Chapter 82 Escalating Terrorist Activities
In the spring of 1938, the center of China's national war of resistance against Japan had shifted to the Wuhan Defense War.
In order to cooperate with the Wuhan defense war and also to target Japan's original plan to cultivate traitors in China's occupied areas to achieve the goal of using China to control China, a fierce anti-Japanese battle to eliminate traitors was widely launched in the occupied areas.
Shanghai has become one of the main battlefields for the fight against Japan and eliminating traitors, and terrorist incidents attacking collaborators began to take place frequently.
On the afternoon of March 7, Zhou Fengqi, who was preparing to attend the establishment ceremony of the Liang Hongzhi pseudo-reforming government in Nanjing and took office as Minister of Military Affairs, just came out of the residence at No. 80 Yarpei Road in the French Concession, was suddenly attacked by gunmen who were ambushing around him in advance.
Zhou Fengqi was caught off guard and was shot many times, hitting the vital point and fell to the ground.
The gunman quickly separated the man and the gun and fled without a trace. Waiting for the French Concession Police to arrive when they heard the news, there was no trace of the information.
On March 9, the Inspector Ren Wenzhen of the French Concession Police Station was shot and killed. No one witnessed the murderer and no one heard the gunshots;
On March 11, You Jusun, a member of the Japanese-sponsored Shanghai Citizens Association, was shot and injured, and his Belarusian bodyguard was shot and killed;
Three days later, the land committee member of the pseudo-reform government served as security guards and was killed at a dance between Chinese collaborators and Japanese;
At the same time, many tabloids have published editorials advocating force, while regular newspapers have written articles to encourage young people to join or organize guerrillas.
The evaluation of this series of terrorist activities is also different.
There are some signs that this is a confrontation and dispute between opposing factions of collusion with enemies. They all want to gain the political favor and financial support of the Japanese. They are disguised as patriotic incidents, but in fact they are fighting for Japan's spoils.
However, most people believe that this is an activity of an organization in Shanghai, and these assassins are motivated by patriotism.
Of course, no one knew that Shen Chen had plans and actions in these assassins. Ren Wenzhen, the inspector of the French Concession Police Station, was shot dead by him.
Now, Shen Chen is handing a piece of information to Chu Jiao, Yu Agen, and Chu Jiao and others will be assassinated.
"Human traffickers, it's time to kill." Chu Jiao looked at the information briefly and accepted the task without hesitation.
"In addition to killing people, we also need to take the opportunity to create the name of our "Blood Flag Sect". "Shen Chen solemnly reminded: "You can see clearly that in addition to the human trafficker Yu Agen, there is another target, the dock tyrant Li Maoling."
Among the bullies in Shanghai, the cruelest exploitation may be the "dockfighter".
When people from other places come to old Shanghai, the easiest way to get jobs is dock porters. Because they are all temporary employment, there is no guarantee, and the labor intensity is extremely high.
At that time, the lightest cargo was about 200 kilograms, and the heaviest cargo was more than 600 kilograms. The transportation fee for each piece ranged from one cent to two triangular, but 60% of it had to be paid to the dock baron.
Once workers stop working if they get sick, they will not only have no income, but also have no life.
The dock tyrant Li Maoling not only relied on exploiting dock workers to get rich, but also a traitor who served the Sanjing Coal Stack of Pudong Japanese Shang.
Chu Jiao did not open the information and looked at it carefully, but asked about another matter, "Brother Zhang will live in the French Concession the day after tomorrow, and there are also the secret spy you asked someone to arrange for him. If you have any explanation, I will tell him."
Shen Chen nodded, Chu Jiao didn't ask, and he wanted to remind and explain.
"There are almost nothing black or white in Shanghai. You let him suppress his temper, be patient, and establish his roots first." Chen Chen said: "As for holding on to injustice and punishing evil, he must do it secretly. Only by covering up his identity first can he accomplish great things in the future."
Chu Jiao thought for a while and asked, "That's to go with the flow, be numb and indifferent?"
Chen Chen rolled his eyes and sneered: "What are you going with the flow, numb and cold? If you are so upright, you can do a lot of assassination? After killing someone, you can surrender yourself in the police station."
As he said that, he stood up and wanted to go out, "Tell the person surnamed Zhang that he is noble and pure, and cannot be a spy. I will tell the person surnamed Cao that no one will go."
"Hey, why are you still anxious?" Chu Jiao quickly stopped Chen Chen and said in an apology: "Okay, I'm wrong, don't be angry with Brother Zhang!"
Chen Chen snorted and said, "You have such thoughts. Can I still expect you to convey what I mean? Instead of going to the French Concession to cause trouble and implicate me, it is better not to go!"
Chu Jiao pushed Chen Chen hard and said angrily: "You can't listen to you? It's endless!"
Chen Chen sat back with the opportunity, accepting Chu Jiao's somewhat alternative apology and surrender.
"Aren't you looking for a house to live in?" Chu Jiao also sat down and changed the subject, "How about the villa that Ma Mingyu used for me?"
Chen Chen thought for a while and said, "I want to live there, isn't I let Ma Mingyu know about your relationship?"
Chu Jiao shook her head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Ma Mingyu once told me that being empty house may cause suspicion. You can find an honest and kind tenant and rent it out part of it as a cover. Of course, the part connected to the basement should be kept for emergencies."
"Am I like an honest and kind person?" Chen Chen smiled, thought for a while, and said, "However, it's not impossible to consider renting a house. Let's settle it after I've seen it!"
"Actually, I want Brother Zhao to move in too." Chu Jiao said: "Anyway, the deed is here, so it seems normal for Brother Zhao to be the landlord and live with you neighbors. Anyway, Ma Mingyu knows Brother Zhao."
Chen Chen thought about it and it was really OK. It was reasonable to ask Ma Mingyu for seeking cover, so he recruited a police tenant.
The matter between Zhang Chengfu and the house was temporarily settled, and the two of them said something else.
Chu Jiao talked about the charity sale at the Professional Women's Club, and of course she missed the embarrassment of the long horns on her head.
"The police station has asked for confessions, and the two thugs were ordered by the zodiac to make trouble." Chu Jiao said cautiously: "It seems that the Japanese have paid attention to the working women's association."
The zodiac will lose its strength greatly. Although it is still under the brand, it can only buy gangsters to do trivial things such as rioters.
Chen Chen made a judgment and reminded cautiously: "Then you should stop working women's association. It is already conspicuous to hit people. Don't be so impulsive in the future."
Chu Jiao glanced at Chen Chen and said, "Then you take care of the women's association more. How many of my classmates are there!"
"Do your best!" Chen Chen smiled bitterly and said, "When I become the inspector general, I can assign police officers at will to protect more people."
Chu Jiao curled her lips and said teasingly: "You just climb slowly. I see where are you, the inspector general, running when the Japanese occupied the concession?"
Hehe, Chen Chen laughed twice, looking very confident.
Chapter completed!