副处长崔光启主管行动工作，外勤工作都交给他们来处理，所管辖的区域相对偏僻一些，所以油水相对较少。
Cui Guangqi was extremely dissatisfied with this, but Wen Hao was a seasoned official who was adept at maneuvering and had a much closer relationship with the Japanese than he had. Wen Hao had also joined the Japanese earlier than he had, and now he had secured his position as the top official, leaving Cui Guangqi helpless for the time being.
"That bastard Wen Hao! The Detective Division has only been working for a short time, and he's already lining his own pockets, eating and drinking his fill. He snatches smuggling cases for himself, but dumps the fighting and murder cases on us. He's clearly bullying us!" Cui Guangqi angrily kicked a chair aside and said resentfully.
"Director, ignore them. Let's not take this case either. Let's find clues about the smuggling case ourselves. Everyone should do their own thing!" Pei Tai said to Cui Guangqi with considerable dissatisfaction.
Everyone knows that cracking down on smuggling is the most lucrative job, and both section chiefs were eager to get involved, but Wen Hao, as the superior officer, had the upper hand.
“These guys from the Party Affairs Investigation Department used to be our mortal enemies. Now that they’ve defected to the Japanese, they still want to fight us. They’re incorrigible!” Cui Guangqi cursed through gritted teeth, his face turning ashen with rage.
Deng Yuankai, standing to the side, spoke up: "If we confront Wen Hao head-on now, we'll only suffer losses. I've heard that he has a good relationship with the intelligence captain, Akita Akihito, and that liaison officer, Takeshita Shinya. They're all old acquaintances. If we stick to it, Wen Hao will stir up trouble with the Japanese, and we'll be the ones who suffer. In the end, we have no say in the affairs of the Japanese!"
Cui Guangqi was aware of this as well. He had no connections with Japan and was at a disadvantage compared to Wen Hao from the start. So he could only mutter, "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. We'll see what happens in the future. Old Deng, you take some men and go take a look right away. Just make a show of it. We shouldn't get involved in these petty squabbles of the Green Gang!"
Just last night, a shooting occurred in the northern part of the city. Two groups of people engaged in a shootout, with both sides using firearms. When the police station and the detective department arrived, both sides left behind several bodies and some goods, while the rest fled the scene.
The case was originally handed over to the police station, but the missing goods at the scene were opium and medicine, which are controlled contraband. In addition, the other party had strong firepower, so it was clear that this was no ordinary person. Upon closer inspection of the body, it was quickly identified as a local Green Gang member.
Police officers are generally reluctant to handle these kinds of shootings. Shanghai has a population of several million, numerous gangs, and a mixed bag of people, resulting in a very poor security situation. Countless cases occur every day. The police station only deals with petty theft and other minor offenses. When faced with heavily armed bandits, they immediately back down. Moreover, this case also involves the Green Gang.
In Shanghai, the Green Gang's influence was everywhere, and there were even many Green Gang members within the police station. So the police station handed the case over to the Detective Division. Wen Hao, without saying a word, dumped the case on Cui Guangqi, which infuriated Cui Guangqi, who casually sent Deng Yuankai to handle the task.
"Yes!" Deng Yuankai nodded in agreement, then turned and left the office. He returned to his own office, called his team members, and gathered them to go to the scene.
Just as he left the office and entered the corridor, the door of an office diagonally opposite suddenly opened, and Luo Xingchao, holding a document in his hand, also walked out of the office.
"Old Deng, you look great! Where are you headed?" Luo Xingchao asked with a smile.
Deng Yuankai shook his head and said with a wry smile, "You look alright? The section chief just gave you a tough job—going to the police station to examine corpses. Do you think you'd look good?"
Luo Xingchao asked in surprise, "Why isn't the police station involved in investigating the case?"
Deng Yuankai said nonchalantly, "I guess it's internal strife within the Green Gang. Now the Green Gang is starting to carve up territory in downtown Shanghai and redistribute power. These kinds of things happen all the time, and the director is too lazy to care. I'll just go and deal with this and come back. That's all, Xingchao, I'm off!"
"Alright! Be careful on the road!" Luo Xingchao called out to Deng Yuankai's back. Deng Yuankai didn't turn around, just waved and quickly left.
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