Chapter 206 – Shanghai Rhapsody (7)

“The Communist Party is in Shanghai?”

“Yes. We believe that quite a large number have slipped in over the past half month or so. Also, in nearby Suzhou, part of a warlord force affiliated with the right wing of the Kuomintang rotated in from inland areas yesterday.”

“So they came chasing the Communists? But the Republic of China’s army can’t get close to Shanghai, can it? If the ROC Army were to push in, they might be able to loot, but their sources of funding would be cut off at the root.”

When I returned to the hotel, Branch Manager Zhang of the Shanghai branch of Ootori Trading was waiting for me.

The reason I had not been informed in advance about the Communist Party’s movements was that they had not expected things to begin moving in earnest during my stay, so they