Tang Cheng was just joking with Zhang Jianghe when he said this. According to the military commander's control over power, how could he not know what happened in the past few days, unless the bureau chief was really tripped up by something important? hands and feet. After Tang Cheng and the others captured the three Japanese spies and the radio station overnight, they were sent to the military command headquarters. Two days passed, but Tang Cheng did not wait for the bounty from the military command headquarters.
"Uncle, this is no fun! They are taking the credit and they don't want to pay!" Tang Cheng actually wasn't looking forward to the bounty very much, but these people in the search team had to support their families. Of course he also knew that if Zhang Jianghe came to ask for the bounty at this time, he would probably turn against the people at the military command headquarters. But Tang Cheng is not worried about this, because he has already received the news that the bureau chief who went to Chengdu on business will return to Chongqing in the next few days.
Because of the secret mischief of some people in the military command headquarters, Tangcheng simply stopped the search for Japanese and puppet spies in the city, and instead mobilized manpower to start targeting the gang forces in the city. Compared with taking risks to hunt down Japanese spies, suppressing gang forces is not only less dangerous, but after each operation, the search team will more or less make a fortune. These extravagant fortunes will eventually become bonuses issued by the search team, which is enough for everyone to support their families.
The chaos in the city has calmed down slightly after being brought under control. At this time, Tangcheng also met an old friend whom he had not contacted for a long time. Tang Cheng had not thought of Xu Huanshan's sudden appearance in advance. He had always thought that Xu Huanshan had gone to northern Shaanxi. "Old Xu, we haven't seen each other for a while! But looking at your complexion, you look pretty good!" The place where Tang Cheng and Xu Huanshan met was a shoal by the river outside the city. The search team's newly built labor camp was a short distance from the shoal. Not very far.
Xu Huanshan did not immediately take over what Tang Cheng said. Instead, he first picked up his fishing rod, picked off the hooked fish and threw it into the bucket next to him. Then, while hanging the bait, he spoke to Tang Cheng. "I took the initiative to contact you this time because we are in urgent need of a batch of medicines and electrical materials! I heard that you have been cracking down on black market smuggling in the city during this period. There must be medicines and electrical materials among the things you checked, right?"
When Tang Cheng heard this, he was not surprised by Xu Huanshan's well-informed information. After all, almost everyone in the city knew about the search team's actions during this period. Tang Cheng smiled and took out a cigarette, lit one, and slowly exhaled the smoke in his mouth before he answered. "Old Xu, do you know how many spies there are in Chongqing now? The military commander, the central commander, and the hidden spies sent by the Japanese to Chongqing. Medicines and electrical materials are sensitive controlled items. You don't think anyone will be watching. Are you wearing these things?"
Xu Huanshan has been running back and forth during this period just to get enough medicine and electrical materials, but judging from Tang Cheng's tone at this moment, it is obvious that he cannot provide help. "Lao Xu, don't look at me like that! The last time we met, I told you that my family is also in Chongqing. If something happens to me, my family won't be able to survive. , so don’t force me to do something I don’t want to do!”
Tang Cheng's words were relatively vague, but the meaning was clearly expressed. Xu Huanshan frowned slightly when he heard the words. He knew Tang Cheng fairly well, and he knew that Tang Cheng might really not be able to help with this matter. Tang Cheng, who had been paying attention to Xu Huanshan's expression, secretly sighed in his heart. From Xu Huanshan's expression at this moment, Tang Cheng could tell that if there were other ways, Xu Huanshan would not take the initiative to come to him.
Xu Huanshan's heart moved when he heard Tang Cheng sigh. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Tang Cheng continue to speak. "I'm afraid I can't help you, but if you have enough action manpower, I can provide you with a piece of news related to medicines! Anyway, if this batch of medicines is transported out of Chongqing, it might end up there. It’s better to have it in the hands of smugglers than to be taken by you!”
As he spoke, Tang Cheng did not give Xu Huanshan a chance to speak, so he lowered his voice and continued speaking. "The black market smuggled drugs we have checked during this period are all sealed in a warehouse in the north of the city and are guarded by people from the military commander. There is news in the past few days that the military commander is preparing to transport this batch of drugs out of Chongqing, saying that they will be sent to the front. War zone. But my people at the military command headquarters said privately that this batch of medicines that will be shipped out of Chongqing soon will probably end up with a smuggler, because they spent money to buy it from the military commander. "
The news revealed by Tang Cheng at this moment was so exciting that even Xu Huanshan did not react immediately. "Aren't they afraid that the person in the Nan'an Villa will know if they do this?" The Nan'an Villa that Xu Huanshan mentioned was the official residence of the Chairman in Chongqing. Tang Cheng shook his head slightly when he heard this. In order not to get burned, whether it was Nan'an Villa or Zengjiayan, Tang Cheng deliberately did not know any news about these two places.
"I'm not particularly clear about the actual situation, but I believe this news is true! Because I have verified it through different intelligence channels!" When Tangcheng heard the news, he was the first His reaction was the same as Xu Huanshan's now, he didn't believe it was true at all. But after some inquiring by Zhao Dashan and the others, as well as inquiring by Zhang Jianghe and his old friends, Tang Cheng finally believed the authenticity of this news.
Xu Huanshan was speechless when he heard this. They were in urgent need of medicines, but they couldn't buy them even if they had money. The military commanders, on the other hand, sold the medicines that were urgently needed at the front to smugglers at a high price. "There is no way, the military commander is a privileged department, and what they are best at is doing this kind of unfunded business!" The unfunded business Tang Cheng mentioned at this moment did not unfairly accuse the military commander, because the batch of medicines that are about to be shipped out of Chongqing are almost all The search team confiscated it during the cleanup operation, and the military commander did not pay a dime for it.
"When the country is about to survive, they actually still have the energy to do such a thing! The soldiers at the front have been bleeding and dying!" Xu Huanshan, angry in his heart, suddenly stood up and threw the fishing rod in his hand into the river. However, Tang Cheng still sat motionless on the bamboo bench, and the fishing rod in his hand did not move at all. Regarding Xu Huanshan's anger at this moment, Tang Cheng also vented his anger in the same way a few days ago, but afterwards, he found that this was not the case at all. Can't solve the problem.
"Old Xu, you'd better calm down first, at least wait until I finish what I said!" Under Tang Cheng's pull, an angry Xu Huanshan reluctantly sat down again. After handing the other party a cigarette, Tang Cheng continued, "I don't understand at all, so I will inform you of this news. I hope you can intercept this batch of medicines and let them go where they should go." Make a difference! At least don’t let all our efforts go to waste!”
The effort that Tang Cheng mentioned was referring to the hard work that the search team put in when they confiscated this batch of medicines. Those who can dispose of medicines in Chongqing are definitely not small players, so the search team has also been under a lot of pressure during this period. "According to the information I have so far, the person in charge of this matter at the military command headquarters is named Sun Chi. I don't have a deep impression of this person. It is said that he is an old military commander who retreated to Chongqing from Wuhan. He has been working in the south before."
When Xu Huanshan heard this, he was about to say why he didn't use Zhang Jianghe to inquire about Sun Chi, but Tang Cheng, who saw his thoughts, gave him a blank look. "My uncle is already missing an arm, so don't pay attention to him. I tried my best to pull him out of the quagmire of the military commander, just to keep him away from the worries of the military commander. This Sun Chi can be entrusted with important tasks and participate in cooperation. The military commander’s black trade is obviously not a small role. If you weren’t worried about this, you wouldn’t need that batch of medicines at all, and I would have brought someone to get them!”
Tang Cheng said this, but he actually had a hidden agenda. Ma Ye and the others had been operating overseas and had already established secret strongholds and smuggling channels in the border areas of Yunnan and Myanmar. According to the level of private transactions between them and the British, it is not difficult to obtain a batch of medicines and transport them back to the country through smuggling channels. However, Tang Cheng has not yet figured out Xu Huanshan's true purpose, so it is absolutely impossible for him to expose the existence of Ma Ye and others.
From the moment Xu Huanshan first mentioned medicines and electrical materials, Tang Cheng was paying special attention to Xu Huanshan's expression and reaction, because according to his understanding of the Shanghai underground party organization, the Shanghai underground party organization was fully capable of purchasing from Shanghai. Medicines and electrical materials were shipped out of Shanghai safely. Tang Cheng didn't suspect that Xu Huanshan had set a trap for him, he just didn't believe that Xu Huanshan was so anxious to see him just for medicine and electrical materials.
Tang Cheng, who had already had suspicions in his heart, did not say anything to expose Xu Huanshan. He was waiting for Xu Huanshan to take the initiative to reveal his true purpose. However, Tang Cheng overestimated his endurance, and at the same time underestimated Xu Huanshan's government. He had already carefully informed Xu Huanshan about the batch of medicines, but the other party never revealed the true purpose. "Old Xu, that's the thing. If you are interested in this batch of medicines, you must gather people immediately to prepare! According to the deployment of the military commander, the medicines will be shipped, maybe in the next few days!"
Tang Cheng, who didn't know much about Chongqing's underground party organizations, didn't know how many people there were in Chongqing who wanted to help them, so he used the word "assembly". Xu Huanshan still had a calm expression. Tang Cheng could not tell what Xu Huanshan was thinking. After just a few breaths, Tang Cheng, who had gained nothing, voluntarily gave up paying attention to Xu Huanshan's reaction. Telling Xu Huanshan everything about the batch of medicines was the greatest help Tangcheng could provide. It was impossible for him to go into battle in person and involve too much.
