usatvline Chapter 1358: The Stratagem
Chapter 1358: The Stratagem
Chapter 1358: The Stratagem
Cheng Qianfan looked at Wang Tiemu, who was showing his back, with a playful expression.
When he looked through the peephole just now, Wang Tiemu was still lying on his back on the bed.
Did he hear the sound of someone opening the door and then turned over?
"You may have no grudge against me, but you were sent here by Li Cuiqun." Wang Tiemu said.
Because he had his back to people and his body posture was a bit awkward, Wang Tiemu's voice sounded a bit muffled when he spoke.
"Although I respect Senior Li, you cannot assign me any position." Cheng Qianfan pulled a chair and sat down, saying.
Senior Li?
Upon hearing this, Wang Tiemu sat up from the bed and looked at Cheng Qianfan.
"Deputy Chief Inspector Cheng of the French Concession Police Station?" Wang Tiemu was very surprised and asked in an uncertain tone.
Although he had never met Cheng Qianfan, this person called Li Cuiqun "Senior Li". As far as Wang Tiemu knew, among those who were accustomed to calling Li Cuiqun like this, Cheng Qianfan was the most well-known.
The most important thing is that this man is really handsome. Even though Wang Tiemu has always prided himself on his handsome appearance, at this moment he has to admit that the man in front of him is better than himself. This is also consistent with the fact that Mr. Cheng is also extremely handsome, so it fits the bill.
"It seems that Cheng is quite famous." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
"Mr. Cheng is being modest. Everyone in Shanghai knows you as 'Little Mr. Cheng.'" Wang Tiemu shook his head slightly and said, then he looked puzzled, "Why did Mr. Cheng come to see me?"
"What's wrong?"
"Based on my understanding of Li Cuiqun, he certainly wants to kill me, but he may not do it now for various reasons." Wang Tiemu said, "However, he should choose to put me under house arrest first and not allow anyone to visit me."
As he said this, he snorted coldly, "Then, Wang may die quietly on a dark and windy night."
"I'm here to see Mr. Wang on behalf of Captain Araki of the Special High Section." Cheng Qianfan didn't play tricks on Wang Tiemu and spoke directly.
"Captain Araki Harima?" Wang Tiemu asked, and then he nodded, "I guess the Japanese are about to get involved in this matter."
Cheng Qianfan noticed that there was a gleam of hope in Wang Tiemu's eyes.
Obviously, realizing that the Japanese were going to intervene in the case gave Wang Tiemu hope of survival.
"Mr. Cheng, please ask whatever you want to ask." Wang Tiemu said, "I will tell you everything I know."
As he said this, he smiled bitterly, "You can rest assured that I won't hide anything. I'm afraid that if I don't tell you, I won't have the chance to wait for the next person to ask me questions."
……
"You don't know?" Cheng Qianfan frowned.
He looked at Wang Tiemu and said, "Mr. Wang, how many people do you think will believe what you said?"
He shook his head. "Meng Ketu is your adjutant, the one you trust the most. Yu Zhiqiang and Ding Lingjin are both your personal bodyguards."
Cheng Qianfan's tone became stern, "The three people you trusted most rebelled together, and you had no idea?"
"That's exactly the truth." Wang Tiemu sighed, "Don't say I knew about it. Even if I had a little bit of vigilance and suspicion, I wouldn't have ended up like this."
He said to Cheng Qianfan, "At least I can escape and not be imprisoned."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly.
However, he immediately added, "I personally tend to agree with Mr. Wang's explanation, but..."
Wang Tiemu looked nervous.
"However, Lu Changxin said that you are determined to die and are willing to stay and continue to take the risk of lurking in the spy headquarters." Cheng Qianfan said.
"He's talking nonsense!" Wang Tiemu cursed angrily, "Lu Changxin is a despicable villain. In order to please Li Cuiqun, he knew that I was wrongly accused, but he still did everything he could to frame me."
He was furious and gnashed his teeth as he said, "If Wang can escape this, I will tear this despicable man into pieces."
Cheng Qianfan smiled and said nothing.
What he was thinking in his heart was that Lu Changxin should have heard what Wang Tiemu said.
He just came to No. 76 and went to visit Li Cuiqun first, and met Lu Changxin in Li Cuiqun's office.
Cheng Qianfan thought that with the character of people like Lu Changxin, it is impossible for him not to eavesdrop:
If we were to say who inside No. 76 does not want Wang Tiemu to escape punishment successfully, the first person would not even be Li Cuiqun, but Lu Changxin.
Betrayer is always the most ruthless.
……
"Brother Ma, you heard it too, right?" Lu Changxin held a receiver against his right ear and said to Ma Tianxun angrily, "Wang Tiemu is a mad dog. If we let him get away with it, he will bite us like crazy."
Ma Tianxun also had a receiver in his hand. He ignored Lu Changxin's complaints and continued to listen attentively to the conversation inside.
Seeing Ma Tianxun like this, Lu Changxin had no choice but to shut up in dismay. However, he was also somewhat dissatisfied with Ma Tianxun in his heart:
I have now turned from evil to good and joined Director Li. Brother, we are now in the same trench together, and you treat me like this?
……
Wang Tiemu looked at Cheng Qianfan.
After calming down, Wang Tiemu thought about what Cheng Qianfan had just said, and he suddenly realized a very important issue:
How did Cheng Qianfan know what Lu Changxin said?
You have to know that it was an internal high-level meeting of Unit 76, and because it involved the assassination of Chen Mingchu, He Xingjian and others, the confidentiality level of the content of this meeting would be very high.
If that’s the case, how did Cheng Qianfan know about it?
Then, Wang Tiemu thought that Cheng Qianfan was here to question him on the orders of Araki Harima.
Wang Tiemu had no doubt that the content of the meeting on No. 76 would be known to the Japanese.
Even so, this is unusual:
The Japanese knew about it, and Cheng Qianfan knew about it too.
This means that Cheng Qianfan is qualified to know this secret.
And it is obvious that Cheng Qianfan learned this secret from Araki Harima.
Although Wang Tiemu had heard that Cheng Qianfan was very close to Araki Harima of the Special High Section, this discovery still refreshed Wang Tiemu's cognition——
Being close to others and being qualified to know such secrets are two different things.
This at least illustrates two points:
Cheng Qianfan completely surrendered to the Japanese.
And he is deeply trusted by the Japanese, or in other words, Cheng Qianfan is deeply trusted by Araki Harima.
Or did this guy secretly join the Shanghai Special High Police?
This discovery made Wang Tiemu pay more attention to Cheng Qianfan, and even a little wary of him, but it also made Wang Tiemu see a stronger hope of survival.
A 'Little General Cheng' who was just questioning on the orders of Araki Harima, and a Cheng Qianfan who was questioning on the orders of the Special High Section operations team leader Araki Harima, these are two completely different concepts and meanings.
"Mr. Cheng, I have a few words. Please help convey them to Captain Araki." Wang Tiemu said.
"Please go ahead, Mr. Wang." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "If I can bring it, I will certainly bring it."
Wang Tiemu frowned slightly, but he had no time to figure out the implicit meaning of Cheng Qianfan's words. In other words, he could only hope that Cheng Qianfan was willing to help him fairly and impartially.
“First, Wang was completely unaware of the rebellious behavior of Mengketu and the other two.”
"Secondly, Wang cannot escape the responsibility of negligence in this incident."
"Third, I was wronged. Li Cuiqun, Lu Changxin and others wanted to kill me because I have always respected Director Ding. Li Cuiqun wanted to seize power and he wanted to harm me."
"Fourth." Wang Tiemu glanced at Cheng Qianfan and said with gritted teeth, "Wang has some things that he has not explained before. Now, I am willing to tell you everything."
"What do you mean?" Cheng Qianfan's face changed slightly, and he interrupted Wang Tiemu and said, "Mr. Wang, this matter concerns whether you can save yourself. You'd better explain it in more detail."
"I also have some lists of the Military Control Commission in my hands," said Wang Tiemu.
After saying that, he simply shut up.
Cheng Qianfan looked at Wang Tiemu deeply and nodded slightly, "I will convey Mr. Wang's words to Mr. Araki without missing a word."
As he spoke, he sighed with a complicated look in his eyes, "Mr. Wang, do you know that your words, in a sense, will only increase the suspicion of your disloyalty."
"Wang is on the verge of death." Wang Tiemu shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "I can only save myself. There is no other way."
……
"I've said it before, this guy is not honest." Lu Changxin said excitedly. He even subconsciously touched the holster of his gun, and he was about to rush in and kill Wang Tiemu.
"How credible do you think Wang Tiemu's words are?" Ma Tianxun ignored the excited Lu Changxin and turned to ask Dong Zhengguo, "Could he have said this on purpose in order to save his life?"
"It's unlikely." Dong Zhengguo was listening carefully to the words in the headset. He thought while listening, and then shook his head. "This kind of thing can't be faked. If you lie, it will only make the charges more conclusive. Besides, this is a way of saving yourself by killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of your own."
He said to Ma Tianxun, "At the very least, this proves that this person is not loyal to Mr. Wang and the Japanese."
"Cheng Qianfan is out." Ma Xiaoyi pushed the door open and reported.
Ma Tianxun nodded. He put down the earphone in his hand and looked at Lu Changxin and Dong Zhengguo. "Do you think Cheng Qianfan will visit Director Li again?"
"I will go." Lu Changxin said, his eyes flickering, "As for whether he will tell the truth, I don't know."
Ma Tianxun looked at Dong Zhengguo.
"Everyone says this 'Little Cheng' is greedy and lustful, but..." Dong Zhengguo shook his head, "My intuition tells me that he is a very smart person."
After thinking for a while, Dong Zhengguo added, "What I mean is that this is a person who knows what's going on."
"How could someone who can deal with the French, the Green Gang, the Japanese and us, and even has a relationship with Mr. Wang, be so able to thrive so well, be confused?" Lu Changxin suddenly said quietly.
……
Li Cuiqun's office.
Feng Man came in to add tea and water.
Cheng Qianfan's eyes left the perky buttocks, then he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and sighed with satisfaction, "Senior, the tea here is extraordinary."
“It’s intoxicating,” he said.
"I'm afraid it's not the tea that makes people intoxicated, but people themselves." Li Cuiqun glanced at Cheng Qianfan and said.
"Hey, hey, hey." Cheng Qianfan put down the teacup, pointed at Li Cuiqun's nose, and exclaimed, "This is what you said, senior, not me."
As he said this, he turned his head and looked in the direction of the office suite, and said, "Sister-in-law, you heard it, don't wrongly accuse me of leading the senior astray this time."
His face was filled with anger and excitement, "Senior, you are dishonest at heart."
Li Cuiqun was startled. He subconsciously looked towards the suite behind him and even took two steps subconsciously. Then he pointed at Cheng Qianfan and said with a smile, "You scared me, kid. I really thought your sister-in-law was hiding in there."
"It seems that senior is also suffering a lot." Cheng Qianfan took a sip of tea, sighed, and then pretended to be nonchalant and said leisurely.
"You, you." Li Cuiqun smiled bitterly and shook his head. Then he said seriously, "You promised Wang Tiemu to convey those words to Araki Harima."
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "I will convey it, word for word."
As he said this, he chuckled, "Wang Tiemu didn't say that I can't convey this to senior as well."
"What if he said it?" Li Cuiqun said with a smile.
"I have no relationship with Wang Tiemu." Cheng Qianfan shook his head. He looked at Li Cuiqun, smiled and joked, "Senior is my senior who is as close as a brother."
"Thank you." Li Cuiqun said seriously.
"Senior, what you said is too polite." Cheng Qianfan said, "I still say that, you are my senior, if I don't help you, how can I help outsiders?"
"There's something I don't know whether I should ask or not." Li Cuiqun handed a cigarette to Cheng Qianfan and said.
Cheng Qianfan took the cigarette, but he did not smoke it. Instead, he fell into deep thought, playing with the cigarette in his hand.
After a moment, he looked up at Li Cuiqun and said, "If it were someone else, I would say, if you think it might not be appropriate to ask, then don't ask."
As he said that, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's just that you are my senior."
Li Cuiqun's eyes revealed a light of scrutiny. He just looked at Cheng Qianfan like that, and then the light of scrutiny turned into a look of emotion. He nodded and said, "It is a blessing for me to have a junior like Qianfan."
As he spoke, his face became serious, "Junior, you and Captain Araki Harima of the Special High Police..."
"Personally, Araki-kun is my good friend." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully. He looked at Li Cuiqun and added, "A good friend who can make money together."
Li Cuiqun nodded. Based on his understanding of this junior, "a good friend with whom you can make money", this was a very high evaluation.
"What about Yu Gong?" Li Cuiqun asked.
"Araki-kun will invite me to do something for him." Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly, but under Li Cuiqun's gaze, he still sighed and smiled with relief, "As the senior expected--"
He nodded, his eyes sincere, "I agree."
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