Lost and Spy

Chapter 984 Angels and Demons
In February 1939, Nanchang was tight, and Changsha was tight.

The situation of the national war of resistance is tense.

However, for the traditional Chinese festival of the Spring Festival, no matter how hard life is in ordinary times, the common people will definitely spend the last festival with a strong face and a smile.

If you have money, you have to grit your teeth and make new clothes for the children.

If you really have no money on hand, you can enjoy yourself by buying some melon seeds and peanuts.

During the war, the refugees who fled to the public concession finally settled down.

Alive.

There is nothing better than being alive.

As long as you can survive, there is always hope.

Maybe, it will be transshipped tomorrow, isn't it?

For Meng Shaoyuan, the Spring Festival is another time to spend money.

Everything needs to be done.

The Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and the Police Department, including those small police officers.

Otherwise, why do people work so hard to do things for you?

Everyone has standards.

How many directors, how many directors, how many directors, how many inspectors, how many patrols and arrests of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce.

Nothing will be messed up.

The money used for filial piety was allocated from the profits of smuggling to Shanghai.

How much profit did Meng Shaoyuan get from smuggling, because Lu Yixuan and Xu Chengbo helped him make several books, so there is still no clear figure.

However, according to a relatively reliable statement, Meng Shaoyuan and Angus International Co., Ltd. colluded with each other, used methods including threats, intimidation, and kidnapping, and relied on the full support of the patrol room to solve several crimes in one year from 1938 to 1939. The main competitor controls more than half of the smuggling market in Shanghai, and its territory is still expanding.

Take Benma International Foreign Firm, a joint venture of French and German businessmen, as an example. This foreign firm, which mainly smuggled weapons, encountered a nightmare for three months in 1938.

Someone proposed a comprehensive acquisition of Benma International Co., Ltd., but it was flatly rejected by the board of directors of Matheson Co., Ltd.

Subsequently, the headquarters of the foreign bank was bombed. Fortunately, it happened in the middle of the night and no one was injured.

Then, within a few days, the car was attacked by gunmen when Boris, the chairman of the company, was out.

The gunman was obviously only threatening, and did not hurt anyone, but punched a few holes in the car.

Boris decided to stick with it.

He hired a lot of bodyguards to compete with each other.

However, his son was kidnapped.

The kidnapper didn't make any demands, only left a note:
Leave Shanghai!

The members of the board of directors of the foreign bank all encountered the same bad luck.

This forced Boris to seek help from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Originally thought that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce would lend a helping hand to him without hesitation.

However, what he did not expect was that Moyes, the president of the Ministry of Industry, told him:
"Mr. Boris, you have offended someone you shouldn't offend. This person is an angel and a devil. When you obey him, he is an angel. When you go against his wishes, he is a devil!"

The Chief of Police, Sinclair, responded to the request for help:
"His supporters are all lunatics. They have no worries and dare to do anything. When Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng were around, although they also kidnapped foreigners, they still had concerns. But your opponent is different. What is he? Anyone dares to kidnap, anyone dares to assassinate, even the mighty Japanese are afraid of him. So I agree with you to accept the other party's conditions."

They never said the name of "this person".

After struggling for three months, the directors of Benma International Co., Ltd., including Boris, collapsed and decided to give up.

Angus International Co., Ltd. fully acquired Benma International Co., Ltd. and quickly took over all their businesses.

When leaving Shanghai, Boris swore he would never return to this city in his lifetime.

In 1917, Benma International Co., Ltd., which was established in the Shanghai International Settlement, ended its adventure in China.

Joy Fremont, the chairman and general manager of Angus International, also made a lot of money after accepting Meng Shaoyuan's shareholding and fully cooperating with him.

Therefore, Meng Shaoyuan not only has the nickname "Shanghai King", but also has another title:
Smuggle the Emperor!

Since 1939, Meng Shaoyuan not only focused on Shanghai, but also began to focus on overseas.

When his partner, former Police Commissioner Daniel, returned to England to continue to help Meng Shaoyuan purchase advanced equipment, Meng Shaoyuan also asked him one thing:

Help yourself buy real estate for investment in the UK and the US.

He set his sights on doing business overseas.

Britain will be bombed soon, but as long as those real estates are there, they will appreciate rapidly in the future when they are rebuilt after the war. At that time, there will be another chance to make a lot of money.

As for America?

Ten years after the economic crisis caused by the Florida housing bubble, real estate is beginning to recover, and this is an excellent opportunity to invest.

In Meng Shaoyuan's eyes, today is not the only thing.

Of course, the main purpose of his visit to the Bureau of Industry and Commerce today was to get in touch with these foreigners.

Satisfied, Moyers and Sinclair collected their own checks, and then sorted the checks due to other directors one by one.

"Cigar, my friend." Moyes felt that he was really lucky to know Meng Shaoyuan.

After two years of work, he can retire with honor.

Meng Shaoyuan was not polite either. He took a branch from the cigar box, cut it up, and lit it: "Look, it's another New Year, and it's time for your harvest. I have a few men who were caught by you. I think they is innocent."

"Ah, there are always wrong arrests. There are always some novice patrols who don't know the rules." Sinclair smiled: "You give me the list later, and they will regain their freedom in the afternoon."

"Thank you, my friend." Meng Shaoyuan sat down: "In front of my friends, I don't need to hide anything. The war with the Japanese has restarted. I think you are also having a headache during this time, right?"

Sinclair shrugged: "There have been too many casualties, Meng, you know, we are always on your side, no matter what you do we support you. The problem is, the Japanese put a lot of pressure on us too , we have to consider the big picture."

"You have your difficulties, I understand very well." Meng Shaoyuan nodded and said, "I don't need you to help me deal with the Japanese before the New Year, but I want to ask you to do something for me."

"Please say, Meng, your business is our business."

"In the next few months, we will do our best to suppress Ji Yunqing and Wu Sibao." Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "I will scan all their stalls and casinos every day."

Moyes frowned: "After Ji Yunqing completely surrendered to the Japanese, he was very arrogant, and the dividends that should have been given to us in the past are gone. I talked to him, but he said that business is not doing well recently, and he will not let us go at all. In the eyes."

Sinclair also interjected: "There is also Wu Sibao, his subordinate, who doesn't take the patrol room seriously at all, and has clashed with the police many times, and even had a shooting incident."

"Then, let's beat them up hard." Meng Shaoyuan said flatly, "Let them know that the public concession needs to be orderly, and the strength of the patrol room alone is definitely not enough, so I will send people to help you."

"How to help?"

"For example, when Wu Sibao's men clashed with your police again, God knows where a string of bullets would fly out to kill them. For example, when they walked halfway, the car would suddenly explode."

Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "God knows what else will happen, this is the big Shanghai."

Moyes and Sinclair laughed.

Sinclair shook his fist: "Then, I can tell you clearly that even if one of their people spits on the ground, they will be arrested in the name of obstructing hygiene!"

Meng Shaoyuan wanted this effect, and what he was most afraid of was the collusion between officials and bandits.

Bah, bah, so you have become a bandit?

"There is one more thing." Meng Shaoyuan said immediately: "In a few days, it will be New Year's Eve. The inspectors at the Jing'an Temple arrest house have worked hard for a year. Shouldn't you take a holiday on that day?"

Have a holiday?

Meng Shaoyuan wanted to do something at Jing'an Temple on New Year's Eve?

Jing'an Temple?Capture house?

Sinclair thought for a while, then was taken aback.

Could it be that the target is Chen Lu?

"Hey, Meng." Sinclair said carefully: "I heard that there is a big man living there. If something happens to him suddenly, I'm afraid it will cause an uproar. We will also bear the pressure to solve the case."

"A lot of things will be arranged." Meng Shaoyuan said nonchalantly: "Time can dilute everything. Some traitors die as soon as they die. Are you going to stay in Shanghai forever? Mr. Moyes, you will leave. Mr. Sinclair, you Will leave too. Wouldn't it be nice to go back to my home country and enjoy retirement with a full wallet?

I still say that, I will never treat my friends badly.Daniel, the former Police Commissioner, bought a large manor in his hometown and is still doing business with me.I have nothing against you making money from me, I am the god of wealth for all of you, right?But the prerequisite is that you need to be my friend. "

"Hey, Sinclair." Moyes said, "Have you forgotten, this is Shanghai, let the Chinese handle the affairs of the Chinese. I think Meng will definitely arrange things properly."

"Of course I don't object." Sinclair said relaxedly, "It's just that I think, is there anything you dare not do?"

"Yes, there are many things I dare not do." Meng Shaoyuan stood up and put his cigar in the ashtray: "For example, I dare not betray my motherland and my nation. Mr. Sinclair, you You are British, when your country is at war, I think you will make the same choice as me, be fearless and fight for your country."

Will Britain suffer a war?Who would wage war on the Holy British Empire?

Sinclair felt that Meng Shaoyuan's words were really alarmist.

Britain, always be safe, always!
(End of this chapter)