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If Lu Ming's words were not enough to convince the large and small shareholders present, once Yan Hongdao's words came out, their doubts were all dispelled.

In fact, they are not particularly afraid of Paramount being seized. Although Paramount is a cash cow, this loss will not hurt them.

The rich businessmen in Shanghai have a deep relationship with the Nanjing high-level. Even if such a big incident happened to Paramount, at most it would be sealed up for a while, and it would be impossible to completely shut down.

However, if it is really sealed up for ten days and a half months, and the door is closed, it will also have something to do with their own face, and they can't afford to lose this person.

Under Yan Hongdao's initiative, the shareholders unanimously agreed to revise a letter, lodged a solemn protest to Manchurian Railway, and asked them to release the man immediately.

Although some businessmen in Shanghai do business with the Japanese, they are not necessarily pro-Japanese in their hearts, but they are pro-Dayang.

The Japanese did a lot of bad things in Shanghai and oppressed the Chinese. In fact, this cannot be smoothed out with money, and they are also resentful.

They didn't care who the Japanese wanted to kidnap, but this time the Japanese actually infiltrated Paramount and kidnapped Ning Xiner by pretending to be staff, they couldn't stand it anymore.

All the shareholders of Paramount are of one mind at the moment, they feel that they have been greatly offended, and the Japanese don't take Paramount and them seriously at all.

At noon, Lu Ming accompanied the shareholders to have a sumptuous lunch at Paramount. During the meeting, Yan Hongdao privately whispered to everyone, hoping that they would use their connections to put pressure on the Manchurian Railway to release them as soon as possible.

In the end, Yan Hongdao reassured Lu Ming that they would spare no effort to get him back, but he also asked Lu Ming to keep his word, as long as the Japanese let him go, the matter would be over.Lu Ming also agreed.

Of course Lu Ming is not reconciled, but there is no better way, his people are in the hands of others, and now the priority is to save people, and other things will be discussed later.

In the afternoon, Yan Hongdao and several representatives went to Manchurian Railway's branch in Shanghai, which is Manchurian Railway Building.

They have a lot of business dealings with Manchurian Railway, and they are very familiar with the high-level executives of Manchuria Railway, so they met the president of Manchurian Railway Shanghai Branch directly.

They told about the kidnapping incident, and then lodged a solemn protest, demanding that the president of the Manchurian Railway immediately order the release.

Of course, the president of the Manchurian Railway knew about this. The action team has been very restless recently. First, they kidnapped Ning Xiner, the little princess of the Cao Gang, and then ambushed Lu Ming of the Fuxing Society on the national highway from Nanjing to Shanghai.

This series of actions disrupted the military's plan, especially the ambush of Lu Ming angered the staff headquarters.

Umezu Yoshijiro, head of general affairs of the General Staff Headquarters, asked Manchukuo Railway's top executives to strictly manage their subordinates, and the cadres sent by the General Staff Headquarters must also strictly abide by the orders of the military department and not act without authorization.

However, the Shanghai Manchurian Action Group does not completely obey Manchurian Railways. They are semi-independent and have one foot in the intelligence system. Therefore, the Manchurian Branch Manager can only warn them not to make things worse.

Now things are really getting worse, even Yan Hongdao has come forward, and led a group of prominent Shanghai businessmen to protest, which makes the Manchurian branch president very headache.

Yan Hongdao is not only a boss in Shanghai, but also the main comprador of Japan in Shanghai. It can be said that half of Japan's import and export business in Shanghai is undertaken by the Yan family.

Offending Yan Hongdao is tantamount to feuding with a group of Japanese chaebols, which is quite an unwise choice.

The president of Mantie didn't dare to neglect, so he directly called Xiao Ze and Yu Yinger, and ordered them to release them face to face, to show his attitude.

Seigoro Ozawa sat there with his neck straightened, his lips pursed and his brows furrowed, he said nothing, and he refused to accept the order.

Yan Hongdao severely reprimanded Seigoro Ozawa for kidnapping hostages in Paramount. It was a very stupid act that damaged Sino-Japanese business relations. Now that the truth has come to light, why he still refuses to hand over the hostages.

Ozawa Seigoro insisted that Ning Xiner is not only a suspect in the arms case, but also related to whether the Japanese Communist Party hidden inside can be found out, so she must not be released.

The president of the Manchurian Railway slapped the table and cursed at the personnel of the action team, saying that he would ask the headquarters for instructions and drive them all back to Japan.

But no matter how loud the president's voice is, it's useless, Ozawa didn't even look at him, and stuck there stubbornly like a wooden stake.

Yu Yinger is certainly an insider of the Manchurian Railway, but Ozawa is not. He was directly dispatched to the Manchurian Railway by the General Staff Headquarters, which is equivalent to sending a military attache directly to the consulate.

Yan Hongdao is also popular, he is also a big man in Shanghai, even the president of Mantie is polite and respectful when he sees him, and now a small major dares to be rampant in front of him.

He immediately stated that if the release cannot be made today, starting tomorrow, the Japan-China Friendship Promotion Chamber of Commerce will temporarily suspend business with Japan.

Yan Hongdao especially emphasized that the business of the Chamber of Commerce will only be restarted after the release.

The president of the Manchurian Railway has repeatedly said good things, saying that he wants to invite the top management of the Manchurian Railway headquarters in China to talk to the military and ask the military to order the release of the man. Japan's business in Shanghai must not be interrupted.

Yan Hongdao was also unwilling to put all his eggs in one basket, and when he left, he saved face for the president of the Manchurian Railway: within three days, if Ning Xiner is not seen within three days, the Japan-China Friendship Promotion Chamber of Commerce will automatically stop all business contacts with Japan.

The Japan-China Friendship Promotion Chamber of Commerce was organized by Yan Hongdao. The Sino-Japanese trade in Shanghai is basically operated through this platform, and Yan Hongdao serves as the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.

After Lu Ming heard the news, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that even Yan Hongdao could not rescue anyone.

If he wanted to rescue Ning Xin'er now, he could only rely on An Gonggen to make a breakthrough, obtain the confessions of Chang Gui Yingzi and Chuan Mulin, and then take the legal route.

Lu Ming immediately informed Ning Zetao of the progress of the matter and asked him to cooperate.

Ning Zetao was worried that he had nowhere to vent his anger. After getting the notice from Lu Ming, he immediately called a meeting with the hall masters of the Cao Gang and decided to stop all business related to the Japanese from now on.

Ning Zetao's gang controlled the trade unions at the docks and stations, and ordered that from that night on, all Japanese freighters at the docks would have no workers to load and unload cargo, no matter how much the Japanese paid them, no one would take care of them.

The same is true at the station. All the luggage and goods of the Japanese are unloaded and transported by no one, and can only be temporarily stacked on the platform.

The next morning, dock workers and station workers held demonstrations to protest against the arbitrary abduction of Chinese citizens by the Japanese. They held large-scale demonstrations in the Japanese consulate and the Japanese Concession.

After receiving the call from Ning Zetao, Du Yuesheng and other Qinghong gang leaders also began to organize workers in the city to strike and boycott Japanese products. At the same time, all commercial organizations under their names suspended their services to the Japanese.

The upsurge of the [-] Songhu Anti-Japanese War seemed to have not completely subsided, and the anger of Shanghai citizens was ignited again.

Citizens began to boycott Japanese people and Japanese products in various forms. All restaurants, hotels, and shops did not accept Japanese people, nor did they sell any products to Japanese people.

The expatriates in Japan suddenly fell into darkness. Their lives were inseparable from the supporting facilities in Shanghai. Although they had their own communities, they did not store enough goods. Their lives were semi-paralyzed within a day. state.

The power of the Shanghai gang was soon revealed. Apart from the Sheng family's control, half of the business in Shanghai was controlled by the gang. As for the trade union organizations in Shanghai, most of them were controlled or infiltrated by the gang.

The reason why the government of the Republic of China hated and relied on the gangs was because the order in Shanghai was not in the hands of the government, but in the hands of the gangs.

The city's workers went on strike and businesses went on strike, which not only had an impact on the Japanese business, but also brought chaos to the order in Shanghai. The Shanghai Municipal Government held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

The government is also very clear about such matters, knowing that the person who tied the bell needs to be untied, and immediately followed public opinion to protest to the Consul General of the Japanese Consulate and the Manchurian Railway, demanding that they unconditionally release the kidnapped Chinese citizens.

This is the first official statement on the kidnapping incident, and it was issued by the Shanghai Municipal Government. Even the Japanese side has to treat it with caution.

The director of the Shanghai branch of the Manchuria Railway and the consul general of the Japanese consulate thought that the conflict could not be resolved, so they had to send a telegram to the top leadership in the country, asking them to come forward to coordinate with the military, and the military must order the release of the man.

But when things get to Japan, the rhythm will be slowed down, and a lot of procedures need to be followed. They don't know which planet's time it is.

Standing in front of the office window, Dai Li sighed to himself as he watched the crowd parading outside the building. Lu Ming really had his own way. He expected gang troubles, but the statement of the Shanghai Municipal Government somewhat exceeded his expectations.

It seems that the "Washington Post" will soon publish an article about the rampant Japanese in China. This is what Lu Ming himself said, but if we want to talk about the actual effect, we should first expose this matter in the Shanghai media better.