"Xiyan..." Meng Fanxing brought Axiang and the others over. Seeing Lu Xiyan and Qi Huan coming, he hurriedly waved his hand to greet him.

"Meimei, I set up the dinner here on purpose tonight. It is not convenient to talk to you now. You can eat more with your sister-in-law and Xiaoying later. Lao Tang and I have something to do and leave for a while." Lu Xiyan said quietly in Meng Fanxing's ear.

"I know, be careful."

"Don't worry, the French Guild Hall is my territory, there is no problem." Lu Xiyan nodded. In fact, most of the shares of the French Guild Hall have been transferred to his name.

Oberman Butler is just a manager with a high salary. Of course, Oberman also needs to manage some of Saul's other assets in Shanghai.

If the news had not been announced to the public, the French Guild Hall would have been surnamed Lu long ago.

At this point when he was about to seven o'clock, Tang Jin drove his wife and daughter to the French Guild Hall, and Lu Xiyan and Meng Fanxing went out to greet him in person.

"How is it, Lao Lu?"

"Everything is arranged. Wait a while, I will eat a little bit and go there." Lu Xiyan and Tang Jin whispered.

"good!"

Of course, I have a French feast in the French guild hall. The French feast in the French guild hall is not as good as the Red House Restaurant on Xiafei Road.

It’s just that the Red House Restaurant can eat as long as you have money and anyone wearing formal clothes, but the French guild hall is a membership system and you can’t get in without membership.

“Oberman.”

"Mr. Lu." Oberman knew very well that to a certain extent, after Thor left, he became Lu Xiyan's subordinate. Of course, Lu Xiyan generally ignored him, and even Thor's garden villa left in Shanghai was left to him to manage and live.

Although the situation in Shanghai is becoming increasingly tense, he has lived in Shanghai for most of his life and is still getting married and having children in this city. If he wants him to start over, he still has to think about it carefully.

Of course, he could return to England with his wife and children, but he would have to give up everything here, his high salary and a comfortable and prosperous life.

When he returned to the UK, someone would definitely be willing to hire a professional housekeeper like him, but no one would be willing to give him such a high salary.

So, he was reluctant to let it go.

"In a while, you will take my wife and his wife of Inspector Tang to visit our club. If you have any beauty and relaxation projects, you can let them experience it. Then give Mrs. Tang a VIP card, and all the consumption will be calculated on my account." Lu Xiyan called Oberman and whispered.

"Yes, Mr. Lu."

"I have something to discuss with Inspector General Tang. Remember, don't let someone disturb us." Lu Xiyan gave another instructor.

"yes."

...

Kai Ziwei has been waiting for nearly an hour in Lu Xiyan's private lounge. Although there are everything here, he can enjoy the best wine.

However, he was not here to drink or enjoy, he was here to talk about things.

"Sorry, Mr. Dong, Vice President of Kaiziwei, I have made you wait for a long time." Lu Xiyan and Tang Jin came to the lounge together and first expressed their apology to Kaiziwei.

"Dr. Lu, although it is not the first time we have met, it is the first time like this. I'm very happy to see you." Kai Ziwei is also an intelligence agent. Of course, he knew that the most important thing in this industry is to be patient. If you can't even do this, don't do this as soon as possible.

"Thank you, I don't need to introduce this, right?" Lu Xiyan pointed at Tang Jin with a smile.

"Joseph, my old friend." Kai Ziwei smiled slightly and reached out to him. He was all in the same journey. Although he served different institutions, at least they could not be considered enemies, but at most they were competitors.

"Yes, Mr. Kaiziwei, we are old friends." Tang Jin smiled and reached out and grabbed it.

"Mr. Kaiziwei, please sit down."

The three of them sat down.

"In this way, I'll talk straight to the point." Lu Xiyan said, "Our French Office of the Political Department of the Criminal House wants to cooperate with Mr. Kaiziwei to establish mutual trust and intelligence sharing to cope with the huge security and public security pressures faced by the public concessions and the French concessions."

"Is this what the Public and Directors Bureau meant, or what Joseph and Dr. Lu thought?"

"This is not only the meaning of the Public and Directors Bureau, but also the idea of ​​Dr. Lu and I. The Japanese supported the '76' spy organization in western Shanghai, assassinating, kidnapping, arresting people every day, and causing frequent violent cases. They said they were arresting anti-Japanese Chongqing and Communist elements, but in fact they were taking the opportunity to erode and usurp our police power and jurisdiction. If we blindly give in, they will sooner or later completely undermine us, or even oust the power of the state." Tang Jin said, "I think Mr. Kaiziwei has a deeper understanding of this than us, right?"

"The Japanese have all the military police stationed in the concession, which is just the first step. The next step is that they will take the opportunity to separate the West of Shanghai from the concession and expand all regions. At that time, our industries that have been hard-working for many years will be embezzled and plundered by the Japanese."

"What both of you make sense, but our British and French governments require us to be restrained against Japan and not to anger the Japanese, which will bring unpredictable danger to our expatriates." Kaiziwei glanced at the two and said, "Although I don't like the Japanese, nor do I stand their arrogant and rude behavior, there are some things that we really can't do."

"Mr. Kaiziwei, we are not trying to confront the Japanese directly, but protect ourselves. I don't think you want to see the Japanese army send troops to occupy the concession, right?"

"Does Dr. Lu have any good suggestions?"

"Walking together, we Chinese have a saying, "Walking together to keep warm. As long as we hug into a group, we will form a kind of force that makes the Japanese dare not touch us easily, because if he moves us, he will pay an unbearable price." Lu Xiyan explained.

"Although you set up concessions on our territory, this is also an act of invasion and colonization, but it is still different from the killing and plunder of the Japanese. We can leave this for later resolution, but we are facing the same enemy, that is, the Japanese." Lu Xiyan said, "Germany, Japan, and Italy have long secretly formed an alliance. They are implementing a policy of crazy foreign aggression and expansion, and this is on the opposite side of the world's peaceful, liberal, democratic and civilized countries. The war will soon break out in Europe. What should you do? Will you evacuate from Shanghai?"

"This may be a choice in helplessness."

"Don't we do anything before evacuation?" Lu Xiyan was silent for a while and said slowly, "Mr. Kaiziwei, will the Empire be willing to sink to the west when the sun does not set?"

"Okay, Dr. Lu, you successfully convinced me, but what can we do?" Kai Ziwei lowered his head and thought for a while, spread his hands and gave Lu Xiyan a look.

"Recently, conflicts between the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and No. 76 have become more and more frequent, especially in the western Shanghai area, the spies of No. 76 even openly dare to rob the patrol officers in the concession. There are many such examples, right?" Lu Xiyan smiled slightly and asked back.

"The area for building roads across the border in the west of Shanghai is very complicated. The Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Technology has signed relevant agreements with the National Government of Nanjing in the past, but now, the National Government is no longer able to guarantee its rights and interests, and our Ministry of Industry and Technology is also powerless." Kai Ziwei sighed.

"The '76' is so arrogant that in addition to being supported by the Japanese, there is another key role to play." Tang Jin said.

"You are talking about Ji Yunqing, the big boss of the Qing Gang generation." Kai Ziwei has been in China for many years, so how could he not know that the spies under the '76' command, except for some of the two-way agents who defected and defected, were mostly members of the Qinghong Gang, and Ji Yunqing's disciples accounted for most of them.

"What if Ji Yunqing can be removed?"

"You want to get rid of Ji Yunqing?" Kaizi was startled.

"No, we want to create an opportunity to kill Ji Yunqing. If we don't need to do anything, someone will do it for us." Tang Jin said.

How can Kai Ziwei not understand? There are some things that are light and some that are dark. You have me and I have you. This is even a normal state.

For the same enemy, it is not impossible to cooperate with life and death enemies.

"Which aspect do you two belong to?" Kai Ziwei asked vigilantly, but after asking, he immediately regretted it. I think this kind of secret can only be understood but not expressed in words. If the other party really tells him, once the secret is leaked, he will become the biggest suspicion.

"I am the fifth Hua Dong of the French Concession Taxpayers Association by-election." Lu Xiyan said, "and he is also a Chinese."

"As for Brother Tang, his identity, Mr. Kaiziwei, aren't you very clear about it?" Lu Xiyan pointed at Tang Jin again and explained.

Tang Jin smiled slightly at Kai, his expression was very calm.

"So what can I do?"

"In addition to intelligence sharing, we hope that Mr. Kaiziwei can provide some convenience in our operations in the public concession," said Tang Jin.

"this……"

"Mr. Kaiziwei, the Japanese and No. 76 will not notify you of any actions. Their arrest, kidnapping, robbery and extortion have caused you huge security pressure. We will not do this. Even if there is an action, we will notify you in advance, but we also hope that you can keep us confidential and provide some protection." Tang Jin continued, "In other words, if we want to operate secretly in the public concession, there is no problem at all."

"Okay, I can promise you this, but I must have the right to know your actions."

"Of course, since we cooperate, we must trust each other and be honest."

"You are so anxious to invite me over. There must be something important. Let's talk about it. Since we have cooperated, everyone will show their sincerity." Kai Ziwei said.

"Quick people and speak quickly, Mr. Kaiziwei, we got the news that Zhang Xiaolin bought a batch of opium from Ji Yunqing at a high price and prepared to transport it into the French Concession for sale. However, now that the French Concession bans smoking, he will definitely not dare to transport the freight in easily. If he is investigated, he will lose all his money. Therefore, he rented a secret warehouse in the public concession, and all we want is to seal this secret warehouse." Tang Jin said.

"This is in the public concession. It's not appropriate for you to do this?"

"Can the public concession smuggle and sell opium?"

"This is the reason, but the transaction of opium is not prohibited in the public concession. Moreover, the two of you in the Police Department also know that it is actually similar to your French concession. If the Japanese don't stop it, we can't stop it at all." Kaiziwei said awkwardly. The public concession is not up to the British. There are also Americans, Italians, etc., who all have garrisons in the concession, and each is responsible for the security of the area.

Although Kaiziwei is the deputy general manager of the Ministry of Industry, he may be in charge of the area where the British army is stationed.

"We will not seal publicly," said Tang Jin. "We will act quietly. After the matter is completed, half of the benefits obtained by seizure of the opium will be obtained by one person, provided that it is not sold to anyone who has any relationship with the French Concession."

Kai Ziwei's eyes shrank slightly. The batch of opium that Zhang Xiaolin and Ji Yunqing bought at high prices must be quite large. If they were sold at the current price, it would be a considerable amount of wealth.

What are you doing when you come to China thousands of miles away? Isn’t it just to make a fortune?

In Kai Ziwei's heart, except for the little bit of the honor of the poor British Empire, all that was left was money.

Lu Xiyan and Tang Jin looked at each other and saw that the big-nose British nobleman was moved.
Chapter completed!