Chapter 19 Re-entry into Hongkou District

In the early hours of the morning, Tang Cheng returned to his residence, but Zhang Jianghe didn't sleep all the time, and waited in the hall to block Tang Cheng. "Uncle, what time is it, why haven't you gone to sleep yet?" Tang Cheng, who was blocked by Zhang Jianghe, was still a little flustered at first, but after a few breaths, Tang Cheng stabilized, and did not mention anything about going out, just complaining that Zhang Jianghe would affect the recovery of his injuries.

"You kid, with an extra tail behind your ass, you're a little fox! I haven't asked you why you came back so late, you kid just hit a rake first, what's wrong? If you only have one arm left to bully me, you won't be able to teach you a lesson!" Zhang Jianghe, who sat up from the sofa, immediately glared at Tang Cheng angrily, and the latter had no choice but to laugh, and hurriedly opened the two packs of snacks he bought outside and sent them to Zhang Jianghe.

"I couldn't stay any longer, so I slipped out and walked around! You see, this roast goose is so fragrant, you are injured and can't drink, it just so happens that I have Coke here, why don't we go upstairs for a drink? Tang Cheng took out the Coke he got from the lottery in the system to tempt Zhang Jianghe. Coke appeared in Shanghai a few years ago, and the Coke that Tangcheng got from the lottery in the system was also packaged in glass bottles, which was exactly the same as the glass bottle Coke sold in the Shanghai Concession

Tang Cheng changed the topic, Zhang Jianghe also knew that Tang Cheng must have something to hide from him, but Tang Cheng didn't say it, and Zhang Jianghe also knew that he couldn't force him to ask the truth. Early the next morning, Tang Cheng, who had had breakfast, came out as an exception, and last night he got a somewhat useful message from Kokura Chiya, and Tang Cheng went out early in the morning to confirm the authenticity of this message. After the Izakaya massacre, the Japanese army had strengthened the security of Hongkou District, not only increasing the number of police, but also the streets would be infested with armed Japanese patrols from time to time.

Ji Zhenghao pushed the bicycle, and there was a box tied to the back seat of the bicycle, and in the box were some fresh fish and vegetables, but under the fresh fish and vegetables, a pistol and dozens of bullets were hidden. In addition to Japanese expatriates, there are also many North Koreans living in Hongkou District, and Ji Zhenghao is one of them, but he also secretly has an identity as a liaison between the South Korean government-in-exile in Hongkou District. At this time, the Japanese army had not yet fully controlled Shanghai, and the South Korean government-in-exile was located at No. 4, Lane 306, Madang Road.

Ji Jung-ho runs a small restaurant in Hongkou District, and although his status as a North Korean has made him suffer a lot of unfair treatment here, life here is always better than living in North Korea rather than dying. The South Korean Provisional Government in exile in China not only set up an internal line in Hongkou District, but also tried to arm the Koreans in Japan, and Ji Jung-ho's task was to use his status to transport weapons and ammunition from the concession into Hongkou District. Through his small restaurant, he passed the weapons and ammunition to other North Koreans hiding in Hongkou District, and those who received the weapons and ammunition used various means to travel to the Japanese mainland.

After two consecutive years of smuggling life, Chi Zhenghao, a middle-aged man who was originally a farmer, also has certain anti-reconnaissance means. At this moment, he was secretly nervous in his heart, he had already turned two streets, and he had not yet found the person following him behind him. As soon as he entered the Hongkou area, Ji Zhenghao found that someone was following him, but no matter how he observed, he didn't find any trace of the other party.

Could it be that I was overly cautious? Ji Zhenghao couldn't help but ask himself in his heart, but the feeling in his heart didn't seem to be fake, but why didn't he find anything wrong? With doubts, Ji Zhenghao pushed his bicycle into an alley on the side of the street, where the back door of his small restaurant was located. Time passed little by little, and according to the agreement, the person who came to receive the weapon should appear at lunchtime, but at this moment, it was already past lunch time, but the other party had not yet shown up, and Ji Zhenghao's heart was a little unhappy.

As soon as the bell rang, the door of the restaurant was pushed open, "Welcome!" Ji Zhenghao, who was a little anxious in his heart, didn't see the person clearly, so he got up and bowed reflexively, and it was only after he stood up straight that he realized that it was a strange young man who entered the restaurant, not the connector he was waiting for. Most of the people who enter and leave Ji Zhenghao's restaurant are North Koreans living in Hongkou District, after all, there are authentic North Korean kimchi and rice wine here, but this strange young man in front of him, Ji Zhenghao can be 100% sure that the other party is not North Korean.

Tang Cheng, who was still dressed as a rich kid, ignored Ji Zhenghao's reaction, just ordered a random kimchi pot and a pot of rice wine, and then just drank rice wine in small sips like the other diners, waiting for the meal to be served. Ji Zhenghao couldn't see Tang Cheng's identity, and Tang Cheng was observing Ji Zhenghao from the corner of his eye, and the information obtained from Kokura Chiya's memory was only the appearance of this restaurant and this person, but Tang Cheng didn't know the details of Ji Zhenghao.

Looking at the layout and decoration of this restaurant, Tang Cheng guessed that Ji Zhenghao should be a North Korean, and Tang Cheng did not rule out that the special high school would arrange secret agents in Hongkou District, but he secretly observed Ji Zhenghao and found that this person seemed to have nothing to do with the special high class. Ji Zhenghao naturally will not be a person from the special high class, but Ji Zhenghao is already a person on the blacklist of the special high class, and just when the steaming kimchi pot was served on the table in Tang Cheng, a few fresh faces finally appeared outside the small restaurant.

"Captain Noda, this is it, and that restaurant over there is the place where the junction is agreed." A knife-faced man with long hands and long feet was whispering to the man in a suit next to him at the moment. When the man in the suit heard this, he just frowned and looked at the small restaurant not far in front of him through the window, and after a while, the man in the suit nodded.

"Li San, this is your chance, as long as you prove your loyalty to the Great Japanese Empire, the special high class will definitely not be stingy with the reward given to your friends!" Captain Noda's words overjoyed the sword-faced man, and the yearning for money and power in his heart made him forget the oath he had made with his companions. At this moment, he has long been deeply immersed in the reverie of a better life, and as for the life and death of his former companions, he has long been out of his consideration.

Li Donghai is the name of this knife-faced man, who, like Ji Zhenghao, was originally a man who fled North Korea and came to Shanghai to support the government-in-exile. It's just that he was more unlucky than Chi Zhenghao, because of the izakaya bloodbath, he was arrested by the investigating gendarmerie in Hongkou District. After that, he was tortured and interrogated by the special high school, and Li Donghai also wanted to die to serve the country, but he failed to persevere, and finally explained everything to the special high school, and became the leader of the successful rebellion by the special high school.

According to the agreement, Li Donghai was to connect with Ji Zhenghao here and receive a pistol and 30 rounds of ammunition, and then pass the pistol and bullets to others who were waiting to go to the Japanese mainland. Li Donghai plays the role of a traffic officer, but he, a traffic officer, obeys Ji Zhenghao's orders, and without Ji Zhenghao, Li Donghai would not be able to know who to hand over the pistol and bullets.

Like Ji Zhenghao, who was anxious in his heart, Tang Cheng, who was drinking rice wine in a small sip, also faintly felt that something was not quite right. Secretly opening the triple eyepiece, he began to look out through the street window of the small restaurant. When Li Donghai appeared from the corner in front, Tang Cheng had already noticed him, and at the same time, Tang Cheng also observed that not far behind this knife-faced man, there were several people who were obviously wrong.

Is this a trap? Tang Cheng secretly grabbed the chopsticks in his hand, but in the next second, Tang Cheng relaxed again. No one knows about the fact that he can draw a lottery systematically, except for himself, and it is even more impossible for the Japanese to know about it. Since the Japanese don't know, it is even more impossible to set a trap for themselves in advance, maybe the target of these people is not themselves, thinking of this, Tang Cheng secretly turned his head to look at Ji Zhenghao with an anxious face.

The corner where Li Donghai appeared was not very far from Ji Zhenghao's small restaurant, and when Tang Cheng was thinking about it secretly, Li Donghai had already walked outside the door of the small restaurant. The bell hanging on the door nail of the restaurant rang again, Li Donghai pushed the door and walked into the restaurant, Ji Zhenghao looked up in response, and just saw Li Donghai take off his hat and put it back on his head when he entered the door. Seeing this, Ji Zhenghao couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, because Li Donghai's action of taking off his hat when he entered the door and put it back on was the agreed joint code.

Tang Cheng, who was sitting in the corner of the restaurant, watched coldly, and Li Donghai's actions just now were also watched by Tang Cheng. Although he was puzzled, looking at the reaction of the restaurant owner, Tang Cheng knew that there must be some kind of connection between the two people. Tang Cheng secretly observed that Li Donghai also saw Tang Cheng sitting in the corner, but Li Donghai was not suspicious of Tang Cheng, after all, Tang Cheng looked at the young man and looked like he was not in the deep world.

After determining that Li Donghai was the person he was waiting for, Ji Zhenghao immediately served Li Donghai a random meal, and at the same time quietly placed a handbag at Li Donghai's feet. Li Donghai lifted the handbag at his feet, the weight of the bag made Li Donghai smile strangely, he knew that the handbag was what the captain Noda was interested in. Tang Cheng has been secretly keeping an eye on Li Donghai, and the weird smile that Li Donghai showed at this moment has not escaped Tang Cheng's eyes.

Seeing the strange smile on the face of the knife-faced man, thinking of the suspicious people outside, Tang Cheng couldn't help but glance at the restaurant owner, and said in his heart whether this was sold or not! Just as Tang Cheng was thinking about it, the door of the restaurant was vigorously pushed open, and the few people Tang Cheng had seen through the street window rushed in from the door. "Captain Noda, that's him, the thing is here!" Seeing this, Li Donghai immediately pointed at Ji Zhenghao and shouted, still carrying the handbag in his hand.