Cicada Moving

 Chapter 704 The last investigation

The first heavy snowfall in the winter of 1935 lasted for three full days, and it gradually cleared up on the morning of the fourth day, turning Harbin into a world of ice and snow.

 A lot of things happened in these three days. First, the Anti-League obtained a huge amount of white medicine. The blood on the medicine box was still wet, proving who was the murderer of the robbery a few days ago.

While finalizing the cooperation plan, the underground party also became more wary of the fruit party's intelligence agents in the Northeast. The latter was definitely different from the spy agents they were familiar with before.

The means are very cruel,

 Information is accurate,

 Excellent mobility.

 The Anti-League's cooperation with them is a standard practice of seeking skin from a tiger. If you are not careful, you will fall into a trap. The underground party has made sufficient preparations for the steps and precautions in action.

For example, arrange a backup team in the mountains and forests around the target. Once the situation changes, they will suddenly rush out, eliminate these dangerous enemies, and then go directly to the secret camp.

Of course, it would be fine if the Guo Party sincerely cooperates. This action is for the sake of the country and the nation, so that everyone can get together and disperse easily. Moreover, burning bridges across rivers is the tradition of the Guo Party, not the underground party.

 Besides this matter,

 There was an accident on Xu Enzeng’s side.

This guy got carried away on the opening day and accidentally rolled down from the second floor. He broke his right leg on the spot. He is currently being treated in the Puppet Manchukuo Hospital and is unable to perform his mission.

As to whether he was really careless or deliberately injuring himself to avoid action, everyone understands that he feels that it is safe. No matter whether the mission is successful or not, his life is saved.

Zheng Tingbing knew about this and stamped his feet repeatedly, scolding the other party for his shamelessness, but looking at Wu Chunyang who was not leaving, he had to give up the idea of ​​breaking his leg "accidentally".

 The elites of the Fruit Party live up to their reputation.

 Decisive enough!

 Zuo Zhong knew it and didn't say anything, so he asked Ling Sanping to quietly prepare a wheelchair. Even if it was lifted on the day of the operation, they would have to carry Xu Enzeng and hide it near the Beiyinhe base.

This person knows too many secrets of the National Government and knows the internal affairs of the Kuomintang very well. If the action fails, he must be silenced and cannot be left to the Japanese and puppet parties.

In short, if you want to escape from the battlefield, there is no door. If you can't move your legs, you can still be responsible for surveillance or attracting fire. Then the arduous task of launching signal flares will be left to Lao Xu.

 Know people and make good use of them,

 Let people make the best use of their talents.

Zuo Zhong consciously mastered the essence of the chief's art. He took over the task with Wolong and Fengchu's team and determined one thing, that is, he could not take action in the near future and continued to wait.

 First, the weapons and equipment provided by the Jinling Bureau headquarters were not in place. It was very difficult to transport these things under the eyes of the Japanese. The goods would be exposed if they were not careful.

Second, although the first snow lasted for a long time, the amount of snow was not heavy and it did not completely block road traffic. Military aircraft could also take off forcefully, so we should not act too hastily.

  Anyway, they are in the northeast,

 Don’t worry about the lack of heavy snow.

In fact, when December comes, the snow in Harbin comes one after another, with no pause at all. Not to mention the sparsely populated suburbs, even the traffic in the city is interrupted for several days.

Zuo Zhong knew it was time to take action, but there was one more thing to do before that. If they did it well, the action would be smoother than they imagined. If they couldn't do it well, they would have to risk their lives.

Early in the morning, the dirt road from Xiaoniujiaotong to Harbin was covered with a layer of white snow. The raging north wind roared and rolled up the snow, and the sound of stepping on the snow could be heard faintly.

 “Crunch~Crunch~”

There was a footprint that continued to extend on the vast land. At the end of the footprint, Zuo Zhong breathed heavily. He stopped and held up the dog-skin hat on his head, and looked back at Torletta.

The Belarusians may have been away from their hometown for too long and have forgotten how to survive in the cold. They were exhausted and panting after only walking two or three kilometers in the snow that was not too thick.

Zuo Zhong turned his head calmly, pulled his feet out of the snow and stepped forward. There was a hint of ridicule on his face. He had never seen anyone rushing up to suffer.

 He came to Xiaoniujiaogou Village for the last reconnaissance before the operation. He also made a phone call to the other party for safety reasons to avoid arousing suspicion.

As a result, this loyal Japanese scoundrel heard about his plan and immediately expressed his intention to come together, even though the car could only park far away from the village due to heavy snow.

　　Even if you do evil in heaven, you can still live.

 It is your own fault and you will not live.

This word is used to describe people like Torletta who think that they can do whatever they want by relying on the Japanese and puppets. They have forgotten who accepted them as a group of homeless dogs when they were liquidated by the Red Russia.

The first step was to seek refuge in the Republic of China, but the second step was to help the bandits bully the Chinese people. The despicable nature of human nature is evident. This time, let the other side suffer a lot.

Zuo Zhong's heart moved, and he shouted happily: "Friends, Xiaoniujiaogou Village is ahead, hurry up, and soon we will be sitting on the warm Kang.

Think about the shochu brewed by Mr. Village Chief, don’t you feel that you are full of strength? Tolletta, as a White Russian, you must not lose to me, hahahaha. "

"To **** with soju." It was better not to mention this matter, but as soon as he mentioned it, Torrieta felt that his brain began to hurt again, and his originally cold body became even stiffer, and he thought that he should not go out with Okamoto.

The Japanese are generous people. Even if he doesn't come today, the other party will not give him a penny less. In this cold weather, he should stay at home, sit in front of the fireplace and drink vodka.

Rather than brave the wind and snow and walk to a remote mountain village to drink bad wine made from unknown ingredients, he swore to God that he would never come to this **** place again.

 A few hours later,

After an arduous trek, the two entered Xiaoniujiaogou Village. When the sharp-eyed villagers saw the medicine collector coming, they immediately ran to the village chief's house to report the news.

When Zuo Zhong and Torrieta saw this, it was not easy to go directly to the door, so they found a leeward place to wait patiently. While waiting, Zuo Zhong discovered some details that he had ignored last time.

Every household here has its doors closed, and the high walls block all sight lines. From outside the walls, the situation inside the courtyard cannot be seen at all, as if they are deliberately blocking outside peeps.

This situation is not common in the Northeast, because the summer temperature in the Northeast is as high as over 30 degrees, and the winter temperature is as low as minus 40 degrees, with a temperature difference of nearly 80 degrees.

The wall of the summer barrier will bulge due to frost in the winter. When it returns to summer, it will fall due to thawing. In winter and one summer, the wall will deform. Once the wind is encountered, it is easy to collapse.

 In addition, in order to save building materials, rural areas in Northeast China do not build walls but build fences, which serve more to deter animals. After all, bandits will not give up robbing just because the walls are high.

 Calf horn ditch,

The more I look at it, the weirder it gets.

Zuo Zhong recalled the scene of climbing over the wall back and forth when he went to investigate the Beiyin River. He shook his head secretly. This was a lesson. The truth is often hidden in these details.

Just as he was thinking, he saw a village woman walking from the outside of the village, holding a huge wooden basin in her hand, with a piece of dark homespun cloth and a hammering stick placed on the mouth of the basin.

The other party was startled when he saw them. Apparently he didn't expect strangers to come to Xiaoniujiaogou Village during the time when the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, and then he lowered his head and deliberately avoided the two of them.

While walking, the village woman also placed the wooden basin beside her, blocking the two people's view with her body. From time to time, she raised her hand to stretch the dark homespun cloth, slipped into an alley, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Zuo Zhong saw everything, calmly lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth, looking around, and finally saw the target of his trip in a low courtyard.

 Several very special things,

 Floating in the wind,

Things were pretty much as he had guessed. Xiaoniujiaogou Village was the key to the success of the operation. Although the Japanese were careful, they still left some omissions unintentionally.

Combined with the information provided by Xiao Qingmin, the last secret of the Baoyinhe base was also revealed. Confirming this gave him greater confidence in the next plan.

Not long after, the village chief came with a smile. After welcoming them home, he prepared a table of overly rich food and wine. During the dinner, the man repeatedly assured Zuo Zhong that there would be no problem with the medicinal materials.

Zuo Zhong nodded slightly to express his satisfaction, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with the other party, without mentioning the strange village woman at all, while Torretta on the side ate in silence without even touching the wine.

 The next morning.

The two of them saw the condition of the medicinal fields after the snow, refused the village chief's request to stay, and left without even eating lunch. They rushed back to Harbin before nightfall, where it snowed again.

Torletta, who was freezing enough, immediately returned home. Zuo Zhong and He Yijun took the opportunity to go to the warehouse, and braved the snow to transport back more than a dozen boxes of medicines sent from Japan based on the cargo list.

In the warehouse of Jiren Pharmacy, they pried open a box, took away the goods and straw, and then opened the secret compartment at the bottom. Inside, there was a row of weapons shining with cold light.

 Thompson submachine gun,

Browning M1911,

 Large amounts of dangerous goods and bullets.

To transport them to the Northeast, which was under strict Japanese control, the Secret Service paid a high price. Not only did it spend a large amount of money, it even activated several valuable hidden lines.

 Japanese and puppet intelligence officers are not fools. They will definitely find ways to trace the source of weapons after an incident. The hidden lines they have been operating for many years will inevitably be exposed. They will have to retreat if they lose their intelligence value.

The efforts and dedication of countless people have only one purpose, to completely destroy the bacterial weapons base. If this operation fails, it will be a failure. There is no second retreat.

 “Xia Zi, record.”

Zuo Zhong looked at the snow that was falling more and more, turned his head under the light and said solemnly: "You go and contact the Fengchu team and ask them to notify the Anti-Japanese Alliance to pick up guns and ammunition at the predetermined location tomorrow night.

As long as the snow does not stop, we will gather at 3pm the day after tomorrow. Everyone must arrive at the action assembly point before 3pm. Whoever owns it is responsible. The underground party should have a way to pass the checkpoint outside the city.

The Wolong team was also notified, instructing them to make arrangements to cover their identities, not to disappear suddenly, but to have a reasonable reason for disappearing for 24 hours in order to deal with the subsequent investigation. "

 “Hai, Okamoto-kun.”

 He Yijun bowed lightly.

 (End of this chapter)