If even one person escapes, they could very well alert others to move, rendering the person you've captured worthless for interrogation.
"Send another team to capture this man. We must not let him escape. Hurry!" Zuo Qiang ordered.
Another action team was ordered to set off to assist in the capture. Nakajima Yukichi was taken back to the safe house, where the intelligence chief, Huo Yueze, was already waiting to interrogate the prisoner himself.
Shanghai is a densely populated city with a small land area and a large population. Even in the slums of the French Concession, there were quite a few people living there. Although the ambush site chosen by the intelligence department was a remote slum, the intense gunfire still alarmed many people.
The nearest district police station was the McLan Police Station. The moment the gunshots rang out, the officers on duty were alerted, and they all looked at each other in bewilderment.
It turned out that Detective Fang Minda was on duty today. He simply called a group of his men to play cards in the duty room, but they just happened to hear gunshots, which startled everyone.
Seeing that his men were all looking at him, Fang Minda had no choice but to slam down the cards, curse his bad luck, and lead his men to drive straight to the place where the gunshots had been heard.
In the underground interrogation room of a villa, Huo Yueze looked at Nakajima Yukichi, who was already tied to a wooden stake, and turned to the action team leader Kang Tingshan, saying, "You are an expert in interrogation. This man is in your hands. Whether he lives or dies, whatever method you use, I have only one requirement: find out the hideout of the Japanese agents in the concession as quickly as possible. Be quick. One person has already escaped. I have ordered all the action team members to stand by and wait for your news. Don't let me down!"
Kang Tingshan tapped his heels, straightened up, and replied, "Don't worry, Section Chief. Even if this Japanese devil has a stubborn tongue, I'll pry it open for him. Just you wait and see!"
At this point, Kang Tingshan turned to look at Nakajima Yukichi, his eyes flashing with a cold light. He then let out a sinister laugh, which made the already despairing Nakajima Yukichi tremble.
Huo Yueze turned and left the interrogation room. Zuo Qiang greeted him. Huo Yueze said with a gloomy face, "What happened? The action team had so many good people, and they ambushed us with superior numbers, and this is how it turned out! One person even escaped. How am I supposed to explain this to the chief? Have all your men become cowards after such a long period of inactivity?"
Huo Yueze is now the head of the Shanghai Intelligence Section. In Shanghai, his status is second only to Ning Zhiheng. Influenced by Ning Zhiheng, he is extremely strict in managing his subordinates. Even though Zuo Gang and Zuo Qiang are Ning Zhiheng's closest cronies, he reprimands them without any mercy.
Zuo Qiang's face immediately turned red, and he carefully explained, "It was all my oversight. The Japanese were too vigilant and didn't even enter the best ambush point. I had no choice but to launch the attack ahead of schedule. But please rest assured, Section Chief, I have already dispatched two action teams to capture them. We will definitely bring them back."
Huo Yueze glanced at the time, his face expressionless. At that moment, only a pitiful scream could be heard from the interrogation room, which quickly fell silent.
"I have ordered Zuo Gang and Deng Zhihong's action teams to be on standby at all times. This is an excellent opportunity. The Chief's order is to cut off all the Japanese hands that have reached into the concession and teach them a lesson. Damn it, they actually came after us. We must not let them escape the concession."
Near the sewer opening, the search team members brought flashlights and began to search step by step. Before long, they found bloodstains on the ground.
"Captain, there's blood here!"
"Everyone on alert, proceed with the search!"
The team members immediately drew their guns and prepared for action, gradually moving their search area closer to the sewer opening.
Hiding beneath the sewers, Iwai nosuke listened to the sounds above and felt utterly hopeless. He tried to move deeper into the sewers, but the excruciating pain and loss of blood left his muscles too weak to support him. He used almost all his strength to move slightly, but he knew all too well that if the assassins saw the blood and found the sewer entrance, he would surely die in his current state. He was filled with regret and despair.
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