The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 88 Xiao Cheng Tan

In a blink of an eye, it’s the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is considered the Little New Year in the south. The Little New Year is a day dedicated to the Kitchen God.

Cheng Mo still goes to work in the morning.

The work schedule at the end of the year is very full, and there is a lot of film review work alone, but in most cases, there is no need to go.

The imported films have basically been reflected in other countries and regions in the Commonwealth, so after entering the concession, it is just a formality, but the censorship fee still has to be paid.

So, all this money was picked up for free.

As for whether these movies are cultural exports, this is not something Cheng Mo can consider now. After all, the country has not yet been able to make its own decisions, so it is all empty talk.

Domestic films will also be released at this time. Therefore, at the end of the year, there will be too many films to watch. Therefore, under normal circumstances, they are basically divided into groups of two or three. If they can pass, they will pass. If they cannot, submit the film for review. committee.

But it is basically a process. As long as it cannot be decided on the spot and needs to be submitted, it will basically not pass unless the boss behind the scenes uses connections and spends money.

This is all possible. Anyway, if you really want to use your crooked brain, there will be no problem at all. Therefore, the film censor is really a bad person.

Therefore, Pride is really not bad to himself.

He had deeply analyzed why, and also thought about the reason why he was introduced by Yang Hu, the former Shanghai Security Commander.

But if Yang Hu is looking for someone to entrust his connections, he won't look for a small detective like Pride. At least it must be a deputy director like Kai Ziwei, or a general director Fan Kering?

If this is the case, then his identity is no secret among the senior officials of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau.

He belongs to the third concubine of Yang Hu, the former Shanghai Security Commander, so he is considered his brother-in-law.

However, this garrison commander ran away long before the fall of Shanghai, leaving behind a third concubine still in Shanghai. Do the senior officials of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau still need to buy into this?

These are all like seeing flowers in the smoke, and you can't understand them for a while.

"Good morning, Tan Cheng."

"Morning, Lao Xu." Cheng Mo greeted. Xu Qinghe came earlier than him today, which was a bit different from usual.

I don’t know when, the people in Lao Zha’s prison liked to call him “Xiao Cheng Tan”, and even Xu Qinghe changed his name.

Probably because there was already an Inspector Cheng in the Criminal Division of Laozha Police Station, who was older than him, so the character "小" was added in front of his "surname".

"Is something wrong?" Seeing Xu Qinghe follow him into the office, sweeping the floor and making tea, he knew that this guy had something to ask of him.

"Little Detective Cheng, I have a brother's son at home who wants to work in the patrol room, but he is too young and no one wants him..."

"I don't care about this, what do you want from me?"

"Little Cheng Tan, you are not short of an errand boy by your side. This boy is very smart. Just let him wait in front of you and give him a bowl of rice."

"I'm fine by myself, why do I need someone to wait on me?" Cheng Mo really didn't want someone to follow him around all day and cause trouble to him.

"This kid just wants to enter the patrol room. It's useless no matter what I say. This patrol room is not opened by my family..." Xu Qinghe said.

"Really your child?" Cheng Mo was also a little surprised.

"Yes, he is the child of my wife's uncle's family. He is sixteen years old. He wants to go to the city to find a job. I originally wanted him to learn a trade. Who would have thought that he actually wants to be a patrolman? I can't help it. He is If you are not old enough yet, you will definitely not be able to pass the test, so you can only be a personal bodyguard first." Xu Qinghe said.

"That's okay. You can bring him over first and let me take a look. If he's suitable, he'll stay." Cheng Mo didn't finish his words. He didn't see anyone, so it was impossible for him to agree directly.

"Nacheng, then I will bring it to you tomorrow." Xu Qinghe nodded, "By the way, Detective Xiao Cheng, when I was at work today, I heard people talking about the disappearance of an editor of Dacheng Newspaper. If you don’t see people, you won’t see corpses…”

"Oh, do you know who did it?" Cheng Mo thought. The concession on the isolated island has never been peaceful. The Japanese and puppet elements wantonly assassinated, kidnapped and sabotaged people in the concession in endlessly, especially patriots. The persecution is the most severe, with people in the educational and literary circles bearing the brunt.

These people are not only influential, but also have huge appeal. The pens in their hands are three times more powerful than the swords and guns. How can the Japanese puppet agents not hate them to the core?

"Lao Xu, please help me tally up the recent cases that have been encountered by newspaper workers, education and literary circles. In this case, I'll do it with you, starting with our old police station..." Cheng Mo He thought for a moment and said.

"Little Detective Cheng, what do you want to do?"

"I just want to know who is behind these cases?" Cheng Mo said.

"Detective Xiao Cheng, this is a case of the criminal department. Is it against the rules for our political department to intervene?" Xu Qinghe said.

"I didn't say that I wanted to get involved in the criminal investigation. I just wanted to understand the relationship behind these cases." Cheng Mo said, "These cases have only occurred frequently recently. There must be a deep relationship between them."

"Yes."

Xu Qinghe agreed. After working as a patrol officer for so many years, it was extremely rare for a superior to take such an initiative in investigating a case.

Most of them only appear in the hot-blooded little guys who have just entered the patrol room, but the little trainee patrol officers are not qualified to investigate the case independently. Therefore, after experiencing the blow, many people choose to follow the crowd and investigate the case. That is the superior's business.

No matter how hard you work, if the case is solved, it will always be your boss who makes the meritorious service and gets the award. Only by currying favor with your boss and waiting for your boss to be promoted or there is a vacancy will you have a chance to get to the position by relying on your true ability, which is almost impossible in the patrol room. possible.

In fact, it is not difficult to count these cases. Find the newspapers published in the market in the recent period.

You can find news on it that someone was kidnapped, someone received a threatening letter, and so on.

Those who can be reported to the police are basically those who have reported it to the police in the patrol room. Those who have not reported it to the police and choose to resolve it privately may be more.

Criminal cases occur frequently, and the patrol houses in the concession have long been accustomed to it. As for the crime detection rate, when did the patrol houses ask for the crime detection rate?

According to Cheng Mo's understanding, the detection rate of security cases in the patrol room is about 70%, while that of criminal cases is less than half. In recent times, it has dropped to 20 to 30%. In some cases, they even know who did it. But the person just can't be arrested, let alone the case closed.

"Mr. Xiao Cheng, someone is causing trouble in Xianshi Department Store. Please go there as soon as possible..."

"okay, I get it."

Xianshi Department Store is right next door to Laozha Fang. It used to be on the same street and is now there. However, the south gate facing the main road is closed, and the ground floor facing the street is rented out as a shop. The annual rental income is also It can be regarded as a considerable amount of income for Laozha Fang.

Xianshi Department Store is located along Nanjing Road to the east, at the junction with Zhejiang Road, at the northwest corner. This area is the most prosperous and lively place in the concession.

Moreover, Xianshi Department Store, together with Daxin, Yongan and Xinxin, is known as one of the four major department stores in the Republic of China. It was founded by overseas Chinese in Australia. It mainly sells high-end foreign goods. The prices of the products are clearly marked and sold at the same price. The main products are It's all about high-end and quality.

Cheng Mo rushed to the scene with Xu Qinghe and found that the situation was very simple. A Japanese man was buying high-end cosmetics in Xianshi Department Store. Seeing that the salesperson was pretty, he couldn't help but feel like a beast. Not only did he tease her, but he also insulted her.

The young saleswoman called her companion and other store staff, and surrounded the person and her companion.

Ask the Japanese to apologize and compensate for the damaged cosmetics.

Little did they know that this Japanese man was very arrogant. Not only did he not admit that he had insulted and molested the saleswoman, he also slandered the saleswoman for breaking the expensive crocodile cosmetics. Not only would he not compensate or apologize, but he also asked the saleswoman to bow to her. Pay him for the soiled clothes.

Therefore, the manager of Xianshi Department Store decided to call the police on the spot and let the patrol room solve the problem.

In this type of case, many detectives or inspectors will hide when they see it, because if they are not handled well, it will bring trouble to themselves.

The case is not complicated.

Xu Qinghe also secretly told Cheng Mo that in this type of case, each case would be dealt with 50 times. Of course, in the end, the department store and the saleswoman would be the unlucky ones.

After all, there is no evidence to prove which one of the saleswoman and Japanese words is true and which one is false.

The Japanese are arrogant.

It is estimated that no one will stand up to testify in such a case where everyone insists on their own opinions, and the people in the department store have a stake. Even if it is proved that the Japanese molested and insulted the saleswoman, it will not be accepted in court.

There have been cases like this before. As long as no one comes forward to testify, it is basically the department store and the saleswoman who lose.

"I have understood the situation. Now both parties are insisting on whether to choose legal action or mediation?" Cheng Mo looked businesslike.

Legal action would be a big hassle. Not only would it cost a lot of time and money, especially for the saleswoman, she would be very likely to be fired after this incident, and if the company awarded compensation, the company might He will be responsible for it personally.

But if you mediate, you may be able to settle the matter in compensation and save your job opportunities.

Therefore, the saleswoman Xiaojuan naturally wanted to mediate.

The Japanese didn't seem to want to take legal action, so he wanted to extort a sum of money to settle the matter, so he nodded and agreed.

He seemed to have noticed that neither Xianshi Company nor the patrol room could do anything to him. This sense of superiority arose spontaneously, and he revealed a contemptuous and proud smile.

"Manager, do you have a mediation room here?"

"Is there a conference room, okay?" The department store manager didn't want to go to court, so he nodded immediately.

"can."

Xu Qinghe secretly gave Cheng Mo a thumbs up. He handled this matter expertly and took the person involved away first to prevent the crowd from gathering and causing greater impact.

In a conference room, both parties are talking, and no matter how intense the conflict is, it is controllable.

"Since you have reported the case, you need to make a transcript. Lao Xu, you are responsible for giving it to Miss Xiaojuan, and I will give it to Mr. Watanabe." Cheng Mo ordered, "If we can't reach an agreement, the transcript can also be used as a submission in the future. Testify in court.”

"Yes, boss." Xu Qinghe didn't know what kind of medicine Cheng Mo was selling in his gourd, but he still did as he was told and called the salesperson Xiaojuan to the next room to take notes.

Cheng Mo invited Watanabe Jun to the conference room, closed the door, and greeted him directly in Japanese: "I'm sorry, Mr. Watanabe, for causing you trouble."

This pure Tokyo accent surprised Jun Watanabe.

"Who is your Excellency?"

"Formal introduction, my name is Cheng Mo, detective from the Special Agent Unit of the Public Concession Police Department." Cheng Mo introduced himself, "I studied abroad at Waseda University in Japan and have lived in Japan for more than five years. I have a deep understanding of that land. Extremely deep emotions.”

"Hello, Cheng Sang." Watanabe Jun stood up and bowed.

"Today's matter is not a big deal. I will take care of it. But please give me some respect, Mr. Watanabe, and don't embarrass this saleswoman too much?" Cheng Mo said with a smile.

"No, as long as she apologizes to me and compensates for my clothes, I won't pursue it anymore!" Watanabe Jun laughed.

"Okay, thank you Watanabe-kun." Cheng Mo lowered his head with satisfaction, "I'll go tell her and ask her to come over and apologize to you."

After chatting for a while, Cheng Mo opened the door and came out.

Then he entered the room where Xu Qinghe was taking notes for Xiaojuan. After whispering a few instructions to Xu Qinghe, Xu Qinghe drove him out with shocked eyes, and then said some words to Xiaojuan in the small room.

Salesperson Xiaojuan finally agreed to apologize to Watanabe Jun.

So, Cheng Mo led the salesperson Xiaojuan into the conference room where Jun Watanabe was. Just as he was about to prepare for formal mediation, Xu Qinghe suddenly came in and asked Cheng Mo about something.

Cheng Mo then gave an explanation and left the conference room.

When Jun Watanabe looked at Xiaojuan, a young and cute salesperson who was shy and timid, the evil in his bones was instantly ready to stir...

What he didn't know was that just when he was about to release the evil in his heart, the door of the conference room was suddenly knocked open, and at least seven or eight cameras were shooting at them.

In an instant, Jun Watanabe's ugly appearance was exposed under the spotlight.

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