At the same time, the Legation of the United States in Shanghai.

Zhong Yi is playing mahjong with Commodus, Richmore and Joseph MacJoseph.

In less than midnight, the chips in front of Zhong Yi had already formed a mountain.

It is conservatively estimated that Zhong Yi can win at least 10,000 pounds tonight.

"No hits, shit." Li Qimo finally couldn't bear it anymore, and after lighting another cannon for Zhong Yi, he pushed the mahjong tile forward, stood up and said, "I'm hungry and want to eat supper." ”

Zhong Yi smiled: "It's not easy to eat supper, I'll call them and ask them to send it." ”

After a pause, Zhong Yi said again: "But this mahjong, I'm afraid I have to continue to play, you have promised!" ”

"Oh God." Richmore drew a cross on his chest and began to beg for mercy, "Dear Zhong, you should spare me, I still want to save some pension money to go back to England for retirement." ”

As he spoke, Joseph Mac's secretary suddenly walked in.

Like Commodus, MacJoseph was also the French minister in Shanghai.

As soon as Joseph MacJoseph's secretary came in, he didn't care that there were other people here, so he hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, there are large-scale riots on Dumei Road, Xujiahui Road, and Father Jin Road at the same time, tens of thousands of saboteurs are robbing and killing people, and so far at least hundreds of French expatriates have been violated to varying degrees!" ”

"What?!" Joseph was taken aback and jumped to her feet.

There were large-scale riots in the three most prosperous commercial streets in the French Concession?

And tens of thousands of saboteurs are looting and killing people in the French Concession?

"Order the garrison to be dispatched immediately to suppress the riot!" MacJoseph's first reaction was repression.

The French government had a garrison in the French Concession, although it was not a large number of troops, only one battalion.

But the next moment, Joseph MacJoseph immediately reacted, in the face of a large-scale riot of tens of thousands of people, a battalion of troops may not be able to suppress it!

At that moment MacJoseph said, "Oh no, order the garrison to protect the French expatriates as much as possible!" At the same time, call all French expatriates in the French Concession and tell them to stay at home and stay still! ”

"Your Excellency, the phone can't get through!" The secretary said.

Joseph McJoseen rushed over and grabbed the phone in the living room of the Legation.

However, when I shook the handle, there was a blind beep on the other end of the phone.

Commodus spread his hands and said: "At this time, the phone will definitely not be able to get through." ”

It was already early in the morning, and there were not many operators on duty at the telephone bureau, and there had been such a big change in the French Concession, and the number of people calling had surged, which would definitely cause line congestion.

"Zhong, I'm afraid mahjong can't be rubbed." Joseph Macham shrugged at Zhong Yi, then turned and left.

Li Qimo said: "Zhong, I'm afraid I have to go back to the embassy too, let's play next time." ”

After saying that, Richmore also hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Of the three, Commodus was the most relaxed.

Because there are not many Chinese citizens in Shanghai, and most of them are concentrated in the public concession.

At that moment, Commodus said to Zhong Yi: "Zhong, do you want a cup of coffee?" ”

Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I have to go to Sassoon Mansion." ”

"Sassoon Building?" Commodus was surprised, "Didn't you already decline Sir Sassoon's invitation during the day, and you would have come to the door again, wouldn't it be very cheap?" ”

During the day, Sassoon sent his personal butler to find the Legation of the United States and sent a formal invitation to Zhong Yi to serve as his personal bodyguard.

Of course, it was George Weir that Sassoon invited.

However, Zhong Yi politely declined.

Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "My subordinates are all in the Sassoon Building!" ”

"Oh, really?" Commodus added, "Do you want me to come with you?" ”

"That's a good idea." Zhong Yi didn't shirk either, "Just take your car over, it's faster." ”

The two of them went out and got into a Commodus Ford sedan and went straight to the Sassoon Building on the Bund.

The location of the Legation of the United States is not far from the Sassoon Building, and it takes more than ten minutes to get there.

Then when Zhong Yi got out of the car, he hit the special combat team led by An Zhenyuan and poured out of the building.

"Xiao Anzi?" Zhong Yi said, "Where are you going?" ”

"Mayor!" An Zhenyuan raised his hand and saluted, and said, "I heard that there was a riot on Dumei Road, and we are going to go back and have a look." ”

"No way!" Zhong Yi said categorically, "The riot in Dumei Road is very serious, I don't know what the situation is now, it's too dangerous for you to go back, let me stay in Sassoon Mansion honestly!" ”

An Zhenyuan, Xu Chao and others looked at each other when they heard it, too dangerous?

Mayor, are we soldiers still afraid of danger? Where is this?

But Zhong Yi is really worried about the safety of the special combat personnel, don't look at their outstanding skills, but no matter how outstanding their skills are, they are only flesh and blood after all, in the face of large-scale riots of tens of thousands of people, and the saboteurs still have guns in their hands, more than 100 special combat personnel really can't cope with it, and it will be a big loss if there are some casualties.

You know, the special operators are baby bumps.

At that moment, Zhong Yi continued: "Stay in Sassoon Mansion tonight, Xiao Anzi, you go to check in immediately." ”

The Sassoon Building is a complex building with a business place on the first floor, a grand ballroom on the second floor, a hotel on the third floor and above, and Sassoon's private residence on the top and second floors.

……

On the top floor.

Ordinary people may have already fallen asleep at this time, but Sassoon has just gotten up and is taking a bath.

Sassoon stood up from the hot bath tank, and the French mistress who was waiting for her quickly handed over her white bathrobe.

Sassoon wrapped himself in a bathrobe, took the cigar from the Jewish mistress, took two puffs, and then handed the cigar to the English mistress, and then took a glass of red wine from the white Russian mistress.

Don't doubt it, Sassoon has dozens of mistresses of different colors and nationalities.

And what is even more enviable to all men in the world is that Sassoon's mistresses live with him.

Taking a sip of red wine, Sassoon asked the old butler David who was standing on the side: "David, is there any news today?" ”

"Today, during the day, Hongkou and Yangshupu made a lot of noise for a day, and then in the evening, I heard that the head of the Mei Agency, Shadow Zuo Zhenzhao, had committed suicide." David said.

"Kagesa seppuku?" Sassoon nodded, and added, "Expected." ”

David continued: "And then just now, there was a riot in the French Concession, and the scale was not small. ”

"What?" Sassoon's face changed slightly when he heard this, "There was a riot in the French Concession? Who did this to you? Green Gang? ”

"I'm afraid the Green Gang doesn't have such courage." David said, "It should be No. 76 Jisfeier Road." ”

"Seventy-six?" Sassoon's face instantly fell, and he said in a deep voice, "The courage of these hooligans is really getting bigger and bigger, and now they dare to openly loot the French Concession, in a few days, will they be going to ransack the Public Concession?" And then they're going to storm my Sassoon building? ”