"Director Meng, it's been checked, and the surroundings are safe."

Meng Shaoyuan did not speak.

Old pickles lane.

Most of the people who live here are from the lowest strata of Shanghai's public concession.

Poverty and backwardness can be seen at any time.

In the alley, two scantily dressed, with thick powder on their faces, but they looked at the secret prostitutes who were not young, soliciting business there.

Their asking price is very cheap and is geared towards single men who live alone in Shanghai and work as coolies.

No one looks down on their identity, everyone is just to eat and survive.

No. 307 is in the alley.

It is a small two-story building, upstairs and downstairs are rented out, and there are three families living in total.

The ground floor is larger and houses two families.

The second floor is actually a small pavilion.

Not many Japanese spies would notice this.

Again, there's no information to be gained.

And as soon as you come in, there is a strange smell, which makes people particularly uncomfortable.

In the pavilion room on the second floor, there is an additional staircase at the back door of this room, which allows people living on the second floor to enter and exit without affecting the homes on the first floor.

The staircase is made of wood and is very narrow.

When Meng Shaoyuan climbed up, he was really a little worried.

There was a knock on the door.

Someone got up, walked to the door, and then inside instead of asking "who", it was:

"Which boss?"

"Is there any old furniture here?"

"Yes, eighty percent new, what price do you offer?"

"It's hard to say, I have to see it with my own eyes."

The door is open.

A rich smell of sake came out.

The person who opened the door looked like he had drunk a lot, and his face was red.

Meng Shaoyuan only glanced at it, and he could basically determine that this person was Mr. Gong.

"Come in." Mr. Gong turned around silently.

Meng Shaoyuan closed the door with his hand.

The light in the room is very dim, and in broad daylight, it makes people feel very uncomfortable.

No way, the conditions between the pavilions in Shanghai are like this.

A bed, a table, a chair.

That's all the furniture in it.

Mr. Gong sat on the bed and pointed to the only chair in the house: "Please take a seat." ”

Meng Shaoyuan sat down and started the second round of codes.

No deviations.

The dish was a pack of pig's ears, a pack of peanuts, and a cheap bulk liquor.

Mr. Gong didn't seem to have any intention of inviting Meng Shaoyuan to drink together: "Are you?" ”

"Meng Shaoyuan, director of the Shanghai Special Office of the Military Command."

"Oh, you're Meng Shaoyuan." Mr. Gong said lightly: "Since you can find here, you also know who I am, I am Mr. Gong, from now on, until I leave Shanghai, I will be Mr. Gong." ”

"Yes."

Who would have imagined that the inspector, who has a lot of power, would actually live in such a small and dilapidated place, drinking alone here.

"You're here at the right time."

Mr. Gong took a sip of wine: "Stay here for another hour, if no one has come, I will evacuate, and the next time you want to find me, you will have to be at the new contact point the day after tomorrow." ”

"Mr. Gong." Meng Shaoyuan opened his mouth and asked, "What is the first day of the sixth month?" ”

This is a secret that only Mr. Gong and Dai Li know.

Mr. Gong was silent for a moment: "Dai Yunong asked you to ask this, right?" My correct answer would have been, the sixth day of August, which was my birthday on file. The first day of June? Today is June 28th, the first day of the sixth lunar month, why do you say I am drinking alone? Because today is my birthday, I'm celebrating my birthday. ”

"Happy birthday, Mr. Gong." Meng Shaoyuan said.

"Nothing happy." Mr. Gong sighed deeply: "Every year on my birthday, I drink a few glasses, my alcohol is not good, but I always have to drink, because I don't know if I will be alive on my next birthday." ”

Meng Shaoyuan could fully understand his feelings.

Who is not doing this with his head in his hands? Which one doesn't know if tomorrow will still be alive?

Meng Shaoyuan perked up: "Mr. Gong, we just got the information, the news of your coming to Shanghai has leaked, and the Japanese have sent killers to prepare to deal with you in Shanghai." ”

"Solve me in Shanghai?" Mr. Gong smiled coldly: "This is the land of China, and they actually want to kill me on my own land?" In Shanghai, with your 'strongest agent on the surface' Meng Shaoyuan guarding me, I'm not worried. ”

Just these few words made Meng Shaoyuan excited: "Mr. Gong, don't worry, I will do my best to protect you and prevent the Japanese from succeeding." ”

"Thank you." After Mr. Gong drank a glass of wine, he poured another cup for himself: "Who is responsible for chasing and killing me?" ”

"Kota Tahara."

"Old 'friends'." Mr. Gong sneered: "When this person was in Hong Kong and Macau, he was known as the strongest killer in Japan, and he did successfully carry out several assassinations, but it is an exaggeration to call him the strongest killer." He has always wanted to solve me, but he has never succeeded, what qualifications does he have to be called the strongest? ”

There was a palpable contempt in the words.

"Yes." Meng Shaoyuan said: "But your identity is special, Mr. Dai has repeatedly explained that you must protect your safety, Mr. Gong, I will arrange a better accommodation for you." ”

"No need." Mr. Gong refused: "I am an inspector personally appointed by Dai Yunong, in Shanghai, not only you Meng Shaoyuan, but also Zhou Weilong and Cheng Yiming, if I accept your arrangement, it is equivalent to accepting your bribe, so how can I exercise my responsibilities as an inspector fairly and justly?" Do you say, Director Meng? ”

Meng Shaoyuan was in awe.

There are not many people who can be so clean.

"There are funds allocated to me from above, and the place I came here today is also the property of the military commander." Mr. Gong took a look at the pavilion: "Some of the property of the military commander, even you, Director Meng, don't know, I have a place to live and money to eat, which is enough." Besides, I also want to take this opportunity to get rid of Kota Tahara in Shanghai! ”

Meng Shaoyuan immediately paid attention: "Mr. Gong, I only have a photo of Kota Tahara in my hand, and there are no other clues for the time being." ”

"Kota Tahara and I have been fighting for so many years, and we are very familiar with each other." Mr. Gong was confident: "Killing Tahara Yukiten can deal a heavy blow to the Japanese spy organization and avenge the comrades who died at his hands in the past." It's good for us from every point of view. But to do this, you alone are not enough. ”

Meng Shaoyuan instantly understood the meaning of Mr. Gong's words.

If there is Mr. Gong's cooperation, with Meng Shaoyuan's strength in Shanghai, he is sure to kill Tahara Xingta, but doing so is equivalent to Mr. Gong helping Meng Shaoyuan make another contribution.

This is unfair to Zhou Weilong and Cheng Yiming.

Mr. Gong did not accept the request for a comfortable environment, not to mention any favoritism in the matter of meritorious service.

Dai Li's selection of him to the important town of Shanghai was carefully considered.

Meng Shaoyuan admired in his heart: "That's right, Mr. Gong." In this way, tonight, I will pick you up at the International Hotel, and at the same time invite Zhou Weilong, head of the Shanghai Hidden District of the Military Command, and Cheng Yiming, secretary of the military command, to be present. It's up to you to deploy the work. ”

"I can't give you a job." Mr. Gong made a special correction: "My responsibility is to inspect the work, find problems and correct them in time, and make a unified report on everything I see in Shanghai, instead of interfering in your work." Tonight? Yes, it can be regarded as meeting with everyone and telling them that I, the inspector, have arrived, not just with you, Director Meng, alone. ”

"Then I'll arrange contact right away." Meng Shaoyuan stood up.

The pavilion room was so narrow that your head could almost touch the roof: "At 5 o'clock in the evening, I will send someone to pick you up." ”

"No need, I'll go myself." Mr. Gong refused again: "Director Meng, you know, as soon as you came in, I was drinking, why didn't I invite you to drink together?" ”

"Please advise Mr. Gong."

"It's not because the food and wine are too bad, but between you and me, don't have a separate relationship of interest, you send a car to pick me up, then it is to tell Zhou Weilong and Cheng Yiming that we have met separately, and our relationship is not ordinary."

Mr. Gong smiled and said, "I can go to the International Hotel by myself." ”

Meng Shaoyuan didn't know what to say.

"Director Meng, since you are here and we have met, I want to send you a few words." Mr. Gong also did not mean to let Meng Shaoyuan sit down again: "Why did we lose on the frontal battlefield?" Why did such a big country come to be like this? In addition to military and political reasons, another big factor is our internal penchant for forming cliques.

Gui system, Hunan system, central system, all kinds of things. Even the Central Department is divided into CC Department and Civil Engineering Department. It's just a joke. A good country, a good government, intrigue all day long, have to wait for the invasion of foreign enemies, then it is like facing a great enemy, and know the importance of unity. ”

This matter was so big that Meng Shaoyuan didn't dare to speak, but listened honestly to what Mr. Gong said:

"Speaking of unity, we fight together, but we still have a grudge against each other, and we can't be honest with each other, Japan is only so big, but it dares to invade our dignified China, what is wrong with this?"

"Mr. Gong, Shao Yuan didn't dare to say it."

"Yes, you don't dare to say it, no one dares to say it." Mr. Gong suddenly sighed softly: "I didn't dare to say it, I only dared to drink some wine and talk nonsense." Director Meng, I lost my words, I lost my words. But please remember, I don't care about other people, in me, there will be no gangs, what I want to do is to do my part. ”

This is actually a disguised warning to Meng Shaoyuan not to use the set he used to use in the past on himself.

Young Master Meng, who is invincible, is now a hard stubble.

However, Meng Shaoyuan still admired this inspector from the bottom of his heart, if everyone could be like him, this country would really have a good situation!