My years of espionage

Chapter 1800: Ask for a sky-high price and pay it back when you get it!
"Hasn't there been any trace of Cai Tuan yet?" Imamura Kogoro asked Koura Juroro.

"No." Xiao Puliu Lang shook his head and said, "Cai Tuan seems to have disappeared."

He asked Imamura Kogoro, "Could it be that Cai Tuan has already jumped out of the blockade?"

"Impossible." Ota Yuichi said, "The various units have not reported any exchanges of fire with the enemy. Cai Tuan must still be hiding in the blockade."

"Just say whatever you want to say." Imamura Kogoro glared at Koura Jukuro.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel." Koura Jushiro looked at Ota Yuichi, "The main military target of the empire's sweep this time is Gu Baoguo's guerrillas and the New Fourth Army's Jiangkang Independent Company that may be active in the Qingpu area."

"And this time when Cai's group rebelled, Cai Zhengze was aware of our military sweep plan." Xiao Puliu Lang said, "Assuming that Cai's group joined forces with Gu Baoguo's troops or the New Fourth Army Jiang Kang, Cai's group knew our sweep plan, and the Red Party armed forces were familiar with the terrain. It is difficult to rule out the possibility that they have quietly jumped out of the encirclement from an area where our defense is weak."

Yuichi Ota remained silent. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he had to admit that what Koura Juku said did have a certain possibility.

"Continue to expand the search range. We must find Cai Tuan's trace and confirm Cheng Qianfan's situation." Kogoro Imamura said in a deep voice.

"Hai."

Kogoro Imamura waved his hand, and Juro Koura tactfully withdrew.

……

"Tani Baoguo!" Ota Yuichi gritted his teeth. His biggest wish in this mopping-up operation was to completely wipe out Gu Baoguo's troops.

During the mopping-up operation two years ago, he thought he had captured Gu Baoguo. He even formally reported his achievement to his superiors and was commended by the military.

However, he did not expect that the Red Party guerrilla who claimed to be Gu Baoguo was actually impersonating Gu Baoguo. This made him lose face and he was punished. This incident was also regarded as a great shame by Ota Yuichi.

He always longed to wipe out Gu Baoguo's troops and avenge his previous humiliation.

"It's been several days. I've been considering whether to report to the Counselor that Kentaro was kidnapped by Cai Tuan." Kogoro Imamura said thoughtfully.

"Let's not report it for now." Ota Yuichi said immediately, "Even if we report it, it will not have any more positive effect except making His Excellency the Counselor worried."

"Okay." Imamura Kogoro nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Ten days. If there is no news from Kentaro in ten days, I must return to Shanghai to report the situation to the Counselor."

Ota Yuichi nodded grimly and left the room.

Imamura Kogoro sneered.

Naturally, he had no plans to report to Heitaro Imamura right now. After all, he was responsible for the abduction of Kentaro Miyazaki by the enemy. It was he who had proposed to arrange Kentaro Miyazaki as the special envoy to Nanjing.

He just said that just to use Ota Yuichi's mouth to conceal the matter temporarily.

He knew clearly what Ota Yuichi was thinking. Kentaro was a trusted retainer of the young master of the Kawada family. Ota Yuichi had always tried to get closer to the Kawada family. If Kawada Atsuto learned that something had happened to Kentaro, as the military commander of this appeasement and mopping-up operation, Ota Yuichi would be to blame.

His current plan is the same as Ota Yuichi's, to find Cai Tuan's trace as soon as possible and rescue Miyazaki Kentaro. If the result is good, everything will be fine, and the previous mistakes and responsibilities will be greatly reduced.

……

"Hey, hey, hey, is this all I have to eat?" Cheng Qianfan sat on the stool with a big horse and a golden knife, looking at the plain noodles in the bowl with disgust.

"Eat it if you want, you traitor!" The guerrilla who delivered the food glared at Cheng Qianfan viciously.

"Is this how you treat prisoners?" Cheng Qianfan yelled in dissatisfaction.

"Traitor dog!" the guerrilla cursed again, turned away angrily and locked the door.

"Next time you cook noodles, put two eggs in it for me." Cheng Qianfan shouted in the house.

The guerrillas were furious and said, "Eat shit."

"What's your attitude?" Cheng Qianfan shook his head, picked up the chopsticks, took two bites, frowned, but he was hungry after all, so he finally started eating.

"What's wrong?" Gu Baoguo asked the guerrilla who delivered the meal.

"Captain, we don't even have white noodles to eat, and this traitor dog still despises it." The guerrilla said aggrievedly.

"Enough, stop yelling." Gu Baoguo waved his hand, and the guerrillas walked away aggrieved.

"What do you think?" Gu Baoguo asked Chen Kewen and Huang Zhongyuan beside him.

"This guy is now fearless." He Guan said, and he asked Fang Muheng, "It's all your fault for not keeping a tight lid. This guy knows he can buy his life with money, and now he's shaking."

"Blame me, blame me." Fang Muheng smiled awkwardly.

They interrogated Cheng Qianfan again yesterday. Fang Muheng had not noticed anything, but Cheng Qianfan guessed something from his words and knew that his life was saved.

"Captain, Comrade Mu is back." A guerrilla came over and said.

"A letter has arrived." The three of them looked happy.

……

"The chief has agreed to our plan in principle." Mu Kaihuai took the big bowl, gulped down a few mouthfuls of chili water to warm his stomach, wiped his mouth, and said.

"Great!" He Guan cheered.

"The leader said that the matter is left to us. How much good things we can get from Cheng Qianfan depends on our ability." Mu Kaihuai said.

"Leave it to us." Gu Baoguo was also very happy and said, "This guy is afraid of death and is willing to pay a high price to save his life."

"Cheng Qianfan now knows that we agree to his donation to the anti-Japanese war, and he is acting fearless. It's all my fault. Will this affect our negotiations with him?" Fang Muheng asked.

"No." He Guan shook his head. "I know Cheng Qianfan. This guy is smart and knows the situation well."

He said to the two men, "If nothing else, we will keep him in custody until our demands are met. Just by saying this, he is frightened and afraid that he will anger us and kill him."

"Okay." Gu Baoguo nodded, "Then leave him alone for another day. I'll come and talk to him tomorrow."

Fang Muheng and He Guan both nodded.

Neither of them is suitable for being in the spotlight, but Gu Baoguo is just the right person.

……

The next day.

Gu Baoguo sat behind a table with a lame leg, looking at Cheng Qianfan with a serious expression.

"Are you Gu Baoguo?" Cheng Qianfan's hands were still tied, but the black cloth covering his eyes was removed this time.

"What? Not like?" Gu Baoguo said.

Cheng Qianfan shook his head slightly and stopped talking.

……

"You are kidnappers!" Cheng Qianfan looked carefully at the list in his hand and stood up suddenly.

"Sit down!" Gu Baoguo slammed the table.

The guerrilla standing behind Cheng Qianfan pressed him directly onto the stool.

"You said I was not kidnapped, I was a prisoner, but now I am a hostage, right?" Cheng Qianfan looked up at Gu Baoguo, "It's too much, I can't give it to you."

"Cheng Qianfan, it was you who said you were willing to donate to the anti-Japanese war to atone for your sins. We didn't force you." Gu Baoguo snorted coldly, "If you don't want to, that's fine. No one forced you. We will escort you to the base and hold a public trial. I believe that countless anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians are looking forward to this day."

Having said that, Gu Baoguo stood up and was about to leave.

"Stay, stay, Captain Gu, please stay." Cheng Qianfan shouted hurriedly when he saw Gu Baoguo was about to leave.

Gu Baoguo snorted coldly, glared at Cheng Qianfan, and then reluctantly sat back on the stool.

"Cheng Qianfan, you said you wanted to donate to atone your sins, but now you have this attitude. How can we still trust you?" Gu Baoguo said coldly.

"Too many." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said.

"We have set the price. Whether you agree to donate for atonement is up to you." Gu Baoguo shook his head and said.

"Take Cheng Qianfan back." He suddenly said, "Let Councillor Cheng think about it carefully."

"Eh." Cheng Qianfan looked up and wanted to say something.

"Counselor Cheng, people are alive and things are dead," said Gu Baoguo.

"But, this is too..." Before Cheng Qianfan could finish his words, his mouth was blocked and he was taken out.

……

A few minutes later, Mu Kaihuai, Fang Muheng and He Guan came in.

"Did we offer too much?" Mu Kaihuai said hesitantly.

The list was full of supplies, including 100,000 kilograms of rice, 100,000 kilograms of flour, 500 Mauser pistols, 1,000 Type 38 rifles, 100 Type 99 light machine guns, 100 grenade launchers, and five basic quantities of ammunition.

He even wrote about five Type 92 infantry guns.

Five hundred boxes of sulfa powder and twenty radio stations.

In addition, there are some supplies such as cloth, cotton, medical alcohol, gauze, and even surgical instruments.

When Mu Kaihuai saw the list, he was completely shocked. He really wanted to ask who made this list.

Although he had previously thought about making a ruthless move this time to make a killing on this fat sheep, he was still shocked by the list.

……

"Who made the list?" Mu Kaihuai asked, "Even if Cheng Qianfan is killed, he won't be able to produce it."

He Guan touched his nose and said, "If you ask for a high price, you can pay it back on the spot."

"That's too outrageous." Mu Kaihuai shook his head.

Gu Baoguo took out another piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Mu Kaihuai.

Ten thousand kilograms of rice, ten thousand kilograms of flour, fifty Mauser pistols, one hundred Type 38 rifles, ten Type 99 light machine guns, five grenade launchers, and two basic quantities of ammunition.

Two radio stations.

Mu Kaihuai nodded. This list was quite reliable and there was still room for negotiation.

The weapons and ammunition in the previous list had increased by at least ten times, and even the Type 92 infantry gun was included, which really scared him.

"I made the second list based on Captain Gu's list," He Guan said. "I know Cheng Qianfan a little bit. He's smart and very careful about his life. He's a businessman. If we offer too low a price, he'll just lower it further."

"I also helped with the advisory." Fang Muheng touched his nose and said, "I am quite familiar with Cheng Qianfan's situation. This 'Little Cheng' from the French Concession is much richer and more powerful than we imagined. If we force him, we will definitely get unexpected gains."

"That's right." Gu Baoguo smiled and said, "After reading the list given by Captain Huang, I feel that I am being petty."

"Do you think Cheng Qianfan is scolding us now?" Fang Muheng said with a smile.

Several people burst into laughter.

"I really feel like we are bandits now." Mu Kaihuai said with a smile.

……

"too dark!"

"How can this be possible? It's simply robbery!"

"robber!"

Cheng Qianfan cursed loudly in the detention room.

Tired of scolding, he sat down on the ground, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest.

"It must be these two guys He Guan and Fang Muheng." Cheng Qianfan thought to himself.

Being captured by the team this time was purely an accident.

It can even be said that it is a rare opportunity to give something to the team.

Naturally, he also wanted to take this opportunity to provide supplies to the team.

At first, Cheng Qianfan wondered whether the team members were too ignorant and would just ask for a few small things.

I didn't expect that there were two guys named He Guan and Fang Muheng who knew me well. This was not just ignorance, this was asking for too much.

Type 92 infantry gun?

He actually wants to give it, he also needs it.

……

after one day.

Cheng Qianfan was brought to trial again.

"If you have too many things, I can't give them to you." Cheng Qianfan said dejectedly.

Without waiting for Gu Baoguo to speak, he continued, "Let's not talk about anything else. I'm just an ordinary person, not a commander, so how can I get a heavy weapon like the Type 92 Infantry Cannon for you?"

"Okay, the Type 92 infantry gun can be removed." Gu Baoguo nodded.

Before Cheng Qianfan could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Gu Baoguo say, "Then we'll have 2,000 Type 38 rifles."

"What?" Cheng Qianfan's eyes widened. "There are not even a thousand, how can there be two thousand? I said, I am not the commander, how can I get so many weapons and ammunition?"

"Councilor Cheng, that's not right." Gu Baoguo's face darkened. "Type 38 rifles, Type 99 light machine guns, grenade launchers, you said you wanted to donate to the anti-Japanese war."

"Yes, what I said is correct." Cheng Qianfan said with a bitter face, "But the quantity you want is too much."

"Then how much can you donate?" Gu Baoguo asked.

……

"Ten Type 38 rifles, two Type 99 light machine guns, a grenade launcher, and five hundred kilograms of rice and flour..." Cheng Qianfan said, looking at Gu Baoguo's face cautiously.

boom!
Gu Baoguo slammed the table and said, "Cheng Qianfan, are you sending away beggars?!"

His face was gloomy. "Or do you think your life is worth... the sins you committed can be redeemed by those small things?"

"Then tell me, how much do you want?" Cheng Qianfan sighed and said, "Anyway, the supplies on the list are too much, so specifying them is not acceptable."

"You said no, not 'no'." Gu Baoguo immediately caught the loophole in Cheng Qianfan's words and said, "It seems that you are not honest, Councillor Cheng."

Cheng Qianfan looked up suddenly, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

"Councilor Cheng, please think about it carefully before you reply." Gu Baoguo snorted coldly, "In my opinion, a traitor like you whose hands are stained with the blood of anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians should be shot dead. There is no need to make such a fuss."

After saying that, Gu Baoguo stood up and left.

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