Chapter Seventy-Seven: Depressed
"Tell me? Why are you looking for me? "There aren't many people in the teahouse, and when Tang Cheng came in, he had already secretly used his insight skills to observe everyone in the teahouse. After making sure that the tea customers in the teahouse were all ordinary people, Tang Cheng would be so relaxed when he could speak. "Let me tell you first, although I don't have anything to do for a while, I can't just leave the city, if what you say is too important, don't tell me, I'm afraid I won't be able to help."
As soon as Xu Huanshan met, he mentioned the arrest of people at Chongqing Station, and Tang Cheng was worried that what Xu Huanshan was going to say would be related to the three-sided spy, so Tang Cheng took precautions and limited the content of the conversation in advance. Xu Huanshan was speechless when he heard this, Tang Cheng's meaning had already been revealed very clearly, how could Xu Huanshan not hear it. But he didn't want to waste the opportunity to meet Tang Cheng in vain, and after secretly weighing it in his heart, he still whispered to Tang Cheng.
"Among these people arrested behind the military command, there is an inside line secretly developed by the Chongqing underground party organization, and he has a batch of medicines entrusted by the Chongqing underground party organization, and we urgently need this batch of medicines!" The incident had happened, and Xu Huanshan had no choice but to tell Tang Cheng and Pan the truth of the matter. Tang Cheng's face looked a little strange when he heard this, the medicines Xu Huanshan said at the moment were actually some Chinese herbal medicines, and there were few Western medicines.
"Lao Xu, don't look for me about this, I really can't do it!" Tang Cheng naturally knew about the batch of medicines that Xu Huanshan said, because those medicines had already been secretly transported into the barracks by Lao Fu and them. Nowadays, in the black market, the most sought-after things, in addition to tobacco and munitions, are all kinds of medicines. What has already been put into storage, even if Tang Cheng wants to get it out, he needs to give Lao Fu and them a reasonable reason, not to mention that Tang Cheng doesn't want to participate in this matter at all.
Tang Cheng's answer made Xu Huanshan's expression change, the matter of medicine was only known to Xu Huanshan, and the secret meeting with Tang Cheng was also Xu Huanshan's own decision, but he didn't expect Tang Cheng to refuse so simply. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Xu Huanshan's expression was ugly at the moment, Tang Cheng couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, and then lowered his voice and whispered, "This matter is very noisy, and there are too many people and forces with ideas involved, and now even Chongqing Station is trying to find a way to stay out of the matter, and a small character like me doesn't even have a chance to intervene." ”
Tang Cheng's explanation sounded very vague, but Xu Huanshan was not a fool, just after a little thought, he immediately understood what Tang Cheng meant. couldn't bear to see Xu Huanshan's appearance, Tang Cheng forgot the decision he had made himself, and still told Xu Huanshan about the three-sided spy. "The person you are talking about is not simple, I got the news from Chongqing Station, that person not only does things for you, but also secretly works for the Japanese and the Central Union." Tang Cheng's words made Xu Huanshan not react for a while, and Tang Cheng had to explain carefully.
"I found out from Chongqing Station, that person has always been the inside line of the development of the Japanese, and later helped you do things, but it was also because he was caught by the Central Union, so he gradually became a three-sided spy who wandered between the three of you. In other words, what that person is best at is to sell a piece of information to the three of you, or to exchange information between you and the Central Union in exchange for the trust of you and the Central Union. What Tang Cheng said at the moment, Xu Huanshan definitely didn't expect.
"How is this possible? Can you be sure? Xu Huanshan almost couldn't believe his ears at this time, and after Tang Cheng nodded affirmatively, Xu Huanshan jumped up from the seat almost on the spot. It sounds crazy that a person who secretly works for the Japanese and the Central Committee will be developed into an outsider by the Chongqing underground party organization, and the Chongqing underground party organization will also entrust such an important matter as medicine to the other party.
"That's right, when I learned the news, I couldn't believe it, and Chongqing Station was also fried at that time. But fortunately, that person couldn't survive the torture methods of Chongqing Station, and simply died in the torture room, which can be regarded as having the best of both worlds, not only do you avoid being exposed, but even the Zhongtong side can be regarded as escaping! "There are some things, Tang Cheng can't say too clearly to Xu Huanshan, all he can do is to mix some hints in his words, I just hope that Xu Huanshan can understand what he means.
Xu Huanshan didn't pay attention to what Tang Cheng said at this time, he was still secretly thinking about the three-sided spy, Tang Cheng suddenly brought such a powerful news to himself, Xu Huanshan has not fully digested the shock caused by this news until now. "The matter of medicine, forget it first, I will be in Chongqing during this time, if there is something to find you, I will go to the Gaosheng Hotel to leave a message." Xu Huanshan, who was anxious, left in a hurry, and Tang Cheng sat idle for a while before leaving the teahouse.
Tang Cheng, who left the teahouse, did not return to the barracks immediately, but went alone to the courtyard that the search team first occupied in the city. The small courtyard was cleaned up very neatly, and it could be seen that the person in charge of taking care of the courtyard was very dedicated, Tang Cheng did not enter the house, but just sat down at the stone table in the courtyard. Listening to the voices of passers-by outside the courtyard and the sound of children playing, Tang Cheng's restless heart gradually calmed down.
Tang Cheng has always kept in touch with Xu Huanshan, originally just wanting to help the other party as much as he can when he has the spare strength and conditions. Tang Cheng, who retains the memories of future generations, has a natural affection for people like Xu Huanshan. But as time went by, the things he experienced with Tang Cheng gradually increased, and Tang Cheng suddenly found that his way of thinking was more and more in line with this era. To summarize it in a popular phrase on the Internet in later generations, that is, Tang Cheng has finally lived the kind of person he once hated, in other words, Tang Cheng has now lived as a vested interest.
Now Tang Cheng is no longer a member of the proletariat, although Tang Cheng has always said that he is just a small role, but in the eyes of others, he is powerful and powerful, and there is a big force such as the military commander behind him. Take the meeting with Xu Huanshan just now, if it had been placed in the past, Xu Huanshan would have called him directly, instead of sending a signal of the meeting in the newspaper first, as he is doing now.
Tang Cheng knew that Xu Huanshan was on guard against himself, which may not be Xu Huanshan's original intention, but after Xu Huanshan left the teahouse just now, Tang Cheng, who stayed in the teahouse, keenly noticed that at least three faces outside the teahouse immediately followed Xu Huanshan away. Everyone is changing, including Xu Huanshan, with the expansion of the military command and the further expansion of power, he, a person who is inseparable from the military commander, has finally become the object of Xu Huanshan's secret vigilance.
Tang Cheng would choose to sit in the small courtyard because he found out that Xu Huanshan was actually there, and he would arrange people outside the teahouse in advance. Maybe Xu Huanshan, who was in the teahouse, didn't know that there were people outside the teahouse, or those people outside the teahouse were just to ensure Xu Huanshan's safety during his stay in Chongqing, but Tang Cheng couldn't accept this. He thought that he had helped Xu Huanshan and them a lot, and even took the risk to rescue Xu Huanshan many times, but the other party's unwarranted vigilance made Tang Cheng feel a little cold.
Time passed little by little, Tang Cheng sat alone in the small courtyard, and he could disappear quickly, and the depression in his chest gradually dissipated, so he got up and left the small courtyard. At this time, it was close to the end of work, and there were not many pedestrians on the streets, and after two crackdowns in Chongqing, there were fewer hooligans and gangsters who had nothing to do and only caused trouble, and many shady deeds were really forced to go underground.
Walking through the streets of Tangcheng, the current Chongqing is quite satisfied, if this mountain city can have more high-rise buildings and beautiful lights, maybe there will be some of the mountain city in the future. When passing by a hot pot restaurant, the spicy aroma coming from the store made Tang Cheng really unable to leave. After a short struggle, Tang Cheng, who was full of interest, quickly entered the store and picked up a table in the corner.
The hot pot in this era is still the kind of copper hot pot that is directly placed on the table, not the popular mandarin duck hot pot in later generations, and there are not as many dishes as in later generations, but Tang Cheng looked at the bottom of the pot with red oil and fragrance, and he was still very satisfied. Chongqing is not like Shanghai and Nanjing, there is coke for sale, and beer is not popular in Chongqing, so Tang Cheng can only ask for a pot of herbal tea while enjoying the spicy.
Hot pot is different from a meal, eating hot pot is more of a life enjoyment to kill time, if eating hot pot is like eating a meal, then this person is definitely not a person who knows how to enjoy life. Tang Cheng monopolized a table, and he was ready to completely let himself go, but he didn't expect that in a place like a hot pot restaurant, trouble would still come to the door.
"Captain Tang is so interested!" As soon as Tang Cheng poured a plate of mutton into the pot, a man with glasses suddenly sat down opposite him.
Tang Cheng just squinted at the other party, but he didn't say anything to talk to the other party, just holding the chopsticks and looking at the pot in front of him, as if he was waiting for the mutton in the red soup to boil. The man with glasses can still calm down, Tang Cheng didn't pay attention to him, he would talk to himself. "Captain Tang, our director has admired Captain Tang's name for a long time, and set up a banquet in the Huixiang Building in front, hoping that Captain Tang can appreciate it!" The man with glasses lowered his posture, but there was a faint threat in his tone, which made Tang Cheng very unhappy.