Chapter 57: Departure

Tang Cheng likes to plan and then act, especially when making plans, he likes to set one ring after another. The act of crossing the Suzhou Creek at night and entering Hongkou District to snatch gold seemed reckless, but in fact it was a decision made by Tang Cheng after careful consideration, but he did not expect that the amount of gold in the basement of the Jincheng branch would increase by 100 kilograms. Fortunately, Tang Cheng gritted his teeth and persevered, but according to Tang Cheng's plan, it was not enough to bring the gold back to the concession, and he had to leave Shanghai before the Japanese found out.

There were less than two hours left before dawn, and a maximum of four hours left before the Jincheng branch office went to work, and during this time, Tang Cheng needed to entrust some things to Hans. "You're leaving Shanghai today? Isn't it too rushed? Hans didn't know in advance that Tang Cheng was planning to leave Shanghai today, and when he suddenly learned the news, Hans was not feeling well.

"There's an American freighter on the dock going to **, leaving at six o'clock in the morning, you have to get me on that freighter before six o'clock." Tang Cheng looked down at his watch, it was three o'clock in the morning, and there was more than enough time. "I was going to leave Shanghai, if it weren't for this batch of gold, maybe I would have gone to Chongqing by water." Hans's expression was ugly at the moment, but Tang Cheng would not change his plan because of Hans's expression.

"Okay! I'll arrange it and make sure you won't be delayed on board! "Tang Cheng is talking about an American freighter, which is no pressure on Hans." I will get rid of your share of gold as soon as possible, and I will arrange for David to send it directly to Chongqing when the time comes. Just what about the British butler you're looking for? It's too late to meet now! Hans's reminder made Tang Cheng suddenly remember that he had asked Hans to help him recruit a British butler before.

"If you can't see it, forget it, in fact, I don't need a British butler, it's just a plan that needs to use British." Tang Cheng didn't intend to hide it from Hans, and immediately told Hans about his plan roughly. "You can help me take a look at it then, if you want to find the kind of honest, ability is secondary. It's best to drag the family and the kind that has no way out, this kind of person is easy to control, even if there is a problem, it is easy to deal with. ”

Hans obviously didn't expect that Tang Cheng was actually planning such a big thing, although he only listened to a rough idea, but Hans felt that if Tang Cheng's plan could be implemented, maybe he would really get unexpected gains. Hans frowned secretly, all of them were looked at by Tang Cheng, and then asked. "How? Doesn't that sound like a good plan? Would you like to join in? If the times change, it will be a good place to retire. ”

Tang Cheng's invitation was a bit too sudden for Hans, especially since the current situation in Europe is quite stable, and the situation that Tang Cheng said has changed, and Hans has not seen the slightest difference. "Hans, we are friends, so my invitation has always been valid. When you encounter trouble that you can't solve, don't hesitate to come to Chongqing to find me. Seeing that Hans didn't respond to him immediately, Tang Cheng didn't force Hans either.

Half an hour later, Tang Cheng's things left in the hotel were brought to the restaurant by Hans's men, and counting the MP40*** and all the dollars, Tang Cheng quickly sorted out two large bags. "My goal is too big, so I won't send you for a while, David will personally send you on the ship, if everything goes well, half a month later, David will send the proceeds from the sale of gold to Chongqing to you." Seeing that the time was almost there, Hans picked up a large bag and personally escorted Tang Cheng out of the back door of the restaurant.

"Take care!" Tang Cheng, who was personally sent out the back door by Hans, didn't say much, but before getting into the car, he opened his arms and gave Hans a hug, and then got into the car and left without looking back. Hans, who had watched Tang Cheng leave, stood at the back door of the restaurant for a long time before turning back into the restaurant. The gold they got from Hongkou District in Tangcheng was also quickly transferred by Hans to other places, and it is believed that it will not be long before the gold will be re-smelted into gold bars of various sizes.

In Hongkou District after dawn, the early risers did not know what was happening at the Jincheng branch, and all the people who lived here were still the same as usual, until a large number of gendarmes surrounded the Jincheng branch. "Did you hear that? Something happened to the Jincheng branch! Not to mention that all the guards were killed, I heard that the basement of the Jincheng branch was also robbed! "Watching and making fun is not just something that Chinese like to do, it turns out that Japanese expatriates living in Hongkou District also like to make fun.

Outside the gate of the Jincheng branch, the corpses covered with white cloth sheets made the idlers around them extremely excited. Even if the plainclothes and police officers who arrived here later tried their best to drive them away, the idlers who were watching the excitement only retreated for a distance, but they did not disperse immediately. More and more corpses were brought out of the Jincheng branch, and the face of the captain of the gendarmerie became more and more difficult to look at, because most of the guards of the Jincheng Company were veterans who had retired from the army.

"Captain Maeda, the situation has been roughly figured out, and the time of the attack should be after midnight last night. All the guards of the Jincheng branch were all dead, and according to the results of our current investigation, the attackers should have infiltrated from the roof of the building, and then attacked the guards of the Jincheng branch last night from top to bottom, and then left through the gate. "In the Jincheng branch, it is not only the trace experts of the special high school who are inspecting the scene, but also several of the military police headquarters' own intelligence officers, who are also good at surveying the scene.

The intelligence officer's report made Captain Maeda frown, and since the assassination of Major General Yokomoto in Hongkou District, the military police unit in charge of daily patrols has been continuously reprimanded by his superiors. Although the gendarmerie unit has cooperated with the special high school to implement a complete blockade of Hongkou District, several rounds of searches have yielded no results. Now that something has happened to the Jincheng branch again, Captain Maeda has foreseen that he will be reprimanded again, and maybe he won't be able to do it anymore.

Captain Maeda's prediction was very accurate, and when he learned that the Jincheng branch had been attacked, the attackers not only killed all the guards of the Jincheng branch last night, but also robbed hundreds of kilograms of gold and more than 200,000 US dollars in cash from the basement of the Jincheng branch. Jincheng Co., Ltd. had a very close relationship with the Japanese military, and they not only did business with the Kwantung Army, but also did business with the Japanese army in Shanghai.

In particular, many of the high-ranking members of the Military Police Headquarters used the Shinshin Corporation to ship the good things they had obtained from China back to the Japanese mainland. Half of the U.S. dollars in the basement of the Jincheng branch belonged to the military police headquarters, which was the payment for the purchase of precious metals from the Japanese army in Shanghai. The military police officers who were in charge of night patrols in Hongkou District last night were questioned one by one, and after confirming that the patrol team did not find anything unusual, the Military Police Command focused its attention on Hongkou District.

The gendarmerie command felt that the attacker and the gold had not yet left Hongkou District, but since the judgment of the special high school was the opposite, they believed that not only had the attacker left Hongkou District, but also that the gold was no longer in Hongkou District. The on-site investigation did not find useful clues, and the gendarmerie headquarters was also reluctant to cooperate with the special high school to find the whereabouts of the attackers.

Hans, who knew that he was still involved, pretended not to know anything, and pretended to learn the news from other people. In order to pretend to be a little more like, Hans even paid for more detailed information from insiders after learning the news, and sold the newly obtained news at a price on the black market. Hans naturally did this to dispel other people's suspicions about him, and at the same time, he also wanted to know the attitude of other forces on this matter.

When they first heard the news, they didn't pay much attention to it, but when they heard that the Jincheng branch had been robbed of hundreds of kilograms of gold and more than $200,000 in cash, everyone at the Shanghai station felt incredible. No matter how good the gold and the dollar are, it is not better than a life, according to the news, the comprehensive blockade of Hongkou District was not lifted last night, they really can't imagine that anyone can have such courage to do this!

The Shanghai station, which couldn't think of a clue, was now in a mood of envy and jealousy, but Xu Yingzi and the others, who also learned the news, were full of hatred, because Tang Cheng's actions last night completely intercepted their Hu. Xu Yingzi and they planned for half a year for this action, and even in order to find out the situation in the Jincheng branch, Xu Yingzi and they not only spent a lot of money, but also used beauty tricks.

The preparation time lasted for half a year, during which a lot of money was spent, and a niece of Xu Yingzi was also hooked up. Seeing that the envoy had already come to Shanghai and brought the manpower for the operation, but at this time, the gold and dollar cash in the Jincheng branch were taken away first. This means that Xu Yingzi's time and energy to make these preparations have all been in vain. "Assiba, damn this, I must not see him!"

Under the rage, Xu Yingzi wore his hair loose and jumped like thunder, and through the inside line of the gendarmerie, Xu Yingzi already knew all the details of the robbery of the Jincheng branch. Especially when she learned the amount of robbery, Xu Yingzi was about to crush one of her teeth, for no other reason, she had already decided that last night's incident was related to that young man.

The young man who was remembered by Xu Yingzi was naturally Tang Cheng, but Xu Yingzi, who was like thunder, didn't know that Tang Cheng, who was hated by her, had already left Shanghai at this time. At this time, Tang Cheng had already left the sea area of Shanghai, and with a leisurely face, he was standing on the side of the ship looking into the distance, and he was already secretly calculating the time when he would return to Chongqing.