My spy diary

Chapter 362 Arrest (please vote)

"The assassin is upstairs, catch him quickly."

"Help! Send the military doctor here quickly."

"Close the door immediately and no one can leave!"

After the gunshots, the hall was dark and a huge ceiling light fell down, splattering broken glass all over the floor.

Immediately afterwards, wailing sounds were heard one after another, and several Japanese officers and traitors who ran out from under the ceiling light screamed with blood all over their faces.

The last traitor who pulled himself out of the body and climbed up was more seriously injured, with half of his arm broken. He dragged his drooping arm and ran while shouting "Help" like crazy.

The guests around gradually recovered from their shock and began to flee and scream like headless flies, rushing towards the door, but were stopped by Japanese plainclothes officers with guns.

The situation did not gradually stabilize until the robber upstairs disappeared and several Japanese plainclothes officers chased after him.

A Japanese military doctor in a white coat walked through the crowd. The traitor with a broken arm seemed to have seen a straw to save the people, and rushed over panting heavily:

"Help me, save me"

But he was coldly pushed away by the military doctor.

He squeezed into the crowd, squatted in front of the Japanese officer who suddenly fell unconscious due to drinking red wine, checked his pupils, took out a stethoscope and listened, and said:

"Acute heart attack."

As he spoke, he began to perform artificial respiration and CPR on the unconscious person.

The guests, some curious some frightened, gathered around the patient. Taking advantage of the distraction, Tang Ruonan pulled herself away from the crowd and quietly walked towards the side door of the stairs.

As soon as he reached the stairs, Zheng Huhe, dressed as a waiter, came towards him. The two looked at each other and ran straight upstairs.

The two men stepped over several corpses and arrived at the door of the confidential room without any obstruction.

"Why is there no one here?" Zheng Huhe said.

"Everyone is down there."

"There's no way the confidential room is unguarded. It's so quiet it looks like a trap."

"Didn't you say that Zhang Yi had guessed our actions? The person who fired the gun upstairs just now might be someone from the Military Control Commission."

As she spoke, she squatted down, took off her hairpin, inserted it into the lock, and shook it gently a few times, and the door of the confidential room was opened.

"I'm going to find the safe, you stay alert."

"You only have five minutes."

Zheng Huhe handed her a pocket camera, took out his pocket watch and took a look at it, put his finger on the trigger, and hid behind the door.

Tang Ruonan took out a small flashlight and walked inside while observing.

There was a table placed across the door with a registration book on it, and not far behind the table were rows of safes.

Her eyes lit up and she immediately opened the register on the table, hoping to follow the clues to find the safe where the information was.

After reading it several times at a glance, she paused on a name - Yuichiro Hatoyama. The deputy consul had borrowed a piece of intelligence three days ago, numbered 223 and marked top secret.

Tang Ruonan pondered and found safe number 22. She shone a flashlight on it and recognized it as a safe made in Germany. She had just learned how to crack it at the Su family.

She looked at the roulette lock on the safe for a few seconds, then untied the wide belt around the waist of her dress, opened the butterfly buckle, and pulled it gently, and a small stethoscope appeared.

Putting on a stethoscope and pressing one end against the safe, she gently turned the rotary lock on the safe with her hand, closed her eyes slightly, and listened attentively.

The chain lock turned a few times, and then with a "click", the cabinet door opened.

Tang Ruonan opened the cabinet door and her eyes swept across a pile of documents marked "Top Secret", finally stopping at a file bag sealed with red ink on the corner of the third layer.

She took it out, opened it, and pulled out the information inside, but it was not the information she wanted, but a memorandum of agreement between Japan, Germany and Italy.

Tang Ruonan glanced at it a few times and memorized it carefully, then she heard Zheng Huhe outside whispering:
"Two minutes left."

She sighed, quickly put the file bag back in its place, and began searching through other file bags.

Soon, she found a document titled "Backup of the Second Theater's Troop Deployment." Just as she was about to take out her camera to take a picture, she heard Zheng Huhe whisper:
"somebody is coming."

She listened carefully and heard a chaotic sound of footsteps coming from the corridor.

Tang Ruonan put the document into her arms without thinking, crouched down and came to Zheng Huhe's side. The two looked at each other, and hid behind the door with guns in their hands.

The next moment, there was a pause when hearing the sound of leather shoes at the door, and then the door handle was turned, revealing a gap, and a hand holding a gun reached in from the light.

The owner of the hand walked in warily. Just as he was about to turn around to check, two black gun muzzles, one on the left and one on the right, were pointed at his temples.

"Yes..." Before the Japanese plainclothes officer could utter a word, Zheng Huhe's sleeve flashed, and a sharp knife slashed across the plainclothes officer's throat. He fell down with a whimper.

Zheng Huhe caught his body and fired a shot outside, and a plainclothes officer fell to the ground.

Tang Ruonan also pulled the trigger and killed a Japanese plainclothes officer.

"Walk."

The two men left the Japanese corpse behind and retreated outside.

As soon as I stuck my head out, I saw several Japanese soldiers rushing towards me from both sides with rifles in their hands, looking very ferocious. Not far away, I could also hear the sound of neat military boots stomping on the floor.

"bang bang bang"

As soon as they met, both sides opened fire at the same time.

Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire, sparks flew, and wood chips flew all over the sides of the door.

"bang bang"

The enemy was strong and we were weak. After knocking down a few Japanese soldiers, the two had to retreat back to the confidential room to avoid the attack temporarily.

Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Zheng Huhe raised his hand and fought back, saying:

"I will cover your breakout. Remember, you must bring back the intelligence."

"What are you going to do?" Tang Ruonan looked worried.

"There's no time left. I'll use the bodies as cover and try to kill a few more devils. You take the opportunity to retreat to the bathroom next door and escape through the window."

"No, let's go together."

"No, even if something happens, we can't be wiped out."

Zheng Huhe grabbed the body of the Japanese plainclothes man and rushed out. Hearing the crazy gunshots and shouting outside, Tang Ruonan paused and rushed out quickly.

Here, Zheng Huhe surrounded the corpses of the Japanese soldiers and shot left and right, killing people in all directions.

But after all, two fists are no match for four hands. He had just killed the two Japanese soldiers on his left when the soldier lying on the ground on his right suddenly fired a shot. The bullet passed through his shoulder blade, causing him to stagger.

"Old Zheng!"

Tang Ruonan, who rushed out and saw this scene, had red eyes. She raised her hand and shot the Japanese soldier who fired the shot, then fired several shots at the corner of the wall, repelling several Japanese soldiers who had poked their heads out.

"Old Zheng, how are you?"

Old Zheng was sweating profusely and shook his head painfully: "Go quickly, don't worry about me, the enemy's reinforcements will only increase."

As he said this, he turned around and shot a Japanese soldier who was sticking his head out from the left. Looking back, he saw a Japanese soldier sticking his head out from behind, aiming at Tang Ruonan, and shouted:
"careful!"

Tang Ruonan turned around in shock. Just as she raised her pistol, she heard several gunshots from the right corner. The Japanese soldier who was aiming at her fell to the ground with a thud. There was a bloody hole on his forehead and blood was gushing out.

"Old Zheng, retreat from the right side quickly." Zhang Yi's voice and the gunshots were intertwined.

Zheng Huhe was stunned for a moment, fired several shots at the corner of the wall, threw the plainclothes man's body away, and pulled Tang Ruonan to the right side of the corridor.

As soon as the two men reached the corner, they heard continuous gunfire behind them. Zhang Yi threw a grenade out without thinking, and there was a loud bang and screams.

"Old Zheng, are you injured?"

"I am fine."

"Okay, go to the bathroom right away. I've opened the window. Go across the lawn and over the fence. There's a black Dodge at nine o'clock. The license plate is 52239. The key is under the driver's seat."

Time was running out and there was almost no room for negotiation. Zhang Yi fired back while giving orders.

"what would you do?"

"I'll find a way to get out of this."

"If we want to go, let's go together." Zheng Huhe said anxiously.

"Go back and eradicate the traitors, otherwise the consequences will be even worse." Zhang Yi's sudden words stunned Zheng Hu and Tang Ruonan:
"traitor?"

"Is there a person named Xu Henian in your organization who is the secretary of 'Lao Meng'?"

This one sentence made Zheng Huhe and Tang Ruonan's faces change drastically at the same time.

"How do you know?" Tang Ruonan questioned.

"He was arrested by No. 76 and defected. The Japanese devised a fishing plan for this purpose, and Haiyan Saburo was the bait they threw out."

"Impossible! Do you have any evidence?"

Without giving Tang Ruonan a chance to ask any more questions, Zhang Yi looked at her with contempt, threw another grenade, and suddenly dodged, and gunfire rang out instantly.

"Let's go." Zheng Huhe had a gloomy face. He pulled Tang Ruonan, who also had a grim expression on her face, and ran towards the bathroom.

The window was indeed open. Without thinking anything else, the two men climbed up the window and jumped down.

A few minutes later, Zhang Yi also retreated to the bathroom.

He took out a grenade from his pocket and hung it on the door behind the bathroom, and used the shoelaces he had picked up from a Japanese soldier to connect the grenade's fuse to the door handle.

If the enemy finds this place before he escapes, this grenade will be the most competent gatekeeper, buying him enough time to evacuate.

After placing the grenade, he walked to the window and carefully observed the surroundings. Finding nothing unusual, he climbed down through the window.

At the same time, there was a loud bang, followed by wailing and screaming.

When the smoke cleared, several leaders from the Ume Agency, the Special Higher Police, and the Military Police surrounded the consulate's Yuichiro Hatoyama and came to the bathroom.

"Don't chase too closely."

Yujifu Hatoyama stood by the window, leaned over and looked downstairs, thought for a while, looked at the leaders, and smiled cruelly:
"Your joint operation with Unit 76 should have started, right?"

Several people looked at each other and laughed triumphantly.

On the other side, Zheng Huhe drove the car with a serious face, driving madly towards the contact station. Tang Ruonan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked in disbelief:
"Is what he said true? Xu Henian was brought here from Pagoda Mountain by 'Old Meng'. He has firm ideals and beliefs. How could he be a traitor?"

Zheng Huhe stepped on the accelerator, shook his head and said, "Whether it's true or not, we have to rush back immediately."

Facing his resolute gaze, Tang Ruonan felt a little helpless, but still said softly, "Yes."

After a while, she thought of something, hesitated for a while, and whispered:
"sorry."

Zheng Huhe looked at her in surprise, thinking that she was apologizing for her previous misunderstanding of Zhang Yi, and said with a smile:
"It's okay. We are all here to fight the Japanese. You have to learn to trust others."

"That's not what I meant."

"what?"

"You were not here today, so I went to the liaison station and reported to my superiors on your private contact with the Military Control Commission."

Zheng Huhe was stunned, his hands on the steering wheel slipped, and the vehicle almost lost control.

He wanted to scold the other person, but when the words came to his lips, he stopped.

There was silence in the car.

Cars were driving fast on the street, their wheels rolling up the yellow leaves on the ground, and the streets with few people looked desolate.

Ten minutes later, the two men got off the car far away and walked towards the liaison station with serious faces.

Before they could get close, they heard loud gunshots. Plainclothes officers swarmed out from the usually quiet liaison station like locusts and rushed into the teahouse where the liaison station was located with ferocious looks.

Tang Ruonan stared with wide eyes, pulled out her pistol and was about to rush over, but was held back by Zheng Huhe.

"What are you doing? I want to save them."

"You are courting death."

“That’s not possible.”

Zheng Huhe restrained her, his expression stern: "Calm down, the most urgent thing is to find a way to notify others to evacuate first and minimize the losses."

Tang Ruonan looked at him with red eyes, and Zheng Huhe showed a trace of helplessness on his face.

Finally, Tang Ruonan nodded, but suddenly she felt indescribable discomfort. She covered her mouth with her hands and cried heart-wrenchingly.

“I’m so stupid”

On the other side, Li Shijun looked at Xiaodao, the captain of the gendarmerie stationed at No. 76, with a gloomy face.

"Kojima-kun, why didn't I get the news beforehand about the sudden arrest of the Red Party here?"

Kojima said expressionlessly: "When Li Sang handed Xu Henian over to us to run the operation, he should have expected that this day would be a genius."

Li Shijun sneered.

"Mr. Li, the Empire of Japan naturally believes in your loyalty, but after all, No. 76 is full of mixed people. Who can guarantee that there are no spies from the Red Party among them?"

"Kojima-kun, what you mean is that there is a traitor in No. 76?"

Xiaodao smiled meaningfully: "I just heard it."

Li Shijun couldn't help but feel suspicious. Could it be that the Japanese began to doubt him?

As his power grew, especially after he became the chairman of JS Province, he was no longer content to be just a spy who fought and killed, but a politician.

The people who protected the Central Bureau of Investigation assassinated Ding Mocun, firstly to vent their hatred, and secondly to further maintain their relationship with the Central Bureau of Investigation.

The Military Control Commission could also use Yu Xiangqin, who was released by him, or Du Yuesheng's disciple Wang Manyun to communicate with each other and have an ambiguous relationship.

As for the Red Party, he has always maintained a close relationship with Mr. Pan, who is in charge of the Red Party's espionage work.

Miss Guan (a famous female writer in Shanghai) who worked beside him was the Red Party liaison officer.

Having already become a traitor, he is not afraid of being accused of being a fence-sitter, trying to please everyone and just trying to save his life in troubled times.

In this way, no matter which side wins in the future, Li Shijun will be able to stand firm.

While I was thinking about it, I saw a Japanese sergeant running down quickly with an excited look on his face, followed by a pale middle-aged man.

Behind the two men, two Japanese military police came up, dragging a gentleman with a bloody thigh.

Two men stepped forward, one saluted, and the other bowed.

"Reporting to the captain, Mr. Li, we have successfully arrested Lao Meng, the head of the Red Party in Shanghai."

"Director Li, Mr. Kojima, I'm Xu Henian."

Li Shijun nodded with a smile.

Kojima patted his shoulder appreciatively:

"What about the rest?"

"Three were killed and one was seriously injured."

"You only have so few people in a traffic station?"

“They have few people and they value efficiency.”

Xu Henian changed the address smoothly, thought for a moment and said, "Although the courier is dead, Lao Meng must know other contact addresses."

Kojima cursed "bastard" in Japanese, and then suggested taking all the people on the surrounding street back to No. 76 for interrogation.

Li Shijun shook his head.

"No, this will make too much noise. So, let's keep the teahouse open. Let our people pretend to be waiters and continue to operate the business. We will be responsible for surveillance. If other Red Party members come to contact us, we will arrest them immediately."

His arrangement was flawless, Xiaodao agreed reluctantly, then walked up to Lao Meng, suddenly grabbed him by the collar, and shouted:

"Give me the address of your contact station."

Old Meng did not retreat at all, but stared at Xiaodao and spat a mouthful of blood and phlegm in his face.

"Baga." Xiaodao let out a wild roar like a wounded beast and suddenly grabbed Lao Meng's neck.

"Kojima-kun, that's enough." Li Shijun signaled his men to pull Kojima away.

"Take him back to the interrogation room."

……

(End of this chapter)