"Out of line, out of line, workers who went to Japan were tortured and imprisoned, and the environment on site was stinky!"
"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper. The laborers who went to Japan were brutally beaten by the supervisors, and their bodies were covered with scars..."
"Dadong Company's contract documents are fraudulent and require workers to compensate ten times as much..."
"The workers who went to Japan told the truth with their own words..."
Early the next morning, several newspapers broke the news.
Hattori Hikoo reacted quickly and notified the detective team to seize all newspapers as soon as possible. At the same time, he ordered newspapers not to report any labor-related news.
Even so, the labor incident quickly spread throughout Yanjin City. Dadong Company was no longer as busy as before. There were only a few people who came to sign up all day long, and the negative reaction was immediate.
Under Hattori Hikoo's instruction, Daito Company quickly posted a notice saying that the typist mistakenly printed "the resettlement allowance will be returned in full" instead of "ten times the resettlement allowance will be compensated" and that the company had fired him.
If the worker does not want to go to Japan, there is no forced behavior. As long as the resettlement fee is returned, the contract document can be terminated at any time.
Gendarmerie headquarters.
"Major, Captain Nomura has returned, and the Yoshino Maru will be able to leave Yanjin soon." Lieutenant Miyamoto had just returned from the Red Bridge Police Station.
Hattori Hikoo nodded and said, "Have all the workers been released?"
"According to your instructions, all of them will be released." Miyamoto thought for a while and said: "In addition, the police chief named Lei also checked. He said he got a tip from the coolies at the dock and thought someone was smuggling food, so he took the
People chase."
Hattori Hikoo was silent for a moment and said, "How many coolies are there to carry the grain?"
Miyamoto said: "About forty people."
With so many coolies knowing that the ship was carrying grain, it was not surprising that Lei Ban got the news. From the surface, there was no doubt about it, and it seemed more like a misunderstanding.
Hattori Hikoo thought for a while and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on him for a while."
Miyamoto bowed and said, "Yes."
Hattori Hikoo picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers: "I'm Hattori Hikoo."
"Major Hattori, I personally think that the workers should be transported by special ships so that confidentiality can be truly maintained." Yuan Wenkui was on the other end of the phone.
"Your suggestion is very good, I will consider it... How many people have signed up in the past few days?"
"Uh... there are about a dozen people."
"This can't continue like this. You should immediately organize manpower and set up recruitment offices in surrounding counties, towns and villages!"
"yes!"
The Yanjin underground party printed a large number of leaflets early and organized progressive youths to publicize and distribute them in surrounding areas. Most local people knew the inside story of the recruitment, so naturally there were only a few applicants.
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Inside Sun Kee Grocery Store.
A man in his thirties wearing a long coarse cloth walked in. He looked around and came straight to the counter.
"Boss, how much does a flashlight cost?"
"One thousand yuan." Qin Li answered absentmindedly.
After receiving Jiang Xinyu's warning and repeated investigations, Qin Li discovered that the grocery store was indeed being watched. In recent days, he was thinking about how to evacuate safely.
"Do you get batteries when you buy a flashlight?" the man continued to ask.
Qin Li's heart moved and he said calmly: "Which brand do you want to buy?"
"Both the Cat brand and the Sanyi brand are acceptable."
"Battery batteries are very expensive. If you buy a Cat brand, I will give you one for free at most."
"Can I see the goods?"
"Of course, please come with me."
These few sentences were the secret code for dispatching operatives from the headquarters. Qin Li winked at Zheng Huan and walked into the inner room, and the man followed suit.
"Are you Mr. Qin Liqin?"
"it's me."
"Wang Feng from the action team at Beiping Station has been ordered to come and report!"
"Are you from Beiping Station?"
"Yes. The headquarters currently does not have suitable manpower, so I have been transferred here to assist you,"
"Oh, no wonder it came so quickly...are you the only one?"
"There are two more. They are in the hotel."
Qin Li was silent for a while and said: "You came at the wrong time. I am already preparing to retreat."
Wang Feng said in surprise: "Why?"
"The enemy has conducted surveillance on the grocery store. There is probably insufficient evidence, otherwise they would have arrested people long ago."
"Oh...what should we do?"
"Which hotel are you staying at?"
"Heshun Hotel is just across the street."
Qin Li nodded and said, "Let's do this. I will contact you after I get rid of the enemy's surveillance."
"Okay! There is another commendation order, and the headquarters wants me to convey it verbally."
"you say."
Qin Li was calm on the surface, but in fact he was very excited. He guessed that he might have obtained the information about Hengshan Yong's attack on Guangxi, and the headquarters promoted him to a military rank.
Wang Feng said: "Wu Jingyao's death greatly boosted the morale of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians. In view of this, Intelligence Agent Wu Wu is promoted to the rank of major!"
After hearing Wang Feng finish the promotion order, Qin Li felt extremely disappointed. He didn't expect that it was Jiang Xinyu.
Jiang Xinyu was promoted from lieutenant to major. In addition to his contribution to the assassination of Wu Jingyao, Qiao Mucai played a very key role in it.
It will take time to confirm the information about Yokoyama Isamu's 11th Army attacking Guangxi. In fact, once confirmed, he and Chang Hongling will receive promotion orders.
Wang Feng didn't know Qin Li's selfish thoughts, so he stood up and said, "Mr. Qin, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
Qin Li hesitated and said, "Wait!..."
"What else do you want?"
"The day after tomorrow, Wen Shizhen will attend the opening ceremony of Mount Fuji Iron Works. This is a rare opportunity!"
"...You want to carry out an assassination operation?"
"right!"
"However, the enemy has already placed surveillance on the grocery store. Wouldn't this be a trap?"
"Don't worry, I have a solution!"
Since his superiors were full of confidence, Wang Feng could only obey unconditionally.
Qin Li took a flashlight and handed it over, saying, "Do you have guns?"
"No, we check very strictly on the road."
"Tomorrow at noon, if someone is selling steamed dumplings outside the Heshun Hotel, ask the steamed bun seller to send you two drawers with the gun hidden inside, and a specific action plan, which is a secret letter."
"clear."
A few minutes later, Wang Feng left the grocery store with a flashlight.
In the evening of that day, Qin Li came to the street corner, looked around pretending to be wary, and then quickly turned into the corner, constantly looking back, as if there was something hidden inside.
He was the main target of surveillance and suddenly made strange moves that immediately attracted all the attention.
In just ten seconds, a mule cart collecting swill appeared at the door of the grocery store on time. Zheng Huan quickly put the suitcase containing the radio into the swill bucket.
The suitcase was wrapped in oilcloth, and there was no problem with waterproofing it for a short period of time. The operation was about to begin, and the radio station had to be moved first.
Qin Li had no intention of taking action against Wen Shizhen under such circumstances, but the headquarters' promotion order for Jiang Xinyu stimulated him.
Qin Li did not have any backers, but relied on Chang Hongling's "good card" to quickly accumulate merit over the years and be promoted from a junior lieutenant to a colonel.
Under the current circumstances, Qin Li had not originally planned to take action against Wen Shizhen so quickly, but Jiang Xinyu's promotion order stimulated his sensitive nerves.
You must make new achievements to ensure that you will not be surpassed by others!
Of course, Qin Li is not blindly eager for quick success. He has several mature plans in mind for Wen Shizhen's assassination plan...