Chapter 5: Tracking
Bayton Road Police Station.
Inspector Monte's office.
"Captain Monte, I hope we can cooperate sincerely and catch the female spy who steals important information from the Great Japanese Empire as soon as possible. I think her existence will also pose a certain threat to the French Concession." Asano Ichiro sat upright in Monte and said solemnly.
"Mr. Asano, go and say these words to my superiors. I have done all the things you asked me to do. Now, I'm sorry, I'm going to get off work." Mont said that he left and didn't take Asano and others seriously at all.
Asano looked at Monte's departure back, and an inexplicable cold light flashed in his eyes.
The arrogant Frenchman will sooner or later suffer you.
"You two come here..."
"Hayi!"
"Lu Xiyan, Anhei Clinic." Asano Ichiro came out of the Betton Police Office, looked at the dark sky, and murmured to himself.
Years of intuition to handle the case told him that Lu Xiyan from Anping Clinic must have problems.
A man went to buy women's clothes alone, and this behavior was a bit suspicious. The woman they were chasing who stole confidential documents completely cut off the clues when they arrived here. Is this a coincidence?
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"Lu, let's go, I'll invite you to have a drink?"
"Monte, I really didn't expect to meet you in Shanghai today. It was so surprising." Lu Xiyan laughed, "Wait, I'll change my clothes."
"The weather in Shanghai is different from that in London. I was not used to it when I first came. It was too cold." Monte closed his collar and complained to Lu Xiyan.
"Is that so, just get used to it, haha." Lu Xiyan changed into a coat, took out the gloves, turned off the lights, closed the clinic door, and went out with Monte.
"Lu, how about we go to Paramount?"
"Okay, I haven't been to Paramount either." Lu Xiyan did not refuse.
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Paramount, on the Yuyuan Road in Jing'an Temple, there is a three-story building facing the street. It is the favorite place for the powerful and famous people in the western part of Shanghai to visit. It is known as the "Far East's No. 1 Yuefu". The designer is Yang Ximiao, who spent 700,000 taels of silver to build it.
Lu Xiyan had only heard of this luxurious entertainment facility and had never been to it, because, the year after it was completed and opened, he happened to set off to study in France.
After returning, after dealing with his parents' funerals, he was working hard for his livelihood. He finally settled down.
Where can I have the mood and time to go to places where I spend expensively?
When you go to Paramount to have fun, you will naturally go to hunt for beauty. Dancing and drinking are just one of the entertainment activities that comes with it. If you can’t dance, then why are you going to Paramount to do?
The lights are beautiful, the stage is beautiful, and the singing people are even more beautiful.
Under the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders, they could still see so many drunken and dream-dead Chinese people. Lu Xiyan felt an indescribable pain in his heart.
"Two cups of whiskey, thank you!" Monte snapped his fingers.
"Lu, what's wrong?" Monte asked with concern when he found that Lu Xiyan had a different mood.
"No, nothing, I just don't like this noisy occasion." Lu Xiyan explained.
"cheers!"
"Cheers, so that we can reunite in the distant Shanghai!"
Monte laughed and looked familiar with the waiter. It was obviously not the first time he came here. He was a Frenchman and went to a strange country. Perhaps indulgence was the only reason not to be needed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's invite our Sweet Song Queen Miss Manli to sing a song for you!"
"The May wind blows on the flowers, and the flowers reveal fragrance..."
Under the dazzling light, a young and beautiful woman wearing an apricot yellow cheongsam twisted her waist and walked to the microphone. A sweet and almost dripping song came out.
"Her name is Manli, she is the popular singer here. Lu, are you interested?" Monte's smile exudes a smile that only men can understand.
"Monte, I'm not interested in this kind of woman, let alone already have a girlfriend." Lu Xiyan smiled awkwardly. How lucky is the woman to have fun.
"Is that so regretful." Monte shrugged and smiled at Lu Xiyan. He was a hedonist.
"Hi, Monte!"
"Hi, George, this is my Chinese friend, Lu, Lu Xiyan!" Monte was a passionate person and introduced his friend to Lu Xiyan.
A tall blue-eyed British man working at Jardine Mahjong.
The George seemed to have no interest in Lu Xiyan at all. He just came over to greet him and hugged his dance partner and entered the dance floor.
This also shows that Monte is a frequent visitor here and has a wide range of friendships.
“Hayer…”
A slim blonde girl walked over to Monte, with her slit cheongsam, bright red lips, fair skin, and her body exuded this fatal temptation.
"Lu, I'm lost my companion." Monte's eyes shone and stood up to meet him.
The light suddenly dimmed, and changed into a soothing song. Monte hugged his dance partner and slid into the dance floor, singing and dancing, and singing and dancing to the peace.
This is a place where souls fall.
Lu Xiyan picked up the wine glass and suddenly saw a familiar face reflected on his wine glass. He has never forgotten it since he was a child. He can remember anyone he has seen at a glance.
It was a Japanese man, who was following the person named Asano. How could he appear here? Could it be that Asano is here?
Lu Xiyan glanced slightly at the dance floor and several tables beside him, but did not find Asano's figure. Then he saw whether this guy used his light to sweep over to him.
He instantly understood that this guy was following him.
This also proved his inner guess that the Japanese named Asano really doubted himself.
"I'm sorry, can you use the phone?" Lu Xiyan walked to the bar, pointed to the phone on it, and said to the waiter.
"Hey, Haozi, it's me."
"Brother Anzi..."
Taking advantage of the phone call, Lu Xiyan Weiwei turned sideways and saw the Japanese dodging at his eyes in panic.
Sure.
Sure enough, he was following him. Lu Xiyan didn't feel any fear at all. On the contrary, he was also excited. His parents died under the bombing of Zhabei. His national hatred and family hatred were very hated by the Japanese.
Although he didn't know what confidential information Meng Fanxing stole from the Japanese, it must be a very important thing.
This thing that can make the Japanese chase so persistently will definitely have a huge impact on them.
He would be happy as long as he could see the Japanese being unlucky.
So, he must help Meng Fanxing now and must not let the Japanese catch her.
"A cup of lemonade, thank you!" Lu Xiyan asked for a cup of lemonade, walked over, leaning against the railing, watching the men and women in the dance floor downstairs hugging each other, and listening to the faint sound in his ears. In fact, he was thinking about how to help Meng Fanxing remove the Japanese suspicion next.
A song and dance ends.
Monte hugged his female companion.
"Isabella, this is my good friend, Lu!" Monte introduced his dance partner with a flushed face to Lu Xiyan, a charming and beautiful White Russian woman.
"Hello, Mr. Lu."
"Hello Miss Isabella."
"It seems that I don't need to send you back tonight?" Lu Xiyan raised his glass.
"Lu, this is a paradise for men. Look, there are so many beauties, but there is no one you like?" Monte smiled.
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"I'm not as fraternal as you."
"Fan love, hehe, I like this word..."
Separated from Monte, Lu Xiyan came out of Paramount, raised his hand to call a rickshaw, and reported the address of the clinic.
Get in the car.
"You wait a moment, I'll buy a pack of cigarettes."
At the corner of the street light, he saw a cigarette stall. Lu Xiyan got out of the car and bought a pack of cigarettes from Hardmen. Behind him, he saw the Japanese plainclothes who had been paying attention to him in Paramount, sitting in another rickshaw and passing by him.
"Thank you, sir, I'll find you change?"
"No need to find it, give me two boxes of matches."
"Okay."
"My man, go." Illuminated a cigarette, took a sip, and ordered.
Chapter completed!