Chapter 605 Does Mr. Xiao Cheng have anything to do with Chongqing?

At a roadside about two blocks away from the police hospital, Araki got into a black car parked there.

 “Section Chief.” Araki Harima said respectfully.

 “What did Lu Hu say?” Sanbonjiro asked.

  “He agreed and has already conducted preliminary discussions on the action.” Araki Harima said, “But…”

 “But what?”

"However, Lu Hu is very greedy. He said he wanted twenty small yellow croakers." Araki Harima said with a gloomy face, "In order to stabilize him, I pretended to agree to him."

“Stupid and greedy Chinese people.” Sanbonjiro snorted, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, “Give it to him!”

 “Chief, this person seems to be a bit disrespectful.” Araki Harima said.

"We are not afraid of his greed." Sanbonjiro shook his head and said slowly, "The Chinese people turn to the empire either for power or money."

As he spoke, he moved his wrist and said, "Lu Hu's greed is a good thing for us. This kind of person can make people feel at ease."

 “Thank you, Section Chief.” Araki Harima said immediately.

Sanbonjiro glanced at Araki Harima, with a smile on his face, "Araki, you have been arranging people to contact Lu Hu, and you have done a good job in this matter."

Araki Harima was overjoyed. The method Miyazaki-kun taught in private was indeed effective. He had done so much work in the past, but he rarely received such praise from the class principal.

 He quickly added, “It’s all the section chief’s guidance.”

Sanbonjiro glanced at his subordinate again. He almost thought the person next to him was that guy from Miyazaki.

However, Araki Harima is much worse than Miyazaki Kentaro. Without him, Araki's expression is not up to standard.

"How do you evaluate Lu Hu?" Sanbonjiro pondered for a moment and asked.

 “This man is very capable and a very smart guy.” Araki Harima thought for a while and said.

He looked at Sanbonjiro and added, "This person is quite loyal to 'Cheng Qianfan'. The fact that Miyazaki-kun can make people like Lu Hu bow his head shows that his ability is extraordinary."

 “That guy Miyazaki.” Sanbonjiro shook his head.

He has long known that Miyazaki Kentaro is a very capable guy, but unfortunately, this guy is more interested in making money.

 …

Sanbonjiro fell into deep thought, and all his attention was now focused on the assassination of Nagatomo Akio.

Information from the police hospital showed that Nagatomo was shot five times and was seriously injured. His condition was not optimistic.

If Nagatomo Atsuo was assassinated like this, it would be difficult for him to deliver a message to His Excellency Kenji Doihara.

 Police Hospital is one of the hospitals with the best medical conditions in the French Concession. If the doctors here cannot save Changyou Cunnan, it will be extremely difficult to save him in other hospitals.

 Hence, he has no choice but to wait quietly for Changyou Cunnan.

Now, what he has to do is to find out the truth about the assassination of Nagatomo Akio as soon as possible and bring the murderer to justice. Only in this way can he reduce his own responsibility and calm the anger of the military and Doihara Kenji as much as possible.

 “How is the situation with the shooter?”

“This man was shot once in the leg and once in the shoulder blade.” Araki Harima said, “The shot in the shoulder blade was fired by his accomplice.”

“It’s hard to escape after being shot in the leg. This is to silence you.” Sanbonjiro said thoughtfully.

"Yes." Araki Harima nodded, "According to Lu Hu, after they arrived at the scene, they had a gunfight with each other and hit the man in the leg. His accomplice intended to silence him and shot him in the head. Because he was running away in a hurry, the gunman saw his accomplice shooting at him and subconsciously avoided it."

He shook his head and showed a contemptuous expression, "It is precisely for these reasons that shooting at such a close range did not hit this person's vitals. This person was very smart. He pretended to be beaten to death and lay on the ground, deceiving himself. accomplice."

"Smart people are good." Sanbonjiro heard this, nodded with a smile, and asked, "What is the situation of this person now?"

"The incident occurred right at the entrance of the hospital. The rescue was timely. The operation has been performed. He is still in a coma. There is basically no danger to his life." Araki Harima understood what Sanbonjiro meant and continued, "We can forcefully wake up and interrogate, but In this way, this person will be destroyed even if he is not dead."

"You will personally direct this operation." Sanbonjiro's sinister eyes flashed fiercely, "We must get this gunman out and interrogate him quickly. Tomorrow morning, I want to see a confession." Sanbonjiro said with a sullen face.

 He does not care about the life or death of the gunman, he only wants to give a confession.

 “Hai.” Araki Harima nodded and said.

 …

 In the suburban area bordering Central District and Jiafei District, this is a wild lake.

Lao Huang came to the lake carrying a small tin bucket, a fishing bamboo pole on his shoulder, a cigarette in his mouth, and a little staggering as he walked.

“Friend, have you drunk too much?” Wang Jun, who was fishing while wearing a straw hat and sitting on a horse, glanced at the new fishing friend and said with concern, “Be careful, don’t fall into the lake.”

"It's okay." Old Huang took a look and saw a relatively clean place not far away from the man, so he sat down, flicked the ashes from his cigarette and said, "I can even fall into the lake with my eyes closed. Swim eight laps.”

 Speaking, he burped, glanced at Wang Jun, clasped his hands and said, "Thank you for your concern."

  Skillfully swung the bamboo pole, took out the cigarette case from his pocket, took a cigarette and threw it over, "How many have you caught?"

Wang Jun quickly took the cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it with a match, and took a pleasant puff.

“It’s not bad, I caught three fish,” he said.

 Lao Huang observed his surroundings vigilantly.

Wang Jun understood what he meant and lowered his voice and said, "I came an hour early. There is no one else around. It's safe."

As he spoke, he asked, "How is Comrade Huo Miao?"

 Mr. Xiao Cheng was assassinated in front of the French Concession Police Hospital. This incident was considered "outstanding" news even in the huge city of Shanghai.

Some citizens rushed to tell each other, spitting and talking about the matter vividly, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

 There has even been related rosy news coming out:

It is said that Mr. Cheng’s affair with Mr. Cao Mengde caused the woman’s husband’s family to seek revenge. They paid a lot of money to hire gunmen to ambush Mr. Cheng.

This incident has become the best conversation starter for the citizens of the French Concession today. The only regret is that Mr. Xiao Cheng was not beaten to death again.

 It is true that ‘good people do not live long, but misfortunes will last for thousands of years’.

Comrade Dandelion was shocked when he heard about this incident. When he heard that Xiao Cheng was still alive, he sighed with the neighbors, but felt relieved in his heart.

 He then sent a signal to Comrade Piano for an urgent meeting to learn the details.

 …

“I was shot once and have undergone surgery. Fortunately, no vital damage was done.” Lao Huang always looked around with vigilance from the corner of his eye and said softly.

 “Have you found out who did it?” asked ‘Dandelion’.

"Not yet." Lao Huang shook his head, "In one case, he was attacked together with a doctor named Mao Kexin from the police hospital. At that time, the two were chatting at the entrance of the police hospital. It is said that Mao Kexin's injury was more serious. I have a guess."

 “What guess?”

“The other party may not be aiming for the ‘flame’. The target is Mao Kexin. The ‘flame’ was just accidentally injured, or it may not be the first target.” Lao Huang said.

 After hearing these words, Wang Jun already had a preliminary judgment on this matter:

This incident should be the result of the Secret Service's attack on Mao Kexin. Comrade Huo Miao was accidentally injured, or he may have become the Secret Service's second target by the way.

 Previously, in the secret meeting between him and Cheng Qianfan, he had analyzed the decision Dai Chunfeng might make after Cheng Qianfan reported the "Mao Ke Xin" incident to the Wuhan Secret Service Headquarters.

Cheng Qianfan then said that Dai Chunfeng would most likely choose to attack Mao Kexin and get rid of him directly to avoid future troubles.

Wang Jun flicked the cigarette ashes. The current situation is that Comrade Huo Miao was shot. This means that the attack was not carried out by the Shanghai Special Intelligence Group of the Secret Service under the control of Huo Miao. It should be an attack by the Shanghai Station of the Secret Service.

In addition, Wang Jun also captured the most important information. At the time of the incident, Comrade Huo Miao and Mao Kexin were chatting at the entrance of the police hospital.

Comrade "Huo Miao" met with "Mao Kexin" who was very likely to bring great danger to his latent identity, and they seemed to have a very happy conversation.

Wang Jun didn’t know exactly what happened on the day after the two secretly met, but judging from this situation, he was able to draw the conclusion:

Comrade ‘Huo Miao’ and ‘Mao Kexin’ met, and I don’t know how they successfully passed the crisis!

This also made Wang Jun extremely happy. It also meant that Comrade Huo Miao no longer needed to evacuate.

Regardless of the fact that when he met Cheng Qianfan before, he insisted on Cheng Qianfan's evacuation. In fact, he was extremely reluctant to give up. It was not easy for the organization to have such a senior agent who had penetrated the Japanese special forces. The evacuation is so regrettable and heartbreaking.

However, out of concern for the safety of his comrades, he must make up his mind no matter how reluctant he was to give up.

 Now, the rain has passed and the sky has cleared!

 …

“Comrade Piano, please inform Comrade Feiyu that you should not have any contact with Comrade Huo Miao these days.” Wang Jun said with a serious expression.

 “Is there a problem with Mao Kexin?” Lao Huang asked immediately.

When Wang Jun heard this, he was surprised and admired. Neither he nor Cheng Qianfan had told Lao Huang about the 'Mao Koxin'. However, with just one sentence from him, Lao Huang immediately grasped the key to the problem. As expected, he was able to lurk under the hood. A special agent in Shanghai for nearly ten years.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Mao Kexin should be Rite." Wang Jun nodded, "And his status is not low."

“I understand.” Lao Huang took out a cigarette, held it against the fire, took a puff, stood up and picked up the bamboo pole. When he saw that no fish took the bait, he cursed.

Mao Kexin is a Japanese special agent with a high status. If this person is attacked, the Japanese will definitely investigate in anger. At this time, they must be cautious.

 He stretched, and after observing the surrounding situation vigilantly, he sat down again and continued, "In addition to basic visits, I will pay attention."

"Visits are okay, but other contacts are temporarily suspended." Wang Jun nodded and said, "You are more thoughtful. You and Comrade Feiyu are both friends of Huo Miao. It would be unreasonable not to visit."

 He was in a good mood at this time:

 He was relieved to learn that Cheng Qianfan was fine.

The "chat" between Comrade "Huo Miao" and Mao Kexin sent a signal that "Huo Miao" should have successfully overcome this crisis through some method, which is even more gratifying.

 In addition, talking with Lao Huang seems to be a kind of enjoyment——

 It's easy to talk to these ace agents, they understand what you mean with just one word or even a look.

 …

Zheng Lijun held the telegram from the Wuhan headquarters in his hands, his face gloomy and uncertain.

In his previous report of merit message sent to Wuhan, he focused on the removal of Mao Kexin. In addition, Chunqiu Bifa briefly mentioned it and placed the responsibility for Cheng Qianfan's unauthorized actions entirely on Lu Fei.

Of course, it can’t be said to be a ‘push’. This was Lu Fei’s unauthorized action.

Zheng Lijun was quite proud of himself. In this way, most of the credit went to him. As for Lu Fei, the merits and demerits were probably equal to each other.

Unexpectedly, Dai Chunfeng did not mention Lu Fei at all in his reply, but only severely reprimanded him.

 “Lu Fei, I’m sorry, you’re an immortal!” Zheng Lijun crumpled the telegraph newspaper into a ball, threw it on the ground, and cursed.

 He was dissatisfied and resentful about Dai Chunfeng's reprimand, but what he wanted to scold Lu Fei even more was Lu Fei.

If this idiot hadn't acted without authorization and acted smartly against Cheng Qianfan, successfully getting rid of Mao Kexin, whom Virgo had called to kill, would have been a great achievement——

What he should enjoy now is the commendation from the Secret Service Headquarters, and he can even look forward to the word "dai" being removed from his title of "acting webmaster".

Just because Lu Fei attacked that guy Cheng Qianfan without authorization, the headquarters was furious. Dai Chunfeng even called him personally to reprimand him:

 ‘Am I going to have to listen to your instructions from now on? ’

 The words in the telegram, "Chu Zuo's original words", even sent shivers down Zheng Lijun's spine.

With these words, his hope of seeking a formal appointment as the head of the Shanghai Station may be in vain.

This made Zheng Lijun extremely irritable and angry.

 At the same time, Zheng Lijun was also quite unconvinced. Didn't he attack Cheng Qianfan without authorization? Although Cheng Qianfan's identity is relatively sensitive, but with the credit for getting rid of Mao Kexin close to him, Virgo reprimanded him so harshly, which really chilled the comrades on the front lines in the occupied areas!

Zheng Lijun was even secretly wondering, could this Cheng Qianfan have some other secret identity?

Thinking that Lu Xingge had been trying to persuade him to get Cheng Qianfan to join the Secret Service, Zheng Lijun's heart moved:

 Could it be that Mr. Cheng and Chongqing have some secret relationship?

 …

 While he was thinking about things, the telegraph operator sent a secret message.

Zheng Lijun took the telegram and glanced at it, and the doubts in his heart were cleared.

 The telegram was sent by Qi Wu in his own name.

Chi Wu told him privately that the old man was arranging for the diplomatic department to contact the French, hoping to gain sympathy and support from the League of Nations allies. At this time, you were attacking Cheng Qianfan in the French Concession. This matter is likely to cause dissatisfaction among the French.

 The old man is very angry, Virgo is very angry, and the consequences will be serious.

“That’s it.” Zheng Lijun flicked the newspaper with his fingers and sighed. His luck was really bad.

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