"Hurry up and finish unloading the silver coins, then get on the big ship and proceed as planned."
After seeing the situation, Lin Mo urged He Changwen. His task was not over yet! He would also create some fake traces in the future to confuse and deceive his opponents.
As for the big ship he was talking about, it was naturally not the big ship carrying silver, but the one used for the ferry that had been used to drive away halfway. It did not turn back here, but it must have been waiting at the predetermined location.
"Shou Fei, I will leave this place to you. Guard it well. Remember, try to hide as much as possible and not show your face. If someone accidentally breaks into this place, they will be detained temporarily, but they must be handled properly and try not to cause any trouble.
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Lin Mo gave Wang Shoufei a good instruction before he took the people away in the big awning. However, he did not use the boat's engine anymore, as the boat's engine had been dismantled and put into the cabin.
The man rowed the oar and moved forward slowly. Everyone also changed their clothes, as if they were travelers traveling on this awning.
Instead of going to Shanghai, we headed north, passed through the waterway that had just been flooded and opened to navigation, entered the Yangtze River, and crossed the Yangtze River at the gentle point of the river.
Their base ship had left the wild lake the day before the operation, and was waiting near the Huangpu River estuary during the operation so that it could respond promptly if unexpected situations occurred.
At the end of the operation, if no contact is made, the ship will sail to Jiangbei. For some time in the future, large ships will operate in Jiangbei or the Yangtze River.
On the ship, Zheng Junshan was anxiously waiting for Lin Mo to come and join him. There was a lot of commotion last night, and the department had already called to inquire. There were some situations that urgently required Lin Mo's decision.
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"...buzz buzz..."
In Shanghai, a metropolis with millions of people, the whole city is extremely noisy early in the morning. It can even be said that it is like a frying pan under cold water, almost exploding.
Accompanied by the sound of newspapers being sold, the streets were filled with commotion. The newsstands and newsboys were surrounded, and many people even gathered together to listen to others reading the contents of the newspapers.
The reason, last night's actions naturally accounted for part of it, such as the Japanese riots and the robbery of the Yin family residence, which were all major events that caused a sensation, but it was not just because of these.
For some reason, the redemption of Qiuyue Haruko last night was exposed by a bunch of small and medium-sized newspapers. If it was just a matter of catching wind, or reporting vague information, it would probably have been covered up by those two major events.
But that's not the case. What was reported in the newspaper was described as having a nose and eyes, and the various details were described as a vivid image. The most important thing was that it was not made up.
Moreover, all kinds of inside information were exposed, such as Akizuki Haruko’s deep background and identity, the pressure exerted by Japanese high-level officials to rescue her, and the reasons for the fight between intelligence forces on both sides.
Even the situation of spending 100 kilograms of gold to redeem people was revealed. Each newspaper revealed different information, but each newspaper reported many different things.
Therefore, these revelations came together to make this incident surpass the previous two and become even more explosive news.
The public's attitude towards this matter is quite divided. Some people think that how can a spy be redeemed? This is a loss of power and humiliation of the country, and this is a weak government.
Of course, there are not many people who are so worried about the country and the people. The more people have a kind of mentality, focusing on Qiuyue Haruko's identity and background, the power struggle behind it, and the relationship between ordinary people.
In other words, it is an astronomical figure of one hundred kilograms of gold.
Of course, there are also a few people who raise flags and protest against their Japanese father, and even advocate that others are willing to pay a hundred pounds of gold for the people, completely forgetting their background.
I don’t know if if it reaches the ears of the Japanese people, they will want to strangle them to death. Will they be happy? It’s not that they are forced to have no choice but to publicize it like this and let the overseas Chinese and even the citizens listen to it. How much opinion do you have to have?
There are also some people who are more worried about whether this matter will lead to the resumption of war. Some are really worried about the people, worrying about the loss of life, and some are just worried about affecting business.
This matter is too topical and far beyond the reach of the first two incidents. This is a big reason why public opinion in Shanghai is in an uproar.
However, for many people, especially some groups, another thing is also of great concern, and that is the plunge in the price of silver that happened on the other side of the ocean.
Some people cheered and even cried with excitement, like those whose business was bleak due to the sharp rise in silver prices, mainly those in the industry.
There are also those who are frowning and worried about this, mainly importers and compradors, and some who are quite heartbroken, as if they did not take advantage of the high silver price to order more foreign goods.
Naturally, there are also those who are ecstatic, such as those who have made arrangements in advance to short the silver price, or to go long certain stocks, futures and other financial derivatives. You must know that these are all priced in silver dollars. When the silver price falls, there will inevitably be a rise and fall.
On the other hand, the speculators who were long on the silver price went crazy and rushed to exchanges and other places one by one, waiting for the doors to open and sell quickly to recover their losses.
But who will be the chief culprit? How many will there be? Looking around, you can see that they are all thinking the same thing, and some people are completely desperate.
There are various forms of living beings, some are cheering, others are filled with despair, and some are watching the show outside the theater, either empathizing with it or laughing and ridiculing it.
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In Hongkou, in the office, Takeuchi was listening to Suzuki's report, his expression was gloomy, and his expression was changing inexplicably.
After the redeemer returned, Takeuchi asked Panasonic to take over all matters related to the operation, while Suzuki was responsible for paying attention to all matters related to public opinion in the market.
In terms of armed impulse, he knew that he could not get any advantage from the opponent for the time being, but naturally he could not stop fighting because of this.
Even if he wanted to, the superiors would not allow it, so he had to do something. Since direct confrontation was not possible, he naturally had to go around. Since the person had been redeemed, he didn't have much to worry about.
Of course, he knows that the opponent must have expected it. This can be clearly seen from some of the opponent's actions, so he also needs to be prepared for the opponent's counterattack or even take the initiative to attack.
But unfortunately, before he could take any action, unexpected situations came one after another, catching him off guard.
"Sir, how should we deal with this matter? This matter has spread all over Shanghai. It is estimated that Mr. Tanye will receive a telegram soon."
Suzuki spoke up and asked Takeuchi, who had not responded for a long time, about the redemption, but those people almost revealed it, causing them to fall directly into extreme passivity.
"Since it has been put on the table, let's let it be business! Later I will ask Chief Kato to come forward and let people negotiate directly with Nanjing."
Suzuki opened his mouth, but didn't say much in the end. There was obviously something wrong with this matter, but since the superior decided so, he had no choice but to obey.
Zhu sighed in his heart, why couldn't he see it? But there was no way, they had been put on the fire, and their little arms could not twist their thighs, so they could only walk all the way to the dark, and resolutely stood with the one in the north.
What matters now is to expand the matter, involve the Intelligence Service and even the Nationalist Government, bring the matter into conflict between the two countries, and muddy the waters.
Although the insider revelations in the newspaper did not fully clarify the matter by name, but if they did not completely break their faces and let it go, the public opinion stirred up would definitely achieve their goals.
"Are there any other situations?" Seeing that Suzuki still didn't back down, Takeuchi frowned and asked. He really didn't want to listen anymore.
"There's another thing. The U.S. silver market plummeted yesterday, late at night here." Suzuki swallowed and spoke.
Takeuchi was stunned for a moment, his brows widened, and he replied: "This matter should have a great impact. I guess it can divert some attention. It is good news!"
After Takeuchi finished speaking, he saw that Suzuki didn't respond or step back. He felt inexplicably panicked and was stunned for a while. He slowly turned his head and looked at the calendar hanging on the side.
"You don't want to say that this is the special situation on September 3rd, do you?"
The panic and uneasiness swept through his body, and Takeuchi lost his composure. He spoke with a somewhat messy tone, and looked at Suzuki with a hint of panic.
"If there is anything very special about September 3rd, looking at it today, it is just this."
Suzuki responded calmly, but he felt terrible in his heart. If this was true, he couldn't imagine what kind of storm would be waiting for them.
"What's going on over there at Lan Wei Ai?"
As soon as he heard that silver prices had plummeted, Takeuchi immediately reacted and realized what the problem might be.
This was a place that they paid attention to at first, but was forgotten because they were rejected, ostracized and even warned, and then the exchanges between you and me continued.
“Since being rejected, it has slowly faded out of our sight, or in other words, with the start of the confrontation between the two sides in Shanghai and the slowdown in the rise in silver prices, this matter has faded out of most people’s sight.
We have not paid extra attention to the price of silver, and the same goes for Lan Weimai. Currently, there are no rumors widely circulated in newspapers or in the market, and there is no news about what is going on there."
After listening to what Suzuki said, Zhu felt a little calmer in his heart, but he was not relieved. All kinds of speculations from yesterday and early morning came to his mind, making his anxiety even worse.
"What caused the drop in silver prices? Can it be accurately predicted?" Taking down his uneasiness, Takeuchi thought for a moment and asked.
"According to the news, it was a silver ship sailing from Shanghai. It arrived in Hong Kong yesterday, and a large amount of silver poured into the U.S. Bank of America market, directly driving the silver price across the board.
Of course, this is clear news. According to some people I asked, this is because the price of silver rose too rapidly and some financial capital failed to obtain enough profits from it, so they set up a scheme to suppress the price of silver first."
Suzuki's intention was obvious. Thinking about the other party's actions after entering Shanghai and the anomalies last night, Takeuchi's uneasiness reached its peak. He asked himself, could this be a coincidence?
"Inspect Lan Wei Ai's situation immediately, and check that person's situation as well. If there is any news, please inform me as soon as possible!"
Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Takeuchi quickly made arrangements and even went ruthless, asking Suzuki to check even the person with a very high status and background. You should know that this is extremely taboo.
Suzuki nodded in agreement and did not stop any longer. He had naturally made arrangements for the relevant matters, but it was obviously not the time to ask for credit.
Takeuchi sorted out his thoughts. Although the uneasiness still lingered in his heart, he immediately started to deal with other matters.