A pot of gasoline was poured on the unconscious trading company manager and on the walls of the desks and chairs in the office. Before Tang Cheng left the manager's office, a piece of sandalwood as thick as his finger was lit by Tang Cheng, and then inserted into a stick full of gasoline. on the table. According to the results of many experiments in Tangcheng, this piece of sandalwood can burn for about a quarter of an hour. After a quarter of an hour, the sandalwood that burns to the end will ignite the gasoline on the table, and then cause a fire that destroys the Kanto Trading Company. The small building was reduced to ashes.
In order to prevent the plan from failing, Tang Cheng also poured gasoline on the corridor and the first floor of the small building, and finally locked the main entrance of the small building very thoughtfully. According to the route he took when he came in, Tang Cheng still gained a lot and left over the wall, but he did not return to his residence immediately, but went to another place. After a busy night in Tangcheng, he quietly returned to his residence after midnight. Early the next morning, he was forcibly awakened by Hans.
"Did you do it?" Hans, whose eyes were bloodshot, sounded a little hoarse when he spoke. The sleepy Tang Cheng stretched out his hand to rub his eyes, but did not answer Hans immediately. After Hans asked for the second time, Tang Cheng opened his mouth and yawned, got off the bed, and then looked at Hans very dissatisfied. , expressing that he didn’t understand what Hans’ words meant. "Damn it, I'm asking you, two Japanese businesses in the concession were burglarized and set on fire last night. Did you do this?"
Hearing this, Tang Cheng shrugged at Hans and replied with a depressed look, "Hans, we are friends. Since we are friends, you can't blame me for inexplicable things. What's more, which eye did you see? Did I do what you said? Is it just because I went out last night? Do you think this is evidence? I was not the only one who went out last night. Why don't you suspect someone?" Tangcheng washed up. Afterwards, he went downstairs wrapped in his pajamas, with Hans following closely behind him.
"Edmund, Mr. Hans has already eaten at the first glance, so there is no need to prepare breakfast for him!" Tang Cheng, who was only wearing pajamas, sat down at the dining table and saw that Edmund brought two breakfasts. Tang Cheng glanced at Hans sideways, and the words that came out of his mouth made Hans who had already sat down at the table very embarrassed. Edmund, who brought the breakfast, was also a little overwhelmed by Tang Cheng's words, but after being slightly dazed, under Hans's hint, he placed the breakfast in front of Tang Cheng and the two of them, and then fled quickly. Dining room.
"Well, Mary's cooking is getting better and better, especially this omelette is even better!" Hans looked at him chewing the omelette on the plate deliberately, and his proud face made the original stern The sullen Tang Cheng finally couldn't hold back his laughter. Hans also softened his expression when he saw this, "Tang, tell me honestly, does what happened last night have anything to do with you? I'm not kidding you. The impact of this incident is very bad. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Concession has already Ready for a strict investigation."
Tang Cheng's expression did not change at all. He just stopped what he was doing and looked at Hans. "Hans, we are friends. Do you really hope that I did what happened last night?" Tang Cheng did not answer Hans clearly. Instead, he used a rhetorical question, which made the anger Hans was holding in his chest even more intense. Seeing Hans's angry expression, Tang Chao suddenly grinned and said, "I went to Jiaozhou Park last night. I don't have time to do those things you mentioned."
After Tang Cheng said this, Hans finally came to his senses. Tang Cheng had told him that he wanted to rescue the Gujun Camp, and he must have gone to Jiaozhou Park to observe the terrain. If Tang Cheng went to Jiaozhou Park to check the terrain last night, then the two burglaries in the concession last night might really have nothing to do with him. Seeing that Tang Cheng's expression didn't look like he was joking at this moment, Hans was secretly glad in his heart. Fortunately, Tang Cheng was the one who didn't bite him to death just now.
Hans' secretly relieved look made Tang Cheng smile to himself. At the same time, he became more wary of Hans. Although there was no evidence that he did what happened last night, according to Hans's understanding of him, Sooner or later this guy will still doubt himself. After breakfast, Hans said goodbye and left, and Tang Cheng also left the residence. He knew that Hans still had not completely dispelled his doubts about himself, so he wanted to give Edmund time and opportunity to rummage through the basement.
In the apartment where the medicine and surgical instruments were hidden last time, Tang Cheng used a short knife to carefully lift up a piece of floorboard, and temporarily hid the gold bars and oceans he had stolen last night in a secret compartment in the corner of the apartment. Hans didn't know about this apartment. Even if these gold bars and oceans were taken away by Shanghai underground party members, Tang Cheng would not feel it was a pity. Last night, two Japanese businesses were robbed, and the money earned was enough to support the rescue operation of the Lone Army Camp. However, Tang Cheng had no intention of stopping because he was about to deal with the Zodiac Society.
The headquarters of the Zodiac Society is in the Japanese-controlled area. As for how to safely enter and exit the Japanese-controlled area, Tangcheng has already made a plan. The false identity Tang Cheng used in Shanghai last year has not yet been exposed. As a Japanese expatriate living in China, in such a chaotic situation, it is natural to have no problem entering and exiting the Japanese-controlled areas. The two operations last night were naturally part of Tangcheng's plan. If the Japanese in the concession could not cause chaos, it would not be so convenient for him to enter and exit the Japanese-controlled area.
During lunch, Tang Cheng, who had changed his attire, had already appeared in Hongkou District. What happened in the concession last night caused many Japanese expatriates who originally lived in the concession to return to Hongkou District to avoid trouble today. Tangcheng, who was among them, looked normal. Tang Cheng, who has an advantage in age and can speak fluent Japanese, has not attracted the attention of interested people in Hongkou District. Compared with the concession, Hongkou District was a scene of jubilation. Because the Japanese army was attacking like a rainbow, all the Japanese felt that it was no longer difficult to occupy China.
Standing on the streets of Hongkou District, Tang Cheng looked at the proud Japanese expatriates in front of him expressionlessly, but what he was thinking about was how to teach the Japanese a lesson. After a brief lunch, Tang Cheng returned to the hotel and began to make preparations. He already knew the location of the Zodiac Society's headquarters, Xinya Hotel. Tonight was the day when Tang Cheng launched an operation against the Zodiac Society. After sorting out the weapons and equipment he would use tonight, Tang Cheng closed his eyes and waited for the night to fall. As time passed, Tang Cheng's mental state gradually adjusted to its best state.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the other side of the Suzhou River was already bustling with lights and lights, but the side of the Suzhou River controlled by the Japanese army was already dark. Tang Cheng, who had already surveyed the route and terrain, sneaked out of the back window on the second floor of the hotel at this time, and moved quickly towards the New Asia Hotel under the cover of the night and the shadows on the street. The weapons Tang Cheng used tonight were a Mauser submachine pistol with a gun holder and a rifle.
In Little York's factory workshop, Tang Cheng not only made some small bits and pieces that he must use, but also made a steel gun for this Mauser submachine pistol. Although the Mauser submachine pistol with the addition of a gun is a bit lacking in balance, under Tang Cheng's strong control, the Mauser submachine pistol with the addition of a gun can fully exert a weapon-like effect. Power and super high rate of fire.
Half an hour later, Tang Cheng appeared not far from the Xinya Hotel. Seeing Japanese military officers coming and going from the Xinya Hotel from a distance, Tang Cheng frowned slightly. Seeing the appearance of Xinya Hotel, Tang Cheng knew that it might be impossible for him to get in through the main entrance. After thinking for a while, Tang Cheng changed his original plan and walked directly across the street, avoiding two consecutive people. After dialing the Japanese police patrol, he appeared in the back alley of Xinya Hotel.
Standing in the dim back alley, Tang Cheng raised his head and looked at the back wall of the New Asia Hotel, where the light shone through. The laughter and laughter from the New Asia Hotel could still be vaguely heard in the air. Tang Cheng curled his lips, and then climbed up the low wall in the back alley. After seeing clearly what was going on in the backyard of the New Asia Hotel, Tang Cheng quietly climbed down the wall, and then quickly followed the shadow under the wall to the entrance of the New Asia Hotel. Outside the back door. Tang Cheng didn't intend to go in through the back door. He just looked through the window to see what was going on inside, then moved a little to the left, then broke the glass and jumped into the empty room.
Tang Cheng did not delay in the empty room, but when he came out of the room, he was dressed in a Japanese military uniform. As for the beard on his chin and the scar on his face, they were naturally Tang Cheng's disguise. There are already many Japanese expatriates and military officers living in the New Asia Hotel. Going up the stairs to Tangcheng on the second floor naturally does not attract anyone’s attention. Moreover, the Japanese people encountered along the way are also very enthusiastic about Tangcheng, and even Some people took the initiative to bow and give way.
The headquarters of the Zodiac Society is in the New Asia Hotel. With the support of the Japanese, the Zodiac Society has expanded rapidly. As the number of people in the Zodiac Society has increased, almost all the sixth and seventh floors of the New Asia Hotel have been used by the Zodiac Society. Tang Cheng was dressed as a Japanese army officer, and there was a faint aura of bloodshed about him. It looked like he had just returned from the front line, so Tang Cheng walked up the stairs to the sixth floor with a straight face. He met all the people along the way. No one dared to stop Tang Cheng.
Standing at the corner of the stairs on the sixth floor, Tang Cheng, with a short knife hidden in his right sleeve, leaned his head out to look at the situation in the corridor. The Zodiac Society, with the support of the Japanese army, spent most of the time following the instructions of the Japanese army to search for so-called rebels in the concessions and Japanese-controlled areas. But at other times, the Zodiac Society people were not idle. They kidnapped and extorted as long as they were Rich people who are targeted by the Zodiac generally cannot escape.
It was a coincidence that we came to Tangcheng tonight, and happened to meet the people from the Zodiac Society extorting the meat tickets they had kidnapped. At this moment, there were several people from the Zodiac Society standing in the corridor on the sixth floor, watching the fun at the door. "Hey... what are you guys doing here?" Tang Cheng, with his military uniform shirt open, suddenly walked out from the corner of the stairs. He was so close that the Zodiac people in the corridor could already smell the rich smell of Tang Cheng's body. smell of alcohol.
