Chapter 44: Windfall
Tang Cheng's previous question was purely to confuse the public and make the other party unable to figure out his intentions. The second question was that Tang Cheng suspected that there were other arrangements for the Korean National Salvation Army lurking in Hongkou District, and he wondered if he could take advantage of it. The identity of the envoy, Xu Yingzi naturally couldn't say, the second question Tang Cheng asked was related to the secret deployment of the National Salvation Army in Hongkou District, and Xu Yingzi couldn't say it, so she simply turned her head away and didn't look at Tang Cheng.
If it were anyone else, under the condition of controlling the initiative, he was still treated like this by Xu Yingzi, maybe he would have shot and killed someone a long time ago. Tang Cheng was not annoyed, he just turned his gaze to look at the middle-aged man, "She doesn't say anything, what do you think?" I know that you are definitely not a nobody, since you are a character, your horizons should be broader than this woman! This situation is clearly not good for you, and I hope you can make the right choice! ”
Tang Cheng's words are not a threat, but in Xu Yingzi's opinion, this is a threat. After snorting coldly, Xu Yingzi, who received the middle-aged man's eyes, reluctantly spoke. "Most of the weapons and equipment we buy are not delivered in Shanghai, and the goods here are also transported to Tianjin by Soviet merchant ships to the north by land. I don't know how to answer what you just said, because we don't have any channels for Hongkou District to the outside world. ”
Xu Yingzi's words were incoherent, but the meaning had been clearly expressed, but Tang Cheng didn't believe Xu Yingzi's words. "Okay! I'm taking your word for now, but that's the last question left! Tang Cheng stretched out his finger and pointed at the middle-aged man, and chuckled at Xu Yingzi, "What is the identity of this person?" Why do you keep defending him over and over again? I believe he didn't come to Shanghai to raise donations. Tang Cheng's voice deliberately carried a little coldness, which made Xu Yingzi's heart can't help but rise.
Tang Cheng tried several times, but one of the other two easily did not speak, but the other gritted his teeth and insisted, which made Tang Cheng's tone and expression gradually become a little impatient. Xu Yingzi and the others didn't actually know that this was all done by Tang Cheng on purpose, after all, the real reason why Tang Cheng appeared here was just to delay the time until dark. Tang Cheng didn't want Xu Yingzi and the others to see his true purpose, so he deliberately induced the two of them and pretended to be impatient, so that he could look impatient.
I have to say that Tang Cheng's hand is something that Xu Yingzi and the others have never experienced, seeing that Tang Cheng's expression became impatient, Xu Yingzi, who was already hanging in his heart, became even more worried now. Xu Yingzi was worried that if he really angered the young man in front of him, the other party would really shoot them, and his life and death didn't matter, but the commissioner couldn't have an accident. Secretly glancing at the middle-aged man, Xu Yingzi immediately turned his head to look at Tang Cheng, "How can you guarantee that you are from time to time the people of the special high school and the military police headquarters?" ”
As soon as Xu Yingzi said this, Tang Cheng secretly laughed in his heart, he knew that the other party was planning to compromise with him. Tang Cheng deliberately shrugged his shoulders and whispered, "It's all this time, do you have any other choices?" What if I'm not from the Special High School or the Gendarmerie Command? Are these two departments the only ones in Japan who are searching for information about your National Salvation Army? Does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs count? And what was the independent intelligence service of the Kwantung Army? ”
Tang Cheng's words made Xu Yingzi and the others secretly frightened, the encirclement and suppression of the special high school and the military police headquarters had already exhausted the National Salvation Army lurking in Shanghai, if you add the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Japanese intelligence department with greater power, I'm afraid that these members of the National Salvation Army lurking in Shanghai will not have a good life! "So, you see, the assurance you asked me to make is actually not worth mentioning at all!" Tang Cheng smiled and spread his hands, and Xu Yingzi's face became even more ugly.
"In short, I came to Hongkou District to have something to do, and it was actually just an accident that I met you. But I'm a curious person, and since I've met you, I must find out what your purpose is! Otherwise, I will probably lose sleep during this time! Tang Cheng's true and false statements, instead of relieving Xu Yingzi's doubts, made her doubt Tang Cheng's identity and purpose even more, but she no longer suspected that Tang Cheng was a member of the Japanese intelligence department.
"This time, we are going to assassinate a high-ranking official who has come to Shanghai from the Japanese mainland, and it is said that this person is carrying the secret instructions of the Japanese cabinet on the affairs of the Korean Peninsula." Xu Yingzi and the middle-aged man glanced at each other, and finally told the truth, but this was only half of the content, as for the details of the action and the goal of the action, Xu Yingzi did not say it. Tang Cheng only froze for a moment when he heard this, and then returned to his previous expression, obviously he was not interested in this at all.
"Look, if you tell the truth, the differences between us are gone!" Tang Cheng immediately took out a short knife and cut the hemp rope on Xu Yingzi and the middle-aged man, then took a few steps back and sat in the chair behind him. "Since you've already said what your purpose is, then I won't press him for his identity anymore, so you don't worry about me ruining your business, because I'm not interested in fighting and killing."
Xu Yingzi, who was freed from the hemp rope, did not speak with the hemp rope, but just rubbed his sore arm while looking at this Tang Cheng and thought to himself. Xu Yingzi can be the main contact person of the Korean National Salvation Army in Shanghai, which is not comparable to ordinary people, and after being loosened, she gradually calmed down, and her former calm and wisdom were restored again. She was already pondering what Tang Cheng had said before, trying to deduce Tang Cheng's true identity through the information revealed in these words.
Xu Yingzi fell into deep thought and didn't speak, and the object of Tang Cheng's speech turned to the middle-aged man. "Dude, since she refuses to say, is it possible for the two of us to continue talking? I don't know how strong your National Salvation Army is in Shanghai, but if you want to assassinate high-ranking Japanese figures, you must have the right weapons and equipment and accurate information, I want to know, do you have the right people to carry out the assassination mission? ”
Tang Cheng has changed several times from the beginning to the present, both in terms of attitude and tone of speech. In such a situation, not to mention a veteran who has been engaged in underground work for a long time, even if he is an ordinary person, he can also see that Tang Cheng is definitely a person with a background. "What the hell are you trying to say?" The middle-aged man shook his head and refused the cigarette handed by Tang Cheng, his eyes were still full of vigilance and rejection, Tang Cheng just took back the cigarette stupidly, but did not answer the other party.
"I think you're supposed to be a military commander, right?" Xu Yingzi, who was deep in thought, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Tang Cheng. "Some time ago, the special high school continued to encircle and suppress the stronghold of your military command in the concession, and I heard that the Shanghai station of the military command suffered heavy losses, according to the style of the military commander, they should immediately send capable people to Shanghai to implement countermeasures against the special high class. During this period of time, the special high school has been attacked in the concession area continuously, and the only one who can do this in Shanghai is your military commander except for the underground party! ”
Xu Yingzi, who had regained his composure and wisdom, really couldn't be underestimated, but after calmly analyzing Tang Cheng's previous words, he quickly judged the relationship between Tang Cheng and the military commander from the information revealed in those words. However, Xu Yingzi didn't expect that the young man in front of him did have a deep relationship with the military commander, but it was a pity that Tang Cheng could not be regarded as a person from the military commander, let alone a person from the military commander Shanghai Station.
Tang Cheng was secretly shocked when he heard this, but his face was still the same as just now, "No, you are wrong, I am not a member of the military command!" Tang Cheng's answer can be described as justified, but it surprised Xu Yingzi and the middle-aged man. Xu Yingzi, who had been paying attention to Tang Cheng's reaction, frowned slightly, because looking at Tang Cheng's expression at the moment, it didn't look like he was lying, Xu Yingzi muttered to himself when he saw this, could it really be that he had misjudged himself?
What Xu Yingzi thinks at the moment, Tang Cheng can't guess, but he bites to death that he is not a military commander, which is also correct. "Who am I, you don't have to worry about this, but I want to remind the two of you that it is not easy to successfully assassinate the top executives of Japan. Without careful planning and the intelligence to support it, you may only have a lot of joy and maybe get into a lot of trouble. ”
Tang Cheng's current attitude is as if the previous binding and coercion have not appeared, listening to Tang Cheng's current tone, it seems that he is in the same group as Xu Yingzi, which makes Xu Yingzi and the two unable to adapt for a while. Tang Cheng looked down at his watch, and made sure that there was still about an hour before it got dark, so he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and threw it to Xu Yingzi. "Don't talk nonsense, this money, I plan to buy you a road that can leave Hongkou District safely, what do you say?"
Although Xu Yingzi had made it clear that they did not have the so-called safe passage to enter and exit Hongkou District freely, Tang Cheng did not believe it, he did not believe that the National Salvation Army that could lurk in Hongkou District in a big way and quietly dug tunnels did not prepare a safe route for himself to evacuate Hongkou District at any time. Tang Cheng took out US dollars, whether it was in the concession or Hongkou District, US dollars were hard currency, and his hand completely confused Xu Yingzi.
"I'll give you ten minutes to think it through, and if you don't intend to accept the kindness I have unleashed, then I'll leave your affairs to the Japanese. Taking the initiative to give you money and giving me bonuses from the Japanese are two different things, and anyone who understands should know how to choose. ”
Being able to talk about it all the time is now that this is actually beyond Tang Cheng's expectations, and Tang Cheng understands that it is impossible for him to really consume it here in the dark. Once the people in the kimchi shop feel that this woman has not returned for a long time, they may be suspicious in their hearts, and then things may go back and forth, and in the end, it will only be themselves who will lose more than they gain. Compared to his own mission, what these National Salvation Army wanted to do was simply not worth mentioning, and Tang Cheng had no interest in assassinating high-ranking Japanese officials.