After Ji Qun left, Zhou Chengbin fell into deep thought: The information sent by Liu Zezhi stated that the Japanese were going to publicly shoot six American diplomats on the 20th, and these people would be escorted back to Shanghai in the early hours of tomorrow morning. But this is another trap set by Ying Zuozhen, the ship is heavily defended, don't act rashly.

Zhou Chengbin was worried: If the Japanese are so frenzied that if they do not take action, six US diplomats, including Mr. Henry, will die at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning...... But reason told him that Liu Zezhi was right, impulsive, not only could not complete the rescue mission, but the Shanghai branch would definitely pay a heavy price.

In the end, he decided to follow Liu Zezhi's advice, but he couldn't do nothing, and let the situation deteriorate, and a bold plan gradually took shape in his mind.

Zhou Chengbin called Tang Jitian and ordered: "You immediately set off to northern Jiangsu, and order Du Yifan to find a place before three o'clock in the morning tomorrow, and this place must meet the following conditions...... Then you wait for me at the liaison post three kilometers from the station. ”

Tang Jitian was the best assistant who only knew how to carry out orders and would never ask why, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, then I'll go." ”

Zhou Chengbin said to Yu Haochen again: "Lao Yu, you go and rent a car, and then contact the action group of Chongqing reinforcements, take the three of them, and wait for me at the corner one kilometer away from Aili Garden at seven o'clock in the evening, and prepare these things in advance......"

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Zezhi was called into the office by Li Shiqun: "Zezhi, according to this list, I have gathered all the people, and I will go to the No. 3 berth of the Peace Wharf in two hours, get on the boat and wait for me." ”

Liu Zezhi agreed to walk out of the office with the list, and said in his heart that these ten or so people are the leaders of the intelligence department, the action team and several operators with better skills, why didn't these people follow their direct commanders? Li Shiqun called these people to the dock, what was it for?

When Liu Zezhi found these people separately, he looked carefully, and these dozen or so people didn't know what to do, and several people who had a good relationship with Liu Zezhi, such as Quan Kanhu and He Qixin, also quietly asked: "Secretary Liu, what are we doing at the dock?" ”

Liu Zezhi, who was also in the dark, had to smile and replied: "I don't know, don't ask, when it's time to let us know, the director will naturally say." ”

A very inconspicuous passenger ship was moored at the No. 3 barge of the Peace Wharf, Liu Zezhi took everyone on the ship, waited for half an hour, did not see Li Shiqun arrive, the bored Liu Zezhi walked out of the warehouse and walked around, he is currently in charge of this ship, and no one else has the right to inquire about his whereabouts.

The ship looks old, the interior is very neat, it seems to have just been refitted, although Liu Zezhi doesn't know much about machinery, he can also see that there is no big problem with the machine. Except for the dozen or so people on the ship, only two crew members stayed behind, and when they asked, they said that the rest of the crew would come back in a while. What puzzled him was that the ship had been converted into two rooms, the outer one was larger with portholes on both sides, and the small inner compartment was very small, with no portholes and no electric lights, and when the door to the outer room was closed, it was pitch black inside. In particular, the iron gate was thick and strong, more than an ordinary passenger liner needed. As soon as he got on board, he found that the ship did not have a name and a ship plate.

Could it be that Li Shiqun is going to use this ship to escort six American diplomats? But Ni Xin had clearly gone to the concentration camp. Liu Zezhi secretly let him go, with his understanding of Zhou Chengbin, since he repeatedly built yì he did not move, Zhou Chengbin would definitely not risk raiding the ship escorting the prisoners back to Shanghai on the way.

At half past nine o'clock, Zhou Chengbin waited on the rooftop for more than two hours, in the cold wind after the snow, his eyes were bright, his attitude was calm, and the whole person was like the sniper rifle in his hand, full of murderous aura in his meticulous calmness! is like a cheetah ready to attack, at this moment, he is no longer the cautious and thoughtful director of the Shanghai branch of the military command, he has restored his true colors as a killer!

At 9:45, the long-awaited car finally drove into his sight, there were few cars on the streets of Shanghai on a winter night, but the road was slippery after the snow, and the driver did not dare to drive too fast. The sniper rifle in Zhou Chengbin's hand rang out! The left front wheel that hit accurately, with a terrible skidding sound, the moving car deflected to the left and almost rolled over.

The guard sitting in the front row took out his matching gun, jumped out of the car, and before he could stand firmly, the sniper rifle in Zhou Chengbin's hand hit again! The guard staggered two steps and fell heavily on the road! Zhou Chengbin smiled coldly and said to himself: "Man, good job!" "Put away the gun and leave the rooftop.

At the same time that Zhou Chengbin hit the left front wheel of the special car, Yu Haochen drove the car over at the corner, he slowed down, and the three operatives in the car who were already gearing up rushed out of the car with guns, one pointed a gun at Ying Zuo Zhenzhao's temple, and the other covered Ying Zuo Zhenzhao's mouth with a handkerchief soaked in Ge Luofang, and dragged him out and got into the car! The driver was about to run away, and the third laughed officer with a shot in the head!

The gun in Yu Haochen's hand rang out, interrupting the driver's words,

At ten o'clock in the evening, when everyone was waiting anxiously, Li Shiqun took Li Xuehui on the boat, and four Japanese soldiers got off and off in a car behind, Liu Zezhi stepped forward, Li Shiqun ordered: "Let's drive the boat, you four drive the boat to follow the direction I just explained." ”

The passenger ship quietly sailed out of the Peace Wharf, Li Shiqun sat in the cabin for a while, walked to the deck, Liu Zezhi followed, put on a coat for Li Shiqun, and said with a smile: "Director, the wind is strong on the deck." Where are we going? ”

Li Shiqun looked at the pitch-black sea, came to his senses, and replied, "Where are you going?" Guess what. ”

Liu Zezhi smiled: "It's hard to guess, huh...... Tomorrow there will be a public execution of the Yankees, and Director Ni will take six prisoners from the concentration camp back to Shanghai, and many people know about this...... We went to sea at this time, and you personally led the team, is it related to this matter? ”

"What does it matter? Let's hear it. ”

Liu Zezhi scratched his head and said with a smile: "The subordinates can only guess here, specifically...... Can't think of it. ”

Li Shiqun sneered: "You, don't ask for much understanding, compared with Ni Xin and them, they are always a little bit worse, alas, although it is just such a little distance, but you can't catch up, and you will naturally understand after a while." ”

Liu Zezhi was very unconvinced, but he didn't dare to contradict it, and stopped talking with a smile.

At the No. 3 barge of the Peace Wharf, a car came quickly, Ding Linjie jumped out of the car, the barge was empty, he was stunned for a moment, and saw Li Shiqun's driver Ma Xinli starting the car, ran two steps over and asked, "Old Ma, Director Li is gone?" ”

"Yes, it's been a quarter of an hour since you left, and you're in a hurry, what's wrong?"

Ding Linjie sighed and said: "It doesn't matter if I talk to you, the city police department just called, saying that half an hour ago, General Ying Zuo was attacked on the way home, the driver and guards died on the spot, and the general's whereabouts are unknown." ”

Ma Xinli was taken aback and blurted out, "Who is so bold?" Hurry up and send a telegram to the director! ”

Ding Linjie sighed: "Who else could it be?" Although the results of the investigation have not yet been obtained, eight or nine are still military commanders! Can I not think of a telegram? Director Wen said that Director Li was on a secret mission, and although he carried a radio station, he could only contact us unilaterally. When I heard this, I was in a hurry, and I hurried to the dock to intercept Director Li, but I was still a step too late. ”

Seeing that Ma Xinli, who had always been immersed in driving and didn't care much about other things, was at a loss, Ding Linjie knew that he couldn't talk about anything with him, so he had to say: "Send a telegram to Director Ni, maybe he can contact Director Li." Let's go, go back to the unit, General Ono estimated that we got the news sooner, and it was even worse if no one responded to the inquiry. ”

At one o'clock in the morning of the 24th, Li Shiqun's passenger ship arrived at the sea one nautical mile from the concentration camp, and Li Shiqun ordered the ship to stop and wait. He and Ying Zuo Zhenzhao set a trap, and the headquarters of the Military Control Bureau, under the pressure of the Americans, would definitely strictly order Zhou Chengbin to rescue him, and Li Shiqun ordered Ni Xin, Zhao Jingdong, and others to release the news that six American diplomats would be executed today, and Zhou Chengbin's only chance could only be to escort these diplomats back to Shanghai on the way. On the one hand, Li Shiqun ordered Ni Xin to bring heavy troops to escort him, but he still couldn't rest assured that he could not rest assured that Zhou Chengbin's several successful armed raids had left too deep an impression on Li Shiqun, and he didn't know what Zhou Chengbin's current strength was, in case Zhou Chengbin did whatever it took to make the fake come true, and the American diplomat was kidnapped, the Japanese master would definitely not let him go. Li Shiqun had to make another plan just in case.

Ten minutes later, a ray of light was seen on the dark sea, and Li Shiqun ordered the Japanese marines in charge of patrolling the sea who temporarily served as crew members: "Do you see the ship coming in front?" Catch up. ”

Five or six minutes later, the two boats met, and Ni Xin boarded Li Shiqun's boat on the speedboat attached to the passenger ferry: "Director, the six prisoners are all on board. ”

Li Shiqun replied: "Order them to bring the prisoners over, you and Captain Zhao and the others continue to take that ship back to Shanghai according to the original route, the speed of the ship should not be too fast, if Zhou Chengbin leads people to raid, you must not let him go!" It's best to catch the one who can live, but it's really not good, and the one who dies too! ”

"Yes, Captain Zhao is leading someone to escort the prisoner over. Director, unless Zhou Chengbin doesn't come, there is no way, as long as he comes, there are a total of forty-six armed men on the boat we are on, in addition to light weapons, they are also equipped with mortars, heavy machine guns and other heavy weapons, he will definitely not be able to escape! Otherwise, the subordinates are willing to apologize for their sins! ”

Li Shiqun nodded. At this time, three more speedboats drove over, Ni Xin was not at ease, and said: "Director, the boat you are on is not fast, and there are not many people on board, so take care." ”

"This ship is used to avoid obscurity, but you don't have to worry, only you know in advance about the six criminals I personally escorted, and the route I took to return is not the usual route."

Ni Xin replied: "The director is thoughtful, and his subordinates admire him. Captain Zhao only learned about this plan after the ship left the port half an hour ago. ”

The speedboat that Zhao Jingdong and others were riding drove over, Liu Zezhi led people to meet him, and Zhao Jingdong handed over the prisoners, five minutes later, Liu Zezhi said to Quan Kanhu: "You take people to escort these six prisoners into the warehouse and detain them." ”

Kwon Suga agreed to escort six American diplomats, who were shackled and handcuffed, into the warehouse. Liu Zezhi walked to Li Shiqun's side, and before he could speak, the lights on the boat on which Ni Xin and the others were riding flashed three times in a row, indicating that something was urgent. Li Shiqun was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Ni Xin replied: "I don't know-director, someone is here, it seems to be Asano-kun." ”

Asano, who stayed behind, rushed over in a small boat with one click: "Director Li, the concentration camp has transferred an urgent telegram from Director Wen No. 76: General Kagezo was attacked on his way home, the guards and the driver were killed on the spot, and the general's whereabouts are unknown!" Director Ding, Director Wen and you couldn't get in touch, so we had to send a telegram to the concentration camp to find Director Ni, and at that time Director Ni and we left the concentration camp and set off......"

What the? Shadow Akira missing? Li Shiqun immediately realized that this should be Zhou Chengbin's masterpiece again! His face changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Wai Wei save Zhao!" Zhou Chengbin, good, you have a kind! You dare to be the first year of junior high school, hum! Don't blame me...... Alas, I have reminded General Kagezo several times: the light car is simple, and one day it will be ...... Director Ni, you return according to the original plan, Asano-kun, send a telegram to Director Ding, and take people to the dock in two hours to assist me in escorting the prisoners...... Let's go our separate ways. ”

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