"Great!" Huo Yueze clapped his fist together and said excitedly, "These past few days of hard work have paid off. We've finally solved the problem of the passage. Now we just have to wait for the explosives to arrive so we can start our operation!"
Over the past few days, Huo Yueze has done a lot of preparatory work, searching for the sewer outlet of the Fukui warehouse, and sending people to explore along the outlet. He spent a lot of time figuring out the route step by step, and finally found the No. 9 sewer outlet in the Fukuoka warehouse yard.
"What are the conditions inside? Can we stay there for an extended period?" Sun Jiacheng asked again. The upcoming operation would require team members to transport explosives and detonators inside, which necessitates a certain amount of space to move around.
“There’s a stretch of sewage at the exit, but it’s passable. As long as we’re careful to seal it and keep it waterproof when transporting the explosives, there won’t be any problems. Further in, the terrain gets higher and drier, and the space is adequate, enough for our needs,” Kang Tingshan replied confidently.
Hearing his words, everyone felt relieved. Huo Yueze waved his hand, and everyone quickly left the area.
On this day, the door to an office in the Special Higher Police was pushed open, and the intelligence captain, Akita Akihito, strode in. He took off his coat, threw it to He Siming behind him, sat down in his chair, took a deep breath, and forced himself to suppress his agitated emotions. He remained silent for a long time.
His face was terribly gloomy. In the past few days, there had been a series of assassination attempts targeting Japanese soldiers.
Moreover, this situation is getting worse and happening more frequently than usual; it happens almost every day now.
Another assassination attempt occurred today. A lieutenant from the garrison was shot in an alley and killed instantly.
Akita Akihito had just led his men to conduct a thorough inspection of the assassination scene. The results were the same as before, with no valuable findings. There were no witnesses or suspicious persons, which greatly annoyed Akita Akihito.
He Siming quickly hung his coat on the clothes rack, turned around and closed the door, then stepped forward and said softly, "Teacher, you don't need to be too anxious. With so many assassination attempts happening now, the entire Special Higher Police has been mobilized. The Chinese agents won't be able to run rampant for long; it's just a matter of time."
Akita Akihito frowned but didn't say anything. Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Iwai no Naoki pushed open the door and quickly walked up to Akita Akihito, reporting in a low voice: "Captain, just twenty minutes ago, another assassination attempt occurred, and two more soldiers died on the spot. Captain Kotani has already gone to the scene."
Another assassination attempt! Akita Akihito shook his head helplessly. In the meantime, the Special Higher Police Chief, Sagawa Taro, had repeatedly reprimanded these intelligence captains and urged them to find the assassin as soon as possible to give the military an explanation, but so far there has been no progress.
"Where did this assassination attempt take place?" Akita Akihito asked.
Iwai no Susuke quickly whispered, "In the South Fourth Street area."
“South Fourth Street!” Akita Akihito said in surprise. This area is right next to the central business district and is a densely populated and relatively prosperous area.
However, the previous assassinations all took place in remote western neighborhoods with sparse populations.
However, this assassination attempt was clearly different. This indicates that the military intelligence agents have significantly increased their assassination efforts. They are no longer limited to assassinating in remote, uninhabited areas. It seems that they have started to infiltrate more prosperous areas to find assassination targets because they cannot find prey.
At this moment, He Siming spoke up, "Teacher, could we conduct a large-scale search within Shanghai's urban area, checking both Japanese expatriates and returned Chinese citizens?"
"Takeshita, what nonsense are you spouting?" Before He Siming could finish speaking, Iwai Nosuke rudely interrupted him.
"Do you know how much manpower it would take to conduct a large-scale search of the entire urban area of Shanghai? Every day, a large number of immigrants from China are pouring in, and the household registration system is in chaos. We don't have the original records of those Chinese citizens who have returned to China, so we have no way to trace them. Our Special Higher Police have limited manpower, and how many people are there in the police station as well? How much effort would it take to conduct such a large-scale investigation? It's just wishful thinking!"
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