Chapter 287 Birthday Party (Please give me a monthly ticket)
About half an hour later, Naito came back.
He reported the information he had obtained to Hyōtaro Imamura.
"Cheng Qianfan is a good friend of Inspector Lili of Huangpu Road, and the two of them have frequent contacts," Naito said,
"Cheng Qianfan came to visit Li Lili today. After leaving the house on Huangpu Road, he passed by the entrance of Licha Hotel and happened to be seen by Mr. Sakamoto."
"Did Sakamoto Yoshino say hello to Cheng Qianfan first?" Hyōtaro Imamura asked.
"Yes." Hyōtaro Imamura said, "Someone witnessed it. Cheng Qianfan was surprised and stopped Sakamoto Yoshino from calling him in time."
Hyōtaro Imamura nodded, which was consistent with the details described by Yoshino Sakamoto.
"After Sakamoto-kun left, Cheng Qianfan opened a room at the Richa Hotel, which is opposite to Sakamoto-kun's room." Naito continued.
"He once used the phone in the room to make a call."
"Where are you calling?"
"The call was made to the French Concession Central Patrol Room," Naito said. "The content of the call is not yet known."
Hyōtaro Imamura nodded.
The fact that he did not go directly to Sakamoto Yoshino's room to wait showed that he acted cautiously and did not forget that he was a latent agent.
When calling the police station, you should be explaining and arranging "official matters" to "separate public and private matters."
Overall, Hyōtaro Imamura is quite satisfied.
…
After Bai Xiaoxia witnessed Cheng Qianfan checking into the hotel, he successfully went to the second floor with a colleague on the grounds that his stomach was not feeling well and the second floor was closest to the toilet.
He has been waiting at the entrance of the corridor on the second floor.
At this time, I saw Hao Zai coming from the corridor carrying a wooden box. He went up without leaving a trace and asked, "Sir, who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for the gentleman in room 213. This is what he wants." Hao Zai said.
"Please follow me here." Bai Xiaoxia said politely, then lowered his voice, "There is nothing abnormal."
Bang bang bang.
There was a knock on the door.
"Who?" Cheng Qianfan asked impatiently.
"Sir, there is a gentleman outside looking for you." The waiter Bai Xiaoxia said outside the door.
Cheng Qianfan opened the door and yawned. When he saw it was Hao Zai, he nodded and said, "Did you bring the things?"
Hao Zai handed over the wooden box.
Cheng Qianfan took the wooden box with both hands, placed it on the ground, opened it, glanced at it, and said with a satisfied look, "Well done, go ahead."
"yes!"
After Hao Zai left, Cheng Qianfan said to Bai Xiaoxia, "The gentleman opposite is back and told him that I have something to do with him."
"I know." Bai Xiaoxia smiled and nodded.
…
Cheng Qianfan closed the door.
He placed the wooden box on the table and checked again to make sure that the porcelain inside was not damaged.
Then he pulled up a chair, took out the cigarette holder from his left pocket, opened it, took the first cigarette from the left, lit it, and took a long puff.
I went through the details of today's actions again in my mind.
At this time, someone's voice was heard in the corridor.
He raised his wrist and looked at the time.
It's almost time.
Put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray.
Cheng Qianfan glanced at the cigarette clip box, his eyes full of determination.
There is no problem with the first layer of cigarettes in the cigarette holder.
There is only one cigarette on the second layer. This cigarette was specially treated by him and soaked in potassium cyanide solution dissolved in water.
This is what he prepared for himself.
If he fails, he will not give the enemy a chance to capture him alive.
…
Sakamoto Yoshino walked to the door of his room 214 and was about to knock on the door when he heard the waiter say to him, "Sir, the gentleman opposite the door said he has something to ask you."
Sakamoto Yoshino glanced at Bai Xiaoxia in surprise, "Mr. across the street?"
At this moment, Cheng Qianfan opened the door.
He didn't give Sakamoto Yoshino a chance to call out "Miyazaki-kun", "Sir, I brought the goods you asked for."
With that said, he pulled Sakamoto Yoshino into the room with a casual pull.
With a bang, the door was closed.
"Miyazaki-kun..."
"Sakamoto-kun, please lower your voice." Cheng Qianfan had to cover Sakamoto Yoshino's mouth, "My current identity is relatively secretive and I cannot let outsiders know that I am a subject of the empire."
"Do you understand?" He continued, "If you understand, just nod and I will let go."
Sakamoto Yoshino's eyes widened and he nodded.
Cheng Qianfan then let go of his hand.
"Miya..." Sakamoto Ryano took a deep breath and looked at his friend, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"You didn't give me time to talk either." Cheng Qianfan said with a wry smile.
"Ah, I'm really sorry." Sakamoto Yoshino was stunned for a moment and said embarrassedly.
Cheng Qianfan shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind.
"It's almost time, let's go." Sakamoto Yoshino said happily.
Cheng Qianfan stepped forward, picked up the wooden box on the table, and turned to look at Sakamoto Yoshino. His expression was complicated, with a trace of expectation and excitement, confusion, a little helplessness, a trace of inferiority, and a trace of gratitude.
Hybridity.
"Sakamoto-san, thank you very much." Cheng Qianfan said softly.
Sakamoto Yoshino smiled slightly and said, "We are good friends."
…
Hongkou District.
"This is Mr. Imamura's home." Sakamoto Yoshino stopped the car and pointed to a small white villa about 20 meters in front of him.
There was a car parked on the side of the road, and it was difficult for their car to drive inward.
Cheng Qianfan nodded.
The interior of the villa, including the layout and structure of the rooms, had already appeared in his mind.
Naturally, he has never been to Hyōtaro Imamura's home, but this row of small white villas in Hongkou District are all built in a unified manner, and the layout of the homes is the same.
For this operation, Cheng Qianfan once sneaked into an empty villa outside and conducted an 'on-site inspection' of the layout and structure of the villa.
Verify each other with your own action plan, and then further improve it.
Sakamoto Yoshino took a gift box from the trunk of the car.
Cheng Qianfan was holding a wooden box in one hand and a briefcase in the other.
The two of them laughed in low voices and walked towards the owner's house.
"Mr. Sakamoto, you are here." A middle-aged man bowed slightly and said politely.
"Has uncle Imamura returned home?" Sakamoto Yoshino asked.
"Just came back."
Sakamoto Yoshino nodded and pointed at Cheng Qianfan, "This is my friend. Uncle Imamura knows about it."
"This is Mr. Kogoro Imamura." Sakamoto Yoshino introduced.
"Is it Miyazaki-kun?" Imamura Kogoro smiled, "He is indeed Toyogami handsome, and he lives up to his reputation."
"Thank you, sir." Cheng Qianfan bowed slightly and said.
"Please come in."
…
The two of them carried the gifts and walked across the yard to the living room on the first floor.
When he entered the living room, he saw Hyōtaro Imamura, dressed in a kimono, talking to two guests who had already arrived.
"Uncle Imamura." Sakamoto Yoshino greeted.
"Ryono is here." Hyōtaro Imamura walked over with a smile, turned to look at Cheng Qianfan with a happy expression, "Miyazaki-kun, long time no see."
"Miyazaki wishes you a happy birthday." Cheng Qianfan put the briefcase on the ground and presented the wooden box with both hands respectfully.
Hyōtaro Imamura didn't say any excuses, waved his hand, and a servant came forward, holding the wooden box and left.
"What's inside?" Hyōtaro Imamura asked with a smile.
"A set of tea sets from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty." Cheng Qianfan said with an excited expression after hearing this.
"Miyazaki-kun is interested." Hyoutarou Imamura smiled gently and nodded.
Hyōtaro Imamura really liked the two young men and accompanied them for a conversation. However, as the number of guests gradually increased, he had to be busy receiving them.
At this moment, a voice came from the courtyard. Cheng Qianfan subconsciously turned his head and looked over, but his expression changed.