"Toot-"

With the long whistle, the steamer slowly left the shore and headed out of the harbor. Yang Yuxin stood on the shore and waved vigorously to the people of the boat until the ship sailed out of the port. Then he turned to a foreigner next to him and said, "Mr. Tom, thank you for your assistance." ”

Tom smiled: "There, there, it is our honor to be able to serve Mr. Yang." ”

It turned out that this Tom was an official of the Ministry of Public Concession Bureau, and he was specifically responsible for assisting Yang Yuxin in welcoming and sending Japanese returnees. In the name of the Shanghai New Area Government, Yang Yuxin informed the Shanghai Public Concession Bureau that it would hold a welcome and send-off event for Japanese returnees at the port of the Public Concession, and hoped that the Ministry of Industry would cooperate.

The Ministry of Industry Bureau also attaches great importance to this, because now the Shanghai New Area has become an important trading partner of the public concession, and the two sides have a large number of economic exchanges. Farewell events are a common occurrence, and this time it was a chartered ship from Swire Pacific, which is very influential in the public concession, so the Ministry of Industry not only agreed to the request of the Shanghai New Area Government, but also sent a special officer, Tom, to coordinate the activities of the Shanghai New Area.

The whole process went very smoothly, after the ship from Japan arrived in Hong Kong, the Japanese returnees disembarked in turn under the leadership of Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin, and Qiu Jin, and were warmly welcomed by Yang Yuxin and others, Yang Yuxin also made a speech, expressing his welcome to the Japanese returnees, and hoped that after they arrived in Qingdao, they could work with peace of mind and work hard for the rejuvenation of China.

The returnees also gave warm applause to Yang Yuxin's speech, because those who were willing to go to Qingdao really had the heart to contribute to the country, so Yang Yuxin's speech also resonated with them. Later, Yang Yuxin personally organized Japanese returnees to board the ship bound for Qingdao until the ship left the port. And Yang Yuxin also breathed a sigh of relief, he was most worried that the terrorist attack did not happen.

In fact, the Shanghai office and the troops stationed in the Shanghai New Area, The Public Security Bureau made quite adequate preparations for welcoming and sending off the Japanese returnees this time, not only did it send a large number of protection personnel on the surface, but a considerable part of them were changed into police uniforms by soldiers of the troops stationed in the Shanghai New Area; after all, it was impossible to brazenly send troops in the public concession; and the Shanghai Office also sent some personnel to change into civilian clothes to protect them along the way, and to closely monitor several groups of suspicious people in the old city of Shanghai, and at the same time prepared two armies。

However, during the entire welcoming period, these groups of suspicious people stayed in the inn honestly, and did not look like they were moving, and there were no accidents during the whole event, and Yang Yuxin naturally put down a big stone. But Yang Yuxin can't be completely relieved at this time, because he is still in the concession, he can't guarantee absolute safety, maybe the other party is deliberately paralyzing himself, letting himself relax his vigilance, and attacking himself on the way back, this situation is not uncommon in literature, film and television works in the old time and space.

So Yang Yuxin said goodbye to Tom and turned back to Shanghai New Area, also worried along the way, for fear that a bullet would fly from there and give himself a headshot.

But there was no danger along the way, and it was only after entering the boundaries of Shanghai New Area that Yang Yuxin was completely relieved, and this was finally safe. And back in his office, Yang Yuxin and Liu Lantao got together, Yang Yuxin said: "Director Liu, this time I was able to be safe and sound, thanks to you." ”

Liu Lantao shook his head and said, "Actually, we didn't do anything, but they didn't act. ”

Yang Yuxin said: "You can't say that, they must have seen that we were well-guarded and invulnerable at all, so they didn't take action, and this is still Director Liu's credit." ”

Liu Lantao said: "The matter of welcoming and sending off returnees has ended, although there is no accident, but this hidden danger has not been eradicated after all, maybe there will not be such good luck next time, so we can't relax." ”

Yang Yuxin hurriedly nodded again and again, and said: "That's right, that's right, I have ordered the Public Security Bureau of the New District to strengthen the security level of the New District during this time." ”

Liu Lantao said: "So what are the big activities in the new area recently, or important things to do outside the new area?" ”

Hearing Liu Lantao say this, Yang Yuxin immediately remembered: Isn't he going to hold a birthday celebration for Ma Ruicheng in two months? Although it has taken a little longer, the scale of the event is estimated to be the largest since the establishment of the Shanghai New Area, and if someone really plans to carry out a terrorist attack against the Shanghai New Area, then the birthday celebration is really a great opportunity. Because Ma Ruicheng will definitely invite a large number of guests, and these guests are people with status, of course, they will not come alone, the entourage is less than 4 or 5 people, more than 10 people, plus the people who come to the new area to see the excitement, I am afraid it is a huge number, so it is much easier than usual to get into the new area, and it has also caused great difficulties to the security work of the new area.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuxin couldn't help but get nervous, if Ma Ruicheng's birthday celebration went wrong, not only would the prestige of the Shanghai New Area plummet, but it would also have a big impact on his future. So Yang Yuxin hurriedly told Liu Lantao about Ma Ruicheng's birthday celebration.

And after listening to Yang Yuxin's speech, Liu Lantao also frowned, this is indeed a rather tricky problem, because the difficulty of security is indeed too great, Liu Lantao even thought that most of the guests who came were from the Qing court, or had a close relationship with the Qing court, if they helped them to cover, it was almost impossible to prevent. Therefore, Liu Lantao said: "District Chief Yang, this matter is really not easy to handle, can it be dismissed." Seeing that Yang Yuxin's face showed a look of embarrassment, he said again: "If you really can't push it off, you have to reduce the scale." ”

Yang Yuxin also breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Director Liu, it's not that I don't want to push it, I really can't push it off, the contract has been signed, if the contract is breached, compensation is a trivial matter, but the prestige loss of the Shanghai New District Government is difficult to measure." ”

Liu Lantao also pointed out that in the past few years, the Shanghai New Area has always appeared in the eyes of the public as a notary act and a trustworthy promise, and the rash violation of the contract is indeed a big blow to the prestige of the Shanghai New Area government.

At this time, Yang Yuxin said: "But to reduce the scale of the celebration, this can be done, anyway, it is planned by us, but Lao Ma's original intention is to do a big job, so even if it is reduced, it is impossible to be small there." ”

Liu Lantao said: "What is the origin of this Ma Ruicheng. ”

So Yang Yuxin told Liu Lantao in detail about Ma Ruicheng's origin, and at this time Liu Lantao regained his calm look, and after listening, he just nodded and said, "Okay, I'll discuss it with others after I go back, and the plan for the birthday celebration must be let us take a look before it can be determined." ”

Yang Yuxin hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I must send it to Director Liu first." ”

Liu Lantao said: "That's it today, I'm going back, if there is something, I will come again." ”

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"Lord Wang, Changxing has arrived in Shanghai, met with Yuan Daotai, and handed over the letter to him. ”

"Oh! ”

Yuan Daotai said that he had not seen Changxing, nor had he seen Xin, and he didn't know anything. ”

"Hehe, this old slippery head is quite sensible. What's going on over there in Changqing. ”

"Changqing has taken 4 groups of people to stay in Shanghai County, according to the instructions of the prince, usually in the inn in the depths of Jane, did not show up, waiting for the prince's instructions. ”

"Well, yes, these two boys, not in vain my usual *, to do things reliably, what about Chang Kun?

"Back to the prince, Chang Kun sent a telegram two days ago that he had arrived in Hankow, probably on the ship to Shanghai. ”

"Alright, well done, let's go down. ”

The messenger agreed, turned and retreated, and the prince turned to a thin man about 40 years old next to him and said, "Brother Kawashima, this first step is almost over, what should we do next?"

"Lord Wang, overseas Chinese are not idle people, they must not be taken lightly, a trick is not very good, it will inevitably lose all the plates, the prince has sent people to sneak into Shanghai to settle, although it is in the county of Shanghai, but the overseas Chinese have been full of ears and eyes in the county of Shanghai, so we must warn them again and again, and must not act rashly, so as not to attract the attention of overseas Chinese. ”

"Brother Kawashima is really fine, okay, I'll send a telegram to Shanghai tomorrow to warn them again. ”

"Also, is Yuan Shuxun of Shanghai Daotai reliable, and will he report to overseas Chinese?"

"Brother Kawashima can rest assured that Yuan Shuxun is an old slippery head, who is light on right and wrong, and will never dare to report to overseas Chinese. ”

"Yuan Shuxun will not report to overseas Chinese, so will it be notified to Li Hongzhang, although Li Hongzhang is bedridden now, but the last demolition is still possible, if he tells the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Empress Dowager orders to stop the prince, I am afraid it will not be done. ”

"Hmph! Even if the Queen Mother knows, I'm not afraid, the big deal is to take off my hat as a prince, and I'll go home to pick up the child, so I don't have to worry about this hard work. Besides, what I did this time was to keep the foundation of my ancestors, and now the ambitions of overseas Chinese are well known to passers-by, and the Queen Mother is also old and confused, and she still wants to seek skin with overseas Chinese and tigers. Brother Kawashima will do it directly, and I will take care of it here. ”

"Okay, with the words of the prince, I will be relieved, but please rest assured, even if the queen mother knows, we Japan and Britain will put pressure on the queen mother, and will never let the prince be responsible. ”

"Hehehe, thank you Brother Kawashima. ”

"There, we're all about dealing with a common goal, so naturally we have to work together. Okay, tomorrow I will leave for the south and go to Shanghai to preside over the overall situation, this time I must give a stern lesson to the overseas Chinese, let them know that it is powerful, and the prince will listen to the good voice. ”