The direct action team became an instant success, allowing people in the military command headquarters to see Tang Cheng's capabilities again, and at the same time, it also made those who wanted to hide and watch the joke feel resentful. "Tang, didn't you tell me that you wanted to sever all ties with the military? Why did you start helping them again?" Hans, who had been thinking about going to northern Myanmar, came to the door and opened his mouth. Just full of complaints. Tang Cheng just smiled slightly when he heard this. He knew that not only Hans was full of doubts, but even his family members couldn't figure it out.
"Can't you see clearly the current situation in the city? Even though Uncle Zhang seems to be highly valued by the bureau, he has now been assigned to the General Affairs and Logistics Department! There are several families in our family together. With a family of ten people, relying on Uncle Zhang alone to support them, it is inevitable that someone will come to knock on the autumn wind! Do you remember the last time, the attack on Zhongtong's plainclothes in a nearby street? I always felt that someone from Zhongtong was nearby, and that was a test by them. , when I was still commanding the search team, they didn’t dare to show up near the small streets!”
Naturally, Tang Cheng’s true purpose cannot be told to Hans, but what Tang Cheng is saying now does not sound unreasonable. Hans is not brainless. As long as he carefully considers what Tang Cheng said just now, he will understand the truth behind it. "The relationship between me and the military commander is just an employment relationship. Strictly speaking, I am the only person in the direct action team who is not a member of the military commander." The best lie must be true or false to be convincing, what Tang Cheng is saying now These are the real parts.
Having been with Tang Cheng for so long, how could Hans not know Tang Cheng's character? Once Tang Cheng made a decision, it would be difficult to change it. However, Hans thought carefully about what Tang Cheng said just now. If their family wanted to establish a foothold in Chongqing, it would be absolutely impossible without sufficient background and ability. Tangcheng had just taken care of Hans, and Zhang Jianghe came to the door again after getting off work. However, Zhang Jianghe did not come to cause trouble to Tangcheng, but brought the bounty given by the military commander to the direct action team.
Tang Cheng had already experienced the generosity of military commanders, so instead of being polite to Zhang Jianghe, he happily accepted the bounty. "Uncle, I may have another operation here tomorrow. If possible, I'll lend you two torturers!" After putting the bounty into the drawer, Tang Cheng deliberately revealed a piece of news to Zhang Jianghe. "My informant is eyeing a bookstore in the east of the city. According to him, that bookstore looks a bit suspicious. The owner of the bookstore is actually a woman!"
The female bookstore owner that Tang Cheng was talking about was Yan Fang who was rescued by him that day. If he hadn't known that Zhang Jianghe had been to that bookstore, Tang Cheng would never have disclosed this news to Zhang Jianghe. Sure enough, after hearing the words "female bookstore owner", Zhang Jianghe's expression paused for a moment. Although he concealed it very well afterwards, Tang Cheng still saw that Zhang Jianghe was a little absent-minded. Facing Hans' probing eyes, Tang Cheng just shook his head slightly, and then looked at Zhang Jianghe again.
"Uncle, don't worry about borrowing people. I'm not sure about the situation of that bookstore yet! You know my habit of taking action. If I don't go to see it with my own eyes, I would rather give up! There are more and more people in the city. Many of them have big backgrounds. If we arrest the wrong person, we will be in big trouble!" Tang Cheng deliberately changed the topic. Zhang Jianghe also came to his senses at this time, and there was no trace of that in his expression. Any flaws. At this time, Hans also had an epiphany in his heart. When he looked at Zhang Jianghe again, his eyes were already more inquisitive.
Hans's look showed that he could clearly hear the hidden meaning in Tang Cheng's words, but he did not reveal it. He just glanced back and forth between Tang Cheng and Zhang Jianghe with a half-smile. Tang Cheng didn't care whether Hans had seen through Zhang Jianghe's hidden identity. Since the last time he had a long talk with Hans, Tang Cheng had regarded Hans as one of his own. There were some things that Tang Cheng had decided to tell Man Ma'an to. Hans. "It's good to take it easy! It's not good to cause unnecessary trouble! The Bureau has been under a lot of pressure recently!"
After hearing Tang Cheng's words that he would not take action for the time being, Zhang Jianghe came to his senses and immediately echoed his words. Little did he know that Hans felt that Zhang Jianghe was full of flaws even more because of his words. After Zhang Jiang and Ji Ji left, Hans immediately looked at Tang Cheng impatiently, "Tang, this uncle of yours has a problem. Did you already know about it?" Faced with Hans' inquiry, Tang Cheng just said lightly. He nodded lightly and did not make excuses to fool the other party.
"Indeed! Uncle Zhang does have other identities!" Tang Cheng, who lit a cigarette for himself, simply told Hans the truth. "As early as when I was in Nanjing, I had already guessed that Uncle Zhang had other identities! For this reason, I also secretly investigated him, and finally came to the conclusion that he might be from northern Shaanxi!" Even in the face of Han Si, Tangcheng still didn't say that sensitive word, but vaguely replaced it with "Northern Shaanxi". Hans, who has been engaged in intelligence trading in Shanghai for a long time, how could he not have contact with people from the Shanghai underground party organization, so he understood it immediately.
Seeing the shock on Hans's face, Tang Cheng helplessly stretched out his hand and scratched his head, "Don't look at me with this expression! When my father was still alive, I had the best relationship with Uncle Zhang. I used to doubt him , maybe my father is also one of them!" Tang Cheng's words shocked Hans even more. He knew that Tang Cheng was very popular with the military commander, and he even took his family to visit the Nan'an Villa twice. Moreover, the confidant next to the chairman's wife was a distant relative of Tang's mother. How could he not be shocked that a person with such a background was related to northern Shaanxi.
Seeing that Hans was starting to feel a little restless, Tang Cheng grinned and said, "When I first came to this conclusion, I couldn't sleep all night long! At that time, my father had already passed away, and my younger brothers and sisters at home It's so small, if I can't bear it, the Tang family will fall! All the hopes of the whole family are on me, and the pressure is almost too much for me to bear! Therefore, I have to find an opportunity to cooperate with the military commander Because of the relationship, the cooperation between me and the military commander came about!"
"The first time we met in Shanghai was when Uncle Zhang went to Shanghai and was ambushed and was seriously injured and fell into a coma. Is there no one else available, military commander? No, I went to Shanghai because I volunteered to go there. Tang If the family wants to settle down, they must let others see the role of the Tang family. Even if it is just a role of being used, it must be better than others! Fortunately, I won the bet, so I went to Shanghai again later! "
"If it weren't for the fact that I was ruthless and in line with the wishes of the upper echelons of the military, how could they have allowed me to take my family down to Chongqing! I am just a young boy, but when I came down to Chongqing, I could easily pull up an action team. , and can still fight against the Chongqing Branch of the Military Command, do you think this is possible?" What Tang Cheng is saying now sounds like he is complaining to Hans, but in fact, Tang Cheng is telling Hans something so that he can Hans should not have any expectations of military commanders.
"After guessing Uncle Zhang's hidden identity, I was very worried that he would be discovered by the people at the military command headquarters, so when my family left Nanjing, I tried my best to persuade him to go south to Chongqing. At that time, the people at the Chongqing station were not convinced by him. There were also rumors that important departments of the government were about to go south to Chongqing, so I took advantage of the situation and proposed to form a search team, and invited Uncle Zhang to serve as the military commander in the newly formed search team. I thought at that time, it would be best to keep Uncle Zhang Stay around and the chances of him being exposed will be much smaller.”
"It's a pity that I still underestimated the persistence of people like them! After the formation of the search team, things became prosperous. I relied on the support of the upper echelons of the military command and even had many conflicts with the central commander. But Zhang But my uncle never gave up and got in touch with his superiors. The tavern diagonally opposite the intersection of the small street is one of their contact points. I have confirmed this." When Tangcheng mentioned the tavern in his words , Hans jumped up from his chair with a sound, and he went to the tavern to kill time.
Seeing that Hans was about to speak, Tang Cheng spoke first, "Hans, I'm not telling you this just because I believe you! More importantly, these things have been on my mind. I'm going crazy! I'm telling you this because I want to find someone to help me share this pressure. And I want you to know that our escape route is not only northern Myanmar, but Uncle Zhang is our other one. A way out.”
"You mean, we have to bet on both sides? Chongqing and northern Shaanxi?" Hans, who is a Westerner, is best at speculation and how to maximize profits, so he immediately came to such a conclusion. But seeing Tang Cheng shaking his head, Hans immediately realized that he had guessed wrong.
"From the beginning, I never thought about hedging my bets!" Sure enough, Tang Cheng, who spoke, shook his head slightly. "I have always said that the relationship between me and the military commander is just intentional. I helped them hunt down the Japanese and puppet spies hiding in Chongqing, and the military commander paid me a bounty. I said Uncle Zhang is our other escape route because I From the very beginning, I was not optimistic about national affairs.”
"As I said just now, I admire people like Uncle Zhang very much, and I am willing to provide them with some help as long as it does not involve the safety of my family. But the prerequisite for providing help must be It will endanger my family, otherwise there is no need to discuss anything!" When the word help appeared in Tang Cheng's words, Hans suddenly realized that it turned out that Tang Cheng had specifically mentioned that bookstore before and deliberately revealed the information to Zhang Jianghe. In this way, the change in Zhang Jianghe's expression that I saw at that time was also because of that bookstore.
