Tang Cheng has stayed at Xinya Hotel many times before. When he stayed here again, he did not use the false identity he had used before. This time, he used a new false identity. The identity card Tang Cheng extracted from the system only had one.
Zhang, he planned to save it until the attack on the Japanese dock, so when he entered Hongkou District again, he could only rely on his own disguise. Fortunately, Tangcheng's disguise was so good that no one saw it through when he checked into the Xinya Hotel.
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Tang Cheng checked into the New Asia Hotel in advance not only to wait for the Japanese pathologist who would arrive in Shanghai in a few days, but also to secretly observe the specific situation in Hongkou District to see if the attention of the Special Higher Education Department had been diverted by him.
Over there in the concession. After putting his luggage in the room, Tang Cheng changed his clothes, left the Xinya Hotel with a leisurely expression, and started walking around Hongkou District.
Tangcheng's wandering is not just walking along the streets filled with people, but using business talks as an excuse to frequently visit some Japanese trading companies and banks in Hongkou District. The fake identity Tangcheng is using now is that he has not been away from Japan for a long time.
An Osaka businessman frequently visited some trading companies here just to negotiate a business. He used the identity of a businessman to appear in Hongkou District. This was a decision made after careful consideration by Tangcheng. Even if he was arrested in Hongkou District,
Even if he is targeted, he can find an excuse to escape.
Throughout the morning, Tang Cheng was moving around in Hongkou District. After leaving the trading company and bank, Tang Cheng was secretly observing the situation in Hongkou District. Compared with the last time Tang Cheng entered Hongkou District, the atmosphere in Hongkou District now seems to be different.
It is not as tense as before, and there are far fewer police and military police patrols everywhere. There are even fewer plainclothes agents that Tangcheng hopes to see. The one or two plainclothes agents that Tangcheng occasionally sees are not there either.
Focus on the people on the street.
Tang Cheng was secretly happy, thinking that the attention of the Special High School should have been focused on the concession. If the information provided by Hans was accurate, maybe he would have less trouble when he assassinated the pathologist. Maybe.
Tang Cheng was really lucky. Originally he was just using business as an excuse, but Tang Cheng never expected that he would actually get a loan from a Japanese bank using the goods he said were fictitious.
Are the Japanese in this era easy to deceive? Facing the bank manager's fat, smiling face, Tang Cheng was very confused, because the goods he mentioned before were simply fictitious. "Mr. Fujii, is it possible?
Do you still have objections to the loan amount?" The bank manager misunderstood the embarrassment on Tang Cheng's expression and responded.
Jie was dissatisfied that the loan amount was too low, so he hurriedly stood up, bowed to Tangcheng, and explained.
"Mr. Fujii, our bank just opened here a month ago, and it is still in the adaptation period. According to the regulations of the local head office, as a manager, I currently only have so much approval limit. If Mr. Fujii needs a higher loan limit, maybe
It needs approval from the local headquarters. I just wonder, Mr. Fujii, if you can wait a few more days?" The bank manager's explanation sounded very sincere. Tang Cheng was holding back a smile in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it to his face.
"Tanaka-kun, don't get me wrong! I was just thinking about my batch of goods! Let me tell you the truth! My current batch of goods was obtained from the Kwantung Army outside the customs. It was only requested by the Kwantung Army.
Cash transactions are required, and the cash I can mobilize is indeed not enough to pay for the goods. That’s why I went south to Shanghai, hoping to find a trading company to cooperate and eat this batch of goods together. I have been to many trading companies today, but I don’t know
Why, these trading companies are all in a cash shortage situation just like me."
"That's why I went to a bank and planned to get a loan from the bank to pay for the goods. But it suddenly occurred to me that the Kwantung Army refused to let my goods board the ship from their military dock. If military ships were used to transport the goods south,
, they also charge high transportation fees. What you said, Manager Tanaka, reminded me just now. You just said that your bank also has sea-going ships. I just want to know if I hire your bank's ships to transport goods, can the transportation costs be able to wait?
After my goods arrive in the mainland, will I settle the settlement with you?"
Tang Cheng's words made the bank manager's eyes happy, but he immediately lowered his eyes to cover it up. Due to differences in concepts, the Kwantung Army, which had been operating outside the customs, was in a stalemate with the Japanese military headquarters. This was the case for many well-informed Japanese.
It is a fact that everyone knows. Most of the Japanese trading houses in Hongkou District only do business with the Japanese Army and Navy, but they all know that the Kwantung Army, which seems to be independent of the Japanese military headquarters, is really fat.
The young man named Fujii in front of him, since he can do business with the Kwantung Army, he is not a junior from ordinary people. It was previously confirmed that Tang Cheng was staying at the Xinya Hotel, and the bank manager felt that Tang Cheng was not an ordinary businessman, otherwise
, he did not dare to lend so much money to Tang Cheng. At this moment, when he heard that Tang Cheng said that he wanted to hire a bank ship to transport goods, the bank manager was ecstatic. He had already thought that he could use this opportunity to hook up with the young man in front of him.
The Kwantung Army line.
"Mr. Fujii, although our bank is not very large, we have three ships that travel between Shanghai and the mainland. If you are interested in hiring our bank's ships, I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed, Mr. Fujii."
"The bank manager wanted to show a neither humble nor arrogant attitude, but the faint look of ecstasy in his eyes had already exposed his inner uneasiness. Seeing this, Tang Cheng secretly laughed in his heart, saying that this bank is obsessed with performance.
The manager is really stupid!
Tang Cheng did not apply for a loan from this bank immediately because he had no goods on hand to cover the lie. Once the loan was made, it might be exposed. "Tanaka-kun, I came to Shanghai because I have a friend who will meet in a few days."
I came to Shanghai from the mainland. I want to wait for him. If I can borrow money from him, I don’t need to borrow money from the bank. But don’t worry, even if I can borrow the money, I will hire your bank’s ship to transport me.
That batch of goods.”
The bank manager who was originally disappointed felt a little better, but now he was more determined. After telling the other party his room number at the New Asia Hotel, Tang Cheng said goodbye and left. When he was sent out of the bank gate, Tang Cheng
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his goal had been achieved. Sure enough, at dinner time that day, the bank manager appeared at the Xinya Hotel and knocked on Tang Cheng's door. He came to invite Tang Cheng to have dinner.
The bank manager with a simple and honest face was obviously a person with rich night life. After inviting Tang Cheng to dinner, he took Tang Cheng to an izakaya in Hongkou District. For two days in a row, the bank manager named Tanaka would
Come to Xinya Hotel to have dinner with Tang Cheng, and then take him to the izakaya to kill time. By the way, he will also introduce some businessmen in Hongkou District to Tang Cheng. Naturally, Tang Cheng knows that the bank manager is so attentive just to pass himself.
Take the Kwantung Army line.
Tang Cheng spent the past two days very leisurely, but he did not forget the purpose of coming to Hongkou District. Early on the third day, that is, the day before the pathologist arrived in Shanghai, Tang Cheng returned to the French Concession. Before
He agreed with Hans that Tang Cheng would not go to the restaurant to meet Hans again, so when he returned to the French Concession, Tang Cheng first
Hans made a call, and then rushed to an apartment building in the French Concession according to the address Hans gave on the phone.
Hans was not slow to receive the call, and he was not the only one who came. There were also two big Belarusian men carrying boxes. In the box the big men carried, one box contained two dismantled Thompson assault rifles and
2 kilograms of explosives, a drum filled with six full bullets and five grenades. "I'm going to leave soon. This is the situation at the Japanese military dock. I've sorted it out briefly. You put it away." Hans's eyes were clear.
There was a hint of urgency in his face, Tang Cheng saw it, but did not ask any further questions.
Reaching out to take the information handed over by Hans, Tang Cheng did not open it immediately, but looked at Hans and said. "Tomorrow is the day when the Japanese pathologist arrives in Shanghai. I will take action when I find the opportunity! As long as you don't read it
If you see me, it means nothing happened to me. Even if I don't contact you right away, don't worry! I will definitely give the things to you!" Tang Cheng said very implicitly, but Hans already understood what Tang Cheng meant.
, just reached out and knocked on the table in front of him, then turned around and left with the two big white Russian men.
After watching Hans leave, Tang Cheng immediately returned to the table, opened the box and began to check the weapons and ammunition sent by Hans. Counting the MP40 assault rifle in the equipment bag, Tang Cheng already had three assault rifles on hand.
Tang Cheng, who already had a clear understanding of the firing rates of these two assault rifles, after assembling the two Thompson assault rifles, took out all the weapons and equipment in the carry-on equipment bag and laid them out one by one on the table.
Tangcheng now has a Thompson submachine gun with a faster shooting range. The previous MP40 submachine gun seemed a bit useless. Before Hans left, he deliberately reached out and knocked on the table, which shows that this apartment is absolutely safe.
So Tang Cheng decided to keep the MP40 assault rifle here first. As for the Mauser sniper rifle that he was used to, Tang Cheng decided to put it in his carry-on equipment bag first. Long-range firepower may not be needed in assassination operations.
Two Thompson assault rifles, 300 rounds of pistol ammunition, a Mauser sniper rifle, five grenades and 2 kilograms of explosives have taken up a lot of space in the carry-on equipment bag. Tangcheng calculated the remaining bullets and pistols.
Fortunately, he can also leave some space in the carry-on equipment bag to store some equipment and items that may be used during the operation.