Lu Xinge walks with a long stride, but his speed is neither urgent nor slow.
He held a cigarette between his fingers and took a puff from time to time.
When he smokes, he will watch his surroundings with the peripheral vision of his eyes.
This is a public telephone box at the French Concession Telegraph Office.
Lu Xingge took a glance and saw that the person handling the phone in the booth was a fat woman with wavy hair.
The fat woman fell asleep. She leaned back on the chair, opened her mouth wide, and purred slightly.
"Call." Lu Xinge knocked on the wooden cover of the window.
The woman did not wake up.
Lu Xinge raised his voice and patted the cover harder.
The snoring stopped, and the woman woke up in fright. She looked around in panic, then became angry and scolded Lu Xingo.
The scolding stopped abruptly.
"Just make a phone call and soon, the rest will be yours."
"Okay." The fat woman took the banknote and smiled flatteringly. She opened the drawer, took out a key marked with a red rope, and then skillfully opened the locked wooden cover of the telephone.
Lu Xinge lowered the brim of his hat, picked up the microphone, raised his head slightly, and glanced at the fat woman.
The fat woman smiled coquettishly and opened the door of the phone booth, "Go and relieve yourself. Don't damage it."
The woman left the phone booth, walked about thirty or forty steps, stopped against the wall, took out a small handful of melon seeds from her pocket, and slowly ate them.
"We need to solve the problem of Xiai Xian Road No. 16 in Chengli."
The call will be connected soon.
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Cheng Qianfan stood at the window.
He was playing with a cigarette in his hand, and the cigarette rolled between his fingers like a magician's magic wand.
From Lu Xinge, he confirmed his suspicion that it was not his eldest brother who sent someone to ask for help.
So, it is basically certain that this is Aunt Ma's personal behavior.
Aunt Ma knew Lu Xingge and knew the relationship between Lu Xingge and him. She found out that Lu Xingge was trapped, and then she thought of coming to him to inform him.
This seems to make sense.
But, how did Aunt Ma judge that Lu Xingo was in danger?
In addition, Aunt Ma's method of coming to the patrol room to summon information is very clever. It can be seen that Aunt Ma is not an ordinary person.
Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly.
Unexpectedly, my old neighbor of ten or twenty years, Aunt Ma, who is sharp-tongued and always good at taking advantage, actually has a secret that no one knows about.
He looked out the window and saw the dim light of the lonely street lamp.
There are stars in the night sky.
He shook his head. There were many people struggling to live on the huge Shanghai beach, and how many of them like him had another side hidden behind their masks.
Recruiting his eldest brother Lu Xingge from Shanghai Station was a slightly risky move, Cheng Qianfan admitted.
After all, Lu Xinge showed his face at the secret service headquarters and put his name on it. However, he did it carefully.
There is no doubt about Lu Xinge's military qualities. Since he himself cannot interfere too much with the Special Task Force, the Rangers really need such an excellent military commander.
The reason why he chose Lu Xingo was straightforward: trust.
The eldest brother is one of his own.
This 'own man' can be said to be a non-Red Party revolutionary comrade-in-arms, or, for example, besides Lao Huang, Lu Dazhang and other comrades-in-arms, he is one of the most trustworthy own men outside the party.
Although the Shanghai Special Intelligence Task Force is relatively mysterious, it is only limited to the middle and lower levels. Many senior officials in the Military Command Bureau are aware of the existence of such an armed force. Over at the Chongqing Bureau headquarters, he has been secretly in contact with Qi Wu.
Qi Wu once reminded him that the special forces unit has strong soldiers and horses, so it is inevitable that some people will be concerned about it. Among these people, Wang Tiemu is the most important.
After Wang Tiemu took up his duties at the Shanghai Station, he was naturally moved when he learned that a powerful armed force like the Shanghai Special Task Force existed.
He is the kind of decisive character who does whatever he wants and directly seeks to obtain this armed force.
This person suggested to Dai Chunfeng that the special situation team be placed under the command of the Shanghai Station, and the reason was very good. He had no intention of annexing the Shanghai special situation group, and considering the importance and safety of the Shanghai special situation group, the Shanghai special situation group would be
It specializes in intelligence and leaves the operational aspects to the Shanghai Station.
However, the relationship between Dai Chunfeng and Wang Tiemu soon became discordant, and even a major rift appeared. Wang Tiemu's suggestion was directly rejected by Dai Chunfeng.
Dai Chunfeng even angrily scolded Wang Tiemu for "thinking about getting something for nothing all day long, and being shameless." Although Wang Tiemu's plan to seize the special task force was aborted before it even started, this incident also served as a wake-up call to Cheng Qianfan.
Wang Tiemu and others coveted the Shanghai Rangers, but Cheng Qianfan didn't think Dai Chunfeng would be tempted.
Of course, perhaps, Dai Chunfeng's greed is slightly different from that of others. Other princes want to annex and enhance their own strength. Dai Chunfeng may have other considerations, such as breaking away from the Shanghai special situation group and continuing to expand.
The independence of this armed force makes it a pure military mobile force directly under the Chongqing Bureau headquarters that can serve various units in Shanghai.
There is no doubt that Dai Chunfeng must be interested in further controlling this armed force.
He chose Lu Xingge as the military chief of the Rangers as a countermeasure. Because Lu Xingge was Dai Chunfeng's man. To be precise, his eldest brother Lu Xingge was Dai Chunfeng's thorn in the Shanghai Station:
After Ruan Zhiyuan's death, Cheng Qianfan was ordered by Sanbonjiro to assist in investigating the matter. At that time, he learned this information from Ruan Zhiyuan's confession after he was arrested by the Special Higher Education Section. Dai Chunfeng intended to promote Ruan Zhiyuan within the Shanghai Station.
The talented man Qiancheng (Ruan Zhiyuan's self-report) once revealed to him in private that Lu Xingge could get closer to him and show more trust.
Cheng Qianfan was inclined to agree with Ruan Zhiyuan's words.
Lu Xingge was transferred to the Shanghai Station from the Nanjing Secret Service Headquarters. Cheng Qianfan had previously met with Song Fuguo, and the two talked about the situation at the Shanghai Station at that time.
Cheng Qianfan mentioned sworn sworn brother Lu Xingge.
Song Fuguo was full of praise for Lu Xingge, saying that he was indeed a young talent favored by the bureau.
In addition, Cheng Qianfan also had his own analysis on Lu Xingge being attracted by Wang Tiemu and moving closer to Wang Tiemu. He did not think that Lu Xingge's move was a betrayal of Dai Chunfeng.
Lu Xingge was not valued by Zheng Lijun. Wang Tiemu used Lu Xingge's talents to do things, and that was all. Lu Xingge was definitely not Wang Tiemu's confidant.
Cheng Qianfan knew his eldest brother well. If Lu Xingge was the nail that Dai Chunfeng arranged to break into Shanghai Station, his eldest brother would never betray Dai Chunfeng.
From this, Cheng Qianfan even suspected that his eldest brother accepted Wang Tiemu's olive branch and moved closer to Wang Tiemu. This matter should be a smooth move after getting Dai Chunfeng's approval. Based on his understanding of his eldest brother and Dai Chunfeng, Cheng Qianfan had earlier
When Jiang Mulezi was arranged to lead the team to find Lu Xingge's whereabouts, he was already planning to win over his eldest brother and join the special forces.
Cheng Qianfan believed that he proposed to Dai Chunfeng at the right time to keep Lu Xingge in the special situation team, and Dai Chunfeng was happy to see it happen.
The only surprise in this matter was that Lu Xinge discovered his identity this time. This was an unexpected situation.
Cheng Qianfan knew that he and the Shanghai special situation team were more important to Dai Chunfeng than Lu Xingge. If Lu Xingge knew this secret, Dai Chunfeng would have a headache on how to deal with it.
It is impossible for no one to know his identity. Among other things, Tao Zi, Hao Zai, Zhou Ru and many other subordinates naturally know that they are also in danger of being suddenly captured by the enemy and betraying him.
Being in this line of work is inherently risky.
Cheng Qianfan is also considering it. Generally speaking, there are two ways.
One is that Lu Xingge was transferred to the Shanghai Special Situation Group and became a subordinate of Cheng Qianfan.
However, Lu Xingge has already been exposed at the secret service headquarters, so this method is not safe. Another way is to transfer Lu Xingge away from Shanghai.
However, after experiencing the "nagging" incident, neither Cheng Qianfan nor Dai Chunfeng in Chongqing would rest assured that Lu Xingge would dominate the army.
He works at the site, which has nothing to do with whether Cheng Qianfan trusts his elder brother, even if Cheng Qianfan firmly believes that his elder brother will not betray him even if he is arrested.
As Song Fuguo said before, he believed in comrades, but did not believe in torture instruments. Dai Chunfeng was the hero.
In this way, Big Brother's results are nothing more than two:
First, transfer back to the rear. This is safer, but it is not absolute.
Secondly, it cannot be ruled out that the eldest brother accidentally died in a certain operation.
After careful consideration, Cheng Qianfan proposed to Dai Chunfeng according to the original plan that Lu Xingge be transferred to the special situation group. However, it was not close to the core intelligence department of the special situation group, but to the special forces to be responsible for military operations.
The eldest brother is one of his own.
Dai Chunfeng naturally knew this.
At the same time, the eldest brother is also one of Dai Chunfeng’s own.
This is a candidate acceptable to both parties.
Cheng Qianfan believed that this was not the best but the most appropriate choice to resolve the matter. The next day.
early morning.
After breakfast, Cheng Qianfan took a walk in the garden with Xiao Zhizhi, who was also full. Li Hao accompanied him to report the situation.
"Ota called me yesterday afternoon, but he didn't tell me what to do with Brother Fan on the phone."
"I also called home." Cheng Qianfan nodded. After he returned home yesterday, Ruolan told him that a Mr. Tian called him.
"Brother Fan, according to your opinion, over there at Ota..." Haozi asked worriedly.
"It should be related to the matter with the caravan." Cheng Qianfan said to Haozi not to worry, "Don't worry about it, Ota will come back to me if something happens."
Regarding Jiujiu Trading's cooperation with the caravan and the Japanese army's investigation near Wuxi Meicun, before the caravan set off, he did some things to coordinate the organization, but after the caravan set off, he would not take any further action.
Mainly based on feedback from Ohta Yuichi.
"Haozi, I have one thing for you." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Brother Fan, please give your orders."
"Check Aunt Ma."
Li Hao was quite surprised, "Brother Fan, you suspect..."
"Aunt Ma will not be an enemy." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "You can handle this matter yourself."
Aunt Ma would not be an enemy, but Cheng Qianfan would be very uncomfortable if he did not find out who had such a secret background and was involved in such a secret matter.
"Understood." Haozi nodded. He looked at Brother Fan and hesitated to speak.
"It's a small injury, so she won't worry." Cheng Qianfan said that he was resting in the study room yesterday.
As he said that, he glared at Haozi and said, "Keep your mouth tighter."
"Brother Fan, if there is an injury, there will be a scar." Li Hao reminded.
"Yes. If there is an injury, there will be a scar." Cheng Qianfan sighed with deep eyes. He knew that what Haozi was saying was that Ruolan would see the scar on his back sooner or later. However, Cheng Qianfan thought more deeply.
This scar may never be a problem for him, but once something happens, it may become a suspicious point, which requires a reasonable explanation.
Kunshan, Qiongxi Village.
Li Shunan held the handkerchief in her hand. It was stained with blood. She was a little at a loss as she didn't know whether to wipe the blood from the corner of the other person's mouth.
She glanced at the wounded soldier lying on the bed, with his head raised and his eyes empty.
This man had been unconscious for eight or nine hours, and the first thing he said when he woke up was to ask his soldiers.
Li Shunan told him that he was the only one fished out of the river, and no one else was alive. This is what this person looked like.
There were footsteps outside.
Then, the wooden door was pushed open.
Li Shunan's cousin Peng Yuzhang came in with a package in his hand.
"Are you awake?" Peng Yuzhang asked.
"When he woke up, he asked how his soldiers were doing, and then that was it." Li Shunan glanced at the soldiers who were still in a daze worriedly and said.
Peng Yuzhang sighed and opened the package. Inside was a few pieces of clothing. "There are men and women working in the village. You can't wear this. There are a few pieces of clothing here. Let me help you change."
With that said, he motioned to his cousin Li Shunan to go out and said: "Shunnan, go outside and watch. Someone will come and tell me."
This is a dilapidated City Emperor Temple. They placed the wounded soldier here so that it would not attract the attention of outsiders.
Peng Yuzhang helped the wounded soldier change his clothes. Although the soldier still did not speak, he was still willing to cooperate.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Peng Yuzhang accidentally touched the other party's wound and quickly apologized. Then he was stunned. In addition to the three new wounds on the wounded soldier's body that had turned out, there were also
There were more than a dozen old scars, large and small, including one on the chest that seemed to be a bullet hole, and two long and narrow scars on the abdomen came into view. He took a breath of air, how did this person survive such serious injuries?
"This injury?" He pointed and asked.
He didn't expect the other person to speak, so he carefully changed the other person's clothes, "You are big, so the clothes may be a little small."
"Yesterday there was a lot of gunfire over the Gardenia Valley. When the gunfire stopped, the Japanese set fire to it." "I took my lady to cast a net in the lake, but I didn't expect that I caught you when I caught you. I thought you were dead.
The lady was frightened."
"Fight with the Japanese on the bayonet," the wounded soldier said.
Peng Yuzhang was very happy to see him talking. He heard in the play that there is no greater sorrow than death, and he was really worried that this man would just keep silent.
Hearing that the dense scars on this man's body were caused by fighting with the Japanese with bayonets, he was in awe and said, "Well done."
"Where is my gun?" asked the wounded soldier.
This was the second sentence Peng Yuzhang heard from the wounded soldier.