"What can we achieve by searching like this? There were only about 1,300 Imperial Army soldiers in the city. Adding on the 400-odd Imperial Association Army soldiers, the total number of soldiers was only 1,700 to 1,800.
There were hundreds of thousands of people in Xu Prefecture. What could be the result of such a search? Weapons could not be brought into the city. They could only be obtained from the city.
My daily schedule is arranged, so it's impossible for ordinary people to know my schedule. The assassin must have spies, and there's more than one of them.
Now, he had all the government officials, police officers, and soldiers of the Imperial Association arrested. The only people who can get weapons in the city are the police and the Imperial Association Army. The only people who know my schedule are the government officials. Control them, and the mole must be among them ~"
Yanagawa said to Chiba Yamato in Japanese.
Chiba Yamato agreed. There were people searching the city gate, so weapons could not be brought in, so they could only get weapons from the city. The police and the puppet army were the easiest to deal with. As long as they gave enough money, they could get weapons.
Liu Chuan's itinerary was arranged. Ordinary people would not know about it. Only the officials of the puppet government knew about it. Controlling these places was the most important.
Chiba Yamato brought his men with him. Yanagawa heaved a sigh of relief, but he also felt a little hopeful. It was too lonely to fight alone in the enemy's rear.
Tarou Watanabe came to Yanagawa's side and asked with concern,"" Yanagawa-kun, are you alright?"
Watanabe Taro looked a little silly. If it weren't for his military rank and position, Liu Chuan wouldn't have believed that this glutton was a Japanese captain.
"It's nothing serious. It's a penetrating wound. It'll only hurt for a while.”
Liu Chuan shook his head helplessly. Watanabe Taro nodded."Eat more pig's head meat to nourish yourself ~"
Tarou Watanabe took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. He didn't expect that such a small captain would actually have a pocket watch. It was golden and looked very beautiful.
"It's almost lunchtime. Why don't we go to the hospital first and bandage our wounds before going for lunch?”
Watanabe Taro asked Liu Chuan. He wiped his mouth as he spoke of lunch, looking like he was about to drool again.
"Alright, let's go to the hospital first."
He went to the hospital to bandage his wound, then went to the Drunken Immortal Residence for lunch and ordered a pig's head meat for Watanabe Taro. After dinner, Liu Chuan went to the Imperial Association Army camp.
By now, all the puppet soldiers, police, and officials in the city had probably been captured and brought here. When they arrived, they were indeed separated and detained.
Liu Chuan walked in and looked at these people. He touched his left shoulder. It still hurt.
"It was almost noon today, and I was assassinated. The assassin opened fire on the building opposite the government building. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be alert at the critical moment and escape.
Now I can confirm that there are two groups of people inside the assassin. One group is in the puppet army or the police, and the other group is in the officials. Now I have a way to identify it.
As long as it was a mole or a spy, they would always reveal some clues. Now, both sides will point out who is the most suspicious. If you can't identify them, then it's easy. Kill them all. Although more people will die, the traitor won't be able to escape.
When the time comes, I can just recruit people again. It's not easy to find a three-legged toad in this world, but it's still easy to recruit a two-legged person. There are many people who want to eat this bowl of rice.”
Liu Chuan looked at them and did not waste any time. He said it slowly.
"Watanabe-kun, when I tell you to arrest someone later, just do it." The person who wants to kill me should be in here.”
"Director Liu, this is too much. How can there be a traitor among our brothers in the Imperial Association Army? Our brothers are all people from Xu Prefecture who know each other well.
Everyone knew that they were under the rule of the imperial army. Director Liu was asking people to climb up and bite each other, and in the end, he even wanted to kill people. Wasn't that too arrogant?”
At this moment, the regiment commander of the Imperial Association Army stood out. He was also a famous traitor in Xu Prefecture and the regiment commander of the 400-odd puppet troops in Xu Prefecture.
His name was Wang Qifeng. He had a good name, but he did not have a good reputation in Xuzhou. It was said that after he joined the Japanese, not only did he plunder the people, but he also stole the daughters of several families to enjoy himself. He was a typical dine-and-dash person in Xuzhou, and many people in Xuzhou scolded him.
"Regiment Commander Wang, how could I forget about you? Speaking of weapons, it's the easiest for you, the commander of the Imperial Association Army. You must be the most capable one to get your hands on the weapon without making a sound.
Since there's nothing wrong with your brother, then there must be something wrong with you ~"
Liu Chuan smiled and asked Watanabe Taro to arrest him. Wang Qifeng was stunned. How did he get caught just by saying a few words?
"Liu Chuan, don't be too presumptuous. You're just the head of the government, you can't interfere with military affairs. I'm the commander of the Imperial Association. Without the order of the Imperial Army, you can't arrest me ~"
Wang Qifeng looked at Liu Chuan and scolded him.
" It seems like you haven't figured out one thing. It's not me who's going to catch you, but the imperial army!"
Liu Chuan said with a smile. He walked in front of Wang Qifeng and patted his shoulder. However, he noticed that the two soldiers were holding him down with great difficulty.
His shoulders did not seem to be as weak as the other puppet soldiers. Instead, they were very strong. He lowered his head and looked at Wang Qifeng's exposed arm. There were no veins popping out, which meant that this guy didn't really use any strength.
"Let go of Commander Wang first ~"
Liu Chuan called out. The two soldiers did not hesitate and let go of Wang Qifeng. They even stretched their shoulders, as if they had used a lot of strength to hold him.
" For now, Commander Wang is the suspect, but that's fine. I'll let you off the moment you identify the suspicious person."
After Liu Chuan finished speaking, he turned around and left, letting them slowly identify him. He still had something important to do, so he asked Watanabe to send someone to call Liu Ximing. Liu Ximing was originally sent by Liu Chuan to provide relief to the people, but now there were some things that needed him to do.
This time, Liu Chuan went straight back to his mansion. He needed to sort out some things.
After a while, Liu Ximing was called back. Liu Chuan was waiting for him in the front hall of the mansion. He watched him walk in and motioned for him to sit down and talk.
"I heard that you were assassinated? How are your injuries?"
Liu Ximing didn't really care about Liu Chuan, he just asked casually.
"Now, I want you to do something. It's very important. You can't tell anyone except your Battalion Commander Xiang Menghe.”
Liu Chuan said slowly. He knew that Xiang Menghe and the others did not like him, but he also knew that Meng He would be willing to do this without revealing anything.
"What is it?"
Liu Chuan took out a small plastic bag from his pocket. Inside was a folded piece of paper. There was a thin thread on the plastic bag, and it was a little transparent, like a fishing line.
"There is something inside, but you can't let others know. Swallow it and hang this string on your teeth. When you see Xiang Menghe, pull it out and give it to him in a safe place.
Remember, don't let anyone else know about this, especially the Japanese. Keep it a secret. Tell Xiang Menghe to burn it after reading it. Don't let anyone else know.”
Liu Chuan was very careful. This move was very risky. If he was not careful, he would be doomed. However, he needed the protection and help of these people.
It's too hard to fight alone behind enemy lines
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