Tang Cheng originally wanted to use a fake identity to sneak into Hongkou District in advance, just like the previous times, and then wait for the opportunity to carry out the operation. But he used this trick the last time he attacked the officers' club. When the Japanese army searched Hongkou District afterwards, they had already discovered his false identity. Although Tang Cheng had other false identities, he was not sure whether this trick would work. After thinking about it, Tang Cheng felt that it was better to be more careful.
At this time, the role of Hans was revealed. He had more than one insider in Hongkou District. Hans did not refuse when he received the call, but he also did not guarantee that he could find out the specific information as requested by Tangcheng. information. "Tang, I know that you are connected with the underground party. My opinion is, don't put all your hopes on me. You might as well seek help from the Shanghai Underground Party! As far as I know, the Shanghai Underground Party is The Japanese intelligence agency has its own internal channels!"
As someone who has been quietly paying attention to Tangcheng, Hans has already guessed that there is a secret connection between Tangcheng and the Shanghai underground party organization. Although there is no clear evidence on hand to prove this secret connection, Hans has an idea. When Tang Cheng heard this, he just grinned and said, "Hans, you must have evidence for what you say, otherwise it will be slander without evidence!" Tang Cheng was not worried that Hans would betray him. Instead, he joked about Hans on the phone. Come.
After hanging up the phone, Tang Cheng fell into deep thought. There were some things that he didn't want to involve too many people, especially in Shanghai where he was about to leave. He didn't want to have too much contact with the Shanghai underground party. The meeting with Bai Zhanshan a few days ago is still fresh in Tang Cheng's memory. Judging from Bai Zhanshan's state at that time, he obviously looked like he was in power, which showed that the recovery of Shanghai Station was very smooth.
Tang Cheng was quite familiar with the military commanders, and he had never underestimated the capabilities of the military commanders. If the recovery work of the Shanghai Station went well, it was hard for Tang Cheng to say whether the Shanghai Station would notice his contact with the Shanghai underground party. Hans is a foreigner. Although he secretly works for the German intelligence agency, even if the Shanghai Station finds out about his relationship with Hans, he will not lose his head. But the underground party is different. Once the military commander learns that he has had contact with the Shanghai underground party, not only himself, but also his family and Zhang Jianghe may be implicated.
After some thought, Tang Cheng finally gave up the idea of going to Sanyuan Bookstore. The information provided by Bai Zhanshan and Hans had allowed Tang Cheng to formulate a rough plan of action. Next, he was waiting for Hans' inside information. As more news comes, we will refine our action plan. Two days passed in a flash, and Hans's insider also found out some relevant information. Although he did not find out the secret inside information, Tang Cheng was still satisfied. At least many loopholes in the action plan he had deduced before had been solved. be eliminated.
According to the information obtained by Hans' insider, the Kwantung Army's Colonel Shenmu, who was named for assassination by the military commander, will arrive in Shanghai by sea in two days. According to the arrangements of the Japanese army in Shanghai, Colonel Shenmu and his six guards will stay in the penthouse suite of the New Asia Hotel. If this operation is handed over to the Shanghai Station, they will definitely send people to stay at the New Asia Hotel in advance, and then look for opportunities to carry out assassinations inside the hotel.
However, Hans's insider in Hongkou District had already learned that the Japanese army in Shanghai had already arranged many plainclothes military police and spies in the Xinya Hotel. They not only conducted detailed identity checks on the guests in the Xinya Hotel, but even temporarily checked into the Xinya Hotel Japanese officers in the hotel also conducted investigations. Therefore, if you want to check into the New Asia Hotel in advance, you must first pass the detailed investigation by the military police and special agents. Tangcheng has no intention of taking this risk.
Tang Cheng, who has entered Hongkou District many times to cause trouble, already knows the topography of the New Asia Hotel and its surrounding areas very well. He did not choose to stay at the Xinya Hotel, but placed the location of the operation on the street outside the Xinya Hotel. Although the information provided by Bai Zhanshan and Hans did not contain more detailed information about the Shenmu Colonel, for Tang Cheng, who had system skills, these were not important.
Tang Cheng's bonus bullets are only generated once a day. In the almost two months since he came to Shanghai, he has accumulated dozens of double bonus special bullets in his equipment bag. As for whether this assassination operation can be successful, Tang Cheng feels that the key point lies in these dozens of bonus bullets. "Tang, my people have just found out that the person you are looking for has arrived in Shanghai and has checked into the New Asia Hotel. According to the itinerary, that person will go to the Military Police Headquarters tomorrow morning!"
After dinner, he received a call from Hans. Tang Cheng felt a little excited. After waiting for many days, it was finally time to reveal his trump card. Although Tang Cheng was excited, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Although Hans's insider did not find out what Colonel Shenmu was doing at the Military Police Headquarters, Tangcheng knew that Colonel Shenmu, who was staying at the Xinya Hotel, would never leave the hotel before going to work at the Military Police Headquarters.
After a good night's sleep, Tang Cheng got up early the next day. After carefully checking the weapons and ammunition he would use today at his residence, Tang Cheng left the residence with confidence. Because of the previous emergencies that completely blocked the Hongkou District, the inspections at the entry and exit points in Hongkou District have become more careful and cumbersome. Many Japanese expatriates living in Hongkou District, if they cannot rush back to Hongkou District on the day they enter the concession, they have to stay in Hongkou District. In the concession, waiting to return to Hongkou District early the next morning.
Therefore, Tangcheng, who arrived early and was waiting to pass the checkpoint, would not be deliberately noticed by the Japanese soldiers guarding the checkpoint, because behind Tangcheng, there were also a large number of Japanese expatriates waiting to pass the checkpoint. I entered Tangcheng in Hongkou District early in the morning. After clearing customs, I went straight to the street where the New Asia Hotel is located. I saw the patrolling military police at the street entrance from a distance. Tangcheng immediately slowed down, then suddenly turned around and turned to the side. in the alleyway.
The location chosen by Tang Cheng for the operation was on the roof of the trading bank opposite the Xinya Hotel. The trading bank was not yet at work at this time. Tang Cheng, who carefully avoided the gaze of the trading bank's guards, successfully climbed up the roof along the rope. The roof of the trading house is not higher than the Xinya Hotel across the street, but it is enough for Tangcheng to see the entire front of the Xinya Hotel. As long as the Shenmu Colonel of the Kwantung Army comes out of the Xinya Hotel, he will never escape. The sight of Tangcheng.
The debris on the roof of Tangcheng Commercial Store was soon piled up and a temporary bunker was built. Tangcheng, who was hiding in the temporary bunker, could clearly see everything outside the Xinya Hotel directly opposite by using the gap in the utility room. Condition. A Mauser sniper rifle that Tangcheng originally owned and an ordinary Mauser rifle provided by Bai Zhanshan were already at Tangcheng's hands. The magazines of the two rifles were also loaded with bonus bullets.
In addition, Tang Cheng has also prepared weapons and explosives in advance. If the assassination operation goes smoothly, the bonus bullets in the two rifle magazines will be enough. If the operation does not go smoothly, Tang Cheng will have to use weapons and explosives to create chaos here, then fish in troubled waters to complete the task, and then leave here. Time passed by minute by second as Tang Cheng waited. Until Tang Cheng on the roof, he realized that work had begun in the commercial building, but there was still no movement at the Xinya Hotel opposite.
The long wait can't help but make people a little frustrated. Although Tang Cheng has system skills that ordinary people can't imagine, in the end, he is still a normal human being. Tang Cheng, who has not yet opened the triple eyepiece skill, has been looking at the main entrance of Xinya Hotel with his telescope for a while. No one coming in and out can escape his sight. Unfortunately, Tang Cheng did not look through the telescope. Then, Japanese soldiers in military uniforms appeared.
About half an hour later, there was finally movement outside the main entrance of Xinya Hotel. Three black cars drove up from a distant street intersection, and then stopped outside the New Asia Hotel. Getting out of the first car were actually two Japanese military officers wearing the rank of colonel. Tang Cheng, who had been waiting on the roof for a long time, suddenly saw the three cars and the two senior officers getting out of the cars through the telescope, and he immediately became energetic.
Although Colonel Shenmu is affiliated with the Kwantung Army, the other party is also a colonel after all. Naturally, the people sent by the Military Police Headquarters cannot have too low a military rank. Tang Cheng, who was not slow to react, immediately picked up a Mauser rifle from beside him. While pulling the bolt and loading the gun, he also activated his triple eyepiece skill. The gun barrel protruding from the gap in the debris has been pointed at the three cars on the opposite street. The logo of the Military Police Headquarters on the cars is the best proof.
Not long after the two military police officers entered the hotel, several military policemen with guns came out of the hotel. Tang Cheng, who was condescending, could see clearly that the military police patrols also faintly appeared at the street entrance in the distance. The real owner is coming out! Tang Cheng, who was feeling faintly excited, slowly placed his right index finger on the trigger of the rifle. At this moment, he was ready to shoot at any time.
Just when Tang Cheng had put his right index finger on the trigger of his rifle, several Japanese officers walked out of the Xinya Hotel. Tang Cheng, who had turned on the triple eyepiece skill on the roof, could see clearly that among these Japanese officers Among them, only four wore the rank of colonel. He had seen the two military police commanders coming out of the car before. Although Tang Cheng could not see their entire faces, he had already memorized the figures of the two men as they walked.
At this moment, after excluding the two colonel officers that Tang Cheng has remembered, one of the remaining two unfamiliar colonels will be the target of his operation this time - Colonel Shenmu. Tang Cheng, who immediately made a decision in his mind, moved the muzzle of his gun slightly and aimed first at the knife-faced officer. Among the information provided by Bai Zhanshan, there was a profile photo of the target. Tang Cheng vaguely felt that the profile face in the photo was somewhat similar to the sword-faced commander facing him.
