Chapter 150: The Tangled French Concession
The building of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau of the French Concession in Tianjin, Tianjin, is brightly lit, and in this dark night, it looks so bright, but it is so shaky.
In the office of the Ministry of Industry, there was smoke, several tall French men sat on the sofa, smoking cigarettes sullenly, some people were sad, some people were expressionless, and some people were indignant, each with a negative look, but all of them were negative emotions.
If this matter had been placed in the past, it would not have been a matter at all, but now it has become a headache for the entire Ministry of Industry, which is simply too ironic.
It is a slap in the face and undecentness that the descendants of the mighty Gauls were actually forced to such an extent by those little dwarfs in the Far East.
Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer, and suddenly dropped the cigar in his hand in the ashtray, and shouted: "This incident is the fault of those Japanese, it is their fault, and then it caused the follow-up incident, and the Japanese should be responsible for this matter!" This is the concession, not a place for them to go wild! ”
"But no, he also threatened us to send troops, and he really bullied us in the French Concession? We must teach those arrogant dwarfs well, don't think that if you defeat the Chinese, you will be able to defeat us French! Immediately, some people chimed in, and since the Japanese occupied the northeast slightly, the Japanese in Tianjin and Tianjin have become more and more arrogant, and they have even harmed the concessions.
It's unacceptable! Many people in the concession were very dissatisfied with the Japanese.
Some people follow their own emotions, while others are more rational.
"It's just that in this way, the Japanese will definitely be very dissatisfied, and when the time comes, if they really enter our French Concession, I'm afraid that things will not be small."
"Yes, this matter still has to be considered in the long run, if we are so reckless, we will also be unlucky."
"What do you call yourself unlucky! Don't say that this time it is the fault of little Japan, that is, yes, we can't ignore the laws of the concession, and succumb to external forces at will, what should we do about this matter, our French concession has its own patrol house, and also has its own court, where is the turn to get these Japanese to point fingers! ”
Suddenly people with different opinions began to quarrel, and the noise before the silence resumed.
Baptiste, the deputy general office, looked at all this, his brows furrowed, there have been no less than two scenes like this today, he really didn't want to continue to watch, and slammed the teacup on the table with a loud "snap", this huge noise suddenly made the noisy people stop arguing and look at Baptiste.
Baptiste looked around at everyone, stood up, and said seriously: "Gentlemen, you are all gentlemen, you are all directors of the Ministry of Industry, you must be calm when you encounter things, what we have to solve now is this big trouble!" Can quarrels be useful? If you think it's useful, you can continue arguing, I don't realize it, but if you think it's useless, then please be quiet. ”
The crowd fell silent and looked at Baptiste, waiting for the venerable deputy general office to come up with a feasible opinion.
"Today, we will do this in accordance with our laws, do what we need to do, do not despise us because we are Japanese, and do not take refuge because we are French, and deal with everything in the spirit of the law of freedom, self-determination, people, and Lord. Don't mix any personal likes and dislikes. Baptiste began to talk eloquently. Such an attitude
This was completely unacceptable to the directors who hated the Japanese.
Someone immediately corrected him: "Dear Mr. Baptiste, please make no mistake, now it is the Japanese who do not allow us to do this, and it is those little Japan who want to override our laws and forcibly take away our people!" ”
Baptiste waved his hand and sat him down: "Don't worry, Mr. Smith, I have already contacted the directors of the other concessions to inform them of such a thing, if the Japanese really dare to invade our concession, then I will unite all the concessions to teach these little devils a lesson!" ”
Mr. Smith gave a thumbs up and nodded.
"However, considering that four Japanese soldiers died this time, and that the Japanese have completed the de facto occupation of Tian and Tianjin, for the sake of the stability of the concession and the safety of the French expatriate, we can accept that the Japanese send detectives to participate in the investigation of this case." Baptiste added at the right time.
If he had put forward this condition before, he would definitely have been sprayed to death, but if he put it forward now, no one would have objected.
Sure enough, even Mr. Smith, who hated the Japanese the most, only muttered and did not stand up to object.
"Well, gentlemen, let it be decided! It's not too early, so let's rest! Baptiste adjourned the meeting, and finally everyone left with a lot of talk.
However, one man did not leave, and when everyone had left, he came to Baptiste's side and said softly, "Mr. Baptiste, we could have done something better." ”
When Baptiste heard this, he didn't speak, but looked at the man, waiting for the other party to speak, in fact, he didn't appreciate such behavior in his heart, why can't he say it in public, it has to be so sneaky?
The other party smiled and said softly: "I have already found out, the new temporary health consultant committed an accident in Shanghai and injured the nephew of the vice president of the Japanese Navy!" If we hand over that person to the Japanese, I think, hehe, the Japanese will not bother with this matter anymore. ”
Baptiste's eyes froze, staring at the man, and scolded: "When will the Japanese be trusted? Even if they hand over Advisor Qin, they won't give up, not to mention that this was introduced by Mr. John, Henry, don't you want to see Mr. John again? ”
When Henry heard this, he immediately felt a little uncomfortable, and said in a defensive voice: "Mr. Baptiste, I'm not doing this for our French Concession, and I'm also kind to this!" ”
"Okay, don't leak this matter for the time being, I'll contact Mr. John to confirm! I don't think Mr. John would have helped a criminal! Mr. Baptiste waved his hand and let Henry leave.
If Qin Feiyang was not recommended by John, maybe he was really ready to take Qin Feiyang as an exchange condition, even if the Japanese were no longer credible, but they could also try, anyway, it was the life of the Chinese, and it had little to do with him.
But when it comes to Mr. John, Ann must be cautious, Mr. John is famous for protecting his shortcomings! Don't be unable to solve the current problem, but let Mr. John hate himself.
It was all about talking to Mr. John tomorrow, and Baptiste left the office and went home.