The lights are bright and the wine is green, and people come and come.

This is the case in Paramount Dance Hall every night.

"Hi Lu, I thought you were not here anymore. You have always been very punctual..." Monte had arrived, and seemed to have found another dance partner. Of course, it seemed that it was not the one I saw that night.

It seems that this guy is really "fraternal".

"Something happened on the road, don't mention it."

"Oh, what's the matter? Can you tell me?"

"Don't mention it, I met a disgusting person on the road and almost got caught in the police room..." Lu Xiyan sighed.

"Catch you, why? Didn't you mention my name?"

"It's not from the French Concession, but from the public Concession. Let's not mention it, drink..." Lu Xiyan greeted Meng Hao and sat down together, explaining, of course, in French.

Although Monte can understand some Chinese, his vocabulary is not very large, and it is more troublesome to explain. It is better to use French directly.

"It's outrageous. These Japanese are so rude. More than an hour has passed. You pass by there. What does this have to do with you?" Monte was very angry after hearing this. "You are a law-abiding citizen in the French Concession.

"I don't understand, why can't Asano get along with me? I didn't offend him. Is it because I saved that wanted criminal? But I also cooperated with them to investigate. Monte, you are here, right..."

"These Japanese are all barbaric monkeys. Lu, don't worry, they have no evidence and dare not do anything to you." Monte called a bottle of whiskey and said, "Don't worry, I have everything, be happy, let's have a drink?"

"cheers!"

"Haozi, I wish you a glass of wine..."

"Sir Monte, I respect you!"

"Chells..."

"Sir Monte, let's go to the bathroom." Meng Hao raised his neck and drank it all, nodded slightly at Lu Xiyan, and stood up and said.

"Haozi, Meng Hao, my brother, Monte, can you help me transfer him to the plainclothes department, even if I'm an agent first?"

"Lu, I heard that he is my brother-in-law, right?" Monte smiled, as if he knew Lu Xiyan's family affairs quite well.

"I brought him out to see you today because it was for this matter. This matter was just a trivial matter to you." Lu Xiyan calmly handed over an envelope.

"Lu, we don't need this." Monte refused. After all, when he was in Paris, Lu Xiyan helped him many times.

"It's the New Year, this is the custom of our Chinese people, red envelopes."

Since it was a custom, Monte did not refuse anymore, smiled and accepted it with peace of mind.

The police in the French Concession is divided into two departments: uniforms and plainclothes, each with a deputy director, and is basically the French.

The uniform department is relatively complicated. Most of the police officers are Annan and Chinese. They have to go to the streets to patrol every day. They have to find you all the trivial matters, and they have to deal with emergencies at any time, which is thankless.

The plainclothes department is relatively relaxed and has greater power, because the plainclothes department has the power to investigate cases, especially some murders and robberies, which are all managed by the plainclothes department.

Great power naturally means many benefits and enough oil and water.

Meng Hao is young and can't wear uniforms all his life and go to the streets to patrol. Although he is only a second-class policeman, it's still for his father's sake.

He also knew that Meng Hao’s wish since childhood was to be a detective.

Since he has the relationship with Monte, he has to try it. If Meng Hao can be transferred to the plainclothes department, he can have extra time to spend with Uncle Xiangsheng.

"After a while, the Political Department has insufficient staff, and a spy team needs to be added. Otherwise, what about Meng's place?" Monte asked.

"The Political Department is all about the work of people who have drunk ink. Although Haozi has been studying for a few years, he can only recognize words. I am afraid that the work of copying and writing can't be done?"

"The Political Department is responsible for external contacts and intelligence work in the police. Especially now that too many Chinese people are flocking to the French Concession, the personnel are complicated, and the Japanese arrest anti-Japanese elements all day long. Without permission, they are already disturbing public order. Director Carl is already very dissatisfied with this matter and is negotiating with the Japanese army." Monte said.

Monte is a Frenchman and was transferred from China. They have a small circle, so they naturally know more about some news than outsiders.

"It's okay to go to the political department." Lu Xiyan agreed.

"Lu, you can actually come to our police station too?" Monte suddenly said to Lu Xiyan.

"I, what am I going to the police station to do? Do you have a physical examination?"

"No, Lu, you have rich experience in forensic identification. I think this can help us. If you have the recommendation from your teacher, Professor Daniel, I think you can be competent for the position of chief of the appraisal department."

"I am the chief of your police station appraisal department. Monte, you weren't kidding me, are you?" Lu Xiyan said, "What should I do with my clinic?"

"You can continue to open the clinic, it's your side job."

"Does the police in the French Concession allow a second side job?"

"You are not those patrol officers and plainclothes agents, but just a technical officer. Is there anything wrong with it?" Monte smiled, "You Chinese people don't have a saying, "There is no slogan for the people and no officials. As long as you can complete your job, you can treat everything else as if you haven't seen it."

"Monte, are you still the upright police officer I met in Paris?"

"I have always been, but I have to get used to it, otherwise I will be excluded by others." Monte shrugged.

"You really learned very quickly." Lu Xiyan smiled bitterly.

"My learning ability is great." Monte said proudly.

Yes, I can't hear it.

"Think about it, it's just a telegram matter, I can help you." Monte said with a serious expression.

"I'll think about it, consider..."

There is no free lunch in the world. With Lu Xiyan’s understanding of Monte, he would not recommend himself to work in the police station for no reason.

Maybe he had his little thoughts, but he had no interest in Monte, so he should not have any ideas, but it is hard to say how to use it.

However, this proposal made him a little moved. With an official identity, Ichiro Asano would have a little more fear in the situation tonight.

He dared to stop him at will, because the Japanese army has occupied Shanghai and killed the Chinese people?

If Asano Ichiro uses strength to him tonight, he will not be able to do anything, and he will have no power to resist at all. Even if he resists, he will only die on the streets.

At that moment, besides Meng Hao around him, who could help him? He deeply felt the taste of being a slave to the country, like fish on a chopping board, slaughtered and helpless.

Perhaps, finding a backer first is not a bad thing.

Monte took his new dance partner to dance, Lu Xiyan sat alone and drank. Meng Hao finished the phone, showed joy and walked over with relaxed steps.

"My sister went back to the clinic and said she was waiting for us to go back in the clinic."

"You should be relieved now, right?"

"Brother An Zi, you are so awesome. Just look at the photo and you can see so many things. Teach me?" Meng Hao asked for advice sincerely.

"Observe more and think more, and you need divergent thinking. Do you understand?"

"not understand."

"Read more, listen more in the future, and you will understand more." Lu Xiyan said, "We will go back after sitting for another half an hour."

"Why, I'm still waiting for us in the clinic?"

"Stupid, what are we doing in Paramount?"

"Call..."

Lu Xiyan shook his head, and he doubted whether it was a mistake to ask Monte to take this kid out of politics.
Chapter completed!