Lieutenant Sakai hurriedly walked in and said: "Major, according to reliable information, the Eighth Route Army Huanggang County Brigade will attack Ba County at ten o'clock tonight!"
Hattori Hikoo stood up suddenly and said, "Night attack?"
He thought for a moment, picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Special Higher Education Department: "Hello, is this Section Chief Yamada? I'm Hattori Hikoo."
"Major, do you have any advice?" Yamada's gentle voice came on the phone.
"I would like to ask, do you know about the Eighth Route Army Huanggang County Brigade's night raid on Ba County?"
"Oh, I also received the news. Whether it is true or not requires further verification."
"There are results, please notify the gendarmerie."
"Major, you don't have to worry. I have already suggested that the headquarters send a telegram to the Aoki Squadron stationed in Ba County. Regardless of whether this information is true or false, as long as we take adequate precautions, those Tubal Road troops will not be able to invade the county.
"
"Okay, Section Chief Yamada, goodbye."
"goodbye."
Putting down the phone, Hattori Hikoo felt a little uneasy. The Aoki Squadron was a recruit squadron. Facing a county brigade of nearly a thousand members of the Eighth Route Army, if something went wrong, it would be a taboo of underestimating the enemy.
Moreover, he also knew that the establishment of the Eighth Route Army was not accurate, and it was often impossible to judge how many people they had from their numbers. A county brigade should not have more than a thousand people, otherwise it would be upgraded to an independent regiment.
After more than a dozen large-scale raids, the Japanese army encountered resistance from various county brigades of the Eighth Route Army. The actual number of troops basically exceeded a thousand, but they still used the banner of a certain county brigade.
Thinking of this, he immediately picked up the phone and dialed Yuan Wenkui's number.
"Hey, who are you looking for?"
"Let Yuan Wenkui listen to the phone."
"Who are you?"
"Kempeitai Hattori Hikoo!"
"Major, please wait a moment..." The voice on the phone immediately became polite.
After a while, Yuan Wenkui's voice came from the receiver: "Hello, Mr. Major, I am Yuan Wenkui."
"Send a report to Yuan's troops immediately and ask them to be ready and waiting for orders."
"Major, are there any combat missions tonight?"
"There may be, or there may not be, but let them prepare for battle!"
"yes!"
From Hattori Hikoo's point of view, this is a foolproof preparation. If the intelligence is true, Yuan's troops are not far from Ba County and can arrive in about an hour.
The Qingmu Squadron has nearly 200 troops, plus more than 500 Yuan's troops. It is basically foolproof in dealing with a county brigade of the Eighth Route Army, both in terms of numbers and firepower.
Yuan Wenkui did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered someone to send a report to Yuan's troops, ordering them to prepare and wait for combat orders that might be issued at any time.
After sending the telegram, he thought for a while, picked up the phone and dialed Qiuyue Lou's number.
"Hello, I'm Yuan Wenkui."
"Hey, Third Master, what are your orders?"
"Have the leopards from Yuan's army left?"
"Master Hua went to the opium shop, and he said he would go directly back to Xinjiadian from there."
"Humph, he doesn't do anything like eating, drinking, whoring, gambling or smoking!"
"Every time Mr. Hua comes to Yanjin, he always does this. Fortunately, he never misses anything."
"knew."
Yuan Wenkui specially arranged for a special person to guard the phone, waiting for orders that Hattori Hikoo may or may not have.
…………
Hua Baozi came out of the opium den and hummed a tune contentedly. It was now around four o'clock in the afternoon, and there was more than enough time to rush back to Xinjiadian.
"Are you Mr. Hua?" A well-dressed young man came to him and said.
Hua Leopard looked at the other person and said, "Who are you?"
"This is Wang Qiang from the detective team. You have forgotten that the last time you left from the detective team, I opened the car door for you."
"...I seem to have an impression. What do you want from me?"
In fact, Hua Baozi didn't pay attention to the person who opened the door for him at that time, but since Wang Qiang said so, there seemed to be no need to lie, and besides, only people from the detective team knew about it.
"Master Hua, someone wants to see you."
"Who wants to see me?"
"You'll know when you go there."
"Play charades with me... I have something to do and I don't have time." As he spoke, Huabaozi was about to leave.
"Hey, Mr. Hua, it's only a few steps away. I won't delay you for a few minutes." Wang Qiang said with a smile.
Wang Qiang has the status of a detective team, Hua Baozi didn't think much about it. He was always worried about the last time Jiang Xinyu showed up with him, and he was thinking that it was Jiang Xinyu who wanted to see him?
"Okay, let's see which god wants to see a little person like me!"
"Master Hua, please come this way!"
Wang Qiang led the way, turning three times and two into an alley. Pedestrians occasionally passed by here, and it was much quieter than on the street.
Huabaozi said doubtfully: "Didn't you say a few steps away? Where is the person?"
Wang Qiang smiled and said: "It's right in front."
After walking for a while, Wang Qiang stopped, looked around and said, "What the hell, I'm not going! It's a waste of time!"
Wang Qiang pointed to a black car parked in front and said, "Master Hua, the person is in the car."
Driven by curiosity, Hua Leopard walked to the door of the car. The window glass had been rolled down, and the car curtains blocked the people sitting inside.
"Who wants to see Hua..."
Before he finished speaking, his head was suddenly hit by a heavy object. Huabaozi swayed as if he was drunk and reached out to hold the car door.
Two people got out of the car, plus "Wang Qiang". The three of them worked together to stuff the leopard into the car, then stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped away.
Two passers-by passing by looked at the back of the car in surprise. Although the public security in Yanjin was not good, kidnapping was very rare in broad daylight.
Even if this kind of thing is reported, nothing will be found in a short period of time. Similar cases happen every day, and we don't know who is kidnapped. It takes a certain amount of time to determine the identity.
The curtains of the car were drawn tightly so that no one outside could see what was going on in the car. The leopard was slumped between the two people, as if dead.
Wang Qiang tried the leopard's breath and said with a smile: "I was really afraid of beating him to death with a stick."
The middle-aged man driving the car said: "He can't die now, this guy is of great use."
Wang Qiang said in confusion: "Why do people pretending to be detectives assume that leopards will follow?"
"Lao Qiu said that Hua Baozi was having some trouble with Jiang Xinyu, the captain of the detective team, and pretended to be a member of the detective team, so he would be curious about who wanted to see him."
"Oh, I see……"
When the leopard opened his eyes, he found himself in a room with his hands and feet tied tightly and a rag stuffed in his mouth.
As soon as the door opened, Wang Qiang and a man in his thirties, wearing a coarse cloth gown, walked in.
Hua Baozi glared at Wang Qiang and said: "I am now the captain of Yuan's army, not a bandit, why do you arrest me!"
He was hit on the head, and his thinking was still a little confused, thinking that Jiang Xinyu was causing trouble for him.