At the Xi'an branch of the pharmaceutical factory, the commandos in charge of the radio station rushed into Li Hao's office.
When he saw Li Hao, he reported solemnly: "Captain, something happened at the Chongqing Pharmaceutical Factory."
"The Japanese just launched an air raid on Chongqing, and at least ten separate planes bombed the pharmaceutical factory. Except for the equipment and factory buildings in the air-raid shelters that were intact, all the exposed factories in the factory area were leveled to the ground and all the equipment was destroyed."
Li Hao took a moment to recover from the shock the news brought to him.
He had already thought about this day, but he didn't expect that she would come so quickly and so violently.
The Japanese valued pharmaceutical companies so much that they dispatched so many planes to bomb them.
Of course, he was shocked, and Li Hao didn't show much worry on his face.
Because he was already prepared.
The factories outside the air-raid shelter are all used for packaging, and the production equipment can be purchased directly in Chongqing.
Therefore, the Japanese plan to completely destroy the pharmaceutical factory is doomed to fail.
At this time, the commando continued to report: "Also, during the air raid, the Japs' agents lurking in Chongqing launched another attack on the pharmaceutical factory."
"The garrison battalion suffered heavy casualties in the air raid and failed to stop them!"
Li Hao became anxious.
He did not expect that air strikes and special agent attacks would be combined to deal with the pharmaceutical factory. This was something he had not expected at all, so he asked immediately.
"Are there any casualties among the pharmaceutical factory workers and technicians? They should have been hiding in the air-raid shelters during the air raid. As long as the entrances of the holes are guarded, no amount of Japanese spies will be able to do anything to them."
The commando looked at the telegram, frowned, and looked hesitant, not knowing how to answer.
A bad premonition flashed through Li Hao's mind and he immediately asked.
"Could it be that some air-raid shelters were breached by the Japs, causing heavy casualties among workers and technicians?"
The commando quickly denied: "No, the casualties are not big, it's just..."
At this point, the commando became hesitant again.
"Speak!" Li Hao ordered urgently and seriously.
The commandos could only bite the bullet and answer: "Most of the workers and technicians are fine. Only a group of technicians ran into the Japanese attacking troops while moving and suffered heavy casualties from a bomb."
"Deputy Director Lin was among these technicians. After the battle, there were no survivors or dead bodies."
"Captain Xiao suspected that Deputy Factory Director Lin had been captured by the Japanese, and personally led people to pursue and rescue him. Finally, he confirmed from the two prisoners that the purpose of their attack was to kidnap Deputy Factory Director Lin and send him to Nanjing."
"What?"
Li Hao was now more than anxious. He jumped up from the stool, his face full of anger, and he cursed loudly.
"What does Xiao Yuan do for food? Before we set off, I told you repeatedly that we must protect Deputy Director Lin and the technicians under her."
"If the little devils can't get the information, they will most likely start with them."
"I didn't expect that what I was most worried about happened."
"The penicillin production technology was hidden in the head of Deputy Factory Director Lin. The Japanese took her to Nanjing to get the penicillin production technology from him."
At this point, Li Hao seemed to have thought of the scene where the Japanese tortured Lin Xinran in order to produce technology.
Or maybe Lin Xinran tried to commit suicide in order to keep the secret...
No matter which result, it is not what Li Hao wants.
But one thing can be confirmed, Lin Xinran's safety is not a problem for the time being. Maybe the Japanese are coaxing her with good food and drinks in order to obtain production technology.
But this situation will definitely not last long.
After a long time, after being unable to get anything out of Lin Xinran by being soft, the Japanese will definitely use hard force on Lin Xinran, torture her, and force her to reveal the formula.
Seeing the increasing anger on Li Hao's face, the commando hesitated and continued to report: "Captain Xiao also requested a fight in the telegram: go to Nanjing City in person to rescue people. He lost Deputy Factory Director Lin. He will fight for it."
I also need to save Deputy Director Lin’s life."
"no……"
Li Hao refused without hesitation.
"Nanjing is the base camp of the Japs in China, and it is also the seat of the puppet government. It can almost be said to be the world of the Japanese. If there is no one to take care of him, if no one cooperates, going to Nanjing with just a few of his people will be the same as committing suicide.
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"Call Xiao Yuan back immediately and keep an eye on the pharmaceutical factory. No more accidents will happen, otherwise military law will be engaged."
"Inform Captain Zhang to come here and be quick."
"Also, prepare the car and set off back to Chongqing in half an hour. All the commandos will follow me back."
"Let's go to Nanjing City to save people together."
At the Eighth Route Army Office in Chongqing, the commander was startled by Li Hao's sudden arrival.
"Comrade Li Hao, aren't you in Xi'an? When did you come back?" the chief asked, frowning.
Li Hao didn't talk nonsense and directly explained his purpose: "Chief, something happened to the pharmaceutical factory?"
"I know!" the chief replied calmly.
"I knew it yesterday. I believe you must have made preparations long ago, so the loss to the pharmaceutical factory should not be too great. I am still very confident in you."
Li Hao quickly replied: "Thank you, Chief, for your trust."
"The pharmaceutical factory's losses are indeed not big, and it will take up to ten days to resume production."
"And we still have a lot of penicillin in stock, so we will definitely not interrupt the supply to the troops."
"But there was an accident during the air raid."
"The Special High School attacked the pharmaceutical factory for the second time under the cover of air strikes. Comrade Lin Xinran, the deputy director of the factory, was captured and is now on his way to Nanjing."
"Xinran has the penicillin production formula in her mind. The Japanese must be trying to get her to produce penicillin themselves."
"I decided to personally lead a team to Nanjing to arrest her. I hope the leader can contact the Nanjing underground party to provide me with some support and help."
The chief frowned and replied: "I don't agree with you going to Nanjing. It's too dangerous there. It can be described as a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. There is no difference between you going there and sending yourself to death."
"And when it comes to saving people, you are definitely not as good as our underground party lurking in Nanjing City, so your past has no meaning and only adds to chaos."
Li Hao replied resolutely: "Even if Nanjing is like a dragon's den and a tiger's den, I will fight my way in. Chief, please don't forget that Comrade Xinran is not only the deputy director of the pharmaceutical factory and controls the production formula of penicillin, she is also my wife."
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"I am not the head of the garrison now, so going to Nanjing does not violate discipline."
"So this rescue is a private matter, not a public matter."
"I also don't want to put the Nanjing underground party into crisis because of my personal affairs."
"I only need them to help me with two things: find out where the Japanese are keeping Xin Ran? Then give me a layout map of the Japanese and puppet troops in Nanjing City, and I will do the rest myself."