The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 41 First day at work

Concession patrols are divided into plainclothes and military uniforms. Plainclothes patrols like him are appointed directly, while uniformed patrols need to take an exam and undergo three months of training before they can officially become patrollers.

The division of labor between plainclothes patrol officers and uniformed patrol officers is different, and their treatment is also very different. Those who work in plainclothes either have a backing or have real skills.

One is mainly for mental work, and the other is for physical strength. The plain-clothed ones will patrol when necessary, while the military uniforms are mainly for patrolling and standing guard.

Only those in military uniforms have certain freedoms when they are promoted to inspector or sergeant. The plainclothes officers are divided into detectives, detectives and detectives. Above the detectives, there is also the chief detective. Generally, only the Chinese arresters have the chief detective. This It is already the highest position in China.

In addition to the investigation, there is also Bao Daqiao. Bao Daqiao is an informant. He is paid by the patrol house, but he is not affiliated with the patrol house.

Cheng Mo got into the job by relying on strong connections. He would definitely not be able to become a detective all of a sudden. At least he would have to start as a detective, which was a very high starting point.

The Laozha arresting house is divided into three groups: security, criminal and political. There are five detectives (sheriff, inspector), three Westerners, two Chinese, and a chief Chinese detective named You.

In addition, the traffic department is under the responsibility of Yinqiao, so Yinqiao has the right to check rickshaw licenses and be responsible for traffic command, which is equivalent to a separate traffic police department.

Cases involving Westerners are all handled by two Western detectives, and cases involving Chinese and Japanese are handled by Chinese detectives.

Among the Western detectives, one is American, one is British, one is Russian, and the two Chinese detectives are named Cheng and Lu.

Both the public security and criminal justice teams are staffed by a Westerner and a Chinese.

There is only one Western detective in the political unit.

After all, the British did not want any internal strife and personal conflicts to occur in the core area of ​​the concession. Everyone was here to make money.

Recently, there have been more and more conflicts between the Japanese and the Chinese, and there have been many robberies and assassinations. Not to mention the Laozha prison, the entire public concession is in a very tense atmosphere.

Of course, there are very few Japanese people who still dare to operate in the public concessions, but everyone knows what most of them do.

But now the Ministry of Industry and Industry does not dare to offend the Japanese. If these red-eyed lunatics really find trouble, the interests of the British Empire in the Far East will be greatly damaged.

But we can't be too biased towards the Japanese. When the Chinese in the concession make trouble, they won't be able to bear it...

They can't afford to offend the Qing Gang.

Anyway, neither side is allowed to offend now, try to reconcile and balance the two sides, try to meet the demands of the Japanese, and try to protect the weak Chinese side.

It would be best not to take the initiative to rush into this kind of matter. It would be best to leave it to the Chinese to handle it themselves.

Having been in China for many years, the British are also well versed in the art of shifting blame and balancing.

Pride is the chief of the political unit, mainly responsible for the intelligence of Laozha's arrest house and Japanese-related cases, as well as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau's liaison and negotiation with Japan.

In addition to the new agent Cheng Mo, Pride also has one agent, two detectives, and a professional Japanese translator.

Of course, there are also a number of plainclothes patrol officers who work at the bottom. As for the inquiring, this needs to be developed by the agents themselves. Each agent has his own familiar inquiring, which is the information channel. Agents often rely on these inquiring to solve crimes. .

This requires finding a suitable and reliable person to inquire about, which is not an easy task. At least Cheng Mo currently has no one suitable for this.

The first day on the job was to get familiar with the headcount and case-handling procedures, and Pride didn't expect him to make much noise at once.

Generally, Western cases, as long as they do not involve spies, are handled by American Detective Lawrence. However, general Japanese cases, such as lost items, thefts, and conflicts, do not require York to come forward. At most, a detective will be sent. Just bring a translator with you.

When it comes to handling this type of case, Pride's detective team will have very wide authority. Even the Chinese detective who is responsible for receiving the police must obey orders. After Pride introduced Cheng Mo, he left the prison directly. Although he worked in the Laozha prison, he had too many affairs to stay in the prison all the time. Moreover, he was also responsible for negotiating with the Japanese, Hongkou and Suzhou. The police work in the concessions north of the river was forcibly taken over by the Japanese side. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau has been communicating and negotiating with the Japanese side, and that is his main job now.

The person responsible for leading the newcomer Cheng Mo is the agent surnamed Lin. He is also helping. He is worshiped by Gao Xinbao, one of the four great kings under Mr. Du. In terms of seniority, he is two levels lower than Cheng Mo.

However, Cheng Mo was embarrassed to pretend to be the elder in front of others. After all, these days, strength is what matters. Mr. Du is not as senior as Huang Jinrong, but aren't he and Huang Jinrong also brothers?

Gao Xinbao's Lido Cabaret is also very famous in Shanghai. It is not bad compared to Paramount and Xian Lesi. It is not an exaggeration to make money every day.

Lin Huarong has been serving Lao Zha Fang for many years. He is a veteran type. He smiles to everyone he sees and looks harmless to both humans and animals.

But in fact, this kind of person needs to be watched out for the most. The other two inspectors were not at home, and Cheng Mo didn't see them either.

They are all in plain clothes, so they have autonomy. They don't necessarily have to go to the arresting room to answer questions, as long as they are there when needed.

Then Chief Inspector You Agen claimed to be ill at home all year round, who said anything?

The water in the patrol room is very deep, and Cheng Mo has long been mentally prepared for this. Therefore, as a newcomer, he also smiles when he meets everyone. When expressing opinions, if you have to say something, just say some nice words that are not nutritious.

Therefore, on the first day when Cheng Mo came to work in Laozha Capture House, he was praised as "knowledgeable", but in the eyes of some people, he is a typical "little slicker".

I thought the newcomer was a newbie, but instead a slippery black loach arrived.

Young people are not easy to deceive, so Lin Huarong lost interest in Cheng Mo. He simply took him through a formality, then arranged his work, and then excused himself to work on his own case.

He said he was going to work on a case, but actually he was going to take a bath in the bathroom of Grand View Garden.

As for Cheng Mo, he got familiar with the office environment. At noon, he went to Dexing Hall, a time-honored noodle shop in Subang not far away, for a bowl of noodles.

I met a lot of faces that I just met in Lao Zha Fang. It seems that they often come here to eat.

During the lunch break, while everyone else was looking for a place to relax for a while, Cheng Mo was looking at some materials from the old police station and the files of the previous cases handled by the political unit to see how the patrols in the concession handled the cases. In the past, all of them If they were all in English, it would be really hard to read. Fortunately, now they have a Chinese translation, which makes them much better.

But there are a lot of English materials mixed in. For Cheng Mo, who is not good at English, there is indeed a considerable obstacle, and it is dizzying.

Some things can be seen from the outcome of the case, what kind of status the Chinese people are in the concession.

After reading it, you will be so angry that you want to run away, but there is no way. For now, you have to endure it and adapt to his way of dealing with it.

For example, a Japanese was involved in a car accident on the road. He obviously did not see it and hit someone, but he insisted that someone else hit him. And because the other person was a Chinese pulling a rickshaw, the final result was that the Chinese were fined and paid. , the rickshaw was sold to pay off the debt, the driver lost his job, and lost his family's source of income.

The Japanese lost their wallet and falsely accused the Chinese of stealing it. In the end, they found it and it was not the Chinese at all. Then the Japanese did not even apologize. The Chinese was arrested as a thief and sentenced to two years in prison. The key is, still They were released only after they were full.

The reason why he was not released was that the police station found another theft charge against him...

A Japanese ronin got drunk and raped a female textile worker on the street who came home from get off work late. The case, which was supposed to have solid evidence, turned out to be that the Japanese ronin thought the female worker was in that kind of business, and after direct mediation, the Japanese ronin After giving some money, he was immediately released without charge.

There are countless cases like this, and there are only one or two cases that are somewhat fair, and it is the Chinese who suffer.

Didn't it mean that the proud John Bull looked down on chickens? Why do you think these cases are handled as if you are just trying to please them?
  Cheng Mo's head ached when he saw it. It seemed that he couldn't do anything without finding a chance to spend a few days to calm down the shock.

　Ask for collection!

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)