It started raining in the middle of the night and didn't stop until it got light. As the city woke up, there were more and more oil-paper umbrellas on the streets. As lunch time approaches, passers-by on the street speed up their walking, all anxious to get home for dinner. In the street where pedestrians were walking quickly, a pair of young men and women holding black steel umbrellas with a leisurely gait stood out against the crowds of passers-by.
"I haven't been back for a few months, but Chongqing still looks the same." A smile flashed across his dark eyes, and Tang Cheng, who was walking outside, was filled with emotion. It had been half a month since I returned to Chongqing from Shanghai. After staying at home for a few days, Tangcheng reconvened the veteran police officers from the investigation team. According to Zhang Jianghe's wishes, Tangcheng reorganized the special investigation team after a few months. This time, Tangcheng gave the special investigation team a resounding name: City Search Team.
On the way back to Chongqing, Tang Cheng imagined more than once what Chongqing, which he had not seen for several months, looked like now. When he returned to Chongqing, he realized that Chongqing was still the same as before, except that there were more shops and many unfamiliar faces in the streets. Tang Cheng's soliloquy made Zhou Hongzhuang, who was walking inside the two of them, subconsciously turn her head to look at Tang Cheng. During the time Tang Cheng was away from Chongqing, Zhou Hongzhuang had hardly had a good night's sleep. Although the Tang family was secretly guarded by Master Ma's disciples, Zhou Hongzhuang was still on guard. Before Tang Cheng left, he specifically told her to take good care of her family.
Now that it's better, Tang Cheng is finally back, and Zhou Hongzhuang's heart is finally settled. Although today is a rainy day, which makes people feel heavy and uncomfortable, Zhou Hongzhuang's heart can't help but be excited because Tang Cheng is taking her to eat Western food today. After not seeing each other for several months, she seemed a lot more mature when she returned to Tangcheng in Chongqing. Zhou Hongzhuang appeared a little shy at first when she came out with Tangcheng alone, but as time went by, the unfamiliarity between the two gradually dissipated. .
"How can it be the same as before!" Zhou Hongzhuang, who had become familiar with Tangcheng again, took over. "There have been a lot more foreigners in the city these days, and you haven't seen that there are a lot more shops on the streets! On our street, a few people from Zhejiang came last month, saying they wanted to work in We rented a shop in our street, but Mr. Ma didn't agree. If the police hadn't kept a close watch, the street gangsters who had nothing better to do would have made the street a mess. Let me tell you. , it’s time to arrest him again, anyway, the labor camp outside the city is always short of manpower.”
What Zhou Hongzhuang said has been heard from the old police officers who visited Tangcheng after returning to Tangcheng. Compared with before Tangcheng left Chongqing, Chongqing now accommodates a large number of migrant people moving south. Fortunately, under the joint control of Chongqing Railway Station and Chongqing Police Department, most of the idle gangsters on the streets were arrested and sent to labor camps outside the city for forced labor reform. Most of the former arrogant Pao Ge Tangkou moved to other places. place, in short, the order in Chongqing city seems to be pretty good.
"It's coming soon. In a few days, when the search team officially goes to work, they will soon launch a new round of severe crackdowns on the gangsters in the city! This situation is hard-won now. No one can destroy it, otherwise it will be with everyone. Chongqing people are enemies. After all, no one wants to live in a chaotic city." Tang Cheng said this because the Chongqing station led by Zhang Jianghe currently controls most of the public opinion channels in Chongqing, and has a large number of Chongqing people behind him. With the support of the middle-class people and intellectuals in Chongqing, a new round of crackdown will only gain the support of the majority of Chongqing people.
The two people in Tang Cheng moved forward along the street while talking, and soon appeared at the entrance of the Western restaurant in the middle of the street. There have been Western restaurants in Chongqing for a long time, but Tangcheng has never been there. Today I will bring Zhou Hongzhuang to eat here. On the one hand, I want to take Zhou Hongzhuang out to relax, and on the other hand, Tangcheng has received his subordinates. The old policeman tipped off that something was not right about this Western restaurant.
While in Shanghai, Tang Cheng had already learned from Hans that in the Shanghai Concession, there were always some foreigners secretly working for T&G. Since there are foreigners in Shanghai who are willing to work for T&G for money, it is not impossible in Chongqing. Besides, except for the boss of this Western restaurant, who is a foreigner with a big nose, everyone else is Chinese. The Japanese, like the Chinese, have yellow-skinned Asian faces, and Tangcheng knows that there are still undiscovered Japanese spies in Chongqing.
The business of the Western restaurant was not very good, but when Tang Cheng walked into this Western restaurant with Zhou Hongzhuang, there were already several customers sitting in this Western restaurant with a large appearance. When Zhou Hongzhuang was in Shanghai, she also had the experience of eating in this kind of Western restaurant, so she didn't need to worry too much in Tangcheng. Zhou Hongzhuang took the menu and ordered what she liked. Tang Cheng didn't waste any time and simply ordered a beef stew, and then began to secretly look at the other guests in the Western restaurant.
Tang Cheng and Zhou Hongzhuang sat face to face. It was obvious that both of them were out of shape, but there were also obvious differences. Zhou Hongzhuang was absent-minded because her attention was focused on Tang Cheng. After all, Tang Cheng had only returned from Chongqing for a few months. Zhou Hongzhuang cherished the opportunity to be alone with Tang Cheng. At the moment, Tang Cheng's attention was focused on the other guests in the restaurant, but he didn't notice anything unusual right away.
Tang Cheng was very careful in his secret observation. Although some guests in the restaurant noticed something strange, the clothing and age of Tang Cheng and Zhou Hongzhuang were the best cover, so no one would suspect them at all. After observing secretly for a while, when the things Tang Cheng and the others ordered were delivered, Tang Cheng immediately adjusted back to his original state. After all, the beef stew was still very fragrant. Only half of the beef stew in Tangcheng was eaten, and a new customer arrived in the Western restaurant. The visitor was wearing a gray tunic suit, a pair of glasses, and a brown leather bag under his right arm.
As soon as this man appeared, Tang Cheng's breathing became visibly faster. Zhou Hongzhuang, who was sitting opposite, naturally noticed the change in his expression. Tang Cheng's eyes flashed, and he quickly lowered his eyes, hiding his eyes well. After entering the Western restaurant, the bespectacled man carrying a briefcase just glanced casually and went straight to the table in the northwest corner of the restaurant. The table in the northwest corner of the restaurant was already occupied. Tang Cheng had already observed the guests at that table before. Because she was a young woman, Tang Cheng didn't pay too much attention.
Because of the appearance of this bespectacled man, Tang Cheng began to notice the young woman who had been sitting in the corner. Judging from her dress and attire, there was nothing out of the ordinary about her appearance. "I know that woman. She's a music teacher at Chengnan Middle School." Zhou Hongzhuang had also been an underground party member for a while. She just followed Tang Cheng's line of sight and glanced at the table in the corner of the restaurant, and she immediately discovered A face he had vaguely seen.
"I don't know her name. I happened to meet her once when I accompanied my mother to the church in the south of the city last time. She went to the church with her aunt. My mother knows her aunt." Under Tang Cheng's hint. , Zhou Hongzhuang lowered her voice. "She probably doesn't remember me anymore. The last time I saw her was a month ago. Besides, she didn't even see me even when I glanced at her from a distance. If it weren't for the scar on her earlobe, That mole, I can’t remember ever seeing her before.”
Zhou Hongzhuang's answer surprised Tang Cheng. A face that he had only seen once and it had been a month could still be recalled by Zhou Hongzhuang. This shows that Zhou Hongzhuang has an amazing memory and is good at grasping the characteristics of characters to deepen their understanding. memory. "I know the one carrying the briefcase. He's a deputy section chief at Uncle Zhang's station. His name is Zhou Wen." Tang Cheng secretly gave Zhou Hongzhuang a thumbs up and explained in a low voice why he should pay attention there.
Zhang Jianghe recognized Zhou Hongzhuang as his goddaughter. Zhou Hongzhuang naturally knew what Zhang Jianghe did. It seemed unusual for the deputy section chief of an intelligence station to appear here with such strange whereabouts. Zhou Hongzhuang also knew about this. "Are you... suspecting that there is something wrong with this person named Zhou Wen? Will that implicate the godfather? The godfather is the webmaster. If something goes wrong with the people under him, the godfather will definitely be implicated." Zhou Hongzhuang was vaguely worried. When she got up, Tang Cheng gave her a reassuring look.
"Don't worry, Uncle Zhang is an old man from the Intelligence Department. If there is an internal problem, it can be solved internally. If you hide it forcibly, others will get caught. Besides, I am just doubting now. If this Zhou Wen is really If there is a problem, it is his own business, and Uncle Zhang will never be implicated." While Tang Cheng and Zhou Hongzhuang were talking in low voices, Zhou Wen was already sitting with the young woman, although they could not hear Zhou Wen content of the conversation, but Tang Cheng felt that Zhou Wen had an unusual relationship with that woman.
After discovering suspicious people and things, Tang Cheng and the two slowed down their eating speed. At the same time, Tang Cheng did not give up observing other people in the restaurant. About a quarter of an hour later, another customer came to the restaurant, and he was known to both Tang Cheng and Zhou Hongzhuang. As soon as Zhang Zeng and the veteran policeman in the same group entered the restaurant, they immediately saw Tang Cheng facing the door. Seeing Tang Cheng's vague gesture, Zhang Zeng and his two men immediately diverted their attention to the restaurant. Zhou Wen in the corner.
The appearance of Zhang Zeng and the others was all planned. According to the plan of Tang Cheng and his veteran policemen, if he and Zhou Hongzhuang did not leave the restaurant within half an hour, Zhang Zeng and the others waiting outside would A group of people enter the restaurant. Tang Cheng and the others made this plan only to investigate this Western restaurant, but they did not expect that as soon as Tang Cheng took action, they would gain something, but the object of harvest was not what Tang Cheng wanted.
