After Hans carefully considered Tangcheng's suggestions, he finally sent a telegram back to Berlin to truthfully report the situation in Shanghai. The leak of news about new weapons has come to an end. Tang Cheng, who was basically fine, began to prepare to leave Shanghai. However, at this time, Bai Zhanshan suddenly activated the dead mailbox to contact Tang Cheng. Seeing the emergency mark under the dead mailbox, Tang Cheng had no choice but to go to a cafe in the French Concession to meet Bai Zhanshan at the agreed time.
When Tang Cheng arrived at the cafe, Bai Zhanshan, who was dressed in a suit, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Tang Cheng coming in, Bai Zhanshan just winked vaguely. Tang Cheng sat down directly behind Bai Zhanshan. After telling the waiter of the cafe, Tang Cheng pretended to read the newspaper and asked Bai Zhanshan softly. "Uncle Bai, are you so anxious to see me? Did something happen?"
Bai Zhanshan, who turned his eyes to the street window, chuckled upon hearing this, "Let's just say you are a smart man! News came from the headquarters that a senior official of the Japanese Kwantung Army will come to Shanghai in the near future and prepare to take a warship from Shanghai to return to Japan. The headquarters wants us to intercept and kill this senior official of the Kwantung Army in Shanghai. You also know that the current situation at Shanghai Station is difficult, so I want to ask for your help!" Bai Zhanshan explained the purpose of his visit honestly and politely, but Tang Cheng did not answer immediately after hearing this. .
Tang Cheng did not answer after hearing the words, and Bai Zhanshan also remained silent, quietly waiting for Tang Cheng's reaction. After a while, while waiting for the waiter in the cafe to bring coffee to Tang Cheng, Tang Cheng finally spoke in a low voice. "Uncle Bai, you know me. I don't want to get too involved with your military commander because of my mother's wishes. When I come to Shanghai this time, I believe I have done enough. According to my plan, I will prepare for these few days. I’ve returned to Chongqing, but you suddenly came to me like this, it’s hard for me!”
Hearing that Tang Cheng seemed to be refusing, Bai Zhanshan became a little anxious, but before he could speak, Tang Cheng continued. "But now that Uncle Bai has spoken, I still have to give you this face! How about this, you provide me with the necessary information, and I will handle the specific actions. As for the action plan, you don't have to worry about it, I I will act according to your ultimate goal!"
"At this time tomorrow, we will meet here again. I want to get relevant intelligence information." Tang Cheng put down the coffee he had only taken a sip of and stood up without giving Bai Zhanshan a chance to speak. Bai Zhanshan was helpless and could only swallow the words that were on his lips. He knew that if it weren't for the personal relationship between him and Zhang Jianghe, Tang Cheng might not have agreed to him just now.
Tangcheng, who was already preparing to leave Shanghai, suddenly received a new task. No matter who it was, he would feel uncomfortable. After leaving the cafe, he felt extremely melancholy and wandered around the concession without any purpose. Nearly two hours passed, and Tang Cheng felt a little better. He casually found a place to eat on the street, and then he began to think about what Bai Zhanshan said.
According to Tang Cheng's understanding of the military commander, the military commander also has an intelligence station outside the customs. Although the size and number of the intelligence station outside the customs are not comparable to the Shanghai station, the intelligence officers deployed by the military commander outside the customs are not mediocre people. But why do the targets that the military commander wants to kill not be dealt with directly outside the customs, but must be eliminated here in Shanghai? Tang Cheng suddenly realized that he had left the cafe too suddenly before, without asking Bai Zhanshan carefully about the reason.
One day passed quickly. At the same time as yesterday, Tang Cheng went to the cafe again. As expected, Bai Zhanshan was waiting here early. The difference from yesterday was that as soon as Tang Cheng entered the door today, Bai Zhanshan, who was still dressed in a suit, greeted him early and motioned for Tang Cheng to sit with him. Tang Cheng, who was fearless in his heart, did not show any surprise and just sat down opposite Bai Zhan Mountain.
"There is not much information transferred from the headquarters. Yesterday I asked my people to collect some more. I hope it can be helpful." After Tang Cheng ordered coffee from the waiter in the cafe, Bai Zhanshan went straight to the topic. It was just what he said The intelligence information was actually just two thin pages. "When the target was in the Kwantung Army, he always lived in seclusion, so we didn't have much relevant information." Bai Zhanshan's words made Tang Cheng secretly raise his eyebrows.
Tang Cheng calmly opened the two pieces of paper and glanced at them briefly. He found that the only useful information in this intelligence information was the target's name, military rank and the time he came to Shanghai. "This thing is basically useless!" Tang Cheng curled his lips secretly, and then handed the two pieces of paper back to Bai Zhanshan. "That photo is just a side face, and it doesn't even have the target's height characteristics. No wonder you said yesterday that Shanghai Station can't do anything!"
Bai Zhanshan was also a veteran in intelligence work. How could he not understand the meaning of Tang Cheng's words? His face immediately turned red, but he did not give any explanation. "Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore! Fortunately, I already know the specific time when the target will come to Shanghai. I will do the rest! There is just one thing, the weapons and equipment needed for the operation, but you need to provide them. ! And I may need some fried yao, you need to think of a way, the weight cannot be less than 2 kilograms."
When Tang Cheng mentioned fried yao, Bai Zhanshan felt his heart skip a beat. Especially when Tang Cheng said that 2 kilograms of fried yao were needed, Bai Zhanshan almost couldn't help but jump out of his chair. "What do you want so much fried yao for?" It's not that Bai Zhanshan can't get 2 kilograms of fried yao, he just doesn't understand what Tangcheng wants so many fried yao for. If it's just a simple assassination operation, Bai Zhanshan doesn't think it's necessary at all. It is necessary to use something as powerful as explosives.
When Tang Cheng heard this, he did not answer Bai Zhanshan directly. Instead, he glanced sideways at Bai Zhanshan and then spoke slowly. "Uncle Bai, why do things that can be solved outside the customs have to be done in Shanghai? Uncle Bai, do you think this is easy to do? Then I'd better leave it to you, Shanghai Station, to solve it yourself!" Tang Cheng's answer was, Bai Zhanshan was speechless. He contacted Tangcheng urgently. Isn't it because Shanghai Station was unable to carry out this task?
Moreover, strictly speaking, Tang Cheng is not a member of the military commander. Tang Cheng came to Shanghai to help because of the face of the bureau chief and Zhang Jianghe. He, Bai Zhanshan, is not qualified to command Tang Cheng to do this or that! If he had the opportunity to catch Bai Zhanshan and ask for something, Tang Cheng was not polite. Not only did he ask for 2 kilograms of explosives, he also asked for two m1911 pistols, more than a hundred rounds of pistol ammunition and fifty rounds of Mauser rifle ammunition.
"Uncle Bai, according to my estimation, after the target comes to Shanghai, most of them will live in Hongkou District. If you want to kill the target in Hongkou District, the movement will be indispensable, so if you prepare less ammunition for me, the final result will be , I can't guarantee it!" Seeing the pained expression on Bai Zhanshan's face, Tang Cheng felt very relieved in his heart, because from the moment he met Bai Zhanshan, Tang Cheng only saw Bai Zhanshan taking advantage of others.
Bai Zhanshan really felt pain in his flesh, but now he was begging Tang Cheng for help. Even though his flesh hurt, he could only hold his nose and agree. After making an appointment with Bai Zhanshan for the time and place to hand over weapons and ammunition, Tang Cheng left the cafe first, just like yesterday. Bai Zhanshan was unable to provide detailed information, so Tang Cheng could only go to Hans again. Hans owed Tang Cheng a favor for helping to get rid of Bielski and Coulson, and now it was time to repay the favor. time.
Hans's informant in Hongkou District was indeed effective. Before dinner time, Hans had already obtained relevant information. Although from Tang Cheng's point of view, this information was not too detailed, it was much more detailed than the two pieces of paper Bai Zhanshan brought. "Tang, this Shenmu Colonel of the Kwantung Army must be no ordinary person! Although I don't know much about the Kwantung Army, I know that in the Japanese army, a mere colonel should not be qualified to be equipped with six personal guards!"
Hans reminded Tang Cheng that he had already seen from the newly obtained intelligence that he certainly knew that the Kwantung Army commander named Shenmu was not simple, otherwise the military command headquarters would not have ordered this person to be eliminated in Shanghai. "It's because this person is not simple, that's why I need to take action! Thank you for your reminder! If you don't want me to come back, just prepare some ammunition for me! I have a hunch that things may be more troublesome this time! "
The premonitions and troubles that Tang Cheng said were actually just to deal with Hans' questioning, but he did not expect that his joke would almost make him stay in Hongkou District. Tang Cheng synthesized the two pieces of intelligence provided by Bai Zhanshan and Hans, and that night, he formulated two action plans with different contents, and conducted action deductions for both. Tangcheng has long been accustomed to conducting action deductions before starting an operation. But tonight, Tang Cheng repeatedly conducted several action deductions, and the final result was a mixed success or failure.
Tang Cheng, who couldn't help feeling a little bored, immediately stood up and walked to the window. He silently lit a cigarette and looked through the window at the dark night. Since arriving in Shanghai, Tang Cheng has repeatedly attacked Japanese and puppet spies and caused chaos in Hongkou District, but he has never been so unsure of the upcoming actions as he is now. After smoking a cigarette, Tang Cheng, who gradually calmed down, refocused his energy and began to think about what happened before.
In the next two days, Tang Cheng successively obtained the weapons and ammunition needed for the operation from Bai Zhanshan and Hans. The equipment bag had grown to more than 30 kilograms, which was enough for Tang Cheng to carry more weapons and ammunition with him. Weapons and ammunition. The day of action is approaching day by day, but Tangcheng's action deduction still results in mixed success or failure. He was having a hard time making a decision, so he simply stopped the continuous action deduction. He, who was always tough, planned to adapt to the situation when the time came.
