When the news of Wang Jingwei's violent illness in Japan came back to China, many people blamed him for taking the blame and dying innocently, and some people regretted that this guy had escaped, but the death of a guest in a foreign country could be regarded as a kind of retribution.

When the people were discussing this matter, Yang Yibing, the person in charge of the pre-cadre department, came to Huang Ke's residence in the rainy night and personally wanted to report to him an important matter: he had found Wang Maocai's whereabouts.

For a long time, as the two major leaders of the traitors, Wang Jingwei and Wang Maocai were well known and hated by the Chinese people, and in the late post-war period, their arrest and trial became one of the important tasks of the pre-cadre department. However, due to various reasons, the arrest of Wang Jingwei has not been realized.

Now that Wang Jingwei has died in Japan, the pre-cadre department went to check the news and confirmed that Wang Jingwei is dead, so the next step is to arrest Wang Maocai.

Some time ago, Yang Yibing obtained information that Wang Maocai was not dead, and went into exile overseas anonymously. Yang Yibing didn't dare to report it immediately, and after finding out Wang Maocai's approximate whereabouts, he reported the matter to Huang Ke.

Huang Ke replied, "Continue to follow up, and continue to report new situations." ”

Yang Yibing sent people to follow up on the matter, and it was not until recently that the pre-cadre contacted and learned the latest situation, and Wang Mao appeared in Manila, and was about to leave Manila by boat and go to South America.

This news was provided to them by Su Zirong, Wang Maocai naively thought that Su Zirong did not recognize him, in fact, he had already recognized this person when he saw Wang Maocai for the first time.

Later, after the identification of the investigators of the pre-cadre department, it was even more certain that this person was Wang Maocai.

It didn't take long to confirm this news, Wang Maocai was cunning and suspicious, and he didn't believe Su Zirong very much, plus Manila was not in China, and the personnel and material resources of the pre-cadre department there were very limited, so it was impossible to carry out a large-scale arrest, so he could only let Su Zirong continue to negotiate with him, and after deceiving his trust, he would invite you into the urn.

This time, Wang Mao miscalculated.

Yang Yibing reported the incident to Huang Ke and assured: "We have confirmed that this person is Wang Maocai. Now that he is preparing to flee to South America, we have decided to capture him on board. ”

Huang Ke didn't seem surprised when he heard it, in fact, the high-level knew that the matter of Wang Maocai being burned to death was full of suspicions, and eighty percent was this guy's plan to get rid of the golden silkworm, but the final conclusion of the investigation was that Wang Maocai was confirmed to die in the fire, which also gave a good explanation to the surging public opinion at that time.

Huang Ke feels that Wang Maocai's life and death are not really important, the important thing is that people now believe that Wang Maocai is dead.

"Don't arrest and return to China, the general public opinion environment now is that Wang Maocai is dead, if you get another one, isn't it embarrassing?" Huang Ke's tone was not very good, which made Yang Yibing feel surprised, he thought that this matter would be praised, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

"However, this guy is a complete sinner to the country and the people. Your follow-up work is still very worthy of recognition, so let's let him disappear. Saying that, Huang Ke picked up the teacup and slowly blew the tea foam on it, which was preparing for Yang Yibing to go back.

Yang Yibing saw this meaning, so he said bluntly: "Then, chairman, if there is nothing to do, I will go back first." ”

"Well, let's go back." Huang Ke didn't raise his head.

……

Manila Bay, Philippines.

Su Zirong and the members of the action team of the pre-cadre office stood in front of the ship, anxiously waiting for Wang Maocai to appear. Behind them was an old freighter that wasn't too big.

This cargo ship is running transportation, and the register of the Customs Bureau of the Ministry of Finance of the Japanese is to go to Indonesia to purchase a batch of rubber, in fact, the destination of this ship is also Indonesia, as for the said trip to South America, because of the high risk and low return, Su Zirong has long since stopped doing it.

However, for Wang Maocai, they all said that they were going to South America.

Several of the pre-dry operatives disguised as crew members, dressed in dirty sailor suits, hats on their heads, and cigarettes in their mouths, looked no different from ordinary sailors.

"You don't think you're going to find anything you can't do, are you?" The guy in the action group, codenamed Eagle, raised his hand to look at his watch, and the appointed time had arrived, which couldn't help but make people a little worried.

"The news won't leak, I don't think it's coming now, eighty percent of it is delayed on the road, or, this kid is deliberately tempting." Su Zirong thought for a while and said, "You should be busy with your work, and we will start the boat after the point." ”

The eagle gestured slightly, and the members of the action team disguised as sailors began to go about their work, and the whole freighter looked no different from an ordinary freighter, not far away, several Japanese soldiers were patrolling back and forth, and the searchlights of the harbor were shooting back and forth.

"Don't wait! Proceed as planned. Su Zirong waved his hand and signaled everyone to prepare to leave, at this time, the freighter began to retract the pedals, the sailors returned to the ship one after another, and a small tugboat began to drive towards this side.

Just when the fight was about to leak this action, Wang Maocai dressed in a short shirt, carrying a wicker rattan box and a small leather bag.

He waved his hand as he ran towards this side: "Boss Su, Boss Su." ”

Su Zirong was happy in his heart, knowing that this guy must be secretly observing and coming over after making sure that there was no danger, but his face showed full displeasure.

"How? Came so late! We're all leaving. Su Zirong scolded angrily.

Wang Maocai held his hat in one hand and bowed slightly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm delayed on the road." ”

"Stop talking nonsense, get on board. A little later it will be too late. Su Zirong said, beckoning a few sailors to come over and help him get something.

A few sailors pretended to be very unhappy and came over to help Wang Maocai carry the luggage, but when he wanted to mention Wang Maocai's small leather bag, Wang Maocai smiled vigilantly: "No need, I'll take this myself." ”

Several sailors were not stubborn, and followed Wang Maocai on the ship with their bags.

The hitch was removed, the anchor was retracted, and the old freighter, towed by the tugboat, began to sail into the distance, and then the freighter began to start, and the sound of a ticking whistle was heard from time to time.

Wang Maocai, who was standing on the deck, waved his hand at Su Zirong, and Su Zirong also waved at him, and both of them had a heartfelt smile on their faces.

……

The ship sailed southward, and after about an hour, there was no trace of any land, and the sea level was a line where the sea and the sky intersected, making it a little difficult to distinguish the position of the sea and the sky.

Wang Maocai was a little seasick, and he barely ate when he had just eaten. At this time, he hid in the cabin by himself, closed the door and did not know what he was doing.

He brought two chests with him, one containing a small amount of cash, and a leather bag containing some valuables and a few weapons.

Wang Mao is a person who doesn't trust anyone, he knows that the rivers and lakes are sinister, Su Zirong's attitude towards him today makes him feel a little strange, this person is too enthusiastic, it stands to reason that this matter is not very profitable for him, he makes Wang Mao feel a little uneasy.

Lying on the rickety hammock, Wang Maocai touched a big-eyed pistol and thought seriously, is the group of sailors in front of him a threat? Are they greedy for their money?

Wang Mao began to worry, but he felt that he might not reveal his identity, and the only possibility was that this group of rough men were greedy for the money they carried.

If that were the case, it would be too easy for them to do it. This is the vast ocean, and they are stowaways, if they have evil intentions, won't they be occupied by them at the right time, in the right place, and all of them?

Wang Maocai savored it in his heart, and he put the big-eyed pickup he got from the black market into the magazine and pinned it to his waist.

Seeking wealth and danger, he has been walking on this kind of road like walking on thin ice for half his life, and he has seen too much life and death, and at this time, he should also give it a go.

Thinking of this, Wang Maocai became courageous, he put his suitcase in the cabin, put the gun away, and went out with confidence to prepare to blow the sea breeze.

On the deck as always, the scorching sun and the hot sea breeze with a salty smell were blowing, Wang Mao glanced into the cabin, those crew members were busy with their own work, there were still a few on the deck smoking and basking in the sun, everything looked no different from before.

"It's because I'm thinking too much." Wang Maocai sighed softly, secretly laughing at himself for being nervous.

At this time, in the cabin, the eagle and several members of the action team disguised as sailors were closely observing Wang Maocai's movements. One of the team members raised his hand to look at his watch and said, "Head, do you want to move now?" ”

The eagle shook his head, "This guy is from a horse, so he still has a weapon on him." If you do it now, there may be casualties, anyway, there will be some time along the way, and we will find an opportunity. ”

"This traitor, I wanted to cut him off a long time ago." As the other team member spoke, he drew his saber.

"Don't worry, as soon as we settle this, take a picture and throw this traitor into the sea to feed the fish!" As he spoke, the eagle let out a long smoke ring, and his eyes stared directly at Wang Maocai not far away.

Wang Maocai seemed to notice something unusual, and he turned his head sharply, but he didn't see anything different.

He turned his gaze to the seagulls rising and falling in the distance, where the sea and the sky meet, and before long, he would be as free as those seagulls.

Thinking of this, the originally nervous mood suddenly improved a lot, Wang Maocai lit a cigarette again, he thought to himself, it would be nice if there was a woman at this time.