The Bravest

At the temporary base of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai Station, Liu Yang had sent people out in batches to gather information. Apart from Inspector Liu, who had attended Lin Jie's wedding as a guest at the beginning and reported on the course of the operation after returning, there was no other useful information.

Although no news is the best news, it means Zhang Wu is still safe. However, Liu Yang still wants to find out more about the opponent's actions, just in case. Although Liu Yang does not agree with Zhang Wu's action this time, he can understand that Zhang Wu has to take risks. Since the complete destruction of the Military Control Commission Shanghai Station a few months ago, the rebuilt Shanghai Station has no morale at all. If no exciting actions are taken, the rebuilt Shanghai Station may collapse.

Just when he was getting anxious, Inspector Liu ventured forward again. "Deputy Station Chief Liu, there is news about Lin Jie. He was indeed shot twice. Lin Jie did not go to the Japanese hospital, but had surgery at a Chinese hospital near his home. He was not transferred to the Japanese hospital after the surgery. He is still under observation in the hospital. However, it is impossible to take action. There are mobile sentries in every corner of the hospital. This guy has money, and the weapons in his hands are much stronger than those of No. 76."

"Is there any news from Lao Zhang?" Liu Yang continued to ask without giving up.

"No, we haven't found any major Japanese moves. They just blocked off a large area and strictly checked the vehicles entering and leaving. I guess they are trapped inside. But that area is very large and there is enough space to move around. The Japanese will not be able to catch the stationmaster for a while, so you can rest assured."

"Well, Lao Liu, do you think Lin Jie's reaction is a bit strange? He should be hiding in the Japanese hospital at this time, or at least ask the Japanese for protection." Liu Yang raised his doubts.

"That's nothing strange. The last time he was attacked by our people, he hid outside and didn't show up until he was sure there was no further danger. This guy doesn't trust anyone, even the Japanese. He's wary of them." Inspector Liu smiled. "But if you want to say he's a coward, that's not necessarily true. Last time he came to discuss cooperation with me with only his wife, and he even dared to threaten me. I was really frightened by him at the time, and I even did a few small black market deals with him. I'm now one of his informants."

"No, no, I always have a feeling that Lin Jie did it on purpose. Before we started, he told you that he was prepared. Now that he's been injured, he doesn't hide behind the Japanese, but lives in an ordinary hospital. There must be something wrong. Can you arrange for me to go to a hospital to take a look? It would be best if I can get in touch with Lin Jie." Liu Yang has been wondering where he was exposed since he was almost caught by Lin Jie before the last evacuation. He still hasn't figured it out. Also, it is possible that Lin Jie could have caught him at that time, but he didn't kill him. The pace of shooting was obviously slowed down. This was a question that suddenly came to his mind when he was thinking about Lin Jie's past after Zhang Wu set out today.

"That's absolutely not possible. It's too dangerous. He's a very familiar person. He can be recognized even with makeup. If you really think there's something wrong with Lin Jie, then I'll go. After all, we have business dealings. It's normal to visit him and get some gossip. It's half past five now. If I'm not back by half past seven, then we'll move immediately." Inspector Liu said and walked out.

"Be careful, don't be too deliberate." Liu Yang knew how big the risk was, but the outside world was too calm, and Liu Yang always had an inexplicable worry. He had to take the risk of sending someone to Lin Jie to find out. In fact, Liu Yang had a guess in his mind that he couldn't say and was unreliable, whether Lin Jie could be one of his own.

At six o'clock, Inspector Liu swaggered into this inconspicuous hospital, but was soon stopped on the first floor.

"Hey, don't do it, go and report to your Dean Lin, Inspector Liu from Zhabei District is here to see him." Inspector Liu pushed the nutritional supplement in his hand into Lin Jie's little brother's arms.

Nurse Xiao Yang, who was still in the duty room, ran out to see what happened. Seeing Inspector Liu talking loudly there, she ran over and hid behind the younger brother and said, "Director Lin just fell asleep. Come back tomorrow."

"Oh, the girl is pretty. Let me tell you, Dean Lin loves to lie to girls the most. You have to be careful." He laughed loudly after saying that, using this joking way to show that he and Lin Jie have a special relationship.

I was a little hesitant. I did recognize Inspector Liu. My companion had just gone to the toilet and I was worried that no one had informed him, then Nurse Xiao Yang came.

"Excuse me, Inspector Liu. Today's situation is a bit special. Please wait a moment. Nurse, please go up and talk to Liu Sheng."

After a while, Liu Sheng came down and said to Inspector Liu, "Inspector Liu, the dean has been busy all day and just went to bed. You shouldn't have come today. Please go back!" Liu Sheng's tone was cold, with one hand on the gun handle at his waist.

When Inspector Liu saw Liu Sheng's attitude, he knew that he would not be able to see Lin Jie today, so he could only laugh and replied, "Okay, I will visit Dean Lin in person some other day." After that, he left without looking back.

In Lin Jie's ward upstairs, the young nurse was looking at Lin Jie in confusion: "Director Lin, isn't that Inspector Liu down there your good friend? Why did you ask Liu Sheng to scold him away and even said you were going to use a gun? Why are you still like this?"

"Hehe, that's for his own good. There are bad guys in your hospital." Lin Jie said with a smile.

"Ah, how could that be? Everyone is very nice. You must be lying." Nurse Xiao Yang was not convinced. Her colleagues in the hospital were all very nice. Because she was the youngest, everyone took good care of her.

"I'm not talking about your colleagues. I'm talking about the patients who were admitted after me. But don't be afraid. As soon as I'm discharged tomorrow, they will leave." These were all observed by Sun Yuelan and Liu Sheng.

"The bad guys are coming for you? Why don't you go home?" Nurse Xiao Yang said, covering her mouth in surprise, her eyes wide open.

"Don't be afraid, I'm worse than the bad guys." Lin Jie smiled smugly. "Don't go out and talk nonsense, it will bring disaster."

"Oh, got it! I'm leaving now. Remember my five pounds of meat." After saying that, he ran away and almost knocked over Liu Sheng who was returning.

"Hey, Nurse Xiao Yang is quite strong. Brother, I drove Inspector Liu away. Every word is exactly as you said."

"Okay, nothing will happen tonight. I'm going to sleep, you guys can take turns to rest, don't stay up all night,"

……

"Why did you come back so soon? Didn't you see anyone?" Liu Yang felt relieved but also a little disappointed.

"I didn't see him. His men said he had just gone to bed and kicked me out." Inspector Liu looked angry and drank a large bowl of cold water in one breath before he spoke.

"Just forget it if you didn't see it. There's no need to get angry," Liu Yang comforted him, thinking that Inspector Liu was angry because he lost face after being kicked out.

"No, Lin Jie is usually quite polite to me. It doesn't matter if I'm not allowed to see him. But a little follower of his actually wanted to pull a gun on me." Inspector Liu became more and more angry as he spoke.

"Wait, what did you say? You don't need to use a gun, do you?" Liu Yang seemed to have grasped something.

"He didn't pull it out, but he put his hand on the gun handle and let me see it on purpose. It's a bit strange, but not really." Inspector Liu also noticed Liu Sheng's abnormality today. He had met Liu Sheng several times before. He was a young but very steady man.

"Don't miss a word of what he said to you, and don't say more."

"He said, 'Inspector Liu, the dean has been busy all day and just went to bed. You shouldn't have come today. Please go back.'" Inspector Liu tried hard to recall and repeated Liu Sheng's words.

"I shouldn't have come today. What do you mean by "I shouldn't have come today?" Liu Yang kept repeating these words. "Did he have any expression when he said that?"

"Now that you remind me, I remembered that Liu Sheng spoke in a cold tone, but he seemed to have blinked at me twice. There must be other meanings in his words. Can't he just say it clearly? How can people guess it?" Inspector Liu was also speechless after being tricked by Lin Jie.

"I understand. You shouldn't have come. These few words don't mean anything. But considering that Liu Sheng is in a hurry to drive you away and even threatens you with a gun, it becomes interesting." Liu Yang muttered to himself, which made Inspector Liu angry.

"What do you mean? Tell me now!"

"Lin Jie is being monitored by the Japanese, which also means that there are Japanese behind this matter, and this may be a trap. Lao Zhang is in trouble." Liu Yang was worried and paced back and forth.

"Should we send someone into that area to pick up the stationmaster?" Inspector Liu suggested.

"Lao Zhang and I agreed to withdraw in batches the day after tomorrow. There's still time now. Don't be in a hurry. Let me think about it first. So, just in case, you go back and transfer the people to a backup base that Lao Zhang and I don't know about. You don't need to tell me the address." Liu Yang would definitely not watch Zhang Wu get into trouble. He was just taking necessary precautions.

After Inspector Liu left, Liu Yang fell into deep thought and sat there for more than an hour. In his mind, he switched back and forth between Lin Jie, the Japanese, and Zhang Wu, and finally found the key point.

According to Lin Jie's current performance, he should be passive and used as bait by the Japanese. However, Lin Jie was unwilling to accept this, so he spread the news in advance, hoping to scare off the person who took action. However, he did not expect Zhang Wu to take action anyway, which led to the sentence that Inspector Liu brought back, "I shouldn't have come today." Since Lin Jie was the bait, the person fishing was naturally the Japanese, and the Military Control Commission was the big fish being targeted. Liu Yang was now sure that Zhang Wu was already under Japanese surveillance, but with Zhang Wu's caution, even if he did not notice being followed for a while, he would not have been unaware of it. It was unknown what method the Japanese used to monitor Zhang Wu. The reason why they had not taken action against Zhang Wu yet was to follow the clues and catch the newly rebuilt Military Control Commission Shanghai Station in one fell swoop.

Liu Yang now knew the Japanese plan, but how could he pass the news to Lao Zhang without being discovered by the Japanese? And how could he escape from the Japanese surveillance? He really needed to plan it carefully, otherwise it would be like throwing meat buns at dogs and never come back.

"Dogs, yes. The Japanese are insidious enough. They have military dogs. As long as they don't leave by car, there's no need for close surveillance. It's strange that Lao Zhang could find out. No wonder the checkpoints at the intersections are only for strict inspection of cars and rickshaws. People walking on foot are sent away after a few casual questions."

Liu Yang's frowned brows slowly relaxed, and he said to himself: "Little Japan, since you want to play big, I'll take a gamble and see if you close the net immediately or let it play for the long haul. But you have to find a way to deal with the military dogs first."