"They also left a letter~" After saying that, the police chief handed the envelope that had been opened to Sato.

Then he added: "I just asked the surviving descendants and family members of the Zhou family, and judged that there were about thirty people in the Eighth Route Army who attacked the Zhou family last night, and they left at five o'clock in the morning, taking away all the finances that the Zhou family had saved for nearly a hundred years, the ocean, gold, silver, and gold and silver jewelry, and ten carts!" ”

"With so many carts and the Eighth Route Army, it is definitely impossible to continue to stay in the city...... Humble advice, immediately contact the city gate garrison and block the city gate! ”

Major General Sato shook his head and replied, "It's late!" ”

"They set out at five o'clock in the morning, and must have arrived at the gate of the city before eight o'clock, and as soon as the gate was opened, they went out of the city."

"Don't forget, the housekeeper of the Zhou family took them out of the city. With this person here, these Eighth Route Army will not encounter any difficulties when they get out of the city! ”

"Judging from the time, they have been out of the city for at least four hours, and if they don't stop all the way, they will already be twenty kilometers away from Beiping City!"

The police chief asked with an unwilling face: "However, they have brought ten carts and gold and silver worth more than a million oceans, we can send troops out of the city to pursue them, the speed of cavalry and cars is fast, after leaving the city, it will not take an hour to catch up with them!" ”

As an intelligence chief, Major General Sato has long thought of this.

However, in his eyes, the possibility of catching up and finding the Eighth Route Army is slim.

The Eighth Route Army is not a fool, and it is impossible to go all the way down the road.

As for the carts, they can give up completely. It was so big outside the city, as long as they gave up those big carts, no matter how many imperial troops were sent out of the city, they would be looking for a needle in a haystack, and they would not be found.

However, he also understood that this was an opportunity to find an opponent, and immediately ordered: "Contact the major city gates of Beiping City, which city gate has the Zhou family's convoy out of the city, report it immediately." ”

"I'll go to the headquarters now, and ask Your Excellency the Commander to dispatch a daily brigade, two mobile squadrons in cars, and immediately go out of the city to pursue these cunning Eighth Route Army and kill them!"

"And this letter, let the commander know it too!"

At the headquarters of the North China Front, Major General Sato entered the commander's office unimpeded.

As soon as he entered the door, before he could speak, the commander frowned and asked, "Sato-kun, is it true that the previous three cases of the murder of puppet government officials have been solved by your special high class...... Who did it, Chongqing or Yan'an? ”

Major General Sato's face turned red all of a sudden, and he lowered his head and replied: "Please calm your anger, Your Excellency, the three cases have not been solved yet, but we have found some clues...... Come on now, there's something else to report! ”

The commander's face suddenly became solemn, and the pen in his hand was thrown on the table, and he asked very dissatisfied, "What is the matter?" Is something wrong again? ”

"Hey!" Major General Sato's head was lowered.

"Last night, the father and son of the Zhou family were killed at home, and more than 100 guards that the Zhou family spent a lot of money to form and found were also killed. Moreover, a large amount of wealth accumulated by the three generations of the Zhou family was also moved away overnight, with a total value of more than 1.5 million oceans! ”

"Which Zhou family?" The commander was stunned for a moment and asked rhetorically.

"It's to do things for the imperial army, and the Zhou family, who is a high-ranking official in the puppet government~ Your Excellency the commander has also seen him personally!" Major General Sato hastened to answer.

"Smack......

The commander slammed his angry fist on the table in front of him and cursed loudly.

"How could he be assassinated, didn't the imperial army also send ten elite infantry to stay in his home to protect his safety? Who did it, who did it, quietly killed so many people in one night. If the news comes, I can be sure that the entire Chinese who have worked for us in Beiping City will fall into panic! ”

"The Eighth Route Army, it was the Eighth Route Army who did it!" Rear Admiral Sato replied immediately.

The lowly official has already contacted the chief of staff to send troops out of the city to pursue them, but the Eighth Route Army is too cunning and may not be able to catch up with them! ”

"In addition, the Eighth Route Army also left a letter to our imperial army at Zhou's house, naming His Excellency the Commander to open it in person...... In order to avoid accidents, I took charge of my own duties, opened the letter and read the content of the letter! ”

"What do you say above~ I didn't expect that Yan'an would have such a strong ability to create such a big tragedy under the nose of our North China Front Headquarters, which is simply a shame for the Imperial Japanese Army!" The commander shouted through gritted teeth.

Major General Sato immediately replied: "The letter said that the three cases that occurred in Beiping City for half a month in a row were all committed by them, and the purpose was to deter the big and small traitors who gave us their lives in Beiping City. At the same time, we are forced to stop the assassination of commanders at all levels of the Eighth Route Army......"

Where did the commander have suffered such a grievance, and scolded without hesitation: "Bageya Road, Yan'an is so arrogant that he dares to threaten the Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire!" ”

"Sato-kun, we must avenge this revenge. The special high school will take action immediately, Yan'an will kill a high-ranking official of our puppet government, then we will also find a way to kill one of their high-ranking officials, a tooth for a tooth! ”

Major General Sato did not answer immediately, but continued to report: "It was also said that if we do not accept their request and stop the assassination operation, more high-ranking officials of the puppet government will be killed in the future......"

The commander stared at Sato and asked, "Sato-kun, you're afraid!" ”

Major General Sato replied confidently: "The Imperial Army of Japan has never been afraid of anyone. However, there are too many high-ranking officials of the puppet government in Beiping City, and we cannot guard against them. I am worried that after someone is killed, it will affect the loyalty of these Chinese to the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire, and no one will dare to work for my Imperial Japanese Army anymore! ”

The commander shook his head and replied, "That's not what you should worry about!" ”

"China lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of people, and the Zhou family has fallen, and the Wang family continues to work hard for us. fell to the Wang family, as well as the Li family. It really can't be done, let's re-support a few Chinese who have worked hard for us! ”

"As the person in charge of the special high class, what you need to do is to retaliate with a tooth for a tooth!"

"Hey!" Major General Sato's face was much less worried, and he replied with a serious face.

Then he continued to ask: "Do you want to announce the killing of Zhou's family!" ”

"Of course!" The commander affirmed without hesitation.

"Not only to publicize the killing of the father and son of the Zhou family, but also to publish the content of the letter, so that all Chinese know that in the face of the threat of the Eighth Route Army, our Imperial Japanese Army is not afraid at all, and we will have to retaliate with a tooth for a tooth!"

"At the same time, tell those Chinese who have worked hard for the imperial army that the imperial army has confidence and ability to ensure their safety!"

"From now on, the city of Beiping will strengthen its vigilance. Especially those high-ranking government officials, your special high school must strengthen the protection of them! ”

"Since we want to make the letter public, then we will use our strength to prove that the imperial army is not afraid of threats. If another high-ranking government official is assassinated in Yan'an, then we will slap ourselves in the mouth! ”

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