But the store clerk did see what happened just now and said, "Wait a moment, I'll ask the boss for you." After saying that, he took Tian An's pen and turned around and entered the kitchen.
After a while, the store clerk came out again, returned the pen to Tian An, and said: "Sir, the boss said that he was sorry for what happened. You can give it on credit first and pay for it when you come back next time. This pen is No need to stake it here.”
"Okay." Tian An smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
After experiencing this incident, Tian Anzhen really felt the increase in vigilance, so he became more serious, observing each wave of inspections while discussing business in the store. In fact, in his heart, he already felt that it was not a good opportunity to take action recently.
By five o'clock in the afternoon, it was already dark. Tian An slowly moved towards Hongkou District, not daring to be careless at all. I don't know if Cai Simiao will come out from his own direction. After all, he is only one of the supporting ones.
The investigation team's response is naturally also very particular. It is estimated in advance which roads are relatively low-security, and then the people investigating on the periphery of Hongkou District will go to respond at about the same time. In this way, if Cai Simiao comes out safely, then Of course there is no problem, but if the other party encounters any trouble, the person who responds will make some noise to help Cai Simiao distract some patrol teams.
After about a cigarette, Tian An, who was reading a newspaper at a roadside newsstand, threw down his few cents and left with a newspaper. Because he had already seen Cai Simiao, who was walking neither fast nor slow, and was holding two bags of food wrapped in oil paper in his hands. Mixed in among the pedestrians, he was coming towards him.
Very good, everything seemed to be going well, but Tian An still walked towards him head-on. He wanted to help Cai Simiao look behind him to see if there was a tail or anything like that.
He and Cai Simiao were separated by the middle lane, about fifty meters after crossing each other, Tian An crossed the lane leisurely.
The time between walking opposite each other and in the aisle is enough for Tian An to observe. Very good, the other party's investigation should be really smooth, and no one's suspicions were aroused, so there is no tail behind him.
With the newspaper under his arm, Tian An leisurely followed Cai Simiao from a distance, blending in with the pedestrians and finally entering the French Concession. Soon, they returned to the Abel Hotel.
After entering the house, Tian An asked: "How was it? Did you gain anything?"
"Yes." Cai Simiao said, "But it's not safe. We have to observe it for a few more days before we can tell."
Tian An understood what he meant by this. Because when you observe a target, if you only observe it for one day, such as the surrounding alert situation, exceptions may occur. There was a shooting last night, so the number of patrols may have increased significantly, or it may have been deliberately made loose and used as a trap. This is possible. So if you just observe it for a day, you can't be completely sure about it.
After hearing this, Tian An said: "Well, when the brothers come back, you can talk about it in detail. It will save you a lot of trouble." Then he made a pot of tea, put it on the coffee table, and sat next to him. On the sofa, he glanced at the two pieces of food that were also placed on the coffee table by Cai Simiao and said, "What did you buy?"
Cai Simiao said: "Sushi from Little Japan." As he spoke, he reached out to open the two paper bags, took out one and ate it, and continued: "I bought this thing at the time to cover up that I stayed on the same street for a long time, and it happened to be A patrol passed by."
Tian An said cheerfully: "The sushi seller didn't report you?"
Cai Simiao smiled and said: "No, I used cigarettes to cover up, pretending to be choked and coughed a few times, and ordered these two things with my hands while I was coughing. When I paid, I gave him a little more, so he didn't have to change. Towards the end. The other party waved his hand, picked it up and left."
Tian An nodded and said, "You're so smart, young man."
Cai Simiao became even more cheerful when he heard this, and said: "What a wit. But I didn't go far when I heard that the sushi guy stopped speaking Japanese and said that our Chinese is so authentic. He was following the sushi guy. The Japanese girl in a kimono called each other, and she also boasted that although she was Chinese, she yearned for Japan, and her ancestors were Japanese, from Hokkaido. Only then did I know that when I bought from him, he He only knew a few Japanese words, which frightened me. He couldn't speak a long list of Japanese words at all. And you didn't know that this kid was also wearing a kimono and a little Japanese headscarf, so you couldn't tell the difference at all. "
"Huh." Tian An was happy after hearing this and said, "Your reaction is normal. If you also spoke Chinese, that kid might still report you."
Cai Simiao said: "I can't remember this clearly. Anyway, in Hongkou District, I see that there are quite a few patrols on their streets, but you don't know how strict you want to be. It seems that the Japanese are advocating for common prosperity all day long. There were quite a few Chinese people there, and Chinese words rang in my ears many times. They all said openly that before I went, I thought too strictly about the security situation in Hongkou District. Otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened. What a joke. In addition, most of the people patrolling the streets are Japanese ronin, and there are actually not many regular troops. I feel that this may be a spontaneous organization by the small Japanese expatriates in Hongkou District, but of course, it is not necessarily true."
Speaking of this, Cai Simiao asked: "What about you? Is there a turmoil in the public concession?"
Tian An said: "Isn't that right? I see plainclothes policemen, patrol officers, and even some gang members wandering around the streets. It wasn't like this two days ago. It must be related to the gunshots last night."
Cai Simiao said: "Well, I saw it when I went out."
Tian An said: "In this French Concession, it's relatively peaceful. After all, Little Japan doesn't dare to send troops directly to break in. But just watch, they can't be indifferent, they will definitely send professionals to sneak into the French Concession. Investigated secretly."
"That's for sure." Cai Simiao said: "No matter which force it is, as long as they want to do something, they will run to the French Concession. Little Japan can't send troops to search, but it can't just watch. It will definitely send agents in."
Tian An said: "Yeah, look, there's going to be chaos in the concession." While speaking, he took his briefcase from the side, took out a few bills and put them in his pocket, and then said: " I also encountered an unfortunate incident today. While I was eating, agents from the puppet government came in to search and took away all my money. They said they wanted to help me pay the insurance premium."
