Joe, I wish you all the best in the days ahead. ”

After the handover ceremony of the police chief of the Shanghai Public Concession Bureau, Daniel was relaxed: "In the future, the safety of the concession will be handed over to you." ”

Commissioner of Trust, Sinclair Joe Soltrus, is confident: "I will bring the security of the concession to a new stage, an unprecedented stage." ”

Daniel pouted.

An unprecedented stage?

Does this mean that your power is far greater than mine?

"Mr. Commissioner of Police, I have a package from you."

"Oh? Who sent it? ”

"I don't know, a young man, sent here, gave a special account to Mr. Sinclair Joe Soltrus, and left."

Sinclair took it and unpacked it with interest.

Inside is a small wooden box.

When he opened the wooden box, he actually exclaimed.

Daniel hurried over.

"God."

He also exclaimed, and his face changed drastically.

In the wooden box, there is a daughter's finger, and on it, there is also a huge sapphire ring.

"Damn, who's doing this prank." Sinclair was furious.

"No, Joe, it's not a prank." Daniel's face was extremely solemn: "I know this finger. ”

"Do you know this finger?"

"I recognize the ring on my finger. It was given to his wife by Sir Lucas himself at a banquet for the thirtieth anniversary of his marriage. On that day, many people witnessed Jazz put the ring on Madame Sizz's finger. ”

In an instant, Sinclair's face changed.

Lady Lucas's fingers?

Oh my God, someone kidnapped Lady Sir Lucas?

Or even Jazz was kidnapped?

Oh, God.

Sir Lucas had a very high position in England, and more importantly, his family, his wife's family, was a member of Parliament, and some were Ministers of Transport and Transport.

Two families are very important in the UK.

In particular, Sir Lucas himself, who commanded troops and fought bloody battles against the Germans during the World War, was a hero of Britain.

And now, they have been kidnapped in China?

On your first day in office?

"Damn it!" Sinclair was furious: "Immediately mobilize all the patrols and spies in the concession, and we must find those damn kidnappers and rescue the Jazz couple!" ”

"Wait." Daniel stopped him: "Please don't act rashly, Joe. We can't tell if the Jazz couple have actually been kidnapped, and even if the worst happens, your fanfare will alert the kidnappers and even cause them to hurt the Jazz couple further. This finger is already a warning. ”

Sinclair was stunned, then thought about it, and he had to admit that what his predecessor said was correct.

"Daniel, what do we do now?"

"No, Joe, I ought to say what you should do now." Daniel said casually, "Don't forget, you're the commissioner of police now, and I'm about to return home."

I can remind you, however, that Sir Lucas is well respected and that he will be returning to the country next week, and that if anything happens to him at this time, the consequences will be very dire. ”

The consequence will be, perhaps, the shortest-lived chief of police in the history of the post of Commissioner of Police of the Ministry of Public Concession.

He will be transferred back to China for interrogation without any suspense.

Sinclair is well aware of this.

"Joe, help me." Sinclair will never allow himself to play the position of a clown in history, he finally sat in this position, all the way from England to the strange Shanghai, and still wants to show his strength, how can he lose this right?

So he had to put down his shelves and ask his former peers for advice.

"Joe, I've lived in Shanghai for almost ten years." Daniel said slowly: "I have experienced a lot of things, in the public concession, we rule this place, we are the masters here, but more importantly, we have to rely on the Chinese to ensure the stability of the concession."

There were three tycoons in Shanghai, and we worked closely with them to defend the concession. If it weren't for them, those hooligans and bullies would not let you go because of your status as a foreigner, and foreigners from any country could be kidnapped, abused, and killed here. ”

"So we're going to find these three now?" Sinclair said impatiently.

"Listen to me patiently, Joe." Daniel said unhurriedly: "The three tycoons have gradually withdrawn from the historical stage that once made them shine, but they will definitely have successors. Just as we need these Chinese, those Chinese also need our support.

Chinese At first, you will find them strange, especially some of the practices, but gradually you will get used to them. For example, the Chinese pay attention to the first salute and then the soldiers. If you refuse to accept their gifts, your self-esteem will be bruised, and they will think that you look down on them and do not want to be friends with them. ”

"Gifts? Friend? As soon as Sinclair finished saying these two words, he suddenly seemed to think of something: "Could it be that you are talking about that Meng?" ”

When I came to the concession, the only one who gave me a "gift" was the agent's surname Meng.

Did Meng Shaoyuan kidnap the Jazz couple?

"Is that him? Daniel? Is that him? Sinclair asked in a loud voice, "Just because I didn't take his money, he kidnapped the Jazz couple?" ”

"No, no, I didn't say it was him." Daniel shook his head slightly: "However, what really made Meng angry that day was not your refusal to accept his money, but what you said, I can't be sure if Meng kidnapped the Jazz couple, but I can guarantee that if he is willing to help you, you will definitely have clues." ”

What did you say that day?

"Put away your little cleverness, Mr. Meng. I don't care what you used to do in the Public Concession, but now that I'm here, you have to do it according to my rules. If you cross the line, I don't care who you are, I'll arrest you, understand? ”

Are those words?

Sinclair never took these Chinese in his eyes, no matter what the identity of the other party was, in his opinion, any Chinese in the public concession was inferior, especially in front of the noble British.

He also believes that only if you suppress them at the beginning can you make them obediently obey the laws of the concession and obediently listen to their own words.

However, now Meng has done such a bold thing?

"I will arrest Meng Shaoyuan immediately!" Sinclair's face turned pale: "I will use all means to get him to explain the whereabouts of the Sir and his wife." ”

"Are you crazy, Joe?" Daniel hurriedly said, "Do you have any evidence?" No, that's just our guesses. Do you know Meng's official identity? He is an official of the Chinese Nationalist Government. You're arresting an official of the Nationalist government without any real evidence, Joe, and it's going to lead to a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. ”

"I don't care so much." Obviously, the anger had washed Sinclair's brain away: "Obviously, I will secretly arrest him, this is the concession, where we have the final say." ”

Daniel sighed, "Joe, you still haven't figured out the order of this place. Order, do you understand? We have reached a tacit understanding with the Chinese secret service and have promised each other stability. But more often than not, we need to appease those Chinese agents, because once we provoke them, the concession will be chaotic, and they will do countless terrible things. ”

"But now that the Chinese government is at war with Japan, do they have that much energy?"

"You have to find out what kind of person Meng Shaoyuan is first." Daniel said slowly: "This person belongs to the younger generation in China's secret service organization, he has a lot of power, and his people and power are all over the lend-lease. Behind him, there are many powerful figures in the national government who support him. Even within the concession celebrities and the Ministry of Works, he had a large number of supporters.

Once he is arrested and disappears, his fanatical followers, without their leader, will lose control and restraint, and will turn the public concession into a second battlefield in Shanghai. Many foreigners will also disappear, maybe their bodies will be on the Huangpu River tomorrow, believe me. ”

Sinclair's face turned very ugly.

How can a Chinese bring so much damage to the public concession?

"And this is not his most terrifying weapon, do you know, what is Meng Shaoyuan's most powerful weapon?"

Sinclair shook her head blankly.

"Money!"

"Money?"

"Yes, money." Daniel was very sure of it, "He has great wealth, Joe, and from ancient times to the present day, few people can resist the magic of money. He can wave a check and buy people's hearts and minds. Do you think that the directors of our Ministry of Industry and Bureau, they came to China to help build the country? No, they are here for the money.

You can imagine that, Meng, he will write a huge cheque to bribe the directors of the Ministry of Industry and make it difficult for you at every turn, do you think you can still sit firmly in this position? Well, the directors may have been honest gentlemen, and they flatly rejected his checks, but what about the patrolmen? What about the detectives? Will they refuse? ”

Sinclair stopped talking.

Yes, if those Chinese detectives and patrols collectively stand on the opposite side of themselves, they don't have to do it as a police commissioner.

After a while, he said with some difficulty: "Daniel, do me a favor, contact Meng Shaoyuan, I need to see him immediately, okay?" ”

"Although this matter has nothing to do with me, I will be happy to help you make this call. After all, it's about the safety of the Jazz couple and the dignity of the British Empire, isn't it? ”

Daniel said this, and involuntarily touched the newly obtained check in his pocket.

He smiled.