sovbooks Chapter 1867 Dark under the lamp
Chapter 1867 Dark under the lamp
Chapter 1867 Dark under the lamp
"It's indeed a coincidence." Old Huang massaged Cheng Qianfan's calf and said, "But after thinking about it carefully, the possibility of it being a trap is low."
He said to Cheng Qianfan, "You should have heard of my friend Lao Teng. He is a doctor who has been passed down from generation to generation. Lao Teng should be fine."
"I have some impression." Cheng Qianfan said.
Teng Xiangqi is a well-known doctor in Zhabei area, who is good at hot needle acupuncture.
"I don't suspect that there is something wrong with Doctor Old Teng." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said, "Even if this is an enemy trap, it is basically impossible for the other party to arrange a doctor with problems."
"Arai Yukisaburo is very mysterious. If I hadn't heard you mention it, I wouldn't have known there was such a veteran spy." Old Huang said, "So, it's unlikely that the enemy set a trap based on Arai Yukisaburo's whereabouts."
"Yes, Arai Yukisaburo is very mysterious, and very few people know him." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "But what if the enemy follows the map and sets traps with a purpose?"
"You mean, the enemy is coming for you?" Old Huang frowned. He glanced at Comrade Flame and said, "I don't think that's likely."
"What's your opinion?" Cheng Qianfan glanced at Lao Huang.
"Don't worry about it for now." said Lao Huang.
He skillfully applied the medicinal oil and patted it gently, saying, "Although I don't think the enemy is coming for you, it's unlikely to be a trap. However, since you are a little worried, it's better to be careful."
Cheng Qianfan smiled and said, "I thought you would try to convince me to take action."
"Safety comes first," said Lao Huang. "In our line of work, when we feel there is danger, it is best to trust this feeling."
Cheng Qianfan nodded.
Over the years, both he and Lao Huang have been able to successfully hide in an extremely cruel, harsh, and complex struggle environment, which is inseparable from their caution:
Safety always comes first.
"You can continue to interact with Old Teng as usual, but don't do anything inappropriate." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Okay, I understand." said Lao Huang.
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for several days.
The Japanese side lodged a strong protest to the French Concession Political Office and demanded that the French Concession Police Station Political Office Investigation Team hand over Wang Maodi to the Japanese side.
In response, Tan De of the Political Department showed a rare tough attitude, refusing to extradite Wang Maodi and demanding an explanation from the Japanese side about the Special High Section agents secretly sneaking into the French Concession with weapons.
the weather is getting hotter.
On this day, Cheng Qianfan invited Araki Harima to have noodles at Chunfengdeyilou.
We ate cold noodles.
"Would you like some shrimp paste as a topping?" Cheng Qianfan asked Araki Harima.
"Forget it. My throat has been inflamed these past two days and I'm a little allergic." Araki Harima said, shaking his chopsticks.
This was Mr. Cheng's special private room. The two of them ate noodles while talking in low voices.
"No news about Xu Zhaolin yet?" Araki Harima asked Cheng Qianfan.
"No." Cheng Qianfan shook his head. "Xia Wenqiao has also been watching, but he didn't find anything unusual."
He frowned slightly and said to Araki Harima, "It's been almost two months, and Xu Zhaolin seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth."
"I suspect this person has successfully escaped from Shanghai," said Cheng Qianfan.
"I also tend to suspect that Xu Zhaolin has left Shanghai." Araki Harima nodded, "The actions of the French Concession Political Office this time angered Section Chief Arao."
He slurped up his noodles, took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, and said, "Although Wang Maodi was later handed over to us, the best time has passed, and that person is not very valuable."
After more than a week of negotiation, the French Concession authorities finally agreed to hand over Wang Maodi to the Special High Police.
Afterwards, the Special High Police took Wang Maodi to search around, hoping that Wang Maodi could recognize the person. However, this method of blind cat catching a dead mouse obviously did not have any effect.
"I'm already collecting evidence of Alfred's corruption and bribery," Cheng Qianfan said. "I'll take action when the time is right."
"I thought you would attack Alfred directly like you did to Xue Dalin," said Araki Harima.
"It's different. Alfred has a special identity. If I take action directly against this person, it will completely infuriate Tande, and this will have a direct impact on my environment in the police station." Cheng Qianfan said.
He handed a cigarette to Araki Harima, lit one himself, and said, "Even against Xue Daolin, I didn't take direct action."
He did not take direct action, but simply shot and killed Xue Daolin's brother-in-law Zou Wei in the name of "resisting arrest", and he was shot to death with a random gunshot.
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"Didn't you say last time that the chief of the 'tent' office was closely searching the codebook of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Su-Shanghai Division?" Cheng Qianfan asked Araki Harima, "Are there any progress?"
As he was speaking, cigarette ash fell on his trousers. Cheng Qianfan cursed, stood up and patted his trousers.
"Are your legs and feet feeling better?" Araki Harima glanced at his friend.
"Alright." Cheng Qianfan glared at Araki Harima and said unhappily, "Araki-kun, what's that look in your eyes? It's as if you regret that I'm not disabled."
"Hahaha." Araki Harima laughed, then he flicked the ash off his cigarette and said, "My grandson Shinta and Nohara Ken'er have been collecting various versions of the book for the past month or two. Nohara Ken'er has arranged for people to study it day and night, but they still haven't been able to confirm the code book."
He said to Miyazaki Kentaro, "I have thought about it carefully. It should be because the Nationalist government was unified in name only. In reality, warlords ruled the country. The textbooks in different places were also varied and there were countless versions."
"It is not an easy task in itself to collect so many versions, not to mention that we have to study, identify and confirm them one by one," said Araki Harima.
"That's true." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
"You never asked me what books they were looking for," said Araki Harima.
"Not interested." Cheng Qianfan said, and then he smiled. "The most important thing is that when it comes to secrets like the code book, it's better not to know than to know. Knowing it would mean possible trouble, so I have even less interest."
"They have been searching for almost two months but have not found anything. Now there is nothing to hide." Araki Harima said, "It is the National Language Textbook."
"Now that you put it like that, I understand." Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly, "You just said that teaching materials vary from place to place, so I guessed it should be textbooks."
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"So far, the Empire has not taken the opportunity to take action against the Soviet Union. It's really..." Araki Harima suddenly sighed and said.
"According to what I learned from Counselor Imamura, the Soviet Union actually still retains a considerable force in the Far East," said Cheng Qianfan.
As he spoke, his expression became somewhat unnatural, and he sighed slightly, "Come to think of it, after Nomonhan, the attitude of the Kwantung Army towards the Soviets was rather contradictory."
"They have the determination and motivation to avenge their humiliation, but at the same time they seem to lack confidence," Cheng Qianfan said. "You could even describe them as 'cowardly'."
"The Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercise is the best opportunity to gather troops. If we don't take the opportunity to attack the Soviet Union this time, it will be even more difficult to find such a good opportunity next time." Araki Harima said.
The Imperial Kwantung Army had twelve divisions, the Korean Army had two divisions, and the Empire also sent two additional divisions from the country to the Kwantung Army, bringing the Imperial Army's strength in Manchuria to sixteen core divisions.
Although only two divisions were added, all of these divisions were expanded to wartime organization and supplemented with a large number of artillery, engineers and other support units. To be precise, the strength of the Imperial Kwantung Army expanded rapidly, from the original 350,000 to nearly 800,000, greatly enhancing the Kwantung Army's combat effectiveness.
Such a large force is enough to solve various problems in the north.
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As September approaches, the Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercise is coming to an end.
The empire was slow to take action against the Soviet Union, which made Araki Harima, who had always been paying attention to the situation in the north, quite disappointed and anxious.
Cheng Qianfan sighed and said nothing.
In fact, he had further confirmed that the Japanese would not take action against the Soviet Union.
The Japanese headquarters had been hesitant about taking action against the Soviet Union. In other words, the Japanese side had always placed more hope on the German army. They believed that only when the German army achieved a decisive victory on the German-Soviet battlefield and the Soviet Union lost confidence and faced collapse, could Japan launch an offensive and advance like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, achieving the greatest results with the least losses.
However, according to what Cheng Qianfan learned from Heitaro Imamura, as the German army became stalemated on the Smolensk front, the Japanese side became increasingly inclined to believe that it was impossible for Germany to defeat the Soviet Union within a few months.
Also, the Soviet Union was too large. Although they suffered heavy losses on the Soviet-German battlefield, the Soviet Union's army was large in number and they did not withdraw too many troops from the Far East.
According to the information Cheng Qianfan obtained from the Japanese insiders, the Japanese initially estimated that the Soviet army in the Far East had about thirty divisions, more than two thousand tanks, and nearly two thousand aircraft.
It can be said that although Japan mobilized a large number of troops in the name of the Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercises, in the Far East, the Japanese Kwantung Army did not have an advantage in terms of military strength compared to the Soviet Union, and the gap in technical equipment was even greater, so it did not have the conditions to launch an attack.
The most important thing is that as time goes into September, due to the cold winter weather, if the Japanese army wants to attack the Soviet Union, it must have done so by now, so as to ensure that the "Far East problem" is resolved before winter comes.
The Japanese Kwantung Army has not taken any action until now, which means that they have missed the time to prepare for war.
Cheng Qianfan has secretly reported this intelligence and the first-hand analysis from senior officials of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to No. 19 Luojiawan in Chongqing and Comrade "Farmer".
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chongqing.
No. 19, Luojiawan.
Dai Chunfeng's office.
"Bingyan." Dai Chunfeng looked at Yu Ping'an and said, "This trip to Shanghai is a long one, and the struggle situation is complicated. You must take care of yourself."
"Don't worry, the Japanese who can kill me haven't been born yet. I'm still waiting for the victory of the war of resistance. Let's drink a few glasses together." Yu Ping'an said with a smile, "You usually don't drink. It's rare that you agreed to a celebratory drink. I will remember it."
"Okay, okay." Dai Chunfeng laughed.
Then he looked at Lu Xingge, "Xingge, I have entrusted Commander Yu's safety to you."
"Don't worry, Chief." Lu Xingge said with a serious expression, "I will protect Chief Yu until my death."
"Very good." Dai Chunfeng nodded with satisfaction.
Lu Xingge overcame all difficulties and obstacles and successfully escorted the U.S. dollar printing plates back to Chongqing. This was a great achievement, and he has already asked the Military Commission for credit for Lu Xingge.
"After you set off, Chongqing will calculate the time and estimate that when you are almost in Shanghai, they will send a telegram to Chen Gongshu." Dai Chunfeng said, "The Shanghai District and the Loyal and Patriotic Army will pick you up and be responsible for your safety."
"I understand." Lu Xingge nodded.
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"No, no." My grandson Shinta put down the book in his hand, scratched his hair in annoyance, and said.
What he just held in his hand was a Chinese Language Textbook published in Shanghai in the 19th year of the Republic of China.
"Director, what's wrong?" Suwa Tetsuya asked, "Director Nohara said that they have found almost all the versions that can be found, and they are very close to successfully confirming the code book."
"That stupid guy has been saying this these days." My grandson Shinta snorted coldly and said.
He looked at Suwa Tetsuya, "What if, I mean what if, what if Nohara Ken'er's initial judgment was wrong?"
"Wrong?" Suwa Toru was also a little confused.
"What if the new code book of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Su-Hu District is not the "Chinese Language Textbook" but something else?" My grandson Shinta said, "I now highly suspect that Xu Zhaolin's burning of the code book was most likely a trick."
"What the director means is that Xu Zhaolin is playing tricks in the dark?" Suwa Toruya asked.
"Yes." My grandson Shinta snorted coldly and nodded.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt there was a problem, and the more he tended to think that Xu Zhaolin was playing tricks under the lamp.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find that Xu Zhaolin's move was not actually that clever.
In other words, it is indeed smart in the short term, but it cannot stand up to scrutiny and examination.
If he had thought about this earlier, he would have discovered something was wrong long ago and would not have wasted a month or two.
It was mainly because the increasingly determined attitude and self-confidence shown by Ken'er Nohara gave him confidence, so that he did not think about other possibilities.
……
"You're right, maybe it's because the light is dark." My grandson Shinta said.
He stroked his chin and paced back and forth. "Xu Zhaolin deliberately burned the fake code book to attract and confuse our attention. The real code book should have been in the apartment at the time."
My grandson Shinta became more and more excited as he spoke. He looked at Suwa Tetsuya and said, "Suwa, prepare the car and go to the Shuanglongfang Apartment on Jinshengfu Road."
"Director, it's been so long, are there any clues at the scene?" Suwa Toru asked uncertainly, "If it's really as we speculated, Xu Zhaolin might have sent someone to sneak into the apartment and secretly retrieve the code book."
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