Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Zhou Zhengqing waved his hand impatiently: "Tell him to forget it! Let him focus more on his business. I don't mind if he indulges himself occasionally, but don't drag me into this!"

"Master, you've misunderstood Mr. Shen," Lingzi chuckled softly, her voice bringing a touch of life to the otherwise solemn study. She took a step closer and whispered, "This dance is all about business."

After a pause, seeing Zhou Zheng looking up at her with a hint of surprise, Lingzi continued to explain, "Mr. Shen has quietly done a few exploratory business deals with foreign companies in concessions in various countries over the past half month.

The goods we shipped from Manchuria are good and the route is smooth, especially after he "inadvertently" pointed out the magnitude of the goods in your hands...

The Westerners in the consulates in the concessions could no longer tolerate it.

They know that you, Young Master, are behind Shen Xilin, so they are eager to get in touch with Mr. Shen and insist on asking you to come out and meet them."

"What a waste of time!" Zhou Zhengqing leaned back in his chair, tapping his knuckles on the armrest, his tone full of weariness and tiredness: "I have handed the business matters over to Shen Xilin, let him negotiate! Report the terms to me after you've agreed, and I'll agree if they're suitable.

Why should I have to smell the perfume and arrogance of those red-haired devils myself?

"Master, calm down." Lingzi's voice became softer, but with a hint of persuasion: "This time is different from the past. Those Westerners have shown their full sincerity.

Look at the location, it's in the French Concession! That's not enough... and there's also..." She deliberately dragged out her words, her eyes moving with a hint of cunning.

"Tsk, Xiao Lingzi!" Zhou Zhengqing pretended to be angry and made a gesture to knock her smooth forehead: "Why learn from Shen Xilin when there are so many other things? Why learn his mystique? And what? Tell me!"

Lingzi dodged nimbly and chuckled, "Also, the French Consulate has clearly stated that on the day of the Young Master's meeting, our military police... can carry weapons and enter the French Concession for protection." She emphasized the key point, "There is no limit to the number of people!"

"Oh?" Zhou Zhengqing raised his eyebrows, and a playful sneer finally appeared on his originally nonchalant face, which soon turned into a strong sarcasm: "French Concession? Ha!

On the first day we entered Tianjin, if it weren't for those spineless people in the imperial high-ranking officials who insisted, the French Concession would have belonged to the empire long ago!

The French are just throwing in the towel, thinking that since they didn't take it last time, I won't tear my face off and touch it this time, right?"

"Lingzi guessed that the French probably had this in mind. They believed that you, young master, had some reservations, so they dared to use this 'lifting of the ban' to test you." Lingzi whispered in Zhou Zhengqing's ear, breathing sweetly: "But this exception... doesn't it just prove that our goods really make them very excited?

The empire took over Beijing and Tianjin, and won a great victory on the Nankou battlefield. The concessions of various countries must have been unable to sleep well every night.

The arrogance in the bones of Westerners cannot withstand real guns and scarce goods, especially when countries are now engaged in an arms race.

We intercepted the minerals, grain and other goods such as tobacco exported from Manchuria, which brought us profits, and other countries were also very jealous.

Shen Xilin has already negotiated with the Germans, and Germany has agreed to let us introduce a morphine production line, but all they require is to trade pig bristles with us.

Other countries will only be more anxious now.”

After a pause, a gleam in Lingzi's eyes flashed. "They even agreed to something as self-defeating as allowing soldiers to bring guns into the concession... Young Master, you really haven't considered that since they've opened this loophole, why don't we... take advantage of the situation... and test the reactions of the consuls of various countries?"

"Directly occupy the concession?!" Zhou Zhengqing's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his fingertips unconsciously tapped the rosewood table. His voice was as deep as steel, "Lingzi, such remarks are too rash!"

"Haa..." Lingzi chuckled, covering her sleeves with her hands. She bowed slightly, her posture respectful but with a hidden edge. "Master, please forgive me. I spoke out of turn. But Lingzi's thoughts are definitely not something so reckless."

Lingzi leaned forward slightly, her voice lowered to a whisper: "Lingzi's point is... why not take advantage of this French exception and make the armed entry of military police into the border a normal practice?

We could even go a step further and ask the concession authorities to grant our military police "limited law enforcement powers," for example, in the name of "cracking down on anti-Japanese elements."

Lingzi's point is that it should become a normal practice for military police to carry weapons into the concessions. We can even ask the concessions to covet certain law enforcement powers of our military police, such as nominally cracking down on anti-Japanese elements. " Lingzi laughed teasingly twice before explaining.

Being teased by Lingzi, Zhou Zhengqing hummed in dissatisfaction: "Lingzi, your idea is a bit wishful thinking.

Western countries regard concessions as forbidden territory, so how could they tolerate our military police getting involved?

I guess the reason they allowed us to bring troops in this time is simply because they were worried that something might happen to me, which would then give the Empire an excuse!"?

"You are absolutely right." Lingzi bowed deeply, then looked up, a calculating light flashing in her eyes: "But Master, the situation is different now.

The world situation is becoming increasingly tense, and all countries are developing their armaments. We have enough attractive chips in our hands.

The Tianjin Concession had become a nest of anti-Japanese elements. The imperial intelligence agencies continuously sent people into the concession to conduct secret investigations and searches, causing incidents from time to time.

The consuls of Britain, France and the United States are also very troubled by such things!

Young Master, now the intelligence agencies in Tianjin dare not arrest people at will outside the concession. Their actions have been severely restricted by our military police. All actions need to be reported and legal procedures must be obtained.

But gunfights happened every day in the concession.

All the concession authorities wanted was superficial prosperity and inner appeasement.

If the military police act "according to the law", the situation will be easier to control than the current chaotic situation.

I believe that the consuls of various countries can see this clearly."

Is it really possible?

If the military police were really given the right to enter the concession, that would mean that those anti-Japanese elements hiding in the concession, whether they were from the Nanjing government or the underground party, would be under the "supervision" and "hunt" of the military police.

If other Japanese intelligence agencies want to conduct secret tracking and arrests in the concession again, the military police have every reason to intervene.

Perhaps the concessions really wanted to become like this. In the past, there were many cases of Japanese intelligence agencies causing trouble in the concessions. With the military police as professional "law enforcers", perhaps those people could be deterred and the concessions could look more prosperous.

But this involves the face of various countries, and Zhou Zhengqing does not think that the consuls of various countries will agree.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhengqing still shook his head: "Lingzi, you think too simply. In my opinion, this is impossible to achieve."

"Master, the word 'impossible' has become possible under the current situation!" Lingzi took a step forward, a glint of wisdom and urgency flashing in her eyes, her voice steady and clear.