The chasing ships were not very far apart, but those ships were larger and had deeper drafts, and the leading ship had probably run aground.
Looking at the enemy ship that was no longer moving forward, the middle-aged director finally understood what he meant by the small size of the ship.
Although there was still some distance, Li Laigeng and others did not stop much, quickly followed up, and followed closely behind everyone to hold down the formation.
The car also buzzed to start and was speeding on the dirt road. Fortunately, the road surface was still quite hard. It had just started raining, so it was not run over by cars or horses, and the road had not yet turned into mud and the car was stuck.
"Sir, are we going to chase them?" Matsushita, who had already merged with the other two steamboats, stared at the position where the lights disappeared from a distance, and turned to Takeuchi who came in person to ask.
"...No...Go back immediately. The other party only sent a small boat, and so many people chased it, but no gunshots have been heard yet. This situation feels very bad to me! We must rush back to the city to take control."
After listening to Panasonic's description of the handover, Takeuchi's heart sank to the bottom. He held on to a glimmer of hope and wanted to wait to see if there was any movement. Unfortunately, what he waited for was only a stronger and stronger uneasiness.
Of course, Zhu knew in his heart that if the other party really had any plans, it would be too late to rush back at this time. This was why he would rather wait.
After taking a deep look into the distance, Takeuchi did not hesitate anymore and ordered to rush back to Shanghai. The steamboats turned on their lights one after another and slowly accelerated away in the roaring river.
"...This..." Looking at another small motorboat docked at the simple pier in front of him, the middle-aged director, who was about to spit out the gall water, was slightly in a daze.
"...Uh uh..." But unfortunately, the shock only lasted for a moment, and was replaced by a rumbling stomach. All he could think about was scolding, what kind of crappy car did this driver drive? It would almost destroy others in just a few kilometers.
The driver looked calm, and there was nothing wrong with him. He glanced at the driver with a bit of surprise, and then paid no attention to him. He immediately moved everything in the back seat of the car with another brother who got off the boat and came to meet him.
Get on board.
After a while, I finally felt better. The people behind me who were running wildly on their legs finally arrived. They were all panting from exhaustion and sticking out their tongues like dogs. Even so, the middle-aged director felt that he would rather run along.
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No, Captain Li and his party of four who were holding the formation at the back all had normal expressions. They even maintained their formation and were alert to the faint light in the distance.
Looking at the figure who didn't change his expression and quickly picked up the things from the car and carried them to the boat, the middle-aged director finally understood what these people relied on. Even if they relied on two legs, they could still outrun the pursuers.
!
"...Okay...get on the boat quickly! Don't wait here!" Li Laigeng came back after delivering the things and urged everyone to wait to get on the boat. He took out a grenade.
The middle-aged director looked at this guy, reached into his pocket, and took out his ID.
Open it, wrap it a few times with thin translucent silk, then break it and wrap the other end around the grenade ring buckle.
The grenade was stuffed under the car seat and stuck, and the wire was wound a few times to shorten it. Then he turned over a page to cover the wire, and at the same time exposed the page with the photo and identity information. He carefully placed it next to the seat, as if it was not there.
Carefully left it here.
The middle-aged director watched the whole process curiously, looking left and right. It looked like it had been accidentally left behind. It looked like there was something else inside. He was about to take a closer look, but the door had already been closed.
"...Get on the boat..." Li Laigeng reminded. Looking at the light that was not very far away, the middle-aged director hurriedly followed.
He was last, and as soon as he boarded the boat, the boat immediately started to move, and the acceleration made him stagger. After carefully feeling it, this boat was faster than the previous one, and this was probably the fastest one.
"...There is a problem with the water channel behind..." the middle-aged director asked curiously as he took the towel from Li Laigeng's hand to wipe off the rainwater on his hands and face.
"Definitely! The section near the Huangpu River is very siltated, and the surrounding waterways are also heavily silted. Anyway, at the current water level, their ship would have to make at least a large circle if they want to come over..."
The waterway they entered before was before the Huangpu River turned. There was no conflict between the river flow and the waterway. Even the faster-flowing river water could drive the waterway's flow speed, taking away with it the sediment accumulated in the waterway.
Over time, the siltation in the section close to the Huangpu River is lighter, but this section is different. After the waterway entrance turns around the Huangpu River, although the river turns around, the flow of the river water here is still there.
There is a slight backflow of the river water, and the water flow in the waterway is slow, not to mention that it cannot carry away much sediment. On the contrary, the backflow of the river water brings more sedimentation, so the sedimentation on the side of the river is serious.
Since the late Qing Dynasty, the government has flawlessly maintained these waterways. Private efforts have been meager, and most of the dredging has only ensured irrigation. This time, the drought is severe and the water level has dropped seriously. This problem exists in the surrounding waterways to some extent, so navigation has been suspended one after another.
After hearing Li Laigeng's explanation, the middle-aged director was completely relieved and even surrendered. He truly admired the situation in his heart. The drought was only temporary. To be able to use this to get rid of the enemy must have been a lot of hard work.
"Remember, you have set traps for them many times, right? Can they be fooled again?" But the middle-aged director was more curious about whether the thunder in the car would explode.
"The people who are chasing us this time are probably not the same group as those in the past. They are not as cautious as those people. Moreover, they are wary of each other and will not share this information with each other. Of course, I also believe you."
The lost documents are attractive enough to them."
"...Boom..." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a violent explosion behind him, which frightened everyone. They stretched their necks and tried to look back through the portholes.
"...This...should it be that the fuel tank also exploded?" The middle-aged director was stunned for a while before tentatively asking, but he had a very bad guess in his mind.
"...No...ten kilograms of explosives were placed under the back seat in advance. They probably detonated them successfully." Li Laigeng looked a little happy.
"...I..." The middle-aged director didn't know what to say. He felt that he was sitting on a bomb just now? Now he only has one sentence and he doesn't know whether to say it or not.
When the middle-aged director was in a bad mood, there were others who were worse than him. The pier behind them was now in a state of chaos, with the sound of gunpowder everywhere even though the rain could not suppress it.
The fuel that was torn apart by the explosives flew out of the fuel tank, causing a fire that was difficult to extinguish. Under the light of the fire, there was a mess on the ground. The car had been torn into pieces, and the pieces had torn people into...
Although he acted quite cautiously along the way, watching people run away in front of his eyes, he still managed to break the defense of the people who were chasing him.
And I didn’t know whether to pursue him or not, so before I knew it, a group of people gathered at the dock, and the person who was inspecting the car, I don’t know if he was affected or something else, but after seeing the witness, he reached out and pulled it up, and then...
There will be no more...
When the people from behind arrived, they heard only wailings and mutilated human corpses in the mess. Some people's legs were weak.
"It seems that I will need to prepare more fake documents in the future. It seems to be quite useful." Li Laigeng rubbed his hooded chin and spoke, and took out a small book to write down.
This scene made many people around him subconsciously avoid it. Well, the middle-aged director also decided not to settle the score with him.
He finally understood that this group of people was completely different from what he had seen before. They were really strong, but they were also really crazy.
Mud horse! Ten kilograms! Listening to that movement, it was definitely not black powder, it was definitely high explosive! His heart was trembling just thinking about it.
"Okay, now we are temporarily stable, let's check the ransom!" After writing down, Li Laigeng spoke.
The director naturally had no objection, calmed down his mood, and asked someone to open the suitcase and check it one by one. After checking, there was no problem. Except for the two yuan used to compensate for abandoning the ship, everything was exactly the same.
Moreover, in the previous discussions, both parties were focused on guarding against possible calculations on the side. They only discussed the amount of the ransom and did not discuss the issue of the public title.
As for the other party, maybe he didn't want to make any more mistakes in the matter of redeeming people, so he chose to measure it by weighing, which was much more than the director expected.
After the inventory was completed, Li Laigeng tore off a piece of paper from the book and said: "This is the recorded bullet number. Now we still carry each person in one box. Please record the corresponding person.
Our layout is basically done here. If there is a problem later, we may need to run away with the gold. At that time, we will each be responsible for corresponding boxes. If there is a problem, we will find whoever has the problem."
The director did not refuse. A box of ten kilograms, three hundred and twenty taels, is not a small amount. If there are no restrictions, there is no guarantee that no one will be tempted. After taking it, he will record the box and the person one by one.
After watching the recording, Li Laigeng nodded and said: "Okay, the gold will be officially handed over to you. You can take care of it yourself. We will no longer be responsible for any problems."
"...What do you mean..." The director was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and asked in disbelief.
"Literally, the ransom is all your responsibility. I spent two yuan on your behalf before. If necessary, we can make up for it."
"...How...how can this be done? It shouldn't be appropriate to dispose of such a large ransom like this, right? And also give it all to us?"
The middle-aged director only felt happy for a moment when such a large sum of money was thrown at his head, and then he frowned. This was not an appropriate way to divide the situation!
"Don't ask me about this. The arrangement above is not for you to divide it privately. In addition to taking a few pieces of gold as a bonus for this operation and additional compensation for casualties in previous operations related to this operation, the rest must be regarded as
Use public funds.
Just treat it as the funds allocated from above. Don't send money to various parties for this, otherwise you won't be left behind much. The money will have to be withdrawn, but as the harvest of this operation, you have control over the funds.
The meaning above is very clear, this money must be spent where it should be used, and at the same time, relying on this fund can also alleviate some of the problems caused by your internal investigation."
After listening, the middle-aged director felt that if it was true as what the other party said, then they had really taken advantage of it, but it also meant that they owed someone a huge favor.
He is not afraid of owing favors. After all, if he exchanges this money for illusory favors, he will definitely make money, but he is still worried about something going wrong.
After all, this is not a small number. If it was only worth tens of thousands, he would definitely not hesitate, but this is worth one to two hundred thousand or even more.
Without blinking at the other party, he compensated the ship with two gold bars. I was afraid that this was true, but even so, I still felt unsure.
However, Li Laigeng didn't care what he thought. After talking about the matter, he went directly into the back cabin. After seeing that there was no movement behind the ship, he estimated that he should have escaped smoothly.