Chapter 220.

Wuchang, under the Luo Jia Mountain.

A small three-story building.

Surrounded by guards and heavily guarded, this was the branch office of the Junta Telecommunications Office in Wuhan, the main office had already moved to Chongqing.

The head office has been moved to Chongqing, but Wuchang is still the seat of the provisional government, so the branch office still carries out most of the head office’s work, but it is ready to leave.

The Military Commission predicted that Wuhan would eventually be untenable, and that the three Wuhan towns could not be turned into the next Nanking.

Therefore, evacuation had long been on the agenda.

“Secretary Mao, Shanghai Vulture is calling.”

“What’s the situation?”

“It’s a top secret message, the contents are only accessible to Boss Dai.” The machine secretary said.

“Boss Dai has gone to Changsha now and won’t be back for a while, forget it, give it to me.” Mao Qiwu frowned and reached out to command.

However, when Mao Qiwu took a look at the contents of the telegram, a fine bead of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead, hurriedly putting away the message, with a wave of his hand, signaling the machine secretary to go out, and then after a moment’s consideration, he grabbed the red confidential telephone on the table.

“Hey, Boss Dai, it’s me ……”

“Yes, I know, I’ll get right on it.”

Chen Bulei, the director of the second division of the service room, had just laid down for a nap not long before he was woken up by his secretary, saying that someone from the military junta came to ask for an important meeting.

On hearing this, Chen Bulei immediately sat up and ordered the visitor to be invited in.

Mao Qiwu came in with the telegram and gave Chen Bulei a careful and detailed report of the telegram and Dai Yunong’s meaning.

“Good, I know, I’ll interview Mr. Chiang right away, let’s get a head start on this matter and create public opinion, once we let the Japanese get the jump on us then it’ll be troublesome.”

“The case has already happened for a day, is it too late?”

“It’s not too late, there is still a time limit for news transmission, on the Shanghai side, we still need Director Dai to make arrangements, let the comrades who are lurking in Shanghai try to build up the momentum, and we will cooperate on our side.” Chen Bulei said.

“You can rest assured, we are already making arrangements.”

“How come you are free to come over during working hours?” Wen Qiu was a bit surprised to see Cheng Mo, it was best for him and Cheng Mo to meet as little as possible.

“Orders from the Brits, came out to do some errands, came over to see you on the way.” Cheng Mo explained, “I’m kind of craving for sister-in-law’s dumplings.”

“Where did you get the dumplings if you didn’t say so in advance?” Wen Qiu didn’t have the good sense to say, “Next time, you say it in advance and then come over.”

“Got it.”

“What’s the matter, hurry up and say.”

“Tang Shaochuan was killed, master know it?”

“Just know, Wukang Road over there in and out of the condolence people are lined up, the newspaper also published the relevant news, I can not know?” Wen Qiu said, “The death of Tang Shaochuan will not have something to do with you, right?” “It does have a bit to do with it.”

“Cheng Mo, such a big thing, you don’t even discuss it with me, you are unorganized and undisciplined ……” Wen Qiu sniffed and was furious.

“Senior brother, I said it’s somewhat related, I didn’t say that I killed the person.” Cheng Mo was busy saying, “I’m now a member of the military junta, this person was killed by the military junta’s Shanghai Special Zone, it’s not wrong for me to say that it has something to do with me.”

“You knew, why didn’t you say it in advance?” Only then did Wen Qiu realize that he had been taken into the ditch by Cheng Mo’s sentence, and gave him a cross look, saying.

“I didn’t know until after the fact, people can inform me about the secret assassination mission of the Shanghai secret agents?” Cheng Mo said.

“Then how did you know?”

“There’s no need to ask, those who have a motive to kill and can do such a beautiful job, in the Shanghai Concession, there’s only the ‘Life Chasing Tai Yang’ Cao Lijun.”

“Isn’t there a powerful assassin in the military junta, nicknamed ‘Nine Palace’, why do you think it’s him?” Wen Qiu asked suspiciously.

“‘Nine Palaces’ has always been a solitary and mysterious person, and this assassination of Tang Shaochuan is a completely elaborate plan, not something that can be accomplished by a single person, and Cao Lijun specializes in this type of assassination, so it can only be him.” Cheng Mo analyzed and explained.

“Tang Shaochuan has always been at odds with Chiang, and he once served as the premier of the Beiyang government, the patriarch of the Republic of China, the Japanese wanted to pull him out of the mountain to cooperate with Liang Hongzhi’s pseudo-government, and with his death, the Japanese’s wish to the extent that it was frustrated.” Wen Qiu said.

“Tang Shaochuan this death, the Japanese should be jumping to their feet, but their reaction this time is somewhat intriguing.” Cheng Mo said, “Even just making a statement of ‘regret’, it’s obvious that they want to sit on the fact that Shao Lao’s death was a military junta assassination.”

“Since the person is already dead, it’s only natural to maximize the value of the dead person and use the death of Shao Lao to provoke a split within the KMT, right?”

“Right, next, I guess the Japanese must release the news that Shao Lao agreed to some conditions from the Japanese, and point the finger directly at the Junta’s Hoeing Action Team in the Shanghai Special Zone, Shao Lao served as the Premier and is a patriarch of the Republic of China, many of his friends and subordinates are still in key positions today, if this matter is confirmed to be a military junta assassination, Mr. Chiang will have a headache.” Cheng Mo said.

“What should we do then?”

“Shao Lao met with the Japanese in private and secretly, this itself is to gamble with his reputation for a lifetime, Mr. Chiang had asked someone to persuade him to go and live in Hong Kong or Chongqing and other places, he refused, obviously he still has illusions about peace, as for whether he is sincere in defecting to the Japanese, I think it may not be the case, it’s just that his selfishness is too much, and he will end up harming himself as well.” Cheng Mo said, “Especially at the time of the life and death of the Wuhan Conference Battle, he should not meet with the Japanese in private.”

“A leaf blinds the eye, if they could all be as sober as you are, this wouldn’t have happened.” Wenqiu sighed.

“I think let’s put out the news that Tang Shaochuan rejected the Japanese while at the same time putting out the news that Tang Shaochuan was murdered because he rejected the Japanese.” Cheng Mo said.

“You’re not making up nonsense!” Wen Qiu sucked in a breath of cool air.

“To make up blind lies, let’s first muddy the water, lie a hundred times, then it becomes the truth.” Cheng Mo said, “And, we make up lies, whether it is the Japanese or the Kuomintang side will not openly deny, the Japanese denied the former, that Tang Shaochuan is a real betrayal of the national interests of the country’s traitors, kill the traitors without any problem, the country even if you do not agree with Mr. Chiang’s approach, but will not fiercely opposed, the Japanese denied the latter, he will have to prove his innocence, unless the murderer, but the murderer can be so easy to catch! The murderer, but is it that easy to catch the murderer? Once it’s past the news fever, even if you clarify it, what can you do? As for Chiang’s side, that won’t even bother to deny it, originally these two blind lies were in his favor.”

“Cheng Mo, we communists are open and honest, this kind of rumor mongering is really against our party principles.”

“Senior, you and I are making reasonable guesses, at least if Shao Lao refused to cooperate with the Japanese, they would have a reason to kill him.” Cheng Mo said.

“Didn’t you just say that Tang Shaochuan was murdered by the Junta?”

“I’m also just analyzing the information I got, I don’t have any solid evidence, besides, the Shanghai Special Zone won’t take the initiative to tell me this secret ah!” Cheng Mo said with a show of hands.

“You, this this mouth, a bellyful of sophistry.” Wen Qiu looked at Cheng Mo in a daze and held his tongue for half a day before speaking.

“Don’t worry, on the Junta side, they’ll do the same, I’ve already suggested it to the upper peak, as long as they don’t make any stupid mistakes, they’ll definitely do what I say.” Cheng Mo hemmed and hawed.

This war of words had something to fight for.