The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 219: Shifting the blame
The wind picked up.

The wave is not far away.

Cheng Mo knew that he was now a mouthpiece, and he had no control over how Dai Yunong and the old man behind him would decide.

Since the British asked him to pass on the message, he told the truth. It just so happened that he could also take this opportunity to meet his fourth brother Xu Baichuan.

He hasn't thanked him properly for Su Xuan's matter.

His tea shop is about to open.

Just go and go.

"It won't be officially opened until a few days, and it's not yet..." Xu Baichuan was playing with tea cans in the store. The military commander also assigned him a subordinate named Sun. Of course, he didn't know Cheng Mo's true identity.

"Ouch, why are you here?" Xu Baichuan was startled, quickly put down the tea jar, walked over with a feather duster, dusted off the dust on his coat and said, "Is something wrong?"

"Ah."

"Fourth brother, the Japanese will attack the concession sooner or later. We must be cautious when doing things and not leave any tail behind." Cheng Mo reminded solemnly.

"Dongfang Zhenxuan, this name is quite nice." When Xu Baichuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, "A guest will never bother two hosts. How about you mention a word and write a plaque on it?"

"Is this true?" Xu Baichuan was startled.

"Don't worry, according to what you said, it is recommended to go alone and not have anything to do with the Zhongjiu Army and the Shanghai Special Administrative Region." Xu Baichuan nodded.

“Are the fund disbursement channels safe?”

"Five hundred yuan is a lot. The monthly fee for an action team is only 600 yuan. I can only take this much by myself." Xu Baichuan said.

"I'd better buy it with money. You don't have much money. How much more money will your boss give you each month?" Cheng Mo asked.

"I plan to open the business on Double Ten Day, but I haven't decided on a name yet. You've drank foreign ink, can you name one?" Xu Baichuan also followed the stick.

"I know, you've nagged me so many times, I remember it." Xu Baichuan nodded. Although he had only been in the concession for a short time, he admired Cheng Mo very much for being able to stay in the concession in such a short period of time. It is not something ordinary people can do to become a British officer in the police station and rise quickly. You cannot get this far by relying on nepotism.

"Let's talk inside." Xu Baichuan nodded, greeted Xiao Sun, and led Cheng Mo towards the inside.

"If the Shanghai Special Administrative Region is doing this now, it will be targeted sooner or later. The Japanese are now secretly preparing to support the traitors of the party and state to form a secret service. These people are very familiar with and understand the military commander. Once they use these people to deal with us, you guess the consequences will be How about it?" Cheng Mo first gave Xu Baichuan a shot of prevention.

"What you sell is tea, and Westerners call it Oriental Leaf, why not call it Oriental Zhenxuan?" Cheng Mo couldn't help but say on a whim.

"Okay, I won't embarrass you, I will write it myself, hahaha." Xu Baichuan laughed and did not force it.

"Later, I'll get you some cans of good tea. I heard your father-in-law has good tea, so it would be nice if you take it back and give it to him."

"Fourth brother, you have forgotten my identity. If I write a plaque for you, what will happen if someone recognizes me?" Cheng Mo declined politely.

"When will your tea shop open? I think it's pretty good?"

"Funding war with war and using China to control China is their established national policy. This is just a matter of time. Have you heard about the death of the young man?"

"I know, I learned about it from reading the newspaper early in the morning." Xu Baichuan said, "Could this young man's death have anything to do with us?"

"If young and old are not safe, it will be difficult to tolerate Mr. Chiang. However, his death has a great impact. The Japanese have an ambiguous attitude. They obviously want to provoke an internal fight among us. If anything breaks out from the party and state, we will be passive." "Yes." Cheng Mo said, "The top priority is to shift the blame. The Japanese have an ambiguous attitude, so pour dirty water on them. If they didn't kill an old Wu, it wouldn't be unusual to kill another Tang Shaochuan." "The Japanese are trying to win over them." No, they will get angry and kill people, but even if the Japanese want to kill people, there is no need to be so blatant..."

"That's just to frame us." Cheng Mo glanced sideways at Xu Baichuan and said.

Xu Baichuan suddenly realized and understood.

"Be quick, create public opinion before the Japanese, and make suggestions in your name." Cheng Mo said solemnly.

"I, this is obviously your idea?"

"In this position, it is difficult for you to have a chance to make meritorious deeds. This is an opportunity for Boss Dai to notice you, Fourth Brother." Cheng Mo said solemnly.

"Sixth brother, what do you want your brother to say about you?" Xu Baichuan was so excited that Cheng Mo basically said that he would give this credit to himself and let him show his face in front of Dai Yunong.

"I want to make meritorious deeds. There are plenty of opportunities, and I won't miss you once or twice. We brothers, we have to make progress together." Cheng Momo said.

"Sixth brother, don't say anything anymore. Fourth brother, thank you." The corners of Xu Baichuan's eyes trembled slightly with excitement.

"Fourth brother, although this case of Young Lao happened in the French Concession, it shocked the British a lot. They don't want similar cases to happen in the public concession. So, let me tell you, if the military commander breaks the tacit understanding between the two parties, they will We will also crack down hard." Cheng Mo continued.

"What do you mean, the British will also take action against us?"

"The positions are different. The British want to maintain the stability of the concession and not give the Japanese an excuse to enter the concession. This is understandable. It is not appropriate for us to fall out with the British yet. He said his, and we will do ours. However, in At this time of crisis, I suggest it’s better to calm down for a while,” Cheng Mo said.

"I'm afraid the boss won't listen to you."

"I have to tell you whether you want to listen or not. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to do anything. What should I do if the British ask me to arrest my brothers? I can let him go once or twice. If it happens too many times, they will definitely become suspicious. , when the time comes, I will definitely do business." Cheng Mo said, "Unless the superiors order me to withdraw from Shanghai, otherwise, I have to consider my safety agency mission."

"Can you tell the boss directly?" Xu Baichuan nodded.

"I said it is different from what you said, fourth brother. You are standing from an outsider's objective perspective, but I am different. They will think that I have other ideas." Cheng Mo explained.

Xu Baichuan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Cheng Mo meant. Some of the words made sense, but if he couldn't say them from his own mouth, the taste would be different.

"I understand, Sixth Brother, I will make suggestions to the superiors in my own name."

"Thank you, fourth brother."

"We are brothers, why are you so polite?" Xu Baichuan said, "Stay here, we brothers can have a drink at noon?"

"No, I still have something to do, let's go first."

"Wait a minute." Just as Cheng Mo was about to leave, Xu Baichuan stopped him from behind, handed him an envelope and said, "In the past few days, I have followed that Lingzi and took some photos. Take it back and take a look at it. Is it right? Is it useful?"

"Fourth brother, did you set up a darkroom?"

"Well, it's inside. If you want to take a look, if there's anything that needs printing, come to my place. It's convenient." Xu Baichuan said.

"No, next time." Cheng Mo put the envelope into his briefcase, raised his hand to hail a rickshaw, and left quickly.

(End of this chapter)