After handing over all the information and prisoners related to this case, Tang Cheng is now free and safe. As for what will happen to the Cao family in the east of the city, that is not something Tang Cheng can decide. After not returning to Tangcheng for many days, when he returned to the Tang family, he was first scolded by his mother and then lectured by his eldest sister Tang Juan. Fortunately, Zhou Hongzhuang and her two younger sisters showed their concern for Tang Cheng, otherwise Tang Cheng would have planned to move to the military camp.
"When are we going to start doing the thing you mentioned?" In the study room in the backyard of Tang's house, Tang Cheng and Hans sat opposite each other. There were some braised food and a few bottles of beer on the table between them. Tang Cheng has been busy investigating the attack on the bureau these days, and Hans has not been idle either. According to the information provided by Tang Cheng, he has been wandering around the south of the city for several days. The thing Hans asked about was related to a person who currently lives in the south of the city.
Tang Cheng did not speak immediately. Instead, he opened a bottle of beer and handed it to Hans before speaking. "Don't worry! I judge that this person is just here to stand in front and see the wind direction! People like them are doing intrigues all day long, so they naturally have to be careful when doing things. If we move this person now, then , the person hiding behind him will never show his face again." What Hans said, he has also lived in Shanghai for many years, so he has some understanding of what Tangcheng is talking about now.
The man Tang Cheng and Hans were talking about was named Zhang Xinquan, whom Tang Cheng discovered accidentally half a month ago. This man was from Nanjing, and the excuse for going south to Chongqing was to do business. But after this guy came to Chongqing, among all the people he came into contact with, , most of whom are in the government. Tangcheng would notice this person because Zhang Xinquan was actually in contact with someone from the military command, and he had the same idea as the Ding Mo Village. This Zhang Xinquan was obviously a speculator. Seeing that the Japanese seemed to be in trouble, he came to Chongqing to find connections, trying to give himself and the people behind him a reputation for abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side.
Tang Cheng looked down upon such people, but he looked down upon these speculators and was prepared to use their money to pay for their lives. Since ancient times, after winning a comeback, those in power have often made moves to eliminate the root causes in order to consolidate their position. These speculators who have taken refuge with the Japanese are worried that the government will come after them to blame them later, so now they can only use a fiduciary relationship to create an image of Wang Zuo who can endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. But the only one who can identify their Wang Zuo image is the government, so Zhang Xinquan appeared.
This Zhang Xinquan did not come to Chongqing alone, but the other two people who went south to Chongqing with him did not live with him in Nancheng. Naturally, Tangcheng could not ignore the other two people. Unfortunately, after these two guys went south to Chongqing, they turned into plainclothes agents of the Central Government. So now, Tang Cheng can only stare at Zhang Xinquan and wait for Zhang Xinquan to make further moves. "This is Chongqing, our home court. As long as he makes a move, I will know it immediately."
Tang Cheng's last words were meant to comfort Hans. Since Hans went south to Chongqing, he either went out to wander around or went fishing outside the city to relax. If he didn't find something to do, Tang Cheng was worried that Hans might Will go crazy with idleness. At noon on the third day, Hans called the military camp. Strange faces appeared in Zhang Xinquan's residence in the south of the city. Hans had never seen any of them. After the few strangers Hans mentioned left Zhang Xinquan's residence, the first two people who went south to Chongqing with Zhang Xinquan came to see Zhang Xinquan.
According to Hans's judgment, he felt that Zhang Xinquan was about to take action, otherwise his two companions who had already joined Zhongtong to work would never come to him at this time. After receiving the call, Tang Cheng immediately rushed to the south of the city to meet Hans. Hans, who had been staring at Zhang Xinquan's residence, said that the two plainclothes officers of the Central Government had not left Zhang Xinquan's residence yet. Tang Cheng, who was still a little unsure at first, realized that something was wrong.
Based on Zhang Xinquan's respective performances after they went south to Chongqing, Tangcheng concluded that Zhang Xinquan should be the one who made the decision among the three. But when Tang Cheng gently touched the back wall of Zhang Xinquan's residence and heard the arguing coming from the yard, he found that Zhang Xinquan seemed unable to suppress the other two people at all. After Tang Cheng squatted under the back wall and listened carefully for a while, he finally figured out the relationship between Zhang Xinquan and Zhang Xinquan. He knew that Zhang Xinquan and Zhang Xinquan came from two different forces. Zhang Xinquan represents the interests of senior officials in Wang's puppet government, while the other two represent the interests of the police system and the military in Wang's puppet government respectively.
The three people represented the interests of the three forces, which Tang Cheng had never thought of before. At this moment, Tang Cheng, who had figured out the other party's purpose from Zhang Xinquan's conversation, almost laughed out loud. After quietly leaving the back wall and rejoining Hans, Tang Cheng pulled Hans away without looking back. "Wait! Nanjing hopes that the national government will not come after them. Not only do they plan to send a political donation, but they also prepared a lot of information related to the Japanese. Now it depends on the national government. reaction."
When political donations were mentioned in Tangcheng discourse, Hans's interest obviously increased a lot. After staring at it for such a long time, his time and energy were finally not wasted. According to what Tang Cheng had just overheard, Zhang Xinquan had already sent the response from the government to Nanjing via radio. It should be half a month later when Nanjing responds and sends people to escort political donations and information south to Chongqing. Therefore, Tang Cheng and Hans, who want to seize this political donation, have to wait at least half a month.
Half a month was either long or short. Tang Cheng and Hans had been alternately observing Zhang Xinquan's every move. Unfortunately, just as Zhang Xinquan was waiting at the pier to pick up someone, Tang Cheng was also there. No fewer than three Japanese agents were discovered on the dock. Japanese and puppet spies will appear on the dock, and the only possibility is to pick people up. Under this extremely coincidental situation, Tang Cheng could only ask Hans to leave here first, and then send someone to keep an eye on the three Japanese spies.
The person Zhang Xinquan wanted to pick up collided with the person the Japanese and puppet agents wanted to pick up. It was impossible to take care of Tangcheng on both sides. In the end, he could only order to focus on the three Japanese and puppet agents. The people Zhang Xinquan picked up were a man and a woman. Looking at the rattan boxes carried by the man and the woman, Tang Cheng guessed that the boxes should contain the political donations and related information that Zhang Xinquan needed. But judging from the size of the box, it shouldn't be able to hold much. Could it be that the box contains gold?
Tang Cheng stood in front of the private room window of the teahouse and thought wildly. Zhao Dashan and others, pretending to be coolies, had discovered the three people who were contacted by Japanese and puppet spies. A simple-looking old man and a middle-aged woman, after they landed, they just exchanged a vague glance with one of the Japanese agents, then followed the other passengers and walked out of the pier minding their own business. Seeing the signal sent by Zhao Dashan, Tang Cheng came out of the teahouse. Dressed as a kid from a rich family, he followed his target from a distance.
Things seemed to be different from what Tang Cheng expected. The direction in which the man and woman that Zhang Xinquan met actually coincided with two suspicious targets. Tang Chengqi didn't think much about it at first, thinking it was just a coincidence. But when he saw these people checking into the same hotel, he realized that something was wrong. According to Tangcheng's past work style, as long as a Japanese spy lurking in Chongqing is discovered, once his identity and location are determined, the next step is to arrest him.
But this time, Tang Cheng was a little hesitant because he discovered that there seemed to be some connection between the man and woman Zhang Xinquan was dealing with and these Japanese and puppet spies. Tang Cheng, who was hesitant, could only arrange his personnel to keep an eye on the hotel, then returned to the military camp and informed Zhang Jianghe of the matter. "Are you sure that Zhang Xinquan was sent by Nanjing to carry out small operations?" After listening to Tang Cheng's story, Zhang Jianghe acted very calmly. He asked Zhang Xinquan first, but not the Japanese and puppet spies.
"I can 100% confirm Zhang Xinquan's identity! Yesterday at noon, I heard with my own ears the conversation between Zhang Xinquan and his two companions." Since he had planned to reveal Zhang Xinquan's situation to Zhang Jianghe, Tangcheng did not hide it. Without further ado, he simply told Zhang Jianghe how he discovered Zhang Xinquan and what he had been staring at Zhang Xinquan during this period. Wen Yan, Zhang Jianghe looked at Tang Cheng with a half-smiling expression, which made Tang Cheng a little confused.
"Boy, you are very courageous! You really think that you can do anything by relying on the military command! Those people in Nanjing are as weird as monkeys. Do you think that just Zhang Xinquan can really negotiate with the government on their behalf? When Dingmo Village contacted the government, they paid for four ships of supplies before they started talking to them. Based on the situation you just mentioned, how much gold can two rattan boxes hold? What the government needs now is supplies. , not gold.”
Zhang Jianghe's words were very rude, but Tang Cheng immediately stiffened up. Thinking about it carefully, Zhang Jianghe was right, and he had indeed taken it for granted. Perhaps seeing the disappointment in Tang Cheng's heart, Zhang Jianghe continued, "Those wallflowers in Nanjing are all deserving of beheading! At this time, they sent people to Chongqing to get in touch with the government. This shows that they I have begun to dislike the Japanese."
Zhang Jianghe's words made Tang Cheng frown slightly, because he had already heard that there was a strong hint in Zhang Jianghe's words. "You mean to directly arrest Zhang Xinquan and those people, and then report them to the police pretending not to know?" Tang Cheng's words happened to speak to Zhang Jianghe's mind, because he did not want Tang Cheng to be involved in matters related to Nanjing, so The best option is to capture the person and hand them over directly.
