Chapter 138 Assassination
Lao Lu did not look back. He knew that the organization had begun to screen him.
He passed the first screening.
After receiving the time and place, Lao Lu walked forward. There was no need to talk to his comrades specifically to avoid danger.
When you are behind enemy lines, you must be careful at all times and must not be careless.
"Did that guy called Coward say anything back?"
Early the next morning, Shi Qingbin called his men. His time for the coward was up. If he didn't find anyone, he would really kill someone.
"No, I'll go find him."
The subordinate shook his head. A weakling has weak bones. After the last warning, he didn't even dare to hide this time. Besides, where could he hide?
It would be too easy for the Party Affairs Investigation Office to deal with a little gangster like him.
"Go ahead."
Shi Qingbin waved his hand. He had a hunch before that Lu Hanping was in Nanjing, but he could not find him. He had no way to report to the section chief.
In addition to the weaklings, he also sent his own men to inquire, but unfortunately there were no useful clues.
When it's dark, the coward gets up and runs out to find someone.
He really didn't dare to slack off at all these days.
He had not slept well for several days in a row. He always had nightmares in the middle of the night, in which he was shot to death, and he would wake up every time.
The last time a gun was put to his head left a huge shadow on him.
He is a timid person and cannot stand being frightened.
The coward thought about running away. It was better to escape than to stay and wait for death, but he was afraid that he would not be able to escape. Every time he went out, he always felt that there were eyes watching him secretly. If he was caught while running, he would definitely die.
When looking for someone, he always prayed to gods and worshiped Buddha, and even regretted that he talked too much.
"Coward, you bastard, you want to hide again?"
Just as I sat down to take a rest, someone came over on a bicycle from a distance, and I was so frightened that I immediately got up.
"Sir, I'm not hiding. I'm looking for someone every day. If you give me some more time, I'll definitely find someone."
When he saw the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Department, he was so frightened that he trembled.
As expected, people from the Party Affairs Investigation Department were monitoring him.
But this time it was purely because he was overthinking it. The Party Affairs Investigation Department had no interest in monitoring him. The main thing was that he was always on the street. If he asked casually, he could find out where he was from others.
"So, it's not found?"
The person who came looked at him with evil intentions and reached out to touch his waist.
"Uncle, hurry up. I've already asked someone who has seen him. Give me a little more time and I'll make sure to find him."
The weakling plopped down and knelt on the ground. What he was most afraid of now was these evil gods.
"Has anyone seen him? Who?" the visitor asked immediately.
"Xiao Zhao, I will take you to find him."
A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. In order to prove that he is not lazy and has really found useful clues, he is a coward and sells his friend immediately.
Xiao Zhao is also a gangster. The coward has a photo in his hand. He said he has seen the person in the photo, and he even asked for some drink money from the coward.
The coward is reluctant to drink it himself. In order to survive, he can only give money obediently.
"Team leader, I haven't found anyone yet, but he asked if anyone else has seen Lu Hanping."
The visitor quickly asked about the situation and came back to report.
"Where are the people I've met?"
Shi Qingbin stood up immediately. Lu Hanping was indeed in Nanjing. His intuition was correct. He would definitely get the big deal this time.
"I brought it back, outside."
"Let's go and ask."
Shi Qingbin quickly left the office and saw the two anxious cowards at their door.
Xiao Zhao next to him kept complaining that Coward betrayed him, and Coward kept laughing in apology.
"Have you seen the person in the photo?"
Shi Qingbin came out and asked immediately. Xiao Zhao nodded hurriedly and took out his cigarette to disperse.
"I don't smoke. When and where did you meet the person?"
Shi Qingbin had no interest in the inferior cigarettes in his hands. He just wanted to know about Lu Hanping's situation.
"Just two days ago, on the west side of the city."
Xiao Zhao put away his cigarette and hurriedly returned. Shi Qingbin waved his hand and asked his men to drive.
He wanted to go to the site to see for himself.
As long as Lu Hanping was in Nanjing, he couldn't hide completely. Whenever he went out, someone would see him. The more people asked, the harder it would be for Lu Hanping to hide.
"When you saw him, what was he doing? Did he have anything on him?"
"He was walking and he seemed to have a newspaper under his arm."
Xiao Zhao replied carefully, but Shi Qingbin was shocked.
With a newspaper between your legs?
When walking with a newspaper under his arm, he usually goes home or to work, which means that his home or work place is not far from here.
"Call someone over immediately to search this place."
Shi Qingbin gave the order decisively. Xu Qingyun was in the big office at this moment.
Zuo Jinfang was forced to rest by him. No one in the second team went out today and it was rare to gather in the office.
They summarized their verification experience during this period and discussed how to speed up the investigation and find the two Japanese spies as soon as possible.
Their discussion was getting heated when Xu Qingyun walked in and joined their discussion.
"Team leader, we really don't need a break, let's go find someone else."
A team member suddenly said, Zuo Jinfang also looked at Xu Qingyun.
He and his subordinates had the same idea. They had never been able to find anyone. They always felt that they were not doing a good job and had no intention of resting at all.
"You guys."
Xu Qingyun sighed helplessly. They were in a high mood at work. Xu Qingyun was very happy, but he had to pay attention to methods in his work and couldn't just do it recklessly.
However, their discussion was indeed good and they summed up their experience so that they can do better in the future.
"Brother Qingyun, let us go. The sooner we find them, the less information will be leaked."
Zuo Jinfang followed suit. Seeing that they had no intention of staying here, Xu Qingyun nodded lightly: "Okay, I'll go look for them with you today."
"Great, let's go."
Zuo Jinfang almost jumped up with joy, and other team members got up one after another.
The work is important, and the first team has already gained something. The second team cannot just sit around and dig three feet into the ground. They must find people this time.
Ten people rode bicycles, and Zuo Jinfang got into Xu Qingyun's car.
"Captain, the car has appeared."
At the intersection, the Japanese agent who was monitoring suddenly shouted, and the captain Naoki Takeda immediately came to the window.
It's good to have clues, so you don't record blindly.
Takeda could not confirm that Xu Qingyun was in the car, but as soon as the car came out, he would follow it.
"Walk."
Takeda took four people out, leaving two people to guard the radio station. Their house had a phone. If they succeeded, they would call them immediately and ask them to evacuate.
For Takeda, assassinating the four people of Xu Qingyun was enough.
Killing a Chinese is very simple.
Takeda had a car. After confirming the license plate, he immediately asked his men to steal the car, modify it, and hide it first.
As for whether the car will be found, Takeda has no worries.
It's impossible for those useless police officers to find this car so quickly. When he completes his mission, the car will be thrown away.
Lao Lu had already changed his clothes, put on his hat, and got up to go out.
When he came out, he looked around and saw that there was no one around.
When we came to the main road, Lao Lu stopped a rickshaw.
"Go to Deyuan intersection."
He did not directly ask the coachman to take him to Deji Teahouse. Deyuan Road intersection was not far from the teahouse. This was to prevent anyone from knowing where he was going through the coachman. Working underground for many years, vigilance has already been deeply ingrained in his bones.
Not long after the rickshaw left, a person suddenly ran up from behind.
The people running looked at the rickshaw with surprise on their faces.
"Go and tell the team leader that we have found someone. I will follow him first."
He called his companion, and he got on his bike and followed the rickshaw, while his companion informed him.
They are Shi Qingbin's men.
Xiao Zhao did see Lu Hanping, and Lu Hanping lived here.
"Find someone? Hurry, go over and provide support."
Shi Qingbin was even more surprised than his men. This was a fish that slipped through his net three years ago. After three years, he finally discovered it again.
This time he would never let Lu Hanping escape again.
Shi Qingbin followed his men in pursuit. This time he brought a team of people. As long as they could find Lu Hanping, they would definitely be able to keep an eye on him.
Takeda had already driven out of the car they had stolen and was following Xu Qingyun from a distance.
"Pass in front."
Takeda suddenly ordered that he must confirm whether Xu Qingyun was in the car. If he was not, following the car would be of no use.
To know if someone is there, you must see the person in the car.
The best opportunity is when overtaking.
Takeda was in the passenger seat, and the team member who was driving quickly accelerated and slowed down a little when overtaking, so that Takeda could clearly see the people in the car.
Takeda saw what was going on in the car.
But I only saw the front seat. The driver was a young man, and there was a young man sitting in the passenger seat. His clothes were not what the headquarters said.
There were curtains in the back row. He only noticed that there were people there, but he didn't see clearly what they were.
"team leader."
After passing by, his subordinates immediately asked Takeda, who frowned.
He now has two choices. One is to follow and wait for the people in the car to get out of the car to determine the situation. If there is no target, wait for the next time. The other is to take action forcefully.
But he only had one chance to take action. If Xu Qingyun was not in the car, even if he killed all the people in the car, the mission would still be a failure.
"Go to the front and find a place to let them pass first."
In the end, Takeda did not choose to take action immediately. He wanted to confirm again.
But he had to get back to the back of the car. They didn't know the destination of the car behind him. Once the car behind him turned, they would lose track of him.
The men quickly found a small road and got in. After Xu Qingyun and the others passed by, they slowly backed out and followed behind again.
On the other side, Lao Lu had already gotten off the rickshaw.
He came over in advance and observed the surrounding environment first. Only when there was no danger would he actually make the connection.
The people following behind didn't dare to get close and kept staring from a distance.
Shi Qingbin finally led people over.
"It's indeed him."
Shi Qingbin was very happy to see Lao Lu with his own eyes.
“Keep an eye on people and try to expand the harvest.”
Shi Qingbin knew that Lu Hanping used to be responsible for organizational work, and that such a person had many secrets of the Red Party.
If Lu Hanping was doing the same job in Nanjing, and if he were caught and his mouth opened, Shi Qingbin would be able to get a huge contribution.
There is even a chance for him to compete for deputy section chief.
There have been rumors recently that their deputy section chief may be transferred out to be the webmaster. Several team leaders are holding back their enthusiasm. If he is to make a great contribution at this time, he must be the deputy section chief.
"Jiming, why don't you stop in front and buy some snacks."
Xu Qingyun suddenly said to Zheng Jiming, Zuo Jinfang and the others were motivated to do things, so he would buy some snacks to comfort them.
Ho Kee is a time-honored brand, and their dim sum is very delicious. Xu Qingyun has eaten it before.
"good."
Zheng Jiming didn't look back, he knew where He Ji was.
Driving every day these days, he has become familiar with all the road conditions here.
"Captain, they've stopped."
Takeda has been following from a distance and even lost his target several times. Takeda is experienced and knows that he is following an agent. If their car is seen many times by the other party, it will easily arouse suspicion.
"Great, keep an eye on them. If there are any suspected targets, we will act immediately."
Takeda sat up straight, and his men all took out their pistols and got ready.
Zheng Jiming got out of the car to buy something, and Xu Qingyun got out of the car to take a breath.
The cars of this era were far less comfortable than those of later generations, and the roads were mostly paved with stone, making driving bumpy.
"It's him."
Xu Qingyun is wearing formal clothes today, similar to student clothes.
After coming to this era, he prefers this kind of clothes. In the Military Intelligence Department, he generally does not wear military uniforms unless it is a special occasion.
Especially when you go out to handle cases, wearing a military uniform is equivalent to telling others who you are.
"Get ready to take action."
Takeda shouted, and several people immediately took out their pistols, and the driver started the car and began to accelerate.
Xu Qingyun was not in the car, which was their opportunity.
"Team leader, I've bought it."
Zheng Jiming came back after buying snacks. Xu Qingyun nodded and got into the car. Zheng Jiming got into the driver's seat and the car started slowly.
Xu Qingyun suddenly looked back.
When he got in the car just now, he noticed a car coming from behind. It was normal to have a car on the road, but as soon as he got in the car, the car was approaching them.
It was obvious that the other party had been accelerating.
Urban roads are different from those outside, especially now. The roads are very narrow, unlike later generations where there were many lanes. The so-called avenues now are just two cars driving side by side in one direction.
"There is an assassin, be careful."
Xu Qingyun suddenly tightened his eyes and shouted immediately. He was looking behind him. Through the glass, he could already see the man sitting in front with a gun in his hand.
The gun was already pointed at them.
"assassin?"
Zheng Jiming was startled and immediately stepped on the accelerator. At this time, he also noticed the car driving towards them quickly.
Zuo Jinfang even took out his pistol directly.
Xu Qingyun also took out a gun.
"Bang."
Seeing that they were accelerating, Takeda no longer made any excuses and immediately shot first. The sound of the gunfire scared away many people around him.
"Drive towards Yanming."
Xu Qingyun shouted that there were many people on Yanming's side, and Xu Erxi and others were there. The other side only had one car, and they could get more support there.
Zuo Jinfang's men were behind, and they couldn't stay and wait.
"good."
Zheng Jiming turned the steering wheel fiercely, and the sound of gunshots startled Lao Lu, who was also nearby.
It was almost twelve o'clock, and he was about to go to the teahouse. When he heard gunshots, he turned around immediately.
No matter what the cause of the gunshots was, it was not suitable for him to go to the meeting at this time. Even if he could not see his comrades, he could not bring any danger to his comrades.
"Where to shoot?"
Shi Qingbin was stunned when he heard the gunfire, and then shouted angrily. He was staring at someone. Lu Hanping was dressed as if he was on a mission today. Staring at him might gain something. Unexpectedly, someone suddenly opened fire around him.
"I'll go ask."
The men left in a hurry, and Lao Lu, who had just turned around, was stunned again.
I had a social event last night, drank too much, and had a rough day. This chapter is a bit late. I will update it later.
(End of this chapter)