The documents provided by the two included some identity information of Wei Jifen and Li Fangcheng, as well as the other party’s confession process!
There was no detailed information about the person he stole things from. Cheng Shi had already noticed some problems and asked.
"Xiao Deng, do you have any local friends in the public concessions and Shanghai County who are doing well?!
Although these information are very useful, they are only information that the other party can let others know!
Moreover, the specific testimonies contained in it are all inaccurate. I still need some detailed and reliable information before I can make a judgment!
Now let’s investigate the thief’s true identity and his true purpose of stealing, and we will definitely gain something!”
After hearing this, Deng Xin quickly said: "Brother Cheng, although I don't know many other people on the ground, there are still a few. I will ask them to help check them out!"
Hearing this, Cheng Shi thought about it again, sighed and said: "Forget it, in order to ensure the authenticity of the information, please give me their contact information and I will investigate it myself!"
When Deng Xin heard this, she said anxiously: "That's not good. You don't know them either. Let's go together!"
Cheng Shi looked at the information in his hand again, then handed it to Deng Xin, shook his head and said.
"I can just go by myself. He may have such an identity in the French Concession, but he probably hasn't been arrested yet!
In fact, I should have thought that he not only went to Luo Yunhua's villa to look for things, but also went to other places to steal things!
Therefore, among the thieves in the French Concession, some of them may know this guy, I always thought!
He was going for Luo Yunhua alone, so there was no basis for checking him. Now it seems that he was going for Luo Yunhua alone!
He should have many more targets, so it would be most appropriate for you to check his status as a thief in the French Concession!"
When Deng Xin heard this, she said helplessly: "Okay! Then be careful!"
Cheng Shi nodded and said: "I will, don't report this to the chief detective in advance, wait until I come back!"
Deng Xin nodded to express his understanding, and then told Cheng Shi how to contact the other party!
After saying some words that could identify each other, the two separated immediately!
After Cheng Shi left the hotel, he thought about it and went to the public concession first!
When Cheng Shi passed a bridge, he went through a simple inspection and easily entered the public concession from the French Concession!
Cheng Shi was a little surprised when he saw the Public Settlement, because the Public Settlement was more complex and culturally more diverse than the French Concession!
This can be seen from the surrounding buildings. The people here are more complicated than the French Concession, with people from many countries living here!
The special status of the concession made it a paradise to escape the control of feudal society and escape the scourge of war and various disasters.
Foreigners living here will naturally introduce the material and culture of their country into the concession. The best examples of this are the municipal construction and entertainment industries.
The former embodies the quality of human existence in the Western concept of life, while the civilized color of the latter shows another level of the rental situation.
After the concession came to Shanghai, foreigners built roads, built underground pipelines, set up street lights, planted street trees and other municipal facilities.
There are also more convenient gas, running water, electric lights, telephones, telegraphs, trams on the roads in Western countries, and cars also drive on the streets of Shanghai.
Cheng Shi was riding on a moving train. Through the train window, he saw cinemas, theaters, amusement parks, billiard rooms, etc. passing by from time to time!
These contents not only attract the curious eyes of modern people Cheng Shi, but also attract frustrated people from various industries!
Fugitive landowners and wealthy children also began to rush here, and they all appeared in this paradise of the Republic of China in an endless stream!
There are also many foreigners, all with their own purposes, different ideas, and various adventurers.
Of course, the Chinese in the public settlements were the largest. In 1920, there were 690,000 Chinese in the public settlements!
Moreover, Huzhou people account for 420,000 people, so the Chinese in Shanghai’s public concessions are mainly from the Huzhou Chamber of Commerce!
Next are the British, who took root in Shanghai as early as 1863. Among foreign businessmen from various countries, British businessmen hold a dominant position.
In 1920, the number of British expatriates living in the Shanghai Public Settlement reached 1,200.
Among the members of the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, British directors have always occupied a majority and a dominant position.
Next are the Americans. In Shanghai, the economic strength of American expatriates is second only to that of the United Kingdom. In 1920, there were more than 500 American expatriates living in the Shanghai Public Settlement.
On the Board of Directors of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, the United States was second only to Britain in terms of power. In 1920, Fei Xindun served as the general director of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce in the Public Settlement. This was the time when the British were at their toughest!
The economic strength of the Germans in Shanghai is second only to the United Kingdom and the United States. Germany especially has advantages in the pharmaceutical, printing and dyeing industries!
Therefore, one seat was reserved for Germans on the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. By 1920, there were about 1,355 Germans in the public settlement.
Japanese. After China and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1871, the Japanese entered Shanghai one after another. Most of the early Japanese who came to Shanghai gathered on Wusong Road in Hongkou!
As well as operating small businesses such as photo studios in the Wuchang Road area, in 1915, the number of Japanese overseas Chinese in the public concession reached 7,169, the largest number among overseas Chinese from various countries.
There are also a small number of wealthy Jewish businessmen who have lived in Baghdad for a long time and then came to Shanghai to develop after establishing themselves in India. They generally obtained British citizenship.
These include the Sassoon family and the Kadoorie family, and of course there are also nouveau riche like Hartung who got rich after coming to Shanghai.
This group of Jews is engaged in large-scale trade and plays an important role in the real estate industry. Most of them are wealthy and prominent families in Shanghai.
After Russia became red, a large number of Russian Jews began to immigrate to Shanghai via Harbin. There were about 1,000 of them, and they controlled the fur trade in Shanghai!
There are also some professionals working in the medical, construction, legal, music and other industries, and they mainly live in the area near the Moses Synagogue on Huade Road, Tilanqiao, Hongkou.
Most of the Portuguese in the Shanghai Public Settlement are from Macau and hold low-level positions in British and American institutions. Their number has always been more than 1,000!
Indian expatriates recruited Sikh patrol officers (red-headed Asan) from Punjab, India. In 1920, the total population of Indian expatriates reached 1,341.
The population of Shanghai's concessions is increasing day by day, and the entry of multinational forces has gradually expanded the scale of the city, making Shanghai step by step into the ranks of big cities.
This situation certainly injected some vitality into Shanghai during the Republic of China, but it also brought a series of problems to the city.
For example, in order to survive, water transport sailors, farmers, and handicraftsmen who had difficulties in life flocked to Shanghai in droves to seek a way out, which also created a big problem for Shanghai.
Shanghai's rapid development does require people to serve, but such people are particular and limited in number!
This is destined to mean that among the crowds pouring into Shanghai, a large number of people will not be able to find jobs, and these people are not willing to lose their opportunities!
So they stayed in the city to try their luck. For those who still had no luck over time, many of them became beggars and vagrants!
In the end, some people were forced to take risks and started stealing and engaging in all kinds of illegal things!

Chapter completed!