Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Although Yoshida Hayato had not been in Shanghai for long, almost everyone in the Third Fleet had heard about it. He was the one who dared to break into the Naval Headquarters and take Commander Hasegawa Kiyoshi directly back to the Izumo.

As a result, the military police who followed Yoshida Hayato to Shanghai also became famous in the Third Fleet, and no one dared to underestimate them.

Takeshige Aoki heard the conversation next to him, but he didn't ask anything.

He had asked about this on the transport boat, but all he got was a stern reply from the military police officer standing beside him, acting like an escort: "Treat him first, don't ask any more questions."

His consciousness wavered between the severe pain and the blur of the anesthetic about to be injected.

He tilted his head and looked out of a small round window on the side of the ship.

The turbid water of the Huangpu River undulates in the field of vision, with smoke and dust billowing in the background, and occasional sporadic gunfire coming from the direction of Hongkou.

Just at the edge of that hellish scene, one could vaguely see the various ships of the Yangtze River Fleet busy at work. The small transport boats were like tireless water spiders, sending more figures in sailor uniforms to the meat grinder.

On the other side of the river, in the International Settlement, there seemed to be a faint noise and commotion, as if the whole of Shanghai was humming and twisting under tremendous pressure.

At this moment, the ship shook, and it seemed that another transport boat full of seriously injured people was approaching to board the ship.

An extremely shrill, almost inhuman scream suddenly exploded from the entrance of the cabin, followed by the nurse's hurried shouts and the scraping sound of a stretcher being hurriedly dragged across the ground.

Aoki closed his eyes, and the only sounds in his ears were his own heavy breathing and the heavy beating of his heart.

. . . . . . . . .

Nanjing, Second Division of Military Intelligence Bureau Headquarters, Dai Li's Office

The heavy velvet curtains were drawn tightly, blocking out the hot but still bright sunlight of early autumn in Nanjing.

Behind the huge mahogany desk, Dai Li sat upright, his shadow almost covering him.

There was no expression on his face, as if he was wearing a carefully crafted wax mask. Only deep in his eyes, sharp as an eagle, was he suppressing anger and humiliation that was enough to burn everything.

There was a stifling low pressure in the air, mixed with the smoke of fine cigars and the cold aftertaste of agarwood.

Across the table stood upright a middle-aged military officer with a solemn expression and flashing epaulettes. He was none other than Xu Baichuan, one of the core leaders of the Military Control Commission, known as "Fourth Brother."

The office was dead silent, with only the slow ticking of the clock's pendulum to be heard.

“Tick…tick…tick…”

This monotonous voice, like a cold noose, wrapped around Xu Baichuan's heart.

He knew that the more silent and calm Dai Li was, the more terrifying the storm inside him became.

Finally, Dai Li spoke. His voice was not loud, but it was like a steel needle tempered by ice water, piercing the heart: "Fourth Brother, tell me. How did the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet fly away?"

Xu Baichuan took a deep breath and tried to keep his voice steady: "Director, this action really... exceeded my expectations. The Japanese reacted too quickly..."

"Unexpected?" Dai Li's mouth twitched slightly, and he slammed his palm heavily on the table!

There was a loud "bang"!

The blue and white porcelain teacup on the corner of the table jumped up in fright, and the tea splashed everywhere.

He leaned forward, his eyes gleaming coldly: "The Commander-in-Chief has deployed the troops! The old man personally called Gu Mosan and asked him to send troops!

Our Military Intelligence Bureau has also mobilized all the forces we can muster from the provincial stations along the way!

The blockade lines are set up layer by layer, and the fortress artillery is ready for battle at any time!

What happened? The Japanese pirates were singing "Kimi ga Yo" right under our noses, swaggering down the river!

He stood up suddenly and paced rapidly in the cramped space, like a wounded tiger trapped in an iron cage. "The higher-ups are furious! The old man questioned me on the phone for a full ten minutes!

Ten minutes, Lao Si!

For these ten minutes, I stood by the receiver like a prisoner on trial!

Tell me, are the four words "unexpected" enough to silence the nagging voices of the masses? Are they enough to silence the sharp tongues of those in the Military Commission?

This is a leak, haven't you figured it out yet? The Japanese already knew about the plan! And you're still talking about this bullshit "unexpected"!

Xu Baichuan lowered his head even more. "Director, please calm down. The key to our failure this time lies in the words 'quick' and 'change'. We were too slow to act."

Plus... we may indeed have a problem internally!" He said in a heavier voice: "According to the accurate intelligence gathered by various stations on the front line, the timing and method chosen by the Japanese army to break out were extremely tricky.

The Japanese took advantage of the time when our army was frequently mobilized on the night of the implementation of the plan to blockade the Yangtze River, and there was a brief gap in the control of the river surface.

They're not going to infiltrate in a scattered manner, but rather going all out, with the fleet's core gunboats, the Fushimi, Katada, Toba, and Uji, leading the way." Xu Baichuan spoke faster, as if trying to sort out his thoughts.

"The route they chose was very bold, maintaining a silent and disguised night flight when the river between Jiujiang and Wuhu was relatively wide.

The fleet commander was obviously very familiar with the locations of our riverside fortresses.

Just before they were expected to approach the two most critical blockades at Ma'ao and Hukou, they suddenly abandoned their disguise, charged forward at full speed, and used the complex waterways of Jiangxinzhou Island as cover, forcing their advance in the darkness before dawn!

Xu Baichuan paused, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes: "The arresting cables we deployed in Jiangyin, Jiujiang, Wuhan, etc. were precisely destroyed, and there was no time to deploy mines in many key waterways.

This is no coincidence! The time and location must have been leaked from high up!

Dai Li snorted heavily through his nose: "What you can think of, can't the headquarters think of it?

The information must have been leaked a long time ago!

The key now is to find the person who leaked the information! The old man only gave us three days. If we can't find out within three days, I, Dai Li, will pack up and leave, and you guys won't have a good life either!

Xu Baichuan smiled bitterly: "Director, we will do whatever you say."

"Let's start by investigating within our Military Control Commission! We must investigate ourselves before investigating others!" Dai Li gritted his teeth.

"Ah! Self-examination! Director, we, the Military Control Commission, were only notified the day before the plan and didn't even know the specific contents of the plan. We were only told to cooperate with the military..."

Xu Baichuan noticed Dai Li's gloomy expression when he said this, and his voice couldn't help but lowered a lot: "Besides, you and a few of us are the only ones who received the notice to cooperate with the military. The ones outside are just those provincial station chiefs. If we investigate..."

Director, I feel that the plan of this operation was leaked, and it couldn't have been someone from our Military Control Commission.

When we received the notice to cooperate with the operation, the Japanese had already begun to transfer their overseas Chinese in a planned manner!

This clearly means they knew about the lockdown plan before we did!"