"Did Haitang ask you to inform me?" After pondering for a moment, Li Qiang touched his chin and asked.
"Well, Sister Haitang said that the secret message should have been sent to Commander Ade, but it was intercepted and deciphered by her."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang's brows furrowed even more tightly, "If that's the case, then why did she ask you to come here overnight to notify me?"
"I guess... we are probably afraid that we will get too close to that Han Bing and arouse suspicion!"
"I don't think it's that simple."
"Then...do you want to do this..." A Ping said, pointing upward with his hand.
However, Li Qiang suddenly said, "What if these are part of the secret code?"
"What?"
"I mean, what if all of this is part of the secret message sent from headquarters, including Haitang's monitoring?"
A Ping was not stupid and immediately heard the implication of Li Qiang's words, "Brother A Qiang, you mean they are testing us?"
"What else? First of all, I am no longer the leader of the God of Wealth Team, so whether it is the arrest or assassination of Han Bing, it has nothing to do with me. But she told you about it and asked her to
You came all night to inform me, isn't the intention of this temptation obvious enough?"
"Having said that, but... we can't just watch our comrades suffer, right?"
Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang suddenly straightened his face and said earnestly: "Comrade with mediocre qualifications, I think it is necessary for me to remind you that we are lurking personnel, and this is our battlefield. You are right.
, we cannot watch our comrades suffer without being indifferent, but we cannot expose our identities because of this. We must know that every lurking person is put in by the organization after countless efforts and countless manpower and material resources. Therefore, every action we take
You have to be extremely cautious, otherwise it will only bring more serious losses to the organization, do you understand?"
As soon as these words came out, Aping immediately subconsciously wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth several times in a row, but could not say anything to refute, so he finally chose to remain silent.
After a long while, Aping finally asked: "Then... what should we do?"
"Wait, as the saying goes, it is better to be still than to move. Only by waiting for the opportunity can you stop with silence. I hope there will be a turn for the better!"
However, Li Qiang finally managed to convince A Ping the night before, and early the next morning, he was summoned by Mingtang to the Dou Le'an Road Cafe.
"Brother, why are you so free today? Why are you inviting me to drink coffee?" Although Li Qiang had been so worried about Zheng Yaoxian's disappearance and Han Bing was a red party that he couldn't sleep all night, he still kept saying it.
Tsukuru greeted Mingtang easily.
"Here you come? I've ordered coffee for you, sit down!"
"Brother, do you know my taste?" Li Qiang couldn't help but joked as soon as he sat down.
Mingtang glared, "Hey! You little brat, I called you here because I have something to tell you. Do you think I'm really here to treat you to coffee?"
"It's a joke, it's a joke, brother! If you have anything to do, just tell me, brother, I'll just listen."
"Humph! That's more like it!" Mingtang snorted, then lowered his voice and said, "I have a mission."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang immediately put away his previous joking attitude and said seriously: "What mission?"
"Rescue and evacuate our personnel lurking in the government offices."
"Are there many people?"
"No more than one."
"Just one? Who is it?"
"This person's public identity is Secretary Liu of the mayor's office, Liu Zhijun."
"Where's your true identity?"
"It's Han Bing, an insider lurking in the military command."
"Han Bing?" It's okay that Li Qiang didn't listen. He was shocked when he heard Han Bing's name.
"What, do you know each other?"
"I don't know, but that woman took over Haitang's job and served as the deputy leader of the God of Wealth Team. But..."
"But what?"
"Brother, before that, please answer me a question. Why did Han Bing want to move?"
"Just some time ago, her former boss was secretly arrested by the Central Government in Chongqing."
Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang said angrily: "Huh! Those bastards from Zhongtong will stab their own people! What happened next?"
"The man could not withstand the torture of the Central Government, so he confessed Han Bing. The news reached Chiang Kai-shek, which made him very angry. He immediately called Dai Li to his office and gave him a severe scolding.
"
"So far, it's quite reasonable."
Although Mingtang was just a businessman on the surface, he was not an ordinary person to gain Huang Xiansheng's trust. He immediately heard what Li Qiang said and asked quickly, "What do you mean by that?"
In front of Mingtang, Li Qiang naturally had no reservations, so he recounted to him in detail what A Ping had come to inform him last night.
"So you suspect that Dai Li is testing you?"
"This is just one of them. After all, Dai Li is inherently suspicious, and it has long been his usual tactic to test the loyalty of his subordinates. What I am really worried about is whether all of this was directed and performed by Dai Li.
"
As soon as these words came out, even Mingtang couldn't help but his face suddenly changed, "If that's really the case, it would be terrible. If not, I have to verify it with the organization as soon as possible. Once the results are available, I can make the next step.
"
"Well, I have to do it as soon as possible, otherwise I will have to go back to Hangzhou."
"good!"
After leaving the coffee shop, Li Qiang went straight to Qingxin Girls' Middle School on Lujiabang Road in Nanshi, Shanghai.
Of course, there were no teachers or students in Qingxin Girls' High School at this time. Instead, it was forcibly occupied by Li Shiqun and put up as the headquarters of the tax police group. From then on, countless hawks and lackeys who cheered for Wang Jingwei took up residence here, and gradually gathered into
A force that cannot be underestimated.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Li Qiang immediately revealed his identity. They were both traitors. The guards naturally let him go immediately after verifying Li Qiang's identity, without any hesitation.
As a result, Li Qiang encountered almost no obstacles along the way and found Xiong Jiandong's office smoothly.
"Knock knock knock..."
"Come in!"
"Commander Xiong, you're welcome!" Li Qiang greeted him familiarly as soon as he walked in.
When Xiong Jiandong heard Li Qiang's voice, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then said with surprise and joy: "Hey! Isn't this Brother Ming? I heard that you were transferred to the Suppression Headquarters.
Sir, I went to Hangzhou, and I was thinking about when I would have time to go and see you? I didn’t expect you to be in Shanghai. If I had known, I should have gone to Ming Mansion to see you."
"Mr. Xiong, you are so polite. I am just a small division chief with a low official position and a low profile. How dare I lure Mr. Xiong to visit me?"
Before he finished speaking, Xiong Jiandong waved his hand and corrected: "Hey! Brother Ming, don't always call me Mr. Xiong. Mr. Xiong calls me. I'm just the deputy now, and the chief is still on the way!"
"Deputy?" Li Qiang couldn't help being surprised when he heard this. Then he glanced at the door again, and then lowered his voice and said, "Isn't it? Mr. Zhou transferred you all the way here, and finally gave you a deputy position.
Huh? This is too..."
"Hey! Brother Ming, you can't say that! Mr. Zhou must have good intentions for doing this. We subordinates should be more considerate!"
"You're right. I looked at the problem too hastily and one-sidedly."
"But that comes back to me. Regardless of ability or military rank, what aspect of his surname Luo can compare with me? Isn't it just that he transformed more than a month earlier than me? If I hadn't been a prisoner of the Japanese,
,What’s going on with that guy?”
When Li Qiang on the side saw this, he hurriedly responded and provoked, "Who says it's not the case! I don't care about others, anyway, in my heart, little brother, the position of commander-in-chief should be yours!"
Li Qiang's words really spoke to Xiong Jiandong's heart, and his attitude toward him became even more cordial, "Oh, after all, we are brothers who share life and death together through thick and thin, unlike those bureaucrats who stay there for too long.
, from the mouths of those hypocritical guys, I can't even hear a word of truth! By the way, brother Ming, do you have anything to do with you coming to see me this time? If you have anything, just speak up, as long as I can
I have no say in making the decision, brother!"
However, Li Qiang was not in a hurry to tell him what Li Shiqun had entrusted him to do. Instead, he said calmly: "Oh, my little brother, no matter how big my problem is, it is still a small matter. No matter how small your problem is, Mr. Xiong."
That is also a big deal, not to mention it is a big deal related to your face and status in Shanghai in the future. Compared with you, can my little thing be a big deal?"
Of course Xiong Jiandong could hear Li Qiang's flattering words, but he was really relieved to hear these words, so he finally put down his last guard and said a few sincere words to him, "Brother Ming, these words
I can only tell you that in fact I regretted coming to Shanghai. You said that when I was in Wuhan, although I had to be vigilant at all times to prevent infiltration from Chongqing, I still had to fight a few battles from time to time, except for the Japanese.
, I am basically equivalent to a local emperor there, I have no worries about food and drink, and a lot of money. If I want, I can even change the women around me every day, but now... sigh!"
Although hearing Xiong Jiandong recall his past of being domineering and arrogant in Wuhan made Li Qiang itch with hatred, on the surface, not only could he not reveal any of his true thoughts, but he had to work hard to pretend to be very yearning.
His expression made me feel extremely uncomfortable.
However, soon, an idea suddenly flashed in Li Qiang's mind, and then he rolled his eyes, and the plan came to his mind.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xiong, after listening to what you just said, I thought of a way. If it goes well, even if it goes well, I can at least be on an equal footing with Luo..."
"Are you serious?" As soon as he said this, Xiong Jiandong immediately took the bait, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Brother Ming, this kind of thing is not something to joke about!"
"Of course it's true. How dare I joke with Mr. Xiong about something like this?"
Hearing this, Xiong Jiandong immediately rubbed his hands excitedly, and while rubbing them, he continued to ask: "Then... what exactly should I do?"
Li Qiang didn't even think about it, and almost blurted out: "Then you still need to ask? Of course, I should prepare enough chips, and then directly have a showdown with Mr. Zhou!"
"A direct showdown? Wouldn't it be better?"
"What's wrong? I know Mr. Zhou's temper very well, Mr. Xiong, you don't believe me, do you?"
"How could it be!" Xiong Jiandong waved his hands to deny, "I just...forget it, let's talk about the chips. Even if we have to show down with Mr. Zhou, where can I prepare enough chips?"
"Why do you need to prepare? Isn't it already ready?"
This made Xiong Jiandong confused, "Ready-made? What?"
"They are your Imperial Guards!" After saying that, Li Qiang immediately stepped forward and whispered a few words to Xiong Jiandong in a low voice.
After hearing this, Xiong Jiandong immediately put his hands on his hands and laughed, "Hey, Brother Ming, what a word that woke me up from my dream! Why do you think I forgot such an important bargaining chip? As long as I have the Royal Guards in hand, don't worry.
Speaking of Mr. Zhou and Chairman Wang, even the Japanese have to look up to me!"
After being excited for a while, Xiong Jiandong finally came back to his senses, coughed slightly, and said to Li Qiang: "I'm sorry, Brother Ming, when I'm happy..."
Li Qiang waved his hands repeatedly and said modestly: "It doesn't matter, as long as I can help Mr. Xiong."
"Not only did it help, it simply did me a big favor! Okay, now that my matter has been solved, can you tell me about your little matter now?"
This time, Li Qiang stated his purpose very simply, "Oh, that's right. Didn't you take over this tax police group from Director Li of No. 76? To be honest with you, in fact,
Just before the accident, Director Li asked me to find a way to get a batch of munitions. Before the equipment was ready... So, Director Li asked me to come over and ask, Mr. Xiong, if you could be accommodating and help Director Li.
Keep that batch of munitions."
"Oh, this, this... is not easy to handle!"
"Yes, I also know that this matter will definitely make Mr. Xiong very embarrassed, so I rejected it without even thinking about it. But then Director Li said, even if I don't help him, that batch of arms
It may not fall into your hands, Mr. Xiong. I didn’t understand this at first, but after listening to your words just now, I suddenly understood. Director Li must have known about Mr. Zhou’s arrangement a long time ago.
, that’s why…”
"Hmph! I know that old boy Li Shiqun. He is a cunning and insidious person. He has already planned to take advantage of the fire. Don't even think about it! Brother Ming, please go back and tell that man named Li, even if the batch of arms is not found in the end.
In my hands, I will not fulfill his wish, I would rather ask him to die than I would like!"
