Lost and Spy

Chapter 534 Japanese Public Enemy
Meng Shaoyuan's name shocked Shanghai!
With his own strength, he disturbed the whole of Japan.

Even, Japan fell into the strong condemnation of national public opinion.

Although, out of consideration of their own national interests, the governments of the United States, Britain and France have not publicly expressed their positions on this, but their attitudes are changing.

Americans are undoubtedly the smartest of them all.

They first asked U.S. Ambassador to Japan Grew to express the U.S. government's serious concerns about the direction and scale of the war that is taking place in China.

Second, the United States was the first to file a claim against Japan.

The cleverness of the Americans is that they did not come forward in the name of the government, but let the American Presbyterian Church and the Southern American Supervisory Committee make claims.

Their claim is for compensation for the Christian Hospital in Nantong, the American Presbyterian Church, the downtown area, and the Shahe Church, which were severely damaged by the Japanese indiscriminate bombing during the Battle of Songhu.

After the investigation by Mr. Pu Erqi of the Christian United Missionary Society and the sworn testimony, the US ambassador to Japan lodged a protest summary to Japan regarding the Japanese bombing of Nantong mission hospital and other church properties:

"...the Japanese army dispatched a total of four two-wing seaplanes, all with the Japanese flag on the wings. These planes flew over various buildings belonging to the church at low altitude, aimed at hospitals and other places, and dropped a large number of bombs. One of them was believed to be Incendiary bombs. The bombing caused a lot of damage, the walls of the Christian hospital collapsed, and it was scorched.

…The American Presbyterian Cathedral is just a few feet from the American Presbyterian Hospital and the Presbyterian Girls Bible School, all within the same compound as the Presbyterian residence.The cathedral was bombed by Japanese aircraft and severely damaged; fortunately, the residences of the personnel were not seriously damaged.

... The cathedral and the school buildings were extensively destroyed. In addition, the American churches in the urban area and Shahe were also bombed, and almost all were reduced to ruins.

What needs to be declared is that all these bombed buildings are flying the American flag very conspicuously! "

The emphasis is on the last sentence:
"They all fly the American flag very prominently!"

This is a flagrant infringement and destruction of American property!
The nurses’ dormitory of the Suzhou Church Affiliated Hospital and two other properties in the hospital were occupied by the Japanese army after the fall of Suzhou.

These are the assets of the Southern Supervisory Board.

The United States began to put pressure on Japan!
Just one day later, the Japanese government announced the formation of an investigation team. If the situation is true, it will make private compensation for the property lost by the American Presbyterian Church and the Southern American Supervisory Board.

Note that it is private compensation.

However, this is the first foreign compensation after Japan became stronger!

The national government, which was in decline, cheered up and took advantage of the situation to appoint Hu Shi as the plenipotentiary ambassador to the United States. His main task was to make the United States and Japan turn against each other.

Hu Shi was a literati. Everyone's impression of him was that of a writer, translator, and leader of the New Culture Movement, but his excellent eloquence and diplomatic ability were ignored by most people.

After he was appointed ambassador plenipotentiary to the United States by the Nationalist government, the reaction of the Japanese authorities was panic.

Yes, panic!
When the news reached Japan, the Japanese cabinet was in a mess and felt pressured.After intense discussions, they came to the conclusion that it was necessary to send three people to serve as Japanese ambassadors to the United States at the same time, in order to be able to resist Hu Shi's talent!

A rare scene in the history of diplomacy happened. The Japanese government actually sent three people to serve as Japanese ambassadors to the United States at the same time!

Among the three, Tsurumi Kusuke is a literary expert, Ishii Kikujiro is an economic expert, and Matsuoka Yosuke is an orator.

A Meng Shaoyuan turned the Japanese government upside down.

A Hu Shi made the Japanese government look pale with fright.

The chairman of the committee personally said to his confidant Dai Li:

"Although the frontal battlefield is unfavorable, but with Meng Shaoyuan in military and Hu Shizhi in literature, victory can be expected!"

This should be the highest evaluation.

On February 1938, 2, Yoshio Manda, the chief of the Shanghai Secret Service of the Japanese Army Ministry, was dismissed from his concurrent post "due to illness" and immediately transferred back to China.

He became that scapegoat.

Hitoshi Matsumoto took over the post of interim acting head of the agency.

In order to fight against the military reunification, Japan specially transferred the "Three Tigers of the Empire" from China, but one of the three tigers died, one did nothing, and the other barely struggled.

Japanese intelligence work in Shanghai is still in a mess.

On the same day, Tang Zong, the former Chief of the Intelligence Department of the Military Command and now the Major General of the Sixth Team of the National Government Military Commission's Attendant Office, came to Shanghai in person and announced in front of Meng Shaoyuan and all the office staff:

"Meng Shaoyuan took the lead in annihilating the giant bandits; his loyalty and bravery to complete the task has been proved by facts. He has made meritorious service in defending the country, and the country cherishes it like a tripod. The light of honor is shining, and he is specially awarded the fourth-class Baoding Medal!"

Previously, Meng Shaoyuan had been awarded the Yunhui Medal twice in a row, and it was the first time he had received the Baoding Medal.

He is a colonel of the military command, but in the files of the national government, his official military rank is captain of the army, so the fourth-class Baoding Medal is already the highest honor he can get.

"Dedicate yourself to your duty and serve the country!"

Meng Shaoyuan replied loudly.

There was applause all around.

As a secret agent, being able to win the Yunhui Medal twice and the Baoding Medal once in a row is also a big face for the military commander.

Speaking out, everyone's face has brilliance.

According to this development, maybe Director Meng will be able to win the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal one day.

"Okay, let's all go out to work." Meng Shaoyuan asked his subordinates to leave, and then he said flatteringly, "Just a medal, and Section Chief Tang... No, Team Chief Tang... seems to be a smaller official... General Tang personally I am really sorry that I took the risk to come to Shanghai..."

"roll!"

Originally, Tang Zong was in charge of military intelligence next to the commissioner. Tang Zong was extremely busy every day, mentally and physically exhausted, but this time he came to Shanghai, and when he saw Meng Shaoyuan, his mood improved involuntarily:

"I haven't seen you in a while, why are you still so glib? I really can't believe that you can make such a big commotion in Shanghai with a rascal like you."

But Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "I just told everyone the truth."

"Don't underestimate it." Tang Zong also put away his smiling face: "When you show a movie, the situation changes drastically. The government has received widespread sympathy from the international community. Originally, the committee members were still hesitating whether to appoint Hu Shi as ambassador to the United States. But it was also the change of the situation that made the committee finally make up its mind, Shao Yuan, this medal was awarded to you by the committee himself.

What an honor.The commissioner not only awarded you a medal, but after Dai Li went to Chongqing to report to the end of the work, the commissioner personally said to him, "Meng Shaoyuan has Meng Shaoyuan in martial arts, Hu Shizhi in literature, and victory can be expected."What a high evaluation this is.Even Dai Li was praised by the committee.Dai Li was very happy and took me to drink two bottles of wine that night. "

ashamed, ashamed.

Meng Shaoyuan was quite happy in his heart, to be so valued by the two big bosses, he had a bright future.

"But in this way, you are even more dangerous." Tang Zong immediately said: "According to the information sent back from Japan, your name has appeared on the desks of the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters and Navy Command Headquarters. Japanese I will definitely pay more attention to you, and with reliable information, I will plan to assassinate you."

"Assassination? The Japanese want to assassinate me?" Meng Shaoyuan smiled disdainfully: "Since I started this business, am I still afraid of assassination? This is Shanghai, not Tokyo."

"Don't be careless." Tang Zong said slowly, "Someone has already called you 'Public Enemy of Japan'!"

Enemy of Japan?

Meng Shaoyuan was overjoyed.

well.

This nickname is good.

Loud, domineering, majestic.

"Look at you." Tang Zong was annoyed and funny: "Do you wish the Japanese would call you that? In the future, you can use this nickname to deceive those ignorant little girls?"

"Old Tang, don't talk nonsense." Meng Shaoyuan shouted quickly: "I, Meng Shaoyuan, always have a clear style in my sleeves, a whole body of righteousness, and I am not a womanizer..."

"Fuck off, which of these words can be applied to you?" Tang Zong scolded with a smile: "You, Meng Shaoyuan, are unknown to others, but I am your old boss. I don't know who you are? Black-hearted greedy, corrupt Perverting the law, having no family law, lustful and immoral, despicable, morally corrupt..."

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded when he heard it, and it took him a long time to realize: "Old Tang, General Tang, you are good at literature. According to what you said, I will be shot without a trial?"

"One day you will be shot, I won't shed a single tear. If it weren't for the occasion of employing people, Dai Li and I think you are still a little useless. Do you think I will shoot you myself?"

Speaking of this, Tang Zong, who has always been gentle and elegant in front of outsiders, couldn't help but burst out a foul language: "Damn, how did God create such a thing as you? It's because the Japanese have no virtue, and with a public enemy like you .”

"You flatter, you flatter." Meng Shaoyuan smiled hippie.

Tang Zong suddenly said: "I said Meng Shaoyuan, you live in such a big house in Chongqing, you have such a big business, it is not easy for me to come to Shanghai, do you want to bribe me?"

"Ah? You are shameless, how can you ask for bribes so openly?"

"I'm serious with you. The military intelligence I'm in charge of has a shortage of funds and consumes a lot of money every day. Now that the national government is also short of funds, I have to find a way by myself. I won't ask you, an old subordinate, to find a way. Who are you looking for?"

"Succeed, Mr. Dai beat me Qiufeng, you also come to beat me Qiufeng, the people who come out of Caodu Lane are all of this kind of virtue, right?" By my side, I have to please you. Don't worry, I know the importance of military intelligence, and I will definitely prepare money for you before you leave!"

"Shao Yuan, on behalf of the brothers, thank you very much!"

……

Meng Shaoyuan sat there pondering for a while, then picked up the phone: "Assistant Wu, find some traitors for me, you must remember, they must be rich traitors!"

(End of this chapter)