"Have you heard? The warehouse that exploded on the dock is an important warehouse for storing arms and oil." That morning, what happened on the dock was already widely spread. Tang Cheng, who was sitting in the hotel restaurant having lunch, looked confused. Who said that only Chinese people like to join in the fun? The Japanese in the restaurant also don't like to join in the fun and gossip. Tang Cheng ate his lunch calmly, listening to the low-pitched discussions of the Japanese businessmen around him, and couldn't help but feel a burst of pride in his heart.
Tang Cheng, who was wreaking havoc on the dock, actually didn't know how big his achievements were last night. At this moment, when he heard the discussion of the Japanese businessmen in the restaurant, he realized that the supplies Shanghai Run had hoarded on the dock last night could be described as It was a heavy loss. Let’s not talk about the arms warehouse where the explosion occurred and the oil stored in the open air. Let’s talk about the first materials that caught fire in the fire scene. More than half of them were burned in one fire. Now not only the Military Police Headquarters and the Special High School Division have sent people to investigate the scene, but even the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters has also immediately sent people to Shanghai to investigate the matter.
Hearing the name of the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, Tangcheng knew at this moment that some of the materials hoarded by the Japanese army on the dock in Shanghai belonged to the North China Expeditionary Army. Tang Chengxin said it would be fun now! At the same time, he also thought about the possibility that if he continued to stay in Shanghai, would he have the opportunity to assassinate the so-called special envoy sent to Shanghai by the North China Expeditionary Army Command? The specifications and levels of the North China Expeditionary Force are higher than those of the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai, so the rank of this special envoy from the North China Expeditionary Army must not be low!
Tang Cheng, who had something on his mind, stopped eavesdropping on the whispered discussions of the Japanese businessmen around him until a group of military police appeared in the hotel lobby. What happened on the pier last night, a discerning person would know that someone was secretly sabotaging the scene. The Military Police Headquarters, which came to this conclusion, believed that the saboteurs had already left Hongkou District, or had left Shanghai as soon as possible. However, Tong Ganku believed that the saboteurs were probably still hiding in Shanghai, so they suggested launching a comprehensive search.
The Japanese military police who appeared in the hotel lobby at this moment came to Xinya Hotel to conduct identity checks on all hotel guests and staff. Tang Cheng had always carried the identity document he had used as an expatriate, and he had also met some Japanese businessmen who had just arrived in Shanghai in the hotel over the past two days. He now had a reliable identity and a good certifier. Just as Tang Cheng expected, the people eating in the restaurant passed the military police's interrogation smoothly, which naturally included Tang Cheng.
Everyone eating in the restaurant was strictly ordered by the military police not to leave the restaurant without any reason, so Tang Cheng ordered another pot of tea, sat at a table with several familiar Japanese businessmen, and whispered about what happened on the dock. Time passed slowly as Tang Cheng and the others chatted. They waited until the military police checked the IDs of everyone in the hotel and confirmed that no abnormalities were found before Tang Cheng and the others were allowed to leave the restaurant.
Tang Cheng is now pretending to be a Japanese expatriate. It is impossible for an ordinary Japanese expatriate to live in a place like the New Asia Hotel all the time, so Tang Cheng gave himself this false identity early on and thought of a career as an antique broker. Tang Cheng also bought himself a set of carving tools. When he has nothing to do, he always likes to hold a carving knife and a jade scrap, pretending to be studying jade carving. Craftsmanship is considered a low-level profession in China, but in Japan, it is highly praised.
Because Tang Cheng's fake identity is that of an antique broker, it still makes sense that his whereabouts are a little suspicious. After safely passing the military police inspection, Tang Cheng did not return to the room immediately. Instead, he left the hotel first and bought two packs of cigarettes in the shop across the street before returning to the hotel room. Tang Cheng walked out of the hotel under the pretense of buying cigarettes, not because he wanted to check the movements of the military police outside the hotel. He did this just to confirm whether there were any spies targeting him.
Tang Cheng, who didn't notice that there were agents watching outside the hotel, returned to the room, first took out the set of carving tools and placed them on the table, and then slowly walked to the window. With the help of the curtains, Tang Cheng stood sideways in front of the window, opened the triple eyepiece skill, and began to observe the situation outside the window. There were still patrolling military police passing by outside the New Asia Hotel from time to time, but these patrolling military police did not deliberately pay attention to the hotel. Tang Cheng, who was condescending, could clearly see the reactions of these patrolling military police.
Tang Cheng, who was finally relieved, immediately left the window and sat back at the table. The Japanese businessmen in the restaurant had whispered before, letting Tang Cheng know the results of last night's battle. However, looking at the movements of the Japanese army today, it seems that the damage to the dock was not as heavy as those Japanese businessmen said. Then do you want to go to the dock to set a fire? An idea suddenly came to Tang Cheng's mind, but he immediately gave up the idea.
From the first day Tang Cheng came into contact with the Japanese and puppet spies, he had been cautious. Even if the target was already certain, Tang Cheng was still cautious. He never looked down on any opponent. After thinking secretly for a moment, Tang Cheng opened his equipment bag and began to check his actual harvest last night. 15 kilograms of high explosives, hundreds of rounds of bullets, and a dozen grenades were the trophies that Tang Cheng brought out from the dock last night.
After loading all the empty magazines and magazine bridges, Tang Cheng carefully counted the remaining scattered bullets on one side. There were more than 120 scattered rifle and pistol bullets left. Tang Cheng, who had weapons and enough ammunition at hand, suddenly became confident. With these bullets, he could cause more trouble for the Japanese. When it was time to finish the meal, Tang Cheng, dressed in a suit, went out of the hotel to stroll around.
As before, there were many more military police and police patrolling in Hongkou District, but this time, neither the Military Police Headquarters nor Shanghai High School ordered the Hongkou District to be sealed off. There was just one thing. After leaving the street where Xinya Hotel was located, Tang Cheng immediately realized that there should be plainclothes spies among the passers-by on the street. Tang Cheng, who discovered the strangeness, did not react. He just continued to wander calmly. In order to confuse the hidden plainclothes agents, Tang Cheng also went to a Japanese trading house and ordered another set of engraving tools.
Tang Cheng's guess was correct. Neither the Military Police Headquarters nor the Shanghai Special Higher Education School ordered the Hongkou District to be sealed off. It's not that they don't want to do this, but because they don't have any specific clues or evidence that can prove that the attacker who caused chaos at the dock is currently hiding in Hongkou District. The previous complete blockades of Hongkou District have already caused complaints among the expatriates in Hongkou District, so this time, they plan to tighten the external restrictions and loosen the internal restrictions in Hongkou District.
At this moment, Tang Cheng, who was in Hongkou District, did not know that a large number of Japanese military police and plainclothes agents had entered the concession since the morning. According to the results of the discussions between the Military Police Headquarters and the Special High School Section, these Japanese military police and plainclothes agents divided the entire concession into several areas, and then concentrated their efforts to conduct household inspections in these areas one by one. Tangcheng didn't know that because of his actions last night, the resistance forces hidden in the concession were completely surrounded by the Japanese army and spy agencies.
But if Tang Cheng is given another chance to choose, he will still destroy the materials hoarded by the Japanese army at the dock like he did last night. War means bloodshed and sacrifice, both on the frontal battlefield and on the hidden front. If we simply consider the safety of some people and ask Tangcheng to give up last night's sabotage action, Tangcheng can only say that it can't do it. Tang Cheng's dinner was served at an izakaya. The reason why Tang Cheng came here was simple, because there were many Japanese officers coming in and out of this izakaya.
Tang Cheng, who has an excellent ear, is very adaptable to this messy environment. As long as the distance is no more than 20 meters, he can clearly hear the target's chat content if he concentrates. Tang Cheng had dinner until it was completely dark. Seeing more and more Japanese officers in the izakaya, Tang Cheng was worried that his secret would be exposed, so he had to pay and leave. Fortunately, Tang Cheng, who had been staying in the izakaya, still heard some sensitive content from the chatter of the Japanese officers around him.
According to them, the top brass of the Military Police Headquarters were furious. Many middle- and lower-level officers were scolded by their superiors today, and many of them were even slapped. The Special High School Department is also in a mess. Looking at the results of today's search of the concession, it seems that it did not meet the expectations of the Special High School Department. Generally speaking, the dock suffered heavy losses last night, the senior officials of the Military Police Headquarters were very angry, and the Special High School Department had no clue. Tang Cheng, who had found out this information, was still very proud. At least his efforts last night were not in vain.
With a proud look on his face, Tang Cheng returned to the hotel room. Before his butt was warm, there was a knock on the door of the room. Without any hesitation, Tang Cheng went over with a tea cup and opened the door. Outside the door stood a hotel staff member and two serious-looking military policemen. After learning that all guests in the hotel must undergo door-to-door investigation by the military police, Tang Cheng, who deliberately pretended to be confused, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with the previous investigation in the hotel restaurant, the door-to-door investigation by the military police seemed... A lot more detailed.
Of the two Japanese military police who entered the room, one asked about Tang Cheng, while the other secretly observed the situation in the room while checking Tang Cheng's ID. Tang Cheng only deliberately showed a little embarrassment, but this embarrassment was not panic or timidity, it was just a young man's natural reaction to the military police coming to his door. Faced with the military police's questioning, Tang Cheng did not show any flaws, but he still followed the military police's order and opened the suitcase placed under the bed for inspection.
