Chapter 571 Police Hospital

 Cheng Qianfan stood up and walked around.

 He came to the window sill.

 The night is as dark as ink.

 There are no stars and moon.

　　The wind has picked up, and there is a biting coldness blowing on people.

 He flicked the cigarette ashes, and when the wind blew, the ashes fell on the cat.

Cheng Qianfan had an apologetic expression on his face, picked up the cat and patted it twice.

　　The cat, who continued to return to the window sill and was lying down, glanced at its owner and moved its head toward the window.

 There was the sound of footsteps and the cat’s ears perked up.

It was the sound of Bai Ruolan taking Xiaobao up the stairs. The cat lowered its ears, yawned and licked its paws.

 Cheng Qianfan took out a new cigarette and turned it in his right hand, while holding the cat's paw in his left hand and playing with it.

The cat looked back at him and meowed, seemingly dissatisfied.

 Cheng Qianfan turned to pick up the cat, and the cat was satisfied.

 …

Cheng Qianfan is now certain that the person who used binoculars to observe him at the Terrace Road Police Hospital must be related to Japan. To be precise, it is most likely related to the Extra-Higher Education Course.

There are two possibilities. One is that the people with the extra-high-level courses were at Terrastro Road Hospital at the time for some unknown reason, or because of a certain mission, or were lurking here, or were accidentally there. So, anyway, the man noticed him and looked at him through binoculars.

 The person then reported what he observed to Sanbonjiro.

There is another possibility that Sanbonjiro himself was at the French Concession Police Hospital at that time. Even if he used a telescope to observe Cheng Qianfan, it was Sanbonjiro himself. At the worst, Sanbonjiro was also at the scene.

So, the question is, if Sanbonjiro is in the hospital, what is the reason why he quietly went to the Terracotta Road Police Hospital?

 Looking for (meeting) someone?

 Arrange things?

 If Jiro Sanmoto was not in the police hospital at that time, then who was the person who secretly spied on him in the hospital? Why is this person in the hospital?

 Cheng Qianfan lit a match, lit the cigarette, and took a puff.

It seems that there are secret people and secret things in the Terracotta Road Police Hospital that are unknown to the public.

 …

 The next morning.

Inspector Xiao Cheng sat in the car and yawned.

Li Hao drove his car and made a skillful right turn, cutting into Xue Huali Road.

When he was still about a mile away from the large courtyard of the central patrol house, Cheng Qianfan glanced out the window and saw a black Citroen car parked on the side of the road.

 The front hood of the car is open, and a man is repairing the car.

When two cars passed each other, the man repairing the car raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the towel hanging around his neck. The early morning sunlight passed through the branches of the trees on the roadside and fell on this man.

Under the dappled sunlight, Cheng Qianfan recognized this man.

 Gao Lan!

The captain of the action team of the Hangcheng Red Party, and the commander of the pistol company of the Special Agent Regiment of the Western Zhejiang Guerrilla Zone, which once frightened the enemy.

Gao Lan was the general who served under the 'Charterer' when he was in Hangzhou. I don't know when he was also transferred to Shanghai.

 See Gao Lan.

 Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but think of what happened that day at the Maiyuqiao Pier in Hangzhou.

 He thought of the underground party member who fired a gun in the street and used his own life to send a warning.

 Thinking of the "I'm sorry" that this comrade muttered before he died.

 …

 Cheng Qianfan lowered his eyelids.

 He did not meet Gao Lan's eyes.

 He did not think that Gao Lan was waiting for him here specially.

The identity of ‘Huo Miao’ is highly confidential, and it is absolutely impossible for ‘Charterer’ to reveal his identity to Gao Lan.

There is another point, that is, Fang Jinghua does not know that he knows Gao Lan.

 Previously, during the investigation process when Cheng Qianfan returned to the organization, the organization only used the results to back-check, confirming that the Hangzhou Red Party had indeed received warning intelligence.

 No further details were disclosed to the Hangcheng Red Party. Therefore, Fang Jinghua did not know who the person who conveyed the information was at that time, let alone the specific details.

 After that, Fang Jinghua was transferred to Shanghai to work. Before leaving, Peng and Ou informed Fang Jinghua and informed him of the lurking identity of "Huo Miao", but they did not tell them the details of their previous relationship.

 So, Fang Jinghua didn’t know that he knew Gao Lan.

So, there are only two possibilities for Gao Lan appearing near the central patrol house. One is that he is here to perform a certain task, or it is a pure accident. The actual situation is that Gao Lan's car broke down.

 …

 “Haozi.” Cheng Qianfan ordered.

 “Brother Fan, tell me.”

“Tell Taozi to wait for me at my usual place after get off work today.”

 “Understood.” Li Hao nodded.

Cheng Qianfan decided to investigate the Terracotta Road Police Hospital.

However, it is not convenient for him to show up too much, so he can only leave this matter to his subordinates.

Among the subordinates of the Shanghai Special Situation Team, Cheng Qianfan admired Qiao Chuntao's ability the most, and since Taozi could speak Japanese, he felt most at ease leaving the matter to Taozi.

 …

“Wang Kangnian may be released.”

As soon as he arrived at the patrol room, Cheng Qianfan went to see the acting chief inspector Jin Kemu and was informed of the news.

Late last night, the DaDaDaDa Municipal Government lodged a solemn protest and representation with the French Concession authorities, demanding that the French Concession release Wang Kangnian, captain of the Detective Team of the DaDa Municipal Police Station, and many of his men.

The French Concession authorities ignored it at all. They did not recognize this so-called Avenue Municipal Government.

However, just early this morning, Eiichi Iwai, deputy consul general of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, personally visited the French Concession and made serious representations on the matter.

ˆJapan’s attitude is tough.

Although the French Concession authorities were unwilling to do so, they did not dare to anger the Japanese too much.

 In the end, when the Japanese selectively made a small step, the French Concession authorities also gave in:

 DaDao City Government is willing to pay medical expenses and a certain amount of condolences to Mr. Pitt who was unfortunately injured in this misunderstanding.

The French Concession authorities were ready to accept the situation and relented, agreeing to release Wang Kangnian and others.

Yes, it was the Daido City Government that paid the compensation. This matter had nothing to do with the Japanese side. Despite this, the Japanese side was still very picky about words and only agreed that the Daido City Government used the term "condolence money" and was not allowed to use it. The three words "compensation".

 …

“That’s ridiculous.” Cheng Qianfan got a little excited after hearing this, “They were the ones who shot at Peter and me first, how could we just let them go?”

"This matter is a foregone conclusion." Jin Kemu shook his head, "The Japanese are arrogant, and the concession authorities should not provoke them too much."

"This is an unacceptable case, Mr. Jin." Cheng Qianfan said urgently, "They were able to let Peter and me off so easily this time. How can we do it again in the future?"

"If you have any objections, go and talk to Superintendent Ferguson. It's useless to talk to me." Jin Kemu said angrily.

 At the same time, he was angry and a little happy inside.

 What makes them angry is that the Japanese are so arrogant that even the French now have to avoid their edge.

Happily speaking, in terms of this incident, Wang Kangnian was a dog of the Japanese. The Japanese forced the French Concession to release him, which will definitely make Cheng Qianfan who was attacked very dissatisfied.

If this incident can cause a rift in the relationship between Cheng Qianfan and the Japanese, or even make Cheng Qianfan see clearly the sinister face of the Japanese, and the two sides will become grudges because of this, this will be a good thing.

 …

"I don't believe it anymore. There is no room for reasoning!" Cheng Qianfan said angrily, "Is this French Concession still a French world?!"

Looking at Cheng Qianfan’s angrily leaving figure, Jin Kemu raised the corner of his mouth and shook his head.

 About a few hours later, Jin Kemu received the news.

In addition to paying medical expenses and a certain amount of condolences to Lieutenant Peter of the French Concession Political Office, the Avenue City Government also added another expense:

 They paid a condolence payment to Cheng Qianfan, the Third Inspector of the Central Patrol Room who was frightened by the misunderstanding here.

Jin Kemu’s expression was a little stiff.

 He originally thought that Cheng Qianfan was angry because the Japanese protected Wang Kangnian.

Unexpectedly, the reason why Cheng Qianfan was furious was different from what he thought.

 …

"Why does Peter have consolation money and I don't?" Cheng Qianfan said after drinking with Yuan Kaizhou and burping.

 Why?

Just because Peter is French, we are just Chinese.

Yuan Kaizhou thought in his mind.

However, Yuan Kaizhou was really surprised that Cheng Qianfan actually asked for frightened consolation money from the so-called Dadao Municipal Government.

“Brother Cheng, I admire you so much.” Yuan Kaizhou gave a thumbs up, “You are the one who can make the Japanese bow their heads.”

"What Japanese?" Cheng Qianfan took a sip of wine, "It's the Dadao Municipal Government."

“Yes, yes, it’s the DaDaDao Municipal Government.” Yuan Kaizhou laughed.

 The two of them drank and chatted for a while before Cheng Qianfan said goodbye and left.

Looking at Cheng Qianfan’s leaving figure, Yuan Kaizhou’s smile faded and he fell into deep thought.

 Cheng Qianfan suddenly came to him for a drink, which surprised him.

Although objectively speaking, the relationship between the two is neither far nor close, and it is not too unexpected to have a drink together, but Yuan Kaizhou does not dare to be careless.

 Could it be that the news about Cheng Qianfan that he secretly sent to investigate was leaked?

You can't really just come here to have a drink together and scold Liang Yuchun along the way.

 …

 Cheng Qianfan returned to his office and shook his head.

 When he saw Liang Yuchun's car passing by the roadside in his office, he stopped and said a few words to Gao Lan, who was repairing the car.

 Afterwards, Gao Lan repaired the car and drove away.

 Cheng Qianfan saw all this in his eyes.

However, he did not act rashly.

On the one hand, the organization has strict disciplinary requirements for lurkers, and any lateral connections cannot be made without permission:

Even if you realize that someone may be your comrade, you should pretend not to notice it, let alone have direct or indirect contact with him.

 Cheng Qianfan naturally would not make mistakes.

 He chose to sit on the sidelines.

As for him going to have a drink with Yuan Kaizhou, he went out of his way to 'make good friends'. The relationship between Yuan Kaizhou and Liang Yuchun was not a good one. There had always been discord between the two. Cheng Qianfan took the opportunity to scold Liang Yuchun in front of Yuan Kaizhou, causing Yuan Kaizhou to 'Resonance'.

 Leave no trace, gentle breeze and drizzle, manage carefully and think of it for later use, this is the way of doing things of "Huo Miao".

Some seemingly meaningless actions may be of great use in the future.

 …

Wang Kangnian was released in the afternoon.

 Wang Kangnian looked a little miserable after being beaten up by Inspector Xiao Cheng and tortured.

 He was lying on a stretcher and was carried by people from the Avenue City Police Department.

 Xiaosi stood next to the stretcher, bending down from time to time to ask about Wang Kangnian's condition.

 “Brother, Cheng Qianfan is here.” Xiao Si suddenly bent down and said to Wang Kangnian.

 The stretcher stopped.

Xiaosi helped Wang Kangnian raise his head.

Wang Kangnian then saw Inspector Cheng Xiao coming from the side of a French paulownia tree, walking slowly and leisurely, carrying a bag in his hand.

The afternoon sun shone down, and in Wang Kangnian's eyes, this man's tall figure looked so abominable.

When he was about ten steps away from the stretcher, Inspector Xiao Cheng stopped and picked up the bag of things in his hand. "Captain Wang, this is the medicine I specially grabbed for you. It is very useful for treating bruises and injuries." It works wonders.”

 He smiled gently, "Don't worry, you can take care of my medicine quickly."

Wang Kangnian’s eyes were all red and he stared at Cheng Qianfan.

 His mouth moved.

Xiaosi came over and took the medicine bag with both hands, "Big brother said thank you to Inspector Cheng for your kindness. I will repay you generously in the future."

"You're welcome." Cheng Qianfan raised the corner of his mouth and completely ignored Xiao Si's stretched out hands. Instead, he directly threw the medical bag in his hand. After a parabola, the medical bag fell on the stretcher and hit Wang Kangnian. on the body.

Wang Kangnian was injured due to the smash and let out a scream.

Xiao Si was extremely angry and looked at Cheng Qianfan with hatred in his eyes.

However, he did not act rashly. Instead, he turned around and walked to the stretcher and looked at Wang Kangnian.

Wang Kangnian gritted his teeth and nodded.

 “Let’s go!” Xiao Si glared at Inspector Xiao Cheng fiercely and shouted through gritted teeth.

Looking at the back of Wang Kangnian and his group leaving, Cheng Qianfan waved his hand, "Captain Wang, have a good trip!"

 …

 A tea stall opposite the patrol house.

A man in his thirties was shaking his head contentedly, tapping the fingers of his right hand gently on his knee.

 The erhu sound stops.

The man tilted his neck and drank all the tea in the bowl, then put one yuan of French currency on the table.

“Fifty cents for tea, give fifty cents to the old man.” The man pointed at the blind old man playing the erhu and said.

 “Scare, scare, scare, scare.”

 “O good man of great mercy.”

　　Wiping his mouth, the man glanced in the direction of the door of the central patrol room and looked at Cheng Qianfan's back with an intriguing smile on his face.

“Taniguchi-kun, this student of yours, tsk tsk.” He shook his head slightly, “The greedy and lustful ‘Inspector Xiao Cheng’ in the fish and meat village.”

 After the man walked away for a while, he waved a rickshaw with his hand.

 “Sir, where are you going?”

“Excuse me, Telstra Road Police Hospital.” The man said with a smile.

 Half an hour later, not long after this person left, "Inspector Xiao Cheng" received the information conveyed on the street.

At the tea stall opposite the main gate of the Central Patrol Room, an old blind man who has been playing the erhu here for a long time reported a situation:

 Someone was secretly inquiring about Inspector Xiao Cheng.

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