sovbooks Chapter 1769 Fishing in troubled waters
Chapter 1769 Fishing in troubled waters
Chapter 1769 Fishing in troubled waters
No. , Xue Huali Road.
Early in the morning, Zhao Shuli was strolling in the yard with a yellow dog.
Old Huang stared at Zhao Shuli. No, to be exact, his eyes were fixed on Zhao Shuli's yellow dog.
This caused Zhao Shuli to feel extremely uncomfortable.
"What are you looking at?"
"What are you saying, Chief Inspector Zhao? What I see is none of your business."
"Old Huang, I'm warning you, don't think about my dog." Zhao Shuli warned Old Huang with a stern face.
"Old Huang is a well-known honest man." Old Huang was unhappy, "Inspector Zhao, please don't tarnish my innocence."
"You?" Zhao Shuli squinted at Old Huang, "You still innocent? Ugh!"
Early in the morning, two animal lovers had a verbal dispute, which almost turned into a physical fight. Fortunately, a passing policeman pulled the two apart.
"Just wait, I'll stew you, you yellow-haired beast, sooner or later." Old Huang cursed angrily as he watched Zhao Shuli leave with the dog.
Back in the medical room, Lao Huang closed the door, bolted it, and unfolded the note in his hand to read.
His eyes narrowed and his expression became extremely serious.
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"You didn't see how arrogant Zhao Shuli was. I just stared at his dog for a few more seconds." Old Huang said indignantly.
As soon as Cheng Qianfan arrived at the police station in the morning, he was taken to the medical room by Lao Huang to complain.
"Okay, that yellow dog is Zhao Shuli's lifeblood, so you better be careful. If you really eat his dog, Zhao Shuli might really fight you to the death." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Suanpan handed me a note." Old Huang lowered his voice and said, "The organization has sent out intelligence saying that the Japanese will occupy the French Concession within a week at the latest."
"I was the one who telegraphed the information to the headquarters." Cheng Qianfan said in a low voice.
The headquarters obviously attached great importance to this matter, and the Shanghai local party organization also acted quickly to spread this information so quickly.
Obviously, Comrade Yi Jun was worried about the danger on their side and sent them a warning signal through Comrade "Cicada Pupa".
"Information obtained from the Japanese?" asked Lao Huang.
"Yes, top secret information." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "The Japanese saw that the French were losing ground on the European battlefield, and finally they couldn't help it."
"Since it is top secret information, it also means that it will be easier for the enemy to find the source of the information leak." Old Huang said with a serious expression, "You have to be careful."
"This information is too important. We have to take the risk." Cheng Qianfan said, "I believe the organization will make corresponding arrangements."
He said, "In addition, I have also reported to Chongqing, and there will be security measures there as well."
"We can't just count on those." Old Huang said seriously, "We have to make all the preparations ourselves."
"Don't worry, I have a plan and arrangement." Cheng Qianfan took the cigarette handed over by Lao Huang, lit it, took a puff and said, "Fishing in troubled waters."
"Okay." Old Huang nodded.
He understood Comrade Flame's plan.
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After returning to the deputy chief inspector's office, Li Hao immediately reported the situation.
"Brother Fan, everything has been arranged." Li Hao said, "It won't be long before the whole French Concession will know about it."
Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly.
The information was sent to Chongqing and Comrade "Farmer" respectively. I believe that at this moment, both the people from Chongqing in Shanghai and our comrades have received warnings one after another. It can be said that the news that the Japanese are about to occupy the French Concession has been secretly spread.
Under such circumstances, he secretly ordered Li Hao to find someone to spread the news among the citizens that the Japanese were going to occupy the French Concession. By then, the news would be in the market, which would confuse people to a certain extent.
This strategy can be said to be a radical move, but in such a tense situation, it is also a coping strategy.
When Cheng Qianfan called Comrade Farmer, he had considered this point and reported the plan to Comrade Farmer.
Comrade "Farmer" agreed to his arrangement in a subsequent call back.
At the same time, Comrade "Farmer" also said that he would ask the headquarters to make recommendations to the Shanghai Party organization and implement this arrangement at the same time.
"Since you want to muddy the water, just shake it a few more times!"
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Everything happened just as Cheng Qianfan had expected. The news that the Japanese were going to occupy the French Concession soon spread throughout Shanghai.
Some newspapers also issued special editions at the first opportunity to remind citizens to be prepared for the Japanese occupation of the French Concession.
The citizens of the French Concession were terrified.
"Has it spread throughout the market?" Chen Gongshu asked Cen Yufeng in surprise.
"Yes, District Commander." Cen Yufeng nodded. "The newspapers are also saying that the Japanese are going to occupy the French Concession. Now the people in the French Concession are in panic and chaos."
"How did the news leak?" Chen Gongshu asked with a frown.
The Shanghai District received a warning telegram from Chongqing, asking it to be prepared for the dire situation of the Japanese occupying the French Concession.
At the same time, the Shanghai District was required to promptly inform people from all walks of life in the French Concession and transfer assets and personnel as soon as possible.
It can be said that the entire Shanghai district was in chaos that day, busy dealing with this emergency.
"I don't know." Cen Yufeng shook his head. "It seems that the news spread all of a sudden. I can't be sure where the news was leaked."
"It must be the Red Party." Chen Gongshu said angrily, "The Red Party must have also obtained this information, and they spread it."
"It's possible." Cen Yufeng nodded, "The Red Party is best at doing this kind of thing."
"Nonsense! Those bumpkins can only cause trouble." Chen Gongshu said angrily, "We could have secretly transferred the relevant personnel and assets, but now that the incident has spread, the Japanese might occupy Shanghai ahead of schedule."
"Chief District Officer, what should we do?" Cen Yufeng asked with a frown.
"What else can we do?" Chen Gongshu said unhappily, "Now that things have come to this, we can only speed up the evacuation of relevant personnel and the transfer of assets. We have to race against time with the Japanese."
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"Comrade Yi Jun, I have reservations about this arrangement made by the organization," Ke Gaojun said with a serious expression.
He held a different opinion on the headquarters' suggestion that the Shanghai Party organization should convey the information about the Japanese army's impending occupation of the French Concession to the newspapers and publicize it to the French Concession and the citizens of Shanghai.
"I understand your concerns." Yi Jun nodded. "You are worried that if the news spreads, the Japanese will speed up their pace of occupying the French Concession."
"Yes." Ke Gaojun nodded. "Originally, we secretly mobilized relevant personnel and assets to evacuate Shanghai. Although we faced blockades and inspections by the Japanese, we still had some solutions. Now that things have become public, the Japanese will definitely conduct strict inspections at every checkpoint."
"Comrade, I understand your concerns." Comrade Yi Jun said with a serious expression, "But you have to understand that even if we don't make it public, but just saying that we have issued a warning to so many people, it is impossible to keep it secret. The Japanese will definitely get hold of these movements."
He handed a cigarette to Comrade Ke Gaojun and said, "In this case, why not make this public? Don't forget that there are hundreds of thousands of ordinary people living in the small French Concession. They also have the right to know about this situation. The safety of their lives and property is also very important."
"I understand what you mean." Ke Gaojun said thoughtfully, "I'm just worried."
As he spoke, he sighed.
The Japanese were about to occupy the French Concession, which was a bolt from the blue for everyone, and now everything was in chaos.
"At the same time, we promptly disclosed the Japanese plot to occupy the French Concession." Comrade Yi Jun said, "How will the French Concession authorities, the British, Americans, and Western powers in the International Settlement react?"
"The French are now in a state of panic. It is basically impossible to expect them to stop the Japanese invaders from occupying Shanghai." Ke Gaojun said, "However, the British and Americans will probably not be willing to watch the Japanese occupy the French Concession and change the situation in Shanghai."
"So, although the disclosure of the matter may speed up the Japanese's pace of occupying the French Concession," said Comrade Yi Jun, "everything has two sides. We may even be able to use the Western powers' opposition to this matter to cause headaches for the Japanese, and even delay their move to occupy the French Concession."
He said to Ke Gaojun, "The headquarters must have taken our concerns into consideration, so they are just making suggestions."
……
Ke Gaojun glanced at Comrade Yi Jun. The call from the headquarters was indeed just a suggestion. The final decision to contact the newspaper to make the matter public was made after emergency consultations between Comrade Yi Jun and two other comrades. It can even be said that Comrade Yi Jun's firm attitude played a crucial role in this.
"There is no time to think too much now." Comrade Yi Jun said, "We must do everything possible to transfer out the comrades who may be exposed as well as the related personnel and assets."
……
Japanese military police headquarters in Shanghai.
"Bad Duck!" Ikeuchi Junichiro's face turned pale. "How could the information that the Empire was going to enter the French Concession be leaked?"
Sae Umezumi glanced at the furious Ikeuchi Junichiro and said, "Commander, the Empire only made the decision to occupy the French Concession last night. It is really unexpected that the news leaked so quickly."
As he spoke, he looked hesitant.
"Just tell me what you have to say." said Junichiro Ikeuchi.
"The only people who know about this, besides the Military Police Headquarters, are the Imperial Garrison in Shanghai and the Special High Police." Saejo Umezumi said, "So..."
He glanced at Junichiro Ikeuchi cautiously and said, "The news was leaked. It is very likely that there is a problem inside."
"Is there a problem internally?" Ikeuchi Junichiro gave Umezumi Saeaki a cold look. "Do you think the problem is with us, or with the Imperial Garrison, or with the Special High Police?"
"Commander," said Saejo Umezumi, "On the Military Police Headquarters side, only senior officers know about this resolution. The middle and lower-level officers are also unaware of it. Not to mention that I believe that no one in our ranks will colluded with the enemy and leaked intelligence, the people who knew the intelligence were limited to a few people. This basically ruled out the possibility that the intelligence was leaked by us."
"Go on." Junichiro Ikeuchi glanced at Umezuchi Saeki.
"Only the top brass in the Imperial Garrison know about this, which basically rules out the possibility of information leaking from the garrison," said Saeki Umezumi. "So, I think the most likely place for information leak is the Special High Police."
"Tokugawa High Police?" Junichiro Ikeuchi frowned. "You mean, the Tokugawa High Police, which is responsible for hunting down and investigating anti-Japanese elements, has the possibility of internal information leakage?"
"Commander, considering all three parties, the most likely candidate is the Special High Police." Sae Umezumi glanced at Junichiro Ikeuchi and said.
Junichiro Ikeuchi understood the meaning of Umezuchi Sae's look.
It is now highly suspected that the intelligence was leaked internally. Under this premise, an intelligence leak occurring in the Special High Police is better than a problem occurring within the Military Police Headquarters.
"I will order a secret self-investigation within the headquarters." Ikeuchi Junichiro said with a gloomy face, "You go to the Special Higher Section in person and meet with Arao Tomohiro. Ask Arao-kun for me what on earth he did to cause such a serious leak!"
"Hayi!"
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Extraordinary courses.
The principal's office.
There was a pile of newspapers on Tomohiro Arao's desk. He was flipping through them with a gloomy look on his face.
"So, the entire French Concession, the entire Shanghai, now knows that the Empire is going to move into the French Concession?" Arao Tomohiro asked coldly.
"Yes, Section Chief," said Yoshimura Shinpachi. "According to the intelligence I gathered, it seemed that the news was only spread among a group of people who were under close scrutiny at first. I was about to report this to you when I noticed that the news was also reported in the newspapers. It is precisely because of the report in the newspapers that the news has now spread widely."
Arao Chihiro nodded with a gloomy expression.
The so-called key focus groups are the Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communications and other banks in Chongqing that continue to operate in the French Concession, as well as some wealthy Chinese people who live in the French Concession.
The empire has long regarded these people, or these lucrative assets, as its own, and has always arranged people to keep a close eye on them.
"When did the first-hand information get fed back?" asked Arao Chihiro.
"It was late last night," said Yoshimura Shinpachi. "The Bank of Communications held an emergency meeting. Our surveillance personnel noticed their movements and discovered that they were urgently shipping assets."
"Late last night..." Arao Tomohiro frowned. The time was limited before the Empire decided to enter the French Concession. How could the enemy obtain such top-secret information so quickly?
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Just at this moment, the phone on the desk rang.
Yoshimura Shinpachi walked up, picked up the phone and answered it.
"Section Chief, the guard at the gate said that Lieutenant Colonel Umezumi of the Military Police Headquarters wants to see you." Yoshimura Shinpachi said.
"Sakami-kun?" Arao Chihiro was slightly surprised, then he snorted coldly, "No one comes to visit you for no reason. The Military Police Headquarters is taking the initiative and coming to call you to task!"
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