The Bravest

Liu Yang, who had an idea in his mind, felt relieved, but he was physically and mentally exhausted from overworking his brain. He said to himself, "There is still time. I have to get enough rest to fight the Japanese." After that, his eyelids could no longer hold up and slowly closed, and he fell asleep peacefully.

The next morning, Liu Yang was eating the breakfast bought by his assistant Xiao Zhou when Inspector Liu arrived anxiously. Seeing that Liu Yang no longer had the worried look on his face like yesterday, he felt more confident. This Liu Yang had a nickname of "Military Advisor" in the Military Control Bureau. Judging from his current appearance, he should have come up with a solution.

"Inspector Liu, have you eaten? Would you like some more?" Liu Yang said in a relaxed tone, as if he was sure of victory.

"Then I'll have some more, Deputy Station Chief. Judging from your expression, do you have a solution?" Inspector Liu did not ask questions while others were eating, but when everyone was eating together, they could talk while eating.

"There is a way, but we need to prepare some things. We will start in the afternoon and try to pick up the stationmaster in the evening." Liu Yang stuffed a bun into his mouth, swallowed it hard, and picked up a bowl of soy milk and drank it in one gulp. He finished his breakfast in a few bites. This was a habit he developed when he was a soldier in his youth. Inspector Liu, who had just picked up a bun, was a little at a loss. Didn't you ask me to eat some with you? I just picked it up, but you finished it by yourself. Should I eat it or not?

"Eat, don't worry about me. I will first give you a brief introduction to the Japanese conspiracy that I figured out last night. You can listen while you eat. The Japanese have recently increased their propaganda on Lin Jie and the welfare home, not only to glorify their aggressive behavior, but more to irritate our Military Control Commission Shanghai Station. So Lin Jie can be said to be the bait used by the Japanese to catch our big fish. Now we have really taken the bait and launched an assassination operation against Lin Jie. I believe that the stationmaster is already under Japanese surveillance. The reason why the Japanese have not taken action yet is that they are waiting for the stationmaster to come back and reunite with us tomorrow without knowing it. At that time, it will be a good time for them to catch them all in one fell swoop, so we must send someone to notify the stationmaster and get rid of the Japanese tracking through our support."

"No way! With the station chief's cautious character and rich experience, he wouldn't be unaware of being monitored!" Inspector Liu admired Zhang Wu for twice wiping out the Japanese spy network in Chongqing. This was also the reason why Boss Dai chose this prestigious and steady partner to lead the work of rebuilding the Shanghai Military Control Commission during the most difficult time of the Shanghai Military Control Commission.

"That's where the problem lies. The Japanese didn't rely mainly on Agent No. 76 this time. Instead, it was their own elite troops who planned the trap in a long-term plan. I'm sure that the moment Lao Zhang took action at Lin Jie's house, he had already fallen into the net of Japanese spies. The Japanese were well prepared and even used military dogs to track him. There was no need for close contact, so it is entirely possible that Lao Zhang didn't notice any signs of recognition."

"In that case, should we send a sniper to kill the military dog?" Inspector Liu knew very well how powerful military dogs were. Once they were targeted, it would be difficult for them to escape, unless they were lucky. In the rain, the military dogs would not be of much use.

"No, if we kill the military dog, we will alert the enemy. The Japanese will lose the possibility of following the clues and will definitely arrest Lao Zhang immediately. We are not strong enough to snatch him from the Japanese, so we must outsmart them."

"Deputy Station Chief, just tell me what to do. I'll listen to you." Inspector Liu didn't want to discuss any outsmarting tactics with this military advisor. He just wanted to follow his instructions.

"Okay, I'll make the following arrangements. First, my assistant will take two people directly to Lao Zhang's base and inform them of the pick-up plan. We will take advantage of the Japanese's desire to catch them all in one fell swoop and evacuate them in an orderly manner. Second, I will meet and intercept him at a designated location outside the blockade area to buy time for Lao Zhang to reach the second designated location and get rid of the pursuit by car. The key is that these two locations must use a large amount of sulfur powder, pepper powder, and lime powder to cover up the smell of the people. I have arranged for people to prepare these things. Now you should familiarize yourself with the route and pick-up location I prepared. When the things come back, you can make arrangements, including the backup route."

"Should we give Lao Zhang a call to let him know? This will make it seem more real!" Inspector Liu had an idea.

"Yes, that's right. The Japanese will definitely monitor it. I told them clearly that we will pick them up and take them home tonight. There's no need to rush. Hahahaha," Li Yang laughed.

At noon, Liu Yang went outside in person and used a public phone to call the grocery store where Zhang Wu was hiding. "I am the second shopkeeper, please let the first shopkeeper answer the phone." After waiting for half a minute, Zhang Wu coughed from the other side, but did not speak. This was an emergency contact and had been booked in advance.

"Boss, according to the original plan, someone will come to see you at 5pm to arrange your return home." Zhang Wu on the other side tapped the phone twice to show that he understood. Liu Yang hung up the phone. Everything was ready and they could start.

Not to mention Liu Yang, Zhang Wu calmly put down the microphone, signaled to his assistant with his eyes, and the two returned to the basement in the backyard.

Liu Yang suddenly contacted me urgently, which meant that something unusual had happened, and there must be something wrong on my side, but Liu Yang didn't need to call me personally, not to mention that he didn't change his voice, which meant that Liu Yang did it on purpose. Liu Yang did this to tell me that the grocery store was under surveillance and the phone was tapped. I was exposed.

The strange thing is that Liu Yang did not warn or ask to evacuate, but asked him to wait for the arrangement of the person who came, saying that he would arrive at 5 o'clock. According to Liu Yang's habit, he should arrive at 3 o'clock in advance. I think Liu Yang must have a thorough plan. If so, he can't act rashly, so as not to destroy Liu Yang's arrangement. This is not the first time to cooperate with the old friend, so there is no lack of tacit understanding and trust.

"Xiaokang, we are exposed, are you afraid?" After figuring out the key, Zhang Wu began to pass on his experience to his promising assistant.

"Stationmaster, I'm not afraid. You retreat first and I'll cover you. After you win, just go to the Martyrs' Shrine and burn some incense for me." The assistant named Xiaokang didn't look scared at all, and wasn't even nervous. This was what Zhang Wu valued most. The only thing was that he still lacked experience.

"Nonsense, don't just think about fighting for your life. We are not afraid of death, but we can't die in vain. We must try our best to keep our useful bodies and do more work. The deputy station chief didn't notify us to evacuate, so he must have made careful arrangements. We just need to use stillness to control movement and cooperate well. What is good cooperation? First of all, we must have absolute trust in our partners. This is the foundation. The more critical the moment, the more we cannot make our own calculations. Only by moving in unison can we better complete the plan. Otherwise, even the best plan will have loopholes. These are the lessons learned from the blood of our predecessors."

"Stationmaster, I understand. Just like when you and Deputy Stationmaster Liu worked together to successfully deceive the Japanese with a fake surrender, if you had a little selfishness and distrust, you would have failed. It's a pity that Deputy Stationmaster Liu's body has not fully recovered yet."

"Yes, Lao Liu paid too high a price. That's why Boss Dai asked him to be my deputy, considering his health. I didn't expect that I, Zhang Wu, would have to wait for my old friend to save me."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Yang's assistant, transformed into a small businessman, was leading two dark-skinned coolies wearing tattered clothes in the middle of winter, pushing a cart through the checkpoint in the blockade area.

A small agent named No. 76 came up and rummaged through the goods on the cart. It was not because he was very responsible, but because he wanted to find valuable goods. As a result, he was choked by the pepper powder. The agent immediately got angry and grabbed Xiao Zhou's collar with both hands, spitting directly on Xiao Zhou's face, and shouted: "What are you doing with so much pepper powder? Are you from Chongqing?"

Xiao Zhou was frightened, his face turned pale, and his lips trembled for a long time before he begged for mercy, "Boss, I am wronged. This is the amount of several restaurants. It is not all Sichuan pepper, there are other things as well?"

The two coolies next to them were even more unbearable. They just squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, shouting, "It's none of my business. I'm just doing the hard work."

The spy looked at the three wimps with disdain and asked sarcastically, "Then how do you prove it?"

Xiao Zhou quickly took out the delivery note: "Boss, I have the delivery note, can you take a look?"

"Well, anyone can write this. Do I have to investigate every household?" The spy shook Xiao Zhou fiercely.

Xiao Zhou was a little dizzy from being shaken, and suddenly he thought of the evidence. "Wait a minute, Boss, I have evidence to prove that I am a good citizen."

"where?"

"Boss, let me go first, so I can talk to you for a moment." Xiao Zhou gave a smile that you understand.

"It's all right now. If you dare to play tricks, you'll stay at No. 76 for a few days."

"I dare not, I dare not, boss, do you think this is enough evidence?" Xiao Zhou took out a stack of banknotes from his underwear pocket, hesitantly took out half and handed it to the spy, and quickly stuffed the rest into his arms.

"You little bastard, are you kidding me? Do you have half the evidence? That's fine too. You don't have to lock him up for a few days. Just one day!" The spy calmly put away the money he had obtained.

"No, no, no. But what about the other bosses?" Xiao Zhou hesitantly talked about the conditions.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it, hurry up."

"Boss, I'll keep one for dinner and accommodation tonight." Xiao Zhou took out the banknotes he had just taken back with a painful look on his face. He quickly pulled out one, and the rest were taken away by the secret agents.

"Okay, get out of here and stop blocking the road." The spy kicked Xiao Zhou in the thigh.

Xiao Zhou didn't dare to say anything, so he took out his anger on the two coolies and shouted, "Hurry up and push the cart. If you don't deliver all the goods before dark today, you won't get paid."

The two coolies cursed quietly and pushed the cart through the checkpoint. Xiao Zhou followed behind and bowed to the spy.

This resulted in the other spies' ridicule: "Brother, when you come back, go through my checkpoint and I'll give you a discount. Hahaha." The other spies also laughed wildly.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Zhou led two coolies pushing a cart and walked slowly on the street, occasionally taking a detour, and finally arrived at the street where Zhang Wu was staying. Xiao Zhou observed carefully and found nothing. He passed straight in front of the grocery store. There was nothing unusual in the grocery store. It was the shopkeeper Xiao Zhou had seen before. It seemed that the Japanese might really be observing from a distance like the deputy stationmaster lost.

Forget it, I can't do this any more, lest the Japanese notice my intention. So the three of them went to a shady place on the street, rested for a while, and then turned back. This time, without hesitation, Xiao Zhou smiled and greeted the shopkeeper cordially: "Shopkeeper Cheng, I've brought you the goods."

"Oh, Boss Zhou is really punctual. Come in and have a drink of water first. The goods will be delivered directly to the backyard." Shopkeeper Chen, who had already been notified by Zhang Wu, was as calm as usual when receiving goods.