Starting from 40, holding the Star Mall to lead the motherland

Chapter 57

The wind was strong by the river, so Han Hui found a sheltered spot to sit down and eat some canned luncheon meat. It tasted good the first time she tried it, but the thought of eating too much made her nauseous. But she was so hungry right now, and to replenish her energy, she had no choice but to accept the taste.

Suddenly, a shrill ship's whistle rang out over the Huangpu River. The Japanese ships patrolled the Huangpu River every day, and Han Hui often saw them while working at the docks, but she had never paid much attention to them before.

Listening to the sound of the ship's whistle coming closer and closer, Han Hui suddenly had an urge to blow up the patrol ship.

Han Hui slipped into the space and searched the mall for bombs. The bomb items were all grayed out and unavailable. Explosives were available, but they cost 10,000 wealth per pound. Even a few dozen pounds might not be enough to blow up a patrol ship that size. She took one look and gave up. The price was secondary; the main issue was she didn't know how to use it.

If we can't blow it up, then let's burn it! There were twelve barrels of gasoline left in the space, so Han Hui bought sixteen more. After thinking about it, Han Hui also bought a waterproof diving suit and climbing tools.

Technology is not so advanced now, and patrol ships do not have night vision equipment. They use lighting, so the ships move very slowly at night.

It was a dark and windy night, a time of murder and arson. Han Hui struggled to climb onto the patrol boat. Seeing two Japanese soldiers approaching her, she immediately entered the space. After the two Japanese soldiers passed by, Han Hui left the space and covered the mouth of the Japanese soldier behind her, twisting it hard and killing him.

The Japanese soldier walking in front heard a noise from behind and turned around and said, "Hei Mu, what are you doing..."

Seeing that there was no one behind him, he became very angry and cursed as he walked in: "Asshole, if Yi Zejun finds out that he is lazy, I will be punished."

Han Hui left the space and killed the devil with the same method. Over the past two weeks of training, not only had her marksmanship improved rapidly, but her movements had also become more agile and her strength had increased.

After killing the two devils, the system suddenly revealed a line of words: "Patrol Ship Map 100,000 wealth points, do you want to buy it?"

Han Hui immediately clicked "Buy," and the patrol ship's overall structure was revealed. There were four red dots on the deck, and eighteen in total for the cockpit, combat bay, and rest area.

After reading the instructions, Han Hui knew that each red dot represented a person. With this personnel distribution map, her actions became much easier. Well, this 100,000 yuan treasure was worth it.

Under the protection of darkness and space, Han Hui used the map to kill the remaining 22 Japanese soldiers on the patrol ship. She stored everything she could use in space and poured gasoline on the engine, cockpit, combat compartment, and other important equipment.

Twenty-eight barrels of gasoline weren't enough, so she bought ten more at the mall. After all the gasoline was gone, Han Hui tossed two unfused grenades into the cabin where the engine was, then quickly slid down the iron rope into the river.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

After the explosion, the cabin caught fire and the flames spread rapidly, and a raging fire soon broke out on the patrol ship.

Han Hui swam to shore, looked at the flames in the middle of the Huangpu River, and nodded with satisfaction. But unfortunately, such a good thing could only be done once, and there would be no chance again.

She knew full well that the main reason for their successful capture was the Japanese's complacency. The patrol ship was over 19 meters above the water, and the Japanese assumed no one could climb aboard without making a sound, so their defenses were lax. After this incident, they would undoubtedly be on high alert, making it impossible to blow up or burn the patrol ship again.

"Ring, bell, bell..."

The phone at the home of Marine Corps Commander Toshiaki Sato rang in the middle of the night. It was only in emergencies that people would call at this time.

Sato Toshiaki got up and answered the phone. When he heard that the patrol boat was on fire, he was very angry: "Bakayashi..." After cursing, he immediately put on his clothes and rushed to the riverside. When he arrived at the dock, he found that the patrol boat was still burning.

It wasn't that they didn't want to put out the fire, but the fire was so intense that they couldn't board the boat. Furthermore, the boat was stuck in the middle of the river and there was no way to find an effective way to put out the fire. All they could do was watch helplessly as the patrol boat was consumed by the flames.

Sato Toshiaki was furious and dismissed the chief officer and the lieutenant of the naval fleet that night. It was not until the patrol ship caught fire that he realized that this was a serious dereliction of duty.

When Yamamoto of the Special High Police received this news, he knew he was doomed. Colonel Yasui had been murdered, and the murderer had yet to be apprehended. Now that the patrol ship had been burned by the Chinese, he would undoubtedly be held accountable.

As he expected, Sato Toshiaki asked him when he saw him, "The patrol ship was burned. How could you not have noticed such an important thing?"

"It's a dereliction of duty."

Sato Toshiaki didn't scold him like he did last time. Instead, he said expressionlessly, "Catch the murderer within seven days. If you can't catch him, you will commit seppuku to His Majesty."

The Special High Section is responsible for spy and espionage activities in the urban area of ​​SH, which are specifically divided into five directions: one is to appease and monitor the ideological trends of the Chinese people and ban anti-Japanese words and deeds; two is to collect intelligence and compile intelligence data; three is to destroy Chinese resistance organizations, arrest, interrogate and deal with special agents; four is to monitor the words and deeds of high-ranking officials of the puppet government; and five is to carry out activities such as instigating rebellion and inducing surrender.

The Chinese must have planned everything carefully to burn the patrol ship. And yet, the Special High Police hadn't even received a whiff of such a major event. Even if he were executed, he wouldn't be held accountable. We're giving him a chance to atone for his sins. If he fails, he'll have to die.

Yamamoto saluted: "はい" (hai).

The patrol ship was burned, and not only the Japanese were shocked, but also the intelligence officers of the Military Control Commission and the Central Communications were stunned. They even wondered which intelligence officer had done it, as it was a brilliant job.

After seeing the fire and realizing the patrol ship couldn't be saved, Han Hui changed her clothes and rushed home. She couldn't stay out any longer. Burning a patrol ship would surely trigger a massive hunt by the Japanese to find the arsonist. She had to get home before they sent out their troops; getting caught would be very troublesome.

On her way home, she saw three groups of people, but they did not interfere with each other and went their own way.

It was already five o'clock when they arrived at the JA district, and daybreak had barely begun. Han Hui first went to the nearby black market to find a bespectacled man. He gave her a cigar and a twenty-yuan watch, saying, "No need for money. Exchange them for biscuits or canned goods. If you don't have any, exchange them for rice, flour, or whole grains. I'll pick them up tonight."

After agreeing, Siyanzi whispered, "Boss Xiao, opium is also a good thing, and many people ask for it."

Han Hui said coldly, "I don't touch harmful things like opium."

Four Eyes didn't say anything else.

Yesterday, Han Hui bought some chickens, ducks, and vegetables at the rural market. However, the space could only hold inanimate objects, so she went to the market and bought five pounds of meat and two pounds of live shrimp, crabs, and other seafood.

Huang Shufen breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her: "Have you had breakfast? If not, I'll make it for you."

It was only half past six, and Han Hui wanted to catch up on some sleep: "Mom, just do whatever you want, I'm going to sleep for a while."

(End of this chapter)