Chapter 723 Assassination

 Lies cannot withstand scrutiny and investigation.

Taking this matter as an example, ‘teacher’ Hyōtaro Imamura personally called him to invite him to the banquet as an honored guest, and he readily agreed.

Since it is a distinguished guest, and Imamura Hyoutarou is so solemn, it naturally shows the importance of this dinner. As a student of Imamura, Cheng Qianfan cannot easily break the appointment after he has agreed to attend the banquet.

 In the manner of Kentaro Miyazaki’s respect and respect for Hyoutaro Imamura.

 Unless there is a compelling reason, his failure to make the appointment is unreasonable.

This requires creating reasonable lies and suitable excuses for breaking the promise.

Cheng Qianfan flicked the ashes of his cigarette and squinted his eyes as he watched the ashes fall into the ashtray.

 In a hurry, it is not easy to find an excuse that will not be suspected.

 He subconsciously looked at the photo:

From the time of taking the photo, Cheng Qianfan judged that Taniguchi Hiroyuki and others had just disembarked from the ship and arrived in Shanghai, and Sakamoto Yoshino was here to pick up the ship.

 In addition, because Song Fuguo arrived in Shanghai, Cheng Qianfan investigated the ships that arrived in Shanghai that morning. Only one ship arrived at that time, and it was the ship Song Fuguo was on.

As the person who picked up the ship, Sakamoto Yoshino naturally knew the identity of Taniguchi Hiroshi and his party.

Perhaps we can get relevant information from Sakamoto Yoshino?

Hyoutaro Imamura regards Sakamoto Yoshino as his nephew. There is even a guest bedroom in Hyoutaro Imamura’s home specially reserved for Sakamoto Yoshino.

Furthermore, Sakamoto Yoshino is the youngest son of Sakamoto Nagayuki. Sakamoto Nagayuki is a famous scholar as famous as Taniguchi Hiroyuki. The two have some friendship. Then, Imamura Hyoutarou will definitely invite Sakamoto Yoshino to tonight's dinner.

 …

 Cheng Qianfan took a puff of cigarette and was thinking about it.

He could not inquire about relevant information from Sakamoto Yoshino Akira, so he could only observe the side attack without arousing the other party's suspicion.

Most importantly, he wanted to avoid hearing the news about Hiroyuki Taniguchi coming to Shanghai from Sakamoto Yoshino. Otherwise, he would have no reason to miss the dinner.

 Just how to get the required information without knowing the news of Taniguchi Hiroshi’s arrival in Shanghai?

 This is very difficult, almost impossible to do.

 At this time, Cheng Qianfan began to realize that he had subconsciously wanted to avoid and miss this dinner.

 He frowned.

 This is due to his lack of preparation for this matter and tonight's dinner, and his subconscious choice to avoid the foreseeable great danger.

 Or, to put it bluntly, he has no idea.

 …

"Brother Fan, what happened?" Haozi glanced at the rearview mirror and couldn't help asking when he saw Brother Fan's solemn expression.

"As I expected, the distinguished guest hosted by Hyōtaro Imamura at the banquet tonight is Hiroyuki Taniguchi." Cheng Qianfan said.

 “What?” Li Hao was shocked and subconsciously stepped on the brakes.

 “Calm down.” Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Haozi forced himself to calm down and continued driving, "Brother Fan, Taniguchi Hiroshi is just..."

"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded and rubbed his eyebrows, "There is no such thing as a good banquet."

“Brother Fan, you can’t go.” Haozi frowned and said, “This person is Miyazaki Kentaro’s teacher and he knows Miyazaki Kentaro too well.”

Cheng Qianfan put out the cigarette **** in the ashtray, "Taniguchi's arrival was too sudden. Although I had prepared for this day, when things came to pass, I had to admit that those preparations were not enough to cope with the head-on contact with Taniguchi. .”

"Brother Fan, you can't go." Haozi frowned and thought, "Let's find a reason to deal with it today, pass this level, and then find a way to kill Taniguchi as soon as possible."

 Cheng Qianfan said nothing. He took a cigarette from his cigarette holder, but it was already empty.

 In order to control the number of cigarettes he smokes, he usually only puts five cigarettes in his cigarette holder.

 “Haozi, smoke.”

“Brother Fan.” Li Hao took out the cigarette box from his pocket and handed it over.

 …

Cheng Qianfan took out a cigarette from the cigarette case. He did not smoke it immediately. Instead, he held the cigarette in one hand and flicked it a few times in the palm of the other hand.

Just after flicking the cigarette a few times, the expression in his eyes changed, exuding determination, or rather, decisive light.

"Haozi, you are right, I can't go to today's dinner, so I have to find an excuse to miss the appointment." Cheng Qianfan said.

Hearing Brother Fan say this, Li Hao had a smile on his face, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was really worried that Brother Fan would take risks.

"As for Hiranyuki Taniguchi, you are right, we need to get rid of it as soon as possible." Cheng Qianfan lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, exhaled the smoke through his nose, and continued with a comfortable and relieved expression, "But it's not that we have waited. Don’t take action at this level today, but do it today.”

"Brother Fan, please give the order." Li Hao said directly. He did not ask Cheng Qianfan why he chose to take action today. Since Brother Fan has already made a decision, it is natural that Brother Fan has reason. All he has to do is to obey the order. .

 Cheng Qianfan raised his wrist and looked at the time:

 It is now a quarter past two in the afternoon.

 “Call someone.” Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice.

 “I know.” Haozi nodded.

At the side of a road, Li Hao parked his car and went to a grocery store where he could make phone calls. He first bought a pack of cigarettes, then grabbed the phone and shook the handle.

 Less than two minutes later, Haozi returned to the car and said, "Brother Fan, the signal has been sent."

 “Let’s go.” Cheng Qianfan nodded.

The signal sent by Haozi was an emergency action signal set by Cheng Qianfan for himself. As this signal was sent, Qiao Chuntao and Haozi would immediately rush to the agreed place to gather.

Tao Zi was ‘sick’ during this period and could not perform on stage, while Hao Zai was roaming nearby. The two of them were on high alert and were the closest mobile force.

This is Cheng Qianfan's emergency plan for Song Fuguo's arrival in Shanghai and the subsequent investigation of Mei Shenping and Gao Qingwu's actions.

As the saying goes, I didn’t expect that this emergency plan would be put into use so quickly.

 …

 Twenty-six minutes later.

And November 18, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, at 3:14 pm.

 Hao Zai and Qiao Chuntao secretly came to Li Hao's home.

 Cheng Qianfan briefly and concisely described the current situation.

 After speaking, he looked at Hao Zai, "Hao Zai, how is the situation over there with Hua Zi?"

"Hua Zi is very smart and good at solving problems. Now he and Fang Hui are brothers." Hao Zai said, "Hua Zi often speaks ill of Brother Fan in front of Fang Hui, which makes Fang Hui want to kill chickens with Hua Zi. Burnt yellow paper on head.”

 “Hua Zi was not exposed, was he?” Cheng Qianfan asked.

"No." Hao Zai shook his head, "Fang Hui only knows that Hua Zi is from Zhang Xiaolin, and he doesn't know anything else."

"Go now and give Huazi an order in my name, telling him to incite Fang Hui to attack me, or at least let Fang Hui participate in the action." Cheng Qianfan said, "In two and a half hours, I will show up at Xian Shi In front of the department store.”

"yes."

 “Repeat it again.” Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice.

“I conveyed Team Leader Xiao’s order to Huazi. Cheng Qianfan will appear at the door of Xianshi Department Store in two and a half hours. Huazi must encourage and persuade Fang Hui to take action against Cheng Qianfan,” Haozi said.

"Very good." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "As for how to encourage Fang Hui to act according to the established plan, I don't need to say more."

"Yes." Hao Zai nodded, and then showed a worried look, "Brother Fan, although we are prepared, but in case..."

"There is no chance." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "He has no chance of hurting me."

As he spoke, he looked at the time on his watch and said, "Time is running out, so go quickly."

"yes!"

 …

  Arranging for someone to assassinate him is the least exposed way Cheng Qianfan could think of to "break the promise".

He had already arranged for his subordinate Hua Bingren to infiltrate Zhang Xiaolin's New Asia Peace Promotion Association. Hua Zi is from Songjiang and grew up in Shanghai. He is familiar with the people and the land and has extensive contacts. Such a well-off local household will not cause any problems if he joins the Youth Gang. Suspect.

Hua Bingren deliberately approached and attracted Xia Wenqiao's subordinate Fang Hui.

After Cheng Qianfan arranged for someone to break one of his legs, although Xia Wenqiao found a famous orthopedic surgeon in Shanghai to repair Fang Hui's broken bone, Fang Hui was still dead.

 This man hated Cheng Qianfan deeply.

Because Xia Wenqiao wanted to continue to cooperate with Cheng Qianfan in business, and because "Mr. Xiao Cheng" was becoming increasingly powerful, he strictly ordered Fang Hui not to have any thoughts of revenge.

Fang Hui agreed on the surface, but in his heart he even hated Xia Wenqiao.

In this case, Zhang Xiaolin's subordinate Hua Bingren came to contact him in private, and Fang Hui naturally would not reject this.

 Having Fang Hui under his control, ‘Xiao Mian’ can issue a sanction order against ‘Mr. Xiao Cheng’ at any time, and this is a double method of framing the blame:

Xiao Mian blamed Zhang Xiaolin.

And Zhang Xiaolin's people "framed the blame" on Xia Wenqiao.

only-

 Cheng Qianfan shook his head.

This secret agent was something he had worked hard to manage. It was a pity to use it so early. However, the matter was urgent and he couldn't worry about that much.

 …

 Hao Zai’s mission is to cause an assassination incident, giving him ample reason to miss the dinner.

 This is only the first step.

 The second step is to take action against Hiroshi Taniguchi.

"According to my understanding of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, they will arrange Taniguchi Kanichi and his party to stay in the guest house." Cheng Qianfan looked at Qiao Chuntao, "The Consulate General has two guest houses, one is the Sakura Guest House which is closer to the Consulate General. The other one is Fuji Guest House which is a little far away.”

"Team leader, Sakamoto Yoshino is responsible for picking up the ship. He should be the one who arranged the food and accommodation for Taniguchi Kanichi and his party, right?" Qiao Chuntao asked thoughtfully, "Sakamoto Yoshino should also be responsible for picking up Taniguchi Kanichi and his party for today's dinner. Are you going to the banquet at Hyōtaro Imamura’s house?”

 Cheng Qianfan’s face showed a satisfied smile, and he was worthy of his high regard.

“Haozi, tell Taozi Sakamoto Yoshino’s license plate.” Cheng Qianfan turned to Haozi and said.

Although Li Hao doesn't know much about literacy, he has a good memory and is especially sensitive to letters and numbers.

“It’s a good idea, but maybe we don’t have enough time.” As he said that, Cheng Qianfan looked at his watch and picked up the phone.

“If you want to go to the Fourth Secretary’s Office of the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai, please contact Yoshino Sakamoto.”

 …

The call was quickly connected.

 “I am Sakamoto Yoshino, who are you?”

 “Sakamoto-kun, it’s me, Cheng Qianfan.”

"It turns out to be Mr. Cheng, do you have anything to do with me?" Sakamoto Ryano said, with a patient smile on his face. It was clear that the other person was his good friend Kentaro Miyazaki, but now he had to cooperate with the fact that the other party was a famous young man. Mr. Cheng's identity and his behavior similar to that of an agent gave Sakamoto Yoshino a strong sense of participation and found it very interesting and exciting.

“Mr. Imamura invited me to a banquet tonight. I would like to ask if Mr. Sakamoto will go with him?”

“Yes, I’m going to the banquet tonight too.” Sakamoto Yoshino said with a smile, “Cheng Jun, I’m still at work now, we’ll see you in the evening.”

 “See you in the evening, Sakamoto-kun.”

 …

 Hang up the phone, Cheng Qianfan looked at Qiao Chuntao, "Do you understand?"

“Understood.” Qiao Chuntao took out her pocket watch and checked the time, then nodded, “Hiroyuki Taniguchi and others are most likely at the Sakura Guesthouse.”

 At this time, it was already a quarter past three in the afternoon, and Sakamoto Yoshino was still working peacefully at the Consulate General.

 Based on time, Sakamoto Yoshino should set off early to meet Taniguchi Hiroyuki in about an hour.

Calculated from the perspective of time and distance, it is basically unlikely that Hiroyuki Taniguchi and others were arranged at the Fuji Guest House, which is far away from the Consulate General.

“Sakamoto Yoshino arrived at the guest house in advance. This is the etiquette that should be followed.”

"However, Hiroyuki Taniguchi is a proud man, and he will not arrive at the dinner party in advance." Cheng Qianfan analyzed, "Therefore, even if Sakamoto Yoshino arrives at the guest house in advance, he still needs to wait for another hour to an hour and a half. Hours or so.”

He thought and said, "Hiroyuki Taniguchi will take a bath, put on a clean and tidy new clothes, and then maybe let Sakamoto Yoshino play chess and drink tea with him."

As he spoke, he looked at the time on his watch and said, "There are still two to two and a half hours left. We must race against time."

 “Yes!” Qiao Chuntao said.

“Who are you going to arrange to take action?” Cheng Qianfan asked in a deep voice.

"Seryozha." Qiao Chuntao had already made up her mind and answered immediately.

 Cheng Qianfan looked solemn and nodded, "A good candidate."

 “Let’s do it,” he said.

"yes!"

 …

 Two hours later.

 Xianshi Department Store.

Fang Hui hid in a corner across the road, staring intently at the main entrance of the department store.

 From a distance, I saw ‘Mr. Xiao Cheng’ walking out of the department store, escorted by two of his men.

 “Brother Fan, I’m going to drive.” Haozi said.

 “Go.” Cheng Qianfan nodded.

Then he touched the cigarette holder, opened it, frowned, and told another subordinate beside him, "Lao Jiu, go buy me a pack of cigarettes."

Lu Jiufan agreed and walked towards the cigarette stall on the side of the road.

 It is truly a God-given opportunity.

Fang Hui was overjoyed when he saw that there were no bodyguards around Cheng Qianfan.

Wearing a peaked cap on his head, he lowered his head and walked with a limp as he walked towards Cheng Qianfan.

  Close!

 Getting closer!

 The joy in Fang Hui's heart almost jumped out of his body.

 He touched his arms.

 At this moment, ‘Mr. Xiao Cheng’ also noticed Fang Hui walking over.

 “Fang Hui?” Cheng Qianfan said in surprise.

Then ‘Mr. Xiao Cheng’’s face changed drastically and he subconsciously touched his arms.

Fang Hui was so anxious that he immediately took out a pistol from his arms, raised the gun and fired.

At this moment, Hou Pingliang rushed out from Cheng Qianfan's side. He stood directly in front of Cheng Qianfan, raised his gun and shot.

 …

　　Bang!

　　Bang!

　　Bang!

 Continuous gunfire.

Fang Hui was shot in the chest continuously, his gun fell to the ground, and others also fell to the ground.

Hou Pingliang rushed forward and kicked the gun on the ground away.

Lu Jiufan and Li Hao also ran over here, and both of them were frightened when they looked at Fang Hui lying on the ground.

Hao Zi came over to support Mr. Xiao Cheng, who was pale and leaning against the wall, feeling frightened.

Hou Pingliang picked up the pistol on the ground and checked it, "Brother Fan, it's a southern pistol. It's jammed."

 …

 Sakura Guesthouse.

Hiroichi Taniguchi, who was in a suit and leather tie, walked out of the guest house first. Beside him were Sakamoto Yoshino, Haruko, Yame Shoji and others.

 The car stopped on the side of the road.

“Sir, do you want a camera?” A young man with a Western face came over, his right hand in his briefcase, revealing the corner of the camera.

“Which country are you from?” Hiroyuki Taniguchi asked with great interest. He was inexplicably happy to see a Westerner selling cameras on the street in despair.

 Then, his eyes were filled with fear.

Seryozha put down the camera, quickly took out a short gun from his briefcase, pointed it at Hiroyuki Taniguchi and fired directly:

　　Bang!

　　Bang!

 Two gunshots were fired.

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