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Chapter 1002 Warning
“Shaoxing Fragrant Cake～”

In the early morning, a hawker with a Shaoxing accent rang out from Tongfu Road in Shanghai’s public concession.

Liu Gang in the attic heard the movement, got up from the bed and walked to the dormer window, stretched out his hand and opened the window to look out. White cooking smoke was coming out of the chimneys of each house, and the air was filled with the aroma of food.

However, Liu Gang's attention was not on these matters. He was condescending, and his eyes quickly scanned the stall owners around the alley, passers-by, and residents who opened the door, and compared them with the faces in his memory.

Since he was ordered to come to Shanghai from Min Province in May 37, he has lived in this Shikumen house on Tongfu Road, and he has become familiar with the background of the people around him. Local work, it's all in his head.

Tongfu Road.

Located at the junction of the public concession and the French Concession, the rent is expensive, and it is not a major traffic route, with a small floating population and few strangers. In this case, it is easy to judge whether someone is being watched.

Liu Gang scanned the outside and found nothing unusual, so he went back to the bed and changed his clothes, went downstairs to say hello to the landlord, washed up a bit, and went out to the restaurant at the intersection, ordered a bowl of shrimp skin wontons and ate it. up.

During this period, he didn't look around, and chatted with the diners with a calm expression, and his movements were very natural, without any trace of training, just like an ordinary Shanghai alley resident.

In a residential area 300 meters away from Tongfu Road, several men in black patrolled the streets, and a tarpaulin-covered truck was filled with heavily armed Japanese military police.

Behind the window on the top floor of a villa in the residential area, Dali Tongzhen held up a telescope to see Liu Gang's movements, and then turned around to ask Chen Mingchu a question under the respectful gazes of Ding Mocun and Li Shiqun.

"Chen Sang, you said that Liu Gang is the intelligence team leader of the military command. Are you sure there is no problem? I need to remind you that there is a price to pay for lying."

Chen Mingchu immediately patted his chest and gave a guarantee: "Your Excellency, don't worry, I just met him last month, even if he turns into ashes, I will know him, and I will never admit his mistake.

He has 7 intelligence officers under him, who are mainly responsible for collecting economic and public information on Shanghai. These military agents are good at disguising, so don't be fooled by their appearance. "

Dali Tongzhen nodded slightly, as if he was satisfied with Chen Mingchu's response. In fact, it was not that he didn't believe the other party, it was just a clever way of beating, at least he thought so.

Seeing this, Ding Mocun on the side bowed down and reported: "Director Dapu, according to the information we got, the target opened a hardware store on Broadway Road in Hongkou, and the business is pretty good.

But it's more than ten miles from Hongkou to Tongfu Road. It's a bit strange why the other party lives so far away. I judge that it may be because of the stricter inspection in Hongkou by the Empire.

Of course, it is also possible that Liu Gang's subordinates live and move between Hongkou and Tongfu Road, and he needs to monitor and ensure the safety of the team members every day. There is no contradiction between the two. "

Ding Mo Village is worthy of being an old spy who has been engaged in intelligence work since the 15th year of the Republic of China. He has analyzed two pieces of information based on only one residence.

"Yoxi, very good."

Dasu Tongzhen stretched out his thumb and praised the other party, then glanced at Li Shiqun, who was not changing his face, and Hase Ryosuke, who was studying the furnishings in the house, feeling very proud.

He naturally knew that these two people were cooperating, but working in an intelligence agency was not just about having money and a background. In the final analysis, it still depended on one's ability.

As long as Ding Mocun makes no mistakes and makes contributions, and secures the position of Director No. 76, even if Hase has contacts in Tokyo, he cannot arbitrarily target a "hero" who has defected to the empire.

Otherwise, the people in the Xinguofu will inevitably feel sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox, and the emotions of hurting other people, which will affect the empire's strategy of ┴using China to control China┴.

"Since it is confirmed that Liu Gang has doubts, he will act according to the plan. After 10 minutes, the target will be secretly arrested on the way to the store. After the success, the interrogation will begin immediately. It is necessary to ask the remaining team members in the shortest possible time.

The arrest of other targets will also be carried out simultaneously. The operations in Jinling and Anqing will be handled by the local gendarmerie, trying not to let go of a military intelligence officer, and completely wipe out the government's intelligence forces in the lower reaches of Changjiang. "

In order to wipe out the Shanghai, Jinling, and Anqing stations of the military command, Dali Tongzhen contacted the military and launched joint operations in the three places at the same time without giving the military command time to react.

This is also the first joint operation with the Japanese army after the establishment of No. 76. Not only the Central China Expeditionary Army Command, which is about to be reorganized into the Republic of China Expeditionary Army, but also many people in Tokyo are waiting for the result. This is a major breakthrough in the "China-Japan Goodwill".

Being able to perform in this kind of task and be remembered by the big shots is extremely beneficial to future development, and as the person in charge, Dali Tongzhen and Ding Mocun will definitely benefit the most.

Hearing this, Hase Ryosuke and Li Shiqun looked at each other helplessly. Ever since Ding Mo Village found the Casanova Ballroom, the two of them have been stared at tightly and had no chance to do anything.

Not to mention asking for help, even when going to the bathroom, there is someone to "accompany" him. Apparently Dazu Tongzhen wanted to use this case to establish his leading position in the Special Committee on China in one fell swoop, and no one was allowed to destroy it.

Just as the Japanese and the traitors were fighting each other, Liu Gang got up after eating the wontons and returned to his residence. He took his briefcase and prepared to go to the hardware store operated by a disguised identity.

When passing by the door, he subconsciously glanced at the mailbox, then opened the briefcase, turned it over, turned and walked back, as if he had forgotten something, and the No. 76 agent who was watching from a distance didn't care.

After entering the room, Liu Gang casually asked the landlord something: "Madam, did the "Morning Paper" not arrive this morning? The little red guy who delivered the newspaper will not forget it?"

The landlady didn't care too much, and she replied nonchalantly, "Yes, kid, it's normal to forget about things, and I'll remind you tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you then."

Liu Gang was startled when he heard the other party's answer, almost screamed, replied casually, and went out again. On the surface, it was no different from usual, and he still called a rickshaw and headed for Hongkou.

However, his heart was not as calm as his appearance. Stopping the delivery of "Morning News" was an agreed early warning method. Once it appeared, he must immediately confirm his own safety and look for opportunities to evacuate.

Liu Gang on the back seat of the rickshaw thought calmly for a while, asked the driver to slow down in a low voice, and then used his peripheral vision to carefully observe the movement around and behind him. He really found some unusual signs.

First of all, the patrols who patrol the roads every day disappeared, and then the Cao Gang members who can be seen everywhere in Pingchang disappeared. Cleaning up all unstable factors is a harbinger of arrests.

Liu Gang was a little puzzled. When was he exposed? His team was only responsible for collecting economic and public intelligence, and the danger was very low. Normally, there should be no danger.

Also, how did Shangfeng know that he was being targeted? After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't figure it out.

"Excuse me, let's go to the French Concession first." He suddenly leaned over and patted the coachman on the shoulder. After speaking, he leaned back on the seat and closed his eyes, slowly adjusting his breathing and accumulating energy.

In a street in the distance.

Dasa Tongzhen, Hase Ryosuke, Ding Mocun, and Li Shiqun were sitting in the same car. Two Japanese were in the back row, and Ding Mocun was the co-pilot. As for Li Shiqun, he could only be the driver.

The four of them just sat quietly like this, and no one paid attention to the other. The atmosphere was a little awkward, and this incident was not surprising. One side took the credit, and the other was robbed of the credit.

At this time, a special agent No. 76 trotted to the front of the car, and reported to several people in a low voice: "Your Excellency Dazuo, Your Excellency Changgu, the rickshaw suddenly turned to the French Concession, please advise if you want to be arrested."

"Nani?"

Dasu Tongzhen frowned, and asked softly. According to the intelligence, Liu Gang's life and movement track are very regular, and his daily schedule is basically the same.

Why did he change his old habits and go to the French Concession today? Could it be that the other party discovered the stalker? This is impossible.

In order to ensure the secrecy of the operation, all the operators today adopt fixed-point surveillance. Without close tracking, there is absolutely no possibility of being discovered.

It is even more impossible to tip off the news. The other party's residence is under close surveillance, and no one has been found to have had any unusual contact with the target, and there is no phone in the target's rented house.

Moreover, the premise of tipping off the news was that the arrest operation was leaked, but after Chen Mingchu was brought under control, all insiders, including the Special Committee on China and No. 76, were restricted in their freedom.

He is the only one who can act freely, but how could he tell the people of the Republic of China the information? In short, under such strict secrecy, it is absolutely impossible for the information to be leaked.

Maybe the goal is to go to the French Concession for business matters, so wait until the other party returns to the International Settlement before doing it, so as not to be detained by the perverted French.

After Dali Tongzhen thought it over, he ordered Li Shiqun to drive far away to follow. Although he felt that there was no major problem, he was still a little worried if he didn't see the target with his own eyes.

The car started slowly and turned out of the street. A rickshaw drove up an iron bridge over the Sioux City River a few hundred meters away. Crossing the river was the scope of the French Concession. There were checkpoints from Japan and France on the bridge.

After the Battle of Songhu, Britain, the United States and other countries handed over the security work along the Sioux City River to the Japanese. The reason to the outside world was the shortage of troops.

Dazai Tongzhen was not too surprised to see the rickshaw carrying the target passing through the Japanese checkpoint from a distance. The people in the military command must have a way to get the documents, for example, some non-citizens specialize in this business.

He glanced at Ryosuke Hase next to him with a little disdain, and was just about to say a few words of ridicule, but found that the other party opened his mouth and stared blankly into the distance, his eyes were full of shock.

The inexplicable Dazai looked in the direction Changgu was looking at, just in time to see the target that should have been in the car appear by the side of the iron bridge, and he jumped over the fence neatly and jumped into the Sioux City River.

"Ba... Baga! Hurry up and arrest people!!"

A few seconds later, Tongzhen, who was in a sluggish state, reacted and let out a roar, but when the secret agent quickly ran to the river, there was no trace of Liu Gang on the river where the boats came and went.

If Dazuo was surprised and angry, Hase Ryosuke and Li Shiqun were both surprised and happy. They looked at each other tacitly, knowing that the opportunity to turn around had come.

It's just that they didn't know that not only did the capture of Liu Gang go wrong, there were also more or less problems in several other capture locations, and many firefights broke out in Shanghai.

(End of this chapter)