Suzuki and others directed various people to search around the city, and the results were touching. On the contrary, good news came from outside the city that they had almost forgotten.
After He Changwen had a confrontation with the smuggling forces, Ttech secretly dispatched a group of experienced intelligence personnel outside the city to disguise the whereabouts of the intelligence agency.
There has been no harvest, and the city is so busy that Suzuki almost forgot about it, but in the end, news came, and he found out the whereabouts of the intelligence department personnel, and even found out the location of the meeting.
Suzuki and others, who were originally in a low mood, were immediately overjoyed and prepared to mobilize all their troops to kill the people.
"Should we be more cautious? Not long after the opponent in the city started to attack, they immediately discovered the opponent's whereabouts outside the city and found the opponent's gathering place. Isn't it a bit too lucky?"
Yan Ye still poured some cold water on it. It was neither too sad nor too joyful. Once you get too emotional, you may misjudge and lead to bad consequences.
Suzuki and Matsushita calmed down, and the three of them studied it carefully. They could not rule out whether this was a trap, but they did not find any trace of it.
It is definitely impossible to watch without moving. The goal is basically to punt the boat. They will separate in the morning and meet up at the agreed place in the evening for communication. The location is not fixed.
Moreover, according to the news sent back, the target was extremely alert and careful, making it very difficult to track. They also accidentally discovered the suspicious target in the afternoon, and then followed them to the meeting point and found other suspicious people.
During the tracking and investigation process, the slightest approach almost aroused suspicion. This kind of behavior would be extremely difficult to follow outside the city, and these people might not be able to be followed tomorrow.
After some discussion, the three decided to let Mr. Emura pull all the smuggling armed forces under his command over to cooperate with their actions.
Although these people can only serve as cannon fodder when they participate, they are still strong in numbers. If this is a trap and the situation goes wrong, the people who are covering them can still retreat.
Suzuki immediately informed Emura-kun that the other party's work had been stopped recently and could be dispatched at any time. In order to speed up, Suzuki also contacted and used a fast motorboat owned by a Japanese businessman.
Panasonic also recalled a team of nearly thirty men, led by Machida Yu, an older and experienced sergeant who had just retired from the field force, and was very suitable for this operational mission.
"Matsushita-kun, I have asked people to prepare some rifles and grenades on the ship. You can also distribute some weapons provided by Chief Takeuchi. You must not suffer more losses from this."
There was a fierce look in Suzuki's eyes. To be honest, if it wasn't inappropriate for him to go, he really wanted to bring people and weapons to have a head-on battle with his opponent in person.
Panasonic nodded. These weapons were originally what he requested from his superiors. How could he not use them when the time comes?
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"...Tweet, Tweet, Tweet..."
In the afterglow of the evening light, foraging birds and pigeons were seen hovering and flying over the golden rice fields that were lazily nibbling here and there, and from time to time they plunged into the rice waves without anyone noticing.
The adults held bamboo tubes and branches, waving or banging them, to drive away the birds that flew from their fields to steal food.
The young men, holding slingshots made of tree branches, drew their heads and tails close to the birds that had fallen to rest.
Of course, there are also those who are very accurate and can hit a small sparrow directly from dozens of meters away. As soon as the prey flutters its wings and lands, a bunch of little kids behind them will rush forward.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Wang Shoufei, who was squatting on the ridge on the shore and chatting with the Tian family from time to time, couldn't help but have some memories.
Although his family is a hunter, they still have several acres of thin fields. Not to mention that when the grain is ripe for harvest, birds and wild boars will come out of the mountains to destroy the fields. They will also help the farmers in the village while hunting...
"Brother Fei, something seems to be wrong. Granny Longzi's boat just sailed past us not far away, but there is no one from Granny Longzi's family on the boat."
Li Laigeng sat next to Wang Shoufei and handed him a cigarette. He looked like he was talking and laughing, but in fact he was whispering.
"Is this the old fish-killing woman you talked about on the boat just now?" Wang Shoufei also cooperated with the acting, but kept asking questions.
The Granny Longzi mentioned by Li Laigeng is an old woman who lives on the shore and kills, cuts and cooks fish for others. That is to say, passing boat passengers can bring fish to her for processing.
If you have good knife skills, the fish can be cut cleanly and neatly for you. You can just butcher it without cooking it. She will help you cut it into the most suitable thickness and size for soup, porridge, frying and even raw fish.
There is no charge for this, just keep some fish heads, tails and offal, and she will make porridge and vegetables for her son’s shop next door to sell. The fish she cooks is excellent, and many people will give her some money.
Help cook.
Li Laigeng passed by during the day, and it was time for dinner. He saw a bunch of boats gathered there, so he went to join in the fun, had lunch, and learned a lot about the other party.
The reason why she is called Grandma Longzi is because there used to be a poor fisherman who asked her to cook fish for her sick daughter, but she had no money to cook it, so he gave her a small alligator.
The crocodile was not big. It was probably just one or two months old. Although it was listless, it was still alive. Grandma Longzi was quite superstitious and wanted to kill it, but then she remembered that the other person's child was sick and wondered if there was any connection.
I didn't dare to do it, but after raising it for a few days, a businessman passed by and saw the alligator. He boasted that it was a dragon son, and the mother-in-law of the dragon son didn't even dare to kill it, so she kept it alive.
Although she returned to the river after being raised, she often moved around Granny Longzi's shop and sometimes begged for food, so many people began to call her Granny Longzi.
Grandma Longzi’s boat is an ordinary small black awning. The bamboo awning was woven by her skillful wife herself. It is tight and fine, and the edges are evenly woven with patterns. It is said that a lot of blood was drawn on her hands when weaving.
Grandma Longzi's mouth is so tight that she won't let outsiders use it, and she will even scold others if they touch it.
"...I basically saw all of Longzi's family, including her son, daughter-in-law and a few boys at that time. There was no Longzi family on the ship.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And the guy who punted the boat always used to put the bamboo canopy on the boat. Grandma Longzi cherished the bamboo canopy, and she would definitely not put it on the boat.
Lend it to the boatman who has this habit."
Wang Shoufei agreed with him. The older the old man is, the more stubborn he is. Isn't this kind of thing easy to give in to?
"What you mean is that someone forcibly borrowed or even robbed Grandma Longzi's boat, and the people on the boat may have come for us to follow and monitor us?"
Li Laigeng shook his head slightly and said: "Maybe it's not just surveillance, but a move against us. Granny Longzi's place will be surrounded by many boats most of the time. Granny Longzi's boat is the innermost one.
There are many people on the boat, and Granny Longzi is probably the most noisy and resistant. Her boats are all here, which shows that the other party has a large number of people, and the other party may have borrowed all the boats on site."
"It's the last moment. Unexpectedly, something happened!" After Li Laigeng's analysis, Wang Shoufei was basically sure that this was for them, because he had felt peeping in the afternoon.
Wang Shoufei was a little helpless. They met up so early today because the mission was coming to an end. The remaining work was left to explore the whole morning tomorrow. It was estimated that they would be able to gather up the team and return at noon.
Who would have expected that someone would be watching at this moment? But fortunately, it was discovered at this time, otherwise the consequences would be if he were taken back...
"Brother Fei, what should we do now?" Li Laigeng continued to act on the surface, but asked in a low voice.
"Eat the food first, but don't eat until you're full. Let the brothers know, but don't take precautions. Gather your things before eating. The equipment has been properly distributed. Always be prepared to take your things and evacuate by land."
"Lao He and the others escaped by land last time, so the other side should be more prepared, right? Isn't it a little more dangerous?"
Li Laigeng was a little worried. At noon, there were basically nearly ten boats gathered there, and there might be more in the afternoon. There were definitely a lot of enemies coming.
"The waterway is more dangerous. If you rely on rocking and props, the boat speed cannot be increased at all, and you cannot escape quickly. You are a living target on the boat. We have the only option of taking the waterway."
Li Laigeng nodded, handed another cigarette, smiled and chatted a few words, and walked down the river embankment with a relaxed and comfortable look on his face. He said hello to the brothers who were cooking in the bow of the boat, opened the pot, looked at it, and chatted for a while.
After saying a few words, I entered the boat canopy.
As for Wang Shoufei, he continued to sit on the river embankment, chatting with Tian Jiashi here and there. They now said to the outside world that they were errand boys for grain merchants.
It is not uncommon to drive a boat to various places to check the growth, yield, and quality of rice. After all, the pricing of new rice, purchase volume, etc., all need to be determined based on these conditions.
Large grain merchants, speculators, etc. who cannot trust the feedback from small grain merchants in various places will arrange their own people to go to various places to personally check and ask questions.
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"Master Wan, you are still where you are. Our people have blocked both sides. As long as you give the order, we can take action immediately."
A small sampan was quickly pushed against the side of a larger boat. A man skillfully jumped onto the bow of the boat, bowed his hands to a shorter man and spoke.
Although what he said seemed to be good news, there was not much joy on the man's face, and instead there was worry between his brows.
The short and stocky man just nodded without saying anything. After a while, two more people rushed back to report back.
One person said that he had taken a closer look and found that there was nothing suspicious around him, and there were not many abnormalities such as the draft of the awning. He estimated that there should be no more than 20 people on the three boats.
Another person reported back, saying that he had checked the surrounding waterways and found no suspicious persons or places within one or two kilometers.
After hearing this, Mr. Wan waved his hand and motioned for a few people to go to the stern of the boat, and then started discussing with a few people around him.
After a while, these people quietly disembarked from the boat and landed on the shore, carrying or carrying items wrapped in sacks, followed by a group of people from several boats behind.
"For the next table, you go and communicate it. You will take action after half an hour. If the other party makes any changes during this period, take action immediately and fire a gun or send a signal to alert others. Do you understand?
Don't be timid and afraid of fighting. When the time is up or the other party makes any changes, you must immediately pounce on them and bite them to death. Otherwise, you will be shot by them. Don't blame me for not warning you."
The Wan Ye called the few people back and gave them a warning before letting them leave. He also moved the boat forward and stopped one or two hundred meters away from the boats hiding in the bend of the river.