Okada Toshihiko is actually dead.
Moreover, he was ambushed at Jiming Temple and died at the hands of our New Fourth Army!
Cheng Qianfan was shocked when he learned the news from Bai Chuan who was in the concubine's office of the Mei Agency.
This shock was no less shocking than when he learned from Hyōtaro Imamura that the Japanese army had suffered a disastrous defeat at Nomenkan.
Although Okada Toshihiko is only a lieutenant general, the particularity of the Ume Agency and the Shadow Agency makes Okada Toshihiko, the director of the Ume Agency's joint office, extraordinary.
Even, to a certain extent, even Wang Chuanhai himself would give the necessary courtesy to Toshihiko Okada.
Such an important figure died so suddenly?
Behind the shock, Cheng Qianfan was excited inside.
As an underground party member, when is it most difficult and when is it most likely to be exposed?
Cheng Qianfan’s answer included this scene. He was obviously so happy, but he had to look sad and shocked.
…
Back at the hospital, Cheng Qianfan stood at the window and looked at the heavy rain outside.
This rain came suddenly in the afternoon. According to Dr. Zhao who came to make rounds, this rain was the heaviest rain in Nanjing since the beginning of autumn.
After learning about Okada Toshihiko's death, Cheng Qianfan no longer stayed on the street. He and Yano Fuji arranged to meet again in the next day and immediately returned to the hospital.
Especially, when Yanofu 'inadvertently' revealed the news that Tong Xueyong and Tang Wenlao from the secret service headquarters were Chongqing elements, Cheng Qianfan was extremely sure that Okada Toshihiko's death would cause certain chaos in Nanjing.
He had an intuition that Okada Toshihiko's death might not have been caused by an attack by the New Fourth Army as Shirakawa said.
Okada Toshihiko's death may have some unclear connection with Tang Wenlao and Tong Xueyong.
The reason is very straightforward. Cheng Qianfan does not think that Tang Wenlao and Tong Xueyong are from Chongqing.
Tong Xueyong is a Red Party traitor. Generally speaking, after a Red Party traitor becomes a traitor, the possibility of being co-opted by Chongqing is extremely small -
Chongqing prefers to win over delinquent personnel from the former Party Affairs Investigation Office (Central Unification) or Lixingshe Special Affairs Office (Military Unification).
As for Tang Wenlao, Cheng Qianfan was convinced that he was not a Chongqing member.
Tang Kanglao directly participated in the operation to crack down on the Central Unification Su-Shanghai District.
In addition, Sheng Shuyu's identity was exposed before and he was almost arrested. Behind this was Tang Wenlao and Lu Fei who jointly discovered Guo Xinyu's identity.
In addition, there were also a large number of Red Party comrades captured by Tang Kanlao.
Therefore, Cheng Qianfan did not think that Tang Wenlao might be a latent anti-Japanese element.
only-
He shook his head.
In the eyes of comrades within the party, as well as military commanders and central commanders, how could he, Cheng Qianfan, not be a complete traitor? !
The headlights penetrated the rain and fog. This was a military vehicle roaring past, passing through the wet, dark and long rainy night.
Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but frown. The direction the military vehicle was driving was the direction of Jiming Temple.
Jiming Temple, according to Shirakawa, Okada Toshihiko was killed in a sneak attack by the New Fourth Army at Jiming Temple.
This made Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but think about what he learned from Liu Xia about the arrest of Qian Yuanxu and Lu Benshan, underground members of the New Fourth Army.
And I heard that there was a firefight at Jiming Temple the day before yesterday, and it was rumored that the New Fourth Army shot out the encirclement.
All these scattered information seem to be related to the location of Jiming Temple.
Cheng Qianfan shook his head. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was something weird about it. As for what was weird, he couldn't tell. It was just an intuition from an excellent lurker.
He took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and did not light it. Instead, he held it to the tip of his nose and gently smelled the tobacco.
Suddenly, something moved in his mind, and he added the brand-new information that Tong Xueyong and Tang Wenlao were Chongqing elements into the mixed news.
Then, it was like a catfish got into the fish pond and started moving.
…
Cheng Qianfan sniffed the cigarette, and his eyes lit up.
Tong Xueyong and Tang Wenlao are Chongqing elements. This is an "unjust case" that can be distinguished in the eyes of an "insider" like him. It is false, or it is a mistake in the judgment of the Japanese.
Amidst so much miscellaneous information, there was such a piece of false information. Cheng Qianfan’s first reaction was:
In this way, the biggest common point among the mixed information - Jiming Temple came into his sight again.
Whether this means that the core location of Jiming Temple is problematic. Cheng Qianfan knew that his analysis and speculation were unreasonable and even a little ridiculous.
However, Cheng Qianfan tends to trust his own intuition.
Jiming Temple, Jiming Temple, what happened there?
Or maybe, nothing happened, but what happened was spread?
Accustomed to "making the most of the changes" in the French Concession in Shanghai, he has many overt or covert intelligence channels, and he knows many things about the French Concession very well.
At this moment, Cheng Qianfan felt even more deeply the weaknesses of his manpower and strength in Nanjing.
The idea of secretly establishing a "Nanjing Branch of the Shanghai Special Situation Group" in Nanjing became more and more intense in his mind.
…
“Brother Fan.” Hao Zai came in and reported.
“Did you find anything?” Cheng Qianfan asked, leaning on the hospital bed.
“As Brother Fan analyzed and judged, everyone on No. 76 has been evacuated,” Hao Zai said.
“Hmm.” Cheng Qianfan nodded.
He knew that it was Tong Xueyong’s subordinates who had secretly monitored him before. Now, Tong Xueyong and his men have not appeared again after they evacuated. This seems to support the authenticity of the information that "Tong Xueyong is a Chongqing element" to a certain extent.
This is interesting.
“Is Nurse Bai back?” Cheng Qianfan suddenly asked.
"No." Hao Zai said, "I said I had something to do at home and asked for leave."
Cheng Qianfan nodded noncommittally.
Suddenly, he waved his hand to signal Hao Zai to go out. He wanted to think about the problem quietly alone.
As soon as Hao Zai went out, Cheng Qianfan came to the window sill, pushed out the door and window with his left hand, and then saw a human face.
Lu Xinge jumped lightly into the ward.
He looked around the ward and nodded frequently, "Not bad."
Then he looked at his second brother, "How did you find me?"
Cheng Qianfan pointed at his eldest brother's wrist.
Lu Xinge was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and laughed.
The watch **** his wrist reflected light, revealing his identity.
A very trivial detail, a small detail that could easily be ignored, directly exposed his secrets. This taught Lu Xinge a "painful" lesson.
…
“I’m really worried that the military police will find you in Fantastic Street today.” Cheng Qianfan said fearfully.
While he was talking to Yano Fuji and Shirakawa, Lu Xingge and Jiang Laosan also officially entered the Wanqi Street. What Cheng Qianfan was most worried about at the time was that his eldest brother would be blocked by the Japanese military police in the Wanqi Street.
Hao Zai previously reported that Captain Lu also came to Nanjing, but he did not join them, nor did he say they would be somewhere. He only said that the team leader would know where they were.
After listening to Hao Zai’s report, Cheng Qianfan knew that Lu Xingge would definitely settle down in Fantastic Street.
This is a secret code that belongs only to him and Lu Xingo.
No, to be precise, this is a little secret between him, his eldest brother Lu Xinge and his third brother——
The eldest brother and the third brother were once cheated out of their food money with Yuhua stones in Qiwan Street...
At that time, when Cheng Qianfan learned about the incident, he immediately said that it was because without him, it would be impossible to be deceived without him.
At that time, Lu Xingge laughed and said that this was exactly the case. The three brothers would gather together in Qiwan Street in the future, so that they could avenge their previous shame.
…
"The kid who can stop me from being a big brother hasn't been born yet." Lu Xingge smiled heartily and said, "Tell me, why are you sending me to Nanjing? What's the big deal?"
Cheng Qianfan smiled slightly, yes, the eldest brother Lu Xingge came to Jinling. It was he who ordered Taozi to do so in the telegram, not Haozi and others. So he thought it was Lu Xingge who found Qiao Chuntao himself and insisted on asking for instructions to come to Nanjing. .
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