Early the next morning, Tang Cheng entered Hongkou District. Compared with the day before, the tense atmosphere in Hongkou District was much weaker, but there were still military police patrols and policemen with guns patrolling the streets from time to time. According to the address told by Huang Sanyuan, Tang Cheng successfully found the courtyard. The two groups of people from the Shanghai underground party organization who entered Hongkou District yesterday are now in this courtyard.
"My name is Zhao Chunlai, this is Erhu, and the tall guy over there is Xiaohai. The three of us will direct the arrival this time." Although Tang Cheng has put on facial disguises, he still looks younger. Shanghai Underground Although these people in the party said nothing, they were a little disappointed in their hearts. The man named Zhao Chunlai who took the initiative to talk to Tang Cheng was about thirty years old. Although his figure was not very strong, his eyes were bright and bright.
Tang Cheng looked around calmly at the people sent by the Shanghai underground party. He did not take the initiative to say hello to the others. He just nodded lightly to Zhao Chunlai. Tang Cheng took out a piece of paper from his pocket and spread it out. on the table. "This is a topographic map from the Japanese military police headquarters to the pier. The route marked by the red line in the middle is the shortest distance. The routes marked by the yellow line and the black line can also reach the pier, but the distance is slightly further. A little more."
Zhao Chunlai did not say a word like the others, just looked down at the map on the table, and after thinking about it secretly, Zhao Chunlai spoke. "Are you saying that the Japanese are likely to set up false targets to confuse the public when sending gold to the dock?" Tang Cheng's original intention of taking out the topographic map was to experiment with people like Zhao Chunlai. He did not expect that Zhao Chunlai's reaction was not slow.
Hearing this, Tang Cheng shook his head slightly, "The Japanese won't be so stupid! This is Hongkou District, the area actually controlled by the Japanese army. They transport gold from here without having to do so many tricks! I show you this to let you know , the route the gold leaves! The place you chose is too far away. Even if the gold is intercepted, it will not be able to be transported from the scene to here for a while. "
"Then what do you think we should do?" Compared with Zhao Chunlai, Erhu, who looked at the serious and unsmiling person, was a little out of breath. As soon as Tang Cheng finished speaking, Erhu immediately asked a question. Erhu's question made Tang Cheng just grin, but did not reply immediately. When the thoughtful Zhao Chunlai saw this, his eyes narrowed and he secretly winked at Erhu who was about to continue questioning. The latter could only close his mouth with a look of resentment.
"This is Hongkou District, and there are patrols and police everywhere. If we intercept the gold in broad daylight, we will definitely be surrounded. But if we don't do it in Hongkou District, the gold will be transported to the dock for shipment by the Japanese army. So, I think If you want to intercept this batch of gold, you can only do it in Hongkou District, otherwise everything will be in vain!" Tang Cheng's words sounded very irritating, but Zhao Chunlai had almost understood what Tang Cheng wanted. the meaning expressed.
"I have walked back and forth several times in the area from the Gendarmerie Headquarters to the dock. After repeated deductions, I found that only this street is the best place to start." Tang Cheng took out a pencil and drew on the topographic map The winning mark marks a street that happens to overlap with a section of the red route. "There is an izakaya in the middle of this street. Because we need to store a lot of wine and dried vegetables, this izakaya has a backyard. If there is a backyard, there is a back door. We can take advantage of this."
When Tang Cheng was talking, he was secretly paying attention to everyone's reactions with the corner of his eye. Seeing that Zhao Chunlai and others didn't seem to understand what he meant, he picked up a cigarette butt to simulate a truck transporting gold and showed it to Zhao on the terrain map. When spring came, they had an action drill. "I use this cigarette butt to replace the truck that transports gold. This is the street I mentioned, and this cigarette box is an izakaya." While speaking, Tang Cheng held the cigarette butt between his two fingers to simulate the driving state of the truck.
"When the truck transporting gold enters this street, I will conduct a raid on the escort convoy. First, kill the driver of the truck, and then attack the Japanese soldiers on other military vehicles that may appear. There should be some of you who can drive. , at this time, take over the driver's driving and continue driving. When it reaches here, the truck turns around and directly hits the door of the izakaya with the rear end of the truck." Tang Cheng said, while using cigarette butts to simulate the trajectory of the truck, and directly replaced the cigarette butts of the truck. , stuffed into a cigarette box representing an izakaya.
"I've seen the door of the izakaya. After the truck drove in backwards, the door of the izakaya was almost blocked. People outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out. You enter through the back door of the izakaya. That's it. It’s time to transfer the gold. As for the Japanese troops in the streets outside, I will stop them, but don’t expect me to keep blocking them, so you must transfer the gold quickly.”
What Tang Cheng said now was almost the entire action plan, but Zhao Chunlai sounded a little uncomfortable. He was about to ask Tang Cheng, but Tang Cheng gave a hint with his eyes. Zhao Chunlai was slightly stunned and could only suppress the doubts in his heart. When Tang Cheng signaled him to go out and talk, Zhao Chunlai followed Tang Cheng to the yard. "Did you hear the reason for the plan just now?" Tang Cheng went straight to the point and handed a cigarette to Zhao Chunlai.
Zhao Chunlai, who had too many doubts in his heart, heard that the meaning of Tang Cheng's words was wrong, so he just took the cigarette, nodded slightly but did not speak. Seeing this, Tang Cheng just chuckled, "What I just said is all false, because I suspect that there are traitors in your Shanghai underground party organization!" Tang Cheng's words shocked Zhao Chunlai, and he almost even handed Tang Cheng He didn't even hold the cigarette. Looking back on Tang Cheng's every move just now, he even felt that this action had a purpose.
Tang Cheng didn't care about Zhao Chunlai's gaffe, he just lit the cigarette and started smoking on his own. "A week ago, I rescued one of your men in the French Concession. He was being chased by the plainclothes team of the Special High School. It was later proven that this man was betrayed by a traitor. This result was the conclusion reached by your own internal investigation. , It’s just that the traitor is hidden very deep, and so far, your internal investigation has not been able to find out who this traitor is.”
"Two days ago, I rescued another person who was secretly detained by the Japanese army in Hongkou District. That person was also a member of your Shanghai underground party, and a core member. This person was also betrayed to the Japanese by a traitor. He was raped twice in a row. The incident of betrayal shows that there is indeed a traitor within your Shanghai underground party. This operation is apparently to snatch gold, but it is actually to unearth traitors. Therefore, what I just said is not true at all. action plan!"
Tang Cheng's voice was very soft, but to Zhao Chunlai's ears, it was like a thunderstorm. After a long silence, Zhao Chunlai finally came back to his senses, "You mean, this operation to snatch gold is to find out the traitor among us. In other words, the traitor is probably among us. Among these nine people?" Zhao Chunlai's reaction was indeed fast enough, and the conclusion he came to was basically consistent with the decision made by Tang Cheng and Huang Sanyuan after discussion.
"That's right! This action was decided after I discussed it with the senior leaders of the Shanghai Underground Party! If the traitor is among the nine of you, what I just said will definitely be revealed by the traitor. On the day of the operation, all you need to do is By observing the arrangement of the Japanese army, we can determine the identity of the traitor." When Tang Cheng said this, Zhao Chunlai finally understood why the superiors asked the nine of them to divide into three action groups to participate in the operation. It was to facilitate the identification of the traitor. identity.
"According to the information I got, tomorrow is the day when the Japanese army will transport gold, so I will ask you three action groups to hide separately. The traitor hiding among you will definitely take the opportunity to send the message. In this way, our goal will be achieved. Got it!" Tang Cheng had a slight smile on his face. He had already stated all his purposes, but he did not tell Zhao Chunlai the specific content of intercepting the gold, and Zhao Chunlai was smart enough not to ask.
Tang Cheng, who returned to the room again, followed the previous plan. After briefly assigning tasks to Zhao Chunlai and the others, he asked the three action teams to hide and wait for specific orders. The Shanghai underground party wanted to use this operation to intercept gold to eliminate the traitors hiding inside, so they not only sent a group of people into Hongkou District, but after Tangcheng ordered the action teams to disperse, some people secretly followed these three action teams.
Tang Cheng had no idea about these things, because according to the arrangements of the Shanghai Underground Party, his task had been basically completed, and the remaining things would be completed by the people of the Shanghai Underground Party. After leaving the small courtyard where Zhao Chunlai and the others were hiding, Tang Cheng went to another place. In the backyard of this tavern, there were four people from the Shanghai underground party organization hiding. These four people were the main operation to intercept the gold. personnel.
"According to the information I got, the Japanese army will transport the gold tomorrow! Now that there is a special situation like a traitor, I guess the Japanese army will set a trap and wait for us to intercept the gold, so they will definitely change the time of shipping the gold." Tang What the city will bring out now is the same topographic map that was shown to Zhao Chunlai and the others before, but the areas highlighted by Tangcheng are no longer the three routes, but the area close to the dock.
"Open terrain is not suitable for ambushes. This is common military knowledge. In addition to the action plan we disclosed to the traitor in advance, the Japanese army would never have imagined that we would attack in this area. It should still be as planned before. , leave all matters of clearing and escorting the Japanese troops to me, you are only responsible for quickly transferring the gold."
