The sound of the explosion reached No. 76, and Liu Zezhi at the gate was startled, and hurriedly ordered the two subordinates beside him: "You go and see what happened?" Stay safe! You go and inform the internal security team, strengthen your vigilance, and listen to the sound explosion taking place not far away, maybe coming towards the 76th. ”

There was another deafening explosion, and the gunfire became more and more intense, Liu Zezhi said to the eight guards at the gate: "The six of you disperse and enter the battle state, no matter what happens outside, you must not leave the gate, in case the enemy turns the tiger away from the mountain!" You two come with me! ”

Li Xuehui, the head of the newly appointed internal security team, was also alarmed by the sound of explosions and gunshots, and he immediately ordered all personnel to enter a state of emergency. As long as there is no accident inside No. 76, the internal security team will be considered to have fulfilled its responsibilities.

The captain of the operation, Quan Kanhu, ordered his operatives to gather and stand by, and personally rushed to the gate with a few agents, and the guards at the gate came to report: "Captain Quan, Director Liu ordered us to guard the gate, so as not to fall for the opponent's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, he himself took two people to the scene to check." ”

Quan Kanhu ordered: "The four of you also go over and take a look, judging from the sound of gunfire, there are quite a few opponents, don't let Director Liu be outnumbered." ”

At this time, the gunshots could no longer be heard, and the four agents of the action team did not go far, and the two guards at the gate brought by Liu Zezhi were one carrying the wounded covered in blood, and the other was taking care of them in a group. Behind are Liu Zezhi and Katsuei Tanaka, who has a blue face.

Quan Kanhu ordered the wounded to be sent to the infirmary, and asked Liu Zezhi in a low voice: "What happened?" ”

"Two dead and one wounded, what is one called...... I can't remember, the Americans were robbed, Tanaka Katsuei didn't want to say more, only said that he was going to see Director Ni, you send a few people to investigate the scene, turn right at the bus stop in front, and less than 200 meters away is the scene of the incident. Director Ni ordered me to pick up someone, but now the person is gone...... I've got to get back to my life. ”

Katsuei Tanaka came to Ni Xin's office and said bluntly: "Director Ni, as soon as I answer the phone, I must immediately report to the general and immediately hunt down the murderer who kidnapped Lopez and killed the Japanese agent. ”

A few minutes later, Liu Zezhi came to Ni Xin's office, and Tanaka Katsuei had already reported to Ono Heiichiro and explained what had happened to Ni Xin.

After thinking about it, Ni Xin understood the treacherous plan of the military commanders, and when he saw Liu Zezhi, he asked, "Send someone to investigate the scene?" ”

"Someone has already gone, the wounded have also been sent to the infirmary, I took a look, and it is estimated that there is no danger to life."

Tanaka Katsuei said with a straight face: "Just now Director Ni asked who did it, judging from the sniper's skills, it is about Zhou Chengbin, the strange thing is that General Ono ordered me to transfer Mr. Lopez to No. 76, I set off in twenty minutes, and there was no delay on the way, how could the military commander take the time so accurately?" ”

Ni Xin replied: "Do you suspect that someone leaked the news, Tanaka-kun, think about it carefully, who knows about it in the headquarters?" ”

"The general personally confessed to me, and several people who were under house arrest in Lopez knew that I had taken him away, but they didn't know that I was going to take people to No. 76, and the accompanying driver and two agents only knew about it when they got into the car. How many people do you have here? ”

"Apart from me, only Director Liu, Zezhi, have you ever told anyone else?"

Liu Zezhi replied: "Naturally not, time is so tight, how can you have the time to say this?" Besides, I can't be so ignorant of the rules. I just asked a few subordinates to clean up the office where I wanted to live - let's call it Lopez, set up a secret whistle, and after a general stop, I took people to the gate to greet Tanaka-kun. ”

Katsuei Tanaka stared at Liu Zezhi meaningfully: "Then I have to ask Director Liu to give me an explanation." ”

Liu Zezhi was greatly dissatisfied and retorted: "What explanation? Are you suspicious of me? I left Director Ni's office and went to the administration department, and I only went to the bathroom once along the way, and I didn't make a phone call, let alone leave No. 76, how could I report the news? If there is a mole, I think Tanaka-kun is the only suspect! ”

Tanaka Katsuei stood up suddenly and said angrily, "What do you mean by this? ”

"What do you mean? Because you know it first, the biggest doubt about this matter is: even if someone reports the news, the military commander will not be ready to attack and rob people so quickly! You yourself told me that there were five or six people involved in the attack, not including the sniper, does it take time for Zhou Chengbin to gather so many people? Does it take time to select a sniper point? Only if you ventilate the news, you can barely have time. ”

Ni Xin waved his hand and said: "Director Liu, don't be rude!" Tanaka-kun is a guest, and he has something to say. ”

Although he blamed Liu Zezhi, Ni Xin's words bluntly said that Tanaka Katsuei was an outsider, Tanaka Katsuei stopped talking, and secretly went back to report to Ono Heiichiro immediately.

Ni Xin said: "General Ono's transfer of Lopez to No. 76 was a temporary idea, and even if someone leaked secrets, it would be impossible for the military commanders to act so quickly. Tanaka-kun, you are the person concerned, do you think the military commander came prepared, or did he act in a hurry? ”

Katsuei Tanaka thought about it and replied honestly: "I came prepared, and I planned it carefully in advance." ”

"Since this is the case, there is only one possibility: Zhou Chengbin sent someone to cause the explosion of the Songhu Occupation Army Headquarters, which is just a trick, with his understanding of General Ono, the general is very likely to transfer Lopez to other places including No. 76, and Zhou Chengbin has set up several action groups, which are ambushed on the way to the headquarters in these organs, and No. 76 is the most likely, so he personally commands it."

Katsuei Tanaka was skeptical and replied: "Director Ni's speculation is also reasonable, but ...... Is it possible to time so accurately? ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "The time is not accurate, the most appropriate place to attack and rob people should be on the way, not so close to the place where the incident occurred from No. 76, a slight delay, maybe it will be surrounded and annihilated by No. 76." ”

Ni Xin shook his head and said: "That's wrong, there are more than one or two roads that can be taken between the headquarters and No. 76, and the military commander can't set up ambushes everywhere, right?" And although the place of the incident is almost 76th, it is the only way to go. The timing is accurate, or it may just be luck. ”

Liu Zezhi suddenly realized: "What the director said is true." ”

Tanaka Shengei glanced at Liu Ze with disdain and said, "If it is really as Director Ni expected, Zhou Chengbin's ability is really chilling. ”

Ni Xin replied: "What I admire even more is his grasp of General Ono's psychology...... Tanaka-kun, go back and report to the general, Director Liu, write a briefing on your whereabouts between the time you leave my office and the time the raid takes place, and you must have witnesses, the more specific the better, and hand it to me before you get off work. ”

Liu Zezhi was very unhappy, but he had to agree "yes".

Hearing Ni Xin say this, Tanaka Katsuei felt better and got up to say goodbye. Ni Xin personally sent it to the door, but said: "Tanaka-kun is not from No. 76, and the investigation of you can only be carried out by General Ono." Don't send it far, go slowly. ”

As if because of his anger, Liu Zezhi handed over several reports on his whereabouts, which were accurate to every minute, and were accompanied by the signatures of witnesses, such as the communication room, the switchboard, colleagues and others. Ni Xin looked at it, smiled and said to Liu Weiping: "Go through a procedure, verify it, and archive it." ”

After most of the fierce fighting in northern Jiangsu, the losses on both sides were comparable, the Nationalist army fought to the death, and the Japanese army had to temporarily withdraw, and the Nationalist army occupied an area of several tens of kilometers in a radius including several towns and towns, and the guerrilla area occupied by the original third column of the military command and the Kuomintang area occupied by the Han Commander's Department. In one day, Heiichiro Ono, who had been hit hard, was so depressed that he sat in his office all night long, trying to figure out what to do.

Unlike Heiichiro Ono, who was sitting in the city of sorrow, Zhou Chengbin rushed to the station of the third column with Yu Haochen, Feng Gensheng and others that night, and the American Edward Lopez also came.

Seeing Zhou Chengbin, Zhang Chi gave a military salute, and Zhou Chengbin smiled: "It's hard work, I didn't embarrass our military commander." In the future, the third column will have its own base area, and there will be no need to rely on the bureau headquarters for all its soldiers and salaries, and the future intelligence warfare in the Songhu area will enter another brand-new stage from today. ”

Zhang Chi was also very happy and replied: "The bureau headquarters has planned properly, Director Zhou has a good command, and the Han Chief's Department has full support, so this victory is possible, how dare his subordinates take credit?" ”

"Is our side suffering a big loss, and what does Chief Han say about the defense in the future?"

"The loss is not small, but fortunately, the batch of medicines that Mr. Miller got from Shanghai last time, except for the ones that were delivered to the headquarters of the bureau, we left a batch, and there were no second casualties of the wounded due to the lack of medicines. Commander Han agreed to leave the two reinforced companies under our command, and it is up to you to decide when to withdraw. I think that three months of expansion of the third column is enough, and then the two companies can be returned to Commander Han. ”

Zhou Chengbin said: "While walking and talking, you take me to the field hospital to see the wounded, except for this time, I have handed over all the medicines in our hands to Chief Han's quartermaster department, and I will ...... in the future Let's find another way. ”

"Director Wu of the Quartermaster Department asked me to convey his gratitude to you. According to your instructions, Ge Jiapeng and Tang Jitian are ready to set off for Chongqing, and it is advisable to set off as soon as possible while the Japanese have been defeated in the past two days. It's hard to find people who know English, I found a few, but they were not in the local area, and finally only found one who had worked as a handyman in a foreign bank for two years, knew a little bit of spoken English, and could barely communicate. ”

"This can only be like this, Edward Lopez is an American with blue eyes and red hair, too conspicuous, let Ge Jiapeng put on as much makeup as possible for him, and then arrange for them to go. When this person arrives in Chongqing, the spy war equipment urgently needed by the military commander will be transported through the Hump route. ”

Zhang Chi replied: "Yes, after I send you to the hospital, I will arrange it." Director Zhou, I admire you even more, snatching people out of the Japanese army headquarters unscathed, who can do it except you? By the way, Director Zhou, how much can we divide that batch of materials? I heard that there are a lot of good things, especially portable radio stations and color films, which are so needed, and the others are also good things, I want to ......" Zhang Chi smiled embarrassedly: "It's up to you." ”

"How can I know that? According to the rules, the distribution of materials is basically decided by Mr. Mao, and Boss Dai has no time to ask. The General Affairs Office of the Bureau Headquarters will ask Mr. Mao for advice. ”

Zhang Chi smiled and said: "Tang Jitian, that person, is too honest, the General Affairs Office must bully him, I think...... Write a letter to Mr. Mao, and then ask Chen Jinsong to help talk about it. ”

Zhou Chengbin sighed: "The way you grab the supplies, it is a little similar to Guo Xuan, alas, you look at it, there are more monks and less porridge, don't go too far." ”

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