Although the gunman was not captured, this was to prove that the assassination at the front entrance of the Licha Hotel was carried out by the military commander. However, his intuition told Li Cuiqun that the mastermind behind the scenes must be Chongqing, or to be more specific, it was the Shanghai Station of the military commander.

What you do.

The most direct evidence is that the gunman shot Liu Wen.

The military commander found Jing Muyun and asked for his photo. What Jing Muyun provided to the military commander was a photo of Liu Wen. Then Liu Wen was killed. The whole chain was very clear.

"Brother Li, as the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later..." Jing Muyun said.

"I want to express my gratitude to Dai Chunfeng." Li Cuiqun gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Jing, thank you. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness."

Jing Muyun was overjoyed when he heard this. The two talked again before hanging up the phone.

Li Cuiqun's face was gloomy, sitting on a chair and thinking about something.

For being able to escape this time, he owed Jing Muyun a favor.

Jing Muyun is a member of the Kuomintang's underground special city party branch in Shanghai. This person also has a special identity. He is Du Yongsheng's favorite disciple.

Within the Kuomintang, Jing Muyun also had a good background. He had contacts with Dai Chunfeng and even Xue Yingzhen, Er Chen and other central officials.

After the fall of Shanghai, Jing Muyun was ordered to lurk in Shanghai.

It is ironic to say that the identity and whereabouts of such a high-level latent official should be kept secret. However, after asking about Mu Yun's identity and where he was hiding, Li Cuiqun found out:

Jing Muyun was "lurking behind enemy lines" and was frightened, so he took refuge in the Qinggang. Many people within the Qinggang knew where he was hiding.

The reason why Li Cuiqun secretly found and contacted Jing Muyun was mainly because he had access to the upper echelons of the Kuomintang and was able to establish a line with Du Yongsheng who was hiding in Hong Kong through Jing Muyun.

Jing Muyun did not hesitate to accept the olive branch offered by Li Cuiqun.

The member of the Party Committee of the Shanghai Underground Special City seemed to have a high position of authority, but in Jing Muyun's opinion, he was abandoned by the senior officials of the national government, or was exiled to the occupied areas to die.

‘There is no political way out’ and ‘life is not guaranteed’, these were Jing Muyun’s inner thoughts at that time.

Of course, Li Cuiqun's most direct weapon to impress Jing Muyun is: money to open the way.

One thousand French coins!

For Jing Muyun, who was trapped in Shanghai, financially distressed and frightened at that time, one thousand French coins was not a small amount. He even felt flattered:

Li Cuiqun could have arrested him directly to claim credit from the Japanese, but instead of arresting him, he gave him a lot of money!

So, Jing Muyun secretly fell into the water and became a traitor.

Neither the military nor the central government knew anything about this.

Wang Tiemu planned the assassination of Li Cuiqun, but he did not know Li Cuiqun's appearance, so he arranged for Yu Zhengze, the chief of the operations unit, to secretly meet with Jing Muyun, a member of the Shanghai Underground Special City Party Committee.

As expected, Jing Muyun 'did not disappoint the Shanghai Station', and within a few days he provided 'Li Cuiqun's photo' to the military commander.

Li Cuiqun lit a cigarette and smoked it silently.

With his right hand, he pulled the ashtray on the desk over and put out the half-remaining cigarette.

He tasted the sweetness of wooing Jing Muyun——

Dingmutun's influence and appeal within the Kuomintang are its huge advantages. However, now he is focusing his main attention on the "conspiracy" with Qingshui Dongsan. This is an opportunity for him, and he must seize it.

The people in front of Dingmutun try to win over as many old colleagues as possible.

At the same time, he was assassinated by the military commander. Although this incident made him angry and "chilling", it seemed to have another purpose.

He has a question for the Japanese:

Why did the military commander choose to focus on assassinating him, Li Cuiqun, instead of Dingmutun?

Without him, Mr. Li is a great threat!

…

French Concession, No. 2, Haitang New Village.

The secret base of Juntong Shanghai Station.

"Did you succeed?" Wang Tiemu looked at Yu Zhengze expectantly and asked.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!" Yu Zhengze said with joy in his eyes.

"Great!" Wang Tiemu was overjoyed when he heard this, his face flushed with excitement, and he patted Yu Zhengze's shoulder hard.

His current situation within the military command is quite unfavorable. Dai Chunfeng is quite dissatisfied with him, and even Zheng Lijun within the Shanghai Station has been fighting openly and covertly with him.

Under this situation, being able to successfully get rid of Li Cuiqun would be enough for him to stabilize his position in the military command, and at the worst, it would give him a temporary respite.

"Sit down and talk." Wang Tiemu personally handed Yu Zhengze a cigarette, "Tell me the detailed process."

Yu Zhengze felt impressed, and then he talked eloquently about the process of successfully assassinating Li Cuiqun.

He once pretended to be a fortune teller to investigate the enemy's situation, and he was quite eloquent. He told the story of the assassination of Li Cuiqun in such an ups and downs that he felt like a storyteller.

"Li Cuiqun was shot twice and should have been killed on the spot. However, for safety reasons, I ordered another shot in his body," Yu Zhengze said.

"That should be the case!" Wang Tiemu nodded with satisfaction and asked a few more questions. Hearing that Yu Zhengze immediately evacuated without any hesitation and successfully escaped from the side entrance of Broadway Building by car, he was full of praise.

"I hit the target with one blow, without any sloppiness, and even escaped with my whole body!" Wang Tiemu praised and said, "Brother, I want to ask for credit for you, and I want to ask the headquarters for credit for you!"

Wang Ironmu was in a high mood. He waved his right hand vigorously and said, "No, I want to personally ask the leader for credit!"

Yu Zhengze was overjoyed.

Fighting in occupied areas at the risk of losing his head, although he still had a determination to kill the enemy and serve the country, why wasn't it for this moment?

…

Although there was no evidence, Cheng Qianfan was privately 90% certain that the person who assassinated Li Cuiqun should be the Juntong Shanghai Station.

Without him, the strongest forces in Shanghai are:

The red party's operational strength is relatively weak, and currently it mainly focuses on collecting intelligence and secretly developing anti-Japanese forces.

On the Central Unification side, the negative impact caused by the vote of most of the entire Party Affairs Investigation Department represented by Wu Shanyue is still there. Although the Central Unification Shanghai District has been rebuilt, perhaps its number of people and weapons and equipment have been completed, but the will to fight is still there.

I can't really compliment him on his abilities.

From the Shanghai special situation team, he had received the coded report from the little Taoist priest, and Liu Yuchu did not fire.

Then, the only one with the strength and motivation to attack Li Cuiqun was Juntong Shanghai. The most important thing is that this kind of assassination operation is also in line with Juntong's style.

He took out a very beautiful gold-embroidered cloth bag from his briefcase, shook it, and made a pleasant sound of bulging bulging.

Five large yellow croakers.

This was the surprise fee given to "Mr. Xiao Cheng" by the well-informed and knowledgeable manager of the Licha Hotel.

Cheng Qianfan weighed it and found that it was quite heavy.

He took out two large yellow croakers and put them back into his briefcase, and put the remaining three large yellow croakers into the drawer along with the Su embroidery bag.

Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, leaned on the back of his chair, and put his feet up on the table. He was thinking about the possible impact of the assassination of Li Cuiqun by the Shanghai Juntong Station.

There is nothing wrong in assassinating Li Cuiqun.

Liu Yuchu’s finger was on the trigger!

What was wrong was that the assassination failed.

Cheng Qianfan didn't have much contact with Li Cuiqun, but this person gave him a strong feeling:

This is a very capable person, and the more this kind of person is, the stronger his desire for revenge!

Cheng Qianfan could already imagine that Li Cuiqun's secret service would pounce on the military commander like a vicious dog, or rather on the Chongqing elements.

Suddenly, Cheng Qianfan held the cigarette between his fingers and narrowed his eyes. He thought of a question that seemed inconspicuous but was actually very critical:

Why did the military commanders kill the wrong people?

He checked on Li Cuiqun's subordinate who was shot dead by a gunman. This man only slightly resembled Li Cuiqun. In fact, he could tell the authenticity just by looking at him up close, because there was a big difference in their appearance.

Is this because the Shanghai Station did not arrange close-range verification like the Shanghai Special Intelligence Team did, but they only shot from a distance, so when they saw two men who looked like Li Cuiqun, they decisively shot them?

This explanation seems to make sense!

It's not that Cheng Qianfan looks down on his colleagues at the Shanghai Station, but the fact is that the things done at the Shanghai Station are indeed a bit rough.

So, the question arises again. Li Cuiqun chose to arrive at Licha Hotel through the side entrance, but arranged for this 'substitute' to arrive through the front entrance. What's the secret behind this?

Is this normal operation due to Mr. Li's caution?

Or is it that Li Cuiqun suspected something, so he tested it - what did he suspect? Who did he suspect?

Cheng Qianfan frowned and thought, then shook his head.

He had not had much contact with Li Cuiqun, and at the same time he thought that since he was always cautious, the possibility of Li Cuiqun doubting him and testing him was extremely slim.

In addition, Li Cuiqun, who was willing to surrender to the Japanese, would never risk his own life.

Because, if Li Cuiqun doubted him, then Li Cuiqun would not take the risk to invite him to meet.

What if the gunman arranged for an ambush at both the main entrance and the side entrance? Or did he ambush on the way in?

In this case, there are only two possibilities left:

The matter of substitutes is Li Cuiqun's routine operation. This person is extremely afraid of death, so he takes precautions.
To be continued...