Chapter 862: Impatient Japanese spies
Chapter 862: Impatient Japanese spies
Governor's Office, Headquarters.
Zuo Tong came to see Zhang Yunhe and reported to him the progress of the investigation into the bombing of seven bridges.
"Sir, I suspect the Japanese spies are planning to do more than just blow up a few bridges. This is probably just the first step in their plan. There should be more actions to follow. They may be targeting important places like the Governor's Mansion, the airport, the military barracks, the ammunition depot, the arsenal, the steel mill, the granary, etc."
Zhang Yunhe nodded and said, "Well, your guess makes sense. I will inform these important departments to strengthen their vigilance and security measures!"
"But this is ultimately just a defensive strategy. You must know that the best defense is offense. You, the Inspection Department, must find a way to take the initiative.
"Yes, sir, I understand! In fact, the night before the explosion, our telecommunications detection room intercepted a telegram suspected to be from an enemy spy, but we don't have a cryptographer who knows how to decipher the code!" Zuo Tong said.
Zhang Yunhe asked, "Didn't we seize a Japanese radio before?"
"Yes, but the code book was burned by the Japanese spies before us!"
After all, the Inspection Department was established not long ago. It is unrealistic to expect them to be able to fight the Japanese spies on equal terms now. Zhang Yunhe did not have too much hope. The current priority is to improve the level of security measures.
He immediately called the heads of various departments, including the heads of the arsenal, steel company, and metallurgical company, and asked them to attend the security meeting.
At the security meeting that afternoon, Zhang Yunhe reported that seven bridges had been blown up by enemy agents the previous night, and said, "This is by no means the enemy's final target of destruction. Everyone present, the units and departments you are responsible for should now have become targets of the enemy."
"So, when you return, you must strengthen security measures and raise the alert level. People entering and leaving must strictly adhere to security procedures. Don't skimp on them for convenience or trouble. If anyone's department is compromised by enemy agents, I will hold them accountable!"
"As for arsenals, steel companies, and metallurgical companies, they must raise their security levels without disrupting production. During this period, any instances of substitute work or leave must be taken seriously!"
"And there are also the airport, ammunition depot, and grain warehouse. These places are our lifeline departments. No mistakes can be made. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" All the responsible persons agreed in unison.
After these people returned to their departments and units, they immediately gathered people and issued administrative orders to increase the security level and strengthen vigilance. They also personally arranged and deployed, requiring that no one should take leave or be absent from work without special reasons in the near future, and they were not allowed to be late or leave early.
That night, in a house in a slum area of Kowloon, Suzuki Anzi said to her men, "Last night's operation was very successful. All seven key bridges were blown up. With current engineering technology, they won't be able to repair it in ten days or half a month."
"Next, we'll proceed to the second phase of our plan, which is to blow up the island's arsenal, steel company, metallurgical company, waterworks, and power plant. Now, let me assign the tasks..."
Five minutes later, Suzuki Kyoko finished and asked, "Are you all clear about your tasks?"
"It's all clear now!"
"Very good, we'll take action tonight. A new inspection department has been established on the island. Last night's operation has attracted their high attention. They are currently searching for the source of the explosives. They have already checked several construction companies and quarries today. They may find us soon, so we must race against time!"
"Hurry up!" The Japanese spies responded in unison.
The spies thought they could lead the Inspection Department by the nose, create a time difference, and make the people in the Inspection Department run around in a hurry. However, they didn't know that although the Inspection Department was established not long ago, everyone including Zuo Tong was not a fool.
The spies' bombing targets were too conspicuous and their purpose was too obvious. They guessed that the Japanese spies' next step would most likely be to blow up some important facilities to create conditions for the Japanese army's attack.
But the Japanese spies didn't know that the targets they were going to blow up next had increased their defenses and vigilance.
Especially the arsenal and the steel company, the Japanese spies found something wrong when they got the explosives and arrived near the arsenal and the steel company.
There were more sentries at the gate of the arsenal, and all the lights on the wall were turned on. Two Japanese spies hiding outside the wall heard the orderly footsteps inside.
"Let's climb up the wall and observe first!" The two Japanese spies discussed it, then one of them squatted on the ground, and the other stepped on his shoulders and lay on the wall to observe the situation inside the factory.
After observing for a while, the Japanese spy slowly lowered his body and patted his companion's head. The companion immediately squatted down and asked immediately after the observing spy came down: "How is it?"
The spy who had just observed frowned and whispered, "It's heavily guarded inside, with frequent patrols and sentries everywhere."
"How is that possible? This isn't a restricted military area, nor is it a high-ranking official's residence. Why is the security so tight? Don't the workers inside have to start work?"
"Who knows? Should I continue? If I continue, it will be too dangerous. To be honest, I am not sure at all. I will probably be caught after entering."
The companion thought for a moment and said through gritted teeth, "Let's continue. If we fail to complete the mission, who knows how Miss Suzuki will punish us?"
"All right!"
The two men immediately used a human ladder to climb up the wall again. After one person climbed up the wall, they pulled the person below up. The two jumped off the wall and rolled on the ground to reduce the impact. However, the sound of the fall still alarmed a nearby patrol team.
The flashlight beam immediately swept over, and the two Japanese spies were so scared that they quickly lay down in the grass.
Unfortunately, the grass on the lawn was not deep enough to hide the two men. After careful observation under the flashlight, the patrol team immediately spotted the two Japanese spies. The leader shouted, "There are people! Everyone, grab your weapons and surround them!"
When the two Japanese spies looked up and saw that the patrol team was surrounding them, they were scared out of their wits. They looked at each other and immediately made a decision. They pulled out pistols from their waists and shot at the patrol team members.
"Pah, pah, pah"
"Damn it, shoot back, shoot, catch him alive for me!" The patrol members squatted or lay down to avoid the bullets, but because the Japanese spies suddenly opened fire, two people were shot, one fell down, and the other was injured and kneeled on the ground.
The other team members opened fire at the Japanese spies, and the two sides exchanged fire for a while, but this immediately alarmed other patrol teams and sentries nearby, and they all ran over here.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the two Japanese spies fired a few shots, got up, and ran towards the wall, preparing to escape. However, the patrol members would not let them go and immediately shot them in the back. Other sentries and patrols who rushed over also helped. The two Japanese spies were shot and fell down before they could climb over the wall.
"Go ahead and catch them!" Someone shouted, and several patrol members rushed over quickly with guns in hand and controlled the two Japanese devils.
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