As a smart man, he was certainly unwilling to take such a risk, especially when he learned that Fang Lang actually used the military radio on the warship to send telegrams to the outside world, he became more aware of the seriousness of the matter.
If the news of him spying on an Allied rear admiral and eavesdropping on the external communications of Allied naval warships were leaked, his political career would definitely be over.
Therefore, deep down in his heart, he was unwilling to continue taking the risk of monitoring Fang Lang's movements, especially after several days of monitoring and not finding any suspicious points in Fang Lang. He went directly to his superior and said that Fang Lang had sent the intelligence through the Brazilian Navy's warships.
The purpose of doing this is very simple, which is to tell the other party that now that the other party has sent out the information, there is no point in continuing to stare at the other party.
But now the commander clearly did not want to give up, he could not help but say:
“Sir, even if we find out something wrong with the other party, we have no way to take any action against him. After all, he is our ally.
More importantly, the other side has a large number of troops and three warships anchored in our naval port. Once a conflict occurs with us, the situation may be out of our control.
Also, they were invited by the Chief of the Navy to visit the port city. If the Navy knew about our surveillance of them, we would be in a passive position. "
As the Assistant Commissioner of Police, how could he not know about these situations? The reason why he asked his subordinates to monitor Fang Lang when he knew the situation was because the greater the risk, the greater the reward.
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If he could really get hold of something against Fang Lang, he would definitely be promoted and get a raise. Even if any problems arose, he had already thought of a way to get out of it.
Therefore, even though his subordinates pointed out the interests at stake, he still refused to give up. He stared at the subordinate fiercely and said:
"You don't need to tell me what the risks are. I know better than you. But at the same time, if this matter is confirmed, do you know how huge the impact will be?
Brazil is America's most steadfast ally, and their rear admiral is suspected of leaking information. Don't you understand how huge a chain reaction this intelligence can cause?
Also, I am your superior and I have the right to decide what actions to take. You just need to carry out them conscientiously.
I don't want to hear any more excuses from you, understand?"
Seeing this, the Chief Superintendent of Police realized that the Assistant Commissioner of Police was determined to catch the Brazilian Rear Admiral, which gave him a headache.
At the same time, they also understood the officer's inner thoughts. He might want to use this incident to sow discord between the United States and Brazil. Intelligence personnel like them were very clear about Fang Lang's other identity as the Brazilian Navy Rear Admiral.
But in the Chief Superintendent's mind, he did not think that this matter had any significance. Even if this gentleman really had some problems, would the United States or Brazil do anything to him? In his judgment, it was highly unlikely.
Moreover, even if the United States and Brazil have a rift over this matter, so what? Is there any benefit for the UK?
In his opinion, this was a thankless task from any perspective, so he had already made up his mind to give up this task.
If the commander insists on continuing, he can arrange for other people to carry out the task. He does not want to continue participating in this operation.
But on the surface, he would not directly conflict with his superior. In response to his superior's tough attitude, he could only stand at attention and salute him:
"Yes, sir!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
As the Assistant Commissioner of Police and the head of MI6 in Hong Kong, he never imagined that one day his subordinates would actually disobey his orders.
Seeing the other party take the order and leave, he even smiled with satisfaction.
But after leaving the police station, the chief superintendent directly ordered his subordinates to cancel the surveillance of Fang Lang, leaving only one person to report Fang Lang's whereabouts every day, so that he could give an accurate response when his superiors asked.
As soon as these MI6 personnel evacuated, Fang Lang, who was leading a convoy to investigate the location of the museum, noticed the change. He couldn't help but smile and his eyes flashed.
As for the person following far behind them, Fang Lang didn't take it seriously. Since the main force had retreated, it meant that the other party had given up monitoring him. Leaving a small tail watching behind him had no effect on him at all.
Next, Fang Lang did not change his itinerary, but continued to inspect the streets of the port city as if he was wandering around aimlessly.
It was not until dinner time that Fang Lang's convoy stopped outside a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant in Tsuen Wan. According to the itinerary of the past few days, it was naturally dinner time. The personnel in charge of surveillance also stopped far away and did not take the other party's meal seriously.
After Fang Lang led his men into the tea restaurant, a young man in a suit and tie slowly stood up and nodded at Fang Lang.
Seeing that the other person seemed familiar, after a period of memory recovery, Fang Lang remembered that he had seen him when the Brazilian Hongyi Hall opened. The other person was following behind Mr. Situ at that time. He should be Mr. Situ's confidant.
Fang Lang, who remembered the other party's identity, also smiled and nodded.
"Has Mr. Situ arrived?"
When the other party saw Fang Lang actually asked him directly about Mr. Situ, he realized that the other party recognized him, which shocked him greatly. He had only met the other party once, and he was standing in the corner at that time and could only see the other party from a distance. It was not surprising that he could recognize the other party at a glance, but the other party could recognize him at a glance. How could he not be shocked?
"Mr. Fang, Mr. Situ is too old to move around easily, so he didn't come. Someone else is here this time."
Fang Lang frowned upon hearing this, but soon relaxed his brows and waved his hand indifferently:
"It's okay, lead the way!"
Hearing this, the young man glanced at the guards around Fang Lang and seemed a little embarrassed. Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled and waved to the guards behind him, motioning everyone to sit down and eat.
He took the lead and walked into the tea restaurant. Seeing this, the young man quickly took two steps and said to Fang Lang:
"General Fang, please come this way!"
Fang Lang brought only Qi Qingshan with him, following behind this young man, through the kitchen of the tea restaurant, into the backyard of the restaurant, turned left and passed through a small door in the backyard, and entered the back door of the tenement building next door.
The young man looked around vigilantly, and after making sure the surroundings were safe, he knocked on the door gently, three long and one short knock.
The door quickly opened from the inside, and the person who opened the door, Fang Lang, and Qi Qingshan were all stunned. Obviously, they did not expect to meet an acquaintance here.
Fang Lang was the first to react. He laughed and walked straight in. When he walked to the person who opened the door, he did not forget to pat the other person's arm.
Qi Qingshan obviously didn't expect to meet this guy again. He couldn't help but look him up and down carefully. After making him feel a little uncomfortable, he smiled and followed Fang Lang inside.
The person who opened the door was stunned when he saw Fang Lang and Qi Qingshan coming in. He never expected to see these two people here.
For a moment he was unable to react. What had happened? You know, the person sent by his hometown was a very important leader. He originally thought that the leader was coming to negotiate with the Governor of Hong Kong, but who knew that he was coming to meet this unexpected person.
I just don't know what the other party's position is, and whether it will have any adverse impact on my undercover work after seeing me.
A lot of things flashed through his mind in an instant, but he quickly realized that anyone who could make his superiors take such a big risk and come to meet him in person must be trustworthy.
Moreover, his superiors were well aware of his situation in Gangcheng. Since they had arranged for him to participate in the security work, it meant that they might have their own considerations.
After thinking this through, he gradually calmed down. But the way Qi Qingshan looked him up and down still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
By the time he wanted to say something, several guests had already walked in.
This tenement building is the same as the tea restaurant next door, both are three-story buildings without a roof. However, unlike the tea restaurant next door, the first floor of this building is a grocery store.
At this moment, the door of the stairwell leading to the second floor of the grocery store was locked from the inside to the outside, preventing customers on the first floor from noticing someone going up the stairs from behind.
Fang Lang looked at the environment of the Tang building with great interest as he walked. There were many vegetables and fruit trees planted in the backyard. Although it was already December, there were still many vegetables growing vigorously in the vegetable garden.
However, the fruit tree that should be a lemon tree had lush branches and leaves and was full of green. This farmyard-like environment made Fang Lang feel relaxed.
Fang Lang followed the young man, walked through the vegetable garden, and entered the back door of the tenement building. In front of the back door was the door leading to the grocery store, and on the right was the stairs leading to the second floor.
The young man climbed directly to the second floor. When he reached the door, he knocked on it three times. The door opened. A middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, stood behind the door. He looked at the people on the stairs, smiled, and stretched out his hand to Fang Lang, saying:
"General Fang, I've heard of you for a long time. Nice to meet you! My last name is Qiao, and I'm currently the president of Gangcheng Xiao Xinhua."
After looking the other person up and down for a few times, Fang Lang felt that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who the other person was for a moment. However, since his hometown asked the other party to contact him, it meant that the other party was definitely trustworthy.
Fang Lang naturally knew what the other party was referring to when they said Xiao Xinhua. This was the official office of his hometown in Gangcheng.
"Haha...Mr. Qiao, you're too polite! I'm also very happy to meet my compatriots from my hometown in Hong Kong."
The two men held hands tightly. It was their first meeting, but they seemed like old friends who had not seen each other for a long time. They walked into the living room on the second floor of the tenement building, talking and laughing.
After entering the room and taking their seats as host and guest, Fang Lang said nothing more. Instead, he took out half a dollar from his shirt pocket and placed it on the coffee table in front of him.
Mr. Qiao did not say anything when he saw this. He smiled and took out half a dollar from his shirt pocket and put it on the coffee table. The two of them pushed the half dollar together on the coffee table, and a complete twenty-dollar bill was restored perfectly.
Seeing this, Fang Lang laughed again, stood up and shook hands with the other party.
"Hello, comrade!" "Hello, comrade!"
After the two confirmed their identities, a lady who was about the same age as Mr. Qiao and looked very scholarly came out from the room behind the living room and served them tea.
"This is my wife and assistant Gong Wei. This time, my husband and I were assigned by the organization to meet with General Fang.
I will report all our conversations to the organization truthfully. If General Fang has any questions, he can ask us directly. As long as we know, we will tell you everything."
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled and stood up, gently shook hands with the lady and said:
"Hello! Comrade Gong, my name is Fang Lang, nice to meet you!"
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