The morning after the rain, the air was fresh and refreshing.
Liu Yuexin couldn't sleep well the whole night. She thought a lot and predicted many endings.
Last night, the sound of rain and wind mixed with the roar of the motor and the trampling of leather boots.
She knew that they were here to capture her!
When the door of her house was violently knocked on and the sound of exclamation came from her parents 'room, she cried!
However, she soon stopped crying because she could hear the neighbors knocking on their doors!
Mr. Liu and his daughter looked at each other. After reading each other's eyes, they opened the door that seemed to be about to fall apart.
The family of three huddled together!
Two police officers and two Japanese soldiers barged in. The police officers were local police officers who had already applied for an Innocent Citizen Certificate in their area.
Seeing that everyone was gathered in the living room, the two Japanese soldiers began to search the rooms.
There were two bedrooms, a study, a bathroom, and a kitchen. There was a pile of firewood in the kitchen.
"Did anyone come in at night?"
"No!"
"Did you hear anything?"
"No!"
"Did you see anyone suspicious?"
"No!"
......
After the routine questioning, the two Japanese soldiers returned to the living room after searching.
"Open the way!"
"Ha Yi!"
This was a very normal family. They had almost no interaction with the assassin. Three minutes later, the house was quiet again, although it was still noisy outside!
"It's better to move to the concession! In the long run, how could this be like living?”At her age, Mother Liu no longer cared about anything else. She only wanted her family to be safe and live a peaceful life.
"The housing prices in the concession are too high.”
"The sound outside is far away. It won't come again tonight. Dad, Mom, let's sleep!”
"Sigh, go to sleep!"
From the incident in the morning until now, the checkpoints and patrols in the Hua Jie had not been removed. At night, a large search was carried out. It seemed that the assassin had not escaped.
It was still the morning shift tomorrow, so she had to ask questions. In her records, there were at least three calls related to this operation during that time. She did not know who these three people were, but the Special Higher Police would definitely find them through these three calls.
If she couldn't get through the interrogation and revealed a flaw, then these calls and the person behind them would be suspected.
He would confess before the Special Higher Police could investigate.
She knew what methods the Special Higher Police used to interrogate prisoners, especially female prisoners.
Therefore, for the sake of innocence, for the sake of reputation, and for the sake of the man she had never met, she decided to choose a way to die, a short, painless, and dignified way to die.
In the morning, at the dining table, Mrs. Liu had already served the steaming millet porridge while Mr. Liu was reading the newspaper at the dining table.
Mr. Liu remained silent when he saw his daughter's forced smile.
"Dad, how do I apply for a republication?"
Mrs. Liu did not say anything, but she looked at Mr. Liu with concern. Mr. Liu had been invited to work as the deputy chief editor, and he had to work every few days. It made people feel uneasy. Although he could get his salary back on time every month, the application had been suspended for a few months. Who knew how long this job could last?
"We are currently applying to see if we can use the name of a foreign trading company to distribute it in the concession!”
"Oh."
Seeing that her daughter had stopped asking questions, Mrs. Liu retracted her gaze and the family ate in silence.
When Liu Yuexin went out, she pretended to say casually,"Dad, Mom, why don't you go to the concession in the morning? I'll look for you there after work. Let's watch a movie together, okay? That Zhou Xuan's 'Road Angel' was quite good.”
Mrs. Liu didn't understand what was going on. Her daughter's suggestion was too abrupt.
"Watch a movie?"
"Yeah, the Japanese here are very chaotic. You and Dad go and have some peace and quiet.”
Liu Yuexin tried her best to use a calm tone.
When it came to the house, Mrs. Liu was a little tempted and looked at Mr. Liu pleadingly.
"Alright, let's go take a look in the morning and eat pan-fried dumplings in the afternoon. In the afternoon, Xin Xin will go to the New Tianan Church. We'll wait for you there.”
"Aiyo, pan-fried dumplings are too expensive. I still prefer Yang Chun noodles.”
"Alright, we'll eat Yang Chun noodles then. Mom, let's go eat pan-fried dumplings tonight, okay?”
"Alright, alright. You should go to work. You're going to be late.”Mrs. Liu pushed her daughter out of the house.
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Kumamoto Shunji was immersed in the six phone records yesterday afternoon. He seemed to have found some clues in some of the records, such as the 24-minute busy phone call from Mitsui Yanghang and the subtle connection between the other operators. He could even outline a complete timeline through various assumptions. All that was left was to verify these assumptions.
He liked this job very much, and he never got tired of it, just like solving math problems. He was also good at this job and could find valuable clues from the chaotic clues.
Through the sketching of dots and lines, the case gradually became clearer.
However, he could not break through one point, which was the connection between the sniper point, the wonton stall, and the car. The vehicle and the wonton stall were not on the same road, so they could not see each other. There was no high point nearby to observe the vehicle and send signals to the wonton stall and the sniper point.
If he could figure this out, then he could connect the entire assassination.
As a result, he was in a particularly good mood. When he was about to wipe off his bad news, Cheng Xiaofeng and Ichiro Suzuki returned with a piece of news that disappointed him slightly.
It turned out that his student had also discovered the loophole in the phone call. In the afternoon, he was going to investigate the oddity of the phone call. Although Mitsui was not open for business, they had arranged for a staff member on duty. The staff member on duty was lazy and picked up a phone, causing the line to be busy for a long time. The person on duty was also confirmed. His name was Kondo Tomie.
At the ambush point, he followed the telephone line to find the three nearest phones. In terms of location, there was no possibility of a report. Moreover, the call time of these three phones did not match.
During the ten-minute journey from the Special Higher Police to the gendarmerie, none of the five phones connected during that time.
Perhaps he was looking for another breakthrough point, so he started from the inside. The first thing that made him suspicious was the forty defectors. They had the motive to commit the crime, and they had sufficient motive.
More than once, he had observed these defectors from the window and from afar. From their eyes, he could see the unyielding and helpless emotions hidden under their slightly numb eyes.
But he couldn't be too hasty unless he had concrete evidence. Director Matsuta conveyed the current policy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He wanted to be gentle with the spies who surrendered to the enemy. This was also an effective way to disintegrate the local spies. As for whether it was education, kindness, or other methods, that was another story.
If he wanted to investigate these people, he had to figure out how they obtained information and how they passed it on.
Since the day before yesterday, Wang Xing had started to show up. During this period of time, did Wang Xing tell any of them about his schedule?
However, with Wang Xing's personality of being afraid of death, would he tell others about his schedule?
Another important factor was that Wang Xing had been under Cheng Xiaofeng and Suzuki Ichiro's surveillance for the past two days. No small movements could escape their students.
Therefore, he linked the breakthrough to the military police. Before the operation, Cheng Xiaofeng had revealed to Kimura Takuno that Major General Tamada of the military police had ordered Wang Xing to arrive this morning. Would this news be leaked?
This way, the other party would have sufficient time to prepare and an accurate time to act.
That box of sake, oh right, that box of sake might be an excuse.
Therefore, Cheng Xiaofeng's report did not affect his mood too much. Kumamoto wanted to confirm whether Kimura had a problem through the drinking session that night. He did not expect that he would inadvertently invite Kimura Takuno for a drink in the afternoon, but it became a must to invite Kimura for a drink tonight. For this reason, it seemed more reasonable. He also invited Shisanori Sawada, who usually cooperated with him.
However, the two bullets caused his plan to fail completely and caused all his judgments to be wrong.
The phone records, the plot to assassinate Wang Xing, and the box of sake were no longer important after the two gunshots. Assassinations were random! It wasn't entirely right to say that he had no purpose. At least, he was a high-ranking person in the back of the car. They were a bunch of mad dogs without any rules or rationality!
This morning, when the sky was bright, the 2,000 Japanese soldiers who had been busy in the rain all night were exhausted. However, they could not even find the slightest trace of the assassin. It was better to assassinate him for the first time. At least, there were many valuable items left at the scene.
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In the office, Yuta Matsuta and Shunji Kumamoto, who had been sitting there until dawn, looked at each other and saw the frustration in each other's eyes. Yuta Matsuta picked up the special phone of the military police headquarters and said helplessly,"Major General Yutian, you can give up on the pursuit.”
"In ancient times, assassins were described as 'fleeing thousands of miles away after missing a single attack'.”Major General Yu Tian sighed.
Tamata's words surprised Yuta Matsuta, and he gained a new understanding of this fisherman.
How could a person who could become a general be an ordinary person?
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The knock on the door woke Cheng Xiaofeng up from his deep sleep on the sofa. Seeing that the sky was bright, he quickly got up and rubbed his sleepy eyes."Come in!"
The person who opened the door was Ichiro Suzuki. When he saw Cheng Xiaofeng's appearance, he revealed a mocking expression."Cheng Sang, you don't look like a soldier at all! Team Leader Kumamoto and Director Matsuta had not slept the entire night!”
"Sleeping or not sleeping can't change the outcome. You caught him?" Cheng Xiaofeng looked disdainful.
"You seem to have predicted the outcome. Tell me, how did you know?”
"Last night was suitable for assassination, but it was even more suitable for escape. We could escape during the day, so there would be no problem at night.”
"It's different. It's just a normal arrest during the day, but at night, a regiment, all the military police, all the police, more than ten railway patrol cars, and twenty coastal patrol boats were dispatched. Within half an hour, they set up a perimeter ten kilometers away from the crime scene, blocking all exits and passages. Then, they searched the area from the inside to the outside.”
"No one can run ten kilometers on a rainy night. How many suspects have we caught? Perhaps this person was among the suspects.”
"We caught a total of 28 people. They are all in the military police now.”
"The other party must be an expert with guns. Suzuki-kun, you can tell at a glance! Why? Can't you tell? Oh, no!" Cheng Xiaofeng said in surprise.
"A portion of them did not cooperate with the search. It was purely the soldiers 'revenge. They were itching to get their hands on their things, but they were unwilling to give them up, so they were captured. There were also more than ten wanderers. Now, they had shelter from the rain and food. Some of them even found weapons in their homes, just a few short guns. Anyway, I can't see the killer we're looking for inside.”Ichiro Suzuki said dejectedly. He had been busy all night and was drenched. He was still wet and full of resentment.
"Haha, you haven't eaten yet, right? Let's go.”
"Cheng Sang, do you think this killer will appear again?”
"The killer's bullet is 7.62mm. There aren't many gun models that use this kind of ammunition. Nagan, during the Battle of Shanghai, the Chinese troops were equipped with this gun.”
"Cheng Sang, this kind of gun is rare. To be able to hit the target with one shot means that the killer is very familiar with this gun and has checked it.”At this point, Ichiro Suzuki looked at Cheng Xiaofeng a little timidly, afraid that he would be laughed at again.
"Not bad, your analysis makes sense.”Cheng Xiaofeng gave her an encouraging look.
"This kind of gun is not convenient to carry around. Usually, when the killer is carrying out a mission, he will get it near the mission site. This means that the gun was not brought in from outside.”
"Mm, not bad!"
"It also means that they didn't just arrive at the Japanese zone yesterday. They arrived at least the day before yesterday. They should have a safe house to store their weapons!”
Ichiro Suzuki's eyes shone with excitement!
"Cheng Sang, do you think my analysis is correct?”
"Yes, I should have thought of this a long time ago. So what if there's a safe house?”
"We also found more than 30 uninhabited houses during our search yesterday. There should be a safe house in these houses. There must be weapons in that house. Oh right, at least there were medicines, some food, money, and water. There should be a safe house."
"Haha, Cheng Sang, the safe house that fits these conditions will be confirmed very soon. At that time, we will arrange for people to keep an eye on it until the killer shows up again!”
The more Ichiro Suzuki spoke, the more excited he became. Moreover, he was gradually getting to the point!
The safe house could only be used once. This was the discipline of their team. However, that was only under normal circumstances. If it was really a crisis, the safe house was the grave and the last fortress. Perhaps they could turn defeat into victory.
This was because the safe house had at least one backup escape route. There was a hibiscus tree under the window of the safe house. If one jumped down from the third floor, they would be able to jump onto a palm-like branch. There was a clump of short holly below the branch. After two buffer times, it would at most be a scratch and not a fracture.
Also, they could go straight to the roof and block the stairway. A shell gun could block seven or eight people, enough to last for a while. There were lightning rods and downspouts in the northwest corner of the building.
In this key area of the Japanese army, these two passages could temporarily escape, but it would also be a disaster.
"Cheng Sang, don't take this military policeman. We'll do it in secret to ensure that we don't alert the enemy! Then, he would wait for the rabbit! Haha! I'll make the arrangements now."
"Find the safe house. Don't move around and protect the scene.”
"Ha Yi!"
Cheng Xiaofeng couldn't help but worry as he watched Ichiro Suzuki leave in a hurry. He wondered if Feng Yuan was out of danger and if he would go to the safe house again.
No, he couldn't let Feng Yuan be in danger. Once the Japanese found out Feng Yuan's identity, Zhou Huihe's radio station would be in danger!
What made Cheng Xiaofeng slightly relieved was that at least Feng Yuan was still safe. The longer it took, the higher the possibility of Feng Yuan being completely safe.
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