HBWnovel Chapter 1690 This job can't be done anymore
Chapter 1690 This job can't be done anymore
76 Jesfield Road, Shanghai.
The Wang Jingwei regime's secret service headquarters, the director's office.
Li Shiqun hung up the phone and instructed his secretary, Ding Li:
"Secretary Ding! Call Wu Shibao over."
Ding Li said worriedly, "Director! Are you really going to assassinate the Shadow Agency Chief?"
Li Shiqun sneered, "Tojo Seifu is a retainer of Tojo Ingei, the Prime Minister of Japan. If I don't listen to him, he will kill me immediately."
Ding Li shook her head and said, "The Shadow Agency Chief is Section Chief Aoki's husband, a general in the Japanese military. If you assassinate him, you will surely lose your life as well."
Li Shiqun said with a sinister smile, "Based on my several encounters with the Shadow Bureau Chief, I've found him to be rather mild-mannered. Even if I can't kill him, I won't retaliate with deadly force."
Ding Li shook her head and said, "The Shadow Agency Director is gentle, but Aoki Lotus is not. Also, can you guarantee that there are no Aoki Lotus people in No. 76?"
Li Shiqun waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, we are just carrying out the Prime Minister's mission. We'll pretend we don't know who the assassin is and get through this for now."
Ding Li asked in confusion, "Why would Tojo Inuchi assassinate the Shadow Agency Chief?"
Li Shiqun sneered, "It's said that the Shadow Bureau Chief killed his younger brother, cousin, and other relatives. If I successfully assassinate the Shadow Bureau Chief, I can also rise to the top. Haha!"
Ding Li sighed, "Alas! Offending the Shadow Bureau Chief is probably not going to end well."
Li Shiqun scolded, "You jinx! Quickly call Wu Shibao here. I need to give him an assassination mission. Once this guy has done this big thing, he can die."
"Yes!"
Ding Li reluctantly accepted the order, secretly thinking to herself,
"You're just going to mess around! You'll be finished sooner or later."
Zhenjiang, Yangtze River Wharf.
Xiang Chu and his entourage boarded the "Wanling" ship and checked into the VIP cabin.
Liu Zhengxiong and Ma Fugui shared a cabin with a radio set up inside.
The radio immediately crackled to life, as if it were urgent intelligence.
Ma Fugui hurriedly copied down and translated the telegram, exclaiming in surprise: "Quartermaster! Chen Mao has called to say that the 76th Division has dispatched over a hundred agents overnight to set up a post at the intersection of the Shanghai-Nanjing Highway in the western suburbs of Shanghai to carry out an assassination operation."
Liu Zhengxiong took the telegram and asked doubtfully, "Is it targeting us? No! I'll report to the chief of staff."
He rushed to Xiang Chu's VIP cabin and knocked on the door.
Xiang Chu opened the door and asked with a smile, "Aren't you sleepy after driving all this way?"
Liu Zhengxiong handed over the telegram and said urgently, "What are you doing! Take a look at the telegram Chen Mao sent. I think this operation by No. 76 is aimed at us."
Xiang Chu took the telegram and nodded, saying, "The fact that the 76th checkpoint is setting up a checkpoint on the Shanghai-Nanjing Highway at this time, could it be targeting us? But does Li Shiqun dare to mess with me? Does he want to die?"
Liu Zhengxiong said irritably, "He must have been instructed by someone. Ask your Japanese wife. I'm going to sleep now."
Having said this, he turned around and slipped away.
Yu Xiaowan came out of the inner room and asked, "Brother Chu! What's Uncle Liu doing here?"
Xiang Chu closed the cabin door, handed her the telegram, and said with a wry smile, "The 100 agents of No. 76 launched an assassination operation overnight. I have a feeling it's aimed at us."
Yu Xiaowan took the telegram and said thoughtfully, "Now that Zhou Hai has surrendered, he is the superior of No. 76. Why not ask him? He left his radio call sign."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Okay! You ask him first. If he doesn't know, I'll ask Qingmu Lianhua."
Yu Xiaowan sent a telegram and awaited a reply.
Wang Manxue stepped out of the inner room and asked in confusion, "You two! Aren't you going to sleep yet, it's so late?"
Yu Xiaowan pointed to the radio and said, "Waiting for a call back."
Xiang Chu gave her the telegram Chen Mao had sent and said with a wry smile, "Luckily, I listened to you and went to Zhenjiang. Otherwise, if we had taken the Shanghai-Nanjing Highway back to Shanghai, we would definitely have been killed by the 76th Division."
Wang Manxue said incredulously, "Li Shiqun must have a death wish to harm us?"
At this time, the radio transmission sounded.
Yu Xiaowan copied and translated the telegram, and said bitterly, "Brother Chu! Zhou Hai replied that Li Shiqun, under the instructions of Tojo Aoka, the head of the intelligence group of the Shanghai Special Higher Police, sent a hundred agents to assassinate you in the western suburbs of Shanghai."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "That dog Li Shiqun is indeed acting under someone's orders."
Wang Manxue exclaimed in surprise, "People from the Shanghai Special Higher Police? Could it be that Aoki Renka ordered this?"
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "It can't be her, but she definitely knows about Tojo Aofu's situation."
Yu Xiaowan said urgently, "Quickly send a telegram to ask Qingmu Lianhua."
Xiang Chu said thoughtfully, "Tojo Aoka is her intelligence team leader, in charge of communications at No. 5 Yihe Road. Sending a telegram probably won't reach her; it would only alert her."
Yu Xiaowan suggested, "Brother Chu! There's no need for all that trouble. Just send someone to kill Li Shiqun."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "Li Shiqun is cunning and has many doubles. He has been assassinated by Kuomintang agents many times and has remained unharmed. Our people cannot be lost at his hands."
Wang Manxue suggested, "Dad! Why don't you send out a sniper to snipe the 76th Division's junior leader who has set up a post in the western suburbs of Shanghai, and give Li Shiqun a proper warning?"
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "That's acceptable!"
The residence of Tufei Yuanxian'er in Xinyang City, Henan Province.
Doihara Hamaji asked in confusion, "Masashi! Where's Ninagawa Seiemon?"
Takahashi Kosei shook his head and said, "I don't know! I didn't see him."
Doihara Hamako looked at Xiaoqi and asked, "Have you seen him?"
"no!"
Xiao Qi shook her head, paused, and then said thoughtfully.
"Your Excellency! Was Ninagawa Sei'emon killed in the ammunition depot explosion? His tent was right next to the ammunition depot at the time."
Doihara Kenji shook his head and said, "Impossible! Masashi! Take some men back and search. We need to see Ninagawa Seiemon alive or dead."
Takahashi Kosei said with a wry smile, "General! Kaifeng is too far from here, and it would be too much trouble to go back. Let's forget about it!"
Doihara Hamaji scolded, "You're as lazy as a pig. Honyu! Take some men and go find Ninagawa Seiemon."
"Hello!"
Xiao Qi bowed and accepted the order.
At this moment, a Japanese radio operator rushed over and reported: "General! Commander Tsukata Takashi of the 11th Army has sent a telegram requesting that you rush to Wuhan to attend a combat meeting."
"Takumi Tsukada invited me?!"
Doihara Hamako said happily, giving a loud order.
"Xiao Zheng! Assemble the troops immediately and rush to Wuhan."
"Hello!"
Takahashi Komasa hurriedly accepted the order.
Xiaoqi asked urgently, "General! Should I still lead men to search for Ninagawa Seiemon?"
Doihara Kenji waved his hand and said, "There's no need to look for Ninagawa Seiemon. Let him be dead. Go get my horse and hurry to Wuhan."
"Hello!"
Xiao Qi bowed and accepted the order.
Shanghai, Bazhiqiao (Eight Characters Bridge).
Wu Shibao and his agents have been stationed here.
The search continued until noon the following day, but Xiang Chu was still nowhere to be found.
Wu Shibao picked up the phone, connected with Li Shiqun, and reported:
"Director! The head of the Film Bureau hasn't come yet. Has word leaked out?"
Li Shiqun scolded, "Did you accidentally let him go?"
Wu Shibao said urgently, "Director! I know him, there's no way I'll let him go."
Li Shiqun ordered, "No need to keep watch anymore. Go and arrest the owners of Hongxin Trading Company and Chuyue Restaurant. Show the Shadow Bureau Chief a lesson. Humph!"
"Yes!"
Wu Shibao hurriedly accepted the order.
"Bang!"
A bullet pierced his forehead, killing him instantly.
Upon hearing the gunshots, Li Shiqun shouted, "What happened?"
An agent picked up the phone and reported: "Chief! Team Leader Wu has been assassinated."
The microphone fell to the ground from Li Shiqun's hand, and he muttered to himself:
"This job can't be done! It can't be done!"