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Chapter 1255 A Newcomer's Day (1)

"The Three-Plate Principle is what our party believes in."

As the sun set, singing could be heard in the canteen of the Military Control Commission. The young spies stood in front of the tables and sang loudly, their bodies straight.

This is the family rule of the Military Control Commission. Party songs must be sung before every meal to express gratitude for the leadership's spirit.

It cannot be said that this is useless. Shouting a few times does stimulate appetite and it also looks energizing. At least Dai Chunfeng is very satisfied.

After the singing was over, everyone sat down to eat as ordered. Looking at the red braised pork and rice in the lunch boxes, a group of newcomers who had just graduated from the training class and were assigned to a place whispered.

Amidst all the discussions, one person's voice was particularly loud: "Jiang Baochun, how is the food in your Hanzhong training class? We haven't seen meat in the Lan training class for a long time."

The newcomer named Jiang Baochun had a simple and honest face. When he heard this question, he looked around and answered carefully after making sure that the team leader was not paying attention.

"The Hanzhong training class eats meat once every three days, but the training is very strict, so no one has time to think about what to eat."

The person who asked the question was so envious. Eating meat once every three days meant a more comfortable life than the Central Army's direct troops. But why? They were both training classes, so why did the Hanzhong training class have such a high standard of food?

This person couldn't help but ask Jiang Baochun about the training content and tasks of the Hanzhong training class, wanting to find out the reason. Jiang Baochun smiled and stopped talking.

"Dingling bell~~~~"

Suddenly, the electric bell on the cafeteria wall rang. The newlyweds held their chopsticks with confused expressions, not knowing what was going on.

The team leader and the old people immediately threw down their bowls and chopsticks, stood up, and ran out while waving to the newcomers: "There is action, hurry up!!"

The cafeteria suddenly became extremely lively and everyone rushed out. Jiang Baochun followed the team to the equipment room and began to line up to receive weapons.

"One pistol, three fully loaded magazines, 50 rounds of ammunition, sign here."

When it was his turn, the staff at the equipment room window said something weakly, which was completely different from the excitement of the newcomers. It was obvious that they had long been numb.

Jiang Baochun picked up the PPK, pulled the slide, felt the rebound force of the spring, picked up a pen and wrote his name in the register, then followed the team leader to a row of trucks and lined up to wait for orders.

In front of the queue, Wu Chunyang glanced at everyone expressionlessly, and said coldly: "From now on until the end of the mission, no one is allowed to act alone. Violators will be severely punished. Let's go~"

He did not introduce the mission content or announce the target, but directly gave the order to set off. The veteran spies were accustomed to this and climbed into the truck compartments one after another. The newcomers reacted a little slower and after a moment's hesitation they quickly got on board.

A minute later, a convoy of cars and trucks drove out of Gate 29 of Luojia Bay and headed towards the pier north of Shancheng City.

The spies stood in the carriage, holding onto the ring beam with their right hands. Some closed their eyes to rest, while others talked in low voices. The content of their conversations was mostly related to Wu Chunyang and the mission.

"Jiang Baochun, that person just now must be Director Wu, right? He is so young. How long do you think it will take for us to become directors?" The person who asked questions in the cafeteria earlier spoke again.

The old spy next to him chuckled when he heard this and glanced at the other party. "Director, it's not easy for you to drive away the Japanese alive."

Jiang Baochun noticed this scene and moved aside. The training in Hanzhong training class taught him that it is best not to get too close to such talkative people.

But the other party seemed unaware and continued to chatter on and on. Seeing that Jiang Baochun did not answer, he actually asked the team leader about the content of the task.

The team leader turned around and shouted, "Shut up! Didn't the training class teach you the code of confidentiality? Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't say what you shouldn't say. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll send you to the enemy-occupied area."

This man finally shut up. The convoy also stopped by the river. The agents changed to a small steamer and came to a forest outside Jiangbei County on the opposite bank. Several team leaders surrounded Wu Chunyang and listened to the action instructions.

Wu Chunyang squatted on the ground and spread out a map, pointing to the mission site and making deployments. Each team was assigned a task, some blocked the surrounding traffic, some acted as reserve teams, and some entered the scene with the special operations team.

The team that Jiang Baochun and the talkative spy were in was carrying out the last mission. After the team leader came back, he called the team members together, explained the precautions in detail, and also clarified the location of everyone one by one.

Looking at the two newcomers who could not hide their excitement, the team leader thought for a moment and said, "You two are responsible for guarding the door. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my or the director's order."

Gatekeeping is the simplest job and not very dangerous. Although he doesn't like the talkative newcomer, he doesn't want him to be on the Wall of Heroes as soon as he enters the headquarters.

"Yes."

Jiang Baochun and the talkative spy replied seriously that it was important for people to know themselves. They both understood that with their qualifications, it was impossible for them to be responsible for the arrest.

The team leader nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this. As long as he knew what he should do, it was fine. He was just afraid of encountering those brainless guys who, obviously as newcomers, insisted on rushing to the front line. That would not only be irresponsible to himself, but also to his comrades.

After arranging the tasks, several groups walked into Jiangbei County separately. Soon they arrived at the surveillance point and temporary assembly point. Gui Youguang was already waiting there with his men.

"Chun Yang, you guessed it right. That bastard Zhao Dayang really sold out his accomplices!" As soon as the two parties met up, Gui Youguang gave Wu Chunyang a thumbs up.

Wu Chunyang looked at the hotel through the crack in the surveillance door and smiled, "Suddenly, a call came in reporting a Japanese spy, and the target activity area overlapped with our mission location. Don't you find it strange? The deputy commander said that there are no coincidences in the world."

Gui Youguang nodded slightly. Indeed, it was a great coincidence, but there was one thing he couldn't figure out.

In the morning, Wu Chunyang called him directly and asked the special operations team to come to the Bank of Communications in Jiangbei County immediately to set up surveillance. The other party also told him that Zhao Dayang was likely to appear there.

After hanging up the phone, Gui Youguang and his men rushed to the bank as quickly as possible, just in time to see the target walk into the bank and have been monitoring him ever since.

But why did Wu Chunyang know that Zhao Dayang was in Jiangbei County?

He asked the question in his mind, and Wu Chunyang slowly replied with a few words: "Retreat route and time." "Retreat route and time?"

"Correct."

"What do you mean?"

Facing the bald man's question, Wu Chunyang withdrew his gaze from the hotel, turned around and said lightly.

“First, from the mountain city to the Japanese-occupied area, Jiangbei is the only way to get there, unless you take a passenger ship or plane. However, passenger ships and planes are closed places, and it is difficult to escape if you are discovered, which is not safe enough.

Second, Zhao Dayang could not determine the time when his accomplice would confess. Once the other party confessed, the matter of the 20,000 US dollars would be exposed, which required him to withdraw the deposit as soon as possible.

Putting the above two reasons together, the answer is obvious. Zhao Dayang is using us to hold back his accomplices while withdrawing money in Jiangbei, which is in his best interest. "

Gui Youguang's head felt a little itchy, as if he was about to grow a brain. Just as he was scratching the back of his head, Wu Chunyang spoke again.

"What did the target do after entering the hotel?"

"Nothing happened. This guy closed the curtains as soon as he entered the room."

"Can I see directly into the hotel lobby?"

"No, the hotel has a spring door and we can't see what's going on inside."

"Did anyone come in or out during this time?"

"Except for the two waitresses who were changing shifts, no one else came in or out. There were people watching at the front and back exits. After the waitresses who came out identified the target as Zhao Dayang, they also found out the room he was in. Chunyang, why didn't you leave after taking the money?"

"I don't know. Maybe they want to wait and see, or maybe they think they'll get stuck in traffic if they leave now. The most dangerous place is the safest."

Wu Chunyang replied casually, then raised his chin towards the newcomer.

"What is the quality of this group of new recruits? I heard that they are all outstanding students from various training classes. The deputy commander specially invited them here."

Gui Youguang's eyes slanted slightly, and he snorted: "No matter how good your grades are, it's useless. Intelligence operations depend on experience and courage."

The restless newcomers did not hear the conversation between the two officers. At this moment, everyone was excited and scared, imagining the scene of being promoted after catching the target.

At 7:28 in the evening, 2 minutes before the action was to begin.

Wu Chunyang checked his watch and looked up at all the personnel involved: "The hotel has two floors, each with ten rooms. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, our people did not rush in.

So the first step of the operation is to control the hotel lobby, check with the front desk to see which room the target is in, and then arrest him. Did everyone hear that clearly?"

"I heard it clearly." Everyone responded in a low voice.

"action!"

There are more than fifty spies involved in this mission. To have so many people catch a spy may seem like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, but it is not shameful to use numbers to bully the few.

Zuo Zhong has always emphasized to his subordinates that what the Military Control Commission is is soldiers, and what the enemy is is thieves!

There is no need to talk about the code of conduct when soldiers are catching thieves. They just need to fight a war of annihilation with superior forces.

Jiang Baochun rushed out of the surveillance point with a gun in hand, following the others and ran straight to the hotel more than ten meters away. The slightly cold air rushed into his nostrils, making him shiver.

It was only a distance of more than ten meters, which was not even considered a warm-up on the training ground, but at this moment, his forehead and back were already wet with sweat.

Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~whoosh

Amid heavy breathing, Jiang Baochun's team rushed into the hotel lobby and immediately controlled the stunned waitress at the counter. Gui Youguang, who led the team personally, put a gun to the other party's forehead.

"Which room is the guest who checked in at noon in?"

The waitress trembled and said, "The innermost room on the second floor, the door faces east. Don't kill me."

"Be quiet! Don't move! Go."

Gui Youguang put away his gun and rushed to the front, disappearing at the corner of the stairs in a blink of an eye. Members of the special operations team and a group of secret agents followed closely behind him, and the sound of his footsteps gradually faded away.

Jiang Baochun and the talkative agent looked at each other, one of them guarded the waitress, and the other stood guard beside the counter.

Inadvertently, Jiang Baochun glanced at the hotel registration book. When he saw one of the records, his hair stood on end instantly. He pulled the waitress over and whispered to her.

"Did you receive the guest in Room 102?"

"Yes, I took over the shift at two o'clock, then went to the bathroom. When I came back, the customer was waiting at the counter." The waitress answered crying, suppressing her fear.

  The chatterbox agent also realized the problem. According to the surveillance records, no one entered the hotel during this time period. Where did the guest come from? !

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