"Among the comrades arranged by the New Fourth Army to go to the bank to withdraw money were our acquaintances," Lu Dazhang said.
"Oh?" Cheng Qianfan raised his eyebrows, surprised and curious, "Who is it?"
"The man carrying the brass box, even though his appearance was disguised, you can still tell that it is Liu Bo." Lu Dazhang said.
"Comrade 'Yuchang'?" Cheng Qianfan was really surprised. He didn't expect that the team would arrange for Liu Bo to come to Shanghai to participate in this operation.
"Yes, Comrade Yuchang." Lu Dazhang nodded.
Liu Bo's true identity is Japanese agent Seto Uchigawa. In order to better understand the color red, Seto Uchigawa studied red books and literature by himself. At the same time, under various designs of Comrade "Huo Miao", Seto Uchigawa was suspected of betrayal by the Japanese. In the end, this Japanese agent
I actually gradually got closer to the color red mentally, and finally embarked on the red road.
In addition, Comrade Liu Bo's subsequent code name has always been "Yuchang", so the real "Yuchang" Huang changed his code name to "Piano".
Lu Dazhang knew how Comrade Liu Bo embarked on the road of red revolution.
It is precisely because of knowing that we understand the incredibleness of it.
Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly, why did the team arrange for Comrade Liu Bo to carry out this mission? You know, Liu Bo's identity is too sensitive, and many people in the concession know Liu Bo, which is a security risk.
However, Cheng Qianfan believed that he could think of it. The leader of the team was a hundred times more capable than him, so he must have considered it. There must be some reasons for such an arrangement.
Rather than dwell on the fait accompli that Comrade Liu Bo participated in the operation, Cheng Qianfan fell into thinking. He was pondering what Lu Dazhang said about the suspected exposure of two comrades in the team.
Yes, it should be exposed.
At the very least, he was suspected or targeted by the enemy.
"Is it possible that Liu Bo was recognized and that attracted the enemy?" Lu Dazhang was also thinking about this matter and asked.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully. He looked at Lu Dazhang, "As for the group of people who suddenly appeared, in your opinion, which group do they belong to?"
Lu Dazhang did not answer immediately, but took a sip of tea and thought slowly.
"At first I suspected it was a Japanese spy." Lu Dazhang said, "But now that I think about it carefully, it doesn't look like it."
"What's the difference?" Cheng Qianfan immediately asked. He already had a vague guess in his mind, but he still needed evidence to support it.
"This group of people is so familiar with the streets and alleys that they dispersed with a roar and quickly disappeared." Lu Dazhang said, "They are smarter than rabbits."
Cheng Qianfan understood what Lu Dazhang meant. Although many Japanese agents had Chinese identities as cover, and their daily behaviors were no different from Chinese, there were still some differences in details, such as——
"Qinggang." Cheng Qianfan said.
If anyone is familiar with the streets and alleys of Shanghai and can evacuate quickly and without chaos even in the event of an emergency, it must be the members of the Youth Gang.
"Do you suspect that these people are from the Shanghai Station of the Military Command?" Lu Dazhang understood immediately and asked.
"The possibility is very high." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
According to intelligence from the headquarters, this donation to the New Fourth Army has aroused the covetousness of both the military command and the Central Command, and both parties want to get their hands on the money.
The people on the Zhongtong side should be the group headed by Mei Wuming seen on Baier Road.
Regarding the military command, Cheng Qianfan only knew about Linghu Xiaolian, who was close to Mrs. Tan as Ying Huaizhen's best friend, and knew nothing about other arrangements for the military command.
It now seems that the military commanders must have secretly discovered that the funds raised were deposited in Citibank, and they may not even be sure it is Citibank. However, this does not prevent them from setting up controls and surveillance near several of the most likely banks.
"Some people inside the bank should have been bribed," Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully.
"This is the most likely possibility." Lu Dazhang nodded, picked up a handful of melon seeds and placed them on the table.
"Our people went to the bank to withdraw money."
"The bank verified the seal, secret phrase, etc. and also confirmed the money."
"Then someone secretly notified the military commander."
Cheng Qianfan also picked a melon seed and said, "Their purpose is not actually to arrest people, or not just to arrest people. The most important thing is the money. Of course, it is best to arrest both people and money."
Lu Dazhang dropped a melon seed and said, "So, that's why the people at the bank delivered the money smoothly. What they were waiting for was for our people to take out the money, and then they could take action."
Cheng Qianfan put down two melon seeds in succession on the table, "Someone in the bank secretly informed the military commander."
"It should be the phone number used." Lu Dazhang added.
"This group of people received the signal and rushed to Citibank. This took time." Cheng Qianfan said, "Comrade Liu Bo should have noticed that the bank was stalling for time."
"Our people responded immediately, either by evacuating decisively, or by testing. In short, the other party had to show up and give the money in full." Lu Dazhang said, dropping a melon seed.
"Then, as soon as our people left the bank, they met the group of people who were rushing over." Cheng Qianfan put down the last melon seed, clapped his hands and nodded, "That should be it."
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The two of you talk to each other and I talk to each other.
A preliminary analysis of the unexpected situation that occurred outside Citibank was soon completed.
"Two things." Cheng Qianfan picked up the teacup, took a few sips slowly, put down the teacup, and said.
"The first thing." He raised a finger, "You go see the 'charterer' immediately and ask the organization to make arrangements. This money cannot be spent in Shanghai overnight and must leave Shanghai as quickly as possible."
"Don't you need our help?" Lu Dazhang asked.
"No." Cheng Qianfan shook his head slowly and said firmly, "There are other ways to organize the organization, and we will not participate."
After such an incident, Liu Bo and that comrade were most likely exposed and even targeted by the enemy. The worst imaginable situation was that the Shanghai Military Command Station and the Japanese had already sent out people to investigate.
In this case, the French Concession Special Party Branch is not suitable to intervene.
For them, unless it is an extremely urgent matter, successfully preserving and concealing themselves is always the first priority.
Moreover, as only Cheng Qianfan knew, the Shanghai underground party had a secret route in reserve or could be used.
For safety reasons, this road may not be suitable for large-scale border crossings, but it is fine for a few people carrying a suitcase.
"Okay." Lu Dazhang nodded. He understood Comrade Huo Miao's considerations.
"The second thing." Cheng Qianfan continued.
He seemed to be hesitant, but finally took out a piece of paper from his hand and handed it to Lu Dazhang, "I would like to ask the organization to send this information to the northwest headquarters immediately."
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