Tanaka Katsuei was shocked and said angrily: "What did you say? You repeat! You dare to lie to your face, what do you want to do? ”

Zhao Jingdong seemed to be embarrassed, glanced at Ni Xin and Liu Zezhi, and then stole at Ono Heiichiro's face, bowed his head silently.

Ono Heiichiro was greatly dissatisfied, and said: "Tanaka-kun, you have something to say!" Captain Zhao, did Secretary Liu go to the British Consulate to sue SùTanaka-kun? ”

Zhao Jingdong had a difficult look on his face, and said hesitantly: "It's not a big deal, but it's really not, Zheng Min and I talked privately about Secretary Liu's going to the British Consulate, I asked him not to talk nonsense, do what we do, and don't inquire about other people's affairs, this is common sense." How could he turn his head and sue Sù Tanaka-kun again? ”

Katsuei Tanaka suppressed his anger and said, "That's because I heard your conversation and asked you about it, and I also asked you to go to other checkpoints, and I was in charge of the checkpoint near the British Consulate, so I went there." ”

Zhao Jingdongqiang smiled: "Tanaka-kun, who do you think of our agent No. 76?" How can two people talking in private, without the help of any equipment, make you listen so really? Besides, according to the system set by General Ono, I regularly inspected the various checkpoints, and I went to the one today, and I did not miss the one near the British Consulate, and everyone there could prove it for me. ”

Katsuei Tanaka suddenly understood: Li Shiqun refused to let him go and set a trap! The charge of aiding Edwards' absconding was to be imposed on him. couldn't help but be furious: "You guys are planting!" Cheap people, engaging in infighting is your only strength! The great change is imminent, I don't know how to cooperate sincerely, but I set up a bureau and ask the general to make decisions for my subordinates. ”

Ni Xin said leisurely: "Yes, a great change is imminent, because Tanaka-kun's subordinates are not enough, so he seconded Captain Zhao to help, you are inconsistent with the outside world, but you are so concerned about Secretary Liu's whereabouts, why did you come?" The people of China are cheap? The general hasn't said this yet, so you are so arrogant, how can you talk about sincere cooperation? ”

The secretary came in and reported, "General, the secret message from the base camp. ”

Ono Heiichiro took it, and after looking at it, Xindao officially declared war on Britain and the United States at three o'clock in the afternoon, and there were less than two hours left, and the arrest of the intended target of Britain and the United States had to borrow No. 76, Tanaka Katsuei humiliated the person in front of him, it was too unbearable! What the hell is going on? Why are all the fingers pointed at him this time? Could it really be that after being arrested in Chongqing, he couldn't stand the torture of the military commanders, sold himself to take refuge, wrote the "Letter of Repentance", did incomprehensible things, and then was blackmailed by the military commanders and had to work for him? It's not difficult to figure out this question, and interrogating Edwards after three o'clock may be able to find clues.

Thinking of this, Heiichiro Ono said, "Captain Zhao and Secretary Liu, you guys should go and get busy according to the scheduled arrangement." Director Ni and Tanaka-kun stayed for a while. ”

Zhao Jingdong and Liu Zezhi got up and agreed to leave. Heiichiro Ono said again: "Come on, please ask Tanaka-kun to rest in his office, and you are not allowed to go out without permission, and you are not allowed to contact the outside world in any way." ”

Tanaka Katsuei's face changed greatly, and he said hurriedly: "General, don't you even believe ......?"

Heiichiro Ono waved his hand and said, "Go down!" Turning around, he ordered the secretary: "The special pass is numbered, where did the special pass in Edwards' hand come from?" You go check it out. ”

Tanaka Katsuei had to leave in a huff, and Ono Heiichiro handed over the secret telegram from the Japanese base camp: "Ni Xin, take a look." ”

I thought that I was going to talk about Tanaka Katsuei by leaving myself alone, but Ni Xin was slightly surprised, but it was inconvenient to ask, so he took it with both hands, looked at it and handed it back, and waited for Ono Heiichiro's instructions.

Ono Heiichiro said: "Li Shiqun must be notified immediately and ready to start." Katsuei Tanaka – What do you think? ”

"The subordinates are ignorant, they dare not speak falsely, and disturb the judgment of the general."

Whenever it comes to official business, as long as he has something to do with No. 76, Ni Xin is always cautious in his words and deeds, and does not say a word lightly, let alone make any judgments. Heiichiro Ono sighed helplessly: "It's also in vain to ask you, in front of me, is it necessary for you to be so cautious?" ”

Ni Xin smiled and didn't answer, and Ono Heiichiro ordered: "You go and inform Director Li for me: At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the personnel will start to act, search the whole city, and start to capture the intended target." After their arrest, they were all temporarily detained at No. 76. Ask him to come tomorrow and interrogate Edwards with me. ”

At 3 p.m. on 7 December, the Japanese military police, agents, agent No. 76, and the city police station all dispatched to search for British and American targets in Shanghai.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, on the 76th, Liu Zezhi sat in the city of sorrow, watching, unable to do anything, until now not only the bureau headquarters, but also the Shanghai station did not contact him, is Zhou Chengbin safe now? Are you back in Shanghai? Li Shiqun and Ni Xin designed him to use the special pass stolen by Zhao Jingdong to frame Tanaka Shengrong, and he couldn't help but do it. It's not that he didn't think about letting Edwards go, but Ni Xin, who was under control, set up two groups of people in advance to prevent Edwards from really absconding, and he had no way at all. Mr. Anderson, the former consul of the British Consulate, disregarded his professional ethics as a diplomat, regardless of his future, and took the risk to report the news.

As time went by, more and more people were arrested, and the twelve cells and four confinement rooms of No. 76 were soon filled with people, Li Shiqun ordered: "Zezhi, Ni Xin and others are all performing tasks outside, and they are lacking in skills, and you are in charge of the prison for the time being, you bring a few civilian internal staff who understand English, interrogate the basic information of the arrested people, and make a register." By the way, all the diplomats will not move for the time being, and will wait for General Ono's arrangement. ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "Yes, director, the one named Su Wenfeng is still honest, he is a peripheral member of the military command, and he has recruited everything he should say, and now it is useless, people are still a little crazy, what do you think to deal with?" ”

Li Shiqun has nothing to do: "You can do it, you can let it go." ”

Liu Zezhi found two people who were fluent in English and went to the cell, first ordered Su Wenfeng to be called, scared a few words, and said, "Come on, go through the formalities, let him go." Let's divide into two groups to interrogate the newly arrested people, make a register, and get started. ”

The people who were arrested were very excited, constantly protesting, shouting, and some even tried to use force, plus some people from Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Spain, Portugal and other countries were also arrested, and they did not understand each other's language, and it was even more difficult to communicate, and the progress of the registration work was slow, and Liu Zezhi had a headache and was patiently interrogated.

Asano, who was sweating profusely, hurried back and said, "Secretary Liu, are you in charge here?" You give me four rooms, and I'm going to hold a few people. It's okay now, it's long overdue to do it without scruples, Britain and the United States? Hum! Nor is it an opponent of my Great Japanese Imperial Army! Final victory is not far off. ”

Liu Zezhi smiled bitterly: "I can't control the future, the things in front of me are enough to worry about." Where am I going to make four cells for you? Alas, just now Captain Zhao also called, saying that he would immediately escort the prisoners back, and that he needed two cells, so I could only discuss with Director Ding, and he promised to think of a way to move a few uninhabited dormitories to the west side of the first floor, set up a sentry, and temporarily detain the prisoners. Are you going to see if he's done? ”

Asano had no choice but to nod and said, "That's the only way, how many houses has Director Ding vacated?" On the west side of the first floor, there are only four rooms around the corner, with a separate door. ”

"It's those four rooms, you and Lao Zhao discuss it, two rooms for one person."

Asano, who had already walked out, turned around again and said, "Take a step to speak." ”

Liu Zezhi had no choice but to walk out: "If you have anything to say, hurry up, I'm busy." ”

Asano looked at the surroundings with one click, and said in a low voice: "I need at least four, Lao Zhao, you are giving him another way." Do you know who I'm going to detain? It was Katsuei Tanaka, as well as Edwards and several other diplomats from the British consulate. ”

Liu Zezhi said: "That's to satisfy you first, and I'll find a way for Captain Zhao to give him." Hey, weren't Katsuei Tanaka and Edwards imprisoned in the Special Economic Work Division? Why did it come to us again? ”

"General Ono doesn't have a lot of manpower there, and there will be a big operation in the early hours of tomorrow morning, so the general changed his mind and ordered me to ...... Don't talk about it, you'll know tomorrow. ”

Liu Zezhi sighed and replied: "Then I won't ask, but I want to remind you: these people have special identities, in addition to Minggang, you'd better set up another secret whistle, just in case, no matter how tight the manpower is, you can't be careless." ”

Asano nodded frequently with one click: "You're right, I'll go to the dormitory first and arrange it, you can be busy." ”

At four o'clock in the morning of December 8, before dawn, the last piece of paradise in Shanghai, the concession, the tranquility of the early morning was shattered by a violent gunfire, and countless people screamed: "Run, ......", "The Oriental is coming......

Japanese armored vehicles and infantry entered the Shanghai concession controlled by the United States and Britain, and the British and American troops were disarmed without even symbolic resistance, and only one British warship tried to escape from the Whampoa River and was sunk by the Japanese, and the other American warship immediately hoisted a white flag and surrendered. The streets of the Shanghai Public Concession were full of Japanese soldiers with loaded guns, and the Japanese army soon took over the French Concession, and the whole of Shanghai completely fell!

At this time, Zhou Chengbin returned to Shanghai, and in the Baiwei Vegetarian Restaurant, the only contact station that can be used at Shanghai Station, he met Chen Jinsong, who rushed back three days ago.

Seeing Zhou Chengbin, Chen Jinsong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I've been worried that in the past two days, the White Terror in Shanghai, the Japanese puppet traitors are arresting people everywhere. You're the only one, and the others? ”

Zhou Chengbin replied: "I'm fine, the targets of this wave of arrests are British and American diplomats and Jews in Shanghai, as well as some businessmen who have a grudge against the Japanese." Tang Jitian came back with me, and I arranged for him to stay in an inn in the suburbs temporarily, while the others were on standby in Changshu and Kunshan, how long would it take for the liaison station to be established? ”

"I've looked for a few places, but I haven't dared to act yet, and it will take half a month at the earliest. Stationmaster, in this operation, many of us have met with No. 76, for safety, I have set up some liaison stations in Kunshan, which is 50 kilometers away from Shanghai, what do you think? Also, what about the financial problem? On my way back to Shanghai, I met Du Yifan, and according to your instructions in advance, I ordered him to temporarily act as the captain of the third column and hand over all the remaining funds to him. ”

Zhou Chengbin replied: "Kunshan? Your concerns are right, you and I will also be based in Kunshan in the future. You don't have to worry about the funding, I temporarily borrowed 50 gold bars from Chief Xue's logistics office, and the bureau headquarters promised to transfer the money and return it. You can use this money at any time from Lao Tang, and send someone to send some of it to Du Yifan in ten days. Jinsong, do you have any news from the British Consulate? Is Consul Edwards okay? ”

Chen Jinsong sighed: "Alas, no, but their situation can be imagined. There was Consul Anderson in the past, and Consul Edwards in the back, and in order to cooperate with us, the British had long been a thorn in the side of the Japanese. What, do you have any plans? Is there any instruction from the bureau headquarters? ”

"The bureau headquarters didn't mention this matter, and I can't talk about any plans, and I should repay the favor of people with a drop of water...... If it weren't for Consul Anderson's help, Mr. Mao, how could we have escaped? ”

Chen Jinsong persuaded: "Why don't I understand your thoughts? In order to transport medicines, the Shanghai Railway Station has lost almost all its contact points, and at this time, it is really more than enough to save people from the well...... Let No. 86 inquire first, and then we will make arrangements, do you think this will work? ”

Zhou Chengbin nodded and said, "It's okay." How is the arrangement of Ye Junyuan's treatment? Guo Xuan's tragedy must not be repeated. ”

"Don't worry, there are very few people in the military command who know Lao Ye, unlike Guo Xuan, who has a good reputation, but it hurts him...... He has been hospitalized. ”

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