Manini Road.
A Shikumen residence.
Cheng Qianfan went to Sheng Shuyu's appointment.
"Brother Sheng, here I come to Shanghai, what can I do to serve?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
He received a secret telegram from the Nanjing headquarters, asking him to cooperate with Sheng Shuyu's actions.
The telegram did not say anything about the action.
This made Cheng Qianfan more and more alert.
Although Sheng Shuyu is young, he is an old agent and a trump card agent known for being "extremely young and highly qualified" within the secret service.
Sheng Shuyu did not answer directly, but took out a piece of paper from the briefcase.
"This is?"
"This is the floor plan of Licha Hotel." Sheng Shuyu said.
"What do I need to do?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"Creating chaos in Licha Hotel, attracting nearby police officers, hotel people, and tourists," said Sheng Shuyu.
"Li Cha Hotel?" Cheng Qianfan frowned, "This place is very sensitive, there is no problem in taking action. The problem is how to deal with it after taking action."
...
Licha Hotel is a high-end hotel, and everyone lives in foreigners and higher Chinese.
The hotel owner is British and has a deep background.
"This is your problem with Brother Cheng." Sheng Shuyu said coldly, "I only have one request to do this before the morning after tomorrow."
"Brother Sheng, you are trying to make trouble." Cheng Qianfan's tone also turned cold.
Sheng Shuyu looked at the angry Cheng Qianfan and suddenly laughed, "Brother Cheng, I'm not going to make things difficult for you if you are your brother. It's really urgent. My brother also has pressure and difficulties in secret missions issued by the audience."
Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly, obviously not believing it. He thought that this was Sheng Shuyu deliberately making things difficult for him:
Where is Licha Hotel? It has a deep background and has a deep background in the French Concession and the British and American Concession. The boss of Licha Hotel also has deep connections in the country's government.
You, Shuyu, you, cannot not know about these situations. You want me to cause trouble there, and time is so tight. Isn’t this intentional difficulty?
"Brother Cheng, I'm not going to make things difficult for you if you are brother." Seeing that Cheng Qianfan was still angry, Sheng Shuyu had to lower his voice, "Forget it, I won't hide this from you."
"Don't harm me!" Cheng Qianfan's face changed, meaning that if it was an extremely confidential matter, don't tell me.
"When I came, I also said that, you can know this." Sheng Shuyu said.
Cheng Qianfan then gave up.
...
"Tomorrow, a special guest will be checked in at Licha Hotel." Sheng Shuyu said, "My mission is to sneak into this person's room and obtain confidential information."
Cheng Qianfan didn't say anything, Sheng Shuyu didn't say who the person was, and he didn't rush to ask.
Sheng Shuyu, who was deliberately trying to keep him in hiding, felt bored when he saw Cheng Qianfan not in a hurry to ask.
"This person is the one in the Red Party." Sheng Shuyu said a name.
Cheng Qianfan was extremely shocked. He turned out to be Comrade Xiangwu.
Comrade Xiangwu has come to Shanghai?
The Northwest Headquarters did not have a telegram in advance, so Cheng Qianfan didn't know.
The Northwest did not inform in advance, indicating that Comrade Xiangwu had no plans to meet with "Shuo" when he came to Shanghai this time.
"What is this person doing in Shanghai? I'm not afraid that we will attack him." Cheng Qianfan showed a surprised expression.
Although the relationship between the two parties eased after the Xi'an Incident and began to have direct contact, the identity of Comrade Xiangwu suddenly came to Shanghai, so he naturally had extremely important work.
"Start it?" Sheng Shuyu looked at Cheng Qianfan and shook his head, "My mission is to monitor this group of people and obtain information and information."
"At the same time, there are other people, and their task is to be responsible for protection." Sheng Shuyu's expression was serious, "There must not be any trouble for this person."
"Will the Japanese take action?" Cheng Qianfan immediately reacted.
"This person was transferred from Shanghai to Hangzhou, and the commission met with him in Hangzhou." Sheng Shuyu said, "This matter is very secret at present, and the Japanese should not know it, but we cannot take it lightly. Once the Japanese know about this, they will definitely destroy it at all costs."
Cheng Qianfan nodded. He could guess that Comrade Xiangwu turned to Shanghai to meet with Chang Kaishen in Hangzhou, which must be related to the second cooperation negotiation with the Communist Party of China.
If the Japanese knew, they would definitely destroy it at all costs.
"The safety of this man must be guaranteed," said Sheng Shuyu.
"I understand." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "Two thousand fiat coins, I need two thousand fiat coins."
"What do you want so much money to do?" Sheng Shuyu was shocked.
"Buy news, attracting people." Cheng Qianfan raised a smile on his lips.
...
That night, Cheng Qianfan sent emergency power to the Northwest Headquarters.
He reported to the headquarters the secret service's conspiracy and the plans he envisioned.
Please inform Comrade Xiangwu immediately.
Two hours later, at Licha Hotel, Comrade Xiangwu was still working at his desk, and Xiong Jiahua knocked on the door and came in to report.
"Chief, a telegram transferred from the headquarters."
Comrade Xiangwu picked up the telegram and carefully
After pondering for a moment, he spoke, "I have no objection to call the headquarters."
An hour and a half later, Cheng Qianfan finally received a call from the Northwest Headquarters: Follow the plan and ensure the safety of Comrade Xiangwu.
Cheng Qianfan called back: I swear to protect you to the death!
...
Walk north along the Bund and cross the famous Waibaidu Bridge, which is an east-west road, which is Huangpu Road.
Opposite the Soviet Consulate General in Shanghai, No. 15 Huangpu Road, is the famous Licha Hotel.
In 1846, a foreigner named Richards founded this hotel.
This is the first Xishang hotel in Shanghai since its opening, and is known as "a famous milestone building in Shanghai."
China's first electric light is lit here.
China's first phone is connected here.
The Western semi-audio open-air movie debuts here.
The many firsts have created this most luxurious Western-style hotel in Shanghai and one of the most famous hotels in China and the Far East.
The entrance of the Licha Hotel.
Three black cars arrived and stopped slowly.
In the car in the middle, Li Hao in the driver's seat pulled the handbrake, got out of the car, and opened the door of the rear seat.
Cheng Qianfan got out of the car, then came out with a slender and beautiful hand as white as onion, holding a top hat in his hand.
"You go back first." Cheng Qianfan took the top hat from Bai Ruolan's hand and put it on it casually. Bai Ruolan saw that the hat was a little tilted, poked her head out and helped him tidy it up.
"Don't fight." Bai Ruolan whispered.
"I know." Cheng Qianfan nodded with a smile.
Li Hao returned to the driver's seat and drove away.
In early spring, there is still a little cold in Shanghai.
Cheng Qianfan raised the collar of his windbreaker and glanced at the third floor of the hotel.
He took out a cigarette from his pocket, played a beautiful job of playing with the lighter, and lit the cigarette.
Two minutes later, Cheng Qianfan threw the cigarette butt on the ground.
He took steps and immediately several subordinates guarded him from left and right, front and back.
Enter the hotel with high spirits.
...
Room 311 on the third floor.
A man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and extremely elegant eyes pulled up a corner of the curtain. Seeing the scene below, he almost couldn't help laughing out loud, "This little devil hasn't seen him for a few years, but he is so majestic."
"Chief, you can't be at the window." Xiong Jiahua immediately stopped.
The window is too dangerous.
"Okay, listen to you." Comrade Xiangwu asked in a low voice, "Have you arranged a meeting with the Shanghai underground party?"
"After the arrangement, I'm going to take advantage of today's opportunity to meet."
In the first floor lobby.
"General Cheng, you are--" A Chinese manager at Licha Hotel had already received a report from his subordinates and quickly came forward.
"Manager Gou, I'm disturbing." Cheng Qianfan smiled and bowed, "There are a few uninvited friends in the precious land, and Cheng has to come and meet."
"General Cheng, it's not appropriate for you to bring so many people here." Manager Gou frowned.
"Cheng is very delicate and precious, so he is afraid of death." Cheng Qianfan wore golden silk-edged glasses today, with a smile on his face, but the eyes behind the glasses became cold, "Take a few more brothers and understand."
As he said that, he ejected a cigarette from the cigarette box and handed it over.
Manager Gou did not answer, "General Cheng, this is the public concession, not the French concession."
"I know." Cheng Qianfan was still smiling, "I sent someone to speak with Lao Fei."
Lao Fei is the commander of Huangpu Road in the British and American public concessions.
"Old Fei is so fucking silent. You are a fake foreigner, that's a big deal!" Cheng Qianfan suddenly changed his face, and his right hand wearing white gloves patted the other party's cheek.
Manager Gou, who was photographed with face, turned red. As a Chinese manager at Licha Hotel, he claimed that he was a top-notch person. Except for foreigners, no other Chinese had a low attitude when they saw him and spoke a lot of respect, but he had never suffered such grievances.
...
"Cheng Qianfan, this is Licha Hotel, you can figure it out." Manager Gou gritted his teeth and shouted.
"Impolite." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "I'm kind and kind. If you don't listen, I'll give you cigarettes and you don't answer. You look down on me."
As he said that, Cheng Qianfan ignored this person and walked straight forward, and five or six subordinates followed without saying a word.
Manager Gou was about to continue to stop him, and Haozai directly hugged his neck.
A whisper in his ear, Manager Gou's face immediately changed drastically and he didn't dare to say anything.
The foreigners coming and going in the hall, and the Chinese were watching this scene, most of the Chinese passengers pretended not to see it. Some foreign tourists who had recently come to Shanghai frowned and were about to come up to ask.
"Jody, what are you doing?" his companion immediately grabbed him.
"It's too lawless."
"You can't afford to offend this person," said the companion.
Jody looked disbelief. He was a citizen of the British Empire and could not afford to offend a Chinese policeman?
"Yes, you don't need to be afraid of him on the surface, but in private, this person has a hundred ways to kill you." The companion explained in a low voice. He felt that he didn't make it clear, and that his stupid companion would not live in Shanghai for three days:
Don’t think that if you are a British person, you can do whatever you want on the beach. The fish in the Huangpu River are not picky about food.
Of course, the most important thing is that he has heard people mention Cheng Qianfan. This person has always been "special" in his work and his style of conduct is not arrogant. When such a person acts arrogantly, he must not provoke him.
...
Going to the second floor.
Cheng Qianfan led his people directly to Room 206.
Cheng Qianfan pulled out Browning's gun from the holster, and with a click, the gun was in a state of being activated.
The other six men also raised their guns and prepared.
Cheng Qianfan raised three fingers.
Three, two, one!
Datou Lu kicked the door open with one kick.
The room is empty.
The window opens.
Cheng Qianfan walked to the window and shot two shots at the figure below, but unfortunately he didn't hit it.
"Bastard! Who leaked the news?" Cheng Qianfan cursed in anger.
At this moment, gunshots came downstairs again.
"What's going on?" Cheng Qianfan shouted, "Catch it or not."
He saw Haozai shouting upstairs, "Cheng Tou, ran away, but failed to hit."
"Idiot!" Cheng Qianfan cursed.
The gunshots caused chaos in the Licha Hotel, and some residents were panicked and shouted and ran around.
Stinny, the British manager of Licha Hotel, arrived under the laborious leadership of the Huangpu Road inspector.
Looking at the kicked door, Stiny's face turned gloomy and roared, "Captain Cheng Qianfan, I need an explanation! Who gives you the right to arrest people in the Licha Hotel, who gives you the right to shoot."
As he said that, he turned his head and roared at Fei Li, "President Fei, I remember correctly. The police in the French Concession do not have the right to enforce the law in the public concession."
"Cheng Qianfan, I need an explanation." The scolding was so ruthless that he was so scolded that he was embarrassed, and turned his head and asked Cheng Qianfan coldly.
...
"Old Fei, I'll send someone to let you know." Cheng Qianfan sneered and said, "There are three tenants in this room, one is the water bandit Jiang Muzi, and the other is the water bandit Jiang Laosan."
He pointed out the window, "These two people have jumped out of the window and ran away, and there is also a Jiang Laosi who is outside to meet him and run away."
Then, Cheng Qianfan bent down, pulled out a suitcase from under the bed, asked his subordinates to open it, and said, "Three German M4 grenades, and these explosives."
He said to Stinny with a cold face, "Mr. Stinny, if there is a sound, tsk."
Stiny was sweating profusely, and when she saw the grenades and explosives in the suitcase, she was already confused.
...
Watching the fun is human nature, and there are many people around the door.
When he heard Cheng Qianfan say the names of the three people, and then saw the grenades and explosives in the suitcase, the scene was filled with excitement.
"O God, it's Jiang Mule, the water bandit."
"Oh my God, if it was explosives."
The water bandit Jiang Muzi was a water bandit who had only been rushing up in the past year. This man was rampant on the river and his methods were cruel.
According to newspaper reports, there were more than 20 ordinary people with names and surnames who were murdered by the gang of water bandits.
The gang of water bandits robbed fishing boats and attacked small steamers. They did everything they wanted and were cruel. Some fishermen were arrested and tortured for several days before they were thrown into the river.
Originally, the concession would not pay attention to this ginger mule, and the matter on the river was not a police station.
I don’t know what the ginger mule ate, Bear Heart and Leopard Brave, and two months ago, robbed a black-sailed boat. This was a boat rented by a French couple.
Jiang Mule killed the boatman, robbed the young French couple and fled, and had a gunfight with the police who arrived.
Two policemen were beaten to death, and among the young French couple who were hijacked, the husband was killed by a grenade.
The woman was arrested and tortured for two days, her body was found on the river.
This incident caused a huge sensation in the Shanghai reporting area two months ago.
The French Concession authorities were extremely angry and issued a "must-kill" order to the water bandit Jiang Muzi.
The British and American public concessions finally stood up to justice and expressed their desire to arrest Jiang Muzi, a group of water bandits who harmed the people.
However, this group of water bandits were elusive and the police had no choice but to do anything for a while.
Unexpectedly, this group of water bandits sneaked into the Licha Hotel and brought grenades and explosives.
If Cheng Qianfan hadn't brought people to arrest him, and the man fled in a hurry, then—
Thinking of Jiang Mule's cruel behavior, the onlookers were in a panic.
"Why is Jiang Mule going to do big things in the Licha Hotel?"
"Is this going to kidnap people in the hotel?"
The residents were angry and questioned Stinny one after another.
Stinny finally didn't bother to question Cheng Qianfan and responded to the angry words of the guests with sweat.
Chapter completed!