Lao Liao chose to sacrifice himself to protect Cheng Qianfan. At the cost of his own life, he completed the task of "protecting Comrade Huo Miao" assigned to him by the organization.
Regardless of his own danger, Cheng Qianfan did not choose to evacuate Shanghai immediately. He had his mission and his persistence!
This was the last mission instruction given to him by his immediate superior, Comrade Zhulin, before he was arrested: to find the spies and avenge the sacrificed comrades on the night school front!
Late one night in the early winter of 1935, a double murder occurred in a house on Maggie Road.
Two female tenants who rented the house were found hanging in the house.
The French Concession authorities finally concluded the case with no suspicion of homicide and the two men hanged themselves.
This incident caused only a stir in the newspaper, which reported that "two female guests were so poor that they threw themselves into hell with three feet of hemp rope", which caused a burst of sighs from readers.
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Cheng Qianfan received the order from Comrade "Zhulin" to find out the truth and avenge the sacrificed comrades!
The true identities of these two female tenants are teachers of our Party’s Anti-Japanese Night School.
Two lesbians secretly organized female workers from cotton mills in the Japanese Concession to attend night classes.
It taught female workers how to read, and at the same time displayed the great rivers and mountains of the motherland through a geographical exhibition, with pictures and texts, using facts and hidden meanings to stimulate the patriotic enthusiasm of the masses and promote anti-Japanese resistance. It was very popular among female workers.
One of the lesbians is Ms. Luo Huijun, the wife of Comrade "Zhulin".
Cheng Qianfan had met Aunt Luo several times at Comrade ‘Zhulin’.
Aunt Luo will smile heartily.
Auntie Luo, a northerner, can make dumplings stuffed with three delicacies and fried meatballs, which are delicious.
Her eyes seemed to be shining, shining with her belief in the victory of the revolution and the victory against Japan.
Shortly after he received the mission, Comrade "Zhulin" was also arrested in the subsequent "big manhunt". He remained unyielding despite being severely tortured, and was eventually escorted to Yuhuatai, Nanjing, where he died heroically.
In Cheng Qianfan's heart, he had to sacrifice his own life to complete the final mission assigned to him by Comrade "Zhulin".
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He became friends with forensic doctor Liu from the Terrace Road Police Hospital.
After drinking and getting Dr. Liu drunk, Cheng Qianfan saw the confidential review report of the case: the two men had similar strangulation marks such as belts on their necks, and there were multiple serious injuries from beatings.
This confirmed that the two men had been severely beaten, tortured, and finally killed, and the scene of suicide was faked.
The most important information was obtained half a month ago. Li Hao found out that late at night on the day of the incident, a little beggar was hiding under the eaves of a nearby house to avoid the cold. He was scolded and driven away by a patrolman.
Due to poor visibility in the middle of the night and fear of not raising his head, the little beggar did not see the policeman on patrol.
Police officers will not patrol late at night unless otherwise determined.
Cheng Qianfan definitely had reason to suspect that the French Concession patrol officer was involved in this case. The most likely person was the watchman.
That's why he didn't suspect that someone was pretending to be a patrolman. Although the little beggar didn't see the patrolman's appearance, he caught a glimpse of a bright light on the patrolman's chest.
This is moonlight reflection.
The day before the incident, the French Concession issued commemorative medals commemorating the victory of World War I to patrol officers, requiring them to wear them on their chests.
Two days after the incident, the French Concession withdrew the medal due to protests from the Germans.
Therefore, only during those two days, patrol officers wear commemorative medals.
Moreover, this commemorative medal is only issued to police officers and has not been leaked.
Cheng Qianfan therefore ruled out the possibility of someone posing as a patrol officer.
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Cheng Qianfan began to secretly investigate inside the patrol room. There were a huge number of patrol officers, making the investigation extremely difficult.
What really made him suspicious of Lao Mo was the gossip he heard from his colleagues.
The current situation is turbulent, and even small gangsters know that the Japanese are eyeing Shanghai, so they are inevitably worried.
This old Mo once got drunk and bragged to a bunch of other idlers, "Don't be afraid of the Japanese coming. Boss Mo will take you to eat and drink spicy food."
He also took something out of his pocket and shook it proudly, but put it back in his pocket before anyone could see it clearly.
Others just took it as a joke. It was common for Lao Mo to brag and get slapped, so no one took him seriously.
Cheng Qianfan attaches great importance to this information.
Especially the thing that Lao Mo showed off might be the most direct evidence.
It's just that Lao Mo is good at picking locks and picking bags, so it's extremely difficult to get anything from him.
Cheng Qianfan tried several times, but finally gave up. It was too risky. Once Lao Mo noticed it, his identity might be exposed.
Therefore, Cheng Qianfan used the topic to play off the topic, and Lao Mo was beaten and knocked unconscious. It can be said that he killed three birds with one stone.
Sakura, Japanese.
Cheng Qianfan was thinking.
He had previously suspected that it was the work of agents from the National Party Affairs Investigation Department, but now it seems more like a murder committed by the Japanese.
Cheng Qianfan highly suspected that Lao Mo was involved with the Japanese, and it was even possible that he was working for the Japanese secret service.
He had an excellent memory and recalled the vague writing on the back of the token in his mind.
field?
well?
sky?
This is hard to guess, and easy to guess wrong.
It seemed that the only option was to catch up with Lao Mo again, Cheng Qianfan's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
This is the most direct way.
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at dusk.
Father Jin Road, Shuanglongfang Apartment.
At the door of a room on the third floor, a boy carrying an insulated food box was knocking on the door.
"Sir, Nong's rice cooker."
No one answered in the room. The boy knocked on the door again, but there was still no response. "Sir, I left it at the door. Remember to pick it up. I'll pick it up later."
The boy put down the thermos box and turned to leave.
At the corner of the corridor, Song Fuguo was waiting in hiding with his people.
"Xitou, how are you doing?"
"No one answered." Xiao Tou shook his head and whispered, "It doesn't look like anyone."
"Big eyes." Song Fuguo said in a deep voice.
A thin, narrow-eyed young man dressed in gangster attire handed the pistol to his companion, checked the dagger on his waist, gritted his teeth and walked out of the room.
After about half a minute, the door was opened, Big Eyes pushed the door open quietly, and rolled in like a cat.
Everyone stared in the direction of the room. The companion holding the big-eyed pistol looked nervous and was ready to rush out to rescue at any time.
Then everyone saw big eyes popping up and making a gesture.
"Chenna Niangbi!" Deputy team leader Liao Zhishen cursed and led his men quickly through the corridor and into the room.
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The whole room was cleaned, not even a scrap of paper was left.
"Team leader, we are a step late." Deputy team leader Liao Zhishen said to Song Fuguo after checking around, "It doesn't look like a temporary departure, more like a transfer."
"Mother Xipi!" Song Fuguo cursed with a gloomy face. He had already lost track of him, but unexpectedly, Liao Zhishen, who was in charge of the field service, received the information. A field service worker who was a rickshaw puller pulled up a suspected stalking target on Father Jin Road.
of guests.
This person is wearing a hat, covering half of his face.
What really aroused the field officer's suspicion was that the guest muttered a curse word in Japanese in the car.
The news was quickly reported.
Liao Zhishen lives in Shanghai, and through gang connections, he finally found the location of Shuanglongfang Apartment.
Although Song Fuguo speculated that the other party would move immediately after discovering that he was being followed, he still gave him a glimmer of hope, but the result was as disappointing as he expected.
"Teacher Ma, the mother-in-law of Ala's family has made chaos, Nong--" A middle-aged man pushed the door open and saw a group of men with short guns and fierce looks in the house. He was stunned...