Hearing Guo Cheng's question, Sun Yandong was also quite interested. He quickly came over and asked Yu Xingsheng, "Old Yu, you have a high position and know a lot. Tell us, what is the situation of our intelligence station's branch station? Among all the intelligence stations in the country, which one would set up a branch station like our Shanghai station? Do you know who the head of the branch station is?"
Team leader Yu Xingsheng rolled his eyes and said irritably, "I'm not much better than you guys as team leader. I don't know much about the branch station either. But I heard the captain mention that the station chief of this branch station is the deputy station chief of our Shanghai station. As for his name, I really don't know. I asked the captain, but he didn't say. Anyway, these people are very mysterious. I guess only a few high-ranking people like the station chief in our intelligence station know some things."
At this point, he leaned forward, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously again, "But one thing is certain: these people are much stronger than us. You didn't see the scene where Lu Laosan was killed, but I mingled in the crowd and saw it clearly. From the choice of ambush point, the angle of firing, to the firearms and ammunition used, it's certain that at least seventy or eighty skilled fighters attacked at the same time. Lu Laosan and his men had no chance to fight back. To be honest, we couldn't do that, at least not so decisively!"
Sun Yandong said somewhat sullenly, "We're all from the Shanghai Military Intelligence Station, and we're all colleagues, but I've never met them. Nobody would believe it if I told them. Why do we have to be so clear about it?"
At this moment, Gao Lang, who had been monitoring the situation outside, interjected, "I know a little bit. I heard that it's because the people at the branch station are all from the Baoding faction, and they don't get along with our station chief, so they simply separated. But they have a strong and well-equipped force over there, unlike us!"
As the group was chatting, the barber came up to the second-floor attic, opened the door, looked at them, and said with a smile, "Business is slow today. Only one customer in half a day. You're lucky. Anyone want a haircut? This master will give you a makeover. Look at your messy hair. You're all rotting around here, you're practically moldy!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Yandong immediately stood up and laughed, saying, "Old Zhao, you're so sensible. I'll patronize your business today. My hair is practically growing into straw. With your barbershop nearby, I might as well get a haircut!"
"Me too, me too!" Guo Cheng chimed in, touching his hair. "I haven't had a haircut in days, so I'll take advantage of you and save you a few bucks on your allowance!"
Yu Xingsheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Go ahead, it's a good opportunity to observe the streets and see if there's anything unusual!"
In any case, today's task was just to observe the target, and there was no intention to take action, so Yu Xingsheng did not stop him.
Seeing that the team leader agreed, the two of them went downstairs laughing and joking. When they arrived at the shop downstairs, barber Lao Zhao began to trim Sun Yandong's hair, while Guo Cheng carefully observed the situation on the street through the window.
Not long after the two finished getting their hair cut, they heard footsteps on the stairs, and Yu Xingsheng and Gao Lang came down from the attic.
"Team leader, something's up?" Sun Yandong quickly stood up.
"The target has been spotted. There's only one guard with him today. This is a rare opportunity. I want to take a look. If possible, let's make our move!" Yu Xingsheng said in a low voice.
"Great! We've been watching him for so many days, it's time to make our move!" Guo Cheng said, eager to try.
"Gao Lang and I will go out first and wait for you at the entrance of the department store across the street. Come out in five minutes!" Yu Xingsheng instructed, then turned and led Gao Lang out of the store.
They first crossed the street, then walked a few dozen meters to the right, and stopped near the entrance of a department store, finding a corner against the wall.
Not long after, Sun Yandong, who had arrived shortly after, stopped not far from them, his eyes glancing at the entrance of the department store. Guo Cheng, on the other hand, stayed behind in the direction they were preparing to evacuate, to provide support.
But little did they know that behind a window across the street, several pairs of eyes were also intently watching the entrance to the department store.
"Iwai-kun, we've been keeping watch like this for so many days, but we haven't achieved anything. Could it be that the other side has already given up on the assassination mission? We're just wasting our time!" A Special Higher Police agent said with a hint of impatience. They had been following Iwai Nosuke for the past few days and had indeed worked very hard, so they couldn't help but have some complaints.
It should be noted that other intelligence teams had already abandoned the plan. Only because Iwai nosuke insisted did Akita Akihito order everyone not to relax and to continue setting up the ambush. This made everyone very tired, and naturally, they were quite resentful.
Iwai no Nakaji frowned and said in a low voice, "Everyone needs to be patient. How did your instructors teach you? Do I need to repeat myself?"
Seeing the fatigue on the faces of his team members beside him, Iwai Nosuke softened his expression and patiently explained, "Have you noticed that although there have been fewer assassination attempts by the other side in the past two months, the two assassination cases that have occurred both involved officers of the rank of colonel or colonel. This means that these Chinese agents haven't given up on assassination operations; rather, their appetite has grown. They are no longer satisfied with just assassinating ordinary soldiers and are now targeting higher-ranking Imperial Army officers. So, during this period, I've had our men disguise themselves as high-ranking officers to attract their attention. I believe these Chinese agents are also constantly observing and looking for targets to strike. Don't worry, our hard work won't be in vain. I'm confident we'll achieve something!"
Although everyone knew that Iwai nosuke's words made sense, they strongly disagreed with his approach. They knew that once the other side made a move, their colleagues acting as bait would be in great danger. While luring the other side to reveal themselves, they would also have to accept the first wave of attacks. Such a passive defense made the chances of survival very small.
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