Chapter 938: Big brother, do you want second brother to help?
Dingmu Tun asked Li Cuiqun to "raise troops to investigate" without telling him about the attack on the Su-Shanghai District of the Central Government, so Li Cuiqun had no choice but to take the initiative to "show goodwill" and ease the relationship.
He then informed Dingmutun that Hu Sishui had discovered the traces of important military personnel.
"Yes!" Hu Sishui quickly said to Li Cuiqun. He turned to look at Dingmu Tun and said respectfully, "Report to the director, according to the secret identification of the brothers, that man looks very much like Lu Xingge from the Military Command Shanghai Station."
"Lu Xingge? Are you sure it's Lu Xinge?" Ding Mutun's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.
Lu Xingge, the military commander of the Shanghai Station, was a figure who had already been registered with the Japanese.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Xingge and his men broke into Chen's mansion and assassinated Chen Zhuan, the foreign minister of the Nanjing Reform Government. This incident caused a sensation in Shanghai, and the Japanese were even more furious.
“Reporting to the director,” Hu Sishui said, “Lu Xinge is very skilled, brothers don’t dare to get too close, he looks like Lu Xinge from a distance.”
After the Chen Project, the Public Settlement Patrol Office once drew a portrait of Lu Xingge based on the oral accounts of multiple witnesses at the scene.
The patrol room used this portrait to pursue him for a long time, but to no avail.
The secret service headquarters obtained the portrait from the patrol room. After studying the portrait carefully, Ding Mutun asked how the portrait came out at that time, and learned that it was the "cooperation" of the witnesses.
His brows furrowed, and suddenly an idea struck him. He called for witnesses separately and staggered the time, and based on the oral description again, he perfected the portrait step by step.
Finally, the secret service headquarters took the new portrait and asked witnesses to identify it. Everyone agreed that the portrait looked more like Lushingo than the previous portrait in the patrol room.
Everyone in the secret service headquarters was amazed by this incident. They didn't expect Director Ding to know how to draw portraits.
“Tell me how you discovered this person.” Dingmutun nodded and said in a deep voice, “Be more specific.”
Hu Sishui glanced at Li Cuiqun.
Li Cuiqun flicked the ashes from his cigarette and looked like he was all ears.
Hu Sishui then began to tell how he discovered the suspicious person suspected of being the military commander Lu Xingge.
Hu Sishui was ordered to arrest Ping Luchang, the top line of the "postman" Lao Xing.
This person seems to be rough and undistinguished, but in fact he is rough and refined.
Hu Sishui did not lead people to arrest him rashly. Instead, he led his men to hide near Pingluchang's home and sent people to secretly investigate Pingluchang's situation.
His carefulness brought him an "unexpected gain".
His subordinates inquired about a situation. On this day, Ping Luchang bought some braised vegetables, bad edamame, salt-boiled peanuts and other snacks, and also bought two bottles of good old wine.
This seems to be an ordinary behavior and there is nothing unusual about it. However, Hu Sishui thought about it:
Pingluchang This is to entertain guests.
guest? !
At this juncture, what is the background of the guests Pingluchang wants to entertain?
Hu Sishui immediately arranged for his men to inquire secretly, and soon there was news feedback:
Ping Luchang’s house did indeed have a visitor on this morning.
Hu Sishui immediately became energetic.
Is this guest really just a friend of Ping Luchang?
Or do you mean that this person has a great background?
Hu Sishui chose to stay put and not arrest Ping Luchang for the time being.
He ordered his men to keep an eye on Ping Luchang in order to find out who the friend Ping Luchang entertained was.
As expected, Ping Luchang’s friend appeared again one day later. However, this person was very cautious and wore sunglasses and a sun hat, so that he could not see his face clearly.
Just when Hu Sishui was in a gloomy mood, someone under his command let out a sigh and said that this person looked a bit like Lu Xingge from the Military Command Shanghai Station.
Hu Sishui was overjoyed. He naturally knew Lu Xingge's name. He thought he was just here to catch a small fish like Pinglu Chang, but he didn't expect to catch a big fish like Lu Xinge.
He ordered his men to quietly take Lu Xingge's portrait and ask people near Pingluchang's home. After asking many people in succession, they all said they had no impression.
As the saying goes, God always pays off. Finally, a vendor selling fried chestnuts with sugar recognized that the guest of Pinglu Chang’s family was very similar to the person in the portrait:
Before going to Pingluchang's house, this person had bought three kilograms of sugar-roasted chestnuts from him.
In this way, Hu Sishui judged that this person was very likely to be Lu Xingge, an operations expert at the Juntong Shanghai Station.
“Have you found Lu Xingge now?” Ding Mutun asked.
"No." Hu Sishui shook his head and said, "However, Deputy Director Li judged that Lu Xingge was in the Xijilaihuoxing Street area."
Li Cuiqun cleared his throat. He came to the map hanging on the wall, took the baton handed over by Hu Sishui, and began to talk.
"After this person left his home in Pingluchang, he bought sugar-roasted chestnuts on the street." Li Cuiqun said, "This person also specifically said that it should not be too hot, just a little bit to burn the mouth, so take it back It’s just the right time to eat at home.”
As he spoke, Li Cuiqun pointed to the chestnut shells in the trash can in his office and said, "I asked Sishui to buy some chestnuts and first went to the vendor to determine what is considered to be a slight scalding of the mouth."
He handed Ding Mutun a cigarette and motioned to Hu Sishui to light it for Director Ding.
“I tested the time, from slightly scalding the mouth to being warm enough to be eaten. If the brown paper is tightly wrapped, it should be within half an hour.”
Li Cuiqun said with a smile on his lips, "However, if you want to pursue the taste, it will not taste good if it is wrapped in brown paper too tightly."
"So, I finally limited the time to a quarter of an hour." Li Cuiqun continued.
Ding Mutun also had a serious expression. He took the baton from Li Cuiqun and clicked on several locations on the map.
"If calculated based on normal walking speed, Xijilaihuoxing Street is indeed within a fifteen-minute radius." Ding Mutun said, looking at Li Cuiqun, "However, if you take a rickshaw..."
Li Cuiqun understood what Dingmutun meant. He continued to explain, "Once the time and location are confirmed, it will be easier to check."
Hu Sishui secretly investigated according to his arrangement. At that time, the rickshaw pullers in the area said that they had never picked up a man who smelled of roasted chestnuts.
These rickshaw pullers may not necessarily care to see if the guests are carrying any bags, but it is impossible for them not to smell the aroma of sugar-roasted chestnuts, and they will never forget it.
“It can’t be a car, it’s too conspicuous.”
“It’s impossible to ride a foreign car. If you ride a foreign car, you will definitely ride it directly to Pingluchang’s house. It’s not safe to leave it outside.”
“I didn’t even call a rickshaw.”
In this way, it can be determined that the man who was warmly received by Ping Luchang was walking.
If you are looking for someone, apart from these rickshaw drivers, the beggars on the street are the most well-informed.
The agents from the secret service headquarters used sesame seed cakes as rewards and looked for clues from many beggars, and finally confirmed from two little beggars that the person went to Xijilaihuoxing Street.
"Reporting to the director, there is indeed no one." Hu Sishui said, "After confirming the West Jilaihuo Street, the brothers secretly stared at the West Jilaihuo Street and did not find Lu Xingge coming out."
“Something’s wrong.” Dingmutun shook his head. “Lu Xingge disappeared for a while and suddenly appeared again in Shanghai. He can’t have the time to hide in Xijilaihuoxing Street.”
“Too honest.” He thought for a while and added.
Then, Dingmutun caught a glimpse of the astonishment in Hu Sishui's eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Dingmutun asked.
“Report to the director.” Hu Sishui reported, “After hearing the report from his subordinate, Deputy Director Li also said that this person is too honest and a little abnormal.”
“Well.” Dingmutun looked at Li Cuiqun with a smile on his face, “It seems, brother Shichang, we are heroes and have the same views.”
Li Cuiqun laughed loudly and said, "Brother Mo Chang, I have been influenced by you and made progress."
As he said that, he looked at Dingmutun and said, "It seems that Brother Mo Chang has noticed it too."
“This Lu Xingge is a talent.” Ding Mutun said with admiration.
He and Li Cuiqun have the same judgment:
I don’t know whether it was due to the poor concealment of Hu Sishui and his men, or other reasons. One thing is certain now, that is, Lu Xingge was shocked. This person should have noticed that he was being targeted.
Therefore, Lu Xingge has been hiding and standing still. On the one hand, he does not know the reality here and does not dare to act rashly.
And now his specific residence has not been found. In this case, it is better to stay still than to move...
“That’s not right.” Dingmutun shook his head, “Lu Xingge must have discovered someone from Sishui. He knew that he couldn’t get out by force, so he chose to stay put. He was waiting.”
"What are you waiting for?" Hu Sishui asked.
“Waiting for loopholes and opportunities to break through,” Li Cuiqun said.
…
“Do you know why Lu Xingge suddenly returned to Shanghai?” Cheng Qianfan asked.
He now always calls him by his first name, just to avoid being bald and letting outsiders detect his relationship with Lu Xingo.
Many times, a lurker is exposed not because of the big or outrageous mistakes he made, but because of these seemingly insignificant small details.
"I don't know." Haozi shook his head, "Lu Xingge didn't tell Brother Luo either. He only said that he had something to deal with when he returned to Shanghai, and he would return to Pudong after finishing his work."
Previously, Jiang Mulezi was ordered by team leader "Xiao Mian" to find and rescue Lu Xingge and his party.
After that, Lu Xingge and others temporarily stayed with Jiang Mulezi's troops.
Jiang Mulezi secretly reported to Cheng Qianfan that he suspected that Lu Xingge had guessed that they were not anti-Japanese guerrillas, but members of the Shanghai Special Intelligence Group.
This may be why Lu Xinge chose to stay with Jiang Mule's army.
Cheng Qianfan’s reply to Jiang Mulezi was: keep it secret and ignore the rest.
Jiang Mulezi's independent special operations team, except for Jiang Mulezi himself, has no direct horizontal contact with other units of the Shanghai Special Intelligence Group, and is not afraid of Lu Xingge secretly inquiring about intelligence.
In addition, Cheng Qianfan also assigned a task to Jiang Mulezi:
Find a way to bring Lu Xingo into the team.
Cheng Qianfan knew the talent of his eldest brother Lu Xingge.
Lu Xinge is not only a skilled player but also a master of action.
In fact, Lu Xingo’s ability to lead troops is stronger than his ability to act as an agent. As a top graduate of the Central Army Military Academy, the eldest brother has no problem commanding a small force:
Before joining the Lixingshe Secret Service, Lu Xingge had already accumulated merit and moved to the position of company deputy of the Central Army.
Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly. It seemed that his eldest brother had matters to deal with at the Military Command Shanghai Station when he returned to Shanghai, or he wanted to meet someone.
Or is there something else going on at Shanghai Station?
Cheng Qianfan paced and thought. He knew that the reason why Lu Xingge chose to stay with Jiang Mulezi in Pudong to "recuperate" was actually to "take refuge". The internal fighting between Wang Tiemu and Zheng Lijun inside the Juntong Shanghai Station was getting more and more serious. Xingge once moved closer to Wang Tiemu, or one cannot use the word 'closer'. It was Wang Tiemu who took the initiative to extend an olive branch, seeming to reuse Lu Xingge and give him the opportunity and stage to show off his abilities.
For example, according to some internal situations at the Military Reunion Shanghai Station that Cheng Qianfan has mastered, Lu Xingge was previously ordered to sanction Chen Zhuan, the foreign minister of the puppet Nanjing Reform Government. This action was Wang Tiemu's priority. Lu Xingge's specific actions can be said to be the second. The result of people's cooperation.
Cheng Qianfan knows his eldest brother Lu Xingge, and Wang Tiemu should have won his eldest brother's favor and loyalty.
Now that Wang Ironmu has been exiled by Dai Chunfeng and Zheng Lijun has won a great victory, Lu Xingge will not betray Wang Ironmu and turn to Zheng Lijun. However, the order to exile Wang Ironmu was issued by Dai Chunfeng himself. The eldest brother is loyal to Dai Chunfeng. Naturally, it is difficult to disobey Chongqing's orders.
Therefore, the eldest brother had no choice but to choose to stay at Jiang Mulezi's headquarters in Pudong to "escape" from the world.
“It shouldn’t be possible to meet other senior officials of Shanghai Station.” Cheng Qianfan pondered, pondering the inner story.
Then, ‘Then I have to meet my former subordinates. ’
Cheng Qianfan had a tendency to judge in his mind. The eldest brother values love and justice. It is most likely that the eldest brother’s former subordinates are not in a good situation now, and they have also been affected by the internal struggle of the military command station.
The eldest brother most likely wanted to take these men who were in a bad situation to follow him to Pudong for temporary refuge.
However, Cheng Qianfan had a question in his mind, that is, for what reason Lu Xingge brought these people to Pudong, there must be a legitimate reason that can convince Zheng Lijun to approve it.
Cheng Qianfan still knows some things about the internal situation of Shanghai Station, and he also knows a little bit about the temperament of Shanghai Station's senior management. Zheng Lijun has a strong personality and may not be easy to talk to.
Cheng Qianfan thought about it, and he felt that his eldest brother should have a reason to convince Zheng Lijun, or even something to rely on.
However, these are no longer the important things that Cheng Qianfan needs to figure out right now.
The most important thing is to find out what happened in Luxingo?
Where are the people?
What happened?
Is there any danger?
Need—Do you need your second brother to help?
“Haozi, I’ll give you a task.” Cheng Qianfan said.
“Brother Fan, please give me your orders.”
“You go to meet someone.” Cheng Qianfan whispered. He motioned for Haozi to come over and whispered to him.
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