1938, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Meng Shaoyuan wanted to kill someone!

This news quickly spread among the various Japanese special agencies in the Shanghai Public Concession. Within two hours, all the principal persons in charge of the Japanese special agencies were aware of it.

The shock this gave them was huge.

Meng Shaoyuan wanted to kill someone!

This man has gradually become a legendary figure in Shanghai, especially in the public settlement, although the Japanese are obviously unwilling to admit this.

However, as long as it was something Meng Shaoyuan wanted to do, it seemed that there was nothing he couldn't do.

The feeling of being on the verge of a formidable enemy began to spread among Japanese special agencies.

Although it was not known who Meng Shaoyuan wanted to kill, how many people he wanted to kill, and when, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Navy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and even the leaders of the Japanese private spy organizations all issued the same order to their subordinates:

Before the matter is fully understood, no one should go out without authorization to ensure life safety.

It is rare in the history of competition between Chinese and Japanese secret services that one person's influence can be so great...

…

"How can one person be so influential?" In the Shanghai Secret Service of the Japanese Army Ministry of War, Hahara Koichi seemed to find this matter extremely interesting.

"Hahara-kun, you just came to Shanghai, so you are not very clear about some situations." Agency director Yoshio Wanda said with a gloomy face: "In all the previous contests with Meng Shaoyuan, we have all been at a disadvantage. It is shameful to say that, but this is

Fact: There is no one he dares not kill. Although there is no evidence to prove that Chiaki Akagi's death is related to him, he is the biggest suspect.

Please remember, he can even know about one of our outside agents, a little person, and openly declares war, ah, maybe it cannot be said to be a blatant declaration of war, but at least he has issued a terrible threat. No matter which contact point is removed, this

It will all be our loss, and what’s more serious is that it will cause a series of uncontrollable impacts.”

Hikaru Hahara listened very carefully.

He found that Kawamoto Kojiro had not spoken from beginning to end: "Kawamoto-kun, I heard that you studied psychology in the United States. Why do you think Meng Shaoyuan did this?"

"What do you mean?" Kawamoto Kojiro asked.

"As far as the Shanghai Public Concession is concerned, there are three giants in the army." Koichi Hahara said slowly: "Zhou Weilong, Cheng Yiming, and Meng Shaoyuan. As a commander, what is his task? To command the overall situation and coordinate operations. Why does he

Are you interested in our low-level spies? And you chose this day, China New Year’s Eve, to go to the hideout of a little spy?”

Kawamoto Kojiro frowned: "You mean, he actually has other plans?"

Hanbara Koichi smiled and did not answer.

Kojiro Kawamoto seemed to be saying to himself: "From a psychological point of view, and from some criminal psychological data I studied when I was in the United States, if a criminal plans a big event there, he will definitely do all kinds of things.

Small tricks are used to confuse the police's attention, even make the police exhausted, and finally achieve their own goals."

"That's right." Koichi Hahara said: "Let's think about the entire timeline from beginning to end. Why did Meng Shaoyuan take the risk to go to Nanjing? What was the cemetery where he went to Nanjing? What information did he bring back in Nanjing? The New Year is coming soon.

, Nanjing's vigilance will definitely be relaxed at that time, and he can definitely come back at that time, but why should he take the risk of coming back before the New Year? What is he going to plan for the New Year?

He returned to Shanghai, suddenly visited one of our little spies on New Year's Eve, and then issued threats. Kawamoto-kun, you are right, he wanted to mobilize us."

Having said this, he suddenly fell silent.

After a while, he blurted out "New Year's reception!"

"What?" Yoshio Wanda and Kojiro Kawamoto asked at the same time.

"New Year's reception!" Koichi Hahara said with certainty: "Today, we will hold New Year's receptions in Shanghai and Nanjing at the same time. Meng Shaoyuan definitely wants to take advantage of this opportunity to make some big noise!"

Wanda Yoshio's expression suddenly changed.

If Koichi Hahara's judgment is correct, then once the military commander succeeds, things will become very serious.

No one can bear this responsibility.

"I'm going to the consulate now." Yoshio Wanda said hurriedly: "Those patrols are not trustworthy, and the force of agents we deploy inside and outside the consulate must be strengthened!"

He didn't dare to waste a moment.

Seeing Yoshio Wanda walking out, Kawamoto Kojiro suddenly said: "It is impossible for Meng Shaoyuan to cause trouble in the consulate. He cannot afford the international influence it will cause."

"Yes, he may cause trouble in the Nanjing embassy, ​​such as setting off a bomb or something, but Shanghai? Our consulate? If he really causes trouble, all countries will think that their consulates have been seriously threatened, and they will unite to attack

The Nationalist Government is putting pressure on him, and even if Dai Li wants to protect him, he may not be able to protect him."

Hanbara Koichi said lightly: "I can't figure out what he wants to do. I can only guess that he will use the consulate to hold a New Year's reception to make a fuss. If I were him, what would I do? Where is he in Nanjing?

What did he bring back? This mystery cannot be solved, Kawamoto-kun, we will never guess his true purpose."

Kawamoto Kojiro sighed: "When that time comes, I'm afraid it will be too late."

"No, it's not too late." Hanbara Koichi said categorically: "He is a very powerful opponent for us. It is not terrible to lose to him. The terrible thing is that we cannot learn from him. We must learn from him humbly. If we learn from him every time

In failure, if we find a little lesson that is beneficial to us, we will continue to grow and narrow the gap with him.

He is also a human being, an ordinary person. No matter how powerful an ordinary person is, he will definitely have shortcomings. For example, the wife of Akagi Chiyuki almost killed him, which shows that this person is definitely not invulnerable. Maybe he has shortcomings.

There are many, we just didn’t discover them. But before that, he was my teacher!”

He is my teacher!

A Japanese agent actually said such words.

"If these words reach the ears of others, they may doubt your loyalty." Kawamoto Kojiro's words contained a bit of appreciation: "But I can understand you, he is also my teacher, and he is worth learning from.

There are really too many places. Hahara-kun, I’m so glad you can come to Shanghai.”

"I hope we can work hard together." Koichi Hahara said with a smile: "One day students will surpass teachers."

…

At 10 a.m., Meng Shaoyuan got up.

Breakfast is ready.

Meng Shaoyuan sent a New Year red envelope to everyone, including Alau.

The entire Meng family was filled with joy.

"Happy New Year."

Yamashita Yuri Ai was already waiting for him there.

"Happy New Year!"

Meng Shaoyuan also gave her a red envelope.

"Ah, thank you so much." Yamashita Yuri looked very happy: "This reflects the cultural differences between China and Japan. In China, this is called a 'red envelope', and in Japan, it is called a 'celebration bag'. China

Red envelopes must be wrapped in red paper, but in Japan, our gift bags use white envelopes. If it were in China, it would be considered very unlucky, right?"

"Yes, in China, those wrapped in white paper are for dead people." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile.

"I also have a small New Year gift for Shao Yuan-kun." Yamashita Yuri Ai took out a paper bag: "I hope Shao Yuan-kun won't dislike it."

In the paper bag is a white scarf.

"Thank you, I like it very much." Meng Shaoyuan really liked this scarf: "I will wear it when I go out later."

"It would be great if Mr. Shao Yuan likes me."

Meng Shaoyuan finished his breakfast, wiped his mouth, and stood up:

"Arau."

Alao immediately directed the servant to take the clothes.

Suit, woolen coat, well-polished leather shoes.

Meng Shaoyuan specially wore this white scarf around his neck.

Yamashita Yuri smiled happily: "Shao Yuan-kun, you are so impressive like this."

air?

Isn’t it because you say I’m handsome and dashing or something?

"Master, your weapon."

Arau took the Browning, which was also polished so that the gun could almost reflect a person's shadow, and handed it to Meng Shaoyuan.

No one finds it strange.

Here, Aarau prepared a large number of weapons.

He knew what his master did and was prepared for Japanese spies to come to his door at any time.

Anyone who dares to break in without permission will be greeted with bullets by Arau without hesitation.

Meng Shaoyuan checked the weapon and put it away: "Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, and everyone has a holiday."

Suddenly, there was a burst of cheers.

Meng Shaoyuan left his residence with a smile.

…

Xu Zhu was already waiting for him outside.
To be continued...