Agents of the Republic of China

The news that Du Yuesheng resigned immediately after being elected first became the hottest news in Shanghai.Various versions of gossip were spreading, some said that Du Yuesheng was in poor health, some said that Du Yuesheng was under pressure from the upper class, and some said it was an election scandal.On the contrary, Du Yuesheng and Hengshe, the protagonists of the news, kept silent. Du Yuesheng even left Shanghai first and went to Wuxi and Suzhou to relax.

Due to several days of reports on the election by major newspapers in Shanghai, coupled with the dissatisfaction of some members of Hengshe for Du Yuesheng's sad departure, the entire Shanghai Bund showed a feeling of extreme dissatisfaction with the Senate President election.After finally getting rid of the cruel rule of the Japanese, the people need the country to adopt a new attitude to realize post-war democracy. Under such circumstances, an election similar to a farce became the fuse of instability in Shanghai .

The most important factor that intensified these contradictions was the arrest of traitors.Due to the fact that this arrest operation involved many parties, and the government officials intentionally or unintentionally expanded the scale and scope of the arrest to enrich their own pockets, all those who worked in the puppet government and business groups that had traded with the Japanese Within the scope of the investigation, there have been many random arrests and unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.

For a time, everyone in Shanghai was in danger.

On this day, Zhuang Chongxian, who was lame on one leg, personally led someone to find Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang who lived in the hot spring hotel.

Since Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang came back from Thailand, they have been busy transferring personnel, funds, and property. After half a year, the matter finally came to an end.After receiving the news that Lin Xiaotang was going back to Shanghai, the two waited in Shanghai, planning to meet up with Lin Xiaotang and leave together.The two knew the news that Lin Xiaotang planned to station troops in Japan and was secretly arrested by the Nationalist government early in the morning. Therefore, they deliberately concealed their previous momentum and acted more and more low-key.The Hot Spring Hotel and Fenghua Film Company were run together with Tang Shengming, and all parties dared not intervene for the time being. The two of them hid inside and lived at ease.

When Zhuang Chong came to the hotel first, he didn't even enter the gate. The dozens of burly men in front of the door were all members of Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang's gang, and they didn't save Zhuang Chong at all, even if he showed the Songhu security guard. Search warrants and arrest warrants from the headquarters also failed to enter the gate.In the end, Zong Fei stepped forward and knocked down more than a dozen people in a row, so he was about to force his way in.

"Boss Zong! What kind of fragrant wind brought you here?" Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang slowly walked out of the hall with a few subordinates, looking at Zong Fei with frosty faces.

Zong Fei blushed and didn't speak yet.Zhuang Chongxian, who was behind him, had already stepped forward on crutches, "We are on a business trip, and under the order of the Songhu Garrison Headquarters, we will immediately invite Boss Shen and Boss Ma to the Zhongtong Shanghai Station!"

"Zhongtong?" Ma Qixiang and Fatty Shen looked at each other, with playful expressions on their faces at the same time, "When didn't Zhongtong take charge of the government's party affairs? When did the Zhongtong take charge of our businessmen's affairs?"

A smile appeared on Zhuang Chongxian's sinister face, "That's right, originally this was not our jurisdiction. However, because the case you two are involved in is too complicated, it involves the material control plan of the Wang puppet government and the cooperation with Japan. It is a major smuggling case involving the cooperation of people, therefore, our Central Command has been ordered to conduct a joint investigation with the Military Command, and this is an arrest warrant!"

Zong Fei followed up and said, "Bosses, it's best not to make unnecessary resistance!" After speaking, he inadvertently gestured behind him with his eyes.

Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang looked up, and there were more than ten troop trucks parked on the street in the distance, and the machine guns mounted on the trucks could be vaguely seen.

Fatty Shen and the members of the gang behind Ma Qixiang couldn't help but change their expressions.

Fatty Shen and the two didn't react, they looked at each other, nodded with a smile, "It seems that there is no room for bargaining today, no problem, we will definitely cooperate!"

Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang stretched out their hands, allowing Zhuang Chongxian's subordinates to put handcuffs on them.Zong Fei couldn't bear it, he turned and walked away and got into the car.

Zhuang Chongxian was a little surprised, he didn't expect the arrest operation to be so smooth.It seems that the strength of a company that has been transferred to the garrison headquarters in advance will not be needed.

Several people escorted Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang into the car.At this time, two cars came galloping along the hotel.After the car was parked, Shen Zui got out of the car with several officers from the military command, and walked straight to Zhuang Chongxian. Zhuang Chongxian was taken aback, and hurriedly saluted, "Director Shen, why are you here!"

Shen Zui chuckled, "Stationmaster Zhuang has worked hard. Since the case is jointly handled by our two companies, we can't let you run errands alone. It seems that the efficiency is really high. Everyone has been caught, right?"

Zhuang Chong nodded first.

"In that case!" Shen looked most satisfied, "Then trouble the station master Zhuang to take the criminal back for interrogation. We have received an order. Ma Qixiang and Shen are just two shareholders of Heroes Nightclub and Hot Spring Hotel. , There is no need for more people to be involved in their crimes, so Shangfeng ordered us to search the business premises, and we can continue to operate as usual after the search, do you have any opinions on this point?"

Zhuang Chongxian is very clear about the people behind these industries. These people can't afford to offend them for a while, especially Tang Shengming. Although he was deprived of military power by Mingsheng and secretly surrendered, he and his brother Tang Shengzhi still have a lot of influence in the government. Look, the military command and the garrison headquarters don't want to provoke people like this, so why should I do anything extra.Therefore, Zhuang Chongxian fully agrees with Shen Zui's suggestion.

"That's good!" Shen Zui smiled and gave Zhuang Chongxian a military salute, and introduced an officer with a mustache behind him to him, "This is Bai Qi, the deputy director of our Military Command and Judiciary Department. He was transferred from the International Division and has rich experience in handling cases. This time he was specially ordered to cooperate with me in handling the material control case, so let him go back with Station Master Zhuang and interrogate the criminals together. After all, it is a joint case!"

Bai Qi smiled slightly, his beautiful beard curled up unconsciously, "Station Master Zhuang, please give me more advice!"

Zhuang Chongxian felt a little displeased, but this time it was still the case that the military command and the Central Command were jointly handling the case. Both sides were worried about each other, and it was reasonable to send people to supervise each other, so Zhuang Chongxian had no choice but to agree.

Zhuang Chong first arranged for a few of his subordinates to "cooperate" with the military commander in searching the hot spring hotel and the Hero Nightclub, and then left in a hurry with Bai Qi, while Shen Zui asked his subordinates to move a chair, and sat directly at the door of the hotel, enjoying the rare sunshine in winter.

Zhuang Chongxian's subordinates and military commanders rushed into the hotel and began to search for the necessary documents and materials as well as physical evidence.At the gate, the troops of the Garrison Command had retreated.There was a lot of silence in front of the door.

Without even noticing, a middle-aged man in waiter's clothes slowly approached Shen Zui.

Shen Zui held the steaming coffee in his hand, and took a sip comfortably. Although he was clearly aware of a stranger coming behind him, he still didn't raise his head, "Is everything ready?"

The middle-aged man helped Shen Zui add some more coffee, "It's all in the manager's office, the people in the Central Committee will find out!"

"Have the arrangements been made in Nanjing?" Shen Zui asked again.

"It's all arranged. Ma Qiwen and Zhou Fohai are willing to cooperate, which is also good for them!"

Shen nodded most satisfied, drank the coffee in one gulp, handed the cup to the middle-aged man behind him, and looked at him meaningfully, "Senior Shang, after this farewell, I don't know when and what month we will meet again, all the way treasure!"

Shang Zhensheng smiled slightly, "Both you and I, take care!"

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Zhuang Chongxian led his people all the way to escort Ma Qixiang and Fatty Shen back to the original office of the Military Intelligence Department. The signboard of Zhongtong has been replaced here, and the security in front of the door has become much stricter.Because a lot of people have been arrested in these days, many people of all kinds gathered in front of the door to visit and intercede, walking anxiously looking forward to meeting Zhuang Chongxian, a hurtful upstart.

But Zhuang Chong would not give them this chance first, and with an order, the wolf-like men waved the short sticks in their hands and swept the front of the door clean.

Zhuang Chong leaned on crutches first, and without even asking Bai Qi beside him, he directly ordered to his subordinates, "Take the criminal to the interrogation room immediately, and start the interrogation immediately. If you don't recruit, you will use torture immediately. You don't have to be polite to these two people! "

Zong Fei's expression changed behind him, "Mr. Zhuang...!"

Zhuang Chongxian didn't listen to Zong Fei's intercession at all, and waved his hand, "This is an order from Shangfeng. Within three days, these two answers must have a result. This is to eradicate traitors and traitors. There is no reason to talk about it!"

Zong Fei looked at Bai Qi as if asking for help.Ever since seeing Bai Qi for the first time, Zong Fei's heart felt like boiling water. He never expected to see his former colleagues and brothers at this time and this place. The two met at this time. Zong Fei There is some guilt in my heart.The officers' clubs were scattered all over the place back then, Lin Xiaojun, Zhou Chaojian and others had already sacrificed their lives for the country, he did not expect Bai Qi to join the military command, and meeting at this time, except for accidents, there was no surprise at all.

But Bai Qi didn't seem to see his eyes, just smiled slightly, "Station Master Zhuang's words are very serious, interrogate first, these two people are Lin Xiaotang's right and left hands, and they must know the inside story. necessary!"

Zhuang Chongxian was very satisfied with Bai Qi's statement. Originally, he was worried that because Lin Xiaotang was a member of the military commander, Bai Qi would be partial, but now it seems that the military commander is in a hurry to get rid of Lin Xiaotang, but it's no wonder, I heard that Dai Li and Lin Xiaotang have never been very confrontational, and the open and secret fights between the two sides have never stopped.With this in mind, Zhuang Chongxian's attitude became much gentler, and he quickly arranged for someone to make way for Bai Qi to the room next to the interrogation room, and monitor the whole process of the interrogation with him.

After the arrangements were made, Ma Qixiang and Fatty Shen were brought into the interrogation room. Before the chief interrogator could speak, Fatty Shen raised his handcuffed hands, "Don't ask, I'll do it, I'll do it all!"

Ma Qixiang didn't fall behind, "I'll do it too!"