Fan Keqin and Hua Zhang finished washing at eight o'clock and went to bed to sleep. The next morning, Fan Keqin woke up early, told Hua Zhang, washed up and went out directly.
The Manchuria Hotel was built by the puppet Manchukuo State in cooperation with the Little Japanese Co., Ltd. It is five stories tall and covers an area of more than 2,500 square meters. It is one of the most high-end hotels in the area. Because it is a high-end place integrating hotels, accommodation, bars, dance halls, theaters, performances, etc. Therefore, the people who usually come in and out of this hotel are basically relatively well-off.
In Manchukuo, who are these relatively wealthy people? I have to say that some people are traitors. But there are also some people who are not traitors.
As long as some people are alive, they may provide some benefit support to the Puppet Manchukuo. But there are some people who are very brave and won't do this.
There are also some people who act more tactfully. Although they hate the little Japanese very deeply in their hearts, when doing specific things, in order to stay alive or to keep their family and friends alive, they will also do some things to support the puppet Manchukuo. the behavior of. There are also things that you have to do. For example, the Puppet Manchukuo asked you to purchase a batch of grain. You did it in order to survive, but you withheld part of it privately and secretly donated it to patriots or anti-Japanese comrades.
Therefore, these people must analyze the specific situation in detail and cannot apply one size fits all. As long as you do something, you must be a traitor. You really can't say that.
This is like an agent who breaks into the enemy. In normal times, in order to protect your identity, you even have to do things that only traitors can do. But are they really traitors? They just have to do it.
Although these are indeed two different things, the principle is definitely the same.
Fan Keqin, who knew that people's lives were indeed unsuitable under the rule of Manchukuo, cared about this very much, so he never made a one-size-fits-all approach. Therefore, when he was investigating the target, he saw some people even chatting and laughing with some little devils in kimonos, but he would still maintain an objective view of the problem. Maybe someone smiles at the Japs on the outside, but in his heart he is MMP. Or, it is possible to deliberately create a false persona in order to gain the trust of the Japs so that they can secretly engage in some anti-Japanese activities.
After walking around the Manchuria Hotel in detail for several times, Fan Keqin saw many such people. But Fan Keqin did his own thing first. No comment on these. Observe the streets, pedestrians, surrounding buildings, etc.
After finishing this, Fan Keqin chose a place, a shopping mall diagonally opposite the Manchuria Hotel. Fan Keqin sneaked into a room on the second floor of the mall.
This is a linen room, filled with mops, brooms and other things. The area is not small. After Fan Keqin entered, he went directly to the innermost side and hid behind a shelf where these cleaning tools were placed. View from the window, through the gap on the side of the shelf. There is still a lot of traffic below. Since the Manchuria Hotel is somewhat similar to the Puppet Manchukuo's reputation project, there are many Puppet Manchukuo police officers on the streets below.
It still cannot be said that all of these people are traitors. However, Fan Keqin still opened the window a crack and aimed his gun at each other, if the connection between Hua Zhang and Wang Zhanyuan did not go smoothly. Fan Keqin would immediately shoot and cause a commotion, because at that time it no longer mattered whether the other party was a traitor or not. Because he can be sure that the value of Wang Zhanyuan and Hua Zhang is definitely higher than that of the Puppet Manchukuo police officer.
Doesn’t that sound very callous? But there is no way, as I said before, in order to survive, you have to live here and do things you don't want to do. But conversely, the same goes for Fan Keqin. He had to do something in order to keep his men alive. Even if it turns out that you are actually a good person, Fan Keqin will not regret it.
Because he has to. Therefore, sometimes we should not be "Can I do this?" but "Should I do this." As long as it is something that should be done, you must do it. And it must be done with an iron heart, even ruthlessly.
Some agents who break into the enemy even have to kill their own people or even track down their own people. Does he want to do this? Can he do this? Of course he didn't want to, and he could just as well not do it. But he must do it!
About an hour later, Fan Keqin hid behind the shelf and looked out the window. Hearing the door to the linen room open, he immediately put away his gun and put his hands on his waistband, pretending to be discovered at any time, but pretending to be peeing. This is not a bathroom. But it doesn't matter, as long as he can fool the cleaner. Even though it's immoral to pee here. It's very embarrassing, but what are you afraid of? It's fine if you can get away with it.
When Fan Keqin was walking around in circles before, it was not just for a stroll. There was a reason why he chose this place. Although there are some restaurants and other suitable locations, Fan Keqin doesn't know how long it will be this time, so those places can only become his alternatives. The first choice is still here, it is the most suitable.
But fortunately, the cleaning lady came in and just carried a bucket and went out. It is true that the place where Fan Keqin is hiding is very secret. You have to go in and go around the shelf to see it. As long as you don't do this, it will be difficult to spot him.
After listening to the cleaning lady go out, Fan Keqin drew out his gun again and quietly aimed at the approximate location of a puppet Manchukuo police officer. His eyes were looking back and forth at the street.
That's it, about half an hour later, Hua Zhang's figure appeared. Just look at her wearing a relatively high-end winter windbreaker for women. Wearing a fluffy white fur hat and carrying a handbag, he walked over from the street on the right.
Hua Zhang did not look around or investigate in advance, because she knew that Fan Keqin must have looked at these in advance, and if there was really a problem, he would definitely send a signal to remind her.
Therefore, Hua Zhang took the most direct and normal way, taking a taxi and arriving three blocks away from the Manchuria Hotel.
After all, Fan Keqin had to be given time to react. If there was a problem, if he took a carriage and went directly to the door of the hotel and went in as soon as he got off the car, Fan Keqin might not have time to remind him even if he was very capable.
As for Hua Zhang, he is wearing relatively high-end clothes. Isn't it inconspicuous? It's really inconspicuous and you have to watch where you're going. For example, if you say that agents must not be conspicuous, or that they should not be conspicuous wherever they go, this is a layman's term.
