After coming out of the police station, Lu Xiyan saw Guo Hanjie setting up a fruit stall across the street. He often dressed up as a mobile vendor, mingled in the market, and walked around the streets.

First, it is to use this profession to conceal one's identity, and second, it is easy to get to the bottom of society, making it easier to inquire and convey information.

Guo Hanjie's men have many small vendors walking around the streets, and these are his eyes.

"Xiao Wu, there is a fruit stall in front of me. I'll go down to buy some fruit." Lu Xiyan pushed the door and got off the driveway.

"Consultant Lu, will I accompany you?"

"You are with me, are you afraid that I can't carry it or have to pay me?" Lu Xiyan smiled, "Stay in the car, look at it, I'm a new car, don't let anyone touch it."

"yes."

"Brother, how did you sell this fruit?" Lu Xiyan walked over.

"I'm all fresh. Pears cost five cents per pound, apples cost four cents, and the others are all three cents. Sir, you can choose whatever you want, do you try one?" Guo Hanjie wore a straw hat on his head and held a palm-leaf fan in his hand, constantly stirring up.

"Give me six kilograms of pears and apples. I'll see the others. This banana is also good. Please give me five kilograms. I'll give you one according to this standard. No, two kilograms." Lu Xiyan suddenly remembered that Meng Fanxing's English teacher's mother was also hospitalized, and she didn't even go to visit her, which was a bit rude.

"Okay, sir, you have such a good attitude. My pear is big and crispy, and the apple is even sweeter..." He picked up the bag of kraft paper and started to pack it for Lu Xiyan.

"The fourth brother asked me to tell you that Nan Benshi Takashi came back last night and called Cheng Yuqing over overnight. He went back to Xinya Hotel early the next morning." Guo Hanjie took advantage of the opportunity to bargain with Lu Xiyan and said quietly.

"I understand, let the brothers be careful."

"I know, brother Meng Hao is okay?" Guo Hanjie asked.

"I woke up the night before yesterday, so nothing should be done." Lu Xiyan nodded, "You ask the fourth brother to pay close attention to the public opinion trends. I have always felt a little uneasy these days. The Japanese would not admit defeat so easily."

"good."

"Sir, I'll give you a package and I'll thank you for one dollar and three cents!"

"I'll give it to you, no need to find it." Lu Xiyan gave one piece of five.

"Thank you, sir, I wish you good health!" Guo Hanjie reached out to take it and bowed with a smile on his face.

Nanmoto Shitaka is the backstage of the Zodiac, and Lu Xiyan already knows this. To deal with the Zodiac, we must consider the attitude of the Japanese, especially Nanmoto Shitaka.

What is this guy nickname? He is called "Viol Snake". He is insidious and cunning, and is definitely not comparable to ordinary Japanese spies.

Therefore, Lu Xiyan immediately asked Tan Si to surveillance him on the outside, and Cheng Yuqing of the Zodiac Society must understand his every move.

This will help the next plan and arrangement.

Although Meng Hao woke up, his eyes were very good at reading and his ears were also able to listen, but his mouth was unable to speak, and it was quite difficult to even chew and swallow.

Because the injury is so serious, it is a miracle to survive.

"Meimei, I'm back."

Lu Xiyan and Ma Xiaowu walked into the ward with a bag of fruits. They saw Meng Fanxing feeding Meng Hao fish soup. Now he can only get some liquid food in a little bit, and most of the body needs to provide it with infusion.

"Why have you bought so many fruits? Xiaohao can't eat them now?" Meng Fanxing put down the bowl in his hand and said with some blame.

"You can squeeze juice." Lu Xiyan smiled, "This bag is for Xiaohao, and another bag is for your sister Liying's mother. She is also hospitalized in the hospital. People have visited Haozi, so we must not go and visit it. Don't make people think that we are not polite."

"Yes, don't you tell me, I've been thinking about Xiao Hao these two days and forgot about this. I'm really... You accompany me to see Liying's mother later." Meng Fanxing said with a little ashamed.

"Well, where is our dad?"

"I've been tired for a day, so I'll ask him to go to your office to rest first. Tomorrow, I'll let my dad go back first. I'll be alone here." Meng Fanxing said.

"Okay, the old man's physical and mental strength are no better than before. Let's talk about it after two days when he goes back." Lu Xiyan nodded.

...

Under Tang Jin's instruction, the news of the traffic accident that injured Meng Hao was solved was quietly spread through some channels.

Sure enough, not long after, a reaction came.

First, a woman named "Xiu Lan" claimed to be Xu Zhitong's wife. She was in the judicial arrest room and asked to visit the prison, but was rejected by Tang Jin.

The reason is that the suspect is not allowed to visit prison during this period when he is under relevant investigation.

Then, not long after, the woman named "Siu Lan" brought a lawyer over, and the lawyers in the French Concession were used to dealing with the police.

The lawyer named Zhao has a very unusual background and specializes in serving some Japanese companies in Shanghai and Japanese expatriates. He is quite famous.

With an ordinary woman, she couldn't invite such a senior "traitor" rogue lawyer who is quite famous in the industry.

The lawyer asked to meet the client, but Tang Jin refused. The relevant laws stipulate that during the investigation of the case, the parties can meet the lawyer, but must obtain the permission of the police station.

If you don’t let you see the police room, you will not see it, and protests will be ineffective.

"Inspector, it seems that Consultant Lu was right to guess. As soon as the news was released, the monsters and monsters came." Qi Huan said in Tang Jin's office.

"I didn't expect it was Zhao Jiru. It seems that Meng Hao's car accident was a murder." Tang Jin nodded, "Have you found out about Xu Zhitong's background?"

"Well, Xu Zhitong is precisely, when he came to Shanghai seven years ago, he was from Northeast China, but he spoke fluent Shanghai dialect. At least the locals in Shanghai couldn't tell the difference. He opened a tofu shop on Wanshengqiao Road in Old Ximen, and the business was pretty good..."

"Is it related to the zodiac?"

"It seems that there is nothing to do with you at the moment." Qi Huan said.

"This is interesting. The car accident was arranged a bit seamless." Tang Jin said.

"He still exposed a lot of flaws, otherwise we wouldn't have caught them. First, he waited not far from the entrance of the hotel for too long and too deliberate. Second, he didn't hide the car, but sold it to the Xinli Car Store. Didn't this be exposed by himself?"

"Well, in fact, if we were one step later and the car shop would repair the car, we would find it difficult to find evidence, except for the license plate." Tang Jin said.

"He doesn't look like such a stupid person, how could he make such a low-level mistake?" Qi Huan said with some doubts.

"Old Lu told me that this person has some experience in counter-interrogation, but I don't believe it. After hearing what you said, I think this person has a problem. Can he find his background?"

"It's hard. At most we can learn that he fled from the Northeast, and there is no way to know anything else." Qi Huan said.

"What's going on with that Xiulan?"

"This Xiulan is indeed his wife, but they don't live together. Xiulan works in Yuan Mansion. Except for festivals, she basically doesn't go home." Qi Huan said.

"Which Yuan Mansion?"

“How many Yuan Mansions are there in Shanghai?”

"The one on Fukaisen Road?" Tang Jin asked.

Qi Huan nodded.

"What's the progress on Yuan Rui's side?"

"There are no other discoveries except that the Ford car hit Meng Hao's one." Qi Huan said, "There are at least one thousand Ford models in Shanghai. This car may have been reversed several times, and it is difficult to find its original owner."

"It seems that if you want to start with the car itself, this road will not work for the time being?" Tang Jin said.

"Yes, Inspector, but Xu Zhitong is obviously lying. Do we still have to accompany him to continue the show?" Qi Huan asked.

"Why don't you think this is interesting?" Tang Jin asked back.

...

The Japanese fierce counterattack finally came. First of all, newspapers in the Chinese world are strictly prohibited from publishing false news about the "zodiac". In fact, newspapers are not allowed to say bad things about the "zodiac". If you want to say it, you can only say good things. The news must be submitted for inspection before it can be published.

Once the newspapers that were not sent for inspection were found, the Xian and the police immediately dispatched to arrest people and seized the newspaper.

Then, the deputy consul of the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai, Ei Iwai, issued a stern protest to the Ministry of Industry and the French Concession Bureau, and required all Chinese newspapers in the Concession to be published and issued before they could be published after a news inspection.

At the same time, some false reports from dozens of news newspapers and magazines in the concession were criticized for their recent false reports, and they demanded that these newspapers and publishers be punished and sealed.

This time, the Japanese came prepared and caught a little mistake and began to chase and fight, forcing the concession authorities to submit.

Under the strong pressure of the Japanese.

Soon, several newspapers in the public concession were ordered to suspend publication and rectification by the Ministry of Industry and Technology.

The French Concession is the same. Faced with the sudden pressure from Japan, the French arresting houses could not find a reason, and could only temporarily suspend publication and punish some newspapers involving false reports, but the Japanese side's request for seizure was rejected.

In addition to putting pressure on the concession authorities, the Japanese side also used legal means to sue these newspapers with "false" reports. In addition to demanding clarification of facts and restoring their reputation, they also raised huge compensation.

These counterattack methods were not something Cheng Yuqing could think of, but he was just a dog and did not have that much energy.

The Japanese obviously stood up for the "Zodiac", but they did not say it clearly that this move was quite clever.

Or the Japanese just wanted to find an excuse to suppress the progressive newspaper power in some concessions.

But this time the concession authorities were forced to be an accomplice for the Japanese. Of course, this was also their own corrupt and compromise.

He thought he had caught the handle by the Japanese, so he admitted defeat.

From this point of view, we can see that don’t have too much fantasy about the concession authorities. They will never consider their own interests. The life and death of the Chinese are irrelevant to them.

It's not a disappointment, something to be expected.

PS: After watching it, I can take a shower and go to bed, and I have to go to work tomorrow!
Chapter completed!