Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

The room was completely silent, with only the sound of everyone's heavy breathing.

Teacher Xiang took a deep breath and broke the silence: "Just do as Xu Tian said.

Lao Hu, take some people to get the explosives.

Fei Liang, get ready; everyone else, make sure you have your positions. Action!

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In the afterglow of the setting sun, Shilipu Wharf lies like a tired giant beast crawling on the bank of the Huangpu River.

Japanese soldiers patrolled the dock with bayonets on their rifles. The sound of their leather boots stepping on the wooden boards was hollow and muffled.

The detained ships from various countries were huddled together in a gray mass, their masts a forest, but lifeless. The air was filled with the fishy smell of river water, the musty odor of cargo, and the faint smell of engine oil and gunpowder.

Lao Hu and his two companions, taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain of the dock, approached the "Maruzen Maru" oil tanker near Warehouse No. 2 quietly like a shadow.

They were carrying explosives wrapped in oilcloth on their backs, their hearts pounding like drums, but they tried their best to control their breathing.

The person in charge of lookout hid behind a pile of abandoned wooden boxes at the entrance of the dock, staring closely at the movements of the Japanese inventory team, his palms full of cold sweat.

In an abandoned attic not far from the pier, where one could overlook the river, Xu Tian stood quietly.

With the help of the telescope and his extraordinary observation skills, he could clearly grasp most of the details on the dock.

He saw the Japanese inventory team slowly checking the last ship at Pier 4, only a hundred meters away from the Tongda.

He saw Fei Liang disguised as a porter, squatting in the shadow of Pier No. 5, his body as tense as a fully drawn bow.

Time passed by minute by minute, the setting sun sank into the river little by little, and the sky was dyed a dim hue. Soon, it would be a dark night without the moon.

Just as the inventory team was about to turn to Pier No. 5, Xu Tian picked up another phone that had been prepared in advance and dialed a number.

The call was connected, and an impatient voice with a Japanese accent came through: "Moshimoshi, this is the headquarters liaison office."

Xu Tian covered the microphone with a newspaper, rubbing it to change his voice, and spoke quickly in Japanese with a slightly anxious and mysterious tone, "I have important information about the explosives at the dock.

Regarding the conspiracy involving anti-Japanese elements, please immediately transfer to His Excellency Kagesa Tadaaki." He deliberately mentioned Kagesa's name and the sensitive word "explosive".

Sure enough, the operator did not dare to delay and the call was quickly transferred.

After many twists and turns, I was able to get through to Eiza Tadaaki's office phone.

When Yingzuo Zhenzhao's low and slightly hoarse voice, with a hint of familiarity, came through the receiver, Xu Tian's heart skipped a beat, but his voice did not change at all: "Mr. Yingzuo? Time is running out, so I'll make it short.

There is confirmed information that resistance elements have placed explosives on the Maruzen Maru oil tanker with the aim of creating chaos.

But this was a diversionary tactic on their part, intended to detonate a nearby secret ammunition ship of the Chinese army that had not yet escaped!

Xu Tian's words were half true and half false, and extremely confusing.

He accurately threw out the key points of "oil tanker", "ammunition ship" and "feint to the east and attack in the west", which not only pointed out the danger, but also cleverly drew Yingzuo's attention to the wrong "main target", the ammunition ship and the wrong direction, preventing a bigger explosion.

"Who are you?" Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao's voice was as cold as ice.

"Someone who doesn't want Shanghai to be completely bombed to the sky." Xu Tian said and hung up the phone without hesitation.

He knew that given Yingzuo's character, he would rather believe it.

Almost at the same time Xu Tian hung up the phone, a huge fireball suddenly exploded on the west side of the dock!

Boom——!

The deafening explosion tore through the tranquility of the evening, and the "Maruzen Maru" oil tanker was engulfed in flames. The flames that shot up into the sky instantly illuminated the dock like daylight, and thick smoke billowed straight into the sky.

The shock wave of the explosion overturned nearby debris, sending sparks flying.

The dock suddenly fell into chaos!

The shouts of Japanese soldiers, the sound of whistles, and the sound of running footsteps were all mixed together in a chaotic manner.

Just as Xu Tian expected, most of the Japanese troops were attracted by the sudden huge explosion and rushed to the west.

As expected, Kagezawa Tadaaki fell into the trap. On the one hand, he immediately found the Japanese military officer in charge of dock affairs and asked him to order an all-out firefighting and guard the ammunition ship area. On the other hand, he immediately dispatched troops to try to block the dock and search for suspicious elements.

Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao intuitively felt that there was something fishy about this matter, but the ammunition ship was very dangerous. Once it exploded, the entire dock would be in trouble.

He had no choice but to prioritize the safety of other ships at the dock! Military supply ships were docked at the dock, and if they were affected by the explosion, the damage would be enormous!

Inform the vessel to leave the dock!

Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao gave the order again!

In the midst of this chaos, Fei Liang, like a clever civet cat, took the opportunity to quickly board the "Tongda".

He started the engine in a familiar manner, and the ship emitted a low roar.

At the same time, another comrade in charge of coordination ignited a small pile of prepared oil-cotton yarn near the "Tongda", creating additional smoke and chaos, further confusing the remaining guards.

The dock was in chaos, and many Japanese supply ships began to leave the port.

No one noticed that the "Tongda" slowly left the dock, and its speed became faster and faster, heading downstream towards the Huangpu River.

Standing on the attic, Xu Tian clearly saw the entire process of the "Tongda" entering the middle of the river.

His tense nerves relaxed a little.

The plan went smoothly without any major incidents.

However, there was no joy on his face, because he knew that this drama had just begun.

Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao is not a fool. He will soon discover the disappearance of the "Tongda" and link the oil tanker explosion to the disappearance.

And that phone call he made was like a unique fingerprint deliberately left at the scene. It was both a misleading and a provocation, designed to keep Yingzuo's anger and the direction of the investigation firmly on the track he had preset.

The night completely enveloped Shanghai.

The fire on the dock was still burning, making the river water appear blood red, but in Xu Tian's eyes it was a dark gray-black.

Xu Tian left the attic quietly and blended into the dim streets on the edge of the French Concession.

In his hand, there was a soft red scarf with a faint scent of gardenia. It was left by Tian Dan when he met her.

Red, in the world of a color-blind person like him, is a gray hue, but he knows that from tonight on, this color will be destined to become a heavy color in his life that he cannot avoid and must carefully distinguish.

Meanwhile, on the ruins of the dock, Kagesa Tadaaki listened to his subordinate Hase's report with a grim expression: "Sir, the "Tongda"... is gone.

Initial assessment is that someone took advantage of the oil tanker explosion to create chaos and then drove off. On board... was a batch of medicines from Renji Pharmaceutical Company."

Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao clenched his fists suddenly, his eyes burning with anger of being teased and the excitement of meeting a master.

He was almost certain that the mysterious phone call and this carefully planned operation came from the same person.

Moreover, the style of this opponent made him feel damn familiar.

"Investigate!" Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Thoroughly investigate Renji Pharmaceutical Company and investigate the boss Tian Luning! Also, no one who approached the dock today should be spared!

I want to know who has the guts to play with fire right under my nose!" He had a vague feeling that a big fish was finally about to surface.

And his battle with this unknown opponent has only just begun.