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In less than a day, Ma Qixiang reported back the situation of Chang Qianqian obtained from the investigation.As Lin Xiaotang expected, this woman's background is really too "clean", and it's a bit outrageous to be so clean.

Chang Qianqian fled from northern Jiangsu to Shanghai alone. She has not been in Shanghai for a long time, and currently working as a hero is only her second job.I don't have any relatives around me, and it is said that they are still in my hometown in northern Jiangsu. Ma Qixiang's suggestion is that I don't need to go to northern Jiangsu to investigate. It must be the undercover agent sent.

Lin Xiaotang had also seen that bug, and it was very different from his impression, and it was completely different from the bug he developed. At best, it was just a tape recorder, and the batteries needed to be replaced frequently. In a bag in the luggage box, it's American.From this point of view, it is still unclear which party sent it.

Ma Qixiang secretly tracked down the entire hero, and only found such a bug, Lin Xiaotang was relieved, he didn't deliberately touch the bug.Since Chang Qianqian can fit this one, she can fit more. It's just that she is just a new employee who has just come in, and she hasn't had so many opportunities to get in touch with more core areas.

The only thing that worries Lin Xiaotang is Ah Mao.After Ma Qixiang's investigation, there is absolutely nothing wrong with Ah Mao himself. He was brought out by Fatty Shen. Although he is not as mature and prudent as Xiao Quan, he is smart and quick-witted. Jin Mian's handling.But this time, Ah Mao was deeply involved, which made Lin Xiaotang somewhat regret his decision to agree to keep Chang Qianqian.

There was no other way, Lin Xiaotang had no choice but to find Fatty Shen, and told him everything in front of Ma Qixiang. After all, he was A Mao's boss, and he had been with A Mao for so many years, so he couldn't just sit and watch him fall into a trap.

After Fatty Shen finished listening, the expression of indifference on his face gradually faded, and the cigar in his hand was smoked until only the butt remained, but he didn't notice it.

Lin Xiaotang sighed softly, took the cigar from his hand, and put it out in the ashtray.

Fatty Shen raised his head and asked tentatively: "How about I or Xiao Quan talk to him in private first?"

Lin Xiaotang thought for a while, "Don't do it for now, I can see that Ah Mao is very fascinated by this woman, I figured out the person behind it, I will talk to him personally, there is no reason to rush to him at this time, maybe It would be counterproductive.”

Fatty Shen nodded silently.

"Since Chang Qianqian deliberately sneaked into the hero, and found a man surnamed Niu to take advantage of him, the power behind it is unusual, but since he is here, of course he must find a way to spread the news. This time the reality has already been missed. , we have to wait for the next opportunity!" Ma Qixiang said.

Lin Xiaotang agreed with Ma Qixiang's point of view, "It's better to take the initiative to attack instead of waiting. I would like to create some opportunities for her and get some news for her to pass on. It can not only disturb the audience, but also follow the clues to find out who is behind her!"

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Li Shiqun has been suffering from headaches recently. First, the Japanese deliberately suppressed him. Recently, there have been rumors that the position of the chairman of the Qingxiang Committee may not be secure. Once he loses this position, it means that Li Shiqun’s control of the Qingxiang Army will not be justified. , His layout in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will also be affected.There is also the matter of Shi Dan. In order to win over Wang Jingwei, Li Shiqun put all his eggs in one basket. At this cusp, he resolutely stood up to support him, ignoring Chen Bijun's threats. You know, this Mrs. Wang is not a fuel-efficient lamp, Wang Jingwei can go Up to this point, she has contributed a lot.

Li Shiqun knew very well that even if he could pull Wang Jingwei over today, he would inevitably face Chen Bijun's crusade in the future.It was reported that Zhou Fohai, Zhuang Chongxian, and Ding Mocun had visited Chen Bijun who had returned from Japan for the first time. Obviously, these people wanted to join forces with Chen Bijun to deal with him and Li Shiqun.

Another point is that Ma Xiaotian sent news that Shi Dan was assassinated within a few days of arriving in Shanghai. Although he failed to succeed at the moment, Shi Dan was terrified. asked about the situation.Li Shiqun had no choice but to pat his chest and promise that such incidents would never happen again.

What made Li Shiqun feel that the whole thing was extremely weird was that Ma Xiaotian also said that when he was attacked in a private restaurant that day, he had seen the back of the only surviving female killer, and this woman seemed to be with Xia Zhiping.

This discovery made Li Shiqun's hair stand on end. Who would have thought of using Xia Zhiping to deal with him? This person's background must not be simple, and he actually dug out Xia Zhiping's true identity.Could it be Yuan Jianfeng, or Lin Xiaotang, or Zhou Fohai.Everyone who appeared in his mind was a possibility. At this time, Li Shiqun realized that he was so isolated, and that he had no allies in a huge puppet government.

"No!" Thinking of this, Li Shiqun suddenly stood up.All actions and arrangements must be accelerated. Whether it is his political enemies or the Japanese, they are already sharpening their knives. If we continue like this, I am afraid that we will definitely lose the opportunity.

Li Shiqun's brother-in-law Xie Yunchao took up the post of commander-in-chief of the Qingxiang Army in Jiangsu. The total number of troops has reached 2. Li Shiqun purchased a large number of arms through No. 76 and the Ministry of Police, all of which are used to arm his direct forces. .Although the police force is also under Li Shiqun's command, its composition is too complicated, and Li Shiqun does not dare to trust it absolutely. At present, only this force can be fully controlled by him.Tang Huimin and Huang Jingzhai respectively control the financial power and the provincial government in Jiangsu. With the addition of Wanlilang's Jiangsu Provincial Station, Jiangsu's territory can be said to have begun to take shape.

Both Nanjing and Shanghai are surrounded by Jiangsu. If there is a change, Li Shiqun can quickly retreat into his own territory. At that time, the Japanese will inevitably throw their hands at him, and Li Shiqun can at least maintain a self-protection situation.

Thinking of this, Li Shiqun finally calmed down. He picked up the handset and immediately called Huang Jingzhai, Xie Yunchao, and Wan Lilang each, and ordered the three to immediately start an inventory of the troops and personnel under his command to ensure the loyalty and reliability of the personnel. , At the same time, gather supplies, distribute ammunition, and order the troops to secretly enter the state of preparation for war, just in case.

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The change in Jiangsu quickly attracted the attention of all parties, and everyone knew that the day of seeing Tu Qiongdao was coming soon, but the actions of the Japanese suddenly became quiet, as if they did not expect Li Shiqun to have such a violent reaction. They seemed to be unprepared for countermeasures, but instead stopped all actions.

It is undeniable that the timing Li Shiqun chose was also very appropriate. Just two days ago, the Japanese Navy and the US Navy started a head-on confrontation.The U.S. Navy fleet, which had been dormant for nearly a year, officially launched an attack on the Japanese army. However, it is undeniable that the U.S. Navy has not been tempered in actual combat. Although the British Navy fully cooperated, the initial battle situation was not smooth.

The Japanese Navy's First Fleet with aircraft carriers as its core moved across the Indian Ocean. First, it defeated the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet, and successively sank the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, the battleship Prince of Wales, and the battlecruiser Repulse. British ships and air raids on Sri Lanka severely damaged the British Far East Fleet, reducing its sphere of influence to the western Indian Ocean.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet began its first confrontation with the Japanese army in the Coral Sea, and also broke out the first sea battle in human history with an aircraft carrier as the main force.The United States lost the aircraft carriers Lexington and Yorktown, while the Japanese army lost only two light aircraft carriers.It can be said that although the U.S. Navy prevented the Japanese army from attacking Port Moresby, the combat power of the U.S. Navy suffered a certain loss, especially since this was a battle to recover after the fiasco at Pearl Harbor.

Because of this, the whole of Japan bet its national fortune on the Pacific battlefield.Guam, Wake Island, the Bismarck Islands, the Solomon Islands and other islands occupied by the joint forces of the Japanese Navy and Army, as well as the vast waters of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean will become the main battlefields for the US-Japan Navy and Army to fight.

The rhythm of the Chinese battlefield was completely disrupted. Under the conscious resistance of the Kwantung Army, the Japanese base camp could no longer transfer troops from the Kwantung Army to go south, because the general of the Kwantung Army put forward an irresistible reason: the Soviet-German battlefield was in a stalemate, and the German army was exhausted. , the Russians have an extremely broad strategic depth, and the new corps are constantly rushing to the front from the rear, while the strategic supply line of the German army is stretched too long, and it is still unclear who will win the battle.However, Russia maintains nearly 40 elite troops in the Far East, and maintains a coercive posture against the Northeast. Once Germany retreats, the Russians may not take the opportunity to go south. With the current strength and soldier structure of the Kwantung Army, they can protect themselves. It's already good enough, if we deploy more troops to go south, Manchuria will be empty, and if there is a mistake, who will take the responsibility?

Reluctantly, the base camp had to mobilize four divisions from the mainland and dispatched troops to join the Pacific battlefield. The Japanese troops in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, and North China were even more empty.The Japanese army had no choice but to go out of their way, instead of maintaining an offensive posture against the squadron, but deliberately maintained the current balanced posture, putting on a posture of holding on.

Therefore, for Li Shiqun's tough statement, the Japanese army could not find any suitable countermeasures for a while.

On Monday, Tang Shengming was on vacation and returned to Shanghai from Nanjing. He immediately got in touch with Lin Xiaotang through his wife Xu Lai and asked him to meet.

Just as Lin Xiaotang was about to go out, he ran into Shangzhi head-on, Shangzhi winked, and Lin Xiaotang told everyone to wait outside.

Immediately, Shangzhi told Lin Xiaotang in a low voice that Lin Huai's department had sent a secret telegram that the "disciple" was coming to Shanghai and asked to meet Lin Xiaotang.