The Spy

Chapter 142: Low Level
"Say, I said it."

For a full hour, Xu Qingyun used seven different kinds of punishment, including pulling out teeth, pricking fingers, looking back and digging, etc. He also gave him an electric chair from time to time, and finally pried open the man's mouth.

It turned out to be Japanese, operatives sent by the Shanghai Special High Section.

He didn't want to live, he just wanted to die.

There were six of them this time, led by Captain Takeda. The one who was shot and sent to the hospital was their captain.

The other two were at the lookout.

However, they had already made a warning call when they escaped, and the two men were probably moved away long ago.

"Fang Laibao, take people to check it out immediately. If anyone is there, arrest them. If they run away, protect the scene, especially any traces."

Xu Qingyun immediately gave the order. After so much time, almost two hours had passed, and it was very likely that the two people who stayed behind were not there.

No matter what, they were not afraid. After he was assassinated, the whole city was blocked and the two could not escape.

If we move, there's hope we can find them.

"Yes."

Fang Laibao understood the importance of the mission and left immediately, while Xu Qingyun continued to interrogate him about other things.

They are operatives, and they are here to carry out this mission, carrying pistols and rifles.

Rifles are mainly used for targeted assassinations. After they found their car, they did not go out with the rifles.

There are also grenades.

When several people were chasing, Zheng Jiming kept dodging, and they couldn't throw grenades at Xu Qingyun's car.

If they fail to throw it accurately into the car in front, it may even explode on themselves.

When they were hiding, the Operations Department attacked quickly. They only threw one bomb, but for some reason it failed to explode. It was considered that those guys in the Operations Department were lucky.

There were no casualties today, only two people were slightly injured. If a grenade had really exploded, the outcome might have been different.

Xu Qingyun also asked why they came.

The Shanghai Special High Section lost an entire team in Nanjing, and the section chief was scolded by the headquarters, so they were eventually sent to carry out the assassination.

"Team leader, have you accepted?"

Before the interrogation was over, Yan Ming walked in. There were many interrogation rooms in the headquarters, four in total. Many people were arrested today, so all four were used together.

The person he was interrogating was Liao Wenting, who had already spoken.

As Xu Qingyun guessed, his position was an observer and he was assigned missions to four locations.

They are primary signal and secondary signal respectively.

He didn't know what the signal meant, but he had to send it out when he received the notice. Like Liu Qiaosheng, he had to guard the recorder at a fixed time every day, and send out the signal when he received his unique signal.

He already knew two locations where the signals were to be released.

The way is that two coachmen wearing black and white clothes appear at the same time and park the carriage there.

This is a little different from Xu Qingyun's guess, but the direction is correct.

It is true that signals are transmitted through rickshaw drivers and rickshaws.

Black clothes and white clothes are not the colors that coachmen usually wear.

Liao Wenting prepared clothes in advance, and when he received the signal, he would ask the driver to go to the place to wait for people. In order to ensure that the signal could be delivered in time, he specially arranged long-term contractors near two places.

If there is really an emergency, he can just go there with the clothes and pull the cart over and call the people over.

The other two places are notified by other means.

There were accidents in those two places.

Originally it was his territory, but due to the encroachment of another company, his car could not go there. After searching for people in vain, he was forced to change his method.

This is also the reason why Xu Qingyun has not been able to find it.

The incident happened relatively early, and Yan Ming was not familiar with the operation of the rickshaw company, and he did not expect that he had lost territory.

"Just confess. Arrange someone to listen to the radio and go to the place he said to conduct an investigation and find these two people."

There were four subordinates in their group, and the team leader Jian Mingfei was already dead. Fortunately, Xu Qingyun took action later.

The backup is the observer. He doesn't know who the Japanese spies are, but he knows their approximate addresses. He can find these people through investigation.

"Yes, team leader."

Yan Ming accepted the order, and Xu Qingyun left to go to Fang Laibao to check the situation.

"Team leader, he's not here. He left early, but it can be seen that he left in a hurry. There are a lot of things left at the scene."

Seeing Xu Qingyun, Fang Laibao immediately stepped forward to report, and Xu Qingyun carefully inspected the scene.

Fang Laibao protected the scene very well. It was a mess and he left behind a lot of things, including clothes, shoes, belts, etc., as well as cigarette boxes, matches and other garbage.

But there are no weapons, radios, telescopes and other items.

Those were the military supplies they brought.

Soon Xu Qingyun found something very useful to him, two pairs of slippers.

Even slippers could provide Xu Qingyun with important clues. These two pairs were left by the two people who escaped, and there were also their footprints at the scene.

After taking a photo and memorizing the characteristics of the shoe prints, Xu Qingyun left the room directly.

This house is very close to their military intelligence department, only a few hundred meters away. These Japanese spies are very brave as they dared to hide in such a close place.

Xu Qingyun walked in front, while Fang Laibao led people to guard the surrounding area.

At this time they already knew the other party's identity. They were all operatives and masters among Japanese agents.

Safety issues must never be taken lightly.

"boarding."

After confirming the direction they left, Xu Qingyun immediately asked them to drive over, as sitting in the car would be safer.

The two of them walked in a hurry and carried so many things that they couldn't run very far.

The six people prepared a safe house in advance, one for each person.

In order to avoid the failure of the operation and the companions being caught and confessing, there will be no place to hide. Only you know the safe house of everyone, so you can ensure their safety to the greatest extent possible.

Although the Japanese are despicable and arrogant, we have to admit that they do a pretty good job in terms of security.

Xu Qingyun was not afraid that they had a safe house. He was looking for people based on their footprints. As long as the footprints were not broken, it would be the same wherever they went.

Not long after, Xu Qingyun got out of the car.

The footprints disappeared, but he immediately found a new clue. It was not that the footprints disappeared, but that they got on the bike.

Where it disappeared there were bicycle marks.

They brought a lot of stuff, the bicycle marks were very obvious, and there was only one bicycle.

Xu Qingyun was not in a hurry and continued tracking.

The lockdown of the city, docks and train stations cannot last too long. After they catch the people, the train stations and docks will be unsealed. However, because there are some people who have slipped through the net, the control is very strict and all people entering and leaving must be checked and released only after they are confirmed to be normal.

The city gates have not been opened yet and will remain closed for a while.

"parking."

Xu Qingyun suddenly shouted, and Zheng Jiming, who was driving, immediately stepped on the brakes.

Xu Qingyun got off the car and saw a bicycle parked on the side of the road, unlocked.

Their footprints reappeared on the ground, but in the opposite direction.

The two Japanese spies were very cunning. They deliberately parked their car at a small intersection, making others think they were leaving through the small road, but in fact they were running away to the back.

Xu Qingyun continued to follow the footprints and came to a three-story building.

Their footprints went up the stairs.

"Fang Laibao, ask immediately if the house here has been rented out, who it was rented to, when, and if anyone lives inside. Also ask if anyone saw two men carrying things in about two hours ago."

Yan Ming went to investigate, and the questioning work continued to be handed over to Fang Laibao.

Not long after, Fang Laibao came back with someone.

"Team leader, I've asked around. There are nine houses on each floor, all rented out. This is the landlord. I'll go and ask if anyone has seen them." In order to save time, Fang Laibao didn't ask carefully himself. Knowing that the landlord was a person, he simply sent him to Xu Qingyun.

He himself went to look for witnesses and obtain more valuable information.

"Are you the landlord?"

Xu Qingyun looked at him. The landlord was in his forties, not tall and a little fat.

"Sir, I'm a good citizen and I've never done anything wrong."

There were many people around Xu Qingyun, some of whom were carrying guns. He was forcibly captured by Fang Laibao and was very nervous at the moment.

"Let me ask you, some time ago, about seven days ago, has anyone rented a house here?"

This group of Japanese spies had not been here long, only seven or eight days. They would not rent a safe house immediately after their arrival and would have to wait at least a day or two.

I wonder if seven days is the most appropriate time.

"Yes, my place is in a good location and the house is beautiful. It is very popular and many people rent it."

"I didn't ask you these questions. I just told you everything about his personal situation and the circumstances of renting the house."

Xu Qingyun scolded, saying that the man was a smooth talker and Xu Qingyun didn't have time to listen to his nonsense.

"Yes, I say."

Not long after that, the landlord was afraid and didn't dare to hide anything. It turned out that someone had indeed come to rent the house seven days ago, and it was a short-term rental, only for one month.

"Have you checked his ID?"

Xu Qingyun took the initiative to ask, and the landlord nodded immediately: "I checked, otherwise how would I dare to rent it to him?"

"Are you sure you checked?"

Xu Qingyun stared at him and continued to ask. Zheng Jiming, who was standing next to him, understood what the team leader meant and immediately pulled out his pistol, pointing it at the landlord.

"Think carefully before answering."

"Sir, I was busy at the time, and when he said he didn't bring it, I didn't take it seriously. I really didn't mean to do that."

The landlord was so scared that he was shaking all over, and Xu Qingyun glared at him fiercely.

When the Japanese spies confessed, they were in a hurry and the forged identity documents were very crude, so they were not used if possible.

Anyway, you don't need this to buy train tickets.

As for the houses they rented, they bought them all at high prices, including personal rental houses.

This is not a long-term assignment for them, so it won't take too long. Just rent for one month and pay a little more rent, and the landlord won't mind.

When the landlord said he had seen it, Xu Qingyun knew he was lying.

"Put it down."

Xu Qingyun was not interested in helping the police arrest people, but the landlord could not release him directly to avoid being discovered by Japanese spies.

At this time, they were all hiding in an out-of-sight place in the building.

"Team leader, I found out through questioning that someone saw two people carrying boxes upstairs."

Fang Laibao came back soon and reported the good news again.

Two escaped Japanese spies were inside.

"Prepare for action. Arrest people, dead or alive."

They are operatives who will leave after completing their mission. Some of them have already confessed, and their confessions are no longer of much value.

No matter life or death, he can guarantee the safety of the people on his side.

Although they were from the Operations Department, Xu Qingyun did not want them to die in vain, especially at the hands of the Japanese.

"Thank you, Team Leader Xu."

The captain who came with them was still the same one from the afternoon. Knowing that Xu Qingyun was worried about them, he took the initiative to thank them.

"Bang bang."

Soon, gunshots were heard from inside, and the sound of light machine guns was heard. We knew that they were Japanese spies, and they had brought heavy weapons with them this time.

Not long after, there were sudden sounds of grenade explosions from inside, which made Xu Qingyun's heart tighten suddenly.

"Team Leader Xu, both of them are dead. They put up a strong resistance and killed themselves and the radio with grenades."

The captain came back to report quickly, and Xu Qingyun immediately asked, "Where are our people?"

"We are fine. We didn't rush in. We were all under machine gun fire outside."

"It's okay."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly, walked straight into the building, and soon entered the house they rented.

The landlord was escorted over and his face turned pale when he saw the miserable state of his house.

He realized that he had rented his house to the wrong person.

Two Japanese spies are already dead. They were indeed cruel. They were shot first, and then they realized they could not survive, so they bit the poison.

When the poison took effect, he detonated the grenade and destroyed the radio station.

As for the code book, it was burned long before they evacuated.

It is indeed a pity that we were unable to seize their radio and code books.

Shanghai Special High Section, they received a report from Nanjing two hours ago.

Based on the clues, the action team found Xu Qingyun's car and the man, and assassinated him on the street.

But Xu Qingyun was very alert and discovered them in advance and drove away. They kept chasing him, but the other side suddenly had reinforcements and they were forced to evacuate.

The telegram did not say whether they killed the target, but it specifically said that they hit the vehicle in front with many shots and it is possible that they hit the other side.

This was the message the captain had called earlier and arranged for the remaining team members to send back.

After the operation, they successfully escaped, and two of them were injured. They will hide in Nanjing for a while and then come back in batches.

The two team members carrying the radio will find a way to leave Nanjing first.

After receiving the telegram, Kawashima immediately ordered a message to Shan Gui, asking him to verify whether Xu Qingyun was dead.

If Xu Qingyun died, it would definitely be a big deal in the Military Intelligence Department and it would not be kept secret for long.

At this time they were waiting for Nanjing's reply.

"Team Leader Xu, that was a close call."

Seeing Xu Qingyun coming back, Yang Wenxu immediately went to his office. The two people he arrested had confessed, and he successfully found Jian Mingfei's radio station.

His radio was hidden in the warehouse, and all of it, including the code book, were found by Yang Wenxu.

However, there were booby traps set next to the radio and code book, not just one. Fortunately, they were very careful and found the booby traps and destroyed them.

When they took out the radio, everyone in Intelligence Group 2 broke out in a cold sweat.

There was explosives all over the radio station.

If this were to explode, no one who entered the warehouse would be able to escape with their bodies intact.

"Congratulations, Team Leader Yang."

Xu Qingyun smiled and said, although they failed to capture Jian Mingfei alive, they found the radio station and the code book. This great achievement was enough for Yang Wenxu to be promoted to deputy station chief of Tianjin Station.

Even his military rank could be raised to a higher level this time.

Major becomes lieutenant colonel.

Don't underestimate this level. The Military Intelligence Department was established late, and military ranks are generally low nowadays, including the director himself, who is a colonel.

However, Colonel Chuzuo is different from others. He holds a very important position in the old man's heart and is his most trusted confidant.

Even though he had no rank, ordinary generals did not dare to offend him easily.

Rank serves power. The most important thing is how much real power you have. If you have power, no matter how small your position is, others will still be afraid of you.

The third update, additional update.

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