Chapter 53: Phantom of the Pier (1)

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Most of the guests in the izakaya were individual guests, and there were very few guests in groups. Tang Cheng just glanced at them casually, then walked to a table near the stairs and sat down. After casually ordering some food and drinks, Tang Cheng secretly observed the other people in the izakaya. Not long after, Tang Cheng, who was facing the door of the shop, saw three Japanese officers entering the izakaya one after another. Seeing three Japanese officers coming in, Tang Cheng's eyes flashed slightly. Unfortunately, among these three Japanese officers, there was not the person Tang Cheng was waiting for.

It was still early and Tang Cheng was not in a hurry when he arrived. He only drank half of the bottle of wine. Tang Cheng finally waited for the person he was waiting for. Ono Masaichi was originally a second lieutenant officer in the field division. Later, due to serious injuries, he was transferred to Shanghai to continue serving after he recovered. After Ono Masaichi, who was not good at maneuvering, was transferred to Shanghai, he was directly assigned to the Japanese military dock. Fortunately, Ono Masaichi was not from a high background and had no ambitions. He was used to being taciturn, but he felt that guarding the dock would be a good job. .

Ono Shoichi, who has experienced the cruelty of the battlefield, naturally knows that a peaceful life is hard to come by. He has no ambition and only wants to live a stable life and end his damn military career as soon as possible. This izakaya, which is not close to the pier, is the only place where Ono can relax. Ono, who is used to numbing himself with alcohol, has also made a habit of coming here to have a few drinks before working the night shift. Among the information provided by Hans, there was a photo of Ono Masaichi, so as soon as he entered, Tang Cheng immediately noticed Ono Masaichi.

Ono Masaichi has a stubborn personality, and even the soldiers on duty under him do not have a good relationship with him, so Ono Masaichi is always alone when he comes to this izakaya to drink. Ono Masaichi was in a bad mood today, because accidents have been happening in Hongkou District these days, and the Military Police Headquarters has tightened its control over Hongkou District. Even though Ono Shoichi was wearing a Japanese military uniform, he was stopped by patrolling military police several times on his way to the izakaya to check his ID.

Ono Shoichi, who had actually been on the battlefield, deeply despised these military police who only patrolled and maintained order. When he was stopped by the military police one after another to check his documents, he was inevitably a little annoyed. Ono Masaichi, who was in a bad mood, did not go upstairs today, but just casually sat down in the lobby on the first floor. The target did not go upstairs, but sat downstairs, which was exactly what Tang Cheng wanted. Tang was secretly happy at this moment. He just took advantage of this opportunity to observe the target's behavior at close range.

Ono Shoichi, who was drinking by himself, did not notice that someone was secretly observing him in the lobby of the izakaya. Half an hour later, Ono finished his last glass of wine and stood up as soon as he paid. He was on duty tonight and planned to go back and rest for a while. Tang Cheng left the izakaya one step ahead of him. After walking out of the izakaya, he deliberately lingered outside the door, but in fact he was waiting for Ono Shoichi to appear. As soon as Ono went out, Tang Cheng, who was standing outside the door and lighting a cigarette, silently followed him.

When he was still more than 20 meters away from the street entrance in front, Tang Cheng, who was following him all the way, suddenly quickened his pace. Without giving Ono Masaichi time to react, Tang Cheng, who caught up from behind, slashed the back of Ono Masaichi's neck with his palm. superior. Then he exerted force with his arms, half dragging and half supporting the unconscious Ono Shoichi, and pulled him into the alley next to him. Compared with the alleys in the concession, the alleys in Hongkou District did not have so many twists and turns. Tang Cheng dragged the unconscious Ono forward one by one. When he saw the courtyard door with a big lock, he finally stopped. Stop.

There was a big lock on the courtyard door, indicating that no one was in the house. Tang Cheng, who stopped, took out a small tool for sliding the door and locks from his equipment bag, and successfully opened the big lock with just a few breaths. Tang Cheng stretched out his hand to push open the courtyard door, first got the unconscious Ono Masaichi into the courtyard, then turned around and exited the courtyard, then re-locked the big lock on the courtyard door as it was, and finally climbed on the wall, climbed over the wall and jumped in yard. In the deserted courtyard, there were only Tang Cheng and Ono Masaichi who fell on the ground. From the left and right, there was nothing unusual, and Tang Cheng began to remove the military uniform from Ono Masaichi.

A few minutes later, Tang Cheng, who was originally wearing casual clothes, put on the military uniform he had taken off Ono Masaichi. Ono Masaichi, who was still in a coma, had his neck broken by Tang Cheng, and then used his equipment bag In the vacant state, the properties of soil and masonry can be used to dig a large hole in the corner of the yard and bury Ono Masaichi's body deep underground. After cleaning up the traces he left in the yard, Tang Cheng, wearing a Japanese military uniform, climbed up the wall again and left the yard.

From the moment Tang Cheng put on this Japanese military uniform, the identity card he drew from the system for the second time has taken effect. Within 24 hours from now, he will be Second Lieutenant Masaichi Ono. The identity card that Tang Cheng drew from the system for the second time was only valid for 24 hours. Before Tang Cheng made this action plan, he had already deduced it repeatedly and found that 24 hours was enough. Leaving Tangcheng in the courtyard, he returned to the same street as before, and then walked slowly towards the direction of the Japanese military dock.

Tang Cheng chose Ono Masaichi mainly because this guy is a taciturn person, so even if Tang Cheng didn't know other things about Ono Masaichi, the flaws would not be exposed soon. Relying on his face that was hard to distinguish from fake and the military uniform on his body, Tang Cheng, who was driving slowly, successfully passed the sentry outside the Japanese military dock and finally entered the Japanese military dock control area. According to the intelligence provided by Hans previously, Ono had been living in the officer's dormitory at the dock since he was transferred to Shanghai, and he was the only officer living at the dock.

Tang Cheng, who pretended to be a little drunk, did not return to his residence immediately after entering the dock control area. Instead, he wandered around the dock casually. The patrolling soldiers and officers they met along the way saw that it was Ono Masaichi, an unsociable guy, and they just nodded, but showed no intention of chatting. Tang Cheng was secretly happy when he saw this, which actually made his activities more convenient. Before it got dark, Tang Cheng finally walked through the entire Japanese dock. Even if he closed his eyes now, he could tell all the situations on the dock.

The night guard on the Japanese dock was divided into two shifts: front and rear. Tangcheng needed to be on duty in the latter night, that is, from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. On the way back to his residence, Tang Cheng met the messenger and got the order notice from the messenger to adjust the sentry tonight. The team commanded by Ono Masaichi was originally divided into three and served as a mobile patrol post. However, according to the order notice he just received, the team he commanded was changed from mobile patrol to fixed duty.

According to the number of the duty cargo area in the order notice, Tang Cheng, who was originally thinking about how to approach the ammunition warehouse, couldn't help but secretly laugh. This was really a pillow just after dozing off! The cargo area that Tang Cheng needs to guard tonight is not far from the ammunition warehouse at the dock. According to the location and route in Tang Cheng's memory, the distance between the two places is only more than a hundred meters. Tang Cheng, who was in a good mood, had been rehearsing tonight's action steps in his mind. When it was time to take up the post, Tang Cheng, who was well prepared, left his residence to meet with his soldiers.

Perhaps these soldiers have long been accustomed to Ono Masaichi's reticence. After Tang Cheng handed over the order notice to a sergeant, others quickly learned about the change in the order tonight. After the mobile patrol is changed to fixed-point duty, they can take turns to rest, because there are not so many people at the sentry point, which is why the Japanese troops on the dock like to be on fixed-point duty. Tang Cheng still walked at the end of the team with a straight face. Under his signal, the team's personnel arrangements for tonight were completed by the sergeant who had just read out the order notice.

At three o'clock in the morning, after checking the sentry, Tang Cheng excused himself to pee, separated from the others, and quickly disappeared into the night. A few minutes later, Tang Cheng, dressed in black, appeared behind the cargo box on the east side of the ammunition warehouse on the dock. Compared with other cargo areas on the dock, the ammunition warehouse was obviously heavily guarded, and patrols appeared from time to time. After observing quietly for a while, Tang Cheng took advantage of the gap between the two patrols and ran quickly, quickly shortening the distance between himself and the ammunition warehouse to less than 40 meters.

For a distance of 40 meters, if you are an athlete who has practiced sprinting for a long time, you may be able to run this distance in just a few breaths. But this is not a competition ground. This is a heavily guarded military restricted area. If Tangcheng wants to pass this distance smoothly, it must be careful. After a few breaths, Tang Cheng, who was lying on the ground like a gecko, finally waited for an opportunity. Seeing the sentry on the watchtower lowering his head and lighting a cigarette, Tang Cheng quickly ran forward again and finally touched the ammunition. Outside the warehouse wall.

Tang Cheng, who could touch the wall of the ammunition warehouse with his hand, felt relaxed and immediately took out all the contents of his equipment bag. Then he used the collection function of the portable equipment bag to instantly create a hole on the outer wall of the ammunition depot that was large enough for him to enter and exit. Tang Cheng followed the entrance of the hole into the ammunition depot. Although the lights were on, Tang Cheng did not hear any noise, which meant that there was no one in the ammunition depot at night.

Tang Cheng immediately turned around and used the wall bricks he collected from his equipment bag to seal the opening as it was. As long as the patrolling Japanese troops outside the ammunition warehouse didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to find an extra entrance and exit passage on the wall of the ammunition warehouse. After sealing the entrance to the cave, Tang Cheng turned around. All he saw were large and small ammunition boxes. He was secretly delighted without any hesitation. He immediately took out his short knife and started to pry open the suspicious-looking boxes, hoping to find what he wanted. thing.