There was no formal Japanese concession in old Shanghai, but as more and more Japanese expatriates lived in Hongkou, the Hongkou area gradually became the Japanese concession.

After Shanghai opened its port in the mid-19th century, the first people came to Western powers. Later, the Japanese began to live in large quantities in Shanghai, mostly in Wusong Road and Wuchang Road in Hongkou. Many Japanese opened yarn mills and textile factories in Hongkou and Yangpu. In 1923, after the regular routes from Shanghai to Nagasaki were opened, the number of Japanese expatriates began to increase significantly.

In the area of ​​Hongkou, there are many Japanese factories, and there are Japanese shops on the roadside, watch shops, clothing shops, photo shops, izakayas, and even Japanese brothels. You can find authentic Japanese girls in it, which can be called "Yashidie"!

This is not new, it can be found in Shanghai now. (Note 1)

Of course, in addition to the normal businessmen, Japanese intelligence agencies in old Shanghai were also established here.

A building in the Japanese settlement area of ​​Hongkou is strictly guarded here, which is one of the workplaces of Japanese intelligence agencies in old Shanghai.

In one of the rooms, Gu San Sanwu was kneeling on the tatami, and in the owner's position was a kimono man in his fifties.

The man in the kimono was named Hirojiro Sada. He was a scholar on the surface and had published many books on Sino-Japanese relations. His actual position was the head of the investigation section of Manchu Railway.

There is no need to introduce the official title of "Investigation Section Chief" in detail. I believe everyone knows what he does.

I saw Tan San Sanwu bow slightly and said, "Secretary Sada, my basic investigation work is almost completed. I will complete the investigation report as soon as possible and submit it to you."

Hirojiro Sada nodded and said, "I heard that you have encountered some difficulties in your investigation?"

"It's not a difficult thing, but when I was investigating at the Affiliated Middle School of Fudan University, Yamazaki lost to a Chinese." Gu Sansanwu said.

"Yamazaki still confessed to the Chinese?" Hirojiro Sada said inadvertently.

"The mistakes he made should bear the consequences. I have asked him to pack his luggage and return to Mantik tomorrow. Such a loser will only bring shame to us when he continues to stay in Shanghai." Gu Sansanwu replied mercilessly.

"Oh, as long as the investigation progress does not affect the progress, everything will be arranged by you." Hirojiro Sada paused and continued: "Although this investigation is carried out by our South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd., the military still attaches great importance to it."

"I don't have to hide some things from you. The land under our feet will sooner or later belong to the Great Japanese Empire. In the future, our brave warriors will enter this land and occupy it."

"When at that time, the middle school students you have been investigating these days are likely to become soldiers, soldiers, resist our warriors, and cause casualties to our warriors! They will become our enemies. So we must have an understanding of the enemy. There is an old Chinese saying that knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will win every battle, which is what it means."

Gu Sansanwu nodded seriously: "Secretary, I understand. Your words made me realize. My work today is to prepare for occupying this land in the future. If we understand the physical fitness of Chinese teenagers, it is equivalent to understanding the physical fitness of future Chinese soldiers."

"Yes, teenagers are the future of a country, and Chinese teenagers will fight with our soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire in the future. If we know more about them, we will have a greater chance of winning. So, I hope your investigation report is as detailed as possible. This report may become a reference for the military to formulate offensive strategies in the future. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me directly." Hirojiro Sada said.

"Please rest assured, Chief Sada, I will work hard to complete this work." Gu Sansanwu said and bowed again.

...

Of course, Gu Sansanwu would not run from Northeast China to Shanghai to find fault with him. He was under the banner of sports exchanges, and his real purpose was to investigate the physical fitness of Shanghai middle school students.

It has been said before that the government of the Republic of China may not know how many newspapers were sent in old Shanghai, but the Japanese knew that this was enough to show that Japan's investigation into China had reached an omnipresent situation.

In fact, the Japanese military is also very clear that the time for a full invasion of China is not yet available. Zhang Shaomao still has hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops, and it is not possible for Japan to enter the pass in a short period of time. Because of this reason, they asked the Manchurian Railway to investigate the physical fitness of Chinese teenagers.

These teenagers are still young and are just students, but when war breaks out in the future, they will become adults, they will become soldiers, pick up guns and fight against the invaders. Especially these teenagers who have been to school may become officers in the future and become the main force in fighting the invaders.

Gu Sansanwu was once the number one sprinter in Asia and participated in the Olympics. This identity is a good cover. For China, which is still in the wilderness of sports, Gu Sansanwu's visit has a feeling of "welcoming a big bull to guide the work". Gu Sansanwu's investigation was also very smooth, and he collected a lot of information about the physical fitness of Chinese teenagers.

In fact, the collection of information about Gu San San San Wu has almost been completed. Yamazaki Masao's provocation at Fudan High School was not expected by Gu San San Wu. He did not expect that his disciples would be so proud and had to take the initiative to join the scene after winning the game. He did not expect that Chen Qiang would appear and defeat Yamazaki Masao like a crushing victory.

...

Early the next morning, Chen Qiang arrived at the door of Fudan High School. He planned to return the vest shorts and rubber shoes to Wang Changshou.

After waiting for a while, he saw Wang Changshou coming from a distance in a chartered car. Chen Qiang immediately went up to meet him.

Chen Qiang deliberately put on an expression of thinking about others and said, "Young Master, I was really sorry yesterday. I left without having time to participate in the tug-of-war competition. I had no choice but to beat that Japanese. If the school tracks down and knows that I am not a student of the school, it may also implicate you, Master!"

"I understand, you escaped in advance, and I can save trouble. I will be troublesome when you are caught. I don't know how to explain to the teacher. But you were so powerful yesterday that you can beat that Japanese. How did you do it?" Wang Changshou asked curiously.

"Just run, I just thought that someone in front wanted to buy my newspaper, and run as fast as I can. I am a newspaper seller. I just have to run around every day to earn a living. If I can't run fast, I'm afraid I won't even make money before the meal." Chen Qiang answered.

Of course he had to say this on purpose. He had no power, no power, no background, could only hide his weakness. If he had any sprinting skills, it would cause unnecessary trouble.

The little fat Wang Changshou is also easy to fool. He doesn’t know how to run at a sprint anyway, but he thinks what Chen Qiang said makes sense.

"Young master, I'll give you this clothes and rubber shoes." Chen Qiang said as he took out the vest shorts and rubber shoes.

"I'll give it to you. It's old. I can't use it after you pass it through it. You can keep it for yourself." Wang Changshou waved his hand and continued, "I should go to class, let's go first."

Chen Qiang didn't want to owe Wang Changshou the favor. These vests and shorts were not worth much money, but rubber shoes were not cheap. At this time, China had no rubber industry and could not produce rubber shoes themselves. Rubber shoes were all imported goods. Rare things are expensive. Even second-hand old rubber shoes can be sold at a clothing store for a few dollars.

Chen Qiang stopped Wang Changshou with one hand, took out a few tabloids with his other hand, and handed them to Wang Changshou: "This is my new newspaper in the morning, I will give it to you, even if I thank you for giving me clothes and shoes."

When Wang Changshou heard this, he gave it to him for free, he immediately took the newspaper and put it happily into his schoolbag.

At this time, at the school gate, a pair of eyes were staring at this place. It was a teacher from Fudan High School.

"Isn't that newspaper boy who outperformed the Japanese yesterday? Why is he a newspaper boy selling newspapers? No wonder the teachers in the school don't know him. It turns out that he is not a student of our school at all!"

The teacher's eyes rolled and remembered the scene of the whole school looking for someone yesterday.

"I heard that Principal Li was looking for him yesterday, but the whole school could not find him. Principal Li was very unhappy at that time, which made several directors scolded. Should I tell the news to several directors?"

The teacher looked at Wang Changshou again: "I also have an impression of that fat man. He seems to be named Wang Changshou. His academic performance is not very good on weekdays. It seems that Wang Changshou knows that newspaper boy."

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Chapter completed!