"Brother Fan, are you okay?" Li Hao looked gloomy and turned to Cheng Qianfan and said.
Just now, Brother Fan was sending a report, and a car rushed over at an angle. Haozi braked suddenly, and the fronts of the two cars were scratched.
A drunken young man got out of the cab of this Ford car, kicked the car, pointed at Li Hao in the cab and yelled curses.
A woman dressed in a modern style got out from the passenger seat. She was also drunk. She fanned the fire and pointed at the back seat of the car, encouraging her male companion to cause trouble for this "coward who didn't dare to show up with the curtains drawn."
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The most important thing is that the situation here attracted the attention of the patrols in the public concession, and a team of patrols came over to inquire about the situation.
"My dad, record the new people." The drunken young man pointed at himself and shouted proudly to the patrolman, "Pull down this bastard who dares not see anyone."
"Brother Fan, you are the youngest son of Lu Xinmin." Li Hao turned to Cheng Qianfan and said.
Through the reflector, he caught a glimpse of Brother Fan taking off his earmuffs, packing up the transmitter quickly and without messiness, and putting it into his suitcase.
He felt a little relaxed. In this case, as long as no one outside entered the car, they would not notice anything unusual.
In other words, what we need to avoid now is the drunk guy who gets drunk and pulls the car door like crazy, and what we need to avoid is the patrolman who wants to search the car.
Record new people?
Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly, then snorted coldly.
Lu Xinmin was originally an official in the General Affairs Office of the Shanghai Finance Bureau of the Kuomintang. After the fall of Shanghai, this person did not evacuate, but immediately surrendered to the Japanese and expressed his willingness to "serve the Locust Army."
This person was familiar with many situations of the Shanghai Municipal Government and led the Japanese to recover a large amount of materials that the Government had not yet had time to transport out of Shanghai and were temporarily hidden in dock warehouses, thus winning the admiration and favor of the Japanese.
After that, Lu Xinmin worked in the Finance Bureau of the puppet regime in Shanghai and served as the interim director of the Tax Supervision Bureau of the Finance Bureau. He was even more dedicated to pleasing the Japanese, ruthlessly exploiting businessmen and civilians under various pretexts, and collecting money and materials to supply the Japanese invasion needs.
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Huaidang saw the license plate of this car and recognized that it was the car of "Mr. Xiao Cheng" from the French Concession, and he was very upset.
He just saw the Mr. Lu's car colliding with his car, and even seeing Mr. Lu get out of the car and causing trouble, so he thought of taking advantage of the opportunity to deal with it in a partial manner to please the Mr. Lu.
But he didn't expect that the car that collided with Lu Lanwei's car turned out to be Cheng Qianfan's car.
Lu Xinmin is a popular figure in front of the Japanese and has a lot of power in the Chinese world. However, the "Mr. Xiao Cheng" of the French Concession does not give in at all. In other words, in the concession, even if it is not the French Concession, it is just a public concession.
, the power of this 'Mr. Xiao Cheng' is only greater than that of Lu Xinmin.
Put it this way, if you offend Lu Xinmin, they, the patrolmen in the public concession, will be fine; if you offend Cheng Qianfan, you can't say whether you will be beaten to death and thrown into the Huangpu River to feed the fish.
"Hello."
When Huaidang saw the car window lowered slightly and the car curtain lifted to reveal Cheng Qianfan's face, he complained even more. Sure enough, Cheng Qianfan was in the car. He quickly came over with a smile on his face and said, "Mr. Cheng, you
Look, isn’t this a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple?”
He lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Cheng, the son of the director of the new civil records department."
"Tell him to get lost." Cheng Qianfan looked gloomy.
"Mr. Cheng." Huai Dang looked troubled. He wanted to be impartial and the two parties could get out of the car and have a good talk to settle the matter.
"Haozi." Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly and said to Li Hao in the driver's seat.
Before he finished speaking, Li Hao got out of the car directly after receiving the order. He held a Browning pistol in his hand. As he walked, he pulled the bolt of the gun, raised the black muzzle and pointed it at Lu Lanwei, "Get out."
Lu Lanwei was shocked, then frightened. Facing the black muzzle of the gun, he stammered, "My dad, dad, dad——"
"Hey, good boy." Li Hao patted Lu Lanwei's face, "Listen to dad."
"Brother Hao, Brother Hao." Huaidang was frightened and hurriedly came forward to persuade him, "This is not a joke."
If Lu Lanwei was killed by Li Hao under his nose, regardless of the fight between Lu Xinmin and Cheng Qianfan, who would win, Lu Xinmin would definitely deal with him first.
"Old Party, do you think I'm joking?" Li Hao sneered, "Brother Fan is in a bad mood, it will really kill someone."
"Alla knows, Alla knows." Huaidang nodded fiercely, not caring about offending Mr. Lu at this time.
He stepped forward and pulled Lu Lanwei away.
"What are you doing? Do you know that he is a loser?" Mr. Lu's female companion staggered up and pulled him.
Mr. Lu was pulled over by the policeman, which seemed to give him courage, or maybe it was the voice of his female companion that made him feel embarrassed by his behavior just now. He pointed at the car door and cursed, "Get out of the car and give it to me..."
boom!
Li Hao shot Lu Lanwei at the foot. The latter was so frightened that his knees weakened. If Huai Dang hadn't grabbed him, he would probably have knelt down in the street.
Haozi glanced at Lu Lanwei contemptuously, then returned to the car with the gun.
"Don't move." Seeing that his men seemed to be agitated by the shot, Huaidang quickly stopped him. With a flattering look on his face, he watched Cheng Qianfan's car drive away.
"This matter is getting serious." Huaidang glanced at Lu Lanwei and said worriedly.
"Isn't it?" said one of his subordinates, "Lu Xinmin is not a vegetarian. If Cheng Qianfan's people dare to shoot him, how can he just let it go?"
"It's not about recruiting new people." Huaidang shook his head.
From the beginning to the end, from the time Li Hao got out of the car with the gun, to the time he fired the gun, got in the car and drove away, Cheng Qianfan never showed his face again, let alone said a word.
The quietness of 'Mr. Xiao Cheng' made Huai Dang uneasy.
The person who looks like Cheng Qianfan takes action against Lu Lanwei. This is not to give Lu Xinmin face, but Lu Xinmin will seek justice for his son.
In fact, Cheng Qianfan is the equal of Lu Xinmin. In fact, the younger and more successful one is 'Mr. Xiao Cheng'.
Cheng Qianfan was caught in the crime of Xinmin Yao'er crashing his car, and even insulting him and smashing the car in the street. This was no small matter for the face-conscious and always arrogant 'Little Mr. Cheng'.
Li Hao’s words in the French Concession were definitely not bragging, let alone a joke:
If Brother Fan gets angry, someone will die.
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Cheng Qianfan had a sullen face, thinking about the telegram from the Chongqing Bureau headquarters.
Dai Chunfeng ordered to confirm whether the target of the Japanese military operation was Changsha, and to obtain the time and deployment of the Japanese military operation against Changsha "at all costs". This task was not easy.
‘At all costs’, this sentence in the telegram represents Dai Chunfeng’s will.
Due to the particularity and importance of the Shanghai Special Situation Group, Dai Chunfeng rarely uses this word for the Shanghai Special Situation Group. Every time he uses "at all costs", it illustrates Dai Chunfeng's determination.
Of course, the command wording 'at all costs' is often used in the military command headquarters' telegrams to other sites. According to Cheng Qianfan's understanding, it is precisely because of the extremely high frequency of use that although the subordinates dare not shirk the execution,
, to a certain extent, seriousness and coercion are less effective.
"Brother Fan." Li Hao said.
"What?" Cheng Qianfan asked, "Oh, you said recruiting new people?"
"Would it be possible to record new people..." Li Hao nodded and said.
Lu Xinmin is quite favored by the Japanese and will not let this matter go.
"Send Mr. Lu and his father to meet the ancestors of the Lu family." Cheng Qianfan said calmly.
"Yes." Li Hao nodded.
Lu Xinmin was already on the list of pickpockets, but he was not at the top for the time being. Now, Lu Xinmin had to thank him for having a good son and was able to get a ticket to jump in line.
"Brother Fan?"
"Um?"
"The ancestors of the Lu family may not be willing to see these two traitors, father and son." Li Hao said.
"Huh? Ah. Hahaha." Cheng Qianfan was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
Haozi is very clever, but he is not very good at telling jokes. When he told Xiaobao jokes in the past, they were always awkward and not funny. However, Xiaobao laughed every time in order not to make Haozi brother sad.
But now it's strange. This kid has a better mouth than before, and he can also say this kind of humor.
…
An hour later, Cheng Qianfan's car stopped at the entrance of Licha Hotel.
He was invited to attend a wine salon.
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, England and France issue an ultimatum to Germany!"
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers. There is only half a day left for Britain and France to issue an ultimatum to Germany, and they may declare war on Germany."
On the street, newsboys waved newspapers vigorously and shouted loudly.
Afterwards, there was no need for the newsboy to hawk anymore. The crowd almost swarmed forward and snatched up all the newspapers.
"Mr. Cheng." A young loser grabbed a newspaper and rushed over to hand it to Cheng Qianfan like a treasure.
"Reward." 'Mr. Xiao Cheng' nodded slightly.
Haozi took out a banknote from his body and handed it over.
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng, thank you, Mr. Cheng." Xiao Zhansan raised the banknote above his head, his eyes full of excitement and pride, and shouted loudly, as if this banknote had magical power.
Cheng Qianfan took a look at the newspaper. The front page headline stated that Britain and France issued an ultimatum to Germany, requiring the German head of state to make a commitment to 'withdraw troops from Poland immediately', otherwise they would formally declare war on Germany.
He snorted.
At this point, the Poles are retreating steadily. Britain and France should have declared war on Germany as soon as possible, but they have been delaying. This is how they don't want to fight the Germans.
According to newspaper reports and domestic telegrams in France, Cheng Qianfan and Peter studied the military progress of Germany's declaration of war on Poland.
Beginning in the early morning of September 1, German ground forces launched a full-scale attack on Poland from three directions: north, west, and southwest.
However, based on the situation of the past three days, the two noticed that although the Germans' overall strategy was very bold, they were even more aggressive in the war.
However, the Germans seemed to be very cautious tactically.
The most striking feature is that they noticed a feature based on the results announced by the Germans on the map of Poland:
All German attacks were carried out along railway lines and transportation arteries.
This can maximize the mobility characteristics of the German army.
However, Peter, who was very confident in the power of France, put forward a point of view:
The Germans were actually afraid of Britain and France joining the war. Their attack mode along railways and transportation lines actually prevented them from going too deep into the hinterland of Poland, and also facilitated the rapid withdrawal of the German troops once Britain and France joined the war.
Or, to put it bluntly, Pitt believed that the German attack on Poland was actually a test of Britain and France. As long as Britain and France responded strongly, the Germans would realize the difficulty of expansion and retreat.
Cheng Qianfan does not have the same confidence in France as Pitt, but he and Pitt agree on one point of view:
For France and the United Kingdom, the earlier they declare war on Germany and the stronger the counterattack, the most powerful deterrent and containment will be to the German ambitions.
Even a low-level officer in the French mercenary army like Peter and he, a bystander far away in Shanghai, could see through the truth. He did not believe that the British and French senior officials could not see it. However, the fact was that Britain and France had been tolerant and even secretly sent messages to them through Japan.
The Germans sent a message: We are ready to go to war with you.
Now it seems that the German side did not respond to the voices conveyed through secret channels by Britain and France.
Therefore, Britain and France had to declare to the Germans in the form of an ultimatum to Germany: This time it is true, it is a public ultimatum! It is true, and we also want to save face. If you don't appreciate it, you will really declare war.
Already.
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“As the central power of the European continent under the Versailles system, France did not appear as a defender of peace, but was always committed to becoming the largest vested interest in the continent, driving other countries to sacrifice to maintain France’s interests, even at the expense of re-emerging in order to do so.
The Germans appeased and backed down.”
Cheng Qianfan held the goblet in his hand and looked at the tall foreigner with a big nose who was talking not far away. He turned to ask Sakamoto Yoshino, "Who is this person?"
"Pilsen," Sakamoto Yoshino whispered, "a Czech-American."
"This name sounds familiar." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully.
"He is now an employee of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai." Sakamoto Yoshino said.
"It turns out it's him." Cheng Qianfan nodded. A staff member of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai frequently spoke out and scolded France in newspapers, saying that the French were the ones most responsible for the war in Europe. It turned out to be this person.
"It's almost time, the counselor hasn't come yet?" Cheng Qianfan raised his wrist and looked at the time on his watch and said.
This salon was held by the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai. As an important figure in the host, Imamura Hyoutaro would not be late.
"Uncle Imamura was already preparing to leave, but something temporarily delayed him." Sakamoto Yoshino said.
"What's the matter?" Cheng Qianfan asked in surprise. He looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Isn't the teacher not coming? I still have something to report to the teacher."
"General Saito is leaving Shanghai, and Uncle Imamura is going to see him off." Sakamoto Yoshino said in a low voice.
"General Saito?" Cheng Qianfan looked thoughtful.
"General Saito Yataro, commander of the 101st Imperial Division." Sakamoto Yoshino said.
"It turns out to be General Saito, the famous imperial general who conquered Nanchang." Cheng Qianfan exclaimed with admiration in his eyes.
He immediately determined who Yataro Saito Sakamoto Ryano was talking about.
Cheng Qianfan suddenly felt something in his heart...
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