Indiana Jones

Chapter 568 Unexpected (01)

In order to find out Si Xuanyi's whereabouts, Li Siming and the others really have exhausted all their efforts. The whole Shanghai has been messed up by them, and the little devil has sent almost all his troops to search for them. One can imagine the difficulty of going back to continue the investigation.

However, Li Siming didn't want to give up, and there was no reason for him to give up. Of course, he knew how difficult the investigation was. Except for a few old players, the people below were also quite critical of his decision, but his words made everyone feel ashamed. It's all gone, but this is much easier than fighting a tough battle in prisons.

"The head of the previous prison is our only clue. Re-establish contact with him as soon as possible." Li Siming emphasized to everyone that he has lost contact with the head of the prison since the incident that night, and the entire prison has been completely surrounded. It is blocked, so it is quite difficult to connect with the people inside.

"The people inside can't be trapped all the time, and those little devils can't keep guarding the outside, it's just a matter of time." The woodcutter said, "The biggest possibility now is that he is still locked in that prison, so That's still the focus of the investigation; but again, we can't put all our eggs in one basket, and neither can other investigations."

"Look for clues from the whole of Shanghai. As for the larger scope, we can only rely on the upper echelon. We still have to focus on the prison, and the peripheral investigation cannot be relaxed." Li Siming said, "No matter what, we must Find out where the section chief is going in the shortest possible time."

The goal is clear and simple, but it is even more difficult to implement. The people on Zhou Xiaopeng's side are also restricted by the blockade of the entire Shanghai city, and the information transmission work is severely hindered. situation within.

"We completely angered those little devils this time." Li Siming could see how unfavorable the current situation was to them, but they still wanted to continue their investigation.

Two days later, Zhou Xiaopeng came again. The work on his side was not progressing smoothly, but because of Li Siming's poor toss, the little devil couldn't spare the energy to take care of the salvage problem. The second is to take into account safety issues. After all, things in Shanghai are too big. The little devil also has to consider whether he will encounter the same trouble once the salvage work starts. If this happens, there will be fewer troops. It doesn't solve the problem at all. If too many troops are transferred, Shanghai will become even more empty. After all, their troops are only so small now, and all they can be transferred away. They can barely guard this stall. Don't even try to send reinforcements from outside.

"Your troubles have indeed provided us with help." Zhou Xiaopeng did not deny this, "But the intelligence search work in the entire Shanghai has basically been paralyzed, and the little devil has completely blocked the entire urban area. Lease some news to come out, but this method is not a hundred-test, the little devil is too close-minded, and the risk is too great."

"You can still spread news from the concession, but we can't find any news." Li Siming said rather helplessly, "Some of our people are trapped inside and can't get out, and people outside can't get in if they want to inquire about the news." Go, the little devil has blocked almost all the roads, the biggest problem is that you can’t collect intelligence when you can’t move freely, the places you can move are worthless, and the valuable places can’t go.”

"I suggest to be on the safe side, don't rush for success. After all, it is impossible to conduct more effective intelligence collection under such circumstances. Even if you have an insider, don't use it lightly. Once something goes wrong, you will definitely waste all your previous efforts. Be safe and ease the atmosphere. It's useless, and it doesn't solve any problems at all." Zhou Xiaopeng has been in this business for a long time, and he knows very well that he should not be too blind in this state.

"I don't want to be in a hurry, but everyone is gone...how can I not be in a hurry?" Li Siming patted his head and said, "Although the previous plan failed, it is undeniable that our method was correct, but we didn't find anyone by accident. If our preparations could be done ahead of time, or if the enemies below could be attracted to us earlier, the current situation would be completely different."

"Some things are beyond our control. I have a general understanding of your plan. Although it is too crazy, it is really effective, but the ending is really unexpected." Zhou Xiaopeng said, "Our staff will try to provide you with Help, but the current situation is too chaotic, so don't expect too much. The current intelligence collection work against the local Japanese army is not as easy as before. Although the general environment is becoming more and more favorable to us, this is still an enemy-occupied area after all. "

"I understand..." Li Siming nodded, "I hope you can help us find the whereabouts of the section chief as soon as possible. In fact, we are just trying to prove whether he is still in that prison. Yes, we will continue to prepare for the rescue work; no, We have to find out where he is going first."

"Whether it is true or not, it is a considerable challenge for your rescue operation. If he is still in that prison, you basically have no chance to carry out the rescue operation. If he is not there, his whereabouts are also quite difficult to find out. Problem." Zhou Xiaopeng said very directly, "Although you don't intend to give up, in essence, your rescue has basically fallen into an unsolvable dilemma. Finish."

"No matter what, we have to find out his whereabouts first. After all, guessing here won't solve any problems, and then we can find a solution in a targeted manner." Li Siming said, "It's not up to me to decide whether to give up or not. Yes, if it reaches a certain level, no matter how persistent I am, I won’t be able to get him out by myself.”

"Although my work is not over yet, at least the pressure has been relieved a lot. I can also spare some time to help you. After all, saving lives is a big deal," Zhou Xiaopeng said.

In fact, with Zhou Xiaopeng's intervention, Li Siming's work is much easier. After all, he is a local, with a wide network of contacts and many channels, and it is easier to collect information than them.

The other side has been unable to contact the head of the prison, and the entire prison has been under martial law. Let alone inquiring about the news, the people inside can't get out at all. It is said that the little devil is conducting an internal investigation. After all, someone has leaked it to the outside. Therefore, Xiaohe Guizi is likely to be inside the Qing Dynasty, further eliminating the risk of leaking secrets.

The inability to obtain information from the prison also made Li Siming's investigation work no progress. After all, Si Xuanyi was most likely to be locked up here. Where to start.

"From the information we inquired from the side, there is no information related to him. We don't know if the Japanese deliberately blocked him or he didn't pay attention to the Japanese at all. We don't even know his specific identity, so there is no information related to him. Let it out." Zhou Xiaopeng said, "The security around the area has been loosened, and our people can expand the scope of activities, but judging from the situation at the prison, it seems that the security cannot be relaxed before the construction is completed."

"Is there no other way?" Li Siming had indeed reached the point where he could do nothing, and he basically pinned all his hopes on Zhou Xiaopeng.

"Not yet..." Zhou Xiaopeng shook his head, "It is true that the higher authorities are also investigating this matter, but it seems that there is nothing to gain. Otherwise, we would not have heard of it at all."

"Why is it so difficult for us to do something?" Li Siming knocked his head hard, "Can you buy relevant clues at a high price?"

"Although you can try it, don't forget that the overall trend is too severe now, and it is easy to cause problems by forcibly buying information. Although it is not ruled out that some people will ignore life and death for money, the risks on our side cannot be ignored, let alone What's more, we can't find any clues related to it, which means that the little devil's secrecy work is very good. Even if you spend money to buy it, you may not be able to buy it, and it may not be true if you buy it. It may not be so easy to reveal." Zhou Xiaopeng said, "So let's think about it seriously and find a way out. I have sent people to visit some traitors who may know some information. Under the coercion and temptation, we may be able to get some clues. .”

"Is it reliable? Don't ask anything, and you will be caught by the little devil again." Li Siming didn't have much hope for this.

"We have to try..." Zhou Xiaopeng said, "Now these traitors can move freely. Although the martial law of the whole city has not weakened in general, it is still a little loose. This may be a new situation for us. Chance."

As time went by, their investigation gradually became smoother, and the intelligence channels were gradually restored, but they couldn't find anything related to Si Xuanyi. After careful analysis, they excepted the previous two Apart from speculation, there are still no new clues.

"Let me see that it is unlikely that the little devil will seal the news tightly. After all, there is no impenetrable wall. If there is such information, we will get some of it. So in my opinion, it is very likely that the little devil does not know His identity did not even give him any special 'care' and treatment, so it can be said that he did not attract enough attention from the enemy, so I think the direction of intelligence collection is wrong, we have to investigate from another angle." After careful consideration After that, Li Siming expressed his thoughts again. After all, with the current method, they couldn't find anything at all.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Zhou Xiaopeng asked patiently, "It can be said that we have done everything we should do so far. Do you have any new suggestions?"

"We can start with the early intelligence. While waiting for insiders to pass on the news, we can conduct an investigation from the outside, including the analysis of people captured by the little devil who are similar to his age, have similar appearance, and have similar physical characteristics. It would be good to get some clues related to his whereabouts from it." Li Siming said.

"This workload is not ordinary." Zhou Xiaopeng couldn't help frowning after hearing what he said. He knew very well how many people under his command could conduct intelligence analysis and processing on a large scale. Do this according to what Li Siming said. Some people are simply not enough.

"This can be regarded as a new direction of investigation. It is no exaggeration to say that this is looking for a needle in a haystack, but at least we have made a directional breakthrough. You have been in this line of work longer than me, so you should be more aware of the significance of doing this than us. Now it’s more valuable to go all the way here and there.” Li Siming said.

"Although the words are reasonable, have you considered the difficulty of this implementation?" Zhou Xiaopeng said, "It is impossible to complete such a complex task with our current number of people."

"If you come up with a better way, you don't have to do it." Li Siming spread his hands and put on an expression that he had a way.

"In short, I don't think this is a good way." Zhou Xiaopeng shook his head, "But it does provide us with a direction. We can start with his physical characteristics again and conduct a second round of targeting investigations, following the old method before. But expand the scope of the investigation, there is no other way, try it!"

Li Siming didn't know and didn't care how Zhou Xiaopeng finally implemented the investigation method he said. After handing over all the more complicated work to Zhou Xiaopeng's people, Li Siming and the group of people he brought basically focused on it. In the prison, 24-hour comprehensive monitoring was carried out here. Sure enough, as time went by, the prison's defenses also loosened, and the people inside began to be partially freed. His purpose was to obtain information directly from the leader. Although it is not yet possible to connect with them, they have seen some hope that the enemy's blockade of the prison will definitely not last long.

Sure enough, as they expected, after completing the preliminary repairs to the prison, the main defense team of the devils began to withdraw one after another, and the internal personnel finally had the opportunity to move freely. The prison staff who had been imprisoned here for several days finally I got a chance to go home. After many days of waiting, I finally saw some hope. Everyone's mood improved a lot, but Li Siming and the others couldn't find a chance to connect with him immediately. This guy has always been the focus of the enemy. Protecting this made Li Siming very annoyed, until two days later that guy still had a conscience to find an opportunity to send a message to them.

But this news really caught them by surprise. Si Xuanyi was taken away not because he was interrogated temporarily, but because the prison got an order from above to send him away temporarily...

(End of this chapter)