The violent retaliation of the military commander completely exceeded the imagination of the Japanese.
On the night when Chen Hua was rescued, the Japanese troops were raided simultaneously at two contact points at Jing'an Temple and Yuyuan Road, resulting in five deaths and two injuries.
But this is just the beginning.
The Japanese agents who came to the rescue after hearing the news were attacked again on the way, killing two people again.
Overnight, the Shanghai Bund Public Settlement was in turmoil.
The Japanese will never give up so easily.
All-out war.
If before the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, under the strong request of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, both sides tried to maintain restraint, now they have no scruples.
It depends on who can persevere.
The Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau was very worried about this situation and met with the responsible persons of China and Japan several times. However, both parties flatly denied the murder that occurred in the public concession.
No one would be stupid enough to admit that they did it.
"You must exercise restraint." Sir Greenwood, who was exhausted mentally and physically, said this: "I don't care when the war between China and Japan will end, but this is a public concession and no one can Start a war here."
"The war has already happened." This was Meng Shaoyuan's answer at the time: "Everyone knows how it happened. I hate war, but I am not afraid of war. Goodbye, gentlemen."
And this is Meng Shaoyuan's answer...
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"Madam, we have been waiting at Lao Fu Ji for two days, and Meng Shaoyuan still hasn't shown up."
"Keep waiting, he will definitely go."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Do you remember all the photos?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"This is the only photo of Meng Shaoyuan that we can find, or Du Changshui got it for us. We must remember that if you see the person in the photo, shoot him without mercy! By the way, the one responsible for the assassination is the drunkard Yici? "
"Madam, it's him."
"I heard that he likes to drink, and he almost delayed a mission?"
"That's right, madam, but this man's marksmanship is very accurate, and he doesn't care about his life. He does like to drink, but this time he brought a total of six people, four in the noodle shop and two outside. As long as Meng Shaoyuan shows up, he will definitely succeed. Assassination."
"Tell them that as long as they can kill Meng Shaoyuan, each person will be rewarded 5,000 yen."
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Yiji Qiancao has been at Lao Fu Ji Noodle House for two mornings.
He was very curious about the way these Chinese people eat noodles.
Three to four simple side dishes, a bowl of noodles per person, and white wine or rice wine can last all morning.
He couldn't help but try it.
It really has a unique flavor.
Especially when he imitated the Chinese and poured white wine into the noodles, he found that the noodles would not rot.
Amazing.
How did these Chinese invent this method?
Yiji Qiancao doesn't like to drink rice wine. Chinese liquor is far stronger than Japanese sake, but it is very suitable for Yiji Qiancao.
Four people, he ordered two bottles of wine.
His men all advised him to drink less, but Yiji Qiancao didn't care at all.
He told his men that the more he drank, the more accurate his gun would be.
Every alcoholic says this.
He was originally Akagi's subordinate. Since Akagi's death, no one can control his drinking...
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The sun is very good today.
It had been raining for several days, and the sun rarely peeked out.
The old beggar sat there numbly, motionless, as if he was a statue.
It has been ten years, he has been begging here for ten years.
He doesn't have any legendary or troubled life experience, he is just an ordinary person.
Ten years ago, he came to Shanghai with his wife and children to seek life, but accidentally offended someone from the Qinggang.
At that time, he had a bad temper and refused to bow to the Qing Gang.
As a result, his wife and children were put into sacks and thrown into the Huangpu River in front of him, and the five fingers of his left hand were also chopped off.
At that moment, he knew he was dead.
People are still alive, but their hearts are dead.
I watched my wife and children die in front of me.
But he must force himself to live.
His only wish is to find the murderer of his wife and children and personally avenge them.
So he always carried a sharp knife in his arms.
But in ten years, he has never encountered that bad guy.
There was a burst of laughter.
The old beggar knew that it was those four people who came out.
The day before yesterday, they came to the store to drink, and today was already the third day.
Every time they came back from drinking, they would tease themselves a little.
Today is certainly no exception.
These four people are definitely not Chinese.
Two of them can speak Chinese very fluently, and two of them barely speak at all.
Yesterday, probably because it was getting late, one of them finally spoke up and advised him to leave quickly.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the old beggar could tell that his Chinese was very stiff.
A whiff of alcohol hit my nostrils.
Yiji Qiancao squatted in front of the old beggar, holding half of the remaining buns in his hand: "Do you want to eat today?"
When he saw the beggar on the first day, he decided to tease him to satisfy his boredom.
The strong always have to show their strength in front of the weak, especially in front of these Chinese people.
The old beggar nodded numbly.
"Then, follow me."
The old beggar stood up silently and followed them to a small alley next door.
Yiji Qiancao was also afraid of exposing his identity. Only in this place where no one was around did he feel at ease: "If you want to eat, just like yesterday, bark like a dog."
"Woof woof woof."
The old beggar imitated dog barking without hesitation.
A burst of laughter came from the mouths of the four Japanese.
Half the bun was thrown to the ground.
The old beggar grabbed it.
However, Iji Qiancao kicked him down.
The old beggar knew what was going to happen.
Four Japanese men punched and kicked him while laughing wildly.
The old beggar endured it, motionless and allowed them to torture him.
Finally, Yiji Qiancao had enough to vent, and pointed at the old beggar lying on the ground and said: "Pigs, these Chinese people are all pigs. They will give up any dignity just for a bite to eat."
They're gone.
The old beggar's body moved once, and then again, and then he stuffed the bun he had tightly protected into his mouth bit by bit.
He didn't care, he wanted to live. These Japanese not only have buns, but also guns.
Really, what he saw was that they all had guns in their waistbands.
He didn't want to die like this before avenging his wife and children.
what is that?
The old beggar suddenly saw something in front of him. It must have been accidentally dropped by the Japanese when they beat him, right?
That's a photo...
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"How is the operation going?" Meng Shaoyuan poured a cup of tea.
Why is Shanghai so cold in November?
Even if it's not raining outside, it's still cold.
"All my teams are taking action. Today, we will attack the Japanese contact point on Chengdu Road." Wu Jingyi quickly reported: "It turns out that we are preparing to storm the contact point on Gordon Road, but the Japanese also know that contact point. It has been exposed, so evacuate in advance.”
Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "Japanese expatriates mainly gather on Tangen Road, where there are many contact points for the Japanese secret service. Can we work there?"
"There is a certain degree of difficulty." Wu Jingyi replied without thinking: "The Japanese capture house is responsible for the security there. Even if we can forcefully take action there, it will be very difficult to retreat."
"Oh, forget it then."
The phone on the desk rang. Wu Jingyi picked up the phone and listened for a while, then put it down: "Sinclair is here."
"Really, he's here after all?" Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Invite him in."
"Meng, you look good." Sinclair said enthusiastically as soon as he came in.
"Mr. Police Commissioner, you look good too."
"No, no, I'm not good, very bad." Sinclair sighed: "You kill the Japanese, and the Japanese kill you, and they fight back and forth. Originally, we thought that the Chinese army had retreated, and Shanghai could finally be at peace. , but the result is not like this. Now even the public concessions are caught in the flames of war.
Meng, you know that I am your friend and I have always supported you, but this time the matter is really too big. The board of directors held several meetings in succession, asking me to immediately find ways to stop the war and restore peace in the public concession. However, I know that the war will not stop without your permission, so I will seek your help in the future. "
"Mr. Police Commissioner, I knew your purpose as soon as you came." Meng Shaoyuan said: "In front of you, there is no need for me to lie. The Japanese killed many of our agents. In retaliation, we must That's it. No one can punch me and come out unscathed, that's just not my character."
Sinclair shrugged: "How will the war end?"
"I don't know." Meng Shaoyuan answered very frankly: "Maybe wait until Japan fully withdraws its troops from China?"
Oh, God.
Sinclair couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
So the war will never end?
"Sinclair, you said we are friends." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "I will not make it too difficult for you. You can arrest a few Japanese, or you can arrest a few of my men. I can let my I'll lock you up for a few days, subordinate. Of course, you have to ensure their safety and release them after a few days."
"Forget it, the Japanese won't believe this kind of superficial article, and neither will the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry." Sinclair didn't want to do this: "I just hope you can try your best to control it and not continue to expand the war. . On the board of directors, I will help you delay it as much as possible. God, I hope I can do it."
Since Meng Shaoyuan helped him regain the position of police commissioner, Sinclair has become Meng Shaoyuan's staunch ally.
However, he has also been under a lot of pressure from all aspects for this, but it seems that Sinclair doesn't care.
He knew very well that at the critical moment, Meng Shaoyuan, his ally, would help him without hesitation!
