Chapter 163: Secret Meeting
“Another thing is regarding the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army. The Military Statistics Bureau has issued a kill order on He Xingjian. He Xingjian made Boss Dai lose so much face, this individual is certainly going to die.
After he dies, the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army will be like a dragon without a leader.
Yesterday I went to his army, deliberately found opportunities to get acquainted with several staff officers and some senior military officers, chatted with them, and gave them the impression that I am very capable.
After He Xingjian dies, it is very likely that these people will engage in internal strife, scrambling for the commander position.
The Japanese might want to appoint someone, but Traitor Zhou may not agree. If Traitor Zhou rejects the Japanese on this matter, then these people scrambling for the position and pleading their case, the first choice might very well be me.
Do you think it is possible that we can seize control of this force?
According to my thinking, before He Xingjian dies, if the organization can lure one of these senior officials, then after He Xingjian dies, I can maneuver, find opportunities to imperceptibly and gradually promote this person into position, and grasp these over ten thousand people in hand.
If the difficulty is too great and it can’t be managed, then could we try to split this force, make their internal strife intensify, and have them kill each other.
As a next-best option, mid- and lower-level military officers, can we lure a few of them?
A troop of over ten thousand people, even if only two or three thousand are in our grasp, later if there is any matter we can also anticipate the enemy.
If that still doesn’t work, find a few New Fourth Army to act as local farmers, join their troop, start from zero, I can spend a year or two at most, slowly promoting him up.”
Shen Linshen had his thinking opened by Gu Yansheng’s idea, but thinking about it, as long as one is willing to invest time, it really might be achievable.
At least inserting two New Fourth Army into it would be a piece of cake, since it is originally an army composed of the Green Gang, with no strict screening mechanism at all.
But deciding which plan to implement is very complicated, ultimately it has to be decided by the organization.
“I will report your idea tonight.”
“Good.”
Gu Yansheng drove back to West Shanghai, and just as he entered West Shanghai territory, he suddenly heard gunfire.
Ahead, two gangs were fighting fiercely, without even thinking, he directly ran away.
He circled around and returned to the police station, and found a group of police officers hurrying about inside the police station.
“What’s going on? Why are you all rushing out?” Gu Yansheng found Ma Quan in the office.
Ma Quan bent at the waist as he came out, explaining: “Oh my goodness, Director Gu, you have no idea, an hour ago the people from No. 76 started fighting with the Military Statistics Bureau in the concession, a firefight, and not just at one location, the Military Statistics Bureau people are like crazy, carrying out a massive killing spree across Shanghai again.
It has now spread to the urban area.
Killing officials, businessmen, burning granaries, my god, doing everything, we received a joint defense notice, have to go check everywhere, so we’re all preparing to go out and do things.”
Gu Yansheng thought slightly, preliminarily judging it to be Chen Mo’s handiwork, the people from No. 76 are now focused on He Xingjian, so their reactions elsewhere have slowed down.
Chen Mo’s move is precisely to muddy the waters, forcing Li Shiqun to divide his forces and return.
Good idea, even if Li Shiqun knows it is drawing the tiger away from the mountain, he still has to return.
But thinking again, it seems not quite right, Chen Mo doesn’t have that many people on hand.
Causing chaos across all of Shanghai, it sounds like an operation by the Military Statistics Bureau Shanghai Station.
Whatever, never mind.
“You just said you are going out to do what?” Gu Yansheng’s face tightened, frowning.
Ma Quan saw the sudden change on Gu Yansheng’s face, not knowing what happened, blankly replied: “Go out… for joint defense? Director Gu, is there something wrong?”
“You already know the Military Statistics Bureau is assassinating officials, and now you send everyone out, then who protects me? Do you think my official position is too low, not included in the Military Statistics Bureau’s kill order?”
“Yes yes yes, look at my brain.” Ma Quan slapped his forehead, immediately picked up the phone and called the action section: “Leave twenty people, stay in place on standby, no! Leave thirty people, strengthen the police station’s defense, defend Director Gu’s safety to the death! If there is any mishap, get out and go feed the pigs!”
Click, the phone hung up.
“Director Gu, do you feel safer now?” Ma Quan bowed smiling.
This is more like it, but Gu Yansheng didn’t give any good expression, who made your reaction so slow, the leader is unhappy.
Sitting on the sofa shaking out a newspaper, “Have someone buy a cup of coffee, just sit and wait for news.”
The great chaos in Shanghai started again.
The gunfight escalated, the firefight developed from assassination spreading to various streets across all of Shanghai.
From the numbers alone Gu Yansheng could judge, this absolutely was not just Chen Mo’s people acting.
Boss Dai very likely also issued a kill order to the Military Statistics Bureau Shanghai District, the Military Statistics Bureau Shanghai District is now causing trouble across all of Shanghai.
He Xingjian is now under tight protection, even if the Shanghai District can’t kill He Xingjian, they have to kill other traitors across all of Shanghai to make them tremble in fear, to give an explanation to Boss Dai.
The people from No. 76 counterattacked quickly.
The people from No. 76 probably obtained some materials on the Shanghai District from He Xingjian, unraveled them bit by bit to find some Shanghai District sites, arrests and resistances caused the conflict to escalate once again.
While at the police station, Gu Yansheng could occasionally see No. 76 convoys speeding past the entrance.
But Liu San had already returned, as long as he could see Liu San, he knew there was no problem on Chen Mo’s side.
Gu Yansheng waited a few days, didn’t wait for a call from Shen Linshen, but got a call from He Yun.
He Yun came to see Gu Yansheng, and upon meeting said: “Received a telegram last night, the content is for you to go to the Cangzhou Restaurant in the International Settlement, the coffee shop across from it, upon entering turn right, first table, under the stool there is a door plaque number, specified you go alone.”
Gu Yansheng raised an eyebrow, “The organization sent someone?”
Speaking of the current situation in Shanghai, although chaotic, with Shen Linshen and He Yun’s two groups as helpers, Gu Yansheng didn’t need others to get involved.
The organization sending someone else to contact him was really unnecessary.
“Probably, the telegram didn’t mention money, I also can’t guess what the organization wants to do.” He Yun shook her head.
“Alright, I got it, is there a specific time?”
“Any time today is fine, probably whenever you are convenient.”
“Good, I got it.”
After He Yun left, Gu Yansheng drove to the concession.
Although there was fighting in the concession, it was restrained between the Military Statistics Bureau and No. 76 people, not much impact on ordinary people, after all it was still Britain and America’s territory.
Arrived at the coffee shop across from Cangzhou Restaurant, Gu Yansheng entered and ordered a cup of coffee, observed the situation, the table selected by the organization had four seats, but any agent would only choose the innermost position.
Because that position had the best view.
Gu Yansheng chose to sit next to this chair to drink coffee, casually reached under the stool and felt a piece of paper stuck underneath.
Unhurriedly finished the coffee, Gu Yansheng also saw the content on the paper, 308.
The person to meet didn’t know in advance which room they would stay in, so temporarily arranged this method, probably for this reason.
Or there was another possibility, Gu Yansheng looked up toward the upper rooms of Cangzhou Restaurant, this person might be at the window edge, observing who would come.
Gu Yansheng raised an eyebrow, walked into the hotel and opened a room, returned to his room, waited a bit then went out, turned toward 308.
Gently knocked on the door.
The door opened.
Gu Yansheng saw the visitor, his originally calm expression showed some astonishment.
Shen Linshen?
Shen Linshen saw him, why use such caution unless there was someone else in the room.
Shen Linshen slightly tilted his head, Gu Yansheng immediately walked in.
Walked into the room and looked at the other person, Gu Yansheng was even more astonished.
Felt a very unexpected sensation.
Mr. Wu!
He actually came to Shanghai!
Now Gu Yansheng was no longer surprised about Shen Linshen being here.
Still felt it inconceivable and smiled, “How come it is you who came?”
Mr. Wu smilingly extended his hand, “Comrade Yansheng, hard work, very glad to see you.”
Gu Yansheng extended his hand and shook, “Seeing you I am also very glad, but Shanghai now is not very safe, extremely dangerous, your identity is not suitable to appear here.”
“In terms of danger, I am only coming for a trip, how can it compare to comrades like you working long-term underground, moreover this time I came because the matter is of great importance, no need to worry about me, I fought in Shanghai for many years, I am very familiar with Shanghai.”
