The sudden explosion and the rising dust in the shop indeed attracted the attention of these Japanese and puppet agents, but their attention was immediately diverted by Tang Cheng's continuous shooting. Compared with the bearded man who had retreated into the shop, the Tang Cheng slave with accurate marksmanship was the biggest enemy of these Japanese and puppet spies. After Tang Cheng, who occupied the alley, successfully attracted the attention of these Japanese and puppet spies, his shooting speed slowed down.
A few minutes later, reinforcements from the Japanese and puppet agents finally arrived, but they could not pose a threat to Tang Cheng who occupied the alley for a while. Seeing that these Japanese and puppet agents who had arrived for reinforcements seemed to want to surround themselves, Tang Cheng simply retreated into the alley and followed the street wall directly to the roof of the nearby shop. The higher you stand, the farther you can see. Tangcheng, which has the advantage of terrain, calculates that time is almost up, and moves eastward along the roof, and then lies down on the spot.
Tang Cheng did not choose to leave immediately, but lay down on the spot. He also wanted to confirm whether the bearded man had left. Suddenly there was no sound of gunfire, and the Japanese and puppet spies at both ends of the street immediately took action. Under the leadership and urging of several old spies, they slowly approached the alley from both ends of the street. It took a few minutes to confirm that the gunman in the alley had left. The unwilling Japanese agents naturally went to the store where the explosion occurred, but found nothing.
Tang Cheng, who had been hiding on the roof after confirming with his own eyes that he had gained nothing from dancing all these days, quietly left. In the concession, Japanese military police began to check the IDs of passers-by again, and gang members also appeared in the streets and alleys. Tang Cheng, carrying the cooked food, could only go back to the New Asia Hotel. As expected, the atmosphere in Hongkou District has become a little tense again. Military police and police patrols can be seen everywhere outside the New Asia Hotel, but these have nothing to do with Tangcheng who has returned to the hotel.
When it was time for dinner, Tang Cheng did not choose to go out, but had dinner at the hotel restaurant. Perhaps it was God who helped him, but while Tang Cheng was having dinner alone, the three Japanese businessmen sitting next to him, who might have had too much to drink, actually talked about the news they had just learned. The voices of the three Japanese businessmen who were talking were actually not very loud, but Tang Cheng's hearing was far beyond ordinary people. Therefore, these three Japanese businessmen, who were all red in the face after drinking, did not realize what they were talking about, and were caught by Tang Cheng. I heard everything clearly.
gold? Hearing the words of interest, Tang Cheng's eyes narrowed and he immediately slowed down his eating speed. After listening secretly for a while, Tang Cheng had roughly figured out what the three Japanese businessmen sitting next to him were talking about. A Japanese colonel stationed in Peiping applied for retirement due to physical reasons. This was originally a very common thing. However, someone around this Japanese colonel spread the news that this Japanese colonel who retired due to injury actually had no need to retire at all.
He retired from the army in the name of injury, and his purpose was just for convenience to transport a batch of gold antiques he had collected over the years back to Japan. As soon as the news came out, everyone thought it was just a rumor at first, but someone secretly conducted an investigation and confirmed that the rumor was not without origin. However, because of the background of the Japanese colonel who applied for retirement, those who knew the inside story did not dare to take action against the Japanese colonel.
But now, the news was known to the three Japanese businessmen sitting next to him. The thinking mode of businessmen is different from that of ordinary people. As long as it is profitable, businessmen will follow you like flies. These three businessmen also seemed to know that the Japanese colonel had a strong background, so they did not dare to take advantage of the Japanese colonel. But what they are talking about now is how to establish a relationship with the Japanese colonel first, and then through this Japanese colonel who is coming to Shanghai, get to know some Japanese officers who are also stationed in Peiping.
Tang Cheng was not interested in the follow-up plans mentioned by these three Japanese businessmen at all, but he was interested in the Japanese commander who was about to go south to Shanghai. When most Japanese came to China, they came empty-handed. Therefore, when they returned to Japan, everything they brought with them should belong to China. This is what Tangcheng thought in his heart. Having already learned the name of the Japanese commander from the conversation between the three Japanese businessmen sitting next to him, Tang Cheng hastily ended the dinner, got up and left the hotel restaurant.
According to the three Japanese businessmen, the Japanese commander, who was preparing to leave China with gold antiques, should arrive in Shanghai three days later, stay briefly, and then leave Shanghai on a warship. Moreover, Tangcheng also figured out that the Japanese commander was planning to take a boat from Tianjin to Shanghai, which gave Tangcheng more space and opportunities to display his talents. Tangcheng was not familiar with Tianjin, so he chose to wait in Shanghai for the arrival of his target.
Three days passed quickly. Tang Cheng got up early in the morning to make breakfast and came to the pier early. Ships coming to Shanghai from Tianjin, whether they are merchant ships or cargo ships, have a fixed arrival time. Time passed minute by second as Tang Cheng waited. Finally, when the ship docked, Tang Cheng, who was mixed in the crowd, carefully watched every passenger who got off the ship. Sure enough, just as Tang Cheng had expected, the target did not get off the ship.
During the three days of waiting for the target to appear, Tang Cheng had been repeatedly deducing the action steps, and he also thought that although the target was a retired colonel, he had a backing and might take a warship south to Shanghai. Tang Cheng came to the dock early this morning. To be honest, he didn't expect to wait for his target here. Tang Cheng would rather waste his time here just to verify his speculation. Now it seems that his judgment was not wrong.
An hour later, Tang Cheng returned to Xinya Hotel. The hotel waiter, who had already been bribed by him with money, brought good news to Tang Cheng. The goal is indeed to go south to Shanghai on a warship, but the target does not belong to the same troop sequence as the Japanese army in Shanghai. Therefore, the goal of going south to Shanghai still chooses to stay at the New Asia Hotel. The hotel waiter told Tang Cheng that although the Japanese commander named Takada had taken off his military uniform, he was accompanied by more than a dozen guards. He looked like an elite veteran.
The hotel waiter also found out what Tang Cheng wanted to know most. When Colonel Takada took his people to check into the New Asia Hotel, each of them brought a suitcase with them, but the size of the suitcase seemed a little wrong. No one knows, no one knows how many gold antiques Colonel Takada wants to bring back to Japan, but according to Tang Cheng's judgment, they only carry a dozen suitcases with them, which obviously cannot contain much.
However, according to the last piece of information revealed by the hotel waiter, after Colonel Takada and his party checked into the hotel, Colonel Takada only took two people out of the hotel, and everyone else stayed in the room without going out. The last piece of news revealed by the hotel waiter made Tang Cheng hesitate. If Colonel Takada was carrying only high-quality antiques, he would not need many suitcases. Tang Cheng casually took out another stack of banknotes and gave it to the hotel waiter, but did not ask for it and continued to stare at Colonel Takada and his party.
Tang Cheng's current identity is an antique broker who travels between China and Japan. Therefore, it is normal to learn that the rumored Colonel Takada has come to Shanghai and spend money to inquire about relevant news. But it would be a bit unreasonable if Tangcheng still found someone to keep an eye on the target after the other party had already checked into the Xinya Hotel. Afterwards, Tang Cheng returned to the room and began to rethink the course of action. It was absolutely impossible to do it in the Xinya Hotel first.
Not to mention the dozen or so people on the other side, there was no way for Tang Cheng to take those dozen suitcases out of the hotel safely. Especially what the other party wants to bring back to Japan are gold antiques. Even if there are not many items, the weight will not be less than the maximum capacity of Tangcheng's carry-on equipment bag. Tang Cheng, who was sitting in front of the window, had been thinking about countermeasures. Unknowingly, the sky had turned completely dark. Tang Cheng, who had been waiting to go downstairs for dinner, entered the hotel restaurant. He still didn't think of a safe solution!
However, Tang Cheng was not without gains in the hotel restaurant. At least he saw the rumored Colonel Takada in the restaurant. Many people in the hotel already knew about Colonel Takada, and it was the actions of these Japanese businessmen who went up to say hello one by one that allowed Tang Cheng to easily confirm who Colonel Takada was. Colonel Takada's face looked a little pale, and he would occasionally cough a few times while talking. This was in line with his excuse for retiring due to injury.
Tang Cheng did not keep staring at the target, because after he confirmed that the middle-aged man was Colonel Takada, he immediately locked the opponent with system skills. In other words, from now on, as long as he and Colonel Takada do not exceed the range of skill use, Tang Cheng will know the opponent's position clearly. Tang Cheng also took a long time to eat this dinner, because he wanted to confirm whether the dozen or so subordinates of Colonel Takada would come to the restaurant for dinner during their shifts. Facts have proved that Tang Cheng was right once again. The dozen or so guards of Colonel Takada were indeed coming to eat after changing shifts.
Compared with looking at the pale-faced Colonel Takada, Tang Cheng paid more attention to these guards. Just as the hotel waiter said, these guards of Colonel Takada looked like elite Japanese veterans at first glance. Calculating mentally but not intentionally, Tang Cheng was not worried about whether he could deal with these dozen elite guards. What he was most worried about now was how he could safely transport those suitcases out of the hotel. After dinner, Tang Cheng left the hotel and began to wander behind the Xinya Hotel under the cover of night.
