Lost and Spy

Chapter 1260
The reversal of the situation in Shanghai was not within the scope of Meng Shaoyuan's consideration before.

But now it was a real problem that he had to face.

In front of Wu Jingyi, although it seems to be an understatement, in fact Meng Shaoyuan still attaches great importance to it.

In the future, there will be a long time to strangle the Japanese in the public concession, and the attitude of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce will become crucial.

Any carelessness will cause irreparable losses.

And the request to meet with Klass was actually agreed by the other party immediately.

In order to ensure safety, in addition to Moyes, the president of the Branch and the Bureau of Labor Affairs, and Sinclair, the police commissioner, Wu Jingyi also invited Joey Fremont, the general manager of Angus International, and Thomas and Meng Shaoyuan, the general manager of Citibank Shanghai Branch. walk together.With them around, Meng Shaoyuan's safety cannot be protected to the maximum extent.

The day of the meeting was set at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

The Spring Festival of 1940 is getting closer and closer.

"I am a person who likes the Spring Festival very much." When he got out of the car, Meng Shaoyuan said: "Whoever won't let me have a comfortable Spring Festival, I will make him sad for a year!"

Joey shrugged: "It's really a headache, when will Shanghai restore peace?"

As a customer of the bank, Thomas would never allow Meng Shaoyuan to have any problems, so after receiving Wu Jingyi's invitation, he immediately agreed:

"My dear Meng, even with our company, I think you should pay more attention to safety."

"Safe? This is Shanghai." Meng Shaoyuan still revealed confidence in his words: "At least the current Shanghai is still up to me!"

Joey and Thomas glanced at each other.

They like Meng Shaoyuan's confident look.

……

Moyes and Sinclair were already there waiting.

The pleasantries of the top hat are essential.

Moyers deliberately walked ahead with Meng Shaoyuan: "Hey, you have to be careful, Sir Klass is not easy to deal with, I think I will step down from the position of president soon."

"I like having you here."

Meng Shaoyuan said relaxedly: "I prefer the feeling of working with my friends. If someone wants to attack my friend, I will try my best to protect him."

Moyes has no idea where his confidence comes from.

The situation is already so bad.

……

Meng Shaoyuan met Klaas for the first time.

This Sir of the British Empire, in his fifties, had a beautiful beard and was well dressed, but when he saw Meng Shaoyuan, he didn't even move his noble butt from the chair.

Moyes introduced the two sides.

With his handmade beautiful pipe in his mouth, Klaas said in English with a Cockney accent: "Tell me, I'm busy with work. I can only give you 3 minutes."

This attitude is probably the arrogance in the legend.

"It doesn't take 3 minutes." Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said in English, "I ask you to release Song Deng immediately."

what?
Klass wondered if there was a problem with his hearing: "You asked me?"

"Yes, I ask you."

Meng Shaoyuan still smiled and said: "You have detained an employee of Shanghai Litong Company for no reason. We are extremely angry about this. If Song Deng cannot be released, you will admit all the consequences caused by it. Let's leave!"

"stop!"

Seeing that Meng Shaoyuan was about to leave, Klaas was like an enraged tiger: "Mr. Meng Shaoyuan, please don't forget that this is a public concession, and I am the general director of the board of directors of the public concession. Prisoner, you actually come here to threaten me now? Litong Company? Although I have only just come to Shanghai, I also know that the so-called Litong Company is nothing more than the name of the Shanghai District of the Military Control Bureau, and you are all a group of spies!"

"Please pay attention to your wording, Mr. Dong."

Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "Litong Company is Litong Company, and we have no connection with the military. We live and operate law-abiding in Shanghai in accordance with the laws of the public concession, but now we have been treated unfairly.

The purpose of electing you as the general manager is to maintain the order of the Shanghai International Settlement, not to let you take sides.If you protect Japan in this way, you probably violated your oath, right? "

Originally, in Klaas's view, Meng Shaoyuan asked to meet him because he came to beg for mercy under strong pressure.

But never thought that he would have such an attitude?

Klass' anger can be imagined: "Everything I do is the right granted to me by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. I don't need to ask for any opinions from you for any decision I make.

Mr. Meng Shaoyuan, I have heard your name many times, King of Shanghai?Do you really think that you have the final say in Shanghai?This is a public concession, and any small problem is decided by the Ministry of Industry and Bureau.

In my eyes, you are just a spy chief, you are a rogue chief, you are feared by others, but I, Claes Parkhorst Lerdo, knighted by His Majesty the King of the British Empire, will never condone you Hooliganism! "

Meng Shaoyuan was still laughing there:

"Claes Parkhorst Lerdo, Mr. Sir, who was conferred by His Majesty the King of the British Empire, you are right about one thing, King of Shanghai. This is Shanghai, the British say no, the French say no Forget it, you? You really say you can do it!"

Even a fool can hear the strong sarcasm and stern warning:

Shanghai, I said so!

Klass' anger is completely difficult to express in words.

Moyes is used to it.

Why bother?
I just became the president back then, so I treated Meng Shaoyuan with such a bad attitude, but what happened?

That's right, everyone knew that Meng Shaoyuan was a great spy, the young master of the Qing Gang, and the real leader of a big gangster.

But so what?

If you want to truly maintain the security of the International Settlement, you absolutely cannot avoid this person.

"Equal treatment is the most basic requirement of the supreme officer." Meng Shaoyuan said slowly: "But what you are doing now is not like this. I don't need to say it all, Mr. Sir who was personally conferred by His Majesty the King of the British Empire?"

Klass's face turned livid due to his sarcasm: "I want to arrest you, Mr. Meng Shaoyuan. Arrest immediately!"

"Hey, sir, please calm down." Joey said hastily: "Today, you are negotiating, and you cannot arrest him. We are witnesses to the safety of both parties in this negotiation, and we absolutely do not want our reputation to be damaged."

"No, he not only broke the law of the public concession, but also insulted me!" Klass said angrily: "Mr. Sinclair, I order you to arrest him now!"

"Arrest me?" Meng Shaoyuan didn't seem to care at all:
"Mr. Sir, personally conferred by His Majesty the King of the British Empire, do you really want to arrest me?"

(End of this chapter)