The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 547 Killing two birds with one stone

On July 7, Cheng Mo got up in the morning, had breakfast with Su Moer in the hospital, and waited for Xiaoyu to come over to take over the shift before he drove to the police station to work.

Today is an important day.

As long as nothing serious happens, everything will be fine.

Cheng Mo must be in the police station the whole day and cannot take any time off to be lazy.

But when I got here this morning, I heard some bad news, such as warehouses being robbed, railroad tracks being ripped off, and people being attacked when they went out...

However, these things did not happen in the concessions, and only in the Hong Kong area. The Military Control Commission's recent anti-espionage operations against the Japanese and puppet regimes have gradually expanded to include the Japanese.

The number of attacks on lone Japanese soldiers or officers increased day by day, and regardless of whether they were done by the Military Control Commission or not, they were all blamed on him in the end.

The Japanese need No. 76, so naturally their support will be strong, and Lin Shiqun will be even more ruthless in his crackdown on the two unifications.

Lin Shiqun was forced to be in a dilemma.

"Boss, all our people have been deployed today. As long as today is over, we can breathe a sigh of relief." Lu Le reported as he entered the room.

"Pay special attention to Nanjing Road. Also, send someone to protect the few people we are keeping an eye on. Don't let anything go wrong."

"clear."

"Mr. Cheng, Akutagawa from the Black Dragon Society's Hongkou Dojo wants to see you."

"What does he want to do?"

"They wanted to set up a ring in the most luxurious area of ​​Nanjing Road to challenge China's martial arts masters."

"What era is this? He's still playing this game. If he wants to set up a ring, he should go to Hongkou. It's not allowed in the concession." Cheng Mo refused outright. It was obvious that he was here to cause trouble. If he agreed to let him set up the ring, there would be trouble, and it might even lead to disaster.

Not to mention that he would not agree, even if it was reported, the Municipal Council’s board of directors would not agree.

"Yes!"

"Boss, there are students taking to the streets of Changsha Road. Their target is the Chinachem Hotel..."

"Activate the emergency plan. Don't let the students pass. Stop them!" Cheng Mo's face changed suddenly when he heard this. The students were too young and could be easily instigated. Once they got impulsive, it would cause huge casualties. Japan would not sit down and reason with you. At that time, they would just use machine guns. Once a bloody incident occurred, the whole of Shanghai would be disrupted.

Chinachem Hotel, of course Cheng Mo knew about it. Today, the commander of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in China, Nishioterazo, came to Shanghai to attend the commemoration of the so-called "third anniversary of the China Incident."

Such protests must be directed against the commander.

However, Nishiojizo was a man who liked to launch surprise attacks, and when he came to Shanghai for inspection, he had no special preparations beforehand.

Therefore, not to mention that very few people in Shanghai know about it, the outside world knows even less. After all, the commander's safety is of paramount importance.

It is intriguing that these students took to the streets with such a clear purpose.

Cheng Mo was even more clear about one thing, that is, the conflict between the Japanese gendarmerie commander in Shanghai, Saburo Miura, and Nishio Temple was simply irreconcilable.

Moreover, some young members of the military had long been dissatisfied with the weak policy of the upper echelons that did not dare to go to war with the West, and the concession, such a big piece of fat meat, was right before their eyes, but they really could not get their hands on it.

So these people couldn't help themselves. Miura Saburo was a bold and reckless guy. He had no scruples in his position as the military police commander, and he arrested and killed people at will. He was a completely inhuman devil. He was also extremely greedy. Not only did he plunder money, but some wealthy people in Shanghai were often blackmailed, and even traitors were not immune.

This kind of person has been sitting in the position of gendarmerie commander for two years and has no intention of moving.

It is obvious that there is someone who appreciates Saburo Miura behind the scenes, otherwise he would not be so arrogant. He even ignored Nishioterazo, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invading army in China, and even planned to assassinate him and frame the concession.

If Nishioterazo died in the concession, he, as the commander of the Japanese gendarmerie in Shanghai, would have an excuse to order troops to be sent to the concession.

Once troops are sent to occupy the concession, it will be impossible to return it, and war is inevitable.

Cheng Mo really couldn't control whether Xiwei Temple died or not, but he must not die in the International Settlement, as this would give the Japanese an excuse to cause trouble.

Cheng Mo could have ignored this matter, because the historical records clearly stated that Miura Saburo's "disobedience" plan failed, and he was caught by Nishioji Zou, and all his plans were known.

However, the result of this incident was very surprising. Miura Saburo was not in any trouble and was just transferred from the post of commander of the Shanghai Military Police. Nishioterazo lost his position as commander due to unfavorable combat performance and returned to his country to retire.

This kind of act of insubordination and provoking trouble without authorization did not receive any proper punishment, which shows that the Japanese army had already reached a consensus on going to war with Britain and the United States. Otherwise, there would not have been no punishment for such behavior as Saburo Miura.

Although the results will not change much, we still need to take precautions to avoid any accidents.

Therefore, he specially arranged mobile patrol forces near the Chinachem Hotel, especially armored vehicles, so that they could respond immediately if anything happened.

It was impossible for him to make a decision with foresight, and he could only deploy the power in his hands to some advantageous positions within his ability.

Nishiojizo was a traditional soldier who believed that soldiers were soldiers and should not interfere in politics, and that politics should be left to politicians.

Therefore, he was somewhat of a misfit in the Japanese army and even had few friends. The fact that he became the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invading army in China was the result of a balance among all parties.

In fact, his orders could not leave the headquarters. Neither Ningji Okamura in Wuhan nor Tada Shun in North China would listen to him.

The one who truly holds power is the Chief of Staff Seishirō Itagaki.

"Team leader, Xiwei Temple has arrived in Shanghai, and the convoy is heading towards the concession."

"Notify Lao Liu and wait for my order. Don't act rashly." Cheng Mo gave the order in a deep voice and hung up the call from Shen Mo.

Nishiojizo likes to show off and act powerful, which Miura Saburo can't stand. Nishiojizo also can't stand Miura Saburo's style, which doesn't seem like a soldier at all. The two of them dislike each other.

This time, he suddenly decided to come to Shanghai, firstly to participate in the so-called celebration, and secondly, to find an excuse to deal with Saburo Miura, who was the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army, and no one in the entire Japanese army stationed in China had a higher rank than him.

The Japanese army has a strict hierarchy, so every time Nishiojizo came to scold Miura Saburo, it was like scolding his grandson. Therefore, Miura Saburo was very angry with Nishiojizo.

Since you do it on the first day, don't blame me for doing it on the fifteenth.

If you want to mess with me, I will kill you. If I kill you, I will make your death worthwhile.

In fact, Saburo Miura is a ruthless person. If it were not for national hatred and family feuds, Cheng Mo would also admire such a person.

The person he wanted to kill was Saburo Miura, who almost killed him in the past.

(End of this chapter)