The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 427 Assassination of Tan Shaoliang

Cheng Mo's subsequent work was all about preparing for the rescue.

Gao Qichang would report progress every three days. The negotiations were progressing very slowly, and Wang was quite resistant to the conditions proposed by the Japanese.

In fact, the contents of the agreement have basically been put into writing and are just waiting to be signed.

But once this agreement was signed, it would mean the loss of sovereignty and humiliation of the country. Wang was not a fool, so how could he not know the disastrous consequences these supplementary secret agreements would bring to him politically.

But he also knew that if he didn't sign, the Japanese wouldn't be able to find anyone to sign with them, right?
Liang Hongzhi in Nanjing and Wang Kemin in Peking had both openly betrayed their country. The Japanese supported him because of his influence as the second-in-command of the National Government. Once he refused, the Japanese would have no choice but to settle for the next best option.

Moreover, it has come to this point. If he doesn’t sign, what can he do? Can he turn back?

The opportunity to rise to the top in one step, the glory and wealth will become a bubble in an instant...

Cheng Mo is also very clear about Wang's situation. He will also summarize the situation into precise words and report it to Chongqing.

In Chongqing, a top-secret telegram would be delivered to the old man’s desk every two days. It turned out that the Military Control Commission had developed such a top-secret intelligence group in Shanghai.

Dai Yunong can now be said to be "in the emperor's favor."

Cheng Mo still wanted to push for a second plan to release people from the isolated army camp, but after consideration, he gave up for the time being. If he used the first method, the Japanese would not agree for the time being.

However, it is still possible to get people from the isolated army camp on a small scale, for example, to get one or two people out in the name of medical treatment.

This only requires cooperation between the isolated army camp and the guarding White Russian team, which is very simple.

As long as it’s not the military commander Xie Zhongmin, everything can be discussed.

Cheng Mo decided to revitalize Lu Liankui's assets and use the people who came out of the isolated army camp to set up a security and taxi company.

After all, with so many people gathered together, it's hard not to be noticed.

The Japanese might track down these people's whereabouts, and he did not hide it. He got these people out because he wanted to use them for his own use.

Even if he didn't have this group of people, he could still recruit them from society, but it would not be so convenient to use them.

After all, these people used to be soldiers, and their discipline and obedience are much better than ordinary people, and it also saves a lot of training trouble.

After all, many of these people can drive, and as long as they are given a car, they can hit the road.

Moreover, Cheng Mo also has the ability to get them gun licenses issued by the police station so that they can be taxi drivers carrying guns on the job.

Renting a car like this, which also has a bodyguard function, how big a demand would it be for some people who cannot afford long-term rental?
This is getting off topic. Anyway, Cheng Mo decided to set up a taxi company and ordered a batch of hundreds of cars from Ford in the United States.

The first batch of 60 vehicles will arrive after the new year, and another vehicles will arrive in about half a year. In addition, there are -ton trucks to establish a transportation company.

He wanted to have a considerable paramilitary force in his hands before the Japanese sent troops to occupy the concession.

Of course, before that, he had to find a backer for himself.

Iwai Eiichi of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai is a good target. This person has always been in Shanghai and is much more stable than spy chiefs such as Haruki and Kagesa.

Lin Shiqun was killed by Zhou Fuhai and the Japanese because his backer Qingqi Qingyin was transferred away. Without his backer, he was too domineering and the Japanese had many evidence against him, so he was silenced.

In addition to Chiyoko, Cheng Mo has another person who can serve as a link, that is his senior brother Yuan Xueyi. With Iwai Mansion as his backing, he theoretically has more freedom of movement.

If it were to be related to secret services or the Special Higher Police, it would not be a good thing.

In the future, he will have to maneuver between many forces, and also plan for the more distant future. Lao Miao suddenly sent a message that Shen Mo had something important to report.

Cheng Mo had no choice but to find time at noon, come out of the police station, and go to Lao Miao's grocery store to meet Shen Mo.

"Team leader, there is an assassination plan in Shanghai District 1 recently." Shen Mo had been waiting at Lao Miao's place for a while.

"Whatever plans they have, there is no need for them to tell us?" Cheng Mo exclaimed in surprise. All along, the two sides have been exchanging information and did not care what the other party did. Even if they knew, they would pretend not to know and at most give a push and help secretly, of course, on the premise of ensuring their own safety.

"Shanghai District 1 wants to assassinate Tan Shaoliang, the Chinese Chief Inspector of the Political Section of the International Settlement Police Station!"

"What? Assassinating Tan Shaoliang?" Cheng Mo frowned, "Why?"

Although he and Tan Shaoliang were superiors and subordinates on the surface, they did not interfere with each other. He took care of his own business and there was a sense of non-interference. Besides, when the Japanese military police wanted to arrest someone and needed the cooperation of the political section of the International Settlement Police Station, they would usually look for Tan Shaoliang.

Tan Shaoliang is very popular among the Japanese.

Cheng Mo has a connection with the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai, so neither the Special High Police nor the Military Police come to him unless it is a case in his jurisdiction.

But in general, he let Xu Qinghe handle it. After all, there was a set of procedures and everyone followed them.

If the Military Control Commission's Shanghai District 1 kills Tan Shaoliang, he will become the number one in the Chinese political group, and he will not be able to hide from any trouble.

You know what, with Tan Shaoliang doing the dirty work, he saved himself a lot of trouble.

Originally, he also wanted to kill Tan Shaoliang. If he insisted on going against him, it now seems unnecessary.

But Chen Gongshu said that he wanted to kill Tan Shaoliang now, which would definitely have a significant impact on himself, but it is hard to say now whether this impact is good or bad.

"District Chief Chen asked us to provide relevant information about Tan Shaoliang, especially his daily living habits." Shen Mo said.

"Does District Chief Chen know my exact identity?"

"I don't know, maybe he knows." Shen Mo was stunned for a moment. The previous district chief Wang Tianmu knew about it, but Chen Gongshu went to Chongqing first, and came to Shanghai after Dai Yunong gave him instructions in person. It was unknown whether Dai Yunong told Chen Gongshu about his identity.

But Chen Gongshu was the former acting chief of the Shanghai Division of the Military Control Commission. Dai Yunong had great expectations for him, so it is possible that she told him her identity, but it is also possible that she did not say it explicitly.

Because he had also requested in a secret telegram that his identity should not be told to anyone in the Shanghai area. It was okay to know that there was such a secret group lurking in Shanghai, but it was best not to reveal the identity. Once an accident happened, the loss would be huge.

He believed that Dai Yunong would not do anything stupid, but he could also give Chen Gongshu some hints, such as there were Military Intelligence Bureau spies lurking in the high-level positions of the International Settlement Police Station, who were not the kind of personnel that could be used, but were truly one of their own.

However, he did not say who the person was or what his identity was, but he gave a way to contact him, providing the Military Control Commission's Shanghai District with an additional secret information channel, which was controlled solely by the district chief of the Shanghai District.

Under normal circumstances, the possibility of a district chief being arrested is extremely small, but if it really comes to this, it would be a catastrophic disaster.

That's why Dai Yunong gave the right to contact.

Cheng Mo also needs a line to communicate with the Shanghai area in case of emergency, so that he can find someone when there are some things that require cooperation from the Shanghai area.

In fact, he knew that there were people in the police station who were secretly working for the Military Control Commission. If he wanted information about Tan Shaoliang, why didn't he ask them?
However, he also understood Chen Gongshu's concerns. He was worried that once these personnel were used, the news would most likely leak out. After all, Tan Shaoliang had a deep foundation in the police station. Once the other party was prepared, the assassination would be impossible.

Of course Cheng Mo had the information about Tan Shaoliang, but he had to think seriously about whether to give it to Shanghai District 1, because he needed to carefully evaluate the impact it would have on him if Tan Shaoliang was assassinated.

Lu Liankui has already died, and if another Tan Shaoliang comes along, it might anger the British and even give the Japanese an excuse to interfere in the affairs of the concession.

(End of this chapter)