Chapter 382 Doubts (please subscribe and vote)
Luo Tao!
For this name, Tan Detai was very impressed.
This man is an important general of the "Red Bandits" in southern Zhejiang, and one of the important "bandit leaders" that the government wants to get rid of quickly.
In the eyes of government officials, including Qin Detai, Luo Tao is the representative of the stubborn elements in the Red Party.
The national army repeatedly encircled and suppressed Luo Tao's troops but failed, so they sent troops to arrest his parents, brothers, wife and children as hostages, and wrote a letter to "persuade" Luo Tao to return from his lost way and abandon the darkness and turn to the light.
What is infuriating is that Luo Tao is so stubborn that he ignores the government's painstaking persuasion. After seeing the letter, he angrily tore the letter into pieces and wrote a reply: "There are only iron-clad Red Party members, and there are no Bolsheviks who surrender." .”
The stubbornness of this person is evident.
Because of this incident, the national army shot Luo Tao's parents and brothers, threw his son and daughter into the lake and drowned. His wife was also brutally tortured and died in a foreign country.
In this way, the government has completely given up its intention to recruit this person. This kind of person must be physically destroyed.
If Luo Tao was hiding in the mountains of southern Zhejiang, Qin Detai would have no way to deal with Luo Tao, and he would not have any "unreasonable thoughts".
But now, Luo Tao is seriously injured and comes to Shanghai for treatment, which is like a "tiger falling in peace", arriving at his door.
This Luo Tao is a red bandit general in southern Zhejiang who has registered with the committee.
An absolutely big fish!
…
"Is there any more specific information?" Qin Detai stood up from his seat, glanced at the night outside the window, and asked.
“The information was reported to Mr. Xue by Zheng Sanyuan from Hangzhou.” Dr. Mu said, “The headquarters has ordered He Huan from Hangzhou to come to Shanghai tomorrow. This person may have further information.”
He Huan?
Qin Detai thought for a moment and remembered who this person was:
The political director of Hangzhou District of the Party Affairs Investigation Office.
It is rumored that this person is quite capable.
Now He Huan is still on the way to Shanghai, but Qin Detai does not intend to wait for He Huan to come to Shanghai before taking action. He must take action first.
"Pass my order to strengthen inspections of major hospitals and clinics in Shanghai from now on." Qin Detai said in a deep voice, "especially private clinics that are qualified to perform major surgeries."
Qin Detai judged that due to safety concerns, the Shanghai Red Party is unlikely to arrange for Luo Tao to be treated in a large hospital. The most likely option is to find a private clinic with certain surgical capabilities.
“The focus is on the French Concession and the Public Concession.” Qin Detai added.
The Chinese community in Shanghai is controlled by the state government. Agents from the Party Affairs Investigation Office, spies from the Secret Service, the Security Headquarters, and the Gendarmerie Headquarters are all over the city. It is impossible for the Shanghai Red Party to take the risk of arranging for Luo Tao to be treated in the Chinese community.
The most likely option is to stay in the concession.
“Yes!” Dr. Mu nodded.
…
There was a hint of fish belly white in the sky.
Maggie Road.
Doug Private Clinic.
Luo Tao!
Having just received the order to "investigate and arrest Luo Tao" from the top of the mountain, Wang Kangnian was in high spirits.
For this Red Party warrior, he was also 'like a thunderbolt'.
Wang Kangnian knew that this was an opportunity for him.
After the "Cao Yu" incident, Wang Kangnian's life in the action stocks in Shanghai became increasingly difficult.
Wu Shanyue seemed to ignore the past grudges, but in private he suppressed him everywhere.
Wang Kangnian knew that his future in the Shanghai District of the Party Affairs Investigation Office, or to be precise in the Shanghai District Action Unit, was worrying.
He must find another way out.
Luo Tao has registered with the committee. If he can personally lead the team to capture Luo Tao, the "violent bandit" of the Red Party, this can be said to be a great achievement that reaches heaven.
With this achievement, Wang Kangnian can apply for promotion and transfer out of Shanghai District. Even if he does not leave Shanghai District, his position in Shanghai District will be promoted, and he has also shown his face to Mr. Xue and even the committee. Will not be afraid of Wu Shanyue's suppression.
Thinking about this, Wang Kangnian was excited and determined to do his best to seize this opportunity.
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No. 22, Xue Huali Road, Central Patrol Room.
Cheng Qianfan came to the corridor to smoke. The morning sunlight filtered through the branches and cast spots on the walls of the corridor.
Chief Inspector Qin Detai’s car went out late last night. There seemed to be nothing unusual about this. Maybe there was something urgent at home. Maybe Chief Inspector Qin arranged for the car to see off the guests. Maybe...
However, Cheng Qianfan doesn’t believe ‘maybe’.
It would be fine if he didn't see this thing. Since he witnessed it late at night, he always had a question mark in his heart and was vigilant.
Ensuring the safety of ‘Mr. Miao’ is the first priority, and no amount of caution is too much.
The corner room on the second floor is a lounge, to be precise, it is the dedicated lounge for Hao Xiaowei, Qin Detai’s driver:
This is the benefit of Inspector Qin’s driver.
Hao Xiaowei likes to take advantage.
And this person likes to eat salted duck eggs.
Cheng Qianfan arranged for Li Hao to have breakfast at a breakfast shop opposite the patrol room. This breakfast shop was also frequented by Hao Xiaowei.
Everything was as he expected. When Hao Xiaowei came to have breakfast, he met Li Hao, a close subordinate of Inspector Xiao Cheng.
Li Hao is a straightforward person, so he directly asked Brother Hao.
Hao Xiaowei made the offer three times, but it was hard to refuse his hospitality.
Li Hao then reported to Cheng Qianfan that Hao Xiaowei was particularly happy today, perhaps because of his treat, and his appetite was twice as much as usual:
It’s not just that I ate half a pound more fried food.
I usually only want to eat one Gaoyou salted duck egg.
I even ate three salted duck eggs today.
According to Cheng Qianfan's request, Li Hao invited Hao Xiaowei to breakfast. During the small talk, he mainly focused on flattery and flattery. He was absolutely not allowed to test or inquire about the relevant situation.
Although Hao Xiaowei likes to take advantage, he is still tight-lipped and very loyal to Qin Detai.
Absolutely do not act rashly.
…
Cheng Qianfan looked at the time on his watch. It was almost time.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Hao Xiaowei came out yawning and carrying a thermos bottle. He was very thirsty.
Cheng Qianfan pretended not to see this person. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, popped one out, lit it, and took a comfortable puff.
Place the cigarette case on the edge of the window sill.
Hao Xiaowei caught a glimpse of Inspector Xiao Cheng.
He knew that his master, Qin Detai, admired this young inspector very much.
Hao Xiaowei has a simple logic:
Get close to the people Tan Detai likes, and stay away from the people Chief Inspector Tan dislikes.
What's more, Hao Xiaowei caught a glimpse of the bag of Hades that Cheng Qianfan casually placed on the windowsill.
"It's Old Hao." Cheng Qianfan was smoking a cigarette and watching people coming and going on the street. When he heard someone greeting him, he turned around and saw Hao Xiaowei, and said with a smile, "Want one?"
Speaking, he threw the cigarette case directly over.
Hao Xiaowei quickly caught it, took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, took out a match and lit it, then looked down at the cigarette case, and slowly handed the cigarette case back to Cheng Qianfan.
“Take it and smoke it.” Cheng Qianfan waved his hand nonchalantly.
Hao Xiaowei thanked him repeatedly. He could see clearly just now that he only smoked two cigarettes from this pack, so he got a good pack of cigarettes for nothing.
…
Hao Xiaowei had just gotten a good deal from Inspector Cheng Xiao, so it was hard for Hao Xiaowei to leave immediately. In addition, he also wanted to get closer to the energetic Inspector Cheng, so the two started chatting.
Seeing Hao Xiaowei yawn, Cheng Qianfan smiled and joked, "Old Hao, take it easy, don't let your body collapse."
These words poked a scar on Hao Xiaowei:
He married twice, and both his wives fell seriously ill and died soon after they got married.
It was already unlucky enough, but later it was revealed that his wife was old Hao Ke.
In this way, even if he is now the confidant driver of Chief Inspector Qin, no girl from a good family is willing to marry him.
As the saying goes, "There are three unfilial piety, the worst is not having children," and Hao Xiaowei's name shows this.
Since no girl from a decent family was willing to marry, Hao Xiaowei spent money to marry a dancing girl.
Unexpectedly, within two months, the bride also died in an accident.
Soon, there were rumors that Lao Hao’s stuff was evil and would bring bad luck to any woman who touched it.
In this way, even those with half-open doors dare not take Hao Xiaowei’s business.
So, Cheng Qianfan’s words were a direct stab at Old Hao’s **** wound.
“Inspector Cheng, you—” Old Hao felt ashamed and angry.
Cheng Qianfan looked at the angry old Hao and felt baffled.
Looking at Cheng Qianfan's expression, Old Hao understood that this person obviously didn't know what happened to him. Also, the matter itself was a secret matter. Not many people knew about it. That is to say, some people were talking about it a few years ago. , as he gained more and more trust from Qin Detai, fewer people chewed his tongue.
Inspector Xiao Cheng came to the patrol room more than two years ago and most likely did not know the situation.
…
“Old Hao, if I had half the looks of Inspector Cheng, I wouldn’t have a mother-in-law now.” Hao Xiaowei said quickly, he never dared to tell the reason.
He was afraid that Cheng Qianfan would mention the sad thing about the 'woman' again, so he quickly said, "Mr. Tan was not feeling well last night. No, I was busy asking for Dr. Mu, and it took a long time to go back and forth. I was busy most of the night."
“Is Mr. Qin okay?” Cheng Qianfan immediately asked with concern.
“It’s nothing, it’s an old problem.” Hao Xiaowei said, “Dr. Mu has superb medical skills. Every time he comes, Mr. Qin gets better quickly.”
“It’s okay.” Cheng Qianfan nodded, and the two chatted for a while, and then he glanced at Hao Xiaowei.
Hao Xiaowei was seen as a bit baffled.
“Old Hao, you are in very good condition. Do you want me to introduce you to you…”
Before he finished speaking, Hao Xiaowei made an excuse to fetch water and fled.
He was not afraid that Cheng Qianfan would introduce a woman to him, but he was afraid that Cheng Qianfan would learn about his hidden illness after further understanding, and he was afraid of being embarrassed.
…
Back in the office, Cheng Qianfan was thinking about the information he just learned from Hao Xiaowei.
According to Hao Xiaowei, Qin Detai was feeling unwell, so he arranged for his driver, Hao Xiaowei, to drive and invite his personal doctor, Dr. Mu, to see him.
Qin Detai has a private doctor. He is not feeling well and asks the doctor to come to see him.
This seems to be no problem.
However, Cheng Qianfan noticed one detail:
According to the information revealed by Hao Xiaowei inadvertently, Qin Detai seemed to have an "old problem" with his body. Every time he got sick, he would ask Dr. Mu to come over.
Dr. Mu has superb medical skills and can be said to cure diseases with medicine.
No, to be precise, it means ‘the disease is cured when the person comes’:
As soon as Dr. Mu arrived, Inspector Qin was fine.
This detail aroused Cheng Qianfan’s interest.
Generally speaking, if Qin Detai's body really has an old problem, it means that it is likely to be a chronic disease. This kind of disease needs to be treated and controlled with medication.
In this case, the doctor does not necessarily need to come every time. As long as you have commonly used medicines at home, you can take them in time.
Of course, it is not ruled out that doctors have professional treatment techniques, such as acupuncture and massage, and may need to personally treat the disease when the disease attacks.
However, from Hao Xiaowei's brief description, Cheng Qianfan guessed that Dr. Mu should be a Western medicine doctor.
Of course, all this is just his speculation and needs further verification.
This matter itself has aroused great interest in Cheng Qianfan:
Intuition told him that the relationship between Qin Detai and Dr. Mu was definitely more than just a doctor and patient relationship.
The way to prove this conjecture is very simple:
If the true physical condition of Qin Detai can be known, all doubts will be cleared up.
…
Shanghai on this day was no different from the previous two days. There were still singing and dancing birds on one side and guns flying on the other.
A lot of things happened on this day.
Beijing-Shanghai garrison commander Zhang Wenbai issued a message of determination to fight to the end.
Chinese troops gradually arrived in Shanghai.
The Japanese army burned down Hujiang University.
The Chinese army occupied the Japanese Navy Club.
After Cheng Qianfan learned about it, he was also concerned about the situation of Kamaga Kazuo through Sakamoto Yoshino and asked Ono Junji.
Ono Junji said that he could not contact Kamaga Kazuo for the time being.
Cheng Qianfan saw the secret signal from Peng and Ou on his way to get off work.
The two men then met secretly at a safe house on Terrace Road.
"Help Daxin Steel Plant transfer assets and equipment and relocate out of Shanghai!" - This was what Peng Yuou met with him urgently to discuss.
Shanghai Daxin Steel Plant is a national industrial enterprise. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army coveted Daxin Steel Plant and promised the boss that even if the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, the safety of the steel plant would be guaranteed.
The steel mill boss firmly disagreed with his industry falling into the hands of the Japanese and decided to move inland. At present, the steel mill boss has ordered the dismantling and transportation of factory equipment, and is preparing to rush to transport it to the concession first, and then try to transport it out of Shanghai.
However, one can imagine the difficulty of transporting machines and supplies out of Shanghai while the war is raging.
“What is the original plan for the factory?” Cheng Qianfan asked in a deep voice.
At this time, the Yangtze River has been blocked, land transportation is impossible, trains have been requisitioned by the army, and the only transportation route is -
“The current plan is to load it on wooden boats, follow the Suzhou River to Suzhou, and then tow it to Zhenjiang on a small steamer, and then transfer it to a steamer to sail to Wuhan.” Peng Yuou said.
“Where does the problem occur?” Cheng Qianfan asked.
In his opinion, this plan is reasonable to a certain extent, but it is still very risky. The key is that the transportation from Suzhou River to Suzhou is likely to be exposed to the range of Japanese gunfire, which is very dangerous.
“Only people are allowed to enter the concession, and no factory facilities are allowed to move in.” Peng Yuou said.
Cheng Qianfan frowned. He had not heard that the concession restricted the relocation of business owners from the Chinese community.
However, he quickly realized the problem and immediately asked, "Whose jurisdiction is it?"
(End of this chapter)