Spy game? Stop guessing, I really am an undercover agent!

Chapter 73 Capture Operation
At the same time, the members of the Loyal Salvation Army, who were rushing through the sewers of the supply warehouse, clearly felt the entire passageway inexplicably shake.

The drainage system in Shanghai was not built uniformly; the section of Maigen Road that was previously the site of the material warehouse was built by the French.

It's said that when it comes to infrastructure development in Shanghai, we have to look to these foreigners.

Underground sewers in the Chinese-controlled areas were generally just a few small pipes, but in the French Concession and the International Settlement, they were real tunnels.

The passageway is about two to two and a half meters high. Apart from the slippery ground and pungent smell, it is wide enough for a normal person to walk freely inside.

At this moment, feeling the ground shake, veterans in the crowd who were skilled in demolition couldn't help but marvel.

How much explosives would be needed for an explosion of this magnitude? They only brought some detonators and a small amount of explosives, which was far from enough to cause an explosion of this scale.

Could it be that someone planted a large amount of explosives in the warehouse beforehand?

As the commander of this operation, Yu Zuobo was also completely baffled.

All action plans are designed by headquarters; they are only responsible for communicating and executing them.

Even the evacuation plan was sent from headquarters, as if an unseen hand was secretly manipulating everything.

As for the huge explosion, Yu Zuobai and the others shared the same thought.

Someone must have planted explosives somewhere in the warehouse beforehand, because he didn't believe that just some flying wheat flour could produce the power of an explosion that would require hundreds of kilograms of explosives.

Of course, he had no idea that the explosive force of the wheat flour was the result of Chen Yang's meticulous calculations.

This is because dust can only be ignited by an open flame and cause a large explosion when it reaches 20-2000 g/m3 in a sealed or semi-sealed environment.

The purpose of having them blow up the wheat flour in the warehouse with detonators and explosives was to achieve this effect.

It now appears that the actual explosive effect of this dust is just as Chen Yang calculated: it is extremely powerful and capable of destroying the entire supply warehouse.

The group walked for about a kilometer when the sound of metal striking metal drifted from afar.

A sliver of light appeared ahead in the passageway. Yu Zuobai waved his hand and whispered, "Go up."

The group climbed out of the sewer one by one and found themselves on Lotus Road, not far from the Maigen Road supply warehouse.

A black Dodge van was already waiting there.

Yu Zuobai said in a deep voice, "Put the things in the car."

"Walk forward fifty meters, there are bicycles there, and there are clothes on the back of the bikes. Change your clothes and ride the bicycles to Pier No. 9 in the Chinese-controlled area."

"A boat was arranged at the third port of Pier 9, adorned with white ribbons."

Upon hearing this, the crowd quickly threw the gold bars they had brought into the carriage and ran forward in groups of three or five.

Yu Zuobo then got into the black van and instructed the driver, "Go to the French Concession, the Sixteen Factories Wharf."

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At 10 p.m. in Shanghai, two black vans drove out of the main gate of the Military Police Headquarters, one after the other.

These black vans are used exclusively by the public security brigade and can typically carry eight to ten people.

However, those sitting in the car were not military police, but members of the Special Higher Police investigation team.

In the van ahead, Sato Takeshi carefully tucked Hu Xinmin's collar into place, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Hu, I must say, you made a very wise choice."

"Cooperating with the Empire at this time would be entirely beneficial."

"As long as you cooperate with us tonight to eliminate the Shanghai Military Intelligence Station, we can satisfy whatever you want—gold, beautiful women, and more."

Hu Xinmin smiled slightly, but such a simple movement aggravated the injury on his face, causing him to involuntarily gasp.

Sato Takeshi gently comforted him, "Hu-san, don't worry, the doctor has already bandaged you up. These superficial wounds will heal completely after a while." "By the way, you said you left an emergency contact signal to have all the Military Intelligence Bureau members in Shanghai meet at the Dafeng Textile Factory. That shouldn't be false information, right?"

"You need to understand that you're still in our hands. If I find out what tricks you're up to, well, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."

Hu Xinmin grinned and said, "Sir, don't worry, I'm telling the truth."

"The Shanghai station has been swept up by Matsui-kun and his men several times, and now all the members combined only have seven."

"No one but me can bring them together."

Sato Takeshi nodded, a satisfied smile on his face: "Hu-san, I believe what you said is true."

"Sit tight, we'll be there soon."

With a deafening roar, just as Sato Takeshi finished speaking, a thunderclap boomed in the sky, followed by a drop, two drops, and countless raindrops falling from the heavens.

"Why did it start raining all of a sudden?" Sato Takeshi muttered unhappily. He didn't notice that when Hu Xinmin saw it was raining outside, a look of worry flashed in his eyes.

Dafeng Cotton Mill was built in 1928. In 1932, Japanese female spy Yoshiko Kawashima orchestrated the infamous "Japanese Monk Incident," instructing ronin to attack Lotus Sect monks, resulting in one death and two injuries.

Using this as a pretext, the Japanese launched a bombing raid on Shanghai on January 28, 1932.

This was the January 28 Incident that shocked the entire nation.

The Dafeng Textile Factory suffered heavy losses in that bombing, and its owner, Sun Yifeng, had to close the factory and leave for another place.

The van crossed Chuanbei Road and soon arrived in front of Dafeng Textile Factory.

The carriage doors opened, and Sato Takeshi gestured to Hu Xinmin, inviting him, "Mr. Hu, please."

Hu Xinmin got out of the car, and two Japanese soldiers supported him on either side, while a black umbrella shielded his body.

"Coo-coo, coo-coo-coo." A strange bird call suddenly rang out in the darkness.

As soon as that sound ended, another series of "coo coo, coo coo" sounds rang out.

The sound came out abruptly, but it didn't attract the attention of these people.

If there were any bandits mingling in the mountains here, they would recognize that this is a bandit using bird whistles to transmit a signal.

The previous sentence was a signal from the observer: "There are fourteen people in total, nine at the front door and five at the back door. It is impossible to determine whether the target is safe."

The voice behind him was replying: "Be careful of the target, let them in."

Sato Takeshi and his group escorted Hu Xinmin into the Dafeng Textile Factory. Under Hu Xinmin's guidance, they soon arrived at the entrance of a three-story building in the middle.

A rusty iron chain dangled to the side, clearly untied on purpose.

Sato Takeshi was overjoyed; there were indeed people inside.

He shone the flashlight in his left hand onto his right hand, then slightly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, then changed to three fingers, and then turned to both sides.

The Japanese soldiers on both sides understood what he wanted to do. They pulled out pistols from their waists, and in groups of three, they pushed open the iron gate and slipped inside.

Strangely, once inside, the vast space was deserted.

Shining a flashlight over, one could vaguely see that it was a dilapidated workshop with many old machines inside.

Several people, each holding a flashlight, slowly walked inside.

Suddenly, with a creak, an old sizing machine crashed down on the group of people.

Immediately afterwards, several figures appeared on the second floor and opened fire on the Japanese soldiers below.
(End of this chapter)