When Tsuda Naoki heard that it was Chairman Fujiwara who had been assassinated, he broke out in a cold sweat. Without saying a word, he immediately called Commander Katsuta Takashi and at the same time assembled the military police on duty, rushing to the scene of the incident.
As for the Special Higher Police officers remaining on duty, after receiving Ning Zhiheng's call, they immediately notified their section chief, Taro Sagawa, and led the on-duty action team members over.
Even the garrison stationed near the library building, upon hearing the news, dispatched a force to the east of the city in hopes of capturing the assassin who killed Chairman Fujiwara.
In an instant, Ning Zhiheng summoned all available military forces in the city, causing chaos and uproar throughout the entire eastern part of the city.
At that very moment, in a house near the library building, Taro Sagawa also received a call from Matsushima, the duty officer and intelligence captain of the Special Higher Police Headquarters.
"Section Chief, just ten minutes ago, Mr. Fujiwara, the president of the Fujiwara Company, was attacked by an unknown force on his way home. President Fujiwara himself was shot, and all his bodyguards were killed. The situation is very serious. Mr. Fujiwara has asked us to move out immediately, arrest the people who tried to assassinate him, and provide protection."
"What? How could this happen?"
Taro Sagawa was shocked to hear this. He never expected that such a thing would happen at this crucial moment.
Fujiwara Tomohito's identity is special, and if anything were to happen to him, it would be a disaster for the entire Shanghai leadership.
In particular, he had already received news that Lieutenant General Uehara Junpei, the highest-ranking intelligence officer of the Central China Area Army, was about to return to Shanghai. At this critical juncture, if something were to happen to Fujiwara Tomohito, it was hard to say what would happen next!
Matsushima then reported, "There's another situation I need to report to you. Besides the attack on Chairman Fujiwara, we also received two other phone calls. Consul General Nishimura Hirotsuke was attacked on Huaqing Road, and he and his seven bodyguards were all killed without any survivors."
Shanghai City Councilor Xuan Jingyi, along with his wife and bodyguards, a total of six people, were also killed in the attack, and both of their cars were destroyed.
The perpetrators of these two attacks are at large, and the consulate has requested that we begin deploying a manhunt.
"Baka!" Sagawa Taro couldn't help but curse fiercely.
He was almost certain that this was the work of Chinese agents; it couldn't be such a coincidence!
On the eve of the enemy's operation, three important figures were attacked in succession, especially Chairman Fujiwara. This was a diversionary tactic by Chinese agents, who planned to draw all attention to the eastern city area and then take advantage of the situation to attack the library building and destroy the legal tender and printing presses.
That must be it! Otherwise, this series of attacks cannot be explained.
He was careless! He had only thought of Chinese spies attacking the library building, but he hadn't expected them to pull this trick before their operation, which put Taro Sagawa in a very passive position.
"Section Chief, we are currently facing a severe shortage of personnel. Should we send more people to provide support?" Matsushima asked urgently.
"No need, we don't have enough manpower. You only need to go to Mr. Fujiwara's place to provide reinforcements. The other two places are fine."
After saying that, Taro Sagawa put down the phone and couldn't help but punch the table. "These cunning guys."
He has no spare manpower to send as reinforcements, because tonight he has secretly mobilized all his forces to set traps near the library building, waiting for the prey to take the bait.
The staff on duty at headquarters could only make a brief appearance to Chairman Fujiwara to express their gratitude.
However, at the same time, he became even more certain of his judgment. All signs indicated that his opponent was about to make a move. The more he made a big show of it, the more it proved that his opponent was impatient and would soon surface and appear before him.
At this moment, Duan Tiecheng and Wang Hanmin, who had been hiding in the shadows, finally received a report from their intelligence personnel.
"Stationmaster, the Japanese have all mobilized! Everyone is heading towards the east of the city!"
"That's great!" Duan Tiecheng clapped his hands together and said excitedly.
Everything went very smoothly, which showed that his strategy of luring the snake out of its hole was extremely effective, especially the selection of Fujiwara Tomohito as the assassin, which was simply a stroke of genius.
The other two assassination targets were in the southern part of the city, but Fujiwara Tomohito lived in the eastern part of the city. Now it seems that everything is going as he had predicted. The Japanese were panicked because of Fujiwara's assassination attempt and rushed to the east of the city to rescue him.
"Wei Xuehai did a great job! He deserves a major commendation for this. Immediately notify the special operations team to begin the operation!"
Soon, the special operations team at Dashun Warehouse finally received the notification call.
"Captain Jiang, our previous operation went smoothly. The Japanese have been mobilized, and you can proceed with the next step!"
"Okay, let's get started!"
Jiang Guotao hung up the phone. The intelligence agents' operation had been successful. Everything else depended on him. He turned to his deputy, Guo Yuande, and said, "Victory or defeat hinges on this. Begin the operation!"
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