The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 223: Doihara takes the lead

To the north of Hongkou Park, at No. 7 East Tiyuhui Road, there is a two-story Western-style building hidden among the woods. The gate has been renovated and a sentry has been set up at the door.

High security.

Name: Chongguang Hall.

This is where Japan established the Shanghai Office of the Special Committee on China, which was chaired by the old Japanese soldier Doihara Kenji.

Therefore, it is also called: Doihara Agency.

However, most people in Shanghai and the country are still unaware of the existence of this agency, because it is still in its infancy stage.

Kenji Doihara still travels between Peiping and Shanghai from time to time. He stays in the north for a relatively long time, and the mess in the north has not yet been cleared up.

In the south, he has arranged for his deputy Qingqi Qingyin to come and take charge of the work. However, the Lieutenant Colonel is still in the process of getting familiar with Shanghai. There are many forces in Shanghai and they are intertwined. His status is not enough to support him. He came to play such a big game of chess.

Doihara Kenji was killed immediately after visiting Tang Shaochuan.

The military command formed mainly by the Blue Clothes Society is entrenched in the Shanghai Concession. Most of them were gang members in the past. If you want to eliminate and contain them, you can only use the same talents.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many things if the army occupied and controlled the concession.

The adjutants and guards were also with me, and they didn't dare to sleep.

It's hard to say that it wasn't for their secret meeting.

The concessions are the interests of the European and American powers in China. Japan has not yet turned against the European and American powers, so it can only endure it.

At this moment, he was assassinated by the Lanyishe, which is enough to explain the attitude of the number one figure in Wuhan now.

This was a premeditated assassination. The person who planned it obviously didn't plan it for a day or two, but happened to choose the third day of his secret meeting with Tang Shaochuan.

It wasn't until a ray of sunlight came in through the skylight in the morning that the door, which had been silent all night, was opened from the inside.

But in this case, I am afraid that the industrial and commercial businesses in the concession will flee in large numbers, which is not in the interests of Japan. Kenji Doihara is not like those generals in the army who think of the problem as simple as sending troops to occupy the place. , anything is fine.

This was undoubtedly a huge setback for Doihara, and the idea of ​​"Northern Wu and Southern Tang" has become a fantasy.

Tang Shaochuan represents the ideas and interests of a group of people, and these people are not incompatible with Chiang...

Japan also needs a prosperous and stable Shanghai to provide it with a steady stream of economic blood transfusions.

How should Japan react to this case next? Besides expressing "regret", what else should it do?
Doihara Kenji locked himself in the room and didn't sleep all night.

If direct occupation can achieve the effect, why should he go to such great lengths to win over these prominent figures in the past?
Kenji Doihara went to the scene of Tang Shaochuan's murder the next day and judged it at a glance based on his experience.

The complexity of the power struggle within the National Government was a bit of a headache for China experts like Kenji Doihara to deal with.

What Tang Shaochuan wanted was something Kenji Doihara could not agree to. In other words, even if he could make concessions, Japan would not be able to agree to it.

However, everything is still being discussed and the door has not been closed.

After occupation, it needs to be managed. The land has no output, no one is mining the minerals, the factories have closed down, the economy has no circulation, and there is no output. All you can do is loot and kill. That won't last long.

But he also knew that Tang Shaochuan did not agree to his conditions. The meeting between the two was at most a frank exchange of opinions, without any consensus at all.

Kenji Doihara, wearing a kimono, appeared barefoot in front of everyone.

"Somebody come!"

Lieutenant Commander Qingqi Qingyin trotted all the way to the door and bowed at a 90-degree angle: "Your Excellency, good morning." "Qingqi Jun, find an influential newspaper that has nothing to do with us and help me put my Send out the contents of the secret meeting with Tang Shaochuan."

"Your Excellency, this..."

"Do as I say, and you must see the report today." Kenji Doihara ordered in a deep voice.

"Hi!" Although Qingqi Qingyin didn't understand the purpose of doing this, he immediately agreed and turned around.

……

"Wenhui Po" Editor-in-Chief Office.

The editor-in-chief had already arrived early in the morning, staring at today's newspaper printing. A major case like Tang Shaochuan's assassination had occurred, and everyone was scrambling for exclusive news.

Didn’t you see that yesterday, reporters from major newspapers were stationed at Tangzhai on Fukaisen Road and Guangci Hospital in the French Concession? It was said that the body was still in the morgue and had not been transferred to the funeral parlor.

Today is the day after the assassination. Apart from the besieged Japanese 106th Division at Wanjialing, this case is the only one that can attract public attention.

Even more people didn't care about a washed-up former high-ranking government official who was living in an apartment, not to mention that there were always rumors in the world that Tang Shaochuan was secretly communicating with the Japanese and was preparing to defect and join the Japanese invaders.

Even as I get older, I still think about power, fame and fortune.

There is no guarantee for late holidays!
"Editor-in-Chief, amazing news!" The Editor-in-Chief was just about to go to the printing workshop to supervise the work. Lao Liu, the editor in charge of current affairs news, opened the door excitedly. He was so frightened that he almost had a heart attack.

"Ouch, Lao Liu, wouldn't you knock on the door first when you come in?"

"Editor-in-Chief, look, someone just sent this, and there are clear photos..." Editor Lao Liu snapped the photo on the Editor-in-Chief's desk.

When the editor-in-chief saw the contents of the photo, his eyes widened.

In addition to the photos, there is also a description. The content is very simple. That is, at about 28 o'clock in the evening on the th, Japanese Chief Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara secretly visited Tang Shaochuan. The two met at Tang's house for about two hours. The minutes of the meeting are as follows …

After seeing the content, the editor-in-chief's hands trembled with excitement. It obviously didn't look like forgery. After all, these contents are too sensitive, and people who don't understand politics and have been doing this work for a long time can't make it up. It's obvious at first glance. Professional transcript of conversation.

The overall summary is that Tang Shaochuan did not completely reject the Japanese's solicitation, and ultimately failed to save Wanjie.

"Quick, call everyone back and prepare to send out the news!" The editor-in-chief shouted excitedly. If only his family received the photos and descriptions, then it must be exclusive news today. If not, who can send it out first? , whoever can come out on top.

……

"Off the line, off line, former Beiyang Prime Minister Tang Shaochuan secretly met with Japanese Army Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara late at night!"

The huge black letters of envy, coupled with a photo looking back after getting off the car, the house number of Tang House on Fukaisen Road is clear!
Doesn’t this confirm the fact that they met privately and secretly?
Coupled with the contents of the secret talks between the two parties.

For a time, the concession and even the entire Chinese public opinion community were in an uproar.

"Young and old are in danger of dying, the Blue Clothes Club is fighting for the country!" An even more shocking headline appeared on the masthead.

Although the investigation of the case is at a stagnant stage, the suspect has been identified as a member of the Blue Clothes Society active in the concession.

It was exactly as Cheng Mo expected.

In terms of time, it is still a step slow.

The Japanese not only took advantage of the contradictions within the National Government to tear apart a large number of people who disagreed with Chiang Kai-shek's political views, but also targeted the military commanders lurking in the isolated island concession.

This gave the Japanese an excuse to put pressure on the concession authorities and suppress the anti-Japanese organizations and military commanders.

(End of this chapter)