Wu Huarong looked at the time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and the first time point had passed, and at six o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Huarong sent the results of this self-inspection back to the headquarters of the Military Command Bureau.

The translated telegram was handed over to the bureau seat, and the bureau seat couldn't help but feel nervous, and it was not Wang Hanmin who was now presiding over the work in Shanghai, but Wu Huarong.

He immediately called Zhao Ziliang over, told him the truth of the matter, and opened his mouth to order: "Now that the Shanghai Intelligence Department and the Shanghai Station have conducted a self-inspection, all the personnel are complete, only the Shanghai Station Commander Wang Hanmin and his two guards cannot determine the location at present, Wu Huarong said, Wang Hanmin left Shanghai the afternoon before yesterday and went to the troops in southern Jiangsu, you immediately contact the National Salvation Army Headquarters, let them find out the situation, and report back to me as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Ziliang was also taken aback by this situation, but he knew the seriousness of the matter, if Wang Hanmin was arrested, the entire Shanghai station would be in danger, he did not dare to delay, turned around and rushed to the telecommunications office, and sent a message of inquiry to the headquarters of the Southern Jiangsu National Salvation Army.

The Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army under the command of the Military Command Bureau is now developing extremely rapidly, with military command officers as the backbone, gathering people and horses in southern Jiangsu, and in just two years, it has developed into a regular army of tens of thousands of people, under the jurisdiction of dozens of brigades, so the telecommunications office of their headquarters is relatively large, fully equipped and staffed, and more than 10 radio stations are working at the same time, so they can receive messages from the headquarters at any time, Zhao Ziliang quickly contacted the headquarters headquarters, and got a call back from the other party half an hour later, and couldn't help but be surprised. Almost trotted all the way back to the bureau's office and reported the latest situation to the bureau.

"What? These two brigades were annihilated by the Japanese at Jingze? The bureau smashed the message on the table, and couldn't help but scold, "Who made them put the stationing position so close?" This is almost right under the noses of the Japanese! ”

According to a telegram from the National Salvation Army Headquarters, at about 2 o'clock this afternoon, the two National Salvation Army brigades stationed in Jingze, totaling more than 1,000 people, were attacked by the Japanese and caught off guard, and they almost collapsed at the touch of a button.

Zhao Ziliang replied: "The explanation of the National Salvation Army Command, these two brigades belong to the command of the Shanghai Station, and they do not know the specific reason for the transfer of the station, but they have been mobilized for more than a month, according to the remnants who fled back, the Japanese obviously know where they are stationed, as soon as the battle starts, there is artillery fire all around, they must be surrounded, if it is not for their backs to Yangcheng Lake, none of them can escape." ”

"In this way, Wang Hanmin's whereabouts are still uncertain?" The bureau anxiously walked around the house, to be honest, the loss of the National Salvation Army's 1,000 men, although he was very heartbroken, but still acceptable, as long as the recruits and horses, these personnel can be replenished soon, which is not enough for the National Salvation Army.

However, if something goes wrong with Wang Hanmin, his intelligence station in Shanghai will be in danger, and this is the forefront of the intelligence war that he has always been most concerned about.

Suddenly, he thought of something, he turned his head and ordered: "You go quickly, check on Wang Hanmin's family, see if they are still there, if they are still there, immediately arrange surveillance around and closely monitor their movements!" ”

Wang Hanmin is an old subordinate of the bureau, and the bureau still has some understanding of him, Wang Hanmin has nothing outstanding in his life, but he can be cautious and follow the rules, especially cherish his family the most, and the relationship between husband and wife is very deep.

If the arrested person is really Wang Hanmin, and he has defected to the enemy as the intelligence said, then he must have arrangements for his family, and he must prepare in advance, and perhaps his family can judge Wang Hanmin's true whereabouts.

When Zhao Ziliang heard the order, he immediately turned around and left, leading a group of his subordinates to rush to Wang Hanmin's house.

Wang Hanmin is also a high-ranking cadre of the Military Command Bureau, and his home is in a residential area near the Military Command Bureau, where most of the personnel of the Military Command Bureau live.

At this time, it was already dark, Zhao Ziliang rushed to Wang Hanmin's house, only to see that the room was dark, and there was not even a little light, and he felt a little bad in his heart.

He commanded in a deep voice, "Go in and have a look." ”

The subordinates stepped forward and knocked on the door, but no one answered inside, Zhao Ziliang was anxious, there were so many things, with a wave of his hand, the team members climbed over the wall and entered, opened the courtyard door, and the group rushed into Wang's house.

Turn on the lights, and the room is naturally empty.

"Search!"

Soon, a member of the team reported to Zhao Ziliang: "Section chief, there are two corpses in the kitchen!" ”

Zhao Ziliang was shocked when he heard this, he hurriedly rushed to the kitchen with the team members, and saw two corpses lying on the ground of the kitchen, a man and a woman, both about fifty years old, dressed like servants at home, at this time he could already be sure that he was late!

An hour later, Zhao Ziliang reported the specific situation to the bureau.

"The two corpses were killed by someone who broke their neck bones, and after being identified by neighbors, they were a couple hired by Wang Hanmin's family, and they were their servants, Wang Hanmin's wife and son are no longer there, and the family's belongings have not been lost at all, the jewelry in the dresser, and the cash in the drawer have not been taken away, and it can be seen that they did not leave by themselves, but were forcibly taken away by someone under sudden circumstances."

When the bureau heard this, he asked urgently, "What about time?" When was it taken away? ”

"The body has been completely stiffened, and the time is definitely not short, and the neighbors reacted that they did not see the Wang family come out during the day today, so it should be concluded that Wang Hanmin's family was taken away last night."

"What a quick move! Wang Hanmin left Shanghai Railway Station the afternoon before yesterday, and his family was taken away last night, needless to say, the person arrested by No. 76 must have been him. ”

Speaking of this, the bureau seat slammed his fist on the table and scolded: "It's a pity, my two brigades were betrayed to the Japanese like this, they should be killed!" ”

Zhao Ziliang reminded on the side: "Bureau, Wang Hanmin has surrendered to the enemy, and Shanghai Station is in danger!" It is necessary to warn them as soon as possible, immediately cut off all contact with Wang Hanmin, and transfer as soon as possible, otherwise even if they are in the concession, it is difficult to guarantee that No. 76 will not attack them. ”

When the bureau heard this, he couldn't care about being annoyed, he hurriedly hurried to the telecommunications office, Zhao Ziliang followed, but was pulled by the bureau seat.

"Don't follow me, the Japanese moved so fast this time, and they robbed Wang Hanmin's family, which can be regarded as amazing! It seems that it should be the silver fox who slipped through the net, you immediately notify Ning Zhiheng and ask him to investigate the scene and see if there are any finds! ”

When Zhao Ziliang heard this, he suddenly realized that if it involved Japanese spies, it should indeed be handed over to Ning Zhiheng to deal with, so he hurriedly agreed, turned around and left quickly.

After the bureau rushed to the telecommunications office, he personally drew up a message and sent it to Shanghai Station to warn, and then waited for the Shanghai station to call back to confirm, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Ning Zhiheng received a call from Zhao Ziliang, and was immediately shocked, Wang Hanmin's family disappeared, and it was already possible to prove that the arrested person was Wang Hanmin, and he could already have a premonition that the situation in Shanghai was bound to change significantly, and it seemed that it was time for him to return to Shanghai!

As for the Japanese spies who kidnapped Wang Hanmin's family mentioned in Zhao Ziliang's mouth, Ning Zhiheng naturally didn't believe it, because all the Japanese forces in Chongqing were under their own control, and no one had any contact with Wang Hanmin's family at all, which must have been done by another force.

He set off immediately, and quickly rushed to Wang Hanmin's home with his subordinates, took over the investigation work, and began to conduct a careful inspection.

However, except for the two corpses at the scene, there were almost no valuable clues to be found, and after careful inspection, the conclusion was finally concluded that was not much different from Zhao Ziliang, so he had to rush back to report the situation to the bureau.

"Bureau, there are few traces left at the scene, we have no way to find more valuable clues, the two deceased were killed in the same way, it should be done by one person, but the neck bone of the deceased was broken from front to back, this technique is generally common in the rivers and lakes, and the tactics who have undergone military training rarely adopt this method, from this point of view, it is not like a Japanese spy did it.

In addition, judging from the traces at the scene, the perpetrators are about two or three people, the Wang family are all old and weak women and children, I judge that two vigorous young men are enough, the other party's actions are very neat, the purpose is also very clear, directly kill and hijack, and do not even take away the property that can be reached, it can be seen that their time is also very urgent, I judge that after they committed the crime, they left Chongqing directly, and the time has passed a whole day, and the chance of our pursuit is very small. ”

The bureau's face was gloomy and terrifying, he looked at Ning Zhiheng and asked, "Do you think it wasn't a Japanese spy?" Who could have done that? ”

Ning Zhiheng was stunned, he couldn't directly say that the Japanese spies were under his surveillance, so he quickly explained: "Now I haven't completely ruled out the possibility that the Japanese spies committed the crime, but there are some inconsistencies in the methods, in fact, the bureau, I think there is another possibility..."

"What is possible?"

"Could it be the puppet government's agents, No. 76 is the exclusive secret service of the puppet government, and the officials of the puppet government are all originally separated from Chongqing, they also have some latent forces in Chongqing, they can't do big actions, but it is not a problem to kidnap one or two women and children, and I heard that the conditions in Chongqing are difficult, and there are often government officials who flee privately, many of whom have fled to Shanghai to join the puppet government, I suggest that the government officials who disappeared in the past two days should be investigated. I don't know if they did it. ”