Smith looked at Yuan Ye's departing back and said to Wood:

"Mr. Counselor, it's time for us to go back."

Wood asked:

"Don't you need to follow him anymore?"

Smith smiled bitterly and said:

“I was so far away from you just now, and he didn’t even pass by me, but he was able to spot me. This shows that Tom is a very powerful character.

Do you think he won't find me if I follow him? I think I should go back and deal with the Japanese spy first, this is more important."

"That's true, but this Tom is indeed very mysterious. I guess Tom is not his real name."

Wood nodded in agreement, and the two of them left the Marseilles Café and returned to the consulate.

The first thing Smith did when he came back was to bring people to the dormitory to arrest the cleaner Zhang Chun and the gardener Li Erxi.

It was already past 10 o'clock in the evening and Zhang Chun had fallen asleep. He was caught on the spot while he was sleeping.

Li Erxi, who lived in the dormitory next door, was just about to go to bed when he heard the noise and jumped out of the back window of the dormitory. However, as soon as he landed, he was pinned to the ground by two guards who were lying in ambush behind the window.

Afterwards, the two people's rooms were carefully searched, and a miniature camera was found in a secret place in Zhang Chun's room.

Smith confirmed that the two men were Japanese spies, so he interrogated them one after another overnight.

At first, the two men did not admit that they were Japanese spies and made all kinds of excuses. However, when Smith placed the miniature cameras he had seized in front of them and told them their Japanese names, the two men lowered their heads and stopped making excuses.

But they never spoke again, and Smith tried everything he could to pry them open.

Seeing how stubborn the two men were, he was at a loss for what to do and had to lock them up until tomorrow.

……

After Yuan Ye left the Marseille Café and got in the car, he did not go home immediately. Instead, he drove around and found no one following him, so he returned home with peace of mind.

After taking a shower, he lay on the bed, thinking about sending his sister to northern Jiangsu tomorrow. He didn't know when they would meet again in the future. He couldn't calm down for a while. He didn't know what would happen on the way. He hoped that everything would be fine.

The next day, after waking up, Yuan Ye began to put on makeup and disguised himself as the Japanese Sato Neiji in his ID photo.

Then he went out, had breakfast on the roadside, and drove to Hengyuan Trading Company.

When he arrived at the company gate, Yuan Ye saw a large truck parked nearby. The truck was piled with cardboard boxes and covered with a tarpaulin. He knew that Gu Yan had already made preparations according to his requirements.

When he arrived at the office on the second floor, he saw Gu Yan was already waiting for him. Gu Yan was stunned for a moment when he saw a stranger coming in. Yuan Ye smiled and said:

"Why, don't you recognize me?"

Gu Yan also smiled immediately.

"If you hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have recognized you. It's almost time, and everything is ready. Can we set off?"

Yuan Ye looked at his watch and saw that there was still half an hour left before the agreed time. He nodded and said:

"Okay, let's go. When we get to the place where we're going to pick them up, I'll get off first. After they get in the car and hide, you can come pick me up. Otherwise, they'll get worried when they see a stranger."

"it is good."

Gu Yan felt that Yuan Ye’s consideration was very thoughtful.

After the two went downstairs, Gu Yan drove to the agreed place.

On the way, Yuan Ye gave some more instructions, and when passing checkpoints along the way, he would personally negotiate and asked Gu Yan not to get out of the car, to look for his signal, and to be ready to start the car at any time.

Gu Yan had heard Yuan Ye say this once before and knew that this was to deal with emergencies.

Yuan Ye reiterated once again, indicating that he took it very seriously and had prepared for the worst.

He knew that although Yuan Ye looked relaxed on the surface, he was actually fully prepared mentally for any eventuality.

After all, this journey will take five or six hours, and there is no telling how many checkpoints they will have to pass. Moreover, it is their first time taking this route, so who knows what will happen?

Although Yuan Ye has a Japanese identity, everything has to be handled according to circumstances.

He once asked Yuan Ye how he obtained a Japanese identity, and Yuan Ye said that he obtained it through special channels.

He also said that when he could speak Japanese well enough, he would help him get a Japanese identity as a cover.

Four or five hundred meters away from the destination, Yuan Ye got out of the car and waited by the roadside.

After that, Gu Yan continued to move forward and drove the car into a remote street. He saw Gu Yu standing at the gate of a yard, waving at him.

He then drove the truck into the yard, got out of the car, and said to Gu Yu:

"Go and call them over."

"it is good."

Gu Yu responded and immediately walked into the house.

Gu Yan climbed onto the truck, lifted the tarpaulin, moved away several cartons of daily necessities, revealing the large wooden box underneath, and then opened the lid of the large wooden box. In order to prevent suffocation, he deliberately left a few small holes in the lid.

At this time, Gu Yu came out with Yuan Wan and four other young people.

Gu Yan asked them to get into the big wooden box and instructed them:

"You hold on for a few hours, remain silent on the road, and no matter what you hear inside, don't make any noise. No matter what happens, I will take care of it."

"Okay brother, I believe you, we will listen to you."

Gu Yu said.

After Gu Yan and others had gotten into the wooden box, he closed the lid, put the cardboard box back in place, covered it with a tarpaulin, got in the car, and drove out of the yard.

When the truck drove out of the yard, a man at the window on the second floor opposite walked back to the room, picked up the phone on the table, dialed a number, and said:

"Gu Yu's brother came and took Han Dang and several comrades from the Student Union away."

"Is everything normal?"

"Normally, nothing suspicious was found."

"Okay, I'll have the comrades over there ready to pick us up."

The person who answered the phone was Xiao Ma, the correspondent and assistant of Comrade No. 1 Chen Mingzhong. Xiao Ma's full name is Ma Baolong, codenamed "Huoyun".

Although he is young, he has followed Chen Mingzhong for many years and has rich experience in underground struggles.

He is very alert and capable, and Chen Mingzhong trusts him very much.

Because the head of the Special Operations Department, Li Changhe, was still recovering from his injuries and could not work temporarily, Chen Mingzhong asked Xiao Ma to temporarily take charge of the Special Operations Department.

The work of transferring personnel was completed, and there was still one task he needed to complete, which was to eliminate the traitor Zhang Yiming and the inner ghost Wang Yufeng planted by No. 76 in the Hujiang University Student Union.

Zhang Yiming had been hiding in No. 76 and was unable to take action for the time being, so Huoyun decided to start with Wang Yufeng.

He had sent special forces to guard Hujiang University and monitor Wang Yufeng. His plan was not to take action against Wang Yufeng at Hujiang University, but to wait for her to go out and then seize the opportunity to capture her and interrogate her to see if she had any accomplices who, like her, had infiltrated the grassroots organizations of the Student Union.

This is very important to the organization. If this situation is not clarified, the work of the Student Union will not be able to be carried out normally.

This is one aspect. On the other hand, he planned to let Wang Yufeng lure out Zhang Yiming. If Zhang Yiming took the bait, he would kill both of them together when they met.

He had already made plans and the special forces members had already been sent out. The only thing he could do now was to wait for news here.

……

Gu Yan drove the truck a few hundred meters towards the direction where Yuan Ye got off, and saw Yuan Ye standing on the street waving at him. He opened the door, Yuan Ye quickly jumped into the car, and then Gu Yan stepped on the accelerator, and the truck continued to speed out of the city.

About half an hour later, the truck arrived at the Japanese checkpoint at Nanpu Bridge.

It was Gu Yan's first time here, and he found that the checkpoint was heavily guarded, surrounded by sentry boxes and barbed wire. Next to it was a Japanese military camp, and patrolling Japanese soldiers kept passing by.

The truck slowly stopped in front of the checkpoint. There were several trucks waiting in line ahead for inspection.

The front truck had been stopped by Japanese soldiers, and the cargo on the truck was turned over and inspected one by one.

Several Japanese soldiers stood on the car, checking it very carefully, seemingly not missing any corner.

Yuan Ye looked through the car window and saw from afar that Murakami Yeo was standing in front of the truck, talking to a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman.

Murakami Yeo's expression looked very stern, while the businessman kept bowing and nodding, appearing very humble.

Seeing this, Yuan Ye got out of the car and walked quickly towards the checkpoint.

Murakami Yefu immediately saw Yuan Ye, and a smile immediately appeared on his tense face. He walked forward enthusiastically and said:

"Sato-kun, why are you here?"

Yuan Ye pointed to his truck and said with a smile:

"I have a truckload of goods to transport to Suzhou. I didn't need to go there in person, but I received a call this morning. A friend in Suzhou wanted to discuss a business deal with me, so I came with the truck."

"Is that so? Then come sit in my booth and have some tea before you leave."

Murakami Yeo said affectionately.

"No need for that. I'm in a hurry to get on the road. I have some things to do at home. I want to finish my work in Suzhou and come back early.

I'll come to your place for tea when I come back, and we'll go to Kawoji Izakaya for drinks in a couple of days."

"In that case, fine. I'll wait for you to come back. You don't have to wait in line for inspection. I'll let you go first."

"Thank you then."

Yuan Ye glanced at the truck being inspected and continued:

"Murakami-kun, are the inspections now stricter than before?"

"Yes, we received a notice these two days that all trucks heading to Suzhou will undergo stricter inspections to prevent the smuggling of prohibited items. This is mainly to block the supply of materials to the enemy base. Of course, Sato-kun's trucks don't need to be inspected."

Yuan Ye was shocked. If it was like this from Shanghai to Suzhou, would the inspection from Suzhou to Gaoyou be even stricter? Gaoyou was close to the northern Jiangsu base, which was the destination of their trip.

There’s no point thinking about it now. Let’s wait until we get to Suzhou and see if there’s a better way.

Yuan Ye remained calm and said with a smile:

"I see. Murakami-kun has to work even harder. When I come back, I'll let Sakurako reward you."

"Okay."

Murakami Yeo also smiled, and Sakurako's beautiful little face immediately appeared in his mind.

Yuan Ye returned to the car, and Gu Yan immediately asked:

"What's the situation? Should we wait?"

He also noticed that the Japanese checked the trucks very carefully. There were several trucks ahead of him, so he might have to wait a long time. When it was his truck's turn, he wondered if it would be checked so carefully.

He saw that Yuan Ye and a Japanese officer seemed to be very familiar with each other, but he didn't know how the conversation went.

"No need to wait, I've made an agreement with him, you can just drive over there."

Yuan Ye said calmly.

"You still have a way."

Gu Yan started the vehicle excitedly, passed several trucks in front and arrived at the checkpoint. Murakami Yefu had already asked people to raise the checkpoint's lifting bar. Yuan Ye waved to Murakami Yefu, and the truck passed the checkpoint and drove across the Nanpu Bridge.

At this time, the people in the big wooden box also breathed a sigh of relief. They had just heard the loud shouting of the Japanese and knew that they had arrived at the Japanese checkpoint, so they all held their breath.

Yuan Ye could also hear their nervousness, especially Yuan Wan and Gu Yu, whose hearts were beating very fast. After all, they were girls and had never experienced such a scene before. However, they behaved well and did not make any sound.

He also discovered that one of the people among them was an acquaintance, it was Han Dang, the reporter from the Damei Daily who he had rescued. He was the calmest among these people.

While driving, Gu Yan asked in a low voice:

"I just saw the Japanese inspecting very carefully. I wonder what will happen next?"

He knew that if he spoke so quietly and with the noise of the engine, the people in the large wooden box of the truck would not be able to hear him.

Yuan Ye whispered:

"In order to blockade the Red Party base, the Japanese have stepped up inspections on goods. The section to Suzhou is not a big problem, but I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult to get to Gaoyou."

"Didn't you say you had a special pass?"

Gu Yan asked.

“Isn’t it of little use?”

Yuan Ye did get a special pass, which of course was exchanged with points in the system. There was an item for forged documents in the special item column of the system. His Japanese identity document was also exchanged in the system before. Although it was forged, it looked the same as the real thing.

“It’s hard to say now, the situation may be a little different from what I expected.

If the enforcement is very strict, even though I have Japanese citizenship and a special pass, there is no guarantee that my truck will not be inspected.

It would be better if we didn't check. If we really check, we will definitely be exposed. We can't take this risk. We should wait until we get to Suzhou and find out more about the situation to see if there is a safer and more reliable solution."

Yuan Ye had inquired about it before, and with the special pass and his Japanese identity, it shouldn't be a big problem.

But now the Japanese have tightened their blockade of the base area in northern Jiangsu, probably in preparation for the upcoming cleansing plan.

Gaoyou is close to the New Fourth Army base, so it is undoubtedly a top priority and it is estimated that the enforcement will be more strict.

This made him worry.

Shanghai is not far from Suzhou, only a two-hour drive. At noon, the truck entered Suzhou.

Yuan Ye asked Gu Yan to find a place to stop on the street and let Gu Yan stay in the car. He got out of the car alone and walked along the street.

Not long after walking, he saw a Japanese trading company and went in.

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