Everyone is staring at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau to see what kind of solution they should come up with.
Forget about being a gangster, now even No. 76 is involved.
In the name of helping maintain order in the public concession, they openly opened fire in the downtown area, making the already chaotic concession even more panicked.
The New Year is almost here.
This is the most important festival for Chinese people every year. However, during this extraordinary period, shops are worried that they will be implicated, so they have closed their doors to wait and see what happens.
As an excellent commander, he will not only see the enemies in front of him. He will notice in advance those enemies that may exist and may evolve into enemies.
Meng Shaoyuan is such a person.
He expected that No. 76 would intervene in the concession, so he made arrangements in advance to use the power of the patrols to deal with them.
And now, he is also wary of an important force in the public concession:
British troops garrisoned in the public settlement!
This is a very powerful force.
Brigadier General Gildo French's attitude will be crucial!
Zhao Yun spent a lot of effort seeing him.
Moreover, the brigadier general's attitude revealed a hint of arrogance. He was unwilling to raise his head when facing the Chinese in front of him:
"Go ahead, you have thirty seconds."
Zhao Yun's words did not even last more than ten seconds:
"Please don't interfere with anything in the public settlement."
"What did you say?" Frankie raised his head: "Are you joking with me, or threatening me?"
Zhao Yun said nothing.
He brought a total of two men.
One of them came up with a suitcase, opened it, and dumped all the contents on the table.
money!
It’s all stacks of money.
Brigadier General French was shocked.
Nothing is more visually impactful and shocking than a pile of cash.
Thirty seconds have passed.
But Brigadier General French had long forgotten, and his tone was a little difficult: "Sir, I have heard about what happened in the concession. My soldiers have not intervened for the time being, but if the Ministry of Industry and Commerce requests our assistance, I think I would have a hard time saying no.”
Zhao Yun smiled.
His second man walked up, opened the second suitcase, and dumped it all on the table.
Still piles of money!
"Crazy, you're crazy, you're crazy."
Brigadier General French muttered.
"The Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau cannot order the army." Zhao Yun said calmly: "You can completely refuse their request. This money is enough for you to choose to retire. You have two choices, accept it, or drive us out."
Brigadier General French made a decision in one second. He stood up and shook hands with Zhao Yun enthusiastically: "I like this country, and I also like you as a person!"
Look, you can always make many, many friends with money.
…
"Sir, Brigadier General French rejected our request. He said that he had no hesitation in protecting the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, but using the military to interfere in the internal affairs of the concession would cause huge public pressure. His duty is only to ensure that the concession is not attacked by hostile forces!"
damn it.
Claes cursed in annoyance.
The situation in the concession is almost out of control. If necessary measures are not taken, something more terrible may happen.
According to reliable information, the military commander has gradually lost patience and may resort to strikes and market strikes to put stronger pressure on the Ministry of Industry and bureaus.
"Also, the board of directors will hold a board hearing tomorrow."
"What?" Klass was shocked: "Why don't I know about this?"
"Sir, this was jointly proposed by Mr. Rennett and Mr. Maximilian, and was proposed by a majority of the Board of Directors. According to the regulations, your consent is not required."
The assistant's words were already very tactful.
In fact, the prepared statement is a "no-confidence surrender hearing", which is completely targeted at the CEO personally.
Although there is such a regulation, it has never been used in the history of the Public Settlement Industry Bureau.
Klaas is "fortunate" to be the first person.
His face began to turn pale.
Damn this bunch.
Have they all given in?
What they faced was just a group of Chinese people.
Klaas sat there blankly for a long time: "Help me answer the call from the military commander."
"They still refuse to have any kind of communication with us."
"Moyes, please Mr. Moyes... no, I'm going to his office!"
…
Moyes is organizing things in his office.
As soon as Klaas came in, he said in a relaxed tone: "Hey, Mr. President, I think we should talk."
"Mr. General Manager." Moyes stopped what he was doing: "Look, I'm packing my things here."
"What's wrong?"
"I think it's time for me to resign."
"Resign?" Klass was surprised: "Why?"
"The situation is starting to get out of control." Moyes looked solemn: "I can't save it. I feel that I am no longer suitable to continue sitting in this position. This is beyond my ability. Ah, this is my resignation letter."
"I refuse!" Klaas said without thinking, "I need you, and the Ministry of Industry and Industry also needs you to continue to stay in this position."
Moyes sighed: "There's nothing I can do."
"Look, Moyes, I know you have a way." Klass maintained great patience: "I asked for a direct dialogue with the military commanders, but they refuse to answer my call now. I think you can do it. Bar?"
Moyes was silent for a while: "Are you still using 'demand' now? Let me explain to you Meng Shaoyuan. He has a strong self-esteem, which mainly means that he will not give in when it comes to national interests. The rest of the time, no matter how ugly you say to him, he will always smile, but this is the only exception.
He has taken the lead in sending you a signal of peace, but you have rejected him. Moreover, I regret that you chose to be his enemy instead of his friend. Now, do you see the situation getting out of control and are you panicking? No chance. According to my understanding of him, he has closed the door to peace talks with you, and there is only the last way. "
"What?"
"Either he falls or you fall."
"I am a representative of the British Empire!" Claes finally roared unbearably: "This is a public concession. He is just a Chinese. He has no right to decide anything here. Only I can decide!"
Moyes said no more.
But when he looked at Klass, he felt a little sympathetic.
Poor guy.
He is about to become the shortest-lived general director in the history of the Ministry of Industry.
He didn't do anything wrong. The only thing he did wrong was choosing the wrong opponent.
Although Shanghai fell, the public concession is still a veritable island!
