At seven o'clock in the morning, Li Xiaoxia got up as usual, brushed her teeth, washed her face, picked up her briefcase and hurried out, preparing to go to work at a foreign company in the East District of the Concession. When she got to the alley downstairs, Li Xiaoxia bought a pair of big cakes and ate them.
While waiting for the tram, the station announcement was broadcasting useless advertisements, which made people uninterested.
Li Xiaoxia is a chemical engineering doctor who returned from studying in the United States. Unlike those international students who admire Western civilization and stay in the United States after completing their studies, Li Xiaoxia has a deep love for Chinese civilization, so after graduating as a postdoctoral fellow, she did not hesitate to reject the offer from her alma mater.
He was hired with a high salary and decided to return to China.
However, as soon as Li Xiaoxia returned to Shanghai, he fell ill. While he was ill, the Battle of Songhu broke out, followed by the fall of Shanghai. After that, Li Xiaoxia was stranded in the concession. In order to make a living, Li Xiaoxia had no choice but to work in a chemical products company.
I found a job at a foreign trade company, and then I was delayed until today.
Now, Li Xiaoxia is determined to serve the country, but she doesn't know where to go?
The National Government has withdrawn to the southwest, and the National Army has also retreated to the hinterland of Central China. It is impossible for him, a weak scholar, to cross thousands of miles of enemy-occupied territory to defect.
Starved to death, or killed by bandits and soldiers, etc. In troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog!
Suddenly, the non-nutritious advertisements on the radio suddenly stopped, and then a pleasant female voice sounded: "Now a message is being inserted. The patrol camp in the West District of the Concession has announced an important announcement."
After hearing this sound, everyone held their breath.
The diners who were having breakfast at the roadside stall also stopped using their chopsticks.
After a moment of silence, a low and hoarse voice suddenly sounded on the radio.
"Fellow compatriots in Shanghai, I am Xie Yuan, the commander of the patrol battalion."
"In the past few days, the Broadway Building gangsters, pretending to be the Ax Gang, have acted recklessly and openly looted in the western area of our concession. This has seriously damaged the public order in the western area of the concession, and has seriously threatened the safety of all compatriots in the western area of the concession. Our patrol camp serves as the concession
As the guardian force of the Western District, it is our duty to protect the people under our rule."
"As the top officer of the patrol battalion, I solemnly declare here today that our patrol battalion has decided to declare a full-scale war on Broadway Building. We will do whatever it takes and use any means to kill the enemy and protect the country! Starting today, I patrol
The battalion will fight with Broadway Building every day, every moment, until death!"
"In addition, I hereby strongly appeal to the veterans of the National Army and people with lofty ideals who are stranded in Shanghai to stop idly watching, stand up bravely, and fight the invaders and national scum to the end! I, General Xie Yuan, will welcome the people with lofty ideals at the patrol camp station.
When he comes, he will fight side by side with you until he is wrapped in horse leather and dies for the country!"
Li Xiaoxia's blood immediately started to burn when he heard the words "Wrapped in horse leather and died for the country."
The tram is here, and as long as he steps on the tram, it will take him to the East District of the Concession, and then he will start another day of busy and boring work. However, the moment before getting on the tram, Li Xiaoxia suddenly stopped, and the tram stopped for a moment.
The car started to move quickly and slowly drove forward along the railway track, but Li Xiaoxia never gave chase.
It wasn't until the tram completely disappeared from the street that Li Xiaoxia suddenly clenched his fist and made a decision.
The next moment, Li Xiaoxia threw the briefcase in his hand onto the street without hesitation, then turned around and walked straight to the patrol camp in the West District of the Concession.
Half an hour later, Li Xiaoxia arrived at the patrol camp.
The gatehouse on the right side of the gate of the patrol camp has been converted into a recruitment office. A dozen young people were queuing up at the window. Li Xiaoxia stood at the end of the queue without any hesitation.
After a while, it was Li Xiaoxia's turn.
"Name." The veteran behind the window raised his head and glanced at Li Xiaoxia.
"Li Xiaoxia." Li Xiaoxia replied, "Mu Zi Li, the Xiao who is unworthy of his descendants, and the Xia of Xia."
The veteran looked up at Li Xiaoxia again, quickly wrote his name, and asked: "Where are you from?"
"Harbin, Jiamusi." When he mentioned his hometown, the expression on Li Xiaoxia's face dimmed.
The veteran looked up at Li Xiaoxia for the third time and asked again: "What are your specialties?"
"Specialty?" Li Xiaoxia was stunned when he heard this. Do you need specialties to be a soldier? But in the next moment, Li Xiaoxia reacted immediately and said, "I can make bombs. Does this count as a specialty?"
"Can you make bombs?" The veteran's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Yeah." Li Xiaoxia nodded, "I major in chemical engineering."
"College student?" The veteran's eyes brightened even more.
Li Xiaoxia nodded slightly and said, "Forget it."
"Follow me." After the veteran said that, he stood up, handed over the registration task to another veteran next to him, and then led Li Xiaoxia straight into the military camp.
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At the same time, Xu Rui was called to the Nakamura Agency again by Ying Zuo Zhenzhao.
"Liang Sang, have you listened to the radio?" Yingzuo Zhenzhao pointed to the radio on the table.
"Broadcast?" Xu Rui knew it, but he pretended to be stupid and said blankly, "What broadcast?"
Yingzuo Zhenzhao shook his head and said: "Just now, the patrol battalion declared war on your Broadway Building."
"Declaration of war?" Xu Rui raised his eyebrows fiercely, and then said with a smile, "Your Majesty Colonel, we have an old saying in China, a dog that bites does not bark, a dog that barks does not bite, the patrol camp openly
"Calling and declaring war on the radio is nothing more than intimidation and a bluff. What's more, if it actually declares war, we are not afraid at all."
Yingzuo Zhenzhao said: "I just remind you, don't take it lightly. The patrol battalion is still very powerful. In the last rescue operation, we suffered a big loss at their hands and lost three and a half squadrons!
No. 76 was also severely damaged and has not yet been able to recover."
Xu Rui quickly paused and said, "Thank you, Colonel, for your concern. We will definitely be careful."
Yingzuo Zhenzhao waved his hand and said: "By the way, it has been several days since you started looting the Broadway Building. How much profit have you made so far?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Rui immediately complained: "Your Majesty, Colonel, you haven't gained much benefit at all."
"Nani?" Yingzuo Zhenzhao obviously didn't believe it and frowned, "Not much benefit?"
"Your Majesty, Colonel, there's really not much benefit." Xu Rui said with a bitter face, "I paid some gambling money in those gambling houses, but it only cost 40,000 to 50,000 yuan in total. It's just such a small amount of money to use for those who died in battle.
The pensions given by brothers are far from enough, and now I am worried about where to find money."
"Liang Sang, you are not interesting enough." Yingzuo Zhenzhao said, "Do you want to hide your secrets?"
"Hide something secret?" Xu Rui swore, "Your Excellency Colonel, if I dare to hide something secret, let me..."
"Don't tell me these useless things." Yingzuo Zhenzhao interrupted Xu Rui and said angrily, "You tied so many meat tickets from the opium den in the west area of the concession. Do you think I'm blind? These meat tickets add up to
It’s still two to three hundred, even if we only extort five thousand oceans for each meat ticket, that’s still one million oceans!”
Xu Rui said: "You don't know something, Colonel. These meat tickets haven't been redeemed yet. Where did the money come from?"
Yingzuo Zhenzhao frowned and said: "You have captured so many meat tickets, but no family members come to redeem them?"
"That's not true, someone still came to redeem it." Xu Rui said quickly, "But the price offered was too low, so I didn't agree. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, so I'll just endure it like this."
"Okay." Yingzuo Zhenzhao snorted, and then said, "Even if the meat ticket has not been redeemed, you still can't let go of the big business you robbed from No. 108 Xiafei Road yesterday, right? You give it to me
Be honest, how much did you steal?"
Xu Rui said: "Your Majesty Colonel, I was just about to report this to you. The person who robbed No. 108 Xiafei Road yesterday was not mine at all. I died unjustly! I don't know which bastard pretended to be one of us.
of."
"Nani? It wasn't your people who did this?!" Yingzuo Zhenzhao immediately opened his eyes and glared at Xu Rui fiercely, as if he wanted to tell whether Xu Rui was lying from his eyes.
Xu Rui looked at Yingzuo Zhenzhao very calmly.
Xu Rui does have a clear conscience about this matter, and it is true that No. 108, Xiafei Road, was not stolen by him.
After a while, the stern look in Ying Zuo Zhenzhao's eyes gradually faded away. Ying Zuo Zhenzhao believed that Liang Wuyi should not have lied about this matter, because if he lied, he would be exposed easily.
After thinking for a while, Yingzuo Zhenzhao said again: "I will have this matter investigated thoroughly."
As soon as Yingzuo Zhenzhao finished speaking, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.
"Mashi Mashi." Yingzuo Zhenzhao grabbed the phone and said, and then his face immediately darkened.
After a while, Yingzuo Zhenzhao put down the phone and said to Xu Rui: "Liang Sang, the patrol camp's revenge has begun, but their method of revenge has surprised me."
"Really?" Xu Rui naturally knew, but asked blankly on the surface, "Your Majesty Colonel, what's going on?"
Yingzuo Zhenzhao said: "The patrol battalion has just attacked eleven opium dens on Suzhou Road at the same time. Not only did they snatch away all the materials and money on the counters of the opium dens, but they also kidnapped more than a hundred smokers!"
"What?" Xu Rui said in shock, "The patrol camp actually learned from us?!"
Ying Zuozhenzhao was silent, but suddenly there was a trace of regret in his heart. He should have thought of letting the Broadway Building loot the illegal properties in the West Area of the Concession, and then the patrol battalion responsible for the security of the West Area of the Concession could naturally loot the North Area of the Concession in turn.
As well as the black industry in the eastern part of the concession, in such a war to the end, there can be no winner, only both sides will suffer.
Perhaps the Broadway Building should not have started this war, but now there is no way out.
After a while, Adjutant Kawamoto Ryota walked in, paused and said: "Your Majesty Colonel, the military police have been assembled!"
"Yo Xi." Yingzuo Zhenzhao grabbed the saber from the knife holder and walked out. Before leaving, he said to Xu Rui, "Liang Sang, you also come with me to Suzhou Road to have a look."
