After listening to several surveillance recordings, the contents were all about the Japanese escorting a large number of prisoners to Jin City. Even Matsui received a call.

With doubts in his heart, Zhang Yunhe used virtual dialing to call Matsui's home number.

"Moshimoshi?" Matsui's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Zhang Yunhe said, "It's me. I heard someone called from Jin City and asked you to escort all the prisoners over there?"

"Yes, sir, I received a call from Sakagami shortly after I got to work this morning," Matsui said on the phone.

Zhang Yunhe asked: "Why did Sakagaki do this?"

"He didn't explain why, he just gave us orders, and we just had to follow them!" Matsui replied. He then added, "I'm wondering if they've established a new epidemic prevention and water supply department in Jin City and are in need of test subjects. Otherwise, why would they want us to send all our prisoners over there?"

"Although Sakagami said that we didn't get any valuable intelligence from the prisoners and that keeping them alive was a waste of food, that's why he asked us to send all the prisoners over for interrogation and mass execution, I suspect there must be other reasons, but Sakagami is keeping his mouth shut, and I have no way of finding out."

Zhang Yunhe frowned after hearing Matsui's speculation and suspicion. "Perhaps a new epidemic prevention and water supply department has been established and needs experimental subjects? Okay, I understand. I will investigate. Report any important information to me immediately!"

"Hayi!"

As soon as the call ended, Zhang Yunhe heard light footsteps coming from outside the study. Although the person outside was walking quietly and even barefoot without wearing shoes, it still could not escape his sensitive ears.

Zhang Yunhe immediately took out the Iron Blood Mask and put it on to scan the outside of the study. A person appeared on the mask screen, standing at the door with one hand on the wall and his ear pressed against the door.

The person's body shape was clearly that of a pregnant woman. Seeing this, Zhang Yunhe knew that the person standing outside the door was Hua Xinzi.

"It seems that she has long doubted my identity, and even doubted whether I am her husband Ishida!"

Zhang Yunhe took off the Iron Blood Mask and put it into his backpack, then picked up a book from the desk and opened it to read.

Hua Xinzi, who was standing quietly outside the study door, heard the sound of turning pages and the scraping of chair legs against the floor. She was puzzled: "I clearly heard someone talking in the study just now. He must be on the phone, but I was too late. The call ended before I even reached the door."

Hua Xinzi continued to stand at the door for two minutes. She only heard the occasional sound of pages turning, and no other sound. Then she turned around and tiptoed back to the bedroom.

Half an hour later, Zhang Yunhe put down the book, left the study and returned to the bedroom.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Zhang Yunhe asked Hua Xinzi who was sewing clothes for children.

"I still can't sleep!" Hua Xinzi said and put down the needlework in her hands.

As soon as Zhang Yunhe got on the bed, the woman squeezed over and snuggled into his arms.

During the day, Unit 76 and the Special High Technology Division transferred the arrested persons. Although Li Qun and Sakata Tadayoshi ordered the transfer to be done in secret, it was not kept secret and was discovered by several insiders hidden within Unit 76 and the Special High Technology Division.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the Blue Shirts Society’s secret base at Songhu Station.

Intelligence Chief Li Sixian stood at his desk and reported to Liu Wanxiong, "Stationmaster, we received a report from Owl at noon. At 10:20 this morning, our arrested brother was ordered by Li Qun to be escorted to the Special High Technology Department!"

"At 4 p.m., we received another report from Hedgehog. Special High Technology Section Chief Tadayoshi Sakata ordered the five brothers escorted by No. 76 and the two suspected insiders currently under interrogation to be escorted to the Military Police Headquarters!"

After hearing this, Liu Wanxiong asked in confusion: "What are the devils doing?"

"I'm also wondering why all our captured brothers were escorted to the Military Police Headquarters. I can't understand it!" Li Sixian also said.

Liu Wanxiong thought for a moment and asked, "Do we have an insider in the Military Police Headquarters?"

"No, but last month my subordinates bribed a Japanese staff officer working in the gendarmerie headquarters. His name was Kobayashi Zhixian, and I had an intelligence transaction with him!" Li Sixian said.

Liu Wanxiong: "Oh? Is this little Lin Zhixian reliable?"

"He's just a Japanese who's short of money and is quite greedy. His salary isn't high, but his expenses are quite high, and he doesn't have any special ways to make money. I contacted him because I saw this point about him. After several contacts and trials, both sides developed a little trust, and it was with this little trust that we completed the first transaction," said Li Sixian.

Liu Wanxiong pondered for a moment and then said, "Find a way to contact this little Lin Zhixian and buy intelligence from him. We have to do it quickly!"

"Yes, Station Master!"

The next morning, at Maria Café in the French Concession.

Old Cui, who usually wears a long gown and a jacket, walked into the cafe wearing a suit today.

"Give me a cup of coffee," he said to the waiter as he found a seat by the window.

"Okay sir"

Not long after, the coffee was delivered and Lao Cui drank it while reading the newspaper.

Gradually more and more people came into the cafe.

"Sorry, we're late!" a woman wearing a hat walked over and said.

Lao Cui looked up and quickly stood up and said, "No, I just got here not long ago. Please sit down!"

"Thank you!"

"Witt!" Lao Cui called the waiter and the woman ordered a cup of coffee without sugar.

As the waiter brought the coffee, the woman stirred it with a spoon and whispered, "Unit 76, the Special High Technology Department, and the Military Police Headquarters have all received orders to gather the prisoners and escort them to Jin City. We don't know why they're doing this yet, but we suspect they want to conduct bacterial experiments in Jin City, and these prisoners being escorted there are being used as test subjects."

Hearing this, Old Cui frowned and said, "Isn't Jin City's Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department finished?"

"Is it possible they've rebuilt it? You can contact our comrades in Jin City to investigate, but I'm afraid we won't be able to do it in time, as they'll be using a freight train from the train station to transport the prisoners tomorrow!"

Lao Cui felt the situation was urgent and time was running out. He asked, "Do you know the exact time and which train? How many prisoners are there in total? How many troops are there to escort them?"

"There are 280 prisoners in total. About one-third of them are yours, all captured guerrillas. The rest are scattered stragglers from the Kuomintang side, and there are also a few captured members of the Blue Shirts Society."

"There's a small escort team, led by a second lieutenant named Kimura! We don't have any specific information about which train or departure time, but we know it's tomorrow morning. I'll let you know if I have more information."

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