Chapter 856 ‘Miss Shui’ and ‘Mr. Female’

 The rain is falling.

The wind has picked up, and the continuous drizzle seems to have been blown away.

Cheng Qianfan sat by the window, which was open, and he was watching the rain and fog on the Huangpu River.

 The door is open.

 Cheng Qianfan turned around and glanced, it was Hao Zai.

 “Is the news confirmed?” Cheng Qianfan asked.

"It's certain." Hao Zai nodded, "Miss Shui's ship will officially arrive in Shanghai tomorrow."

 ‘Miss Shui’ is the codename given to Wang Chuhai within the Shanghai Special Intelligence Team, because Wang Chuhai is a native of Sanshui, Guangdong.

 Cheng Qianfan nodded, his expression solemn.

 The schedule he saw in Sakamoto Yoshino's office had the words "Welcome Mr. X" on it, so Cheng Qianfan suspected that Mr.

The military commander had previously failed to assassinate Wang Chuhai in Hanoi, and traces of Wang Chuhai and his party disappeared.

Chongqing speculates that Wang may return to China with the support of the Japanese, and will most likely choose Shanghai as his first destination.

The reason is very simple. Hong Kong was under the control of the British, and the Gongguan faction's activity space was squeezed. Guangzhou was occupied by Japan. Wang Chuanhai always paid attention to face. In order to avoid being regarded as a puppet of the Japanese, Wang Chuanhai did not Will choose Guangzhou.

In this case, Shanghai, as the most prosperous big city in the Far East and with the most prosperous concession, became the first choice.

The information about ‘Mr.

 This also means that Wang reclamation will arrive in Shanghai soon.

Henceforth, Dai Chunfeng issued an order to the Shanghai Special Situation Team to find out the date of Wang Chuhai's arrival in Shanghai.

 Cheng Qianfan has increased the frequency of visiting and seeking advice from Hyōtaro Imamura within a reasonable range during this period:

Hyoutaro Imamura, as the counselor of the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai, should be able to grasp the whereabouts of Wang Kehai in a timely manner.

 However, how to safely obtain information from Hyoutarou Imamura without arousing suspicion requires careful consideration.

However, what surprised Cheng Qianfan was that before he could get the information from Hyōtaro Imamura, the information about the time of Wang Qianhai's arrival in Shanghai was obtained.

 Zhao Yi, deputy leader of the second intelligence team working at the pro-daily office "Dong-A Ilbo", reported that the newspaper office issued a notice that everyone must be at work during the two days, and no leave is allowed -

 ‘Everyone is going to witness a grand event that will go down in history’.

 The words of the editor-in-chief of the "East Asia Daily" aroused Zhao Yi's interest.

 He found out the reason after a little inquiry. It was Wang Chuhai who was coming to Shanghai!

To be precise, the newspaper did not deliberately keep this matter secret, and seemed to be willing to see the news spread.

 …

“Aren’t the Japanese worried about Wang Chuhai’s safety?” Cheng Qianfan thought.

If he considers this matter from the Japanese perspective, Wang's safety will be the first priority. At least until Wang's safe arrival in Shanghai, the information must be kept absolutely confidential.

"Zhao Yi judged that the news was not leaked by the Japanese." Hao Zai said, "He provided an important information."

 “Well, say.”

"Tang Hao, the deputy editor-in-chief of the East Asia Daily, likes to drink. Zhao Yi invited him to a drink and found out a detail from this man's mouth." Hao Zai said.

Cheng Qianfan nodded. Zhao Yi was a good writer, or to put it more bluntly, Zhao Yi was good at charming and shameless articles. This made Zhao Yi highly appreciated within the East Asia Daily, and also made Zhao Yi and the newspaper staff Several leaders have good relationships.

Of course, there is a bad side. It is said that anti-Japanese groups have targeted the traitor reporter Zhao Yi, intending to eliminate traitors for the country!

 …

“Just a few days ago, the top management of the newspaper held a secret meeting, and a distinguished guest was present.” Hao Zai continued.

"Dignified guest?" Cheng Qianfan was immediately interested, "Do you know the identity of that person?"

“I don’t know.” Hao Zai shook his head, “However, Zhao Yi got some information, and Tang Hao said ‘Mr. Zhou’.”

 “Zhou Liang!” Cheng Qianfan immediately came to his own judgment.

This ‘Mr. Zhou’ is most likely Zhou Liang, the general of the Gongguan faction.

Yes.

When Wang Chuanhai arrived in Shanghai, the Japanese wanted to 'welcome' Wang Chuanhai. However, with Wang's temperament, it was impossible to tolerate everything being arranged by the Japanese. He would definitely arrange for his generals to go to Shanghai in advance to take care of things. Arrange reception arrangements.

In Wang Chuanhai’s mind, it was the Wang faction that was negotiating with the Japanese in the concession, not Wang Chuanhai who came to the Japanese-occupied area to meet with the Japanese.

In this way, Wang's generals were prepared to take over in advance, which is the intended meaning of the question.

At the same time, Cheng Qianfan thought for a moment and understood why newspapers like the East Asia Daily received the exact time and itinerary of Wang Chuhai's arrival in Shanghai.

The Japanese side certainly does not want the news of Wang’s arrival in Shanghai to become known to everyone. On the one hand, it is worried about Wang’s safety. On the other hand, the most important consideration is:

The Japanese want to use their power to suppress Wang Chuhai in order to force Wang Chuhai to make greater concessions at the negotiation table.

This ‘situation’, for example, when Wang Chuanhai arrived in Shanghai, he arrived quietly, as if no one was paying attention...

Then Wang's morale will be severely damaged at the negotiation table, leaving him without any confidence.

This is why Zhou Liang wanted to use pro-Japanese newspapers such as the East Asia Daily to publicize Wang's arrival in Shanghai and create an atmosphere of warm welcome to Wang.

 Cheng Qianfan thought of a word: building momentum!

Not only that, he also considered another level. The Dong-A Ilbo is a pro-daily newspaper and is controlled by the Japanese. Now it is willing to help Wang Qihai build momentum. This may be against the wishes of some Japanese senior officials. This shows what?

 Cheng Qianfan fell into deep thought.

 …

“It can be seen from this that Yingzuo Zhenzhao is happy to see our side grow stronger.” Zhou Liang said with an excited look on his face.

As he spoke, he looked at Dingmutun with a little more appreciation in his eyes.

It was Ding Mutun who proposed to him to win the support of newspapers and report and publicize the news of Mr. Wang's visit to Shanghai in order to strengthen Mr. Wang's momentum.

Zhou Liang was a little hesitant about this. He was worried about Wang Chuhai's safety.

Chongqing had previously sent people to Hanoi to assassinate Wang Kehai. This incident shocked Zhou Liang and others. Wang Kehai was their flag. If this flag fell, the so-called Gongguan faction would be gone.

Dingmutun patted his chest and assured Zhou Liang that he and Li Cuiqun would do their best to ensure Mr. Wang's safety.

It’s not just them. Although the Japanese have some calculations, at present, they will definitely not cause Mr. Wang to be harmed.

Zhou Liang was well aware of the Japanese's attempt to exert pressure, and he had been worrying about how to break the situation. After receiving Dingmutun's guarantee, he finally gritted his teeth and adopted Dingmutun's suggestion.

 Now it seems that the effect is very good.

 Shanghai newspapers have begun to work hard, and tomorrow they will be reporting on the grand event of "Mr. Wang"'s arrival in Shanghai.

Not only that, Zhou Liang also saw a hidden message in this matter.

In addition to finding a "neutral newspaper office" and a newspaper office close to the public school faction, he also deliberately found the "East Asia Ilbo" with a pro-Japanese background. The purpose was to test Japan's attitude, or to be precise, to test the attitude of Kage Sasaki.

 Behind the Dong-A Ilbo, there is the shadow of Ying Zuozhenzhao.

 The East Asia Daily did not refuse and chose to agree to build momentum for Mr. Wang's arrival in Shanghai, intending to participate in the grand event. This illustrates Ying Zuo Zhenzhao's attitude.

Not to mention the attitude of the Japanese cabinet and military towards the Wang Reclamation regime, Yingzuo Zhenzhao, considering his own interests, hopes to see the Wang family grow, at least at this stage.

 The stronger the Wang family becomes, the more Japan will pay more attention to it, and the position of Yingzuo Zhenzhao, who was behind it and had a strong influence on the Wang family, becomes more stable.

“This shows that the Japanese are still clear-headed. They know that the pursuit of ultimate peace cannot be separated from the support of political leaders like Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhou.” Li Cuiqun said at the side.

Zhou Liang glanced at Li Cuiqun and smiled slightly.

 From the bottom of his heart, he doesn’t think highly of this person yet, but it might as well form a good relationship now.

 “When Mr. Wang came to Shanghai, I felt as if the dark clouds were parting and the sun was shining brightly.” Jing Muyun said happily.

A few people looked at each other and laughed.

 …

 After seeing off Zhou Liang, Ding Mutun, Li Cuiqun, and Jing Muyun suddenly fell silent.

"Judging from Mr. Zhou's reaction, the effect is pretty good." Jing Muyun glanced at the two of them, broke the silence and said, "At the very least, we are now taking the initiative to seek refuge with Mr. Wang. They need it."

 “What Brother Jing said is true.” Ding Mutun said slowly.

Li Cuiqun also nodded in approval, "I would also like to thank Brother Jing for his insight."

Dingmu Tun, Li Cuiqun and his group are just a special agent force. Although they are backed by the Japanese, they can only be said to be seeking financial benefits, but it is extremely difficult to make a difference politically.

  Move closer to Wang Reclamation. This was Jing Muyun’s suggestion to Ding Mutun and Li Cuiqun.

Jing Muyun directly explained his views to Ding Mutun and Li Cuiqun:

Although Ding Mutun is considered a veteran within the Kuomintang Party, his appeal is actually just that. Not to mention that many people outside the party don’t know you, Brother Ding. Even within the party, if you are not from the CC faction, few people know about you. of.

 As for Brother Li Cuiqun, your appeal within the party is not as good as that of Brother Ding.

Whether it is Ding Mutun or Li Cuiqun, although they find these words really unpleasant, they also know that it is indeed the case.

Jing Muyun’s final suggestion was to seek refuge with Wang Kehai:

Wang Chuhai didn't have any capable people who dared to fight and kill, so it was just right to go.

Dingmu Tun and Li Cuiqun thought and discussed and approved Jing Muyun’s proposal.

 Subsequently, the two of them tried to find ways to contact Wang Reclamation.

 They dare not and cannot contact Wang directly, so they can only approach in a roundabout way.

Dingmutun chose to make tentative contact with Zhou Liang.

Dingmutun and Zhouliang are both fellows from Hunan.

Although they are not familiar with each other, Dingmu Tun has a friend named Jianwu Yang. Although Jianwu Yang does not know Zhou Liang, Jianwu Yang knows Mrs. Zhou.

Therefore, Dingmu Tun asked Jian Wuyang to contact Mrs. Zhou, and then approached Zhou Liang in a roundabout way.

However, Jianwu Yang had been keeping an eye on Mrs. Zhou Liang for several days in Hong Kong, but never had the chance to see Zhou Liang, so he had to give up.

In this case, after Mu Yun personally took action, although he was secretly attracted by Ding and Li, Chongqing did not know.

Jing Muyun used the excuse of transferring to Hong Kong to Chongqing to secretly meet with Zhou Liang in Hong Kong and told him about Dingmutun and Li Cuiqun's intention to seek refuge.

Zhou Liang suddenly realized:

He was frightened when he received a report from his subordinates that someone had been secretly watching him. He thought it was Chongqing who was going to take action against him, but he didn't expect that it was Jian Wuyang, the messenger from Dingmutun who had no way to seek refuge.

 In this way, Dingmu Tun, Li Cuiqun and their group finally established contact with Zhou Liang.

When Zhou Liang secretly came to Shanghai to prepare for Wang Chuhai's arrival in Shanghai, under such circumstances, the "local snake" role of the Dingmu Tun and Li Cuiqun secret agencies was revealed.

"Mr. Zhou has promised to go to the dock with us to meet Mr. Wang tomorrow. This is a good start." Jing Muyun said with a happy face.

Dingmutun nodded slightly, "After all, the most important thing is to protect Mr. Wang's safety."

 Dingmu Tun has always felt unfulfilled within the Kuomintang. Now that he finally saw the opportunity to "show his grand ambitions", he was naturally very excited.

Li Cuiqun smiled and nodded at the side. His eyes swept over Jing Muyun and Ding Mutun, but there was a haze in his heart.

Jing Muyun was dragged into the water by Li Cuiqun.

 However, Jing Muyun now seems to be getting closer and closer to Dingmutun.

 Without him, Dingmutun’s influence within the Kuomintang is indeed unmatched by him.

Every time Li Cuiqun thought about this, he felt anxious and angry.

 ‘I will meet Mr. Wang tomorrow, if I can win Mr. Wang’s favor,’ Li Cuiqun thought in his mind.

Here, Dingmutun and Jing Muyun exchanged hidden glances.

They discussed for a while about tomorrow’s important matter of ‘picking up the driver’, and then left in advance after Mu Yun arrived.

Li Cuiqun and Dingmutun looked at each other, "Brother Jing seems to be ten years younger."

The smile on Dingmutun's face faded a little and he nodded, "People feel good when happy events happen."

Jing Muyun felt that he was the one who helped the two of them get in touch with Zhou Liang, and he has been too active recently!

What's more, after what Mu Yun said before, do you really think that the two of them are so generous that they don't mind at all?

 …

Yucheng, No. 19, Luojiawan.

Qi Wu has a warm smile on his face. He is such a gentle person. When comrades coming and going say hello to him, Qi Wu will respond with a smile.

If he meets a comrade who looks suspicious, Qi Wu will not take the initiative to ask, but he will inquire secretly. If someone is in trouble, Qi Wu will quietly help him, which is a small favor, but it will not be a big deal. Kind of a favor.

At this moment, Qi Wu’s expression was solemn, but his steps were brisk.

 He came outside Dai Chunfeng's office and asked softly, "Is the bureau seat inside?"

 The guard at the door nodded.

Qi Wu entered the office after asking for instructions. He took out the telegram from his pocket and handed it over with a serious expression, with a joyful tone in his voice, "Secretary, 'Blue Bird' secret telegram, it's about 'Mr. Female'."

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