The suspicion of a traitor that has always been hidden in his heart is like a carbuncle that never grows well, it will burst at the first touch!
But where is this traitor hiding? All the places where people talk about the Hongyuan are in the Provincial Party Committee, the "Yueke" department store on Wetoma Road! There are only so many people there, who would leak it!
He stared at Peng Shaoyong and said seriously: "Mr. Peng, I will definitely investigate this matter! After I find out, I will definitely give you an explanation! How about it!"
Peng Shaoyong stood up and said in a low voice: "Find out as soon as possible! Otherwise, it will be impossible for us to cooperate anymore! I believe you will understand what I mean!"
He banged the table, got up and walked out.
Huang Hanhui sat alone at the table and thought for a long time. He considered the people in the "Yueke" department store one by one, but he still couldn't tell who was the traitor! This problem is too serious!
30-9
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Hanhui returned to the "Yueke" small department store.
Mother Jiang stood at the counter, looking at his face with a confused look, "Lao Huang?" she asked.
Huang Hanhui realized that his worries were showing on his face, and quickly shook his head and said: "It's okay, it's okay, I just came over to take a look."
He went upstairs at the back. Comrade Liu went out for a meeting today. Lin Jiatai went with him. Several comrades in the provincial party committee were busy with their work.
He walked into Luo Yushan's room. He saw that Luo Yushan was holding a pen in her hand, but her eyes were looking out the window at the alley below.
She is the most vigilant comrade. The last time Li Xiulan met Kawakami, she discovered it through this window!
He sat down at the table. Luo Yushan turned back and looked at him attentively.
Huang Hanhui had an impulse in his heart and wanted to tell her about the situation at hand. After Fu Xuelan left, he had almost no one to discuss with. But in the end, he still held back.
He nodded to Luo Yushan, got up and went out.
Luo Yushan discovered from his eyes that he had great doubts in his heart!
Who is this doubt directed at? Is it directed at me? She thought about the situation over and over. She realized that she might have said too much to Takahashi! Huang Hanhui might even have an informant around Takahashi!
The doubts that had never left her rose higher!
30-10
Huang Hanhui went downstairs and found Li Xiulan in the kitchen.
Li Xiulan was picking vegetables and preparing for dinner. She blinked her big eyes and looked at Huang Hanhui.
Huang Hanhui felt that in the provincial party committee, the most innocent and careless person was probably Li Xiulan.
He said casually: "I haven't let you go out these days. You must be exhausted."
Li Xiulan smiled and said: "It's no big deal. I know the rules here. If you don't let me out, I won't go out. It's no big deal."
Huang Hanhui looked around and said, "No one goes out these days, right?"
Li Xiulan immediately said: "No." But she quickly shrunk her mouth and seemed to hesitate.
Huang Hanhui asked in a low voice: "Is there any?"
Li Xiulan felt a little uncomfortable and said, "It's just that Mother Jiang goes out at night. She always does this. She goes out at night to check to see if there is anything abnormal. Mother Jiang always does this. Mr. Huang, isn't it good for Mother Jiang to go out?
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Huang Hanhui immediately shook his head and said: "I know this, I know it. It's no problem. You go ahead and get busy, I should go."
He left the "Yueke" small department store, but the doubts in his heart were as heavy as a mountain.
Could it be Mother Jiang? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Mother Jiang is an old comrade and has been for many years. He also knows that she has to go out to check every night. Mother Jiang goes out for safety!
So, who else could it be? He had to think again about how to take effective measures to investigate the traitor! There might be a traitor in the organization. This situation was really scary!
He lowered his head and looked at his watch. It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.
30-11
It was also the same time on the Hongyuan, about four o'clock in the afternoon.
Time passes very slowly. But no matter how slow time passes, it is also passing slowly.
The Hongyuan and the small gunboat following behind moved upstream on the curved and wide river, getting closer and closer to Nanjing!
The sky is getting dark, winter gets dark early, and the day is about to end.
From time to time, there were flickering navigation lights drifting past on the river. The lights on both sides of the river were also suddenly sparse, like flowing fireflies, and gradually drifted behind them.
The brothers on the Hongyuan and the gunboat all got up and got ready. They looked at the scenery outside through the portholes or railings, and also watched the ships passing by.
First, the telegraph room on the Hongyuan received an inquiry from the shore air traffic control station in a clear telegram.
The operator of the Hongyuan ran into Chen Zifeng's cabin with a telegram, "Sir, please call us from shore."
Chen Zifeng took it and looked at it. It was a standard ship telegram. Chinese characters were marked below the clear code, which read: "I am the Wulongshan Traffic Control Station of the Nanjing Traffic Control Bureau. Please inform you of the ship's voyage."
He stared at the operator and asked, "How do you usually reply?"
The operator replied: "What we usually reply is that our ship is the Hongyuan, voyage 982d, route Shanghai to Wuhan, the docking station on the way is..." At this point, he looked at Chen Zifeng helplessly and couldn't go on.
Chen Zifeng is so cunning. He has already understood what the operator meant, which is to ask if the berthing dock is Xiaguan port! Damn it, when we get to Xiaguan, I have to unload all the medicines from the ship!
But he smiled and said: "Our route is from Shanghai to Wuhan, and the berthing port is of course Wuhan. Just reply like this."
The operator looked around at Chen Zifeng, as if he understood what he meant, and turned around and left in a hurry.
Chen Zifeng understood that after passing the Wulongshan Air Traffic Control Station, he had actually entered the Nanjing area! Now is the critical moment!
He asked Tan Hao to notify Xiao Ancheng and went directly to the telegraph room to wait. What will happen next must be known here first!
Sure enough, not long after, the operator received a new telegram: "Hongyuan, are you sure the dock your ship is berthing at is Wuhan?"
Chen Zifeng read the telegram and said, "Please reply, yes."
The operator did as he said and answered with one word: "Yes!"
Unexpectedly, Wulongshan Air Traffic Control Station called again and asked: "Has your ship's route been approved?"
Chen Zifeng's teeth were itching with hatred. This bastard had to ask so clearly! I really wanted to rush over and kill him!
He said: "Tell him that our ship's route has been approved by the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force Headquarters!"
The telegram was sent. There was no sound from the other side for a long time, and it seemed that they were verifying it.
Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, the air traffic control station called again and asked: "Does your ship still need to berth in the middle?"
Chen Zifeng gritted his teeth and asked the operator to reply: "We will berth at Xiaguan Pier in the middle."
The other side replied: "Okay, no problem, please continue sailing."
The telegram fell silent. Chen Zifeng and the operator waited quietly.
It didn't take long. Ten minutes later, the operator received a new message: "Hongyuan, this is the Xiaguan Navigation Control Station. Is your ship berthing at the Xiaguan Pier? If so, it will arrive at the Xiaguan Pier soon."
, please slow down and keep to the left.”
The operator looked up at Chen Zifeng again.
Chen Zifeng smiled and said: "Reply, our ship has just received instructions to unload cargo at Wuhu Terminal."
After a while, the Shimonoseki Air Traffic Control Station replied: "I understand."
Through the porthole, Chen Zifeng saw the Hongyuan sailing slowly past Nanjing. The large swath of lights gradually drifting past gave him a thrilling feeling!
He was not sure whether the Shimonoseki Air Traffic Control Station would ask Shanghai. If he had nothing to do and asked, the Hongyuan might be in trouble!
Now, he can only sit quietly and wait for whatever may happen!
The night is getting darker. The Hongyuan is gradually passing through Nanjing and heading towards Ma'anshan.
In the middle of the night, Tan Hao suddenly ran in with the radio in his arms and said: "There is a call from Ancheng, saying that the Japanese Yangtze River Command has called and asked about the whereabouts of the Hongyuan."
Chen Zifeng twisted his lips and said: "Tell Ancheng that our ship has been ordered to unload at Wuhu Terminal. If there is anything unclear, please send it to Shanghai... Wait, ask them to ask Shanghai! You tell him to give a vague answer.
Answer these two sentences several times and try to delay as much time as possible!"
Tan Hao immediately sent a report to Xiao Ancheng and conveyed Chen Zifeng's intention to him.
As soon as Xiao Ancheng received the telegram, he understood what Chen Zifeng meant, stalled for time, and rushed to Wuhu as soon as possible.
Sure enough, the Japanese Yangtze River Command called several times and asked why the Hongyuan didn't dock at Xiaguan!
Xiao Ancheng first replied that we were just ordered to escort him. Later he replied that it was an order from Shanghai and asked them to send a message to Shanghai for inquiries.
Damn it, little Japan was cunning and still called to inquire. Xiao Ancheng had no choice but to ask them to ask the Shanghai Dispatch Army.
Repeatedly, Hongyuan has passed Ma'anshan, but is still far away from Wuhu!
The night finally passed. The Hongyuan sailed forward at full speed.
Everyone on the ship was waiting anxiously and uneasily.
It was already past eight o'clock in the morning. Although the delaying strategy adopted by Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng was effective, it was limited.
The Japanese Yangtze River Command went through several iterations, and finally sent a message to the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters. A lot of time was wasted in the process!
30-12
It was already 4:30 in the afternoon when Takahashi was in the gendarmerie office and received this telegram that had been circulated for many times.
When he read the telegram, he was confused at first, but he immediately understood the hidden meaning!
The Hongyuan did not unload cargo at Xiaguan Port! This means that the Hongyuan has been hijacked by Chinese agents!
The more straightforward meaning is: Hongyuan is the opportunity they have been waiting for!
The reason why the ship he called before had an accident was because they had specially arranged it! They had made it specially! Those cunning Chinese agents were just waiting for him to choose the Hongyuan to transport medicine! Bastard! Bastard!
Takahashi was going crazy! He immediately called back and intercepted the Hongyuan! If he couldn't stop it, he would resolutely sink it!
But he also knew that the telegram might have to go through a lot of work before it reached Nanjing! The superiors had to ask for instructions at all levels before they could dispatch warships or gunboats to catch up!
He personally sent a signal to Yanagawa Heisuke, the division commander of the 18th Division of the Wuhu Garrison, and asked him to intercept the Hongyuan on the Wuhu River!