Like Nanjing, Shanghai is also wet and cold in December. According to solar terms, December has already entered winter, but in some places in the south, there will still be rain. Shanghai, known as the Pearl of the Orient, was in 1936.
There have been several light rainfalls in winter, and this morning's rainfall has even cast a layer of mist over Shanghai after the onset of winter.
Since the 1920s, coffee shops have appeared in large numbers on the streets of Shanghai. After more than ten years of development, Shanghai, known as the Little Paris of the East, is full of coffee shops. On a rainy and foggy morning like this, go to a coffee shop to drink a hot cup of coffee.
Coffee seems to have become the choice of many people. In a very ordinary-looking coffee shop, there are some customers sitting here and there. A man from China dressed as a kid from a rich family is sitting in the corner of this coffee shop and looking through the street window.
What are you looking out for?
Tang Cheng had been in Shanghai for two days. After seeing off his family in Nanjing that day, Tang Cheng took a train and went straight to Shanghai. When he arrived in Shanghai, he did not go to the hospital to visit Zhang Jianghe, because he knew that according to Zhang Jianghe's temperament, if he knew
He came to Shanghai to retaliate against the Shanghai Special High School, and he would definitely stop him with words. Zhang Jianghe was still a wounded patient, and Tang Cheng didn't want him to worry about this matter and affect his recovery, so he chose to withdraw first
Time to get familiar with the metropolis of Shanghai.
In two days, Tang Cheng rode his bicycle almost throughout the entire concession, whether it was the French Concession or the public concession. Even the Hongkou District, which was actually controlled by the Japanese, Tang Cheng also pretended to be a Japanese expatriate. He became familiar with the terrain.
, is naturally what an assassin must do before taking action. Except for some places that are too sensitive, Tang Cheng has planned to visit the entire Shanghai, which also includes some opium dens and casinos.
After looking out the window for a while, Tang Cheng lit a cigarette and started smoking slowly. There were not many single customers in the cafe. Counting Tang Cheng, there were only three people. Apart from Tang Cheng, there was also a man.
There were two separate guests, a woman. Tang Cheng was smoking a cigarette, but he was paying attention to the actions of the man and the woman from the corner of his eye. After Tang Cheng stayed briefly outside the hospital where Zhang Jianghe was staying yesterday, he vaguely noticed
Someone is following me behind me.
The man and woman in the coffee shop came from behind Tang Cheng. Although the two came in alone, Tang Cheng discovered from some subtle details that the two must have known each other. The two knew each other.
Not only did the two people enter the coffee shop separately, they also deliberately sat in two separate seats. If Tang Cheng had not discovered some details, it might not have been possible to discover the secret connection between the two people.
Tang Cheng always remembers that this is Shanghai, not Nanjing, so he will be vigilant to any strange things around him. Tang Cheng is not sure whether the man and woman are the people who are secretly following him. Even if they are confirmed to be the other party, Tang Cheng
In fact, he didn't really care. After smoking a cigarette, Tang Cheng took out his wallet and asked the waiter to hand over a few bills, then stood up and left the cafe.
After leaving the coffee shop, Tang Cheng walked slowly along the street. With the help of the glass of the shop windows facing the street, Tang Cheng kept paying attention to what was behind him. He was almost walking along the street to the intersection in front, but Tang Cheng hadn't noticed it yet.
Something strange happened behind him, but just when Tang Cheng was secretly relieved, a shout suddenly came from the direction behind him, followed by two gunshots, and passers-by instantly became panicked.
Tang Cheng, who had almost reached the intersection of the street, followed a few passers-by and hid in a bakery on the street. Through the street window, Tang Cheng could clearly see the man and the man who had appeared in the cafe earlier.
A woman was being chased by several men in black across the street. "Bang!" The man in a dark coat turned around and fired a shot. While the men in black were hiding, the man in a fox-collared coat shot
The woman ran a few steps quickly and arrived at the intersection.
The man and the woman protected each other in this way and soon crossed the street. However, they could not escape because there was also a man in black on the opposite side of the street. In the bakery, Tangcheng was enjoying the food through the street window.
It seems that no matter whether the other party is an underground party or someone else, all this has nothing to do with Tang Cheng's purpose of coming to Shanghai. Therefore, he just wants to be a spectator, but has no intention of participating.
Although the man and woman had already rushed across the street, they were still surrounded by more than a dozen men in black who appeared later because they ran out of bullets. Tang Cheng in the bakery smacked his lips secretly, thinking that there were two pistols in his mind.
They were no match for a group of people using cold weapons. This man and woman were really tough! The man and woman surrounded by the men in black were quickly taken away, and the chaos in the street quickly subsided. Tang Cheng carried
The two loaves of bread he had just bought walked across the street and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Huh? You finally showed up again! After about a cup of tea, Tang Cheng, who was about to take a rickshaw, seemed to feel the feeling of being watched again. Tang Cheng, who was smiling to himself, then pretended to be unconscious.
, got on the rickshaw and started wandering aimlessly again. Throughout the morning, Tangcheng took rickshaws and trams, but never stayed in one place for too long. Until lunch,
Tang Cheng finally stopped at the door of a Western restaurant.
This Western restaurant is called Qiangwei Restaurant, which is not very famous in the French Concession. Tang Cheng comes here not only to eat, but mainly to meet people. When leaving Nanjing, Joseph gave Tang Cheng this address, but
At that time, Tang Cheng did not know that this address would be a Western restaurant. When he walked into this Western restaurant, Tang Cheng was stunned because the layout of this Western restaurant was more like a bar than a restaurant. According to what Joseph told himself
Like that, Tang Cheng sat down at a table against the wall. When the waitress in the restaurant walked towards him, Tang Cheng put the box of matches on the table upright on his left hand side.
The Western restaurant that Joseph introduced to Tangcheng was actually a private gathering place for many foreign black market brokers in the French Concession. Similarly, the Western restaurant named Qiangwei was also a place where many black market goods were distributed. The restaurant was deliberately placed in every
The box of matches on the table is a trick that only black market brokers know. Just stand the box of matches on the table on the left side, and the waiters in the restaurant will know that they are coming to the boss to buy black market goods.
Seeing the match standing on the left side of Tang Cheng, the blond foreign waitress immediately brought Tang Cheng a cup of coffee, and then whispered to Tang Cheng to wait for a while. The waitress left, and Tang Cheng looked around the entire restaurant, just observing other people in the restaurant.
At that time, those people were actually secretly observing Tang Cheng. After entering the restaurant, the feeling of being watched finally disappeared in Tang Cheng's heart, but Tang Cheng did not relax. Tang Cheng calmly sipped his coffee,
It's just that his eyes would occasionally sweep over the display windows facing the street and the main entrance of the restaurant.
Only half of the cup of coffee was drunk when the foreign waitress came over again, followed by a middle-aged foreign man behind her. "Are you looking for me? But I don't know you." The middle-aged foreign man was in Tangcheng.
He sat down across from him and looked at Tangcheng with a scrutinizing expression for a while. When he spoke, he spoke fluent Mandarin.
Tang Cheng didn't care about the other person's expression on him, he just reached out and took out a pen from his pocket and handed it to the other person, "Joseph is my friend, he told me this address, but I didn't know this was a family home."
Western restaurant. Joseph told me that if I encounter something when I come to Shanghai, I can come here to find the boss for help." After the other party took the pen, Tang Cheng slowly explained.
After seeing the pen handed over by Tang Cheng, the restaurant owner looked at Tang Cheng again, but this time, his eyes were less probing, replaced by relaxation and memories. "Joseph is not only my friend, but also mine.
My college classmate, this pen was a gift I gave him when he graduated from college. Since Joseph can give this pen to you, it means that he has a good relationship with you. What kind of help do you need now?
Just tell me."
Since he came here to seek help, Tang Cheng did not hide it. He first handed the other party a few photos, and then two large yellow croaker gold bars. "I need a legal identity document that allows me to freely enter and leave the concession. If you
It would be even better if you could help me get an identity document for Japanese expatriates in Hongkou District." Tang Cheng's words made the restaurant owner jump. The amount of information Tang Cheng just said was very large, and he couldn't handle it carelessly.
Tang Cheng did not seek help from the other party to find a temporary residence because he did not want his whereabouts to be known to the other party. After all, this person was Joseph's friend, but he was not someone he could trust. He just had an identity that allowed him to come and go freely in the Shanghai Concession.
, this is nothing to the restaurant owner, but Tangcheng also has the identity of a Japanese expatriate in Hongkou District, which is somewhat telling.
It was just their first meeting. The restaurant owner did not tell Tang Cheng his name, and Tang Cheng did not reveal his identity or name to the other party. The two just sat together and drank half a cup of coffee like ordinary people.
They left each other. After leaving Qiangwei Restaurant, the feeling of being watched came again. Tang Cheng couldn't help but feel angry. He immediately gave up the idea of taking a rickshaw and walked along the street on foot.
Passing by a small alley on the street, Tang Cheng's heart moved, and he immediately ducked into the alley, then stretched out his hand to climb on the wall and exerted his strength, and jumped up the wall. Tang Cheng squatted quietly on the wall, and after more than ten seconds, a man appeared
The figure at the entrance of the alley appeared in Tang Cheng's sight. Tang Cheng on the wall could not help but widen his eyes. He did not expect that the person following him was actually a woman. (To be continued)