Regardless of whether Yang Cheng admits it or not, Tang Cheng's plan to smuggle gold and jade into the interior is indeed a very profitable idea. But this idea currently only exists in Tang Cheng's mind, and it may take more time to realize it. In any case, this time they came to Jiangbei to search for these smuggled arms. Whether it was the police station or the intelligence department, the investigation team had an explanation.
Tang Cheng, who only wanted to deal with Japanese spies, didn't care much about it, but Zhao Dashan and the others were mature guys. How could they easily let go of such a great opportunity to show off in front of their superiors. The arms seized by the Tangcheng leaders were quickly sent to the city bureau, and the relevant arrested persons were interrogated one by one. The name of the investigation team soon spread in the city bureau, and the buddies in Chongqing also had a Great for after-dinner chat.
Smuggling arms is as profitable a business as selling tobacco. There are many Paoge people engaged in these two industries in Chongqing, and Hu Qingniu is one of them. Compared with the Sun brothers in Jiangbei, Hu Qingniu, who apparently runs a restaurant in Chongqing, appears to be much smarter. At least when the Sun brothers were notorious for being raided by the garrison, Hu Qingniu's arms smuggling business was in full swing, and most people only knew him as the owner of a restaurant.
The batch of arms that Tangcheng led in checking in Jiangbei had nothing to do with Hu Qingniu, but the wily Hu Qingniu saw an opportunity to dominate Chongqing's underground arms market. Pao Ge's influence is pervasive in the city of Chongqing. If the Pao Ge organization, which is full of people of all kinds, wants to inquire about someone in Chongqing, it rarely fails. Hu Qingniu, who was also a member of Yizitou, quickly figured out who was the real mastermind behind the Jiangbei arms smuggling case without any effort at all.
"Send a message to Captain Tang and tell him that I'll treat him to dinner." Hu Qingniu was surprised at how young Tang Cheng was, and in accordance with the etiquette of the world, he first sent someone to send a gift and an invitation to Tang Cheng. It's just that Hu Qingniu, who has always been smooth sailing, has forgotten that Tang Cheng is not a member of the Jianghu like him, so the way he usually deals with people in the Jianghu may not necessarily work here in Tangcheng.
"Who is this Hu Qingniu?" Tang Cheng was confused when he saw the invitation in the tea shop. He didn't seem to know anyone named Hu. Fortunately, Lao Fu was in the tea shop, and Hu Qingniu's restaurant was in Lao Fu's original jurisdiction. inside. "A restaurant owner!" Tang Cheng pondered slightly while holding the invitation. If the other party was just a restaurant owner, how could he send the invitation to the tea shop so coincidentally? And how does this restaurant owner know that the tea shop is where the investigation team is?
There is no such thing as a good feast! This was Tang Cheng's first reaction. Moreover, Lao Fu had just said that this Hu Qingniu should be Brother Pao with the prefix "Yi". Tang Cheng didn't want to have anything to do with Brother Pao, so Tang Cheng had someone take the invitation back as it was sent by Hu Qingniu. "Please tell your boss Hu, if you have anything to do, come here and talk to me face to face. Just eat and drink. I don't drink."
Tang Cheng's answer sounded very blunt. Hu Qingniu, who received the report from his subordinates, was even more angry. He said to himself that he was also a robe brother with the prefix "Yi" after all. He had lowered his status to treat you, a young boy, to dinner. But it's good for you. Show off with me! Hu Qingniu, who was angry, was thinking about how to relieve his anger at the moment. Tang Cheng, who refused the invitation in the tea shop, was not idle either. "Lao Fu, since you know this Hu Qingniu, the investigation of this person will be left to you."
After knowing that Hu Qingniu was a pao brother with the prefix "righteousness", Tang Cheng had no intention of letting down his guard. This kind of gangster was full of morality, but secretly he was full of bad intentions. Tang Cheng didn't want to be tricked by this kind of guy. Inquiring about information is a specialty of veteran police officers. After receiving the order from Tang Cheng, Lao Fu didn't waste much time and immediately went to find his acquaintances in the police station. An hour later, Tangcheng had a piece of information about Hu Qingniu. Although the information was not comprehensive, it was enough for Tangcheng to know the details of Hu Qingniu.
"No wonder this guy is rushing to send invitations to the conference. He is an arms dealer!" Although the information Lao Fu got back only suspected that Hu Qingniu was related to Chongqing's underground arms business, in Tang Cheng's heart, he had already The word "suspect" was erased. After learning the details of the other party, Tang Cheng immediately called Zhang Jianghe. Zhang Jianghe, who was happily alone in the office at the moment, was immersed in the longing to take charge of Chongqing Station. Suddenly he received a call from Tang Cheng. Zhang Jianghe was very happy. It was an accident.
"I said you kid can't take a break first! You just went to Jiangbei to seize a batch of arms, and now you want to arrest arms dealers in the city. This police station is not run by my family. I guess Wang Bingzhang's head It's going to explode!" It's just a matter of trouble with an arms dealer. Although Zhang Jianghe didn't explicitly support Tang Cheng on the phone, Tang Cheng knew from his tone that Zhang Jianghe didn't take it seriously at all.
"Uncle, then I'll take action! The man upstairs, please tell me carefully, this guy who is throwing away weapons is really annoying!" Tang Cheng got angry without waiting for Zhang Jianghe to continue talking. He was the first to say, since this was on the phone anyway, he was not afraid that Zhang Jianghe would reach out and hit him. "Anyway, so many people have been arrested in the past week or so, so it's not less than one more."
"Xiao Wu, can you do something that can be put on the table? These robe brothers are difficult to deal with! If you really have nothing to do, you might as well come to my place to help record the confession. You haven't even seen me here. How busy are you? If it doesn't work, go around, mobilize those guys under you, and find some Japanese spies for me. While the director is still here, it would be good to add more luster to my face. ." Zhang Jianghe on the other end of the phone was obviously trying to fool Tang Cheng.
How could Tang Cheng, who had been familiar with Zhang Jianghe's character for a long time, be deceived so easily? He laughed while holding the phone, and Tang Cheng rejected Zhang Jianghe's request. "Uncle Zhang, please stop thinking about it! If you want me to do hard work for you, there's no way! If you don't take a good look at it, you've already borrowed most of my people. What I have on hand The current manpower, let alone continuing to track down the Japanese spies in the city, does not even have enough manpower to verify some of the collected information, so please let me go first!"
Tang Cheng was joking with Zhang Jianghe on the phone, but actually he understood what Zhang Jianghe wanted to express from what Zhang Jianghe just said. After hanging up the phone, Tang Cheng's expression looked a little solemn. Zhao Dashan and others looked at each other for a while without knowing what was going on. Zhao Dashan was pushed out by several other people. "Captain, does Station Commander Zhang not agree with us to deal with this Hu Qingniu?" Zhao Dashan and others thought that Tang Cheng was reprimanded by Zhang Jianghe on the phone, but they didn't know that what Tang Cheng was secretly worried about at this moment was not this.
Although Zhang Jianghe didn't express it directly on the phone just now, Tang Cheng could hear a hint of joy in Zhang Jianghe's voice. Thinking back to what Zhang Jianghe said, a vague guess flashed in Tang Cheng's mind. From the moment Zhang Jianghe suddenly moved his office from the military camp to the Chongqing Station, and then to the transfer of the former head of Chongqing Station Xu Zifeng, Tang Cheng, who has always been sensitive, vaguely noticed something. Zhang Jianghe's slightly weird tone on the phone just now, and even more... This confirmed Tang Cheng's guess.
But Zhang Jianghe also has other identities! Is it possible that he wants to take the position of chief of Chongqing Station just to have easier access to and obtain confidential information in the future? Tang Cheng, who was unconsciously flicking the table with his right hand, was in a state of confusion at the moment. The Intelligence Department was not a big deal at the moment. Once the war started, the Intelligence Department would be expanded as needed. Although the personnel of the expanded Military Command Bureau are mixed, the military command whose power has been infinitely enlarged will therefore become rivals with the underground party.
On the one hand, Tangcheng wanted to help Zhang Jianghe gain greater power, but on the other hand, he was worried that Zhang Jianghe would encounter something unexpected. This dilemma has always troubled Tangcheng. "Don't think blindly, it's a good thing." Tang Cheng glanced sideways at Zhao Dashan and others. This matter concerned Zhang Jianghe, so Tang Cheng had to be careful. Because Tang Cheng's mood suddenly turned bad, the matter of dealing with Hu Qingniu was temporarily put on hold, and Zhao Dashan and others were told to take over the few shops in the city first, and Tang Cheng left the tea shop alone.
After leaving the tea shop, Tang Cheng wanted to go find Zhang Jianghe and ask for details, but he was worried that he would meet the Virgo man. After wandering aimlessly on the street for a while, Tang Cheng suddenly realized how he got to the Sanjiang Tea House. The street is coming. Tang Cheng and Zhou Chang had a grudge because of this Sanjiang Tea House. Although the shopkeeper Meng didn't say much that day, Tang Cheng knew that shopkeeper Meng might have hated him in his heart.
Seeing the signboard of Sanjiang Tea House, Tang Cheng suddenly remembered the secret passage that Sanbenxinyi used to escape from Sanjiang Tea House that day. Tang Cheng immediately felt something in his heart and walked towards Sanjiang Tea House. Sanjiang Teahouse is still under seal. Even if there are people behind Sanjiang Teahouse, they would not dare to rashly tear off the seal on the main entrance of the teahouse. However, along the way, Tang Cheng found that there were strong men hanging out outside the door of Sanjiang Tea House. Tang Cheng was secretly alert, thinking, could these men in short shirts be related to Sanjiang Tea House?
Tang Cheng wanted to find out, so he crossed the street and sat down at a shoe shine stall opposite Sanjiang Teahouse. From here, he could clearly see Sanjiang Teahouse across the street. Unlike other teenage shoe shiners in Chongqing, the shoe shine stall chosen by Tang Cheng belonged to a middle-aged man. When he first sat down, Tang Cheng didn’t feel anything was wrong, and just waited for the middle-aged shoe shine stall to shine. When the shoe man rubbed shoe polish onto Tang Cheng's socks for the third time, Tang Cheng frowned slightly.
