At night, the lights were still on in the office of Captain Zhao of the Meixian Detective Team, working overtime for the first time in ten years. Li Youcai, the deputy captain of the detective team and a favorite of Commander Maeda, was arrested and imprisoned. From the detective team to the market, few people were unhappy, and everyone was very happy.
Captain Zhao didn't need to smoke opium at the moment, but he was also very excited. Others were happy because they disliked Li Youcai and regarded this as retribution, but Captain Zhao was different. He was excited because he solved a big case and got another big case because of it. All signs showed that the Eighth Route Army would take action in the near future, Li Youcai would solve the mystery, and Captain Zhao would make new achievements!
Everything was a foregone conclusion and there was no need to worry. Even though Li Youcai trembled and shouted before being dragged into the prison, claiming that there was no need to torture him until he confessed everything, Captain Zhao still ordered him to be whipped fifty times. This was to vent the anger of those with red-eye syndrome and to establish his authority. It didn't matter if it was revenge, he would just beat him until his skin was torn.
The arrest location was the county government, so Commander Maeda's inquiry call came soon. Captain Zhao reported that all the evidence was under investigation. This kind of insider problem was the most hated. Maeda said nothing more and was not interested in continuing to listen to Captain Zhao chattering on the phone. He gave authorization and waited for the result.
Several key subordinates were in Captain Zhao’s office, and Captain Zhao asked: What do you think
The subordinate Jia advised: dig deeper into the case, connect all the previous unsolved cases to him, and the trial will take several days.
Do you understand priorities
Subordinate B: Send out men to arrest all relevant persons, and volunteer to investigate Miss Keiko.
Conjunctivitis can turn good food into bad food!
Subordinate C said: The witness testimony mentioned that the Eighth Route Army wanted to attack the county police force to rescue people. Why not torture Li Youcai again to confirm whether this news is true
The Eighth Route Army is going to attack the county police force to save people? Do you believe it? Did a donkey kick your head? Li Youcai is now saying whatever you want to him. You can get whatever result you want!
A bunch of idiots! The fog has dispersed, but I still can't tell what Li Youcai wants to send intelligence to Changyao Village for? The situation in Xinglong Town has not yet calmed down. The Eighth Route Army is clearly planning to launch a surprise attack on the concentration camp! Captain Zhao, who was disappointed with his failure, said so.
All the subordinates gasped and looked speechless on the spot. In fact, they had seen through this matter a long time ago. Who among those who have been in this mess until now is not a shrewd man? The rookie simply does not understand the highest level of flattery!
Captain Zhao then picked up his pipe and smiled. The Imperial Army had a chance to vent their anger. Now was the best time and they could achieve twice the result with half the effort!
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A phone call was made to Xinglong Town, and then someone set out to Changyao Village overnight.
The next day, a group of nine people entered the east gate of Meixian County. Police officer Li Weiba happened to be chatting and reminiscing with the security soldiers guarding the gate. For some reason, these nine people were not questioned. One of them was a half-grown girl.
On the third day, someone hurriedly left Changyao Village and went to the Xinglong Town Detective Team, and then called Meixian County directly; soon Captain Zhao appeared on the street rarely, and without receiving a call, he ran to the Imperial Army Headquarters in person and went directly to see the highest commander, a major.
Urgent intelligence! After investigation, it was confirmed that an unknown group of people were found near Changyao Village, and it was determined to be a battalion-level group.
Another report: The detective team, led by Captain Zhao, cracked a shocking case. The case of Li Youcai, the former deputy captain of the detective team, was solved. He used his position to sell intelligence to the Eighth Route Army for a long time. The last piece of intelligence intercepted involved key information about the Xinglong Town concentration camp.
The intelligence supports the case, the motive is obvious, and the situation is clear at a glance.
The major was so shocked that he couldn't believe it. The size of the battalion was almost the largest strength of the independent regiment. At present, Xinglong Town was almost an empty city. Almost all the security forces formerly affiliated with Xinglong Town were locked up in the concentration camp east of the town. The investigation into the battlefield mutiny has been in chaos and no results have been found so far. The original Xinglong Town police force almost did not exist after the last incident.
The garrison forces of the concentration camp were all drawn from the county, including most of the gendarmerie, which was less than a squad size and had no heavy weapons; including half of the county police force, which was platoon size; including some personnel from the county detective team, which were just for show; including some of the remnants of the security forces who stayed in the military camp and did not participate in the battle, which were platoon size and unreliable; the above was the total strength of the concentration camp. If the Eighth Route Army had a battalion, then the result would be obvious, not to mention that it was a temporary concentration camp, a perfect target for a surprise attack!
Staring at the huge map hanging on the wall with wide eyes, the depressed major made up his mind.
Order 1: Send someone to Changyao Village to conduct a low-profile re-inspection and re-confirm the authenticity of the intelligence. The major was worried that Zhao's battalion would dilute the Eighth Route Army's strength.
Order 2: One squadron of the Imperial Army and two battalions of the County Security Army will set up an ambush at Xinglong Town. The Major will lead this team personally.
Order three: A squadron of the Imperial Army will set out immediately. After arriving at Sansheng Valley in secret, two squads will stay behind and one squad will head south to control Changyao Village. The purpose is to cut off the retreat route of the Eighth Route Army and prepare for the possibility of the Eighth Route Army escaping south.
Order 4: The last squadron was to be assigned half of its troops and a motorcycle team to serve as a mobile force, and to be on standby 20 miles east of the concentration camp. Although this was a great opportunity to completely wipe out the main force of the independent regiment, half of the squadron had to be left behind (as well as some of the security forces guarding the city gates). The county had been attacked before, so it was better to be prepared than to be unprepared.
Order Five: Inform the concentration camp that everything must proceed as normal without adding extra staff.
Order Six: From now on, all gates will only allow entry into the city but not exit, no one will be allowed to leave the city, until all operations are completed. This is to prevent the deployment operation from being spread too quickly, which would be a waste of effort.
A large net was woven to cover all aspects. Since the Eighth Route Army was very fast, the major of course kept up with the times and arranged a full set of encirclement and interception in advance.
Soon after, there were bursts of military whistles, the clapping of military boots, and rumbling under the city gate.
A little girl was sitting on a garbage dump beside the inner street of the South City Gate. She was chewing on a roasted sweet potato and blinking her innocent eyes as she watched the imperial army and the security forces pass by one after another.
On the other side of the garbage heap, a dirty young man squatted, mumbling two, four, six, eight, then snapped off a small piece of wood and put it in his pocket, mumbling two, four, six, eight again...
The Japanese lieutenant colonel was afraid that the news of the military operation would spread out of the city, so he did not let anyone out. He never expected that the people who were plotting against him were waiting inside the city gate, and he was very pleased to count them.
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In the interrogation room of the detective team, the unfortunate Li Youcai was slumped on the bench, his body covered with blood marks from whipping.
The person taking notes stopped writing and shook his hands to relieve the numbness in his wrists. He had already written a large pile of notes. Another person continued to ask, "Anything else? Keep going!"
Li Youcai raised his head with great effort: "I really don't have any more, at least I can't think of any now, or you can remind me. That's not what I mean... I mean you just need to remind me, then I can answer it!"
The interrogator looked back at the pile of confession records. If he dug deeper, he would probably only get to his 18th generation of ancestors. So he said, "Don't try to be clever with me! There are many things you haven't explained. That... Let me ask you, the Eighth Route Army relies on you so much, you must have a code name, right? Tell me, are you the Black Shopkeeper?"
"Hey? I can recognize anyone, but I'm not the Black Shopkeeper! I can't help it, I have my own code name!"
"So what's your code name?"
"Sheep's head. My code name is 'Sheep's head', and my contact symbol is also a sheep's head. I can draw it for you."
The frustration of taking notes, I picked up the pen and continued writing...