After helping Tang Cheng to rescue people from the ruins, when he returned to the military camp, everyone in the group looked disgraced. After learning that Tang Cheng and the others were like this, Zhang Jianghe laughed out loud unkindly when they rushed into the target's residence to arrest people. "Huh?" Tang Cheng looked at Zhang Jianghe who laughed with a suspicious look. Tang Cheng could hear that Zhang Jianghe's laughter not only had a sense of schadenfreude, but also a hint of joy.
Zhang Jianghe, who was stared at by Tang Cheng with suspicion, coughed lightly, assumed a comfortable position on the sofa, and then spoke with a slight smile on his face. "I just came back from the bureau office. Because of tonight's air raid, the search team has been upgraded. From now on, the search team's treatment will be the same as that of the Second Military Command Division. In other words, the future search team will not only receive intelligence support from the military command, but also The military commander will also allocate funds to the search team, but the only thing that cannot compare with the Second Division is the operational authority."
Zhang Jianghe's last words confused Tang Cheng. What does it mean that the operational authority is not comparable to that of the Second Military Reunion Division? Seemingly sensing Tang Cheng's doubts, Zhang Jianghe had no choice but to explain, and Tang Cheng finally understood. Dare to be brave because the preparations I had made before were effective. The bureau finally decided to increase the burden on Zhang Jianghe and upgrade the search team to a special search team responsible for counter-espionage affairs in the city.
Although the search team after the upgrade still does the same thing as before, and the conditions given to Zhang Jianghe by the bureau did not mention a salary increase, at least the search team can now legitimately be responsible for counterintelligence in the entire city. business. Moreover, what Zhang Jianghe just said was general. In fact, the conditions given by the bureau also included other contents. For example, the upgraded search team already has separate detention rights.
Tang Cheng, who had learned the details, was particularly satisfied with this article. With the power of separate detention, there would be no need to escort anyone caught by the search team to the military command headquarters in the future. Moreover, the upgraded search team has the right to choose to shoot or continue to imprison arrested Japanese and puppet agents who have no other use value after the case is concluded. This provision only needs to be approved by the bureau to take effect. "Yes, when we move in the city in the future, there will be relatively fewer restrictions that hinder our movement!"
The purpose of Zhang Jianghe's choice to hide something was to know whether Tang Cheng would get carried away after hearing the good news. Now seeing Tang Cheng's reaction, Zhang Jianghe suddenly felt that his previous worries were unnecessary, because Tang Cheng's first consideration was content that would benefit the search team's future actions. Tang Cheng's reaction satisfied Zhang Jianghe, but he did not expect that that night, Tang Cheng personally led a team to arrest many people in the city, including three on-duty police officers.
"Of course I have evidence in my hand, so I arrested them!" Tang Cheng, who was called to the office by Zhang Jianghe early the next morning, opened his mouth and yawned while handing Zhang Jianghe the confession from the overnight trial. "These three policemen have done a lot of collecting illegal money to help smugglers clear the way for smugglers. More than half of the fuel that we caught before was brought into the city by these three guys. Do you think I should arrest them?"
Tang Cheng, who hadn't slept all night, didn't look very good. Zhang Jianghe lowered his head and looked through the confessions. When he saw the dark color in Tang Cheng's eyes, he couldn't say anything else. Zhang Jianghe immediately sent people to the Military Command Headquarters to get the confessions obtained from the sudden interrogation overnight. The bureau chief who had read the confessions did not say much. He just sent people to send the confessions to the Police Headquarters and asked the city bureau to conduct an internal investigation. Self-examination.
After breakfast, Tangcheng led people into the city again and started the mode of continuous arrests. Before it was time for lunch, more than a dozen newly captured human traffickers were escorted to the military camp one after another. The basement of the military camp was already full of people captured by Tang Cheng and others. Zhang Jianghe, who had no choice but to temporarily imprison the prisoners who were escorted to the military camp, into a warehouse in the backyard of the military camp. Nearly 20 people were arrested in one morning. The search team's big move in the city not only shocked the military command headquarters, but also panicked the powerful people in the city.
Many people began to speculate whether the search team was going to start cracking down again. Several Pao brothers who had good personal relationships with the defense team had already tried to contact Tangcheng through the defense team. They wanted to know what the search team was doing in the city. Aimed at the Jianghu forces like them. Tang Cheng, who was frequently moving, did not refuse the olive branch extended by the garrison. According to the agreed time, Tang Cheng, who had been busy in the city for a whole morning, arrived at the restaurant in the south of the city on time.
When Tang Cheng and his people rushed to the restaurant in the south of the city, the people from the garrison and the frightened buddies were already waiting in the restaurant. In this meeting, the garrison was acting as a middleman, and Tang Cheng didn't want to offend those in the garrison, so he didn't show any arrogance. He even used the excuse of being late and took the initiative to punish himself three times as soon as the table was served. cup. Tang Cheng's posture was so low, which the robe buddies in the city didn't expect, and the tense atmosphere instantly eased.
After drinking for three rounds, someone at the wine table finally mentioned the search team's continuous arrests in the city. Tang Cheng didn't hide it or shirk the blame. He simply put down the chopsticks in his hands, looked around at the person in question, and then spoke. . "You are all well-known people in Chongqing. In fact, I also know the reason why Deputy Commander Zhu invited me here. Since you asked, let's just talk about it!" Tang Cheng opened his posture and said, As if he wanted to tell the truth, everyone at the wine table couldn't help but focus on looking at Tang Cheng.
"The search team has indeed made a big move during this time, but don't worry, we are not targeting you." Tang Cheng, who noticed that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, made an assurance first, which could be regarded as feeding everyone present. A piece of reassurance before getting down to business. "I think you all already know about last night's bombing! We won't mention the battle ahead, but the Japanese bombing is extremely unpredictable and extremely destructive."
"You are all locals. There are many industries in Chongqing. If the Japanese army continues to bomb Chongqing, you will also suffer heavy losses!" Tang Cheng said this straightforwardly. Although it doesn't sound good, it is also the truth. Some people in the crowd were already nodding secretly along with Tang Cheng's words. "What I want to say is that the Japanese bombing is not impossible to prevent and counterattack. The air defense positions outside the city are a means of countering Japanese fighter planes. Moreover, our search team arresting people in the city is also a defensive method. "
When Tang Cheng mentioned the air defense positions outside the city, some of the people present wanted to echo him. However, when Tang Cheng mentioned that the search team arresting people in the city was also a defensive method, everyone fell silent. . "You may not know that the Japanese and puppet spies lurking in Chongqing have never been caught. These Japanese and puppet spies lurking in the city secretly spent money to find many idle people in the city, and set fire to the city at night. Provide ground guidance for Japanese fighters in the air."
"The people our search team arrested in the city today are the suspected targets related to this matter, and among them are people from your brother Pao!" Tang Cheng paused in his words and took out a list of names from his pocket. Opening it, he signaled to everyone present that they could pass it around to confirm whether there was anyone from Pao Ge's cousin in the city on the list. "Probably more than 80% of the people on the list don't know that what they are doing is related to the safety of everyone in Chongqing. But they have become accomplices of the Japanese and puppet spies. It is impossible for the search team to release them. The labor camps outside the city are where they want to go.”
Everyone present who had read the list had extremely ugly expressions, but they had no way of causing trouble to Tang Cheng, because according to Tang Cheng, these guys who had ignored their conscience for money really deserved to die. When Tang Cheng was passing the list around, he secretly paid attention to everyone's reactions. Tang Cheng was relieved when he didn't see anyone glaring at him. Tang Cheng didn't want to become the enemy of the local Jianghu forces, but he couldn't let those who helped the Japanese and puppet agents run free. The current situation was naturally what Tang Cheng wanted to see.
"I don't know what you are thinking, but I will do my job well. As long as there are Japanese and puppet agents in the city, and there are people who secretly work for the Japanese and puppet agents, the search team's manhunt operation cannot end. My family is all in this city. The Japanese army's attempt to bring this city to its knees through air strikes is a wishful thinking. I, Tangcheng, have no right to influence other people's thoughts, but I am willing to shed my last drop of blood for this city. !" Tang Cheng's last words instantly made the atmosphere in the private room boil. The Jianghu people were the most bloody. Someone immediately stood up, raised their wine glasses and shouted loudly, saying that Chongqing people are not afraid of death and are willing to do this. A city shed its last drop of blood.
Seeing that the atmosphere had been stirred up, Tang Cheng took the opportunity to express his thoughts. This idea suddenly came to him on the way to the restaurant. "I don't know how many Japanese and puppet spies are still in the city, but I am sure that the number will not be very large. Several joint operations by the military, military commander, central commander and our search team have eliminated many Japanese and puppet spies. Hidden strongholds, and captured a large number of traitor agents lurking in Chongqing city. They want to cause chaos in Chongqing city, and now they can only spend money to hire idle gangsters to do their work. Chongqing city belongs to everyone, so I have an idea."
The idea proposed by Tangcheng is very simple. The central idea is only four words, that is, Sichuan people protect Sichuan. Tangcheng wanted to use the Jianghu forces in the city to strictly control the refugees who went south to Chongqing to escape the chaos, because more than two-thirds of the Japanese and puppet spies who subsequently entered Chongqing entered Chongqing mixed with refugees. The supplies and equipment they need are also quietly delivered to the city through black market merchants or smuggling teams in the city.
