No. 277, Mile West Road, French Concession, the secret base of the Shanghai Station of the Lixingshe Secret Service.
Shanghai Station Director Zheng Weilong looked at the man in front of him coldly.
Ruan Zhiyuan was so angry that he did not dare to breathe, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"I helped you hide that matter." Zheng Weilong snorted coldly.
"Thank you, stationmaster. Thank you, stationmaster." Ruan Zhiyuan said hurriedly, "From now on, this subordinate's life will belong to the stationmaster. I will go through fire and water, no matter how hard I die."
"You, you." Zheng Weilong raised his finger and nodded at his assistant, "I won't do this again."
"Yes! I don't dare!" Ruan Zhiyuan saluted and said.
"Go down." Zheng Weilong waved his hand.
"Stationmaster, that subordinate resigned."
After leaving the office door, Ruan Zhiyuan took out a handkerchief from his body and wiped the sweat on his forehead. He breathed a long sigh of relief and showed an expression of surviving the disaster.
Two minutes after Ruan Zhiyuan left, an agent gently opened the door and came in. He softly reported to Zheng Weilong the expression, posture, and behavior of Ruan Zhiyuan after he left the room.
Zheng Weilong nodded with satisfaction.
Ruan Zhiyuan is the assistant to the stationmaster of Shanghai Station and his confidant.
Ruan Zhiyuan broke into a trap, and he, the boss, had to protect it.
If he hadn't begged Dai Chunfeng for mercy, Ruan Zhiyuan's good head would have disappeared by now.
In addition, bad things turn into good things. After this, Ruan Zhiyuan will not only be his confidant, but also the most obedient good dog in his hands, which will play a key role in his control of Shanghai Station.
After leaving No. 277 Meyer West Road, Ruan Zhiyuan lowered the brim of his hat and knocked on a car parked on the side of the road.
The driver, who was dozing off, suddenly woke up. He quickly got out of the car, opened the door, and asked with concern, "Brother Yuan, are you okay?"
"Bleed to survive." After getting in the car, Ruan Zhiyuan looked gloomy and sneered.
At first, he found Zheng Weilong and asked him to save his life. Zheng Weilong's attitude was extremely ambiguous.
In order to plead with Zheng Weilong to intercede as a guarantee, he gritted his teeth and took out a full two hundred large yellow croakers, which was almost half of the wealth that Ruan Zhiyuan had accumulated in the more than a year since he came to Shanghai.
Ruan Zhiyuan suspected that Zheng Weilong knew his family background very well. A hundred large yellow croakers were enough to cause him great pain, but they were within reach.
He even suspected that this was one of the reasons why Zheng Weilong allowed him to amass money crazily:
Kill a pig to celebrate the new year!
"I remember the surname Zheng." Ruan Zhiyuan was secretly angry.
…
The next day.
Cheng Qianfan received an urgent telegram from the Nanjing headquarters. Sheng Shuyu came to Shanghai from Nanjing and wanted to meet with him.
Cheng Qianfan met Sheng Shuyu secretly at the agreed place.
When he opened the door, he saw Dai Chunfeng drinking tea inside.
"Virgo!" Cheng Qianfan exclaimed.
Seeing the surprised Cheng Qianfan, Dai Chunfeng couldn't help but laugh.
Dai Chunfeng, the head of the Secret Service, suddenly arrived in Shanghai secretly.
Before meeting Cheng Qianfan, Dai Chunfeng secretly met with Shanghai Station Chief Zheng Weilong and other senior Shanghai Station officials as well as officers from the Secret Service of the Military Police Headquarters to study and deploy the mission.
Before leaving Shanghai, Dai Chunfeng attracted Cheng Qianfan in the name of Sheng Shuyu and secretly summoned Cheng Qianfan.
This time when he came to Shanghai, Dai Chunfeng personally deployed secret service agents from the Nanjing headquarters to reinforce Shanghai.
Zheng Fangfang, director of the Political Training Division of the Military Police Headquarters, was also recruited and instructed to take command from the center in the name of the liaison staff of the Beijing-Shanghai Headquarters.
In addition, Dai Chunfeng also appointed Yu Yaoli, captain of the escort team of the State-owned Investment Promotion Bureau, to lead 400 team members to form a patrol brigade. Under the command of the Beijing-Shanghai Security Command, a hundred teams were formed to detect espionage, conduct air defense surveillance, and protect telephone lines.
, an important task for bridge safety.
At the same time, the department also has an extremely important task, which is to serve as a guide for the various national army departments rushing to assist Shanghai.
These tasks have nothing to do with the Shanghai Station and the Shanghai Special Situation Team for the time being.
The first task Dai Chunfeng gave to Shanghai Station was to rush to transport supplies!
There are two aspects to rushing supplies. On the one hand, weapons, gasoline and other military materials stored in the Nationalist Government's warehouse in Pudong are rushed to the west of Shanghai to support the frontline troops.
Another task was to wait for an opportunity to smuggle out the military supplies stored by the Japanese invaders in the "commercial warehouses" of Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and other trading companies to support the national army. If they couldn't be transported, they would be destroyed on the spot.
As for Cheng Qianfan's Shanghai Special Situation Team, Dai Chunfeng did not arrange the task of rushing supplies. The reason is very straightforward. The strength of the Shanghai Special Situation Team is weaker than that of the Shanghai Station. In addition, for safety reasons, Dai Chunfeng also deliberately avoided the Shanghai Special Situation Team.
The group has joint operations with the Shanghai Station.
Dai Chunfeng's task for the Shanghai special situation team was to establish files on "traitors" and "suspected traitors" in the French Concession and the Public Concession.
Once Shanghai falls, Shanghai Beach must be prepared for a large-scale "eradicating the traitors".
"By then, the Japanese army has newly occupied Shanghai and has an unstable foothold. The role of local traitors will be crucial." Dai Chunfeng said to Cheng Qianfan, "The current situation is severe, and the future situation will be even more dangerous. In the Northeast and North China, some people will forget their ancestors.
People see the dignity of being a traitor, so they compete to become a traitor. Learning from the past, we must be prepared to attack the traitors head-on."
"My subordinates understand." Cheng Qianfan nodded and said with a serious expression, "Our department will work carefully to establish this file. Once the headquarters gives the order, we will use thunder to root out the evildoers and deter Xiaoxiao."
Dai Chunfeng was very satisfied with Cheng Qianfan's answer and statement, "I've always been at ease with what you do."
Under the protection of his guards, Dai Chunfeng secretly left Shanghai that night, leaving Sheng Shuyu behind.
Sheng Shuyu will temporarily enter the Shanghai Station as a special assistant to participate in material rush and sabotage work.
…
French Concession, East District.
A restaurant by the river.
Second floor.
Cheng Qianfan stood by the window, staring into the distance.
From time to time, there were loud explosions on the other side of the river, followed by fierce gunshots.
It has been a week since the war broke out, and the Chinese army has not been able to realize its strategic intention of quickly annihilating the Japanese Marine Corps.
Although at present the Chinese army still occupies a certain degree of initiative on the battlefield, some reinforcements from the Japanese army have arrived. As time goes by, the initiative on the battlefield will inevitably gradually shift to the hands of the Japanese army.
"Telescope." Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice.
Wu Shunjia handed over the telescope.
On the dark river surface, there were sudden lights from time to time, accompanied by loud rumbling noises.
This is the Japanese naval gun firing on the Chinese border.
At present, more than fifty Japanese warships have gathered on the entire Huangpu River, including the Wusong and Liuhe areas.
There are twenty-five destroyers, five large cruisers, two aircraft carriers, and large and small gunboats.
The Japanese army did not deliberately conceal this matter, and even openly showed off its naval power in order to "stimulate military morale" and show off its force. The reason is that the Chinese army's weak naval power is currently almost exhausted.
A volley of naval guns was fired, and a fire broke out in the Chinese border.
Cheng Qianfan closed his eyes in pain. Although he was far away and couldn't hear, he could imagine the tragic situation on the other side of the Chinese border:
The target of this salvo of Japanese naval guns was not the military zone, but the densely populated residential areas in the Chinese border!
…
The sound of footsteps sounded on the wooden stairs.
Cheng Qianfan slowly opened his eyes.
He glanced at Qiao Chuntao, who looked tired but had a cold look in his eyes, and then glanced at the flames on the other side of the river.
"This is a shame for the country, a shame for the nation." He gritted his teeth and spoke in a low voice, "From the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 in the Qing Dynasty, to the Jinan Massacre in the 17th year of the Republic of China, to the 'September 18th Incident' in the 19th year of the Republic of China, to
From the gunfire at Marco Polo Bridge to Shanghai today, Taozi, tell me, what is the mission of our generation?"
"Stand and die." Qiao Chuntao said without any hesitation.
After answering, Qiao Chuntao shut up and stood quietly beside the team leader. Looking at the fire across the river, his eyes became colder.
Cheng Qianfan turned his head, looked at the quiet Qiao Chuntao, and then turned to look at the firelight of the Japanese warships on the river, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.
"You're fine." Cheng Qianfan nodded, pointed to the seat opposite him, and said, "Sit down."
Qiao Chuntao didn't say anything, and immediately walked over and sat down. However, his back was straight, his hands were placed on his knees, and he looked at Cheng Qianfan calmly.
Cheng Qianfan looked at his beloved general whom he admired very much, and sighed in his heart. Qiao Chuntao was only twenty-one years old this year, and he could vaguely see a hint of youthfulness. However, this young subordinate who looked as delicate as a woman lived such a happy life.
After hard work, Qiao Chuntao only lives for one belief: revenge! Bloody revenge!
"Has the information been handed over to Chief Zheng?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"Yes." Qiao Chuntao had a cold and her voice was hoarse. "Chief Zheng asked me to convey his greetings to Mr. Xiao."
In accordance with Dai Chunfeng's instructions, the Shanghai Special Intelligence Team continued to monitor the Jiangkou Rangers.
Now, he was ready to take action against the Jiangkou Rangers. He ordered the Shanghai Special Intelligence Group to transfer the latest information about the Jiangkou Rangers to Zheng Tingfang, the director of the political training section of the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters. Zheng Tingfang would lead the army and be responsible for destroying the Jiangkou Rangers.
Cheng Qianfan arranged for Qiao Chuntao to have secret contact with Zheng Rongfang to transmit information.
Qiao Chuntao applied to join the military police regiment in the operation to annihilate the Jiangkou Rangers, but Cheng Qianfan refused and severely criticized Qiao Chuntao.
"Are you still complaining that I didn't approve your action request?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
Qiao Chuntao lowered her head and whispered: "Chuntao doesn't dare."
Don't dare?
Cheng Qianfan showed a smile and asked again: "How many Japanese have been killed?"
Hearing this, Qiao Chuntao raised his head and looked at Cheng Qianfan. Faced with the cold eyes of the team leader, he looked away and lowered his head, "When I was visiting Commander Zheng, the surrounded Japanese troops tried to break out...
"
He paused for a moment and continued: "I did not use my own sidearm. I used a medium-sized rifle. I fired five shots and killed two of them."
After explaining, Qiao Chuntao closed her mouth with a quiet attitude of waiting for disposal.
"Not bad, help me kill one." Cheng Qianfan nodded, showing a pleased expression. Cheng Qianfan stood up and stared at Qiao Chuntao, "You know what? If you can hold back and not take action, I will appreciate it even more.
You, at the same time, will inevitably be a little disappointed."
Cheng Qianfan's eyes showed unabashed admiration, and he praised: "What a boy!"
"It won't happen again!" He patted Qiao Chuntao on the shoulder, "If you disobey my order again, I will not give you a second chance, I will kill you with my own hands!"
Qiao Chuntao raised her head and said, "Yes!"
…
"I hope you will remember one sentence and obey my orders absolutely." Cheng Qianfan looked calm and spoke calmly, staring into Qiao Chuntao's eyes, "The lives of one or two Japanese are nothing in front of us.
"
"I know you are determined to die, and so am I."
He looked deeply at Qiao Chuntao, "We are not afraid of death. What is more difficult than death is to live and fight while alive - you are my brother. Remember, you must listen to your elder brother."
Qiao Chuntao, who was sitting opposite him, had eyes as calm as a pool of stagnant water. When he heard these words, his eyes lit up instantly, and then returned to calm.
However, Qiao Chuntao, who was sitting upright, leaned forward slightly, looked at Cheng Qianfan, and whispered, "I obey my orders."
"Call me brother." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
"I don't dare." Qiao Chuntao said with a stiff expression, then shut up.
"You, you." Cheng Qianfan pointed at Qiao Chuntao.
…
At this time, Yang Changnian came in.
He glanced at it casually, then said, "Mr. Xiao, I've found out."
"Say." Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, took a puff, stood by the window, looked at the fire in Huajie on the other side of the river, and said calmly.
"Based on our secret tracking and observation, we determined that the Shanghai Station's target is Mitsui Trading Co., Ltd.'s warehouse in Pudong." Yang Changnian said, "The brothers at the Shanghai Station have visited the location many times."
"Can you confirm the time they will take action?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"It should be tomorrow." Yang Changnian said. He paused and lowered his voice and said, "Instructor Sheng went to personally inspect the scene today."
Cheng Qianfan nodded, this is Sheng Shuyu's characteristic. The day before the action, Sheng Shuyu would personally go to the site to inspect.
This is a good habit. Of course, this relatively fixed behavioral rule has fatal safety hazards in Cheng Qianfan's opinion.
Cheng Qianfan stood up, ordered Wu Shunjia to close the window, took out a map from his briefcase, picked up a magnifying glass and looked at it carefully.
The target of Shanghai Station is Mitsui Warehouse.
Among the Japanese warehouses, the other more important ones are those of Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and Suzuki.
The exact locations of these warehouses are marked on the map.
Cheng Qianfan measured it with the palm of his hand, and after making some secret calculations, he thought for a moment and said, "Give me the order to focus on investigating the situation in the Sumitomo 403 warehouse."
"I want to know the deployment of the Japanese security forces."
"One more thing, inform Zhao Yi that it's time to take action. Get the Mitsubishi 701 warehouse manifest before noon tomorrow." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile on his lips.
"Yes!" Yang Changnian nodded and said.
Cheng Qianfan stared at the map for a while, then suddenly let out a light sigh.
