After receiving instructions from Wang's puppet government, Li Shijun accepted the proposal of Ji Xiangqing, the sales director of the puppet "Central Reserve Bank" in Shanghai, and commanded a large number of "No. 76" spies to go to the shopping malls of major companies in the city to buy goods with "Central Reserve Coupons" in hand.

If the shopkeeper doesn't accept it, he pulls out his pistol and tells them to eat bullets; In the name of the "secret service headquarters," Li Shijun also sent threatening letters to various banks and money banks on the beach, claiming that he would use force to deal with the "Central Reserve Bonds" if he dared not accept them.

At the same time, Wang Pseudo also adopted various means to order the responsible persons of the trade associations in the concession to demand that all shops use the "Central Reserve Bonds".

They even sent spies to monitor Shanghai's firewood, rice, oil, and salt, and in the stores of these people's basic daily necessities, to see that they did not use the "central reserve coupons" and used all kinds of means of coercion and inducement.

In response to this shameless financial war launched by the Japanese puppeteers, Chongqing agents also received instructions to actively take action to crack down on the shameless acts of Japan and traitors.

Ji Xiangqing, the sales director of the pseudo "Central Reserve Bank" in Shanghai, who came up with the idea of using bullets to promote the "Central Reserve Bank" for No. 76, was first sanctioned.

Ji Xiangqing's family lived at No. 7 Zhilanfang, Kaizier Road (now Jinling Middle Road) in the French Concession, and was originally the general manager of Huiyuan Yinhao on Ningbo Road in the Public Concession, and was one of the first people to enter the puppet China Reserve Bank.

This morning, Ji Xiangqing went out of the house and walked slowly to his own car.

Just as he opened the car door and stepped into the carriage with his right leg, two young men in robes on the side of the road quickly rushed over.

After a few crisp gunshots, Ji Xiangqing fell to the ground, one bullet hit his temple, and another bullet hit his forehead, white brains and red blood smeared all over the ground.

A few days later, three men entered the business hall of the Shanghai Puppet Central Reserve Bank in a big way.

A "gentleman in a suit" at the head grabbed a dumb grenade from his purse and threw it forward, landed on the right sidewalk, rolled a few times, and did not move.

Then, with a wave of his hand, a real grenade flew out and threw it at the staircase where no one was, with a "boom", the smoke was filled, and the sales lady and the lobby manager were all lying on the ground.

There was also an assassin who went straight to the business section on the second floor and threw two grenades, but they did not explode because the safety cover was not opened.

The assassin turned around and was about to leave, but he was stopped by the police in the business hall of the pseudo-China Reserve Bank, and as soon as he raised his hand, he shot him, and the unlucky policeman died.

In the past, throwing a dud bomb was nothing more than a scary death, and there was no motive to kill, but the pseudo-police did not know each other and came forward to intercept it, so it was impossible not to come to the truth.

The whole process took no more than three minutes, and by the time the patrol room arrived, the three gunmen had already run away without a trace. The business hall was a mess.

The speculators who took the lead in promoting the counterfeit currency "China Reserve Bonds" were also spineless people, if not traitors.

Few of these people are not afraid of death, and after hearing this rumor, they dare to go to the right and wrong place of the China Reserve Bank?

The members of the pseudo-line are even more worried and trembling, and the timid ones don't even dare to go to work.

In the first phase of the fighting, Chongqing had the upper hand, but the subsequent terrorist activities escalated and became uncontrollable.

Zhou Fohai, the head of the puppet bank, came to Shanghai by plane to meet with Ding Motun, Li Shijun, Dai Yin and other spy leaders, and ordered "to plot a counteroffensive and return blood for blood." ”

Then, Zhou Fohai issued a statement to the Chongqing side, warning Dai Li and the military commander's agents: There must be no more such criminal acts; Otherwise, violence will be countered with violence and severe retaliatory action will be taken.

However, Chongqing could not give up, and the puppet Central Reserve Bank was sniped by the Chongqing side again, and Lou Dong, deputy director of the Investigation Department, was killed.

The agent of No. 76 immediately retaliated, impersonating a postman to enter the stairs of the office of the Shanghai branch of the Central Bank of the People's Republic of China at Yiyuan Dog Running Ground in the French Concession and quickly disappeared.

A passing bank clerk carried the box up to the second floor, and when he opened it, he was shocked to find that there was a device inside that kept flashing, and the bomb exploded on the spot, killing and injuring more than 50 people.

At the same time, another agent in disguise handed a Wuzhou soapbox as a mail parcel to the communication room of the Shanghai branch of the Bank of China on Baike Road in the public concession, where he covered the receipt and fled in a hurry. After receiving it as a parcel, it was delivered to the main gate when a time bomb exploded, killing seven people and destroying the front of the bank.

Unlike the Chongqing agents, who only killed the first evildoers, and only threw dumb burdens and intimidated ordinary pseudo-bank staff, No. 76 responded with a full-scale terrorist massacre.

On the same day, the Farmers' Bank of China also received a time bomb, but the bomb failed to explode due to the timely defusal by the police.

That night, when Li Shijun saw that the explosion of the Peasant Bank of China had failed, he instructed Shen Xinyi, director of the Commissioner's Office, to lead the spies to continue to the staff dormitory of the Peasant Bank of China at Lane 1412 of Xiafei Road to retaliate.

As soon as Shen Xin led the spies to the dormitory of the Agricultural Bank, he rushed in and opened fire, threw bombs, killing six members of the Agricultural Bank and injuring more than 10 on the spot.

In the early hours of the morning, the spies of No. 76 acted again, rushed to the "Bank of China Beiye" at No. 96 Jisfeier Road, searched door to door, arrested a total of 129 people, including the directors of various departments, and took them to the headquarters of No. 76 as hostages.

Subsequently, Li Shijun was ordered to issue a statement: "We do not mean revenge, but self-defense and the safety of ordinary citizens, and once Chongqing repents and establishes law and order in the concession, we should immediately restore the freedom of the detainees."

The terrorist actions of Wang's puppet agents caused shock to the Shanghai Foreign Bank, and they quickly called a meeting to propose to the Chongqing authorities to stop the attack on the "China Reserve Bank" on the one hand, and to stop the retaliatory actions on the other hand.

The Bank of China and the Bank of Communications have also organized special committees in the hope of resolving the issue through negotiations.

After negotiations, the headquarters of Agent No. 76 forced the Bank of China to issue a brutal series of mutual guarantees, and promised to stay in the same place as they were summoned, and the more than 100 detainees were released without being freed.

The military commander's revenge did not end, and Zhang Yonggang, deputy director of the accounting department, who had been injured in the Shanghai branch of the puppet Central Reserve, was treated at Dahua Hospital. So, three more agents were sent to Dahua Hospital, broke into the ward, and shot him dead.

After hearing that Zhang Yonggang was assassinated, Zhou Fohai was enraged again and issued an order of "three lives worth one life", and Li Shijun commanded the "No. 76" agent headquarters and surrounded the Bank of China again.

According to the list, the agents took away nine section chiefs of the Bank of China, who had previously been issued a link to the environmental protection, and killed three of them.

At this time, it is finally clear that the situation in the French Concession has changed drastically and has completely lost its protective role.

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The general trend is such that it is difficult for individuals to change.

Shen Chen threw the newspaper on the table, looked up at Chu Jiao, and asked, "Are you ready?" I think it's time to act as soon as possible. ”

Chu Jiao said: "There is no problem on our side, the explosives that Ma Mingyu promised will take some time." ”

Shen Chen thought for a while and said, "Wait two more days." If we can't deliver it yet, we'll use what we have. ”

Chu Jiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Is it to let Ma Mingyu also know the plan and bring the personnel to participate together." You think, taking advantage of the chaos after the explosion, you can kill all the people, and it is also possible to kill Ding and Li. ”

Shen Chen shook his head again and again, vetoing Chu Jiao's suggestion, "The more people who know the plan, the more likely it is to leak." It's just one side that the action can't go smoothly, and the exposure of our identities is the most fatal. ”

Chu Jiao thought about it, nodded helplessly, and said, "Okay, listen to you." ”

"Tell the horse's name, stop the attack on Zhongchu, and assassinate him!" Shen Chen frowned and said, "The loss is greater than the gain, and in the end, it can't be stopped." ”

Chu Jiao shook her head and said, "This is not something for him to say, and he is not the only action team in Shanghai. In my opinion, it is better to act as soon as possible and lay down the arrogance of No. 76, which is the correct solution. ”

Shen Chen smiled bitterly and said, "It's just a delay." Do you think traitors can be killed? ”

"It's good to be able to procrastinate." Chu Jiao was also very helpless, but she couldn't do anything without any action, "By the way, how is the matter of the martial arts competition?" ”

Shen Chen said indifferently: "I have entrusted a lawyer, whether it can be done or not, it's hard to say." ”

"I've seen enough." Chu Jiao didn't want to compete in martial arts, "Life and death are not recognized in law, and now it's not the Middle Ages, and duels are illegal." ”

"If it doesn't work, there's no way, but I can't let the Japanese think I'm afraid of them." Shen Chen smiled faintly and said, "Now that I have time, I can kill a few more enemies." ”

"You're just taking time to hang out, and the probability of running into a spy is not high." Chu Jiao said: "Besides, the people of number 76 are afraid of you, so they will definitely avoid you." ”

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Before the big operation, I won't do anything to No. 76, so as not to raise their vigilance." When the operation is over, my target will be the Japanese-occupied area, and the Japanese will be killed. ”

"W-a bit risky, isn't it?" Chu Jiao objected, "It's already the third time, will the Japanese still be wary?" If you look at the current Huangpu River, it is not easy to smuggle it over. ”

"Who said it must be Hongkou?" Shen Chen shook his head and said, "Do you think I left the kid named Dog behind and just pity him?" ”

City?! Chu Jiao guessed and didn't speak immediately.

"Okay, let's not talk about anything else, let's study the plan again, and we must ensure success." Shen Chen dragged the chair forward, took out the drawn street map, and discussed it with Chu Jiao.

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When night falls, it is the beginning of the nightlife of Nanshi.

The restaurant is full of friends, the orchestra of the theater is playing in unison, the brothel and the casino are brilliantly lit and crowded.

Due to the crackdown by the concession authorities on gambling, sexuality, and drugs, gamblers, smokers, and prostitutes gradually concentrated in Gangtu and Nanshi.

As a result, the gambling and opium business in Nanshi is very prosperous, and the evil forces composed of Japanese ronin and hooligans control these illegal industries.

The operators of the unfair industry recognize only two authorities: in the case of Japanese gangsters, it is the Japanese secret service; In the case of the Chinese, it is 76 Jisfeier Road.

It is an open secret that both the Japanese and the puppet regime regard the illicit industry as a major and growing source of income.

At this time, Shen Chen was sitting in a small single room in a brothel called "Hechun Lou" playing tea. He didn't even tell Chu Jiao about this.

The prostitute * woman named Chun Jiao is wearing a short-sleeved georgette bottom velvet woven cheongsam mopping the floor, with two pink and delicate arms, revealing that she is wearing a pink bra, which looks particularly attractive.

She sat on Shen Chen's lap and stuffed the peeled big honey citrus petals into his mouth while being coquettish.

Speaking of this and the Chunlou brothel, we have to talk about its female foreman Li Xiangyue.

Although she is half old, her charm still exists, and her dress is fashionable and pretty, but she has become the object of some old bureaucrats and politicians, rich and noble businessmen.

Moreover, Li Xiangyue can also speak Japanese, and has attracted many Japanese prostitutes, and even people from the Japanese police department and the gendarmerie often go in and out here.

Gradually, it became a base for collecting and exchanging information from the Japanese military police, police stations and secret services, and it also became a place for Chinese public officials, the old and the young to buy official titles or negotiate secret deals with the Japanese.

If Chun Miao can read books for a few years, with her looks and her intelligence, she will definitely be a very useful little woman.

Taking a step back, even if she doesn't study, but can marry upright, with her social experience and the pain she has suffered, she will be able to be a good housewife wholeheartedly.

She knew very well that the beautiful clothes, the pleasant words and laughter, and the plump banquet were all poisons that made her rot her body and mind, and she was thrown away in the rotten post.

On the surface, she winks, she sings, she jokes, but secretly she washes her face with tears.

Chun Miao can't help it, a father who was beaten by Japanese devils and couldn't get out of bed, and two younger brothers who were hungry like mice.

In the face of such difficulties, she only had to cry, but tears could not save her father, tears could not feed her brother, she had to come up with something more substantial, in order to teach her father and brother to live, she had to sell her own flesh.

Here, she has to smile at everyone, she has to make eyes fly, she has to please everyone.

But in heart, she is no worse than anyone else; Or, because she is used to walking on the rivers and lakes, she is more righteous than ordinary people.

In the case of a woman, she is no less unchaste than any woman, but that is not her own sin.

Shen Chen didn't dodge Chunyao's affectionate behavior, this is more of a professional habit, and in this chaotic place, it is also necessary to make this appearance.

He hugged Chun Yao, pinched and touched her, and it was her ear that whispered: "Your father's illness has improved a lot, and the two younger brothers are also fine." ”

These pieces of information were inquired about by Cao Bingsheng and Xu Huaiyi. Their gang, which also has a foothold in Nanshi, also wants to make a profit in these shady industries.

And Shen Chen not only wanted to get some information from Chunyao, but also wanted to use this place as a temporary cover.

Therefore, he asked Xu Huaiyi to send someone to take Chunyao's father and younger brother into the concession and arrange and take care of them.

Chun Yao's body stiffened for a moment, and the corners of her mouth pursed, this was good news, and her hope of leaving here increased a few points.