Chapter 377 NO CHINESE AND DOGS ALLOWED? !

Chapter 377 NO CHINESE AND DOGS ALLOWED? !

Strictly speaking, there are only two concessions in Shanghai, namely the public concession and the French concession.

The Public Settlement is jointly managed by multiple countries, of course mainly the United Kingdom and the United States. It is like a joint stock company. In the Public Settlement, almost all parties cannot fully control the management of this territory, and various sentencing laws are also very confusing.

The French Concession is a French concession, directly managed by the French government, and the entire concession also adheres to French laws and regulations.

As for Huajie areas like Shiliupu in Zhabei Nancheng, they are managed by the Shanghai Bund Municipal Government.

Therefore, because the concessions are independent from the jurisdiction of the government and there is a lack of unified laws and regulations among the concessions, some criminals often choose to flee to survive in the concessions after committing crimes.

For example, criminals who committed crimes in the French Concession would often flee to the public concession for safety; conversely, criminals who committed crimes in the public concession would flee to the French Concession.

But like what Zheng Jirong did today, it would be useless to escape anywhere, because whether it was the French Concession or the Public Concession, he personally planned and carried out multiple shooting and bombing attacks, and the laws of both places could not tolerate him.

Fortunately, not only did each of them wear a mask during their actions, but their evacuation route was also very concealed. This made it almost impossible for the concession patrol house to find any direct evidence to prove the identity of the murderer during the investigation.

Although these red-headed assans were extremely busy during the whole day's arrest operation, they did not make any substantial progress except for capturing a few ruffians who had no eyesight and were still hanging around on the street.

To put it bluntly, almost all the people who died were Japanese, and none of the foreigners were injured. How could they be so ruthless and devoted to catching the murderer? They were just showing off to the people in the Japanese Council.

In the same way, the same is true on the Chinese side. The Japanese people have been supporting the [Army and Navy Generalissimo] of the Beiyang government openly and secretly. Now that the Northern Expedition is imminent, in order to prevent these guys from causing any trouble in the rear, they have already I have the idea of ​​​​cleaning the Japanese fine work in Shanghai.

Since Zheng Jirong used the knife to clean it from top to bottom this time, as long as he himself was not caught, the National Government would not take the initiative to arrest him.

No, Shen Zui said it, all he had to do was introduce a few scapegoats of sufficient weight.

However, although Britain, France, the United States and the National Government did not pay enough attention to this incident, one force was furious after learning the news.

SZ River, on Baidu Bridge.

A group of Japanese soldiers wearing green military uniforms and steel helmets were marching toward the city in an orderly manner.

There are two main Japanese garrison forces in China, one is the Kwantung Army and the other is the Tjin Garrison. Although the number of Japanese soldiers garrisoned in Shanghai is far smaller than that of the Kwantung Army and Tjin Garrison, they include ship personnel. There were nearly a thousand people inside.

It is composed of a naval fleet, an infantry group and an independent mixed wing of artillery and infantry.

At this time, on the way back to the city, the leading jeep was bumping along. Sitting in the passenger seat was a short, middle-aged man with a weathered and hard face.

This person is none other than the captain of the mixed team who has a grudge against Zheng Jirong - Kuzuma Boichi.

At this moment, the expression on the weather-beaten commander's face was very complicated. It was a mixture of suspicion, worry and confusion.

Just a few days ago, as the commander of the garrison, he ordered the Black Dragon Society to help him get rid of a gang leader. As a Japanese military officer who had been in China for many years, he knew very well how powerful the Black Dragon Society was, and they used their methods to assassinate people. It can be said that a high-level gang leader is easy to catch.

But yesterday, he actually received the news that the Tang branch of the Black Dragon Club was destroyed. Nearly half of the senior members of the club, including San Cun Zaoji, were burned alive in the base camp of the public concession.

The rest of the middle and high-level people were either hit by cars or shot to death or hacked to death with swords and axes. Not only that, even some low-level spies who had been hiding for many years were not spared. Various accidents happened on the same day, and all of them were killed. Death!

This was obviously a purge against the Black Dragon Society. For a time, almost everyone in Shanghai was in danger. No one knew whether the other party's butcher knife would be directed at them.

People from the council also sent urgent messages ordering them to rush back as soon as possible to protect the personal safety of Japanese citizens in Shanghai.

Could all of this be the Ax Gang's revenge on him?

Thinking of this, Jiuzhen shook his head secretly. No matter how powerful and powerful a gang is, it is just a gang. They are good at bullying ordinary people, but when it comes to attacking the concession and killing so many Japanese citizens in the street, many of them even They are all highly trained spies.

He didn't believe that this Ax Gang had such courage and ability.

However, there was still an inexplicable worry in his heart. Before returning to the city, he called his family in the temporary military camp as usual, but no one answered the phone.

And no one answered the phone either at home or at the lover's residence.

This made him wonder if it was the Ax Gang's revenge on him. At this juncture of chaos in the concession, they took the opportunity to tie up his family and use it to threaten him.

These thoughts swirled in Jiuzhen's mind, leaving him unable to calm down for a moment.

It didn't take long for the convoy to return to the military camp in the concession. After hurriedly issuing the order to disband, he drove directly to his home.

Dozens of minutes later, in a foreign-style building in the concession, Jiuzhen looked through the empty hall and landed on the mansion that used to be filled with laughter and laughter but was now empty. He couldn't help but clenched his fists.

I really guessed it, someone is indeed taking revenge on me!

Without any hesitation, he strode to the phone and prepared to directly mobilize the army to deal with this so-called Ax Gang. However, at the moment when the call was about to be broadcast, a dart with a letterhead suddenly flew out of the window!

With a sharp sound of breaking through the air, it penetrated deeply into the floor under his feet!

Songhu Garrison Headquarters.

Bai Chongxi hung up the phone in his hand, a hint of joy flashed across his face.

Seeing this, Shen Zui couldn't help but asked curiously: "Has the date of the Northern Expedition been determined?"

"Um"

Bai Chongxi nodded slightly and said with memories in his eyes: "A battle that should have ended last year was postponed until now because of the split between Wang and Jiang. Now that Ninghan and Han have joined together, it is appropriate to continue the Northern Expedition."

"Yes," Shen Zui agreed upon hearing the words: "Since last year, the Northern Expeditionary Army conquered Changsha, Wuhan, Ningjing, and Shanghai. We originally thought we were just here for a simple rest, but ended up staying for several months. If we don’t go north, our brothers will almost forget what they do!”

"Ha ha ha ha."

Bai Chongxi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh after hearing this. As a famous Confucian general, he was always very good to his subordinates. If other commanders heard Shen Zui's words, they would inevitably scold him, but in his case, he didn't care about the details of these words. .

"Commander, what is the specific date?"

"Fifteen days later," Bai Chongxi said seriously: "Has the military pay been paid?"

"Sent!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zui suddenly became energetic. He pointed at the soldiers who were training outside the window and said, "Commander, haven't you noticed that the soldiers' fighting enthusiasm is particularly high these days? The military pay has been doubled. A lot of it was sent to their hands!"

After saying that, he smacked his lips again and sighed: "Zheng Jirong from the Ax Gang is indeed capable. In just half a month, he brought us millions of dollars in military expenses. It is true that we did not help him in vain."

After listening to his words, Bai Chongxi thought for a while and then said: "If nothing else, this Northern Expedition should be the last one. There are eight armies including us in Songhu. We must not fall behind in terms of logistics. You can ask again. This guy, can you provide me with another military expenditure within half a month?"

"These millions are not enough?" Shen Zui couldn't help but be surprised.

Bai Chongxi smiled and did not reply to him. As the deputy chief of staff and acting chief of staff of the National Army, he knew all the internal situations of the army well.

One of the most serious problems is corruption.

Leaving aside the Songhu Army under his control, it is almost impossible to hope for doubling the military pay of other group armies. Being able to pay the full amount without being deducted is already a commendable act of kindness.

In this kind of atmosphere, how could the millions of military expenditures provided by Zheng Jirong be enough?

"If you have dates, you will be punished. In order to stand up for this guy, I apologized to the directors of various countries for leading troops into the concession a few days ago. Isn't it natural that he should give me some compensation?"

Shen Zui thought for a while and then replied: "He has been busy dealing with Japanese people these two days. He doesn't seem to have done anything to make money. I will ask him about it later. From what I know about him, this guy is still very patriotic. If you have the ability, you will definitely not refuse the Commander’s request.”

Zheng Jirong has been giving him a lot of benefits these days. As the saying goes, he is short-handed when taking advantage of others. Whenever he has the opportunity, Shen Zui will try his best to praise Zheng Jirong in front of the commander as a Patriotic Association man.

Bai Chongxi smiled after hearing this. It was just a random move at first, but unexpectedly it really helped him a lot.

Then he didn't know what he thought of. He frowned and asked, "Has the matter between him and the Black Dragon Society been resolved? Didn't you ask him to push out the scapegoat as soon as possible? Why are you still lingering after a day?"

"Commander, you don't know something." After hesitating for a moment, Shen Zui said, "I think what he meant is that this guy doesn't seem to be planning to push the Ax Gang people out to die. He asked me to wait for a few days and said a few days. God will definitely push out a worthy scapegoat."

"What?"

Bai Chongxi was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed dumbly and said: "You are so brave, aren't you afraid that the Japanese garrison will arrest him and shoot him regardless of the evidence?"

"I think this kid is still worried," Shen Zui said with a smile, "I guess he doesn't know where he is hiding now."

"Hahaha"

At this time, it was a public concession dozens of kilometers away from here.

Zheng Jirong couldn't help but sneeze after getting out of the car, "Damn, it must be those Japanese devils who are talking about me!"

"Brother Rong," Peng Yixing looked around cautiously and whispered, "I killed so many people here yesterday. Is it risky to come back without avoiding the limelight for a few days?"

"risk?"

After hearing this, Zheng Jirong strutted directly to the street, opened his arms and faced the bustling passers-by on both sides, "Where is the risk? Why didn't I see it?"

After saying that, he stopped a rickshaw driver and asked him: "Brother, I heard that there were many shootings in the concession yesterday, do you know?"

"Hey," the driver put down the handlebars when he heard this and said with joy, "You may not know this if you ask others, but if you ask me Wen San, you're asking the right person."

He pointed to the street and said: "Just yesterday, on this street, I saw with my own eyes an old man who was muttering Japanese dialect and was hit by a car. Before I understood what happened, the car was hit by a car. A few heroes with masks came down, each holding a twenty-gun gun in their hands, and fired more than a dozen shots. Not only did they kill the Japs, they also drove over them. Good guy, the Japs' eyes popped out. !”

"Hey," Zheng Jirong pretended to be surprised and said, "What about the murderer? Have you caught him?"

Wen San said disdainfully: "I am a hero, how could I be caught by those losers in the patrol room? I guess I have already escaped from Shanghai!"

"Hahaha"

After hearing this, Zheng Jirong was satisfied and put a big ball in front of the coachman, "That's right. I didn't listen to you in vain. This money will be treated as a reward."

"Oh, thank you!"

After the coachman left happily, Zheng Jirong shrugged towards Peng Yixing and Du Dapeng who came with him, "Don't be afraid now, let's go."

After speaking, he walked straight to a nightclub in front of him without hesitation. He looked up at the four characters "Listen" on the signboard, and Zheng Jirong's lips curved into a smile.

As the largest and most prosperous nightclub in the public concession, The Liston is famous throughout Shanghai.

It's a pity that his boss is a Japanese and a spy of the Black Dragon Society. What's even better is that the spy accidentally stepped on the air and fell to his death yesterday.

As for the property rights contract and other documents of this nightclub, he also happened to take over it. At this moment, he is here to announce to the foreigners in the entire public concession the new owner of this area and make his voice heard!

Inside the nightclub, although there was not as many customers as there were at night, there were still many people sitting leisurely, drinking wine and chatting.

On the stage, a foreign girl in exquisite evening clothes was singing an English song melodiously. As for the guests below, almost all of them were foreigners, with a few Asian faces mixed in, but listening to their exchanges The voices must all be Japanese.

At this time, they were either toasting and drinking, or swaying gently to the music, looking so uncomfortable.

"Sorry sir."

Just as Zheng Jirong was about to step into the store, a white man dressed as a waiter suddenly raised his hand to stop him, "We have a membership system here, and ordinary customers are not allowed to be entertained."

Zheng Jirong smiled when he heard this and said: "It doesn't matter, I'll go in and apply for a membership now."

After that, just when he was about to take a step, the waiter stopped him again. Just when Zheng Jirong was confused, the waiter suddenly pointed to a bronze medal on the wall.

Zheng Jirong looked in the direction he pointed, and there were two lines of words written in English and Chinese on the bronze medal.

【NO CHINESE AND DOGS ALLOWED】

[Chinese people and dogs are not allowed to enter]