Zhao Changgeng looked anxiously in the direction of Tan Mansion. He eagerly hoped to gain something today.
These Japanese people are very realistic. Only those who can really help them will really reward them with two mouthfuls of meat.
Tan Mansion.
Cheng Qianfan and Tan Pinggong came to a slightly quiet place.
The two of them looked at the guests coming and going on the dance floor and exchanged pleasantries.
Tan Pinggong smiled and waved his hand to decline the cigarette offered by Mr. Xiao Cheng.
He took out the snuff bottle, took off the stopper, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and said with a smile, "I am an old timer, but I still like this thing."
Cheng Qianfan laughed loudly. He took out his pure gold lighter from his body, turned the wheel, and looked at the soft flames. He lowered his head slightly and lit the cigarette in his mouth.
"What has Mr. Chen been busy with recently?" Cheng Qianfan took a puff from his cigarette and asked calmly, "Cheng has been waiting for Mr. Chen's meal, but he has been waiting for a long time."
On the day Chen Zhuan was assassinated, Chen Wentao suddenly became angry with Cheng Qianfan for no reason and questioned Cheng Qianfan in public.
"Mr. Xiao Cheng" thought that when he suddenly encountered the sudden change of "losing his father", and Tan Pinggong came out to make things right, he finally did not get angry and ignored the matter lightly.
Later, under Tan Pinggong's persuasion and awakening, Chen Wentao sent a message through Tan Pinggong, saying that he was "so sad that he could not speak" and should apologize to "Ms. Xiao Cheng" and that he would apologize to Mr. Cheng in person one day.
Since Chen Zhuan is dead, Cheng Qianfan can ignore the face of Chen Wentao, a dandy, but the face of the vice president of the Yuyao Chamber of Commerce, "Mr. Xiao Cheng, must be given."
However, these days have passed since this incident, and Chen Wentao's so-called apology has not yet been fulfilled. Cheng Qianfan is naturally dissatisfied, so now he questions Tan Pinggong half-jokingly.
"After experiencing this difficulty, facing the ruins of his home every day, and remembering the scene of family reunion every time, Wen Tao felt extremely sad. It was really difficult to stay in Shanghai anymore. He had already left Shanghai and returned to Nanjing a few days ago." Tan Pinggong sighed. He said with a breath.
"Yes, it's really touching to see a loved one being killed and remembering it all with sadness." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and sighed.
When Tan Pinggong saw that Cheng Qianfan was not angry, he calmed down and was about to speak, when he saw the corner of Cheng Qianfan's mouth raised into a curve that looked like a sneer or a sigh.
"Thanks to Mr. Chen for not abandoning him, we had a pleasant conversation with Mr. Cheng. It can be said that we have been friends for many years." Cheng Qianfan said, "Now that Mr. Chen is in trouble, only brother Wentao is left. Cheng can't just sit around and do nothing. Brother Wen Tao will return to Shanghai one day and return to Shanghai." I hope President Tan will inform you in time, and Cheng will treat Brother Wen Tao well."
When Tan Pinggong heard this, he was very angry. He wanted to take care of Chen Wentao just for Chen Zhuan's sake. This was a naked hint:
Unless Chen Wentao doesn't return to Shanghai, once he returns to Shanghai, he will have to settle the score with Chen Wentao!
However, after Tan Pinggong became angry, he sighed and felt helpless again.
Objectively speaking, Chen Wentao was indeed wrong in this matter.
On the day Chen Zhuan was assassinated, Chen Wentao attacked Cheng Qianfan, which was wrong.
After Tan Pinggong's mediation, Chen Wentao said that he wanted to make amends to the East, but then he was afraid of fleeing Shanghai. This was wrong.
Yes, Chen Wentao fled Shanghai because of fear.
There are two reasons for his fear. There are rumors that Chongqing will not stop killing Chen Zhuan. "If the big man and the girl are dead, the little man and the girl will also be eliminated." Chen Wentao is frightened by the rumors.
In addition, Chen Wentao was previously domineering and claimed that he was the son of Minister Chen Zhuan of the Nanjing Reform Government, and did not take Cheng Qianfan seriously. However, after Chen Zhuan was eliminated by Chongqing, as the saying goes, Chen Wentao was relieved of his duties. Soon I realized that my situation and influence were not what they used to be.
In this case, Tan Pinggong persuaded him several times to bow to Cheng Qianfan.
After Chen Wentao learned about some of Cheng Qianfan's "deeds", his attitude towards "Mr. Xiao Cheng" quickly changed from disdain to fear.
Under double fear, Chen Wentao actually fled Shanghai without saying a word. A few days after arriving in Nanjing, he informed Tan Pinggong this morning.
Tan Pinggong was furious.
However, thinking of his friendship with Chen Zhuo over the years and the kindness he had shown Chen Zhuo back then, he couldn't really just watch and ignore it.
That’s all!
Tan Pinggong sighed in his heart. He took out an envelope from his body and said, "Vice President Cheng, Wen Tao is leaving."
In his haste, he only left this letter of apology and told me to hand it to you personally. "
"Mr. Chen is really a very particular person. He just left and wrote me a letter in a hurry." Cheng Qianfan took the envelope with a smile, and finally snorted with anger.
Is a letter of apology going to expose the matter?
hehe.
However, as he squeezed the envelope in his hand, Mr. Xiao Cheng's expression suddenly changed slightly. He lifted the envelope, put his hand in, glanced at it, then calmly took out his right hand and put the envelope into his inner pocket.
"Brother Wen Tao's letter is even more sincere and full of literary talent." Cheng Qianfan shook his head in admiration, "Besides, Brother Wen Tao is too polite. He takes such a small matter so seriously. It's so serious... "
He paused, smiled and said, "Cheng is most happy to have good friends like Brother Wen Tao."
"Seeing you young people become good friends with similar interests is the happiest thing for an old man like me." Tan Pinggong said happily.
Mr. Xiao Cheng and President Tan looked at each other and laughed.
Some guests nearby saw Vice Chairman Tan and Mr. Xiao Cheng chatting happily, and they frequently looked over, envious and speculating.
As the host, Tan Pinggong naturally could not accompany Cheng Qianfan all the time. Soon, President Tan went to receive other guests.
"Mr. Xiao Cheng" snapped his fingers and took a glass of red wine from a waiter's hand. He shook it in his hand but did not put it into his mouth.
He chuckled inwardly.
Chen Wentao's apology letter is indeed full of sincerity.
What was inside the envelope was not letter paper, but a principal draft of 10,000 pounds from Citibank, cashable on demand.
Moreover, based on Cheng Qianfan's secret observation just now, he suspected that the money was not from Chen Wentao, or it was not from Chen Wentao for the time being. At least the money now should be from Tan Pinggong.
For ordinary people, a huge sum of 10,000 pounds requires several generations of hard work and is simply impossible to earn.
Even for Tan Pinggong, vice president of the Yuyao Chamber of Commerce, a huge sum of 10,000 pounds... can be easily spent!
Cheng Qianfan was shaking the wine glass in his hand, seemingly thinking about something, while he was secretly looking at the guests at the ball out of the corner of his eye.
A few days ago, a secret message from Luojiawan, Chongqing, only ordered the Shanghai special situation team to arrange for personnel to get close to Tan Pinggong's wife for follow-up.
As for the follow-up, Chongqing did not mention it.
This order can be called the simplest and strangest order Cheng Qianfan has received from Chongqing (Nanjing) in recent years.
Cheng Qianfan pondered secretly.
After receiving the order, he quickly determined the plan and actions to arrange for Ying Huaizhen to approach Mrs. Tan. Now, with his secret cooperation, Ying Huaizhen has been connected with Mrs. Tan. Cheng Qianfan does not doubt whether Ying Huaizhen can gain Mrs. Tan's friendship in the future and get a reasonable and normal opportunity to visit Tan's house.
There is nothing to say about this woman's communication skills. What Cheng Qianfan is thinking about now is the task itself.
For Dai Chunfeng to personally issue such an "abrupt" order without beginning or end, it is obvious that this seemingly simple task is actually very important.
The focus of this order is on Tan Pinggong's wife.
What secrets does this woman have? It actually deserves Dai Chunfeng’s attention!
…
The banquet is over and the dance is over.
"It seems that you and Mrs. Tan are getting along very well." Cheng Qianfan glanced at Ying Huaizhen, who seemed to be looking excited, and asked with a smile.
"Mrs. Tan is a very nice person. She is really knowledgeable and well-educated." Ying Huaizhen said happily, "I have made an appointment with Mrs. Tan to go out for coffee some time."
"Didn't you say that Mrs. Tan is a centrist and doesn't like cakes and coffee?" Cheng Qianfan said.
"No." Ying Huaizhen looked confused, "I saw a coffee machine imported from Italy at Mrs. Tan's place. Mrs. Tan regretfully said that the machine was broken, otherwise she would treat me to coffee."
She arched her head towards Cheng Qianfan's arms and continued, "I just invited Mrs. Tan to Qishlin for coffee, and Mrs. Tan readily agreed."
"Not bad." Cheng Qianfan pinched Ying Huaizhen's cheek.
He thought, "Tan Pinggong is quite influential among Yuyao businessmen. It will be of great benefit to maintain a good relationship with this person."
"You are a good deputy chief inspector, but you think about your business all day long." Ying Huaizhen poked Cheng Qianfan with her slender finger, "You are full of the smell of copper."
Cheng Qianfan laughed loudly, lowered his head and pecked Ying Huaizhen on the forehead, "Only a smelly man deserves a beautiful woman."
…
"Major, the dance is over and all the guests have left Tan Mansion."
Umezu Sagami yawned and asked casually, "Where is Cheng Qianfan?"
"Already left, with his lover named Ying Huaizhen."
"Withdraw." Sanami Umezu lit up a cigarette, took a puff, and said with a frown.
The subordinate glanced at Sanami Umesumi and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
Soon, the car started and disappeared into the vast night of Shanghai.
On the other side, Yoshida held a cigarette between his fingers and looked out the window at the night, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something, or waiting.
About a few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
"Taijun." Zhao Changgeng opened the door and came in, followed by a man in a suit and leather shoes. This man was wearing an exquisite and decent suit and was elegant. However, the moment he saw Yoshida, his body immediately became shorter. He nodded and followed Zhao Changgeng, "Taijun, I'm back."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yao." Yoshino glanced at the man, smiled and nodded.
"It's not hard to return to Taijun." The man hurriedly said with a smile on his face, "Serving for the Locust Army is actually a blessing obtained by Yao's ancestors."
"Very good." Yoshida nodded with satisfaction, "Tell me, what did you discover at the dance?"
"Taijun, because the intelligence is not particularly accurate, we cannot determine who the target is." Mr. Yao thought for a while and said, "And there are only three invitations. We are short of manpower, so we can only watch them."
"Let's get to the point." Yoshida glared at Mr. Yao and said.
"The most lively person at the dance was naturally Tan Pinggong." Mr. Yao said, "This person treats everyone with a cheerful face, nodding or talking to every guest, taking care of everyone's face."
"So, is there something special?" Yoshida asked with interest. This person must have made other discoveries when he said this.
"Tan Pinggong and Mr. Cheng from the French Concession talked for a long time. Mr. Cheng noticed that Tan Pinggong gave Cheng Qianfan an envelope." Mr. Yao said.
"Envelope?" Yoshida asked thoughtfully.
"Yes." Mr. Yao nodded, "Cheng Qianfan opened the envelope and took a look, then looked happy."
Yoshida lit a cigarette and thought quietly.
According to top-secret intelligence reported by Zhao Changgeng, an ace agent from Chongqing lurking within the empire or within the Chinese regime supported by the empire recently arrived in Shanghai.
Furthermore, the empire's secret service lurking within the Chongqing government also received intelligence feedback. The Military Police Headquarters comprehensively judged that the agent exposed by Zhao Changgeng was most likely the military strategic-level agent that He Xingjian referred to as infiltrating the empire.
Based on this information, the Military Police Command initially ruled out a key reason why Kentaro Miyazaki was involved in the case:
Miyazaki Kentaro has been staying in Shanghai since he followed Eiichi Kagezu's arrangement to pretend to be Cheng Qianfan three years ago.
Now, in today's key surveillance situation, Cheng Qianfan had too many contacts with Tan Pinggong, and items were transferred. Does this mean that the previous conclusion that Miyazaki Kentaro was excluded can be overturned?
However, here’s the problem. Zhao Changgeng’s information showed that the assistant to the Shanghai station administrator once asked him to help create an internal poster for the Yuyao Chamber of Commerce.
Having this sticker is equivalent to being a peripheral township party recognized by the Yuyao Chamber of Commerce, and can participate in some things and activities of the Yuyao Chamber of Commerce.
As a result, the dance in Tan Mansion came into the sight of the Military Police Headquarters.
However, all this is just Yoshida's speculation. Even whether this person will come to Tan's dance today is unknown.
Even if this person comes to attend the dance today, the person who is interested in a certain guest at today's meeting is still someone from Tan Mansion, or even an item.
, are still unknown.
Yoshida was thinking rapidly. He needed to further determine the impact of the new situation involving Kentaro Miyazaki on the case.
It would be more troublesome if Kentaro Miyazaki was involved in the case again.
Commander Ikeuchi told Yoshida privately that Kentaro Miyazaki was a student of Counselor Hyōtaro Imamura. At the same time, he was also a good friend of Atsuhito Kawada, the son of the Kawada family. It was not impossible to investigate, but he must have strong evidence before arresting him.
"Taijun." Mr. Yao looked at the pensive Yoshida with timid and hesitant eyes, but finally spoke.
"explain."
"Mei Luan said he seemed to see a cashier's check in the envelope." Mr. Yao said.
"Cashier's check? Can you see it clearly?" Yoshida asked immediately after hearing this.
With that said, he waved his hand and said to Zhao Changgeng, "Go and invite Mr. Mei to come over."
"Hai!" Zhao Changgeng learned Japanese, bowed, and quickly went out to call a young man of medium height over.
"Did you see that the envelope Tan Pinggong gave to Cheng Qianfan contained a cashier's check?" Yoshida asked immediately.
"If I go back to Taijun, it may not be the case, and it may be the case." Mei Luan shook her head and nodded again.
"Huh?" Yoshida's face darkened.
"Cheng Qianfan drank some wine and seemed to be a little too drunk. When he bent down to take out the lighter, the envelope fell and the contents fell out. He quickly picked it up and put it into the envelope." Mei Luan said while thinking. , "The younger one only had time to clearly see the word Citigroup, and the format looked like a bank draft."
Yoshida took a deep look at Mei Luan and then fell into deep thought.
Bank draft?
kindness?
If it is really a bank draft, everything seems to be explained.
According to the investigation by the Military Police Headquarters, Kentaro Miyazaki is a money-grubbing guy.
Isn't it normal for such a guy who is extremely greedy for money to have a happy and satisfied smile on his face after receiving the bank draft from Tan Pinggong?
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