Zhao Shuli lit a match and lit a cigarette for himself.

He is not used to using lighters, but he still likes to use foreign fires.

Mr. Xiao Cheng glanced at Inspector Zhao, took out his gold lighter, and lit the cigarette in his mouth.

He took a sip of cigarette.

Through the smoke that was sprayed, Cheng Qianfan seemed to have seen the scene where he met Fei Ming for the first time.

He and Fei Ming are not familiar with each other.

That was when he went to Xiafei Police Station to do business and saw Lu Dazhang scolding a young policeman.

Seeing that the boy was scolded for being dirty and said something casually, Lu Dazhang waved his hand and drove Fei Ming away.

At that time, he asked Lu Dazhang what mistakes did that kid make.

Lu Dazhang said that Fei Ming’s checkpoint was leaked.

His exploratory eyes looked at Lu Dazhang.

Lu Dazhang shook his head.

Now that I think about it, although Fei Ming was secretly doing something to help the anti-Japanese war at that time, he probably hadn't joined our party yet.

Cheng Qianfan knew that Zhao Shuli should have just returned from a secret meeting with comrades from the New Fourth Army, and did not know what happened in the police station.

...

Cheng Qianfan told Zhao Shuli about Fei Ming.

"It was my estimation error." Cheng Qianfan said, "If I delay for a while, Fei Ming should be able to successfully evacuate."

Zhao Shuli shook his head, "If you delay time, you will have doubts."

He sighed, "This comrade chose to shoot in the street to get rid of the postman, and he was ready to sacrifice himself."

As he said that, he showed a puzzled expression, "What's going on with the postman?"

"The postman followed the comrades who went to the bank to withdraw money." Cheng Qianfan said, "Our comrades were unable to detect the postman in time. The comrades in charge of protection found that there was something wrong with the postman."

"Fei Ming?" Zhao Shuli asked.

"I don't know." Cheng Qianfan shook his head.

He understood that what Zhao Shuli asked was whether Fei Ming was the comrade in charge of protection.

Cheng Qianfan was not sure about the specific situation. He received a code warning call, just informing the postman in Xiafei District that there was a problem. As for the source of the information, the other party did not say it, and he could not mention it on the phone.

With a cruel and complex struggle situation, the living people don’t even have much time to sad for the sacrificed comrades.

...

The two of them calmed down their sadness.

"Have you met Boss Huang?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"Yes, I talked to Boss Huang about the transportation of this batch of goods." Zhao Shuli nodded and said.

He briefly reported to Cheng Qianfan what he had about his communication.

"Now there is a chance." Cheng Qianfan said, "The Japanese suspect that the New Fourth Army has entered Umemura, and their intelligence sources are not smooth, so Yuichi Oda found me."

"The Japanese want to inquire about information through the Jiujiu Trading Company?" Zhao Shuli immediately guessed Yuichi Oda's intention.

"That's right." Cheng Qianfan said, "I thought about it carefully. This is an opportunity we can take advantage of."

"It's really timely rain in the Japanese." Zhao Shuli said excitedly.

"Let me tell you about the plan I envisioned." Cheng Qianfan talked to Zhao Shuli about his preliminary plans.

"These are two lines, one light and one dark." After hearing this, Zhao Shuli thought for a moment and showed admiration. "The light lines are used to attract the attention of the Japanese, while the dark lines are hidden in Chen Cang."

"What I worry about is the bright line." Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly, "This bright line is responsible for attracting the attention of the Japanese. Because of this, we must find ways to protect the safety of the bright line."

Cheng Qianfan sighed softly, "There are too many comrades who have sacrificed recently. We are not afraid of sacrifice, but we do not sacrifice lightly."

"In this case, then the choice of this bright line needs to be considered very much." Zhao Shuli said thoughtfully.

"What do you mean?" Cheng Qianfan said, smoking a cigarette.

"It is best to attract the attention of the Japanese and traitors, but not enough to attract the enemy's attacks." Zhao Shuli said.

He blew up the ashes, "It is probably that before the Japanese take action, they will think that it is unnecessary to take action against this target, but will cause trouble and affect their mission."

"That's right." A hint of spirit flashed in Cheng Qianfan's eyes, "A person who will attract the attention of the Japanese, but compared with their mission on this trip will make them feel that the goal is not worth much. Such a candidate."

Cheng Qianfan frowned and thought for a while, but he laughed first.

"Forget it, let the candidates for the bright line be decided by the organization." Cheng Qianfan said.

The French Concession Special Party Branch only cooperated with the Shanghai Party Organization. The specific action of transporting materials was done by the Shanghai Party Organization and the comrades of the New Fourth Army.

Zhao Shuli nodded deeply because he should pay special attention to the requirements of security and confidentiality. The French Concession's special party branches have limited personnel that can be used and trusted. In comparison, there are more personnel to choose from in Shanghai local party organizations.

"In addition, I thought about Fei Ming's murder." Zhao Shuli said, "If you have to say that Fei Ming's sacrifice can be avoided, then the problem lies with one person."

"Bigou Lu?" Cheng Qianfan asked with a gloomy face.

"Yes." Zhao Shuli said, "Lu Hu had long been in favour of the Japanese and was determined to be a traitor. If Lu Jiu turned around and arrested Fei Ming today, Fei Ming might have a chance to escape."

Cheng Qianfan was silent.

He understood what Zhao Shuli meant.

Lu Hu was determined to be a traitor. Although Lu Hu didn't know Fei Ming's identity, since Fei Ming was the target Li Cuiqun's people were going to catch, Fei Ming must be engaged in anti-Japanese work.

In this way, Lu Hu must have worked very hard to capture Fei Ming.

But if it was Lu Jiuyi, the situation would change slightly.

According to their observation, Lu Jiu had no political tendency to fall, and this person had to know everything about food and cattle, and had a lot of contact with all the religions and other abilities. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bad police officer.

However, in terms of attitude towards the Japanese, Lu Jiu clearly adopted the attitude of not expressing his opinion and never saying bad things about the Japanese.

However, Cheng Qianfan had long noticed that when Lu Jiufen faced the anti-Japanese elements, he would secretly let him go.

Of course, Lu Jiufan was on the premise that he could protect himself.

As for the arrest of Fei Ming, an experienced veteran inspector like Lu Jiufan can delay the arrest for seven or eight minutes or even a quarter of an hour without leaking water.

In this quarter of an hour, Fei Ming had probably successfully boarded the ship and evacuated.

...

Cheng Qianfan's silence was because he heard the complaints in Zhao Shuli's words.

Perhaps it is not a complaint, it is just a review and analysis and suggestions.

However, in Cheng Qianfan, who felt guilty, he would feel a little complaint.

Or in other words, he hopes to complain, so that he will feel a little more comfortable.

This is a very contradictory emotion and psychology.

Comrade Cheng Qianfan, who has excellent abilities and has been tested for a long time, and Comrade Cheng Qianfan, secretary of the French Concession's special party branch, is a very cautious, calm and courageous person.

However, at the same time, he is also a person with a high nerve sensitivity, a person who is strong inside and strong to the extreme, but instead has an inexplicably weak person.

However, Cheng Qianfan did not realize this, just because his ultimate strength and weakness would only be reflected in Ruolan's side.

The sensitivity and guilt he shows now.

His guilt and sensitivity would interpret external words as similar, for example, he would now interpret Zhao Shuli's words as having a complaint.

This will not make him angry, but will have more recognition in his heart.

Yes, I could have done better.

He is so contradictory, sensitive, but can maintain a high degree of calmness. To some extent, this calmness seems so cold-blooded:

The biggest contradiction here is that Cheng Qianfan knew very clearly in his mind.

What he knew was that from Zhao Shuli's perspective, he could arrange for Lu Jiu to arrest Fei Ming instead of arranged for Datou Lu, which was the best choice.

However, Cheng Qianfan knew that he could only arrange for Datou Lu to carry out this arrest mission.

Zhao Shuri didn't know that Cheng Qianfan had a special hidden identity with Kentaro Miyazaki.

This identity determines that when Cheng Qianfan ordered the secret arrest of Fei Ming, he would immediately choose to secretly surrender to the Japanese big head Lu, rather than Lu Jiufan and others.

In other words, Cheng Qianfan chose to arrange for Datou Lu to arrest people, but in fact he was watching Araki Bomi and even Sanbenjilang and others.

Everything he did seemed to be nothing, but in fact everything was carefully considered.

This is not a careful consideration, because there is no time to think carefully, but this kind of preparation and attention to every detail has become a subconscious behavior and is engraved in his mind.

This is a cruel and extremely calm based on the extreme pain that outsiders cannot feel.

Under this calmness, Cheng Qianfan had an almost crazy recognition of his sensitivity and guilt in his heart—

This will make him feel that his blood is hot and he will not go crazy.
To be continued...