Meng Shaoyuan was still very satisfied with his outfit.

Dressed in overalls, with high leather boots on his feet and a beige cap.

If only I had a pair of glasses.

A pipe from nowhere was put aside.

Shinichi Kudo doesn't use pipes, does he?

Meng Shaoyuan picked up the pipe and felt that he didn't feel like Kudo Shinichi, but like Sherlock Holmes.

"Director Meng, this is the safest route for you to go to the Japanese." Wu Jingyi walked in: "This can avoid the frontal battlefield to the greatest extent. ”

"Got it, I'll take a look at it when I go."

Meng Shaoyuan picked up his pipe and squinted his eyes to look at Wu Jingyi.

This Young Master Meng's head is cramping again? What's wrong again?

Wu Jingyi muttered in her heart.

"Assistant Wu."

Meng Shaoyuan's voice was calm and calm: "Your breakfast this morning is porridge, right?" ”

"Which restaurant in Shanghai doesn't have porridge for breakfast?"

"But you also have churros, don't you?"

"No, I got up a little late today, I didn't have time to buy fritters, and I heated up a few steamed buns I bought yesterday."

Belch......

Meng Shaoyuan didn't give up: "But I can be sure that you came by rickshaw, and you gave the driver more money." ”

You think, she got up late today, and in order to avoid being late, she must have called a rickshaw, and as soon as she got in the car, she said, "Quick, I'll give you double the car." ”

This judgment is too good!

"Nope." Wu Jingyi replied in a daze: "I still came by tram, and the tram broke down halfway, but I came half an hour late." ”

Meng Shaoyuan was angry: "Wu Jingyi, who allowed you to be late!" ”

"You."

"Me?"

"Didn't you say that day, special times, special treatment, in-house work cannot guarantee that it must be punctual, and work does not have to be so punctual. Especially me, my husband thinks that I work in the company, so I must be on time when I get off work, and you promised me to come later during work hours, and take care of the family first, and then say, did you forget? ”

The Great Detective Dream, shattered!

"This pipe, send it to your husband." Meng Shaoyuan hung his head.

"Who wants it, you've just taken it in your mouth, it's not hygienic at all."

"Wu Jingyi!"

"Don't scream, Director Meng, I know you're going to retaliate next, you will say, 'Wu Jingyi, I promised you to come later, but I didn't say that you were allowed to be half an hour late, I will deduct your salary for one day, right?' ”

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded.

Who the fuck is the great detective? I'm really going to say that.

Wu ...... Wu Jingyi, your father was a detective? ”

"Neuropathy."

"Then how do you know what I'm going to say?"

"Director Meng, do you know what is circulating in the internal office now?"

"What?"

"Don't learn from Meng Shaoyuan."

Not only did his reputation stink in other departments, but Young Master Meng, who even stinked within himself, honestly became an agent again.

Yuki Nitta had already made contact with the Asama detachment, and what made him feel strange was that General Asama actually showed a certain amount of enthusiasm when he heard that it was "Kudo Shinichi".

Even, I heard that someone was really sent to pick up Kudo Shinichi.

Meng Shaoyuan was actually a little frightened.

Not far away, the sound of gunfire kept coming, and if a bullet came out of nowhere at this time and shot through his head, it would be too cost-effective.

"Kudo, Kudo!"

A familiar voice came.

"Captain Hashimoto!" At first glance, it turned out to be his "old friend" Captain Hashimoto, who appeared in a row of broken houses with a team of soldiers.

Meng Shaoyuan ran over with "surprise": "Your Excellency, Captain, why did you come to pick me up in person?" I can't afford it. ”

"Ah, it's nothing, I happened to be ordered to carry out a combat mission in this area, to sneak attack the position of the Chinese people, and His Excellency the General asked me to pick you up by the way."

"Thank you so much."

Sneak attack on Chinese positions?

Fuck, it's a pity I can't get this information out there.

"I'll send two soldiers to take you to the rear." Captain Hashimoto called out to two of his subordinates: "As long as you pass through that area, which is under our control, you will be safe." ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Captain, and I wish you a long and long martial arts."

Meng Shaoyuan saw Akutagawa Asama again.

The head of this Asama detachment is in high spirits.

After he led the whole detachment to Shanghai, the journey was smooth, and he did not suffer any heavy blows, but also made a lot of military achievements.

Maybe when the battle of Shanghai is over, you can add one more bright star to your shoulder.

"Shinichi Kudo, meet again."

Although Asama Akutagawa tried his best to show himself indifferently, the spring breeze triumph could not be concealed: "Are you here to interview the heroic imperial soldiers in Shanghai to bring great martial arts, and to inspire the belief of the Japanese diaspora in victory?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Meng Shaoyuan said loudly: "The Asama detachment is invincible, I think sooner or later, one day, you will return to Kyoto as a hero, and the Garden Hall will also receive a hero like you for free." No, that's the honor of the Garden Club! ”

"It's too prestigious." Akutagawa Asama smiled and said, "If I have the opportunity in the future, I will take you to the garden hall with me." ”

"Ah, what qualifications do I have to go in with His Excellency the General?"

"No, I'm from Kyoto, and you're from Kyoto, and the difference between Kyoto and those from the countryside is unity. I think you'll be my military correspondent in the future. Tell the whole of Japan that the team commanded by the people of Kyoto is invincible! ”

"Your Excellency, your words excite me." Meng Shaoyuan looked grateful: "So, there are some things that I can't hide from His Excellency the General anymore." ”

"Oh, you've got something to hide from me?"

"Yes, the purpose of my visit this time, in addition to the interview, there is also a person from China who asked me for a mission."

Akutagawa Asama's interest suddenly rose: "Shina? Let's talk about it. ”

Meng Shaoyuan took out a Japanese newspaper from his pocket, spread it out, and pointed to a photo on the front page: "This was taken here by you, and on it, it's your captive, right?" ”

Asama Akutagawa only glanced at it and immediately nodded, "Yes." ”

"Are they still there?"

"He was held in a makeshift prisoner of war camp pending orders from the command. Ah, a few of them died of their wounds, and some tried to escape, and we killed them. ”

Fuck, Qin Fuyu must not be among these unlucky bastards.

"This person." Meng Shaoyuan pointed to the person circled with a red pen: "His name is Qin Fuyu, and he is a soldier of the Zhina people, but his real identity is the illegitimate son of Xu Chengbo, the general manager of Shanghai Henglong Company." ”

Xu Chengbo sneezed a few times in a row: "What's the matter, you have a cold?" ”

"Manager Xu, according to the old man, this is someone saying bad things about you behind your back."

"How can you not offend anyone in business? Just say it, as long as Boss Meng doesn't say bad things about me. ”

Asama Akutagawa understood, and even smiled again: "I'm going to spend money to redeem it." ”

Such a thing did not happen unheard of in the Japanese front-line troops.

Some Chinese people are caught, and if they have a little money at home, they are often willing to pay a sum of money to redeem themselves.

I even heard that there was a battalion commander of the Chinese Gui Army, after being captured, he took out two gold bars from his clothes, bribed a Japanese captain who caught him, and successfully rescued himself.

It's not that the superiors don't know about these things, but at the time of the fierce war, as long as they don't release a particularly big lieutenant official privately, they generally turn a blind eye to such things.

Moreover, how to deal with these prisoners of war is also a headache.

After all, this is Shanghai, and so many foreigners are paying attention to this war and every move of China and Japan on the battlefield.

If the prisoners of war were to be slaughtered rashly, it would certainly cause an uproar among the European and American powers and increase Japan's passive situation in the international community.

The Nationalist Government was actively resorting to the mediation of the Nine-Power Pact, which would turn into a pretext for them to the detriment of the Empire of Japan.

Even, there are Americans who are well fed and have made a special survey on the lives of prisoners of war.

For example, Tilanqiao Prison, located in Hongkou and used as the headquarters of the special agency of the Japanese military police, is both a civilian detention center and a prisoner of war camp.

Here's how the American report describes it:

"Lieutenant Horano is the warden of the prison. Guards are changed every 3 hours.

Most of the prisoners do not know the names of prison officials and guards. The environment is terrible. The prison is overcrowded, infested with mosquitoes and flies, and filthy. The Japanese did nothing to improve the environment. Tilanqiao Prison has a notorious reputation......"

So for what Meng Shaoyuan said, Asama Akutagawa was not surprised at all.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Meng Shaoyuan said: "Xu Chengbo only has two daughters, you know how much the Chinese want to have a son, but Xu Chengbo's wife is a tigress, once you know that he has an illegitimate child outside, it will not take two hours for the whole of Shanghai to know." Therefore, Xu Chengbo could only quietly watch his son grow up.

Some time ago, his son actually ran away to become a soldier, ignorant. And he was captured by you, if it weren't for Xu Chengbo who saw his son as a prisoner in the newspaper, he would still be kept in the dark. He was in a hurry, so he asked someone to find me, hoping that I would try to redeem his son, and he was willing to pay a large sum of money for it. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Asama Akutagawa: "Your Excellency, I just passed on a word, I know that releasing prisoners of war privately is not good for the reputation of His Excellency the General. ”

Akutagawa Asama asked lightly, "Kudo, how much did you charge?" ”

Meng Shao was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, and he was embarrassed: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Your Excellency the General, Xu Chengbo gave me five hundred dollars, and promised to give me another five hundred dollars after the matter is completed." ”

Asama Akutagawa smiled: "So, how much money is he willing to pay to redeem his son?" ”

"Five thousand."

"Five thousand?"

"Yes, five thousand dollars."

"Nope."

"Okay, I'll go back and tell Xu Chengbo now that his son won't be released."

"No, I mean, five thousand dollars is too little!"