Chapter 1999 Discovery of the Special Operations Unit
Chapter 1999 Discovery of the Special Operations Unit
Chapter 1999 Discovery of the Special Operations Unit
In his statement, Yuji Muto questioned Zhang Lei, asking who ordered him to bomb the pontoon bridge police station.
Zhang Lei: I am the station manager.
Yuji Muto: Station Chief of the Special Operations Department's Nanjing Station?
Zhang Lei: Yes.
Yuji Muto: Who is the stationmaster? Where does he live?
Zhang Lei looked pained and shook his head violently, without answering.
Yuji Muto then asked: What's the stationmaster's name?
Zhang Lei: Zhou Changliu.
Yuji Muto immediately pressed on: Is it Zhou Changliu from the Stone Granny Temple?
Zhang Lei: Yes!
Then, Yuji Muto continued to ask questions, but Zhang Lei suddenly banged his head hard and then passed out.
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“Zhou Changliu is the station chief of the Nanjing station of the Shanghai Special Intelligence Bureau,” said Nagashima Masato, waving the confession in his hand, his face even contorted with excitement. “A big fish!”
Then, he became even more agitated and suddenly kicked a stool to the ground, exclaiming, "This big fish slipped away right under our noses!"
"Major," Honda Junto thought for a moment and said, "Judging from the gunfight at Shi Po Po Nunnery and the battle at the South Bridgehead where the enemy was rescuing Tao Peipei, our actions have actually been quite swift."
“I don’t want to hear any of this.” Nagashima Masato glared fiercely at Honda Junto. “In the end, for our work, only the result matters, it’s the only thing that matters.”
"Any explanation, in my opinion, is just making excuses and shirking responsibility," Nagashima Masato said coldly.
"Major," Honda Junto quickly said, "I am not trying to shirk responsibility or make excuses."
He said to Nagashima Masato, "What I mean is that our actions are not slow at all; on the contrary, we are almost catching up with the enemy."
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"After the battle on the pontoon bridge, we immediately ordered all checkpoints to conduct thorough searches and notified the police, detective squad, and special agent headquarters to conduct a full-scale search," said Junto Honda.
"Therefore, precisely because we acted swiftly, in terms of time, I don't believe Zhou Changliu and his men could have successfully escaped Nanjing through the checkpoints in such a short period of time," Honda Junto said. "They must still be in Nanjing..."
Looking at Nagashima Masato, Honda Junto said, "Now, we can say that through the records of good citizen certificates, we have obtained photos of Zhou Changliu and Tao Peipei, and Tao Peipei is pregnant!"
His expression was serious, tinged with murderous intent. "They can't escape!"
“Well said.” Nagashima Masato had also calmed down. He stepped forward and patted Honda Junto’s shoulder forcefully. “I was too emotional. Thank you for reminding me.”
"Major, you flatter me," Honda Junto said. "Even if I hadn't said anything, Major, you would have figured it out very quickly."
"Make the arrangements: a city-wide manhunt for Zhou Changliu and Tao Peipei," said Nagashima Masato, his expression extremely serious. "We must catch these two."
"Yes!"
"Give the order," said Nagashima Masato. "Take them alive, if possible."
He looked at Junto Honda and said, "I am now basically inclined to agree that the Nanjing station of the Special Operations Division is indeed under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Special Operations Division."
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"I don't need to elaborate on how mysterious and difficult to deal with the Shanghai Special Operations Bureau is," said Nagashima Masato in a deep voice. "As the head of the Nanjing station of the Shanghai Special Operations Bureau, Zhou Changliu must be Xiao Mian's capable subordinate."
"In other words, this Zhou Changliu has most likely seen Xiao Mian's true face." Honda Junjin immediately understood.
“The possibility is extremely high.” Nagashima Masato nodded. “If we can capture Zhou Changliu, it would be like seeing hope for us to capture Xiao Mian and crack the Shanghai Special Intelligence Bureau.”
As he spoke, he clenched his fist tightly. "Even if we put aside Xiao Mian for the moment, just the fact that we captured the head of the Nanjing station of the Shanghai Special Intelligence Bureau is a major achievement."
"Yes, sir," Honda Junto said. "I will personally keep an eye on things and make sure Zhou Changliu is captured."
"And one more thing." Nagashima Masato glanced at Honda Junto and instructed, "Do everything you can to save Zhang Lei. If he can be saved and regain consciousness, try to use these confessions to break through his psychological defenses."
“I will have Yutaka Imamura keep an eye on this matter,” Junto Honda said.
“Okay.” Nagashima Masato nodded.
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Yutaka Imamura was a talented young man in his unit who played a crucial role in cracking the Kuomintang's Nanjing branch.
Just then, he saw Yutaka Imamura rush in.
"Major."
"What is it?" Nagashima Masato asked, frowning.
Although Imamura Yutaku is young, he has always been steady and reliable in his work. What's wrong with him?
“Mouri Jūichirō is here,” Imamura Yūtaku said to Nagashima Masato.
"What is he doing here?" Nagashima Masato frowned.
Mori Jūichirō is the head of the First Intelligence Section of the Nanjing Military Police Headquarters, and he is a rather difficult fellow.
Mouri Juichiro was known for never showing up unless he had a reason, which immediately put Nagashima Masato on his guard.
"Keep all the interrogation records safe," he instructed Honda Junto. "Don't let that guy Mori Juichiro see them."
Although he was unsure of Mori Juichiro's purpose in coming here, he instinctively decided that he had to keep the discovery of the important intelligence from the Nanjing station of the Shanghai Special Operations Department a secret from the military police.
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"Mr. Mori, what brings you here?" Masato Nagashima greeted him with a smile.
“Nagashima-kun, I didn’t want to come either, but there are reasons why I have to,” Mori Juichiro said with a forced smile.
He looked around. "When did the Special Higher Police move to the Fuqiao Police Station?"
“It’s for official business.” The smile on Nagashima Masato’s face faded. He looked at Mori Juichiro and said, “Mori-kun, I have urgent official business to attend to. If you have something to say, please speak freely.”
"Nagashima-kun is still as efficient and decisive as ever," Mori Juichiro remarked.
As he spoke, he pointed to one of his subordinates beside him, "Koizumi has captured a very important anti-Japanese element."
"Oh?" Nagashima Masato glanced at Koizumi Shinzo and nodded slightly. "That's a good thing."
"It was indeed a good thing, but it turned into a bad thing," said Mori Juichiro. "The wanted criminal we captured was inexplicably kidnapped by Nagashima-kun?!"
"Mr. Mori!" Masato Nagashima's face turned cold. "You can't just say things that are detrimental to unity."
“Zhang Lei,” Mori Jūichirō coldly uttered a name.
Nagashima Masato's expression changed drastically, and his gaze became even more gloomy.
……
“Zhang Lei?” He looked at Mori Jūichirō. “Never heard of him.”
As he spoke, he looked at Imamura Yutaku beside him, "Imamura, have we caught anyone named Zhang Lei?"
"Reporting, Major," Yutaka Imamura said immediately. "Nothing."
……
Mori Juichiro was furious.
He had already imagined various scenarios in his mind, and even how to respond to and question Nagashima Masato's possible excuses.
However, despite all his calculations, he never expected that Nagashima Masato would pull such a stunt, that bastard would completely deny that the incident had ever happened.
“Nagashima-kun, your memory is as bad as ever,” said Mori Jūichirō. “Peng Yonghua of the Special Higher Police.”
Masato Nagashima frowned. He knew where the problem lay the moment the other party uttered the name 'Zhang Lei'.
It was something that happened at the intelligence headquarters.
This was because the Special Higher Police detained Zhang Lei, and the Special Operations Headquarters was furious, so they came up with a plan to drag the Military Police into it.
“I don’t understand what Mori-kun is talking about.” Nagashima Masato shook his head and said, “If Mori-kun came here for that Zhang Lei, he’s probably in the wrong place.”
Mori Juichiro looked at Nagashima Masato, and he was furious. He never expected that Nagashima Masato would be so shameless, and would deny everything in the face of his reasonable questioning.
He was extremely angry.
Having dealt with Nagashima Masato many times, I can say that he is indeed a rather difficult guy to deal with.
However, regardless of the circumstances, Nagashima Masato's attitude was still acceptable before. At least he was willing to be mindful of his words and not to lie through his teeth or deny irrefutable evidence.
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“Nagashima-kun,” said Mori Jūichirō, “I hope that the person standing in front of me is a guy with the most basic manners, not a bastard who talks nonsense and lies through his teeth.”
"Mouri Juuichirou!" Nagashima Masato's face darkened. "I said no, and that's final. Make sure you understand before you come over."
Then he said to Imamura Yutaku, "Imamura, see the guest out."
Mori Juichiro glared angrily at Nagashima Masato, and snorted coldly, "Nagashima Masato, this matter will not be left like this."
"No need to see me out!" Nagashima Masato said coldly.
"This is the Fuqiao Police Station, not your Special Higher Police's territory!" Koizumi Shinzo, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back anymore. He said angrily, "What right do you have to kick people out?"
Masato Nagashima glared fiercely at Shinzo Koizumi.
"Major Mori, please." Yutaka Imamura stepped forward and said.
"This matter won't just end like this." Mori Juichiro said angrily, and left reluctantly.
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"Peng Yonghua!" Nagashima Masato gritted his teeth; he was extremely angry.
He didn't actually care much about Mori Juichiro's attitude.
The Special Higher Police and the Military Police had long had deep conflicts over intelligence and credit, so Mori Juichiro's attitude didn't bother him much.
He was angry at Peng Yonghua.
After Peng Yonghua, the section chief of the Special Agent Headquarters, was detained by them, he actually went to the Military Police Headquarters and tried to use the Military Police to put pressure on him. Peng Yonghua's behavior can be said to have greatly angered Nagashima Masato.
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"Major, are we just going to leave like this?" Koizumi Shinzo's eyes were full of anger and reluctance. "I know Peng Yonghua. He wouldn't dare to lie to me. Since he dared to report to me in secret, it means that it is true."
"Koizumi," Mori Jūichirō said, "Don't let your eagerness and anxiety cause you to lose your composure and your basic ability to analyze problems."
"Please enlighten me, Major." Koizumi Shinzo was slightly taken aback, then realized that there must be something he had overlooked.
“You’ve met Nagashima Masato before, so you should know a bit about him,” Mori Juichiro said. “Do you notice anything unusual about today’s situation?”
Koizumi Shinzo did not answer the question immediately, but thought about it carefully for a while.
"Now that you mention it, Major, it does seem a bit odd," Koizumi Shinzo said.
"This Major Nagashima from the Special Higher Police, although he is quite assertive, has never shown such disrespect before," he said to Mori Jūichirō. "Major Nagashima's behavior today can almost be described as 'tearing off the mask'."
“Yes, today it almost came to a complete breakdown,” said Mori Juichiro. “That’s the crux of the problem.”
He said to Koizumi Shinzo, "I know this guy, Nagashima."
“This guy won’t do anything without a profit,” said Mori Juichiro. “The fact that Nagashima is so determined to lie through his teeth can only mean one thing…”
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“The Zhang Lei mentioned in Peng Yonghua’s report is indeed very important,” Koizumi Shinzo said thoughtfully. “That’s why the Special Higher Police have simply abandoned all pretense of decency.”
As he spoke, his tone became excited, "Major, that Zhang Lei must be a big fish. The Special Higher Police want to take this big fish for themselves, so they're just lying through their teeth."
“I’m afraid it’s not just a big fish.” Mori Jūichirō slowly shook his head and said, “There might be an even bigger fish behind Zhang Lei.”
"It's even possible that this net will catch a whole nest of fat fish," he said to Koizumi Shinzo, his expression a mixture of seriousness and excitement.
"Major, what should we do?" Koizumi Shinzo asked immediately.
"Call people," said Mori Juichiro. "Call everyone who doesn't have an urgent task at hand and have them keep a close eye on the people on Nagashima."
His eyes gleamed with a dark light. "Keep an eye on it. Don't give the Special Higher Police any chance to monopolize the work."
“I understand,” Koizumi Shinzo said.
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Yihe Road.
To avoid being eavesdropped on and monitored, Cheng Qianfan simply took Li Hao for a stroll and talked in the villa's courtyard.
"Brother Fan, is the situation bad?" Li Hao asked in a low voice.
"It is a bit tricky." Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly. "The enemy probably already knows what Taozi and her husband look like through the photos on the records of their good citizen certificates."
“The enemy will definitely conduct thorough checks at all checkpoints and key transportation routes,” Cheng Qianfan said. “Under these circumstances, a smooth evacuation will not be easy.”
"And Taozi's mother-in-law is pregnant," Li Hao said thoughtfully. "It's really troublesome."
“It’s not the worst-case scenario yet.” Cheng Qianfan took the cigarette Li Hao handed him, lit it with a lighter, took a light puff, and said, “At least the enemy doesn’t know Taozi’s identity, which to some extent determines that the enemy’s level of attention to Taozi has not reached its peak.”
“Yes, if the enemy knows Taozi’s identity, it won’t just be a roadblock; they might search high and low.” Li Hao nodded and said, “The enemy is obsessed with capturing our people and won’t let any opportunity slip by.”
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