The news that the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to investigate came from the Military Police Headquarters. Unfortunately, Tang Cheng stayed in Hongkou District for three days and did not hear the news that people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had arrived in Shanghai. Is it just fake news? Tang Cheng was full of doubts. He heard the whole news from two military police officers in the izakaya. The Military Police Headquarters is located on the ground. Even if the Ministry of Internal Affairs sends people to Shanghai, they will inevitably contact the Military Police Headquarters first. Therefore, Tangcheng judges that this news may not be false news.
It's a pity that Tang Cheng has no way to leave Hongkou District now, otherwise he would use other channels to verify the authenticity of the entire news. Two days passed quickly, and everything was still calm in Hongkou District, but Tang Cheng discovered that someone had been secretly following him since yesterday. Is it possible that people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have already come to Shanghai? Tang Cheng, who was walking on the street, did not look back, but the corners of his mouth slowly tilted up, and a strange smile appeared on his face.
That day in the restaurant of Xinya Hotel, I was one of the few people who was questioned twice. If people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs come to Shanghai to investigate the incident, I will be one of the targets of their investigation, so if someone is following me, it already explains the problem. With an idea in his mind, Tang Cheng simply relaxed and wandered around Hongkou District. However, Tangcheng is not about wandering around aimlessly. Tangcheng has visited all the few antique shops in Hongkou District.
Most of the antique shops run by Japanese are filled with miscellaneous items. Although the store is full of things, there are not many that are actually valuable. Because someone was following him behind him, Tang Cheng could only pretend to be fake and spent money to buy several jade ornaments one after another, which confirmed his identity as an antique broker. It's just that the show can't be half done. After Tang Cheng returned to the hotel with the jade ornaments he bought, he immediately went to find those familiar Japanese businessmen. After some talk, Tang Cheng sold all the jade ornaments to These Japanese businessmen.
Afterwards, Tang Cheng returned to the hotel room, carefully thinking about his experience today and confirming that he had no flaws today. Tang Cheng then lit a cigarette and began to think about the fact that he was being followed. In fact, Tang Cheng didn't know that the person following him was not from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but from the Shanghai Special High School. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Japan is going to send people to Shanghai to investigate the theft of the New Asia Hotel. This news was also deliberately spread by Shanghai High School.
Since a large number of guests moved out of the New Asia Hotel, Shanghai Special High School has teamed up with several other intelligence agencies to conduct follow-up investigations on those hotel guests they found suspicious. Tang Cheng was just one of the many targets being followed, and what Tang Cheng didn't know even more was that not long after he returned to the hotel room, the Japanese businessmen who had bought jade ornaments from him had been invited. Gendarmerie Headquarters. The Japanese businessmen who were forcibly pulled into the car and brought to the Military Police Headquarters were frightened to death. When they were forced to bring the jade ornaments and wood carvings, they mistakenly thought that there was something wrong with the things Tangcheng sold them.
But they never expected that the Special High School had already brought two pawnbrokers from the concession, in order to identify the jade and wood carvings they brought. After identification by the two pawnbrokers, the items sold by Tangcheng to these Japanese businessmen were not fakes, but they were not high-quality goods either. Unable to find any flaw, the extra-high-level class asked these Japanese businessmen carefully about the process of their contact with Tangcheng and about their drinking that night.
These Japanese businessmen carefully answered each other's questions one by one, but their answers were obviously not what the other party wanted. "It seems that there is nothing wrong with this antique broker! According to all the information we have at hand, this person is just an ordinary broker." Based on the explanations of these Japanese businessmen, the special high school quickly obtained They concluded that Tang Cheng was just an ordinary person.
Moreover, when Colonel Takada lost his property that night, Tang Cheng and others gathered together to drink. Drinking was not Tang Cheng's idea. The preparations made by Tang Cheng in advance finally showed their effect, and the Extra-High School did not find any flaws in Tang Cheng. When it was time for dinner, Tang Cheng left the hotel, found a random place to have dinner, and then started wandering around Hongkou District. Several plainclothes officers sent by the Special High School Division to follow Tangcheng had already received an order to give up the pursuit at noon.
Therefore, after Tang Cheng walked out of a street after eating and drinking, he did not find anyone following him. Tang Cheng, who was confused, couldn't figure out the reason. He suddenly lost interest and unknowingly transferred to the checkpoint near the concession. The Japanese military police at the checkpoint still strictly inspected those who passed the checkpoint, but they did not limit the number of people who could pass the checkpoint. When Tang Cheng turned around to leave, a black car was driving from the direction of the concession. Tang Cheng, who had left earlier, did not see the familiar face sitting in the car.
After the black car passed the Japanese military police inspection at the checkpoint, it immediately drove into Hongkou District. Xie Dachun, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, turned around and looked at the checkpoint behind him with lingering fear. "Don't look back!" Xu Huanshan, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, shouted in a low voice, "This is Hongkou District, we have to be careful with every move we make! If you look back at the level so clearly, be careful that plainclothes will spot you!" Xu Huanshan's reminder made Xie Dachun, who was already nervous, even more nervous.
Fortunately, they were all in the car, and Xie Dachun's stiff body and nervous expression were not seen. This is not the first time Xu Huanshan has come to Hongkou District. They went to Tianjin before and successfully completed the task of purchasing bulk supplies. He came to Shanghai this time for an industrial lathe. Xie Dachun, who looked nervous at the moment, was a senior technician who came to Shanghai from the base area to inspect the lathe. Xu Huanshan had assistants who knew everything about his previous operations in enemy-occupied areas, but this was his first time taking an outsider like Xie Dachun on a mission.
The person who contacted Xu Huanshan and the others was a Swedish businessman named Claude. This lathe, which was 60% new, was originally from Sweden. Before coming to Hongkou District, Xu Huanshan had already inspected the lathe with Xie Dachun. The next step was to discuss the price of the lathe and then if there were any transportation issues. According to Xu Huanshan's idea, he planned to split the lathe into parts in Shanghai, and then use special channels to transport the lathe parts out of Shanghai bit by bit.
But after Xie Dachun saw the Swedish lathe, he found that the core part of the lathe could not be disassembled at all. If it was forcibly disassembled and reassembled, it would only reduce the working efficiency of the lathe. The car drove slowly through several streets and finally stopped outside a small courtyard. The owner of this courtyard was a member of the Anti-War Alliance, so Xu Huanshan and the others were safe living here. "Thank you, Master. I'm just going to negotiate the price tomorrow, so you don't have to go! Just wait here. If everything goes well, I will send someone to escort you out of Shanghai the day after tomorrow."
Xie Dachun is an unstable factor. Xu Huanshan plans to negotiate the price of the lathe first, then send Xie Dachun away in advance, and then stay in Shanghai to solve the transportation problem of the lathe. Xie Dachun had no experience in underground work, but he was not a fool. Naturally, he knew that Xu Huanshan arranged this for his own safety. "Lao Xu, don't worry, I will never go out tomorrow! But you have to be careful yourself, that Claude is not easy to deal with!"
Xu Huanshan did not take Xie Dachun's reminder to heart, because this Swede named Claude was also an old acquaintance of Xu Huanshan, and Claude had long known that Xu Huanshan was a member of the underground party. Claude is a businessman and he only cares about profit. As long as Xu Huanshan can pay, Claude doesn't care what Xu Huanshan uses the lathe for. Early the next morning, after Xu Huanshan told Xie Dachun, he took the driver to the concession. Tang Cheng also entered the concession at this time. He went to the concession to buy gifts for his family.
Tang Cheng's trip to Shanghai, careful calculation, has been almost a month. The things assigned by the bureau chief have been completed long ago. If it weren't for the things that happened later, Tang Cheng would have been sitting in his own backyard at this time. I spent time playing games with my two younger sisters. Tang Cheng, who has accumulated more than 30 lottery opportunities in the system, is also a little tired of dealing with Japanese spies all day long. Now that the Japanese have given up doubting themselves, Tang Cheng plans to stay for a few more days before returning. Went to Chongqing.
Tang Cheng spent a whole morning wandering around the concession. Not only did he spend a lot of money to buy sets of jewelry for his mother, sister and Zhou Hongzhuang, but he also bought beautiful clothes and shoes for his two sisters. "Get out of the way..." Tang Cheng, who was carrying large and small bags, was bumped by a tall man when he came out of the clothing store. Before Tang Cheng could react, the tall man ran past Tang Cheng. , and smoothly pushed away the two people in front of him.
If this were in Chongqing, Tangcheng would never be able to swallow this bad breath, but this is Shanghai, and there are spies and traitors working for the Japanese everywhere, so Tangcheng can only stand on the street and watch the tall man. Run further and further. Tangcheng was not the only passerby who was pushed by the tall man on the street. Before everyone could curse and express their anger, several men in black rushed into the crowd again and knocked over several passers-by who were full of complaints.
Tang Cheng had excellent eyesight and could see at a glance that one of the men in black had a pistol in his waist. So, he carried his things and stood calmly on the street. When these men in black walked away, cursing, Tang Cheng followed them from a distance, carrying his things. According to Tangcheng's experience, the scene just now looked like someone was being arrested. If these men in black with strong looks on their bodies were plainclothes spies, then that tall man who was panicking and making no choice but to take action would be someone from the military or central government, even if he was not an underground party member.
