Ink-colored dark clouds enveloped the entire sky, just like a drunken god in the sky accidentally knocked over the inkstone and splashed a pool of ink on the world, plunging the entire city into darkness. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky tore through the darkness, leaving a ray of light. Then a thrilling thunder struck, and heavy rain poured down, as if the Milky Way had opened a gap. The wind and rain mixed together into one piece, wrapping everything in it, leaving the violent storm, lightning, and thunder raging overhead.
In the street shrouded by strong winds and heavy rain, a black car staggered around the corner in the storm. The wiper wiped away the rainwater on the window, but it still greatly affected the driver's vision, so the speed of the car was always very slow. In such weather, no one was out and about on the street. This car traveling in the rain immediately became the object of attention of the idle people in the many buildings on both sides of the street.
Hans, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, had already lost his usual composure at this moment. When he put his hand on his forehead, he even cursed damn in his heart. Although what happened in Hongkou District was tightly blocked by the Japanese army, there was no airtight wall in the world. In just two days, the murder case in the izakaya in Hongkou District had already spread. Hans only learned about this this morning, but after he learned that the murderer in the izakaya murder case used an MP18 gun, Hans immediately thought of the MP18 gun he sold to Tang Cheng.
MP18 weapons are not uncommon in China, but these German-style weapons are almost all distributed to the army in China. Such weapons are rare in the black market. After getting the detailed records of the izakaya murder case from the informant, Hans immediately rushed to Tang Cheng's uncle and nephew's current residence in the rain. He wanted to question Tang Cheng face to face. After all, if this matter got serious, he might be implicated. .
The car driving in the rain soon stopped outside the door of a small western-style building in the French Concession. This was the place Hans had arranged for his uncle and nephew in Tangcheng. The people living around here were also prominent figures in the French Concession. Not long after pressing the doorbell, a middle-aged foreigner opened the door from the inside, said hello to Hans outside the door, and secretly winked at Hans. The latter nodded knowingly, which meant that the damn man The boy didn't go out.
After learning that Hans had come in the rain, Tang Cheng, who had been hiding in the study to clean his gun early in the morning, did not alert Zhang Jianghe and directly invited Hans into the study on the second floor. "Tang, tell me the truth. Does that incident in Hongkou District have something to do with you?" Hans didn't have any leisurely time to spend time with Tang Cheng here. He just sat down in the study and went straight to The subject asked Tangcheng about things in Hongkou District.
Tang Cheng did not answer immediately, but first gave Hans a glass of wine and handed it to him, then sat across from Hans and smiled. "Mr. Second Lieutenant, please don't tell me that this is the main reason why you came today?" Tang Cheng's attitude made Hans a little anxious, but before he could speak, Tang Cheng continued. "Hongkou District is the territory of the Japanese. What does this have to do with you? Is it possible that the Super High School suspects that you did it?"
"Damn it, how long has it been and you're still running around in circles with me!" Hansten suddenly stood up from the sofa and threw the glass of wine in his hand to the ground. "I just got the news. The Special High School has confirmed that the murderer was using MP18 ***. This kind of *** is currently not available in the black market. When I say this, you should understand what I mean, right?"
Hans's glaring look made Tang Cheng couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Mr. Second Lieutenant, please sit down and calm down first. I didn't say that I wasn't the one who did it!" After Hans sat down again, After coming down, Tang Cheng poured another glass of wine for the other party. "The fact that you can specifically ask me this question means that you almost know the identity of our uncle and nephew. Then you should also know about the street shootout that took place in the concession a month ago. My uncle was injured that time. He was injured by the Japanese."
"Damn it! I just think this thing is weird. You are here to avenge your uncle!" Hans, who finally realized it, reached out and hit his head. The street scene that happened in the concession a month ago How could Hans not know about the gunfight, but he had never associated Zhang Jiang with that incident. "My uncle was a special correspondent sent to Shanghai from the Nanjing headquarters of the Intelligence Agency. The Japanese were targeting him. However, the Japanese did not expect that my uncle escaped death."
"You mean, this matter was planned and implemented behind the special high school?" Hans, who finally understood, was no longer as angry as before. After calming down, he finally regained his usual wisdom.
"Yes, the ambush on my uncle was planned and implemented by the Special High School. I went to Hongkou District that night because the main person behind the plan was in the izakaya there. I originally just wanted to assassinate that person. I just didn't expect that things would suddenly change. The plan changed, so I had to kill all the Japanese in the izakaya, otherwise I would be in danger of being completely exposed." Tang Cheng cleverly told Hans, but actually The main reason why he killed everyone in the izakaya was just because there were too many Japanese officers in the izakaya that night.
Hans failed to see through Tang Cheng's lies, because if he had been in Tang Cheng's situation at that time, he might have made the same choice. Although Tang Cheng has admitted that he was responsible for the izakaya murder case, Hans still has many doubts that he wants Tang Cheng to answer in person. For example, if Tang Cheng knew the target mission, he would appear in the izakaya at that izakaya. Another example is that Tang Cheng After killing everyone in the izakaya, how did you leave Hongkou District safely without being discovered by patrolling Japanese troops?
"Mr. Second Lieutenant, you seem to have forgotten that my uncle is a special correspondent sent to Shanghai by the Intelligence Agency. Although he is injured and can no longer handle daily affairs, he is still a special correspondent from the Nanjing headquarters after all. Not everyone at the Shanghai Station of the Intelligence Agency is a freeloader. Now that we have determined who the mastermind behind it is, why don't we do more related investigations?" Faced with Hans' doubts, Tang Cheng generously gave the credit for obtaining clues to Shanghai Station.
Tang Cheng’s answers were so flawless that Hans failed to find what really needed attention. However, Hans was not that easy to coax. From Tang Cheng’s answers, Hans clearly felt that Tang Cheng would still look for it. Japanese trouble. "Tang, you can't do this. There are hundreds of thousands of Japanese in Shanghai, and even more in China. No matter how powerful you are, you won't be able to kill them all, not to mention those ordinary Japanese expatriates are just innocent people. ." Hans wanted to persuade Tangcheng to give up the follow-up actions against Hongkou District, but Tangcheng did not appreciate it.
"Mr. Second Lieutenant, I came to you for help because of Joseph. Joseph and I are good friends, and you and Joseph are colleagues. I don't know when you Germans really became good friends with the Japanese! If you If you think I will bring you trouble, then I can find another place to live, but you have to promise me that my uncle must receive the best care and treatment if he stays here." Tang Cheng was also unambiguous, seeing that Han After understanding Si's thoughts, Tang Cheng gave Hans a positive answer.
Tang Cheng left Zhang Jianghe here and chose to move out on his own. Hans had nothing to say, especially after he knew that the young man in front of him was the real culprit behind the massacre of more than 50 people in one night. "Tang, you know, I didn't mean that. I just said, before you do such a thing in the future, can you think carefully about the consequences." Hans's words were not very clear, but Tang Cheng could already hear it. What the other person wants to express.
"Mr. Second Lieutenant, the Special High School confirmed that the murderer used MP18 bombs. This is not an important matter. After all, there is a garrison of the government here in Shanghai. A few MP18 bombs leaked out of the garrison. It does not count. What a big deal. You don’t have to worry so much. Besides, the Japanese have no evidence to implicate you. If you are worried, I can also help the Japanese to shift their attention to the French or the British. After all, the Japanese have no regard for the British and French. What a good impression.”
Tangcheng wanted to divert the trouble to the east, but Hans did not dare to agree. Hans, who pretended to be an American, was determined not to make provocations against Britain and France before receiving orders from his superiors. "Mr. Second Lieutenant, you are an intelligence agent! How can you be so cowardly? If you can provoke fights and conflicts between the Japanese and Britain and France, I think your superiors will not blame you. On the contrary, they should also You are the one who awards medals."
Neither Hans nor Tang Cheng could persuade the other to change his decision. However, after talking with Tang Cheng, Hans and Tang Cheng reached an agreement. In the next week, Hans will use his own channels to help Tang Cheng collect relevant intelligence, and Tang Cheng must help Hans clean up a British secret hideout in the French Concession. "Deal!" The two people in Tang Cheng held their right hands tightly together.
After more than an hour of closed-door conversation, the two finally reached some agreement. Tang Cheng did not mind Hans taking advantage of him, and Hans also wanted to use this opportunity to see with his own eyes how good Tang Cheng was. For Hans, Tangcheng is full of secrets, and he needs time to unravel these secrets one by one. At this time, Tangcheng just wanted to use Hans's intelligence channels to collect more information about the extra-high-level courses and create opportunities for subsequent follow-up actions.
On the way back to the restaurant, Hans in the car suddenly realized that he went to inquire about Tangcheng in the rain today, and he originally went there with anger. But now, instead of being angry, I am a little complacent about the agreement reached with Tangcheng. Is this what the Chinese call a cheapie?
