novelAbuy Chapter 1466: Mr. Cheng's trial
Chapter 1466: Mr. Cheng's trial
Chapter 1466: Mr. Cheng's trial
"I found out that there is indeed a woman living at No. 22. She is a Japanese geisha who works at the 'Shirokiya'." Li Tongyun said to Qiao Chuntao, "her name is Iijima Asuka."
As soon as she got home from get off work, she received a task to find out the residents of No. 22 Xizihuoxing Street.
"Are you at home?" Taozi asked.
"At home." Li Tongyun nodded, "She is a very enthusiastic woman."
She was fluent in Japanese and, posing as a Japanese woman who had come to Shanghai from the main island of Japan to live with her relatives, she went to Xizilaihuoxing Street to look for someone. She knocked on the door of No. 22 and inquired about the whereabouts of her relatives.
Asuka Iijima did not have any doubts and enthusiastically told her female compatriot that if she could not find her relatives and had difficulties in life, she could go to Shirakiya to look for her.
"Have the fish hooks been cast?" asked Qiao Chuntao.
"Let him go." Li Tongyun said.
……
No. 22, Xizilaihuohang Street.
Asuka Iijima yawned and glanced at the steamer on the stove.
Last time, Yamazaki-kun said that he liked to eat xiaolongbao, so she took it to heart, bought the ingredients and experimented twice, and finally made xiaolongbao that satisfied her.
The dumplings had already been steamed and were kept warm in the steamer so that Shuichi Yamazaki could enjoy them whenever he got home.
There were footsteps outside the house.
Then there was a knock on the door.
Asuka Iijima's face lit up. She came to the door and asked happily, "Is that Yamazaki-kun?"
"It's me, open the door." Shuichi Yamazaki said happily. Just now when he was at the street corner, he caught a glimpse of the lights in the house, which made him feel warm in his heart.
Especially after he had just tortured two anti-Japanese students to death with his own hands, he enjoyed this warmth even more.
"Thank you for your hard work." Asuka Iijima clasped her hands in front of her stomach, bent down at the door, and greeted Shuichi Yamazaki.
"Is dinner ready?" Yamazaki Shuichi looked at Iijima Asuka with satisfaction. He sniffed his nose, walked quickly to the stove, lifted the lid of the steamer, and said in surprise, "Steamed dumplings, is this a surprise from Asuka?"
As he said that, he pinched a steamed bun with his hands and put it in his mouth. It was so hot that he gasped. At the same time, he gave a thumbs up to Asuka Iijima, "It's delicious."
This sentence was the greatest compliment to Asuka Iijima, and she smiled with joy.
……
"The person just now should be our target." Qiao Chuntao said.
"Team leader, isn't it a definite and fixed target?" Li Tongyun asked, frowning slightly.
"Intelligence shows that Shirakiya is a pub in Hongkou that has been doing very well recently, and many Japanese people frequent it." Qiao Chuntao said, "We have locked onto this Iijima Asuka. It is said that her lover is a Japanese military officer."
As he said this, he glanced at Li Tongyun and said, "Even if the target was wrong, the dead were Japanese, right?"
Under the gaze of the team leader, Li Tongyun remained calm and nodded calmly.
"Wait." Taozi's eyes were fixed on the house at No. 22 West Zilai Huohang Street. "After enjoying dinner, a person is most relaxed. That's when we can start."
"I see." Li Tongyun sneered, "It's a good deal for them. Let the Japanese die with a full stomach."
Just at this moment, a beam of car lights shone from a distance, and Qiao Chuntao, Li Tongyun and Mao Xuanyi beside them all frowned.
……
Three cars, to be exact.
Three cars stopped near the entrance of No. 22 Xizihuo Street.
Except for the drivers, everyone in the two cars got out, drew the pistols at their waists and stood guard around.
The door of the guarded vehicle in the middle was opened, and a man in a windbreaker and a top hat got out. He looked up at the street light and frowned slightly.
"Don't park under the street light next time." Cheng Qianfan said to Hou Pingliang.
"Yes!" Hou Pingliang immediately understood what Brother Fan meant. He just thought that the lighting under the street lamp was good and the ground was icy, so Brother Fan would not fall when getting off the car.
However, it is obvious that compared to falling, Brother Fan cares more about his own safety.
"Brother Fan, do you want me to take some people in to search first?" The little monkey said hurriedly when he saw Brother Fan was about to step forward.
"No need." Cheng Qianfan shook his head. "We are guests, guests who come to visit politely."
He said he was coming to deal with Shuichi Yamazaki, so he came to visit openly like this.
Being open and honest is the way of a gentleman.
"Yes." Hou Pingliang walked forward and knocked on the door.
……
"Is it Cheng Qianfan?" Li Tongyun's eyebrows widened. She recognized who the man was who entered Asuka Iijima's house.
Photos of "Mr. Cheng" from the French Concession can be seen in Shanghai newspapers.
"Everyone says Cheng Qianfan is a traitor, and it's true." Qiao Chuntao snorted coldly, "What do you think?"
"Kill them all at once!" Li Tongyun said immediately, then frowned, "It's a bit difficult, Cheng Qianfan has too many bodyguards."
"Cheng Qianfan is not our target." Qiao Chuntao shook her head. "Although I also want to kill this guy, the higher-ups have issued a strict order that Cheng Qianfan is on the French Concession's priority list."
Li Tongyun knew what the "French Concession Key List" that the team leader mentioned was. This was a list of key figures in the French Concession drawn up by the bureau headquarters. Without Chongqing's order, the Special Affairs Department was strictly forbidden to take action against the people on the list. Even if the person was a clear traitor who had committed many evil deeds, they had to ask Chongqing for permission first and only plan to take action after obtaining it.
"This 'Little General Cheng' came here late at night, he must have had a secret meeting with that Japanese officer." Li Tongyun said, "It must be no small matter for Cheng Qianfan to come here in person so late at night."
"Not necessarily." Qiao Chuntao shook his head. He glanced at Li Tongyun and asked calmly, "Is Iijima Asuka pretty?"
"She's a beauty." Li Tongyun nodded, and then she instantly understood what the team leader meant.
"Iijima Asuka's man is at home, doesn't Cheng Qianfan know? The adulterer and the male owner are about to collide?" Li Tongyun said in surprise, but there was a hint of joy in her eyes.
It was fun to watch.
Sure enough, there was a faint sound of quarrel coming from room 22.
……
"Vice President Cheng, if you come to see me with an unfriendly attitude." Yamazaki Shuichi glanced at Cheng Qianfan coldly and made a gesture to send him away, "Please go back."
Just now, there was a knock on the door, and the other party introduced himself as Cheng Qianfan who came to visit. After a little thought, Yamazaki Shuichi asked Iijima Asuka to open the door.
Cheng Qianfan brought someone to visit late at night, and Yamazaki Shuichi could guess why this person came:
It seems that the tracking and surveillance of Cheng Qianfan has been exposed, and it is very likely that the disappearance of Kojima Kinjiro and others is also directly related to Cheng Qianfan. This person is here to demand an explanation.
In addition, Cheng Qianfan was able to find No. 22 West Jilai Huohang Street, which also made Yamazaki Shuichi very alert.
This is his and Asuka Iijima's 'love nest', and it is extremely secret. Even inside the Inoue Mansion, only his confidants know about this place.
And the fact that Cheng Qianfan was able to find this place shows his skills and ability.
However, although Yamazaki Shuichi was alert in his heart, he was not afraid of Cheng Qianfan, and did not think that Cheng Qianfan would do anything to him.
This was not because Cheng Qianfan had always been close to the empire, nor was it because he firmly believed that Cheng Qianfan would be intimidated by his identity as the deputy director of Inoue Mansion and would not dare to do anything to him.
Although Yamazaki Shuichi is arrogant, he is not so arrogant that his brain is broken. He is not the kind of person who thinks no one dares to do anything bad to him. You must know that you should never put your own safety above the other party's fear. The fish in the Huangpu River are not picky eaters.
If Cheng Qianfan really wanted to attack him, he could have secretly sent gunmen to ambush him, with one gun for each man. This kind of thing is not uncommon in Shanghai, and many unsolved cases came about in this way.
The reason why Yamazaki Shuichi was sure that Cheng Qianfan would not dare to do anything to him was very direct:
Cheng Qianfan came to visit so openly in the middle of the night, but that didn't mean he was going to take action.
……
"Mr. Yamazaki, your words make me sad." Cheng Qianfan shook his head. "I have always been on good terms with friends in the Japanese Empire, and I treat my friends very well. This is well-known."
He looked at Shuichi Yamazaki and said, "Mr. Yamazaki is so manic. I really don't understand why."
"Vice President Cheng." Yamazaki Shuichi sneered, "You Chinese people just like to play dumb. Things have come to this point, but you are still beating around the bush."
He said coldly, "I don't like to beat around the bush. Since Vice President Cheng is here, I also know why you are here."
Yamazaki Shuichi snorted coldly, "Vice President Cheng, let my people go."
"What do you mean, your people?" Cheng Qianfan frowned.
"Kojima Kinjiro and the other three." Yamazaki Shuichi said coldly, "We at Inoue Mansion have learned that someone intends to harm Vice President Cheng. We have always attached great importance to the safety and protection of our friends in the Empire."
"So, you sent someone to protect me secretly?" Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
"That's right." Yamazaki Shuichi nodded slightly. "Perhaps our protective behavior caused Vice President Cheng to misunderstand us. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, please let my people go."
"Release them?" Cheng Qianfan scratched his ear with his right little finger, then he flicked his fingers, "Release what? Who?"
"Vice President Cheng, the matter has been made very clear, and the misunderstanding has been fully explained." Yamazaki Shuichi said, "Vice President Cheng is a consistent friend of the Empire. As a friend, I have something to say to Vice President Cheng."
"Just say it." Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly.
"Vice President Cheng, please don't act on impulse. If the friendship between Vice President Cheng and the Empire is affected by misunderstandings or trivial matters, it would be a case of losing the big picture for the small." Yamazaki Shuichi said with a serious expression.
"No, no, no." Cheng Qianfan shook his finger, "Mr. Yamazaki, you made a mistake."
He looked at Yamazaki Shuichi and said with a smile, "Cheng is not here for personal matters, but for official business."
"Official business?" Yamazaki Shuichi looked at Cheng Qianfan in surprise, then showed a sarcastic smile.
He wanted to see how this person would continue to make unreasonable excuses.
……
"In 1936, a man named Xu Wei was shot dead at the Sanjiaodi Vegetable Market. Xu Wei was a resident of Fajie. After investigation by the French Police, it was found that the murderer who shot Xu Wei was named Hirakawa Mataemon." Cheng Qianfan looked at Yamazaki Shuichi and said, "And after a thorough investigation by the French Police, it was found that Hirakawa Mataemon was the alias used by Mr. Yamazaki."
He leaned forward slightly and looked at Yamazaki Shuichi, "Mr. Yamazaki, what do you have to say about this?"
"Ridiculous!" Yamazaki Shuichi snorted, "I don't know anything about Hirakawa Mataemon."
His eyes were cold, "Most importantly, Vice President Cheng, you have no right to question me."
"Is that so?" Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly, then he smiled.
Yamazaki Shuichi frowned, and then he was tightly controlled by Hou Pingliang and Lu Jiufan, with his hands quickly handcuffed behind his back and held down.
"Cheng Qianfan, what are you doing?" Yamazaki Xiu said angrily.
"Now, please ask Mr. Yamazaki." Cheng Qianfan walked in front of Yamazaki Shuichi.
Lu Jiu flipped over and pulled Yamazaki Shuichi's hair, pulling it hard.
Cheng Qianfan slapped Yamazaki Shuichi on the face, "Do I have the right to hit you?"
"Bag duck fall!" Shuichi Yamazaki struggled hard and roared.
"Mr. Yamazaki, may I ask, in 1936, Xu Wei from Taihuali in the French Concession was shot dead in the Triangle Vegetable Market. Are you the murderer, Hirakawa Mataemon?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
After saying that, without waiting for Yamazaki Shuichi to speak, he walked up and slapped Yamazaki Shuichi hard on the ears with both hands.
"What are you doing?" Asuka Iijima, who was ordered by Shuichi Yamazaki to take shelter in the inner room, heard the noise and rushed over in fear and anger, "Let go of Yamazaki-kun."
Cheng Qianfan pulled out his pistol and pointed the black muzzle at Yamazaki Shuichi. He then looked at Iijima Asuka with a warm smile on his face, "Madam, please calm down. You don't want a hole in your man's forehead, do you?"
Asuka Iijima was stunned and watched all this in horror.
"Shh!" Cheng Qianfan put his left index finger on his lips and nodded at Asuka Iijima. Then he smiled and said, "Yes, Madam, be good."
As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan handed the pistol to one of his men, "If this lady makes any unusual movements, kill Yamazaki Shuichi directly."
"Yes!"
……
"Did you do it?" Cheng Qianfan nodded at Asuka Iijima again, seeming to be very satisfied with her honest cooperation. Then he suddenly swung his right hand and slapped Yamazaki Shuichi hard.
The slap was so powerful that Shuichi Yamazaki's face immediately swelled up and two of his teeth were knocked out.
"Hirakawa Mataemon, is that you?" Cheng Qianfan slapped Yamazaki Shuichi back and forth a few times, then suddenly shook his right hand in annoyance, which was hurt by the reaction force, and kicked him directly, "Is it you?"
Hou Pingliang and Lu Jiufan very skillfully pushed Yamazaki Shuichi forward, allowing Yamazaki Shuichi's abdomen to meet Brother Fan's flying kick.
The two men who were holding Yamazaki Shuichi also staggered.
Yamazaki Shuuichi's face was grim. The kick caused his stomach to cramp violently, and he almost vomited the dumplings he had just eaten.
"Yes, he said yes." Hou Pingliang held Yamazaki Shuichi's head, nodded, and said.
"Very good, a good attitude for confession." Cheng Qianfan nodded, a smile on his face, pointed at Yamazaki Shuichi and said to Iijima Asuka, "Madam, your husband has the noble quality of honesty."
As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan took the briefcase handed over by his men, took out a stack of documents, and flipped through them, "The second one."
"In 1937, three years ago, the husband of Ms. Lafede Luce disappeared. Intelligence shows that he was murdered." Cheng Qianfan looked at Yamazaki Shuichi with a serious expression, "Mr. Yamazaki, the police have evidence pointing to you as the murderer. Do you admit it?"
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