novelAbuy Chapter 1774 Choice!
Chapter 1774 Choice!
Chapter 1774 Choice!
"drive."
"Yes, Brother Fan."
"Go back to the police station."
"Yes!"
A black Spontiac car was driving in the inky night, followed by a black Ford car as an escort.
Cheng Qianfan was playing with a cigarette in his hand. The cigarette flew up and down in his hand and he played with it in various ways.
The Japanese army will officially enter the French Concession after daybreak. This shocking news is still churning, fermenting, and expanding in his mind.
Cheng Qianfan knew that although the forces and assets of various parties in the Anti-Japanese Camp were being transferred in an accelerated manner in the French Concession, time was running out and the expected results were far from being achieved.
The Japanese army suddenly accelerated its pace of occupying the French Concession, which further disrupted the evacuation arrangements and deployments of all parties. It can be said that once the Japanese army entered the French Concession after dawn, many people and assets would be trapped in the French Concession, and then be surrounded, captured, and occupied by the enemy.
He had a strong urge to urgently warn the party organization and the forces in Chongqing. At this time, it was too late to continue transferring the assets. The most important thing was that people had to evacuate overnight. Even if it was inconvenient to evacuate, they had to do a good job of hiding themselves instead of continuing to show up in public and busy with the transfer work.
This is his job and mission.
However, there was another line in his mind called reason and vigilance that was pulling at him tightly, telling him that this information came too suddenly and he should be careful about whether it was a fraud.
Considering that the Japanese army had already noticed the leak, Cheng Qianfan knew that he had every reason to suspect that the intelligence he had just obtained about the Japanese army occupying the French Concession at dawn was fishy.
However, the information was too important, like a candied fruit attracting an ant, making him eager to take action.
……
"The Japanese army will occupy the French Concession after dawn." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Brother Fan, is the news accurate?" Haozi asked in surprise.
"What Imamura Heitaro said himself should be accurate," said Cheng Qianfan.
"Then we must notify our brothers and relevant units as soon as possible. They must evacuate and hide immediately." Li Hao said.
"The Japanese have already noticed the leak and are probably investigating it secretly. I can only stay in the police station and can't go anywhere." Cheng Qianfan said, "You go see Zhou Ru and ask her to report the incident immediately."
"I understand." Li Hao nodded.
Brother Fan absolutely cannot leave under such circumstances, and he is the only one most suitable to send out the information. He and Zhou Ru are already married, and the meeting between the couple will not arouse any suspicion or attention.
Haozi can warn Chongqing, but for the organization, the only warning plan he can think of is to meet with Lao Huang and then hand over the task of sending out intelligence to Lao Huang.
Cheng Qianfan lit the cigarette in his hand and smoked it secretly. The smoke in the car suddenly made him feel a little stuffy. He rolled down the window and a gust of wind blew. Cheng Qianfan greedily breathed in the fresh air.
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"Sir." Kogoro Imamura came to the study and saw Heitaro Imamura standing in front of the wall, staring carefully at the map of Europe hanging on the wall.
"Kentaro is gone?" asked Imamura Heitaro without looking back.
"Yes." Imamura Kogoro said, "Kentaro knew that I had caught a cold a few days ago, so he specially brought some supplements for me."
"Hmm." Imamura Heitaro nodded slightly and continued to look at the map on the wall.
Kogoro Imamura came up to clear the tea set on the table.
"Have you arranged for someone to follow?" Imamura Heitaro suddenly asked.
"Yes, Takahashi Takumaru and his men followed secretly." Imamura Kogoro said, "Kentaro doesn't know Takahashi."
"Do you think Kentaro could be the leaker?" asked Heitaro Imamura.
"Well..." Imamura Kogoro hesitated and said, "I don't know."
"Oh?" Imamura Heitaro turned and looked at Imamura Kogoro, "I thought you would firmly trust Kentaro."
It is interesting to say that at the beginning, Kogoro Imamura did not have a good impression of Kentaro Miyazaki, and even doubted Kentaro Miyazaki's intentions to get close to him. However, with constant contact and familiarity, Kogoro Imamura's impression of Kentaro Miyazaki continued to improve, and he even admired him very much.
……
"It's because I have a good impression of Kentaro that I said 'I don't know'," said Kogoro Imamura.
Heitaro Imamura nodded. He understood what Kogoro Imamura meant. Given Kogoro Imamura's cautiousness, if he had become suspicious of Kentaro Miyazaki, he would have secretly arrested and interrogated him long ago.
"Speaking of which, this move by Chief Arao of the Special High Police was a stroke of genius," said Kogoro Imamura.
On the side of the Special Higher Police, Tomohiro Arao listed Kentaro Miyazaki as a suspect. However, in order to paralyze Kentaro Miyazaki, this person actually visited Heitaro Imamura privately and asked Heitaro Imamura to help test and identify Kentaro Miyazaki.
Kogoro Imamura didn't know exactly what the two talked about that day. He only knew that when Heitaro Imamura sent Tomohiro Arao downstairs, his face was gloomy. However, Heitaro Imamura did not seem to reject Tomohiro Arao's proposal.
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"After tomorrow morning, this Far Eastern metropolis will be extremely lively." Heitaro Imamura suddenly said with emotion.
In fact, Heitaro Imamura was reserved about the empire's decision to urgently enter the French Concession after dawn.
As a young diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has a keener understanding of the international situation.
Under the current complex international situation, the imperial army's entry into the French Concession is not only a direct provocation to Britain and France, but it may even anger the Germans.
Although the French were ready to surrender to the Germans, France was not completely destroyed. The southern part of France was not occupied by the Germans, and the hundreds of thousands of French troops only lost tens of thousands of men. Although France surrendered to Germany, it did not mean that the empire could completely ignore the French sphere of influence.
As for the British, needless to say, the arrogant British will inevitably hold a firm opposition to the empire's military actions.
In fact, what Imamura Heitaro was most worried about was the attitude of the Germans. The Empire's occupation of the French Concession would most likely be seen by the Germans as stealing the fruits of their victory.
In fact, once France formally reaches a surrender agreement with Germany, French colonies and concessions around the world will most likely be regarded by the Germans as spoils of war and spheres of influence. Therefore, it is the Germans who are now standing behind the French Concession in Shanghai, which is a fact that the empire cannot ignore.
However, the Empire seemed to be aware of this, and was eager to occupy the French Concession:
Before the Germans and French could reach a surrender agreement, the Empire occupied the French Concession, creating a fait accompli.
According to those guys' logic, the Empire seized the French Concession from the French. Given that France had only unilaterally declared surrender at that time and had not yet reached a formal surrender agreement with the Germans, the Empire's occupation of the French Concession had nothing to do with the Germans.
This is the logic, but Heitaro Imamura still feels that this is an attempt to cover up one's own mistakes.
Moreover, he felt that the Empire's actions would make Germany's allies even more unhappy.
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"Haozi." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Brother Fan."
"If someone wants to follow us by car on the road from Jincun Mansion to the police station, which section of the road is most suitable?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"Pipa Alley." Haozi blurted out, "All the people who live in Pipa Alley are rich. If they drive a car out, it won't be noticeable. Besides, if you drive out of Pipa Alley, it happens to be a main road with more cars on the road, so it will be even less noticeable."
"but……"
"But what?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"It's night time now and there are fewer cars on the road, which makes it easy to be discovered," said Li Hao.
As he said that, he turned his head and looked at the rearview mirror, "Brother Fan, there is a car following us."
"Be careful." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Yes."
After five or six minutes, Li Hao said, "Brother Fan, that car has entered Pipa Lane. It's not following us."
Then, Li Hao exclaimed, "Brother Fan, a car drove out from Pipa Lane and is following us."
Cheng Qianfan didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
"Brother Fan, the car turned a corner and is no longer following us." Li Hao said after a few minutes.
Cheng Qianfan didn't say anything, he even closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
There were cars coming and going along the way.
……
The car drove into the compound of the Central Police Station at No. 22 Xue Huali Road.
"Brother Fan, we're here." Li Hao said, "I'll park the car and go find Xiaoru in a moment."
"Yeah." Cheng Qianfan nodded and got out of the car.
Just as he was about to walk away, he suddenly walked to the driver's window and knocked on it.
"Brother Fan." Li Hao rolled down the car window.
"Come back to the office with me and don't go anywhere." Cheng Qianfan said lightly.
"Brother Fan, it's not..." Li Hao asked in surprise.
"Listen to me." Cheng Qianfan said calmly.
"Yes."
Although he didn't know why Brother Fan suddenly changed his mind at such a critical moment, Li Hao could only obey the order.
……
"Brother Fan." Li Hao entered the deputy chief inspector's office and asked Cheng Qianfan anxiously.
Cheng Qianfan glanced at Haozi and put a finger to his mouth.
Although he had many questions in his heart, Li Hao still kept his mouth shut out of habit.
Cheng Qianfan sat on the swivel chair, picked up the snuff bottle and magnifying glass in the office, and studied them carefully.
Li Hao wanted to open his mouth to ask several times, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"Haozi." Cheng Qianfan put down the magnifying glass in his hand, glanced at Li Hao, and said.
"Brother Fan." Li Hao said immediately.
"It's too boring, let's play a song." Cheng Qianfan said.
"what?"
"What? I said it's too boring, let's play some music." Cheng Qianfan glared at Li Hao.
"Oh." Li Hao had no choice but to turn around and play the record player.
……
"Beautiful flowers don't always bloom, good times don't always last, worries piled up to smile brows and tears shed on lovesickness, after parting tonight, when will you come again? After drinking this cup, please have some snacks, how many times can you get drunk in your life, why not be happy, come, come, drink this cup first..."
"What's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan glanced at Haozi.
"Brother Fan, I heard that this woman is Japanese." Li Hao said, pointing at the record player.
Cheng Qianfan shook his head and ignored Haozi.
After more than ten minutes, he glanced at Haozi, who was fidgeting, and said, "Just tell me what you want to say."
"Brother Fan, didn't you ask me to find Xiaoru to send a telegram?" Li Hao said. He thought for a moment and said, "You asked me those questions just now because you were worried that someone was following us?"
Cheng Qianfan said "hmm".
"But I have been observing along the way and no one has followed us," said Li Hao.
I was very alert along the way and didn't find anything unusual.
"Haozi, you also said that no one followed us all the way." Cheng Qianfan said, "Don't you think that the number of cars we encountered tonight is a bit abnormal?"
"Brother Fan, do you mean that the enemy has been following us by changing cars all the way?" Li Hao understood immediately.
"Not bad, you already know the term connectivity." Cheng Qianfan glanced at Haozi and said with a smile.
"Xiao Ru taught me these words." Li Hao said, and then he thought for a moment and said, "Brother Fan, do you suspect that this intelligence is false? Is it the enemy's attempt to test you?"
"The information may be true, but as to whether it is a test, I don't know." Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, took a puff, then held it between his fingertips, and said with a dim look in his eyes.
"But, but, since the information may be true, such important information..." Li Hao said anxiously. He gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Fan, I'll go. I'll go see Xiaoru. We are a couple. Even if the enemy suspects us, they won't have any evidence against us."
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Cheng Qianfan shook his head slightly, "This time is different."
He said to Li Hao, "The enemy has been highly alerted to the previous leak. Because the intelligence is highly confidential, the Japanese can almost confirm that the leak occurred within their ranks. Under such circumstances, the Japanese will thoroughly investigate this leak and attach unprecedented importance to it."
Cheng Qianfan said with a serious expression, "Don't say you are my subordinate. Even if I go out at this time, the enemy will investigate thoroughly."
He looked at Li Hao and said, "You and Zhou Ru, there is nothing wrong with you, but people like us are most afraid of being targeted. Once the enemy conducts a close investigation, we will not be able to withstand the investigation."
"Haozi." Cheng Qianfan's face was serious. "If I were investigating the leak, even if you had a reasonable explanation for meeting Zhou Ru at this time, I would rather kill someone by mistake than arrest you and Zhou Ru and interrogate them in secret."
"Brother Fan, are we just going to sit here and do nothing?" Li Hao asked, feeling a little helpless.
"We have sent out warning intelligence before, and we have done what we should do." Cheng Qianfan said, "Now all we have to do is protect ourselves."
"Brother Fan, the enemy suddenly occupied the French Concession ahead of time, which would definitely catch everyone off guard." Li Hao said.
"I said, we have done what we should do. They evacuated slowly, and that is their problem." Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice.
Seeing that Li Hao was about to speak, Cheng Qianfan shook his head gently and said slowly, "Leave it for later use. For us, this is the most realistic and correct choice at the moment."
Li Hao looked at Brother Fan, and although he was reluctant, he finally nodded.
"Go to the cafeteria and ask Chef Liu to make a bowl of noodle soup." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Yes."
"Remember, the information about the Japanese entering the French Concession after dawn is only known to you. Without my order, you are not allowed to disclose it to anyone else." Cheng Qianfan said, his cousin was extremely serious, "Shut your mouth."
"I know." Li Hao said listlessly.
He glanced at Brother Fan, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.
Haozi felt that Brother Fan’s words were too harsh.
Brother Fan is too cold-blooded.
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