Chapter 123 British Coffee and Tea House (Please give me the moon)
I heard Cheng Qianfan’s instruction to bring weapons.
Hao Zai nodded, took out a cloth bag from under the bed, opened it, and found a Mauser C96 shell gun. He also took out a spare magazine and put it in his pocket.
Cheng Qianfan took a look. The advantage of the Mauser pistol is that it is relatively common. It is almost impossible to detect people with a gun. It also has the characteristics of strong firepower.
The disadvantage is that the gun body is wide, making it difficult to conceal with you.
In fact, the most suitable revolver for agents is a relatively compact revolver, but this gun is more difficult to obtain.
However, in Shanghai, as long as you want it and have money, you can get it on the black market.
The United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries are widely equipped with Webley .455in revolvers and Webley .38in revolvers.
The British army was very dissatisfied with the shooting range of the two guns. There was a saying among the British: "If you can shoot a target at 50 yards with a damn Webley revolver, I guarantee you can shoot a target with a Lee.
Field shoots targets at 800 yards."
In Cheng Qianfan's view, the British are just hypocritical. Of course, the British are still the most powerful country in the world and have a strong military industry, so they do have the capital to be hypocritical.
He planned to find a way to get some Webley revolvers from the black market in the British and American Settlement in the future.
The Indian patrols leased by Britain and the United States are quite strange. They will "scrapped" their revolvers for various reasons, and then these brand-new revolvers will soon flow into the black market.
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No. 34, Xiafei Road, Xiafei District, French Concession.
This is a beautiful Western-style building facing the street. The owner of the store was very creative and divided the store into two. One side is a cafe and the other side operates a tea shop.
Engraved on the copper signboard is: British Coffee and Tea.
It’s clear from the signboard.
It not only meets the needs of the young bourgeoisie who pursue Western-style life, but also attracts Chinese people who are keen on traditional teahouses.
One detail was mentioned in Eguchi Hideya's confession.
Before being sent to Hangzhou to perform the mission, Inoue Mansion arranged for him to apply for a job as a waiter in this tea shop and learn how to be a new-style tea shop waiter.
In fact, the Hengrun Teahouse in Hangzhou advertises itself as a new-style teahouse, aiming to attract the favor of officials and their wives who pursue Western life.
Cheng Qianfan thought about it secretly and found two possibilities.
This British tea shop has nothing to do with Japan, and Eguchi Hing only came here to "learn from his master".
However, this possibility is extremely low. The most likely possibility is that there is a Japanese influence behind this new-style tea shop that flaunts British style.
Before leaving Hangzhou, Yu Ping'an handed over the task of investigating this tea shop in Shanghai to Cheng Qianfan's hidden team.
This can be regarded as the first real task that Cheng Qianfan's team has received.
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"How is it?" Cheng Qianfan asked, he was studying Hao Zai.
He led Haozi carefully around the tea shop.
"Something's not right." Hao Zai said.
"Tell me."
"There are two more side doors."
Cheng Qianfan nodded, Hao Zai was indeed very smart and observant.
Generally speaking, the conventional configuration is one front door and one back door.
This British coffee and tea shop has two small and even hidden side doors on both sides of the back street. If you don't look carefully, few people will notice this.
After exiting one of the side doors, turn left and you will see a small alley. Through this small alley, you will find a small river.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the shop owner has quirks.
However, this situation is more intriguing in the eyes of agents:
The biggest advantage of this layout is that it facilitates evacuation.
"Get out!" Cheng Qianfan saw a group of patrolmen approaching from a distance. He whispered to Hao Zai, and the two of them went around a small alley and quickly disappeared into the night.
Cheng Qianfan took Hao Zai back to the safe house.
"Starting from tomorrow, keep an eye on this tea shop." Cheng Qianfan ordered, "Find out who the owner of this tea shop is, where he often goes, and who he comes into contact with."
"clear."
"Don't bring weapons." Cheng Qianfan glanced at Hao Tsai, "I will send you a proof of identity tomorrow."
The reason why I brought weapons today is because the status of the night inspection is unclear. If something unexpected happens, for example, if the opponent happens to take action and a sudden encounter occurs, it will be more troublesome.
Fortunately this did not happen.
During the day, there would be no need for covert surveillance.
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Cheng Qianfan always felt that this tea shop was a little weird, not just because of Eguchi Hideya's confession.
Tea shop.
It was like a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.
The man Lao Mo confessed to, Huang San, ran a drug store. The name of the drug store was "Baicao Store", and its location was also on Xiafei Road.
Is there some secret connection between this 'Herb Shop' and this British coffee and tea shop?
The token found from Lao Mo was, as expected, the identity plate issued to the traitor by the Inoue Mansion.
Hiroshi Endo's group is affiliated with Inoue Mansion.
Two stores that originally seemed to have no connection, after such detailed analysis, a hidden connection line was discovered.
Although we have always had information on two Japanese special strongholds, Huang San's 'Baicao Shop' and the Huichang Tea House in Chenghuang Temple.
However, due to security concerns, Cheng Qianfan never found an opportunity to 'put the information on the table'.
Because he couldn't explain the source of the intelligence.
Now, it seems that there is such an opportunity.
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Masinan Road.
Peng and Ou haven't fallen asleep yet.
As a senior official of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Red Party, there is too much pressure on his shoulders.
Especially when Zhuang Ze rebelled and was almost infiltrated into the Red Party by the Party Affairs Investigation Office, Peng and Ou were shocked into a cold sweat.
Fortunately, Comrade Xinghuo warned in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Now, the reason why he has been unable to sleep peacefully is still that comrade "Xinghuo".
More than a month has passed since that warning, and Comrade Xinghuo has not contacted the organization again.
This made Peng and Ou extremely worried.
The organization has tried its best to cover up and accuse Zhuang Ze of being a "traitor" in order to protect the source of this intelligence.
Has the organizational cover-up been seen through by the enemy?
Is Comrade ‘Xinghuo’ in danger?
Regarding the identity of "Xinghuo", Peng Yuou had some guesses. His intuition told him that this comrade "Xinghuo" should be Lao Liao's top line, and the ace agent who arranged to infiltrate the enemy before being notified of his death by "Zhulin".
It is not easy for an organization to cultivate such a king agent.
If this comrade was damaged or sacrificed because of this incident, Peng Yuou would be extremely sad, and he himself would not be able to forgive himself.
If he fails to protect his comrades, he will feel that he is derelict in his duty.
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The next day, the early morning sunshine filled the earth.
Cheng Qianfan put on a clean and tidy police uniform and looked carefully in the mirror. He saw a handsome young man.
Ate Liu Ada’s wontons.
Say hello to the neighbors and prepare to go to the Central Patrol Room at No. 22 Xue Huali Road.
"Brother Fan, save me." The young man ran back from the alley and threw himself on Cheng Qianfan.
Cheng Qianfan skillfully put the boy down to the ground, laughed and walked away.
Behind me came the mournful cry of a young man: Brother Fan, you are hurting me again.