"Anyway, I just feel that the Japanese's actions during this period are not normal. This is very different from what I felt when I fought against T&G in Shanghai. There must be a reason for them to do this, but we don't know it yet." Tang Cheng has not yet figured out how to tell Zhang Jianghe that the war is about to break out, so at this moment, he can only say something ambiguous, even if it is just a guess on his part.
Zhang Jianghe's expression changed slightly when he heard this. He knew that Tang Cheng was not a person who liked to talk nonsense. Moreover, Zhang Jianghe knew about the things Tang Cheng did in Shanghai afterwards. "Uncle, I have finished the task assigned to me by the director today. Your transfer order may come soon. I am also planning to go to Chongqing to celebrate the New Year!" Seeing Zhang Jianghe's serious look, Wo Tang Cheng, who was sitting on the single sofa, immediately cheered up and changed the subject when he had nothing to say.
"Uncle, do you think we need to find someone from Sichuan to learn some Sichuan dialect in the past two days? I heard that the locals in Chongqing are a bit bullying, especially those Pao brothers. We can't speak a word of Sichuan dialect. It will be very troublesome." Tang Cheng's words made Zhang Jianghe laugh, especially when Tang Cheng talked about Qisheng and Brother Pao, Zhang Jianghe shook his head happily.
"What's wrong with not being able to speak Sichuan dialect? Don't forget what we do. Even Brother Pao won't dare to provoke us easily, unless they are stupid." Zhang Jianghe's disdain made Tang Cheng secretly curl his lips, thinking to himself If it weren't for the depressed look on your old man's face, I would be so happy to have fun with you! The two of them were bickering, but before Tang Cheng could ask the question that he had always wanted to ask Zhang Jianghe, Zhou Hongzhuang came back.
Following Zhang Jianghe's instructions, Zhou Hongzhuang bought a lot of things. Not only did she have several kinds of braised food, but she also bought the beer and cola that Tang Cheng liked to drink. The outdoor temperature was still very low in the twelfth lunar month. When Zhou Hongzhuang entered the yard, she first placed the bottles of beer on the stone table in the yard. During the meal, Tang Cheng got her wish and drank the cold beer that was cooled by natural means.
Tang Cheng did not intend to continue to participate in the affairs of the Intelligence Division headquarters. He just stayed at home and did not go out the next day. However, during dinner, Tang Cheng suddenly received a call from Joseph, saying that he had something important to discuss with Tang Cheng. Joseph was a money-hungry black marketeer and intelligence dealer, but Tang Cheng got along quite happily with Joseph. Although Joseph gave Tang Cheng a hard blow this time, the information provided by Joseph helped the Intelligence Department to eliminate them all at once. Dozens of Japanese spies lurked into Nanjing.
Tang Cheng originally thought that according to Joseph's always fearful temperament, after providing him with information, Joseph would take those gold bars and escape to Tianjin or Shanghai for a while before returning to Nanjing. Who would have thought that this guy would change his temper and actually... Stay in Nanjing without going out. With this question in mind, Tang Cheng rushed to meet Joseph in a rickshaw. The two agreed to meet at Joseph's leather shop. "Lao Yue, I thought you had gone to Tianjin or Shanghai a long time ago. If I had known you were still in Nanjing, I should have come to see you in the morning..."
Tang Cheng only said half of what he said before he immediately stopped and stepped back with his left leg when he stepped into the leather goods store. At the same time, he put his right hand into his coat. When he pulled it out again, there was already a pistol in his hand. Joseph, who was sitting facing the store door, had a wry smile on his face. Tang Cheng's strange reaction at this moment did not make him stand up immediately. Instead, he turned his face and looked to his left. There is a cabinet placed diagonally on the left side of Joseph. Tang Cheng, who often comes here, knows that behind this cabinet is the staircase to the second floor of the shop.
"Tang, as expected of a member of the Chinese intelligence department, he is indeed very alert." A familiar voice sounded from behind the cabinet, and Hans, who had not seen him for many days, walked out from behind the cabinet with a smile. However, what Tang Cheng didn't expect was that the blond Hans was actually dressed in Chinese style at this moment, and the smell of blood that Tang Cheng faintly smelled just now was emanating from Hans.
Hans, who was wearing a cotton-padded jacket, cotton trousers and a black felt hat, looked a little ridiculous, but as the other party got closer, the smell of blood became stronger and stronger, which made Tang Cheng frown slightly. "Are you in trouble?" After a slight hesitation, under Joseph's almost pleading eyes, Tang Cheng put away his pistol and strode into the store. The person Tang Cheng asked was Hans, because in his knowledge, Hans, who looked like an aristocrat, had never been so embarrassed before.
The person Tang Cheng asked was Hans, but the person who answered the question was Joseph, "Tang, Hans is in trouble. I can't ask anyone I knew before for help, so I had to call you. I know you are a very good person. You are a person who can find ways, and you will not betray your friends. Hans also agrees with this." When he opened his mouth, he stamped himself as a good person. Joseph's words made Tang Cheng chuckle. From this point of view, Hans should be in a lot of trouble this time.
Tang Cheng did not answer Joseph's words, but silently looked at Hans, who had not seen him for many days. He needed Hans to answer and explain this question himself. Hans's eyes flickered and he hesitated for a moment before he spoke hesitantly. "Tang, I am indeed in trouble. Joseph said you can help me!" Hans' words made Tang Cheng sneer. It seemed that Hans still refused to tell the truth, so he immediately turned around and prepared to leave.
Joseph stopped him in time again and finally stopped Tang Cheng before he walked out of the store. "Let's go upstairs and talk. I guarantee that Hans will tell you the truth." Joseph almost forced himself to pull Tang Cheng up to the second floor of the store after closing the door. "Look, this is the reason. Hans is hiding here with me just because of this little angel." The little angel Joseph mentioned was standing in front of Tang Cheng with a cute look on his face, and Tang Cheng instantly Then the thought that flashed in my mind before was ignited.
"Lao Yue, I remember that neither you nor Hans are Jewish, right? Why is there a Jewish little girl here?" If the little girl on the second floor frightened Tang Cheng, then Tang Cheng's words at this moment frightened Joseph and Hans was shocked, and they all wanted to know how Tang Cheng guessed the identity of this little girl. "What's so hard to guess!" Tang Cheng, who was asked by Joseph, rolled his eyes impatiently. "I have a pair of mixed-race little girls at home. Looking at the weird look you just made, there's nothing I can't guess."
Hans originally didn't want to tell Tang Cheng the truth, but he never expected that Tang Cheng just glanced at the little girl and immediately guessed the reason. "Her name is Alice. She is the child of my good friend. She just came to Nanjing from outside the customs and is now under my care." Several key words in Hans's sentence immediately attracted Tangcheng's attention. Combining these words, comrade-in-arms, outside the customs, and under my care, Tang Cheng immediately made a rough guess.
"Have the Japanese attacked the Jews outside the customs?" Tang Cheng did not take into account that there was a Jewish child present. He just asked subconsciously. After the question was uttered, he met Joseph's reproachful eyes. Tang Cheng said Only then did I realize that I had neglected to ask the question. The Alice that Hans said looked like she was five or six years old. Her green eyes were full of hesitation and wariness. Only when she looked at Hans did her eyes become slightly more vivid.
After being pulled out of the room by Joseph, the latter handed Tang Cheng a cigarette and then spoke. "Alice's father is a good friend of Hans and I. When domestic policies changed, Alice's father took his family to China. At that time, Hans and I were still in China. When we came to China, , Alice’s family has followed one of their distant relatives to the outside world, and we only reconnected some time ago.”
"The conflict against Jews in Germany is getting more and more intense. China is one of the few countries in the world that is willing to accept Jews, and the Far East is home to many Jews who came south from the Soviet Union. This friend of mine works in a Jewish bank in the Far East Hans and I originally wanted to ask him to come south to Shanghai, but who knew that the Japanese suddenly took action outside the customs and used a lame excuse to suddenly detain hundreds of Jewish families, including my friend’s family.”
"Hans and I are both Germans and could not directly come to rescue, so we had to find a Japanese businessman doing business in Tianjin through connections, and then the Japanese businessman came forward to bail out our friend's family on the grounds of being a business partner. As you have seen, my friend's family is now the only one left with Alice. The trouble now is not how to deal with the Japanese businessman who secretly paid the ransom, but how to deal with Alice."
Joseph's tone was heavy, and his words sounded a bit messy, but Tang Cheng had basically understood the ins and outs of the whole thing. "You called me, do you want to leave Alice to me temporarily?" Tang Cheng threw away the cigarette butt and turned to look at Joseph in the corridor. The latter did not answer, but nodded silently, acknowledging that Tang Cheng had guessed the key to the question.
Hans, who had comforted the little girl in the room, also came out at this moment, "Although you are very difficult to get along with, Joseph is right in what he said. You will not betray your friends. Besides, I think we have been friends for a long time." Yes." Standing at the door, Hans raised his eyebrows at Tang Cheng, the hint in his eyes was very obvious. Tang Cheng knew that he was reminding himself that the other party had helped him in Shanghai.
"I have no problem raising one more person in my family, and my mother likes children very much. I can say that I picked up Alice from the street. But the problem is that I will go south to Chongqing soon. My family has already She already went to live in Chongqing last year. If you want to hand her over to me, you have to follow me to live in Chongqing. Can you rest assured?" Hans obviously did not think of Tang Cheng's move south to Chongqing, but he knew Joseph obviously deliberately kept this from Hans.
