The Bravest

On September 1943, , the Military Police Headquarters found an excuse to allow Li Shiqun to return to Shanghai from Suzhou.

It was already afternoon when Li Shiqun finished his work and was going to rest at his home in Shanghai for the night and return to Suzhou the next day. Suddenly, he received a call from Gangcun.

"Mr. Li, the Empire of Japan is at a critical moment, so it needs all parties to work together to ease the pressure. That's why the Army Department has entrusted me to mediate the relationship between the parties. Mr. Zhou and Mr. Xiong, I've already made arrangements, and I'm just waiting for you to come and talk in person!"

The Xiong Jun that Gangcun was talking about was Xiong Jiandong, who took away Li Shiqun's position as the head of the Tax Police Corps. The two became enemies because of this.

Gangcun told Li Shiqun the current situation without reservation and that the Japanese Army Department hoped that the Nanjing government would put aside internal divisions and fully support the Japanese Army's combat plan.

Therefore, Gangcun of the Special High Section was entrusted to mediate, hoping to ease the relationship between Zhou Fohai, Xiong Jiandong and Li Shiqun, and to prevent internal strife at Japan's critical moment.

Gangcun's words were sincere and reasonable. In addition, Gangcun represented the Japanese Army Department, so Li Shiqun had no way to shirk his responsibility.

However, Li Shiqun did not agree immediately, but asked Gangcun tentatively again.

"Gangcun-kun, there is something urgent going on in Suzhou. I have to rush back tomorrow morning, so I am a bit pressed for time. Let's meet in Suzhou in a few days."

"Haha, I know what Mr. Li is worried about. So, let's not go to the International Hotel. Let's talk at my house instead. I'll call Lin Jie over. Then Mr. Li won't have to worry. Mr. Li won't refuse to give me this little bit of face, right?"

Gangcun came up with a second plan, changing the meeting place to his own home, and his tone became threatening, leaving Li Shiqun no choice but to refuse.

"Haha, Gangcun-kun, you're joking. Well, I'll come to visit you at 5 o'clock on time."

"Okay, then I'll be waiting for you at home."

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"Shiqun, could this be a trap? We should not go there. Let's go back to Suzhou right away!"

Ye Jiqing, who had been listening to the whole thing, said worriedly.

"I can't escape, but they won't deal with me openly, so don't worry!" Li Shiqun comforted his wife while thinking constantly in his heart.

"Why don't we wait a moment and ask Lin Jie first to see if he knows anything?"

Ye Jiqing thought of Lin Jie. She naturally knew that Lin Jie and Li Shiqun had been in private contact.

"Yeah, that's fine." Li Shiqun felt that what Ye Jiqing said made sense. It was still early, so there was no need to rush to make a decision.

However, Lin Jie's call did not go through, so Ye Jiqing called Lin Jie's home again, and it was Ye Wulian who answered the phone.

"Sister, you're back in Shanghai and you don't come to see me?"

"Wulian, is Xiaojie at home? I have something to talk to him about." Ye Jiqing was not in the mood to talk about these trivial matters, so he went straight to find Lin Jie.

"Xiao Jie is at the police station. He just called and said he will be back later in the evening. He is going to visit Gangcun of the Special High Section. He also said his brother-in-law is going there too. Don't you know?"

"Oh, I see. No wonder I couldn't get through to him on the phone! Okay, I'll talk to him first and I'll talk to you another day."

Ye Jiqing hung up the phone and called Lin Jie's office again. This time it was Lin Jie who answered.

"Hello, who are you?" Lin Jie received a notice from Gangcun and knew that the plan had started, so he called Ye Wulian to inform her, and then waited for Li Shiqun's call.

"Xiao Jie, it's me. Wait a moment, I'll let the director talk to you." Ye Wulian heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that it was Lin Jie who answered the call and handed the microphone to Li Shiqun.

"Xiao Jie, it's me." Li Shiqun's tone was steady, and it didn't sound like he was looking for Lin Jie in a hurry.

"Director, I was just about to call you! Gangcun told me he had an appointment to discuss something with me and said you were there too. Do you know what it is?" Lin Jie pretended to be confused.

"Well, this is what happened. Gangcun wants to mediate the problem between me, Zhou Fohai, and Xiong Jiandong. Do you know about this?" Li Shiqun asked casually.

"Oh, I know about this. Gangcun told me in advance that the Japanese are having a hard time and are begging us Chinese to do things for them! The Army Department entrusted him to be the middleman to ease the internal divisions within the government. Zhou Fohai and Xiong Jiandong did return to Shanghai yesterday, and I met them."

Lin Jie did not lie, Zhou Fohai and Xiong Jiandong were indeed in Shanghai, but this was all planned. For mediation, both parties must be present.

"Xiao Jie, do you think there will be any problems at night?" Li Shiqun stopped pretending and asked directly.

"Hmm...I don't think so. Director, you should also know that if the Japanese really want to harm you, it is the person who is sent to Nanjing now. Gangcun is not on the same side as him."

This is exactly the key reason why the Japanese asked Gangcun to come forward. The expansion faction wants to rectify the Wang Puppet Government, and Li Shiqun will definitely be wary and may not keep the appointment.

However, if Gangcun, who is from a different faction, comes forward, Li Shiqun will be much less wary. As long as Li Shiqun comes, there will always be a way to take action.

"Well, that's nothing. See you tonight." Li Shiqun hung up the phone and looked at his wife Ye Jiqing.

"Shiqun, according to Xiaojie, there shouldn't be any problem. However, you'd better not eat anything. Just deal with it and give Gangcun some face."

"Okay, let's do it! You stay home and ask my personal doctor to prepare. If you can't refuse and you eat something, I will wash your stomach as soon as I get back!"

Li Shiqun and his wife still remember vividly the death of Wu Sibao!

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On the other side, Lin Jie put down the phone and rushed home quickly. He did not dare to disturb Ye Wulian and went directly to find Sun Yuelan.

"Yue Lan, come with me to your brother's house later. We are going to start the matter."

"Okay, I get it. I'll watch in the kitchen. If they dare to mess around, I'll kill them." Sun Yuelan said murderously.

"Relax, you're pregnant! I'm just a nobody, they won't take me with them, that would be too obvious, I'm just asking you to go just in case."

"Okay, I understand. Let's go. Let's go there a little earlier to prevent them from making any moves first."

Lin Jie picked up two cans of tea and went out with Sun Yuelan. They didn't know that Ye Wulian had been hiding and watching them secretly!

"Haitang, are Liu Sheng and the others ready?" Ye Wulian asked Haitang behind him.

"Don't worry, big sister! Everything you asked us to do has been done. We have found Nurse Xiao Yang and Doctor Yang from the welfare home. Liu Sheng has gone to pick them up, and everything is ready."

"Oh, I hope it won't be used! My husband said that the poison was newly discovered by the Japanese, and Western medicine currently has no way to cure it, so we have to try Chinese medicine."

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"Mr. Lin, why did you bring Yuelan here?" Gangcun was stunned when he saw Sun Yuelan.

"Oh, she's worried that you'll take me with you..."

"Bullshit, would it be necessary to go through so much trouble to move you? Forget it, let her follow Mei Zi, so that she won't be worried. Just don't show up."

"Hehe, Zhou Fohai, is Xiong Jiandong here?" Lin Jie changed the subject and asked in a low voice.

"I'm here. We're just waiting for Li Shiqun. Come with me and get to know them so that we can have easier dealings in the future."

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At 5:10, Li Shiqun arrived with a large group of bodyguards, but they all stayed outside. Gangcun personally took Lin Jie to greet them at the door.

Seeing that Lin Jie was indeed there and nodded to him secretly, Li Shiqun relaxed a little and followed Gangcun and Lin Jie into the gate with his Japanese translator Xia Zhongming.

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