The tragic and unusual Battle of Songhu lasted only three months before it came to an end, and at this time, all parts of Shanghai, except for the concession, had been controlled by the Japanese army. After three months of fierce fighting, Shanghai was flooded with refugees, and the Ministry of Industry and Bureau of the Concession had to mobilize police and troops to set up checkpoints on various passages connecting the outside of the concession to prevent a large number of refugees from pouring into the concession. Just when the Japanese army in Shanghai was busy checking for omissions and supplements, and most people were turning their attention to Nanjing, a young man Shi Shiran with a black suitcase appeared at the Shanghai dock.

Coming to Shanghai again, Tang Cheng was very emotional, Tang Cheng, who set off from Chongqing by water, did not go directly to Shanghai, but first went to Guangzhou, and then took an American cruise ship from Guangzhou to Shanghai. "Mike, long time no see!" Just got off the cruise ship, Hans, who was already waiting on the dock, greeted him, and the other party's wink made Tang Cheng not do anything unusual to the title of Mike. The two immediately exchanged a Western-style hug, and Hans whispered in Tang Cheng's ear, "There are too many spies on the docks, everything must be done with care." ”

Tang Cheng noticed that there were indeed some strange-looking people on the dock, needless to say, these suspicious people should be spies of the Japanese military intelligence department. "Although the war has ended, the Japanese have not yet been able to fully control all the areas except the concession, and the dock is an important area controlled by the Japanese, and these spies should be their people." Hans reached out and took the black suitcase that Tang Cheng was carrying, and the two of them left the dock with the flow of people.

"I received a telegram from you saying that I was coming to Shanghai, so I forged an identity for you." After the two got into the car, Hans took out a passport and handed it to Tang Cheng. "You are now a Chinese American who has just come to Shanghai, and your external identity is the charge d'affaires of Langhua Company in China, and the concession is now very strictly controlled. Hans's explanation made Tang Cheng frown slightly, he had not expected that the situation in Shanghai had reached such a serious point in advance.

"Very good, it's not bad to have such an identity, I came to Shanghai this time, and I may stay for a long time." Tang Cheng was talking to Hans who was driving, and he looked out of the car window, and on the way out of the dock, Tang Cheng had seen too many refugees. In a trance, Tang Cheng remembered Zhang Jianghe's situation when he said goodbye to him, maybe Zhang Jianghe at that time didn't expect Shanghai to become what it is now.

With Hans there, Tang Cheng easily passed the checkpoint of the concession, and after the car entered the concession, the order looked much better, but the refugees everywhere still made Tang Cheng feel heavy. Damn the Japanese, they are the ones who caused it all! A wave of anger slowly rose in Tang Cheng's heart. The residence that Hans had prepared for Tang Cheng was the same bungalow he had lived in Shanghai last year, but it was just a matter of things, and the cooks and housekeepers who were working in the bungalows had been replaced.

"Edmund has been in Shanghai for several years, and Mary is his wife, and they are both people to be trusted." Although Tang Cheng did not strictly explain what he was talking about when he came to Shanghai in the telegram, Hans knew that Tang Cheng would not easily trust others, and when he saw Tang Cheng secretly looking at Edmund and his wife, he made a statement to guarantee the two. Hans's words made Tang Cheng understand in his heart that it seemed that even if this foreign couple was not Hans's person, they should have some kind of relationship with Hans.

The furnishings in the bungalow have not changed in the slightest, which makes Tang Cheng, who has revisited his hometown, sigh in his heart that he has accompanied Zhang Jianghe to spend 2 months here. "You didn't say in the telegram what you came to Shanghai for?" Tang Cheng and the two sat down in the study upstairs, and Hans impatiently asked Tang Cheng why he came to Shanghai, in his opinion, the seemingly harmless Tang Cheng was actually a dangerous **.

"Don't worry, I won't cause you trouble when I come to Shanghai this time!" Tang Cheng took the cigar handed by Hans, turned around and sat down on the sofa. "I was doing well in Chongqing, but some people didn't want me to be leisurely, so they wanted to drag me into a troublesome matter. I can't afford to mess with those people, so I have to come to Shanghai for refuge, of course, Shanghai can't come in vain, I always have to do something. Tang Cheng didn't want to hide it from Hans, after all, he was doing things in Shanghai, and he still needed Hans's help.

Tang Cheng didn't want to explain the purpose of the trip, and Hans couldn't continue to ask questions, but after greeting Tang Cheng for a while, Hans said goodbye and left. Looking around at the furnishings in the study, it was still the same as before, Tang Cheng, who got up and stood up, locked the door of the study first, and then opened the black leather box he brought to Shanghai. Tang Cheng needs to use all the firearms in the carry-on equipment bag, but the carry-on equipment bag has a weight limit, so the extra ** he brought is all in this black leather case.

"Oops! Forgot to ask Hans for a pistol! "Tang Cheng's usual **pistol and *** have leaked out when they attacked the Zhongtong stronghold in Chongqing, this trip to Shanghai, Tang Cheng did not bring the two **pistols and the ***, only a Mauser rifle and a large number of rifle cartridges in the carry-on equipment bag. With a rifle and **, Tang Cheng also needed two pistols for melee combat, only he forgot to mention them to Hans just now.

After confirming that there was no one outside the door, Tang Cheng moved the bookshelf on the left side of the study and stored the ** in the box in the dark compartment behind the bookshelf first. "Edmund, I'm going out to see a friend, I'll be back before dinner, and if anyone calls me, ask him to call again at dinner." Tang Cheng, who was wearing a coat and a top hat, came down from upstairs, and happened to meet the housekeeper Edmund coming out of the kitchen, so he said casually. Tang Cheng had only arrived in Shanghai, and he was going to meet two secret contact points that the Intelligence Department had separately called for him, one of which was dedicated to issuing missions to Tang Cheng, while the other was dedicated to providing the equipment and intelligence that Tang Cheng needed.

Leaving the residence, Tang Cheng, who walked to the main street, called a rickshaw and circled around the area where the residence was located, making sure that no one was following him, and then Tang Cheng told the driver the real destination. The first place Tang Cheng was going to was in the Public Concession, which was a grocery store, and not far from it was the patrol house of the Public Concession. There was still some distance from the grocery store, Tang Cheng had already gotten out of the rickshaw, mixed in with the flow of people and walked forward, Tang Cheng turned around and entered the grocery store on the street generously. The grocery store was doing pretty good business, and when Tang Cheng entered, there were two middle-aged women who looked like housewives shopping in the grocery store.

Tang Cheng glanced at it casually, then stood by the counter and stretched out his hand to point to the place where the cigarettes were placed, "Get me three packs of cigarettes, two packs of old knives, a pack of Hademen, and three boxes of matches." Hearing Tang Cheng's voice, the grocery store shopkeeper, who was originally weighing sugar for the two housewives, glanced at Tang Cheng out of the corner of his eye. Tang Cheng's transformation just now, it didn't sound unusual, but it was actually a code to come here. Tang Cheng, who got the cigarettes, did not pay for it immediately and left, but first opened a pack of old knife cigarettes and smelled the smell, then opened the pack of Hade Door, took out a cigarette and lit it. Tang Cheng's actions at this moment were naturally part of the joint code, and when the two housewives left, the grocery store shopkeeper immediately changed his face.

"I already received the order from above three days ago, but I didn't expect you to show up today!" The grocery store shopkeeper pretended to be looking for change, rummaging through the drawer containing the money, and whispered to Tang Cheng. "The Japanese have been making a lot of moves recently, and many of our strongholds in the concession have been destroyed, and the above means that we want to give the Japanese a little color in the near future." What the grocery store shopkeeper said to give some color to see, Tang Cheng knew what this sentence meant, and then nodded lightly but did not speak.

"You follow this address and go to Boss Yu, and he will tell you the specific content of the task. What equipment do you need, Boss Yu will also help you find a way, but you don't have to get your hopes up, there are many Japanese spies in the black market, and the weapons and equipment are not easier to get than before. The grocery store shopkeeper's voice was very soft, and if Tang Cheng didn't listen carefully, he wouldn't be able to hear what this person had just said. Reaching out to take the change from the grocery store shopkeeper, Tang Cheng didn't take the three packs of cigarettes on the counter, and immediately turned to leave. Tang Cheng didn't want to come into contact with these hidden agents of the Intelligence Department in Shanghai, knowing that he had too many people, it might not be a good thing, and Tang Cheng was also worried that he would be betrayed to the Japanese by these guys.

Tang Cheng, who left the grocery store, just turned the corner in front of him, and called another rickshaw, and in about a cup of tea, Tang Cheng had already rushed to the address given by the grocery store shopkeeper. "Jiangnan Tea House!" Tang Cheng, who was standing on the side of the street, looked up at the signboard of the shop in front of him, but he didn't expect that Boss Yu was running a tea house. "Is Boss Yu here? I came from Hangzhou, and Boss Yu's third uncle asked me to bring him a message. Walking into the tea house, Tang Cheng found the only middle-aged man in the tea house. Sure enough, the middle-aged man who was found by Tang Cheng was the boss Yu mentioned by the grocery store shopkeeper, and when he saw the copper button quietly shining in Tang Cheng's right hand, Boss Yu shook slightly, and reacted casually.

Bringing a message for the boss's third uncle, that is naturally a close person, the guy in the store did not pay too much attention to Tang Cheng, and followed Boss Yu into the warehouse behind the tea house, Tang Cheng's nerves that had been tense were slightly relaxed. After the two exchanged a few words, Boss Yu took out a file bag from the secret compartment of the warehouse and handed it to Tang Cheng, "This is the first target, and it contains the basic information of the target, just destroy it on the spot after you read it." ”

"You remember the information in this first, and I still need to confirm the specific time of the move. If you need weapons and equipment, let me know first, and I'll try to help you get ready. "Just like what the grocery store shopkeeper said, Boss Yu's preparation of weapons and equipment was also embarrassed. Seeing this, Tang Cheng did not mention excessive requirements, but just asked Boss Yu to prepare two pistols for himself, but he asked for a hundred rounds of ammunition.