Chapter 72: Untitled
What Pierrot reported on the phone was something that Hans had never expected in advance, and according to the ability and courage of the Korean National Salvation Army, they would never dare to attack the Japanese hospital. Hans couldn't think of how Tegaoke's brain hole could be so big, and the Japanese military police headquarters actually believed the judgment made by Tegaoke.
Hans naturally didn't know what the Japanese military police headquarters thought, but as more and more news spread to the concession, the attack on the Japanese military hospital became clearer and clearer. More and more people are aware of the situation, and the most confused of them is the Korean National Salvation Army, whose role in Shanghai is more of a private fund-raising than a fight, but why did the Japanese count this matter on their heads?
Some members of the Korean National Salvation Army reacted immediately, but they did not express the attitude of the Korean National Salvation Army with specific military actions, but only scattered some leaflets in the concession at night. The leaflets distributed by the Korean National Salvation Army in the concession clearly denied that the incident of the Japanese military hospital had anything to do with the Korean National Salvation Army, but as the Korean National Salvation Army, which had always resisted the cruel rule of Japan, they would respond to the slander of the Japanese army in Shanghai in the near future.
Just as the saying goes, one stone stirs up a thousand waves, and this leaflet of the Korean National Salvation Army did not achieve the effect they expected in advance, but was perceived by people as the name of the Korean National Salvation Army. The concession, which had been in some commotion because of the attention of all parties, unexpectedly calmed down because of this leaflet of the Korean National Salvation Army, and everyone was waiting to see what the Korean National Salvation Army was going to respond to the Japanese army in Shanghai.
"These self-righteous guys are so annoying!" Ichiro Araki, who didn't sleep well last night, got the leaflets that the Korean National Salvation Army had put in the concession at night, and after a brief reading of the contents of the leaflets, Ichiro Araki's already bad mood immediately became even worse. He knew that the matter of the hospital had nothing to do with the Korean National Salvation Army, but the attitude of his superiors had already shown that everyone needed a role with a black cauldron, and the Korean National Salvation Army was just right for this role.
For the Japanese cabinet, the Korean National Salvation Army is like a flea on an elephant, uncomfortable but not fatal, and now in this situation, it is time for fleas to pay the price. Ichiro Araki had planned to conduct another full-scale search of Hongkou District today, and the attacker who escaped from the hospital yesterday has been haunting him. If the attacker is not found as soon as possible, Ichiro Araki feels that he may not be able to sleep well for a long time to come.
"Captain Araki, the search for the attackers has been handed over to the Gendarmerie Command. Your next main task is to enter the concession to find out the whereabouts of the Korean National Salvation Army, and it is best to catch the Korean National Salvation Army today. "Araki Ichiro just arrived at the headquarters of the special high-tech department, and received a new order, although he was very impatient in his heart, but there was no way to disobey the heart order issued by the above, otherwise his future promotion will be more difficult.
Although the search for the attacker has been handed over to the Military Police Command, Araki Ichiro has not completely let go, he has always believed that the attacker who escaped from the hospital should still have an accomplice or responder in Hongkou District. Ichiro Araki's hunch was quite accurate, Tang Cheng did have a helper in Hongkou District, but his helper was not a Japanese or Korean, but an Italian named Matthias.
Tang Cheng's acquaintance with this Italian named Matthias should be considered strictly an accident, and the time goes back to a year ago. When Tang Cheng came to Shanghai last year, he started a crazy revenge operation for Zhang Jianghe who was ambushed by Tegaoke. Matthias had just come to Shanghai at that time, and was stolen by pickpockets on the dock before getting off the ship.
When Tang Cheng met Mattia, this thin-skinned guy hadn't eaten for two days. Mattia, who had been asking for help from his fellow Italian countrymen for help in a row to no avail, was already in a desperate situation, and happened to pass by Tang Cheng, who was passing by here, and not only helped Matthia drive away the hooligans who bullied him, but also specially invited Matthias to a meal. Knowing that Matthia was a good jeweler, Tang Cheng, who was planning to go deep into Hongkou District to do things, was moved and arranged for Mattia to live in Hongkou District.
A year later, Matthias has used the funds provided by Tang Cheng to open not only a jewelry store in Hongkou District, but also a store in the French Concession. In just one year, Matthias has developed from a desperate situation to a worry-free situation, and if it were someone else, he would definitely say that it was the result of his own efforts. But Mattia knew that if it weren't for the funds provided by Tang Cheng at that time, no matter how hard he tried, he would not have been able to develop into the current good situation.
Tang Cheng didn't plan to activate the Matthias line so early at the beginning, and for a whole year, Tang Cheng didn't take the initiative to contact the other party, the purpose was to hide the existence of this dark line. Only this time, the response of Tegaoke and the gendarmes was too fast, and Tang Cheng, who was forced to be helpless, had to go to Matthia for help. Mattia, who has been living in Hongkou District, is very happy about Tang Cheng's arrival, even if Tang Cheng has explained his current situation, Matthias still expresses his willingness to provide all help to Tang Cheng.
Matthias is Italian, and during this year, he lived in Hongkou District for a long time, and he had a good relationship with his neighbors and even some military police officers. The two searches organized by Tegaoke were cleverly blocked by Mattia, and when Araki Ichiro was anxious, Tang Cheng was here in Mattia, but he lived a good life of coffee and food casually. "Don, don't worry, I'm absolutely safe here, I have a lot of officer friends!"
Matthias, who claimed that he was ill and needed to recuperate, planned to use this as an excuse to stay at home and be wary of the possible recurrence of the gendarmes. When asked by Tang Cheng about his life experience this year, Mattia had a completely happy expression, full of joy to be able to meet Tang Cheng at that time. "Matthias, your current good situation is entirely the result of your own efforts. If you're a waster who can't achieve anything, even if I helped you at the time, the essence of success is your own talent and hard work. ”
Matthias is not good at words, but he has already decided that Tang Cheng is his benefactor, and his attitude of wanting to do everything for Tang Cheng will not change. "Matthias, you don't have to do much, I just need a short break. If things go well, maybe in two or three days, I'll have to leave here. You don't have to change anything here, I'll come back to you if I need to, but I want you to be my last standing! Matthias didn't understand the word backing that Tang Cheng said at the end, but he understood that he could finally help Tang Cheng.
Mattia's existence, including Hans and Zhang Jianghe, was known only to Tang Cheng himself. He didn't plan to tell anyone else about Matthia, because he always had to hide a hole card in his hand at any given time. Tang Cheng hid in Matthias and couldn't think about it, but the situation in Hongkou District changed three times a day, and after the comprehensive search by the gendarmerie troops was again fruitless, the gendarmerie headquarters in Hongkou District, which was originally intended to continue to blockade, finally withdrew the blockade.
Ichiro Araki, who was in the concession, learned that when the blockade in Hongkou District was lifted, it was already lunchtime. Ichiro Araki, who had no appetite, was very puzzled by the order of the Military Police Headquarters to lift the blockade, but he was humble and had no way to prevent the Military Police Headquarters from lifting the blockade of Hongkou District. There is no doubt that the attacker who escaped from the hospital site will definitely take the opportunity to flee Hongkou District after the blockade is lifted.
Araki Ichiro guessed correctly, after learning that the gendarmerie headquarters had ordered the blockade to be lifted, Tang Cheng immediately left Hongkou District with a swagger under Mattia's personal escort. Tang Cheng, who returned to the concession, did not return to his residence immediately, but went to Boss Yu's tea house to meet first. "You're too bold, I still want to live a few more years, if you do something like this in the future, can you talk to me in advance?" Seeing Tang Cheng come back unscathed, Boss Yu was finally relieved.
"Uncle Yu, didn't I have a temporary idea!" Facing Boss Yu, who had a knife mouth and a tofu heart, Tang Cheng could only laugh carefully. "I originally planned it well, but I didn't expect the Japanese military police to react so quickly. Hula came a few cars of people, and directly blocked me in the courtyard of the hospital, but it was useless for them to have a lot of people, I didn't come back without anything! ”
When he was hiding in Mattia's place, Tang Cheng didn't want Mattia to be in danger, so he didn't let Matthias go out to inquire about the news. Now that I finally met Boss Yu, Tang Cheng has a lot of questions that need to be answered, "Uncle Yu, when I was working in the Japanese military hospital yesterday, the scene was too chaotic and the time was too tight, I didn't pay attention to whether there were any big fish among the Japanese officers I killed, did you receive relevant news here?" ”
In fact, even if Tang Cheng didn't ask this question, Boss Yu would mention this matter later, before Tang Dynasty rushed to the tea house, Boss Yu had just hung up the call from the internal line, and the content of the call was about the death list and details of the Japanese military hospital. After Tang Cheng escaped from the hospital, the military police and special high-tech personnel counted more than 40 corpses from the hospital building, most of which were Japanese officers who had been hospitalized here.