Since the Japanese army captured Shanghai, the population of the public concessions has skyrocketed, from more than one million to more than four million, and more than two million refugees have flooded in. Since there is not enough place to resettle, most of them even sleep in
on the road.
Because they fled for their lives in a hurry, they did not carry much clothing, let alone food. They currently lack food, clothing, and work. Starvation is a common occurrence, and some even sell their children.
The tattered straw mat shacks, tattered clothes and shoes, the people with dull eyes because of hunger, and the hungry children crying, everything in front of him made Chen Mingxiang feel extremely sad.
However, due to his own mission, he was unable to do anything for these victims. People with great kindness will not be valued by the Japanese.
"Sister, brother-in-law, I met a kind-hearted uncle today. I brought him to see you. He is willing to help our family." Xue Xiaopeng said as he entered the door.
This is a shanty house built in a public concession, and it is also a thin-board house. There is air leakage everywhere. It covers an area of just a few square meters. There is almost nothing in the house except pots and pans.
Xue Lin is a twenty-four-year-old young woman. Although she is in such a situation, she is not unkempt, but she is very clean and tidy. She has short ear-length hair and wears coarse clothes. She is quite delicate and beautiful.
Li Zhendong was about 27 or 27 years old, with a very tall build. He was lying on a pile of tattered quilts, gritting his teeth and enduring the severe pain, but said nothing. He was also a man.
"Thank you, my benefactor, for reaching out to help our family. I, Li Zhendong, am willing to entrust my life to you to repay your great kindness!"
Li Zhendong actually turned over and kowtowed to Chen Mingxiang. The top of his head started to sweat when he moved even slightly.
"Okay, as a patient, don't do these false courtesy. Having me in your heart is better than anything else. In fact, in order to survive, I am doing things for the traitors and the Japanese. I am not a good person. Lie down!" Chen Mingxiang hurriedly helped me!
Lie down with him.
Hearing Chen Mingxiang's origin, there was obvious hesitation in the eyes of Li Zhendong and Xue Lin. The common people hate traitors. But the instinct of survival forced the two to face reality. Survival is the most important thing.
"My benefactor is an official in the government?" Li Zhendong was a little confused, it didn't look like it!
Chen Mingxiang wore a Mao suit that was worn out on the street, which was neither good nor good. However, among the high-ranking officials in Shanghai, suits and leather shoes were popular, or trousers were worn under the robe and leather shoes were worn on the feet.
"That's not true. I'm the manager of Huatong Trading Company on Main Street. I also hold the position of Translation Section Chief at the Secret Service Headquarters. It's just a small role." Chen Mingxiang shook his head.
"What kind of traitor is this? Those who help the Japanese bully the people are traitors!" Li Zhendong said, obviously relieved.
There were not even 100,000 but 80,000 people working for the Japanese and the reform government in Shanghai. It cannot be said that they were all traitors. The environment in the occupied areas was such that most people had no choice.
"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and go to the hospital to reattach the bones. I have an old house on Yuyuan Road. You will move there after you are discharged from the hospital, and you will also be my gatekeeper."
"If you want to do something for me, you need to take good care of yourself first. In this case, I will give you three hundred French currency first, which will be considered as an advance salary for your family."
"Take this business card, handle your family affairs, and then call me. I will ask the telephone company to install a phone for my old house." Chen Mingxiang said.
As soon as I left the place where Li Zhendong's family lived, I heard a burst of crying, which was the joy of surviving a desperate situation.
Especially Li Zhendong, as a man, he could not afford to support a family. He felt that he had allowed his wife and brother-in-law to starve, and he always felt deeply guilty in his heart.
After handling this small matter, Chen Mingxiang went home first, got in his car, and continued back to the hotel to monitor Chen Chenglun. Until evening, Chen Chunpu's car arrived at the hotel and stayed for more than ten minutes before leaving.
He could see clearly from the car. Being able to have such frequent contact with the traitorous deputy secretary-general Wang Jingwei further confirmed his judgment that something big was definitely going to happen.
Chen Mingxiang was wearing sunglasses early in the morning and was waiting for Chen Cheng to come out at the breakfast stall. When he was about to finish eating, he went to the hotel door to wait in advance. In this way, he found his room, and then returned outside, near the hotel.
I found a tea stall and ordered a pot of tea and a plate of melon seeds.
At about ten o'clock, Chen Chenglun went out, and Chen Mingxiang quickly entered the hotel, opened the lock with a wire, and sneaked into his room. This is also the basic skill of an agent.
A letter was found under the pillow. It was actually written by Wang Jingwei. The content was that he wanted to hire Chen Chenglun, a former student, to be his personal secretary.
Chen Mingxiang searched quickly and found nothing else in Chen Chenglun's suitcase except a work certificate and a few clothes. After restoring the scene, he hurriedly evacuated.
Traitor Wang has only hosted a training institution, and all the students who participated can be called his students. This guy only worked as a clerk in the Police Department of the Ministry of Interior of the Reform Government. It can be seen that the teacher-student friendship does not exist. With the current situation
For the position, I'm afraid I don't have much ability.
Can such a small character become Wang Jingwei's secretary? Impossible. Wang Jingwei was also the number two person who could compete with the Chairman. Is there still a lack of secretary candidates around him?
So why did Wang Jingwei write this letter?
For two consecutive days, there was no movement from Chen Chenglun, but Chen Mingxiang was very patient. Except for visiting the company to show his face, he spent the rest of the time staring at him.
On the afternoon of the third day, Chen Cheng took his turn to answer a phone call downstairs. He sneaked out of the hotel, looked around, took a rickshaw, and arrived at the door of another hotel half an hour later.
Now that he had found the target, Chen Mingxiang no longer cared about Chen Chenglun's whereabouts. He waited outside and began to capture the target after the guy left.
Soon, a young man in his thirties came into his sight. After going out, he carefully observed the surroundings, wearing sunglasses, and observed at least four times along the way, before finally entering a house.
Chen Mingxiang followed him from a far distance. He had also received such tracking training in the training class and could always avoid this person's sight.
Joining the Qingpu training class of the military command was done in secret until graduation. He only knew the name of the important figure in the military command but did not see him in person, and knew nothing about this young man.
"Director, Chunfeng sent a secret telegram, requesting that he be given a copy of the information on all the agents of the Bureau of Military Control currently in Shanghai, especially the photos, so that he can be protected in a timely manner, and be brought to Shanghai by a dedicated person. He will burn it after reading it. I think
Let’s go to the Shanghai market.” Pan Qiwu said.
"Although this is the top secret of the Military Command Bureau, I can trust Chunfeng, so there is no need for you to go. Just send someone to go and put it at his contact point. The information should be as simple as possible. Only school-level officers and special operations personnel are provided.
You can indicate your photo, name, and job title, but nothing else is necessary." Dai Li said with a smile.
