"Why is Liu Jun here too?"
Liu Changchuan was chatting with An Guoping when he saw Xiao Zhezheng from the Gendarmerie's Special Higher Education Course walking over to him in surprise.
"It turns out to be Xiao Zhejun. My Japanese teacher found me a part-time job to earn some pocket money." Liu Changchuan smiled and stepped forward to say hello to Xiao Zhezheng'er.
Xiaozhe Zhenger glanced at the translators behind Liu Changchuan and nodded with a smile. Japanese translation is still very popular now, and he can earn dozens of yuan just by translating for anyone.
"Xiao Zhejun came here to attend the cocktail party too?" Liu Changchuan asked tentatively.
"That's right. The reception was organized by the city hall in cooperation with the dispatched troops. Our special higher education course was also invited. The section chief didn't want to come, so he asked me to come over as a representative." Xiao Zhe Zhenger asked the waiter to bring him a glass of red wine. Take a sip.
"It turned out to be a reception hosted by the dispatched troops. We translators didn't know anything." Liu Changchuan shrugged his shoulders.
"Of course, confidentiality is still required. Those anti-Japanese elements are pervasive."
Thinking of the anti-Japanese activist Xiao Zhe Zhenger gives me a headache. Due to the language barrier and insufficient manpower, at least 10 people who defected to the empire have been assassinated recently, putting the special high school under great pressure. I heard that the base camp is about to be established locally. A new department was formed to fight against the anti-Japanese elements.
"Liu Jun, you are still working as a translator anyway, so just follow me in a moment."
Xiaozhe Zhenger knew that his poor Chinese could not be used in this situation. It would be too embarrassing for people in his country who were familiar with Chinese to hear it, so he might as well use the familiar Liu Changchuan.
"Okay, Mr. Xiaozhe has to take care of me." Liu Changchuan clinked their glasses with Xiaozhe Zhenger and agreed.
Anyway, he is a Japanese translator, and it doesn't matter who he translates for. Following Xiaozhe Zhengji is more likely to hear some secret things.
After another ten minutes, more and more people came. At this moment, Liu Changchuan was a little anxious. No gunshots were fired outside, which meant that Xu Haifeng hadn't arrived yet. The old guy wouldn't come. It was really possible. He encountered him last time. Assassination is so frightening that you dare not leave the house, so you may not come.
Just when Liu Changchuan was upset, a sudden shot was fired outside, startling the guests in the banquet hall. Xiao Zhe Zhenger threw away his wine glass and ran out the door.
Then there was a bang bang bang gunshot, which was obviously a counterattack by the gendarmerie soldiers maintaining law and order. Liu Changchuan was so scared that he hid by the table, but he was laughing in his heart.
Xu Haifeng is here, otherwise the gunman at Shanghai Station would not have opened fire for no reason. God bless, I hope the gunman can escape.
"Liu Jun, hurry up and come to the hospital with me." Xiaozhe Zhenger gritted his teeth and ran back like crazy, grabbing Liu Changchuan's sleeve and running out.
"What's wrong, Mr. Xiaozhe, what's going on outside?" Liu Changchuan asked in a timid manner, pretending to be scared.
"President Xu Haifeng was shot. As soon as he got out of the car, he was attacked by a gunman on the roof of the Hedong Commercial Bank opposite. The gendarmerie is chasing him. Please follow me to the hospital."
"Okay, okay."
Liu Changchuan followed Xiao Zhe Zheng'er out and got into a car. When he passed by the door, he saw blood stains on the ground of another car. Hehe, the blood must be Xu Haifeng's.
Several military police soldiers also appeared on the roof of the Hedong Commercial Bank. The outside was now full of Japanese soldiers. It was not only Xu Haifeng who came to the banquet today, but also a major general from the dispatched army. If something happened, they would be responsible.
Liu Changchuan did not expect that the car in the extra-high school class would be a French Renault car. It was really rare. French cars were rare in the Far East. The most popular models now are either German cars or American cars.
The closest hospital to the Stone Bridge Hotel is Lihe Hospital. This hospital was founded by tycoon Zhang Lihe ten years ago. Although it is not as good as the hospital in the French Concession in Shanghai, it has a very good reputation in the Chinese community.
Liu Changchuan followed Xiao Zhe Zheng'er to an operating room on the second floor. There were several men in black standing outside the operating room. It didn't take much to figure out that these people were Xu Haifeng's bodyguards.
About twenty minutes later, a doctor in a white coat came out and shook his head at Xiao Zhezhenger and others. Liu Changchuan was overjoyed that Xu Haifeng was dead.
Damn it, Xiaozhe Zhenger stomped his foot hard. Xu Haifeng was the first person to defect to the empire. His death will definitely make many people feel uneasy, and will also scare away those who are ready to defect to the empire. Who knows if they will stop? Following in the footsteps of Xu Haifeng.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Changchuan was in a good mood. He hummed a little tune and bought two kilograms of pig head meat and returned home. Xiao Ling Dang, a greedy little cat, didn't wait for dinner, so he picked up the pig head meat and started chewing it. Liu Changchuan was stunned for a moment. Yes, the little guy can't be a starving ghost.
When Liu Lan came back from buying rice, she saw her daughter sitting on the sofa eating pig head meat. She was so angry that she immediately stepped forward and snatched it away, warning Xiao Lingdang not to eat until meal time.
"Dachuan, come here and let me tell you something?" Liu Lan put the rice he bought in the kitchen, washed the hands, and called out Liu Changchuan who was listening to the radio in the room.
"What's the matter, sister?" Liu Changchuan asked, picking up the little bell on the sofa.
Liu Lan took out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Liu Changchuan and said: "Today, Dr. Huang's home received a call from a woman who said that she once worked as a servant in the Chen family with her sister-in-law. Dr. Huang gave me all the information. It’s written on paper, take a look, and if you have time, go find Xu Mei and see if she’s doing well.”
Liu Changchuan took the note and glanced at it. There was an address on it, No. 35 East Second Street. It was a newly built residential area before the war, and those who could buy houses there were middle-class and above.
"Don't worry, sister, I'll go and see tomorrow. Did that kind woman say anything else?" Liu Changchuan wanted to find out for sure and save himself a wasted trip.
"No, that's what Dr. Huang said." Liu Lan shook her head. It was Huang Zhixin who answered the call, and she really didn't know much about it.
Liu Changchuan decided to go to Huang Zhixin Clinic tomorrow morning to find out more about it. With the address in hand, as long as Xu Mei is still working as a servant in the Chen family, she should be able to find it without incident.
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"Dachuan got up earlier than usual today."
The next day, as soon as Liu Changchuan left the house, he saw Wang Gui and came up to say hello with a smile. He had been recuperating at home during this period. In the past few days, he had been able to work in the fields. There was nothing to do if he didn't make money. In order to save him, his family almost went bankrupt.
"Well, I have something to do this morning. After chatting with Wang Gui for a while, Liu Changchuan went out of the South Alley and turned to Dr. Huang's clinic. By coincidence, he just came over and saw Huang Zhixin opening the door.
"Mr. Liu got up really early today." Huang Zhixin called him into the room with a smile.
"Doctor Huang, I would like to know the details of your call yesterday."
"Oh, you are talking about your sister's sister-in-law. The caller said that she and Xu Mei worked together in the Chen family. Last year she left the Chen family to start a small business with her son. No, she knows a few of them. I picked up a newspaper and made a phone call after reading the missing person notice." Huang Zhixin recounted it truthfully.
