"This is a rough portrait of the corpse. The facial contour and some features should be 70-80% consistent, but the overall resemblance may only be 50-60%, but it can also be used for rough identification.
If necessary, I can also examine the remaining corpses and draw rough portraits, so that you can check and confirm their specific identities later."
She said she wanted to help, but Lu Xiaoying was obviously a little unhappy. This time, people questioned and doubted her judgment. No matter how good her temper was, it was a bit unbearable.
"...I'm sorry..." Wang Hefeng spoke again seriously, thrust the portrait into the hands of the team members, and gave them to the chariot.
"But Miss Lu, I may really need your help to draw a rough portrait of these corpses. To find the witnesses, you have to draw a detailed drawing. Otherwise, the subsequent identification and filing work will be difficult. Please understand."
Lu Xiaoying said nothing, nodded slightly and continued to draw the target's portrait. She was the only one who could do this job at the moment, although other portrait artists recruited by the intelligence office had made good progress under her guidance and were now able to do their own job.
But as time goes by in this field, the gap between the two parties becomes wider and wider. Just like between painters, Lu Xiaoying's talent is obviously very suitable for this work, and she has begun to leave others far behind.
"...Boom...Puff...Boom..." A fierce exchange of fire interrupted the silence between the two. Wang Hefeng signaled to Lu Xiaoying to stay still, and immediately led people to the place where the exchange of fire occurred.
The exchange of fire was not far away, at a house on another street 60 to 70 meters away in a straight line. When Wang Hefeng and his team arrived, the team members were already treating the wounded. The scene was a bit busy, and there were women and children sobbing and crying.
"What's going on? What happened? How come so many people were injured?" Wang Hefeng stopped a team member to ask about the situation, and kept asking questions.
"Two children of this family were kidnapped. They asked the owner and his wife to help cover up their presence, otherwise they would kill the children. We had already asked and searched them twice, but for some reason the other party rushed out and shot them.
It may be that the second inquiry and search made the other party think that we might have suspected this place. In order to avoid being surrounded and annihilated, they rushed out and opened fire on us, hoping to pull people to support the team.
The investigation team noticed the red eyes of the hostess and the strange expression of the man, but they did not want to rashly alert the enemy, so they continued to investigate and inquire, and they were already on guard and paying attention.
However, the opponent's attack was too sudden, and for some other reasons, our team members during the investigation did not avoid it in time. We were shot twice in the torso. The serious injuries were bandaged and sent to the hospital.
The following action team members reacted quickly, avoided the fatal part and counterattacked to kill the opponent. However, they were also shot in the side. Fortunately, it only penetrated the flesh and the injury was not too serious.
However, because the opponent was holding the child as a shield, the counterattack did not kill the person immediately, allowing the opponent time to pull the grenade. The man rushed forward to save the child, but the grenade exploded as soon as he picked up the child and took two steps.
The man's back was bruised and bloody, and he was sent to the hospital, but it was not clear whether he could be saved. The child was held in his arms, and only his hands and feet were affected by the shrapnel. After checking, there should be no injuries to the bones, blood vessels, or muscles. At present,
He was also sent to the hospital with his father.
The hostess was checking on another child in the house at the time and was not affected, but now she is a little out of control and has a breakdown, and we can't comfort her."
The team member smiled bitterly, stepped forward a little, and said in a low voice: "The members of the action team carefully checked and confirmed the condition of this family, and also carefully searched the bodies of the two injured people, and only let them go after confirming that there were no problems."
"Be careful..." Although Wang Hefeng didn't know clearly that this was a lesson learned by members of the action team who had suffered losses before, he still gave a positive evaluation of this behavior.
"Where are the people? Is it a target?" Wang Hefeng asked, without much unrealistic hope in his heart.
"...No..." The subordinate shook his head and explained: "At that time, the members of the action team saw his face clearly. It was not similar to the one in the portrait. Moreover, the damage to the other person's face was not serious. They could still distinguish it. After careful inspection, the face
There’s nothing fishy about it.”
"Did they hold the portrait for questioning at that time?" Since he didn't have any hope, Wang Hefeng naturally stopped worrying too much and asked about other details.
"...Yes..." The subordinate nodded and replied: "The teams that conducted the second investigation and inquiry were all sent out again after receiving the portraits. Is there a problem with this?"
"It is estimated that the other party took action after knowing the situation of the portrait. He did not suspect that he was exposed and was trying to back someone up. He probably made some noise to remind us of our goal. I was careless this time and did not warn you to take precautions."
"So, our target is in this town? In that case, should we act quickly to prevent him from escaping again?"
"...No, no, no..." Wang Hefeng waved his hand directly and said with a smile: "We are not the ones who should be anxious now. We just need to follow the steps and remind the brothers to be careful.
Now I can't wait for him to move! This large area on the west side of the Yangtze River is now under our full control. The other party has neither foreign aid nor the strength to break through the blockade. The power that can be used is limited.
The more he moves, the more power he consumes. If he doesn't move, he won't be able to know too many changes in the external situation. Moreover, our investigation is still pressing step by step. He has to move even if he doesn't move. If he moves, he will consume his energy.
He doesn't have much strength, and sooner or later he has to show up.
Besides, I'm not stupid. I've been on guard against him for a long time. I've already made all the arrangements I need to make, and I'm just waiting for him to surrender... Well... I still can't be careless, so..."
As he talked, Wang Hefeng felt that he was a little complacent. After thinking about it carefully, he called the team members to his side and made some arrangements in a low voice.
After the arrangements were made, Wang Hefeng went into the house to check, and finally stopped in front of the mother and daughter who made several grown men at a loss.
Although his subordinates had no way of dealing with the mother and daughter, and the matter continued to be delayed without resolution, they did not use coercion or intimidation against the mother and daughter, which made Wang Hefeng quite surprised but also quite satisfied.
He knew very well that most of the team members under him were not good guys and did a lot of bad things. However, during this operation, he unexpectedly found that both his team members and the members of the action team were much more restrained.
It’s not surprising when you think about it. In the past, all we did to our countrymen and even our own people were dirty jobs that were unconscionable. There was almost no sense of accomplishment or honor in doing those things. Instead, many people were broken and had little ability to do anything.
He would care about the slightest bit of face and reputation, or do those things, but he doesn’t have these things in the first place.
But things are different now, fuck the Japanese! This is to deal with foreign invaders. It is easy to be affected by the simple thoughts and emotions of right and wrong, integrity, honor and disgrace in the individual's heart. It produces a sense of honor and accomplishment, and then unconsciously defends these.
Something that manifests externally is discipline and improvement in the way you act, especially when facing your own people.
In fact, not only the team members, but many military officers and leaders, including him, have also changed. Otherwise, how could they have spent their own money to pay for the treatment of the military and police, and even arranged to go to a good hospital? As for civilians like this family, it would be even less possible.
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Although this change may have put more shackles on his subordinates, Wang Hefeng still believed that this was not a bad thing. After all, his subordinates acted without any scruples, which sometimes made him feel uncomfortable.
It is safer to work with people who have scruples and restraints than with people who are unscrupulous. And although there are good gains in the current confrontation with the Japanese, Wang Hefeng is very clear-headed that this is an extremely difficult enemy to deal with.
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He has been in the industry for a long time, and he knows very well that engaging in intelligence work is extremely anti-human. Most of the time, without giving him a position and money, people will ignore the safety of their lives and work anonymously in the enemy camp, putting them in danger.
Many times, you still need some faith, something illusory like faith, to rely on or mentally coax yourself to convince yourself that it is worth it, especially in the face of extreme danger and difficulty, and you will die if you make a mistake.
enemies of the earth.
Facing an opponent like the Japanese, his subordinates and even himself may be in extremely dangerous situations in the future. By then, this idea may be their only self-comfort and support.
"Don't worry, we have arranged for your husband to be sent to a big hospital in the city for treatment. We will fully bear the cost. You don't have to worry about it. If you want to visit and accompany him, we can arrange it.
Your son was protected by your husband and only suffered flesh wounds. He was able to be alive and kicking after being raised for a few months. To be honest, I admire him very much. He is a father worthy of respect..."
After all, he is a veteran in intelligence, and he is not like those rough guys who used to resort to tricks in the past. He naturally knows how to calm the other party's emotions and make them let down their guard and worry.
When the other party stopped crying and everyone, one big and one small, stared at him with wide eyes, Wang Hefeng knew that there was no problem.
"...Don't worry...we will do what we say! However, your husband is seriously injured and is currently being arranged for rescue. Don't worry too much. It's useless to worry. Now I need your cooperation to provide some information and find out what happened behind the scenes."
man of."
As he talked, Wang Hefeng couldn't bear to deceive the other party, and he didn't know whether he was touched or something else, so he told the truth.
Fortunately, the other party was not as weak as expected. Although he still fell into the corner again, he wiped his tears and nodded. Wang Hefeng breathed a sigh of relief and spoke at the same time.
"After the interrogation just now, did the other party ask about the situation of the portrait?" Wang Hefeng paid careful attention to his wording, not wanting the other party to misunderstand what they wanted to pursue, and the first question also chose something irrelevant.
"...Yes...he threatened the child with a gun. We have to tell him everything that happened outside, otherwise he will shoot the child... ugh...
When we talked about the portrait, he asked a few questions, and we didn't dare to hide it, so we told him. Suddenly, he hugged the child and rushed out. The father of the child chased him out, and a gun rang out from behind. I asked Nizi to hide.
It’s time to get out, everyone has fallen to the ground... ugh..."
The child's mother explained the situation while crying. Fortunately, the explanation was very clear and Wang Hefeng did not have to open the wound again.
"...By the way...we have seen the person in your portrait..." Before Wang Hefeng could ask any questions, the child's mother revealed a bombshell situation.