Yu Dehui and his team groped their way through the dark pipes for a long time before finally returning to the tunnel entrance. They entered the tunnel and soon returned to the villa where they were hiding.
Luo Yuze had been waiting anxiously. Upon hearing the noise, he quickly pulled the team members up one by one from the entrance of the cave, with Yu Dehui being the last one.
"How's it going? Are the explosion points set up?"
“All set up!” Yu Dehui nodded and said, taking off his mud-covered coat and throwing it aside. He then followed Luo Yuze into the room next door.
Luo Yuze turned around and poured him a glass of hot water, placing it in front of him. He said in a low voice, "Li Quan came by before. According to his intelligence, all three sides have arrived. Apart from the puppet government personnel, the other two groups have entered the nearby Taiping Hotel and the Japanese Oriental Hotel. Security is very tight. The meeting will start tomorrow morning, I estimate it will be between nine and ten o'clock. I have already made the timer for the detonation. You will go and set the time yourself tomorrow morning. As for the time... set it for ten o'clock!"
Yu Dehui nodded in agreement, then thought for a moment and continued, "Okay, but, Section Chief, I think you should evacuate tonight and go back to Qingdao Station in the northern suburbs to take shelter for a while."
"Why?" Luo Yuze looked up at Yu Dehui, waiting for him to continue.
Yu Dehui frowned and said, "If the explosion is successful tomorrow, the whole of Qingdao will be turned upside down. The city will definitely be under martial law and a large-scale search will be conducted everywhere. The Japanese here are too powerful and have enough personnel. The intensity of the search will be very strong. I'm afraid we won't be able to evacuate then."
Yu Dehui's words made sense. In fact, the Japanese reaction would only be more intense, and the villa where the team members were hiding would definitely be searched.
However, Luo Yuze shook his head. He had considered this possibility, but he was unwilling to withdraw easily unless he was certain of the operation's success.
"Don't rush. It's too early to evacuate now. Let's see how the operation goes. Besides, I'm worried about leaving you alone!"
Seeing that Luo Yuze was unwilling to leave, Yu Dehui became anxious and couldn't help but persuade him again: "Section Chief, we should evacuate as soon as possible. Besides, I have been through this underground pipeline many times. I have figured out the route. There is no mistake. I can set the timer by myself tomorrow. If there is a big search, I can hide in the pipeline if necessary. It is convenient for me to move around alone. I have the pipeline map. It will not be a problem to avoid this search."
However, Luo Yuze still rejected Yu Dehui's persuasion outright.
To be honest, Luo Yuze had a final plan in mind: if the explosion wasn't effective enough, he would lead the special forces team through the drainage pipes into the Huiying Hotel to assassinate and finish off the key targets. These people were high-ranking officials from Japan and various other forces, and their identities were extremely important. Even the death of one of them would be enough to cause a stir. He didn't want to miss this opportunity.
As for whether they can evacuate safely, that depends on luck. He himself is not afraid of death. If he can complete this mission, he will not hesitate to sacrifice the entire commando team!
However, he didn't want to mention it now, partly because he was afraid of affecting morale, and more importantly, he still needed to see the effect of the explosion. If he could avoid fighting shirtless, that would be best. If not, he would have to risk his life to assassinate as many as he could. He didn't want to have another chance like this in the future.
In fact, from the moment he accepted the mission, Luo Yuze had a clear understanding of its severity. In Qingdao, the stronghold of the Japanese, the operation to assassinate high-ranking Japanese and traitors was no small matter, and the chances of survival were slim. This was the most dangerous mission he had ever undertaken in his espionage career. Therefore, from the beginning, he was determined to succeed or die trying. He would not withdraw until the operation had yielded results.
Seeing Luo Yuze's insistence, Yu Dehui, as a subordinate, had no choice but to obey. It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but he was just thinking about his section chief and his brothers.
In the Special Higher Police's interrogation room, Wang Hanmin brought Ding Mingzhen to Fu Shengyuan.
Ding Mingzhen looked at Fu Shengyuan's mangled body and felt a pang of pain in her heart. She threw herself on Fu Shengyuan's body and couldn't help but shed tears.
"Old Fu!"
Hearing his wife's call, Fu Shengyuan barely opened his swollen eyes. Seeing that his wife was alright, he finally felt relieved for the time being. At least these people hadn't tortured his wife.
Wang Hanmin gently advised from the side, "Brother Shengyuan, your wife is well, and we have done nothing wrong. However, it's hard to say why you haven't spoken. This is the Japanese Special Higher Police, and the Japanese are in charge. Even if I do my best to protect you, I can't guarantee your safety. You know, the Japanese are capable of anything."
The threat in Wang Hanmin's words was obvious. In fact, if the Japanese had interrogated Ding Mingzhen, Ding Mingzhen's fate would have been far worse than Fu Shengyuan's.
Upon hearing this, Fu Shengyuan felt a pang of anxiety. He himself had the courage to sacrifice himself for his country, but when his wife was involved, he immediately lost his confidence.
Even heroes have their limits; how can the most resolute person remain unmoved when faced with a life-or-death decision concerning their loved ones?
This is why, after the outbreak of the full-scale war between China and Japan, the Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) established a family rule that MIB personnel were not allowed to marry during the war, especially frontline agents infiltrating enemy-occupied areas. This was an ironclad rule, and the MIB punished as many as a hundred people for violating the discipline, making all MIB personnel dare not overstep it.
This military rule may seem illogical, but it is actually very reasonable. Once a person is married and has family and even children, he will naturally have more to worry about. If he is captured, the enemy will threaten him with his family, and betrayal will be almost inevitable.
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