After Li Shiqun's body was put into an extremely expensive nanmu coffin and carried to the mourning hall, people began to come to pay their respects and eat tofu rice. Chen Mingxiang was responsible for the overall arrangement of the entire funeral.
"Director, after discussion just now, we are going to propose four requirements to Chairman Wang. This is a draft plan. Please see if it is suitable." Xia Zhongming handed Chen Mingxiang a piece of paper.
Ask the Jinling government to give Li Shiqun a "state funeral", which is the highest-standard funeral. The second item is to ask Wang Jingwei to send a special envoy to come to Suzhou to pay homage to Li Shiqun on his behalf.
The third item requires Wang Jingwei to give a souvenir for Li Shiqun's burial. The fourth item requires Wang Jingwei to inscribe Li Shiqun's tombstone in his own hand.
"I think these conditions are not excessive. We can send someone to meet Chairman Wang. Minister Li has worked tirelessly for the Jinling government to the point that he has become sick from overwork. The Jinling government should give him high-standard treatment." Chen Mingxiang said.
Got sick from overwork? It must be due to deep resentment!
This sounds like a tribute to Li Shiqun, but the current environment is like this. The Japanese and the Jinling government will never allow the true cause of Li Shiqun's death to be publicly leaked. The external explanation must be whatever sounds good.
"On the surface, these people from the Secret Service Headquarters are keeping vigil for Minister Li, but they are actually keeping an eye on the position of the Director of the Secret Service Headquarters. What's interesting is that no one named this matter, they are all waiting for others to speak. Minister Li's body is still cold, and they are too impatient.
Are you ready?" Xia Zhongming lowered his voice and said.
He has now taken refuge with Chen Mingxiang and has no intention of bothering the director of the secret service headquarters. Therefore, he is in a relatively relaxed mood and is watching the current situation coldly.
"Fetching water from a bamboo basket is all in vain. There is only a little bit of drama in Wanli Lang, and the rest is in vain. Don't get involved in this kind of bad thing, just treat it as a spectator." Chen Mingxiang said with a slight smile.
The Mei Agency and the Military Police Headquarters had planned this matter for a long time, and Wan Lilang had established a relationship with Zhou Fahai and was basically appointed as the head of the new agency. The other competitors were just trying to make a fool of themselves.
On the morning of September 10, Ma Xiaotian rushed to Jinling on behalf of the Secret Service Headquarters. Wang Jingwei met him personally at the hospital. He called back at noon that day. After being appointed by the Executive Yuan, former Minister of the Interior Chen Qun was appointed as a senior official of Jiangsu Province, and Minister of Industry Mei Siping served concurrently.
Minister of the Interior.
In the afternoon of the same day, Chen Qun came to Suzhou, personally burned three sticks of incense in front of the funeral, and publicly gave instructions to the provincial government officials to handle Li Shiqun's funeral with high standards.
He was able to serve as a high-ranking official because he really took advantage of the fact that Li Shiqun was poisoned by the Japanese. Didn't he just spend some money? The finances of Su Province are so rich, how much does it cost to hold a funeral?
"Director, as the saying goes, a snake cannot move without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings. The secret service headquarters is the place where everyone lives and works. Thousands of brothers are looking forward to eating here! Now that the minister has left us, we must choose someone.
Be the backbone to maintain the situation."
"We know that you are not interested in the affairs of the Secret Service Headquarters. We invite you here this time because we want to hear your opinion and see who is more suitable to recommend as the director of the Secret Service Headquarters," Fu Yewen said.
Chen Mingxiang looked at Fu Yewen. He was Li Shiqun's brother-in-law and his most trusted and relied-upon assistant. He had always been the number two person in the Secret Service Headquarters. It was not accurate to say that the leaders of the Secret Service Headquarters called him a mouthpiece.
"Since everyone knows that I am not familiar with the business of the Secret Service Headquarters, I will not comment on such a major matter. I have no objection to everyone's decision." Chen Mingxiang shook his head and said.
In fact, whenever he says something, no one dares to deny him face. It's just that he already knows the outcome of the matter, so talking is a waste of words.
"Everyone, please express your opinion. I think we can consider inviting Director Ding back. After all, he is the old director of the secret service headquarters, and his status is barely qualified." Hu Junhe said.
He is a traitor to the Central Bureau of Unification, and Ding Mocun is also a traitor to the Central Bureau of Unification. If he can return to the secret service headquarters as the director, the power of the traitors of the Central Bureau of Unification will naturally increase.
"Brother Hu, Director Ding is not the right choice. The minister had a problem with him before his death. If we invite him back again, wouldn't that be a slap in the minister's face?" Wan Lilang objected immediately.
Currently, he is the highest-ranking traitor in the Military Command Bureau. When he saw that the traitor in the Central Command Bureau was trying to make a dirty move, he immediately expressed his opposition.
There was a quarrel in the mourning hall until almost dawn, and finally Fu Yewen proposed that Ye Jiqing be the director of the secret service headquarters, which was reluctantly accepted by all parties.
Ye Jiqing is Li Shiqun's widow. In the absence of a suitable candidate, all forces will not object to this choice. The traitors from the Military Command Bureau cannot let the traitors from the Central Command Bureau get up, and the traitors from the Central Command Bureau cannot let the traitors from the Military Command Bureau gain the upper hand. However,
Li Shiqun was born in the Central Bureau of Statistics, and Ye Jiqing became a candidate. Speaking of it, the traitor from the Bureau of Statistics was still ahead.
On the morning of September 11, Chen Chunpu, Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan, rushed to Suzhou on behalf of Wang Jingwei and paid homage to Li Shiqun in the mourning hall. After discussion with the Political Commissar of the Jinling Government, the "state funeral" was changed to a "public funeral", and the remaining three requirements were met.
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Wang Jingwei entrusted Chen Chunpu to send a square field yellow stone seal, which he often used, and also brought his own handwritten inscription, which read "Mr. Li Shiqun's Tomb Wang Zhaoming Inscribed" eleven words.
Lieutenant General Nobuo Kobayashi, the commander of the 60th Division, Lieutenant Shinichi Nakajima, the chief of the Hangzhou Branch of the Mei Agency, and Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida, the captain of the Suzhou Military Police, and other Japanese people also came to pay their respects. This is called
The cat cries and the mouse fakes mercy!
In the afternoon of that day, Li Shiqun's coffin was loaded on a truck and transported to Shanghai for burial. In order to reflect Li Shiqun's identity, not only did a huge convoy of dozens of cars form, Ye Jiqing also spent money to hire a mourning team in Shanghai, crying and howling along the way.
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In the end, Li Shiqun was buried in the Wanguo Cemetery on Hongqiao Road. Not only Chen Gongbo sent wreaths on behalf of the municipal government, but also the eight bureaus under the municipal government sent wreaths. Every traitor in Shanghai who had some respect came to pay his respects. The wreaths were piled several meters high.
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"Now that the funeral of the big traitor has been taken care of, it's time for those traitors in the Secret Service Headquarters to start making a fuss over the position of director?" Wang Zhen asked with a smile.
The people from the Secret Service Headquarters followed them back to Suzhou. They were planning to send representatives to Jinling to recommend Ye Jiqing to replace Li Shiqun as Director of the Secret Service Headquarters. Chen Mingxiang did not join in the fun and returned home.
Xia Zhongming did not follow him. He had decided to stay in Shanghai as the deputy director of the Third Police Station. He would also serve as the deputy director of the Police Department, which was a temporary position. Ma Xiaotian returned to Jinling because of the busy schedule of the Police Department.
, he basically has very little contact with the Secret Service Headquarters and concentrates on operating the affairs of the Police Department.
The two people said that they can just tell you any results and support everyone's decision unconditionally. This attitude is naturally welcome.
Xia Zhongming is the executive deputy director of the Investigation and Statistics Department, and Ma Xiaotian is the executive deputy director of the Police Department. Both of them have their own power and strong competitiveness.
