My Spy Years

  Chapter 249 Licha Hotel (seeking subscription monthly pass)

  Mainney Road.

  A Shikumen residence.

  Cheng Qianfan went to Sheng Shuyu's appointment.

   "Brother Sheng, what can I do for you when you come to Shanghai?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

  He received a secret telegram from the Nanjing headquarters, ordering him to cooperate with Sheng Shuyu's actions.

  The telegram did not say what action it was.

   This made Cheng Qianfan even more vigilant.

  Although Sheng Shuyu is young, he is a veteran agent, and a famous "extremely young and highly qualified" ace agent in the Secret Service.

  Sheng Shuyu did not answer directly, but took out a piece of paper from his briefcase.

"This is?"

   "This is the floor plan of Licha Hotel." Sheng Shuyu said.

   "What do I need to do?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

   "Create chaos in the Licha Hotel, attracting nearby policemen, people from the hotel, and tourists." Sheng Shuyu said.

   "Licha Hotel?" Cheng Qianfan frowned, "This place is very sensitive, it's okay to do it, the problem is how to deal with the aftermath after doing it."

  …

  Licha Hotel is a high-end hotel, and the residents are all foreigners and high-class Chinese.

  The owner of the restaurant is British with a strong background.

   "This is your problem, brother Cheng." Sheng Shuyu said coldly, "I only have one request. Do this well before the morning of the day after tomorrow."

   "Brother Sheng, you are in a difficult situation." Cheng Qianfan's tone also turned cold.

  Sheng Shuyu looked at the sullen Cheng Qianfan, and suddenly burst out laughing, "Brother Cheng, it's not my brother who makes things difficult for you, but it's really urgent, the secret mission assigned by Virgo himself, my brother also has pressure and difficulties."

  Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly, obviously not believing it, he thought this was Sheng Shuyu deliberately making things difficult:

  Where is Licha Hotel?

   It is impossible for you, Sheng Shuyu, to not know about these situations. You want me to cause trouble there, and the time is so tight. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult?

   "Brother Cheng, if it wasn't brother, I would make things difficult for you." Seeing that Cheng Qianfan was still angry, Sheng Shuyu had to lower his voice, "Forget it, I won't keep this from you."

   "Don't hurt me!" Cheng Qianfan's face changed, meaning that if it is an extremely confidential matter, don't tell me.

   "When I came, Virgo also said, you can know about this." Sheng Shuyu said.

  Cheng Qianfan just gave up.

  …

   "Tomorrow, Licha Hotel will have a special guest coming in." Sheng Shuyu said, "My mission is to sneak into this person's room and obtain confidential information."

  Cheng Qianfan didn't speak, Sheng Shuyu didn't say who that person was, and he didn't ask in a hurry.

  Sheng Shuyu, who was trying to show off on purpose, felt bored when he saw Cheng Qianfan didn't rush to ask.

   "This person is the one from the Red Party." Sheng Shuyu said a name.

  Cheng Qianfan was extremely shocked, it turned out to be comrade 'Xiang Wu'.

  Comrade Xiangwu has come to Shanghai?

  Northwest Headquarters did not call in advance, so Cheng Qianfan did not know.

  The Northwest side did not inform in advance, which means that Comrade Xiangwu did not plan to meet with Huo Miao when he came to Shanghai this time.

   "What is this person doing in Shanghai? He is not afraid that we will attack him." Cheng Qianfan showed a surprised expression.

  Although it is said that after the Xi’an Incident, the relationship between the two parties has eased and direct contact has begun, but the security issue is still the most important issue when Comrade Xiangwu suddenly comes to Shanghai with an identity like this.

   "Do it?" Sheng Shuyu glanced at Cheng Qianfan and shook his head, "My mission is to monitor this group of people and obtain intelligence and information."

   "At the same time, there are other people. Their task is to protect." Sheng Shuyu said with a serious expression, "No accident must happen to this person."

   "Will the Japanese attack?" Cheng Qianfan immediately responded.

"This person is transferring from Shanghai to Hangzhou, and the committee will meet with him in Hangzhou." Sheng Shuyu said, "This matter is currently extremely secret, and the Japanese should not know about it. However, we cannot take it lightly. Once the Japanese know This matter will definitely be destroyed at all costs.”

  Cheng Qianfan nodded, he could guess that Comrade Xiangwu transferred to Shanghai and went to Hangzhou to meet Chang Kaishen, and it must be related to the second cooperation negotiation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

  If the Japanese knew about it, they would destroy it at all costs.

   "The safety of this man must be guaranteed." Sheng Shuyu said.

   "Understood." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "Two thousand French currency, I need two thousand French currency."

   "What do you need so much money for?" Sheng Shuyu was taken aback.

   "Buy news and attract people." Cheng Qianfan smiled.

  …

  That night, Cheng Qianfan sent emergency power to the Northwest Headquarters.

  He reported the conspiracy of the Secret Service and the plan he had conceived to the headquarters.

  Please tell the headquarters to inform Comrade Xiangwu immediately.

  Two hours later, at the Licha Hotel, comrade 'Xiang Wu' was still working at his desk, and Xiong Jiahua knocked on the door and came in to report.

   "Chief, a message from the headquarters."

  Comrade 'Xiang Wu' picked up the telegram and read it carefully.

   After pondering for a moment, he said, "Call back to the headquarters, I have no objection."

   An hour and a half later, Cheng Qianfan finally received a call back from the Northwest Headquarters: Follow the plan and ensure the safety of comrade 'Xiang Wu'.

  Cheng Qianfan called back: Swear to protect!

  …

   Going north along the Bund, crossing the famous Waibaidu Bridge, it is an east-west road, which is Huangpu Road.

   Opposite the Consulate General of Soviet Russia in Shanghai, at No. 15 Huangpu Road, is the famous Licha Hotel.

  In 1846, a foreigner named Richards founded this restaurant.

   This is the first Xishang Hotel since the opening of Shanghai, and it is known as "Shanghai's famous landmark building".

  China's first electric light was lit here.

  China's first telephone was connected here.

  Western semi-sound open-air films make their debut here.

  Many firsts make this the most luxurious western-style hotel in Shanghai and one of the most famous hotels in China and the Far East.

   At the entrance of Licha Hotel.

  Three black cars approached and stopped slowly.

  In the car in the middle, Li Hao in the driver's seat put on the handbrake, got out of the car, and opened the door of the rear seat.

  Cheng Qianfan got out of the car, and then a slender and beautiful hand as light white came out. It was Bai Ruolan who also got out of the car, holding a top hat in her hand.

   "You go back first." Cheng Qianfan took the top hat from Bai Ruolan's hand, and put it on casually. Seeing that the hat was a little crooked, Bai Ruolan smiled and helped him tidy it up.

   "Don't fight." Bai Ruolan whispered.

   "Understood." Cheng Qianfan nodded with a smile.

  After Bai Ruolan returned to the car, he closed the door casually.

  Li Hao returned to the driver's seat, drove the car and left.

  Shanghai in early spring is still a bit chilly.

  Cheng Qianfan turned up the collar of his windbreaker, and glanced at the third floor of the hotel.

  He took out a cigarette from his pocket, played with the lighter, and lit the cigarette.

  Two minutes later, Cheng Qianfan threw the cigarette **** on the ground.

  He took a step, and immediately there were several subordinates on the left, the front, the front, and the back.

   Enter the hotel proudly.

  …

   It's in room 311 on the third floor.

  A very elegant man with thick eyebrows and big eyes pulled up a corner of the curtain and kept looking down.

   At this time, I almost couldn't help laughing out loud, "I haven't seen this little brat in a few years, but he is quite impressive."

   "Chief, you can't be at the window." Xiong Jiahua stopped him immediately.

  Windows are too dangerous.

   "Okay, okay, listen to you." Comrade "Xiang Wu" asked in a low voice, "Have you arranged the meeting with the underground party in Shanghai?"

   "It's been arranged, just take advantage of today's opportunity to meet."

  In the hall on the first floor.

   "Inspector Cheng, this is—" A Chinese manager of Licha Hotel had already received the report from his subordinates, and rushed to greet him.

   "Manager Gou, excuse me." Cheng Qianfan smiled and cupped his hands, "There are some uninvited friends in Guibao, and Cheng has to come to meet them."

   "Inspector Cheng, it's inappropriate for you to bring so many people here." Manager Gou frowned.

   "Cheng is delicate and expensive, and he is afraid of death." Cheng Qianfan wore gold-rimmed plain glasses today, with a smile on his face, but the eyes behind the glasses turned cold, "Bring a few more brothers, let's understand."

   As he spoke, he popped a cigarette out of the cigarette case and handed it over.

   Manager Gou didn't answer, "Inspector Cheng, this is the public concession, not the French Concession."

   "I know." Cheng Qianfan was still smiling, "I sent someone to talk to Lao Fei."

  Old Fei was the inspector of Huangpu Road in the Anglo-American concession.

   "Old Fei Du didn't **** say a word, you're a fake foreign devil, what a fart!" Cheng Qianfan suddenly changed his face, and patted the other person's cheek with his white-gloved right hand.

Manager Gou's face turned red after being patted on the face. As the Chinese manager of Licha Hotel, he prided himself on being a high-class person. Except for foreigners, other Chinese people saw him with a low posture and a lot of respect. , but has never been wronged like this.

  …

   "Cheng Qianfan, this is Licha Hotel, you need to figure it out." Manager Gou gritted his teeth and shouted.

   "Impolite." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "I'm nice, but you don't listen, I give you cigarettes, but you don't pick it up, you're looking down on me."

   As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan ignored this person and walked straight forward, followed by five or six of his subordinates without saying a word.

   Manager Gou was about to stop him, but Hao Zai put his arms around his neck.

   Whispering something in his ear, Manager Gou's expression changed drastically, and he dared not speak anymore.

  The foreigners and Chinese coming and going in the lobby watched this scene, but most of the Chinese tourists pretended not to see it. Some foreign tourists who had recently come to Shanghai frowned and wanted to come up to ask questions.

   "Jodi, what are you doing?" The companion immediately grabbed him.

   "So lawless."

   "You can't afford to mess with this person." The companion said.

   Jody looked disbelieving. He is a citizen of the British Empire, so he can't afford a Chinese patrol?

"Yes, on the surface you don't need to be afraid of him, but in private, this person has a hundred ways to kill you." The companion explained in a low voice, he felt that he didn't make it clear that his stupid companion was in Shanghai. Can't survive three days:

   Don’t think that you can do whatever you want on the beach because you are a British person. The fish in the Huangpu River are not picky eaters.

  Of course, the most important thing is that he has heard people mention this Cheng Qianfan. This person has always been 'exquisite' in his work, and his style of acting is not arrogant. When this kind of person acts arrogantly, he must not provoke him.

  …

  Go up to the second floor.

  Cheng Qianfan led the people directly to room 206.

  Cheng Qianfan pulled out the Browning gun from the holster, and with a click, the gun was ready to fire.

  The remaining six men also raised their guns and got ready.

  Cheng Qianfan raised three fingers.

   Three, two, one!

  Big Tou Lu directly kicked the door open.

   The room is empty.

  Windows open.

  Cheng Qianfan walked to the window and shot twice at the figure below, but unfortunately missed.

   "Bastard! Who leaked the news?" Cheng Qianfan cursed angrily.

   At this moment, another gunshot came from downstairs.

   "What's going on?" Cheng Qianfan shouted, "Did you catch it?"

   I saw Haozai shouting towards the upstairs, "Cheng Tou, ran away and missed."

   "Idiot!" Cheng Qianfan scolded.

  The gunshots caused chaos in the Licha Hotel. Some residents shouted in panic and ran around.

  Stinney, the British manager of Licha Hotel, arrived under the leadership of Huangpu Road Inspector Fei Li.

Seeing the door being kicked open, Stinney looked gloomy and growled, "Inspector Cheng Qianfan, I need an explanation! Who gave you the right to arrest people in the Licha Hotel, who gave you the right to shoot. "

   As he spoke, he turned his head and yelled at Fei Li, "Inspector Fei, if I remember correctly, police officers in the French Concession do not have the right to enforce the law in the International Settlement."

   "Cheng Qianfan, I need an explanation." The **** Fei Li who was scolded, with an embarrassed face, turned his head and questioned Cheng Qianfan coldly.

  …

   "Old Fei, I sent someone to inform you." Cheng Qianfan sneered, and said, "There are three tenants in this guest room, one is Water Bandit Jiang Mule, and the other is Water Bandit Jiang Lao San."

  He pointed out the window, "These two people have already jumped out of the window and escaped, and there is another Jiang Laosi who is outside to meet him and also ran away."

  Then, Cheng Qianfan bent down, pulled out a suitcase from under the bed, told his men to open it, and clicked his tongue, "Three German-made M4 grenades, and these explosives."

  He said to Stinney with a cold face, "Mr. Stinney, if there is any noise, tsk tsk."

  Stinney was sweating profusely. When he saw the grenade and explosives in the suitcase, he was completely stunned.

  …

   It is human nature to watch the excitement, and there are many people around the door.

  Hearing Cheng Qianfan say the names of these three people, and then seeing the grenades and explosives in the suitcase, the scene erupted for a while.

   "My God, it's the Water Bandit Ginger Mule."

   "My God, if only the dynamite went off."

  Water bandit Jiang Mule is a water bandit who sprang up in the last year or so. This man ran rampant across the river with cruel methods.

  According to newspaper reports, there are more than 20 people with names and surnames who were killed by the gang of water bandits.

  The gang of water bandits robbed fishing boats and attacked small steamers. They did all kinds of crimes, and their methods were brutal. After being caught, some fishermen were tortured for several days before being thrown into the river.

  Originally, the Concession side would not pay attention to this **** mule's hustle and bustle, and the affairs on the river are not under the control of the police.

   This **** mule did not know what he had eaten. Two months ago, he snatched a black boat, which was rented by a young French couple and tourists.

  Ginger Mule killed the boatman, hijacked the young French couple and fled, and had a shootout with the police who came.

  Two patrolmen were killed, and among the hijacked French couples, the husband was killed by a grenade.

  The woman was taken away, tortured for two days, and her body was found in the river.

   This incident caused a huge sensation in Shanghai newspapers two months ago.

  The authorities of the French Concession were extremely angry and issued a "must kill" order to the water bandit Jiang Mule.

  The British and American concessions finally stood up to uphold justice, saying that they would bring Jiang Mule and his gang, the water bandit who killed the people, to justice.

   It's just that this group of water bandits is elusive, and there is nothing they can do for a while.

   Unexpectedly, this group of water bandits sneaked into the Licha Hotel and brought grenades and explosives.

  If it wasn't for Cheng Qianfan who brought someone to arrest him and he fled in a hurry, then—

   Thinking of Jiang Mule's vicious deeds, the onlookers were blown away.

   "Isn't Jiang Mule going to do something big in Licha Hotel?"

   "Is this to kidnap people in the hotel?"

  The residents became angry and questioned Stinney one after another.

  Stinney finally didn't bother to question Cheng Qianfan, and responded profusely to the guest's angry words.

  (end of this chapter)