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Chapter 23 Trap
Part of the kerosene bottle Han Hui threw landed on the roof. The houses were all made of wooden beams, and they quickly caught fire. These houses were not far from the granary, and a strong wind had just picked up, so the fire quickly spread toward the granary.

The person in charge of the grain warehouse looked at the growing fire and knew that it could not be put out, so he immediately ordered the people to be divided into two halves, half of whom went to the warehouse to move the goods, and the other half went to hunt down Han Hui.

Han Hui saw that more and more Japanese soldiers were emerging and she was in danger of being surrounded, so she ran on the roof and got off the roof after keeping a distance.

The Japanese soldiers chasing Han Hui saw her jump off the roof and into an alley. The leader, Chi Shang, excitedly shouted, "This is a dead end alley. We must catch her alive."

When they reached the alley entrance, the Japanese soldiers watched Han Hui leap over a five-meter-high wall. Everyone was shocked and exclaimed, "Is this still a human? Could this really be a ghost?"

Ikegami immediately thought of the missing food case and shouted, "Seal off the intersection immediately and search every house. Even if we have to dig deep, we will find the person."

If this person is not removed, they will not be able to sleep or eat in peace.

Upon hearing this order, a team leader raised his voice and said, "Taijun, there are quite a lot of residents in this area. We don't have enough manpower. We need support."

In fact, he felt that blocking the main road was useless. This person was too powerful and his methods were unpredictable. He was no match for him. However, he only thought about this in his heart and did not dare to say it out loud.

The Japanese led their men to search more than a dozen alleys, but they didn't find even a shadow of the enemy.

Han Hui changed into the Japanese soldiers' clothes and left the space. At the entrance of the alley, she heard the conversation between two Japanese soldiers on the street.

One of the traitors complained, "Ikegami thought he could catch the arsonist by blocking two intersections. The arsonist isn't stupid, there's no way he could possibly have taken the main road."

Another person said, "Stop complaining. We don't know what the punishment will be for this granary fire. Many of our brothers died in the last batch, and those who survived were forced to dig rocks.

Han Hui kept these words in mind.

Chi Shang thought that if he made a phone call to the garrison, the garrison would quickly send people to support him, but he didn't expect that the telephone line in the granary was broken and he couldn't make a call.

Ikegami's immediate superior, who was also in charge of the grain depot, said, "Ikegami, report the situation here to your superiors truthfully. This person must be connected to the grain theft, and may even be the mastermind."

Chi Shang did not dare to delay and called two people to go to the base with him.

The team leader guarding the temporary checkpoint was named Lu Guanghai. When he saw Chi Shang, he nodded and said, "Taijun, you are here."

He thought Chi Shang was here to replace him and take over this temporary checkpoint, but it turned out not to be the case.

Chi Shang nodded and said: "Guard this place well and don't let anyone pass."

Lu Guanghai hesitated and said, "Taijun, a Taijun just came over on a bicycle, saying that he was ordered by the commander to go to the garrison to request support."

Chi Shang asked fiercely, "Did you let that man go?
Lu Guanghai knew something was wrong, so he nodded and said yes. The other party was wearing Japanese uniforms and riding a bicycle, so how could he dare to stop him?

"How long has it been?"

Lu Guanghai said cautiously: "About three or four minutes."

The man was so fast that it would take more than a minute to catch up with him, let alone thirty minutes. However, despite this, Chi Shang still led his men to chase him.

After Han Hui passed the checkpoint, she rode into an alley, put away her bicycle, and changed out of her garb. There would be a riot tonight, and riding a bicycle on the main road in garb would be a moving target.

On the way to the pseudo-government building, she found that several places were on fire. Needless to say, she knew it was Hei Hu's work.

Arriving at the street where the WZF building was located, she climbed onto the roof of a house and observed the situation across the street with a telescope. The situation in the building was the same as when she came here in the middle of the night. Most of the offices were lit, and people were still coming in and out of the innermost room on the left side of the second floor from time to time.

It looked normal, but Han Hui felt something was off. The lighted offices looked the same as when he'd come to inspect them earlier in the night.

Han Hui checked her watch. It was already 3:58 AM. Even if there was so much to do, it was impossible for everyone to be so busy that they still hadn't finished their work.

Suspicious, Han Hui peered through the compound with a telescope. She immediately spotted someone near the building. She hadn't noticed before, firstly because it was dark and secondly because they were quite far away.

Han Hui didn't dare take any risks. Burning down the WZF office building was just a side job, not a must. However, the kerosene bottles in the space couldn't be wasted. She threw some into the shops of the Japanese expatriates and then gave the rest to the homes of traitors working in the W government.

The residences of the Japanese expatriates and the families of traitors are separated from ordinary people, so a fire will not affect them.

Don't say the overseas Chinese and the traitors' families are innocent; they are the vested interests. The truly innocent are the defenseless villagers. And she only threw the kerosene bottle, not the grenade. If she had run away, she wouldn't have died.

The kerosene bottles were all used up, and she took the opportunity to kill some Japanese soldiers who came to put out the fire. Seeing that day was about to dawn, she dived out of the river.

Tao Benshu, the newly appointed captain of the security team, spent two hours at the XZF building, but saw no one setting the fire. Instead, reports of fires continued to arrive from other locations, and he finally received an order from the garrison commander, Major Kuroki, to extinguish the fire on Jinyun Road (where the Japanese expatriates gathered).

The fire was not put out until dawn thanks to everyone's efforts, but the damage caused was incalculable.

After the fire was put out, Tao Benshu returned to the security brigade and immediately went to the dungeon.

The leaker was Fathead Fish, a subordinate of Heihu's sworn brother. He was given a share of the kerosene bottles, but before he could even begin to use them, he was apprehended by the security team. After being severely beaten, he betrayed Han Hui and Heihu. However, he didn't know Han Hui's identity; he only knew he was going to set the county government building on fire.

Tao Benshu was very perceptive and felt that the unknown guy who suddenly appeared was a big fish, so he set an ambush in xzf. He didn't expect that the other party was so vigilant and did not show up.

Thinking of being scolded like a dog by the devils, Tao Benshu shouted: "How dare that son of a bitch lie to me? Hang him up for me!"

When Fathead Fish was dragged out, he shouted in fear, "Captain, I dare not lie to you. That guy did say he was going to the granary to set fire to it with the Communist Party. As for why he didn't go, I don't know."

The salt-soaked whip lashed at Fathead Fish, causing him to scream in agony. He had initially only confessed to Han Hui and Black Tiger's sabotage tonight, but this time, he couldn't resist and revealed Black Tiger's true intentions. Reselling food and supplies was fine, but reselling arms crossed the Japanese's bottom line.

Tao Benshu personally led his men to capture Hei Hu, but their efforts were in vain. Hei Hu's ability to remain safe in Feng County over the years was not only due to his protection, but also due to his high level of vigilance. Upon discovering that Han Hui hadn't set the fire in the XZF as agreed, he immediately fled through the tunnel with his men.

(End of this chapter)