Chapter 721 Powerful France
the next day.
Tang Xiaoye read the newspaper in silence. The headline "A young woman walked at night and was brutally killed by robbers" was so dazzling that it was like a sharp knife thrust into her chest.
She folded the newspaper very carefully and carefully and put it away.
Mou Liying looked at the sad girl, her eyes were full of sadness, "It has been preliminarily found out that it was Wang Kangnian's detective brigade who secretly arrested Shu Yan. After Comrade Shu Yan was shot, in order to avoid being arrested by the enemy, he resolutely Definitely use scissors..."
"I bought the scissors for her." Tang Xiaoye said in a low voice.
“What?” Mou Liying didn’t hear clearly.
"I bought the scissors for Xiao Shu. She said she wanted to make a dress for my younger sister." Tang Xiaoye said.
She was so sad that she couldn't help herself.
“Xiao Shu said that when she saw Xi Mei, she thought of her sister. It was cold, so she wanted to make Xi Mei a cotton-padded jacket.”
Mu Liying was silent.
She knew Comrade Shu Yan’s situation relatively well. After the fall of Northeast China, the organization rescued a group of young students, including Shu Yan. Shu Yan’s family members all died tragically in the massacre by the Japanese.
"We will definitely settle this blood debt with the enemy in the future." Mou Liying said through gritted teeth.
“Sister.” Tang Xiaoye said softly.
“Sister.” She shouted again.
“Sister.” Tang Xiaoye started to cry.
Xiao Shu is the same age as her, only a few days older than her. She has been clamoring for Tang Xiaoye to call her sister, but Tang Xiaoye does not agree. In her heart, the title sister has special meaning and is too heavy.
She has never been able to forget that rainy night that year when her sister and brother-in-law disappeared, and there was no news from them afterwards.
After joining the Red Army, she once inquired about her sister's brother-in-law, but got nothing. After learning about her sister Shaoyao's situation, all the old comrades sighed. In that year and that month, because of the rebellion of 'Ling Ming', there were Too many comrades have died, and too many comrades have never been seen alive or dead.
“Sister!” Tang Xiaoye sobbed and said, ‘Sister, Sister Shu Yan, I admit that you are my sister’.
Mou Liying on the side also had red eyes.
For national liberation, for the freedom, happiness, and dignity of the 40 million people, for the resistance to the Japanese aggressors, and for the great red cause, we have sacrificed too many outstanding comrades, and countless outstanding sons and daughters have served this great country. Gave his life!
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At noon.
This is a two-story Western-style building at No. 7, East Tiyuhui Road, Hongkou District.
"Mr. Mei, Mr. Gao, you two have worked hard for the long-term peace between Japan and China. We have prepared a sumptuous lunch. Please move on." Shadow Sakiaki smiled and extended an invitation to the two of them, "Some Where there is a stalemate and deliberation, we can talk over dinner."
“You are welcome to do as you please.” Mei Shenping and Gao Qingwu looked at each other and then stood up and said.
Perhaps it was because of the phrase "the guest does as he pleases" that Yingzuo Zhenzhao was very happy. He laughed and warmly invited the two of them to go with him.
“The peace movement must be led by Mr. Wang Chuanhai. Comrades Chen Nanhai and Zhou Liang, as well as some of our other comrades, are only willing to accept this precondition.” Mei Shenping said as he walked.
"This is natural." Takeo Imai nodded and said, "The empire is willing to talk to Mr. Mei and Mr. Gao, which in itself shows that we are leaning towards the peace-loving Mr. Wang."
Hearing this, Mei Shenping was very happy and nodded, "Many peace-loving comrades in the party have gathered under the banner of Mr. Wang and have taken action."
He smiled confidently, "And we have already contacted some generals in Yunnan and Sichuan, as well as some comrades in Guangdong."
Takeo Imai and Sadaaki Kagezao looked at each other with smiles on their faces, "Very good, we feel the sincerity of everyone led by Mr. Wang in yearning for peace."
…
Gao Qingwu deliberately walked a few steps slowly and walked to Hyoutaro Imamura, who was participating in the talks on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He claimed to be a senior diplomatic expert and preferred to deal with diplomats.
“Mr. Imamura, I admire the negotiation guidelines of your Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and I deeply feel your sincerity.” Gao Qingwu said.
At the beginning of the talks, Hyōtaro Imamura said something on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that made Gao Qingwu and Mei Shenpei very "pleased". He said that the talks were only for Japan-China friendship and did not involve China's national secrets or China's military secrets. , Mr. Wang Chuhai’s two peace negotiators came for peace and were by no means connected with foreign countries. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is willing to responsibly provide guarantees. This is an act of peaceful diplomacy!
"Don't worry, Mr. Gao, the talks between you and me are all for the purpose of implementing the spirit of His Majesty the King's Imperial Conference, all for the early elimination of the Chang Kaishen die-hard clique and Red Party dissidents, all for the great cause of Japan-China friendship, and for the goodwill between Japan and China. "Hyoutaro Imamura said with a smile.
“That’s right, that’s right!” Gao Qingwu nodded frequently and coughed several times as he spoke.
He is feeling unwell and is attending the meeting today despite his illness.
"I still have some things to deal with here, so I will not participate in the afternoon meeting." Imamura Hyōtaro said with a gentle smile, "Tomorrow, after the meeting ends tomorrow, I will personally host a banquet for Mr. Gao and Mr. Mei."
“Mr. Imamura kindly invites me, Gao is honored.” Gao Qingwu laughed.
Hyoutaro Imamura, Sadaaki Kagesa and Takeo Imai said hello, bowed slightly to Mei Shenpei, and then said goodbye and left.
This meeting was mainly in the hands of the Military Staff Headquarters represented by Sadaaki Kagesa. Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was involved, its presence was not high. Hyōtaro Imamura was quite critical of this, but he could do nothing about it.
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Pétain district.
A two-story small foreign-style building.
This was originally the residence of a French businessman. After the businessman returned to China, the house was rented out. After changing hands several times, the house was actually secretly rented by Cheng Qianfan in the name of another person.
“Sir Song, it’s been a long and tiring journey, thank you very much,” Cheng Qianfan said.
“Team Leader Xiao’s name is like thunder to Song’s ears. Seeing him today, he is indeed very impressive.” Song Fuguo said.
The two of them laughed and shook hands warmly.
“Is the journey safe and smooth?” Cheng Qianfan asked with concern.
"It's okay at sea, but something almost happened yesterday when we passed the Waibaidu Bridge and entered the concession." Song Fuguo said.
“Waibai Crossing Bridge?” Cheng Qianfan frowned, “When passing the checkpoint?”
To enter the concession, citizens in the enemy-occupied areas need to cross the river bridge, of which the Waibaidu Bridge is the most important river crossing.
The Japanese army deployed heavy troops and set up checkpoints on the Waibaidu Bridge. Vehicles and people entering the concession were strictly inspected and screened. Anyone they considered suspicious would not be allowed to pass, and they would even arrest people directly.
“Yes, the Japanese military checkpoints suddenly stepped up inspections and everyone was searched,” Song Fuguo said.
Fortunately, he cut the soles of the leather shoes in advance, put the photos inside, and then sewed the soles together and restored them. Otherwise, these two photos might have caused big trouble.
In addition, seeing that the Japanese army's interrogation was extremely strict, Song Fuguo immediately ordered Fan Qi to turn into an alley, take out the guns and ammunition hidden in the sandwich of the suitcase, and hide them. Otherwise, it was difficult to say whether the Japanese army would discover him.
…
Cheng Qianfan took out two Mauser pistols with the gun numbers rubbed off from his briefcase, as well as an extra pair of spare magazines each and handed them to Song Fuguo, "Fortunately, I have been prepared. You can take these two guns with you." Defend yourself.”
"That's great." Song Fuguo was overjoyed. Without weapons around him, both he and Fan Qi felt insecure.
Time was tight, and there was no extra time for pleasantries. The two of them quickly got down to business.
“This is a photo of Mei Shenping and Gao Qingwu.”
Cheng Qianfan took the photo and looked at it carefully.
Gao Qingwu wears glasses, is elegant, has a confident expression and a sense of pride in his eyes.
“I will arrange for someone to print a few more photos and ask my subordinates to look around.” Cheng Qianfan put away the photos and said.
“Be careful,” Song Fuguo warned. “If Mei and Gao are really secretly negotiating with the Japanese in Shanghai, the Japanese will definitely be very wary of it.”
"I will pay attention. Even if the news is leaked, it will not implicate me." Cheng Qianfan said.
Song Fuguo nodded. He naturally believed in Cheng Qianfan's ability and knew that he was always extremely cautious.
"Is there any further information about the conspiracy between Mei and Gao?" Cheng Qianfan asked with a frown. Although he already had photos, he wanted to find the two in Shanghai without alerting the Japanese. It can be said that it is difficult to compare to the sky.
“It can now be confirmed that Mei Shenping had secretly contacted the Japanese in Shanghai.” Song Fuguo said, “The person who held talks with Mei Shenping was Matsumoto Shigeharu.”
…
“Matsumoto Shigeharu?” Cheng Qianfan frowned and thought.
“Shigeharu Matsumoto’s apparent identity is the director of the Shanghai branch of Japan Allied News Agency and the director of the Hong Kong branch.” Song Fuguo nodded, “This information has been confirmed by the Hong Kong side.”
“Are you sure it wasn’t in Hong Kong? The talks were held in Shanghai?” Cheng Qianfan asked.
"It's Shanghai." Song Fuguo nodded, "I learned from the Hong Kong branch of the Japan News Agency that Matsumoto was stranded in Shanghai and did not return to Hong Kong."
“I know what to do.” Cheng Qianfan nodded.
Although the contact person between Mei and Gao this time with the Japanese side may not be Matsumoto, as the person who negotiated with Mei Shenping before, Matsumoto is relatively familiar with the inside story of the previous episode and will definitely be involved.
With a more specific character target, and Matsumoto is a figure on the surface, it is easier than finding a needle in a haystack.
Cheng Qianfan checked the time on his watch, "There is a high-level meeting in the patrol room this afternoon, and I cannot miss it."
"Well, let's arrange to meet the day after tomorrow." Song Fuguo nodded. Cheng Qianfan's identity as deputy chief inspector of the Central Patrol Room is very important, and he must naturally maintain it.
"No one knows that I rented this house. This place is relatively safe. Commander Song can stay here with peace of mind." Cheng Qianfan said, "If anything happens, please contact us according to the emergency contact method agreed in advance."
“I will be careful.” Song Fuguo nodded.
The two shook hands and said goodbye.
After the two people left, Fan Qi, who was in charge of guarding outdoors, walked in and said, "Sir, that person left without a tail."
“You must keep this matter secret today.” Song Fuguo said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Fan Qi nodded, "I have never seen this person before."
Seeing that Song Fuguo was so solemn, Fan Qi knew that the identity of the middle-aged man who came here today must be extraordinary, so he quickly expressed his stance.
Song Fuguo took out a Mauser pistol and spare magazine from the drawer and handed it to Fan Qi, "Here is this gun."
"Yes." Fan Qi quickly caught the short spear, feeling extremely happy.
Although this is the French Concession, not the Japanese-occupied area, he still feels guilty without a gun in his hand. Now that he has this gun, he is a lot more courageous.
Seeing Fan Qi subconsciously touching his face again when he was happy, Song Fuguo scolded him, "Don't touch your face all the time. This is not a good habit."
“I’m not used to it anymore.” Fan Qi said helplessly.
…
“Have you found anything?” Sanbonjiro poured a glass of red wine for the dusty Toyokawa Bokuto and asked.
"Not yet." Toyokawa Bokuto sat down, took a sip of wine, and shook his head tiredly.
After he arrived in Shanghai, he immediately came to see his old friend Sanbonjiro and informed him that Song Fuguo, the deputy director of the Hong Kong Station of the Military Command and the former head of the Shanghai District Intelligence Section of the Secret Service, might sneak back to Shanghai and asked Sanbonjiro. Help capture this person.
Sanbonjiro was naturally willing to help. Although the information was provided by Toyokawa Bokuto, this old friend even came to Shanghai from Hong Kong to run the matter. However, after all, it was the Special High School who arrested people, and Song Fuguo was arrested. This big fish also deserves a lot of credit from the extra-high school courses.
Toyokawa Bokuto speculated that Song Fuguo would sneak into the concession that was "safer" and "easier to hide" after arriving in Shanghai. He judged that this group of people would disembark from the pier and then enter the concession through the Waibaidu Bridge closest to the pier.
Mimoto Jiro agrees with this analysis.
Therefore, the Japanese army's Waibaidu Bridge checkpoint suddenly strengthened its inspection of passing pedestrians and vehicles. However, so far, no trace of Song Fuguo's group was found, but a few suspected Japanese haters were caught.
“That Fan Qi...” Sanbonjiro said.
"I have never seen that Fan Qi, but my subordinates reported that there is a mole on the lower left side of Fan Qi's face." Toyokawa Bokuto frowned and said, "I caught a few people with moles on their faces, but after After the interrogation, no trace of Fan Qi was found for the time being."
“Is it possible that they did not cross the border through the Waibaidu Bridge, but entered the concession through other places?” Araki Harima on the side put forward his own analysis.
“Jesfield Bridge?” Sanbonjiro frowned and thought.
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No. 22, Xue Huali Road.
Central patrol room.
Office of the Inspector General.
“Qianfan, you have a better relationship with the Japanese, so it’s up to you to negotiate with the Japanese on this matter.” Jin Kemu said with a smile.
"Mr. Xiao Cheng" glanced at Mr. Jin and said, "Touch Jin, if you didn't know better, you would think you were scolding me for being pro-Japanese."
“Just thinking.” Jin Kemu laughed.
The French Concession authorities and the Public Concession authorities are very unhappy about the sudden intensification of interrogation of people entering the concession by the Japanese, especially the strict interrogation and body searches at the Waibaidu Bridge checkpoint. The high-level meeting of the patrol house held today is mainly to discuss this matter .
The final decision reached by the concession authority is:
The powerful France is very angry about the behavior of the Japanese and believes that this is a provocative and disrespectful behavior towards the most powerful country in Europe. The French Concession authorities have zero tolerance for this.
However, in view of the hard-won peace in Shanghai, the concession authorities are unwilling to intensify conflicts. In line with the attitude of a great power, the concession authorities are willing to relax restrictions on Japanese activities in the concession, take a proactive approach to ease tensions, and at the same time engage in negotiations with Japan. Negotiate and ask them to treat it simultaneously.
Jin Kemu arranged for Cheng Qianfan, who was close to the Japanese, to be responsible for negotiating with the Japanese.
This is also the original intention of the French Concession authorities to agree to the appointment of Cheng Qianfan, a person with a relatively close attitude towards Japan, as the deputy chief inspector of the Central Patrol Room. With "Mr. Little Cheng" here, there will be a two-way relationship between the French Concession authorities and the Japanese. Channels of communication and de-escalation that are acceptable and recognized by all.
Leaving the chief inspector's office and returning to his own office, Cheng Qianfan shook his head and snorted coldly.
Facing the increasingly aggressive behavior of the Japanese, the French and British did not dare to treat them harshly. Instead, they took the initiative to show kindness to the Japanese first, and then sought to be treated equally by the Japanese.
France, the most powerful country in Europe, a powerful empire on which the sun never sets, tsk tsk.
Cheng Qianfan sneered. Now he often teases Pete about similar incidents. Pete would say, "The Japanese are clowns," "The powerful France is naturally not afraid of going to war with the Japanese," "It is only for the sake of peace that it tolerates everything." 'Waiting for words to respond.
At this time, "Kentaro Miyazaki" would feel very happy in his heart. Whenever he went to see Sanbonjiro or Hyoutarou Imamura, he would talk about this matter for fun.
Speaking of Peter, Linda took the child back to Marseille, France. The guy had been sad for a while, and now he is getting together with the wife of a Dutch businessman.
At this moment, the phone on the desk rang.
Cheng Qianfan answered the phone and immediately said respectfully, "Hello, Mr. Imamura."
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