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Chapter 1907 Fortunately, we have Director Xiao!
Chapter 1907 Fortunately, we have Director Xiao!
"Go to the French Concession," Yu Ping'an said to Lu Xingge, frowning.
When they set off from Chongqing, they did not expect the twists and turns along the way, the delays, and the fact that by the time they arrived in Shanghai, everything had changed drastically. The Japanese had actually dared to attack the Americans and declare war on Britain and the United States.
Leaving aside the fact that the Japanese were invincible in Southeast Asia, that's too far removed from reality. For them, the worst situation right now is that the Japanese have brazenly occupied the International Settlement.
Yu Ping'an originally planned to stay temporarily in the International Settlement and then send someone to No. 15 Xuehuali Road to contact Qian Gui Sesame Oil Shop. This was also for safety reasons. Perhaps influenced by Cheng Qianfan, Yu Ping'an was not at ease with the Shanghai area and was actually unwilling to have too deep a connection with the Shanghai area.
However, judging from the current situation, the International Settlement is now very unsafe.
"Where to?" Lu Xingge asked.
"The Shuanglongfang Apartments on Rue de la Paix in the French Concession, that's a place I'm quite familiar with," Yu Ping'an said after thinking for a moment.
“Okay.” Lu Xingge nodded.
He was quite familiar with the situation at Shuanglongfang Apartments, and it was indeed a good place to stay temporarily.
In addition, the Shuanglongfang apartment is located in the central district of the French Concession, which would make it easier for him to contact his second brother should the situation change.
……
More than an hour later, the group arrived at Shuanglongfang Apartment and booked two adjacent rooms.
Lu Xingge then went out for a walk.
"Everything is normal, no abnormalities were found," he reported back to Yu Ping'an.
"Hmm." Yu Pingan nodded. "Rest for half an hour. After half an hour, come with me to Xue Huali Road to find out what's going on."
"Is Commander Yu worried?" Lu Xingge asked thoughtfully.
“The Japanese have occupied the International Settlement. I’m worried that something might happen to some units in the Shanghai area that are located in the International Settlement,” Yu Ping’an said. “This has happened many times before in the Shanghai area, where something goes wrong in one area and then affects the entire Shanghai area.”
He sighed softly and said, "We must learn from past mistakes and proceed with caution."
“Well then, for safety’s sake, Commander Yu, you stay at Shuanglongfang. I’ll go out.” Lu Xingge thought for a moment and said, “I’m going to see my second brother. If something happens in the Shanghai area, my second brother should be able to get some information.”
“Okay.” Yu Pingan pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly. “Be careful, I feel like something’s not quite right.”
"Understood." Lu Xingge nodded.
……
76 Jesfield Road.
The roads are icy, and Li Cuiqun almost slipped and fell in the yard this morning. The agents are now clearing the road.
"Didn't you eat?" Dong Zhengguo handed a cigarette to Jing Kui and asked with a smile.
Jing Kui is Jing Muyun's cousin. He came to Shanghai a few months ago to stay with his uncle and now works in the intelligence department of the Special Agent Headquarters.
"Don't even mention it." Jing Kui lit a cigarette, took a satisfying puff, and said, "The apartment I'm renting now leaks, it's damp and cold, and it woke me up in the middle of the night from the cold."
As he spoke, he flicked his cigarette ash, "I'm looking for a new place to live."
“It’s good to move; where you live is a bit far from here,” Dong Zhengguo said.
Jing Kui stretched his arms and legs and said, "I was just about to look at the newspaper to see where I can rent a place."
Dong Zhengguo was taken aback for a moment, then said, "What did you just say?"
“Renting a house,” Jing Kui said.
"Not this sentence, the one from just now."
"Looking for an apartment in the newspaper."
“That’s the line.” Dong Zhengguo threw his cigarette butt at the ground. “Brother, I have something to do here, I’ll head over first.”
Watching Dong Zhengguo leave in a hurry, Jing Kui felt completely bewildered.
……
"You mean, people in the Shanghai area might look for places to rent from newspaper rental ads?" Li Cuiqun asked Dong Zhengguo.
“Yes, Director.” Dong Zhengguo nodded. “Director, you see, the various government agencies in Shanghai evacuated in a hurry. They didn’t find accommodation in advance. With so many people leaving, where will they work? Where will they live? These are all questions. They will definitely have to find new housing.”
“That makes sense.” Li Cuiqun pondered for a moment, then pressed the bell. “Go and invite Chen Gongshu over.”
Chen Gongshu arrived quickly.
After listening to Dong Zhengguo's explanation, he looked at Dong Zhengguo with surprise, nodded, and said, "Section Chief Dong's idea is indeed good."
He thought for a moment and said to Li Cuiqun, "The safe houses in the Shanghai area have already been used. According to regulations, those safe houses should be abandoned. Of course, now that they know I follow Mr. Wang, they certainly won't dare to use those safe houses anymore. So, Section Chief Dong's idea is correct; we should rent houses."
"Mr. Chen, would they choose to find a place to rent from the newspaper?" Dong Zhengguo asked immediately.
“It’s very likely,” Chen Gongshu said. “There are many employees in various units, and not many meet the rental requirements, while the rental advertisements in the newspapers are quite comprehensive…”
He looked at Li Cuiqun and said, "In fact, renting a house from newspaper ads has always been our first choice."
……
"Which newspapers do you usually choose from when selecting houses?" Li Cuiqun asked.
“The News,” Chen Gongshu said. “The News has a lot of advertisements, and landlords who rent out houses especially like to use this newspaper.”
Li Cuiqun nodded slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said to Chen Gongshu, "Mr. Chen, you know the various units in Shanghai best and are familiar with their rental needs."
"Section Chief Dong." He tapped the table with his finger and continued, "I'll leave this matter to you and Mr. Chen. Based on the rental demand in the Shanghai area, place rental advertisements in the News."
A smile appeared on Li Cuiqun's face. "Let's release the bait and wait for them to take the bait."
"Understood." Dong Zhengguo said happily, seeing that his suggestion had been approved.
"Mr. Chen, thank you for your hard work," Li Cuiqun said.
"Suppressing rebellion and eliminating violence is my duty," Chen Gongshu said politely.
Unexpectedly, all units in the Shanghai district received an alarm call and were forced to evacuate. This prevented him from achieving complete success, which was not conducive to his establishment in Wang Jingwei's regime. If he could have pressed on and completely destroyed the Shanghai district, it would not only have been a great achievement, but more importantly, he could have personally persuaded more people in the Shanghai district to surrender, thereby strengthening his own power.
……
"Any news about Yu Ping'an?" Li Cuiqun asked.
"There is no reliable intelligence at the moment," Chen Gongshu shook his head.
"Brother Chen, you need to keep an eye on things on both sides. Please bear with us," Li Cuiqun said politely.
"Of course, of course," Chen Gongshu hurriedly replied.
……
"Section Chief Dong, I suddenly remembered something." Chen Gongshu and Dong Zhengguo talked as they walked.
"Please speak, Mr. Chen," Dong Zhengguo said politely.
"While it's highly likely that Yu Ping'an won't go to Qian Gui Sesame Oil Shop at No. 15 Xuehuali Road after learning about the situation in Shanghai," Chen Gongshu said, "we can't rule out the possibility that communication between Yu Ping'an and Shanghai has broken down, in case Yu Ping'an walks right into a trap..."
"Mr. Chen's reminder is very timely," Dong Zhengguo said with a smile. "I will immediately arrange for my men to keep an eye on Qian Gui's sesame oil shop."
He waved and called over one of his men, "Go, take a few brothers and keep an eye on Qian Gui's sesame oil shop."
"Section Chief, wasn't it already arranged..."
"Just go when I tell you to. Stop talking nonsense." Dong Zhengguo glared at his subordinate.
"Yes."
Chen Gongshu watched the man's departing figure, then glanced at Dong Zhengguo. "So Section Chief Dong had already made arrangements. I was just being nosy."
"No, no, no, it's my honor to have Mr. Chen help fill in the gaps," Dong Zhengguo said politely.
Chen Gongshu smiled and said nothing more.
Although Dong Zhengguo was very polite and courteous, the phrase "fill in the gaps and make up for the deficiencies" sounded extremely grating to him.
……
Lu Xingge stood in the corner, a cigarette dangling from his lips, staring at Qian Gui's sesame oil shop in the distance.
Qian Gui Sesame Oil Shop is operating normally. People are buying sesame oil from time to time, or bringing sesame seeds to exchange for oil. Everything seems to be normal.
However, for some reason, he felt something was off.
He quickly noticed that something was wrong.
A shoemaker by the roadside would occasionally glance at Qian Gui's sesame oil shop.
So much so that when someone came to repair shoes, the shoemaker snapped out of his daze and took the job, though he didn't seem happy about it.
These days, when there's work available, you have to rush to take it; there's no such thing as this.
Lu Xingge pulled up the collar of his trench coat, lowered his head, and walked away into the alley.
He went to a tobacco and sundry shop and ordered a pack of Marlboro cigarettes.
“No need to look anymore, I’ll make another call, is that enough?” Lu Xingge said.
"Almost there," said the shopkeeper.
Lu Xingge glanced at the shopkeeper, who smiled and tactfully walked away.
"I need the office of Deputy Chief Cheng of the Central Police Station."
……
Jingle Bell.
Cheng Qianfan was cleaning his sidearm when the phone rang. He put the Browning on the table and picked up the receiver.
"I am Cheng Qianfan."
"Hello, Mr. Cheng, I'm Old Xu from Shipo Nunnery."
"Oh, Mr. Xu, you never come here unless you need something, hahaha," Cheng Qianfan laughed.
He was very happy. Although the phone was silent and he didn't immediately recognize who was on the other end, he quickly understood what the caller meant and realized that it was his older brother, Lu Xingge, who was calling.
Shipo Nunnery is an alley in Nanjing. When Cheng Qianfan was at the Central Military Academy, he once acted in a modern drama, and the name he used in the play was Xu Yanhua. Lu Xingge helped him come up with this name, and later Lu Xingge liked to call him Lao Xu.
"Well, a batch of goods has been seized by the police, so we need your help, Mr. Cheng," Lu Xingge said.
"The goods were seized, are the people alright?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"Everyone's fine. I just mentioned Mr. Cheng's name, and they didn't give anyone a hard time. It's just the goods..."
"No problem, no problem at all," Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
"Then let's meet at the usual place."
"it is good."
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Qianfan breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to relax.
Lu Xingge said that everyone was alright, which meant that Yu Ping'an was safe and sound, and this was the best news in a while.
……
In oil and water.
A secret safe house belonging to the Special Operations Unit.
"Big Brother!" Cheng Qianfan was very excited to see Lu Xingge and gave his older brother a warm hug.
"Second brother." Lu Xingge was also very happy.
"Brother, do you know how worried I was?" Cheng Qianfan said. "Your radio is out of power and we can't get in touch with you. And then there was a big problem in the Shanghai area. I've been worried about your safety the whole time."
"So something really happened?" Lu Xingge asked.
"Does Big Brother know?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"No," Lu Xingge shook his head. "I just sensed something was off. What happened in the Shanghai area?"
"Chen Gongshu has been arrested and defected to the enemy," Cheng Qianfan said.
"What?" Lu Xingge was shocked.
He suspected something might have happened in the Shanghai area, but he never expected that even Chen Gongshu would be arrested, and that he had been arrested and defected to the enemy.
……
After listening to Cheng Qianfan's detailed explanation of the situation in the Shanghai region, Lu Xingge's expression became increasingly solemn.
"Luckily we didn't contact Qian Gui Grain and Oil Store directly, otherwise it would have been terrible," Lu Xingge said with lingering fear.
"Fortunately, you arranged for someone to warn us in time; otherwise, the situation in the Shanghai area would have been unimaginable," he said.
“Cen Yufeng has now returned to the Shanghai region to take charge of the overall situation,” Cheng Qianfan said. “Boss Dai sent a secret telegram instructing Commander Yu to temporarily stay in Shanghai and assist Cen Yufeng in managing the Shanghai region.”
"So it seems we've come at just the right time," Lu Xingge said with a wry smile. "The situation in Shanghai is far more complex and difficult than we imagined."
"The most urgent task is to quickly integrate the Shanghai region and eliminate the pernicious influence of Chen Gongshu," Cheng Qianfan said solemnly. "Chen Gongshu knows the Shanghai region too well. His defection has had an unprecedented negative impact on the Shanghai region. Some people might waver in their thinking and even think about following their old superior to live a life of luxury."
……
"First there was Wang Tiemu, then Chen Gongshu." Lu Xingge shook his head and sighed, "The Shanghai region is truly... a long story."
He asked Cheng Qianfan, "Second brother, I think you need to meet with Commander Yu immediately."
“Okay.” Cheng Qianfan nodded. “There are too many people and too many eyes at Shuanglongfang, so it’s not suitable for me to go there. I’ll wait here.”
“Okay.” Lu Xingge nodded. “Your status is not suitable for showing your face in public. I will bring Commander Yu alone later.”
"Okay." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
……
"Chen Gongshu, Chen Gongshu, how did things come to this?" Yu Pingan shook his head after hearing Lu Xingge's report. "He betrayed his country and his ancestors."
“Chen Gongshu has been arrested and defected to the enemy, Zhao Qi has been arrested and his whereabouts are unknown, and the Second Office of the District Government has also fallen. The situation in Shanghai District is very bad right now,” Lu Xingge said solemnly. “My second brother is worried that the morale in Shanghai District is unstable and that things may get even worse.”
“His concerns are valid,” Yu Pingan said with a grave expression. “Chen Gongshu’s defection to the enemy could trigger a very bad chain reaction.”
"Fortunately, the Special Affairs Division is as reliable as ever. Without their help, the losses in the Shanghai region would have been unprecedented." He stood up, picked up his coat, and said, "Let's go see General Xiao."
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