The Bravest

With the help of bribed guards, Mao Sen successfully escaped from the compound where the gendarmerie squad was stationed and under house arrest, and arrived at the rendezvous point agreed upon with the Military Control Commission.

To Mao Sen's surprise, he didn't see anyone coming to pick him up, and he was a little panicked for a moment. Fortunately, there were no spies lying in ambush, so Mao Sen wanted to leave immediately.

But it was not safe to walk alone on the road in the middle of the night. I was also worried that the person who was supposed to meet me might have made a mistake in timing. If I left alone, I would miss the connection with the Military Control Commission, which would cause even more trouble later.

Because he is unable to actively contact the people at Shanghai Station now, without the help of Shanghai Station, it will be difficult for him to pass through the blockade and leave Shanghai.

Mao Sen gritted his teeth and crawled into a pile of rotten shacks at the back, deciding to take the risk and wait for a few minutes to see what happened.

Just as he hid himself, a police car drove over. Mao Sen's heart tightened and he shrank back a little. He watched the police car stop next to the crooked tree.

Mao Sen stared at the police car and saw a figure in police uniform jumping out of the car. Mao Sen looked familiar.

Lin Jie jumped out of the car and looked back. Seeing no one following him, he leaned against the car and lit a cigarette with a lighter. He deliberately waited for a while before the lighter went out.

Mao Sen saw clearly that this policeman was Lin Jie, who had participated in the operation to arrest him and had followed Gangcun to persuade him to surrender.

Mao Sen remembered the code word for the contact, "surrender to Han but not to Cao". Damn, this sentence was not a code word at all, but the identity of the contact person.

"Come out, I see you."

At this moment, Lin Jie still didn't say anything final, just to leave himself a way to defend himself.

In case of an accident, or if the figure was not Mao Sen at all, Lin Jie could just say that he just stopped the car to pee or smoke a cigarette and accidentally ran into someone.

"Hmph, you have sharp eyes." Mao Sen was discovered and could only crawl out from the pile of debris, looking at Lin Jie vigilantly.

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night? Come with me!"

Mao Sen looked at the police car and found that there was no one else inside. Then he opened the door and sat in the back seat to occupy a favorable position.

"Change your clothes. There is an ID in the right pocket. I am now the deputy director of the Huangpu Branch. Don't make any mistake." Lin Jie got in the car and drove forward with his foot on the accelerator.

"Hehe, I didn't expect it to be you. Thanks. Why did Lao Chen send you here?"

Mao Sen tried to test Lin Jie again, thinking in his mind that he was also afraid that he would become the Japanese's bait to catch the Military Control Commission's fish.

"Okay, where is Old Chen? Zhang Wu is not sure he can send you away from Shanghai, so ask for help from Boss Dai. Boss Dai gave the order personally, otherwise I would not show up." Lin Jie had no choice but to tell the truth, otherwise Mao Sen would not believe him so easily.

"Ahem, don't be offended. I just had to be on guard. Besides, you weren't waiting there either. We have to be careful in this line of work. I was careless at the beginning, so you caught me."

Mao Sen finally smiled.

After some trial and error, both sides finally gained trust.

"Commander Mao, from now on, you are my subordinate Zhao Wenbo, a police officer of the Inspection Team. Don't worry, the ID is real. Although the photo is old, it looks a bit like you. If you don't look closely, you can't tell that I am just collecting empty salary.

"Well, Chief, is there anything else we should pay attention to?" Mao Sen was an old spy and got into the role quickly. Now he could only follow Lin Jie's arrangements.

"Old Zhao, there is a glass bottle in the briefcase on your left hand side. The potion inside can change your skin color. Rub it on your face and hands. Your face is too pale. You look like you just got out of jail."

"There's no other way. How can I not be innocent after being locked up for two years?" Following Lin Jie's instructions, Mao Sen quickly turned into a middle-aged policeman with a dark yellow complexion.

"You're always asked to drive for me. It's not nice for a director like me to drive for you."

Lin Jie found a safe place to park the car, exchanged positions with Mao Sen, and directed Mao Sen to drive.

Half an hour later, Mao Sen suddenly slowed down the car and asked Lin Jie in confusion: "Didn't we agree to leave Shanghai overnight? This direction is wrong!"

"Haha, that's the plan for Shanghai Station, but Zhang Wu has many subordinates and I'm worried about accidents and changes of mind. I'm going to execute my plan now."

Lin Jie said calmly, "If you don't trust me, you can get off now."

"Well, then how do you plan to arrange it?" Mao Sen thought for a moment and asked through gritted teeth.

"In the early morning, Shanghai Station will launch a feint attack on a blockade point to help me get you out. But now, you have to come back to the police station with me to work. Three days later, I will lead the inspection team to patrol the blockade and send you out then."

"Haha, even the feint to the east and attack in the west was fake! Repairing the plank road in the open while secretly marching through Chencang. Awesome! I guess Lao Zhang thought I was leaving tonight!" Mao Sen exclaimed with a wry smile.

"Let's go quickly, you and I are on duty tonight."

……

Lin Jie took Mao Sen back to the police station. Liu Sheng had already arrived and was standing at the gate, bragging to the guard.

Two car horns sounded, and the guard saw that it was Lin Jie's car, so he hurried out and pushed open the iron gate.

"Brother, why are you here? I'm on duty!" Liu Sheng ran over like a lackey, leaned on the car window, and greeted Lin Jie.

"Is there anything going on?" Lin Jie asked with a smile.

"Hey, I just received a notice from the director that the Japanese military police said a serious criminal had escaped and asked us to assist in the search. I have sent two cars to patrol the streets."

Liu Sheng answered with a smile, then turned his head to look at Mao Sen: "Hey, Lao Zhao, go and have some good food with big brother!" to show that he was an insider.

"Liu Sheng, stop talking nonsense, get in the car, and let's go in."

Liu Sheng sat in the passenger seat and hinted at something. Mao Sen looked in the direction Liu Sheng indicated, stepped on the accelerator, and drove towards the independent courtyard of the inspection team.

There were only Lin Jie and Mao Sen in the office, and Liu Sheng was patrolling in the corridor outside.

"Old Zhao, you will follow Liu Sheng and work in this building these days. You will stay in the same room with Liu Sheng at night. This dark room can be used for hiding in an emergency. This address and phone number may be useful in case of any unexpected situation."

While Lin Jie was arranging things, he pushed open the bookshelf and opened a secret door. He demonstrated to Mao Sen that he could push the bookshelf back to its original position in his mind and then close it again.

"Okay. Just be normal and don't keep watching over me."

Three days later, Lin Jie personally led the team to inspect the checkpoints along the blockade. The team split up halfway, and Lin Jie took Liu Sheng with him, hiding Mao Sen under the back seat, and got out of the blockade.

……

"There are no more checkpoints ahead. I can only send you here. Take care, Commander Mao."

Lin Jie found a secluded place to park the car. After Mao Sen changed into a set of local people's clothes, he asked Liu Sheng to wait in the car before they got out to say goodbye.

Mao Sen carried the bag prepared by Lin Jie, which contained weapons, a small first aid kit and dry food, as well as a lot of money and two gold bars, all of which were for Mao Sen to use in emergencies.

"Take care of yourself."

Mao Sen replied, turned around and strode away, quickly disappearing from Lin Jie's sight...