Chapter 1138 Sitting on the mountain to watch the tiger fight
In fact, Xu Rui ordered the patrol battalion to rob the property of those fat sheep under the guise of the Ax Gang, not just to transfer the property, but also to find an excuse for the patrol battalion to start a full-scale war with the Broadway Building.
, this is also a key step in Xu Rui's entire plan.
Only by keeping the Patrol Battalion and Broadway Building in a state of war for a long time can Broadway Building have an excuse to expand its armed forces. Only by keeping the Patrol Battalion and Broadway Building in a state of war for a long time will it not be so annoying when the Patrol Battalion imports weapons from overseas.
It attracts people's attention, so as not to cause the little devils to be alert in advance.
Of course, Broadway House and the patrol camp are just a double act.
The news that the Ax Gang was openly robbing homes in the western part of the concession spread quickly.
The first person to know the news was the police station under the Public Concession Industry Bureau. After the people in the West District of the Concession reported to the patrol camp to no avail, they directly called the Concession Industry Bureau Police Department.
The people in Guangdong were disappointed that the Concession Industry Bureau Police Department did not send out patrols after receiving the call.
Although no patrol officers were sent, Police Commissioner Johnson rushed to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau immediately and reported the news to Jonathan, the general director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau.
However, after Jonathan heard the news, instead of being angry, he laughed.
Yes, the Concession Industry Bureau has indeed reached an agreement with the patrol camp, but this does not mean that the two parties have really shaken hands and made peace. Not to mention that the patrol camp actually cut off the western part of the concession from the public concession.
More than 600 officers and soldiers of the Erkha Royal Infantry Battalion are still locked up by the patrol battalion. How could Jonathan not have a grudge?
"Really? The Ax Gang caused another riot in the western part of the concession today and robbed civilians?" Jonathan was overjoyed when he heard this. He waved his fat hands like pig's feet and laughed, "Good job! Haha!"
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Jonathan naturally has reason to be happy, because if the Broadway Building only robbed opium dens, financial halls, underground banks and other harmful businesses, the people in the West District of the Concession would only applaud and applaud, and the patrol camp could ignore it, but now the Broadway Building
If civilians are robbed, the patrol camp must take control.
If the patrol camp doesn't care about this, the people will lose heart immediately.
But if we take control of it, there will inevitably be a head-on conflict with the Broadway Building.
The Broadway Building and the patrol camp are both strong dragons crossing the river, and the fight will be lively.
Jonathan could not wait to move a small bench and sit in the west part of the concession to watch the excitement.
Johnson frowned and whispered: "However, Mr. General Manager, the people in the Broadway Building did go a bit too far. They just robbed opium dens, casinos and dance halls a few days ago, so forget it.
, it will not threaten the security of the concession! But this time they are robbing civilians, which will trigger the collapse of the order of the entire concession."
Jonathan took a puff of his cigar and said calmly: "So? Director Johnson, what do you think should be done?"
Johnson said: "I think the Japanese should be warned and asked to restrain the Broadway Building. They use the opium dens, gambling halls and dance halls in the West District of the Concession as fat sheep. We have no objection, but they must not expand it.
, let alone threaten the security of the Central District of the Concession, the Eastern District of the Concession, and the Old West District."
"Let's not rush it yet." Jonathan waved his fat hand and said calmly, "Let's have a showdown with the Patrol Battalion and Broadway Building first. Both of them are equally arrogant and equally unfriendly to the British enemy. Then, then
Let them fight first. There is a Chinese saying that when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. It is best for them to fight in such a way that both sides suffer losses."
"However, Mr. General Director, if the Broadway Building continues to act like this, the security of the entire public concession will deteriorate drastically. At that time, there may be a situation where the wealthy people in the area will move out in large numbers." Johnson is the Commissioner of Police.
His priority was the security of the entire concession.
"No, the security in the concession will not collapse." Jonathan waved his hand and said confidently, "Because the patrol camp will never watch the security in the concession collapse." After a pause, Jonathan chuckled again.
, "So, Director Johnson, we can just sit back and watch the fight between the patrol camp and the Broadway Building. Both sides will lose."
"Okay." That's all Jonathan said, and Johnson could only give up.
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At the same time, at Jisi Feier No. 76.
Wu Shibao, the captain of the guard and the captain of the first secret service team, came to Li Shiqun's office immediately.
Seeing Wu Shibao come in, Li Shiqun immediately frowned and asked unhappily: "A Bao, are you asking for leave again?"
In recent days, Liang Wuyi's Broadway Building has been doing very well. Their No. 76 has been completely overshadowed by Broadway Building, so Li Shiqun is in a very bad mood.
Yesterday, Yingzuo Zhenzhao called him to a meeting and praised Liang Wuyi profusely in front of him.
Seeing Liang Wuyi's proud face at that time, Li Shiqun felt as if he had eaten a fly.
In addition, Li Shiqun also had shares in several opium dens in the west area of the concession, Liang Wuyi's move virtually cut off Li Shiqun's financial path, which made him feel even worse.
So these days, Li Shiqun didn't feel good towards Wu Shibao.
Wu Shibao knew that Li Shiqun was in a bad mood, so he quickly said with a smile: "Director, I don't want to ask for leave."
Li Shiqun raised his head, glanced at Wu Shibao, and hummed, "The sun is rising in the west today?"
"Director, look what you said." Wu Shibao scratched his head and said, "I just heard some news."
"News?" Li Shiqun glanced at Wu Shibao again and said calmly, "What news? Let me tell you."
Wu Shibao whispered: "Director, I just received a report from my subordinates, saying that the Ax Gang just openly robbed homes in the West District of the Concession, and this time they robbed not opium dens, casinos, dance halls and other entertainment venues, but normal residents. This
Liang Wuyi is too brave, does he really think he is the king of the bandits?"
"Openly robbing homes?" Li Shiqun said in astonishment, "Are the normal residents being robbed?"
"It's just a normal household, but a big one." Wu Shibao whispered, "No. 108, Xiafei Road, I remember it was an outhouse of Duan Hongye, and that girl used to be a dancer at Paramount."
What No. 76 does is the work of a spy, and the privacy of celebrities in Shanghai must be collected completely.
"Even if she is a dancing girl, even if she is a wealthy household, she is still a normal householder!" Li Shiqun said dumbfounded, "This Liang Wuyi is really so arrogant that normal households dare to rob? Isn't he afraid of offending the entire gentry class in Shanghai? Then
Once the powerful gentry in Shanghai unite, the Japanese will not be able to protect him, let alone his old uncle."
"Yeah, this little red guy is really crazy." Wu Shibao echoed repeatedly.
However, Li Shiqun was more concerned about how much benefit he had grabbed, and then asked Wu Shibao: "Abao, how much benefit did the Ax Gang steal from Duan Hongye's house?"
"I heard there are many people, young and old." Wu Shibao said, "It can load two large trucks."
"Fuck you!" Li Shiqun immediately yelled, "I've got a bitch like Liang Wuyi at an advantage."
Wu Shibao said again: "Director, the people in Broadway Building are riding on our No. 76 neck these days. Do you think we should take this opportunity to punish them?"
Li Shiqun said coldly: "How do you punish them?"
Wu Shibao whispered: "Secretly instigating Shanghai's wealthy gentry to join forces to put pressure on Liang Wuyi!"
"It's not that easy." Li Shiqun waved his hand and said with squinted eyes, "Yesterday, the old devil Ying Zuo called me and Liang Wuyi to the Zhongcun Office for a meeting. From what Ying Zuo said, the Broadway Building is in the West District of the Concession.
There should be secret support from the Nakamura agency behind our actions."
"No way?" Wu Shibao said dumbfounded, "Would the Zhongcun government support Liang Wuyi's nonsense?"
"Why not?" Li Shiqun snorted and said, "As long as Liang Wuyi can help the Japanese make money, that old devil Yingzuo will give his full support. Don't forget, the Japanese are also living a tight life now.
, the Nanjing Reform Government, more than 200,000 Imperial Army soldiers, and the Central China Condemnation Army, all rely on Shanghai's tax revenue to live."
Wu Shibao said: "It is precisely because the Japanese are relying on Shanghai's tax revenue that they will not let Liang Wuyi do anything nonsense, because the bulk of Shanghai's tax revenue is opium taxation. According to Liang Wuyi's approach, it is clearly to uproot the opium industry.
, this is called killing the chicken to obtain the egg, don’t the Japanese understand?”
Li Shiqun said coldly: "Even if the chickens are killed to retrieve the eggs, the chickens that are killed are the chickens from the public concession and the French Concession, and the eggs from the public concession and the French Concession are taken. Does it have anything to do with the Japanese people?"
"But this is just wishful thinking of the Japanese." Wu Shibao said, "Will the patrol camp only be beaten and not fight back? What if they burn the northern and eastern areas of the concession? By then, the entire northern and eastern areas of the concession will be burned.
The opium industry was also uprooted by the patrol camps, and the Japanese knew how powerful it was."
"What the hell." Li Shiqun snorted, "Anyway, I only know that if the Broadway Building really starts to fight with the patrol camp, it will be fun to watch. The patrol camp is not a good thing. If there is a fight, it will be a big deal."
It’s enough for that kid Liang Wuyi to drink a pot, and his Broadway Building may be finished.”
"That's true." Wu Shibao whispered, "Director, how about we help them stoke the fire?"
"Add more fire?" Li Shiqun subconsciously rubbed his bare chin and said in a dark voice, "How to add more?"
Wu Shibao said with a sinister smile: "Let's also send a team of people, pretending to be members of the Ax Gang, to go to the west area of the concession to do something, and preferably kill a few civilians. In this way, we can not only make some money from it, but
Drinking can also make the hatred between the patrol camp and Broadway Building even deeper, and then the two families will have to fight to the death."
Li Shiqun thought for a while and decided to wait and see for a while.