At three o'clock in the afternoon of July 7, the canopy boat chartered by Zhou Chengbin and his party had been running for more than two hours, and Secretary Wang walked out of the cabin and said to Boss Han: "I won't go to Nantong, I will go to Changshu instead." ”

"What? That's not going to work, it's ...... said."

Secretary Wang took out a wad of banknotes, took out a few and said, "This is three hundred and twenty yuan, the boat money promised to you before." ”

"After sending you to Nantong, I have to do something else there...... "Han Boss said in a letter, changing the destination, of course he wanted more.

Secretary Wang pointed out a few more bills: "This is two hundred yuan, the boat money for you two husbands and wives." ”

Boss Han was greedy enough, took the money, and before he could say the words of thanks, Secretary Wang pointed out several more bills, and said with a meaningful smile: "This is 1,000 yuan, and I gave you hush money." ”

Boss Han was taken aback, hush money? What do you mean? Who are these people? Chen Jinsong also walked out, standing on the deck and looking at the railing, deliberately stretching his arms, moving his limbs, and the pistol on his waist appeared from time to time.

Secretary Wang shuddered with a smile: "Take care of your husband and wife's mouths, after sending us to Changshu, you go to Nantong for a turn, and then what should you do." There is a sentence that should not be said to my ears, I still have a reserve of 10,000 yuan here, which I will keep to buy your life. Listen – got it? ”

In the summer, Boss Han broke out in a cold sweat, nodded again and again, and hurriedly agreed: "Remember, don't worry, I will take care of my mouth." ”

Back in the cabin, Mao Renfeng said: "Cheng Bin, after you arrive in Changshu, you can arrange it and ask Mr. Pan to move to Changshu for a meeting." What's wrong? Looks like you have something to say? ”

"Mr. Mao, there is no contact point in Changshu at Shanghai Station, for your safety, my subordinates will try to keep a low profile as much as possible, and try to return to Chongqing in a few days."

Mao Renfeng smiled: "How did you become a mother-in-law?" Those who do what we do are full of risks, especially your comrades in the occupied areas. My mission to northern Jiangsu this time is only half completed, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, we must continue. ”

Zhou Chengbin no longer dissuaded: "We don't have a radio station at the moment, so let's do it, Mr. Pan was in the suburbs of Rugao a few days ago, Jinsong, or you came forward to ask Mr. Pan to move on behalf of the military commander." ”

Chen Jinsong replied: "Yes, I will go as soon as the boat arrives in Changshu." Stationmaster Zhou, do you see if you have notified Xu Jianxue in Nantong to rush to Changshu with the radio? And then return to Chongqing with Mr. Mao? ”

"That's right, Mr. Mao can't live without a radio station." Referring to Xu Jianxue, Zhou Chengbin thought of Guo Xuan, and asked, "Mr. Mao, how is Guo Xuan's injury?" There is also - please forgive your subordinates for their courage, please ask Mr. Mao to be extrajudicially merciful, release Meng Xiaojie, and allow him to make meritorious contributions. ”

Mao Renfeng sighed: "When I left Chongqing, Guo Xuan was sometimes unconscious, sometimes awake, and the situation was very bad. Maybe it will be a comfort for him if I bring Xu Jianxue back. Ye Junyuan is not out of danger, Meng Xiaojie ...... I'll talk about it when I get back. ”

Liu Zezhi and others drove to Rugao, it was already more than six o'clock in the afternoon, Rugao Town is not big, it doesn't take an hour to drive around, and there is naturally no gain. Liu Zezhi looked at his watch, parked the car in front of a restaurant, and said: "Let's have dinner, there is a hotel next to it, it looks like the conditions are not bad, after eating, open three rooms there, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

At 8 o'clock in the morning of July 8, I walked out of the hotel and went to the restaurant next door for breakfast, and the five of them sat down in a window position. Then go to Nantong, go around the city of Nantong, and also go to the police station to register a number, and you can go back to the errand. ”

These words made it clear that they were fooling people, Li Xuehui and the other three had this intention, but they didn't dare to say it, and when they heard Liu Zezhi say this, they nodded their heads together frequently. Hirakawa Shinno frowned, and there was no better way, so he had to reply: "Just do as you say." ”

Who knew that Duan Wentao also came to Rugao after absconding by luck, he knew that Li Shiqun would not let him go, once he was arrested, the only thing waiting for him was to be beaten into a trick and sent to the execution ground. Duan Wentao is a rebel general of the military commander, and he knows that the military commander will not let him go either, if Liu Zezhi is really an undercover agent of the military commander, in order to cover the safety of the undercover agent who is very important in this position, there are only two ways to deal with a person like him: kill him by the hand of Li Shiqun; Or send killers to enforce discipline directly. In short, it is inevitable to die. Mao Renfeng left northern Jiangsu, Zhou Chengbin freed his hands, and his death time came. Even if you have three heads and six arms, if you flee alone, you will not be able to escape death after all.

Duan Wentao thought about it, but there was only one way out: to use the inside information of No. 76 that he knew and some information that the New Fourth Army did not yet grasp as a stepping stone to defect to the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei. He decided to take advantage of the intractable opportunity of the current Japanese, No. 76, and military commanders to seize the time to infiltrate the base area of the New Fourth Army.

Chen Jinsong set off from Changshu overnight and also arrived in Rugao. There is a liaison station under Mr. Pan here, and the procedure is the same as the last request for Mr. Pan to move to Jiangyin, where he needs to convey Mao Renfeng's invitation first, and the liaison station will send a correspondent or contact Mr. Pan through Guò Radio to reply to him.

Liu Zezhi and the others chatted while eating breakfast, and suddenly, Li Xuehui was stunned and shouted in a low voice: "Duan Wentao! ”

Everyone looked out the window together, and sure enough, it was Duan Wentao, who was wearing a half-worn coarse cloth gray Chinese-style pants, and suddenly another person appeared on the street corner: Chen Jinsong!

Although Chen Jinsong disguised himself, everyone recognized him, and they were all stunned: they never expected that two such important targets would appear at once. Liu Ze's heart was like lightning, and he made up his mind in an instant, and said: "The two goals are very important, act separately!" I, and Ping Chuanjun are responsible for arresting Duan Wentao, after all, Director Li personally assigned us the task of catching the surname Duan; The three of you deal with Chen Jinsong, follow it first, and if you can't track it, you will be arrested! Hirakawa-kun, let's go out first. ”

Chen Jinsong had already seen Duan Wentao, he was on a mission, he didn't want to cause more trouble, he deliberately leaned over to tie his shoes, dodged behind two pedestrians, avoided Duan Wentao's gaze, took a few steps forward, turned to the right, and entered an alley.

Duan Wentao, who was too busy to take care of himself, did not see Chen Jinsong, and the Japanese agents under Ying Zuo Zhenzhao who were following him did not know Chen Jinsong. He continued to walk forward. Pingchuan Xinye followed, Liu Zezhi was seven or eight steps behind Pingchuan Xinye, and followed Duan Wentao one after the other.

After walking dozens of meters, Chen Jinsong found that someone was following, and he recognized Li Xuehui by scanning the glass window of a cigarette hotel that had not yet opened, and there was more than one person following him. Chen Jinsong immediately decided to temporarily cancel the plan to go to the liaison station, and get rid of the tracking first.

Chen Jinsong is a master of anti-tracking, Li Xuehui and the other three quickly felt powerless, he touched his waist, and immediately cried bitterly: Only then did he remember that none of the three of them was wearing a gun! How's that good with your bare hands? Chen Jinsong defrauded No. 76, absconded after being injured, and was able to kill the three captured agents Liu Wu, Da Yang, and Xiao Yang who were armed with guns, and retreated, which can be seen! What to do? Now it is not a question of whether Chen Jinsong can be arrested, but a question of whether his own life can be saved after being discovered.

An agent who was tracking with him also thought of this question and said in a low voice: "Lao Li, the three of us don't have guns, what should we do?" ”

"You ask me, who do I ask? It would be nice to run into the military police on patrol. ”

The agent thought to himself: What if you run into it? The three of them were all dressed in civilian clothes, checking their documents, by the way, the documents were gone, and after trying their best to persuade people to believe in the identities of the three of them, Chen Jinsong ran to Java early!

None of the three people who followed him said anything, but they all slowed down. With the level of these three people, they may not be able to keep up with Chen Jinsong if they go all out, not to mention that they all have the intention of being passive and slacking off. Five or six minutes later, Chen Jinsong disappeared without a trace. Li Xuehui and the others chased after him for a while, stopped, let out a sigh, seemed to be very frustrated, but secretly a little lucky, and sighed: "I lost it, alas, find a phone and report to Director Li." ”

Chen Jinsong confirmed that he had gotten rid of the tracking, and he thought about it again and again: Li Xuehui is Li Shiqun's guard, and he appeared in Rugao, could it be that Li Shiqun is also here? If Li Shiqun comes, this is the key search scope of No. 76, and Changshu is relatively safe. Any action would be tantamount to pulling the enemy back on the right track, who has gone astray. In the end, Chen Jinsong decided to abandon the plan to invite Mr. Pan and return to Changshu.

After following for more than ten minutes, Liu Zezhi quickened his pace, caught up with Pingchuan Xinye, and said in a low voice: "Pingchuan-kun, it seems that there are still people following Duan Wentao, do you think it is friend or foe?" ”

Hirakawa Shinno, who hadn't paid attention, looked at it carefully for a few minutes and replied, "It seems to be, I don't know if it's friend or foe." Zezhi, what should I do? ”

Liu Zezhi's original plan was that Li Xuehui and the others had no guns or documents, and Chen Jinsong dealt with them, and he was still very sure that he would get out safely. He and Pingchuan Xinye followed Duan Wentao, and Duan Wentao, who was at the end of his rope, would rather fight to the death than fall into the hands of No. 76 again. You can find an opportunity to kill him to prevent future troubles. As a Japanese, Hirakawa Shinno, Li Shiqun's bodyguard Li Xuehui and others all witnessed Duan Wentao and Chen Jinsong, the deputy stationmaster of Shanghai Station, appearing in Rugao at the same time, and he could not clear the charge of undercover by jumping into the Yellow River. He whispered, "It shouldn't be our people." When I turned the corner just now, I took a look, and the people were all very angry. You are in charge, the surname Duan has a holiday with me, and I deal with him, whether it is light or serious, it is all wrong. ”

Hirakawa Shinno agrees with this sentence: he also thinks that it will not be his own people. Although he still can't recognize all the people of No. 76 so far, most of Liu Zezhi knows him, and since Li Shiqun has sent two secretaries around him to arrest him, he should not send a second way, or even if he sends others, there is no need to hide it from himself and Liu Zezhi. Could it be that the military commander secretly protected Duan Wentao? Move your hands, attack back and forth, the situation of himself and Liu Zezhi is very dangerous, but if you don't arrest it, what if Wentao runs away?

Hirakawa Shinno, who was peaceful and elegant in appearance, was a fanatical militarist, such a person not only disregarded the lives of others, but also indifferent to his own lives for the sake of the Great Japanese Empire and the emperor, and he said: "I can't care so much, do it!" ”

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