Two days later, when many people were still immersed in fear and anger at Wang Manchun's cruel torture methods, the "Qingxiang Daily News" published the "Acquisition" written by Kenshiro Shibayama in its latest issue.
"Book of Murderers", and used this as an ultimatum to Chongqing and Jiang Xianhua.
It clearly demonstrated Japan's attitude: as long as Jiang Xianhua, who planned and carried out the assassination, surrendered to Japan, Japan would be lenient and release other arrested persons.
It can be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and it immediately aroused a nationwide discussion among all walks of life in Shanghai, from the top government officials to the traffickers and lackeys.
Of course, most people do not believe that Japan will keep its word. The so-called "release of other arrested persons" is nothing more than a trick to lure the mastermind of the assassination into a trap.
Some people have publicly expressed opposition to this, believing that this is bowing to Chongqing. Among them, the one with the most determined attitude and the strongest reaction is Li Shiqun, the current director of the Secret Service Committee.
Only a very small number of people saw through the Japanese conspiracy, but they remained surprisingly silent, including the Wang puppet Nanjing government, which had been maintaining a high profile before. It was rare that they did not make any comments on the matter, but just watched from the other side.
But it has become very obvious.
And just three days after the so-called "ultimatum" was publicly released, "Qingxiang Daily" published another personal letter sent by Jiang Xianhua to the newspaper office by secret means.
The content of this letter is also more direct. It only puts forward three conditions: The first is that Japan must keep its commitments and must not break its promises. The second is that the entire martial law must be lifted immediately and normalcy restored. The last one is that Japan must
A memorial shed was built on the Waibaidu Bridge to pay tribute to the spirits of the fallen comrades.
He also promised that if Japan agreed to these three conditions, he would take the initiative to go to the mourning hall and surrender in front of everyone.
The pressure once again returned to the Japanese side. However, only half a day later, "Qingxiang Daily" urgently published an extra note, publicly announcing that Japan had accepted the three conditions proposed by Jiang Xianhua.
So that night, a memorial tent was set up on the Waibaidu Bridge, and a group of monks were specially invited from Jing'an Temple to offer salvation to the dead Chongqing agents.
And to show its sincerity, the Special High School even took the lead in releasing a group of detainees.
Only when the martial law was lifted across the city, obstacles were encountered, and the source of the obstacles came from the famous "devil" Wang Manchun.
Of course, if there was just Wang Manchun, Chaishan would not take her seriously, but behind her was the support of Nan Zao Yunzi, and behind Nan Zao Yunzi stood a military officer with a rank higher than her.
The most amazing Buddha, Kenji Doihara!
For this reason, Shibayama had to go to the Military Police Headquarters in person to pay a visit. However, he hit a snag in the end. Not only did he not see Kenji Doihara in person, he was also forced to accept a job to help find the child.
Although this move caused extreme dissatisfaction from Shibayama's subordinate Tsuyoshi Fujita, Japan had to bite the bullet and comply with the strict hierarchical system within Japan.
Therefore, the teams that were searching for anti-Japanese elements throughout the city a day ago were all transformed into teams tracking down the whereabouts of abducted children.
However, two days later, whether it was the Japanese military police under Wang Manchun, the operations team led by Wu Shibao on the 76th, or the patrols from various countries that Fujita had just summoned from the public concession, after going through carpet tracing over and over again,
, but still haven’t found any useful clues.
Chaishan knew very well that as long as there was no result in this matter for one day, Jiang Xianhua would have surrendered one day later, and his time to complete the task would also be extended by one day. This was not an easy task for him, the temporary deputy director of the police department.
A good thing.
So Shibayama decided to send more manpower, and personally went to the public prosecutor's office to form a larger joint investigation team, and even offered a huge reward of 30,000 yen.
You must know that this is not a military ticket that is like waste paper, but a real yen. During this period, four yen can be exchanged for one US dollar, so 30,000 US dollars is definitely a lifetime income for ordinary people.
A huge sum of money.
As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a big reward. In the face of such a huge temptation, Chaishan firmly believes that it is only a matter of time before he finds the kidnapped child.
And on the second day after the reward was announced, an uninvited guest came to the Ming Mansion.
"Hey! Captain Wu! What a rare visitor! Why are you so free today and come to my place? Are you going to conduct another search?" Li Qiang deliberately joked when he saw Wu Shibao coming in.
Wu Shibao hurriedly laughed and said: "Director Ming was joking. It's only because Beizhi didn't know the heights of the world at the time. However, it was the lesson learned last time that benefited Beizhi a lot, so Beizhi always wanted to find an opportunity to express his gratitude.
Let me tell you, Director, but there has never been a suitable opportunity."
Seeing that he lowered his attitude as soon as they met, Li Qiang had already guessed his purpose, so he smiled and said to him: "Captain Wu, when I came back this time, I found that you are really different from before.
It’s the same, he’s no longer a reckless man who only knows how to be brave and fierce. Not only has he become a lot smoother in dealing with people, but his speaking skills have also improved by more than a little bit!”
Wu Shibao scratched his head in embarrassment after hearing this, "It makes Director Ming laugh. If he has been with the director for so long and still hasn't made any progress, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him outside?"
"Well, that's good. So Captain Wu is here on the order of Director Li?"
"No, no, no, no, of course not!" Wu Shibao denied it quickly, and then looked around cautiously.
"Don't worry, there are only two of us in this room now. If Captain Wu has anything to say, just say it."
As soon as these words came out, Wu Shibao breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to say to Li Qiang: "Director Ming, to be honest, I am here to ask for help from you."
"Ouch, Captain Wu, where did you start with these words?"
"This... this..." At this time, Wu Shibao was like a child who had made a mistake. He lowered his head and hesitated for a long time, unable to say a complete sentence. In the end, Li Qiang became a little impatient, and then simply
He was worried and whispered, "Director Ming, you must calm down after hearing this. Deputy Director Ming's child was... kidnapped by my men..."
It's okay that Li Qiang didn't listen. After hearing what he said, he immediately blew up the temple. On the spot, he raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily: "What did you say? It's you?!"
Wu Shibao waved his hands desperately and explained, "No, no, no, Director Ming, it's not me, it's one of my subordinates who doesn't know how to live or die. It really has nothing to do with me!"
"It's none of your business? Your men are not the same thing as you? Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid who can fool you any way you want?"
Although Wu Shibao had not been in contact with Li Qiang for a long time, it could be seen that he was really angry at this moment, so he didn't care about anything else, nodding and bowing, with a smile on his face.
, kept explaining, and Li Qiang almost knelt down on the spot.
It wasn't until Wu Shibao's words made his mouth dry and his head was sweating profusely that Li Qiang finally suppressed his anger and asked word for word: "Tell me the truth, what's going on?"
After hearing this, Wu Shibao swallowed hard and said, "Well... Director Ming, look at me... can you give me a drink first?"
Before he finished speaking, he was slapped hard on the face, "Fuck you! You kidnapped my nephew and niece, and you still dare to ask for water? Let me ask you one last time, what's going on? You
If you dare to tell even half a lie, I'll fucking shave you alive!"
Seeing that Li Qiang had begun to swear in anger, Wu Shibao didn't have much to do. He simply licked his dry lips with his tongue and said: "Director Ming, calm down, this is a despicable matter...
I just found out about my humble position, and I don’t know what this reckless bastard has eaten. He actually dug a hole in the sky for three gold bars. If it hadn’t been for the Japanese starting to investigate in the past few days.
, I’m afraid even now I’m still in the dark about it!”
"You mean, someone gave him three gold bars, asked him to attack the hospital, and then took advantage of the chaos to kidnap my nephew and niece?"
"No, three gold bars are just the price for letting him take away the two babies. He shouldn't have any share in attacking the hospital." At this point, seeing that Li Qiang was still a little doubtful, Wu Shibao added, "On the contrary...
Anyway, that’s what he told me…”
"What's that man's name?"
"Gao Bo!" Wu Shibao answered very simply this time, almost blurting it out directly.
However, Li Qiang couldn't help but snorted coldly after hearing this, "If I remember correctly, this team leader Gao Bogao should be the guy who claims to be the most capable general next to your Captain Wu, right? Okay, Captain Wu
, you are really good, your own confidants have done this kind of thing, and you still tell me that you don’t know about it? "
"Chief Ming, I'm so wronged. I'm fucking even more wronged than Dou E! It's not like my head was kicked by a donkey. Why am I kidnapping Chief Ming's child? How can you believe me? I really
You don’t know anything!”
Seeing that Wu Shibao was so anxious that he almost cried, Li Qiang snorted and continued to ask: "Where is the child?"
"Everything is fine, I'm crying so loudly!"
Hearing this, Li Qiang finally let out a sigh of relief, and then said in a warning tone: "Captain Wu, there are some things you should understand even if I don't say them. If these two children return safely, everything will be fine."
There is room for change, but if there are any shortcomings..."
As soon as these words came out, Wu Shibao immediately nodded and said: "Understood! Director Ming, I understand..."
"Where is he now?"
"Mei…Whelden Club."
"Okay, you really picked a good place! If the Japanese find out about this, not even you, not even Director Li will be able to escape the involvement!"
"But the problem is that there is no other place for me to hide except that. Director Ming, you don't know. In the past few days, your eldest brother and sister-in-law, plus the Japanese and concession patrols, have turned Shanghai upside down."
It's gone! If it had been hidden somewhere else, it would have been discovered long ago! I..."
"Okay, okay, you don't need to be so miserable to me. Let me ask you, does Director Li know about this?"
"Of course! I reported it to our director immediately after learning about it."
"How did he say?"
"The director said that if I want to live, I will come over and confess to you immediately. Now that the matter is at this point, I am afraid that only Director Ming can save my life."
"Wu Shibao, let me ask you one last time, do you really have no knowledge of this matter?"
"Seriously! Seriously! I...I swear!"
"Okay, in that case, it's his personal behavior. You should have no objection to how I want to deal with it, right?"
"No! Of course not! This damn bastard almost made the entire No. 76 take the blame for him. Not killing him will not quell public anger!"
"Don't worry, this guy will definitely not survive, but Captain Wu, I think you don't want to see him being stolen in your club, right?"
"Then...that must be because you don't want to!"
"Then do as I say!" Li Qiang waved to him, and when he got closer, he lowered his voice and whispered...
…
An hour later, a sloppily dressed gangster arrived at the gate of the Military Police Headquarters. As expected, he was stopped by the guard at the gate.
"Stop! What are you doing?" One of the guards directly blocked the gangster's path and said in blunt Concordese.
After hearing this, the gangster immediately retracted his legs that he had already stepped out, then took off his hat and put it on his chest, and said with a groveling smile: "Taijun! My name is Ling Shichang, and Wu Shibao, number 76, is
My elder brother."
"I don't know Wu or Bao! Why don't you tell me, what are you doing? If you don't tell me, you'll die!"
As he spoke, another guard actually pulled the bolt of his gun and pointed the gun at him.
Upon seeing this, Ling Shichang quickly bowed and explained, "Taijun! Taijun! You misunderstood Taijun! Please listen to my explanation..."
In desperation, Ling Shichang took out the reward notices that had been posted all over the city from his arms, and while gesticulating, he said: "Taijun! I...I am here...to lift...to lift...
Reported? Do you understand?"
However, the two guards looked at each other, with question marks written all over their faces.
Fortunately, at this time, Okamura Shizo led the team passing by. As soon as he saw the posture of the three people at the door, he couldn't help but walked over curiously.
Seeing the officer, the two guards immediately stood at attention and said respectfully: "Major Okamura!"
Okamura Shizo just nodded slightly, then turned around and asked Ling Shichang in fluent Chinese: "Who are you? What do you want to do here?"
