Chapter 55: A Different Way

"You mean, Bai Zhanshan also came to Shanghai?" Tang Cheng returned to his residence and did not choose to hide his meeting with Bai Zhanshan, and immediately told Zhang Jianghe about Bai Zhanshan's appointment to meet him. After Zhang Jianghe learned about this, he didn't seem to pay too much attention, he just wondered why Bai Zhanshan would replace him as the new commissioner. Zhang Jianghe, who was a little melancholy in his heart, thought about it secretly, and seeing Zhang Jianghe's reaction, Tang Cheng had to persuade him.

"Uncle Zhang, when Lao Bai was in Nanjing, he didn't go to pat your elder on the back. There are also factions within the Intelligence Division, and besides, your chief is an ambitious man, and if he doesn't have a few cronies under his command, it will be difficult to suppress the voices of his faction opponents. Tang Cheng was able to say this, not because of the so-called bystander Qing, but because of a large number of relevant materials and online articles in later generations.

"Little Wu, if you can say such a thing, it means that you have really grown up, and I am very happy." Zhang Jianghe was also pleased and surprised that Tang Cheng could have such an opinion, and the internal disputes in the intelligence department were the result of factional antagonism, just like in the army. It's just that compared with the army with many factions, the internal factions of the intelligence department are relatively simple, there are only two factions, the Baoding faction and the Huangpu faction, and Tang Cheng's late father and Zhang Jianghe both belong to the Huangpu faction.

The director who has always called the chairman of the committee the principal suppresses the Baoding department everywhere within the intelligence department, but unfortunately he does not have many cronies under him who can suppress the scene, so even if the Baoding department is suppressed within the intelligence department, it is still a force that the director does not dare to be careless. Zhang Jianghe didn't want to get involved in the factional infighting, so he was not regarded as his own by the director like Bai Zhanshan, otherwise, he would not have been suddenly transferred to Shanghai.

"Little Wu, did Bai Zhanshan tell you what his mission was in Shanghai this time?" Zhang Jianghe looked at Tang Cheng, with a faint hint of expectation in his eyes, with such an expression, he was obviously not sure that he could get a clear answer from Tang Cheng. Tang Cheng smiled bitterly in his heart when he heard this, Zhang Jianghe was so cautious, obviously he was afraid that he had the ability and motivation to contact the intelligence department at any time. It's just that he is hesitating whether he wants to tell Zhang Jianghe about Kenichi Yamamoto.

The hesitation on Tang Cheng's face was clearly seen by Zhang Jianghe, and he was about to change the topic because of the misunderstanding in his heart, but Tang Cheng spoke at this time. Bai Zhanshan himself said that there are two main tasks for coming to Shanghai here, one is to take over from you to continue the internal inventory work of Shanghai Station. The other is an assassination mission personally assigned by the director to assassinate a Japanese spy named Kenichi Yamamoto. Tang Cheng finally chose to tell Zhang Jianghe the truth, but this truth was chosen, at least Tang Cheng did not tell the reason why the Intelligence Department wanted to assassinate Kenichi Yamamoto.

Zhang Jianghe nodded when he heard this, he was injured and had cut off contact with Shanghai Station, and it was appropriate for the Nanjing headquarters to send someone to take over his task. It's just that when he learned that Bai Zhanshan came to Shanghai this time and had an assassination mission, Zhang Jianghe was a little gloating. "Bai Zhanshan's subordinates don't have good skills, and the Shanghai station is uneven, so he can be regarded as going to sit on wax now..." Zhang Jianghe only said half of this, but he suddenly stopped, and then looked up at Tang Cheng as if he had a sudden epiphany.

"He came to meet you, did he want you to help assassinate that Japanese spy?" Suddenly thinking that Tang Cheng had gone to Hongkou District a while ago to kill a large number of Japanese spies and officers, Zhang Jianghe suspected that Bai Zhanshan's main purpose in meeting Tang Cheng was to persuade Tang Cheng to help. Tang Cheng didn't hesitate, just nodded silently at Zhang Jianghe, because he knew that as long as Zhang Jianghe was suspicious, this kind of thing would not be hidden from Zhang Jianghe. "Damn, how could he do this!" Zhang Jianghe, who was full of anger, waved his hand and swept the coffee cup on the table to the ground.

Most of the manpower in the intelligence department is drawn from the army, because of the training direction of the army, most of the manpower drawn from the army is used to face-to-face offensive and defensive battles. However, the work of the intelligence department is mostly concentrated in the cities, and even if there is an exchange of fire with the opponent, it is mostly a small-scale exchange of pistols. Assassination operations are often carried out in enemy-occupied areas, and intelligence service operatives who are not accustomed to the use of long-range weapons often have to face the fate of never returning. Bai Zhanshan was involved in this matter at this time, obviously not having a good heart, Zhang Jianghe was worried that Tang Cheng would step into a crisis because of this.

Zhang Jianghe's sudden anger, Tang Cheng knew that it was not coming at him, leaned over and picked up the fragments of the coffee cup from the floor, Tang Cheng smiled at Zhang Jianghe. "Uncle Zhang, I know what you're worried about, but you're underestimating me too much. In a place like Hongkou District, I can kill back and forth, so that the Japanese can't sleep at night. The matter entrusted by Bai Zhanshan is nothing at all, and what bothers me now is that there is no specific information about the target. Tang Cheng found a new coffee cup, picked up the coffee pot with a smile, and poured Zhang Jianghe a new cup of coffee.

"When you left Nanjing, I didn't go to the shooting range of your intelligence department, and the shooting instructors at your shooting range were ashamed of the 100-meter rifle and the 40-meter rapid fire of the pistol. As long as I can confirm the target's trajectory, when the time comes, I can kill him from a distance with a rifle. If we insist on talking about danger, it is only how to safely evacuate after the fact, and how to deal with the investigation that may arise after the fact. Tang Cheng comforted Zhang Jianghe, only revealing part of his plan, but he seemed very confident in his words.

was comforted by Tang Cheng with a smile for a while, and after Zhang Jianghe groaned slightly, he sighed. "Forget it, you're past your 18th birthday, and you're an adult. I don't want to say too much, but you have to listen to me carefully, Bai Zhanshan is not as sincere as his looks, and when dealing with him, you'd better be more careful. Zhang Jianghe's heartfelt words made Tang Cheng secretly moved, according to Zhang Jianghe's character, it was not easy to say such things to himself.

Tang Cheng, who had accompanied Zhou Hongxiang and Zhang Jianghe to dinner and changed his clothes, went out again, this time he did not change cars halfway, but went straight to Hans's restaurant. In order to successfully assassinate Kenichi Yamamoto, Tang Cheng must first determine the trajectory of the other party's activities in advance, Bai Zhanshan met with him alone, and he had already explained the assassination of Kenichi Yamamoto, and the director in Nanjing obviously didn't want too many people to know about it. In this way, the work of collecting intelligence cannot be counted on Bai Zhanshan and Shanghai Station, and Tang Cheng can only come to Hans to find a way at this moment.

"Tang, there is no problem, we are friends, since it is a friend who speaks, I will definitely help you." Hans, who learned that Tang Cheng was coming, was very happy, but Tang Cheng saw other meanings in Hans's expression. Sure enough, after Hans called someone to handle the matter, he immediately made his request to Tang Cheng. "Don, in exchange or in a trade, you'll have to help me kill one more person. You'll get the relevant information soon, but this time, we're helping each other, and I won't pay you. ”

Hans's words made Tang Cheng feel that he could no longer use the word shameless to describe the other party at the moment, but he had a request for the other party at the moment, and Tang Cheng could only express his willingness to help Hans solve the trouble. He made an appointment with Bai Zhanshan to meet three days later, but Hans's action was very fast, and at noon the next day, Hans called Tang Cheng, who was staying at his residence, saying that he had obtained the information that Tang Cheng needed. "Tang, according to my judgment, you may fail this time, this Kenichi Yamamoto is simply a monster."

Kenichi Yamamoto was called a monster by Hans, which is not a lie, because the information obtained from Hans shows that this Kenichi Yamamoto rarely leaves the special high school, and even when he goes out, he often has three or five Japanese agents from the special high school by his side to protect him. It's no wonder that Hans said that Tang Cheng might miss this time, and after reading the information, Tang Cheng also felt that this Kenichi Yamamoto was not easy to deal with, because this thing was basically nested in the special high school during the day, and if he wanted to do it, he could only choose after dark.

However, Tang Cheng was not without a chance, because Hans didn't know that as long as Tang Cheng turned on the triple eyepiece skill, his vision would not be restricted even after dark. Tang Cheng immediately asked Hans for a pen and paper, and according to the contents of the intelligence, he began to sketch the general trajectory of the target on the white paper. In this way, on the map of the public concession and Hongkou District, several places that can be borrowed during the operation are marked. The places chosen by Tang Cheng did not overlap with Kenichi Yamamoto's trajectory, and basically kept a distance of more than 400 meters from Yamamoto's trajectory.

The seemingly flamboyant Hans is not useless, after seeing the routes and locations outlined by Tang Cheng on the map, Hans has basically understood Tang Cheng's intentions and plans. "Don, do you still want to use your rifle to shoot your target from a distance like you did last time? If this is the case, will it attract the attention of the Concession Patrol House afterwards? After all, the previous cases have not really been closed by the Concession Patrol House. Hans had the word worry written on his face, fearing that Tang Cheng's move would trigger a backlash from the Concession Patrol House.

"Hans, my friend, you don't have to worry about these little things. Since the previous cases, the Concession Patrol House chose to settle the matter, and they who don't want to cause trouble should not turn over the old cases and make things bigger. On the other hand, you have alibi evidence when those cases arise, and even if the Concession Patrol suspects you through some ulterior channel, you don't have to panic, after all, they don't have real evidence to prove that you are related to those cases. ”