usatvline Chapter 1454 Old acquaintance
Chapter 1454 Old acquaintance
Chapter 1454 Old acquaintance
"An old house that has been uninhabited for a long time is bound to attract snakes, insects, rats and ants." Cheng Qianfan nodded and said.
While teasing Xiao Zhima, he asked his wife, "Is there anything going on at home during the days I'm away?"
"What could be the problem?" Bai Ruolan said, "When you are not at home, the air at home is fresher than usual."
Cheng Qianfan smiled awkwardly, he knew that his wife was mocking him for always coming home smelling of other women's perfume.
"Haozi, help me go to the study." Cheng Qianfan said to Haozi.
"Yes, Brother Fan."
On the other side, Xiao Lizi was sorting out the gifts that the master brought back from Qingdao. He glanced at the master who had to hide in the study because of a word from his wife, and he almost laughed out loud.
Even though the master acts so majestic and domineering outside and flirts with other girls, he is still well-behaved by his mistress at home.
……
"Brother Fan." Li Hao helped Brother Fan sit on the chair, then turned around and closed the study door.
"Are Taozi and the others back safely?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
Although it was Li Hao who drove to pick him up just now, Chu Mingyu sent someone to escort in the car and help people with limited mobility, so Cheng Qianfan was not able to say many things.
"We're back." Li Hao poured a glass of water for Brother Fan and said, "The brothers are back safely. Taozi also brought back Shen Xi and others from Qingdao Station."
Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but frown.
He was not dissatisfied with Taozi for taking the initiative to bring Shen Xi and others back to Shanghai. He gave Taozi full authority, and Cheng Qianfan also knew that Shen Xi and others could not stay in Qingdao, otherwise they would be caught by the enemy sooner or later.
"Shen Xi left a photo with the enemy. He is no longer suitable for undercover work." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Taozi also thought so. He sent a telegram to Boss Dai to report the successful elimination of the Japanese prince, and asked Boss Dai whether he could send Shen Xi and others to Chongqing." Li Hao said.
"This is a safe solution." Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly, "What does Boss Dai say?"
"Chongqing called back and asked us to send someone to escort Shen Xi and others to Kunshan Bacheng." Li Hao said, "Let Shen Xi and others join Diao Jiajian's unit of the Loyal and Patriotic Army."
Cheng Qianfan raised his eyebrows. From Dai Chunfeng's point of view, Dai Chunfeng's arrangement was more reasonable. Shen Xi had been exposed and was no longer suitable for undercover missions. However, he was a very good telecommunications talent. The original Qingdao station staff who followed Shen Xi from Qingdao to Shanghai were also tested. Instead of letting these people travel through mountains and rivers and risk their lives to return to Chongqing, it would be better to arrange for them to join the Loyal and Patriotic Army nearby.
"It's inconvenient for me to see Taozi right now. Please tell Taozi to arrange for someone to send Shen Xi and others to Bacheng immediately." Cheng Qianfan said, "Li Cuiqun and others have already returned to Shanghai. It's too dangerous for Shen Xi to stay in Shanghai."
"Yes!"
……
February 1st.
The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Little year.
Bai Ruolan pushed the wheelchair, Cheng Qianfan held little Zhima in his arms, and Xiaobao jumped and hopped beside them. The family of four took a walk on Lafede Road to bask in the sun.
Neighbors would pass by from time to time along the way, and they would inevitably come over to say hello to "Mr. Cheng".
The biggest news in Shanghai these days is that Wang Tianhai issued a declaration, officially announcing that the Wang faction had reached an agreement with the traitorous reformist regime of Liang Hongzhi in Nanjing and the traitorous regime of Wang Kemin in Peking, and "happily" informed the people that "a new national government is about to be established, and the dawn of peace is about to shine on the land of China."
For the common people who live in misery, the big traitor Wang Tianhai's plan to establish a traitorous regime seems to be far away from their lives. Instead of caring about this, they might as well think more about where to get the rice for tomorrow's porridge.
However, there is one piece of news that has aroused great interest among the citizens. That is, the evil 'Little Cheng' seems to have met with an accident. There are rumors that 'Little Cheng's' legs were broken. There were photos of 'Little Cheng' sitting in a wheelchair published in the newspaper. This made the citizens overjoyed and deeply regretful.
Xiaobao took Xiaozhima away from Cheng Qianfan's hands and went to the roadside to watch the ants.
"Slow down." Cheng Qianfan warned.
"Xiaobao got into a fight at school again." Bai Ruolan said.
"And why?" Cheng Qianfan asked, holding his forehead.
"Xiaobao said that someone called you 'Cheng the Cripple', so she beat up that classmate." Bai Ruolan said.
"Well done." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "My little treasure is really good."
"When will we go to work at the police station?" Bai Ruolan asked with a smile.
"What's wrong? I was so busy before, and you blamed me for not caring about my family. Now you are urging me to go to work." Cheng Qianfan grabbed Bai Ruolan's hand and placed the hot water bottle in his hand on the back of Bai Ruolan's hand.
"The phone at home kept ringing during the few days you were at home, and Xiaozhima would be woken up during his nap." Bai Ruolan said.
"That's because the house is not big enough." Cheng Qianfan tilted his head and thought for a while, then said.
Bai Ruolan knocked on her husband's head.
"Give me a massage." Cheng Qianfan grabbed Bai Ruolan's hand and placed it on his head, then closed his eyes comfortably.
"Today is the Little New Year. I have asked Haozi to prepare some rice, flour, grain and oil. You can come with me back to Yandeli to visit everyone." Cheng Qianfan said to Bai Ruolan.
"Okay." Bai Ruolan said, she lowered her head and rubbed her chin on her husband's head, "Compared to Lafede Road, I still miss the old house in Yandeli more."
"You're useless." Cheng Qianfan said, and then was hit by Bai Ruolan.
……
When he heard that they were going back to Yandeli, Xiaobao really took the old cat with him.
After returning to Yandeli, not only Xiaobao was very happy, but even the cat was in high spirits. It patrolled the old house like a dragon and a tiger, and all the cats and dogs along the way stayed away from it.
"Brother Fan, happy New Year."
"Hello, Mr. Cheng."
"Mrs. Cheng, this hairstyle is so modern."
"Xiaobao, try my fried fruit."
"Oh my, this is Master Sesame. He is as handsome as Brother Fan and Xiao Chenguang."
Cheng Qianfan handed the task of distributing New Year's goods to Li Hao, and he returned to his old house amid the praises of many old neighbors.
"Aunt Ma, Brother Fan asked you to help look after the house. He specially asked someone to prepare three kinds of fruits. You can go and get them later." Li Hao whispered to Aunt Ma.
The voice was relatively low, but just loud enough for a few people nearby to hear. They immediately looked at Aunt Ma with envy.
This old aunt is very cunning and crafty. When Bai Ruolan lived in Yandeli, Aunt Ma would often visit the Cheng family to help with small matters and would occasionally make some snacks that children liked to please Xiaobao.
Aunt Ma agreed proudly, with her neck held high like a peacock.
Zhao Laonian snorted, obviously unable to bear to see his mortal enemy so proud.
……
Father Valley Road.
Zhao Xiu was guarding the outer hall of "Dai's Stir-Fry". The draft blew through the hallway and made him shiver.
"Brother Min Qi, when are you going to mend this torn curtain? It's freezing to death." Zhao Xiu couldn't help but complain.
"My wallet is empty." Min Qige is a big and strong man, but his voice is like a woman's, speaking softly.
“Hey, hey, hey.” Zhao Xiu couldn’t help but shudder. “Brother Min Qi, you’d better stop talking. I’m afraid of having a nightmare.”
Min Qige was not angry either. He skillfully put the freshly cooked dishes into the aluminum lunch box and put it into the basket. "Don't forget to return the basket to me."
"I know." Zhao Xiu picked up the basket and hurried out of the house, then roared, "Where's my rickshaw?"
Therefore, when Zhao Xiu ran back to the district headquarters, panting, it was already three quarters of an hour later.
"Brother Cen, come and try the cooking skills of this restaurant." Chen Gongshu greeted Cen Yufeng enthusiastically, "This Dai's Xiaochao restaurant may not look like a small restaurant, but the cooking is superb."
Cen Yufeng picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork and put it in his mouth. His expression changed slightly, and then he nodded, "It's really good."
Only then did Chen Gongshu notice that the dishes in the lunch box were cold and the fat in the meat slices had solidified.
He tried several other dishes, and they were all cold, especially the nine-turn large intestine, which became even more greasy after being cold.
"What's going on?" Chen Gongshu asked with a gloomy face.
"Chief District Officer, I, I ran back." Zhao Xiu lowered his head and said, "The rickshaw was stolen."
He was really ashamed. He was embarrassed in front of the new district clerk.
"Idiot!" Chen Gongshu glared at Zhao Xiu fiercely. As an expert in the Military Control Commission's operations, he had his rickshaw stolen while he was out. It was truly embarrassing.
"Oh, it's okay." Cen Yufeng waved his hand and looked at Zhao Xiu with a smile, "Are you jealous?"
Zhao Xiu was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, Zhenjiang aged vinegar."
"As long as there's vinegar, as long as there's vinegar." Cen Yufeng was very happy. He took the vinegar pot directly, poured it into the cup, and then tilted his head back.
Then he gulped down a few big mouthfuls, wiped his mouth, and seemed to savor the taste. "Hmm, it feels good now. Not bad."
Chen Gongshu was stunned, then laughed out loud, "They say Shanxi people can't live without jealousy, it's true."
"Excuse me." Cen Yufeng said with a smile. He picked up a piece of pig intestines, rolled it in a vinegar dish, and then put it into his mouth, eating until his mouth was full of oil.
"So generous." Chen Gongshu gave a thumbs up. Compared with Cheng Xuyuan who had left Shanghai earlier, he had a better impression of the new secretary Cen Yufeng.
Cheng Xuyuan was more like a scholar. Although Chen Gongshu also claimed to be both literary and martial, he did not get along well with Cheng Xuyuan.
"I heard from Brother Fan Qi that Brother Cen met Cheng Qianfan on the ship coming to Shanghai," said Chen Gongshu.
"We happened to be on the same ship." Cen Yufeng nodded. "I was thinking of finding a good opportunity to kill him, but he hid himself so well that I didn't get a chance."
"Fortunately, my brother didn't find the opportunity." Chen Gongshu shook his head.
"What?" Cen Yufeng asked in surprise, "This person cannot be touched? Or is this person actually one of ours?"
"Of course not." Chen Gongshu shook his head. "To be honest, I have long intended to take action against Cheng Qianfan, but Chongqing has strictly prohibited it."
"Why is this?" Cen Yufeng asked.
"Cheng Qianfan has great power in the French Concession and is deeply trusted by the French. He has also secretly defected to the Japanese. Boss Dai believes that if he takes action against this man, it will not only anger the Japanese and lead to retaliation, but most importantly, it will cause dissatisfaction among the French." Chen Gongshu said.
Cen Yufeng clicked his tongue. He naturally knew Boss Dai's attitude towards the Japanese. He would never hesitate to use ruthless force, and he hated traitors even more. It was obvious that Boss Dai strictly forbade any action against Cheng Qianfan because he did not want to anger the French.
"Westerners are not good people either." Cen Yufeng said thoughtfully, "Brother, I'm new here. What is the attitude of the French in the French Concession towards us?"
"The Japanese are pressing forward step by step, so the French are naturally dissatisfied. Most of the time, they turn a blind eye to our activities." Chen Gongshu said, "But..."
"But what?"
"However, the criminals bribed by the Japanese in the French Concession Police Station are becoming more and more rampant." Chen Gongshu said, "Especially people like Cheng Qianfan. They are actually the tentacles of the Japanese extending into the French Concession. The brothers' lives are becoming more and more difficult."
"I heard that the district commander had eliminated a detective in the concession before." Cen Yufeng asked.
"You are talking about Cheng Haitao, right? He has long since defected to the Japanese and has attacked us many times," said Chen Gongshu.
"Since Cheng Haitao can be killed, then Cheng Qianfan can be killed as well." Cen Yufeng said after taking a sip of Daqu wine.
Chen Gongshu looked at Cen Yufeng in surprise. He was a little surprised why Cen Yufeng would keep biting Cheng Qianfan.
"We need to think about this matter over the long term, over the long term." Chen Gongshu said with a laugh.
……
"The old house is empty. Thank you for taking care of it, Aunt." Cheng Qianfan pointed to the cakes on the table. "I know Aunt likes sweet food, so I brought back cakes and preserved fruits from Qingdao."
"Oh, it's you, Brother Fan. You're still thinking of me when you're on a business trip." Aunt Ma hurriedly picked up the net bag and said happily, "I've never been far away before. This time, thanks to Brother Fan, I can eat Qingdao cakes."
"They are just some small things." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "There is no one living at home, so it is inevitable that snakes, insects, rats and ants will be attracted. I am sorry to trouble you, Auntie."
"Of course not. Rats are not easy to catch." Aunt Ma said with a smile. She stood up with the net bag in hand. "I'll go back now. I hope Zhao Laonian will be so hungry that he will die."
Cheng Qianfan looked at Aunt Ma with a smile.
Aunt Ma's face turned red and she walked away with her waist twisted.
"Aunt, thank you very much." Cheng Qianfan clasped his fists.
Aunt Ma didn't look back, but muttered, "I watched you grow up. Now that Mr. Cheng is gone, I'll help in any way I can."
Cheng Qianfan's nose felt sore.
He had known for a long time that Aunt Ma and Laonian Zhao were willing to help him and look after him secretly. This was the gratitude left by his father Cheng Wenzhao.
Does your father know Wang Yajiu?
A trace of doubt arose in Cheng Qianfan's heart.
Picking up the token on the table casually, Cheng Qianfan's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.
Turns out it’s an old acquaintance!
This was a token he was very familiar with, with a cherry blossom pattern and a "well" character on it.
The first time I saw this token was when I got it from Lao Mo.
That rat turned out to be from Inoue Mansion?
Why did the people from Inoue Mansion set their sights on this deserted old house?
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