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Chapter 814 Four Horse Road

Public concession, Four Horse Road.

The official name of this road on the map is "Fucheng Road". It was originally one of the four dirt roads leading to the Huangpu River when Shanghai was opened as a port. After the British established the concession, it was hardened and modernized.

Because it leads to the wharf and is located in the concession area, there are many foreign firms and the business is very prosperous. Newspapers, bookstores, bookstores, dance halls, and theaters have been built one after another, and literati gathered for a while.

In the last years of the former dynasty, rich merchants who escaped the war came, down-and-out literati came, and young politicians with dreams came, and this place became the most lively cultural street in Shanghai.

Later, the government abolished the technical academy, and countless Qinhuai women in the red dust had nowhere to live and work. They heard that the concession area could protect their legal rights, and they gathered on this bustling road as if grabbing the last straw.

Since then, Sima Road has been called "Qilou Street". On one side is the library and newspaper office, and on the other side is the Qilou restaurant. There are restaurants and teahouses radiating several streets away.

On this road, literati and women tell each other their inner distress, and use words, playing, playing and singing to deduce the joys and sorrows of this era.

After drinking and eating, the literati bid farewell to their confidante, turned around, walked out of the building and entered the newspaper office opposite, and wrote soul-stirring love novels, which made the wives and young ladies in the courtyard of the deep house burst into tears.

Even though the fighting was tense at this time, the Four Horse Road near ten o'clock in the evening was still a scene of singing and dancing.

At a fruit stand at a small intersection, Gui Youguang took a sharp knife and deftly peeled and cut apples into pieces, then put them in a cardboard box and handed them to the servants in Qilou.

This is a special business near the Qilou. It is convenient to eat and uses the unrotten part of the rotten fruit to reduce losses. It is said that Boss Du made his fortune through this small business.

He took the money from the servant, smiled and yelled for his patronage, and threw a juicy Laiyang pear to the servant, looking like a shrewd businessman.

When the other party walked away, Gui Youguang looked around. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of two red-headed men turning the street corner. He immediately wiped his hands with a towel, and then threw the towel on his shoulders.

"I'm going to put some water, please help me look at the booth."

He came to the side tea shop and shook hands with the boss, then ran into a nearby alley clutching his stomach, came to a car parked in a secluded place, got in the car and began to quickly change clothes.

A few minutes later, Gui Youguang, who was wearing a striped suit and gold-rimmed glasses, adjusted his wide-brimmed top hat and walked towards a small white western-style building.

It was the residence of Kyouichi Oyama, a Japanese police officer. There were three floors in total, and there were six families living there. They were connected up and down by a wooden staircase. The target's home was on the third floor.

Needless to say, this is naturally deliberate. If someone wants to harm it, the more floors they pass, the easier it will be exposed.

While he was approaching the small white building, several small spies dressed as literati also approached from all directions, and some of them were carrying a half-person-high leather suitcase in their hands.

The two met downstairs and found a secluded corner. Gui Youguang leaned against the wall and looked up to the roof, asking a few questions.

"Are you all ready?"

"Okay, the Western-style building can't cook. Residents, including the target, ordered meals from nearby restaurants. After receiving the order from the deputy director, we put sleeping pills on the meals."

"How long does the medicine last?"

"For at least 6 hours, I experimented with captives in Jinling. After waking up, they would only feel a slight pain in the head and no other sensations."

"What about the contact time and method between the target and the superior, and the surrounding security personnel?"

"Every day at five o'clock in the afternoon and ten o'clock in the morning, the other party would make a phone call to a hotel in Hongkou. The fixed security personnel did not find it, but the target would half draw the curtains when leaving home. We judged that there should be a mobile sentry."

"Then did the other party stay somewhere for a long time when he went out on business, or did he communicate with suspicious people?"

"Never found."

After listening to his subordinate's report, Gui Youguang touched his chin in satisfaction. The deputy director should be satisfied now. Thinking of this, he waved his hand violently.

"action!"

"Yes."

The little spies responded in a low voice, put on gloves and hoods and dispersed silently.

Two of them stood at the entrance of the alley to watch the wind, and the rest followed Gui Youguang to the door of the mansion. One of them took out two steel plates and inserted them into the keyhole and shook them up and down.

After a click, the door was opened, and the operatives walked in quietly one by one, and the last one closed the door behind them.

Gui Youguang walked in the front, and with the help of the light outside, he moved forward little by little, his feet kept testing the floor until he was sure that there would be no abnormal noise before stepping on it.

The others also stepped on their footprints carefully and followed behind. In the darkness, like a shadow puppet whose hands and feet were being held by someone, the group of people moved slowly and strangely towards the third floor.

After successfully passing through the first and second floors, the agents stepped up the third flight of stairs. Just after taking two steps, Gui Youguang suddenly stopped, raised his right arm and clenched his fist to signal to stop. Everyone's heart tightened suddenly.

What happened, was it discovered by the target, or encountered the early warning agency, the operator held the pistol in his hand, his face was dignified, and they didn't want to attack unless it was a last resort.

Once the gun is fired, the Japanese will receive the news as soon as possible, and at the same time contact the counterfeit banknote factory, so the task will fall in their hands.

According to the discipline of the secret service, they will have to peel off their skins if they don't die. No one wants to experience the taste of internal inspection.

Gui Youguang signaled everyone to be safe and calm, and looked at the bumpy floor with a sneer smile, this Dashan Gongyi was really cautious, in order to prevent someone from sneaking in, he almost demolished the stairs.

But the person the Secret Service wanted to arrest, no matter what tricks the other party played, he stretched out his hand and shook the fence beside him vigorously, jumped up with a brisk step, and moved quickly along the handrail half a palm wide.

With his flexible movements and his tall body, he looked like a bear on a unicycle in a Western circus. After a while, he reached the third floor and landed gently on the ground.

Seeing this, the other spies breathed a sigh of relief, followed suit by jumping on the handrail, and successfully reached the target's door.

Gui Youguang stood by the door and nodded slightly to the person who opened the door before. The person took a deep breath, covered the lock with a piece of thick felt with his left hand, and turned the lock with a tool with his right hand.

An inaudible sound resounded in the silent corridor. The operatives stood still and waited for a while, making sure that there was no movement inside before letting go of their concerns.

Infiltration is the basic skill of intelligence operations, but it is easy to get started and difficult to master. It is not only as simple as sliding the door and picking the lock, but also finding and eliminating the traps of the agency is the most important thing.

Since Zuo Zhong became the head of the intelligence section, he has spared no effort to improve the professional skills of personnel, absorbing and recruiting a large number of well-known snitches and thieves in the world as instructors of related technologies.

Compared with unskilled robbers, these thieves are good at using tools to achieve their goals without alarming their masters, which is similar to intelligence operations.

For example, the special scissors used by the secret service when they attacked Ji Yunqing's mansion were donated by a thief who had robbed Jinling's pawnshop many times, and this time they were brought here again by the secret agents.

The operator in charge of opening the door opened a small crack, and probing behind the door frame with skillful hands, quickly found two traps, and took less than 2 minutes to dismantle them all.

The appearance of these two institutions made the people present extremely vigilant, which shows that the people inside~ are most likely their colleagues, not half-hearted agents.

The other party has been lurking for so long, and can still install traps in the residence for several years. Such caution and patience are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Gui Youguang lowered his head and handed some lubricating oil to the latch, got up and made a gesture, and he and his subordinates were divided into three groups.

The first group consists of two people, responsible for watching and supporting at the door.

There are also two people in the second group, who are responsible for cutting off power and communication lines, and checking places other than the bedroom.

The third group is of course the arresting group. There are four people including Gui Youguang. The four most rigorously trained action fighters work together to subdue the target and complete the task with the strength of all lions and rabbits.

At this time, the bright moon was hanging high, and the bright moonlight was shining on the living room floor of Dashan Gongyi's residence. Even if the lights were not turned on, the room could still be seen clearly.

Gui Youguang first took a look, and found that the ground was also a floor, and it was at least five or six meters from the door to the bedroom, so he frowned.

The interior is different from the stairs, where they can borrow handrails, and indoors, they can only reach the bedroom through the floor.

In case of noise, even if you run at the fastest speed for such a short distance, it will take at least 2 to 3 seconds, enough for the target to pick up a weapon to resist.

And what to do if there are dangerous objects behind the bedroom door, this has to be considered. The favorite thing for these spies is to die together, so they can't force the door.

In order not to startle the enemy, he slowly retracted his head and pointed to one of his subordinates. The other party quickly put down a roll of thick felt used to open the door from behind and shook his hands at the door. A half-meter-long safe passage was formed.

Gui Youguang didn't have time to praise his carpet-laying skills, so he immediately raised his foot to try it out, the floor still made noise, but it was very small, and he couldn't hear it unless he was close.

Thinking that it had been more than ten minutes since he left the fruit stand, if he didn't go back, he should be suspicious, he didn't hesitate anymore, he held his breath and walked slowly towards the bedroom.

When the four members of the arresting team gathered at the door, the special agent who opened the door still inspected it, and the result of the inspection made everyone's heart skip a beat. Kyouichi Oyama actually set up a tripping trap.

A thin steel cable runs parallel to the door from the wall to the door lock. As long as the door is opened with force or someone walks by, the force generated will pull off the grenade safety bolt on the other end.

If the grenade exploded in such a small space, there is no doubt that they would all be turned into pieces of meat. Gui Youguang glanced at Dashan Kyouichi on the bed, and decisively cut the steel cable.

In the next second, the four people who were originally separated from the two sides of the door rushed into the bedroom in order without any panic or congestion.

The target in sleep opened his eyes the moment the operator entered the door, but before he had time to react, he saw a black shadow appearing in front of him.

The silent big bald head rushed to the head of the bed like lightning, covered the target's mouth tightly with a white cloth in one hand, and pinched his masticatory muscles with the other to prevent him from biting the poison in his teeth and committing suicide.

Of the remaining three operators, two jumped onto the bed and held down each other's arms, and one of them pressed his whole body on Oyama Kyouichi's legs, completely restricting the target's movements.

But Kyouichi Oyama seemed not ready to give up, he kept twisting his body trying to break free from the restraints, the veins on his head popping out, he knew that as long as he called for help, the surrounding police would come.

While struggling, a pungent chemical smell slowly diffused in the bedroom. Gradually, Dashan Kyouichi's resistance became weaker and weaker, and finally he completely lost consciousness.

Gui Youguang did not relax his vigilance because of this, and continued to cover his mouth, and then slowly let go of his hand after dozens of seconds, and turned on the flashlight to check the other person's mouth and body.

Until all risks were ruled out, the operator quickly opened the half-person-high suitcase, put a gag and mask on the target, and put it under the bed.

This is a tool specially used by the Secret Service to transfer personnel. There is a fixed bench in the box, and there are cowhide restraint belts on the head, waist, hands and feet. Kyouichi Oyama can't get rid of it even if he has great skills.

After controlling the target, Gui Youguang whispered a few words to the spies who inspected the other rooms, and when they learned that no valuable information was found, they immediately ordered to retreat.

Before leaving, everyone restored the interior of the house to its original appearance, even the quilts were neatly folded, and the curtains were half drawn, in order to delay the discovery of the Japanese as much as possible.

It was past ten o'clock in the evening, and Oyama Kyouichi would contact his superiors at ten o'clock in the morning to report that he was safe, and there were less than 11 hours in between.

It is not an easy task to pry Dashan Kyouichi's mouth open and obtain the internal information of Houde Middle School in such a short period of time.

Therefore, if you can delay for one more minute, you will have more chances of winning. The spies did not dare to delay, and hurriedly exited the small building after cleaning up the scene.

Gui Youguang quietly watched the men carrying the suitcase go away, then turned around and went back to the car to change his clothes, then trotted back to the fruit stand, and became a hawker.

Not far away, the sound of babbling songs and dances wafted on Sima Road, and the pedestrians coming and going had no idea that a thrilling fight had just happened around them.

(End of this chapter)