Chapter 135 The light is finally completely broken
The two very ordinary rooms, like most of the houses in Xiangua Lane, are old-fashioned Shikumen buildings. There is only one balcony between No. 19 and No. 4.
There was not much furniture in the house, just a painted eight immortals table, a high and low cabinet, two wooden beds, and daily necessities such as pots, pans, kerosene stoves and so on.
The wooden box delivered by the driver was placed casually in the corner. Sakai walked over and kicked it, and the sound of metal colliding with each other came from inside.
"Open the box!" Sakai said to one of his men.
Shibuya Hideaki and Asano Hideki were in another room. Except for some scraps of paper filled with writing in a wastebasket, they found no valuable clues.
The two of them kicked the door in and out, just in time to see Sakai pry open the wooden box.
Shibuya Hideaki suddenly had an idea in his mind. Since the sniper rifle had been given away, the wooden box was naturally useless, so why bother nailing it with nails?
He shouted: "Don't open the box!"
Before he finished speaking, there was a loud bang and the wooden box exploded. Sakai who was nearest and one of his men were killed on the spot.
Almost at the same time, Shibuya Hideaki knocked down Asano Hidejo, and the two fell into the side of the wall at the same time, barely escaping the explosion.
There is a booby trap tied to the lid of the wooden box. There is no danger if you don't open the box. As long as someone opens the box, the booby trap will explode.
Fortunately, the power of the booby trap was limited and did not cause greater casualties.
Considering that Xiangua Lane is a residential area, Xu Siqi did not dare to install a more powerful bomb. Otherwise, Asano Hidejo and Shibuya Hideaki would also be in danger.
"Asano-kun, let's get out of here quickly. It will be even more troublesome when the patrol comes!" Shibuya Hideaki urged.
Asano Hidejo didn't say a word, glanced at the corpse on the ground, walked through the smoke-filled house, and left Xiangua Alley as quickly as possible.
Ten minutes later, a nearby patrol officer arrived at the scene. The patrol leader discovered that the case was serious and immediately reported it to his superiors.
After all, the deceased was Japanese and died in an explosion.
The next step is to investigate the cause of the case? After ten and a half days of tossing, there is no clue? In addition, the Japanese don't seem to care, so the case slowly goes to waste.
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One week later.
Public Settlement Industry Bureau Conference Room.
The meeting has just ended? Everyone else has dispersed? Only two directors are left.
Dressed in a suit and leather shoes, with a thick cigar between his fingers? The middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses on his nose is Wan Xiangsheng, the president of the Public Settlement Chamber of Commerce.
The other person has a thin face and is wearing a long coarse cloth dress. He looks like an ordinary teacher. This person is Du Wenlong, the leader of the Youth Gang.
Du Wenlong and Wan Xiangsheng are both Directors of the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Even in the whole of Shanghai, they both have a pivotal position.
Wan Xiangsheng coughed twice and said in a deep voice: "If a lawless person like Zhang Xiaolin can be elected as Director Hua, it will be a shame to the Shanghai business community! Lao Du, you didn't speak at the meeting just now? Let's do it now.
Brothers, let’s make a statement.”
"Brother Xiangsheng? How do you want me to express my position? He and I are both helping disciples and worshiping the same ancestor? Oh, it's difficult!" Du Wenlong couldn't help but sigh.
"At the beginning of the month, Zhang Azheng, Zhang Xiaolin's subordinate, was arrested in the Bund Park? A pistol was found from him at that time. After interrogation, Zhang Azheng admitted that he was following Zhang Xiaolin's order and looking for an opportunity to assassinate me!"
"Is there such a thing? Are you making a mistake?"
"It's absolutely true! I'm going to make a call now and have Detective Russell from the Hongkou Police Station talk to you on the phone to see if I have wrongfully accused Zhang Xiaolin!"
"No, no need. Then, why did Zhang Xiaolin send people to kill you?"
"Humph, what else could it be because he ran for Director Hua and I voted against it. Oh, I objected to him being Director Hua, so he sent people to kill me? Is there still king's law? Is there still law?"
Du Wenlong thought for a while: "Well, let me be the host another day and invite you and Zhang Xiaolin to come out. We can sit together and talk openly and honestly. There won't be any big things that would lead to the use of knives and guns."
Wan Xiangsheng clasped his fists: "Lao Du, I appreciate your kindness. However, for me to reconcile with Zhang Xiaolin is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. I have seen through this kind of person for a long time. He has no faith and no reason to explain."
After a slight pause, he continued: "But, then again, Zhang Xiaolin has a gun, and I, Wan Xiangsheng, am not someone to be trifled with!"
"Brother Xiangsheng, you have a lot of money, why do you need to be on the same level with him? Besides, the Qing Gang and Hongmen are a family. If you ask me, everyone should take a step back and let this matter be forgotten."
"Well, I'll give you Lao Du some face. Please tell Zhang Xiaolin on my behalf. If he dares to think wrong again, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Okay, okay, I will definitely tell him."
Du Wenlong was indeed in a dilemma regarding this matter. He and Wan Xiangsheng had a close relationship and helped each other in business. They were old friends for more than ten years.
Not to mention Zhang Xiaolin, they were not only brothers in the same discipline, they were also brothers who shared life and death together through thick and thin.
Therefore, Du Wenlong could not take sides and could only rely on his status to try to make peace.
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At night.
Shenjiang Apartment.
After such a long time, Xu Siqi's identity is no longer a secret. Almost everyone in the building knows that Detective Hua lives in Room 9 on the fourth floor.
The patrol house rented a nearby warehouse facing the street specifically for Xu Siqi to store cars. It was a garage that could be protected from wind and rain.
On the way home from the garage, I happened to meet Bai Jiuqing.
"Inspector Xu, you are back."
"came back."
"Back. Where are you going, Mr. Bai?"
"The weather is too hot. Let's go to the river to cool down."
After saying hello, Bai Jiuqing walked a few steps, then turned back and said, "Oh, by the way, Detective Xu, you'd better hurry up. Your girlfriend is here and waiting for you in the corridor."
Xu Siqi said: "Thank you."
Bai Jiuqing chuckled: "Detective Xu, your girlfriend is so beautiful."
Xu Siqi smiled and quickly went upstairs with his briefcase. The electric light in the corridor on the fourth floor was still flickering on and off like a will-o'-the-wisp.
Gu Qingcheng was wearing a white dress, standing sideways in front of the corridor window, looking thoughtfully at the night scene, seemingly lost in thought.
The light hissed softly, and the corridor fell into darkness.
This time, the light finally broke completely.
Xu Siqi walked over quietly, suddenly hugged Gu Qingcheng's waist from behind, and said with a smile: "You are getting more and more courageous. Are you not afraid of the dark?"
Gu Qingcheng struggled and said in a hurried tone: "Let go, I'm not..."
There was a sudden heat between the lips, and the rest of the words were blocked.