Chapter 979 The big fish takes the bait (please vote for me)
"It has been made clear that starting from this morning, all calls made from Cheng Qianfan's office will be secretly recorded," Cao Yu said.
He handed a cigarette to Su Chende and Gui Yijin next to him, and diligently helped them light the cigarettes. He continued, "The person who does the work is a careful person. He will record the time and location of the incoming and outgoing calls. In the book, it will be easier for us to check."
Su Chende nodded with satisfaction. This Cao Yu seemed to be unassuming and did things in an orderly manner.
Cao Yu looked at Su Chende, "However, I also asked over there that we can't just keep monitoring like this. When will it end?"
“Start first.” Su Chende did not say when he would end his stare.
He does not have clairvoyance, and he cannot be sure when Cheng Qianfan will eat the cake, when he will find the note in the cake, and then react at the most appropriate time.
All of this requires judgment. As for how to ensure that the timing of judgment is the most appropriate, this is a test of ability.
“Did Cheng Qianfan not choose that piece of mung bean cake?” Gui Yijin asked from the side.
"No." Cao Yu replied, "Mr. Xiao Cheng likes to eat the mung bean cake from Shen Dacheng Pastry Shop."
“That box of pastries, if they were all mung bean cakes, Cheng Qianfan might not be able to eat them right away.” Su Chende had a slightly smug smile on his face as he explained to Gui Yijin.
"The mung bean cake is placed in the most conspicuous position in the middle, just a small piece of mung bean cake, and the pastry chef was asked to make one of the guests' favorite cakes. Among them, this cake is very popular with Cheng Qianfan. There is a 90% chance that Cheng Qianfan who eats mung bean cake will pick it up and eat it subconsciously." Su Chende blew out a stream of smoke from his nose and talked eloquently.
Gui Yigeng glanced at Su Chende. It seemed that Su Chende had put a lot of effort into finding out the true details of the famous "Mr. Xiao Cheng" in the French Concession.
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“This matter must be kept confidential.” Su Chende warned from the side.
"Don't worry." Cao Yu nodded, "The people at the telegraph office are more careful than us."
If the news about this thing gets out, Xiao Cheng will always cut the telegraph office man into pieces and throw them into the Huangpu River to feed the fish.
"It's a pity that the telegraph office can only know where the call is going, but they can't monitor what was said." Su Chende clicked his tongue and said, he turned to Gui Yijin, "Brother Gui is an expert in this field. , I heard that it is now possible to monitor phone calls?”
Gui Yigeng glanced at Su Chende.
Su Chende was trained in Soviet Russia when he was still in the Red Party. He was proficient in agent combat and had always been interested in new agent technology. He said this knowingly.
Gui Yigen knew that Su Chende was looking for something to talk about when he had nothing to say, and intended to ease the relationship between the two:
He was dragged into the water by Su Chende. It is said that Chongqing has ordered sanctions against this group of "Suzhou and Shanghai traitors", and his name Gui Yimen is clearly on the list.
"It's not impossible to eavesdrop." Gui Yijin said, "If you must eavesdrop, you must bury a wired eavesdropping device in the room in advance. Its principle is similar to that of a telephone."
"This is difficult." Cao Yu shook his head and said, "It is extremely difficult to find someone at the telegraph office who has the courage to cooperate with us. If we were to plant a bug in Cheng Qianfan's office, no one would dare to take the job."
“It’s not a matter of whether anyone dares to take over the job, it’s because the amount of the project is too large and it’s impossible to do it without anyone noticing.” Gui Yijin explained.
“The biggest problem with wired monitoring is that the installation is extremely troublesome and the amount of work is large, so it can only be used in fixed, preset monitoring places.” He thought for a while and said.
“There is another seemingly simple method, which is to manipulate the phone and separate the key phone line so that you can directly monitor the other party’s phone calls.” Gui Yijin added.
He also gave an example and said, "In fact, Westerners used this method during the European War. In the fifth year of the Republic of China, the German "Molitz" wiretapping device belonged to this kind of wiring equipment. The German army Engineers would crawl out of the trenches at night, then quietly bury the "Molitz" electrified copper plates near the British army's telephone lines, and split the telephone lines to eavesdrop on field calls."
“The Westerners are too far ahead of us.” Su Chende shook his head and sighed.
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No. 22, Xue Huali Road.
Cheng Qianfan finished smoking a cigarette and put out the cigarette **** in the ashtray. He calmly picked up the phone receiver and said, "Go to Hengfeng Watch Shop, No. 3 Caojiadu, Robertson Road."
“Who am I? I am the central patrol officer Fang Cheng Qianfan.”
“Hurry up!” Cheng Qianfan urged impatiently.
Soon, the call was connected.
After a brief exchange of words with the other end of the phone, Cheng Qianfan put down the phone and raised a smile.
Subsequently, Cheng Qianfan hurried downstairs.
In the yard, he glanced at Lao Huang, who was humming a tune and enjoying himself on a lounge chair.
Lao Huang opened his eyes slightly and saw Mr. Xiao Cheng going out.
Lao Huang skillfully took out the cigarette case and offered a cigarette to Cheng Qianfan attentively.
Cheng Qianfan seemed to be in a hurry to leave. He hesitated for a moment, then smiled and took Lao Huang's cigarette.
"Vice President Cheng, are you going out?" Lao Huang came up and lit Cheng Qianfan's cigarette.
"Yes, there are some things to deal with." Cheng Qianfan lowered his head, lowered his voice and spoke very quickly, "There is no news from shopkeeper Shan. The enemy is using tricks to reduce contact with me."
“Vice President Cheng, walk slowly.” Lao Huang grinned.
"You old man, stop drinking. Don't stay drunk all day long." Cheng Qianfan cursed, tapping his fingers against the seams of his pants several times in a rhythmic manner.
Cheng Qianfan took a long puff of cigarette, waved his hand towards Lao Huang, and left in a hurry.
Lao Huang understood the meaning of those words:
He wants to know the latest condition of the child.
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"Sir Su, I'll go to the telegraph office to guard it." Cao Yu said to Su Chende.
"Go ahead." Su Chende smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Team Leader Cao."
“It is Cao Yu’s honor to serve Commander Su.” Cao Yu said quickly.
Standing at the window, looking at Cao Yu's back as he walked downstairs and left, Su Chende showed a thoughtful expression.
"I remember Brother Su had a conversation with me the day before yesterday. Do you think there is a high possibility that Wang Kangnian bit Cheng Qianfan out of resentment and was a member of the Red Party." Gui Yijin flicked the ashes from his cigarette and finally couldn't help but ask Su Chende .
The "Mr. Xiao Cheng" of the French Concession has a grudge against Wang Kangnian of the Shanghai Police Detective Brigade. It can even be said that there is a blood feud between the two parties. This is something everyone in Shanghai knows:
Cheng Qianfan shot and killed Wang Kangnian's subordinates Ding Naifei and Xiao Si; Wang Kangnian also sent people to assassinate Cheng Qianfan and almost killed "Mr. Xiao Cheng" with a bomb.
These two people are the kind of mortal enemies who want to kill each other's whole family.
Now, Wang Kangnian, who is suspected by the Japanese to be the Red Party Special Branch ace agent 'Chen Zhou', has been insisting that Cheng Qianfan is a Red Party member. Let's not talk about anything else. Just based on the hatred between these two people, it is difficult not to let him People think that Wang Kangnian is biting.
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“I was also inclined to think that Wang Kangnian was biting Cheng Qianfan, but Cao Yu provided a detail.” Su Chende said.
“Oh?” Gui Yimen became interested.
"According to what Cao Yu said, in fact, in the autumn of the 25th year of the Republic of China, Wang Kangnian had doubts about Cheng Qianfan." Su Chende said, "The Party Affairs Investigation Office arrested a red man who had returned from outside the customs on Xiafei Road. The red party member died on the spot. Wang Kangnian arranged for people to secretly take photos of pedestrians around the scene. Later, when he reviewed the photos, he was surprised to find that Cheng Qianfan actually appeared in those photos."
"For people like Cheng Qianfan, a photo just passing by doesn't mean anything." Gui Yijin shook his head, "Since Wang Kangnian didn't arrest anyone at the time, it means he had no evidence."
"There is indeed no evidence." Su Chende nodded, "According to the investigation, Cheng Qianfan had a reasonable reason for appearing on Xiafei Road at that time."
“Cheng Qianfan’s hands are stained with the blood of the Red Party. This person hates the Red Party.” Gui Yijin thought for a while and added.
“Wang Kangnian is holding fewer lives from the Red Party?” Su Chende asked, “Aren’t you still suspected by the Japanese of being a Red Party member, and the famous ‘Chenzhou’?”
“Brother Su, do you think Wang Kangnian was wronged?” Gui Yijin frowned.
"It's hard to say." Su Chende also frowned, "It's no wonder that the Japanese suspect that there is something wrong with Wang Kangnian. There are indeed many unexplainable problems in this person."
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"If Wang Kangnian has a problem, the one he reported to Cheng Qianfan would be..." Gui Yijin said thoughtfully.
“No.” Su Chende shook his head, “There are three possibilities here—”
He analyzed Gui Yigeng and said: "First, Wang Kangnian has no problem, so he doubts Cheng Qianfan's persuasiveness."
“Second, Wang Kangnian has a problem. He has only one purpose in biting Cheng Qianfan, and that is to catch the thief.”
"I understand." Gui Yijin nodded, "Wang Kangnian never admitted that he was a Red Party member, but at the same time he claimed that Cheng Qianfan was a Red Party member. If the two were accomplices, this would be a kind of protection for Cheng Qianfan. "
"That's right." Su Chende nodded with satisfaction. He was now taking the initiative to win over Gui Yijin. As the former deputy captain of the Shanghai Division Action Team of the Suhu District of the Central Command, Gui Yijin not only had good action skills, but most importantly, he had Brain, aware of current affairs.
In addition, Gui Yijin, as the deputy captain of the action team, actually likes to study interception technology, fingerprint identification and other Western high-tech gadgets. This person is a geek in the Su-Shanghai District of the Central Government.
He continued, "There is another possibility, that is, Wang Kangnian has a problem and Cheng Qianfan also has a problem, but neither of them knows that the other is a Red Party member..."
"In Cheng Qianfan's eyes, Wang Kangnian deserves to be killed, regardless of his status in the Party Investigation Bureau or his later defection to the Japanese. Similarly, in Wang Kangnian's eyes, Cheng Qianfan is a representative of the patrol room who hates the Red Party. This is He has the blood of the Red Party on his hands and is a **** of the citizens. He can be called the tyrant of the French Concession and should be eliminated." Gui Yijin frowned and thought, and concluded, "So, these two people are dog-eat-dog."
He looked surprised and looked at Su Chende with admiration, "As expected of Sir Su, I would never have been able to figure out the twists and turns if Commander Su had not spoken out."
"But." Su Chende shook his head, "After all, all this is just speculation. Without evidence, we can't touch Cheng Qianfan."
Cheng Qianfan is a high-ranking police officer in the French Concession Patrol Office. He is very powerful in the French Concession. He also has backers within the Qinghong Gang and is very close to the Japanese, especially to Araki Harima from the Special High School. , In fact, this person has a background even in Chongqing. Unless there is evidence, such a person can't be easily moved.
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"Sir Su, there is something I don't know whether to say or not." Gui Yijin said.
“Say it.” Su Chende glanced at Gui Yijin.
"From what my subordinates know about Cheng Qianfan, he is greedy for money, lustful, and hates the Reds. I have read relevant files. The Red Party member Huo Xingqian almost broke through. It was Cheng Qianfan who fought with this person, and finally delayed the time, allowing his colleagues to kill Huo Xingqian. Created opportunities..." Gui Yijin said,
"You don't need to tell me this." Su Chende waved his hand, "Cheng Qianfan has more than one red party blood on his hands."
He looked at Gui Yimen and said, "This is exactly why we are so timid in doing things now."
Su Chende threw a cigarette to Gui Yijun, "Cheng Qianfan is a red party. There are many things that cannot be explained. At the same time, Wang Kangnian is a red party in Chenzhou. The most unexplainable thing is that Wang Kangnian has a red party in his hands." Human life, however, if this section is not considered, Wang Kangnian is a red party Chenzhou, but there are many reasonable explanations."
"So, judging from the fact that the Japanese suspect that Wang Kangnian, who has a Red Party life in his hands, is the Red Party's Chenzhou, we suspect that Cheng Qianfan is a Red Party, why not?" Su Chende said slowly.
He looked at Gui Yijin, "It is true that the Red Party rarely kills its own people, but what if the Red Party does not know each other? Or, the identity of this Red Party is very important to their organization. Is it acceptable to sacrifice others to help cover it?”
“Are you willing to die?” Gui Yimen said with a frown.
"Who knows..." Su Chende flicked the ashes of his cigarette and chuckled, as if falling into memories, "Their red thoughts are poisonous."
As he spoke, seemingly hesitantly, Su Chende took a puff of his cigarette, seemed to be meditating, and seemed to be muttering to himself, "The Red Party member who was killed on Xiafei Road was shot by Ding Naifei's men. "
"What?" Gui Yimen didn't understand what this meant and asked subconsciously.
At this moment, a subordinate hurriedly knocked on the door and came in to report, "Sir Su, Cheng Qianfan left the patrol room in a hurry."
“Where have you gone?” Su Chende asked immediately.
"Brothers didn't dare to follow too closely, and they were thrown away." The subordinate looked ashamed, and then explained a few more words, "There are patrols watching..."
Su Chende was furious. He cursed and felt helpless. This was Xue Huali Road, the central patrol room, and Cheng Qianfan's territory. There were patrols everywhere. His people really didn't dare to follow too closely.
Cheng Qianfan attaches great importance to his own safety, and the patrol officers in the Central Patrol Room also pay special attention to the safety protection of Cheng Qianfan.
Of course, this person is good at making money, especially he does not eat alone. He is used to bringing everyone together to make money, so he is quite popular among the patrolmen.
At this moment, Su Chende glanced at the grocery store downstairs. The shopkeeper picked up the phone and shouted something, and then his subordinate who had been waiting aside answered the call.
He saw his subordinate say something to the shopkeeper, and then the shopkeeper reluctantly lent him paper and pen for recording.
Su Chende took a long puff of cigarette, and his spirit was shaken. He had an intuition:
The fish is moving!
He was now expecting this call to come from Cao Yu at the telegraph office.
Soon, his subordinates came running all the way to report, "Sir Su, Team Leader Cao is calling."
As he said that, the man handed a piece of paper to Su Chende.
This is an address written on the edge of a torn newspaper:
Hengfeng Watch Shop, No. 3 Caojiadu, Robertson Road.
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