Lost and Spy

Chapter 107

Meng Shaoyuan has always been a very calm person.

No matter what happened, he always told himself that he must be calm.

Even if he goes to Shanghai to avenge Mu Dekai this time, he must have the most perfect plan.

You must not bring any trouble to yourself or to the Second Division.

The three newcomers brought in stayed in Nanjing.

They were handed over to Fang Chunqian, a person from the Second Squadron, who was in charge of familiarizing themselves with the environment of the Second Division, and taught them some basic knowledge of secret agents by the way.

After all, if they didn't come here, they would have become the police.

Tian Qi has already gone to Shanghai ahead of schedule.

Zhu Yanni, Yuan Zhonghe, Xiang Shounong, plus a new ex-factory mechanic who is now a trainee spy Zhao Changle.

In order to deal with the gold robbers, the two cars stolen from Shanghai were the same as the batch of weapons that were seized, but they were not able to get rid of them because they were worried about being exposed.

This time it just came in handy.

Along the way, the people in the two cars were silent.

Meng Shaoyuan was also preoccupied.

How long is it?
Liu Huanwen is dead, and Mu Dekai is dead.

After a few years, if he doesn't die, how many familiar faces will be left in the team?
More brutal battles are yet to come.

"Captain... No, team leader, what are the two big bags you brought?" Zhu Yanni was the first to break the silence in the car.

"I asked Clayte to prepare it for me."

Meng Shaoyuan looked at the car and stared ahead.

With just such a sentence, the atmosphere in the car fell silent again.

Lao Mu's death still brought some damage to this team.

Nanjing is not far from Shanghai.

The two cars soon drove into Shanghai.

In Shanghai at the end of November, there is already some chill.

In addition to the sharp drop in temperature compared to last time, Shanghai is still the world of flowers.

Those who beg for life are still struggling to feed their families.

Those celebrities in the upper class are still lavish and rich every day.

This time there is no way to ask those colleagues in Shanghai Station to help.

Even his classmate Chen Rongyang didn't notify him.

The fewer people who know about it, the better.

Tian Qi, who came to Shanghai in advance to prepare, received them and arranged a group of people in an inconspicuous hotel.

The name is loud:

"Shanghai Huanyu Hotel."

In fact, it is a three-story building.

There is no restaurant, no foreign-style elevator, and the room is very small to save space.

There is only one shared bathroom on each floor.

You have to go to the "Tiger Stove" next to the first floor to get hot water.

The tiger stove was no longer seen after Meng Shaoyuan was born.

But until the 80s and [-]s, it was still popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places.

The so-called "tiger stove" is designed to provide hot water for nearby residents.

It built a large stove in the house, with three or four boiling water pots, and a feeding hole in the middle. The water owner used a long-handled water spoon and a funnel to pour boiling water into the mouth of the thermos bottle.

Where did the name come from?

People in Shanghai say it's because the waterman who helped the tiger dive into the water is as fierce as a tiger, people in Jiangsu say it looks like a tiger, and some say it comes from Pidgin English.

How exactly, is already unknown.

But even in the big city of Shanghai, Tiger Stove can be seen every few lanes, which seems to have become a special landscape.

Although the conditions were a bit poor, Meng Shaoyuan and his party did not come here for enjoyment.

After settling down, Meng Shaoyuan asked Zhu Yanni and the others to rest in the hotel, and went out with Tian Qi by himself.

"The situation is very complicated. I originally wanted to catch a student of Yin Kesheng, but I was worried about being exposed, so I gave up this idea." Outside the hotel, Tian Qi looked around:
"According to your instructions, I went to Zhengjin Bank to check. In the bank, there are two obvious guards and two hidden guards. There are four or five Japanese ronin every day, almost all day long. They should also use to protect the bank.

The guards carried short wooden sticks, and the hidden guards could not see whether they had weapons.Several ronin, all carrying samurai swords, whether Ishijima Shigetsu is in the bank is unknown, after all, we don't even have a picture of him. "

This time the mission was very different from the previous ones. There was no assistance from colleagues, and there was not a single photo of the murderers.

Zhengjin Bank was established on Tangen Road in the Shanghai International Settlement.

This is a gathering place for Japanese overseas Chinese.

It's just a gathering place for Japanese overseas Chinese.

There has never been such a term as "Japanese Concession". Japan does not have a concession in Shanghai.

Japan's real concessions in China, there are only five places:
Tianjin, Hankou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Chongqing.

In fact, the Wangjiatuo Japanese Concession in Chongqing was taken back by Liu Xiang’s military police in 1931.

The so-called "Japanese Concession" in Shanghai is just a popular name for the Japanese gathering and occupation areas in Hongkou and other places.

After the Anglo-American public concession was renamed "Shanghai International Public Settlement", Japan's call for participation in the management of the concession became louder.

After 1915, the board of directors of the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry had reserved seats for Japanese directors. In 1916, the Patrol Office of the Ministry of Industry in the Shanghai International Concession set up a special daily arrest unit, and 30 Japanese inspectors took over all the public security affairs in the Japanese overseas Chinese gathering area.

This is roughly the case.

"Team leader, we have no contacts in Shanghai. If the information is inaccurate, it will cause great trouble to the next operation." Tian Qi said after introducing the situation:

"So, according to your instructions, I went to find Mrs. Qiangwei, and on my own initiative, I told her all the purpose of our coming to Shanghai this time."

Anyway, since she wanted Cai Xuefei's help, she would know the purpose of her trip sooner or later.

Meng Shaoyuan was not worried that Cai Xuefei would reveal it, everyone had a secret in each other's hands: "What did Madam Qiangwei say?"

"She promised to help, but please go to her when you arrive in Shanghai." Tian Qi smiled bitterly: "This woman is not simple."

"Why do you say that?"

"I proposed to buy a batch of weapons in Shanghai, but she said, if we want to do big things in Shanghai, after the event is completed, we will definitely trace the source of the weapons and find us. There are only a few of the largest arms smugglers in Shanghai. International firms. So she agreed to help us purchase weapons from Wuhan."

This woman is very thoughtful.

Meng Shaoyuan had also considered this concern before, and now Mrs. Qiangwei helped resolve it.

"I see." Meng Shaoyuan looked at the time: "You call Mrs. Qiangwei and tell her that if she is free, I will visit him at his house in an hour."

"Okay, I'll go now."

Meng Shaoyuan saw a pastry shop nearby, and while Tian Qi was looking for a phone, he entered the pastry shop and asked the shopkeeper to help him choose some exquisite pastries, saying that they were for the distinguished guests.

After paying the money, he came out with the cakes, and Tian Qi also came back after calling: "It's done, Mrs. Qiangwei is waiting for you at her house."

"I've worked hard these past few days, and I'm discussing it carefully with Lao Yuan and the others. This time, we must make sure everything is safe." Meng Shaoyuan nodded, and stretched out his hand:

"rickshaw!"

(End of this chapter)