On the side of the road opposite the main entrance of the Central Patrol House, a small market has gradually formed. I don’t know when.
Tea stall.
Painting leather shoes.
Selling glutinous rice cakes, fried dough sticks and flatbreads, and spicy soup.
Newsboys selling newspapers passed by, and the literate old scholar bought a newspaper, where he read the newspaper and listened to others. In exchange for a bowl of tea and a piece of large cake, he could live an extra day.
"Stinky tofu!"
The hawker selling stinky tofu is carrying a load. One end of the load is an oil pan. There are freshly fried stinky tofu in the oil pan. The smell is unpleasant. The hawker shouts "stinky tofu", "stinky tofu" and "stinky tofu".
"Fuck it," people around covered their mouths and noses, and someone shouted, "Go, go, go."
In the tea stall, a young man raised his wrist, pretending to cover his mouth and nose, and whispered to the man next to him, "Brother, Mr. Cheng's car is here."
The man, about thirty years old, was wearing a cotton coat. He picked up the tea bowl and took a big sip. The steaming tea went down his throat and into his stomach, warming his entire spleen and stomach.
He looked up and saw three cars approaching.
"The car in the middle," the young man said, "the two cars in front and behind are security vehicles."
"This little Mr. Cheng is so arrogant," the man said.
"Cheng Qianfan and Zhang Xiaolin had a falling out. Xiao Cheng killed dozens of Zhang Xiaolin's people, and Pang Shui and Zhan Si were both killed." The young man explained in a low voice, "Cheng Qianfan was worried about Zhang Xiaolin's revenge."
The man nodded, "If he doesn't kill Zhang Xiaolin's people, we won't dare to come see him."
With that said, he put down the tea bowl, stood up and patted his butt, "Let's go back to the hotel first."
After saying that, he strode away. When he passed by the stinky dried tofu resting on the roadside to carry a load, he stopped and bought a pack of stinky dried tofu and handed it to the young man. "Try it, the smell is in the bones and skin, and the aroma is fragrant."
Inside.”
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Mr. Cheng's special car drove into the yard, guarded by two escort vehicles at the front and rear.
"Vice President Cheng!"
"Vice President Cheng!"
When the patrol officers along the way saw Cheng Qianfan, they all stopped and saluted.
There is a rumor spreading among the patrols. It is said that Xiao Cheng always killed Zhan Si and Pang Shuitong, killing dozens of each other at once, in order to avenge the previous patrols killed by Yu Xiaomin:
It's not enough to kill Yu Xiaomin and a few of his subordinates.
The life of one patrolman requires the lives of ten of Zhang Xiaolin's men.
Mr. Cheng nodded slightly and strode forward.
The riding boots made a muffled sound as they stepped on the floor.
The incident at the 'Pipe Ball Ballroom' did not have any negative impact on Mr. Cheng in the French Concession Patrol Room. On the contrary, the senior officials of the French Concession authorities were quite appreciative of Deputy Chief Inspector Cheng's courage to deal harshly with Zhang Xiaolin's subordinates who had defected to the Japanese.
As the Japanese became more aggressive, although the concessions were making concessions step by step, the French also understood that they could not retreat again and again. Therefore, some senior officials in the patrol house who were hostile to Japan became increasingly favored to a certain extent.
Senior officials like Cheng Qianfan who are able to maintain good relations with the Japanese and yet show no mercy at critical moments are exactly what the concession authorities appreciate under the current situation.
According to Ferguson, the police chief of the French Concession Patrol Room, Cheng Qianfan still understands his position and where his power comes from. He has not tilted his butt towards the Japanese.
"Brother Fan, we have a visitor." Hou Pingliang came up to greet him and whispered, "It has been arranged in the reception room."
"Who is he?" Cheng Qianfan shook his shoulders, and Hou Pingliang took the coat.
"Say he's your old friend, Brother Fan."
"Old friend?" Cheng Qianfan muttered and went straight up the stairs to the VIP reception room.
…
Looking at the astonished Kentaro Miyazaki, Atsuto Kawada had a proud expression on his face.
"Brother Tian, when did you come to Shanghai? Why didn't you inform me in advance?" Cheng Qianfan came back to his senses, smiled and shook hands with Kawada Atsushi.
He never dreamed that this old friend who came to visit would be Kawada Atsuhito.
"Brother Cheng, I didn't expect it to be me." Kawada Atsuhito also said with a smile.
"It's been more than two years since we said goodbye to Hangzhou." Cheng Qianfan said with emotion, "Brother Tian's style is still the same."
"I didn't expect Brother Cheng to be the deputy chief inspector of the French Concession Police Station." Kawada Atsuhito said with a wink and a pun.
Cheng Qianfan laughed loudly.
With that said, he led Atsushi Kawada from the reception room to his office, and then ordered, "Make a pot of tea and some snacks."
"yes!"
Hou Pingliang then gave the order, and soon tea and snacks were delivered.
"Go on, please don't disturb me unless there is anything urgent." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Yes!" Hou Pingliang saluted and said, then stepped back respectfully.
Cheng Qianfan walked to the door and after confirming that Hou Pingliang had gone away, he turned around with an extremely happy expression on his face and stepped forward to hug Kawada Atsuhito, "Atsushi, hahaha, I am so happy to see you again.
"
Kawada Atsuhito also felt Kentaro Miyazaki's sincere and warm emotions. He was also very excited, "Miyazaki-kun, I am very happy too."
Cheng Qianfan poured tea for Kawada Atsushi, "When did you come to Shanghai?"
"I arrived the day before yesterday." Kawada Atsushi took the tea cup and stood up to express his thanks. "If my father hadn't restricted me and asked me to go with him to visit old friends, I would have come to see you yesterday."
"Congressman, you are actually here in Shanghai?" Cheng Qianfan was surprised at first, and then asked with a respectful expression.
"Father came to Shanghai earlier than me, saying that he wanted to participate in an important event that would be recorded in the history of Japan and China." Kawada Atsuhito said casually, "I came to Shanghai secretly from Jinan."
Cheng Qianfan had a thought in his mind. Could it be that the important event that Kawada Yushi was going to participate in that would go down in the history of Japan and China was related to the talks between the Japanese and representatives of Wang Reclamation, Mei Shenping and Gao Qingwu?
He suddenly remembered the distinguished guest who had appeared at Hiroyuki Taniguchi's funeral hall and was greeted by Hyōtaro Imamura himself. He didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but in retrospect, this person's appearance was somewhat similar to Atsuhito Kawada.
"Atsushi was in Jinan before? When did you come to China?" Cheng Qianfan asked Kawada Atsushi casually as he motioned for him to taste the pastries.
"I've been here for a while." Atsushi Kawada picked up the mung bean cake and took a bite. "First I was in Manchuria. Later, after the empire occupied Jinan, I went to Jinan."
As he spoke, he complained, "I have wanted to come to Shanghai for a long time, but my family has never agreed."
"How does Du Ren know my current identity?" Cheng Qianfan took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.
"Counsellor Imamura told my father, and I knew it from my sister." Kawada Atsuhito said. Seeing Kentaro Miyazaki's thoughtful expression, he smiled and said directly, "You met my sister Ayako at Professor Taniguchi's funeral hall.
of."
really!
"I remembered." After Cheng Qianfan thought about it, he suddenly realized, and then said with a solemn expression, "It turns out that woman is a noble daughter of the Kawada family. It is really rude."
"My father also marveled at Miyazaki-kun's sincerity towards his teacher," Kawada Atsuhito said.
Miyazaki-kun directly addressed him as "Atsushi", but when he mentioned his father and Ayako, his expression was respectful and solemn.
Miyazaki is his savior, and the relationship between the two is naturally extraordinary. He can and is willing to accept being friends with Kentaro Miyazaki, but his father and sister Ayako are different.
Kentaro Miyazaki's attitude makes Atsushi Kawada very satisfied and happy.
…
A plane taking off from Hong Kong landed secretly at Yucheng Airport.
When the plane was gliding on the runway, the person who had been waiting to pick him up was already nervous.
"Be alert." Zeng Zhengmin said to the people around him.
The roar of the plane was deafening. The man couldn't hear clearly, but he nodded vigorously.
The plane finally stopped smoothly, the cabin door opened, and a thin man got off the plane in a daze. He seemed to wake up a little when he was blown by the cold wind.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir." Zeng Zhengmin quickly greeted him.
"Get in the car, get in the car." Mei Shenping looked around alertly and urged.
Then the two of them quickly ran to a black car waiting nearby and got in in a panic.
As soon as the door closed, the car drove away quickly.
The airport staff even had some kind of illusion. He rubbed his eyes. The car just now seemed to be sneaky, and he actually had the feeling that the car was looking left and right like a thief.
The official residence of Vice Chairman of the National Defense Supreme Council, Vice President of the Kuomintang Party, and the second most powerful person within the Kuomintang Party and the Kuomintang Government, Wang Chuanhai.
"Brother Shenping, thank you for your hard work." Wang Chuanhai personally greeted Mei Shenping at the door of the official residence, directly held Mei Shenping's hand and shook it vigorously. (PS2)
Later, he took Mei Shenping's hand and returned to the official residence together.
After entering the door, Mei Shenping immediately began to take off his clothes.
He took off his coat and vest, and then asked Vice President Wang for a knife.
The sharp knife gently slid on the vest, and then Mei Shenping took out the well-preserved documents from the broken vest and handed it to Wang Quanhai with both hands, "Mr. Wang, I am lucky to have lived up to my fate."
"Okay, okay!" Wang Chuanhai was very excited, "Shen Ping is really a national scholar!"
Looking through the documents carefully, Wang Chuanhai sometimes frowned, sometimes smiled, sometimes frowned, sometimes looked excited, sometimes looked sad, sometimes smiled, and sometimes thought deeply.
Finally, Wang Chuanhai closed the document and handed it to his wife, who had been waiting for a long time.
About half an hour later, Vice President Wang's residence began to make frequent calls.
On Luojiawan No. 19, Dai Chunfeng quickly received a report from his subordinates:
Vice President Wang suddenly began to convene the wise men to discuss matters.
Soon, Dai Chunfeng received further reports. Mei Shenping secretly returned to Chongqing and appeared at the residence of Vice President Wang. Vice President Wang went out to greet him in person.
Dai Chunfeng thought for a moment and then ordered, "Get the car ready. I'm going to see the leader."
…
The next day.
Dai Chunfeng received the report from the secret agent, and Chen Nanhai, Zhou Liang and others also returned to Chongqing overnight.
He reported to the 'leader' again overnight.
Wang Tuhai distributed the various agreements of the 'Shanghai Peace Negotiations' to the sages, and then everyone had a heated discussion.
Vice President Wang was sometimes excited and sometimes hesitant.
The vice president's wife was furious and reprimanded her husband in front of everyone, asking her husband if he wanted to live under a gangster for the rest of his life.
Wang Chuanhai gritted his teeth, sighed, and nodded heavily.
Subsequently, the vice president's official residence sent a secret message to Hong Kong and informed the Japanese side through Gao Qingwu who was far away in Hong Kong.
Two days later, Mei Shenping flew back to Hong Kong again. He told the Japanese that Vice President Wang was scheduled to depart from Chongqing on the 8th and arrive in Kunming on the 10th. He hoped that Japan's allies would issue a "Konoe further statement" around the 12th.
As a response.
Then Mr. Wang immediately issued a statement in response, announcing that he was severing relations with Chang Kaishen.
Japan readily agreed.
On the Chongqing side, the Wang family also made a plan for Wang's VIPs to disperse and flee:
According to the plan, on the 5th, Zhou Liang went to Kunming first in the name of inspection and propaganda, and Tao Xixi followed in the name of giving lectures.
According to the plan, on the 8th, the vice president and his wife made an excuse to go to Kunming and Chengdu to give speeches and left Chongqing.
At the same time, after Japan issued a Konoe statement and Vice-President Wang issued a statement to break away from the Chang Kaishen government and establish a separate central government, it echoed that of its allies.
At the same time, the Yunnan Army took the lead in electrifying the whole country: in response to Vice President Wang's statement, it declared abnormal independence.
Then the Sichuan army also responded with an 'uprising'. It first established independent governments in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and organized a new army. Then it asked the Japanese government to provide "assistance" and withdraw part of the army.
Then expand the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi into the territory of the new government, and launch a "peace movement" in remote provinces in the southwest.
Cut off the possibility of the anti-Japanese government united by Chang Kaishen and the Red Party to obtain foreign aid through the Guangxi-Vietnam border and the Yunnan-Myanmar border.
After intensive discussions, everyone thought it was feasible.
The plan was finalized and then began to be put into action. Vice President Wang immediately took his nephew Chen Chunpu to Guangdong twice in the name of "inspection" to meet with Yu Hanchen, deputy commander of the Fourth War Zone in charge of Guangdong affairs, and Wu Yicheng, chairman of Guangdong Province, to discuss the matter.
They engage in solicitation.
The most important one was Yunnan, so the vice president's wife went to great lengths to come to Kunming again in the name of giving speeches and inspecting tin mines, and held many secret talks with Long Yu and Lu Han.
After persuasion from Vice President Wang’s wife, Long Yu finally relented and made a guarantee:
Mr. Wang is a veteran of the party and state, with a high reputation at home and abroad. As long as he rises to the top and calls out, those who respond will inevitably gather under his banner.
Chang Kaishen has always been cunning and cunning, excluding dissidents, so it is only natural for Mr. Wang to launch a peaceful movement and establish a new government.
Except for a few people such as the Red Party and Feng who are dedicated to uniting against Japan, they will all support Mr. Wang in advocating the cause of peace, and will also receive support from many countries in the world.
The vice president's wife was overjoyed and praised Long Yu as the pillar of the party and the country, a national scholar of China, and the first contributor to the restoration of peace.
Afterwards, after leaving Long Yu's official residence, she sent a secret message to her husband, who had been waiting for good news: Great things can come true!
What she didn't know was that as she stepped forward, Long Yu turned around and sent a secret telegram to the leader's residence.
At the same time, a secret message from Lu Han also arrived at the attendant's residence.
