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After returning to Ito Agency, Ito Masashi began to plan the next steps.

We need to respond, but not do our best - this is a guiding principle, and the specific approach naturally needs to be formulated according to the situation.

There is no doubt that he was the first to raise the banner of public opinion.

He had to refute the [Blue Star Animal Kingdom] through newspapers, but he couldn't show that he took it too seriously. He naturally had to strike the right balance.

The second trick is to confuse the audience.

Zhang Shihao and the underground party wanted to organize the relocation of factories and funds in the concession. This would inevitably be a damaging process for factory owners and capital. Ito then used various channels to spread the message that the Japanese dared not and would not provoke Western forces.

People are always willing to believe information that is beneficial to themselves. Ito is confident that such confusing rhetoric will surely keep many people.

The third move is to strike.

Zhang Shihao and the underground party are going to organize a migration, so there will naturally be frequent actions. Ito plans to use this opportunity to strike at the power of the Military Control Commission and the underground party - but the actions cannot be too big. He only needs to show a certain degree of importance, rather than letting people realize that he attaches great importance to it.

The fourth move...

Ito came up with six moves in succession. After repeated consideration, he crossed out one of them and then used the other five moves one by one.

But at this time, Ito was not sure of winning. He stood by the window and looked out, thinking:
Is this... really Zhang Shihao's purpose?
……

While Ito was planning his five strategies, the underground party and the Military Control Commission were in close contact with various capitalists and factory owners.

None of these factory owners and capitalists are stupid. The timing when the Military Control Commission and the underground party jointly approached them was too coincidental. Just as the [Blue Star Animal Kingdom] showed up, these two came to them and promised to help with migration. No one would believe that the [Blue Star Animal Kingdom] has nothing to do with them.

Therefore, they were eager to know what the [Blue Star Animal Kingdom] thought about the fall of the concession, whether it was a true prediction or private speculation.

But both the Military Control Commission and the underground party chose to remain silent in response to their doubts.

These calculating businessmen and capitalists quickly reached a consensus and put pressure on both sides together - without a reliable answer, they would not easily gamble their fortunes.

……

Military base.

After Sister Qian reported the situation from the underground party, she asked respectfully:
"District Chief Zhang, you have always emphasized that if the other party asks this question, we will refuse to answer and treat it with silence. What should we do now?"

Zhang Anping waved his hand, then looked at Xu Tian on the side. Yuan Nong couldn't help but clench his fist at Zhang Anping's indifference. Sister Qian shook her head at Yuan Nong, signaling him not to be impulsive, and then Yuan Nong withdrew his gaze.

Xu Tiandao:
"It's the same situation here. It should be because of the Japanese who are fanning the flames. In addition, I found that some people have begun to oppose the relocation, emphasizing that the Japanese do not have the courage to attack the Americans, let alone take over the concession."

"They are probably all running dogs of the Japanese. Should we do something?"

Zhang Anping still waved his hand.

Yuan Nong suppressed his anger and tried to speak in a non-emotional tone:

"Director Zhang, what do you mean? If we had carried out the first wave of transfer earlier, we would have had a good example by now! But you were so slow that you missed the opportunity. Now that the Japanese have intervened, I'm afraid our work will become increasingly difficult."

But when he spoke to the end, he couldn't help but get emotional.

In fact, the two sides had discussed this issue right after [Blue Star Animal Kingdom] was shipped. At that time, except for Zhang Anping, everyone thought that they should strike while the iron is hot and quickly relocate some factories first.

This can not only serve as an example, but also allow us to relocate them safely while the Japanese are not paying attention.

But Zhang Anping rejected it.

Zhang Anping insisted on large-scale migration.

After Zhang Anping made the decision, no one in the Military Control Commission objected. Yuan Nong wanted to insist on his own opinion, but was quietly kicked away by Sister Qian, who then expressed her support.

But now these people have banded together and started to demand both - they want to know whether the contents of the Blue Star Animal Kingdom are private goods, and they want the Military Control Commission to guarantee the safety of their migration.

It is obvious that the Japanese running dogs must have played an important role here.

This is also the reason why Yuan Nong has complaints.

Zhang Anping glanced at Yuan Nong, his eyes flashed with a hint of coldness before he withdrew them and said:

"You can give them a reply now. Tell them that I am the author and the content above is not my personal opinion! Also, tell them to give a definite answer within five days. Otherwise, it will be over in a month!"

"Yes!" The members of the Military Control Commission answered without hesitation. Sister Qian stopped Yuan Nong from speaking and agreed.

"Xu Tian and Qian Zhongwen, the two of you stay here, and the others leave first."

Seeing this, the others had no choice but to leave. Even Yuan Nong left with dissatisfaction.

"There is one thing that needs to be done by both of you in secret. You must secretly arrange some reliable people to call on others to stay."

Fighting each other?

Sister Qian was obviously a little stunned. It was understandable that the Japanese added fuel to the fire, but why did you also secretly add fuel to the fire?

Xu Tian nodded slightly. Zhang Anping looked at Sister Qian coldly. Sister Qian shuddered and said, "I'll pass the order on later."

Zhang Anping looked directly at Sister Qian, his aura fully revealed, and slowly said three words: "Keep it a secret."

"clear."

He then retracted his gaze and said, "The next thing is to pick some trustworthy factory owners and have them secretly fan the flames while secretly organizing their migration. They must use American ships for transportation. If that doesn't work, then go to Global Trade. As long as the money is in place, Global Trade will even sell God!"

Sister Qian's eyes lit up, and she understood the reason behind Zhang Anping's move.

Once these factory owners who make the loudest noises secretly run away, the united front reached between the factory owners and capitalists in the concession will collapse.

By then, no matter how much the Japanese fan the flames, people will follow the herd mentality and will only fear that they will be the last to be left behind.

Zhang Anping continued, "One last thing. Next, I will lead people to attack our own people. I will try to make it as loud as possible. You must find ways to exaggerate the losses when the time comes."

Xu Tian usually remained calm even when facing a catastrophe. Sister Qian endured it again and again, but still couldn't help but said:
"Why? Once the news leaks out, it will definitely cause a conflict between the two of us!"

Zhang Anping stared at Sister Qian without saying a word. Sister Qian had no choice but to say under Zhang Anping's increasingly cold gaze:
"I will tell our comrades."

……

The Military Control Commission and the underground party then carried out operations according to Zhang Anping's instructions.

But this operation confused the Japanese.

You have to know that the guiding principle of all Ito's moves is: I will destroy, but I won't use all my strength.

But suddenly the force of opposition increased greatly, giving people the illusion that the Japanese were putting in all their efforts. This made Ito sigh in shock and he quickly began a secret investigation.

After this check, Ito was shocked.

It turned out that the Military Control Commission and the underground party were secretly instigating some factory leaders to sing a different tune? !

But he immediately realized that Zhang Shihao did this on purpose, just to make the Americans feel that they valued him, so as to be sure of the intelligence he provided. Although from the perspective of the army, it is a good thing to make the damn navy deer suffer, but this is the power of the empire after all. If the US naval fleet cannot be dealt with, the southward strategy will inevitably be frustrated.

After Doiyuan's cryptic explanation, Ito also understood the situation Japan is facing now:

If you don't go south, you will die of exhaustion. Only by going south can you survive.

So he had to quickly adjust his strategy and get the factory owners and capitalists who had secret dealings with Japan to change their stance and support migration.

He knew very well that this was Zhang Shihao's blatant conspiracy, forcing him to help the Military Control Commission.

But there was no way. He knew it was a trap, but he had to jump into it with his eyes open.

For this purpose, he even secretly recalled one-third of the forces he had sent out - he was afraid that Zhang Shihao would send people to cause a big fuss by posing as Japanese.

But what you fear will come true!
Within two days, more than thirteen "gun fights" occurred in the International Settlement. According to figures released by the Municipal Council, the thirteen gun fights resulted in the deaths of more than sixty people, including four factory owners.

All of a sudden, newspapers in the concession reported on the Japanese's secret obstruction, and they all said, either explicitly or implicitly, that the Japanese were about to take action against the concession.

Public opinion was in an uproar and people were in panic.

The factory owners and capitalists reached a united front. If Zhang Anping had not supported them at this time, they might have all rushed to the Military Control Commission to apply for assistance in relocation.

The commotion was so loud that even officials from the American Embassy in Japan and the Consulate in Shanghai came out and tried their best to get information from the Japanese.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs would certainly not admit that they were plotting something, so they tried their best to explain with a smile, and then investigated where the problem had occurred - and they found out that it was Shanghai!
Telegrams with stern tones were sent to the Shanghai Garrison Command one after another, and the headquarters even sent a telegram directly to Doiyuan, asking him what was going on.

This tremendous pressure almost drove Ito crazy.

He can't afford to be charged with leaking secrets!

dirty!
It's so fucking dirty!
Even though Ito was prepared to be crushed, he couldn't help but curse when faced with this disgusting situation.

The Japanese spies didn't take any action at all!

After venting his anger, he immediately ordered people to conduct a secret investigation. He had to find the weakness of the Military Control Commission.

This investigation actually led him to discover something - the Military Control Commission, the underground party, some patrolmen from the police station, and a few "scum" reporters had teamed up to act out a drama, and there were no casualties at all!
After finding out, Ito immediately ordered his secret agents to kidnap the reporters and patrolmen involved. He angrily held a press conference and began to show all kinds of evidence to show that the gunfight in the concession was a conspiracy from beginning to end.

He did not say that this was a play to slander the Japanese, but kept saying:
In order to secretly deal with the underground party, the shameless Military Intelligence Bureau deliberately acted in the name of the Japanese, and most of the deaths were members of the underground party.

He hypocritically expressed sympathy for the underground party members who died in the gunfight and strongly condemned the Military Control Commission's slander of the Japanese.

This big news almost made the reporters attending the reception so happy that they died. They didn't expect to catch such news.

After the press conference, when the reporters were preparing to rush back to the newspaper office to prepare the news, there was a loud explosion, which scared them. They thought that the Military Control Commission was going to launch an attack.

Unexpectedly, after the explosion, the sky was filled with flying notes.

A reporter caught a piece of paper that flew in front of him and saw a message written in both Chinese and English:
The Military Intelligence Bureau and the underground party apologized to the Municipal Council for their dramatic behavior in recent days.

In addition, we would like to thank Director Ito for withdrawing the agents sent into the concession, which enabled us to smoothly arrange the secret relocation of 17 factories.

When the explosion sounded, Ito was surrounded by guards.

At this moment, Ito was not angry but happy - it would be wonderful if Zhang Shihao made a stupid move to bomb the reporters.

He even secretly regretted why he didn't think of this self-torture tactic.

But unexpectedly, less than a minute later, his smile disappeared.

Looking at the note sent by Kato, Ito tried to endure it again and again, but in the end he couldn't help it and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Before he fell into coma, Ito gritted his teeth and said:
"Zhang! Shi! Hao!"

The voice was like the soul of someone who died unjustly and was filled with immense hatred.

……

"Ito is hospitalized for vomiting blood?"

At the Military Control Commission's stronghold, Zhang Anping was stunned when he heard the news.

Others looked at Zhang Anping, whose "acting was a bit exaggerated," with complicated expressions - you ran to the door of the press conference to hand out flyers, you couldn't guess that Ito would be pissed off to death?

What to pretend!

Yuan Nong quietly stepped back, fearing that Zhang Anping would remember his previous "trouble-making" and scold him.

Honestly speaking, after joining the docking group, Yuan Nong has been finding faults everywhere, and as the various arrangements that he thought were foolish steps were carried out, Yuan Nong even came to the conclusion that Zhang Shihao was not worthy of his reputation.

But now, he realized that he was wrong, not only wrong, but also extremely wrong.

When discussing relocating the factory, they simulated the possible losses.

The most dangerous time is when the packing ships pass by. The optimistic estimate is a 30% loss - and this is under the condition of increased defense efforts.

Because they always believed that it would be impossible for the Japanese to easily transfer so many things safely to the rear.

But who could have thought that the first wave of transfer was completed without even his knowledge, and not only was it completed, but it was also done without any harm - although they had not yet retreated to Chongqing along the Yangtze River, the Japanese now had no chance to take action.

Although there were only seventeen factories of varying sizes, isn’t the evacuation of these seventeen factories the example he has always emphasized?
The most crucial point is that the directors of these 17 factories were all the most conservative guys. They all insisted on not evacuating and even declared shamelessly that the Japanese would never attack the concession.

Then, they were the first to run away!
In this case, can the united front between factory owners and capitalists be maintained? The others will probably have to beg on their knees to be taken away!
After realizing this, Yuan Nong naturally had to "hide" to avoid being singled out and ridiculed by Zhang Anping.

In fact, he was worrying too much. Zhang Anping really didn't have this idea. After all, he was his de facto father-in-law.

And his surprise was not fake. His subsequent plans were all designed according to Ito's temperament. And the reason why he humiliated Ito in this way was naturally to make Ito angry.

He didn't intend to have Ito hospitalized!

"This old guy... is damn lucky. His ancestors must be kowtowing in the underworld, right?"

Zhang Anping couldn't help but mutter to himself.

His plan this time is over, and Ito will have only one outcome:
Committing seppuku to apologize!

The kind that can't be done even a little bit slower.

But now, Ito is vomiting blood and is in the hospital. Doesn't this mean that the next opponent will have to be replaced, and the blame will have to be borne by the next unlucky guy?

The person who cuts himself becomes the unlucky one!

"District Chief Zhang, what are you mumbling about?" Sister Qian didn't hear clearly what Zhang Anping was muttering, so she asked curiously.

"Nothing - let's put the next plan on hold and prepare for migration first. We'll make a decision after seeing who the Japanese will replace us with." (End of this chapter)