The Bravest

The grand opening ceremony of the welfare home came to an end in a sudden attack, resulting in one death and nine injuries. The death was a reporter, and the most seriously injured was Gangcun who was shot twice. All major newspapers stepped up typesetting that afternoon, and the next day all the newspaper headlines were reports of the attack on the Japan-China Charity Welfare Home.

The newspapers controlled by the Japanese almost all reported one-sidedly about the bloody and brutal attacks on the welfare home by the Chongqing elements. They also focused on describing how the welfare home director Masao Gangcun was shot twice in order to save the European and American guests, but he shot the thugs to death and rescued the representatives of the British Empire. At the same time, the director of the welfare home, Lin Jie, also risked his life to protect the teachers and children of the welfare home. These heroic deeds further highlighted the brutality of the Chongqing elements.

Li Shiqun was reprimanded by the Military Police Headquarters for not doing a thorough job in security work and was made the scapegoat. This made Li Shiqun furious and he dispatched a large number of agents from No. 76. The Shanghai market was in a state of panic and everyone was in danger.

At this time, the welfare home had returned to normal. Lin Jie basically worked in the welfare home during the day. Ye Wulian followed Lin Jie's advice and greeted Ye Jiqing, which made Ye Jiqing laugh. She was not a clerk in the company, but a family member. Who asked her to go to work on time every day?

Ye Wulian finally understood what Lin Jie said a few days ago. Everyone's life should match his position, otherwise it will easily attract other people's attention. Usually, it's nothing, but once there is suspicion, these will be infinitely magnified and become the last straw that breaks the camel's back. So today, Ye Wulian asked Mei Zi to go shopping for clothes, and then took Mei Zi to listen to an opera. Originally, Mei Zi was supposed to accompany the injured Gangcun in the hospital, but Gangcun Zhengxiong saw that someone was accompanying Mei Zi, so he entrusted Mei Zi to Ye Wulian, and asked Ye Wulian to take Mei Zi to visit the homes of the ladies she was familiar with, so that she could get to know more people and not be depressed at home all day. In fact, Gangcun was also persuaded by Lin Jie, and accepted Lin Jie's so-called lady diplomacy.

Things were calm here, but the military commander Dai had just been severely criticized by the president, who called him a motherfucker and scolded him. He ordered Dai to save his face within a month. So the order was also passed down to the lower-level units of the military commander.

Zhang Wu, who had not appeared for a long time, kept a low profile after returning to Chongqing. After a period of identification, he gradually resumed his work. Later, he provided a lot of information to Japan's intelligence organization in Chongqing, most of which was about the Japanese army's bombing targets in Chongqing, some of which was true and some was false.

The real part were all small targets, and the fake one was a large arsenal built by the army. Many of the weapons inside were advanced weapons imported from the United States, but these weapons were transported in by large trucks during the day, and after being informed by Zhang Wu, they were transported away to several observation posts and then transported away again at night. After a few days of back and forth, according to the spies' estimates, the warehouse was already full of munitions, but in fact there were only some gasoline and a lot of explosives. After no more cars came in and out, the guards of the arsenal began to expand the alert range to five kilometers away. The sudden increase in security prevented the spies from getting closer, and made them more certain of the accuracy of the intelligence provided by Zhang Wu.

A day later, a group of Japanese bombers flew over the valley where the arsenal was located, dropping a large number of aerial bombs like rain, razing all the warehouses in the valley to the ground. The aerial bombs plus the gasoline and explosives in the warehouses created a mushroom cloud over the valley. The spies who were observing the bombing effect with binoculars from a distance were very satisfied.

Zhang Wu provided intelligence several times, which was confirmed. He gained the attention of the Japanese spies in Chongqing and strengthened the contact. At the beginning of the year, the Japanese were going to carry out a major operation in Chongqing. The contacts between several different bases increased. The Military Intelligence Bureau had been planning for so long, waiting for this moment. With the clues left by Zhang Wu, they gradually mastered the locations of most of the bases. Under the unified command of the General Administration and with the assistance of the Chongqing garrison, they basically wiped out the Japanese lurking spies in Chongqing, which made Boss Dai breathe a sigh of relief. However, he still wanted to get up where he fell. He strictly ordered Chen Gongshu, the head of Shanghai District, to increase the assassination of Japanese and traitors.

With the huge amount of money invested by Japan in Chongqing, the intelligence network that had been operating for two years was uprooted by the Military Control Commission. The Military Police Headquarters sent elite agents to infiltrate and investigate where the problem was. Because Zhang Wu had provided a lot of valuable intelligence that the Japanese believed, he was still trusted and received an order from the Military Police Headquarters to provide support.

In 1940, Shanghai was once again plunged into a bloody storm, and the Military Control Commission carried out large-scale assassinations of traitors regardless of size. The tense atmosphere once again enveloped No. , and Lin Jie also smelled the breath of danger in the air. Ye Wulian also brought that the assassination operation of the Military Control Commission was of a free nature, and all the Military Control Commission personnel could take action on the spot without orders. Ye Wulian's superiors warned that Lin Jie could become the next target at any time and anywhere. At the same time, Lin Jie also had to prepare the (loyalty) plan tailored for him by the Military Control Commission, that is, at the right opportunity, Lin Jie would accidentally discover a high-level latent agent of the Military Control Commission and arrest or kill the agent. The Military Control Commission began planning for this plan almost when it used the honey trap on Lin Jie. Of course, if Lin Jie's ability is not good, and he is killed in turn, that is fate.

Some dangers will not stop happening just because you know they might happen. Danger is like death, it will come at a time and place you can't imagine.

This is the time. Lin Jie's work and leave time are random. He always wears a simple disguise before going out. Sometimes he is dressed as a student, sometimes as an electrician, with a beard and messy hair, and sometimes just a clerk. The route of entering and leaving is also random. Liu Sheng and Liu Yidao will also appear in disguise around Lin Jie.

Even after so much effort, death still came. Lin Jie got off work early that day, at around 6:30 in the afternoon, Liu Yidao had already ridden his bicycle, swaying out of the gate of the welfare home, his eyes always paying attention to the surrounding situation. Half a minute later, Lin Jie, dressed as a teacher and wearing glasses, also rode forward at a normal speed. After completing today's work, Lin Jie would not have to come for a few days. The welfare home was already on track, and Lin Jie did not come here to work every day. He went to the Intelligence Department of No. 76 every few days. He was still a section chief of No. 76 and had been promoted by Li Shiqun, but the office was still the big room with only Lin Jie, Chen Kai, and three children.

After Lin Jie's car passed Liu Yidao, Liu Sheng, who was following at the back, also passed Lin Jie quickly. The three kept a certain distance and moved forward alternately. Just as Liu Sheng passed, Lin Jie happened to ride to the downstairs of a teahouse and threw a grenade from the window. When the grenade was still in the air, Liu Yidao, who was left behind, had already noticed something was wrong and shouted, "Grenade!"

When Lin Jie heard the shout, the grenade had already landed on the side of the bicycle. It was impossible to run at this time, and there was no time for Lin Jie to think. He just braked the car suddenly, supported the ground with one foot, kicked the grenade at his feet and rolled it into the ditch on the side of the road. After kicking it, Lin Jie fell to the ground. Fortunately, the person who shot was nervous and pulled out the safety and threw it. Lin Jie had about three seconds to react. These three seconds saved Lin Jie's life. With a bang, the grenade exploded in the shallow ditch. The street was filled with smoke. Liu Sheng, who came from behind, stopped his car next to Lin Jie. He held a pistol in each hand and kept shooting at the window of the teahouse. Liu Yidao in front also came back and pulled Lin Jie up, shouting: "Brother, are you okay? Let's go."

Lin Jie shook his head vigorously, picked up his bicycle, jumped on it and rode away, turning into an alley. Soon Liu Yidao arrived at the bicycle turning into the alley and found Lin Jie lying on the ground with his bicycle. He quickly jumped off, lifted the bicycle that was pressing on Lin Jie, and asked, "Where are you hurt, brother?"

"It's okay, the right side wasn't pierced by the gravel, you won't die, let's go first," Lin Jie's weak voice showed that the injury was not as simple as he said. Liu Yidao didn't care, "Brother, let's go to the hospital first." He helped Lin Jie onto the back seat of the bicycle and wanted to turn the bike around and leave, "Yidao, the hospital is too far, go forward, turn right at the end of the alley and go to the first house, Teacher Liu's house, drop me off, you go find a phone to report the news."

Liu Yidao didn't ask why they were going to Teacher Liu's house. He got on the bike and pedaled hard. When he reached the end, he turned right, stopped, helped Lin Jie to the first door, and knocked. He looked back and forth vigilantly. When he didn't see anyone, he felt relieved. Soon, Teacher Liu's voice came from inside, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Lin Jie, Teacher Liu. I have something to talk to you about." Lin Jie tried to take a breath and raise his voice as high as possible, but it was still not as loud as usual.

"Is there anything I can help you with? It's so late, it's not convenient." It was already dark at this time, and Teacher Liu's voice sounded a little nervous.

"It's urgent, Mr. Liu, the dean is injured, please open the door," Liu Yidao saw that Lin Jie was about to faint.

The wooden door opened suddenly, and two people came out, Teacher Liu and his father Uncle Liu.

"What's going on? Help him in," Teacher Liu helped Lin Jie from the other side. Together, they helped Lin Jie into the house. Uncle Liu pushed the bicycle in, took a broom and went out to close the door. He looked around the alley and saw that there was no one. In this era, ordinary people would stay at home after dark. Unless there was something important, they would not go out. Uncle Liu swept the ground with a broom all the way to the entrance of the alley. While sweeping, he vigilantly paid attention to the situation in front and behind. Fortunately, the alley was quiet, so he quickly turned around and went home.

"How is it?" Uncle Liu looked at Liu Yidao who was treating Lin Jie's wound. Lin Jie and his friends always carried a first aid kit they made when they went out.

"The bleeding has stopped temporarily, it's not a big problem. There are too many wounds and the wound surface is too wide. We still need to go to the hospital, otherwise it will be troublesome if the wounds get infected. Teacher Liu, please help take care of the head resident first, I'll go find a car," he said and pushed his bicycle out.

"What's going on, Liu Yidao, why don't you just say something before you leave?" Teacher Liu was still confused. How come you sent Lin Jie here when he was injured? There must be an explanation, right?

"They were attacked on the street outside your house. Oh, I've got a gun for you. You know how to fire it. The dean has trained you. Don't open the door until I come back. I don't know if those people have left."

"Little brother, let me help you find someone. You stay here and guard. My father and I don't have the ability to do this. Give me the phone."

"Okay, I'll write down the number for you. Go find Liu Sheng or Ye Wulian, and don't tell anyone else." Liu Yidao took the paper and pen from Teacher Liu and wrote it down quickly. "Ride my bike there, and when you come back, check if there are any suspicious people following you. Be careful of those young people who are looking for something everywhere."

Uncle Liu pushed the cart out.

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Back to the time when the incident happened, Liu Sheng suppressed the situation with firepower, and after firing all the bullets in his gun, he kicked his feet and left quickly. Only then did two people rush out of the teahouse, looked at both sides, and then left separately.

At Lin Jie's house, Ye Wulian, who seldom went out, was startled by a burst of impatient knocks on the door. When she stood up, Li Jing had already walked to the door, and a voice rang out from outside: "It's me, Liu Sheng."

"Has my brother come back yet?" Liu Sheng asked nervously.

"No, what happened? Where is Liu Yidao?" Ye Wulian had already gone downstairs. After Li Jing moved to Lin Jie's house as a bodyguard, Lin Jie and Ye Wulian moved upstairs.

"We were attacked when we were here. My eldest brother left first, and Liu Yidao followed him. When I evacuated, I didn't know which way they took, so I came back first." Liu Sheng said in annoyance.

"Don't worry, he may be on the way, let's talk about it first." Ye Wulian forced herself to calm down, she couldn't lose her composure at this time. "Liu Sheng recounted what happened after he left the house in detail, "The three of them didn't find anything wrong, and Lin Jie hasn't come back yet, this must be an accident, either Lin Jie is seriously injured and needs to be sent to the hospital, or he was attacked again on the way, both of which may not be good news. However, they had no other choice but to wait.

"Well, the two of you go to the basement and prepare all the weapons you can get. I'll call the car first, and we'll set off as soon as we get the news. Liu Yidao will definitely find a way to send someone to pass the message. Go ahead."

Liu Sheng and the other went to prepare. Ye Wulian slumped down on the sofa. She had only pretended to be strong in front of them. If she panicked, Liu Sheng and Li Jing, who were only in their early teens, would definitely be even more panicked.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Wulian walked to the phone and dialed his father's home number. "Yes, Dad, please ask Uncle Chen to drive the car over. Xiaojie needs help urgently. It's nothing, just business. Okay, okay, I'm hanging up now." There was no need to make his father worry since the matter had not been clarified yet.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Wulian stared blankly at her door, as if Lin Jie would be back the next moment. Liu Sheng and Li Jing were ready, each carrying two pistols, two grenades, and full magazines on their belts, and they sat beside Ye Wulian and waited quietly.

The ringing of a phone cheered up the three of them. It was good to have news. Ye Wulian picked up the phone herself. Just one word, "Hello", seemed to drain all the strength out of Ye Wulian.

"Well, is Miss Ye Wulian here?" A middle-aged man's voice came from inside.

"Yes, what can I do for you?" Ye Wulian's heart tightened when she didn't hear Lin Jie's voice.

"Oh, what's your husband's name? I'm afraid I've found the wrong person." Uncle Liu was very cautious and wanted to check.

"My name is Lin Jie. What can I do for you?" Ye Wulian also calmed down. She wanted to take the initiative and not let the other party easily mislead her.

"Oh, that's right. Dean Lin is at Teacher Liu's house. He was slightly injured, but it's not a big deal. He needs a car, preferably a car. Do you know where Teacher Liu's house is? If not, then find Liu Sheng," Uncle Liu checked the identity and told the other party what he was most concerned about in one breath to avoid asking too many questions.

"Sir, please wait a moment. I have something to ask you." Ye Wulian knew Teacher Liu but did not know his address. "Liu Sheng, do you know Teacher Liu's address?"

"I know. Sister-in-law, please ask which Teacher Liu it is. Don't make the mistake." Although Liu Sheng was very young, he was not panicked at all. In his mind, his elder brother would be fine.

"Sir, is this Mr. Liu? I'm afraid I made a mistake."

"It's Teacher Liu from the welfare home."

"Okay, thank you. I'll send someone over right away. Thank you." Ye Wulian finally knew the news about Lin Jie. Although he was injured, there was no rush as long as he found him.

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