1938, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Meng Shao was going to kill someone!

The news quickly spread to all the Japanese special organs in the Shanghai Public Concession, and in less than two hours, all the principal responsible persons of the Japanese special organs were already aware of it.

The shock to them was enormous.

Meng Shao was going to kill someone!

This man had gradually become a legend in Shanghai, especially in the Public Concession, although the Japanese were apparently reluctant to admit it.

However, as long as it is what Meng Shaoyuan wants to do, there seems to be nothing that cannot be done.

The feeling of being in the presence of a great enemy began to spread among the Japanese agencies.

Although it is not known who Meng Shaoyuan wants to kill, how many people he wants to kill, and when he will kill him, the War Department, the Navy Department, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and even the leaders of those Japanese non-governmental spy organizations have given the same order to their subordinates:

Until the matter is fully clarified, everyone should not go out without permission to ensure the safety of their lives.

The influence of one person can be so great that it is rare in the history of the contest between the Chinese and Japanese secret services......

……

"How can one person's influence be so great?" In the Shanghai secret service of the Japanese War Department, Koichi Hawara seemed to think that this matter was extremely interesting.

"Hahara-kun, you just came to Shanghai, and you don't know too much about some situations." The head of the agency, Yoshio Wanda, had a gloomy face: "In the previous battles with Meng Shaoyuan, we have all fallen behind, and it is a shame to say, but this is a fact. There is no one he would not dare to kill, and although there is no evidence that Akagi Jinyuki's death is related to him, he is the biggest suspect.

Remember, he knows who even one of our outside agents, a small man, is, and openly declares war, ah, maybe not openly, but at least he's made a terrible threat. Whichever point of contact is uprooted, it will be a loss for us, and more seriously, it will create a cascade of irrepressible influence. ”

Hikaru Hawara listened very carefully.

He found that Kawamoto Kojiro did not speak from beginning to end: "Kawamoto-kun, I heard that you studied psychology in the United States, why did you say that Meng Shaoyuan did this?" ”

"What do you mean?" Kojiro Kawamoto asked rhetorically.

"As far as the Shanghai Public Concession is concerned, there are three giants in the military reunification." Habara Koichi said slowly: "Zhou Weilong, Cheng Yiming, and Meng Shaoyuan. What is his mission as a commander? Dominate the overall situation and coordinate operations. Why would he be interested in our low-level agents? And chose to run to the hideout of a small spy on the day of Chinese New Year's Eve in China? ”

Kojiro Kawamoto's brows furrowed: "You mean that he actually has other plans?" ”

Hikaru Habara smiled and didn't answer.

Kojiro Kawamoto seemed to be talking to himself: "From a psychological point of view, as well as some of the psychological data of criminals I studied when I was in the United States, if a criminal plans a big thing there, he will definitely make all kinds of small actions to confuse the police, and even make the police exhausted, and finally achieve his own goals." ”

"That's right." Koichi Habara said, "Let's go through the entire timeline from beginning to end. Why did Meng Shaoyuan risk going to Nanjing? What is the cemetery where he went to Nanjing? What intelligence did he bring back in Nanjing? The New Year is approaching, and Nanjing's vigilance will definitely be slightly relaxed at that time, and he can come back at that time, but why should he risk coming back before the New Year? What is he going to plan for the New Year?

He returned to Shanghai, and suddenly on Chinese New Year's Eve, he visited one of our spies and made a threatening threat. Kawamoto-kun, what you said is not wrong, he wants to mobilize us. ”

At this, he suddenly fell silent.

After a while, he blurted out "New Year's reception!" ”

"What?" Yoshio Manda and Kojiro Kawamoto asked at the same time.

"New Year's reception!" Koichi Habara said with great certainty: "Today, we will hold a New Year's reception in Shanghai and Nanjing at the same time, and Meng Shaoyuan must want to take advantage of this opportunity to make some big moves!" ”

Yoshio Manda changed color.

If Hawara Koichi's judgment is correct, then once he succeeds in being commanded by the military, the matter will become very serious.

No one can afford to take that responsibility.

"I'll go to the consulate now." Yoshio Manda hurriedly said, "Those patrols are not trustworthy, and the special forces we deploy inside and outside the consulate must be strengthened!" ”

He didn't dare to delay for a moment.

Seeing Yoshio Manta walking out, Kojiro Kawamoto suddenly said: "It's impossible for Meng Shaoyuan to make a mess in the consulate, and he can't afford the international influence caused by this." ”

"That's right, he might make trouble at the embassy in Nanjing, like setting off a bomb or something, but Shanghai? Our consulate? If he really makes a big incident, all countries will think that their consulates are under serious threat, and they will unite to put pressure on the national government. ”

Habara Koichi said lightly: "I don't know what he wants to do, I can only guess that he will make a full fuss with the help of the consulate and the New Year's reception." What am I going to do if I were him? What did he bring back with him in Nanjing? This mystery cannot be solved, Kawamoto-kun, and we will never guess his true purpose. ”

Kojiro Kawamoto sighed: "If it really comes to that time, I'm afraid it's too late." ”

"No, it's not too late." Hakohara said categorically: "He is a very strong opponent for us, losing to him, it's not terrible, it's terrible that we can't learn a lesson." We have to learn from him with an open mind, and if we find a little bit of good lessons from each failure, then we will continue to grow and narrow the gap with him.

He is also a person, an ordinary person, no matter how powerful an ordinary person is, he will definitely have shortcomings. For example, the wife of the Akagi kinyuki once almost killed him, which shows that this person is definitely not invulnerable. Maybe he has a lot of flaws, but we just don't find them. But before that, he was my teacher! ”

He's my teacher!

A Japanese agent actually said such a thing.

"When this word reaches the ears of others, it may cast doubt on your loyalty." Kojiro Kawamoto's words were full of appreciation: "But I can understand you, he is also my teacher, and there are really too many things about him that I can learn from." Hahara-kun, I'm so glad you are here in Shanghai. ”

"I hope we can work together." Koichi Habara smiled and said, "One day the students will surpass the teachers." ”

……

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Meng Shaoyuan got up.

Breakfast is ready.

Meng Shaoyuan sent a New Year's red envelope to everyone, including Aarau.

The Meng Mansion was full of joy.

"Happy New Year."

Yuri Yamashita is already waiting for him there.

"Happy New Year!"

Meng Shaoyuan also gave her a red envelope.

"Ah, thank you so much." Yuria Yamashita looked very happy: "This reflects the difference between Chinese and Japanese cultures, in China, this is called 'red envelope', in Japan, this is called 'Zhuyi bag'. Red envelopes in China must be wrapped in red paper, but in Japan, our ceremonial bags are made of white envelopes, so if they were in China, they would be considered very unlucky, right? ”

"Yes, in China, white paper is for the dead." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile.

"I also have a small New Year's gift for Shao Yuanjun." Yamashita Yuri Ai took out a paper bag: "I hope Shaoyuan-kun won't dislike it." ”

In the paper bag, there was a white scarf.

"Thank you, I love it." Meng Shaoyuan really likes this scarf: "When I go out later, I will bring it." ”

"It's great that Shao Yuanjun can like it."

Meng Shaoyuan finished breakfast, wiped his mouth, and stood up:

"Aarau."

Arrau immediately commanded the servant to take the clothes.

Suits, tweed coats, polished leather shoes.

Meng Shaoyuan deliberately wore this white scarf around his neck.

Yamashita Yuri smiled very happily: "Shaoyuan-kun, you are very angry like this." ”

Spirited?

Isn't it because I'm handsome, handsome, and dashing or something?

"Master, your weapon."

Arrau took the same Browning with the body of the gun that could almost shine the shadow of a person, and handed it to Meng Shaoyuan.

No one found it strange.

Here, Arau prepared a large number of weapons.

He knew what his master was doing, and he was ready to come to the door at any time.

Whoever dares to trespass in, then Arau will not hesitate to greet them with bullets.

Meng Shaoyuan checked the weapon and put it away: "Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, and everyone is on holiday. ”

Suddenly, a cheer rang out.

Meng Shaoyuan left his residence with a smile on his face.

……

Xu Zhu was already waiting for him outside.

As soon as he saw Meng Shaoyuan coming, he immediately opened the car door.

As soon as Meng Shaoyuan entered the car, he was taken aback.

Good guys, in the back seat is a light machine gun, a lot of bullets.

In the co-pilot's seat, two submachine guns plus a barge gun.

"What's that down there?"

"Grenade."

Xu Zhu sat in the cab and replied expressionlessly.

"What are you doing?" Meng Shaoyuan couldn't cry or laugh: "Is there a war?" ”

"Assistant Wu called me early in the morning to order." Xu Zhu started the car and stepped on the accelerator: "She asked me to protect your safety closely, and said that if you lose a hair, she will pump my tendons!" ”

Meng Shaoyuan was stunned for a while, and then suddenly pulled out one of his hair: "I lost a hair." ”

Xu Zhu is stupid, there is such a play?

"It's not that dangerous." Meng Shaoyuan no longer joked: "If an agent has bloody events everywhere in his career, then this person is definitely not a qualified agent." Weapons are used for self-defense. If I wanted to assassinate someone, even if he had a train load of weapons, he wouldn't be able to live, not all. ”

"I know." Xu Zhu only cared about driving: "But ensuring your safety is all for me." ”