Lurker

Chapter 241 Assassination on the River
A small two-story building in the Japanese Concession in Shanghai.

In a small conference room on the second floor, three people were sitting.

Hashimoto Ryutaro sat in the middle.On both sides sat the two chiefs of the Japanese army.

Hashimoto Ryutaro asked: "Is there any news about Yumoto Ichiro?"

The captain on the left said: "No! He took two people to the Shaanxi noodle restaurant in the afternoon. After that, there is no news about him."

Hashimoto Ryutaro asked: "Go and investigate at the Shaanxi noodle shop."

The Colonel on the right said: "Ichiro Yumoto's wit and ability are one in a million. He will not have any accidents. It should be that he is following someone or something, and he has no chance to report it."

Hashimoto Ryutaro nodded, this kind of thing happens often.

"Let's discuss the battle plan for tonight."

The two Japanese commanders sitting next to Hashimoto Ryutaro, one is from the Japanese Navy Fleet and the other is from the Japanese Marine Corps.

They were ordered to come to assist Hashimoto Ryutaro to complete the foolproof attack on Zhou Lin.

While the three were discussing, a report came from outside the meeting room.

It was a Japanese major who came in. "Your Excellency, weasel just sent an urgent telegram."

After Hashimoto Ryutaro received the telegram, he immediately translated the content of the telegram.

"Zhou Lin already knows your plan. Tonight, he will take a speedboat to Nanjing instead."

Hashimoto Ryutaro drove away the major, and said to the two senior officers: "Zhou Lin already knows our plan of action. He will take a speedboat instead."

The Colonel on the left asked, "How did he know about our plan?"

Hashimoto Ryutaro said: "I must have gotten the news from Yumoto Ichiro."

"Yumoto Ichiro is a samurai, he won't say it."

Hashimoto Ryutaro: "Under Veritaserum, no one can keep talking. Even if his mother stole a few people, he will tell."

The Colonel on the right said: "If this is the case, then our plan is useless."

Hashimoto Ryutaro smiled: "On the contrary! The plan will continue. It turned out that our goal was that boat. Now, our goal is still on the Yangtze River, changing from a large ship to a speedboat."

The Colonel of the Marine Corps said: "It is much easier to deal with speedboats."

Hashimoto Ryutaro said: "Our actions are confidential. We must not let people know that we have this action. Also, after killing Zhou Lin, we announced it to the outside. Our action failed. Zhou Lin was seriously injured and has died. escaped."

"understand!"

At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhou Lin arrived at the pier by car.

After arriving at the pier, Zhou Lin got on the riverboat bound for Nanjing that he had bought a ticket for.

After boarding the boat and checking the ticket, Zhou Lin changed his clothes again and got off the boat secretly.

Sitting in a dark corner on the pier, Zhou Lin watched the river ship leave the pier.

Zhou Lin's series of actions were seen by the Japanese watching on the pier.They immediately reported to their superiors.Ask for instructions on whether to arrest or kill Zhou Lin.

The command above is, don't act rashly.Let Zhou Lin get on the speedboat smoothly.

Zhou Lin sat in the shade of the pier for more than ten minutes.Then go to the left of the pier.

On the left side of the pier is a gathering place for black ships.Some people who run the black boat will pick up jobs here.

When Zhou Lin arrived, a tall and thin man came to Zhou Lin.

"Sir, do you want a speedboat?"

As the man asked, he stretched out his fingers and made a finger rubbing motion.

Zhou Lin immediately understood that this person was arranged on behalf of Yu.

Zhou Lin handed the other party a cigarette and said, "I want to rent a speedboat and drive around the river by myself."

The other party said, "I'll take you around by boat."

Zhou Lin waved his hand and said, "No driver! I will drive myself."

The lanky man said: "Then if you drive the speedboat away, then I will lose a thousand French coins."

A speedboat, if it is an old boat, is only worth a thousand French currency.

Zhou Lin persuaded, "Why don't I give you [-] French currency. You can sell the speedboat to me."

The slender man was moved and nodded in agreement.

He brought Zhou Lin to the boat and said, "I filled up the fresh water and oil. I still have some food. From now on, this speedboat is yours."

Zhou Lin paid the money and got the certificate and key.

The lanky man left, while Zhou Lin set the speedboat on fire and drove the speedboat around a few times.In the end, he drove upriver abruptly.

When the speedboat left, a person in a car not far away sent a report immediately.

"The target has left in a speedboat. The target is the only person on board. The speedboat number is *****."

Ryutaro Hashimoto was sitting on a naval ship, drinking tea and looking at the water on the river.At this time, the telegram came.

Hashimoto Ryutaro shouted: "Zhou Lin has arrived in a speedboat. He will be here in 10 minutes. The Qingjiang River will start immediately."

The Qingjiang River he mentioned meant that a section of the Yangtze River was blocked, and ships were not allowed to cross the river for the time being.This is also for secrecy.

Soon, Hashimoto Ryutaro received replies from both sides.

"Our fleet is already in place, sealing both ends of the Yangtze River."

"The marines are already in place, sealing off the front, back, left, and right sides of Jiang. Even a mosquito will not let him pass."

"Okay! Let's set up a net and wait. Today, Zhou Lin must die here. No! Let the pieces of his body feed the fish!"

Ten minutes later, Zhou Lin's speedboat arrived.

Zhou Lin felt that the Japanese army had five large and small warships ahead.In addition to the five warships, there are more than 200 Japanese troops on both sides of the river or on aircraft.

This encirclement is big enough!

However, Zhou Lin was not afraid.Move forward!Do not look back!

When Zhou Lin's speedboat rushed past, two Japanese warships appeared immediately, blocking Zhou Lin's retreat.In front of the speedboat, there were also two ships blocking Zhou Lin's whereabouts.

Zhou Lin had no choice but to slow down and look for a way out.

At this time, four warships opened fire.

Heavy machine guns, cannons.deafening.

Just then a shell landed on the speedboat.

Zhou Lin hastily pulled off his diving goggles.Ten minutes ago, Zhou Lin had already put on his diving suit.

As early as the 17th century, Europeans invented the bell-type submersible. People can dive into the water inside the "bell" and return to the ground until the air is exhausted.However, due to the limited air contained in the "bell", this submersible has not been widely used.

Until 1819, the British Sibei invented the diving suit with oxygen mask.Oxygen is sent in through the tubes on the ship, so that people can move more freely under the seabed. In 1942, the French Foster invented the portable oxygen tank, until then, the real diving suit came out.

Due to the darkness and the light from the warships and aircraft, no one noticed that Zhou Lin was wearing a diving suit.

When the speedboat was turned off, the waves of shells pushed the speedboat sideways.Following the boat's tilt, Zhou Lin quickly fell into the river.

Once in the middle of the river, Zhou Lin dived down.

At this time, the Japanese warship aimed at the speedboat, and three shells fell on the speedboat at the same time, blowing up the speedboat, and then the speedboat sank into the river.

Seeing that the speedboat sank, the Japanese marines immediately surrounded the speedboat by 30 meters.

No matter how good the water is, it is impossible to dive 30 meters.

In addition, sailors came to the sunken ship to salvage it.

After half an hour, the salvage was over.

The salvaged items include fragments of speedboats and human corpses.

The fragments of the body were small and blasted.You know, under the bombardment of four artillery pieces, it would be strange to have a complete corpse.

Hashimoto Ryutaro looked at the corpse, and he saw a piece of corpse, which was on the left abdomen, where there was a scar.

Hashimoto Ryutaro immediately confirmed, "This is Zhou Lin's body. There is a scar on his left abdomen, that's it."

Immediately, a Japanese army came over and took pictures of the fragment of the corpse.

Hashimoto Ryutaro looked in the direction of Hongdu and said, "This step has been completed, the next step is up to you. Kurata-kun."

After half an hour, the warships and aircraft ships of the Japanese army left.

Even the fragment of the corpse was thrown into the river by the Japanese.Once it is determined who the deceased is, the Japanese will not bury the body.

Ten minutes after the Japanese left, a human head emerged from the river.

This person is Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin swam to the river and landed with difficulty.Sitting by the river, panting heavily.

It was really unbearable to dive for such a long time for the first time.

Watching the river flow, Zhou Lin said: "I'm sorry! You will be bombed after you die."

The person who was bombed was arranged by Zhou Lin in advance.

Dai Yu asked people from the Shanghai Special Operations Team to find a dead body with a height of about 1.7 meters [-], preferably with a scar on the abdomen.The members of the Shanghai special team could easily find such corpses on the battlefield in Shanghai.For the battlefield, there are many such corpses.

After that, let this person from the special team take the body to the river and found a black boat.Kill the boatman of the black boat and rob the boat.

Those who run the black ship have their lives in their hands, and they don't feel guilty about killing them.

Put the body on the speedboat, and the special team waited for Zhou Lin.

After the two matched the code, the person from the special team rushed to the train station overnight. He will take the train to Nanjing early tomorrow morning.

However, before the members of this special group arrived at the train station, they were shot dead.

It was Dai Yu who arranged for his own secret team to kill the special team.The people in the dark team didn't know what the special team did. After killing people, he left Shanghai.

Therefore, only Dai Yu and Zhou Lin knew that Zhou Lin was alive.

In order for the Japanese to let Kurata Zhiliang replace Zhou Lin, they will definitely not say that Zhou Lin was killed.Therefore, in this world, people thought that nothing happened to Zhou Lin.

This is exactly what Hashimoto Ryutaro and Daiyu both hope to see.

Zhou Lin had enough rest by the river, so he left the river.He found a place, burned the diving suit, and threw the things that could not be burned into the river.

Afterwards, Zhou Lin stopped a passing car and asked the driver to take him to Shanghai and back to his residence in the French Concession at a cost of [-] French currency.

After returning, Zhou Lin sent a telegram to Dai Yu.

"Things have happened! Fate is big, safe and sound. Tomorrow, I will go to the Red Land. Wait for my news!"

(End of this chapter)