The Bravest

"Mr. Lin, today's work is all thanks to you. The teacher is very satisfied with my performance, and you should have a share of the credit." When Gangcun and Lin Jie left Diswei Road, Gangcun was still excited. He was able to snatch Mao? from Mei Jiguan today and received praise from Kenji Doihara.

"Mr. Gangcun, in public, I'm from the investigation room and your subordinate. These are what I should do as a qualified subordinate. In private, Yuelan is my wife and you are my elder brother. We are a family. So these are what I should do." Lin Jie was thinking about how to get in touch with Lao Zhou as soon as possible, while he had to flatter Gangcun.

"That's right. Now the person is in the hands of the military police. Our mission is completed. It's getting late. Let's go back so that Yue Lan won't worry." Gangcun did not gather the relevant informed personnel according to the normal procedures because Kenji Doihara had no intention of taking down Mao Sen in a short time. This was because Mao Sen was not an ordinary military agent. In 39, Mao Sen was arrested and detained by the Japanese. He just admitted that he was a businessman. Dai Li made many efforts and bought many big businessmen to prove that Mao Sen was indeed an ordinary businessman. The Japanese had no evidence and were forced to release Mao Sen under pressure. This time, Kenji Doihara believed that Mao Sen might not surrender under severe torture. If he wanted to subdue Mao Sen for his own use, he had to work harder. Therefore, the relevant informed personnel did not need to go through the confidentiality procedure and could leave on their own. Of course, Lin Jie did not think so much. He just wanted to pass on the news of Mao Sen's capture as soon as possible.

"Okay, Gangcun-kun, just drop me off in front. I can go home by myself. Meizi must have been worried at home all day, so you don't have to send me off." Lin Jie saw that it was still early, just after six o'clock, and thought about seeing if Lao Zhou's coffee shop was open. So he thought about getting off in front and turning around if it wasn't too far.

"Okay, I'm tired after a long day. There's a rickshaw up ahead. You can go back by yourself."

Lin Jie got off the car at the intersection and watched the car from Gangcun leave before waving a rickshaw and saying, "Go to Xiafei Road."

Although Shanghai is under martial law today, people are not prohibited from going out. Inspections have just been strengthened and many checkpoints have been added. Most people are reluctant to go out unless necessary, so as not to get into trouble. However, the rickshaw drivers who make a living are still waiting for business on the street. They have to make a living and can't care about so many things.

Lin Jie was riding in a rickshaw and passed by the coffee shop opened by Lao Zhou. The door of the coffee shop was closed and there was a sign outside saying "Closed for renovation". It was indeed not open for business. When Lin Jie was about to leave, he suddenly found that the lights on the second floor were still on. So Lin Jie stopped the rickshaw and stood on the side of the road to observe for a while. The occasional people on the street were in a hurry and no one stayed for long.

Lin Jie walked back to a public telephone booth and tried to make more calls to the cafe, but it was actually Lao Zhou who answered the call.

"This is Time Cafe. May I ask who you are?"

"I, I'll be at the door in a minute." Lin Jie changed his voice and said something to Lao Zhou before hanging up the phone. He turned around and walked towards the coffee shop. ······

"Why are you here? Xiaoye called me this afternoon and said that everything remains the same. We have suspended all activities here. I was going to go back, but I was worried that if there were any new changes, it would be inconvenient to contact us, so I'm waiting here. If you come a little later, I might have to leave."

"This happened quite suddenly. You must report to Boss Dai immediately. Mao Sen, the chief of operations of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai Station, has been captured and is being held in a military police station on Disiwei Road."

"Ah, this is trouble. How much do you know about Mao Sen? Many people in the Shanghai station were originally transferred from Hangzhou. It can be said that they were all Mao Sen's subordinates." Old Zhou was shocked by the news brought by Lin Jie. He did not expect the Japanese to act so quickly. The Military Control Commission launched a large-scale operation in the morning, and arrested the chief of operations of the Military Control Commission Shanghai Station in the afternoon.

"Xiao Jie, I'll take care of this. You go back now and try not to move during this period."

"Okay, I'm leaving. By the way, the cafe should still be open. I was too sensitive this afternoon, but it shouldn't affect our line. It's better for everything to be as usual." After Lin Jie finished speaking, he went out with a few cups of coffee prepared by Lao Zhou.

An hour later, Mao Renfeng from Chongqing hurriedly found Boss Dai. An urgent telegram instantly ruined Boss Dai's happy mood. He received the successful operation report from Zhang Wu in the afternoon. Less than three hours later, he learned from Xishi's team that Mao Sen had been captured.

"What's going on? How could Mao Sen be so careless?" Boss Dai was furious. They had just defeated the Japanese, but the Japanese turned around and captured their general.

"Boss, look at the telegram from the Xishi group saying that Mao Sen has not been tortured for the time being. The Japanese should still use their old tricks and adopt a conciliatory policy. We still have time." Mao Renfeng and Mao? had a close relationship and he didn't care that Boss Dai was angry and wanted to speak up for Mao Sen.

"Well, I know. I will not give up on Mao Sen easily. I have to believe that Mao Sen will not betray the Military Control Commission. Qi Wu, you must immediately send a telegram to Zhang Wu and Liu Yang to inform them of the situation and try to organize a rescue. Be careful about the method and don't act recklessly. Go." Boss Dai didn't say anything more to Mao Renfeng and issued the rescue order.

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"Something happened to Old Liu. Mao Sen was captured. Look, this is a secret message from Boss Dai. I have sent someone to notify Mao Sen's wife Hu Dezhen to come and discuss the matter." Zhang Wu urgently found Liu Yang's hiding place and informed Liu Yang of the new information.

"What's wrong with Mao Sen? This shouldn't happen given his ability." Liu Yang couldn't accept this when he learned about it.

"Stationmaster, what happened to my son Mao Sen?" Hu Dezhen, who arrived in a hurry, was extremely nervous. She and Mao Sen had been acting separately today. Before she returned home, she was told by someone sent by Zhang Wu that something happened at home and she could not go back. They took her to Liu Yang's residence.

"Dezhen, this is a telegram from Boss Dai. Please take a look first. We are studying how to rescue Mao Sen." Zhang Wu handed the telegram to Hu Dezhen. She was Mao Sen's assistant and also the secretary-general of the Action Team. She had the authority to read Boss Dai's secret telegram.

"Can't we rescue them by armed force?" After reading the telegram, Hu Dezhen looked at Zhang Wu pleadingly with the last glimmer of hope.

"It's unlikely. The intelligence is very clear. There are at least fifty fully armed guards there, and there are machine guns at the door. It's impossible for us to attack in a short time. We can only follow Boss Dai's instructions and use roundabout means."

"Okay, I'll obey Boss Dai's orders, but I hope the stationmaster won't mix personal factors into this and just go all out." The personnel at Shanghai Station is a bit complicated. Most of the staff are Mao Sen's subordinates. Originally, Mao Sen should have taken over the important task of rebuilding Shanghai Station. Otherwise, I don't know what Boss Dai was thinking, but he sent Liu Yang and Zhang Wu here, forming two major camps.

"Dezhen, no matter how many different opinions Mao and I have, they are only differences in our work and will never affect our unity in dealing with the outside world, especially when it comes to Mao Sen's life. I will never add insult to injury, and I can guarantee this with my personality."

"Then what do we do now?"

"Dezhen, I have sent people to inquire about the specific situation of the military police base on Disiwei Road. There should be results soon. Don't worry. You should immediately appease Mao Sen's subordinates and don't act rashly, so as not to alert the enemy. If the Japanese transfer Mao Sen, we will have no way to startle him."

"Okay, I'll go back and deal with it right now." Hu Dezhen didn't have any extra words. What Zhang Wu said was all true. It was indeed unrealistic to rescue by force. Fortunately, they knew where the person was imprisoned, so there was hope. Hu Dezhen also believed that Mao Sen would not easily surrender to the Japanese. Even though Mao Sen had experienced torture, he still survived. Not to mention that intelligence analysis showed that the Japanese were likely to use a conciliatory policy to disintegrate Mao Sen's psychological defenses and thus incite Mao to rebel for their own use, which left time for the Military Control Commission.

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After returning home, Lin Jie has been thinking about the capture of Mao Sen. Although the Shanghai Station has no connection with Lin Jie's line, once Mao Zedong betrays, it will undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the newly rebuilt Shanghai Station. Mao Sen is not only the chief of operations of the Shanghai Station, but also the main person in charge of the guerrilla zone in the surrounding areas. Most of the Military Control Commission personnel in Shanghai were once his subordinates, and it is said that his influence is much greater than that of Chen Gongshu in the past.

"We must not give up on Mao Sen. We must find a way to rescue him. If that doesn't work, let him die for the country." Lin Jie made up his mind. However, the question before Lin Jie was how to get close to Mao Sen. All his ideas could only be carried out if he could get in touch with him. Otherwise, they were just fantasies. "It seems that we can only find a breakthrough from Gang Village."

Unexpectedly, the opportunity that Lin Jie had been thinking about for so long came to him the next day. Lin Jie, who was working as usual, had just sat down in the office when he received a call from Gangcun.

"Mr. Lin, I'm downstairs, please come down quickly." The call came from Gangcun at the sentry post at the gate.

"Okay, wait a moment, Gangcun." Lin Jie didn't know why Gangcun wanted to look for him so early in the morning, but Lin Jie was also going to look for him. Gangcun came to him on his own, so he didn't have to bother himself to think of an excuse.

"What's the matter? You're here so early in the morning." Lin Jie got on Gangcun's car and let Liu Sheng drive his own car behind.

"The teacher has given me the task of persuading Mao Sen to surrender. Let's find a place to discuss it." Gangcun was in a good mood and did not keep Lin Jie in suspense.

"Are our levels high enough? Mao Sen can't possibly negotiate with people of our level. We still have to ask the teacher to step in."

"Of course I understand this, but this is no different from negotiating a business deal. It's just a matter of asking for a high price and paying a low price. Let's test it out first. We can't let the teacher come out at the beginning. That will only raise Mao Sen's value." Gangcun is a strange man. He can treat everything as a business deal. His theory is that there is nothing in the world that cannot be traded. If there is, it is because the price is not in place.

"Then we can talk in my office. Why bother looking for a place outside?" Lin Jie asked Gangcun puzzledly.

"You'll know when you get there." Gangcun was mysterious and successfully attracted Lin Jie's curiosity.

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