Chapter 1069: The Cheng family’s connections (please vote for me)

“Huajie is occupied by the Japanese, so Mr. Wang will naturally not choose to hold a meeting there.” Lu Daren took a puff of his cigarette and said calmly, “In the public concession, is there a safer place than Ding and Li?”

 “That’s true.” Cheng Qianfan nodded.

 The car is halfway through.

Humbling sound.

 There was a thunder in the sky, and without warning, heavy rain came.

“What a terrible weather.” Cheng Qianfan flicked the ashes in the ashtray and shook his head.

 It was indeed the route to Jisi Feier Road, and he felt completely relaxed.

 His identity is different.

Not to mention that he has the identity of Kentaro Miyazaki, but also the identity of Mr. Xiao Cheng of the French Concession. Basically, it is decided that even if No. 76 has some doubts about him, the most likely way to arrest him is From the Japanese side, to be precise, it is the Super High School.

Without him, 'Mr. Xiao Cheng' has a close relationship with Japan. Among other things, Cheng Qianfan's Jiujiu Trading is backed by many parties including Shanghai Extra High School, the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai and even the Military Police Headquarters. Although it was a secret, Cheng Qianfan believed that No. 76 would be able to find out the situation if he checked on him.

 Involving economy and money, it is even conceivable that Jiujiu business must involve smuggling, because only smuggling contraband is the most profitable.

 Therefore, No. 76 did not dare to take action against him without permission, because there were too many secretive matters involved in "Mr. Xiao Cheng".

In other words, even if No. 76 finds something, the smartest thing to do is to report it to Japan and let the Special High School Division secretly arrest him.

And if the Special High School Division arrests him, it will be even simpler. With a phone call from Sanbonjiro, Kentaro Miyazaki will obediently fall into the trap.

Therefore, after confirming that the destination of the vehicle was the direction of Jisi Feier Road, Cheng Qianfan finally let go of the last worry in his heart.

 This shows that, at least so far, he has not been suspected and he is safe.

 …

"What's going on?" Lu Daren asked with a frown.

Cheng Qianfan also looked ahead alertly. It was raining heavily. Through the windshield in front of the car, he could vaguely see a roadblock set up in front, and—

“Why are the Italians blocking the road?” Cheng Qianfan turned to ask Lu Daren.

 Luda Ren also frowned. When he came early in the morning, the road was still open.

At this moment, an agent got out of the car behind the palace, got out of the car, and ran over in the rain and knocked on the window to report.

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Cheng, the front door is closed. Please go around Kaina Road and enter through the back door."

“What’s going on with these Italian soldiers?” Cheng Qianfan asked casually.

 “I don’t know about this,” the agent said with a smile.

“Let’s go.” Lu Daren knocked on the back of the passenger seat.

 The vehicle turned around, turned onto Kaina Road, arrived at the intersection of Jisfield Road from the other side, and then went around to the back door of No. 76.

At the back door, there were agents wearing raincoats, lined up on both sides of the road, strictly checking the vehicles coming.

There was also a military truck parked in the alley. The truck did not turn off the engine, and the idling motor made a dull sound.

On the roof of the truck, there was a crooked machine gun. An agent's head was exposed from the opened canvas roof, and he was a little embarrassed by the rain.

 Cheng Qianfan had no doubt that there were secret agents with guns and ammunition hidden inside the canvas canopy, and they were waiting in full formation.

At this time, Cheng Qianfan still didn’t understand what was going on with the Italian soldiers on the main entrance road of No. 76.

Although I don’t know how the Japanese convinced the Italians, those Italian soldiers set up a blockade there to intercept them, which was equivalent to directly protecting the safety of the street in front of the main entrance of No. 76.

In this way, the secret service headquarters arranged for all ‘guests’ to enter through the back door, and the alley at the back door was narrower, making it easier to protect.

If nothing else, this military truck parked in the alley can almost be used as a mobile bunker. Any person or vehicle that has not been inspected by the special agents and tries to force its way to the back door will be sieved by the crooked machine gun.

 …

“Deputy Director Li, Cheng Qianfan is here.”

Li Cuiqun, who was busy, received Zhang Lu's report.

"You entertain me for a while." Li Cuiqun said, "Forget it, I'll go for a while."

 It was not until yesterday that he found out that his junior fellow student was actually a representative of the Sixth National Congress.

The same is true of the six representatives. Those representatives who were coaxed or even captured by force were just people who acted as 'representatives'.

 However, for others who are interested in following Mr. Wang’s path of peaceful national salvation, being a representative of the Sixth National Congress is a valuable qualification.

This kind of people refers to people like Cheng Qianfan.

Although Cheng Qianfan has never publicly expressed his support for Mr. Wang's peaceful national salvation policy, this junior student is so close to the Japanese. According to the information he has investigated, there is a commander of the Super High School and the Military Police behind Jiujiu Trading. People from the Ministry serve as backers.

 Getting so close to the Japanese is, in a sense, more direct than holding Mr. Wang’s thigh.

This junior fellow student, without saying anything, his actions are already one step ahead of many others.

Furthermore, there is another point that makes Li Cuiqun have to pay attention to Cheng Qianfan.

 Let’s not talk about Cheng Qianfan’s power in the French Concession or his close relationship with the Japanese. Let’s just talk about Cheng Qianfan’s family background—

His grandfather Cheng Guzhi joined the Tongmenghui in the 34th year of Guangxu's reign. Even the bald man from Chongqing would call Cheng Guzhi "Gu Gong" when he returned to his hometown in Zhejiang.

 Cheng Qianfan’s father Cheng Wenzao and mother Su Zhifu were both members of the Kuomintang. They died during the Northern Expedition and were martyrs of the party and the country.

Therefore, Cheng Qianfan is a well-deserved revolutionary hero and the orphan of a martyr.

Mr. Wang now wants to hold high the banner of peace and national salvation, rebuild the Kuomintang, and establish a new Central Committee. He is most in need of righteousness. Cheng Qianfan's special status is destined to be valued by the Wang family.

“Senior, I haven’t seen you for a few days, why are you so haggard?” Cheng Qianfan shook hands with Li Cuiqun, leaned forward to Li Cuiqun’s ear, and lowered his voice and said, “Sister-in-law is very good at controlling her husband. Senior, please be careful of your body and bones.”

“You’re talking nonsense.” Li Cuiqun feigned anger, pushed Cheng Qianfan lightly, and then lowered his voice and said, “Brother, I have been very busy these past two days. Yesterday…”

He looked around and said, "Mr. Wang stayed here all night yesterday, guarding my brother carefully. It can be said that he stayed up all night."

Wang Quanhai knew that the Chongqing side had never given up on assassinating him. In order to avoid the leakage of the news of the meeting on Jisi Feier Road, which would lead to the Chongqing side assassinating him on the way to No. 76, Wang Quanhai, the night before the meeting, Wang Quanhai Kehai took Chen Chunpu and a few bodyguards and moved into No. 76 from Wang Mansion, Lane 1136, Yuyuan Road.

 He lives in Li Cuiqun's room.

Li Cuiqun also stayed at No. 76 last night, just downstairs in his room, to ensure Wang Quhai's safety.

However, although Li Cuiqun deliberately revealed to Cheng Qianfan that he was trusted by Wang Quanhai, in fact Wang Quanhai was not too relieved about him.

To prevent accidents, Wang Quanhai not only occupied the magpie's nest and Li Cuiqun's room, but also asked his nephew Chen Chunpu to set up a temporary bunk and sleep with him.

Wang Chuhai's bodyguard slept outside the door and did not allow anyone else to get close.

“Senior, thank you for your hard work.” Cheng Qianfan said with a solemn expression, “Mr. Wang rebuilt China and saved the country through peace. This is a thousand-year achievement. Senior, I will guard it diligently today. The history of history will be written with thick ink!”

"It's just a matter of righteousness and responsibility. It shouldn't be done. It shouldn't be done." Li Cuiqun laughed.

 The two of them did not go directly to the auditorium, but came to the corridor to chat.

"Those Italian soldiers..." Cheng Qianfan asked, pointing to the Italian soldiers blocked on the street outside the main gate.

“The Italians are watching us.” Li Cuiqun said with a serious expression.

Seeing Cheng Qianfan frown, he smiled this time and lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Ying Zuo asked them to monitor us."

In order to prevent the public concession patrol room from interfering with the conference, and to prevent spying and assassination operations from Chongqing as much as possible, Yingzuo Zhenzhao personally called the Italian Army Headquarters in Shanghai and asked them to send a small group of Italian soldiers to carry machine guns and garrison on the same day. Opposite No. 76, it's called surveillance, but it's actually vigilance and protection.

In this way, in order to avoid misunderstandings with the Italian army, the public concession patrol house could only use caution against No. 76 and was unable to take any action.

As for No. 76, they also cooperated with the Italian troops stationed in Shanghai and closed the main entrance starting from the morning of the meeting.

Cheng Qianfan thought for a moment, and then he showed a look of surprise. He gave a thumbs up, "Great idea!"

 “Where is the joy?” Cheng Qianfan asked with a slight movement in his expression.

“Someone is celebrating their birthday.” Li Cuiqun smiled slightly.

The main gate of No. 76 was closed, which was very abnormal. In order to confuse the outside world, Dingmutun arranged for people to build a tall archway outside the gate of No. 76, and specially used light bulbs to form the word "Shou", as if there was a private person celebrating his birthday at home. , just blocked the door of No. 76, so we had to close the door.

Cheng Qianfan felt something unusual from Li Cuiqun's smile, which was a bit like a sneer.

 Li Cuiqun was indeed sneering. Ding Mu Tun’s cover-up of birthday celebrations won unanimous praise from Zhou Liang, Chu Mingyu and others. Even Wang Chuanhai was very satisfied and praised Ding Mu Tun for his resourcefulness.

Li Cuiqun endured it so hard that he almost suffered internal injuries:

This is No. 76. Who dares to block the door of No. 76 and take up space to celebrate a birthday, and they are forced to close the main entrance?

In this way, Li Cuiqun had a lot of contempt for Dingmu Tun, which made him even more unwilling.

At this moment, a man hurriedly passed by in the corridor, glanced this way, and said "Oh".

“Secretary-General Chu.” Li Cuiqun saw this person and politely went up to shake hands.

 “Deputy Director Li.” Chu Mingyu was in good spirits.

Cheng Qianfan immediately knew who this person was, Chu Mingyu, one of Wang’s ‘sages’!

Li Cuiqun called him Secretary-General Chu, which was commensurate with Chu Mingyu’s position in the Kuomintang:

 Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan.

 “This…” Chu Mingyu looked at Cheng Qianfan.

Cheng Qianfan had a humble smile on his face and bowed respectfully, "Uncle Chu, my nephew is polite."

“You are—” Chu Mingyu pushed up his glasses, first surprised, then delighted, “You are Qian Fan’s wise nephew.”

“It’s my nephew.” Cheng Qianfan nodded happily.

“Oh, stand still, let me take a good look.” Chu Mingyu sighed, “I still remember the last time I saw you, when you were still a handsome young man.”

"Yes - well, it's Uncle Chu -" Cheng Qianfan was slightly stunned, as if he was trying to think about something, and said in an uncertain tone, "Uncle Chu once came to Shanghai, I remembered it, it was the 13th year of the Republic of China..."

He actually remembered very clearly that in the 13th year of the Republic of China, Chu Mingyu came to visit and had a drink with his father Cheng Wenzao. He also remembered that Chu Mingyu drank too much and insisted on teaching him Tai Chi.

 He almost blurted out the details, but when the words reached his lips, he stopped in time.

"Hahaha, I remembered, I also taught you Tai Chi." Chu Mingyu laughed loudly and patted Cheng Qianfan on the shoulder, "Good boy, good boy, looks like, really looks like, I just passed by, almost almost I thought I saw Brother Wen Zao."

 At that time, he returned to China from Europe and was preparing to take up the post of acting president of Guangdong University and concurrently as dean of Guangdong Medical College. When he stopped in Shanghai, he was introduced by a friend and visited Cheng Wenzao, son of Mr. Gu and a secret member of the Kuomintang. The two had a pleasant conversation.

 Cheng Qianfan was silent, his eyes red.

"Good boy." Chu Mingyu knew that Cheng Qianfan was thinking of the dead Cheng Wenzao, so he patted Cheng Qianfan on the shoulder, "Uncle, I still have something to do. Let me talk about this matter later."

“Uncle Chu, thank you for your hard work for the country.” Cheng Qianfan said respectfully.

 “Oh, it’s hard work.” Chu Mingyu sighed, said hello to Li Cuiqun and left.

Just now when Chu Mingyu and Cheng Qianfan were 'recognizing' each other and chatting, Li Cuiqun had been watching with a smile and said nothing.

 He was really envious of his junior fellow student for having such a good family background.

Chu Mingyu previously served as the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan of the State Council and was Wang Chuanhai’s chief steward. Now, Chu Mingyu is still quite favored by Wang Chuanhai. Chu Mingyu may not be a very capable person under Wang Chuanhai, but he is One of the most trusted people.

 Cheng Qianfan was just chatting with him here, and he met an ‘Uncle Chu’!

This is the network that Cheng Guzhi, Cheng Wenzao, and Su Zhifu left for Cheng Qianfan, the sole member of the Cheng family, within the Kuomintang. They may seem inconspicuous at ordinary times, but they come into play at critical moments.

“Brother Cheng, Brother Cheng.” Lu Daren came from a distance and called, “Make it easier for me to find you. Come on, let’s go to the auditorium to sign in.”

 Speaking, Mr. Lu shook hands with Li Cuiqun warmly, "Brother Li, you have worked so hard for your country and you are so tired."

“It’s all within our duties. If you can contribute a small amount to the country and the nation, it’s your wish.” Li Cuiqun said with a smile.

 The three of them exchanged a few words, and then Lu Daren and Cheng Qianfan left for the auditorium.

Li Cuiqun looked at Cheng Qianfan's retreating figure, but suddenly showed a thoughtful expression:

In the thirteenth year of the Republic of China, Chu Mingyu met Cheng Wenzao via Shanghai. Cheng Qianfan should have been nine years old at that time. How could he not remember this?

Furthermore, Chu Mingyu said that he also taught Qianfan how to do Tai Chi. Most nine-year-old children would remember this kind of thing deeply.

But what Cheng Qianfan just said, from the perspective of an onlooker, Cheng Qianfan seemed to be recalling what happened when he was nine years old, but it didn't seem like it, or more like he was racking his brains to think of something.

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