Jiangzhou, the headquarters of the Blue Shirts Society.

"Yuzuo, the Higanbana team sent a secret message. They have obtained the details of the Sand Project and have made a brief statement. The documents were photographed with a micro camera and developed into photos. They want to ask if the photos should be forwarded to Songhu Station!"

"In addition, they also learned of a major Japanese military action plan, but at present it is only speculation and they have not received the detailed content of the military deployment plan!"

Yushuinong immediately took the telegram and began to read its contents.

"These little devils are really scheming. They sent a message to the Higanbana team, asking them to transfer all the information related to the Sand Project to Songhu Station!"

Wu Fengchao agreed: "Yes!"

Yu Shuinong continued to read the contents of the telegram, and as he read, he frowned. "Pengcheng? The Japanese intend to use Luoyi and Jiangning as the centers, send troops to attack Pengcheng from both sides, and open up the railway transportation line between central and northern China, thus easing the north-south connection? Hiss—if they really open up this north-south transportation line, the situation will be extremely disadvantageous to us!"

"The Higanbana team reported that three armies have crossed the river from Jiangning and are heading north. They've also recently been aggressively purchasing food, cotton, cloth, and medicine in the Zisonghu area. This is clearly preparation for a major war. Immediately send a telegram to Jiangning and Luoyi stations, asking them to investigate the local Japanese troop movements and report back immediately!"

Wu Fengchao stood at attention and said, "Yes!"

At four and five o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, two secret telegrams were sent from Jiangning and Luoyi respectively.

"Yuzuo, Jiangning and Luoyi have each called back. The Japanese army crossed the river from Jiangning and marched north with three divisions: the 3rd, 9th, and 13th Divisions. In addition, Luoyi Station sent a telegram saying that the 5th, 10th, 14th, 16th, and 114th Divisions of the Japanese army in North China have disappeared. They are working hard to find the whereabouts of these Japanese troops, but they are estimated to have moved south!"

After seeing these two telegrams, Yu Shuinong could no longer sit still. He immediately ordered Wu Fengchao to contact all the Blue Shirts Society stations in northern Jiangsu, southern Shandong and eastern Henan, asking them to collect intelligence on the local Japanese military movements and report any findings immediately.

He immediately rushed to the old man's residence with his bodyguards to report the information.

The situation reported by the Blue Shirts Society attracted the attention of the old man, who immediately ordered Yu Shuinong to do his best to collect intelligence information on the Japanese army, especially the movements of the Japanese army on both sides of the Huai River. At the same time, he summoned high-level military generals to deploy defense plans to prevent the Japanese army from occupying the Longhai and Jinpu lines to connect the north and the south.

Yu Shuinong then returned to the Blue Shirts Society headquarters. Wu Fengchao immediately came out to greet him upon hearing the news and asked, "Yu Zuo, what's the old man's reaction?"

"The higher-ups are taking this very seriously and are preparing to deploy heavy defenses in the area where the Longhai Line and the Jinpu Line intersect to prevent the Japanese troops in the north and south from connecting into a line! You must immediately send a telegram to the Higanbana team, asking them to continue collecting information on Japanese military intelligence!" Yu Shuinong ordered.

Wu Fengchao agreed: "Understood!"

"Is there no good news from Lotus yet?" Yu Shuinong asked again.

Wu Fengchao shook his head and said, "No, the Telecommunications Department has been turning on the radio at fixed times these past few days, but we haven't received any telegrams from He Hua!"

"Yuzuo, should we give Lotus a little help? Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to find out the true identity of Higanbana by himself!"

Yu Shuinong stopped and turned around to ask, "What do you think?"

Wu Fengchao said, "I suggest that headquarters reward Bianhua with a large bounty on the grounds that the military intelligence she sent back this time is extremely important. This money will definitely be distributed proportionally to the Bianhua team. Ma Dazhi will then give Bianhua her share. Then Hehua can track Ma Dazhi and find out Bianhua's identity!"

After hearing this, Yu Shuinong immediately expressed his appreciation: "Your idea is good. Just use this as an excuse to reward them with 1,000 yuan and let them divide it among themselves. Then send a telegram to He Hua to inform him of this matter. After receiving the telegram, he will definitely track Ma Dazhi and follow the clues to find Bian Hua!"

Wu Fengchao stood at attention and said, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away!"

Songhu, Ma Ji Silk and Satin Shop.

Wearing a rich man's hat and a brocade robe, Ma Dazhi was introducing silk to a noble lady in the store.

"Madam, it's less than a month until the New Year and the weather will warm up. It will be time to wear a cheongsam. Look at this material, it's so smooth and soft, and the pattern is the latest. My shop is the only one in Songhu that has this material. With your temperament and figure, you will definitely be the most beautiful woman in a cheongsam made with it!"

After Ma Dazhi's eloquent salesmanship, the lady happily let him buy five feet of material. After Ma Dazhi packed it, she readily asked the maid to pay for it.

Before the two men left, the radio operator He Chunsheng swaggered in and shouted, "Boss, give me three feet of material. I want good material. If it's not good enough, I won't pay you!"

"Stop pretending to be foreign!" Ma Dazhi cursed in his heart, but he put on a smile and said, "Okay, sir, you can take a look around first. If you like any kind of fabric, I'll come and cut it for you!"

After sending the noble lady and her servant away, Ma Dazhi walked over to He Chunsheng and whispered, "What's the matter? Didn't I tell you not to come to me casually if you have nothing to do? Do you despise yourself, or are you tired of living?"

He Chunsheng turned his head and glanced outside, whispering, "Do you think I want to come? Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for me to lie down at home and take a nap? If there wasn't a mission from above, I wouldn't come!"

"What mission?" Ma Dazhi asked.

He Chunsheng said, "Two things. The first is the intelligence we sent back last time. The higher-ups took it very seriously. After analysis, they concluded that the Japanese wanted to mobilize a large army to attack Pengcheng from both the north and the south. This is consistent with Higanbana's inference, so the higher-ups asked us to continue collecting intelligence on the Japanese army related to this!"

"The second thing is that the higher-ups thought the intelligence we reported last time was very important, so they rewarded our team with 1,000 yuan, letting us divide it among ourselves, and also promoted us to the rank of Higanbana, from second lieutenant to first lieutenant!"

"One thousand yuan? Why is the boss so generous this time?" Ma Dazhi asked.

He Chunsheng spread his hands and said, "How should I know? Aren't you happy to get more money?"

Ma Dazhi sighed, "Of course I'm happy, but this money is not easy to get. We need to continue collecting military intelligence related to the Pengcheng War. This is not an easy task!"

"When has the mission we received ever been easy? What's the difference between this time and the previous ones?" He Chunsheng said with a sneer.

Ma Dazhi shook his head and said, "In the final analysis, the pressure on you and me is not that great. We are responsible for transmitting intelligence. The one under the greatest pressure is Higanbana. He has been living among the enemy. Not only does he have to guard against assassinations by his own people, but he also has to be vigilant at all times so that his identity cannot be discovered by the Japanese. Moreover, he has to collect intelligence under such heavy pressure. If it were me, I doubt I would be able to hold on for long!"

"So in just less than a month, his military rank was promoted twice in succession, which shows that his superiors value him very much!" said He Chunsheng.

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