In the past two years, as the president of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Moyes has indeed been of great help.

The two people were very unhappy when they first met, then they cooperated tacitly, and suddenly they had to leave. Meng Shaoyuan was really reluctant to leave.

His successor was the Englishman Philip.

In other words, all the positions of the Ministry of Industry and Industry, from chairman to president, are British.

Meng Shaoyuan held a farewell dinner specially for Moyes.

Attending the dinner, besides him, was Police Commissioner Sinclair.

Because Sinclair is leaving.

He accepted Meng Shaoyuan's suggestion and took the initiative to announce his retirement citing "physical reasons".

Although Kai Ziwei, chairman of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, tried to persuade him to stay because he wanted to see the British occupy an absolute leadership position in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Sinclair still insisted on his opinion.

Sinclair also gave Meng Shaoyuan great help.

And this also made Sinclair the object of resentment among the Japanese.

The situation in Shanghai is about to take a huge turn, and the Japanese will definitely take revenge.

Meng Shaoyuan would not let his friends be implicated.

So, Sinclair must go.

What's more, his home country, Britain, is engaged in a difficult battle with the Germans.

He also has the obligation and responsibility to help his country.

"I'm really reluctant to let you go." Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "But it's time for you to leave. The situation in the concession is not optimistic."

On this point, Moyes and Sinclair fully agree.

On May 3, 1939, Japan's Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Sawada Kenzo proposed to Ying and the U.S. Ambassador to Japan a request to reorganize the administrative power of the public concession.

The next day, the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai proposed to the British and American Consul General in Shanghai and the General Director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau to amend the Land Charter, reorganize the public concession administrative agencies, and increase the proportion of Japanese in the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau.

On May 24, the spokesperson of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement, arbitrarily and unreasonably claiming that China’s public concessions are not foreign territory, but merely areas where foreigners exercise administrative rights.

Since Japan is at war with China, China's sovereignty in these areas should be controlled by Japan just like the Japanese-occupied areas.

Due to the rejection by Britain and the United States, Japan's attempt to control the public settlement failed for the time being.

However, despite constant pressure, Japan still achieved part of its goals.

In March 1940, the Consul General of Japan and the General Director of the Ministry of Work Affairs Bureau reached an agreement to set up a separate police area in the densely populated area of ​​​​Japanese overseas Chinese in Hongkou. Its police services would be handled by Japanese patrol officers, and the two patrol rooms in the area would also be headed by

Japanese police officer.

Even though the Chairman of the Ministry of Industry and Industry is a well-known anti-Japanese faction, it is difficult for him to continue to resist the strong pressure from Japan.

"I just got a piece of news." Moyes said immediately: "Before Philip officially took office, the Japanese had submitted a list to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, in which the Japanese Kazushi Okamoto was elected as the deputy director of the board of directors.

General Director.

According to my judgment, this list will be approved soon. There is too much pressure from President Kai Ziwei."

Sinclair also said with concern: "My successor will be the American Wan Kewen, who will serve as the special director of the police force. At the same time, two new inspectors general will be established, each of which will be Japanese."

This is the result of a compromise between the Ministry of Industry and the Japanese side.

The Japanese proposed the appointment of a Japanese secretary within the Ministry of Industry Bureau. The Ministry of Industry Bureau rejected this suggestion, but made concessions and agreed to appoint two Japanese as inspector generals in the police department.

This means that the new Police Commissioner Wan Kewen is likely to be sidelined.

"Wan Kewen is a sympathizer of China, so he doesn't need to worry about China's attitude for the time being." Sinclair continued: "However, the two Japanese inspector generals will cause great resistance to him.

One of these two people is named Yuta Sakaki and the other is Yosuke Okaman. They have lived in Shanghai all year round, so they know this city very well.

Hankaki Yuta has a stubborn attitude and is a staunch believer in the excellence of Japanese origin. This person is difficult to get along with and his attitude towards the Chinese is extremely bad. He even treats the Chinese who cooperate with Japan with undisguised contempt.

.However, if you want to open a gap, Okaman Yosuke seems to be able to think of a way."

"Oh, what should I say?" Meng Shaoyuan suddenly became interested.

Sinclair smiled contemptuously:

"He used to work as a detective in the Japanese police station, but he was very greedy. It is said that he would not let go of even a dime that fell on the ground. In the cases he handled, he would never let go of any opportunity to make money."

Meng Shaoyuan smiled, he liked dealing with such people.

"He was also very lecherous." Sinclair continued: "He got involved with the wife of one of his subordinates, but when the subordinate found out, he beat him up severely. The Japanese side couldn't help but transferred him.

to Shanghai.

It turns out that we don’t know how he moved around. He recently returned to Shanghai and suddenly became the inspector general. However, although his status is equal in name, he is actually the deputy of Yuta Sakaki.

As for Yuta Sakaki, he didn’t think highly of this person and asked his superiors many times for a change of manpower. However, his superiors recognized Yosuke Okamitsu, and Yosuke Okamitsu knew it in his heart, so he also complained.”

"I like people like this."

Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "If one person can solve it with money, then I won't bother with any more brains. Mr. Director, thank you very much for providing me with such important information."

"This is the last help I can give you." Sinclair sighed: "Moyes and I will leave Shanghai soon. Meng, you are alone in Shanghai. Pay more attention to your own safety. I can't give you any more help."

Helped."

Moyes said: "Meng, I will miss you. You and your country will definitely win the final victory in the war."

"Thank you." Meng Shaoyuan said seriously: "Sinclair, Britain will also win the final victory, and the United States, I am sure, will be involved in the war sooner or later.

Even if you return to the United States and the United Kingdom, you can believe that the connection between us will not be severed, and we will still cooperate at some point in the future."

Moyes shrugged.

We are too far away from China, how can we cooperate?

"I have prepared a sum of money for each of you." Meng Shaoyuan took out two checks and placed them in front of the two of them: "Don't refuse, friendship can sometimes be measured by money.

At the same time, when I need your help in the future, this money will be regarded as my payment to you in advance, my friends."

Sinclair also doesn't believe there will be opportunities for them to work together in the future.
Chapter completed!