novelAbuy Chapter 1591: Xiante Conflict
Chapter 1591: Xiante Conflict
Chapter 1591: Xiante Conflict
Whether it was attacking Chi Kitahara Si, or using Chi Kitahara Si to trick Sanjiro and then ambush Sanjiro, the head of the Shanghai Special High Section, they were all independent secret operations of the Special Intelligence Department. Cheng Qianfan did not inform Sheng Shuyu, so Sheng Shuyu was not aware of the ambush at Humuqiao.
The top priority right now is the action of the Pukou Hotel, so Sheng Shuyu suppressed his curiosity about the matter and focused on the matter at hand.
"Did you brothers successfully sneak into the restaurant?" Sheng Shuyu asked the young Taoist priest.
"The old devil Toda is obsessed with hosting a banquet and accepting gifts. According to the intelligence we have, he will set up 20 to 30 tables." The young Taoist priest said, "The Pukou Hotel is short-staffed, and since it is the Japanese who want to host the banquet, we have to be more careful in serving them. We can only recruit people temporarily, and my people have successfully sneaked in."
"Very good." Sheng Shuyu nodded with satisfaction.
The more lively Toda Seiichirō's birthday party is, the greater the results of this operation will be. If he's lucky, he can harvest a lot of traitors, big and small, in Shanghai.
"Commander Song!" When the young Taoist saw Song Fuguo pushing the door open, he quickly stood at attention and saluted.
Song Fuguo is the old superior of the Director, and even the Director respects him very much, so the little Taoist priest and other people in the Special Affairs Department also respect Song Fuguo very much.
"The actions of Qimin Hospital have attracted the enemy's attention." Song Fuguo said, "Now, it's up to us."
"Don't worry." Sheng Shuyu said with a smile, "Everything is going according to plan. We are just waiting for the old devil Toda to start the feast."
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Song Fuguo nodded, and he pulled a chair and sat down. "There is a situation. When our people were taking action at Qimin Hospital, another group of people ambushed the convoy from Gangcun."
"People from the Shanghai district?" Sheng Shuyu immediately understood and asked.
"It's almost certain." Song Fuguo nodded. "It seems that Chen Gongshu received the information that Gangcun was going to Qimin Hospital and launched an assassination operation."
"Are the losses in the Shanghai area large?" Sheng Shuyu asked.
"It should be quite large." Song Fuguo said, "Director Xiao prepared sufficient grenades and bombs for the operation, catching the enemy off guard. The Shanghai District basically has pistols, so it was difficult to engage in a firefight with the enemy."
He smiled bitterly and said, "In order to keep the operation secret, we did not inform the Shanghai District. Chen Gongshu will definitely not let it go after suffering such a big loss. He might even file a complaint against us to Boss Dai."
"Just him?" Sheng Shuyu snorted coldly, "We have made such a great contribution this time, it's a good thing that Chen Gongshu didn't complain, otherwise..."
As he spoke, he sneered.
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"Now that the matter here is settled, let's meet with Chen Gongshu." Song Fuguo said.
"Whatever." Sheng Shuyu said lightly. He was proud by nature, and after making so many contributions this time, he did not take Chen Gongshu seriously.
"Something's happening." The young Taoist priest suddenly said.
Several people came to the window, took the telescope from the little Taoist priest, and saw a Japanese officer with several Japanese soldiers coming to the Pukou Hotel. The hotel manager hurried out to greet them.
"I'm here to check on the preparations for the birthday banquet." Song Fuguo said.
"Everything is ready, we're just waiting for the dinner to start in the evening," said Sheng Shuyu.
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"Did it succeed?" Chen Gongshu asked anxiously when he saw Cen Yufeng, who was covered in dust.
"I don't know." Cen Yufeng sat down on the chair, breathing heavily.
"Don't know? The intelligence is inaccurate?"
"The intelligence should be accurate. Gangcun's convoy did arrive at Qimin Hospital, and the brothers immediately opened fire." Cen Yufeng said, "There is one more thing. Another group of people is also ambushing Gangcun."
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Gongshu and asked, "Is this a backup plan arranged by District Chief?"
"No." Chen Gongshu shook his head. "I have handed over all my capable people to you. How can I have any other backup plans?"
He frowned and said, "Could it be Xiao Mian's men?"
"I'm not sure, but I asked and they said they are from the Shanghai district," said Cen Yufeng.
"It must be Xiao Mian!" Chen Gongshu said angrily immediately.
Seeing Cen Yufeng's puzzled look, he began to explain.
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"Xiao Mian is different from the others. If the others have any big actions and achievements, they would like to announce them to the world, but this guy likes to just sit there and eat fish."
Chen Gongshu said bitterly, "Assassinating Gangcun will inevitably anger the Japanese, and the Japanese will launch a large-scale retaliation. This bastard is trying to draw the enemy's attention to us."
Cen Yufeng was stunned for a moment. Within the Military Control Commission, if everyone had a victory, they would want to publicize it widely. Even if it was only a few enemies killed, the telegrams requesting credit would be exaggerated several times or even ten times. But Xiao Mian's Special Intelligence Department was different. Not only did they not show their name, they even pretended to be from the Shanghai District. It was simply unheard of.
Chen Gongshu then noticed that Cen Yufeng's expression was unnatural, "Are you injured?"
"I was bitten by a bullet when I was trying to break out," Cen Yufeng said. "It just grazed my skin, so it's not a big deal."
As he spoke, he reported the entire operation process to Chen Gongshu in detail.
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"Grenades and bombs." Chen Gongshu snorted coldly, "It seems that compared to our hasty action, Xiao Mian had received the intelligence a long time ago and they were well prepared."
"Thanks to their strong firepower, otherwise we would have been surrounded by the Japanese." Cen Yufeng said, "The Japanese seemed to have been prepared. They ambushed a large number of troops and almost surrounded us."
"Do you suspect this is an enemy trap?" Chen Gongshu asked.
"That shouldn't be possible." Cen Yufeng said uncertainly, "The Japanese will not use a Japanese general of Gangcun's level as bait."
"Besides, given the level of Gangcun, it makes sense for the Japanese army to strengthen their vigilance in advance," he said.
"The key issue now is whether our action was successful." Chen Gongshu said, "Has the convoy in Gangcun been destroyed?"
"All three cars were destroyed. If Gangcun was in the car, he would have been killed." Cen Yufeng said in a firm tone.
He knew that all this was thanks to the Special Intelligence Department, whose grenades played a significant role.
Chen Gongshu frowned and said nothing. His intuition told him that there was something fishy. If an important Japanese officer like Gangcun could be killed so easily, the Japanese would have been driven out of China long ago.
only……
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"Send a telegram to Chongqing," Chen Gongshu said, "Report the good news to Boss Dai, saying that our Shanghai Division successfully ambushed Gangcun's convoy and suspected that we killed Japanese Lieutenant General Gangcun."
"Chief District Officer, should we confirm this carefully again and confirm it?" Cen Yufeng said with a frown.
"No need for that. Confirmation and implementation are of course necessary. However, what we have to do now is to ask for credit from Chongqing before that guy Xiao Mian does." Chen Gongshu said with a sneer.
"What are the casualties among the brothers?" he asked.
"More than a dozen brothers were killed." Cen Yufeng said with a sigh.
"Hmm." Chen Gongshu said thoughtfully, "The telegram said that our unit gathered nearly a hundred people, fought bravely with a fearless spirit, and finally, at the cost of 34 brothers' sacrifice, successfully ambushed Gangcun's convoy, killed and wounded nearly a hundred Japanese soldiers, including Gangcun himself, and achieved unprecedented results."
"In addition, let the brothers spread the news that we ambushed the Japanese general Gangcun and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, so as to boost the determination and will of the Shanghai citizens to fight the war!"
He snorted coldly. Xiao Mian was a cunning guy, but he was afraid of wolves and tigers. He, Xiao Mian, did not dare to take the credit and fame for the ambush on Gang Village, so Chen Gongshu would respectfully decline!
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Cheng Qianfan asked his men to go back to the police station first. He personally drove Araki Harima and, under the escort of the Special High Section agents, they rushed back to the Special High Section at full speed.
"What's going on?" Araki Harima was sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed by Cheng Qianfan. When he saw that the Special Higher Section had been taken over by the gendarmerie and many agents were gathered in several rooms by the gendarmerie for interrogation, his face couldn't help but darken.
"Captain, you're finally back."
"Captain, are you injured? Are you okay?"
"Captain, something terrible has happened. The section chief was ambushed by the enemy and unfortunately died. Then these military police suddenly rushed in..."
"Quiet!" Araki Harima yelled, "Kubo Kenichi, you speak."
"Yes, Captain." Kubo Kenichi said, "About two hours ago, Lieutenant Colonel Sakami Umezumi of the Military Police came with his men. He informed us of the unfortunate death of the section chief, and then ordered everyone to gather. They were going to conduct a screening interrogation on everyone."
Araki Harima asked a few more questions with a sullen look on his face.
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"Where are Yudai Ariga and the others?" asked Araki Harima.
Yudai Ariga was the chief of the intelligence room of the Special High Section. After Mitsumoto Jiro died, he, the captain of the action team, was also absent. Yudai Ariga and others had the highest positions in the Special High Section.
"Director Ariga has been summoned to the section chief's office by Lieutenant Colonel Sakami and is currently being questioned."
"Bag duck drop!" Araki Harima yelled in anger, "The section chief's office is the most confidential place in my Special High Section. Who opened the door for them? Who allowed them to go in?!"
"Lieutenant Colonel Sakami has taken Commander Ikeuchi's warrant." an agent said angrily.
Araki Harima's face was gloomy. He turned to Cheng Qianfan and said, "Miyazaki-kun, please push me to the section chief's office."
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"Mr. Araki, the military police are here with ill intentions." Cheng Qianfan pushed Araki Harima and said in a low voice with a sullen face.
"It's not the gendarmerie's turn to interfere in the affairs of our Special High Police," said Araki Harima with a cold snort.
The military police were under the management of the Imperial Military. They wore military ranks and their military management was no different from that of the regular combat forces of the Japanese Army.
The Tokugakuko was actually a secret police force under the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Although in the occupied areas, due to special reasons, the Special High Police is to a certain extent under the jurisdiction and management of the military headquarters in the occupied areas, and the gendarmerie headquarters does have certain restraining power over the Special High Police, but in fact the Special High Police has independent law enforcement powers, and because their work content partially overlaps with that of the gendarmerie, the two sides are actually in a competitive relationship, which can even be described as contradictory.
"It's obvious that the section chief died unfortunately, and this gave the military police headquarters an opportunity." Araki Harima said coldly.
He said with a gloomy expression, "Miyazaki-kun, I will negotiate with Umezumi Saeaki and ask them to withdraw from the Special High Section and release the detained members."
He turned his head and looked at Miyazaki Kentaro, "Don't go in for a while, I need you to do something."
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"Please speak, Araki-kun."
"I'll give you an address. You go meet someone right away." Araki Harima said in a deep voice, "That person will take you to see Lord Arai. You will report what happened here to Lord Arai."
"Mr. Arai?" Cheng Qianfan asked in surprise. He didn't know this person.
"His Excellency Arai Yukisaburo," said Araki Harima in a deep voice, "Before His Excellency Kagesa Tadaaki took over the Special High Section, the head of the Shanghai Special High Section was His Excellency Arai Yukisaburo."
Arai Yukisaburo, Cheng Qianfan was stunned, he had never heard of this name, and he keenly noticed that Araki Harima was talking about Arai Yukisaburo who was once the chief of the Shanghai Special High Section, and did not use the title of "Section Chief".
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Cheng Qianfan said. He asked Araki Harima worriedly, "Araki-kun, can you handle this?"
"Although the section chief is gone, the Special High Section still has me. The military police want to cause trouble, but they are dreaming." Araki Harima said with a sullen face.
Cheng Qianfan called a Special High Section agent and asked him to push Araki Harima to the section chief's office, and then he left in a hurry.
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The principal's office.
Umezuzu Sae stood at the window. He frowned as he watched Kentaro Miyazaki hurried downstairs and drive away.
"Did Mr. Onodera gain any results from questioning Araki Harima and Cheng Qianfan?" asked Umezumi Saeaki.
"No substantial gains." A military police officer replied, "Both of them strongly denied that there were any problems within the Special Higher Police, and they also questioned whether the ambush of Section Chief Sanben had anything to do with our military police."
Saejo Umezuchi had a gloomy face and snorted coldly.
"Director Ariga, what have you thought about?" Saejo Umezumi turned his head and looked at Ariga Yudai. "The assassination of Colonel Sanmoto is of a very bad nature, and all the signs show that Colonel Sanmoto's ambush was planned by the enemy for a long time. This means that the enemy has mastered Colonel Sanmoto's whereabouts. Do you know what this means?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Sakami." Ariga Yudai looked embarrassed. He looked at Sakami Umezumi with anger. "The Section Chief was unfortunately killed. Everyone in the Special High Section is filled with grief and indignation. We swear to find the murderer and avenge the Section Chief. As for your questions, I don't agree with them."
Saegi Umezumi turned his head and stared at Yudai Ariga, "Chief Ariga, as the chief of the Special High Section's Intelligence Office, you should understand what responsibility you should bear for the assassination of Colonel Sanbon?!"
At this moment, the door of the section chief's office was pushed open forcefully.
"Sakami-kun, the section chief has been attacked. Our Special High Section will definitely arrest the culprit at all costs." Araki Harima said gloomily while sitting in a wheelchair. "If necessary, we will ask the military police for help. As for now, I think we are capable of solving the current problem by ourselves, so there is no need to trouble the military police for help."
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