu decided to be a polite and civilized person. He tried his best to restrain his anger: "This is Qiangwei Mansion, not your home. What qualifications do you have to come to inspect it?"

"I represent my master, sir." Arau did not budge at all: "My master attaches great importance to this banquet, so I must ensure the perfection of the banquet."

"Get out of here."

"No, I won't leave until the master's task is completed, and I will stay until the end of the dinner."

Quality, quality.

Don't get acquainted with this kind of person.

Steward Qiu said in as calm a voice as possible: "I'll say it one last time, get out from here."

"I refuse." Aarau decided to be a good gentleman while completing the master's task: "I need to read every link."

"roll!"

"Are you going to curse again, sir!"

"Yes, I'm swearing, get out of here!"

"You actually swear, you've completely disgraced a gentleman."

"Gentleman, do you know what a gentleman is?"

"I may not understand, but at least I know that you are not polite."

"Can you say that again!"

"I said, you are not polite, rude, ignorant... Ah! You hit me!"

"I hit you, how about... ah! How dare you stab my eyes!"

……

"It's a fight! Butler Qiu and Butler Alao are fighting!"

……

The cooks put down the dishes, and the servants put down the utensils they were wiping. They looked with interest at the two wrestling people on the ground.

The gentleman's world is really incomprehensible.

……

Just when there was a fight in Qiangwei Mansion... No, when he was actively preparing for the dinner, Meng Shaoyuan saw Kawamoto Kojiro again.

Strange to say, although every time they meet, the two will fight against each other, but most of the time it seems like two old friends chatting there.

Nothing rattling.

"This is the tea my friend brought me from Japan. You can try it." Kawamoto Kojiro actually brought a gift to Meng Shaoyuan.

"Oh, what's the point?" Meng Shaoyuan touched his pocket: "I didn't bring you any present either?"

"Ah, no need, no need." Kawamoto Kojiro said: "Mr. Meng, I invite you to meet this time because I have to tell you that the assassination against you has nothing to do with me or the Army Intelligence Department."

Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "I know, but if there is a chance, you will definitely assassinate me."

"Yes." Kawamoto Kojiro replied very seriously: "As long as we catch any small opportunity, we will definitely not let it go. Being able to kill you will have a great change in the situation in Shanghai. It's a pity , There are not many opportunities like this left for us, if I was responsible for the assassination of the noodle shop, maybe the ending would be different."

If a person said that he was going to kill himself in front of his face, another person would have turned his face, but Meng Shaoyuan was not angry at all, and he seemed to think that the other party said this as a matter of course:
"You don't have this chance. This time I was in danger, I mainly ignored Akagi Caisha. I think a woman, or a foreign woman, can't do anything to me, so this time also taught me a big lesson."

"Since you already know that it was made of Akagi Caisha, then I have nothing to hide." Kawamoto Kojiro sighed: "This incident happened so suddenly that we were completely caught off guard, and the original evil The situation in Shanghai has become more complicated, and this is definitely not what we want to see.

Mr. Meng, too many people have died. Our people, your people, are dying every day, and new corpses are found every day.We are all under pressure and neither of us can bear the loss to continue.So I suggest, temporarily truce. "

truce?

Kawamoto Kojiro came to ask for a truce?

Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "Let me correct some of your opinions. First, you can't afford such a loss, but we can afford it. We will exchange the lives of ten untrained agents for one of your agents." The deal is worth it. We can supply at any time, but you can't do it. The military commander will fight more and more, how about you?

You can see this as me talking nonsense, but the following point is where you have the most trouble.We are going to war in Shanghai, and you must fight. I think you have spent more than half of your power on the war with us, right?So much so that intelligence work is very difficult to carry out now, and the military commanders on the front line are probably constantly reprimanding you. "

Kawamoto Kojiro smiled wryly.

He found that Meng Shaoyuan always hit the key point of the problem in every conversation.

That's right, with the outbreak of the war with the military reunification, the intelligence agencies of the Army can provide less and less intelligence to the frontline, which has caused dissatisfaction among some senior frontline officers.

Even the work of instigating rebellion against the generals of the national army has temporarily stopped.

In the past, this work was mainly carried out by the Shanghai secret service.

"At the very least, I want to have a truce with you." Kawamoto Kojiro changed the subject: "My people and I don't want to continue this kind of consumption anymore. And to express my sincerity, I want to give you another gift."

"Oh, what gift?" Meng Shaoyuan was curious.

"Tian Qi!"

"Tian Qi?"

Kawamoto Kojiro immediately said: "Yes, Tian Qi, the person who betrayed you, he is with me now, and I can return him to you in exchange for a unilateral truce between me and you!"

Tian Qi exposed?Didn't Tian Qi gain the trust of the Japanese?Or is Kawamoto Kojiro really scared and wants to trade Tian Qi for "peace"?

No, not right.

This is a trial.

If he refuses to take over Tian Qi, then there must be something wrong with Tian Qi's rebellion.What if he agrees to take over Tian Qi?

From the analysis of intelligence feedback, Kawamoto Kojiro does not trust Tian Qi, but he cannot catch Tian Qi's handle, so in this case, returning Tian Qi to China can reduce the threat of Japan.

Moreover, this was decided by Kawamoto Kojiro privately.

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly smiled: "I accept this precious gift from you!"

(End of this chapter)