Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

The troops stationed in Shulan were gradually awakened by the sounds of explosions, fires, and noise.

However, from officers to lower-ranking soldiers, no one knew what was going on. Although they were indeed well-trained, they were completely clueless and could only listen to their superiors: put out the fire and salvage the munitions.

By the time the garrison got the phone line connected and figured out what was going on, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Before that, the two trucks had arrived at the Ping'an Tun checkpoint. Chen Jiehua, with a fierce demeanor, shouted a sentence in Japanese and ordered the checkpoint to let them pass.

Continuing north, around noon, they finally encountered two regimental logistics units investigating the accident and pursuing the guerrillas.

"What's going on here? Why haven't we caught the guerrillas yet!"

"Sir, they have all gone into the mountains, but there is still no news."

"Alright! Well then, you can go and rest." Chen Jiehua took care of the two Japanese soldiers left behind in the first vehicle with a knife and a gun. Then, with a wave of his hand, Zhao Zihe came up to release the gasoline.

They followed the same pattern all the way, cutting through the enemy lines.

Then all the cars were blown up.

"Commander, where did this Mr. Ye come from? He's like a god descended from heaven. If we keep following him and killing like this, won't the Japanese be wiped out in no time?"

"Just drive! Why are you thinking so much? Let me off up ahead, then turn left and keep driving until you can't go any further."

After the car left, Zhao Zihe and Chen Jiehua camouflaged the road together.

"Brother Zhao, that's impressive. It seems you can really learn something at the Whampoa Military Academy."

"These were all taught to us by Instructor Chen, who returned from the Japanese Army Academy."

"Hehe, let's not talk about that, let's get down to business. Next, once all the comrades are back, you will transport all the weapons and equipment back to your base and familiarize yourselves with them as soon as possible. I'm only giving you five days. You must all be in the outskirts of Wuchang County by the 15th."

"Order!"

"Jeong-ji, we should go back to work. Give the sniper rifle to Brother Zhao."

"Ah? Such a good gun, I'm just getting the hang of it, I can't bear to part with it..."

"It's inconvenient to carry a sniper rifle when we're going to do what we need to do."

"Brother Zhao, please keep these sniper rifles safe, we'll need them for the missions later."

"We're running low on bullets..."

"I know, I've already arranged for someone to deliver it."

At this time, tensions were already high in North China and Rehe, north of the Great Wall. Yang Keying was no longer able to send supplies to the area outside the Great Wall, let alone firearms and ammunition.

Chen Jiehua can only rely on himself.

After parting ways with Zhao Zihe, Chen Jiehua took Jin Zhenji to a private residence, changed clothes, and headed south again.
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1932 October.

In Shanghai, Aoki Takashi resumed his business networking activities, frequently attending various banquets and parties organized by prominent figures in Shanghai's business community, accompanied by his wife, Fujiwara Mio.

In Tokyo, the House of Peers of Japan officially transferred power, with Duke Fujiwara stepping down as Speaker of the House of Peers and being succeeded by Fumimaro Konoe, the legitimate heir of the Five Regent Families.

Red Russia, Berzin, secretly recalled Richard Sorge from Shanghai.

In Germany, the economic crisis reached its peak, banks and exchanges were all closed, small banks went bankrupt in droves, the unemployment rate reached 30%, people's lives were in dire straits, and the Nazi Party took the opportunity to expand its sphere of influence.

In Italy, Mussolini was dismissed.
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Harbin.

Colonel Kenji Doihara, head of the intelligence agency, received a series of reports of a small garrison unit being killed, a car being destroyed, an armored patrol vehicle being blindly shot, and an ammunition depot being bombed in Shulan, to the south. The Kwantung Army Headquarters ordered Doihara to investigate the true cause as soon as possible.

Interspersed among these was a seemingly important piece of information provided by an insider traitor within the Northeast Army: a Mr. Ye had suddenly emerged in the Northeast, preparing to gather the remnants of the Northeast Army and undertake a major undertaking; they planned to assemble at Ping'an Village on July 13th.

"Mr. Ye... Mr. Ye... who could he be?"

Where is Aoki Qiao now?

"According to reliable sources, Aoki Takashi has been in Shanghai since returning from Nanjing. Last night, he took Miss Mio to a banquet hosted by Liu Hongsheng, the 'Match King' of the Republic of China, and they drank until late at night."

"Did they drive themselves? Or were they driven by a chauffeur? Who was the driver?"

“Miss Mio drives herself. Whenever Aoki and Miss Mio go out together, Miss Mio always drives herself.”

"Chief, are you suspicious?"

“It’s not that I doubt him, it’s just that I always feel that this person, Mr. Ye, is very familiar. Why do I think he is Aoki Qiao?”

"Logically speaking, I heard that Aoki Qiao was frightened by the last assassination attempt and rarely goes out. Given his conflict with you, it's unlikely that he would dare to come to the Northeast, let alone plan something big?"

Doihara walked to the front of the map. The Northeast Army and anti-Japanese armed forces in the Northeast region were almost gone. Su Binwen's troops were near the border west of Hulunbuir and could not possibly come over. Ma Zhanshan's troops were in the north and it was unlikely that they would cross Harbin to Shulan to rob an armory. So who could it be?
"Let's go, take a squad with us, let's go to Ping'an Village. The wreckage of the patrol car that was blindshot is there, let's go take a look at that bullet with high penetrating power."
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There were no villagers left in Ping'an Village. If Chen Jiehua brought Jin Zhenji into the village, it would seem very out of place, whether they went in horizontally or vertically. Therefore, Chen Jiehua stopped Jin Zhenji in time.

"We can't go into the village anymore; if we do, we'll be watched."

Kim Jung-hee, who was as clever and agile as a leopard in the mountains, seemed to have lost her soul and was absent-minded here.

Chen Jiehua and Jin Zhenji went to an abandoned house five miles outside Ping'an Village to try to find a solution.

"Mr. Ye, tomorrow is the 13th. Will my brother and his men recklessly rush into this place and walk into the Japanese encirclement?"

“If he goes headlong into it, he’ll be a traitor.”

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Jeong-ji, this ambush is so obvious now. Anyone who leads a team in is either an idiot or a traitor. Commander Guan's troops have survived this long; there are no idiots among them. So, it can only be a traitor, understand?"

"So you brought me here to catch a traitor?"

"No, we won't arrest or kill the traitors. We'll just find them and have them pass on messages for us. You're a smart girl. Observe and figure it out yourself."

"Don't speak, a car is coming."

"Three cars!"

"Keep your head down, don't look at them!"

"Why can't I even look?"

"This is Kenji Doihara, the head of the Harbin Special Service Agency of the Japanese Kwantung Army, a major spy! He has eyes on the back of his head."

"How do you know it's him? You didn't even see the person inside."

“Three cars, coming from the north. Where is the north? Harbin. A convoy of cars driving swaggering along the official road from Harbin. They're either high-ranking officials or they're here to investigate, understand?”

"That is to say, those who come at this time are basically conducting investigations."

"Yes, that's intelligence analysis and reasoning."

As expected, the Kwantung Army did indeed send Kenji Doihara to investigate the Shulan ammunition depot explosion. (End of Chapter)