Chapter 547
On the 7th of July, Cheng Mo woke up in the morning, accompanied Su Moer to have breakfast at the hospital, and waited for Xiaoyu to come and take his shift before driving to work at the police station.
Today was an important day.
As long as nothing major happened, everything would naturally pass peacefully.
Cheng Mo definitely had to be at the police station the whole day and could not take any time off to avoid work.
But as soon as he arrived early in the morning, he heard several pieces of bad news: the warehouse was robbed, the railway tracks were vandalized, and someone was attacked when they went out…
But none of these things happened in the concession, and, well, only in the HK district. The recent anti-traitor operations of the military and the police against the Japanese collaborators have gradually expanded to the Japanese.
The number of cases of attacking and killing Japanese soldiers or officers who are alone is increasing day by day, and whether it is done by the military and the police or not, it will eventually be blamed on him.
The Japanese needed No. 76, so naturally their support would not be small, and Lin Shiqun’s crackdown on the two gangs was even more ruthless.
This forced Lin Shiqun to give up trying to please both sides.
鈥淏oss, our people have all been sent out today. As long as we get through today, we can breathe a sigh of relief,鈥� Lv Yue reported as he entered the door.
鈥淔ocus on Nanjing Road, and also, the few people we are keeping an eye on, send someone to protect them, don’t let anything go wrong.鈥�
“Understood.鈥�
鈥淐hief Cheng, Akutagawa from the Hongkou Dojo of the Black Dragon Society wants to meet you.鈥�
鈥漌hat does he want?鈥�
鈥漈hey want to set up a ring in the most luxurious part of Nanjing Road and challenge the Chinese martial arts masters.鈥�
鈥淭his is the modern age, and he still wants to do this kind of thing. He wants to set up a ring, so he can set it up in Hongkou himself. It’s not allowed in the concession.鈥� Cheng Mo refused outright. This was clearly someone who had come to stir up trouble. If he agreed to let him set it up, there would definitely be trouble, and it might even lead to a catastrophe.
Not to mention that he would never agree to it, even if he reported it, the Board of Directors of the Public Works Department would never agree to it either.
鈥淵es!鈥�
鈥滲oss, there are students taking to the streets on Changsha Road. They are targeting the Chinachem Hotel…鈥�
鈥滱ctivate the emergency plan. We must not let the students go there. We must stop them!鈥� Cheng Mo’s face suddenly changed when he heard this. The students were too young and easily agitated. Once they got carried away, there would be huge casualties. Japan would not sit down and reason with you. By then, a machine gun would be set up directly. Once a bloodbath was caused, the entire Shanghai would be thrown into chaos.
The Chinachem Hotel, of course, Cheng Mo knows that today, the commander of the Japanese military forces in China, Nishio Teruzo, is in Shanghai to attend the commemoration of the so-called 鈥淭hird Anniversary of the Incident in China鈥�.
Such a protest is bound to be directed at this commander.
However, Nishio Teruzo likes to launch surprise attacks. He is in Shanghai for inspection, and no special preparations have been made in advance.
Therefore, not to mention that very few people in Shanghai know about it, the outside world is even less aware of it. After all, the safety of His Excellency the Commander is of the utmost importance.
It was intriguing that these students had such a clear goal in mind.
Cheng Mo knew one thing for sure: the conflict between the Japanese military police commander in Shanghai, Miura Saburo, and Nishio Teruzo was irreconcilable.
In addition, some of the younger members of the military had long been dissatisfied with the upper echelons’ weak policy of not daring to go to war with the West. The concession area was such a piece of fat meat, right in front of their eyes, and they really couldn’t get it into their mouths.
So these people could no longer hold back. Miura Saburo was a bold and reckless guy. In his position as the commander of the military police, he had no scruples and arrested and killed indiscriminately. He was completely inhumane and a devil. What’s more, he was also extremely greedy. Not only did he rake in money by all means, some wealthy people in Shanghai were often extorted, and even traitors were not spared.
This kind of person actually sat in the position of commander of the military police for two years, and there was no sign that he would move.
Obviously, someone appreciates Miura Saburo, otherwise he would not be so arrogant. He even looked down on Nishio Teruzo, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invasion army, and even plotted to assassinate him and frame the blame on the concession.
If Nishio Teruzo died in the concession, then as the commander of the Japanese military police in Shanghai, he would have an excuse to order troops to enter the concession.
Once troops occupied the concession, it would be impossible to return it, and war would be inevitable.
Cheng Mo really couldn’t care whether Saigo died or not, but he must not die in the public concession, as that would give the Japanese an excuse to start trouble.
Cheng Mo could have ignored this matter, because it was clearly recorded in history that Miura Saburo’s plan to rebel had failed, and he had been arrested by Saigo Teruzo, who had learned of all his plans.
However, the outcome of this incident was very surprising. Miura Sabur艒 was not punished at all, and was only transferred from his post as commander of the Shanghai military police. Nishio Teruzo, on the other hand, lost his position as commander due to poor performance and returned to Japan to retire.
The fact that there was no proper punishment for this kind of insubordination and unauthorized provocation of trouble shows that the Japanese military had long since reached a consensus on going to war with the UK and the US. Otherwise, there would have been no punishment for Miura Sabur艒’s actions.
Although the outcome would not have changed much, it was still necessary to take precautions to prevent any accidents.
Therefore, he deliberately arranged a mobile patrol force near the Huamao Hotel, especially armored cars, so that they could respond immediately in the event of an emergency.
He could not make decisions based on predictions, and could only arrange the forces in his possession to advantageous positions within his capabilities.
Nishio Teruzo was a traditional military man who believed that soldiers are soldiers and should not interfere in politics, which should be left to politicians.
Therefore, he was somewhat of an outsider in the Japanese military and did not even have many friends. The fact that he became commander-in-chief of the Japanese invasion army was the result of a balance of power.
In fact, none of his orders ever left the headquarters, and neither Gangcun Ningci in Wuhan nor Tada Shun in North China would listen to him.
The real person in charge was the chief of staff Itagaki Seishiro.
鈥淭eam leader, Nishio Teruzo has arrived in Shanghai, and the convoy is heading towards the concession.鈥�
鈥漈ell Lao Liu to wait for my order and not to act rashly.鈥� Cheng Mo hung up the phone call from Shen Mo with a stern order.
Miura Saburo couldn’t stand Nishio Teruzo’s love of pomp and circumstance, and Nishio Teruzo couldn’t stand Miura Saburo’s style, which didn’t at all resemble that of a soldier.
This time, he suddenly decided to come to Shanghai. One reason was to attend the so-called celebration, and the other was to find an excuse to get rid of Miura Saburo. He was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese expeditionary force, and no one else in the entire Japanese army in China was higher in rank than him.
The Japanese military had a strict hierarchy, so every time Nishio Teruzo came to scold Miura Saburo, it was like scolding a grandson. Therefore, Miura Saburo also hated Nishio Teruzo desperately.
Since you started it, don’t blame me for finishing it.
If you want to get me, I’ll get you, get you, and I’ll make sure you die a valuable death.
In fact, Miura Saburo is a ruthless person. If the situation were reversed, if it weren’t for national hatred and family hatred, Cheng Mo would also admire such a person.
Miura Saburo, the guy he wants to get rid of, almost got himself killed before.