Now, they have no choice! They know clearly that the Japanese will withhold the medicine, but they can only watch the loaders remove the bags! It can almost be said that they have to remove the bags!
13-14
At this time, Hong Shankui and a brother were sitting under the tea shed outside the goods yard, also watching.
They didn't pay attention to the boat that was docking. They only stared at the pile where his five boxes of guns were hidden.
Liang Mao told him that as soon as the British goods were put on the ship, their goods would also be put on the ship!
What they are most worried about now is whether thieves will steal their goods!
13-15
Fu Xuelan and Han Dan sat in the room of the small hotel on Sima Road, waiting quietly.
Yesterday afternoon, she was at the Du Mansion, listening to a hazy discussion between the three most shrewd thousand-year-old foxes in the world. All the situations they discussed were beyond her imagination, let alone the final result!
Because the three thousand-year-old foxes discussed it until the end, pointed at the last two question marks on the note, and said nothing again!
She saw it, and they didn't know what the final result would be!
Only then did she feel her own insignificance and helplessness.
Medicines are her biggest task right now! What she cares about the most! She hopes to get the medicines back to Wuhan. But she has no idea what will happen in the end, and she has no idea what to do!
13-16
At this moment, the quietest person with the least thoughts about the Cargill is probably Xiao Ancheng, who is sitting alone in the small room of the Wangyun Road Clinic. He is quiet and has no thoughts because he also has nothing to do about the matter in front of him!
In fact, he endured loneliness and suffering in the tranquility and helplessness before him.
He knew that the Cargill would arrive today. The Japanese would definitely withhold the medicines! Because they knew about this batch of medicines and they also knew that this batch of medicines would be switched! Just because there were spies inside Shanghai District!
However, he couldn't find this spy! At least for now, he had no choice!
He has been thinking about when to leave. He feels that it is meaningless for him to continue to stay here!
13-17
On this day, the people most directly facing the Cargill freighter were Liang Mao and his stevedores.
Some of them were leaning against the pile of goods with their arms folded, some were sitting on the ground eating breakfast, and some were holding straw sticks in their mouths and humming a tune in their noses. They were all waiting with indifferent expressions.
They watched the Cargill gradually approaching the shore. They watched the mooring workers tying the mooring ropes to the bitts. They also watched the staff on the ship and the people on the dock go through handover matters, signing formalities and so on.
It will take a while for the Cargill to start unloading, because it will take a while to complete these procedures!
Liang Mao remained calm and looked at the boat and then around.
What surprised him most was that there were no strangers, no suspicious people, and no Japanese military police or spies on the dock! He felt that this seemed inappropriate! The Japanese must know about this cargo!
Last night, Huang Hanhui made it clear to him that you just need to switch the package! Don’t worry about anything else!
Huang Hanhui said: "The Japanese must be hiding in the dark! Observe the unloading situation! Don't worry about anything, just change the package!"
What Lao Huang finally confessed surprised him! Lao Huang was referring to Hong Shankui’s five boxes of guns!
He said: "Liang Mao, you want the Japanese to see these five boxes at the first glance! This is the key!"
While Liang Mao was waiting, he couldn't figure out why Hong Shankuna's five boxes of guns became the key!
Finally, Liang Mao saw that all the procedures had been completed and the cargo hold on the ship had been opened.
A steward from the ship management office made a gesture to Liang Mao, indicating that he could start unloading the cargo.
Liang Mao waved to his brothers and took the lead on the long gangplank and boarded the boat.
The cargo hold is filled with large and small wooden boxes. Each box is marked with the name and weight of the medicine, and is marked with a red cross. There are also some boxes with the words "Caution Fragility" on them.
Liang Mao waved to the loader behind him.
The loaders rushed up. They put shoulder pads on their heads and backs, lifted the wooden boxes on their shoulders, and walked out.
Liang Mao also picked up a wooden box and walked outside.
He walked down the gangplank step by step, then walked through the towering cargo piles and kept moving forward.
When he passed a cargo pile, he saw some stevedores there, carrying wooden boxes from another pile of goods and moving forward.
Liang Mao nodded to the group, turned a corner here, and went to Warehouse No. 3.
The goods carried by those people will go to warehouse No. 7.
From the corner of his eye, he saw a loader carrying a box belonging to Hong Shankui, and he was also in the team going to Warehouse No. 7. He didn't know now whether Hong Shankui's box would be placed in the right place!
13-18
The loading and unloading work continued. All the bystanders watched silently.
They looked at the cargo being moved from the ship, and at the loading and unloading teams that appeared and disappeared in the jungle-like cargo pile.
The surroundings were quiet, nothing unusual.
This kind of silence made everyone nervous.
Near noon, all the goods were unloaded from the ship and put into the warehouse.
The medicines on the Cargill were transported to Warehouse No. 3. Another pile of British businessmen's goods were sent to Warehouse No. 7, including Hong Shankui's guns!
Just as everyone was waiting, at this moment, a rapid siren sounded from outside the cargo terminal.
13-19
Everyone turned back and looked outside the pier.
Chen Zifeng, Peng Shaoyong and others also looked out from their positions.
In just a moment, they saw several police cars and several trucks full of Japanese soldiers speeding towards them.
After the car drove into the cargo yard, soldiers jumped off the truck and soon surrounded the entire cargo terminal.
The police cars drove directly to the gates of Warehouse No. 3 and Warehouse No. 7. The military police who got out of the cars quickly blocked the gates and expelled everyone.
When Peng Shaoyong saw this situation clearly, he was extremely angry!
The cunning little Japan never showed up! He didn’t show up until the last minute! It’s simply abominable!
He quietly left the barge. He wanted to go back as soon as possible and report the situation on the dock to Luo Jiang and Gong Binsheng!
A few minutes later, Takahashi and Kawakami also arrived at the freight terminal by car. They got out of the car and smiled proudly.
Takahashi looked around leisurely, pointed his finger in a cool manner, and went to Warehouse No. 3 with Kawakami.
13-20
In Warehouse No. 3, the dust raised by loading and unloading was still floating in the air.
Wooden boxes containing medicines and medical equipment were stacked in a huge pile, as high as a mountain.
The small window on the roof lets in a little light and shines on these goods.
Takahashi smiled and slowly walked through the pile of goods, looking at the drug names and red cross symbols on the wooden boxes.
He pointed to these boxes and said with a smile: "Mr. Kawakami, do we still need to inspect these goods?"
Kawakami swayed from side to side, grinning widely. He waved his hand and said loudly: "I don't think it's necessary. Let's take a look at the warehouse over there and see what's in there. That's what I care about most.
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They walked leisurely and like a stroll towards Warehouse No. 7.
Many stevedores, dock workers, and some idle people gathered around to watch, and it was a huge area of darkness.
They remained calm and even looked cold, as if all this had nothing to do with them!
Kawakami glanced at the onlookers and couldn't help but be stunned.
He vaguely saw a familiar person among the group of people. He didn't look back. He thought for a moment and then remembered that that person should be Akitsu's subordinate! His name seemed to be Hirota or something! Strange, how could he be here?
here!
He turned around and called one of his men and whispered: "Look at the direction of eleven o'clock. There is a man in a brown suit and a peaked cap. Do you see it?"
His men looked at the crowd over there, nodded and said, "Yes, I saw it."
Kawakami said: "After a while, quietly call him out, take him back to the station, and tell him that Colonel Sato wants to see him! Understand! Quietly, don't let others see him!"
His men nodded and left quietly.
Takahashi turned around and asked, "What's going on?"
Kawakami shook his head, "It's okay, I saw an acquaintance, it's nothing."
13-21
Takahashi and Kawakami slowly walked into Warehouse No. 7, looking proudly at the large pile of goods stacked together.
Kawakami said: "I wonder what we got? When they get here, they should be ownerless goods!"
Takahashi looked at the label on the box and said with a smile: "It's a high-grade lubricant, just what we need! Very good!"
Kawakami smiled and said: "This is a British product! Don't you know!"
Takahashi said proudly: "According to the dock records, it should be in warehouse No. 3! If it is not in warehouse No. 3, then I don't know! Do you think it is?"
They both laughed together.
At this time, Takahashi noticed that the five boxes placed at the front of the pile were completely different from the other boxes, and they were old boxes. He observed that there were no labels or marks on the boxes.
He was slightly confused and said to the soldiers beside him: "Hey, open it and take a look! Why are other groceries mixed in here? Those loaders shouldn't make such mistakes."
Two Japanese soldiers pulled out their bayonets and, with a little effort, finally pried open the wooden box.
But inside is not an iron can containing lubricant, but something tied up with a cotton blanket.
The shape of this thing made both Takahashi and Kawakami alert.
The soldier took out the contents and quickly untied the rope. When the cotton blanket was opened, there were ten rifles inside! There were also bullets and pistols!
Takahashi and Kawakami couldn't help being shocked and looked at each other warily.
But Takahashi gradually showed a cold smile, stared at Kawakami, and whispered: "We are so lucky!"
He turned back and ordered to an officer: "Seal the entire cargo terminal! No goods are allowed to be unloaded, not loaded! We must strictly inspect and all goods mixed with arms and weapons will be confiscated!"
Kawakami looked at him in surprise, "Do you want to confiscate all the goods?"