In the afternoon of the same day, Xu Chengyan and Cao Ruian met again.

In the corner of the teahouse, the two of them sat opposite each other, but Cao Ruian at this time was obviously a little haggard compared to yesterday, and his face was gloomy and could drip water.

Xu Chengyan observed his words, it seems that the news has reached Cao Ruian, and looking at his expression, he is afraid that the identity of the person who sacrificed is not simple.

"What's the matter?" Cao Ruian asked first.

He and Xu Chengyan met almost every day or two during this time, and they were in contact very frequently, which did not meet the security requirements of intelligence work, so after receiving Xu Chengyan's request to meet, he couldn't help but be a little unhappy.

"I have important news to report to you, but I think you already know about it."

Hearing this, Cao Ruian raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Chengyan, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You say it first!" ”

"Okay, this is the case...... Xu Chengyan agreed, and directly reported the situation he heard, "According to the reporter at the scene, the deceased was a school worker of Dong'an Primary School, named Geng Dacheng, who was injured and raised a gun to kill himself, and was killed on the spot. ”

When Xu Chengyan narrated, Cao Ruian was silent until he heard the last sentence, he could no longer suppress his emotions, his head was slightly raised, his eyes were gently closed, and he took a long breath before he took a long breath and said slowly: "His code name is Rhinoceros, the leader of the first intelligence team, and his brother ...... me for many years."

In fact, before Cao Rui'an came, he had already learned the news of Geng Zhiguo's sacrifice, because from today onwards, the intelligence officer woodpecker had begun to follow Ma Weide, ready to wait for the opportunity to move, and in the morning, he also followed Ma Weide's footsteps and rushed to the scene of the incident, but he went a little later and did not witness the incident with his own eyes, so he also reported the incident to his superiors through emergency channels.

After Cao Ruian got the news, he couldn't believe his ears, he had obviously ordered Geng Zhiguo to evacuate immediately, but Geng Zhiguo still had an accident, and he died in his residence, obviously disobeying the order and returning home again, which caused this tragedy.

It's just that the woodpecker didn't know the specific situation at the scene of the incident, and now Cao Ruian heard the tragedy of Geng Zhiguo's final sacrifice, and for a while, he couldn't hold back his sadness, and he actually lost his temper.

And sure enough, it was! Xu Chengyan knew Cao Rui'an's mood, and comforted him softly: "You are right, the rhinoceros killed itself and died a well-deserved death, so don't be too sad." ”

Although he has not crossed paths with Geng Zhiguo, he understands Cao Ruian's deep feelings after losing his close comrades-in-arms, because he has personally felt this feeling more than once.

"I'm not worth it because of him!" But Cao Ruian shook his head again and again, "After you reported the situation yesterday, I felt wrong, and I personally went to inform him this morning and asked him to evacuate immediately, but I don't know what went wrong, and in the end something happened. ”

"Yes, I must remember!"

"I haven't reported this matter to the stationmaster, and I don't know how to speak."

Xu Chengyan was a little surprised, only to see Cao Ruian continue: "The rhinoceros is still a fellow villager who came out of his hometown with the stationmaster, and has followed the stationmaster for many years, alas......"

It turned out that this was the case, and Xu Chengyan couldn't help but sigh secretly.

"Alright, let's not talk about that!"

Cao Rui'an stabilized his mind, and then asked, "In addition to this matter, is there anything else that needs to be reported?" ”

Xu Chengyan hurriedly replied: "Yes, it's about the task. ”

Then he reported to Cao Ruian that Tetsuo Takahashi had arranged for him to be Kyosuke Watanabe's assistant to participate in the follow-up and reporting of the grain donation campaign.

Of course, this is good news, Cao Rui'an lifted his spirits and instructed: "I didn't expect that as soon as you entered the Xinmin Newspaper, you would be able to gain the trust of the Japanese, which is great, this will help you a lot in this mission, do you have any specific ideas?" ”

Xu Chengyan thought for a while and said: "After I went back, I thought about it all night, and I felt that the best way was to do it at the mobilization meeting. ”

"Well, I thought so before, but the scene of the mobilization meeting must be heavily guarded, and with the current strength of our Taiyuan Station, we really can't afford to lose it, so I gave you the task, just to use your mind, you can't do it brutally."

Xu Chengyan said with a smile: "Of course you can't do it brutely, I mean to carry out regular blasting at the mobilization meeting site to create a big chaos, and it is best to blow up some important people, such as Takuma Ito, the president of Nikko Club!" ”

"You're going to do something to Takuma Ito?"

Cao Ruian's eyes lit up, and he said with a slurp: "Your appetite is getting bigger and bigger, you just killed Yoshioka Masao, and now you are eyeing Takuma Ito, he is a pivotal figure, once he succeeds, the whole of North China will be shaken, are you sure?" ”

Xu Chengyan's proposal immediately raised Cao Ruian's emotions.

Although the Nikko Kaisha is only a business group on the surface, it is in fact a joint force of the Japanese cabinet and Japan's largest chaebol group, which not only controls the economic lifeline of the entire North China region, but is also a powerful guarantee for supporting the operations of the Japanese North China Front, and its position is irreplaceable and unshakable.

It is precisely because of this that even if he has repeatedly intervened in military affairs, the military is helpless against this behemoth, and even the highest military commander in Shanxi, Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, who holds a heavy army, can only complain a few words about the strength of the Nikko Society, and it is conceivable that the special status of the Nikko Society.

As the branch chief of Nikko Kaisha in Taiyuan, Takuma Ito, he himself is one of the representatives of the Mitsubishi chaebol, and his identity is naturally extraordinary.

If it is really as Xu Chengyan said, take this opportunity to get rid of Takuma Ito, not only will this grain donation games be stillborn, but also the entire North China region will also set off an uproar, which has to make Cao Rui feel at ease.

But Cao Ruian also knows very well that if he wants to assassinate such a heavyweight, the difficulty is not ordinary, and he is not sure at all.

Xu Chengyan saw Cao Ruian's eyes shining, and knew that this boss was definitely moved, and then said: "If it was in normal times, it would naturally be difficult to assassinate Takuma Ito, but on the day of the mobilization meeting, Takuma Ito, as the president, will definitely come forward, and the gathering of hundreds of people, with many people, is a good opportunity to start." ”

Cao Ruian was no longer focused on sabotaging the mobilization meeting at this time, as Xu Chengyan said, as long as Takuma Ito was killed, all other problems could be solved.

He slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "Okay, if you want to do it, you can do it with a big ticket, what do you need me to do?" ”

"I need explosives, preferably TNT." Xu Chengyan said that the most important thing for him to meet Cao Ruian this time was to apply for TNT explosives from him.

When Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun were fighting in Jinnan, they often used blasting methods, and both of them were masters of making time bombs, while TNT explosives were not only powerful and stable, but also because of their low melting point, they could be easily made into various shapes, which was the best choice for making time bombs.

Cao Ruian couldn't help frowning, thought about it and shook his head and said, "This is really not available, we really can't get TNT explosives." ”

In the manufacture of TNT explosives, the synthesis reaction requires very harsh experimental conditions, and China has no capacity to manufacture it at present, so it can only import from abroad.

However, now that the Japanese have blocked China's various overseas channels with warships, TNT explosives can be obtained through smuggling arms dealers in port cities such as Shanghai or Tianjin.

However, Shanxi is far away in the inland area of Chinese mainland, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and there are many passes, and there is no channel to get TNT explosives here, and even if there is, it is a very small amount, and with Cao Rui'an's ability, it is really beyond his strength.

Xu Chengyan couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he heard this, he didn't know the material reserves of Taiyuan Station, so he asked again: "Then what kind of explosives can you provide?" ”

Cao Ruian thought for a moment and explained: "We can get some block explosives, and we can also make some yellow explosives, but we need to take some risks. ”

When Xu Chengyan heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, he knew that the so-called "Kaizi explosives" in Cao Rui'an's mouth were military standard explosives produced in Shanxi, and they were mixed explosives made from fertilizer powder, which were low cost and large in production, but the power was much smaller.

As for the "yellow explosive", it is a picric acid explosive commonly used by the Japanese army, because the picric acid is a yellow dye, and it has a strong ability to dye yellow, and is also called "yellow explosive", but although the power of this explosive is great, the safety is even worse, and it will explode when it is hot and humid, and even when exposed to the sun, it will explode, and it is not suitable for making time bombs at all.

Xu Chengyan was helpless, so he could only nod and say: "Then use regular medicine, the more the better!" ”

When Cao Ruian heard this, he shook his head again: "Now I'm not sure how much I can get, but the quantity must not be too much, and if there are more, I can't hide it, and you have to give me a few days to prepare." ”

The intelligence station was re-established, all kinds of supplies were very scarce, and because Taiyuan was far away from the Jinnan battle line, the Japanese were very strict in inspection, and there were checkpoints everywhere along the way, so it was really unsafe and unrealistic to transport arms.

In order to solve this problem, the Taiyuan Station has developed an arms source channel in Taiyuan early on, which is also one of the limited resources that an important intelligence officer left by the original Taiyuan Intelligence Station and Chu Guangji can use after taking over.

For example, the batch of spears and shell guns used in the last assassination of Masao Yoshioka were obtained through this channel.

However, explosives are different from guns, and there are many historical reasons for the proliferation of civilian guns, and the accumulation is irreversible, but the major forces have always controlled explosives very strictly, and it is not easy to get their hands on them.

And this channel is not in Cao Rui'an's hands, it is in the hands of stationmaster Chu Guangji, so Cao Ruian needs to go back to verify it, and he has no bottom in his heart.

Xu Chengyan was even more speechless when he heard this, saying that if he wanted to make a big move at the mobilization meeting, the power of the explosion must not be small, and if he could not get enough explosives, the action plan would have to be redesigned.

"Well, there are still ten days before the mobilization meeting, give me news as soon as possible from your side, I need to make a plan according to the quantity."

Cao Ruian nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will get it as soon as possible, and the specific implementation depends on you!" ”