Having been in Shanghai for so many days, she has been able to see her beloved person in front of her every day. These are the most peaceful days she has had in a long time. Now that Ning Zhiheng is going to the Japanese-occupied area, her heart is in her throat again.
Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, we killed so many Japanese in Jiangbei back then and still managed to escape unscathed! This time it's just a reconnaissance mission, what danger could there be?"
At this point, he solemnly instructed, "While I'm away, Yueze will be in charge of the work outside. The Tan Mansion is in your hands. You must take good care of the house, especially the radio station. We'll discuss everything when I return."
"Okay!" Zuo Rou agreed softly. She knew that Ning Zhiheng always meant what he said, so she didn't say anything more.
At this moment, Yi Hua'an changed into a driver's uniform, drove out a brand-new black Buick sedan, and waited outside the gate of the Tan Mansion.
Ning Zhiheng went out, got into the car, and Yi Hua'an started the car and drove towards Suzhou Bridge.
During this period, the Japanese had occupied Shanghai for a month, and the tense situation gradually eased. The vigilance between the Japanese and the International Settlement returned to the state it had been six months prior, and the two sides were able to communicate with each other.
The black Buick sedan passed through the American checkpoint without incident. After all, at that time, anyone who could own such a luxury car was no ordinary person. The American police glanced at it, didn't even ask any questions, and let it pass.
The vehicle drove onto the Suzhou Bridge and sounded its clear horn. Pedestrians quickly made way for it. A Japanese soldier at the bridgehead hesitated for a moment, but finally reached out to stop the car.
Yi Hua'an rolled down the car window and said in a pure Kansai dialect, "This is Mr. Fujiwara's car. Do we need to check it?"
Upon hearing that the people were Japanese and glancing at the Buick sedan, the Japanese sergeant knew that these were definitely not ordinary Japanese citizens. They were exempt from checking Japanese people, let alone Japanese people of considerable status.
The Japanese sergeant quickly nodded in acknowledgment and then allowed the Buick sedan to pass smoothly across the Suzhou Bridge into the Japanese-occupied territory.
Looking out the window, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. Everywhere was a scene of ruins, clearly having suffered bombing by planes and artillery. Houses collapsed and the ground was a mess. Even the streets had only been temporarily cleared, and the former prosperity was nowhere to be seen.
Ning Zhiheng suddenly spoke up: "Head west!"
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's instructions, Yi Hua'an turned the car around and drove along the Suzhou River for a while before Ning Zhiheng told him to stop.
Yi Hua'an quickly got out of the car and opened the back door for Ning Zhiheng. Ning Zhiheng got out of the car and looked at the ruins in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh. This was Nanwu Library, but it had been destroyed by artillery fire.
Ning Zhiheng lingered for a moment, then turned and got into the car. Yi Hua'an started the car and drove eastward.
As the car drove along, the surrounding scenery and buildings became more and more intact, and the flow of people gradually increased, but they were obviously all Japanese. Judging from their hurried manner, they were probably expatriates who had just returned to Shanghai.
The car continued forward, finally entering Jiangwan, a heartland of the Japanese-occupied territory. A number of patrolling soldiers began to appear ahead, and a large building stood not far away, with military vehicles constantly coming and going outside its gate.
"Don't stop, keep going!" Ning Zhiheng said in a low voice, looking at the building through the car window.
This building is the Nagawa Warehouse, one of the three military warehouses, and it's also the smaller one. After driving for a while, Ning Zhiheng ordered, "Find a place to park the car!"
After Yi Hua'an parked the car, Ning Zhiheng took out his binoculars and looked through the car window at the general terrain of the Naichuan warehouse and the vehicles coming in and out of the gate. He couldn't help but feel a little troubled.
The terrain here is open, with no buildings to conceal one's presence, and patrol teams are constantly on guard, making it extremely difficult to sneak in.
After observing for a while, Ning Zhiheng instructed, "This place is too difficult to approach. Let's go check out the other two warehouses."
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