The assassinations and counter-assassinations, retaliation and counter-retaliation that broke out in Shanghai reached a new climax.

Previously, the assassination of the Japanese was mainly led by Zhou Weilong and Cheng Yiming, the head of the Shanghai Hidden District of the Military Command, but now when Meng Shaoyuan officially entered, it suddenly became vigorous.

The assassination commanded by Zhou and Cheng was entirely aimed at Japanese agents. Meng Shaoyuan was different, he made a request to his subordinates:

Indiscriminate assassination.

The targets of the assassination were not limited to Japanese agents, but also included traitors, sympathetic supporters of Japan, and so on.

According to their internal statement, Meng Shaoyuan's order was that once the other party was suspected of being a traitor, even if the evidence was insufficient, he could do it.

This kind of "indiscriminate assassination" caused quite a lot of controversy later.

The proponents believe that this operation, which lasted for several months, dealt a great blow to the Japanese secret services, shook the traitor groups, and stabilized the situation in Shanghai in the shortest possible time.

Opponents, on the other hand, believe that there were multiple manslaughters in this assassination.

For example, Lu Jianping, a well-known businessman in Shanghai, once served as the president of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and was a veteran leader of Shanghai's industrial and commercial circles. However, after the fall of Shanghai, under pressure, his factory began to cooperate with the Japanese.

He was identified as a traitor for the first time and was on the "hoe traitor list".

On the same day, after Lu Jianping attended an opening ceremony, he was shot dead on the spot and was killed by four bullets.

It is impossible to know whether Lu Jianping was a traitor or not, and whether his cooperation with the Japanese was voluntary or forced.

But at least this assassination brought a great shock to Shanghai's industrial and commercial circles.

First Huang Jingxuan, then Lu Jianping.

The military commanders have already set their sights on the business community.

In the past, this situation did not occur, and if you cooperated with the Japanese, you would at most be spurned behind your back as a "profiteer, traitor" or something like that, but now you really start killing people.

And one kill is two, and all of them are very well-known in Shanghai.

The shock was shock, but then it was panic.

Some businessmen are already wondering whether to end their business in Shanghai and move their families to Hong Kong or something else.

Under such circumstances, Meng Shaoyuan made a decision, he asked Mrs. Rose Cai Xuefei to set up a banquet for himself, and invited those business celebrities in the Rose Mansion.

Cai Xuefei agreed without thinking about it.

Since the outbreak of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War to the present, she has really seen all the things that Meng Shaoyuan has done in Shanghai.

She never imagined that a person who had only been in Shanghai for a few months would be able to make Shanghai Tang a storm.

Of course, Steward Qiu was not happy.

That rude and rude man, even if he bought a big house in Shanghai and could call the wind and rain, but in his eyes, he was still a rough man, which could not be compared with his wife.

But the lady just eats this man's set, so what can I do?

I started preparing early in the morning, after all, there were more than 20 people here at night.

Not everyone in the business world can get an invitation from Madame Rose. At least if it is a famous celebrity, not counting how Steward Qiu is dissatisfied with Meng Shaoyuan, but he will definitely not embarrass his wife.

At noon, Meng Shaoyuan's housekeeper Alau actually came.

These two housekeepers were born to be rivals, and when they met, they were full of disdain for each other.

"What are you doing here?" Steward Qiu's English is very good: "It's not time for dinner yet. ”

"I'll check."

"What? You're here to check? ”

Steward Qiu wondered if he had misheard.

This black man, who was as rude as his master, dared to come to the Rose Mansion for inspection? This is simply the greatest insult to yourself!

"I think you have a good sense of humor, sir." Steward Qiu decided to be a polite and civilized person, and he tried to restrain his anger: "This is the Rose Mansion, not your home, what qualifications do you have to come to inspect it?" ”

"On behalf of my master, sir." Arrau did not budge in the slightest: "My host attaches great importance to this banquet, so I must ensure that the banquet is perfect." ”

"Get out of here."

"No, I won't leave until I've completed my master's mission, and I'll stay until the dinner is over."

Quality, quality.

Don't be like that.

Steward Qiu said in the voice that was as peaceful as possible, "I'll say one last time, get out of here." ”

"I refuse." Aarau decided to be a good gentleman while completing his master's task: "I need to watch every link. ”

"Get out!"

"Are you cursing again, sir!"

"Yes, I'm cursing, get out of here!"

"You actually cursed, you lost the face of a gentleman."

"Gentleman, do you know what a gentleman is?"

"I may not understand, but I at least know that you don't know how to be polite."

"Say it again!"

"I said, you don't know how to be polite, rude, ignorant...... Yes! You hit me! ”

"I hit you, how's it going...... Yes! You dare to stick in my eyes! ”

……

"There's a fight! Steward Qiu and Steward Arau are fighting! ”

……

The cooks laid down their dishes, the servants put down the utensils they were wiping, and they looked with interest at the two men who were scuffling together on the floor.

The world of gentlemen is really incomprehensible.

……

There was a brawl at the Rose Mansion...... No, when he was actively preparing for the dinner, Meng Shao saw Kojiro Kawamoto again.

Strange to say, although every time they meet, the two people will compete against each other, but many times it is as if two old friends are chatting there.

There's nothing saber-rattling.

"This is the tea that my friend brought me from Japan, you can taste it." Kojiro Kawamoto actually brought a gift to Meng Shaoyuan.

"Ouch, what's that embarrassing?" Meng Shaoyuan touched his pocket: "I didn't bring you any gifts?" ”

"Ah, no, no." Kojiro Kawamoto said: "Mr. Meng, I invited you to meet you this time, because I must tell you that the assassination against you has nothing to do with me or the Army Intelligence Department. ”

Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "I know, but if you have the opportunity, you will definitely assassinate me." ”

"Yes." Kojiro Kawamoto replied very seriously: "Any small opportunity, as long as we catch it, will definitely not let it go." Being able to kill you will make a big difference to the situation in Shanghai. It's a pity that there aren't many opportunities left for us to do this, and if I had been in charge of the assassination at the noodle restaurant, maybe the outcome would have been different. ”

was said by a person to his face that he was going to kill himself, and he would have turned his face a long time ago, but Meng Shaoyuan was not angry at all, and he seemed to think that the other party was rightful to say this:

"You don't have this chance, I'm in distress this time, mainly ignoring Akagi Saisa, I think a woman, or a foreign woman, can't do what about me, so this time also brought me a big lesson."

"Now that you know it's made of Akagi Saisa, then I have nothing to hide." Kojiro Kawamoto sighed: "This incident happened too suddenly, it completely caught us off guard, and further complicated the originally bad situation in Shanghai, and this is definitely not what we want to see."

Mr. Meng, too many people have died, our people, your people, are dying every day, and new bodies can be found every day. We are all under pressure, and we cannot afford to continue with such losses. So I suggest a truce for the time being. ”

Truce?

Kojiro Kawamoto is here to ask for a truce?

Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "Let me correct you a few opinions. First, you can't afford to lose like this, but we can, and it's worth it for the life of one of you for the life of ten untrained agents. We can resupply at any time, but you can't. The military commanders will fight more and more, what about you?

You could see this as me talking nonsense, but here's where you get the most headache. We are at war in Shanghai, and you must fight, and I think you will use more than half of your forces to fight us, right? So much so that intelligence work is difficult to carry out now, and the military commanders on the front line are probably constantly reprimanding you. ”

Kojiro Kawamoto smiled bitterly.

He found that every time he talked, Meng Shaoyuan could always hit the key point of the problem.

That's right, with the outbreak of the war with military unification, the army intelligence agencies are able to provide less and less information to the front, which has caused dissatisfaction among some senior officers on the front.

Even the work of plotting rebellion against the generals of the national army has been temporarily suspended.

In the past, this work was mainly carried out by the Shanghai secret services.

"At least I want a truce with you." Kojiro Kawamoto changed his words: "My people and I don't want to continue this kind of consumption anymore. And as a gesture of sincerity, I would like to give you one more gift. ”

"Oh, what gift?" Meng Shaoyuan was a little curious.

"Tian Qi!"

"Tian Qi?"

Kojiro Kawamoto immediately said: "Yes, Tian Qi, the one who betrayed you, he is with me now, I can return him to you in exchange for a unilateral truce between me and you!" ”

Tian Qi exposed? Tian Qi did not gain the trust of the Japanese? Or is Kojiro Kawamoto really scared and wants to exchange Tanachi for "peace"?

No, it's not.

It was a temptation.

If he refuses to take over Tian Qi, then it means that Tian Qi's rebellion must be problematic. What if he promised to take over Tian Qi?

According to the analysis of intelligence feedback, Kawamoto Kojiro did not trust Tian Qi, but he could not catch Tian Qi's handle, so in this case, returning Tian Qi to the Chinese side could reduce the threat of the Japanese side.

Moreover, this was decided privately by Kojiro Kawamoto.

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly smiled: "I accept this expensive gift from you!" ”