"Don't worry, Inspector Cheng. I will send someone to guard the stairs. No one will disturb your enjoyment."
Araki Harima left.
Cheng Qianfan asked the owner of the restaurant to serve some dishes to go with the wine, boiled a pot of flower carvings, and sat by the window drinking, eating vegetables, and enjoying the snow.
His eyes were deep, hiding anger and grief.
Araki Harima went here to continue to torture and interrogate Zheng Weilong. According to what Araki said, he was going to electrocute Zheng Weilong.
He didn't know whether Zheng Weilong, who had already suffered a round of severe torture, could survive the electric torture.
Electrocution is the most painful form of torture. It directly stimulates the nervous system. The current can be switched at will. The location of the electric shock can also be adjusted according to the mental weakness of the victim. The victim usually suffers painful tearing of his vocal cords and vomits continuously...
There was also the comrade who was being escorted from Peiping to Shanghai. According to Araki Harima, this comrade endured brutal torture, including electrocution, but remained steadfast and unyielding, and did not betray the motherland, the people, or the party.
Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, took a puff, then held it between his fingers and frowned slightly.
This timing is a bit bad...
Peng and Ou had just left Shanghai.
He and Dandelion agreed to meet in two days.
Of course, if the situation is urgent, there are emergency meeting channels.
The so-called emergency situation refers to a serious emergency, such as a major situation that endangers the safety of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee and the Shanghai Municipal Committee.
As far as this matter is concerned, he doesn't know much. At present, he only knows that this comrade was sent to Peking by Shanghai. After being arrested, he withstood severe torture and did not betray the party and the people. He is now coming to Shanghai from Peking.
On the way to be escorted.
Cheng Qianfan was thinking about whether it was necessary to send a signal for an emergency meeting.
In addition, there is another thing he has to guard against. These situations were revealed by Araki Harima. What if this is a trap?
For example, the arrested comrade has rebelled?
This move by the Japanese was to arrange for this person to break into the Shanghai Red Party again.
He needs to analyze this vague information and try to make the right decision.
…
Outside the window, snowflakes were flying.
There were several Japanese women in kimonos, holding small flower umbrellas, walking in the snow, and a burst of laughter like silver bells came.
Behind them, several men walked with their heads held high, chatting and laughing. From time to time they pointed at the citizens of the French Concession passing by and laughed wildly.
These were Japanese soldiers who took advantage of their vacation time to change into civilian clothes and take their families to the French Concession for shopping.
For these people, the concession authority issued an internal document:
We must protect them and not let them suffer any harm, so as to avoid giving the Japanese an excuse to provoke provocation.
Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but sneered when he thought that Peter still insisted on saying that "the French Republic is the most powerful country in Europe".
He didn't know much about the situation in France in Europe. In the French Concession in Shanghai, facing the aggressive arrogance of the Japanese invaders, the French kept retreating.
France, which regards itself as 'free' and 'democratic', has announced a rule that all publications in the French Concession are not allowed to appear such words as "Japanese invaders", "Japanese warlords", "anti-war", "anti-Japanese", etc.
Fierce remarks.
Therefore, in newspapers or literary magazines in the French Concession, strange scenes have begun to appear, such as the word "Japanese invaders" being replaced by "X invaders", and "Down with Japan" becoming "Down with XX".
As far as Cheng Qianfan knows, it was the Su Wenxi Avenue Municipal Government who initially made this request to the concession, but the French Concession sternly rejected it and ignored it at all.
Subsequently, the Japanese master behind Su Wenxi jumped out and accused the concession authorities of harboring elements unfriendly to Japan, condoning anti-Japanese propaganda within the concession, and demonizing the peace-loving Empire of Japan.
If so, the concession authorities quickly compromised.
The whistle of Japanese gunboats came from the Huangpu River. Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette and frowned.
Everything shows that as the Japanese invaders press forward step by step and the concession authorities continue to give in, Shanghai's future anti-war situation and environment will become increasingly severe.
Among them, the French Concession authorities allowed the Special Higher Education Department to participate in the interrogation of Zheng Weilong, and based on Cheng Qianfan's secret observation, the Japanese even took a certain initiative in the interrogation. This is an extremely dangerous signal.
…
Political Section, torture room.
Araki Harima's cold eyes stared at Zheng Weilong who was tied to the electric chair and had electrodes inserted into his body.
"Mr. Zheng, as long as I push the switch slightly, you will feel the feeling of ecstasy." Araki Harima grinned and sneered, "It's not too late for you to speak now, the Empire of Japan will recognize you as a friend.
of."
Zheng Weilong's eyes were swollen like purple grapes, large pieces of rotten flesh were bruised and bloodied, and there were whip marks all over his body.
He didn't speak, just stared at Araki Harima with squinted eyes.
Araki Harima raised his wrist and looked at the time, "Mr. Zheng, I respect your choice."
As he spoke, he pushed the switch with force with a grin.
Accompanied by a heart-rending scream, Zheng Weilong's whole body was shaking violently, and he soon passed out.
Araki Harima pulled the switch.
Next to him, an agent from the Special High School came forward to carefully check Zheng Weilong's situation, and nodded towards Araki Harima to indicate that he was still alive.
The Chinese detective who was watching on the side gritted his teeth and turned his head to one side, unable to bear to look at it.
Next to him, French detective Hall was sitting on a swivel chair, holding a book in both hands, reading with gusto, only occasionally looking up.
A basin of cold water was poured on Zheng Weilong.
Zheng Weilong, who was woken up by the splash, had a confused expression. He tried his best to open his eyes and looked around.
This is one of the sequelae of electrocution. The victim's nerves and brain will be damaged, and it will take time to slowly return to normal.
Araki Harima was not in a hurry. He slowly lit a cigarette, held it in his mouth, took two steps forward, leaned forward slightly, bent down, and stared at Zheng Weilong's somewhat distracted eyes.
Finally, Zheng Weilong's eyes focused and his expression returned to normal.
"Mr. Zheng, how do you feel?" Araki Harima patted Zheng Weilong's cheek and said with a smile.
Zheng Weilong lowered his head and said nothing.
"It seems that Mr. Zheng is not satisfied with this service." Araki Harima waved his hand, "Increase the voltage."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Zheng Weilong's feeble voice.
"I, I said."
…
Cheng Qianfan returned to Xue Huali Road humming a ditty.
"Brother Cheng." A car stopped next to him.
The rear window rolled down, revealing Yuan Kaizhou's face.
"Brother Yuan, where are you going to make a fortune?" Cheng Qianfan put one hand on the lower edge of the car window and the other casually on the car roof, and asked with a smile.
"Make some shitty money." Yuan Kaizhou cursed and said.
As he said that, he looked around and lowered his voice and said, "There was a murder in Tongyu Hotel. Three people died. It is said that it was the murder of the gangster Jiang Mulezi."
"Jiang Mulezi?" Cheng Qianfan raised his eyebrows and laughed, "This old guy is very brave, and he dares to come to the concession to cause trouble."
"No more talking, let's talk later," Yuan Kaizhou said.
"Brother, I will be your host another day and treat me to a drink." Cheng Qianfan laughed and said.
"Then I'll just wait." Yuan Kaizhou smiled heartily, waved his hand, then raised the car window, his smile faded, "Let's drive."
"Inspector, we haven't gone to the scene yet, how do you know that Jiang Mulezi committed the crime?" asked a subordinate sitting in the co-pilot.
"Why can't it be Jiang Mulezi?" Yuan Kaizhou asked with a slight smile.
The subordinate was about to continue talking, but the driver quietly poked him with his finger. He immediately understood and smiled, "Goodbye, Inspector."
Yuan Kaizhou lit a cigarette. He smoked vigorously, and after a few big puffs, the cigarette was gone.
Amid the curls of white smoke, Yuan Kaizhou chuckled.
Cheng Qianfan handled several high-profile cases, all related to Jiang Mulezi.
Yuan Kaizhou had been secretly paying attention to this for a long time. He highly suspected that Jiang Mulezi and Cheng Qianfan were connected. Maybe Cheng Qianfan was trying to "raise the bandit's self-respect".
Therefore, he deliberately mentioned "Jiang Mulezi" today to test Cheng Qianfan's reaction.
To his disappointment, Cheng Qianfan's reaction just now was not abnormal, it was completely a bystander's reaction.
Could it be that my guess was wrong?
Yuan Kaizhou frowned.
The reason why he wanted to secretly target and investigate Cheng Qianfan was very simple:
Seeking the position of Deputy Chief Inspector of the Central Police Station.
Jin Kemu has been acting chief inspector for many days and will officially assume the post of chief inspector soon.
There are rumors now that the position of deputy chief inspector will be promoted from among the several inspectors in the central district patrol house.
Yuan Kaizhou, Liang Yuchun and Cheng Qianfan are the three inspectors of the Central Patrol Room.
Perhaps in the eyes of most people, Liang Yuchun and Yuan Kaizhou, the two more senior inspectors, are the most qualified to be promoted to deputy chief inspectors.
Even people around Yuan Kaizhou believe that his biggest competitor is his old rival Liang Yuchun.
However, Yuan Kaizhou did not see it that way.
His intuition told him that the biggest threat to him seeking the position of deputy chief inspector was Cheng Qianfan.
Some people may use qualifications as an argument and think that Cheng Qianfan is not qualified enough.
Yuan Kaizhou sneered at this.
Qualifications?
Before Cheng Qianfan, there had never been such a young inspector in the patrol room. Wasn't Cheng Qianfan setting a precedent?
Cheng Qianfan is a guy who likes people above him and can win over his subordinates. He also relies on Zhang Renfeng from the Youth Gang. Because of his teacher Xiu Gongshen, the French have a good impression of "Inspector Xiao Cheng".
As for Peter from the Investigation Team of the Political Department, this person is Cheng Qianfan's business partner.
The more Yuan Kaizhou analyzed, the more he believed that Cheng Qianfan would be his biggest competitor.
If Cheng Qianfan has a shortcoming, it is that this guy is too close to Japan, which may make the French dislike him or even make him wary.
All in all, Cheng Qianfan is a formidable enemy.
Yuan Kaizhou's goal was to catch Cheng Qianfan's sore leg, disappoint the French, and finally 'kill' this competitor.
…
central patrol room
Cheng Qianfan walked leisurely towards the arresting hall. Standing at the steps, he saw a military truck driving out of the backyard. He stepped on the accelerator and rushed out of the door with a bang.
Several other cars also rushed out of the gate.
"Zheng Weilong, you still haven't gotten over it, let's do it!" Cheng Qianfan's heart sank.
Among those cars, the license plate of one of them belonged to a silk factory, but it was actually used by the Special High School.
Cheng Qianfan stood at the steps, lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.
Compared with Wu Shanyue, Wang Kangnian, Ruan Zhiyuan and others, Zheng Weilong's performance was much better. He withstood the brutal torture, but in the end he did not survive the electrocution.
Objectively speaking, Cheng Qianfan was somewhat impressed by Zheng Weilong. There were not many such tough guys in the government.
Of course, what he was most worried about at this time was the danger that Zheng Weilong might bring to Shanghai Station after he spoke.
From the time Zheng Weilong was arrested to the time he spoke, a day and a night had passed. The Shanghai Station should have basically completed the transfer.
However, Zheng Wenlong is the webmaster of Shanghai Station after all, and he may have some highly confidential information that other senior officials of the Secret Service are unaware of.
Looking at the hurried dispatch of the armored convoy of the Political Department and the Special High School Department, Cheng Qianfan had reason to conclude that Zheng Weilong had confessed something remarkable.
…
Throw the cigarette butts at the foot of the steps.
Cheng Qianfan patted his police uniform and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
He was burning with anxiety and knew that he must immediately report to the Secret Service headquarters and send out another warning signal.
However, he had just returned to the patrol room from outside and left suddenly after seeing the scene just now. If this scene fell into the eyes of someone with care, it would be worth pondering.
He must have a more reasonable reason.
At this moment, the door to the medical room opened.
Lao Huang came out with an empty wine bottle in his hand and a toothpick in his mouth. He then placed the empty wine bottle in the corner. He bent down, turned his butt towards Cheng Qianfan, picked up a broom, and began to clean the hospital.
Appearance at the door of the room.
Cheng Qianfan's eyes narrowed, he bent down and patted the mud on his leather boots, stretched, and went straight into the arresting hall.
Here, Lao Huang never raised his head and looked over, burping, humming a tune, and slowly sweeping the snow.
Cheng Qianfan stood by the window sill and raised the blinds.
He took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, held it in his mouth, turned the lighter wheel to light it, took a puff, and casually glanced out the window.
A person's back comes into view.
It's Shuli Zhao.
He frowned slightly.
He could never see through this person, Shu Li Zhao.
Yes, Lao Huang just secretly sent him a warning signal to remind him that someone was secretly watching him.
Old Huang turned his back to him and picked up the broom.
That's the secret code: clean up behind (pay attention).
Lao Huang is not a diligent person and will not take the initiative to clear the snow.
At this moment, in the yard, Lao Huang had thrown away the broom and returned to the medical room cursing.
What he scolded was: Why should these lazy people let me sweep the snow?
Cheng Qianfan looked over and saw that Old Huang had only cleaned an area less than half a meter in front, back, left and right of the door. The broom fell on the snow and was stepped on by Old Huang, breaking the broom handle.
He chuckled lightly, this old Huang was very experienced in doing things, he didn't need to worry about anything.
…
Cardinal Zhao left the patrol room, hailed a rickshaw, and got off a few streets away.
Enter a small alley.
He looked around vigilantly and knocked on the door of a Shikumen residence.
