Chapter 41 Fighting with the Garrison Command
The existence of the Anti-Smoking Enforcement Corps is a legacy of history. Originally, Chen Zikun set up a paramilitary force that was better equipped than the regular army in order to protect his interests in Shanghai, called the Anti-Smoking Corps, but in fact, after reaching an agreement with Chiang Kai-shek, it no longer undertook the task of banning smoking, but only by name.
It was enough to put up a name, and after a thousand days of raising troops, this elite armed force finally had a chance to strike again, but the opium factory was located in Nanshi, and the concession was separated from Zhabei, and the armed forces had no right to pass, so Chen Zikun had no choice but to transfer the troops to Pudong in the name of the exercise.
Before doing it, Chen Zikun wanted to give Yang Hu another chance, after all, it is not advisable to settle the dispute, and it is not a good thing to have a feud with the commander of the Songhu garrison.
At the banquet, Yang Hu was dressed in a military uniform, majestic, chatting and laughing with the people, and when he saw Chen Zikun dressed in a white suit coming over, he immediately smiled: "Chairman Chen, why haven't you returned to Nanjing yet, and you plan to stay in Shanghai?" Chen Zikun said: "Commander Yang said with a smile, I have an office in Shanghai, whether in Shanghai or Beijing, I am always working for the country. ”
Yang Hu said: "I heard that Chairman Chen has other industries in Shanghai, it seems to be called Purple Star Pictures, and Chairman Chen often plays some cameos in his spare time, I don't know if it's true?" ”
Everyone laughed, in fact, this is an open secret, and no one takes it seriously, but when he said it immediately, it carried a bit of ridicule, and Chen Zikun didn't care, and said directly: "Commander Yang, how is Su Qingyan's case being tried, when can he be released?" ”
Yang Hu said: "Oh, you said that case, I can't help it, the file and the prisoner have been transferred to the Party Affairs Investigation Section of the Central Organization Department, and they were taken to Nanjing yesterday and are no longer under the control of the headquarters." ”
Chen Zikun seemed a little disappointed and smiled: "That's it." ”
Yang Hu proudly picked up his wine glass and said, "Missing." Then he walked away, walked to the side and continued to chat with people's eyebrows.
Chen Zikun sat alone in the corner for a long time, said hello to Yu Qiaqing and left the venue first, walking in the garden, you can still hear Commander Yang's hearty laughter.
A car was already waiting at the gate, Chen Zikun boarded the car and went straight to the Huangpu River, let people shoot a signal flare into the sky, the people on the other side saw that ten sailboats ready to set sail immediately set sail and cross the Huangpu River, a full 500 soldiers of the anti-smoking law enforcement corps landed in Puxi, and marched into the southern city of the city, and the police patrolling the street at night saw the soldiers of the brigade coming in a murderous spirit, and thought that there had been a mutiny, and they were so frightened that they were scared.
The information provided by Du Yuesheng was quite accurate, the opium factory was located in a large courtyard disguised as a flour mill in the southern urban area, guarded by dozens of gunmen, and the two sides had a fierce exchange of fire at the gate, and the fire of the anti-smoking law enforcement corps was fierce, and the automatic rifles and hand-held machine guns of Yishui were like a scoop, so that the other party had no power to fight back, and the factory staff on duty hurriedly called for help, but the telephone line had already been cut off.
The opium factory was seized, 10 tons of raw opium, 500 catties of heroin, 3,000 catties of red pills, 50 guns, and a number of drug-making tools, and 12 drug dealers were killed and arrested on the spot, and more than 50 people were arrested, and the total amount involved in the case was as high as 2 million yuan.
A group of pervasive reporters didn't know where to get the news, and quickly rushed to the scene to take pictures and interviews, and detectives from the South City Police Department also rushed here, vainly trying to take over the case, but were sternly rejected by the Anti-Smoking Law Enforcement Corps, and the two sides almost got moving.
After the reporters finished taking pictures, the drugs were loaded into trucks and transported back to Wu Li's station, and the warehouses, offices, and doors of the opium factory were all affixed with the seals of the anti-smoking corps, and all the people involved in the case were also escorted away.
In the Yu Mansion, Yang Hu was still boasting, and suddenly the housekeeper came over with the telephone and said, "Commander Yang, someone is looking for you." ”
Yang Hu took the microphone and fed it, and his eyebrows immediately twisted.
"Got it, I'll be right there." Putting down the phone, Yang Hu left immediately, and Du Yuesheng in the crowd saw the figure leaving in a hurry, and the corners of his mouth turned upward.
When Yang Hu arrived in Nanshi, the opium factory had been emptied, and only a team of policemen was guarding here, nodding and reporting to Commander Yang, and after learning that it was a good thing done by the Anti-Smoking Law Enforcement Corps, Yang Hu laughed angrily: "This Chen Zikun dares to break ground on Tai Sui's head, I think his good life is over." ”
A black Chevrolet sedan came speeding up, and it turned out to be Wu Tiecheng, the mayor of Shanghai Special City, who was also shocked, and asked when they met: "Commander Yang, what's going on?" ”
"The factory was copied by Chen Zikun, and I said why is he so low-key today, he was waiting for me here." Yang Hu sneered twice.
Wu Tiecheng said: "Xiaotian, this matter is very important, it is better to solve it as soon as possible, otherwise if you stab it above, even if the responsibility is not ours, at least there is a charge of incompetence." ”
Yang Hu said: "It's okay, I want to see how Chen Zikun deals with this hot potato." ”
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Looking at the mountains of opium, Chen Zikun knew that he had snatched a piece of hot potato, such a huge hand, but Yang Hu could not play alone, indicating that there was a black hand behind him, and Wu Tiecheng would have to be involved, it would be enough to offend a Yang Hu, and if Wu Tiecheng was offended, this deck of cards would not be easy to play.
Sure enough, Wu Tiecheng called that night, first congratulated the anti-smoking law enforcement corps on its achievements, and then said in a roundabout way that he hoped that the case would be handed over to the Shanghai Police Department for investigation, and that it would be best to hand over the stolen goods and criminals together.
"Mayor Wu, the case has been preliminarily investigated, the boss behind this drug factory is Yang Hu, this case is too big, I'm afraid the police department can't afford it." Chen Zikun has a bottom in his heart, and this case must be related to Wu Tiecheng.
"Chairman Chen, there may be some misunderstanding here, Yang Xiaotian, as the commander of the Shanghai garrison, how can he enforce the law and break the law, it must be a small person who planted a false frame." Wu Tiecheng Road.
"It's not impossible to have this possibility, a few days ago, a chief of staff surnamed Su under my command was taken by the detective team, and he was also framed, and it has been rampant these days." Chen Zikun kicked the ball back again, Wu Tiecheng knew it, hung up the phone after a few words, and said to Yang Hu beside him: "Xiaotian, who did you arrest Chen Zikun?" Hurry up and let people go, it's not worth making a big fuss. ”
Yang Hu said: "That person is indeed involved in the bandits, it just so happened that Xu En came to me, so I handed him over and took him away, at this time the person is already in Nanjing, and it is impossible to let him go." ”
Wu Tiecheng spread his hands: "Xiaotian, it's over, what kind of person is Chen Zikun, you dare to arrest even his people, isn't this a desire to make trouble for yourself." ”
Yang Hu said disdainfully: "Chen Zikun is just a speculative warlord who deceives the world and steals his name, I will expose him sooner or later when he pretends to be the prime minister's guard, and he has to be ruthless to deal with this kind of person. ”
Wu Tiecheng sighed and stopped talking.
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At dawn, the garrison headquarters sent troops to raid the Jiangdong Hall and arrested more than 100 members of the Three Guns Society as revenge for the investigation of the opium factory.
Chen Zikun immediately sent troops to destroy the stationing of the detective team in Zhabei and arrested 30 detectives.
In the afternoon, Yang Hu sent a battalion of armed gendarmes to Wu Li's garrison to forcibly demand seized opium, and was surrounded by the anti-smoking law enforcement corps, and the gendarmes were forced to surrender under the deterrence of four British-made Cardenroyd light armored vehicles.
As the conflict intensified, the Anti-Smoking Enforcement Corps repeated the feat of burning 10 tons of opium in public in Zhabei five years ago, and the addicts in Shanghai were heartbroken when they heard about it.
Chen Zikun and Yang Hu completely tore apart their faces, and not only an armed conflict broke out in Shanghai, but also a lawsuit in Nanjing reached Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek was furious and paced back and forth in the room, and Song Meiling rushed over when she heard the news: "Darling, what happened to make you angry like this?" ”
"Chen Kunwu did a good deed, burned my ten tons of opium, and lost a huge amount of 2 million yuan, these money were originally used to suppress the Communist Party, Niang Xipi, this Yang Hu can't do anything, and he actually caused an armed conflict, and suffered a big loss."
Song Meiling said: "Xiao Chen doesn't know that this is the government's secret factory, and those who don't know are not guilty, and it is also his duty to ban opium." ”
Chiang Kai-shek said: "What is the duty, the anti-smoking law enforcement corps is Chen Zikun's family, a private soldier, I have long wanted to transfer this force, now is a good opportunity, don't they think they are elite, all of them are transferred to Jiangxi to suppress bandits." ”
Song Meiling said: "Yang Hu and Chen Zikun are both your loyal subordinates, so it's not appropriate to deal with them like this." ”
Chiang Kai-shek smiled bitterly: "Darling, Yang Hu is my loyal subordinate, Zikun is the same as Han Qing, they are all princes, okay, I will consider this matter again." ”
The attendant came to report that Chen Lifu was visiting, and Chiang Kai-shek immediately changed his smile to receive the head of party affairs.
Chen Lifu came for the case of Song Ziwen's assassination, and he went straight to the point: "Chairman Jiang, this time our Party Affairs Investigation Section did not perform very well, it took ten days, spent a lot of manpower and material resources but did not find out the murderer, but Chen Zikun personally led the three guns will be the first to solve the case, I think the next step should be to strengthen the manpower and authority of the Statistics Section, if necessary, you can borrow some personnel from Chairman Chen." ”
Chiang Kai-shek's face was clouded, and the professional investigation agency under his command was actually inferior to the social group formed by Chen Zikun, coupled with the confrontation between the Anti-Smoking Law Enforcement Corps and the Garrison Command, and the burning of opium stockpiles, which were the source of state secret funds, which made him feel very bad.
Chen Lifu noticed Chairman Jiang's unhappiness, and continued to add: "The investigation department brought a person from Shanghai, who is a close confidant of Chairman Chen, and it is found that this person is quite implicated in ***. ”
Chiang Kai-shek said: "Okay, I know, you just go and do it, no matter who is involved, investigate to the end." ”