As soon as Xu Bing finished speaking, Li Yunsheng shook his head and sighed: "White people are very greedy, but they are also bullying and fearful of the strong. Now that the Japanese are watching this matter, they dare not let him go."
Li Yunsheng knew the ways of white people very well, especially in the current situation. It was impossible for these white people to compete with the Japanese.
"District Chief, these white people have many ways. What's more, they have been secretly supporting us against the Japanese, so this matter may not be without a chance."
Xu Bing's tone was very relaxed, and there was a somewhat intelligent smile on his face.
"This is quite reasonable. It seems that I really want to visit an old friend."
Xu Bing's words reminded Li Yunsheng that after all, white people are insidious and cunning. Although they will not openly offend the Japanese, they can still act in accordance with the regulations.
There are some places here that can be used. Anyway, the concession authorities are still willing to help the Chinese unless the Japanese take advantage of them.
As for Li Yunsheng's old friend, he was of course the British Consul in Tianjin, Robert, who was also a senior figure in the concession authority. The two had interacted with each other several times.
After having a countermeasure, Li Yunsheng went out alone to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau of the Concession. After all, it was better to do things sooner rather than later. If the white people handed the three overseas Chinese to the Japanese, there would be nothing they could do.
Half an hour later, Li Yunsheng came to the Ministry of Industry Bureau, thinking about how to meet Robert.
The Ministry of Industry and Industry Bureau is the highest authority in the concession, and this is also a public place, so Li Yunsheng does not want to appear in public. After all, he has been here before, and someone may recognize his identity.
But after thinking about it, Li Yunsheng had no other choice. After all, Robert was the top leader of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, and it was difficult for ordinary people to see him. He had to go directly to the door.
Thinking of this, Li Yunsheng sighed helplessly, then put his hat down and walked into the Ministry of Industry Bureau.
The Ministry of Industry Bureau is a three-story building. Robert's office is on the top floor. Li Yunsheng plans to go in directly.
But as soon as he entered the door, he was stopped. A British soldier asked in half-baked Chinese: "You are not allowed to break in. What do you do?"
After saying that, he quickly stepped forward and blocked Li Yunsheng's way.
Li Yunsheng was not surprised to see someone blocking him, because this is the highest authority in the concession, so how could people come and go at will?
"I went to the third floor to see Consul Robert. I have made an appointment with him. Didn't you receive the notice?"
Li Yunsheng's tone was very calm, and he told lies as if they were true. He even asked the soldier a question in order to confuse the man.
"You made an appointment with the consul, why didn't I get notified?"
The soldier was indeed deceived by Li Yunsheng. After all, he did not expect that someone would tell a lie here, and the lie was easily exposed.
The most important thing is that Li Yunsheng did not look panicked at all, and even told Robert's office on the third floor, showing that he was very familiar with the Ministry of Industry and Industry Bureau, which made this lie more true.
"Didn't you get the notice? This damn Robbit is really confused."
There was a hint of complaint in Li Yunsheng's tone, deliberately showing that he was very familiar with Robert. After all, if they had a normal relationship, they wouldn't say that.
After a pause, he said again: "Okay, I won't embarrass you. You go up to the third floor with me. When you see Robert, you will know that what I said is true."
After saying this, Li Yunsheng walked around the soldiers and walked towards the third floor.
As expected, the soldier was deceived by Li Yunsheng's actions and had no choice but to follow him upstairs.
Although doing this violated the regulations of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, regulations are dead and people are alive, so naturally this soldier did not dare to offend the consul's acquaintances.
If Li Yunsheng hadn't met Li Yunsheng before and the soldiers were a little worried, they probably wouldn't have followed him up.
While going upstairs, Li Yunsheng took a peek at the situation in the Ministry of Industry Bureau and felt that no one was paying attention to him, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon after reaching the third floor, Li Yunsheng immediately wanted to turn left and head towards an office.
This office was the consul's office. When the soldiers behind him saw this, they were relieved, but because they were responsible, they followed him.
After knocking on the door a few times, Li Yunsheng pushed the door open and said with a smile: "Mr. Robert, here I come."
As soon as he entered the office, Li Yunsheng took off his hat and revealed a gentle smile.
Robert was very displeased when the office was suddenly opened. After all, white people are very particular about courtesy. But when he looked up, he saw a familiar face.
Li Yunsheng's sudden appearance surprised Robert. He looked at the guards following him and immediately said, "Please do it, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Robit was also a smart man, so he naturally guessed that Li Yunsheng had used tricks to deceive the guards, but he still helped to hide it. After all, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau had a lot of people, and he didn't want people to doubt Li Yunsheng's identity.
The guard on the side felt relieved when he saw that the consul knew Li Yunsheng, and his words revealed that the two had an appointment. At Robert's signal, he closed the door of the office and returned to the first floor.
"Mr. Li, you came to the door suddenly. I don't know what happened."
After the soldiers left, Robert immediately asked, because the white consul knew that Li Yunsheng would never come to the door without any reason.
"Mr. Robert, I came here rashly today to ask for your help."
Li Yunsheng's tone was very polite. After all, he was asking for help and he was in a weak position, so he had to do this.
"Could Mr. Li's purpose be for the three people arrested today? If so, there is nothing I can do."
Today's incident was very big, and more than a dozen Japanese people died. Naturally, the white consul received the news, and if the Japanese wanted to extradite people to the concession area, they had to go through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau.
So Robert was very direct. After all, he had dealt with Li Yunsheng several times. Moreover, the British government's policy was to secretly support the Chinese in the war of resistance. After all, the Japanese launched a war and harmed British interests.
"Mr. Robert is very direct, but we are also old friends. Why can't you help me even with this small favor?"
After finishing speaking, Li Yunsheng took out a prepared check from his arms and placed it in front of Robert.
The denomination of the check was not small, totaling thirty thousand US dollars, because Li Yunsheng knew that if he wanted these white people to help, he had to give them certain benefits.
Looking at the check in front of him, Robert sighed, and then said helplessly: "Mr. Li, you are really generous, but this time it is really not about the money.
Just now, Japan has sent an official letter requesting the extradition of those three people. Under the current situation, I simply cannot refuse."
Facing 30,000 US dollars, Robert was very tempted, but he really couldn't help him. After all, handing the person over to Li Yunsheng would undoubtedly offend Japan, which could easily cause disputes.
Although Britain's policy is to secretly help China in its war of resistance, they will not do these things openly. After all, Britain is no longer the world's leader and is very afraid of their former little brother Japan.
"Mr. Robert, has the person been handed over to Japan?"
Li Yunsheng did not expect that the Japanese moved so quickly and even sent an official letter, which was really surprising, so he hurriedly asked if the overseas Chinese were still in the concession. After all, the overseas Chinese had really fallen into the hands of the Japanese, and there was no need to say anything else.
"The person has not been handed over to Japan yet, but it will be soon. We have agreed to extradite him at 4 p.m."
These were all trivial matters, so Robert did not hide anything and simply answered Li Yunsheng.
When he heard that the person had not been extradited, Li Yunsheng breathed a sigh of relief, looked down at the time, and found that it was not yet two o'clock. There was enough time to arrange, so he said: "Mr. Robert, I have a way.
Asking you to help us will leave the Japanese speechless."
Robert refused to let him go directly, which was as expected by Li Yunsheng. After all, the current world situation was chaotic, and the British would never dare to blatantly help China deal with Japan, so they made plans before coming back.
"If Mr. Li has any ideas, you can speak up and listen."
Robert did not hesitate, because from his perspective, it would be fine as long as the Japanese were not given an excuse to find trouble.
"Mr. Consul, according to international law, the extradited criminal should be in the concession, so you just need to act in accordance with the law.
But after extradition, everything will have nothing to do with you. No matter what happens then, the Japanese will have no excuse to cause trouble, so..."
Having said this, Li Yunsheng stopped talking, and then looked at Robert with a malicious smile on his face.
"So you plan to rob someone on the way, do you still need me to arrange for the cooperation of the police in the concession?"
Robert immediately understood what Li Yunsheng meant. After all, this kind of thing is easy to guess.
"Yes, as long as people are kidnapped in the hands of the Japanese, they will not be able to cause trouble. But for the sake of convenience, when we leave, we hope that the police in the concession can cooperate and at least cause some trouble for the Japanese."
This was Li Yunsheng's plan to rescue people himself and then use the concession police to stop the Japanese. After all, the Japanese were very powerful and closely connected with the military. Without the cooperation of the concession, it would have been very dangerous.
"That's okay, but don't make the matter a big deal, otherwise the Japanese won't give up."
Li Yunsheng's method did not harm Robert at all, and it was also in line with British national policy. The white consul would naturally agree.
What's more, Robert himself didn't have a good impression of the Japanese. After all, the Japanese frequently entered the concession, causing chaos in the security in the concession. Today, they even had a confrontation with the police in the concession, causing Britain to lose some face. The white consul was naturally unhappy.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Consul. Don't worry, my purpose is just to save people, and I won't make too much noise to make things difficult for you."
Seeing that Robert agreed, Li Yunsheng was also very satisfied and immediately thanked him.