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Some major events in history often originate from some very small things.

The origin of the First World War was because a Serbian assassin assassinated the prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

At the first moment when he could kill, the assassin suddenly backed down and went to a cafe for coffee.

Unexpectedly, the carriage of the unlucky prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost his way in the city, and finally came to the door of this cafe by accident.

The assassin suddenly felt that God was calling, and this time he did not flinch, went out and pulled the trigger on the prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire with his revolver, firing all the bullets in the gun.

The dynamite pack of World War I was thus ignited.

Major turning points in history are often accidental, but looking back, this accident has a kind of inevitability.

However, every step of the [-]th Incident in Shanghai did not originate from this inevitable accident, but an absolute necessity.

Just like the Dewang Autonomy Incident in Inner Mongolia, the Huanggutun bombing to kill Marshal Zhang, and the September [-]th Incident, the Shanghai [-]th Incident was a historical necessity that was formed step by step under the careful planning of the Japanese army.

Since the national government knew about the Japanese plan, all the intelligence departments of the Shanghai party, government and military have also stepped up surveillance of all Japanese in Shanghai, especially some notorious Japanese right-wing extremist organizations.

The national government issued an internal order that the situation in the Shanghai area was tense, and any signs of trouble involving the Japanese must be stopped immediately.

However, they still underestimated the cunning of Yoshiko Kawashima and Takashi Tanaka, the military attache of the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai. The actions they planned perfectly avoided the eyes and ears of Shanghai intelligence agencies.

Porcelain is still staged in the place that seems to be the most unlikely to happen.

On the afternoon of January 1932, 1, two monks from the Japanese Lotus Sect and three believers from the Lotus Sect came to the General Factory of Sanyou Industrial Co., Ltd. on Mayushan Road, Huajie, East District of the Shanghai Public Concession, to watch the drill of the workers’ volunteers.

The five Japanese suddenly rushed to the drill site like crazy, insulting and beating the worker volunteers.

At the same time they rushed into the factory area, more than a dozen unidentified people dressed in Sanyou Industrial Co.'s clothes mixed in.

The cadres of the Workers' Volunteer Army immediately realized that the Japanese were provoking trouble, and he restrained his comrades to only defend themselves and not attack.

A strange thing happened very quickly. A dozen or so people who had mixed into the workers' volunteer army suddenly attacked two monks and three believers.

After a while, two of the five Japanese fell to the ground, one was killed instantly and the other was seriously injured.

The Chinese police patrolling nearby rushed to the scene of the incident immediately and separated the two parties.

The patrolmen also heard that the Japanese were going to make trouble recently, so they were very vigilant and controlled the situation when they arrived at the scene.

The seriously injured were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. The police officers asked the cause of the incident on the spot. The workers' volunteers insisted that they did not attack the Japanese, but that a dozen or so unidentified people sneaked in and attacked the five people.

The other three Japanese insisted that they were workers' volunteers who attacked them, and both sides insisted on their own opinions.

The patrol inspector couldn't figure out the truth of the incident for a while, but he was Chinese after all, so he naturally believed the words of his compatriots.So I just dispersed the two sides, saying that this matter will be reported to the boss, and the boss will decide how to deal with it.

When Lu Ming received An Gonggen's call, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. After hearing An Gonggen's report, he immediately realized that the Japanese operation to touch porcelain had begun.

Porcelain is not unique now, it was once popular in the 30s, and this trick was used by the most incompetent hooligans on the streets of Shanghai to blackmail tourists from other places.

They often carry cracked porcelain bowls and cups in their arms, and then deliberately bump into tourists from other places when the crowd is crowded or when tourists are on their way.

Unsteady on his feet, he fell on the road, and the porcelain in his arms was all broken into pieces.

These little hooligans are not one person, but a gang. They swarmed up, stopped tourists from other places, and demanded compensation.

The damaged porcelain was either Song porcelain or an official kiln from the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, it was a family heirloom and was invaluable.

Out-of-town tourists are blindsided in Shanghai. In order to settle the matter, they have to accept blackmail, spend all their money, and even lose their clothes.

This method of touching porcelain did not originate in the period of the Republic of China. According to historical documents, it existed in large quantities at least in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. According to this, it must have existed in the Ming Dynasty. As for the older period, there is no evidence to support it, so I dare not make a judgment.

Although this method is shameless and low-level, it is extremely effective, and it is also the best method for rogues to bully the weak. As long as human beings exist, this method of touching porcelain will probably not die out, and it will continue to be refurbished, which is hard to guard against.

After hearing the news, what Lu Ming felt was not heaviness, but a kind of relief. The incident finally happened, which showed that the previous information was accurate, and it was only at this time that he could be sure that Muto's information was true.

"The Japanese action to touch porcelain has begun." He came to Kang Ze's office and said.

"Really, when did it happen?" Kang Zeteng stood up.

"Not long after it happened, at the head office of China Sanyou Industrial Co., Ltd. in the public concession. Five Japanese touched porcelain, and one died and the other was seriously injured." Lu Ming said succinctly.

Kang Ze stood there, in a daze for a long time, before sighing: "I still can't stop this from happening."

Lu Ming sneered and said, "As long as the Japanese deliberately stir up trouble, this kind of thing will inevitably happen, and we can't stop it."

He heard from An Gonggen that the attackers who attacked the two monks and the three believers seemed to be Japanese, but they could not be confirmed. After the incident, these people disappeared mysteriously quickly.

An Gonggen rushed to the scene as soon as he got the news, and saw Yu Yinger and a few Manchurian agents nearby.

"It can be concluded that this is a porcelain trick written, directed and performed by the Japanese." An Gonggen finally came to this conclusion on the phone.

However, An Gonggen did not find any trace of Kawashima Yoshiko at the scene. It is estimated that she was hiding in the Japanese Consulate General and commanding remotely.

"The Japanese are so ruthless. In order to achieve the purpose of touching porcelain, they actually killed their own people." Lu Ming sighed.

"It's a pity that the assailant was not caught, and there is no way to prove that this is an act of self-mutilation by the Japanese." Kang Ze said angrily.

"The gangsters came prepared, and they will definitely not be caught by us. They are all well-trained agents, and those Chinese patrolling are no match for them at all." Lu Ming said indifferently.

All this has long been expected by him, and when it will happen is just a matter of time.

"What should we do? We can't stand by and watch." Kang Ze was a little at a loss.

Kang Ze knew in his heart that an unprecedented historical event was about to happen in Shanghai, but he didn't know what to do.

"There is no good way. Strengthen the monitoring of the Japanese movement to prevent the situation from deteriorating further. But we may not even be able to do this. Yoshiko Kawashima is causing trouble in the public concession to avoid our monitoring." Lu Ming smiled wryly.

All the law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies in Shanghai have no law enforcement power in each concession, and this is a blind spot.

However, the Shanghai government is responsible for the death and injury that occurred in the International Settlement, because the party involved in the incident was the Chinese.

However, because the cadres of the Sanyou Headquarters Workers' Volunteer Army restrained their comrades, the effect of the Japanese action on porcelain was not obvious.

But after all, a Japanese died, whether it is a big thing or a small thing.

Kang Ze immediately reported the incident of the Japanese touching porcelain to the head office, and half an hour later, the head office called back.

The Songhu Garrison Command has also reported to the Ministry of National Defense. The situation described is roughly similar to that reported by the Blue Shirts. The chairman is holding an emergency meeting of the Military Committee to discuss countermeasures.

The head office ordered the Blue Shirts Club to pay close attention to the situation, especially every move of the Japanese Marine Corps, and provide the latest information to Nanjing in a timely manner.

After getting a reply from the headquarter, Kang Ze asked Lu Ming, "Should we hold an emergency meeting of the intelligence cadres now?"

Lu Ming paused and replied: "I have discussed it with An Gonggen. At six o'clock tonight, he will send someone to deliver all the information he observed at the scene of the incident and the Japanese Concession. Why don't we hold a meeting of intelligence officers at six o'clock?" .”

Kang Ze glanced at his watch, and sent his adjutant down to inform the relevant personnel to have a meeting in the meeting room on the second floor at six o'clock.