pappabearbooks Chapter 1606 My children will be proud of me!
Chapter 1606 My children will be proud of me!
Chapter 1606 My children will be proud of me!
"What's strange?" Cen Yufeng asked immediately.
"The assassination of Gangcun was just a cover." Chen Gongshu said, "Xiao Mian's real target is Toda Seiichiro."
He said to Cen Yufeng, "It was precisely because the assassination of Gangcun attracted the attention of the Japanese that Xiao Mian's operation against the Pukou Hotel was so smooth."
Chen Gongshu's face was gloomy. "We helped Xiao Mian attract the attention of the Japanese."
"District Commander." Cen Yufeng said, "The problem is that the operation to assassinate Gangcun is not just ours. Xiao Mian's Special Affairs Department has also taken action."
"Yes, they also took action." Chen Gongshu frowned.
His intuition told him that there was something fishy going on. However, as Cen Yufeng had said, Xiao Mian's men had also participated in the assassination attempt on Gangcun. Moreover, according to Cen Yufeng's report, the Special Intelligence Department had a large number of men and women with strong firepower to assassinate Gangcun. It was also thanks to the powerful firepower of the Special Intelligence Department that his people had the opportunity to successfully break out of the enemy's encirclement.
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"A large number of people were dispatched to assassinate Gangcun, and their firepower was strong. Immediately afterwards, a large number of people were dispatched to attack the Pukou Hotel, killing the commander of the Japanese Army's newly formed Fifth Reserve Brigade, Toda Seiichiro." Chen Gongshu frowned and said to Cen Yufeng, "With these troops divided into two groups and attacking at the same time, even our Shanghai District would find it difficult to deal with it. When did Xiao Mian's men suddenly have so many people?"
Cen Yufeng smiled bitterly. This was something he couldn't understand either.
"There's something strange here, something strange." Chen Gongshu shook his head. He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
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Cheng Qianfan is sharing the spoils with Pete.
"Your share has been deposited in the Banque de l'Indochine." Pete handed a bank gold note to Cheng Qianfan.
Cheng Qianfan took it, looked at the amount on the gold note, and smiled with satisfaction.
"The one belonging to Japanese military police commander Ikeuchi, and Atsuto Kawada..." Cheng Qianfan flicked the ash from his cigarette and said.
"No need for you to remind me, it has been delivered to them." Pete said.
Peter the Lion made a huge request and demanded a huge amount of 300,000 silver dollars from the gendarmerie headquarters.
Junichiro Ikeuchi appointed Atsuto Kawada as his plenipotentiary representative to negotiate with Pitt.
After the mediation efforts of Master Atsuto, Pitt reluctantly reduced the amount of the claim to 190,000 silver dollars, which was 10,000 less than the 200,000 silver dollars that Pitt originally requested. In the end, although Junichiro Ikeuchi was still very angry, he finally had to sign his agreement.
Of the 190,000 silver dollars, Pitt received 50,000 silver dollars, "Little Cheng Zong" received 40,000 silver dollars, and the Chief of Police of the French Concession Police Station, Mr. Ferguson, also received 20,000 silver dollars.
Of the remaining 80,000 silver dollars, 60,000 silver dollars were taken by Junichiro Ikeuchi and Atsuto Kawada, and the remaining 20,000 silver dollars were divided up by other relevant parties. In short, with the joint concessions of both parties, the compensation crisis caused by the fire in the gendarmerie warehouse was compensated, and the crisis was satisfactorily resolved.
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"I ran around everywhere, negotiated with all parties, and tried my best to be the lead agent, but I only got this little." Cheng Qianfan looked at the smug Peter and said unhappily, "On the contrary, you, a guy, actually took the largest share."
"One should be content with what one has learned." Pitt said proudly, "The real reason why the Japanese were willing to pay compensation was that they did not dare to offend the powerful France."
He flicked the ash off his cigarette and said, "Without the support of the most powerful country in Europe, you can't even get 5,000 silver dollars, let alone 40,000 silver dollars."
"Yes, yes, France is the most powerful country in Europe." Cheng Qianfan sneered, "May I ask Captain Peter, has the powerful French Army driven the Germans who dared to provoke a war back to the Rhine?"
When Pete heard Cheng Qianfan mention this, his face turned awkward.
When France declared war on Germany, Pitt had boasted that the powerful French Army would only need one month to completely defeat Germany, forcing Germany to give up Poland and sign the surrender agreement.
In fact, on the European battlefield, the British and French forces had been confronting the Germans across the Maginot Line for several months, but there was not even a fierce battle between the two sides.
This made Pete very embarrassed.
I have to emphasize again and again that the battle has not started yet. Once the war between the two sides is thoroughly intensified, the powerful French army will only need seven weeks to defeat Germany and force the Germans to surrender.
"Seven weeks?" Cheng Qianfan smiled. "Didn't they say that it would take only one month for the Germans to surrender?"
Peter stiffened his neck and said, "Seven weeks is just an estimate of the maximum time. In fact, one month is enough."
Cheng Qianfan laughed loudly. He could see that after experiencing the lightning-fast German occupation of Poland and the fact that the Germans' desire to fight was far stronger than that of the British and French forces, Pitt's heart was inevitably a little shaky, and he took the initiative to prolong the time needed for "the powerful France to defeat Germany".
"In short, the Germans only appear strong." Peter snorted and said, "The powerful French army will either not take action or it will be as powerful as thunder."
Cheng Qianfan knew that Pete was already a little angry, so it was not a good idea to make jokes on this topic. He smiled and praised Pete for his great improvement in Chinese, even being able to use idioms.
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"At the end of the month, we have a batch of food supplies to be shipped to Nanjing." Cheng Qianfan said, "Although the relationship with the Japanese has been established, to be on the safe side, you also need to step in to clear the transportation checkpoints."
"Nanjing?" Pete frowned. He looked at Cheng Qianfan and immediately understood that this was a material procurement agreement reached between Jiujiu Trading and Wang Tianhai's regime.
Peter sneered, "Hasn't this been what you've been doing? What? Are you afraid that your compatriots will call you a die-hard traitor?"
"There's money to be made, why do you care so much?" Cheng Qianfan said, sneering, "If you don't want to show up, that's fine, this deal is mine alone."
"You, a Chinese, are not afraid of being scolded by your compatriots, so I, a Frenchman, will not care about this either." Peter snorted coldly, "Okay, leave it to me."
Cheng Qianfan smiled and glanced at Pete. Although this Frenchman sympathized with China's invasion by Japan, it was just sympathy. He would not hesitate to make money when it came time to do so.
Of course, as Pete said, he, a Chinese, cooperated with the Japanese and helped the traitorous regime purchase supplies, so Pete, a Frenchman, naturally would not think too much about it.
"I saw an official document saying that you will be going on a business trip at the end of the month?" Pete suddenly thought of it and immediately knew why Cheng Qianfan did not "eat alone" and leave the matter to him.
"I'm going to Nanjing." Cheng Qianfan said without any intention of hiding it.
"Nanjing?" Pete stared at Cheng Qianfan from head to toe, his expression suddenly changed, and he said coldly, "Have you really decided?"
"Don't you often ridicule me for being a Chinese but watching the country being lost and only thinking about my own business?" Cheng Qianfan said calmly, "I'm just an ordinary person, what can I do?"
"It's different now." He smiled. "Mr. Wang's peaceful way of saving the country is the only way to save China. Now that there is a possibility of saving the country, I will naturally follow Mr. Wang and contribute to the peaceful way of saving the country."
"I have never heard of a country being invaded but not thinking of resisting, and willingly establishing a surrendered regime with the support of the invaders, and actually hoping that this can save the country?!" Pete sneered and said sarcastically.
"It is ridiculous that you have no courage to face aggression, are willing to shrink your neck and pin your hopes on the invaders, and whitewash the surrender of the regime as a hope of saving the country!" He looked at the silent Cheng Qianfan and said coldly, "This may be the biggest difference between us French and you Chinese."
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"I'm going to Nanjing on business, and this was approved by the French Concession authorities." Cheng Qianfan's face darkened, and he said in a cold tone, "This shows that the Concession authorities are actually not opposed to Mr. Wang's peaceful regime."
Pete's face also darkened.
Cheng Qianfan, a senior official of the French Concession Police Station, went to Nanjing to attend the ceremony of Wang's return to the capital. Although Cheng Qianfan did not clearly state the real purpose of his visit to Nanjing, how could the French Concession authorities not know about it?
Under such circumstances, the French Concession authorities approved his request to go to Nanjing on official business. As Cheng Qianfan said, although the French did not intend to recognize the Wang Puppet Regime for the time being, they were unwilling to anger the Japanese. They acquiesced to Cheng Qianfan's trip to Nanjing, which in itself reflected the attitude of the French Concession authorities.
Pitt disagreed with this and even held an opposing attitude. On the one hand, it was because Pitt always held a disgust attitude towards the Japanese as invaders, and on the other hand, he always believed that the French Concession authorities were too soft on the Japanese, which would only encourage the Japanese to gradually encroach on French interests in China.
"I hope that when you tell your children about this history in the future, you can feel justified." Pete said with a disgusted expression as he looked at the complacent Cheng Qianfan.
"My children will think that I have chosen the right path and will be proud of me," Cheng Qianfan said lightly.
"I hope so," Peter sneered.
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Su Zhe hurriedly knocked on the door of the chief inspector's office.
"Mr. Jin, something happened." He closed the door, came to Jin Kemu and said in a low voice.
"Why are you so anxious?" Jin Kemu glared at Su Zhe and said.
Putting down the snuff bottle and magnifying glass in his hands, Jin Kemu leaned back in his chair and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Wang Hengyi is dead." Su Zhe said.
"What?" Jin Kemu sat up straight, shocked. "When did it happen? How could it happen?"
Wang Hengyi was a member of the Military Control Commission in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, but was accidentally captured by the police station.
After learning about this, Jin Kemu secretly ordered Su Zhe to protect this person. The police station insisted on not agreeing to the Japanese extradition request, and Jin Kemu's efforts were behind this.
In the end, Jin Kemu used the excuse of maintaining the law enforcement and rule of law rights of the French Concession to persuade the French Concession authorities to decide to try Wang Hengyi within the French Concession. This saved Wang Hengyi's life and also provided Chongqing with the possibility to find a way to rescue Wang Hengyi later.
Now, as the trial date of Wang Hengyi in the French Concession Court was approaching, Wang Hengyi suddenly died.
"Just now, we received a call from the Target Range Prison saying that Wang Hengyi died in his cell," said Su Zhe.
"How insane!" Jin Kemu said with his face ashen and gritting his teeth.
It is obvious that this was done by the Japanese, traitors and spies.
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"It's hard to guard against." Jin Kemu sighed.
Knowing that the Japanese would not sit idly by and watch the French Concession's trial of Wang Hengyi, he would definitely find a way to assassinate him. Especially considering that Cheng Qianfan was close to the Japanese, he was worried that Cheng Qianfan would be ordered by the Japanese to take action against Wang Hengyi. So he specially signed an order to take Wang Hengyi away from the cell of the Central Police Station and place him in the Target Field Prison in advance. However, he did not expect that he still could not save Wang Hengyi's life.
"How did he die?" Jin Kemu asked.
"He was bleeding from the mouth and nose. The medical examiner said he died suddenly from a heart attack." Su Zhe said, "But I asked privately and it was probably poisoning."
"This is lawlessness!" Jin Kemu was furious. The other party poisoned in the police station's territory, in the heavily guarded Target Range Prison, which completely infuriated him.
"There is something wrong inside the Target Range Prison." Su Zhe said, "Either there are Japanese spies in the prison, or someone has been bribed by the Japanese."
He looked at Jin Kemu with a serious look, "Boss Jin, you said..."
"Just say whatever you want to say. Why are you hesitating?" Jin Kemu glanced at Su Zhe.
"Could this matter be related to Cheng Qianfan?" Su Zhe said in a low voice.
Jin Kemu glared at Su Zhe, but this time, for the first time ever, he did not scold Su Zhe but called Cheng Qianfan by his name.
"Investigate!" Jin Kemu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "This matter must be investigated thoroughly!"
He slammed his fist down on the desk surface. "Go investigate this matter yourself."
"I understand." Su Zhe nodded. He thought about it and finally asked, "Boss Jin, if the investigation results show that this matter is really related to Cheng Qianfan..."
"Just investigate if I ask you to!" Jin Kemu said in a deep voice, "I'll handle it once I find out."
"I understand." Su Zhe nodded with a look of joy on his face. Although President Jin did not say it clearly, he knew Jin Kemu well and knew that this time, President Jin was really angry.
If it is really discovered that Cheng Qianfan was involved in the poisoning of Chongqing elements, this act of poisoning anti-Japanese elements within the police station has exceeded the tolerance of General Jin, and General Jin will not let it go this time.
Watching Su Zhe leave in a swift and decisive manner, Jin Kemu shook his head, then sighed, and his eyes became tough and cold.
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On Honolulu Road, at He Guan’s home.
Mrs. He went downstairs and said to the maid, "Mother Jing, my younger brother will come to our house for dinner tonight. He likes to eat toad in chicken sauce."
"I know, ma'am." Mother Jing agreed.
She carried a basket and prepared to go to the market to buy vegetables.
Just at this moment, the doorbell rang.
"Mother Jing, go and see who's here." Mrs. He said.
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