The Bravest

While Li Shiqun was interrogating Lao Liu, Zhang Wu, who was in disguise, was in a teahouse connected to the Japanese leasehold and close to the Suzhou River. This was the backup base of the liaison station, and the original personnel had been transferred here.

This stronghold was very clever. The teahouse was only on the second floor, and the first floor was a pub. The pub had nothing to do with the Military Control Commission. To get to the second floor, one had to go through the open-air stairs on one side of the building. People who went upstairs could not escape the eyes of the people above. With the Suzhou River at its back, it could avoid being attacked from both sides. If necessary, one could jump into the river to escape. As long as one swam more than 40 meters, the International Settlement was on the other side.

At this time, Zhang Wu was talking to the owner of the teahouse: "Lao He, is the safe room ready?"

"It's ready. I've bought the small garden you mentioned last time. I did it myself, don't worry. The radio station has also been moved there. Do we really have to evacuate? This point should not be exposed. When will you return to Chongqing, and why don't you contact Mr. Mao?"

"Don't ask. Among the four people in this liaison station, only you know my identity. You will leave for Chongqing soon. Before you leave, send a message to Mr. Mao. Just one word, two. Not a single word more. Before you see Mr. Mao, cut off all contact. This way I will be safe. Take care."

"Okay, I'll obey your orders. Take care."

At 3:50 in the afternoon, Li Shiqun moved quickly. He had already obtained the letter of appointment issued by the Shanghai Japanese Military Police Headquarters, and walked into Liu Yang's confinement room with Gangcun.

"Haha, Lao Liu, you finally lived up to my trust. Look at the letter of appointment issued by the Military Police Headquarters. I am the Lieutenant Colonel Deputy Director of the Intelligence Department of the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters. Isn't that good enough?"

"Director Liu, I am Kenichi Okamura from the Military Police. Please give me your guidance."

"Thank you, Director. Captain Gangcun is here to visit."

"Director Liu, to be honest, you just entered No. 76. Although you are the director, how much power you have depends on how much contribution you make. The Imperial Army will not treat meritorious personnel unfairly." Gangcun said at the beginning. Shandi pointed out that Liu Yang's deputy director title is just an empty title now. If you want power, you have to do things.

"Haha, don't worry, Captain Gangcun. Director Liu has long said that it takes time to achieve success. I guess they have a plan now. Old Liu, tell him not to make Captain Gangcun wait too anxiously." Li Shiqun was also very flattering.

"Director, Captain Gangcun, I just thought about it. I remember that I was against Zhang Wu personally carrying out the assassination. It was he who insisted on the plan. He was anxious and let slip half a sentence. He said he wanted to find a substitute or something. So I am not sure whether the assassin was Zhang Wu."

"Oh, your explanation doesn't make sense. Regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, regardless of whether Zhang Wu is dead or not, his undercover work has been exposed. So the question still remains: why did the Military Control Commission want to use Zhang Wu?" This is what Li Shiqun was most concerned about.

"Haha, Director, you're actually overthinking it. Let me put it this way, just two words, internal strife. Also, Zhang Wu is Zheng Jieming's man, and I'm someone sent by Mao Renfeng. Now you should be able to figure it out, right?"

"So that's how it is. Haha, then it's only to be expected that the Military Control Commission would be defeated by me."

"Liu Sang, since Zhang Wu may not be dead yet, you should have some clues about him, right?"

"Yes, after I contacted Zhang Wu, he remained silent for a long time, so I followed him for a while and found Zhang Wu, the contact person. Then I followed him to an address, which should be a backup base. If Zhang Wu is not dead, there will be no next safe place to stay in a short time. I suggest starting to deploy surveillance immediately."

"What Director Liu said is right. Then you will be in charge. Yilong will lead the team, and together with Captain Gangcun's gendarmerie, you should get ready immediately. It should be in time to start at five o'clock. If we start later, it will get dark, and the visibility on the river will be poor, so it will be easy to miss people." Li Shiqun had already cursed in his heart. It has been delayed for such a long time. Don't let anyone escape.

"Let's take Lin Jie with us. I think with more training, Lin Sang can still be a very good agent. What do you think, Director Li?" Gangcun has always wanted to train people who will obey him in No. 76, so as to dilute Li Shiqun's power.

"Captain Gangcun's words make sense." Li Shiqun did not comment. It is not easy to participate in the sand. Who is it? "Lin Jie should follow Yilong."

Liu Yang was well prepared. He quickly drew a sketch of the location of the teahouse and surrounding buildings on the Suzhou River. Then he introduced the situation to Li Shiqun, Gangcun and Zhao Yilong.

"In short, their firepower is very strong. If you want to capture them alive, try not to capture them on land. As long as Captain Gangcun leads his men to disguise themselves as two fishing boats and ambush them near the teahouse, and then they can set up a circle and rush in at a good time, the Military Control Commission will definitely jump into the river to escape. Then it will all depend on Captain Gangcun."

Liu Yang's capture plan was to alert the enemy, surround them from three sides and leave one missing. He would not do the past surveillance and tracking, but would directly launch a surprise attack to drive the Military Control Commission into the river, and then ambush them with fishing boats, either to lure them onto the boats or to capture them alive in the water.

Li Shiqun and Zhao Yilong did not find any problems with Liu Yang's plan. Gangcun was very satisfied that Liu Yang left the final blow to him and agreed to the plan.

At 5pm, Li Shiqun and Liu Yang, who were on the third floor of the teahouse across the street, hid behind the window and observed through the gap with a telescope. To avoid being exposed by the reflection of the lens, they also covered the front lens with their fingers. The teahouse across the street was doing a booming business, and most of the seats were occupied. Zhang Wu, who was wanted to be searched for, had not shown up. Li Shiqun looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time, let's get started."

The spy next to him immediately opened the window and threw a bowl out. Zhao Yilong, who was hiding in a shop on the street, heard the signal and rushed outside and fired a shot into the air. Lin Jie, who was called in temporarily, cursed, "I am a warehouse manager and a person involved. It's fine to help analyze the case, but why do I have to go to the front line? Just pretend to do it." Lin Jie, who had made up his mind, hid behind Zhao Yilong, holding a pistol and shouting "Go, go quickly" but did not move a step. Zhao Yilong had no idea about Lin Jie's background. Sometimes he was Li Shiqun, and sometimes he was the captain of Gangcun. They seemed to be very good to Lin Jie. He didn't want to offend anyone, so he pretended not to see it.

The agents who had been lying in ambush downstairs and the people who had entered the first floor in advance heard the gunshots, and immediately pulled out their pistols, fired into the air, and shouted "Case 76". All the irrelevant personnel squatted down, and more than ten people were in a mess. Some wanted to rush up the stairs, some wanted to control the first floor, and some shouted to block the street. They didn't look like professional agents at all. When the gunshots sounded, the people upstairs and downstairs were in chaos. Some ran out and were knocked to the ground by the agents. Some were scared by the gunshots and screamed on the spot. Some who must have experienced such scenes quickly hid under the table.

The spies downstairs were just bluffing, occasionally firing a few shots at the second floor. After controlling the people below, under Zhao Yilong's order, some of them suppressed the fire at the door leading to the second floor at the end of the stairs, while the other part rushed upstairs in waves. The first two spies who rushed to the second floor fired continuously at the entrance to the second floor. The first one rolled over and rushed in. The second one was knocked down by the bullets from inside just as he was about to follow in. The second wave of three spies who followed behind rushed in while firing. At this time, a grenade flew out from inside, and with a bang, the three spies were blown down from the upstairs.

After Li Shiqun gave the order, he pushed open the window and stared at the opposite side with a telescope. He saw a man with his back to the window stand up suddenly after hearing the gunshots. He was a tall and thin young man. He turned around, took out his gun and fired two shots, knocking down the two spies pretending to be tea drinkers. Unfortunately, he was a step too slow. The two spies who were well prepared had already shot and injured the owner and the waiter of the teahouse as soon as the gunshots were heard. The tall and thin young man saw the waiter spitting blood from his mouth and he struggled for a while but then stopped moving. He pointed the gun at the entrance with one hand, walked over quickly, and helped the owner up with the other hand and retreated to the back hall.

At this time, a spy rolled in and hid behind a fallen table. Another spy who followed was shot down by the young man. While everyone's attention was drawn to the door, a cunning spy was mixed in with the tea drinkers lying on the ground. He took out the pistol hidden in his clothes and aimed at the young man's thigh to shoot. Maybe he wanted to make a contribution and wanted to catch him alive. In the chaos, the bullet hit the shopkeeper's leg. The shopkeeper staggered and shouted, "Be careful" and pushed the young man away, making him avoid the second shot. However, the shopkeeper was shot in the chest by the spy who rushed in and hid behind the table and fell down weakly.

At the critical moment, the man who rushed out of the secret door behind the counter was Zhang Wu. He shot and killed the spy who was shooting from behind with one shot, and then threw a grenade out of the door. The blast wave directly knocked over the spy who was hiding behind the table and shooting indiscriminately.

Zhang Wu held two guns and fired at the door alternately, shouting, "Retreat." The two men fired alternately and retreated behind the counter. Zhang Wu slipped into the secret door and shouted to the tall and thin young man, "You go first, I'll plant two mines for them." As he spoke, he took out two grenades, but unexpectedly the young man came in and snatched them away, "Lao He said you have a mission, you go first, I'll cover you." After that, he turned around and went out, closing the door from the outside.

Zhang Wu looked at the closed door with red eyes. He had no time to hesitate. He gritted his teeth, turned around, rushed to the back window, pushed it open and jumped out.