Wang Hanmin is a very cautious person. The only time he entered the city was when he bought the Lian family's old house. Moreover, the old house was large enough for them to hide there temporarily. Therefore, I judge that they most likely went to the Lian family's old house, which is also the only place we might be able to find them.
If they don't go, then it's fate, and there's nothing I can do about it.
However, the old family house was not a place to hide either. We had searched it carefully and found no secret rooms or tunnels to hide in.
Once a large-scale search is launched, the Japanese will conduct a very thorough search. With so many people, no identification, and nowhere to hide, they will inevitably be exposed.
Therefore, you must send someone to contact them and bring them to a safe house where they can hide, so that they can escape this large-scale search. We can discuss the future later.
Do you have any safe places to hide in right now?
Intelligence work in Shanghai has always been handled by Yi Hua'an. With his substantial funds, Yi Hua'an has set up numerous safe houses and properties in Shanghai, and has done a very thorough job in this regard.
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's question, Yi Hua'an asked, "Approximately how many people need to be accommodated?"
Ning Zhiheng pondered for a moment, secretly calculated, and analyzed, "There were quite a few people who attacked me today. Judging from the firefight, there were at least twenty people. In addition, they also assassinated two other targets. I estimate that the number of people who carried out the assassination operation should be around forty to fifty. Excluding the ten people lost at the Suzhou River, there are probably thirty to forty people now. Based on this number, think about whether there is a place to put them?"
"So many people?" Yi Hua'an lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said hesitantly, "Then there's only one place. We set up a flour mill in the west of the city, and we've set up several secret rooms under the warehouse of this flour mill. If we squeeze in, we should be able to accommodate forty people. But once it's used by the Shanghai Station, we'll have to give up this location. It's such a pity!"
"Then let's arrange for them to stay here. It's worth any price to pay now; we must rescue them," Ning Zhiheng said decisively, waving his hand.
He glanced at the time and said in a deep voice, "It's one in the morning now. The Japanese can't mobilize a large number of troops to search overnight, but once it's light, they will definitely impose martial law on the whole city and start the search operation. It will be impossible to move them then. There are still five hours until dawn. You must get them out and take them to the designated location before dawn. It will be too late if you are late."
According to Ning Zhiheng's analysis, Shanghai's urban area is very large, with a population of over three million. Conducting a large-scale search of such a large urban area would be an extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive task.
It would be impossible without sufficient manpower. Even if the Japanese concentrated the military police, the Special Higher Police, and the police station together, it would still be quite difficult unless they mobilized the garrison troops for assistance.
This requires a process, so they can't possibly complete the arrangements overnight. The most likely scenario is that it will be done after dawn, which gives Ning Zhiheng a few hours to prepare.
"I'll make the arrangements right away and make sure they're moved out!" Yi Hua'an nodded in agreement and turned to leave, but Ning Zhiheng called him back.
"Go and select an intelligence agent who has worked at the Nanjing headquarters to contact them. It would be best if he has met Duan Tiecheng. Make sure to explain things clearly, gain their trust, and explain the advantages and disadvantages to them. Tell them to hurry up and move out. There must be no delay!"
Ning Zhiheng was very worried that Duan Tiecheng and the others did not trust the team members he had sent, which would delay the transfer.
After all, in such a tense moment, it would be difficult to convince the other party if their own people suddenly came to contact them without any proof. Therefore, it was best to choose a team member who had met Duan Tiecheng before to go. Perhaps they could gain Duan Tiecheng's trust. Even if Duan Tiecheng did not know the person sent, at least Ning Zhiheng would know whether Duan Tiecheng was among these trapped people.
"What if things don't go well, and they refuse to trust our people and insist on not leaving?" Yi Hua'an asked again.
Ning Zhiheng frowned and said in a deep voice, "They shouldn't be that stupid. Staying at the Lian family's old house will only lead to their death. If they insist on refusing, immediately mobilize two gunmen to guard the vicinity of the Lian family's old house and be ready to take action at any time. As soon as Duan Tiecheng and Wang Hanmin show up, kill them immediately. We must not let them fall into the hands of the Japanese."
Yi Hua'an quickly understood Ning Zhiheng's meaning, nodded in agreement, and hurried away to arrange the relocation.
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