When I returned to my office from the U.S. Consulate, it was already 3 p.m.

Master Meng is really exhausted.

After fighting Sophia all night last night, my energy was almost exhausted.

Just now, I had lunch with Bonanou again.

All this running around is just one word:

tired!

Wu Jingyi happened to be in his office.

When he thought of Sister Jingyi's ten dollars, Master Meng couldn't help but shudder.

Wu Jingyi was looking at a file there.

As soon as he saw Master Meng coming in, he first said hello.

How could she have imagined that Master Meng's mind at this time was all about how to get through the night:

"I just saw the report sent by my subordinates. There is a case that you may be interested in."

"What case?"

Meng Shaoyuan really had no interest at all.

If it were the past, that would be fine, but now?

It's too late to deal with such a huge pile of things in front of you.

“From Huamei Pharmacy.”

"Huamei Pharmacy?"

Meng Shaoyuan was startled for a moment.

Huamei Pharmacy is located at the intersection of Fuzhou Road and Shanxi Road in Shanghai. It does not appear to be large in scale, but the store owner Xu Xiangru is the chairman of the New Drug Industry Association, one of the top giants in the Western medicine industry.

Xu Xiangru lives on Pushi Road and has two daughters and two sons.

The eldest daughter is more loyal and unmarried, taking care of the housework for her father at home. The second daughter, Xu Jihua, studied medicine in Germany and received a doctorate. With the support of her father, she opened a Jihua Hospital on Julaida Road.

The eldest son, Xu Jiming, graduated from the Sino-French College of Pharmacy. He is married and helps his father manage the business in the pharmacy. He is very good at keeping the store business. The second son, Xu Jigao, is 20 years old and is still studying at Nanyang Middle School.

Xu Xiangru, the owner of this pharmacy, and Meng Shaoyuan knew each other.

When the Anti-Japanese War first broke out, he and the New Drug Industry Association donated medicines to the national army.

At this time, upon hearing that it was related to Xu Xiangru, Meng Shaoyuan became somewhat interested: "What's the situation?"

"For a murder caused by a woman."

"woman?"

"Yeah, but it's not your favorite?"

Well?

Master Meng couldn't say a word at all.

Xu Jigao was unmarried and had the dandy habits of a rich boy. He indulged in dancing and had a passionate relationship with Chen Ying, a dancer at the Xinhua Ballroom, and wanted to marry her in order to live happily ever after.

Chen Ying knew that Xu was the owner of Xu Jigao's Huamei Pharmacy and had a fortune of tens of millions. She bought this and that and made frequent demands from Xu Jigao.

Xu Jigao was still studying and had to rely on his family financially. However, in order to win Chen Ying's favor and fulfill his marriage contract, he had to repeatedly ask for money from his family.

Xu Xiangru was already in his sixties. Although he was still in charge of the pharmacy himself, all the money coming in and out was managed by his eldest son. When Xu Jigao wanted money, he always turned to his eldest brother who was in charge of the economy. For this reason, there were unavoidable conflicts between the brothers.

On the evening of July 26, 1941, Xu Jigao asked his elder brother for money again. Xu Jiming asked him about his purpose because he had been asking for money more and more frequently and in larger amounts recently.

Xu Jigao had no choice but to tell the truth, hoping to win the sympathy of his eldest brother. Unexpectedly, Xu Jiming was furious and said that even if he wanted to get married, he could not marry a dancer, which would be detrimental to the Xu family's dignity, so there was a big conflict between the brothers.

On a whim, Xu Jigao saw a small ax in the corner. Without thinking about the consequences, he picked it up and chopped off his elder brother's head.

Xu Jiming was injured and fell to the ground, bleeding profusely and unconscious. Upon seeing this, the Xu family members rushed Xu Jiming to Jihua Hospital on Julaida Road.

Xu Jiming finally died.

Logically, Xu Jiming's body should be sent to a funeral parlor, but his injuries were obvious. The funeral parlor is managed by the police station. If the corpse is found under suspicious circumstances, it must be reported, which will inevitably cause trouble.

The Xu family discussed with relatives and friends and decided to send the body to Tongren Fuyuantang Autopsy in the French Concession.

It is a private charity group supervised by the French Concession authorities. It often collects beggars who have died on the road and buries them in coffins. If something unexpected happens, it will be reported to the officials for inspection.

After the Xu family sent Xu Jiming's body, they were afraid that it would be found to be fatal due to injuries and the murderer would not be able to escape responsibility, so they bribed the staff of Tongren Fuyuantang to replace it with the body of a beggar who died of illness.

The result of the forensic examination was naturally that "the death was caused by illness and there was no other reason", and the body had been placed in a coffin by the family.

Although the Xu family kept this matter strictly confidential, except for close relatives and friends, no one knew that such a tragic change in ethics had occurred.

But there is no airtight wall, so a cook from the Xu family revealed this to Sanguang Mazi, the inquisitive inquisitor on patrol in the French Concession.

Bao Wenting thought this was a good opportunity for extortion, and there was a lot of money to be made. In order to get evidence of the Xu family, he first took out Xu Jiming's coffin that was stored in the funeral home, and then arrested Xu Jigao and brought Xu Jihua in. .

Xu Xiangru panicked, so she approached Geng Jiaqi, the secretary of the Shanghai Special Municipal Government before the Anti-Japanese War, who was now a traitor, and asked him to go through the French Concession Patrol Office's General Office of French Citizens, Qiao Shiban.

Geng Jiaji studied in France and was born in France. When Wu Tiecheng was the mayor of Shanghai, he often represented the municipal government in dealing with the French Concession Board of Directors.

However, Qiao Shiban was an old fox, fearing that people's lives would be at stake and he would not be able to escape if things got serious in the future, so he only agreed to release Xu Jihua on bail, while the murderer Xu Jigao was still in custody.

Because Qiao Shiban did not want to take more responsibility, he sent Xu Jiming's coffin from the funeral home to the Terracotta Road Autopsy. After forensic examination, it was confirmed that the death was caused by injuries.

So they sent the autopsy sheet and Xu Jigao to the Shanghai Second Special Administrative Region Court and let it go.

"Good guy, the younger brother killed the older brother."

Meng Shaoyuan shook his head after hearing this: "Just for a dancer? Huh? These Xu brothers are killing each other. What does it have to do with me? Do I have to do things for them? Give them money. If you give them enough money, anything can be done easily."

"You only have money in your eyes?" Wu Jingyi gave him a roll of her eyes: "Wang Jingwei and Li Shiqun are also involved in this case?"

"What?"

Meng Shaoyuan perked up as soon as he heard this: "Tell me quickly."

Xu Xiangru had to spend money desperately to keep Xu Jigao alive and continue the Xu family's legacy, so he went to the Shanghai Second Special Administrative Region Court.

At this moment, some newspaper reporters also intervened.

Xu Xiangru is a wealthy family member in the Western medicine industry. Such troubles have occurred in his family and are related to his life's destiny. For some reporters who specialize in blackmail, he is really a coveted target.

These reporters were usually on the same page as Bao Qidan from the patrol room and Sanguang Mazi, Bao's subordinate, so not only did more and more people come to see Xu Xiangsu, but their appetites also grew.

Even those who received less money in the past were asked to make up for it.

Xu Xiangru was so distracted by all these comings and goings of news reporters, big and small, how could she do anything else?

He then entrusted a reporter from Shenbao to summarize the story and handle the matter.

Since this reporter dares to do everything, of course he has some background.

After he was entrusted, he first ate his fill, and then broke off the crab legs and divided the spoils one by one.

Obtaining people's money to eliminate disasters for others, at the beginning each reported not a single word.

But, immediately, things got serious.

As a result, the Judicial Yuan of the Wang Puppet Government, Li Shiqun, and Wang Jingwei were all involved.

At this point, no one can imagine the direction in which this matter will develop!
Chapter completed!