My years of espionage

Chapter 558 French Concession Political Office
"Where are they?" Cheng Qianfan asked casually.

The snow stopped and the snow melted.

It's getting colder.

In his hand is holding a copper Tang Pozi, which is smooth and round, small and exquisite, and he holds it in the palm of hot water, warming his whole body.

Tangpozi are all handmade, and the airtightness and firmness are very particular. From pouring of blanks to welding and polishing, there are dozens of processes in total. Tangpozi poured with copper water is made of hard material, very durable, and exquisite in craftsmanship.

The Mrs. Tang in Xiao Cheng's hands is extremely delicate, and it is one of the gifts in the small admission gift list given to him by a friend who flies around. In fact, it is a pair of Mrs. Tang, he and Bai Ruolan each have one.

It is said that it is an ancestral item of a rich family of a poet and painting heir.

This pair of Mrs. Tang, at the current market price, even with the salary of 150 yuan per month for Inspector Xiaocheng, it would take half a year without food or drink to afford it. (PS2)

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"According to the predetermined plan, it was arranged at the No. [-] stronghold." Li Hao said.

Cheng Qianfan nodded, turned over his right hand, put the back of his right hand on Mrs. Tang to warm it up, and squinted his eyes comfortably.

Stronghold No. [-] is an ordinary building located north of Terrasto Road and south of Yongjia Road in the French Concession.

This is a haunted house.

In the 23rd year of the Republic of China, there was a shooting case in this house.

The press at the time reported it extensively.

"Jingbao" even described it vividly:

The tenant is a man surnamed Liu, about forty years old, quite amiable man.

On this day, he was sitting on a wicker chair translating Russian books.

There was a man who looked like a bodyguard, sitting on a recliner near the door, basking in the sun comfortably.

At that time, a young man dressed as a waiter in a western restaurant came to the door and pretended to deliver food. While talking, he suddenly approached and cut the bodyguard's throat with a blade silently.

Then he broke into the room and shot the man surnamed Liu with a Browning short gun. All three shots hit his head, and he died on the spot.

Later, this person calmly tricked another bodyguard who had returned from going out to enter, killed him with a dagger, and walked away.

The investigation team of the law arrest room studied the letters found in the deceased's room, and learned that the deceased was a member of the Red Party's "Anyway", and judged that the perpetrator was a member of the Red Party's Special Branch Red Team.

Three men died in a house, and they all died violently, and their deaths were miserable.

This house has become a well-known haunted house in Shanghai.

House prices fell again and again.

Later, the owner quietly sold the house, and after that, it seems that it changed hands several times, and now the owner rents it to a family with a small pocket, but can't live in a pavilion, and can't bear the pain.

These people are courageous, not afraid of haunted houses, but afraid of poor housing and losing face.

Although it has been four years, the surrounding residents still have scruples, and they will try to avoid this place when walking at night.

For the secret service organization, such a house is indeed more suitable as an activity base or a safe house.

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"Didn't it attract the attention of the neighbors?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"No, after Liu Haohao's case, everyone said that this house is haunted by ghosts, and it is very dark. Even in broad daylight, if there is no urgent matter, try to walk around." Li Hao said.

The case of three homicides in one house was named "Liu Xan Oyster Case" by Jingbao, which started as a peachy news, because the tenant's surname was Liu, and it was said that he ate three oysters every day and played songs every night. Its name is Liu Xaohao.

Cheng Qianfan nodded and stroked Mrs. Tang with both hands.

The case of Liu Xhaohao was recorded in the internal archives of the Central Special Branch as "eradicating the traitor Liu Mouzhun 1219 Jiachen".

Liu Mouzhun is the name of a traitor.

1219 is the action date.

A, Grade A archive.

Chen, which means Chenzhou.

Cheng Qianfan asked a few more questions, but he didn't say anything more. The little Taoist was cautious in doing things, and he was sober, so he was quite at ease.

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"Is there anything new about Lou Lianxiang?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"No." Li Hao shook his head, "Lou Lianxiang has been staying at the apartment on Father Jin Road and hasn't gone out, but..."

"But what?"

"Little Monkey went to find Ajuan, the maid of Lou Lianxiang." Li Hao said with a smile, "He asked Ajuan to eat live beads, but Ajuan doesn't like it."

Cheng Qianfan smiled when he heard this, and shook his head.

Hou Pingliang is from Nanjing. He likes to eat live beads since he was a child. This is to share his favorite things with A Juan. Unfortunately, A Juan doesn't seem to appreciate it.

"Is there any trace of Ruan Zhiyuan?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"No, no one went to Lou Lianxiang's apartment except the little monkey who called Ajuan out," Li Hao said.

"Does Lou Lianxiang have any special behavior?" Cheng Qianfan asked after thinking about it.

"There's nothing strange about it." Li Hao said, but when it came to this, he seemed a little hesitant.

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"What's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"There is one place where I'm not sure if it's a strange act." Li Hao said, "Just this morning, Lou Lianxiang ordered Ajuan to go out and bought a lot of newspapers."

As he spoke, he scratched his head, "Brother Fan, because we don't know much about Lou Lianxiang's living habits, it's unclear whether Lou Lianxiang's buying newspapers is a normal living habit or an unusual and strange behavior."

Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly, then nodded.

Hiroko was right.

It is really hard to say whether there is a problem with Lou Lianxiang's arrangement for Ajuan to sell newspapers.

Few women read newspapers. However, it is possible that Lou Lianxiang can read and write, and is a singer in a cabaret restaurant. Influenced by the Western atmosphere, she likes to read newspapers while having breakfast.

However, Cheng Qianfan vaguely remembered that Hou Pingliang once mentioned that Lou Lianxiang likes to sleep late.

It was a bit strange to ask A Juan to come out to buy newspapers so early this time.

"Pay attention to the garbage thrown out of Lou Lianxiang's house." Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice, "Especially these newspapers, as long as Lou Lianxiang's house throws them away, they must be found and compared carefully to see if there is any abnormality."

"Understood." Li Hao nodded, "Brother Fan, don't worry, there won't be a single piece of paper missing in Lou Lianxiang's house."

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No. 22, Xue Huali Road, the central patrol room.

As soon as Cheng Qianfan's car arrived at the police station, he saw people busy in the yard and at the gate of the police station.

The plainclothes inspector Zhao Shuli and the inspector Yuan Kaizhou cursed and rushed out with their subordinates, cursing and preparing to lead the team to set off.

"Inspector Zhao, Brother Yuan, what happened?" Cheng Qianfan poked his head out from the back seat of the car and asked.

"Something happened on West Edinburgh Road." Yuan Kaizhou said in a low voice with a sullen face, "A homicide happened at Marshal Hao's house, and a gun was fired."

"Who did it?" Cheng Qianfan's face changed slightly, "Could it be Jiang Mule again?"

Yuan Kaizhou frowned slightly, then rolled his eyes, and said, "It's hard to say, let's go to the scene to see it first."

He didn't think about Jiang Mule at first, but Cheng Qianfan's words reminded him that if the case was dangerous or could not be found out, it would be Jiang Mule's fault.

As a man who has contracted many vicious cases in Shanghai, Jiang Mule is qualified to take on this major case.

Zhao Shuli also smiled and nodded towards Inspector Xiao Cheng, and led the team away.

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Cheng Qianfan was lost in thought.

Hao Dashuai is everyone secretly nicknamed him.

This person is an old-school warlord in Beiyang, and one of the powerful generals under Sun Chuanfang, the Zhili warlord. Although he has already stepped down and become an apartment, he still has some influence in Shanghai.

In addition, there is an extremely critical point. The case took place in the Hao Mansion on West Edhams Road. This street is full of celebrities, and murders occurred, which has a bad influence.

In the French Concession, several streets are the key protection areas of the patrol house.

The concession authorities listed these key protected areas as Class A residential areas and Class B residential areas.

Especially in the Fuxi area, there are many Class A and Class B residential areas, and most of the prominent residences of the Kuomintang are concentrated here.

Among them is the Changkaishen Mansion at No. 9 Jiaeraiai Road.

No. 110 Qiqi Road is Mrs. Chang's private mansion.

No. 145 Qiqi Road is Song Guojiu's mansion.

No. 381-383 West Edhams Road is the mansion of Dean Kong.

There are Wang reclamation mansions on Lado Road and Fulili Road.

No. 10 Baojian Road is Chen Qun Mansion and so on.

Every time a shooting or homicide occurs in these Class A and Class B residential areas, it will cause shocks in the patrol room and even the concession authorities.

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One day in the early summer of the 23rd Republic of China, around the time of breakfast in the morning, the Political Department of the French Concession Patrol House received a report from the on-duty detective stationed at the Confucius Mansion on West Edhams Road: There were gunshots in the Kong Mansion, followed by a car Transport an injured person away.

Afterwards, the political office called back to Kong's mansion for further inquiries, but Kong's mansion ignored it.

So the General Bureau of Patrol Office sent Xi Neng, monitor of the investigation team of the Political Division, and Xiu Kushen, the translator, to lead a team to the Kong mansion for investigation.

However, Kong Lingkan, son of Dean Kong, led people to guard the gate to prevent people from the Political Department from entering.

Later, Xiu Gongshen asked the five uniformed policemen on duty outside the door, and learned that the driver of the car that was transported out of Kong's mansion had been shot to death.

Because it was a matter of human life, Xiu Gongshen immediately called to ask and report to the General Bureau of Patrol and Arrest.

The General Bureau of the Patrol Office immediately sent two armored vehicles and more than 30 reinforcement patrols to surround Kong's mansion.

With a stern voice, Xiu Gongshen asked Kong Lingkan to open the door within 10 minutes, and issued a formal notice to warn Kong Lingkan: "This is a legal murder case. If you don't do so, you will enter by force. You will be responsible for all consequences."

In this way, Kong Lingkan had no choice but to open the door.

After the investigation, it was found that the deceased was the car driver of the Kong Mansion, and the murderer was the young bodyguard of the Kong Mansion. The two were suspected of having an affair with Miss Kong Er.

The two started fighting because of jealousy, and the bodyguard killed the driver with a pistol. At this time, the body had been smuggled to Kong's villa.

Xiu Gongshen led the team, and found physical evidence such as bullets and pistols on the spot, and forced the bodyguards of Kong Mansion to sign and pledge, using this as evidence.

Afterwards, he personally led a team to the suburban villa of Kong’s family on Hongqiao Road, took photos of the corpse and the blood-stained car for records, and transported the car to the cold storage for the police hospital on Telasto Road, pending forensic examination.

A few days later, Dean Kong sent a trusted secretary of the Central Bank to negotiate with the French Concession authorities to settle the case. At this time, Xiu Gongshen resolutely came out to Zhou Xuan to help both parties find a way to resolve the matter:

In order to save the Confucian family's face, the patrol office did not announce the situation.

The family members of the deceased were paid for by the Kong family, about [-] silver dollars.

The murderer was dealt with by the Shanghai Second Special Zone Court, and was sentenced to five years in prison for death due to negligence.

It was also this incident that made Xi Neng, the squad leader of the investigation team of the Political Division, the senior officials of the Political Division of the French Concession, and even the senior leaders of the French Concession understand and recognize Xiu Gongshen's ability:

In the early stage, this person was neither humble nor overbearing in front of important officials of the national government, and everything was based on the laws and interests of the concession, so that the rebellious young master of the Kong family had to bow his head.

And he is cautious, methodical, there are laws to follow, and there are laws to follow, which makes people unreasonable.

In the later period, Xiu Gongshen handled things flexibly and ran around at both ends, so that the two parties could solve the problem satisfactorily.

To be precise, the three parties were very satisfied, and the family of the deceased also secretly thanked them, saying that Xiu Translation helped the deceased get justice.

Later, Xiu Gongshen told Cheng Qianfan specifically about this matter, not only because the elders wanted to show off to the younger generation, but also because this matter was actually extremely difficult to handle, but Xiu Gongshen himself handled it very well, even to the point of being ashamed. called perfect.

He almost offended Mr. Kong, but it is said that later, this rebellious Mr. Kong gave a thumbs up and praised Xiu for his work as a translator.

It is Dean Kong, who is said to have personally called Xiu Gongshen to express his condolences.

The authorities in the French Concession were even more satisfied with the handling of this matter. They believed that Xiu Gongshen was capable and well-connected in the government, and they highly recognized him.

Xiu Gongshen used his proud work to teach Cheng Qianfan that if you want to gain a foothold in the French Concession and Shanghai Bund, you must use your brain and handle things flexibly, but at the same time, you must be firm in one principle. You must stick to the principle, and you must not make people feel that you are sitting on the wall. This is a flexible principle without losing the bottom line.

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Standing beside the car, Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, took a puff, put the cigarette in his mouth, held Tang Pozi in his hand, and pretended to be interested in watching the people sweeping the snow in the yard.

About a few minutes later, Zhou Ru passed by the door of the patrol room with a small Kun bag on her shoulders.

Cheng Qianfan noticed that Zhou Ru's satchel was straddling her right shoulder today.

This is a signal that the Chongqing government has secretly contacted the French Concession authorities and the political office to start rescue Zheng Weilong.

He spit out the cigarette in his mouth on the ground, held Mrs. Tang in his arms, greeted everyone amidst the compliments and accosts of the police officers, and entered the arresting hall.

"Little monkey, go, change the water for me." Cheng Qianfan handed Mrs. Tang to Hou Pingliang.

"Be careful, little monkey, you won't be able to afford it if you break it." Lu Jiu joked.

The little monkey laughed, but he didn't dare to be careless, and took it carefully. It is said that Mrs. Tang is an ancient object. If it breaks, his little monkey can't afford it.

Cheng Qianfan didn't go directly into the office, he chatted with his subordinates in the arresting hall.

This is a way for him to obtain information. These subordinates of his have a lot of contacts, and sometimes a casual word contains information, or—— business opportunities.

Afterwards, he entered his office, locked the briefcase in the safe, and went to the office of the Political Department on the second floor with a bottle of red wine.

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"My friend, you took the red wine you stole from me as a gift for me?" Peter said angrily, with an expression of surprise first and then contempt.

"No, no, no." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "Peter, how can we use the word 'steal' in our friendship."

"You think you are Kong Yiji?" Pete gave Cheng Qianfan a sideways look, and said sarcastically, "Kong Yiji said 'stealing books is not considered stealing', what is your reason? Stealing wine from drinking friends is not considered stealing?"

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(End of this chapter)