This scene was clearly witnessed by the other two action teams that arrived on the north bank of the Suzhou Creek.
Because the two teams were traveling a long distance and had to rendezvous with Wang Hanmin and others, they rushed over in a hurry. As a result, they were a little late, but thus they escaped a disaster.
But he also happened to witness the tragedy of Lao Cao and other action team members. Wang Hanmin felt a pain in his chest and his heart was being torn apart. These team members were his old subordinates of many years. He had brought them from Wuhan to Shanghai. Now they had all suddenly fallen here, which made him extremely heartbroken!
Duan Tiecheng's eyes widened in astonishment. He was in charge of formulating the action plan and had specifically investigated the movement patterns of the Japanese river patrol team. At this time, there should absolutely be no Japanese patrol boats patrolling the river.
Could it be that the Japanese were prepared in advance and had set up an ambush here? At this moment, he had a vague feeling that this operation might not be as successful as he had imagined.
If that's really the case, I'm afraid there might be some unforeseen trouble for the special operations team. Duan Tiecheng's expression changed drastically when he thought of this.
Looking at the patrol boats still scanning the river with searchlights, Wei Xuehai said to Wang Hanmin, "Station Chief, judging from the situation, we can't retreat. What should we do now?"
Duan Tiecheng quickly asked, "Hanmin, the special operations team should have already started fighting. The Japanese will soon launch a large-scale search. We can't cross the Suzhou River now, and it will be very dangerous to stay on the streets. We must find a place to hide immediately. Think about it, is there anywhere in downtown Shanghai where we can hide temporarily?"
Knowing that it was impossible to return to the concession at this point, Wang Hanmin decisively said, "We have no place to stay in downtown Shanghai except for the Lian family's old residence. Fortunately, it hasn't been sold yet. Let's hurry over there!"
At this moment, Wang Hanmin couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate that he had bought the Lian family's old house before.
He spent a lot of money on this mansion, only to have someone else snatch the treasure first, leaving him with nothing, which he has always regretted.
Later, they suspected that the previous seller, Mr. Su, had problems, so they ordered the abandonment of this contact point, and it remains an empty house to this day.
In retrospect, it was a fortunate thing, as it came in handy at this crucial moment, which was an unexpected surprise!
Moreover, the house is quite large, and it's not a problem to temporarily accommodate the remaining thirty members of his team.
Upon hearing this, Duan Tiecheng quickly said, "That's good, let's go there to hide for now, let's go!"
In the police station's break room, Ning Zhiheng sat upright in the center, his face ashen, his eyes fixed on the people in front of him.
Besides the police chief and sergeant Takada Hitoshi who rushed to the scene, there were also three Japanese junior officers. All of them felt uneasy under Ning Zhiheng's gaze, and they stood respectfully in front of him with their heads down, looking fearful and uneasy.
The three officers were Major Naoki Tsuda from the Military Police Command, Major Matsushima, the intelligence chief of the Special Higher Police, and Lieutenant Colonel Sugimoto from the Japanese city garrison.
Ning Zhiheng's face was grim. He pointed out the window and reprimanded them harshly, "You are all soldiers of the Empire. You should do your best to maintain social order and protect the safety of overseas Chinese. But now, someone dares to openly attack me and attempt to assassinate me. This is simply outrageous and lawless. I will never allow such a thing to happen."
At this point, Ning Zhiheng turned to look at Sheriff Takada Hitoshi and asked, "Have you caught up with them? Who exactly are they?"
Takada Hitoshi's face fell, and he hurriedly replied, "Our men were a step too late when they chased after them. They only found two wrecked cars. The other side moved very quickly, and we lost them!"
Ning Zhiheng snorted, his face growing increasingly grim. He asked the other three officers, "So, have you three gained anything? Don't tell me you brought so many men here and got nothing?"
Faced with Ning Zhiheng's anger, the three officers remained silent with their heads down. The Shanghai station team members acted swiftly, striking and leaving without hesitation, leaving the Japanese who arrived later empty-handed.
Seeing that the two people beside him were pretending to be mute, Tsuda Naoki had no choice but to speak first and say, "I'm so sorry, Chairman, it's late at night, and it's difficult for us to carry out our search operation. Please give us some time, and we promise to catch the person as soon as possible and hand him over to you for personal handling."
Although Ning Zhiheng's face was still grim, he felt a sense of relief. The intelligence station team members had evacuated quickly and had not been caught by the enemy. As long as they could escape the city under cover of darkness and hide in the concession area, they might be able to weather this crisis.
Matsushima quickly stepped forward and said, "Chairman, according to our investigation, the assassination attempt on you was carried out by a Chinese government intelligence organization operating in Shanghai."
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng looked at Matsushima, trying to get information from him about the special operations team's activities.
"Chinese agents? Why would Chinese agents want to assassinate me? I'm not a military personnel! I ask you, your Special Higher Police is specifically responsible for targeting Chinese agents, yet you allow them to act with impunity. Don't you have any effective methods? This time, my men suffered heavy casualties, and I was lucky to escape, but can you guarantee that this will not happen again? You must give me an explanation for this!"
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's reprimand, the group of people hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Just then, Takashi Katsuta led a group of people and rushed in.
Behind him stood Major General Masakazu Yoshioka and Colonel Akira Ogasawara.
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