After leaving the Central Police Station, Tang Cheng did not go home immediately. Instead, he went to the teahouse he frequented to wait for Bai Zhanshan. Out of boredom, Tang Cheng carefully recalled the entire confrontation with the investigation team just now and confirmed that he did not seem to have said anything that would cause the other party to catch him. Tang Cheng was relieved. After about a cup of tea, Bai Zhanshan hurried to the teahouse, but his face didn't look good.
"You kid, just keep causing trouble for me all day long!" When he saw Tang Cheng holding a tea bowl, Bai Zhanshan looked furious. He snatched the tea bowl from Tang Cheng's hand and made a loud noise. He took a deep breath. "What's going on? Haven't you figured out what's going on? Do you still remember that guy wearing glasses? That guy's surname is Bai, now you understand!" Bai Zhanshan put down his tea bowl and looked at Tang Cheng with an expression that was completely... He looked like he hated iron but couldn't turn it into steel.
When Bai Zhanshan mentioned that one of the members of the investigation team was named Bai, Tang Cheng's mind clicked and a face immediately came to mind. That's right, it was Deputy Director Bai of the Police Department. Tang Cheng thought about it carefully and found that Deputy Director Bai was definitely someone who hated him. "Uncle Bai, are you saying that the person behind this matter is Deputy Director Bai of the Police Department? But I am just a little police chief, he can't do this, right? Isn't it a bit overkill? Already?"
Tang Cheng's hesitation was noticed by Bai Zhanshan, and he raised his hand and gave Tang Cheng a sudden blow, "Otherwise, you are just a fool! Do you understand that a lion needs all his strength to hunt? What's going on here? It's just a killer move, basically planning to get rid of you in one go. Deputy Director Bai is narrow-minded and is known to seek revenge. Zhang Jianghe was shameless at the police station last time, but he couldn't handle Zhang Jiang. He, naturally all his anger fell on you."
"Just for this, he set up this trap to get me? And two lives were lost?" Tang Cheng actually believed it in his heart, but he still needed further confirmation. After all, the other party was the Police Department. Senior management, this is no small matter.
"I know you don't believe it, so I brought these. You can see for yourself! I believe that after you have seen it, you should have an idea. Use your brains when doing things in the future and avoid that person. You still can't fight him." As he spoke, Bai Zhanshan took out a file and handed it to Tang Cheng. This file was obviously prepared by Bai Zhanshan a long time ago, but Tang Cheng's face did not show any strange expression, he just reached out and took the file handed over by Bai Zhanshan with an indifferent expression.
Opening the file, it contained detailed records of information collected by the Military Intelligence Office related to the Xiaoxi Lane operation. Sure enough, Tang Cheng saw Deputy Director Bai's name in it, and it appeared quite frequently. "The deputy director of the Nancheng Police Department is said to have received instructions from Deputy Director Bai, asking people from the Nancheng Police Department to rush to the scene after hearing the gunshots. This kind of borrowing a knife to kill someone is often used by the military and police departments. I’ve used it before, so I’m not unfamiliar with this trick of theirs.”
"Yes! It's just a pity that they don't know much about my situation." Tang Cheng closed the file, with a faint sneer on his face while the corners of his mouth slanted. "They thought that I got my position as sergeant and captain by giving gifts, but they didn't know that my skills were not weak. They wanted to kill people with a borrowed knife, and took this opportunity to charge me with a charge of adverse command, but instead I didn’t expect that we could end the operation in such a short period of time, and finally succeeded in capturing two gangsters.”
"Yes, that's the truth!" Seeing that Tang Cheng finally understood the reason, Bai Zhanshan couldn't help but clapped his hands. "If you hadn't successfully captured two gangsters in the end, do you think you could still be sitting here drinking tea with me? You might have been kicked out of the police station, or you might have been jailed. !" When Bai Zhanshan said these words, his tone sounded very stern, but looking at Bai Zhanshan's expression at this moment, there was a hint of smile in his eyes.
"Uncle Bai, do you think I really want to be this policeman?" Bai Zhanshan wanted to use words to control Tang Cheng, but he didn't want the latter to just put on a foolhardy face. "At that time, my father had just passed away, and the family was in a mess. Without the identity of this policeman, my family might have been swallowed up by those who were spying in secret. At that time, I was helping my Uncle Zhang look for clues about Japanese spies, too. In order to hug my thighs and avoid unnecessary troubles. If that person insists on targeting me, then I will just stop being a policeman. I can’t afford to offend him, and I can’t afford to hide!"
Tang Cheng's words were frank, but this was not Bai Zhanshan's purpose. If Tang Cheng stopped working as a police officer, where could he get clues about Japanese spies in the future? "Xiao Wu, what nonsense are you talking about!" Bai Zhanshan glared at Tang Cheng. "You still have a family to eat at home. What else can you do if you don't work as a policeman? Do you want your family to have nothing to eat or drink? If you don't have the identity of a police chief, just controlling those ruffians is enough for you. You can handle it, have you thought about this?"
Bai Zhanshan didn't know that the Tang family was planning to go south to Sichuan, so his seemingly reasonable words were not taken seriously by Tang Cheng, who just wanted to get rid of the immediate trouble. "Uncle Bai, it's useless what you said. I'm just a little policeman, but I can't fight against that man. I got away with it this time, but what if he still wants to deal with me? I can't get away with it every time, right? ?What if something happens to me, what will my family do?"
Tang Cheng's words left Bai Zhanshan speechless. This time, it was because of his deliberate connivance that things developed to this point. However, Bai Zhanshan's original intention was not malicious. He just wanted to use some means to force Tang Cheng to join the Military Intelligence Department, and preferably to become his subordinate. It's just that things have developed to this point, which is far beyond Bai Zhanshan's expectation. He did not expect that Tang Cheng's reaction would be so great. He would rather lift the table than bend down and bow to Deputy Director Bai.
"Forget it, I won't advise you anymore, but you should think about it carefully!" Bai Zhanshan knew that talking too much will lead to mistakes. He just persuaded Tang Cheng for a few words and stopped mentioning the matter. "The work at Huiyuan Trading Company is almost over. I have already reported the bounty from your investigation team to the superiors, and it should be approved in the next few days. I have already asked someone to deliver the thing for you. Your family has more and less, so there are only so many.”
Bai Zhanshan was different from Zhang Jianghe. When he heard Bai Zhanshan take the initiative to mention the bounty, a thought flashed through Tang Cheng's mind. He could tell that Bai Zhanshan was deliberately changing the subject. The Japanese spies involved in the batch of drugs at Huiyuan Trading Company and the insiders bribed by them were arrested by the Military Intelligence Department. There were 7 Japanese spies alone. If we include those traitorous insiders who have lost their national dignity, The investigation team can get a bounty of 2,000 yuan, which is not a small sum.
"Okay, our investigation team is going to take a break these days. I'll be at home all day. The bounty has been approved. Just call me." Since Bai Zhanshan wanted to change the subject, Tang Cheng followed him. He mentioned the bounty, and after chatting with Bai Zhanshan for a while, Tang Cheng said goodbye and left the teahouse. On the way home, Tang Cheng, who was nestled in the rickshaw, carefully recalled what Bai Zhanshan had just said. Although Bai Zhanshan did not reveal any flaws, Tang Cheng still became suspicious of Bai Zhanshan.
Back home, Tang Cheng acted as if nothing had happened. No one, including Heizi, expected that Tang Cheng had experienced a dangerous situation today. With his family, Tang Cheng was completely relaxed. After a lively dinner, when Tang Cheng returned to the room alone, he couldn't help but think of what happened during the day. Vaguely, Tang Cheng, who was meditating in the room, seemed to hear someone knocking hard on the courtyard door, and then heard a burst of shouts and curses.
Tang Cheng was startled, and then he pulled out the pistol from under the pillow and quickly walked out of the room. When Tang Cheng appeared in the courtyard, he saw the courtyard door wide open. A shirtless Tang Hu was holding the door latch and confronting several men in black in the courtyard. There were two guys in Chinese tunic suits lying between them. . "Fifth brother, these people didn't say what they were doing, they just rushed in, and I knocked two of them down." Seeing Tang Cheng come out with a cold face, Tang Hu, who was straightforward by nature, turned around and rushed towards Tang Cheng. shouted.
While Tang Hu was talking, the lights in the main room, which had also heard the movement, also turned on, and Tang Juan and Ma Guixiang, wearing coats, appeared at the door of the main room. "You guys go back and leave it to me to deal with it." Tang Cheng just glanced at the strangers in the yard, then turned around and motioned to Heizi and Tang Juan who came out of the other side of the room to help their mother who heard the sound back to the room, and then Go down the steps and stand with Tang Hu. "Tell me, who are you? If you can't make a name for yourself today, you don't have to go back!" As he spoke, Tang Cheng flipped his right hand that had been hanging by his side, holding the Browning in his hand. The pistol suddenly appeared in the sight of the other party.
"Tang Cheng, I know you are a policeman, but you have nothing to do with this matter. We are from the Central Government. Let's ask Tang Juan to come out. We will take her back to ask some questions." Among the two people who got up from the ground, the one who looked The slightly younger man pointed at Tang Cheng and shouted loudly. When Tang Hu saw this, he took a step forward. When this guy saw this, he hurriedly stepped back. He accidentally stepped on the toes of the person behind him and fell to the ground on his back.
"I don't know if you are from Zhongtong, but no matter what you do, you have to be reasonable. My sister Tang Juan resigned from the city government two months ago and takes care of her mother and siblings at home all day. I don't know what you want. Why are you asking her about something? I just don’t understand how a person who hardly goes out can become the target of your Central Commander’s inquiry? My father was an officer who died in the line of duty in the Military Intelligence Department. I think you should understand what it means to die in the line of duty. If you want to move People in my family, please go to the Military Intelligence Office to get a warrant first!"
