My years of espionage

Chapter 1807 Xiangyun Bookstore
When Cheng Qianfan and Liu Xia arrived at the exhibition hall, they saw a huge crowd of people.

"It seems that everyone admires the paintings of Mr. Daquan very much." Cheng Qianfan got out of the car and said with a chuckle.

On the way here, Liu Xia drove too slowly, so Cheng Qianfan simply pushed Liu Xia to the passenger seat and drove himself.

"There are still many people who appreciate art." Liu Xia also smiled.

Among the visitors coming and going, there are many familiar faces, all of whom are staff members from various government ministries. It seems that everyone is very enthusiastic to show support for their friendly country.

Strolling around the exhibition venue, Cheng Qianfan felt mixed emotions.

This was originally the National Central Museum. Before the fall of Nanjing, the museum had been nearly 75% completed. Now the museum has been requisitioned by the Japanese army.

The fact that Oizumi Takaya was able to hold an art exhibition here is enough to show that he had a special relationship with the Japanese military.

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"Secretary Liu, Secretary Cheng."

"Director Ruan."

Cheng Qianfan and Liu Xia shook hands with Ruan Xinghan respectively. Ruan Xinghan is the director of the General Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is Chu Mingyu's student and is quite favored by Chu Mingyu.

Ruan Xinghan enthusiastically introduced the two to Oizumi Takaya.

"Mr. Daquan, these two are the secretaries Liu Xia and Cheng Qianfan from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," Ruan Xinghan said. "They are both young talents that Mr. Wang and Minister Chu admire and respect."

"Mr. Daquan's paintings combine Western realism and Eastern charm, which is breathtaking," Liu Xia exclaimed.

"Miss Liu, you are too kind. It is my honor to be liked by a beauty like Miss Liu." Oizumi Takaya said with a smile, like a scholar.

"I've long heard that Mr. Sakamoto admires Lord Oizumi's paintings. Seeing them today, I can see that they are truly so charming that they make me fascinated and amazed," said Cheng Qianfan.

"Oh?" Oizumi Takashi looked at Secretary Cheng in surprise, "Secretary Cheng is talking about..."

"Sakamoto Ryouno and I are good friends." Cheng Qianfan said, "The last time I met with Mr. Sakamoto, he even boasted to me that he had obtained the paintings of Lord Oizumi."

"I see." A smile appeared on Oizumi Takashi's face, "You young people should be more intimate."

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Watching Oizumi Takashi leave accompanied by Ruan Xinghan, Cheng Qianfan seemed to be thinking about something.

"What's wrong?" Liu Xia asked.

"Mr. Oizumi is indeed a famous artist and scholar in Japan. He is quite elegant and impressive," said Cheng Qianfan.

Liu Xia smiled slightly and said nothing.

As he was walking, Cheng Qianfan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and then returned to normal.

He calmly led Liu Xia to the place where there were many female colleagues. When Liu Xia was chatting enthusiastically with those women, he joked that "women are like ducks, too noisy", and was chased away by a group of women.

Coming to a secluded corner, Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette.

"Sir, can I borrow a light?" A man came over and said with a smile.

Cheng Qianfan threw the gold lighter over.

"Hey, this is high-end stuff." The man hurriedly took the lighter, lit the cigarette, and offered it with both hands, saying with a smile, "If you can't catch it, I can't afford to pay for it."

"Why are you here, brother?" Cheng Qianfan asked in a low voice.

"I've found the expert master you asked me to find." Lu Xingge said in a low voice.

"Great." Cheng Qianfan nodded calmly, "Brother, how did you know I would come here?"

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"It was just a coincidence." Lu Xingge said, "The master's surname is Zhang, Zhang Xingqi. Our people found him and learned from his family that he was hired by a foreign company and had not been home for a long time."

"Then how is it related to this art exhibition?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"Guess who is the boss behind that foreign company?" Lu Xingge asked.

"How can I..." Cheng Qianfan's mind suddenly moved, "Could it be Daquan Chongzai?"

"That's right." Lu Xingge nodded. "We found out where the foreign company was. We happened to see this man getting into a car after he came out of the company. The people from the company came out to see him off and were extremely respectful."

Ohizumi is so great!

Ohizumi is so great!

Cheng Qianfan's mind raced. This Oizumi Takaya was an official of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Japanese Cabinet and an expert professor. How could he be involved with a foreign company and even hire a master craftsman from the Jinling Mint?
Suddenly, he had an idea.

He remembered something:

Sakamoto Ryouno had great respect for Oizumi Takaya and once mentioned an anecdote about Oizumi Takaya. When Oizumi was studying in France, he hand-painted a franc painting that was so real that it could be sold for consumption without being discovered.

Paintings, francs, indistinguishable from the real thing.

Cheng Qianfan straightened out these messy threads bit by bit, and he had a vague guess in his mind.

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"I understand." Cheng Qianfan whispered, "Brother, this Oizumi Takashi may play a very important role in this matter. Arrange someone to keep an eye on his every move."

"it is good."

"Be careful and pay attention to safety." Cheng Qianfan said, "If my guess is correct, the Japanese will definitely pay special attention to Oizumi Takashi's safety."

"I'll pay attention." Lu Xingge nodded, then politely offered Cheng Qianfan a cigarette before leaving.

Cheng Qianfan took the cigarette in his hand, looked at it, then made a disdainful sound and threw it away.

……

Gao Rui's gloomy gaze fell on Cheng Qianfan who was not far away.

"Follow that man," he ordered.

"Zhao Chun, take two people with you and follow them." Yuan Yang ordered a subordinate beside him.

Zhao Chun nodded and left immediately.

"Section Chief Yuan suspected that the man had a problem?" Yuan Yang asked, "I was watching him just now, but he was just borrowing fire from Cheng Qianfan."

"We'll know if there's a problem if we check it out," Gao Rui said.

As he spoke, he cursed in a low voice, "I've been keeping an eye on this guy Cheng Qianfan for several days, but I haven't gained anything."

Yuan Yang did not say anything. The order to monitor Cheng Qianfan came from District Chief. However, it was now known to everyone that District Chief and Cheng Qianfan had a grudge against each other. In his opinion, District Chief only arranged for them to keep an eye on Cheng Qianfan because of a personal grudge. He guessed that District Chief was just trying to find fault with Cheng Qianfan and cause trouble for him. He did not believe that there was anything wrong with Cheng Qianfan.

The most important thing is that when Qu Zuo and Cheng Qianfan are fighting, Cheng Qianfan is not without followers. Strictly speaking, Cheng Qianfan's backers are more powerful than Qu Zuo's. When the time comes, when the big guys fight, it is possible that they, the subordinates, will be the unlucky ones.

Gao Rui was so enthusiastic about this matter, and he was determined to catch Cheng Qianfan by the hair. Yuan Yang naturally saw it and understood why Gao Rui was like that.

Director Xue Yanlin got into trouble in Shanghai and was identified as a member of the Red Party's underground party. It is said that he has been secretly executed.

In addition, Lou Kang, the person Xue Yanlin trusted the most, also died, and Operations Division 2 suffered heavy losses.

Now the position of director of the Second Operation Division of the Shanghai District of the Special Agent Headquarters is vacant. With the death of Lou Kang, Gao Rui is the most senior person in the Division. Gao Rui feels that he is the best choice in terms of both seniority and ability. He has set his sights on the position of director and is determined to perform well in front of the District Chief.

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Lu Xingge did not leave the exhibition immediately, but continued to appreciate the paintings at the venue.

He stood in front of a painting with sunflowers as the theme, studying it with great interest. He even took out a magnifying glass from his pocket, observed it carefully, and praised it endlessly.

Reflected in the glass frame of the painting, Lu Xinge keenly noticed that several people seemed to be staring at him.

He remained calm and continued to admire the painting.

After walking around the venue for more than twenty minutes, Lu Xingge left the National Central Museum and hailed a rickshaw.

"Sir, where are you going?" asked the rickshaw driver.

"Let's go to Lihui Nightclub." Lu Xingge said.

"Okay, sit tight."

Zhao Chun led his men out of the venue. He gave a wink and two of his men waved to call two rickshaws, while he himself rode a foreign car to catch up.

"Don't look back." Lu Xingge said, "There's a tail following you."

"Captain, do you want to get rid of them?" You Guolong asked, "I can go through the alley."

"No need. That would arouse their suspicion and attention." Lu Xingge said, "After you send me to Lihui Nightclub, don't go to Little Lion Bridge today. Just work normally."

"clear."

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Liu Xia entered the bathroom and checked carefully to make sure there was no one else in the bathroom.

She then came to the pit on the far left, and in a hidden corner of the wall, she saw a pattern drawn with chalk and a number.

Liu Xia took out the handkerchief she had just wet when washing her hands and carefully wiped off the chalk marks.

When I came out of the bathroom, I saw Cheng Qianfan standing outside waiting with a cigarette in his mouth.

"Why did it take so long?" Cheng Qianfan asked casually.

"Why do you talk so much about women's affairs?" Liu Xia rolled her eyes at Cheng Qianfan.

"Go back." Cheng Qianfan was choked and said with a wry smile.

"I'm going to Wing On Department Store, you go back by yourself." Liu Xia said.

"How can you be like this? Is there any give and take?" Cheng Qianfan complained.

"I've made an appointment with my girlfriends to go shopping at Wing On Department Store. What will it look like if you follow me?" Liu Xia took out a small round mirror and lipstick from her purse and said as she put on makeup, "It will just give people misunderstandings."

"What's the misunderstanding?" Cheng Qianfan argued, "Besides, I'm not afraid of misunderstandings."

"I'm afraid." Liu Xia glared at Cheng Qianfan, "The one in your family is famous for being jealous. I can't afford to offend him."

"That's enough." Liu Xia put away her small round mirror and lipstick, handed the car keys to Cheng Qianfan, and said, "I won't tease you anymore. You drive the car. Take me to Wing On Department Store, and then you drive away."

"That's better." Cheng Qianfan happily took the car keys, "I knew Sister Xia wouldn't want my soles to suffer."

……

No. 21 Yihe Road.

Office of the Chief of Section 2, Operations Division 2.

"The person is missing? What are you doing?" Gao Rui cursed angrily.

"Chief, that guy went into the Lihui Nightclub, danced, drank, and had a blast for quite a while." Zhao Chun said, "There were too many people in the nightclub, and the guys were not paying attention when he disappeared."

"Get out." Gao Rui cursed.

He turned to Yuan Yang and asked, "Brother Yuan, what do you think?"

"It doesn't look like there's a problem." Yuan Yang said thoughtfully, "There were so many people in the nightclub, and it's reasonable for that guy to leave after he had enough fun."

Gao Rui had a blank expression on his face, he also knew that Yuan Yang was right.

However, after finally seeing a stranger in contact with Cheng Qianfan, he was eager to find out something, but this result obviously did not satisfy him.

Yuan Yang glanced at Gao Rui. He felt that Gao Rui was too obsessed. He was determined to find out something from Cheng Qianfan.

"Chief Gao, maybe she is really just a stranger who wants to borrow a light from Cheng Qianfan. It would be a waste of energy if we keep staring at her," Yuan Yang said.

"No, lend me a light. I don't believe it's such a coincidence." Gao Rui thought for a while and said, "Well, you've seen what that person looks like. I'll give him to you. See if you can find him."

"Okay." Yuan Yang nodded, "Then I'll ask those rickshaw drivers to pay more attention."

"This is a good idea." Gao Rui nodded. Yuan Yang had pretended to be a rickshaw driver before and was familiar with the drivers.

When Yu Lang was captured, it was Yuanyang who disguised himself as a rickshaw driver and found Yu Lang's whereabouts.

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Wing On Department Store.

Liu Xia spent more than twenty minutes in the department store and bought herself a scarf, a bottle of perfume and some small accessories.

She observed secretly and confirmed that Cheng Qianfan did not return after driving away, and there were no other suspicious persons.

Only then did he exit Wing On Department Store through the side door.

"Dafeng Teahouse." Liu Xia stretched out her hand and called a rickshaw.

Half an hour later, she entered the Dafeng Teahouse, but did not go upstairs to have tea. Instead, she bought the teahouse's famous vegetarian steamed buns and refreshing side dishes, and left the Dafeng Teahouse leisurely.

After coming out of an alley and making sure that no one was following him, he called another rickshaw.

"Go to Xiangyun Bookstore."

"Okay, Miss, please sit tight."

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Xiangyun Bookstore is a bookstore that only serves female customers. The books on the shelves are all those that women usually like to read. It also sells some women's accessories and cosmetics.

If you get tired of reading, there is coffee and pastries for sale.

Although it was a bookstore for women, there were no hooligans, traitors or spies who came to cause trouble or molest the female customers. Even the Japanese soldiers did not come here to cause trouble. This was because when the bookstore opened, Mrs. Wang personally cut the ribbon and delivered a speech encouraging and supporting women to learn knowledge and strive to become female representatives of the new regime. These speeches were also published in the official newspaper of the new regime.

It is precisely because this place will not be harassed that it is popular among the wives of officials, young ladies, and intellectual women in Nanjing.

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Liu Xia found a private seat and ordered a cup of coffee and a small fruit pastry.

Not long after she sat down, a woman with wavy hair, a cheongsam and fur on the outside came over with a book and asked, "Excuse me, is there anyone here?"

"I'm waiting for a friend." Liu Xia glanced at the woman, who was a graceful woman, charming and elegant.

"I'm waiting for my friend, too, but she hasn't come yet." The woman said, apologetically. "In that case, sorry to bother you."

"What's the last name of the friend you're waiting for?" Liu Xia asked with a smile, "I'm familiar with this place, let's see if I know him."

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