Chapter 705 Return

The wheel of history rolls forward, and justice will eventually prevail. Or to put it another way, justice must win.

Germany on the European battlefield could not be aggressive for too long. After the Battle of Stalingrad, their situation took a turn for the worse, and it became increasingly difficult for them to defeat the four forces with two fists. The Allies began to win one after another.

Japan is also in a bad situation on the Asia-Pacific battlefield. After fighting one battle after another, it went from an advantage to a balance of power and finally became a disadvantage. Serious internal economic problems and the rapid decline in the quality of its soldiers have made Japan unable to cope with its needs.

As the saying goes, disease comes like a mountain, and so does war. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army was strong and strong, and it was like a huge flood ravaging China, which was like a mountain falling. But later on, the silkworm disease disappeared in China and the great flood came in Japan. One defeat turned into two defeats, which became four defeats, and finally became a complete rout.

Mussolini was executed, Berlin was captured by the Soviet Red Army, Hitler died, Germany fully surrendered, and so it came to Japan, and the ambition finally came to an end.

On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. On the 11th, another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan...

The car passed through countless people gathering on the street. Wang Yan, who was sitting in the back seat, looked through the car window at the hem of someone's clothes that blocked his view. The car, which was not very soundproof, was filled with the joy of the people outside.

The fall of the two atomic bombs became the last straw that broke the camel's back. News that Japan was about to surrender had spread. I went through the initial disbelief, then slowly accepted it, then my eyes were wet with tears, and finally I ran out and walked in the streets and alleys following the crowd.

For this moment, China killed 35 million soldiers and civilians. This is a post-war statistical data. It is not really an accurate figure. We need to add 'above'. At the beginning of the war, China had a population of 400 million. Whose children, whose husbands, whose wives, whose parents and whose relatives are these 35 million soldiers and civilians who died? No one can survive alone, and everyone has been harmed by war to a greater or lesser extent.

There is no accurate word that can describe people's mood now. If I have to say, it is the relief that once the haze that enveloped my heart is gone, it is even more confusing...

However, these people are at a loss, but those who hold power are not at all at a loss.

"Hahaha..." Minglou laughed and poured wine for Wang Yan, "Mr. Wang, we don't have to hide our words from now on. It's so good, it's so good. Come, let's have a drink for the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. "

Wang Yan drank the wine with a smile and said, "It's really nice to have fun, but I don't think you need to hide your words anymore."

"Oh? The two parties are already preparing for peace talks in order to form a democratic coalition government. Do you think peace talks can't happen?"

"There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. The Kuomintang always claims that in order to fight against the outside world, one must first settle the internal affairs. Now that the invaders have been defeated and there is no distinction between superiors and inferiors, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve results. You don't have this kind of thing in your heart. Care about it?”

Wang Yan finished his meal and said, "Okay, let's talk about it. What do you want from me at this critical moment?"

"Take Shanghai!"

"Who do you represent?"

"Military commander!"

Wang Yan sneered and said: "In the past two days, there have been reports of surrender everywhere. Dai Yunong has already sent me a message, why do you want you to find me?"

"Let me cooperate with your actions." Minglou shook his head, feeling helpless: "You may not know that in order to take over Shanghai as quickly as possible and not let the Red Party take advantage, Chiang Kai-shek instructed Dai Yunong to instruct the Qing Gang and the puppet government. The officials accepted it together and gave them a promise that they would be dealt with lightly in the future. As far as I know, Zhou Fuhai is already preparing to take action this afternoon."

"Where is the Red Party? There is no movement?"

"I was not allowed to regain my identity." Minglou did not hide it, he asked, "Mr. Wang, what are your plans?"

"You just said you don't need to hide your words when we meet. You're dishonest." Wang Yan nodded at him with his chopsticks, shook his head and smiled, "As for me, of course, I still do what I should do. In the past few years, I was in You know what the Japanese are like, and I will never express my position until the last moment. I have already found a position as the deputy director of the Shanghai Police Department. I have money and I am willing to use it. I don’t believe that in the hands of the Chinese, money will be worse than that of the Japanese.”

No one knows how to fool around with Tai Chi better than him. In the past few years, he has relied on this to live a comfortable life. He has so many people under his control, and the situation in Japan was not ideal before. The secret fighting was very fierce. Of course, it is impossible to guarantee that nothing will happen. From the factory to the police station, he has never been in trouble, he just got in trouble again and again.

As for whether there is any movement in the Red Party, he knows much better than Minglou. After all, his information is first-hand information from the central government, while Minglou's is second-hand information, and he knows it much earlier.

Japan's defeat has long been a foregone conclusion. A few months ago, he asked his leaders whether he was needed to restore his identity and take armed control of Shanghai after Japan surrendered. There is no doubt that he has this ability.

The Eighth District Police Station recruited more people one after another, more than 3,000 people. He has more than 1,000 gangsters under his command. He can also control tens of thousands of gangsters from the Youth League. The Shanghai underground party organization must have one or two thousand people. There must also be a thousand people participating in the battle. In addition, there are tens of thousands of workers in his factories and the unions he controls. Among the workers in Shanghai, with the cooperation of the Red Party, there will be countless workers he can mobilize. The weapons and ammunition he hoarded are definitely not enough to arm so many people, but with Japanese weapons, tens of thousands can be armed.

This is already an unrivaled force in Shanghai today. As long as the first wave of battles starts with overwhelming momentum, more and more people will join in. Taking Shanghai will not be a problem and can be won overnight.

The problem is what to do after Shanghai is captured.

A few days ago, he received a reply from his leader on this matter, asking him to continue to lurk and not to act rashly.

Of course, he had expected this result, but he had to say what he needed to say and let the leaders know what kind of power they had in Shanghai now.

Without continuing the topic, Wang Yan said: "I remember Mingtai is in Beijing. Is he still alive? This time he just happened to be transferred back, and your family can be reunited."

"Thank you for your concern. Mingtai is now a lieutenant colonel, only one level lower than my brother." Minglou nodded with a smile, "I plan to transfer him back after the situation in Shanghai becomes clear."

He was happy for Mingtai's achievements, but it would be a joke if Mingtai was only one level behind Minglou. Colonel and lieutenant colonel are not on the same level. Moreover, Minglou has been a colonel for eight years. This time, after the war, he will be rewarded for his merits and he will be promoted to major general. However, the Kuomintang's major generals are also everywhere. It depends on where Minglou will be in the future to determine what power he has.

"What arrangements are you going to make with your eldest sister? Your whole family is a red party, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with it in the future." Seeing Minglou frowning, Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, "Don't get me wrong, it's just that I'm afraid of delaying business. Now. Your Ming family is deeply bound to me, and I can't say it well. I don't care whether your brothers die or not, but one of you has to be left to run the business.

I can indeed swallow up your family's business, but I don't dare when the Red Party is here. I'm not worried if people from the red party take over. So your eldest sister's safety is still more important. No matter how much money I have, I won't be so spendthrift.

And after I surrender, I will have to make a fortune, as you know. Although everyone said that I, Wang, was their friend, this friend was too fat and turned into a pig. Everyone wanted to come up and take a bite. There was nothing they could do about it. "

Minglou nodded, expressing his understanding: "Then what do you mean..."

"Go to Hong Kong. As I said, your eldest sister is not a person engaged in underground struggle. She is doing well in business by relying on her wealth. Now that the Red Party does not have the advantage of penicillin and is not as powerful as the Kuomintang, it will definitely be chased everywhere in the future. , it’s good for your eldest sister to support the Red Party with money and materials. Hong Kong must belong to the British. Even if something happens to you, it won’t harm your eldest sister, and it’s more convenient for me to do business there. There are some forces that are enough to ensure safety. "What do you think?"

After pondering for a moment, Minglou nodded: "I will do some ideological work for my eldest sister when I get back. Let her leave when the situation is stable."

Of course, he also wanted Ming Jing to be well. If Wang Yan hadn't reminded him of what happened before, their whole family might have died. Mirror is indeed not suitable for working behind enemy lines, it is too dangerous.

Without dwelling on this aspect, he got down to business: "When do you plan to take action?"

Wang Yan clinked glasses with him, took a sip of wine and said, "Eat first, don't be in a hurry."

"What did Zhou Fuhai say?"

"Winning is a king or losing a bandit. A phoenix without feathers is not as good as a chicken, not to mention that he is not a phoenix. If he is ignorant, then today is the day he dies. Before the man named Jiang came, the surname of Shanghai was Wang." A generation of youth gang giants, The big gangster leader arrogantly made the strongest voice of this era.

For a moment, Minglou felt so angry that he was blinded. Wang Yan was sitting there, but he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was so strange. He has a graceful demeanor and a domineering edge. It seems that Wang Yan at this moment is his true self.

Seeing Minglou being suppressed, Wang Yan smiled and said to himself: "I really made my debut in the 16th year of the Republic of China. That year, when I was eighteen years old, I became a disciple of Lin Hongyuan and joined the police force. I asked for help. My real rise was in the spring of the 27th year of the Republic of China. It was the war that made me successful. I clearly remember that the spring of that year was very cold. I was now twenty-nine years old. In the thirty-fourth year of the Republic of China, I was thirty-six years old.

From the age of eighteen to thirty-six, I kept climbing up, doing business with foreigners, doing business with the two parties, and doing business with the Japanese. I accompanied people everywhere with a smile and gave money to people. This is how I have become what I am today. . But for these eighteen years, I have been a grandchild. It is conceivable that I will still treat others as their grandson in the future. Minglou, Mr. Wang has only lived for these few days in his life. "

Looking at the high-spirited Wang Yan, Minglou held it in for a long time and said: "Power must be restrained. The world is like this. Only the complementarity of yin and yang can last long."

Wang Yan smiled: "Let's eat. After all, only when you are full can you have the strength to do things."

After just having lunch like this, Minglou mobilized some of the military commanders to come over, and then waited to see Wang Yan's actions. It was also at this time that he truly realized how powerful Wang Yan was.

Because following Wang Yan's order, countless large trucks drove onto the street and dispersed the crowds of people on the street who were still immersed in joy. The policemen got on the trucks with guns in hand and drove straight to nearby factories and Japanese companies, sealing them all. This is what Minglou saw while sitting in the car with Wang Yan, and what he couldn't see. The police who originally belonged to the public concession patrol room also got on the car with weapons in full gear and rushed in all directions. There are also thousands of hooligans dressed in bunts, who are Wang Yan's direct subordinates. In addition, there were tens of thousands of gangsters from the Youth League, all of whom were dispatched with hidden guns.

Reporters on the street were filming various scenes with their cameras, planning to publish them later to expose the evil deeds of the Kuomintang. No one is a fool. They know very well that they are here to receive the assets left by the Japanese, and they also know that they do not want the Red Party to take advantage. But for this matter, they dared to appoint people from the Wang Puppet Government and even gangsters from the Youth Gang. Is this still the behavior of a government of a country? Exposure, must be exposed.

Unfortunately, I don’t know what will happen next. But within these few days, if their news can be published in the newspapers, it will be in vain for Wang Yan.

When passing by the original public concession, Minglou pointed to the truck crossing the Suzhou River outside and the policeman sitting inside, and asked: "Mr. Wang, are they ordered by Zhou Fuhai or you? "

"You listened to my call, so why ask nonsense questions. Wang is not a vegetarian, and it is not difficult to infiltrate the public concession. As for the Youth League, huh, that old guy Du Yong has always caused trouble for me these years. Let him take a good look this time. He is no longer the majestic Green Gang tycoon he once was. There is no place for him in Shanghai. It is better to go to Hong Kong to retire early. Otherwise, his old bones will have to go to Huangpu. The river feeds the fish.”

Minglou frowned and thought: "Do you want them to see your energy, so as to ensure your position and your interests?"

"Of course, otherwise people will just think that Wang is easy to bully. Everyone wants to take a bite, and then step on him again after the bite. Of course, this is a show of skill. You have to give in when you should be soft, as long as you don't It’s too much, that’s easy to say. A man is really good if he can bend and stretch. Hello everyone.”

Minglou didn't say anything else, he just looked at the situation outside, feeling the great changes at this time...

The car drove all the way to the Japanese Consulate, and the two of them walked in one after the other.

At this time, in the consulate, papers were scattered everywhere on the ground, and there was even the smoky smell of burning paper. A group of Japanese people walked quickly and expressionlessly, doing the finishing work.

Taking the elevator to the top floor, Wang Yan and Minglou met Eiichi Iwai, who looked much haggard. He had been transferred to the Consul General in Guangzhou and was about to leave after handling the matters here.

"Wang Sang, Ming Sang, you are here." Eiichi Iwai welcomed the two with a smile, asked them to sit down, and started playing with the tea set to make tea, "Are you here to receive it?"

Wang Yan nodded: "Has Zhou Fuhai been here?"

"Yes, the stuff is there anyway. Whoever has the ability can take it."

At this time, receiving Japanese and puppet assets has become crazy for the first time. People will do anything for their own benefit. Especially many of the original puppet government personnel, they are the most powerful. They just wanted to get more benefits this time, and after the Kuomintang officially took over Shanghai, they used money to buy their lives. What's more, they wanted to find another position and continue to live happily.

Wang Yan nodded: "When will Mr. Iwai leave?"

"Two days later, after the matter here has been dealt with." Eiichi Iwai sighed, "It's prosperous and it's demise is sudden. It's just good luck."

Minglou smiled and said: "From the beginning of the war, you were destined to have this day."

Iwai Eiichi looked at the happy Minglou and said with a smile: "Mingsang, why don't you hide it? It's been the last few days. It's good to be perfunctory. It can be regarded as the end of our friendship. Why do you do it? ”

"I don't have much friendship with you." Minglou snorted, "When did you find out?"

"There is an old saying in China, which is that one cannot see Mount Tai with a leaf covering one's eyes. There is also an ancient poem, which is that one cannot see the true face of Mount Lu, only because one is in this mountain. Now that Japan has been defeated, I can finally think about the past. The more I think about it, the more I understand. ”

Eiichi Iwai looked at Wang Yan with a smile, "Wang Sang, are you also helping them secretly?"

"Mr. Iwai, Wang has always helped openly, but he has never concealed it." Wang Yan also smiled, "Now that we have reached this point, I have a merciless request."

"Please tell me." Iwai Eiichi was very calm, drinking tea as if he didn't care about anything.

"Can you ask Mr. Iwai to return the antiques and money that Wang gave me earlier?"

Suddenly hearing Wang Yan's words, Iwai Hideichi couldn't swallow well. He coughed violently and looked at Wang Yan with a slightly embarrassed look: "Wang Sang, do you really want to be so awesome? You must keep a line in life so that we can meet each other in the future. ”

"Mr. Iwai, it will be difficult to meet each other in the future, so how can we talk about meeting each other easily?" Wang Yan said with a smile, "My people are downstairs. You can go and make arrangements."

"What if I don't pay it back?"

"There are always some people with lofty ideals who want to eat your Japanese flesh alive. Mr. Iwai is afraid it will be very dangerous to do this. Oh, by the way, Mr. Wang also has business dealings with your hometown and has some knowledge of your family's situation. It’s hard to be well-defended.”

Ming Lou, who was sitting next to him, stared with his eyes wide open. Is Wang Yan so fierce? A man of Iwai Eiichi's status dares to threaten to kill his whole family? He seems to be very relaxed when he hears this? This is a real gangster...

Iwai Eiichi wanted to kill Wang Yan on the spot. After a while, he let out a long breath, stood up expressionlessly, and raised his hand to the door: "Please, both of you."

"Mr. Iwai, I hope you won't do anything small in the future. Let's try to live in peace with each other until we die." Wang Yan reached out and patted Iwai Eiichi's shoulder. In the eyes of this little Japanese who wanted to die, he laughed and left...

Iwai Eiichi had patted him for seven years, and he just patted him once, and he couldn't stand it. If it weren't for the impact, Iwai Eiichi really had no way to go...

Getting into the car again, Minglou asked: "Where are we going next?"

"Of course, I'm going to find Zhou Fuhai and let him understand the situation."

"By the way, Mr. Wang, how do we deal with Liang Zhongchun?"

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Do you still need to ask me this? Although he helped a lot, he also did so many evil things. He doesn't have any backers, so what else can I say? Of course, kill him. Then swallow up his property, and we will add two and one to make five."

"Hey, if I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place..."

The matter of receiving Japanese heritage is still going on. Wang Yan settled Zhou Fuhai and took over various assets. Of course, he couldn't keep these things. A large part of them had to wait for the arrival of the real surrender officer in the future to hand them over, and the remaining small part was his. Of course, even if it was only a small part, it was a small part of the wealth of Shanghai, the largest metropolis in the Far East, which was huge.

Wang Yan planned to send these things out later.

He had to spend money to strengthen his network, to save his life, and to keep his wealth. For this kind of thing, of course, he would spend less money if he could, so he was so desperate that he didn't feel bad about giving these things away.

In fact, he didn't say that he threatened the pseudo-government officials, but he also had a lot of advantages. Many of the factories opened by Japanese senior officials and expatriates in Shanghai were owned by him. Now that the Japanese were defeated, of course, all those things were his.

Of course, receiving assets was part of it. Another part was the death of many people. Because there were always some accounts to be settled. The big ones were not easy to move, and the small ones were not so troublesome.

During this period, Wang Yan was the most powerful person in Shanghai...

But he didn't care about these. After explaining the matter, he returned home and stayed with Yu Manli who had nothing to do...

At noon on August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan broadcast to all of Japan, unconditionally surrendering and ending the war.

At 9:00 a.m. on September 2, 1945, the Japanese surrender signing ceremony, marking the end of World War II, was held on the main deck of the Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay.

The Anti-Japanese War finally officially ended, and radio stations across China broadcast the news. Although it had been celebrated once before, this time, many people still took to the streets and were happy...

While the Japanese surrender was in progress, on August 28, 1945, the Red Party arrived in Chongqing and the two parties met. After a period of negotiations, the Double Tenth Agreement was signed on October 10.

But history tells us that no one believed in this signed agreement except ordinary people.

The old struggle has not gone far, and the new struggle will eventually come...

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