Chapter 198: Accident
“Don’t worry, I know what to do.” Lin Xueli revealed a hint of affirmation in his eyes.
“Then I’ll go first, take care,” the carrier pigeon stood up, not forgetting to instruct: “Everything must prioritize your own safety.”
“If there’s any danger, stop the mission immediately.”
Lin Xueli nodded and said take care.
Shanghai, Special Higher Police Affairs Commander’s Office.
“Knock knock knock,” a crisp knocking sound rang out.
Dohihara said in a low and deep voice: “Come in.”
Nantian Yangzi pushed the door open and entered. At this time, besides Dohihara in the office, there was also Shanghai Special Higher Police Affairs’ senior section chief, Fujita Go,
“Teacher, you wanted to see me?” Nantian Yangzi bowed respectfully.
Dohihara nodded slightly: “Fujita-kun just got some clues from the Nanjing secret agent committee.”
“That Zuo Mingquan planted a nail in the Communist Party underground transportation station.”
“This time the harvest is not small, we caught a big fish, but we can’t let a few small fish go either.”
“Ando-kun is investigating Zhong Yuan’s line, now I want you to take charge of catching these small fish.”
“After all, you are the most outstanding agent.”
Nantian Yangzi lowered her head and said: “Please give me your instructions, Teacher.”
Dohihara took out a file and pushed it to the front of the desk: “Xue Lian, original name Zhao Manjun.”
“On the surface, she is the boss lady of the Luyangcun teahouse. According to the captured blacksmith’s confession, this person is their cipher officer in the French Concession.”
“She has a radio in her possession, and the cipher book used by the underground transportation station to contact No. 50 Zengjiayan in Chongqing.”
“Fujita-kun’s arranged people have followed her for several days, but still can’t pinpoint the radio’s location.”
“Your mission is to find the radio, and best to catch the head of their line, Qing Hu.”
Nantian Yangzi took the documents with both hands, bowed slightly and said: “Please rest assured, Teacher, I will work hard to complete the mission.”
Afternoon sunlight filtered through the plane tree leaves, casting mottled light spots.
There were not too many or too few people in the small park: elderly people strolling, children playing, and a few men and women sitting on benches reading newspapers, seemingly waiting for someone.
“Kick him, kick him.” At the park entrance, a figure wearing an unremarkable gray plaid qipao slowly walked into the park.
She carried an old handbag in her hand, sat naturally on a bench near the fountain, then naturally took out a magazine from the bag,
seemingly reading quietly, but her slightly trembling fingertips and eyes scanning the entrance too frequently exposed her inner anxiety.
What she didn’t know was that inside and outside the park, Nantian Yangzi’s net had already been cast.
The hour hand soon pointed to the predetermined rendezvous time, a hint of relief appeared in the woman’s eyes; she saw that familiar figure
Lin Xueli, codenamed “Qing Hu”.
As usual, he wore a well-fitted dark suit, gold-rimmed glasses, carrying a briefcase, like a mild-mannered scholar, walking unhurriedly from the nearby tree-lined path.
Lin Xueli carried the briefcase and slowly walked past the woman without stopping.
The two sides were like strangers, with no interaction at all, not even eye contact.
The woman rolled up the magazine in her hand, stuffed it into her bag, stood up, preparing to follow.
This was not the place for them to exchange intelligence.
And at that moment, a sudden change occurred!
At the park entrance, two secret agents pretending to be a couple suddenly attacked, lunging fiercely from both sides toward the bench where the woman was!
At the same time, several other secret agents disguised as peddlers and cleaners quickly closed in, blocking all possible escape routes!
“Don’t move! Special Higher Police Affairs!” A low and deep Japanese command broke the park’s tranquility.
Xue Lian’s face instantly turned pale as paper, gripped by immense fear. But in a flash, long-trained instinct and a resolute determination to sacrifice herself to protect her comrades overwhelmed her personal panic.
She did not try to resist or flee; that was already impossible.
In the instant when the nearest secret agent’s hand was about to grab her arm, she made a seemingly out-of-control move due to extreme fright!
She suddenly bounced up from the bench, letting out an extremely shrill scream that pierced the air: “Ah, there’s a hooligan! Help!!!”
This scream used all her strength, utterly piercing, instantly drawing the gaze of everyone in the park!
At the same time, she did not scream aimlessly; her body suddenly turned in the direction opposite to Lin Xueli, her arm seemingly flailing wildly pointing into the air.
Her whole body staggered backward due to “excessive fright,” deliberately knocking over a small stall selling candied hawthorns beside the bench!
“Crash!” Candied hawthorns and straw baskets spilled all over the ground, a mess!
This sudden chaos perfectly created a visual and auditory barrier!
Lin Xueli heard the sound but did not stop his steps, walking straight ahead as if it had nothing to do with him.
Xue Lian’s deliberately extreme scream hit his nerves like an electric current!
Without the slightest hesitation, without showing any unusual attention, Lin Xueli just glanced hurriedly like a bystander who minded his own business, very naturally furrowing his brow,
then changed direction, as if not wanting to get involved in trouble, quickened his pace, merged into the crowd of a nearby side path, and quickly disappeared.
The entire reaction process took no more than three seconds, natural and smooth, without a single flaw.
At this time, Xue Lian had already been roughly pinned to the ground by the secret agents, handcuffed, her mouth covered, able only to make desperate muffled sounds.
She saw “Qing Hu’s” figure slowly disappear, a flicker of imperceptible relief in her eyes.
A sound of military boots approached, and Nantian Yangzi slowly walked up to Xue Lian.
“Miss Zhao, hello. Let me introduce myself, I’m Nantian Yangzi, affiliated with Special Higher Police Affairs.”
“Special Higher Police Affairs arresting someone? So it’s not hooligans.” The surrounding crowd, upon hearing it was Special Higher Police Affairs, immediately showed fear on their faces.
A few even wanted to slip away right then, but a large number of secret agents had already appeared behind.
Everyone obediently stood in place.
Nantian Yangzi squatted down, looking at Xue Lian: “I want to know, what did you see just now that made you suddenly want to leave?”
Xue Lian spat, closed her eyes, and said nothing.
“You’re very stubborn; that’s not good for a woman.” Nantian Yangzi reached out to lift her chin: “We’ve been following you for four days already.”
“I know your action routes very well. You suddenly came to this park today; it shouldn’t be a whim, in such good spirits to come to the park to read a magazine.”
“If I haven’t guessed wrong, you were supposed to rendezvous with someone.”
“And now you suddenly wanted to leave.”
“Baka, that rendezvous person must have already appeared.” Nantian Yangzi suddenly stood up, her gaze like a hawk sweeping sharply over the surrounding crowd lingering to watch or hurrying away.
All faces filtered rapidly before her eyes; the agent’s natural intuition told her that the rendezvous person shouldn’t be among them.
Otherwise, Xue Lian wouldn’t have struggled a bit and then suddenly given up resistance.
That meant she had indeed seen the rendezvous person, and that person should have seen her too.
It was just that this group of idiots saw Xue Lian suddenly about to leave, couldn’t hold back, and acted first, causing that person…
That person…
“Just now… in that direction,” Nantian Yangzi suddenly pointed toward the side path where Lin Xueli disappeared, speaking extremely fast, “That man in the dark suit, wearing glasses, carrying a briefcase! When did he leave? Chase him immediately!”
The subordinate was stunned: “Section Chief… you mean him? He seemed like just a scared passerby…”
“Baka idiot!” Nantian Yangzi scolded sharply, her eyes flashing with extreme excitement and obsession, “No ordinary passerby would react to this arrest so quickly and calmly!”
“His departure direction and speed were just right! And ‘Xue Lian’s’ scream was likely a signal for him! He must be the rendezvous person! Seal off the nearby streets immediately! Bring back all men matching the description for interrogation! Especially that man in the dark suit carrying a briefcase!”
Relying on a nearly beast-like intuition, she firmly believed the person “Xue Lian” wanted to warn was hidden in the crowd.
Better to catch a thousand by mistake than let one go!
The Special Higher Police Affairs action team immediately pounced like mad dogs toward the street district where Lin Xueli disappeared, setting up checkpoints and checking pedestrians.
Outside the park, although Lin Xueli reacted quickly, Nantian Yangzi’s reaction was faster.
Moreover, as a highly professional agent, Nantian had already sealed off the entire area before the capture.
Lin Xueli was very alert; when leaving the park and passing an alley, he hid his carried briefcase in a secret spot.
Even so, he still didn’t manage to completely escape the area; at the next intersection, he was stopped by a newly set up temporary checkpoint.
Although his documents were complete, his response steady, and his performance flawless, his suit matched Nantian’s description. The leading secret agent captain didn’t dare neglect, and in the end still forcibly “invited” him into the car and took him back to Special Higher Police Affairs to assist with the “investigation”.
Shanghai, Special Higher Police Affairs.
“Knock knock knock,” a knocking sound rang out; Ino Yusuke didn’t wait for Chen Yang to speak and pushed the door open to enter.
“Section Chief, this is the materials data sent from the warehouse side.”
“And the materials dispatch orders to be sent to the Wuhan front in the next few days; please sign.”
“Good.” Chen Yang picked up the steel pen from the desk, glanced at the dispatch order; just a brief look, and all the data was already recorded in his mind.
“Arrange it as soon as possible.” Chen Yang signed and handed the file back to Ino Yusuke.
“Section Chief,” at this time Ino Yusuke sneakily leaned in: “Chief of Staff Miyahara is taking the afternoon train to arrive in Shanghai.”
“Do you think you should arrange something for tonight?”
Chen Yang laughed: “Don’t worry, I’ve already told Boss Lin; she will arrange it well.”
“Ino-kun, tonight I won’t show up; you first sound out His Excellency Miyahara with Boss Lin.”
“Their materials have been backed up for three or four months; the numbers must be astonishing.”
Ino Yusuke nodded, but before he could speak, the telephone on the desk suddenly rang.
