Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 3 Arrested
"What's going on?" After making sure there was no tail, the two walked to the small park by the river.

This incident was so strange. The two people met in the French Concession. How could they be targeted by the Japanese for no reason?
He Yun also held it in for a long time, frowning and said: "Bo Wen and I will go to the meeting place. The meeting place was arranged by the superiors through the radio a long time ago.

Before we came, Minister Chen said that this was a very experienced old underground man who had been in Shanghai for a long time and had never been in trouble. In theory, he was very safe, but when we arrived, this old underground man had actually been targeted.

The organization arranged a meeting at a Cantonese teahouse on Xiafei Road, on the second floor near the window. According to discipline, I was not allowed to see this old man underground. When Bowen went in, I was observing the surrounding environment from the side of the road.

The situation happened very suddenly. Bowen had just stepped into the door of the teahouse when someone suddenly threw a set of tea sets down from the window upstairs, attracting the attention of many people on the street. Then there was a noisy sound from upstairs, and suddenly some people rushed out on the street, some of them were vendors, and some were hiding in the alleys. When they saw what happened, they all rushed to the teahouse.

I saw Bowen being pushed down on the bar by this group of people, and then the teahouse was closed.

Those people looked like they didn't look like people from the police station. After confirming that I was not being targeted, I wanted to call you, but then I thought it was not safe. After waiting for a few minutes and observing, the people from the police station arrived.

The French police seemed to know these people. Some customers were protesting at the time, but the French police ignored their opinions. Instead, they arrested everyone in the teahouse, put them in a car that drove in from outside the building, and sent them to the police station.

Now Bowen should be detained in the police station with these people."

"Are you talking about a group? Not just Old Lu? Are you sure?" Gu Yansheng grasped the key information.

He Yun nodded confidently. "I'm sure there were about a dozen people arrested. That teahouse is quite large, and Xiafei Road in the French Concession is crowded and bustling. The place where the organization was selected is well connected. There were many people eating tea and snacks there, and there were also many people passing by. If you calculate the time we went in, wasn't it just after lunch? There were still people there. Those who were passing by the door and in the building were all arrested. There were also two men on the street who were probably just passing by, but they were also arrested."

Gu Yansheng roughly understood, "Assuming that the person on the second floor is our contact, then he must have noticed something wrong and then threw something to warn us.

But it was too late, Lao Lu had already gone in, so he was pinned down by the Japanese who wanted to fish but got hooked.

How many guests came in and out around the same time as Lao Lu? A male guest? He came alone.

He Yun recalled carefully: "There should have been two or three single men at the same time. We got off the boat late, and we were worried that the person we were meeting might leave early, so we didn't observe the situation at the door for too long."

"Fortunately, the situation is not too bad."

It’s okay if there is one, Gu Yansheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that only one person would go in every hour.

"Isn't this a bad situation?" He Yun's face was filled with worry. "If Bowen falls into the hands of the Japanese, not only will we fail our mission, but we could also be captured at any time."

The situation wasn't bad at all. Gu Yansheng analyzed it for him: "The contact person's reminder was spot on. Bowen was pressed on the head as soon as he entered, which means he didn't meet the boss.

One is on the first floor and the other is on the second floor. That means that even if the contact person can't stand the torture and betrays, it cannot be proved that Lu Bowen is the contact person.

And if Bowen had been smarter and insisted that he was only going in to have tea and eat, that place would be the French Concession, so there would be room to maneuver."

If it was in the Japanese-controlled SH city area, it would be all over. Fortunately, the organization considered the issue in detail and decided to use the French Concession as the location.

At this point, Gu Yansheng thought of something and immediately stood up: "You have to go back immediately."

"Where to go back?" He Yun was a little uneasy after the sudden change.

Gu Yansheng had to explain clearly to prevent He Yun from making a mistake: "Old Lu is now in the French Concession prison. He should be fine for the time being. The French have no reason to be on the same page with the Japanese. This should only be a deal to a certain extent.

So even if the French believed what the Japanese said, that some of these people were spies, it is impossible that all of these dozen people were spies. So I judge that the French would not hand them over to Japan immediately. They were arrested in the French Concession. This is a matter of face.

But according to what you said, the Japanese and the French have obviously reached an agreement on today's arrest. So even if the French don't allow the Japanese to torture on their territory for the sake of face, they will definitely interrogate them.

The Japanese would ask Bowen why he went to the teahouse.

Bowen's first reaction would certainly be to say that he went to drink tea and eat something. If the Japanese asked him in more detail and asked him if there was anyone who could prove it, there would be two possibilities for his statement.

First, he considered the worst-case scenario and, for your safety, did not involve you. He said he was single and had just arrived in Shanghai, and no one could prove it. Then the possibility of him being targeted by the Japanese would greatly increase. A single man who had just arrived in Shanghai and was making contact would be targeted even without evidence.

Second, he will say, I came here with my wife, and she is out, so you can prove it for her.

Then the Japanese might ask him, why didn't you go in with her? Or ask where you are?
Things are developing from now on"

Gu Yansheng checked his watch and said, "It's almost an hour. The couple came to Shanghai for business. It's their first time here, so it's okay to walk around the French Concession. It's also okay if the woman likes shopping.

But when the time comes, it's time to go back.

The Japanese will not release you just because you go back, but the rationality of your statement can prevent you from becoming the focus.

But if you don't show up, it will be a big problem.

Bowen said he had a wife, but his wife didn't show up. If you disappear and don't show up for a long time, the Japanese will definitely think you have something to hide. If you see Bowen being arrested and choose to escape directly, Bowen will definitely die.

I tend to think Bowen would mention your presence, which would reduce his suspicion. You two just arrived in Shanghai, and apart from the incident of entering the teahouse, there is nothing unusual about you. The contact person has never seen you. I think Bowen should also consider this and say that he has this wife. "

Gu Yansheng said it very clearly.

He Yun's face turned pale, but her expression was firm: "Then I'll go back right away."

As he said that, he was about to leave.

"Wait." Gu Yansheng called her.

It was possible not to go, but neither of them discussed the possibility.

Gu Yansheng asked: "The Japanese might ask you why you don't have tea together but go out alone.

And why did it take so long for him to realize something was wrong?

If you rush back from here, including the time it takes to go there and back, it will be about an hour and a half since the incident. Have you thought about where you went, what you saw, and why you went there? The Japanese will definitely ask and verify it.

"I" He Yun frowned and paused, then immediately said: "I'm not hungry, I don't want to eat, I'm just having fun, but this is actually fake.

In fact, I was worried about the money because a lot of it was defrauded from the good citizen certificate. The capital we brought to Shanghai to do business was not much to begin with, and now it is even less.

So I wanted to save him some money, and I'm an accountant, so I'm very nimble.

As for why I was out for an hour and a half, it was because I was fascinated by the style of Shanghai. It was so spectacular, so I looked at it for a while longer. As I looked, I didn’t even know where I was going.

I could have chosen to take a rickshaw, but I said I was reluctant to spend the money, so I chose to walk back by myself.

There are so many alleys in Shanghai that I finally found the way back, but when I got there I found that the teahouse was closed and my husband was missing.

I asked a rickshaw driver on the roadside and found out what happened. He told me that I could go to the police station to look for it, so I came here.

Is that okay?

"Where did you go? What shops were there along the way? What interesting things happened?"

"I've walked through both the French Concession and the British and American Concession twice today. The time I was looking for you was when something happened. I've been riding in a rickshaw and have seen a lot of roads. I can remember the general idea."

“What does a rickshaw driver look like?”

"I just asked the rickshaw driver on the street. I can't remember his face."

Gu Yansheng nodded and put his hands around her shoulders. "When facing the Japanese, or even the French police, you can and should act a little panicked. You're unfamiliar with the place and you're afraid you'll get into trouble. It's okay to be a little panicked, have a confused memory, or not remember anything at all. It's all natural and necessary. You absolutely must not give the impression that you prepared your confession in advance."

"I understand." Gu Yansheng's calmness infected He Yun, making her feel calmer.

"What should I do after I get there? The Japanese won't let us go easily, right? What should I do next?"

"After you arrive, if you can find a way to meet with Old Lu, try to keep them together. This will make it easier for you to give your statements and prevent any mistakes. Leave the rest to me, I'll figure it out.

Remember, you must insist that you are ordinary people, that you came here to do business or have tea, and that you were arrested by mistake.

I will find a way to let you stay in the French Concession. As long as you are still in the French Concession and not in the hands of the Japanese, there will always be a way. That’s all I have to say for now. You go first.

By the way, remember to confirm that there are no monitoring devices in the cell before talking to Lao Lu, and don't trust anyone else in the cell."

"Okay, I'll remember that." He Yun turned around, took two quick steps, and came back. She opened her bag, took out the two gold bars wrapped in newspaper, and secretly stuffed them over.

"I'll keep it with you first. If you need the money, you can use it first. If you don't need it, you can return it to the organization." Yansheng.
If we are sent to the Japanese, I am afraid we may not be able to withstand torture. Remember, if either Lao Lu or I are to be transferred, you must find a way to leave Shanghai immediately. I don't want to be a burden to you, and I don't want to betray you."

Gu Yansheng nodded and gave her a reassuring smile: "Hold on, I will do everything I can to get you out. As long as you are still in the French Concession, you must never give up this belief."

"Okay." He Yun nodded seriously and left quickly.

Gu Yansheng frowned and looked at He Yun's back, clenching the gold bars in his hand. It happened too quickly. This was only the first day in Shanghai.

(End of this chapter)