bestfiction Chapter 206: The International Settlement is a Powder Keg
Chapter 206: The International Settlement is a Powder Keg
In fact, Jiang Yifan meant, what should he do? Should he evacuate the International Settlement with Tanaka Keiko?
Now the International Settlement was a powder keg that would explode at the slightest sign of fire. He was a direct participant in the Johnson case, or the direct creator, and Johnson hated him to the core.
At this moment, if he really lost his temper and fanned the flames among the angry British people to kill himself, I'm afraid that Director Evan and Adams would just turn a blind eye and find an excuse later. Wouldn't he be dead in vain?
As for the Japanese in the Yuko Nightclub, it was none of their business. They just wanted the British to shoot them up, escalate the conflict and trigger a bigger conflict.
When Director Evan heard this, he couldn't help but frowned and said:
"As for the Japanese in the Yuko Dance Hall, I can send people to protect them, but I cannot guarantee their safety because the murder last night has already made Johnson's Flower House Nightclub and most British people angry and furious, and we have not given them a satisfactory explanation, so the development of the situation is unpredictable and is now showing signs of getting out of control. Therefore, the key now is that you must evacuate quickly, otherwise, you will bear the consequences at your own risk."
Hearing this, Tanaka Keiko suddenly looked at Jiang Yifan and ordered:
"I order you to protect the safety of the Japanese in the Yuko Dance Hall at all costs. If there is any situation, call us and make plans."
I drafted grandma!
Jiang Yifan cursed in his heart, but he still stood at attention and answered:
"Please rest assured, Chief, we will defend the safety of the Japanese in the Yuko Dance Hall to the death!"
Ichiro Sato, Chaoyang Tokita, and Ryosuke Hihara all looked at Jiang Yifan with some regret, but still followed Consul Richard and General Manager Evan downstairs.
Li Qun felt very proud!
Boy! Aren't you lucky? Aren't you capable enough to solve the case? Let's see how you survive this disaster.
Keiko Tanaka didn't even look at Jiang Yifan and hurried downstairs.
It was as if Jiang Yifan had nothing to do with her at all!
You vicious, cold-blooded woman, sooner or later, I will kick you off your position as section chief and make you go back to your hometown in Japan like Tenmatsu Yohei.
Jiang Yifan was filled with hatred in his heart. He walked downstairs while quickly thinking of a countermeasure.
Fortunately, the people in Huamanlou Nightclub are not in any danger for the time being, otherwise, the risk would be even greater.
Because the people of the National Salvation Army don't know who they are at all? They are sent by the headquarters to secretly protect them.
In 100% of the cases, they will kill themselves as enemies without hesitation!
Damn it, I have to take their lives seriously all the time, but no one ever takes their own life seriously. Oh my God, what kind of world is this!
Jiang Yifan watched Keiko Tanaka and others heading towards the exit of the International Settlement under the escort of Consul Richard, General Manager Evan and a large number of police officers.
When Kudo and other members of the operation saw this, they all looked at Jiang Yifan and asked:
"Captain! What should we do?"
"Let's take a detour back to Youzi Ballroom. Our mission is to protect the safety of the Japanese there!" Jiang Yifan said, and headed towards a deserted street.
Roommaster Adams forced a passage to be opened at the gate of the International Settlement, and Ichiro Sato, Chaoyang Tokita, Keiko Tanaka, and Li Qun finally managed to get out of the International Settlement safely.
Jia Xiaolin immediately ran to the four cars, bowing and nodding to greet the four Japanese senior officials in Shanghai.
"Yoshi! Your great Japanese friend, continue to mobilize people and prepare for larger demonstrations. We must resolutely suppress the British's momentum and fight them so that they can't see any hope. In this way, we can get greater benefits."
Ichiro Sato looked at Jia Xiaolin and praised him highly.
"Thank you for the praise, Commander. I will do my best to make this demonstration a big one and suppress the British's momentum."
Jia Xiaolin quickly answered Sato Ichiro with a solemn oath.
Immediately afterwards, four cars sped away.
Tokita Chaoyang immediately reported the situation to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs quickly informed the Japanese Cabinet of the matter and then conducted urgent communication and consultations with the British Foreign Office.
Richard not only reported the situation to the British Foreign Office, but also had urgent communication with the consuls of the French and American consulates in Shanghai.
The French Consulate in Shanghai stated that it would actively cooperate with the British action, on the one hand lodging a strong protest to Japan, and on the other hand organizing foreign businessmen in the French Concession to carry out a massive demonstration.
However, the attitude of the American Consulate in Shanghai was ambiguous. It basically maintained a neutral attitude and dealt with the matter in a neutral manner.
This made both the British Consulate and the French Consulate very dissatisfied!
The British Consulate in Shanghai and the French Consulate have expressed strong dissatisfaction to the British Foreign Office and the French Foreign Office.
But they were helpless because the Japanese's biggest enemy was China, while Britain and France's biggest enemy was Germany. It could be said that the United States had no enemies, and it did not want to be an enemy of anyone. Their highest principle was to develop the economy and maximize economic benefits.
He hopes that the whole world will go to war, but at the same time, everyone is a friend of the Americans and will come to buy American guns, ammunition, oil and food.
Germany's core interests were not in China, so they only expressed moral support to Japan but did not take any measures.
The Shancheng Headquarters ordered the Lighter Group and the Yuan Cheng Action Group to keep a close eye on the development of the situation and to seize every opportunity to create conflicts in the middle, expand the conflicts as much as possible, and intensify them. Then, seize the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Japan in Shanghai.
Underground party members Pan Guozhan and Yuan Cheng also operated in secret. After the conflict between Britain and Japan broke out, they seized the opportunity and operated behind the scenes to suddenly change the direction of the joint demonstration organized by Chinese and Japanese businessmen led by Jia Xiaolin, and suddenly pointed the spearhead directly at the Japanese.
They wanted to pass the blame to Jia Xiaolin without any trace, catch Jia Xiaolin off guard, destroy his reputation in the eyes of the Japanese, make him infamous forever, or even put him to death!
To be on the safe side, Ichiro Sato has called the expeditionary force headquarters and requested that if necessary, troops must be sent to Shanghai in a timely manner to ensure the stability of order in Shanghai.
The whole of Shanghai was in turmoil and undercurrents, all of which suggested that a huge storm of an unimaginable and uncontrollable scale was about to come.