For Tang Cheng, Brian's shoe store is a hidden danger that may expose his identity, so regardless of whether Brian's answer is in line with Tang Cheng's intentions, he will shoot to eliminate this hidden danger. The reason why Tangcheng has been spending time here is to wait for the sky to get completely dark, because leaving here after dark can effectively reduce the possibility of being discovered. Moreover, Brian has already seen what Tang Cheng looks like. No matter what, Tang Cheng will not let Brian go.
As for whether the British would go crazy after learning that Brian was missing, that didn't matter what happened in Tangcheng. After waiting for Brian, who had been shot several times, to die, Tang Cheng wrapped Brian's body in sheets and blankets, and then carefully rummaged through Brian's residence. Home invasion, robbery and murder are a good cover method, but Brian is the head of the British intelligence agency in Shanghai, how could he die at the hands of a home invasion robber?
It was precisely because of this that Tang Cheng changed the plan he had thought up before. He planned to cause Brian to disappear mysteriously. It was dark at night. Tang Cheng opened the triple eyepiece and searched Brian's residence carefully. Apart from finding two pistols and some bullets, there was nothing else that Tang Cheng could see. In the early hours of the morning, Tang Cheng activated his light body skills and quietly rappelled down to the back alley from the back window of Brian's residence.
With the cover of night, Tang Cheng didn't waste much time and found a car in the concession. The war outside Shanghai was raging, but in the Shanghai Concession there was still lively entertainment, singing and dancing. The car that Tang Cheng was eyeing was parked outside a dance hall. While Tang Cheng was hiding on the street and secretly looking at the car, the lights were brightly lit in the conference room of the Shanghai Extra High School Headquarters. More than ten senior figures from the Shanghai Extra High School were holding an emergency meeting here.
"For more than half a month, our action teams in the concession have been attacked one after another, resulting in heavy casualties. Based on the on-site trace investigation results afterwards, we have reason to suspect that the same group of people should have attacked these action teams." Meeting The middle-aged man speaking in the room at the moment is a trace expert from the Shanghai Special Higher Education Course. Unlike the other trace experts in the Special High School who like to build relationships and gain business, this trace expert named Shinichi Ikeda is just obsessed with trace investigation and is recognized as a master of trace investigation in the Shanghai Special High School.
Next to Shinichi Ikeda, there was a large blackboard. Along with Shinichi Ikeda's narration, some photos of the on-site survey results were posted on the blackboard one by one by Shinichi Ikeda's assistant. "Everyone, please look at the three photos above!" Shinichi Ikeda raised the baton in his hand and clicked on the three photos at the top of the blackboard. The three photos that Shinichi Ikeda pointed to with the baton in his hand all contained bullet casings of different calibers. Everyone in the meeting didn't know what they meant and looked at Shinichi Ikeda one after another.
"The bullets look the same, and the pistols of the same model also look the same, but after the bullet is fired, the marks left on the bullet casing are different. These are several bullet casings of different calibers. Based on the results of comparing the bullet casings found at the sites of these attacks, we are now 100% sure that these bullet casings of different calibers all come from the same weapon. In other words, the people who attacked the action team in the concession, Definitely the same group of people.”
Shinichi Ikeda's ability to survey the scene is definitely among the best in Shanghai's special high school, so no one in the meeting was skeptical about what he said. Seeing that no one in the conference room raised any objections, Ikeda Shinichi looked around everyone and continued, "The photos on the left are photos of the scene on the top floor of New Asia Hotel. The on-site investigation results show that the attackers used a total of three to four Assault weapons, including 9mm pistols, 9mm rifles, pistols, wooden handle pistols and **."
"The photo on the right side of the blackboard is the scene of the attack in the French Concession that night. We found a large number of 9mm bullet casings at the scene. According to comparison, they are basically the same as the 9mm bullet casings found at the New Asia Hotel. The photo below the blackboard is Comparing the traces at the attack site of Takagi Team, it is a pity that we only found some Mauser pistol bullet casings at the scene, but we did not find the same Mauser pistol bullet casings at the Xinya Hotel and the French Concession attack site."
Shinichi Ikeda's words disappointed everyone in the conference room who originally thought they had made a major discovery, but they did not expect that Shinichi Ikeda did not finish his words. "Takagi team found no direct connection at the attack site, but we did not give up. After the attack in the French Concession that night, there was a brief exchange of fire across the street from the first exchange of fire. After careful investigation, our people , two bullet casings were finally found, and after comparison, the marks left on the bullet casings were consistent with the Mauser pistol bullet casings found at the scene by Takagi's team."
Shinichi Ikeda's words completely silenced the conference room. Anyone who could be present to participate in this meeting had no shortage of brains. After seeing the comparative photos on the blackboard and listening to Shinichi Ikeda's comparative analysis just now, everyone in the meeting already had a preliminary judgment in mind. "Based on the information we have so far, we judge that the people who attacked us in the concession recently should be the same group, and the number is tentatively estimated at three to five people." Ikeda Shinichi finally expressed his inference, but he He didn't know that his judgment was wrong, and he even misled other people attending the meeting.
In Shinichi Ikeda's understanding, the plainclothes field officers of the Special High School are well-trained, especially the plainclothes teams assigned to the concessions. It is absolutely impossible for a single person to attack them. Although after the attack on Takagi's team, Takagi Haruko, the only surviving captain, repeatedly emphasized that there was only one attacker, but Shinichi Ikeda, who had surveyed the scene, stubbornly believed that there was only one attacker, but near the scene of the firefight, there should be There is cover provided by the attacker's companions.
In the final analysis, Shinichi Ikeda is just a technician obsessed with trace investigation. Although he is conceited, he knows very little about things other than trace investigation. However, everyone present at the meeting frequently nodded in agreement with Ikeda Shinichi's inference of the merger. Because according to Shinichi Ikeda's analysis and inference just now, there is indeed an inherent connection between these attacks. "I basically agree with Mr. Ikeda. Now it seems that the news from Wuhan is true. The military command headquarters has indeed sent elites to Shanghai to carry out retaliatory actions against us."
"I also agree. It seems that what happened at the New Asia Hotel is just the beginning. In the coming time, our action teams deployed in the concession may be attacked continuously. But there is one thing that is strange. This gang of Tibetans How did the attackers in the dark find our action teams? Looking back carefully at these attacks, it seems that the attackers appeared unexpectedly. They often appeared when we were not expecting them to be on guard, and then launched a sudden attack."
People spoke one after another in the conference room, but the central idea of the speech always revolved around Shinichi Ikeda's previous judgment. Takagi Haruko, who was temporarily deprived of the qualification to lead the team, was also in this conference room. After all, she was sent to Shanghai from her homeland. After quietly looking around at everyone, Takagi Haruko coughed lightly and then spoke. "I don't quite agree with Senior Ikeda's judgment. Although the traces of the bullet casings left at the scene are the same, it doesn't mean that the attackers are the same group of people!"
Takagi Haruko's words were astonishing. When everyone looked at her, Takagi Haruko did not appear panicked. Instead, she increased her volume and continued speaking. "Bullet casings with the same traces can only prove that the attackers used the same weapons in these attacks, but it does not mean that the attackers are the same group of people." There was a pause in Takagi Haruko's words, and she secretly noticed When everyone's expressions changed, they found that someone was nodding in agreement.
"What Captain Takagi said makes sense. The bullet casings found at the scene can only show that the attackers used the same batch of weapons." The person who spoke at this moment nodded and chuckled at Takagi Haruko. The latter understood in his heart that this person was just like him. , also has great background support in the local area. "So I'm wondering if there is a possibility that there are many attackers, but they have very few weapons hidden in the concession, so these weapons frequently appear in our sights."
This person's speech made Takagi Haruko's eyes light up. The other party's speech sounded full of flaws, but her words reminded Takagi Haruko. "Senior Yamamoto's words inspired me a lot. Let's not talk about whether the attackers were short of weapons. There is one thing they cannot avoid in the concession, and that is the supply of ammunition. In these attacks, according to Senior Ikeda's judgment, the attackers The weapons used are basically the same, and their ammunition consumption is also very high, so compensation is a problem."
More than two years have passed since the end of the Battle of Shanghai. Although the Japanese army still cannot fully control Shanghai, its control over the Shanghai black market is growing day by day. If those attackers had been hiding in the concession, it would have been difficult to find them in the huge crowd. But if the attackers needed to replenish their ammunition, they would only go to the black market, and the black market happened to be a place that the Super High School had always strictly controlled.
Takagi Haruko thought she had found a shortcut and a breakthrough to find the attacker, but she did not know that it was precisely because of her judgment that Shanghai Special High School completely lost the chance to find the real answer. Because Tang Cheng, the instigator, would not go to the Shanghai black market to compensate for ammunition, and the weapons and ammunition provided by Hans to Tang Cheng were all hoarded in the concession a few years ago, whether it was the special high school or the concession gangs, There is no news about them.
