The man in a short shirt who was shot in the back struggled to hold his hands on the ground while several passers-by looked on, trying to hold himself up. But just as he exerted his strength, a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth. The bubbles in the blood showed that his lungs had been penetrated by bullets. This scene was clearly seen by Tang Cheng, but he did not shoot again because he knew that the man in the short shirt had serious lung injuries and it was obvious that he would not survive long.
Ma Liancheng, who was walking in front, had already noticed the commotion behind him. However, he did not stop to watch the development of the situation. Instead, he continued walking forward and then turned into the street where Buzhuang was located. Tang Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief after watching Ma Liancheng disappear into the street ahead, mingling with the crowd. After all, the other party is a member of the military commander, so he can be regarded as helping. As for the rest, there is nothing he can do.
Before the patrol arrived, Tang Cheng left quietly. Once the concession patrol blocked this place due to a murder, everyone who appeared here might be questioned and investigated by the patrol. Tang Cheng entered another street in the opposite direction and faced several men in suits coming from the opposite direction. Tang Cheng passed them by as if nothing had happened. Half an hour later, Tang Cheng walked into Hans's restaurant with large and small bags in his hands. Hans couldn't help but laugh when he saw Tang Cheng's shopping spree.
However, Tang Cheng didn't care about Hans's ridicule and joking. He just placed those things on the sofa, then dragged a chair and sat down opposite Hans. "What do you know! After all, I'm here for a trip to Shanghai, and I'm leaving soon. Why don't I buy some gifts for my family and friends!" Tang Cheng's words made Hans secretly curl his lips, thinking that his men would be leaving soon. The few boxes I brought back from the apartment house were all filled with insignificant things. Who can buy so many gifts?
"The concession is too chaotic now. I just went shopping and saw people chasing and arresting people on the street, and some people shot!" Tang Cheng said while reaching for the cigarettes and lighters on the table, speaking slowly Lighted a cigarette for myself. "I asked you to go to Chongqing with me earlier. How are you thinking about it? I think Shanghai is about to be disrupted. It may not be a good thing to stay here." There are some things that Tang Cheng can't tell Han Siming. Can remind the other person in a roundabout way.
Hans is old and cunning, but he does not retain the memory of later generations like Tang Cheng, so it is impossible to know that when the Japanese army takes full control of Shanghai in the future, the good days of big-nosed foreigners in Shanghai will be over. "Japan and Germany have a private agreement. When necessary, I will reveal my German identity to them. I believe the Japanese do not dare to do anything to me, a German." Hans seemed confident, but Tangcheng was not optimistic about Hans's plans. idea.
"Then you have to think carefully! You are from the German intelligence department, and the German consulate in Nanjing may not know your identity. I guess the first thing the Japanese army will do when they take full control of Shanghai is to control public opinion and external information channels. Once They control the public opinion channels in Shanghai. They say that if you are a resistance element, then you are a resistance element. It will be a game between countries. Is it possible that your German government will fall out with Japan for a small role like you? game?"
Tang Cheng's words sounded a bit heartbreaking, but Hans did not get angry because of it. He just looked at Tang Cheng with suspicion, wondering why Tang Cheng persuaded him to go south to Chongqing again and again. "Don't look at me like that. I have no interest in you, a guy who has fallen into the eyes of money!" Tang Cheng shook the ashes from his cigarette and looked at Hans with a smile. "I'm fighting for your family's injustice! Especially those children in your family!"
Hans's expression finally changed because of Tang Cheng's words. He willingly handed over his family to Tang Cheng to take care of him, just because he was worried about the instability of Shanghai. What Tang Cheng said just now touched the softest part of Hans' heart. For a moment, he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. After a while, Hans said with a dejected look, "I also want to be with them, but you also know that I am from the intelligence department. Who knows if someone is watching me secretly!"
Hans's worries are not unreasonable. People like him who have been engaged in intelligence work for a long time sometimes even dare not believe 100% of their own family members. "You're stupid! It's not like there are no foreigners living in a place like Chongqing. The worst you can do is change your name! Don't you still have an American identity? If there's a car accident or fire in Shanghai, you can just fake your death quietly and leave. . Or gain weight and grow a beard, change your hairstyle, and after living in the United States for a few years, who knows you are a member of the German intelligence service!"
The advice given by Tang Cheng made Hans look at him with suspicion. He couldn't imagine how the boy in front of him could speak so easily. After watching too many movies and TV series in Tangcheng, there are too many ways to change one's identity, especially in this era where there are no irises and d's.
a way to check identity. "What do you think I'm doing? Is what I said wrong? As long as you want to leave here, you can definitely think of a suitable way!" Hans's silence made Tang Cheng a little dissatisfied, so he looked at it with disdain To Hans.
"What you said is simple! I can leave on my own, but what about these people under me? The longest among them has been with me for seven or eight years!" Hans said helplessly, Tang Cheng felt that what Hans was saying now was the main reason why he was reluctant to leave Shanghai. Tang Cheng could help Hans go south to Chongqing to hide his whereabouts, but if he also took away those people under Hans, Tang Cheng would not be that capable, so he did not continue to persuade Hans.
"It's your own business anyway, you can make up your own mind! I have the address I left for you. As long as you are willing to come to Chongqing, I can guarantee your safety until the day the war ends." Tang Cheng habitually said Knocking on the table with his knuckles, Hans, who was familiar with him, knew that what he just said was a promise made by Tang Cheng to him. "When I leave Shanghai this time, I may never have the chance to come here again. There are some things you must plan for yourself in advance!"
When Tang Cheng came to Hans' place, he didn't think about leaving. During lunch, one of Hans's men called and passed on a piece of news that he had just found out. "Something happened in the concession today!" Hans put down the phone and told Tangcheng some bad news. "Just a quarter of an hour ago, the plainclothes action team of the Special High School broke into a military contact point in the concession. My people said that the scene was quite intense at that time. The Special High School was pretty good here, but they cracked it. Several people died at the military unified contact point."
Tang Cheng frowned when he heard this. After putting down the chopsticks in his hands, Tang Cheng lit a cigarette for himself. Hans and Tang Cheng were old friends. Seeing Tang Cheng's appearance, he roughly guessed Tang Cheng's plan and immediately spoke out. "The British ship I found for you will leave Shanghai in less than five hours! If you are going to cause trouble with the Special High School, you may not be able to board the ship on time. You have to think about it yourself. This is Shanghai, the place with the most intelligence personnel in China, and you can’t save them!"
Hans's last sentence didn't originally mean this, but when the words came to his lips, Hans temporarily changed it to another sentence. "I know what you mean! But I just can't accept it!" Hans's men were on the phone and also told the location of the incident. Tang Cheng knew as soon as he heard it that it was the street where the cloth store was located. He kindly tried to help, but still couldn't help the military commanders in Buzhuang. Naturally, Tang Cheng couldn't accept it.
After Hans's continuous persuasion, Tang Cheng could only tell the whole story. Only then did Hans know that the military contact point that was cracked by the Special High School had actually been helped by Tang Cheng once. "Tang, I personally feel that this may be what you say in Chinese proverb, even God won't help. Of course it is right for you to help them, but you can't help them forever! People who work in intelligence work pay attention to being careful. Be cautious, especially intelligence personnel operating in enemy-occupied areas, you must be more careful."
Hans is considered a senior intelligence officer. He has been able to lurk in Shanghai for so many years without revealing any flaws. This is precisely because Hans is cautious in doing things. Tangcheng also knew that the middle-aged man who came out of the cloth village was probably not a front-line member of the Shanghai Station, but this man was a member of the military command after all. If he was arrested by the Special High School, he would have taken it from the alley. The things that were taken away may have also fallen into the hands of the special high school.
Tang Cheng now regrets a little, regretting that he did not catch up with the middle-aged man and intercept the things he took from the alley. But it's too late to say this now. Just like what Hans said just now, if I go out to save people now, let alone whether I can save those people, even if I can succeed, maybe I won't be able to save them by then. How to successfully board the ship and leave Shanghai.
After thinking about it secretly in his heart, Tang Cheng took a long breath, calmed down and thought about it carefully, there was not much he could do. Seeing that Tang Cheng's expression was obviously relaxed, Hans, who had been staring at him, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Tang Cheng had listened to his persuasion. Tang Cheng stayed in Hans's restaurant until it was time for dinner, and Hans personally drove Tang Cheng to the dock to board the ship.
"Okay! Just send it here! Remember what I told you, if the situation is not right, you should go south immediately and come to Chongqing to find me!" After spending a few banknotes in exchange for the crew to help him carry his luggage, Tangcheng He refused Hans's move to send him to the ship. Tang Cheng stood on the deck of the cruise ship and waved goodbye to Hans on the dock. A few minutes later, the cruise ship slowly left the dock. However, Tang Cheng on the deck saw that Hans was still standing on the dock and did not leave.