Of course, the Sassoon Guard's actions were not hidden from the concession authorities.

After receiving the report from the police station, Floyd, general director of the Public Concession Bureau of the Industrial Department, immediately convened all thirteen directors to hold an emergency meeting to discuss solutions.

In a word, the Concession Bureau is undoubtedly happy to see the success of the Concession Bureau when the Sassoon Guard replaces the Qing Gang as an underground force in the public concession. However, there is a prerequisite, that is, the entire process of the Sassoon Guard replaces the Qing Gang cannot cause trouble to the Concession Bureau. Especially now that the public concession has become an isolated island, you must be extra careful.

Otherwise, if the Japanese are completely angry and send troops into the public concession at all costs, it will be over.

At the meeting, fourteen directors quarreled together, and the only Japanese director was of course strongly opposed it, and his attitude was quite fierce, which was arguing that if the Ministry of Industry and Commerce could not decisively stop the atrocities of the Sassoon Guard, the Japanese army would enter the public concession on a large scale.

The two Americans retorted.

Because the five Huadongs had close relationships with the Qing Gang, they did not dare to offend the Americans too much, so they tried their best to smooth things over and try to ease the quarrel between the two sides.

Floyd and five other British directors were extremely leisurely, just about to pour himself a cup of coffee.

In the end, Floyd interrupted the quarrel between the two sides and said, "The quarrel is meaningless. The purpose of our meeting is to solve the problem."

After pausing, Floyd asked Commod again: "Minister Commod, what about your opinion?"

Everyone, including Japanese director Shimada, the senior management of the Concession Bureau, knew that the Sassoon Guard was nominally the guard of Sir Sassoon, but in fact it was not.

Because Captain George has a military background.

The Japanese military was undoubtedly very annoyed that the American military pushed his claws into Shanghai, but there was no good idea for a while, because the American military did not send troops blatantly, but just sent a hooligan to Shanghai to form a civilian armed force in the name of a world of scattering the world.

Therefore, the Japanese can only deal with it in the form of a martial arts world.

Specifically, it is to support the Qing Gang to confront the Sassoon Guards.

But what annoyed the Japanese was that the Green Gang was too useless.

After Huang Jingrong's Zhongxin Society lasted for half a month, Ji Yunqing's Yun Club became even worse. In just one day, he was beaten by the Sassoon Guards and was about to be driven out of the public concession.

Shimada seriously suspected that if the Japanese government did not intervene, in less than three days, the entire public concession would fall into the control of the Sassoon Guard like the French concession.

This is undoubtedly unacceptable to the Japanese government.

Because once Japanese forces cannot penetrate into the public concession, it will seriously affect the work efficiency of Mei organs and No. 76. In turn, the public concession and the French concession will form a strong cover for the Military Control Commission, the Central Commission and even the CCP’s underground party, because the Sassoon Guard cannot spend energy to counter-espionage!

Therefore, before Commod spoke, Shimada rushed to say: "The opinion of our Japanese government is very clear. The existing order in the public concession will never be allowed to be destroyed. This existing order includes the fact that the Qing Gang exists in the public concession, so the armed actions of the Sassoon Guard must be suspended!"

Commod's expression immediately became cold and said in an official manner: "Our American government's attitude is consistent. Shanghai is a free port, and the operation of the public concession is completely independent. No country or government has the power to intervene. This means that the fire or vendetta of social organizations such as the Qing Gang and the Sassoon Guard will be left to them to resolve the problem themselves, and government forces should not be used to force intervention!"

Speaking of this, Commod said: "By the way, it is true that our American government pursues an isolationist policy, but this does not mean that our American government will allow other governments to harm the overseas interests of the American people, such as an international free port like Shanghai where tens of thousands of Americans live!"

"Minister Commod." Shimada asked with a dark face, "Can I understand your words as this? As long as it is a grudge between civilian armed forces, governments are not allowed to intervene, right?"

"That's right." Commodo said with a shrugged, "Director Shimada's understanding is completely correct."

"Yo Xi." Shimada smiled grimly and said again, "Then there is no problem."

"No problem?" Floyd's eyes swept across Shimada and the five Huadongs. Shimada snorted and turned his eyes toward others. How dare the five Huadongs express their opinions on such major issues, and just pretend not to hear them.

Floyd roamed the bell and said, "Okay, go back now."

...

Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Okamoto Jima's special car has been waiting at the gate of the Industrial Department.

After the meeting, Shimada went straight to the door of the industrial department and got into Okamoto's Nissan sedan.

As soon as Shimada got on the bus, Okamoto asked anxiously: "How will Shimada Jun drive?"

"The result is very bad." Shimada said with a dark face, "The US government firmly opposes intervention, that is, unless we make up our minds to go to war with the United States, we cannot directly send condemnation forces into the concession, but can only secretly support the Qing Gang and the Sassoon Guard to engage in an armed confrontation."

"How could this happen?" Okamotoshi Masato, "The problem is that the Green Gang is completely abolished now. No matter how much the Empire costs, it cannot be built!"

"But this seems not our job, right? Shouldn't this be the business of Ume's agency?" Shimada said, "What is this guy called Hitoshi Tatsuda? Why didn't he come?"

"Takita Eagle?" Okamoto's face turned dark immediately and he said angrily, "He is busy dealing with the Military Control Commission now and has no mind to care about this at all."

"He doesn't care? Then why should we meddle in other people's business?" Shimada snorted, "I don't believe that in the end the situation in the public concession completely deteriorates, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not hold Ume's body accountable."

"Shida-kun, it's not the time to shirk responsibility." Okamoto Shimada.

"Okamoto, I'm not shirking responsibility," Shimada said. "It's really not much we can do."

"That's true." Okayama said, "In that case, No. 76 and Zhang Xiaolin can only help Ji Yunqing. In short, no matter what, Ji Yunqing is a friend of the Japanese Empire. We must not watch his power be expelled from the concession."
Chapter completed!