Lost and Spy

Chapter 849 my request
The assassination of Tang Shaoyi not only shocked the public concession, but even the whole country.

His influence is simply too great.

His old acquaintances, disciples and old officials all appealed for his grievances and asked the public concession to arrest the murderer immediately.

The Bureau of Industry and Commerce has come under heavy pressure.

But it is too difficult to really solve this case.

And the petitions are still ringing.

Someone even called Dai Li directly and asked the Shanghai Navy to conduct a comprehensive investigation:

Was Tang Shaoyi killed by the Japanese, or by his own people?
In short, all kinds of demands are endless.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't quite understand.

Now, and in the next few decades, why do people keep complaining for Tang Shaoyi?
Just because he is a patriarch of the Republic of China and has done many good things in the past?

The reputation of those Beiyang warlords is not as good as his, but they are not as vacillating as Prime Minister Tang when it comes to right and wrong and national integrity.

reputation?past?
That Wang Jingwei used to be a passionate revolutionary youth, but this did not prevent him from defecting to the enemy.

What's even more ridiculous is that in Meng Shaoyuan's era, some people tried to reverse the case for Wang Jingwei.

Why did Wang Jingwei play a big game of chess when he was a traitor?Whether China wins or loses in the Sino-Japanese war, the Chinese government still exists, and it is China that ultimately benefits?
This is like a wife who puts a cuckold on her man and comforts her man, if you die in the future, your child will still have a father.

What kind of bullshit logic is this?

Tang Shaoyi has repeatedly rejected the invitation of the government and the persuasion of non-governmental organizations. Whether it is persuading him not to be infamous for thousands of years, begging him to return to the south or even directly sending him 2 yuan in travel expenses, he ignored them all.

Before being assassinated, he secretly met with Kenji Doihara, the head of the Japanese spy.

Adding all these together, what evidence is needed?
Do you have to wait until he really joins the enemy before you can assassinate him?
absurd.

You have your logic, I have mine.

Kill and kill, what's the matter?
The Bureau of Industry and Commerce would not think so much.

The first thing they need to do now is to quickly calm the pressure of public opinion.

In such a situation, there is only one person they can rely on now:

Meng Shaoyuan!
Moyes, the president of the Ministry of Industry, and Sinclair, the police commissioner, quickly made an appointment with Meng Shaoyuan.

This is a little strange. Whether Tang Shaoyi was killed by the military command or the Japanese, there is no clear target.

Moreover, the first person in charge of the Shanghai Navy is Zhou Weilong.

But these foreigners still found Meng Shaoyuan directly.

In Shanghai, especially in the International Settlement, if you want to solve a problem, most of the time you can't get around the "King of Shanghai"!
"It has nothing to do with me."

As soon as he sat down, Meng Shaoyuan didn't need the other party to speak, and said bluntly: "Prime Minister Tang was assassinated, and I was also very sad, but this was not done by us, at least not by my people."

"Meng, I know you are very powerful in the International Settlement." Facing this arrogant young man, Moyes maintained great patience: "So, today we are here to ask you for help."

So today we are here to ask you for help!

Moyes is very smart and knows that you can't be aggressive with this young man, otherwise he will deal with you in a more aggressive way.

"Tell me, what can I do for you?" Meng Shaoyuan took out the cigarette case as if no one was around, and lit a cigarette for himself.

"Although the few clues provided by the people in the Tang mansion were broken, they are still actively investigating and found some new evidence."

Sinclair is an old friend of Meng Shaoyuan, and he reminded Meng Shaoyuan vaguely that the police department has new clues:

"The reason why we invited you here is that we don't want any more accidents to happen in the International Settlement. The International Settlement needs to maintain peace, even though it sounds absurd. Tang's assassination has a huge impact, and we can't do nothing."

"Tell me, what clues do you have?" Meng Shaoyuan asked calmly.

"Juntong, Zhou Weilong!" Sinclair said the name directly.

Meng Shaoyuan smiled, but he still realized that Sinclair and those people in the patrol room did not eat for nothing. After the assassination was complete, Zhou Weilong quickly ordered the destruction of evidence and the evacuation of the members of the operation, but he was still exposed so quickly.

Sinclair continued: "The killer took a rented car with the license plate number 6312, but the identity of the renter was unknown. Then, we went straight to Xie Zhipan's house, but Xie Zhipan ran away, but there was one thing the killers ignored. , Xie Zhipan is a playboy, he has a lover, and this lover knows a lot of things."

Xie Zhipan was bought by the Juntong and got a large sum of money from the Juntong. He showed off to his lover that he was also a secret agent. Under his lover's questioning, he actually told himself the exact plan of assassinating Tang Shaoyi lover.

The patrol room found this woman, and under coercion and temptation, the woman quickly confessed everything.

Hearing this, Meng Shaoyuan finally understood why the assassination of Tang was so carefully deployed, the evacuation was so quick, and the evidence was almost completely destroyed, the public concession patrol room still solved the case not long after.

Zhou Weilong lost to a woman indirectly.

Meng Shaoyuan had long been prepared to take advantage of the assassination of Tang to deal with Zhou Weilong, but he definitely did not use the method of betraying his comrades.Zhou Weilong owes money to private individuals but contributes to the state.

For those who have contributed to the country, protect them first, and then resolve personal grievances!
Sinclair didn't know that Meng Shaoyuan was thinking about this: "Xie Zhipan was bought by a man named Zhao Lijun, and according to our investigation, Zhao Lijun is Zhou Weilong's subordinate. Am I right? Meng, you know, we can immediately Arrest Zhou Weilong, but this may cause retaliation from the military command, especially your retaliation."

This will add chaos to the already chaotic public concession.

The one who can stabilize the situation is Meng Shaoyuan!
"Meng, we summoned you today to have a friendly discussion with you." Moyes said, "Please restrain your subordinates and prevent bloodshed. However, we must arrest Zhou Weilong, and we must have an explanation. "

"First of all, I don't know who did it." Meng Shaoyuan said slowly: "Assuming Zhou Weilong really did it, and you have solid evidence, Zhou Weilong can be arrested, but I have a few conditions."

"Please say."

"First, after the case is solved, it cannot be publicly announced that the military command has anything to do with this matter."

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult."

"It must be done." Meng Shaoyuan said firmly: "The military command did not kill Tang Shaoyi, and the national government had nothing to do with the assassination of Tang. What you want is just an explanation. To the outside world, you can say that Zhou Weilong has hidden weapons and violated the law of the public concession. This is tantamount to telling the national government that you already know the truth about the assassination of Tang, but in order to protect the face of the national government, you deliberately did not announce the truth. This has two advantages.

One advantage is that you have actually solved the case internally, and it is tacitly understood by everyone, so you can explain to the higher authorities.Another benefit is that the national government owes the Ministry of Industry and Commerce a huge favor.As for the murderer?It's easy, I'll leave it to you two. When they were trading antiques with Prime Minister Tang, they murdered Premier Tang on the spur of the moment. "

Moyes and Sinclair discussed in a low voice for a while: "Okay, Meng, we can agree to this request, but you must explain to the murderer that we will hold a press conference."

"You can rest assured about this."

Meng Shaoyuan immediately said: "The second requirement is that Zhou Weilong is not allowed to be tortured. During his detention, he must ensure that his diet and daily life meet a high standard."

"We can do that."

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly asked: "However, have you thought about how to deal with Zhou Weilong?"

Both Moyes and Sinclair were taken aback.

How to deal with it?

This is a hot potato.

Impossible to kill, otherwise it will cause chaos.

But it can't be closed all the time, can it?
"I'll help you figure it out." Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Expel him out of the International Settlement, so that he will continue to be reused after he returns, and you have done Juntong a big favor. I owe you a favor." .”

"Good way." Moyes nodded: "But he can no longer enter the public concession from now on."

"The last request." Meng Shaoyuan said coldly: "When Zhou Weilong leaves the International Settlement, he will take someone with him."

"Who?"

"Xie Zhipan's lover."

"That's more of an issue."

Xie Zhipan's lover directly betrayed Zhou Weilong, how to deal with this person is Zhou Weilong's business.

"Then, so be it."

Meng Shaoyuan stood up.

Just as he was about to leave, Moyes said, "Meng, there is one more thing. In the recent period, there have been countless bloody incidents in the public concession, and many people have died. This is caused by the fighting between you and the Japanese. Are you going to When will we fight?"

Meng Shaoyuan was silent for a while: "Mr. President, you shouldn't ask me this question, you should ask the Japanese, when are they going to get out of China! I don't want war, and I don't want to see Bloodshed, but the Japanese occupied our land and enslaved our people, I must fight."

When he said this, he smiled again: "I seem to be giving a speech there? Then I don't speak like a speech. Your house is occupied by someone, and your wife and daughter are being insulted by the robber. If you don't talk to the robber Desperate, are you still a man? Mr. President, with my life, I have no intention of staying alive in the International Settlement!"

"Meng, I admire you." Moyes sighed: "I don't like those Japanese either, but after all, I am the president of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and I have the responsibility to maintain the public order in the public concession. Forget it, let me say this to you I'm sure you won't listen to it. War, this damn war."

"We are facing a war." Meng Shaoyuan glanced at him:
"Maybe war will come to your country sooner or later!"

(End of this chapter)