When Jonathan, the general director of the Concession Industry Bureau, received the report, he was greeting Baron Steve at the Chinachem Hotel. Baron Steve was the newly appointed Consul General in China. It is said that this time he came to China and was also responsible for the latest relations with China and
It was a national policy against Japan, so as soon as Steve arrived in Shanghai, Jonathan hurried over.
The dinner is a buffet where guests can chat freely.
Jonathan finally got an opportunity, and when he was about to consult Steve about the British Empire's national policy towards China and Japan, his beautiful female secretary suddenly came over in a hurry.
When Jonathan saw this, he immediately frowned, because he specifically told the female secretary not to disturb him if there was nothing important. But now, the female secretary suddenly barged in, presumably something big happened.
, but apart from the Japanese, what other big things can happen in the Shanghai Public Settlement?
Could it be said that it was the Japanese garrison in Shanghai that stirred up trouble again?
Thinking of this, Jonathan felt extremely overwhelmed. The Japanese were becoming more and more arrogant.
Steve also discovered Jonathan's book about women and said with a smile: "Jonathan, it seems you have something urgent to deal with, how about we talk about it later?"
"Sorry, Your Excellency Baron." Jonathan apologized to Steve, then took the female secretary to one side and asked with a dark face, "Jenna, are the Japanese stirring up trouble again?"
"No, Mr. Always Understands." Female secretary Jenna shook her head and said, "There was a serious security incident in Paramount."
"Security incident?" Three black lines immediately appeared on Jonathan's forehead. How serious can a security incident be? Can't such a small matter be left to the police department? Does he, the general director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, need to take action?
Then he said with a dark face, "Jenna, you are getting more and more ignorant. If you don't want to do this anymore, you can submit your resignation as soon as possible."
"Oh no, no, no, no, sir, it's not like that." Jenna shook her head repeatedly and said, "An extremely serious security incident really happened. A group of gangsters killed Zhang Xiaolin, the leader of the Shanghai Youth Gang, in Paramount.
, and also detained Mr. Fu Xiao'an, the honorary director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau. What is even more serious is that this gang of gangsters actually attacked the patrol officers who rushed to Paramount to maintain order, causing injuries to 16 British patrol officers. Police Commissioner Johnson
Sir, please request the garrison to dispatch urgently."
"Oh?!" Jonathan's eyes widened for a moment and he shouted, "Requesting the garrison to dispatch?!"
Jonathan could not imagine that a mere gangster could not be dealt with by the police patrols, but even the British Empire's garrison was dispatched. What kind of gangsters were these?
Jenna added: "Mr. General Manager, Director Johnson is waiting for your reply urgently."
"I understand." Jonathan waved for Jenna to step aside first, then walked over to Steve and said, "Your Majesty, Baron, I'm afraid I have to excuse myself first."
Steve asked with concern: "Jonathan, what happened?"
Jonathan smiled bitterly and said: "A group of gangsters attacked Paramount in the concession, killed Zhang Xiaolin, the leader of the Youth Gang, and detained Fu Xiao'an, the honorary director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau. What's more serious, they also attacked our patrol. The nature of the incident was very bad.
I have to rush to Paramount immediately to suppress it."
Although Johnson believed that the garrison needed to be called upon to take action, Jonathan did not think that the matter had reached this point, so he did not ask the garrison to take action.
Instead, Steve took the initiative and said, "Do you need me to contact the garrison?"
"No need for the time being." Jonathan shook his head and said, "I believe that with the strength of our patrol room, we can solve it."
"Okay." Steve said, "If you need anything, you can call the Chinachem Hotel at any time. I will stay at the Chinachem Hotel for the next two days." At this point, Steve paused and continued.
Said, "Also, I would like to remind Mr. General Director that if the incident is related to the Japanese, it is best to endure it."
Jonathan looked stern when he heard this and said, "Is this related to the empire's strategy against Japan?"
Steve nodded and said: "Although it's not all, it can be said that."
Jonathan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Minister, I understand."
After speaking, Jonathan turned and walked away. Watching Jonathan's figure go away, Steve said quietly: "Jonathan, in order to lead the trouble of the Axis Alliance to the Soviet Union, the British Empire can only choose to endure it."
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Half an hour later, Jonathan hurried to Paramount.
At this time, martial law has been implemented in the block where Paramount is located. If you look around the area, there are foreign patrols with armed guns and live ammunition within a hundred meters of Paramount. In addition, a barricade has been built at the gate of Paramount. If you go to the barricade again,
Two heavy machine guns were set up in the back, and the whole thing became a military facility.
Seeing this, Jonathan's face immediately darkened.
Isn't it just a few gangsters making trouble? As for such a big battle?
As soon as Jonathan's car stopped, Police Commissioner Johnson hurriedly came over and opened the door diligently.
Jonathan bent down and got out of the car, frowned and said: "Johnson, what's the matter with you? Why are you making such a big fight?"
Johnson wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "General Director, the gangsters inside are very accurate with their marksmanship. It would be no joke if they rush out, so it's better to be careful."
Jonathan's face became more and more gloomy, and he said, "You have so many people, how many gangsters can't you deal with?"
Johnson immediately showed a bitter look on his face and said: "General Director, as I said just now, these gangsters are very powerful, and their shooting skills are especially frightening. Our people can't get in at all."
"A bunch of trash." Jonathan said coldly, "Have you figured out the identity of the gangster?"
Johnson nodded and said in a deep voice: "The identity of the gangster has been figured out."
"Who are they?" Jonathan said through gritted teeth, "How dare you make trouble in the public concession?"
Johnson said: "The leader is the nephew of Liang Hongzhi, the executive director of the Nanjing Reform Government, his name is Liang Wuyi."
"Liang Hongzhi's nephew, Liang Wuyi?" Three black lines immediately appeared on Jonathan's forehead, and he said in a ferocious voice, "When did the Chinese dare to go wild in the borders of our British Empire?" After a pause, Jonathan continued,
"You call the garrison headquarters immediately and ask them to dispatch two mountain cannons."
Johnson was overjoyed when he heard this. He had long been looking forward to bringing in artillery from the military.
Although the Paramount is a famous entertainment venue in Shanghai, once it is bombarded, it will most likely be reduced to nothing, but Johnson will not care about this. Anyway, the Paramount is not the property of their British businessmen, it will be destroyed.
It has nothing to do with them. In the eyes of Westerners, the Chinese have always been inferior, right?
"Yeah!" Johnson snapped his feet and stood at attention, turning around to call the garrison.
However, just as Johnson turned around, a policeman hurried over and reported: "Mr. Director, the head of the Japanese Nakamura Agency in Shanghai, Jun Nakamura, wants to speak to you."
Johnson stepped out with his right foot and stopped there, looking back at Jonathan.
Jonathan frowned and said, "Nakamura Shun? What does this have to do with the Japanese?"
This was what Jonathan was most worried about. Unexpectedly, the Japanese eventually intervened.
Although he couldn't understand it, Jonathan still remembered what Minister Steve told him half an hour ago. It was not appropriate to overly stimulate the Japanese at this time.
At that moment, Jonathan came to the phone booth and took the call.
"Hello, this is Jonathan." Jonathan said in English, "Mr. Nakamura, do you have any advice?"
"Hello, General Director Jonathan, I am Nakamura Jun. I don't take advice as my advice." Nakamura Jun's calm voice came over the phone, "It's just a small matter, I'm afraid I need Mr. General Director's cooperation. Here's the thing. Our Nakamura agency has just learned that,
Mr. Liang Wuyi, the nephew of Liang Sang, the executive director of the Nanjing Reform Government, seems to have had a little conflict with the concession authorities..."
"Oh, a little conflict?" Jonathan interrupted Nakamura Shun and said loudly, "Mr. Nakamura, this is not a little conflict. Liang Wuyi committed murder wantonly in a public place in the public concession, killing Shanghai celebrity Zhang Xiaolin, and also
The unwarranted suppression of Mr. Fu Xiao'an, the honorary director of our Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, has seriously violated the public security regulations of our concession, so he must accept severe sanctions under the laws of our concession."
Jun Nakamura on the other end of the phone also became tough and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Jonathan, I have no intention of arguing with you, but I want to tell you that the murder of Zhang Xiaolin by Liang Wuyi not only violated the laws of the concession, but also violated the laws of the concession.
The laws of the Nanjing Reform Government, because Zhang Xiaolin is also the president of the East Asia Peace Promotion Association, and you should understand that the Nanjing Reform Government is protected by the Empire of Japan, so Liang Wuyi must accept the sanctions of the Empire."
After a pause, Nakamura Jun said without doubt: "One hour, I hope that General Director Jonathan can escort Liang Wuyi to the Junk Bridge within an hour. If the time passes, I have no choice but to lead the imperial army in."
I’m going to ask for the concession.” After saying that, Nakamura Shun hung up the phone.
Jonathan then hung up the phone, his face so gloomy that he could almost scrape off a layer of frost.
Johnson came over and asked in a low voice: "Mr. General Director, do you still want to call the garrison?"
"No need." Jonathan gritted his teeth and said in a harsh tone, "Escort the gangsters from Paramount to the Junk Bridge immediately."
"Oh?" Johnson was stunned for a moment and said in a low voice, "Escort? Mr. General Director, our people can't get in at all, and there is absolutely no way they can catch these gangsters. How can we escort them to the Junk Bridge?"
"Idiot, are you a pig? Do you want me to teach you everything?" Jonathan couldn't bear it and roared loudly, "Don't you know that as long as the patrols around Paramount are withdrawn, these gangsters will not
Leave? Do you really want me to make it so clear? Do you deliberately want to see my joke? You just want to see my joke, right?"
"Oh no, no no no, Mr. General Director, that's not what I meant."
"I don't care what you mean, get everyone out quickly, get out!"
"Yesou, everyone, collect the team, quickly collect the team!"
