Poseidon Temple was originally a Buddhist holy place. After the Japanese army occupied Yanjin, they found a large number of Chinese soldiers in the temple who had no time to retreat. They used this as an excuse to expel all the monks from the temple. Poseidon Temple became the headquarters of the Japanese garrison in North China.
location.
In fact, the Japanese took a fancy to the geographical location of Haishen Temple. Roads nearby extend in all directions, and you can reach almost anywhere in Yanjin. It is backed by Baihe Wharf, and water transportation is also very convenient. It is perfect as a military command post.
Zeng Che lives in an alley behind Haishen Temple. He chose this place to stay mainly for safety reasons. As long as he is not blocked at home, even if he is exposed, it is not easy to catch him easily.
, he had more than a dozen retreats to choose from, which was another reason why Zeng Che did not follow Jiang Xinyu's advice.
It is now around seven o'clock in the evening, and Zeng Che is pacing back and forth in the room, thinking about countermeasures. The owner of Huiwen Bookstore is sitting on a chair, waiting for Zeng Che to make an idea, whether to leave or stay, or whatever.
"Old Wang, don't go back. Find a hotel outside to stay first...use this document to register your identity." Zeng Che opened the drawer, took out a good citizen certificate and handed it over.
Lao Wang: "Webmaster, has the bookstore been exposed?"
"I have received information that both military control stations in Shanghai and Hangzhou were destroyed by the enemy. If this is true, our contact points are not safe either."
"What did headquarters say?"
"Headquarters called back and said that the intelligence networks in Shanghai and Hangzhou were indeed unable to contact them. The reason is still under investigation..."
Lao Wang frowned: "But... there are still many important documents in the bookstore that have not been destroyed in time. If the documents fall into the hands of the enemy, it will be very detrimental to us."
Zeng Che thought for a while and said: "Then let's do it. You go back now, destroy all the documents, and then leave immediately."
"good!"
Lao Wang stood up and took two steps. After thinking for a while, he turned back and said, "Stationmaster, you have to move as soon as possible to avoid any accidents."
Zeng Che nodded: "I know."
Lao Wang opened the door and walked quickly to the street.
Watching Lao Wang get on a rickshaw and drive away, Zeng Che picked up the note on the table and read it again. There was a special secret message on it. He knew that this was information sent by Jiang Xinyu.
Although Jiang Xinyu did not specify where the danger came from, Zeng Che could still guess a rough idea. Nine times out of ten, there was a change on Wang Tianlin's side. The most likely reason was that he arrived at Yanjin in advance!
Zeng Che has a transmitter here, and he knows how to use it himself, so he simply doesn't need a transmitter and sends and sends messages by himself. This can ensure that the information is not leaked to the maximum extent.
You don't have to worry about anything else. The transmitter cannot be easily thrown away. This kind of thing is bulky and difficult to carry. It can be said that it has been transported from the rear to the occupied area. It can be said that it has gone through many dangers. Zeng Che is well aware of the difficulties involved.
He put the transmitter into a suitcase, thought about it carefully, and found that nothing was missing before he locked the door, took the suitcase, and left the residence.
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Lao Wang returned to Huiwen Bookstore and said to the clerk: "Ahua, come to the door."
Ah Hua was also a member of the military commander, but he was only responsible for providing cover and did not involve any more secrets, so Zeng Che was not in a hurry to arrange for his transfer.
Seeing the stern look on Lao Wang's face, Ah Hua knew something must have happened and hurriedly ran out and knocked on the door.
There were still a few customers in the store. Lao Wang cupped his fists and said, "I'm sorry, the store will be closed early due to inventory today. Please go back first."
"Boss Wang, taking stock at night, are you okay?"
"Sorry, sorry."
After all the customers had left, Lao Wang came out to help Ah Hua finish installing the remaining door panels. He stood at the door and looked around, but found nothing unusual. He wondered if the webmaster was too careful, and the enemy was simply too careful.
Don’t know about the bookstore?
No matter what, he still had to obey the order. He turned around and said: "Ahua, lock the door."
Then he quickly walked into the back room, removed a few bundles of books, and used an iron drill to pry open a floor tile. Under the floor tile was a rectangular space with a one-foot-square wooden box placed in the space.
Lao Wang knelt down and took out the wooden box, then restored the floor tiles and disguised them again.
Ah Hua stood behind him and looked at him, saying, "Boss, what happened?"
Lao Wang: "Bring me an iron basin."
Opening the wooden box, there was a thick pile of various documents inside. Lao Wang took out a match, lit two documents, threw them into the iron basin, and added the documents one by one into the burning fire.
Ah Hua followed suit and squatted aside to help burn these documents.
Looking at the blazing flames, Lao Wang said: "Ahua, do you have any relatives in the country?"
"Yes, my uncle lives in Xinjiadian."
"You can go to your uncle overnight and hide for a few days, waiting for news from me."
"Okay...cough, cough, cough!" Ah Hua choked on the smoke and burst into tears.
The bookstore is not large, and smoke came out through the cracks in the door. After a while, there was a knock on the door: "Boss Wang, Boss Wang!"
Lao Wang signaled Ah Hua to stop first. He walked to the door and asked through the door: "Who is it?"
"It's me, Yu Laoliu from the butcher shop next door."
Lao Wang opened the door: "Hey, Sixth Brother, what's the matter?"
"What are you burning in your house? Don't start a fire. If it starts, everyone will suffer."
"Ahua is lighting the stove, it will be ready soon."
"This Ah Hua is so clumsy that he can light up a stove and create such a big smoke. That's fine. It'll be fine."
"Brother Six, I'm tired."
"We are all neighbors, as we should..."
Lao Wang closed the door and returned to the back room, saying, "Ahua, don't burn it yet. People passing by outside can smell the smoke. Burn it later."
Ah Hua: "Boss, why don't you leave first and I'll burn the remaining documents before I leave."
Lao Wang thought for a while, and it was really unnecessary for both of them to be here, so he said: "That's fine, remember, you must evacuate before dawn!..."
The next day, at five o'clock in the morning, there was a little dawn in the sky.
A Japanese military vehicle suddenly braked and stopped on Shuichang Street, and more than twenty heavily armed Japanese military police jumped out of the vehicle one after another.
As soon as the driver's door opened, Kako Nakamura stepped out of the car and shouted: "Line up!"
The Japanese soldiers quickly stood in two rows, rifles slung on their shoulders, waiting for Nakamura Kako's order.
Kako Nakamura came to the queue with a gloomy face: "Suzuki Souchang, take people to the back door of Huiwen Bookstore and block their escape route. Kato Souchong is responsible for blocking the street. The others follow me!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
The streets were deserted, and most shops were not open for business at this time. Nakamura waved his hand, and a Japanese soldier came forward and smashed the door.