Looking at the small steamer slowly chasing out, Lin Mo frowned and asked: "Old Zheng, the other party's ship must have been modified, right?"
"It's not that it should be, it's that it must be..." Zheng Junshan shook his head helplessly and said: "The sound of starting up just now is obviously the diesel engine, and the boiler on the ship is obviously a scam.
I made a mistake this time, thinking that the other party had no chance of escaping to the boat. I didn’t expect these people to be so powerful in combat. If I had known it would be like this, I would have spared no effort and got a diesel-powered boat over."
"It wouldn't have worked if I had known..." Lin Mo shook his head and explained: "I roughly estimated the speed of the boat just now, and it has already reached more than thirty knots.
Judging from the width of the water spray at the stern of the boat, there are at least two propellers, and there should be two diesel engines installed in the boat, and it is probably better to choose a good diesel engine regardless of cost."
"Fuck..." Zheng Junshan couldn't help but cursed and said: "It seems that we have to apply to the higher authorities to get a few ships with excellent performance. Otherwise, how can we bear the losses on the waterways again and again?
Last time it was the water bandits who broke out directly from our encirclement and couldn't catch up with the boat. This time it happened again.
By the way, there are also guns. We are equipped with high-power pistols, but we are still at a disadvantage. It seems that we can’t do it without rifles!”
Lin Mo nodded and said: "It is true that we need to increase our firepower, but the rifle is a bit too long. Our operations are generally in residential areas, and some of them are not easy to use.
When you get a chance, talk to Lao Wu and ask him to shorten the rifle and change the stock to a folding or pull-out type to make it a carbine. Although it is definitely not as powerful as a genuine rifle, it is still enough for us to use."
"Hmm..." Zheng Junshan thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's okay, but having said that, Lao Lin, do you think these people holding rifles are a little strange?
As a spy operation, it is not common to use rifles. Not only were there more people this time, almost half of them used them. The action style of these people did not look like spies. From the performance point of view, they looked like elite soldiers. It was the same as what I encountered in the last operation.
Those two people."
"Old Zheng, you have already guessed it, why do you come to ask me?"
"Let me ask you what you think! I don't understand why these people were sent here."
"Hmm..." Lin Mo pondered for a moment and then said, "There are only a few reasons, either because the things are too important and I don't feel comfortable sending these people to escort them.
Either the other party doesn't have enough manpower, and it's not a latent operation anyway, so they send people out to perform the task for a few days. The requirements don't have to be so high, so they are sent over.
Of course, it may be for surveillance and other reasons, or it may be for several reasons, which is unknown.
Don’t pay too much attention to the reason. Although these people have strong fighting ability, they certainly don’t know much about the situation, and they are not of much value to us. Just kill them directly next time we encounter them.”
"Hmm..." Zheng Junshan also agreed with Lin Mo's statement. This kind of goal itself is not valuable and difficult to deal with. It is really not cost-effective to spend all the effort to catch it.
"Captain Lin, the casualty statistics are out, take a look!" After Lin Mo and the two talked, He Changwen came forward to report.
"Tell me about it!" Lin Mo did not take the handed order, but motioned to He Changwen to tell him the situation.
"Team Lin and Team Zheng, a total of six of our people were injured this time. None of them are life-threatening. Three of them were seriously injured. We have arranged for people to be sent back to the hospital.
There were nineteen Japanese spies, and eighteen of them were all killed on the spot. The remaining one had one of his legs broken by the bombing, and his stomach was torn open by shrapnel. He would definitely not be able to survive. When I came, he was the last one left.
tone.
By the way, we checked the warehouse and found sixteen warehouse guards and six corpses. Ten of the sixteen guards were knocked unconscious and tied up. Five hid after hearing the noise, and one
It was the guy who shot, and no one survived without any injuries."
"And those who were beaten unconscious and tied up? Didn't the Japanese kill everyone?" Zheng Junshan asked, somewhat puzzled.
He Changwen didn't know how to explain it, so Lin Mo replied: "I didn't kill them all. I took a look when I sneaked in and they were knocked unconscious and tied to the bed."
"Oh... I was mistaken. I smelled the smell of blood when I sneaked in. I glanced at the man and stabbed him to death on the bed. I thought he was dead!"
Lin Mo listened and said: "The other party sent people to sneak in, and the purpose should be to tie up most of the people. After all, there are more than 20 people. Killing them all will definitely make a big fuss. These people probably don't want to make a fuss.
So big.
How can the Japanese be so restrained and still survive? Now I am becoming more and more interested in this batch of goods. What is it that makes the other party send more than 20 people here? And they also bring a modified small steamer?
"
Hearing Lin Mo's words, He Changwen replied: "Team Lin, although the other party has not started moving the goods yet, the inventory warehouse has been roughly determined.
We found a torn cargo list on the hand of a guard guarding the corpse. It was from Room 2 of Warehouse No. 5. It should be one of the warehouses. Do you need to fetch the goods?"
"Don't move yet, wait a minute..." After Lin Mo finished speaking, he pointed to the team members diving up and down in the water under the pier, and asked: "Changwen, what are they doing?"
"Oh... I was touching something. I just saw the Japanese spies escaping back to the ship. When one of them was hit and fell down, something was thrown off the ship. I asked people to go down and look for it to see if they could find it."
"Well..." Lin Mo nodded and said, "If you can't find it after searching, let someone come up! Don't get sick this late at night.
The goods in the warehouse should not be moved for the time being. The weapons brought by the spies and the various items found should be temporarily gathered together and put away.
As for the warehouse guards, those who have been killed should gather their bodies properly, and those who are still alive should be gathered together for the time being, and we will deal with them later."
"I've found it, I've found it..." Just as Lin Mo finished his words, the team members who went down into the water raised something and shouted out. He Changwen hurriedly said goodbye and rushed over.
At the same time, the noise of a large group of people came from the direction of the back warehouse, making it chaotic.
"People are here, let's go, Old Zheng, it's time for us to go over and solve the problem."
"Hmm..." Zheng Junshan responded and walked towards the back door with Lin Mo.
Outside the back door, Shi Baocun, along with a group of team members and Cheng Dalin, stopped a large number of people dressed as villagers. The villagers held torches and shovels, hoes, and guns in their hands, and stood in confrontation with the team members and police officers.
The leader was a bald man with a sinister face and a butcher's knife in his hand. He rushed to the front of the team and was surrounded by people with guns. Although most of them were native guns, there were still a few people equipped with box cannons.
"That big bald man is the boss of this black warehouse. He used to be a pig butcher in the village. When the current situation was turbulent, he recruited a group of people to protect the village. After the situation stabilized, he started this business..."
Zheng Junshan had already told Lin Mo what he knew, and the two of them walked through the crowd and came to the front.
When the bald man saw Lin Mo and the two approaching, everyone around him took the initiative to get out of the way. Knowing that the real owner was coming, he quickly calmed down the noisy people behind him.
Zheng Junshan didn't want to talk nonsense, so he took out the certificate, opened it, stood it in front of the bald head, and said, "You should know or have heard of this certificate, right?"
The bald head took a closer look, and his eyes suddenly focused, his brows furrowed, his eyes wandering among the people, and his expression changed again and again.
"Okay, Shazhu Liu, it seems you know each other, why don't you come in and talk alone?"
Shazhu Liu is the nickname of the big bald man. Hearing what Zheng Junshan said, he hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded, appeased the villagers who followed, and followed in with two of his men.
Lin Mo took out his cigarettes, handed one to Shazhu Liu, one to himself and Zheng Junshan, and threw the rest to the two men brought by Shazhu Liu.
Even though it is just a small move, it can actually have quite a big effect. On the one hand, it can dispel some of the doubts of the three of them and make them understand that they and others do not have any malicious intentions. On the other hand, it can also be done to the outside world to avoid making wild guesses.
think.
"Two sirs, I wonder what happened tonight? My people?..."
Lin Mo heard this and replied: "There is something wrong with the batch of goods you have stored here. There should be something wrong with the cargo order. The other party couldn't take it away, so they chose to rob it.
This group of people is our target. We have been keeping an eye on them for a while. Today, they suddenly started taking action and followed us.
After the other party sneaked into the warehouse, they were hit by your hidden sentries and fired. They came into contact with our people, and then a fierce exchange of fire broke out.
As for your people, six of them were poisoned by the other side, and the rest were either beaten unconscious and tied up, or hid after hearing the noise later. Please bear with me and be patient."
After hearing this, Killer Liu fell silent and followed Lin Mo and others to the front warehouse, where the corpses and guards were gathered.
"Brother, my uncle is gone..." A young man rushed out from the group of guards and ran towards Killer Liu, crying.
Shazhu Liu comforted him and asked the young man about the situation in a low voice. The young man choked and told what he saw.
The young man was the one who fired the gun, and one of the deceased who was guarding was his uncle. The Japanese spy noticed the movement when he was sneaking in, and the Japanese spy killed him directly. Everything was witnessed by the young man, and he fired directly in anger.
After listening to the story, Shazhu Liu comforted the young man, and then asked Lin Mo: "Sir, who are those people?"
After hearing this, Lin Mo thought for a moment, walked to Shazhu Liu, and whispered: "Japanese, please help keep the secret secret and don't leak it.
You can record your grudges, but don’t take any drastic action for the time being. It’s a very important matter, so don’t get too involved in this matter.”
After hearing this, Shazhu Liu clenched his fists tightly, and after a while he exhaled and said: "A gentleman takes revenge. It is never too late in ten years. There is always a chance to pay it back. Don't worry! I just want to know what happened to those who took action today."
How are you doing?"
"Nineteen corpses were left behind, and a few people escaped on the boat. There may be one or two people who survived, but someone is already chasing them."
After saying this, the two sides fell into silence again. Finally, Shazhu Liu forced out a smile and said thank you.
Lin Mo took out the incomplete manifest, handed it over, and asked: "This is the manifest left by the other party. Please help me ask. Your people should have an impression.
The goods were transported and stored in three batches on the same day, by the same person, and in the same truck. We want to take this batch of goods away.
We will not touch or take care of other goods. This battle mainly took place in the two warehouses in the middle of the front warehouse. One warehouse is empty and the other does not have much goods. We took a look and found that the loss was not big.
The firefights in other places did not affect the warehouse. At most, stray bullets flew in and affected some, but the losses would not be huge."
After Lin Mo finished speaking, Zheng Junshan took over and said: "Your people were all killed by the opponent with daggers and bayonets. Although the bayonet is the standard bayonet of the Mauser gun, we are not using this kind of bayonet.
Our daggers are specially made, and the styles are very different. If you are worried, you can check the wound."
"Don't dare, don't dare..." Shazhu Liu responded quickly.
"Don't think too much, this is for everyone's good, so as to avoid misunderstandings and trouble, you'd better check it out!"
After saying that, Zheng Junshan took off the long and short daggers on his body. It was a style that Lin Mo had designed for his classmates. Lin Wenhua felt that it fit well after using it, so he made it standard for the whole group.
Lin Mo thought Zheng Junshan's move was a bit fussy at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he still took off his dagger and handed it over without waiting for Zheng Junshan's unreasonable behavior.
Shazhu Liu hesitated for a moment, and then he accepted it, apologized, and quickly went to the guard gathering place.
"Old Zheng, you better be careful, otherwise you will leave doubts in these people's minds, and we don't know what they will guess?"
"It's also because the dagger you made was so easy to use that we all changed it. Otherwise, we would have grown so many mouths that we couldn't explain some things clearly.
These Japanese are really cunning and cautious. Not only did their guns use Mauser rifles that we commonly equip, but they even changed their daggers."
"You can't say that. This is how people in our industry should be, cunning enough, cautious enough, and thoughtful in every aspect..."
Lin Mo and Lin Mo chatted for a while, and they didn't stop until He Changwen came over with a bag soaked in water.
"Is this what was fished out from the water? Did you find anything?"
"Hmm..." He Changwen nodded and said: "Captain Lin, Captain Zheng, I found a few photos in the bag, all of them were of Wang Jianzi. One of them was taken in Japanese clothes. He was quite young. The others were
The photos are the same, just like the ones on the certificates.
Apart from these photos, there are only belongings and some daily items. Since these items have been soaked in water, I will leave them to others to deal with first.
The property includes banknotes as well as gold, silver and copper. There are more than 20 banknotes of ten pound denomination, more than 20 small yellow croakers of gold, more than 60 pieces of gold, and some scattered copper coins.
By the way, I also found a complete inventory list, but it was a little blurry after being soaked in water, and I could only see clearly that it was Warehouse No. 5."
"Hmm..." Lin Mo nodded and said, "Give me all the little yellow croakers, and take care of the rest after you've taken care of them."
He Changwen took the little yellow croaker directly with him. Hearing what Lin Mo said, he didn't ask any questions. He took it and handed it to Lin Mo before retreating.
"You have a good eye, Old Lin. Changwen has been here for a while, but I didn't realize that he still has this ability..."
"Where... I just saw that he likes to ask questions and like to learn, so I just clicked a few words. Today, Lao Shi just happened to be dealing with the villagers, so Haicheng followed the captain out and chased him out. Let him handle these chores and get some exercise.
, this performance was also something I didn’t expect.”