nycdaug Chapter 274 Why the Frenchman got hard
Chapter 274 Why the Frenchman got hard
Shinichi Nakajima's tone was very sharp, and it didn't sound like he was joking at all.
Yang Shuang swallowed subconsciously and quickly explained: "Captain Nakajima, do you have any misunderstandings? Our patrol station did not deliberately conceal anything."
"As for the documents you mentioned, we don't know anything about them."
"Don't know? You're the ones who arrested the man and handed over the documents, and now you're telling me you don't know." Nakajima Shinichi sneered, "Director Yang, not everything can be covered up by saying you don't know."
"Director Yang, you really can't be so perfunctory." Just when Yang Shuang was sweating profusely in anxiety, a familiar voice suddenly came from the door.
Zhou Mingqi walked into the room slowly and looked at Nakajima Shinichi and said, "Captain Nakajima, what you said makes sense. I admit that we have failed in our duties, but you have to give me some time to find out what happened."
"You came up and said that a secret document was lost. Where was it lost? How was it lost? Who took it? None of this has been investigated. Now that you say this, I can think that you are deliberately provoking conflicts between Japan and France."
"What if a war really breaks out between the two sides because of such a small matter? Commander Nakajima, are you able to bear the responsibility?"
Zhou Mingqi seemed like a different person. His tone became aggressive as soon as he came in, and Nakajima Shinichi was speechless for a moment.
Even Yang Shuang couldn't help but be stunned. Is this still the same Inspector Zhou who always changes his attitude according to the situation?
"Inspector Zhou is indeed the pillar of support in the French Concession." Wu Sibao said with a smile, "He is always so calm when speaking and doing things."
"I have no control over the documents. I just want to know what my brothers have done to offend you and why you want to arrest them."
Zhou Mingqi laughed and said, "Captain Wu, you are joking. How dare we arrest No. 76?"
"My subordinates were blind and offended several brothers. I have asked Captain Li to ask them to come out."
As he spoke, Zhou Mingqi took out another small yellow croaker, handed it to Wu Sibao and said, "It's a little token of my appreciation."
"Please have a drink, brothers. This will be Zhou's apology."
Tsk tsk tsk, there seems to be something wrong with the reaction of the police station.
According to their previous plan, Yang Shuang should have asked the French for instructions at this time.
Cowards like Zhou Mingqi have always been good at protecting themselves. His current reaction is obviously inconsistent with his previous ones. Did they know something?
Nakajima Shinichi hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, Chief Zhou, I can give you some time, but I want to take that Military Control Commissioner away."
"He must have accomplices behind him,"
"I'm sorry, Commander Nakajima, you can't take this person away." Zhou Mingqi said in a deep voice: "He is the person who handled the document you mentioned."
"If he was taken away by you, then we will remain skeptical about when the document was lost, or whether the document exists at all."
"If you insist on taking him away, can I assume that you intend to take over the investigation and that this matter has nothing to do with our French Concession Police Station anymore?"
this...
Nakajima Shinichi and Wu Sibao looked at each other. Just a few words made them feel in a dilemma.
After a while, Nakajima Shinichi said, "I can give you 24 hours at most. You must give me an explanation."
Zhou Mingqi smiled and said, "Twenty-four hours should be enough."
"That's great, Captain Wu, let's go."
After saying that, Nakajima Nobuyuki stood up and winked at Wu Sibao, and the two turned and walked out of the director's office.
Yang Shuang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Captain Nakajima, Captain Wu, I'll see you off."
Watching them leave, Zhou Mingqi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. If it were summer, others would be able to clearly see that his back was covered in sweat.
After taking a breath, Zhou Mingqi picked up the phone on the table and said, "Please connect me to Hall 2 of the French Consulate."
"Beep, beep, beep," after a busy tone, my brother-in-law Fili's voice came from the other side: "What's going on?"
Zhou Mingqi said cautiously: "Brother-in-law, they have been sent away. They said they would give us 24 hours."
"Twenty-four hours, huh, that's enough." Fili said in a deep voice, "Mingqi, I don't care what method you use, but you must make that person tell the truth within twenty-four hours."
"You can use whatever means you want, but if anything goes wrong, the consulate will be responsible."
Zhou Mingqi responded, hung up the phone, and his brows unconsciously knitted together again.
When Zhou Mingqi heard that the Japanese were coming to cause trouble, his first reaction was that he should not get involved in this matter and should run as far away as possible.
After slipping out from the back door, in order to avoid being held accountable in the future, Zhou Mingqi thought of calling his brother-in-law, Philie, a director of the French Concession Municipal Council.
He was able to call the shots in the police station thanks to the support of his brother-in-law.
Who would have thought that after telling the other party about this, Fili behaved contrary to his usual behavior, asking him to go back quickly and telling him not to bow to the Japanese under any circumstances.
This is very strange.
Just last year, in order to ensure that merchant ships could enter and exit Shanghai smoothly, the French Concession Municipal Council made concessions to the Japanese and allowed their high-frequency trams to enter and exit the concession in order to capture anti-Japanese elements hiding in the French Concession.
Moreover, over the past year or so, the French avoided the Japanese whenever possible and gave in whenever possible.
Why did he suddenly become so tough this time?
Although he didn't understand what was going on, Zhou Mingqi could only follow Philly's orders.
This brother-in-law is his only support. If he offends even him, then his career as a detective will be over.
In the consulate, Hall No. 2, several directors of the Municipal Council and the Chinese Minister to China, Sarath, all stared blankly at the Chinese man opposite them.
This person is the commissioner sent by Shancheng to Shanghai for negotiations, a subordinate of Deputy Minister Guo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a diplomat specializing in French affairs, Yang Qichang...
Chen Guangfu was originally in charge of French affairs. Since the outbreak of the Battle of Wuhan, Chen Guangfu and Minister Gu were responsible for contacting the United States, and Yang Qichang took over the French side.
A few days ago, after receiving the peace negotiation mission assigned by his superiors, Yang Qichang flew directly to Hong Kong Island and then took a boat to Shanghai.
It can be said that before the frame-up plan even started, he had already arrived in Shanghai, made a deal with the French, and signed the Sino-French Mutual Assistance Agreement.
"Mr. Yang, I'm a little surprised that you seem to have known for a long time that the Japanese would take advantage of this situation to attack the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway."
Sarath looked at Yang Qichang and said, "The intelligence capabilities of the Military Control Commission are indeed admirable."
"Sir Sarath," Yang Qichang said with a smile, "We can't say that we knew about it a long time ago, but we have been paying attention to their movements."
There will be another chapter later...