In early summer, at noon when the sun was hanging high, the sun was emitting light and heat without any effort, as if it wanted to dry everything on the ground. The afternoon sun seemed to have a weight, squeezing passers-by in a hurry on the street. The sweat that just came out was immediately dried, leaving only sweat stains tight on the skin. The streets were bustling with people. Although it was already lunch time, passers-by were still in a hurry for their livelihood. On a street that was not considered a main road, a middle-aged man in his early thirties was walking forward.

He kept using handkerchiefs to wipe his sweat and looked at the house numbers on the surrounding buildings from time to time, as if he was looking for an address. There were not many pedestrians on this street, and the houses facing the street were basically shops, such as Chinese medicine shops, barber shops, and small restaurants. Everything seemed to be no different from the usual days, and it seemed very normal.

Takaichi Kakugawa is very cautious. This is Nanjing and the capital of the National Government. It is not his first time to come to this city, but he must be careful to prevent accidents. As a senior agent, accidents often mean the end of his life.

According to the instructions given by the head of the Shanghai headquarters before departure, the Chinese medicine shop at No. 19 Chengxian Street was his first joint location. In fact, he had seen the Chinese medicine shop from afar through the door number, but he did not rush to go to the joint. Instead, he slowly paced and pretended to be unfamiliar to try to observe the surrounding environment and see if there was any abnormality.

The agreed joint time was twelve o'clock noon. Out of caution, Takaichi Kakugawa arrived here half an hour in advance. This is his usual style. He was very careful with the joints of the lurking team every time. This is the discipline that must be followed in intelligence work, and it is also the most important reason why he can stay in the process of many years and eventually become a senior agent.

Chengxian Street is not a very prosperous area, but the vendors who set up stalls along the road almost put the deals in the middle of the road, leaving only a narrow road with a rickshaw occasionally appearing, swaying in the narrow road. Two street policemen were hiding in the only shade and sucking cigarettes. They dusted off the broken locust corn that had fallen on their bodies from time to time, and looked at the women on the street, with barbaric and bold eyes. All of this in front of them made Takaogawa Takaogawa suddenly feel a little anxious. Although there was no cicada, Takaogawa Takaogawa's eardrums were filled with irritable noise.

The Chinese medicine shop at No. 19 Chengxian Street is an old-fashioned building with a two-story high building. The ground floor is where traditional Chinese medicine doctors sit in the hall for medical treatment and get medicine. A guise is hung on the exterior wall of the second floor, with four big words "Hanghuo" written on it. There are also several windows open next to it. It should be the room where the owner of the pharmacy shop lives.

On the side of the windowsill in the middle of the three windows, a small pot of pink roses was placed. This is a normal code, indicating that there is no safety problem at the joint location. Takaichi Kakugawa saw this pot of flowers from a distance, and his vigilance was slightly reduced. This code was known when he received instructions in Shanghai. It seems that everything is normal here and can be connected.

Takaichi Kakugawa immediately took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was 11:55, and there were still 5 minutes before the joint time. He began to speed up his pace, adjust to his normal walking speed, and walk towards the Chinese medicine shop. Suddenly, the situation suddenly changed! With a "clang" sound, the pot of roses on the windowsill on the second floor of the medicine shop was pushed down onto the street and smashed to pieces. Then a man jumped out of the window where the flower pots were originally placed, and after getting up, he limped towards the other direction of Chengxian Street.

Although the window on the second floor is not too high, it is still easy to get injured when jumping from above. The person who jumped off the building looked like he had a sprained ankle. At this time, more than a dozen casual people were rushing out from the shop opposite the Chinese medicine shop and the Chinese medicine shop. He was chasing the person who jumped off the building with a pistol, shouting, "Stop!" Two of them chased him very quickly, and they were about to catch up with the escaped person.

The man who escaped was not running fast due to his foot injury. He looked back at the pursuers behind him, knowing that he might not be able to escape due to his foot injury. So he made up his mind and grabbed a pair of scissors sold from the street stall and waved his hand. He just stabbed the scissors on the arm of a pursuer who was reaching out to grab his clothes. The pursuer screamed. The one who was stabbed by the scissors was exactly the right hand, and the pistol could not be held and fell to the ground.

Just as the escaped man went to pick up the pistol that had dropped on the ground, another pursuer had arrived and kicked the person who was picking up the gun without hesitation. The escaped man moved very quickly. As soon as he picked up the gun, he immediately rolled to the side, raised his hand to shoot the pursuer who had just kicked him. With a "bang", the other party paused for a moment, and then fell down with a bang. The gun was very accurate and directly hit the heart.

The more than ten people chasing behind him immediately dispersed as if they had heard the order and began to find a hiding place. The person with foot injury in front fired two more shots, first killing the person who was stabbed by scissors not far away, and then dragging his injured leg to shoot back while continuing to run forward. Since the gunfire sounded, all pedestrians on the street began to scream and hid in shops on both sides of the street to avoid being hit by stray bullets.

Takaichi Kakugawa was no exception. After the pot of roses fell from the window to the ground, he stopped and prepared to enter the shop closest to him. He understood that there was a big problem with the joint location, and his behavior must be made to have nothing to do with this. This is a way to protect himself. If he immediately turned around and walked away too conspicuously, it would easily attract the attention and suspicion of interested people. Walking into the shop on the street should be a normal behavior that can be explained, and he must conceal his identity.

So when he heard the gunshots on the street ringing continuously, he was terrified like other people in the shop and squatted on the ground. This is the reaction of ordinary people when they encounter a sudden gunfight. If he wants to hide his identity, he must do this. Although he was very anxious and wanted to know what was going on outside now, in order to protect himself, he could not stretch his head out to check it out.

At this time, there were no one else on the street except for the firefighting. The gunfight was very fierce, and gunfire sounded. After only a few minutes, the gunfire suddenly stopped. People who were hiding in the shops on both sides of the street still did not dare to come out, and no one had the courage to go out to inquire about the situation at this time. Takashi Kakugawa was secretly panicked in his heart. It was obvious that the joint location was controlled by the enemy, and he had even controlled the Chinese medicine shop and set up a trap to arrest the people who came to the joint.

Takaichi Kakugawa was both sad and puzzled at this moment. It was a very confidential matter to come to Nanjing to perform a mission. Why did the enemy know the news so accurately? What exactly was the problem? Takaichi Kakugawa was confused and had no idea at all. He could only temporarily put down his doubts and began to think about how to get out. At this time, the gunshots on the street had stopped for a while, but there was a sound of motorcycle engines and truck brakes.

With the sound of the brakes of trucks and motorcycles, Takaichi Kakugawa heard a burst of rapid running sounds, and it sounded that many people came from the street outside. Takaichi Kakugawa was brave and looked out of the shop window. After only one glance, Takaichi Kakugawa suddenly felt that his body was covered in blood and seemed to have frozen.

The ones who appeared on the street were a large number of strong men in dark Zhongshan suits. Takaichi Kakugawa, who had fought with the Chinese intelligence agencies many times in Shanghai, was not unfamiliar with people with such outfits. He knew that these people should be from the Military Intelligence Department of the National Government.

Like the special high school class he belongs to, Takaichi Kakugawa knew that the military intelligence department was also a secret intelligence department. The special high school class Shanghai headquarters fought with them several times. Although they stabilized the other side, they suffered heavy losses.

If the Military Intelligence Department takes action, then this sudden change will have a normal answer. The other party should have discovered the joint location from some clues and tried to use the bait to catch more fish. Unfortunately, the people in the joint suddenly rose up, not only destroying the signal representing safety, but also using their own lives to induce the ambush monitors around them to warn themselves who almost entered the trap.

Takaichi Kakugawa suddenly felt that his eyes were itchy, and he reached out to wipe his eyes lightly, and a hint of wetness appeared on his fingertips. Soon, a large number of policemen rushed over. Under the instructions of some Nakayama suits, the police who rushed to drive out all the people hiding in the shops on both sides. According to the police's instructions, Takaichi Kakugawa, like others, stood honestly on the street waiting for inquiries and identification.

The streets were full of people waiting for inspection. The 20 police officers were divided into several waves. Starting from the middle of the street, pay attention to checking the documents of these people. When they encounter suspicious signs, they have to ask a few questions. "Your ID!" A voice sounded in front of Takashi Kakugawa, who subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the other party, sighing that the other party was young, Takashi Kakugawa's heart that had been hanging tightly was secretly relaxed.

The policeman who appeared in front of Takashi Kakugawa looked very young. According to Takashi Kakugawa's judgment, the little policeman was only eighteen or nineteen years old. If he was in Japan, a young man of this age should still be still in school. After glanced at the little policeman with a firm face, Takashi Kakugawa did not hesitate at all. He just followed the other party's question and took out his ID and handed it to the other party.
Chapter completed!