The residence arranged for Tang Cheng by the Shanghai underground party organization was in an apartment building in the French Concession. After following Huang Sanyuan into the apartment building, Tang Cheng understood why Huang Sanyuan said it was safe and secretive. This apartment building belongs to an exiled Belarusian aristocratic family. After twenty years and two generations of living in poverty, this family of four Belarusian descendants had no choice but to transform their home into a four-story apartment building for rent. .
"You can rest assured when you live here. Although this White Russian family is a bit greedy and stingy, they are pretty good people. And they have received help from us. Although they are somewhat resistant to red ideas, they are very willing to spend money to rent here. Provide necessary help." Before truly understanding Tangcheng, Huang Sanyuan had no intention of mentioning to Tangcheng that they had a relationship in the concession patrol room.
After following Huang Sanyuan around the apartment building and confirming to rent a room on the third floor, Tang Cheng happily paid half a year's rent. "Huang, the tenant you introduced is very good! Don't worry, your friend will live here without any trouble!" Tangcheng uses US dollars to pay rent, which makes the landlord Alyosha very happy. In today's Shanghai Concession, The U.S. dollar is hard currency.
"Boss Huang, I won't stay in Shanghai very long. Regarding cooperation, I hope you can respond as soon as possible! If it's not convenient for you to cooperate, I'd like to think of other ways!" Regarding cooperation! , Huang Sanyuan had already said that he still needed the approval of his superiors, but when Tang Cheng sent Huang Sanyuan away, he still brought up the old matters and deliberately acted like he was pressed for time.
Huang Sanyuan didn't know whether it was true or not. After thinking about it for a while when he returned to the bookstore, he made another phone call and relayed Tang Cheng's original words to Yang Xiaoshan. "We can't rush this matter. Although that person is not a secret agent of the Special Higher Education Course, none of us can guarantee that he is not from the military commander's side. If this is a plan by the military commander to divert trouble to the east, once the target of the Special Higher Education Course If it's transferred to us, things will be in trouble!"
Yang Xiaoshan said this because he already knew about the two attacks that occurred before yesterday. Although there was no direct evidence that the two attacks were related to the person who rescued Uncle Li, Yang Xiaoshan still felt that this There is a connection in the middle. The military commanders have carried out assassination retaliation operations in the past, but they were only against fixed targets. In the MGM Ballroom attack, the attackers killed people on the street. This was not an assassination method at all.
Crazy and reckless, this is the conclusion Yang Xiaoshan finally came to. The real culprit of the two attacks has not been found yet, so Yang Xiaoshan cannot conclude that Tang Cheng is the attacker, but he vaguely feels that the crazy attacker It should be closely related to Tangcheng. In line with the principle of being careful, Yang Xiaoshan told Huang Sanyuan on the phone to try to hold off Tangcheng first. He also needed to use the channels of the patrol room to learn more about Tangcheng.
Tang Cheng, who had already settled down in the apartment building, didn't know Yang Xiaoshan's guess about him. It didn't take long for him to see Huang Sanyuan off. After sorting out his equipment bag, he left the apartment building with him. He randomly found a Jewish-owned clothing store in the French Concession. Tang Cheng first ordered two sets of suits, and then went to the shoe store next door to order a pair of soft-soled short boots. Then Tang Cheng went straight to Hongkou District.
This time Tang Cheng used the same expatriate certificate he had used before. The Japanese military police at the checkpoint still didn't see any flaws. A few minutes later, Tang Cheng appeared in Hongkou District smoothly. "I need a room!" After two large-scale attacks by Tang Cheng, Xinya Hotel finally recovered its strength. Tang Cheng focused on this place again this time. After disguising himself, Tang Cheng was not worried that he would be exposed. He just used the forged expat ID card to open a room in the New Asia Hotel.
Perhaps because it had been a long time since the last attack, Tang Cheng's expat ID card was easily deceived by the front desk of Xinya Hotel. While waiting for the elevator, Tang Cheng scanned the hotel lobby with the corner of his eye and noticed that there were people entering and leaving the hotel. There are also many Chinese people wearing long gowns and suits. The New Asia Hotel is a Japanese property. Most of the people who stay here are Japanese expatriates who come to Shanghai or Japanese military officers. The only Chinese people who can stay here are the pro-Japanese people who have an ambiguous relationship with the Japanese. person.
Tang Cheng only observed these Chinese people secretly, but did not pay too much attention to them. However, if there was an opportunity, Tang Cheng would not mind teaching these pro-Japanese people an unforgettable lesson. Tang Cheng checked into the Xinya Hotel with his expatriate certificate, and his fluent Kyoto accent made even the lobby manager of the Xinya Hotel look envious, so no one suspected that Tang Cheng was actually a Xibei goods.
Tangcheng chose Xinya Hotel again after careful consideration. The first reason is that Xinya Hotel is within the area actually controlled by the Japanese army. The second reason is that compared with other locations in Hongkou District, Xinya Hotel obviously lacks defense capabilities. , which makes it more convenient for Tangcheng to do things. About an hour before dinner time, Tangcheng, who had spent an afternoon recuperating in the hotel room, left the hotel and started wandering around Hongkou District.
Compared with the last time Tangcheng entered Hongkou District, the current Hongkou District looked a bit more prosperous, but the people coming and going in the streets were all Japanese, which made Tangcheng feel very uncomfortable. I don't know if it was Tang Cheng's own illusion. After walking through two intersections in a row, although Tang Cheng didn't see many Japanese police and military police patrols, he found that there seemed to be people on the street secretly identifying passers-by.
Tang Cheng's first reaction was to feel secretly vigilant. Having had many encounters with plainclothes agents from the Special High School, he knew that he should not underestimate the Special High School, especially since this was Hongkou District, which was considered the home ground of the Special High School. . Tang Cheng, who was secretly cautious, did not continue walking. Instead, after walking through the second intersection, he walked into a restaurant on the street as if nothing had happened. Not all the Japanese who come to Shanghai are rich. The restaurant that Tangcheng entered is a place where the general public gathers.
While Tang Cheng was eating, he secretly listened to the chats of other diners in the restaurant. From the chats of these diners, Tang Cheng also analyzed some of the current situation in Hongkou District. It was getting dark, and Tang Cheng returned to Xinya Hotel with two bags of snacks and pastries. In order to create an alibi for himself, he deliberately chatted with the lobby manager. Half an hour later, Tang Cheng, dressed in black, jumped out of the room window and slid down the rope into the back alley of the hotel.
In a street restaurant, Tang Cheng heard some excellent news from the chats of diners. The Japanese army had treated a group of wounded soldiers sent from the front line at the Army Hospital in Hongkou District. A dozen of them were soldiers It is said that after these dozen or so junior officers who have made great achievements in battle recover from their injuries, they will be arranged to return to Japan to receive an audience with the Emperor. Tang Cheng's target tonight was the dozen Japanese officers who were being treated in the army hospital. He also wanted to get some medicine as a meeting gift for the Shanghai underground party organization.
Tangcheng was no stranger to the Japanese Army Hospital in Hongkou District. When he was in Shanghai before, Tangcheng had carried out an attack on the Army Hospital, and the noise caused by that time was not small. In Hongkou District after nightfall, although there are not as many passers-by as during the day, it is not that there are no people on the streets. Moreover, compared with the daytime, Japanese military officers and military policemen can be seen everywhere after get off work or changing guard, and there are also some loners who like to act alone.
At the exit of an alley, Tang Cheng, who had been waiting for a long time, easily met a lone man, and the other person was also a second lieutenant in the gendarmerie. The best way to sneak into the army hospital is to disguise yourself as a Japanese soldier, so this second lieutenant officer of the military police force quickly became the prey of Tangcheng. Tang Cheng suddenly rushed out of the street and alley, dressed in black, which shocked the Japanese second lieutenant. Before he could react, Tang Cheng punched him in the Adam's apple, and he collapsed immediately. on the ground.
Tang Cheng immediately dragged the person into the alley, peeled off the opponent's military uniform and boots first, and then smashed the opponent's Adam's apple with a heavy punch. After watching the opponent slowly lose his breath, he picked the person up and quietly It was thrown soundlessly on the roof of the yard next to it. A few minutes later, after changing into an officer, Tang Cheng cleaned up all traces and quickly followed the path and appeared outside the gate of the Army Hospital. There were military police guards at the entrance of the Army Hospital. Tang Cheng, who only had military uniform and no ID, did not rush in but waited quietly outside.
After waiting patiently for a while, Tang Cheng finally waited for a truck. Tang Cheng did not stop the truck, but walked directly to the roadside and walked to the other side of the truck. The truck was stopped by the military police guarding the hospital gate, and Tangcheng, who was on the other side of the truck, took the opportunity to go around from the front of the truck to the gate post. Perhaps because they saw that Tang Cheng was an officer, or perhaps because the military police guarding the gate were anxious to check the truck, they did not stop Tang Cheng, who was carrying a bag of apples.
Tang Cheng, who was mistakenly thought to be visiting his colleagues, entered the army hospital in a swaggering manner. However, after entering the hospital building, Tang Cheng's eyes darkened because he had no idea where the wards of the dozen Japanese officers were. Location. Tang Cheng didn't plan to ask anyone. He just carried the bag of apples and walked up the stairs. It wasn't until he reached the third floor that he finally stopped when he saw a sentry with a gun in the corridor on the third floor. Come down.
The last time Tang Cheng came to the Army Hospital, the classification of wards here was that the higher the floor, the more advanced the ward. At this moment, seeing a sentry with a gun appearing in the corridor on the third floor, Tang Cheng immediately gave up the idea of continuing to go up, because he knew that the Japanese military hospital would never place a sentry with a gun outside the ward without purpose. Although he didn't know who lived in the ward guarded by the sentry with a gun, Tang Cheng planned to find out. If he caught a big fish, it would be a lot of fun.
