The spy career of a surgeon

Chapter 194 Britain and America

The British Consulate in Shanghai is right on the edge of the Suzhou River.

That is to say, Hongkou is on the right side of the river, and the consulate is on the left side of the river, next to the river.

Zhou Qinghe was not familiar with the people in the British Consulate.

The only communication he had was when the consulate sent an invitation letter to his clinic, asking him to go to a British university for exchange, and that was it.

One of the Japanese plans was to seize the law enforcement power of Hongkou from the hands of the British and Americans.

Everyone is not familiar with it, and it sounds very difficult to have them withdraw from Hongkou and obtain law enforcement rights.

In particular, the opposite side itself is an empire on which the sun never sets, and is notoriously arrogant.

But Zhou Qinghe knew it, it was just a paper tiger.

Not to mention just asking for the law enforcement power in Hongkou, but also targeting the Japanese and Chinese. Even if a British businessman is killed in the street, the British dare to start a war?

If he really dared to declare war on Japan, Zhou Qinghe would thank him.

Parking in front of the embassy and consulate, Zhou Qinghe directly asked to see Fraser, the consul in Shanghai.

At first, Fraser was very happy to hear Zhou Qinghe's visit. However, when he welcomed Zhou Qinghe in, he heard that Zhou Qinghe came to investigate for the Hongkou assassination.

This attitude changed immediately.

"Captain Fujita, we in the UK will never instruct anyone to assassinate a Japanese soldier. Your accusation is serious and it is slander."

“But the mission our Major Hirata has been performing these two days is related to the British Chamber of Commerce.

She had a conflict with a British businessman. This incident was seen by so many eyes in Hongkou, and then she died the next day. I wonder what Mr. Consul’s explanation for this incident was? "

Fraser felt a little guilty when faced with Zhou Qinghe's strong attitude. He also felt that the British businessman had hired someone to do this, but he would definitely not admit it.

"I don't need to give any explanation! This matter has nothing to do with us!

Captain Fujita, are you questioning me?

Your military police headquarters is carrying out such a clearance operation. This is infringing on the rights of our British overseas Chinese in Shanghai. This is an infringement on our nationals. This is a serious provocation to our country. We are bound to protest against Japan. "

Frasier was already angry and had a scowl on his face.

Zhou Qinghe said with an indifferent expression, "Mr. Consul, we are just meeting in private today. There is no need for such official terms. How about you listen to what I have to say first?"

"Then tell me." Frazier sat down with an unwavering expression.

Zhou Qinghe said:

"The purpose of my visit today is also very simple. All the British Chambers of Commerce in Hongkou will withdraw, and the law enforcement rights in Hongkou will be managed by our Japanese side."

"This is impossible!" Fraser directly refuted: "The law enforcement power of the public concession belongs to us, the United Kingdom and the United States, and you, Japan, are not included in this."

“But among the foreigners in the public settlement, we Japanese are the largest. There are 5 foreigners in the entire public settlement, and we Japanese account for 3, while you British people account for less than .

Mr. Consul, if you think about this ratio, if all the Japanese cause trouble, will the patrol room be able to sustain it?

At that time, everyone will look bad. "

"Are you threatening me?"

Fraser looked ugly: "I can recruit Chinese, I can recruit Indians, I can expand the number of patrol officers in the patrol room, and I can even rebuild the prison."

"Why bother?" Zhou Qinghe smiled calmly: "Mr. Consul, in fact, the land in Hongkou only accounts for one-eighth of the public concession. If you leave that land to the Japanese, you can relax and we will be safe. , which is a good thing for everyone.

My father, Commander Fujita, was beaten to death there, and now Major Hirata was beaten to death there. Mr. Consul, if this continues, every time one of our people dies, it will actually be caused by the incompetence of the patrol room. "

"The conflict between you and the Chinese is your own problem. There is no need to accuse the incompetence of our patrol room."

"Death is our own problem, but if we can't catch the murderer, isn't it because of the patrol room's incompetence?"

Zhou Qinghe's attitude suddenly became strong: "I didn't tell you about my father's death, but it doesn't mean that I don't mind. The commander of our military police headquarters was shot dead on your territory, and the patrol room couldn't even catch a murderer. Mr. Consul, this Isn’t there any problem for you in it?”

Fraser was paused by Zhou Qinghe's quick retort.

"We are indeed sorry that Commander Fujita was killed, but..."

"No buts."

Zhou Qinghe continued: "The patrol room is in your hands. If our people die, it is your responsibility. But if the law enforcement power in Hongkou is in the hands of the Japanese and our people are killed, then it will be your responsibility." Nothing to do.

In fact, Mr. Consul, if you think about it, this is really good for you. If you still can't figure it out, just think about the battle that happened in the concession a while ago.

The conflict between us and the Chinese agents has not stopped. The smoke of gunpowder has spread to the entire concession, and there are gunshots everywhere.

The Japanese are afraid, the Americans are afraid, and the British are afraid.

The concession is no longer safe, and the disaster it brings is affecting the trade stability and investment confidence of the entire concession.

What's even more frightening is that something like this is very likely to happen a second or third time.

And if you hand Hongkou into our hands, then all the Japanese will be in Hongkou. Even if the Chinese agents want to assassinate us, the fighting will be limited to Hongkou.

It seems that Britain has lost some rights and interests in Hongkou. In fact, it has gained long-term peace and stability in all places except Hongkou.

As the UK has the largest investment in concessions, I think the businessmen collectively want income, not war, right?

I can guarantee that as long as Hongkou is in the hands of Japan and the concession is in the rest of the country, Japan will absolutely maintain Britain's dominance. "

After Zhou Qinghe finished speaking, Frazier's eyes lit up slightly and he felt a little moved.

None of the previous words moved him, but the last paragraph made sense.

The current situation is the conflict between China and Japan. Like the mass assassination in the concession a few days ago, it actually has a great impact on the concession.

It was not only a loss in business, but also a blow to the British law enforcement authority in the concession.

If, as Zhou Qinghe said, all fighting could be restricted to Hongkou, then if anything happened it would be due to the Japanese's own inability to discipline them, and it had nothing to do with them.

In Zhou Qinghe's words, the Japanese themselves are incompetent.

Fraser raised his head and looked at Zhou Qinghe and said, "I can think about this matter. I need to discuss the specific details with the Commercial Counselor. After all, he is in charge of this matter.

As for the exit mechanism of the Chamber of Commerce, I need to receive part of the compensation, and this part of the compensation must be reasonable. "

"Of course." Zhou Qinghe gave him a smile.

"I have another request. This matter can only be signed in secret. The nominal law enforcement power in Hongkou still belongs to us British."

"can."

It doesn't matter if you want to lose face.

What followed was a simple acquaintance. Talking about things led to talking about things, and friendship led to friendship. We made an appointment to have tea next time.

After reaching an agreement with them, Zhou Qinghe headed to the next house without stopping.

When Zhou Qinghe proposed to see the American consul, did he ask whether Major Hirata was instigated by their people?

The American consul seemed to have prepared the plan a long time ago. He said that it would not be the future, and he happily opened the price tag.

"Mr. Fujita, I understand that Japan urgently needs to solve the accommodation problem of expatriates, and I am willing to help.

However, the Japanese side should compensate us for the losses of American expatriates. Therefore, in addition to replacing the land with the chamber of commerce outside Hongkou, each chamber of commerce needs to compensate an additional 2 yen or the equivalent of US dollars in relocation expenses. Our chamber of commerce will withdraw from Hongkou. . "

The Americans happily surprised Zhou Qinghe.

In any case, Hongkou is one of the territories controlled by the Americans. They gave up law enforcement power so readily. What news did they receive?

British? Chinese?

But Qian Zhou Qinghe would definitely not give it to him. He only wanted 20,000 yuan. How dare Americans ask for 20,000 yuan?

"2 yen, Mr. Consul has a big appetite."

"I came here sincerely to solve the security problem in Hongkou. The United States will hand over Hongkou to Japan, and all the fights between us and China will take place in Hongkou, which is beneficial to the United States.

Many of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce's sites outside Hongkou are in good locations, and the United States will not lose money by replacing them. "

Zhou Qinghe's voice changed: "The relocation fee of 500 US dollars is enough."

"Then we won't move. With these conditions alone, it will be difficult for me to convince the president of the chamber of commerce below. The relocation will have an impact on their business."

The American consul's attitude was very calm.

Zhou Qinghe was calmer.

"You don't have to move. Anyway, the Chinese have agreed, and the British have also agreed. When a large number of Japanese enter Hongkou, the military police headquarters will issue an order to the Japanese. No one is allowed to buy things from the American Chamber of Commerce. Then the losses will still be American businessman himself.

I think Mr. Consul will face a problem at that time, that is, American businessmen will blame you for not giving them the right to choose in advance? I wonder how Mr. Consul will respond then? "

The American consul was expressionless at first, but then he laughed: "I didn't expect that Mr. Fujita not only has superb medical skills, but also has a very good performance in the diplomatic field."

Zhou Qinghe shook his head and said seriously: "I like to present facts and reason. Middle- and high-level personnel have been assassinated in Hongkou one after another. The impact of this incident is too bad. For Hongkou, our military police headquarters must carry out security purges.

As for American businessmen, in fact, judging from the situation, this is also a win-win situation. The security of the concession requires our joint efforts. Mr. Consul, what do you think? "

"I regret the departure of Commander Yukino Fujita. Well, I will give you an answer on this matter as soon as possible, but I have an additional condition."

"what?"

The American consul smiled and said: "I previously sent an invitation letter to Mr. Fujita from our American university, hoping that you would give lectures at our medical school, but Mr. Fujita never responded.

I hope Mr. Fujita can give me an accurate answer this time. Can you accept my invitation?

Otherwise, my friends in the United States would keep urging me, and I would also have a headache.

I will help Mr. Fujita solve a problem, and Mr. Fujita will help me solve a problem. Is this not too much to ask of friends? "

Zhou Qinghe said with a smile: "It's not impossible to give lectures in the United States, but you also know that I am a soldier and my time is not that free."

This is obviously not a problem for people at the consular level: "As long as Mr. Fujita agrees, I can ask the embassy to send a formal invitation to Japan at the official level. I believe your superiors will definitely agree."

"You can send an invitation, but the time will be a little later. I really haven't been free recently." Zhou Qinghe shrugged helplessly: "Too busy."

"Okay, let's talk about it then."

"Okay, give me an answer as soon as possible."

At the entrance of the consulate, the American consul and his assistant put Zhou Qinghe into the car. Watching the car drive away, the American consul smiled incomprehensibly.

The assistant on the side couldn't understand. In fact, he felt that the Japanese were a little too strong, and his own consul was a little too weak in the whole matter.

They were given the power to enforce the law, but they didn't even negotiate a relocation fee of US$20,000 for the family, which hurts the face of Americans.

But of course he would not express his dissatisfaction, but curiously asked what the deep meaning was.

The American consul said with a smile: "The Japanese are becoming more and more aggressive. Those who have been brainwashed by militarism are just a bunch of idiots, and they dare to be so cruel to us.

I received news from home.

At present, the higher-ups in Nanjing are looking for us to mediate the war. Of course, it is impossible for us to mediate the war now. You can tell by the look of the Japanese. Even if we agree, they will not agree.

China and Japan will have a war sooner or later, this is certain.

But without our help, how could the Chinese defeat the Japanese?

If we at home are not satisfied with the conditions Chairman Chiang is offering now, we must hold off until he relents.

Now we are dragging Chairman Chiang in Nanjing. Chairman Chiang is a little anxious when he has not received a positive reply from us. According to our informants in Nanjing, he seems to be preparing some actions and wants to do something to Japan.

The military judged that he did this deliberately to show us.

He looked like he was going to counterattack, as if he dared to attack the Japanese without our help. He just wanted to scare us into raising our price and force us to mediate.

Then let him pretend and let the Japanese fight back. Only when they are hurt by the beating and come to us crying can we ask for a better price.

When the time comes, if we take action, we will be the savior to the Chinese people.

What we want is an obedient China, not a China that is still capable of bargaining with us.

It is a good thing that Hongkou is given to the Japanese. If we lean toward the Japanese, they will lean toward us more.

By taking care of the people on both sides, 90% of the task has been completed for Zhou Qinghe.

The three largest groups of people in the public settlement, the gangs, the British, and the Americans, have been settled. The remaining few nationalities have small quotas and do not need their consent.

Japan is so strong now. If you don’t move, you will have no business. Zhou Qing and Tan were too lazy to talk to them and ignored them. It was good to be angry.

After the intention was agreed upon, the next details were left to the people under my command. For small matters such as replacing the Chamber of Commerce, the people in the staff department were left to figure out their own solutions.

After returning to the military police headquarters to call for troops, Zhou Qinghe went to find Shinozuka Maomi.

"chief of staff."

Zhou Qinghe entered the office.

"Are you looking for me for anything?" Shinozuka Maomi looked up from behind the desk in his office.

Zhou Qinghe explained his purpose: "As for the replacement of the Chamber of Commerce, I need a team that can negotiate. I don't have such personnel in the Military Police. I also need your help in organizing it, Chief of Staff."

"I understand." Shinozuka Maomi thought for a moment and nodded: "In this way, I will communicate with the consulate and join forces with the president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai to form a negotiation team to assist you in negotiating with the British and Americans."

Shinozuka Maomi thought Zhou Qinghe was building a team, so he naturally said: "The leadership is in your hands, try not to conflict with the British and American sides."

"Conflict?" Zhou Qinghe asked doubtfully, then shook his head: "No, no, no, Chief of Staff, you misunderstood what I meant. I have already discussed the intentions with the British and Americans. You only need to send a negotiation team to negotiate with them." Just confirm the replacement directly."

"Have you already negotiated?!" Shinozuka Maomi's eyes widened in shock.

His mind shrank for a moment, but he still confirmed in disbelief: "You have only been out for a day, and you have already negotiated with all three parties?"

Zhou Qinghe nodded: "We've negotiated and it went pretty smoothly. British and American people are easy to talk to."

"Ah?" Shinozuka Maomi didn't expect this answer from Zhou Qinghe.

Are British and Americans so easy to negotiate? After spending a long time soaking in feces and urine, what are these people doing?

That's not right, Zhou Qinghe should still have strong communication skills, but now is not the time to lament this.

"Are you sure the British and Americans have agreed?"

"of course."

"Okay, very good." Shinozuka Maomi had an exaggerated smile on his face.

"I will report this matter to the commander-in-chief immediately and organize the negotiation manpower immediately. Once this matter is completed, it will be a great achievement. Fujita, I will report it to the General Staff Headquarters and apply for commendation for you!"

"Thank you, Chief of Staff."

"Fujita, your performance is particularly outstanding."

Shinozuka Maomi looked at Zhou Qinghe with a very satisfied expression.

After this incident, he can see how powerful Fujita Kazuki is. This is simply a talent for doing things. Compared with Tojo Akio

Forget it, a fool like Tojo Akio is completely unworthy of being compared with a talent like Fujita Kazuki.

"Fujita, what happens next is up to you."

Zhou Qinghe quickly interrupted: "Chief of Staff, don't ask me for the next thing. You can decide the negotiation yourself. I'm really too lazy to take care of this kind of thing. If I have the time, I might as well do more surgeries."

Okay, the big head has been taken care of anyway. Shinozuka Maomi decided to let Fujita Kiyokazu go. Talents have their privileges.

"But you still have to talk to them about the specific negotiations and how to negotiate."

In this incident, Fujita Kazuki must have reached an agreement with the other three parties, and these conditions must be implemented.

"I understand this. After organizing the team, Chief of Staff, please notify me and I will describe the specific attitude to them in detail."

"Okay, then you go and rest first. Thank you for your hard work."

Shinozuka Maomi excitedly went to report to the commander.

Zhou Qinghe returned to the International Hotel and went to find Chiba Yasuda for dinner.

Yasuda Chiba had just arrived in Shanghai. Apart from Zhou Qinghe, the only people she knew were members of her branch in Shanghai.

But those things are not interesting.

So Chiba Yasuda mainly waited for Zhou Qinghe to get off work so that they could go shopping and fall in love together.

"Have you gotten off work?" Yasuda Chiba was very happy to see Zhou Qinghe.

"When I'm at work, you can walk around the concession by yourself, instead of waiting for me in the hotel."

"Fujita-kun isn't here, so there's no point in shopping alone."

"Okay, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll take you there."

"Fujita-kun, you can arrange it. I think the places you chose are delicious."

The look of submission is really speechless.

Zhou Qinghe took her downstairs and did not choose to take a car. Instead, the two of them took a walk casually.

Yasuda Chiba suddenly said: "Fujita-kun, didn't I say I would buy you a house two days ago?"

Zhou Qinghe hummed: "What's wrong, you don't want to buy it again?"

"That's not true, it's just that I've thought of a better idea in the past two days."

"What's the idea?"

"I'm thinking, instead of buying a house for Mr. Fujita, why don't we just buy four houses, four houses connected together, and then bulldoze all the houses above and build a large villa, which will be called Fujita Mansion.

Fujita-kun, what do you think of this idea? "

Looking at Yasuda Chiba's expectant eyes, Zhou Qinghe opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment. You are going to give up building a palace, what can I say?

If you have money, you can really do whatever you want.

"Is this a bad idea? Or do you not like it, Fujita-kun?"

"It's a very good idea, I like it very much, but" Zhou Qinghe looked at her and teased: "You bought me such a big house, do you want to be the hostess of this house? Do you really want to marry me?"

Yasuda Chiba's face was a little red, but she still said straightforwardly, "I have never seen such an outstanding person as Fujita-kun in China, why don't you get married?"

"Miss Chiba, you must have good eyesight."

"why?"

"Because you are very good at judging people."

The next day, the conference room of the Military Police Headquarters.

After a whole night of contact, Shinozuka Maomi has contacted all the negotiating team members in this matter.

This meeting is an internal briefing session.

Tojo Akio arrived late, and after that night, he was still drunk when he came in.

"How much have you drunk? If we have a temporary mission, how can you go on mission in such a state? How can you protect the safety of the Military Police Headquarters?"

Zhou Qinghe directly reprimanded him.

As his subordinate, Tojo Akio showed up drunk like this. Doesn't this mean that he, Zhou Qinghe, is incapable of managing things properly?

"It's not like I have anything to do anyway. What's wrong with me drinking some wine? Captain Fujita, you took my 5 yen, how is your matter going? Isn't there no progress at all?"

"When you asked me about the money yesterday, you told me that it would be done within a week. You can't keep your word, right?"

After speaking, Tojo Akio glanced around everyone present, sat down with a smile, and looked at Zhou Qinghe.

Zhou Qinghe sneered, hey, he can do some tricks.

It seems that he got the guidance from some expert. Using this little trick that is not on the stage is almost like asking him to issue a military order in front of everyone. It would be really shameful if he couldn't complete it.

The person who drank with him yesterday was, well, Zhou Qinghe knew who it was, Nakao Iwasaki.

I just told him not to tease him, but I don't remember it long.

"Captain Fujita, you are not cheating, are you? You took 5 yen from me. The people in the accounting department can testify about this. Don't tell me that you are not going to admit it after you took the money."

Tojo Akio took another step.

Zhou Qinghe didn't need an answer to this. The staff officer who came to the meeting was quite puzzled. He looked at Tojo Akio and asked.

"Captain Fujita has already reached a preliminary agreement. Don't you know about this?"

"Such a big thing has already spread throughout the Military Police Headquarters. What did you do yesterday?"

Tojo Akio was confused and turned around blankly: "The conversation is over? What do you mean the conversation is over?"

The staff officer told him speechlessly: "Now the Qing Gang, the British and Americans, the Americans, and even the Subei Gang at our door have agreed to the plan to evacuate Hongkou. What happened yesterday, you, an assistant military affairs officer, can't even handle such a big matter." Know?"

All the staff members shook their heads. This son of the Tojo family really didn't live up to expectations.

Tojo Akio couldn't understand after hearing this, wasn't it? It had only been a day and the conversation was already over?

how can that be!

Just thinking of a way to deal with Zhou Qinghe, the two of them had been drinking for a whole day, and then they came up with a plan to force him into the palace for a week.

As a result, as soon as they figured out the solution, they felt that seven days was too difficult, and Fujita had already finished talking?

In order to clear up his doubts, Tojo Akio began to listen to the lecture seriously.

The meeting begins.

Zhou Qinghe explained the details of the negotiations to them in detail, and clearly pointed out that the British and Americans could be more aggressive, but they should be more polite towards the Qing Gang and especially the Chinese at the door.

"Why?" Tojo Akio didn't understand, "We should be more cruel to the Chinese."

Zhou Qinghe asked him with a straight face: "Captain Tojo, the same two people are standing in front of you, one is well-dressed, the other is ragged, and you are holding a piece of bread in your hand.

Who do you think has a greater chance of robbing you?

The British just want to do business, while the Chinese just want to make a living. These are two different things.

If you can't even figure this out, I advise you to transfer to the combat troops. The situation there is relatively simple. You can go directly to the battlefield with a gun. You don't need to consider these issues. As long as you can listen to the charge. "

"What do you mean? You called me stupid."

With so many people present, Tojo Akio was ridiculed, which was simply unbearable.

Zhou Qinghe glanced at him, took away the file next to him, and then started writing in it.

"Captain Tojo worked hard in this incident and did not hesitate to invest 10 yen to solve part of the Hongkou problem. As his superior, I recognize this and hereby express his merit."

Zhou Qinghe read while writing, and paused at the last signature column.

He looked at Tojo Akio and raised his head.

Tojo Akio said nothing and lost all his temper.

The look in his eyes was both nervous and expectant, and then he had a straight face, wanting to show that he didn't care, and snorted lightly.

Zhou Qinghe was very generous and signed his name directly and handed it to Shinozuka Maomi.

"Chief of Staff, I am not a person who cares about the situation. Captain Tojo did make a contribution in this matter. So next, I also hope that he can do his best to promote the completion of this matter. I would like to express my gratitude to him and write it in advance. Be prepared.”

For 50,000 yen and a letter of merit, this business is still good.

Shinozuka Maomi accepted it with satisfaction, thus giving an explanation to the Tojo family.

Otherwise, Akio Tojo spent money and was suppressed so miserably here, and Commander Tojo would not look good on his side.

"Akio, you should learn more from Captain Fujita in the future. There is no doubt about his ability. You have also seen his character. He is not targeting you."

Tojo Akio: "Hi."

(End of this chapter)