At the same time, the Military Police Headquarters was also notified.

Sato was very confused and asked Sakagami on the phone: "Sir, why are all the prisoners being taken to Jin City? If they are to be executed, can't they be executed here?"

Sakagami on the other end of the phone said angrily, "Let you execute them yourselves? How do you explain what happened last time? Not only did the execution of the Chinese fail, but it also caused many imperial warriors to lose their lives in vain!"

"Let me ask you, how many prisoners are being held by your Military Police Headquarters right now?"

Sato replied, "Sir, there are currently 273 prisoners being brought in from various places around Shanghai. A small number are guerrillas, but the majority are stragglers from the Nationalist government who were dispersed!"

"You have so many prisoners under guard. Have you obtained any valuable intelligence?" Sakagami asked on the other end of the phone.

Sato replied shamefacedly: "Not yet, but please rest assured, we will definitely increase the intensity of the interrogation."

"Baga, it's been so long and you still haven't interrogated any useful intelligence. You are nothing but good-for-nothings! You don't need to interrogate them anymore. I order you to send troops to escort these prisoners, along with the underground party members and Blue Shirts agents captured by Unit 76 and the Special High Technology Department, to Jin City within three days. Hand them over to the Military Police Headquarters in Jin City for mass execution after interrogation!"

"Hayi!" Sato could only stand at attention and agree. He had no choice but to obey the order.

After hanging up the phone, Sato was puzzled. Why would the expeditionary force headquarters issue such a strange order? This had never happened before.

He thought for a while but couldn't figure out why Sakagami gave such an order, so he picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Special High Technology Department.

"Moshimoshi, connect me to the office of Tadayoshi Sakata of the Special High Technology Department!"

The call was quickly connected, and Sakata Tadayoshi's voice came from the line: "Moshimoshi?"

Sato immediately said, "Sakata Tadayoshi, did you receive a call from Jinshi?"

"Yes, sir. I was just about to call you to report this matter. The Expeditionary Force Command has asked us to escort all the captured Blue Shirts spies and underground party members to Jin City for interrogation and execution by the Military Police Command there. I've already called Unit 76 and asked them to send them over today!"

"We've captured five people at Unit 76. Two of our Special High Technology Division's suspicious insiders are currently being interrogated, but they haven't spoken yet. I'd like to take these seven people to the Military Police Headquarters and have you send someone to escort them to Jin City along with the captured Chinese soldiers. Is that okay with you?"

Sato said on the phone: "Come over first, let's discuss the escort plan. After all, there are too many people to be escorted, and we must develop a detailed plan to prevent them from being kidnapped by the Chinese like last time!"

"Hayi!"

The Special High Technology Department was not far from the Military Police Headquarters, and Tadayoshi Sakata arrived at Sato's office in 5 minutes.

"Your Excellency Commander!"

"Come and sit down here and talk!" Sato stood up from the office and took Tadayoshi Sakata to sit on the sofa.

"Sakata, there are 273 Chinese soldiers captured in the custody of our gendarmerie headquarters, plus the 7 on your side, a total of 280 people. There are too many people who need to be escorted. How do you think we should escort them? What means of transportation should we use?" Sato asked.

Sakata Tadayoshi had already prepared a plan. He said, "Sir, because there are too many prisoners to be escorted, for safety reasons, I suggest using a train for transportation. And it should be a special train. If we use a passenger train for escort, because there are other passengers on the train, it will be easy for the Chinese to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a rescue!"

Sato thought about it for a moment and nodded, "If we use a special train to transport these prisoners, how many troops do you think we'll need?"

"Sir, there are nearly 300 prisoners. I suggest we need at least a squadron of escort personnel. Otherwise, if something goes wrong along the way, we won't be able to control the situation with too few troops!"

Sato frowned. "Isn't one squadron too many? If we put those prisoners in the iron freight cars, they won't be able to escape. We don't need a squadron. I think a small team will be enough. Besides, our military police headquarters can't spare that many people!"

"Besides, I think using a special train is an overreaction and might even attract the attention of the Chinese!"

Sakata Tadayoshi thought for a moment and then, with a pretentious air, agreed, "Commander, you've thought it through better than I have. If we don't want to draw attention, I suggest we use a freight train with a few extra carriages. We can then escort the cargo to Gold City, and it will also confuse the public!"

"Yoshi, great minds think alike! I think so too. Let's make it this way! I'll take care of the freight train, the extra cars, and the mobilization of the troops. You guys from the Special High Technology Division should also send a few people along!"

Sakata Tadayoshi thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, this matter is of great importance. After all, we have nearly 300 prisoners, and we cannot afford to make any mistakes. So I would like to personally lead the escort. I hope you will grant me this!"

"You want to lead the team yourself?"

"Yes, sir. You know what happened at the quarry last time. I don't want that to happen again. This time, we must make it foolproof, so I request to lead the team myself!"

Sato thought for a moment and agreed: "Okay, I'm relieved that you can lead the escort team yourself. You will be fully responsible for this escort mission. I will let the escorting military police captain obey your instructions!"

Sakata Tadayoshi immediately said, "Sir, you only need to dispatch a team of military police to me, and I will take care of the freight train!"

"can!"

Sato immediately stood up and walked to the desk, picked up the phone and dialed a number, "Kimura, come to my office, yes, right now!"

A few minutes later, a Japanese officer came to the office.

"Kimura, I have a task for you. You will lead a team to escort a group of prisoners to Jin City. This is Chief Sakata of the Special High Technology Department. He is fully responsible for this escort mission. You just need to obey his orders!" Sato pointed at Sakata Tadayoshi and introduced him and gave instructions to Kimura.

"Hello!" Kimura agreed, then turned to Sakata Tadayoshi and stood at attention, saying, "Chief Sakata, please take care of me!"

After leaving Sato's office, the two of them remained silent as they walked out of the headquarters building. Sakata Tadayoshi took Kimura to a secluded spot and said, "Kimura-kun, there are nearly 300 prisoners here, and the escort mission is quite important. I want you to bring a squadron with you. I'll arrange the train, and we'll leave in two mornings!"

"A squadron? But Chief Sakata, the commander clearly said there was only one team!" Kimura said with some doubt.

Sakata Tadayoshi said: "I am the mission leader now, you have to listen to me, we need a squadron, and you can't tell Commander Sato about this!"

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