"It's because of your kindness, otherwise this child would have been in a mass grave long ago." Cheng Qianfan made a cup of tea for his wife and said.
Bai Ruolan is kind-hearted. When she encounters a cold and hungry little beggar, she will always give some food and clothes to him. Si Mao is a little beggar. If it weren't for Bai Ruolan's rescue, this child would have frozen to death on the street last winter.
At that time, Bai Ruolan ordered Si Mao to give him a bowl of hot soup and a few pieces of hot cakes, and also asked the little maid Li Zi to bring two of Xiao Bao's old cotton-padded jackets to Si Mao. In this way, she saved the little beggar's life.
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Now Si Mao is no longer a beggar, but under Bai Ruolan's introduction, he works in small restaurants nearby and delivers cooked rice to small restaurants.
"Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda." Bai Ruolan said with a smile. She glanced at her husband, and she felt that her husband was in a good mood. She couldn't help joking, "Mr. Cheng, what happy event has happened to him?
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"I feel naturally happy when I see you." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
The appearance of Si Mao is a sign that Cheng Xuyuan has been successfully rescued.
This made Cheng Qianfan feel quite good. Among the many senior executives in Shanghai, he had a good impression of Secretary Cheng, who had always been lucky.
Bai Ruolan made an appointment with Linda to go shopping in Xianshi Department Store, so she didn't stay in the patrol room for too long. She quickly left with Xiaobao and Xiaozhima, protected by the little maid Lizi and the bodyguards.
After Cheng Qianfan processed official documents and correspondence in the office for a while, he strolled to the political office to find Peter.
"Authentic German beer?" Cheng Qianfan picked up the beer on Peter's desk, glanced at it, and said jokingly.
These words earned Peter an embarrassment and he snatched the beer away.
The biggest report in newspapers recently about distant European battlefields is the good neighborly friendship between French soldiers and German soldiers.
Previously, when Poland used cavalry to fight German tanks, Britain was slowly mobilizing an expeditionary force from the mainland, while France mobilized its troops to the Maginot Line, hiding under steel fortifications and watching.
The two sides had clearly declared war, but an extremely ridiculous scene appeared on the battlefield.
On both sides of the Rhine River, the German army and the French army faced each other across the bank. Both sides set up cannons and expressed "friendliness" to each other while digging fortifications:
French soldiers exchanged their own wine with German soldiers for beer.
For German soldiers, they were very envious that French soldiers could obtain military supplies such as wine.
For French soldiers, they can live a comfortable life without fighting and drink the most authentic German dark beer.
In addition, in order to prevent the soldiers on the front line from being too bored, the considerate French government urgently allocated funds and purchased a large number of cultural, sports and entertainment equipment and facilities, including 10,000 footballs.
"Zi Lin Xi Bao" recently reprinted a report from the Maginot Line by a special war correspondent of "Le Parisien":
On the confrontational position between the French and German armies, under the gunfire of the German troops, the French soldiers drank wine, sang songs, played football, and leisurely enjoyed the war time that was not like war.
Even when the French soldiers played a football match, the German soldiers on the other side cheered them on.
When there was a wonderful goal, German soldiers would whistle, applaud, and even shoot into the sky to celebrate.
At that time, the British were shocked by this. The British ridiculed the French: The heroic French held the Maginot Line with singing, dancing and football. Do our Royal Expeditionary Forces still need to help?
By reprinting battlefield reports from Britain and France, Shanghai citizens were shocked to learn about a European battlefield that most Chinese people marveled at:
In order to prevent soldiers from becoming too anxious and bored, French singing and dancing stars constantly came to the front lines to comfort the troops.
The German troops on the other side of the Rhine even climbed to the high ground to enjoy the most fashionable Parisian singing and dancing.
There was even a French song and dance star who sang a German song.
In return, the German Propaganda Minister personally ordered a return gesture the next day - the Germans played French songs, which received cheers and applause from the French soldiers.
This incident was widely reported by the French media, and the people were also filled with an atmosphere of peace:
Germany is not the enemy of France. France and Germany can coexist. This idea is very popular in France.
That is to say, under this war model that the Chinese could not understand, Poland, which firmly believed that the Allies, Britain and France, would come back to help it, was divided by Germany and Soviet Russia while waiting, and had already perished.
"If you are here to be sarcastic, I will not welcome you." Peter said angrily. Britain and France betrayed their security commitments to the Poles and sat back and watched Poland being carved up by Germany, the Soviet Union, and Russia. Especially in this context, you can see it everywhere in newspapers.
The friendly exchanges between the French army and the German army made Peter, who had always been proud of the powerful French Republic, feel quite humiliated.
"This is not a mockery, this is a compliment to peace." Cheng Qianfan opened the bottle of beer from Marseille, France, without using a wine glass, and just drank from the bottle.
He pulled up a chair and sat down, "Peter, this is a good thing. The war has not expanded, and peace is still the main theme over Europa. This is the best news for us, isn't it?"
Peter admitted that his friend's words were reasonable. Except for Poland being destroyed and Britain and France declaring war on Germany, the events that horrified the whole of Europe and the whole world did not seem to have caused greater consequences. The war did not expand. Europa's
Doves of peace are still flying in the sky, and the ocean trade that was affected when the war was declared has returned to normal——
For them, the most direct impact is the resumption of ocean freight between Jiujiu Trading and mainland France. Just a few days ago, a batch of urgently needed commodities belonging to Jiujiu Trading were among the ocean freighters that set sail from the Port of Marseille.
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"I'm going to increase the price by 40% for this batch of goods." Cheng Qianfan trimmed the cigar slowly and said suddenly.
"No, no, no." Pete shook his head, "It can't go up any more. I heard that the gentlemen who received the goods are already protesting."
"Europe is clouded with war. The most in-demand products in the fashion capital thousands of miles away are only priced at a 40% increase. This is already very conscientious, okay?" Cheng Qianfan glanced at Peter, and seemed to be praising a businessman for being opposed to making money.
More money and less money.
"It's different now." Peter insisted. "Thanks to the reports in the newspapers, Shanghai citizens know what the war in Europa is about. The gentlemen who buy the goods will not agree."
"They will." Cheng Qianfan toasted, lit the cigar, and took a puff, "Just say that the Germans attacked the ocean-going ships, and the goods will become increasingly scarce in the future."
"Why didn't you say that German soldiers looted the nylon stockings on the ship?" Pete shook his head and said.
"Good idea!" Cheng Qianfan snapped his fingers.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he heard the slight movement inside.
Sure enough, just as he expected, he came directly to the door without saying a word. Peter's charming girlfriend had no time to leave, so she was hiding in the back room at this moment...
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"Where are the people? Where have they gone?"
"Can someone explain it to me?"
"Where are the people?"
In the office of the Deputy Director of the Secret Service Headquarters at No. 76 Jisi Feier Road, Li Cuiqun, who had always been elegant and elegant, was extremely angry and spitting.
Previously, the "Little Taoist", an important member of Xiao Mian's Shanghai special situation group, was captured. As long as he pried open his mouth, the destruction of Xiao Mian and his Shanghai special situation group would be just around the corner.
Then, the 'little Taoist priest' was robbed in broad daylight.
On the 76th, the plan to wipe out all the Shanghai Special Agents in one fell swoop.
Now, Wan Sanliang surrendered decisively after being caught, and soon received good news - the Shanghai District of Military Command unexpectedly handed over Cheng Xuyuan.
As long as we catch Cheng Xuyuan, pry open his mouth, and wipe out the entire military-controlled Shanghai District, including Chen Gongshu, it is not an extravagant hope.
However, two accidents occurred in the connection between Wan Sanliang and Cheng Xuyuan. The secret service headquarters set up a dragnet, which actually allowed Cheng Xuyuan to escape!
Twice in a row, he saw that the great power of shaking the sky was close at hand, but he missed it repeatedly. How could Li Cuiqun not lose his composure?
"Brother Li, judging from the current situation, Cheng Xuyuan may still be trapped by us on Robertson Road and its surroundings." Chen Mingchu cleared his throat and said, "It is too early to say that Cheng Xuyuan has escaped now."
"Cheng Xuyuan has been rescued by them." Li Cuiqun slowly shook his head, "At least, Chen Gongshu is now convinced that Cheng Xuyuan is safe."
Chen Mingchu and others glanced at Li Cuiqun, but did not say much or ask any questions. It was obvious that Deputy Director Li was so sure, which meant that Li Cuiqun must have intelligence channels within the Juntong Shanghai District that they were unaware of.
In other words, No. 76 has a secret chess game inside Juntong Shanghai District.
However, this dark chess piece should be of average level and could not reach the core. Otherwise, Deputy Director Li should be able to grasp more accurate information.
Li Cuiqun saw the expressions of several people in his eyes, and naturally he had no intention of explaining.
The reason why he concluded that Cheng Xuyuan had most likely been rescued, or that Cheng Xuyuan successfully escaped on his own, was because intelligence came out from the secret game in Juntong Shanghai District on the 76th, and their contact with the district headquarters had been restored.
Cheng Xuyuan is the number two figure in the Juntong Shanghai District. Once this person is caught and speaks out, it will be a disaster for the entire Juntong Shanghai District.
However, now the Shanghai District Headquarters has resumed contact with its affiliated units, which can only mean one thing:
The threat is over!
In other words, Cheng Xuyuan is safe.
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After listening to the reports from Dong Zhengguo, Wan Sanliang, Chen Mingchu, Hu Sishui and others, Li Cuiqun's expression even became dull for a moment, and he felt a headache:
What the hell is this?!
"Wait a minute, let's talk one by one." Li Cuiqun waved his hand and said with a frown.
It was too messy and he wanted to sort it out.
Li Cuiqun picked up the pen, quickly recorded in his notebook, and classified the various reports and clues into categories. Finally, as he wrote and drew, the messy thread was finally sorted out.
On the 76th, when Robertson Road and surrounding areas were cordoned off and the search began for the whereabouts of Cheng Xuyuan and the military commander woman, an unexpected situation first occurred.
The most violent gangster in Shanghai, the Blood Bat, is rumored to have appeared on Fansandu Road.
This person has been committing frequent crimes recently and is extremely arrogant. The rich man who was robbed and robbed even offered huge sums of money to capture the 'Blood Bat'.
It is precisely because of this huge sum of money that the relevant patrol offices in the French Concession and the Public Concession have "secretly" dispatched personnel to Fansandu Road to search for the "blood bat".
"The 'Blood Bat' appeared on Fansandu Road. Where did the news first come from?" Li Cuiqun asked.
"Mailan Fang in the French Concession, and Zhabei Fang in the Public Settlement." Hu Sishui reported, "As for which of the two was reported first, it is difficult to determine."
"So." Li Cuiqun nodded. He glanced at the writing and drawings in his notebook, frowned and said, "We are searching for Cheng Xuyuan. At the same time, these people from the patrol room also appeared on Fansandu Road, searching for the 'Blood Bat'
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He pressed his eyebrows, frowned and said:
In the patrol room of the Central District of the French Concession, Lu Jiufan, deputy inspector of the third patrol, and his men appeared on Fansandu Road.
Also, Zeng Jie from the Mailan Police Station in the French Concession is catching "blood bats".
An old man from the Xiafei estate in the French Concession.
Zeng Jingzhong from the Zhabei Patrol Room in the Public Settlement.
Shang Wengqi, a house arrester in the Petain District of the French Concession.
Kang Xuefeng from the Central Patrol Room of the French Concession.
Su Zhe from the Central Patrol Room of the French Concession...
"Director." Dong Zhengguo suddenly said, and he raised his hand.
"explain."
"Su Zhe from the patrol room in the central part of the French Concession, I lied about this." Dong Zhengguo said, "I was trying to deceive the door of the room where Cheng Xuyuan was sent."
Li Cuiqun glared at Dong Zhengguo, picked up a pen and crossed out this item.
"Brother Li, something is wrong." Su Chende, who had been listening silently, suddenly frowned and said, "Lu Jiufan from the Central Patrol Room, Kang Xuefeng from the Central Patrol Room, why did the Central Patrol Room send two people to Fansandu Road?"
When Li Cuiqun heard this, he also stared at the records in his notebook.
He nodded, "There is indeed something fishy about it."
"Is it possible that someone pretended to be someone from the patrol room, pretending to be searching for the 'blood bat', but actually secretly went to pick up Cheng Xuyuan?" Chen Mingchu said, "It's just like Team Leader Dong used Su Zhe's name to deceive the door."
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Li Cuiqun nodded slightly and looked at Chen Mingchu, Dong Zhengguo, Hu Sishui and Wan Sanliang, who looked frustrated.
These four people were arrested on the front line and knew the situation best.
"Lu Jiufan is the third deputy inspector of the Central Patrol Room. This person is a close confidant of Cheng Qianfan." Hu Sishui said.
"Brother Hu, tell me about Lu Jiufan's appearance." Wan Sanliang said.
"No need." Dong Zhengguo thought and said, "Lu Jiufan was indeed on Fansandu Road at that time. I saw this person."
"Kang Xuefeng from the Central Patrol Room..." Li Cuiqun looked at everyone.
Dong Zhengguo and Hu Sishui immediately asked for permission to leave.
Soon, the two came back to report.
"Director, a brother said that he encountered a group of very arrogant police officers. The leader claimed to be Kang Xuefeng from the Central Police Station of the French Concession." Hu Sishui said, "A brother went up to ask questions. These guys had a very loud tone and almost had a conflict.
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"Director, I haven't met this Kang Xuefeng here." Dong Zhengguo said, "However, a brother reported a situation. The people from the Mailan Police Station also encountered a group of people from the Central Police Station. The leader claimed to be
Lu Shifan, Second Inspector of the Central Patrol Room."
"Lu Jiufan, Lu Shifan." Li Cuiqun was surprised. He looked at everyone, "Are these two brothers?"
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