usatvline Chapter 1712 Chu Mingyu: What does it have to do with you if the Germans attack France?
Chapter 1712 Chu Mingyu: What does it have to do with you if the Germans attack France?
Chapter 1712 Chu Mingyu: What does it have to do with you if the Germans attack France?
"Take the water route?" Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly.
"Yes." Zhang Ping nodded and said, "On his way back to Yangjiang Hotel, my second cousin went to Huaji Noodle House and had a bowl of noodles in soup."
This was the secret code agreed upon by Cheng Qianfan and his friends with Cao Yu. If they were eating dry noodles, they would go by land, and if they were eating soup noodles, they would go by water.
If he finishes eating the noodles and leaves directly, it means that he will be escorted on the same day. If he comes out of the noodle shop and goes to the daily necessities store opposite the Hua Ji Noodle Shop to buy cigarettes, it means that he will be escorted on another day and we will find another way to confirm the time.
"Ferry schedule." Cheng Qianfan said.
Zhang Ping took out the ferry schedule from the drawer and looked at it carefully. "There is a ferry from Nanjing to Shanghai at 8:15 in the morning and a night ferry at 5:30 in the evening."
She looked at Cheng Qianfan and said, "The enemy chose to escort us today, so they can only choose the ship at 5:30 in the evening."
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"The enemy chose to take the water route, which is more troublesome." Cheng Qianfan said with a frown.
If the enemy chooses to be escorted by train, the train will stop at Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi and Suzhou. After launching the rescue operation on the way, they can choose to get off at the intermediate station to facilitate rapid evacuation.
By the time the enemy met them at Shanghai Railway Station and discovered what had happened, they had already been successfully transferred.
If the enemy chooses to take the water route, generally speaking, it is a direct flight from Nanjing to Shanghai. In this case, even if they kill the enemy on the way and successfully rescue Comrade "Red-crowned Crane", they can only go ashore in Shanghai.
The enemy would certainly arrange spies to meet the escorts from the Nanjing area at the Shanghai dock, which also meant that the enemy would discover the incident at the dock, which would greatly increase the danger and would be detrimental to their successful escape, especially when escorting a wounded person who had been tortured by the enemy.
Most importantly, for safety reasons, he could only disappear secretly for one night at most. If he could not sneak back to Nanjing secretly the next day, it would likely arouse unnecessary suspicion.
The sailing time from Nanjing to Shanghai is about 30 hours, which means that even if he takes the ship back to Shanghai and then secretly takes the train back to Nanjing, it will take at least two and a half days.
The most crucial thing is that Shanghai is different from Nanjing. There are too many people in Shanghai who know him. Even if he is in disguise, he cannot completely ensure that he can return to Nanjing from Shanghai secretly without being noticed.
Once people noticed that "Mr. Cheng" had quietly returned to Shanghai, it would be a huge hidden danger.
"It seems that we have to find a legitimate reason to take this flight back to Shanghai today." Cheng Qianfan said after thought. Since it is impossible to return secretly, he might as well board the ship back to Shanghai openly.
"You applied to return to Shanghai, which is not a problem. The problem is that it is not justifiable for us to return to Shanghai so suddenly without a suitable reason." Zhang Ping said thoughtfully.
"The reason." Cheng Qianfan fell into deep thought.
……
Suddenly his eyes stopped on the newspaper on the table.
This is from today's latest edition of the Central Daily News, the official newspaper of Wang Tianhai's puppet regime.
There is a special edition on the international page above.
Two days ago, on the night of May 9th, European time, the southwestern German city of Freiburg was suddenly hit by an air raid, causing damage to the boarding school in the city and resulting in casualties.
Using the pre-emptive air strikes by the Belgian and Dutch air forces as an excuse, the Germans launched an offensive early yesterday morning by sending a large number of Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers to attack cities, railway hubs and military installations in the Benelux and France.
On the tenth day, Luxembourg officially surrendered to Germany.
After Germany and the British and French forces confronted each other across the Maginot Line for more than half a year, the war in Western Europe was officially ignited, which also meant that the Germans had launched peripheral operations to attack the French mainland.
"The battlefield in Europe has expanded." Cheng Qianfan said with a slight smile, "This will have a great adverse impact on my business with Pete."
He tapped his fingers on the table. "I must return to Shanghai immediately to meet with Pete to exchange views and discuss solutions on the latest international situation."
"You talk as if you were the Prime Minister of France and had to worry about the war far away in Europe." Zhang Ping smiled.
"The battlefield has expanded, and traffic has been congested. This naturally has a huge impact on business. It's all about money." Cheng Qianfan smiled slightly, "It has affected my income. I urgently returned to Shanghai. This is reasonable, right?"
"It makes sense." Zhang Ping nodded and smiled, "It makes sense."
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She looked at Cheng Qianfan and said, "However, there is one thing. We can't go back alone. If you go back publicly, you must bring people with you. Who should you bring back? How many people should you bring back?"
"We can't bring Haozi with us. Although this kid is not very smart at ordinary times, when the time comes for the fight, with Haozi's ability he will definitely find some clues." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully.
"Haozi is the captain of your personal guard. If you go back without him, I'm afraid you won't be able to do that without a reasonable excuse." Zhang Ping said with a frown.
"So, you have to stay in Nanjing." Cheng Qianfan said, "I just have a reason to keep Haozi in Nanjing and let him bring people to protect you."
"Okay." Zhang Ping thought for a while and said, her personal fighting ability is average, she does not have the ability to participate in the rescue battle, but staying in Nanjing to contain Zhong Guohao is also playing a role.
"Has Old Huang arrived?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"We've arrived. We're staying at the Fuqiao Hotel on Zhuangyuan Street," said Zhang Ping.
……
Li Hao sent someone to escort her to Nanjing, and Lao Huang then found an excuse to go to the countryside to collect medicinal herbs and secretly arrived in Nanjing by ship.
In the telegram from 'Farmer', Comrade 'Huo Miao' and Comrade 'Second Cousin' were instructed to work together to rescue Comrade 'Red-crowned Crane'. Zhang Ping was worried that Comrade 'Huo Miao' could not do it alone, so she decisively asked Comrade 'Yu Chang' to come to Nanjing secretly.
"Notify Old Huang to buy a ticket for the Ningkun ship departing from Nanjing to Shanghai at 5:30 this evening. He doesn't need to worry about the weapons. I will prepare them for him." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Okay, I'll go out to see Lao Huang later." Zhang Ping said.
"No, I'm going to Hualin Garden in a while. You can find a busy daily necessities store and call the hotel." Cheng Qianfan said, "Just use code words to inform Lao Huang."
"I understand." Zhang Ping nodded. She had to admit that Comrade Huo Miao's arrangement was more cautious and reasonable.
……
Hualin Garden.
Cheng Qianfan found Chu Mingyu to ask for leave and report.
He had considered finding Liu Xia in advance, informing her that he was going back to Shanghai, and asking Liu Xia to help out while he was on leave.
However, Cheng Qianfan was worried that if Liu Xia suddenly decided to go back to Shanghai with him, it would be troublesome, so he simply stayed in the office for a while. When he saw Liu Xia went out, he knocked on the door of Chu Mingyu's office.
"Why do you suddenly want to go back to Shanghai?" Chu Mingyu asked in surprise.
"There are some emergencies that I need to go back to deal with." Cheng Qianfan said somewhat awkwardly.
"What's the emergency?" Chu Mingyu looked at Cheng Qianfan and asked.
"Well, Uncle Chu, have you read the newspaper?" Cheng Qianfan said.
"Newspaper? What newspaper?" Chu Mingyu was a little confused. "Just say what you have to say. Don't beat around the bush."
"Germany launched an attack on France, and Luxembourg surrendered after only one day of resistance," said Cheng Qianfan.
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"What does it have to do with you if the Germans attack France?" Chu Mingyu asked with a frown.
"Well, the war situation in Europe has changed dramatically. Isn't this..." Cheng Qianfan showed an embarrassed expression, "My nephew's business is closely related to France. The sudden change in the war situation in Europe has far-reaching impacts. My nephew needs to return to Shanghai to discuss contingency plans with his partners."
"I can't believe that your business is related to international changes." Chu Mingyu looked at Cheng Qianfan deeply and teased.
"Small business, small business." Cheng Qianfan laughed and said, "Uncle Chu, you know my nephew well. I have quite a business sense."
"Even if you want to go back, you don't have to go back today." Chu Mingyu said.
"Uncle Chu, you don't do business, so you don't know that this international change actually has a profound impact on business. We must respond in a timely manner. Otherwise, let alone making money, we may even lose a lot of money." Cheng Qianfan said anxiously.
"Okay, stop looking so sad. I've approved your leave." Chu Mingyu glared at Cheng Qianfan and said unhappily.
He looked at Cheng Qianfan and asked, "How many days will you be gone?"
"It's hard to say. Maybe he can come back in two or three days, or maybe four or five days." Cheng Qianfan said seriously, "My nephew will return to Ning as soon as he finishes his business."
"It's not a good idea for you to run back and forth like this." Chu Mingyu frowned slightly. "How about this, let's get a radio station. If there is any situation in the future, you can contact Shanghai in time when you are in Nanjing."
"Thank you, Uncle Chu." Cheng Qianfan said happily.
"Don't thank me yet. You should handle the radio station yourself. The most I can do is give you a note to apply for a radio station license." Chu Mingyu chuckled and looked at Cheng Qianfan. "As the dignified 'Little Mr. Cheng' of the French Concession, it shouldn't be a problem for you to have a radio station."
……
"Stingy." Cheng Qianfan muttered.
"What did you say?"
"It's nothing. My nephew said that Uncle Chu is very considerate." Cheng Qianfan said quickly.
"Aren't you going back to Shanghai? Why don't you get out of here right away?" Chu Mingyu glared at Cheng Qianfan and said.
Cheng Qianfan chuckled, said goodbye and left.
After leaving the minister's office, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He was not worried about whether Chu Mingyu would approve his leave.
His reason for returning to Shanghai was very good:
Uncle Chu gets a share of the profits from Jiujiu Trading.
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Around three o'clock in the afternoon.
Minsheng Hotel.
"Brother Fan, do you really not need me to accompany you back to Shanghai?" Haozi asked again.
"I will be back to Nanjing in two or three days at the shortest, or four or five days at the longest, so my concubine won't have to travel with me." Cheng Qianfan said seriously, "I have fallen out with that guy Su Chende, and he is notorious for being lustful. I am worried about my concubine staying in Nanjing alone."
He looked at Haozi and said, "Your mission is to stay in Nanjing and bring people to protect the concubine."
"I understand." Hao Zai nodded.
Brother Fan's worries are not without reason. Su Chende has formed his own faction in Nanjing and is acting more and more arrogantly. We really have to be on guard against Su Chende's hidden mischief.
"Xiao Ma." Haozi looked at Ma Benze, "I'm not following you this time, so Brother Fan's safety will be left to you and your team."
"Don't worry, Brother Hao. With me here, no one can hurt Brother Fan." Ma Benze assured, patting his chest.
Cheng Qianfan hugged Zhang Ping and said goodbye. He took out a business card and said, "When I'm not in Nanjing, if you encounter any difficulties that Haozi can't solve, you can have someone take this business card to find Li Mingzhuan, the commander of the Capital Division."
"I know." Zhang Ping took the business card and nodded. "Be careful on your way and come back soon."
"Don't worry." Cheng Qianfan patted Zhang Ping's hand. "You want to look for a house, right? I'll let Haozi and his men follow you and look for a house these few days."
"Yeah." Zhang Ping nodded.
……
No. 21, Yihe Road.
Cao Yu saw Comrade Red-crowned Crane being carried out of the interrogation room by the secret agents.
Comrade Red-crowned Crane was covered in wounds and fell into a coma. He had been tortured beyond recognition.
"Director Xue, why is this man like this? He wouldn't die halfway, would he?" Dong Zhengguo took a look and said with a frown.
"A diehard who still refuses to confess even after being electrocuted." Xue Yanlin snorted coldly, "Don't worry, Doctor Hu will follow you, so you won't die on the way."
"Don't worry, Chief Dong. Although the patient's physical condition is very bad, he will not die for the time being as long as he is not tortured violently in the short term." Hu Changgen, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, said in a gentle manner.
"Get in the car." Xue Yanlin waved his hand.
……
About three quarters of an hour later, the convoy stopped at the dock.
"Aren't we going to the train station to take the train?" Cao Yu got off the train, looked around, a little surprised, and asked Dong Zhengguo in a low voice.
"Director Xue." Dong Zhengguo looked at Xue Yanlin.
"The train has many stops along the way, which is not conducive to escort safety." Xue Yanlin said, "I decided to take the water route to Shanghai at the last minute."
"You!" Dong Zhengguo's face darkened. How could he not see that Xue Yanlin did not trust them. He went to the General Affairs Office to book train tickets in front of them, and then changed his mind. It was obvious that he was deliberately guarding against them.
"The ship is good, the ship is good." Seeing this, Cao Yu quickly said, "Director Xue is thoughtful. The ship is safer."
"Otherwise, why does the district chief admire Team Leader Cao so much?" Xue Yanlin glanced at Cao Yu and nodded slightly. Then he looked at Dong Zhengguo again, snorted, and led his men onto the ship.
"This guy clearly doesn't trust us." Dong Zhengguo said hatefully.
Not only was the train station converted into a pier, but Xue Yanlin's side had two more people, out of the original total of eleven, for a total of thirteen.
"Even if we know, what can we do?" Cao Yu said helplessly, "Commander Su has ordered that Director Xue will lead the escort this time."
Then he lowered his voice and said, "Okay, Brother Dong, this is not our territory after all, so just bear with it and get to Shanghai safely."
"You have a good temper and you can endure it, but I, Dong, can't endure it." Dong Zhengguo said angrily, waved his hand, and took his men on board to take a look.
Cao Yu looked at Dong Zhengguo's back and sighed. He wanted to taunt Dong Zhengguo with a "there are things you can't tolerate", but he was afraid that Dong Zhengguo would suddenly go crazy and fight him.
……
"Lou Kang, you take the three brothers and keep watch over Yu Lang at all times." Xue Yanlin ordered Lou Kang with a serious expression.
"I understand, sir." Lou Kang said quickly.
"All the people I asked you to arrange have been arranged." Xue Yanlin asked in a low voice.
"I will do my job, Director, rest assured." Lou Kang patted his chest and assured. He looked around and said in a low voice, "I have found people from the Anqing Society. They are already on board. These guys are ruthless and will definitely be able to kill Dong Zhengguo."
Xue Yanlin nodded slightly, "Tell them to do the work beautifully and not make any mistakes."
"I understand." Lou Kang said seriously, "I have already told you."
As he said this, he chuckled, "At first, I found Yan Bahu and told him to board the ship to rob the wanted criminals on Yihe Road. He was so scared that he almost drew his gun."
Handing a cigarette to Xue Yanlin, he continued, "I explained it to him clearly, and he confirmed it again and again. Only then did I promise him two more small yellow croakers, and that guy dared to agree."
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