vrcanaries Chapter 997 Confrontation
Chapter 997 Confrontation
Shanghai Stock Exchange, City Hall.
At ten o'clock in the morning, in the presence of many reporters, the President of the Jinling Executive Yuan signed the "Shanghai Concession Reclaiming Act" on behalf of the Jinling government.
Representatives from various countries subsequently signed the bill.
As one of the representatives of Jinling, although Chen Yang was unable to go on stage to sign in person, as one of the important figures, he also witnessed this important moment with his own eyes.
After the signing was completed, there was thunderous applause from the audience. Regardless of whether the Nanjing government truly took back the concession on its own or regained some face with the help of the Japanese, for the Chinese people, taking back the concession was a major event that the whole country celebrated.
After the representatives of various countries shook hands with the Jinling representatives one by one, reporters in the audience raised their cameras to record this historic moment.
After a busy period, Chen Yang walked up to Dean Chen and reminded him that it was time to prepare for a press conference.
Dean Chen agreed with a smile on his face, and surrounded by a group of guards, he headed towards the press conference venue.
Chen Yang tightened his general's uniform, and the Tongguang Medal on his chest made a slight jingling sound when it bumped against the ground from time to time.
The most eye-catching thing is the rank of lieutenant general on the shoulder straps.
The gray-brown general school uniform and the shiny leather boots, even if Chen Yang tried hard not to attract other people's attention, his appearance and clothing were too attractive.
Dean Chen can be considered a refined scholar, but he is far inferior to Chen Yang. Moreover, because of Sun Shaoqian's death, Dean Chen looked around and was a little timid even in such occasions.
Chen Yang, however, was like a magic needle that stabilized the sea, standing there firmly, and that kind of momentum was indeed able to attract other people's attention.
"Thumps, thumps." A burst of hurried footsteps sounded, and Li Qun, sweating profusely, ran to Chen Yang and saluted, saying, "Minister, Mayor Zhou's secretariat has a call for you."
"He said that your old friend has something very important to discuss with you."
Chen Yang frowned. What old friend would call Mayor Zhou’s secretariat?
"Take me to see." Chen Yang thought for a moment and decided to go and see what was going on.
The two went downstairs and walked all the way to the office area of the City Hall and came to Mayor Zhou's secretariat. At this time, except for a few people who stayed behind, there were not many people in the office.
Li Qun pointed to the phone that was still on. Chen Yang picked up the phone and said, "I'm Chen Yang. Who are you?"
"Minister Chen, congratulations, you have done a great thing for China." The voice that came from the other side was Gu Linhuai's.
"Mr. Gu, you are really unpredictable. You actually called Mayor Zhou's secretariat at this time."
"Aren't you afraid that I will arrest Mayor Zhou on the pretext of colluding with the Central Bureau of Investigation?"
Gu Linhuai smiled and said, "Minister Chen, I have no right to interfere with your decision to detain Mayor Zhou. I am simply here to congratulate you."
"By the way, I have prepared some gifts for you. It's now ten o'clock, ten twenty, on the second floor of Hezi Department Store in the Japanese Community District."
"You still have twenty minutes. Hopefully you can make it."
"I'll call you back in twenty minutes."
After saying that, the other party decisively hung up the phone.
Twenty minutes, Hezi Department Store? Chen Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering if this guy had planted a bomb in Hezi Department Store.
This bomb maniac.
Twenty minutes later, the nearest place to Hezi Department Store was the Military Police Headquarters. Chen Yang shook the handle and said to the operator, "Connect to the office of Colonel Nobuo Takeda of the Information Department of the Military Police Headquarters."
A few seconds later, the voice of Nobuo Takeda came from the other side. Chen Yang didn't have time to say so much to him, so he asked him to gather people immediately and rush to Hezi Department Store within ten minutes.
Nobuo Takeda was still a little confused, but Chen Yang's next words made him break out in a cold sweat.
"Colonel Takeda, someone has planted a bomb on the second floor of the Hoko Department Store. You may not have time to find the bomb now, but you still have time to evacuate the crowd."
"If anything happens to Hezi Department Store, your position as the head of the Information Department will be over."
Nobuo Takeda quickly stood up and said, "Minister Chen, I will immediately arrange for people to evacuate the crowd. Goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yang was a little dazed for a moment.
According to his idea, the target of the Central Bureau of Investigation at this time should be the East China Refinery. Even if they wanted to create chaos, the best choice would be the Shanghai City Hall where a press conference was being held.
Why did they choose Hezi Department Store which is not far from the Military Police Headquarters?
There wasn't anything worth bombing there, except a bunch of Japanese.
Hezi Department Store is a shopping mall opened by the Japanese, and most of its customers are Japanese expatriates. It seems unreasonable to target them.
Gu Linhuai would not choose Hezi Department Store as the bomb dropping site for no reason.
Chen Yang sat down on the chair, staring at the phone in front of him, his mind racing.
Suddenly, he seemed to have figured something out and said to Li Qun, "Director Li, is there a map of Shanghai in the City Hall?"
Li Qun was stunned for a moment and then quickly said, "Of course there is one. There is one in the office of Minister Wu of the Ministry of Industry."
"I'll go take a look. By the way, remember to transfer any calls later to Minister Wu's office." Chen Yang gave an order, left Li Qun behind and walked out in a hurry.
When Chen Yang was removed from his position as head of the Vertical Characters Section, he worked at the City Hall for a few days, and he still remembered where the office of the Minister of Industry was.
Jogging all the way, Chen Yang soon arrived at the office of Wu Daoyuan, Minister of Industry.
At this moment, Minister Wu was also attending a press conference with leaders of all levels in the City Hall. There was no one in the office. The staff on duty outside didn't dare to say a word when they saw Chen Yang's shoulder badge and immediately opened the office door.
When Chen Yang entered the office, he immediately saw the panoramic map of the Shanghai Stock Exchange hanging halfway up the opposite wall.
Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling, the phone on the table suddenly rang, and Chen Yang picked up the call without hesitation.
"Minister Chen, you reacted very quickly. It seems that I need to tell you where the second gift I gave you is."
"Mr. Gu, I think I know where it is even if you don't tell me." Chen Yang turned the phone around and said in front of the map, "If I'm not mistaken, the next location should be the Longhua Department Store, which is not far from the Japanese Garrison Headquarters in Shanghai."
"Your purpose in creating chaos is not to crush people with bombs, but to delay the reinforcements from the Military Police Headquarters and the Japanese Headquarters in Shanghai."
"So it seems that you still want to blow up my oil depot. Do you think you can do it?"
Gu Linhuai was silent for a long time and then said calmly: "Minister Chen, you are really amazing. Yes, the second package of explosives is in the Longhua Department Store. I put 15 kilograms of special high explosives in it. In addition to the explosives, there are also a package of iron nails and a package of steel balls. I believe these things are enough to blow up a floor."
"Well, there are still thirty minutes until the explosion. You still have time to evacuate the crowd."
"As for whether we can blow up your oil depot, we'll know after we give it a try."