Zhang Chi rushed back to the mountains near the hot springs in the southern suburbs, commanded the search of the mountains, and the movement was very large, and there were torches in all directions. It is a pity that in the huge continuous mountains with a radius of several tens of kilometers, a reinforced company of about 200 people was scattered into it, and no one could be seen at all, let alone carry out Zhang Chi's order that "a team of five people must not act alone, must not be killed, and can only be captured alive".

At three o'clock in the morning on 17 May, Yu Haochen, who had found nothing and was holding back the fire in his belly, walked to Zhang Chi's temporary headquarters, a grass hut where hunters temporarily lived, and said as calmly as possible: "Captain Zhang, if you can't go on like this, you can ask Mr. Mao to consult with the local garrison, at least send another battalion of troops over, first surround it tightly, and call military searchlights, blockade it at night, and wait for dawn to demarcate the range, and each group is responsible for an area to search the mountains." In addition, the surrounding traffic must also be cut off, and all personnel and vehicles must be cleared out within the specified time. ”

Zhang Chi asked, "Do you think Ni Xin is still in our encirclement?" ”

Yu Haochen replied honestly: "It's hard to say, there is a fifty percent chance of it." ”

Zhang Chi sneered: "Fifty percent? You didn't say that. According to your idea, if Ni Xin has escaped from the encirclement and returned in vain, won't the military command become a joke? ”

Yu Haochen retorted: "That can't be ...... either"

Secretary Wang came over and said: "Lao Zhang, a team from Soushan reported: In the direction of Nanchuan District, a corpse was found, killed by a shot, and body temperature, it is estimated that he died for less than six hours, and the driver's license, pass and other documents were found from the corpse, and I have ordered the telegraph operator to contact the Transportation Bureau." Secretary Wang pointed on the map: "At this location, I suspect that Ni Xin is going to flee to Jinfoshan." ”

Zhang Chi estimated it and replied: "So six hours ago, Ni Xin had already escaped more than 20 kilometers, Jin Foshan?" You can focus on that place, but you're just speculating on other places...... I think it's better to act separately, leave some people here, Yu Haochen, you take it and continue to search the mountain, I will take a group of people to Jin Fo Mountain, Lao Wang, send you thirty people, first go to the place where the body was found to investigate, and then remove Jin Fo Mountain, and other places where Ni Xin may go to hunt down. ”

Yu Haochen said: "I'm afraid this won't work, right? There are not enough manpower, so it is estimated that the three roads will be empty? ”

"What do you think you should do?"

Yu Haochen said in his heart, do you still need me to say this? Zhou Chengbin and Chen Jinsong both said that Zhang Chi is a rare master of action, and the deputy station chief of the Shenyang Station of the Military Command, and the transfer to Shanghai is Boss Dai's great support for the Shanghai Branch, and he must be respected and obeyed. It seems to be famous, but in fact, it is difficult to deserve. He said patiently: "Captain Zhang, I will accompany you to drive to the scene where the body was found, investigate the scene, whether that person is the driver, or killed by one shot, the murderer is a professional agent, and then look at what kind of gun was used, whether the driver was killed while driving, or was killed when he got out of the car to repair the car or relieve his hands, and then according to the rut, it is not difficult to judge whether it was Ni Xin's doing." If he did it, there would be no need to keep people here, imagine that he killed people and carjacked cars, and he could stay in the encirclement and wait for us to arrest him? ”

Zhang Chi secretly said that Zhou Chengbin's subordinates are really talented, Tang Jitian and Yu Haochen are not good people, but on the surface, they turned their faces and said: "The one who carjacked and killed people must be Ni Xin?" Don't forget that Kwon Suga-ho also ran away! Besides, is it possible that Ni Xin set a trap for us? He's still in the encirclement, and he'll escape when we evacuate? ”

Yu Haochen sweated in a hurry, and replied: "Ni Xin is alone, on the way to escape, he is too busy to take care of himself, how can he have the ability to set a trap for us......"

"Alone? How do you know he's a person? People like Liu Kuntian, how do you know that there is no second one? ”

Yu Haochen had no choice but to look at Secretary Wang and ask him for help. Secretary Wang, who knew the inside story, said: "I'm not very good at this, since Mr. Mao ordered Captain Zhang to be responsible for the search, let Captain Zhang have full control." ”

Zhang Chi ordered: "If you have any opinions, I'll talk about it later, the agents of the action group are all left to you, and the people from the garrison troops will follow us and set off separately." ”

The soldiers of Yu Haochen's Heart Dao Army, the three of them together can't compare to an agent, you left all the professional agents to me, and you are doing useless work here, what is the difference between this and deliberately indulging Ni Xin to escape? What's going on with Zhang Chi? Could this person have a problem? Afterwards, we must expose and report him to Mr. Mao. No way! Ni Xin's hands are stained with the blood of the agents of the military command of the Shanghai station! If it were Zhou Chengbin or Chen Jinsong, Yu Haochen would definitely obey unconditionally, Zhang Chi, he couldn't believe it.

Yu Haochen turned his heart sideways and retorted: "Captain Zhang, I'm not here!" If you must leave someone here to continue to search the mountains, please do it with you or Secretary Wang with the soldiers of the garrison. Now that you have put the operatives of the operation team under my command, allow me to investigate the scene where the body was found, and then go to Jinfo Mountain or other places where Ni Xin may have fled. ”

Zhang Chi was furious: "Mr. Mao ordered me to be fully responsible for hunting down Ni Xin, I will bear the responsibility if something happens, you just need to obey the order!" ”

Yu Haochen couldn't help but mock: "Hunt down Ni Xin? Hmph, if it weren't for someone's incompetence...... What's the use of hunting? ”

"Presumptuous! Dare to confront the commander in public, during the mission is equivalent to being on the battlefield, do you believe it or not, I killed you?! ”

Yu Haochen also let it go: "I am a member of the action group directly under Director Zhou, you are just the captain of the third column, I am not your subordinate, you have no right to dispose of me!" ”

Zhang Chi was furious: "What?! You repeat! ”

Secretary Wang hurriedly played a round: "Yu Haochen, don't be presumptuous!" Captain Zhang was ordered by Mr. Mao to be fully responsible for hunting down Ni Xin and his comrades, Captain Zhang, don't be like him, if you continue to quarrel, Ni Xin will take the opportunity to run away, won't it be a big deal? When the task is completed and Ni Xin is caught, it is not too late to deal with him. Just do what you just said, and we'll go our separate ways. ”

Yu Haochen wanted to argue again, but Secretary Wang sank his face and threatened: "What? Do you rely on the trust of Director Zhou Chengbin and don't take Mr. Mao in your eyes? Then I want to ask Zhou Chengbin, are there any rules for his arrogant soldiers? ! ”

Yu Haochen had no choice but to hate.

Two or three hundred people were busy, and the next night, they returned in vain. Mao Renfeng severely reprimanded Zhang Chi in public, recorded a major demerit, and ordered him to return to Shanghai to make meritorious contributions.

Yu Haochen was unconvinced, and complained to Tang Jitian in private: "I heard that last time Ying Zuo Zhenzhao encircled and suppressed the third column, Mr. Mao blamed Director Zhou for not doing things well, and when he returned to Chongqing, he was imprisoned in the Xifeng concentration camp...... Favoritism is also too much. Hey, do you think there will be a problem with Zhang Chi? ”

Tang Jitian persuaded: "Zhang Chi...... It's true that his ability is not very good, but it would be an exaggeration to say that he colluded with the Japanese. And it's not that he has fought desperately with Japanese puppet traitors in the Northeast in the past few years, besides, he came to Shanghai, he really has a problem, you and I, and Director Zhou, can it be so peaceful? Don't talk nonsense in the future, it was Boss Dai's decision to put Director Zhou in the Xifeng concentration camp. ”

It turned out to be what Boss Dai meant, Yu Haochen immediately changed his words and said: "Aren't I just talking to you, and I haven't told outsiders, it always makes sense for the chief to do this." ”

At three o'clock in the afternoon of May 28, Zhang Chi returned to the station of the third column, and saw Zhou Chengbin, who had been acting with the team these days, and Chen Jinsong, who had arrived two hours earlier...... I am here to ask the two chiefs to confess their guilt and admit their mistakes, and from now on, I will definitely put myself in the right position and do my best to assist the two chiefs. ”

Zhou Chengbin smiled, Chen Jinsong smiled: "I remember that I just returned to Chongqing from Taiyuan, Mr. Mao said that I have been sitting in the office for a few years, and I don't know if I can still be an action agent, let me go to Linli special training class to study, Zhang Chi, you also gave us a class, I should be your student, no wonder you feel uncomfortable." ”

"It's because I want to be left, the country is in trouble, but I'm really ashamed to care about my personal reputation."

Zhou Chengbin said with a smile: "Zhang Chi, you are the same as Li Guang, the general of the Han Dynasty back then, you are burdened by fame. In fact, I also have the responsibility to talk to you earlier. You and I are both serving the country, let's not talk about this, let's discuss how to get rid of Ni Xin. ”

Chen Jinsong replied: "On the way here, I thought that the most difficult thing in this task is not to get rid of Ni Xin, but how to frame Li Shiqun, otherwise Ni Xin's survival has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it will be mishandled, so that the Japanese will discover the truth and trigger revenge...... Don't forget, there were a lot of our people and Allied diplomats in the concentration camps on Chongming Island, and it would be even worse if the Japanese were to turn their anger on the innocent Chinese people. ”

Zhang Chi asked: "These two questions are actually one question, if they can successfully frame Li Shiqun, what will the Japanese retaliate against?" can only find Li Shiqun to settle accounts. I just came to Shanghai and don't know much about the relationship between Ni Xin and Li Shiqun, can the two chiefs introduce me to me? ”

Zhou Chengbin replied: "There seems to be a little unknown special relationship between the two, and I have ordered someone to inquire." Ni Xin is the beloved son-in-law of Heiichiro Ono, and his relationship with Ono Tsuruko used to be hidden from Li Shiqun, after being inadvertently broken, Li Shiqun was extremely unhappy, beyond the proper proportion between a commander and his subordinates, and later Ni Xin infiltrated Chongqing and blew up the penicillin production line that we had worked so hard to transport back, and obtained understanding. Ni Xin is loyal to Li Shiqun, last time we and Li Shiqun coincidentally robbed the gold transported from the Northeast, which was detected by Ni Xin, and later Ono Heiichiro also knew, Ni Xin pleaded hard, and finally Li Shiqun suffered a dumb loss, and lost 2,000 gold bars, but it was over. ”

Zhang Chi, who was unaware of it in advance, was overjoyed in his heart and said with a smile: "There is such a thing? Great, doesn't this mean that our funds are provided by Li Shiqun? What do the Japanese think of these two people? ”

Zhou Chengbin replied: "Since Li Shiqun robbed the gold bars, although the Japanese did not trigger it, they actually remembered this account. However, Li Shiqun still refuses to stop, or it may be that he is afraid that the rabbit will die and the dog will cook, so he is desperately expanding his power, and has recently established 123 intelligence stations in Songhu and other places, which were originally scheduled to be under the jurisdiction of Ni Xin's intelligence department. The Japanese did not say anything, they asked for money and equipment, and when the preparations were completed, they promoted Kwon Suga to be the deputy director of the intelligence department, who was in charge of these intelligence stations, and also stipulated that the intelligence stations were also under the orders of the local Japanese occupation forces. ”

Chen Jinsong interjected: "Li Shiqun has sent a lot of No. 76 professional agents with outstanding abilities to various intelligence stations, which is equivalent to making wedding clothes for others. ”

Zhang Chi asked, "Has Quan Kanhu returned to Shanghai?" How did the Japanese believe in him so much? ”

Chen Jinsong replied: "You were delayed for two days in applying for weapons in Chongqing, and Quan Suhu and Ni Xin came back a day earlier than you, and their appointments were announced just after they came back yesterday. Kwon Suga is Japanese, and his father and grandfather have been retainers of the Ono family for two generations, but not many people know about this point in No. 76. ”

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