On November 14, 1937, the vanguard of the Japanese army launched an attack on Kunshan and Taicang, and the speed of the advance far exceeded the imagination of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.

On the same day, a very inconspicuous corner of a Shanghai newspaper reported a message:

"A person in a certain place in the Shanghai Public Concession was shot three times and was taken to the hospital for emergency ......"

No one cares about such news.

Since the establishment of the public concession, there has been too much news about the discovery of corpses in the Huangpu River.

Who cares if someone dies?

Maybe there's one person who cares:

Meng Shaoyuan!

According to Sinclair's feedback, Chen Rongyang was quickly discovered and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment as soon as possible.

Three bullets, one in the right shoulder, one in the right thigh, and one in the right side of the back, embedded in the front ribs.

After being sent to the hospital, after all-out rescue, the patient is still in danger, but there is hope that he can survive.

Meng Shaoyuan let out a long sigh of relief when he heard this.

If...... He didn't dare to think about it anymore.

After Chen Rongyang was sent to the hospital, Japanese people visited him in the hospital on the same day and helped him pay all the medical expenses.

All the pay-in-the-money comes at a price.

The rest depends on Chen Rongyang himself.

No one can help him.

With the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the Japanese diaspora in Shanghai became unstoppable.

In their opinion, Shanghai is already theirs.

Of course, they have to face the cold eyes and hidden anger of the Chinese.

Not every Chinese, there will always be a few soft bones.

At the beginning of the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the Japanese special organs and the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai began to plan a "Sino-Japanese Friendship Association."

Originally, the president wanted to invite Du Yuesheng, but he secretly ran to Hong Kong.

Later, the Japanese thought of Huang Jinrong again, although Huang Jinrong was a big hooligan leader before, but in the face of the big right and wrong, he finally held on, he refused many times on the grounds of his old age and frailty, and stayed in the Huang Mansion every day and did not come out.

Then there is Zhang Xiaolin, one of the so-called "three tycoons of Shanghai".

However, Zhang Xiaolin is currently cooperating with Matsui Ishine to purchase cotton, grain, coal and other resources for the Japanese, which has been co-opted by the Japanese army in advance.

Ji Yunqing, who is known as the "new tycoon", is happy, but firstly, his weight is somewhat lacking, and secondly, he is also afraid that if he is a first-class bird, the military commander killer will target him.

In the end, the Japanese chose Huang Jingxuan, the former vice president of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to serve as the president.

To be honest, Huang Jingxuan is not the kind of hardcore traitor, and even did a lot of good things before, such as when there was a famine in Sichuan, he was the first to call on the Shanghai business community to raise donations for Sichuan.

It's a pity that in the face of the coercion and temptation of the Japanese, he still couldn't withstand it after all, and agreed to accept this position. From a businessman, he became a traitor.

"I've seen this man from Madame Rose." Meng Shaoyuan threw the file in his hand on the desk: "I remember that when the Battle of Songhu first broke out, he also organized a fundraiser, but it's a pity. ”

"Did that save him his life?" Wu Jingyi asked.

"Spare him his life?" Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "No matter what he has done before, as long as he is a traitor for one day, he will be a traitor for the rest of his life." As soon as Shanghai fell, the Japanese could not wait to set up a 'Sino-Japanese Friendship Association' and a 'New Asia Peace Promotion Association', and so many Chinese watched it, which was also a kind of temptation by the Japanese. ”

"Temptation?" Wu Jingyi was stunned.

Meng Shaoyuan nodded slowly: "After the Battle of Songhu, we were busy lurking and assassinating, why did the Japanese hurriedly launch the 'Sino-Japanese Friendship Association' at this time, and also made Huang Jingxuan the president?" Because of his past merits, the Japanese want to use him to see how we react to such people, so that we can respond to the future domination of Shanghai. ”

Wu Jingyi understood: "Then I will arrange someone to assassinate him directly." ”

"Don't." Meng Shaoyuan shook his head: "It's too easy to assassinate him at home, but this will give the Japanese an excuse." When was this sorority formed? Where is the location? ”

"At 10 o'clock in the morning on the 16th, there was Jiaxing Road. In order to ensure that the meeting could be held smoothly, the Japanese not only asked for the cooperation of the arresting room, but also specially found Ji Yunqing, who sent a large number of his disciples to be responsible for the safety of the scene. ”

Meng Shaoyuan listened, and suddenly smiled: "It seems that the Japanese are also very tight, especially in the consulate, after the death of Akagi, there was a lot of chaos, but the establishment time of this association could not be changed, so they could only invite a rogue leader like Ji Yunqing." If it's done, we'll add a role to them. On the day they were founded, they killed Huang Jingxuan. ”

"Understood." Wu Jingyi then said: "Coincidentally, the New Asia Peace Promotion Association was also established on the same day, did we do it in two places at the same time? ”

"It's no coincidence." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "The consulate has set up a Sino-Japanese friendship association, and the army has immediately set up a New Asia Peace Promotion Association. Shanghai is a great place for everyone to get a kick in. Assistant Wu, instead of this, why don't you just make the contradictions between them deeper? ”

Wu Jingyi is a smart person, and she understood as soon as she heard it: "What do you mean, move one and put another?" We moved the sorority, but the promotion association was calm there, and it will definitely cause serious dissatisfaction on the part of the consulate? There is even a doubt that the army side has reached some kind of agreement with us? ”

This is not unusual.

Chinese and Japanese agents fought for so many years in the Shanghai Public Concession, but often for some purpose, a brief truce was reached.

Of course, this armistice agreement is tacit with each other, and there is no written information.

Wu Jingyi didn't quite understand a little: "Director Meng, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just lost a general like Akagi Qinyuki, and his vitality has been greatly damaged, according to normal logic, we should take action against the intelligence agencies of the Japanese army or navy." ”

Normal logic?

When did Meng Shaoyuan have normal logic?

He smiled and said, "In Shanghai, excluding those non-governmental spy organizations such as the Sakura Society, the Japanese Army, Navy, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are our real enemies. As the old saying goes, beat the water dogs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' agency in Shanghai has already been hurt by us, so simply beat him so that he can't recover for a long time. In this way, we can free up our hands and concentrate on dealing with the army and navy. ”

When Meng Shaoyuan said this, he raised his head and looked at Wu Jingyi: "But they can't be killed, maybe they will be used again." ”

Wu Jingyi also smiled.

If anyone is targeted by Young Master Meng, it will really be eight lifetimes of mold.

The assassination of Huang Jingxuan is not a particularly remarkable thing, the main meaning is to give a warning to those who are preparing to become traitors.

"Ji Yunqing has been in contact with the Japanese a lot recently." Wu Jingyi continued to report there: "This person is also an official fan, and he wants to make an official and a half-job. However, it is the three tycoons that have made the Japanese more interested. However, Du Yuesheng went to Hong Kong, Huang Jinrong closed the door to thank the guests, and only Zhang Xiaolin became a traitor.

However, according to our analysis, although the Japanese are not interested in Ji Yunqing at present, as the Japanese rule Shanghai increases, there is an urgent need for manpower, especially the Chinese, and sooner or later he will be used. Are we preparing in advance to kill Ji Yunqing? ”

"It's okay to prepare in advance, just kill it? There is no need for this. Meng Shao didn't think about it and said, "Keeping his life will be useful to us in the future." Send more of our men to him to monitor his every move at all times, so that everything he has is exposed to our sight. ”

"Understood."

Wu Jingyi suddenly sighed: "Since the fall of Shanghai, the concession has become an isolated island, but in this isolated island, everyone's performance is too different. People like Du Yuesheng and Huang Jinrong are still backbone, but people like Zhang Xiaolin, Ji Yunqing, and Huang Jingxuan, the concept of the country and the nation does not exist in their minds, and being a traitor is what they want to do the most. ”

"It's the same in every country." Meng Shaoyuan was casual: "It's just a group of traitors, the existence of these people is quite harmful to the country, they can't be killed, they can't be killed, and the spring breeze blows and rebirths." But without this group of people, it would make us a little less fun. ”

Wu Jingyi didn't know what Meng Shaoyuan thought in his heart.

"That's right, Assistant Wu." Meng Shaoyuan remembered something: "Did the 'California Cold Mountain' arrive in Shanghai?" ”

"Here we are."

"What about the people I let watch?"

"I stayed at the Chinachem Hotel in the Sassoon Building."

"Sassoon Building?"

"Yes, it was asked for by himself. The Japanese originally wanted to arrange for him to stay in another hotel, but because he was Jewish, he insisted on staying in this building owned by the Jew Sassoon. He lived on the eighth floor, and there were originally two Japanese guards at the entrance, but at his insistence, the Japanese guards were forced to move from the eighth floor to the first floor. The east hall on the first floor is for ABN AMRO and Warby Bank, and the west hall is for guests to come and rest, which is more complicated. ”

Meng Shaoyuan listened carefully: "What about our people? ”

"I have four agents in the West Hall to keep a close watch on the Japanese."

"If I'm going to visit one of our guests at the Chinachem Hotel, is there a way to go in and out without the Japanese being discovered?"

"Yes." Wu Jingyi replied without hesitation: "If you want to go, I suggest that you go on the day when the Sino-Japanese Friendship Association and the New Asia Peace Promotion Association were founded, at that time, all the attention of the Japanese people was attracted there. ”

"Okay." Meng Shaoyuan looked satisfied: "To be honest, I'm very interested in this guest of ours. ”