Chapter 67: Accidents
"Anyway, I just feel that the behavior of the Japanese during this period is not normal, which is very different from the feeling I felt when I played against Tegaoke in Shanghai, and there must be a reason for them to do this, but we don't know it yet." Tang Cheng hadn't figured out how to tell Zhang Jianghe about the imminent outbreak of the war, so at this moment, he could only say something ambiguous, even if it was a guess on his part.
Zhang Jianghe's face changed slightly when he heard this, he knew that Tang Cheng was not a person who liked to talk about it, and besides, Zhang Jianghe knew about the things Tang Cheng did in Shanghai. "Uncle, I finished the matter that the director handed over to me today, your appointment may come down soon, and I am still going to Chongqing for the New Year!" Seeing Zhang Jianghe's serious face, Tang Cheng, who was nested in the single sofa, immediately cheered up and changed the topic without words.
"Uncle, you said that in the past two days, do we need to find a Sichuan person to learn some Sichuan dialect? I heard that the locals in Chongqing are a bit bullying, especially those robe brothers, we can't say such a Sichuan dialect, and it will be very troublesome when the time comes. Tang Cheng's words made Zhang Jianghe laugh, especially when Tang Cheng talked about bullying and robe brothers, Zhang Jianghe shook his head happily.
"What's wrong with not being able to speak Sichuan? Don't forget, what do we do, even the robes don't dare to provoke us easily, unless they are stupid. Zhang Jianghe's disdain made Tang Cheng pout, and said in his heart If it weren't for your old man's depressed face, the young master would have to be amused with you! The two of you quarreled with each other, and before Tang Cheng could ask the question that he had always wanted to ask Zhang Jianghe, Zhou Hongxiang came back.
According to Zhang Jianghe's instructions, Zhou Hongxiang bought a lot of things and came back, not only did he have several kinds of lo-mei, but Zhou Hongxiang also bought beer and Coke, which Tang Cheng loved to drink. The outdoor temperature in Layue was still very low, Zhou Hongxiang entered the courtyard, and first put the bottles of beer on the stone table in the courtyard, and when eating, Tang Cheng drank the cold beer refrigerated by pure natural means as he wished.
Tang Cheng didn't plan to continue to participate in the affairs of the headquarters of the Intelligence Department, and the next day he just stayed at home and didn't go out, but at dinner, Tang Cheng suddenly received a call from Joseph, saying that he had something important to discuss with Tang Cheng. Joseph is a black marketeer and intelligence dealer who wants money, but Tang Cheng gets along with Joseph quite happily, although Joseph knocked Tang Cheng hard this time, but the information provided by Joseph helped the intelligence department to eliminate dozens of Japanese spies lurking in Nanjing City at one time.
Tang Cheng originally thought that according to Joseph's always fearful temperament, after providing him with information, Joseph should take those gold bars and go away to Tianjin or Shanghai for a period of time before returning to Nanjing. With this question, Tang Cheng rushed to meet Joseph in a rickshaw, and the two agreed to meet at Joseph's leather goods store. "Old York, I thought you had already gone to Tianjin or Shanghai, and I knew that you were still in Nanjing, so I should have come to you in the morning..."
Tang Cheng was only halfway through his words, and he immediately stopped, stepped into the leather shop with his left leg back, and at the same time put his right hand into his coat, and when he pulled it out again, he already had an extra pistol in his hand. Joseph, who was sitting in front of the store, smiled wryly at this moment, and Tang Cheng's strange reaction at this moment did not make him get up immediately, but turned his face to look at his left side. On Joseph's left side is a cabinet that slanted upwards, and Tang Cheng, who often visits here, knows that behind this cabinet is the staircase on the second floor of the store.
"Tang, worthy of being a person from China's intelligence department, is indeed very vigilant." A familiar voice sounded from behind the cabinet, and Hans, who had not seen him in many days, walked out of the cabinet with a smile. However, what Tang Cheng didn't expect was that the blonde Hans was actually dressed in a Chinese style at the moment, and the smell of blood that Tang Cheng faintly smelled just now was emanating from Hans.
Hans, who was wearing a cotton jacket and pants and a black felt hat, looked a little ridiculous, but as the other party approached, the smell of blood became stronger and stronger, which made Tang Cheng's brows furrow slightly. "You're in trouble?" After a slight hesitation, under Joseph's almost pleading gaze, Tang Cheng put away his pistol and strode into the shop. The person Tang Cheng asked was Hans, because in his cognition, Hans, who was quick to come to Hans, who was an aristocratic man, had never been so embarrassed.
The person Tang Cheng asked was Hans, but it was Joseph who answered the question, "Don, Hans is in trouble, and I can't ask someone I knew before for help, so I have to call you." I know you're a very capable person, and that you're not a man who betrays your friends, and Hans agrees. "Open your mouth, first stamp yourself with a good person's poke, Joseph's words made Tang Cheng chuckle, so it seems that Hans should not be in trouble this time.
Tang Cheng didn't answer Joseph's words, but just silently looked at Hans, who had not seen him for many days, and he needed Hans to answer and explain this question himself. Hans's eyes flickered, and he hesitated a little before he spoke. "Don, I'm really in trouble, Joseph said you can help me!" Hans's words made Tang Cheng sneer, and it seemed that Hans still refused to tell the truth, so he immediately turned around and prepared to leave here.
Joseph stopped Tang Cheng in time again, and finally stopped Tang Cheng before he walked out of the store. "Let's go upstairs and I'll make sure Hans will tell you the truth." Joseph almost forcibly pulled, closed the store, and pulled Tang Cheng up to the second floor of the store. "Look, that's why, Hans is hiding with me for the sake of this little angel." The little angel mentioned by Joseph stood in front of Tang Cheng with a cute face at this moment, and Tang Cheng instantly lit up the thought that flashed in his mind before.
"Old Testament, I remember that neither you nor Hans were Jews, did you? Why do you have a little Jewish girl here? "If the little girl on the second floor frightened Tang Cheng, then Tang Cheng's words at this moment shocked Joseph and Hans, and they both wanted to know how Tang Cheng guessed the identity of this little girl." What's so hard to guess about this! Tang Cheng, who was questioned by Joseph, rolled his eyes impatiently. I have a pair of half-breed girls at home, and I can't guess what you just looked like. ”
Hans didn't want to tell Tang Cheng the truth, but he never expected that Tang Cheng just glanced at the little girl and immediately guessed the reason. "Her name is Alice, she is the child of my friend, she just came to Nanjing from Guan, and now she is taken care of by me." A few key words in Hans's sentence immediately attracted Tang Cheng's attention. Comrades-in-arms, Guanwai, and I take care of them, and when these words are linked, Tang Cheng immediately guessed a rough idea.
"The Japanese are already attacking the Jews outside the Kansai?" Tang Cheng didn't care that there was a Jewish child present, but just subconsciously asked, and after the question was asked, he looked at Joseph's eyes full of reproach, and Tang Cheng realized that he was negligent in asking questions. Hans said that Alice looked five or six years old, and her green eyes were full of hesitation and wariness, and only when she looked at Hans, her eyes would be slightly vivid.
He was pulled out of the room by Joseph, who handed Tang Cheng a cigarette before he spoke. "Alice's father was a good friend of mine with Hans, and when there was a change in domestic policy, Alice's father brought his family to China. At that time, Hans and I were still in China, and by the time we came to China, Alice's family had already followed one of their distant relatives to Guanwai, and we had only reconnected some time ago. ”
"The conflict against Jews in Germany is intensifying, China is one of the few countries in the world willing to accept Jews, and the Far East has gathered many Jews from the Soviet Union. This friend of mine worked in a Jewish bank in the Far East, and Hans and I had wanted to tell him to go south to Shanghai, but who knew that the Japanese suddenly took action outside the Guanguan and used a lame excuse to suddenly detain hundreds of Jewish families, including my friend's family. ”
"Hans and I were both Germans, so we couldn't come to the rescue directly, so we had to find a Japanese businessman who was doing business in Tianjin through our connections, and then the Japanese businessman stepped forward to bail our friend's family on the grounds of a business partner. As you can see, my friend's family, and now only Alice is left. The trouble now is not how to deal with the Japanese businessman who secretly ransom him, but how to settle Alice. ”
Joseph's tone was heavy, and his words sounded a little messy, but Tang Cheng had basically understood the ins and outs of the whole matter. "You called me, did you want to give Alice to me temporarily?" Tang Cheng threw away the cigarette butt and turned to look at Joseph in the hallway. The latter didn't answer, just nodded silently, which was the key to admitting that Tang Cheng had guessed the problem.
Hans, who had comforted the little girl in the room, would also come out, "Although you are a very difficult person, Joseph is right in saying that you will not betray your friends, and I think we have been friends for a long time. Hans, who was standing at the door, raised his eyebrows at Tang Cheng, the hint in his eyes was very obvious, Tang Cheng knew that he was reminding himself that the other party had helped him in Shanghai.
"I have no problem having an extra person in my family, and my mother loves little ones, I can say that I picked Alice from the street. But the problem is, I'm going south to Chongqing soon, my family has already gone to live in Chongqing last year, if you want to hand her over to me, you have to follow me to live in Chongqing, can you rest assured? "The fact that Tang Cheng was going south to Chongqing was obviously something that Hans did not expect in advance, and Joseph, who knew about it, obviously deliberately concealed it from Hans.