Chapter 449 Masao Nishida
"Liang Yuchun." Cheng Qianfan nodded thoughtfully. His relationship with Liang Yuchun had publicly deteriorated. Liang had suffered a loss and lost face before, so he was naturally unwilling to accept it. He had expected this.
In addition, Cheng Qianfan was relieved to learn that it was Liang Yuchun's people who secretly eavesdropped and investigated him.
He and Liang Yuchun fall into the category of "personal grudges".
He is most worried that the Party Affairs Investigation Department, the Shanghai Station, or the Japanese side are secretly following and eavesdropping. If so, it means that he has entered a certain party's key suspect list.
Especially since he had just used some tricks to get rid of the Party Affairs Investigation Office's tracking. If the Party Affairs Investigation Office gives up openly and is still investigating him secretly, it means that the situation is already not good.
“What did he check on me for?” Cheng Qianfan asked Lao Huang.
“You should be investigated for corruption and malfeasance.” Lao Huang said.
Cheng Qianfan snorted. This was what he expected. Although the French Concession was full of smog and corruption was rampant, it was still acceptable on the surface. If Liang Yuchun really got hold of his corruption and malfeasance, Ironclad evidence, for him, is also a minor trouble.
“Also, Liang Yuchun plans to expose to the newspaper that you are lecherous and play with and dominate women of the new era.” Lao Huang said, suppressing a smile.
Cheng Qianfan knew what Lao Huang was laughing at.
In fact, he himself was behind all the rumors about Inspector Xiao Cheng's lust.
Especially the rumors of an ambiguous relationship with Xiao Hong, a Kunqu opera girl from Yu Chunxi, are all **** news that Cheng Qianfan arranged for people to secretly release.
As the person involved, Xiao Hong will not clarify it. For Xiao Hong, although this misunderstanding damages her reputation, it is not a talisman. Since she hooked up with Inspector Xiao Cheng, those who coveted her beauty The monsters and monsters all disappeared.
Besides, Cheng Qianfan occasionally showed interest in Xiaohong deliberately. This girl may not have thought about her ambition to be the concubine of Xiaohong Inspector Cheng.
Cheng Qianfan does not deny, refute or admit such rumors.
If someone mentions it in front of him, he will get angry and curse.
Although Liang Yuchun arranged for people to follow and eavesdrop just because of "personal grudges" and had no political background or secret service factors, this will obviously bring a lot of inconvenience and safety risks to Cheng Qianfan's work.
“Old Liang, you are forcing me to take action.” Cheng Qianfan said with a sneer, remembering that when he was in the conference room before, Liang Yuchun was still thinking about tricking him, and he felt even more unhappy.
“Inspector Cheng, remember to take your medicine on time.” Lao Huang raised his voice and said.
“I understand.” Cheng Qianfan took the medicine prescribed by Lao Huang and left the medical room.
Out of the door, Cheng Qianfan stopped and pointed inside the house, "Did you really not eat that dog?"
"I really haven't eaten. If I eat, I won't have any wine to drink." Lao Huang cursed and swore.
Hearing that Old Huang actually swore such a poisonous oath, Inspector Xiao Cheng was amazed and nodded, temporarily believing in Old Huang's innocence.
…
French Concession, No. 180, Huageni Road.
This is the famous Du Mansion in Shanghai.
The building in front of the mansion is a Chinese-style two-story Shikumen building.
The second floor is occupied by Ms. Shen, Du Yongsheng’s first wife.
She did not have any children, but later adopted a son. Because his career prospered after adopting him, Du Yongsheng treated the son as his own and loved him very much.
The building at the back is a Western-style building, with the ground floor used as offices, accounting rooms, and a large dining room.
The second floor is for the second wife, Ms. Chen.
The third floor is for the third wife, Ms. Sun.
Because Du Yongsheng later married the fourth wife without telling Ms. Sun, Ms. Sun left Shanghai in a rage.
Shanghai residents are quite interested in Boss Du's love affair. It has been reported in newspapers and there is even heated discussion about whether Ms. Meng will move into the third floor of the building behind Du Mansion.
This made Du Yongsheng furious. He sent people to destroy the newspaper office and warned the reporters who made up the nonsense.
Soon, word spread throughout Shanghai. The reason for Du Yongsheng's rage was that Ms. Meng couldn't stand the gossip and left Shanghai for Peiping.
At this moment, the building behind the Du Mansion was heavily guarded. Gang members dressed in shorts and wearing horse tags on their belts were watching the surroundings vigilantly. There were also bodyguards leading big wolf dogs around.
“Mr. Du, Yu Min has been disturbing you a lot these days.” Dai Chunfeng said apologetically.
Du Yongsheng secretly arranged for the second wife and the fourth wife to live in the front building, and the back building was specially set aside for Dai Chunfeng to live in, also for the purpose of confidentiality.
"Mr. Dai, there is no need to be polite. It is Du's duty to do his part in the fight against Japan." Du Yongsheng spoke politely, which was quite inconsistent with his reputation and rumors in the outside world.
The two chatted for a while and talked happily. There was no trace of the previous tense situation between the two over the military command authority of the Rangers.
Today is an early farewell.
…
Dai Chunfeng was sitting on the sofa, staring at the night outside the window, seeming to be thinking about something.
The night wind rustled the leaves.
got windy.
"Report." A report came, interrupting Dai Chunfeng's thoughts.
“What’s the matter?” Dai Chunfeng asked.
“Qiqiaohua sent a secret message, Nishida Masao has most likely sneaked into Shanghai.” Sheng Shuyu reported with the message in hand.
"Masao Nishida!" Dai Chunfeng's expression changed, he stood up from the sofa, grabbed the message, and read it carefully.
"Xitian!" He slapped the message on the table, his expression even ferocious in his excitement, "Okay, Xitian, we finally meet again!"
“Call back and ask for flowers.” Dai Chunfeng said in a deep voice, “Is there any more accurate information about Xitian’s coming to Shanghai? I hope it can be confirmed again, but we put safety first and act according to the opportunity.”
"yes!"
Sheng Shuyu closed the folder and went up to a room on the second floor to send the report.
An hour later, Dai Chunfeng asked someone to inform Du Yongsheng that he was leaving Du Mansion immediately and thanked Du Yongsheng for his hospitality over the past two days.
Soon, six cars were leaving Du Mansion.
After driving for a certain distance, the six cars split into three groups and disappeared into the night.
“Virgo, we have escaped tracking.” Sheng Shuyu, who was driving the vehicle, said.
“Go to Milexi Ai Road.” Dai Chunfeng said in a deep voice.
"clear."
Miles Air Road is the secret base of the Shanghai Station of the Secret Service.
…
The next day.
It is a rainy day.
Li Hao came to Yandeli early and had breakfast at Brother Fan’s house.
“Brother Fan, the rain is too heavy.” Li Hao said loudly.
“Drive slowly.” Cheng Qianfan glanced out the car window, seeing a heavy rain.
The rainstorm came suddenly and beyond everyone's expectation.
Arrived at Xue Huali Road, Li Hao parked the car in the yard of the patrol house.
He turned off the engine, quickly ran out of the car, held up a black umbrella, and escorted Cheng Qianfan into the arresting hall.
“Inspector!”
“Inspector!”
“Inspector!”
In the busy arrest hall, all the patrol officers put down their Pai Gow, dice, and documents, stood up, and stood at attention to salute.
Cheng Qianfan looked serious, nodded slightly, and walked quickly to his office.
At this moment, on the second floor of a two-story building on Nishi Jiraiya Street, a middle-aged man of medium height, slightly fat, with small eyes and gold-rimmed glasses was standing by the window, looking at the rain. Columns generally flow down from the eaves.
“Everyone says that the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, but I have no chance to see it.” The middle-aged man sighed.
“The empire will soon occupy Shanghai, occupy the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and occupy the entire China. In the future, you can enjoy the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River on the Huangpu River, and you can also go boating on the Xuanwu Lake to enjoy it.” Sanbonjiro said with a smile.
The middle-aged man shook his head, "This rainstorm came at the wrong time."
"Yes, heavy rain will definitely affect the fighting of the imperial warriors. However, this kind of weather is difficult for us, and it is even more difficult for the Chinese soldiers." Sanbonjiro said, "Although they are fighting locally, their logistical supplies are far inferior to us. "
The middle-aged man nodded.
“After the empire takes over Shanghai, the concession will inevitably become a hiding place for Chinese resistance forces. We must keep the concession, especially the French Concession, in our hands.” said the middle-aged man.
"What you said is very true. Maybe there is someone who can play an unexpected role." Sanbonjiro said with a smile on his face after hearing this.
(End of this chapter)