After a sleepless night, Zhang Jianghe got up very early the next day, but he did not see Tang Cheng. After asking the unlucky foreign housekeeper, Zhang Jianghe found out that Tang Cheng had received a call early in the morning. Then he went out. The person who called Tangcheng early in the morning was Hans. The reason was simple. Hans had obtained all the investigation reports on yesterday's two shooting incidents from the insider of the concession patrol room. Tang Cheng did not choose to meet Hans at his residence, but chose to meet at a restaurant. He did not want Zhang Jiang to know that he was hanging out with foreigners all day long.
Arriving at the restaurant early in the morning, Hans, who didn't look like a boss at all, had already prepared breakfast early. Tang Cheng was not polite and had a delicious meal first. "Don, how did you do it? The patrol room deployed the most experienced police detectives to investigate the two shooting incidents yesterday. My insider said that they have found the bullet casings you left at the scene based on the direction in which the bullets came. . I want to know, how do you hit the target with an ordinary rifle at a shooting range of close to 400 meters?" Hans's expression was very serious, and it was obvious that he took this issue seriously.
"Just shoot at the target with a gun! Haven't you ever done target shooting? Do you think there could be any problem here? You provided that rifle, so I don't believe you haven't checked that rifle." Tang Cheng, who did not wipe the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, just shrugged at Hans and replied speechlessly. Tang Cheng's answer was clean and neat, but Hans couldn't completely accept the answer. After all, it was a shooting range of nearly 400 meters, and not everyone could do it.
"Okay, you win, let me tell you the truth." Tang Cheng, who had been stared at by Hans, seemed to be unable to bear it, so he had to continue speaking. "You are friends with Joseph, and you should know something about me from him. My father used to be a member of the Intelligence Department. Although he has died in the line of duty, there are still many friends and elders of my father in the Intelligence Department. So, I can enter the Intelligence Department’s shooting range at any time, and that’s the answer, you understand.”
On the surface, Tang Cheng's answer didn't sound like much, but Hans seemed to understand the deeper meaning. "You mean, did you practice your marksmanship? Did you practice it at the intelligence agency's shooting range?" Faced with Hans's rhetorical question, Tang Cheng, who was wiping the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, nodded repeatedly, but there was a faint smile in his eyes. Come. Naturally, Hans couldn't completely believe what Tang Cheng said, but at the moment he couldn't figure out where the flaw in Tang Cheng's answer was, so he could only half-believe it.
However, Tang Cheng didn't care about this. Zhang Jianghe's injury was recovering well. In one month, he would be able to return to Nanjing. His friendship with Hans would only last for this month at most. "Tang, I'm calling you because I have three things to tell you face to face. One is to inform you of the results of yesterday's two operations. According to the intelligence I have received so far, yesterday's two targets have all died. My insider I have seen their bodies with my own eyes and personally confirmed that the other person is dead."
Regarding what happened yesterday, Tang Cheng showed a bit of indifference. After Hans finished speaking, Tang Cheng just greeted him with a coffee cup. "The second thing is, I promised to give you two pistols afterwards. I originally said it would take a month, but now I don't need it. Bowman contacted a German merchant ship, and the first mate of this German merchant ship told Bowman I have a good relationship with Mann, and I heard that he has two pistols there, and they are brand new."
When Hans said this, he suddenly stopped talking and paid attention to Tang Cheng's expression. However, what he saw was disappointing because Tang Cheng's expression did not change at all. In fact, Tang Cheng, who was holding a coffee cup, didn't believe what Hans just said. The pistol was basically the standard equipment of the German army for officers, and the number of equipped troops was not very large. The first mate on a merchant ship happened to carry two pistols with him, and the ship happened to dock at the Shanghai pier. This man was also Bowman's friend. From Tang Cheng's point of view, such a coincidence was simply a coincidence. joke.
However, this was just what Tang Cheng was thinking in his heart, but it was not revealed. Hans only said two of the three things, and Tang Cheng was still waiting for Hans to say the last one. Seeing that Tang Cheng did not react to his words, Hans felt somewhat disappointed. When he spoke again, there was a hint of impatience in his tone. "Bowman has rushed to the dock to find the first mate. Before he comes back, let's talk about the third thing first."
"You did a good job yesterday, but as soon as yesterday's incident came out, several other targets seemed to have noticed it. Tang, as we agreed before, these people in the photo must be eliminated, and we must not give up halfway. A goal of one thousand dollars, this is what we agreed before, but if any of them escape, I'm sorry, my friend, I will not pay you a penny." Hans said this, not wanting to renege on the bill. , he was just using this to put pressure on Tangcheng.
Sure enough, when Tang Cheng, who had been sipping coffee, heard that Hans had the idea of not giving money, he immediately became furious. "Hans, you can't do this. That's not what you said before. If you had said that before, then I would never do it during the day. As for the people in the photo, I only need one night to clean them all. .So, this is your mistake, not mine. If you don’t pay, the worst we can do is break up now, and what I did yesterday will be in vain.”
After finishing speaking, Tang Cheng put down the coffee cup in his hand and pretended to get up and leave. How could Hans let Tang Cheng leave? Seeing that Tang Cheng was about to get up and leave, Hans hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull Tang Cheng. "Tang, we are friends. Even if we quarrel between friends, it is still a sign of friendship. How can you fall out so easily? You must listen to what I have to say. Sit down first and listen to what I say slowly. Really?" Tang Cheng didn't really want to leave. Seeing that Hans had handed him the steps, he sat down again with a cold face.
"Tang, you have to know that a target price of one thousand US dollars is considered a top price in the world, not to mention in Shanghai. I can agree to your condition because of Henry's batch of goods. It's in my hands. You may not know that Bauman is very difficult to get along with. If something goes wrong here, Bauman will report it to Berlin. So, I'm under a lot of pressure. Do you understand what I mean?" Han There was sincerity in Si's eyes, but Tang Cheng couldn't understand the meaning in Hans's eyes.
After a moment of silence, Tang Cheng spoke in Hans' expectant eyes, "Hans, as you just said, we are friends. So, don't worry, I will definitely help you with what I promised." Done. As for the matter between you and Bowman, I'm sorry, but I don't want to get involved. After all, I am just an outsider and not suitable to participate. As a friend, you should understand my situation and difficulties. Other things are easy to talk about. "
"As for the things you are worried about, there is absolutely no need. Even if the other people in the photo are alert, they probably will not leave Shanghai in a short time. And I can continue the operation tonight, as long as the information you provide is valid ." Hearing Tang Cheng's promise to continue the operation at night, Hans nodded hurriedly, saying that the intelligence collected and provided by his men was absolutely effective.
"Since you can guarantee that the intelligence is effective, maybe I can clear out the remaining targets tonight, but I want to remind you not to show too much concern about these things. The patrol room is not full of people, either. Once someone notices how much you pay attention to these things, they may be suspicious of you. After all, among these targets, they are either British or French. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau of the Concession is forced to be anxious, and it doesn't care whether you are American or French. German."
Tang Cheng didn't know whether his advice would be remembered by Hans, but he had fulfilled his obligation as a friend. As for other things, he didn't care and would not get involved. Hans, who finally got a definite answer in Tangcheng, could finally calm down. The two of them chatted casually all over the world, waiting for Bowman, who had gone to the dock early in the morning, to return to the restaurant.
Bowman's return did not arouse Tang Cheng's interest. However, when Bowman took out two pistols from his briefcase and placed them on the table with a smile on his face, Tang Cheng's expression finally changed. With joy in his eyes, Tang Cheng reached out and grabbed a pistol. The feel of it made Tang Cheng's face show a satisfied smile. Although the appearance of the pistol seemed a bit strange to Asians, Tang Cheng But I am very satisfied with this German pistol.
"Two 9mm pistols and 200 rounds of ammunition are all yours now." Seeing how satisfied Tang Cheng was with the two pistols, Bowman secretly looked at Hans, and then took the item from his briefcase. He took out several boxes of 9mm bullets and placed them on the table one after another. Not to be outdone, Hans reached out and took out a brown paper bag from the drawer and handed it to Tang Cheng. In front of Bowman, he admitted that the brown paper bag contained the full remuneration paid to Tang Cheng in advance.
"Friends are friends, friendship is friendship, and business is business. Some things are better to be sorted out in person. I am a very pragmatic person and never mix business and friendship." Tang Cheng said honestly and politely in front of the two of them. Not only that, he opened the brown paper bag and deliberately took out the thousands of dollars in the brown paper bag and counted it carefully in front of the two of them.
After counting, Tang Cheng put the scattered banknotes on the table back into the brown paper bag and immediately made his request to Hans. "I need a place that can process small metal tools. It won't take long. It will only be borrowed for 2 hours. It will not affect the operation at night. The preparation you should make here is to just wait for dark before taking action, Mr. Bowman Keep driving for me."
