Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 142 The Section Chief Sends a New Member

On the Kuomintang side, the bald man was furious with Xu Enzeng. "You gave us perfectly good people, but you didn't capture a single important leader of the Communist Party Central Committee. You killed such an important person, and a bunch of soldiers and police died too! A bunch of useless bastards! Damn it!"

On the Green Gang's side, Gu Zhuxuan and Gu Xingxuan ignored Gu Shunzhang's death and were busy seizing territory and fighting with the British Concession police for ownership of the Gu Mansion.

On the Japanese side, neither the army nor the navy could find their general, and the general's wife had returned to Tokyo and had not yet come back. Fortunately, Chen Jiehua recovered quickly and managed to call Higuchi Keishiro.

"Higuchi-kun, I am not feeling well and am resting at home. Please inform our people that the matter outside is an internal affair between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of the Republic of China. Our navy should guard its controlled areas and not cause trouble. As for the army, guard the properties of our Aoki Pharmacy Co., Ltd. and do not give external forces the opportunity to sabotage them."

In short, "The Japanese should stop meddling in other people's business!"

Back in the British concession, Chief Inspector Henry stared at the report before him, his head spinning. British .77 rifle bullets, at such a distance, at night, and in the rain, yet every shot hit its mark! This was undoubtedly a modified sniper rifle!
A modified sniper rifle using British 7.7mm ammunition appears to be appearing in Shanghai for the first time! Is this a new force? Or have they acquired Lee-Enfield sniper rifles? However, it seems that Lee-Enfield sales representatives in their home country do not have any entry records.

Headache.

The other gun is definitely a Walther PP, which was more common during the Republic of China era, so it's impossible to find out.

Even more of a headache!
You KMT members can investigate yourselves; it's aimed at you anyway. We don't want the Gu Mansion anymore; you can have it all.
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Dividing line —
Back at the villa on Shigaota Road, after taking his medicine and sleeping through the night, Chen Jiehua's fever had subsided, though he was still a little weak.

Getting rid of the biggest worry myself is worth it no matter how you look at it! Next, Commander Aoki will accelerate his plans.

In China, no matter how bad one's history is, even elementary school students know when the September 18th Incident happened, and Chen Jiehua knows that too. I still have three and a half months to plan.

However, before starting the second round of planning, there are two things that need to be addressed.

The first thing was a consequence of Gu Shunzhang's betrayal. This guy betrayed Yang Dengying, and on the morning of the 28th, Yang Dengying was arrested by the military police who had been lying in ambush as soon as he arrived at work.

On the evening of the 30th, Chen Jiehua received a telegram from his section chief in a secret room. Yang Dengying was one of their own and had been arrested and imprisoned. He asked Hongluan to find a way to rescue him.

The fact that the section chief had asked for help meant that the Special Branch had basically withdrawn from Shanghai, or that they were all in deep hiding and there was really no other way.

In fact, Chen Jiehua thought that the Special Branch might not be able to rescue Yang Dengying, as a prison break was simply not feasible, but Major General Aoki could.

That evening, Aoki Takashi called Watanabe Watanabe, the consul general, directly. “That Mr. Yang Dengying has invited us to dinner and drinks many times. He is a friend of the Empire and speaks Japanese quite well. We are in dire need of manpower. The academy urgently needs a bilingual teacher. I have received news that he has been arrested and imprisoned by his party’s military police. Go and negotiate with him. Bring him to the East Asia Tongwen Academy for me tomorrow morning.”

The Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai personally came to demand the person, and explicitly stated that it was personally appointed by Major General Aoki Takashi of the Empire. Although this matter seemed strange, the Japanese could not be offended, so they had no choice but to give in.

The second matter is also a request for help from the section chief. Two very important comrades were unable to evacuate in time because they had to transport and protect documents from the Central Committee. They are currently hiding at No. 447, Fourth Road, in a shop called Hunan Native Cotton Cloth Shop. Coincidentally, some Japanese have taken a liking to this shop and seem to have realized that it is a secret Red Party shop. They want to take advantage of the situation and loot it. The situation is critical. Please do everything you can to rescue them.

These two comrades are highly valued by the section chief, so they must be very outstanding. We can no longer consider whether to expose them or not; we must rescue them. And they happen to be Japanese. What a coincidence! Which guy could it be?

The radio station notified the section chief: I happen to be short-staffed. Would it be okay to give me these two? I'll take care of arranging their identities. You just need to tell them to cooperate with my arrangements.

"You're not only taking advantage of the chaos to rob the businesses, but also the people, taking everything!" the section chief muttered to himself as he looked at the translated telegram. However, Hongluan had never actively sought anyone. With these two following Hongluan, their identities were resolved, and their safety was more guaranteed. "I'll leave them to you."

On the morning of May 1st, Chen Jiehua was driving past No. 447, Sima Road, which is the intersection of Sima Road and Sichuan Road. He wanted to check the terrain and the location of the shops before figuring out how to approach them. But by sheer coincidence, he saw Shuichi Miyazaki and Yasuo Karakawa. The two guys were wearing military uniforms and were sneaking around in their car with the windows down, staring at the Hunan Native Gauze Shop at No. 447 across the street.

Chen Jiehua slowly pulled his car alongside the other vehicle. "What are you two doing here so early?"

Although they were classmates, their statuses were now vastly different; the two were only majors, while the other was already a major general. They hurriedly got out of the car, saluted, and said, "Replying to Major General Aoki..."

"You two, don't be so formal!" Chen Jiehua got out of the car, picked up the head of the Thousand Hands Academy, walked up to the two men, and patted them on the shoulder.

"Hi! Major General Aoki!" Miyazaki Shuichi replied in a formal manner, but with a hint of playfulness in his voice.

"Get lost!" Aoki Qiao kicked him.

Both the kicker and the kicked felt good, and all three laughed. Classmates are classmates after all, and Aoki is still the same Aoki. Even though he's a major general, he's still one of us.

"You still haven't said what you're doing hiding here so early in the morning?"

"Aoki-kun, look at that cotton cloth shop across the street. What's its location like?"

"Intersection, sharp corner, two-way entrance, excellent location, what, you want to buy it?"

"Hehe, what are you buying? Have you heard about what happened a few days ago? A big shot from the Kuomintang defected to the Kuomintang, and now the Kuomintang's military and police are arresting Kuomintang members all over Shanghai."

"What does this have to do with this business?"

“Don’t be in a hurry. Higuchi-kun revealed that this business is most likely a secret stronghold of the Communist Party, and the owner and his wife inside may both be Communists.”

"Oh! So you're trying to take advantage of our misfortune?"

"Aoki-kun, how can this be considered taking advantage of their misfortune? We rescued them, and they transferred their business to us. Isn't that perfectly reasonable?"

Damn it, what's reasonable about it? You guys just want to take advantage of the situation. But I have to thank you two, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to get in.

"Yes, that makes sense! Come on, take me inside and have a look." Chen Jiehua saw the shop opening.

Following the section chief's instructions, the shop opened on time today. Chen Jiehua followed behind his two major classmates, crossed the road, and arrived at the shop's entrance.

(End of this chapter)