Early the next morning, Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun, who had changed their clothes and put on a slight disguise, came to Han Zhirong's residence, observed the surrounding terrain and buildings, and finally selected a teahouse at the entrance of Miaoqian Street.

as a surveillance location.

In the early morning, there were not many customers in the teahouse. The two of them looked towards the door of Han Zhirong's house not far to the right.

Ji Yun glanced at it and asked in a low voice: "The teacher called you over yesterday and just gave you this task and didn't say anything else?"

Xu Chengyan picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said coldly: "What else can I say, each of them will play fifty cards. I think his attitude is perfunctory and he won't do anything to Lao Ding."

"I knew that was the case!" Ji Yun raised his eyebrows and said displeasedly, "After all, we still value the old minister, we don't have enough weight!"

"Then increase our weight and make things more beautiful," Xu Chengyan said coldly, looking out the window, "Find out Han Zhirong's true identity as soon as possible, and let them understand that our brothers can not only kill people, but also do intelligence work.

, it’s not something they can compare with, lest this guy like Lao Ding rely on his old age and brag about his old qualifications all day long.”

Ji Yun cheered up after hearing this and said: "This is not a problem. Before any action, the target must be investigated clearly before taking action. I hope that Han Zhirong has a problem and we can solve him by the way."

"You have a beautiful idea!" Xu Chengyan said angrily, "According to the teacher, the action team has entered Taiyuan. In the future, field operations like this will be left to them. It will be difficult for us to take over again."

"What?"

Ji Yun's expression changed when he heard this. He was still counting on a few more important actions in this cleanup operation. In this way, his wishful thinking was in vain.

At this time, I couldn't help but curse: "Asshole, this time I got what that guy Lao Ding wanted."

Xu Chengyan glared at him and signaled him to be quiet and not to attract the attention of the people around him. He lowered his voice again and said, "Be clear-headed. Some things can be done first. I can't let others lead me. I have my own plans."

Ji Yun knew Xu Chengyan's temper and temperament very well. Once he made up his mind, no one could change his mind. He felt relieved and was about to say something when his eyes suddenly focused and signaled to Xu Chengyan.

Xu Chengyan followed his gaze and saw a rickshaw driver jogging to the door of Han Zhirong's house. Then he put down the handlebar, took off the towel from his shoulder, patted it on the seat a few times, and cleaned it.

He dusted himself off, then turned around and took a few steps to sit on the stone steps at the door.

"Waiting directly at the door of my house early in the morning, this should be the chartered car of Han Zhirong's family." Ji Yun analyzed.

Although Taiyuan City is the capital of Shanxi Province and has good economic development, it is located inland and is far inferior to port cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin. Moreover, due to inconvenient transportation, high-end goods such as cars are still relatively rare.

Generally, only government officials, public vehicles of the military and government departments, and wealthy businessmen will buy them. A civil servant like Han Zhirong does not have the strength to buy them yet, but there is still no problem in renting a dedicated rickshaw puller for a long time.

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Not long after, the courtyard door of Han Zhirong's house opened, and a woman walked out, holding a seven or eight-year-old boy in her hand.

The rickshaw driver quickly stood up, picked up the boy, and placed him carefully on the seat. The woman immediately stepped into the car and gave instructions. The rickshaw driver nodded in agreement, pulled up the handlebar, and walked towards the street.

"This is Han Zhirong's wife and children, follow them." Xu Chengyan said in a low voice.

Ji Yun nodded and was about to get up when Xu Chengyan continued: "The rickshaw driver should also pay attention. I think he is very familiar with Han Zhirong's family and must have some understanding of the situation at his home. We can work on it later."

"Understood!" Ji Yun turned and left.

Xu Chengyan was very confident in Ji Yun. The two of them had been working together for so long and had been Xu Chengyan's right-hand assistants. They had never let Xu Chengyan down. They were able to handle such investigation work easily.

Soon, the courtyard door opened again, and the target Han Zhirong appeared in Xu Chengyan's sight. He walked out of the door with a briefcase in his hand, followed by a middle-aged woman dressed as a servant. Han Zhirong gave her a few instructions.

, the maid nodded repeatedly.

Han Zhirong then walked toward the street entrance. Watching Han Zhirong leave, the maid turned around and returned to the courtyard, closing the door tightly.

Xu Chengyan stood up immediately, threw a banknote on the dining table, quickly left the teahouse, and followed the direction.

Hanging behind Han Zhirong in the distance, Xu Chengyan's tracking skills were very good, and he kept the distance from the target just right, far enough away to ensure that the target's figure did not leave his line of sight.

Han Zhirong's steps were very fast. It didn't take long before he walked through several blocks and arrived near the Provincial Office Building. Seeing Han Zhirong walk straight into the building, Xu Chengyan had to stop.

He took out his pocket watch and checked the time, and calculated the time between Han Zhirong's home and his workplace. It took a total of twenty-one minutes.

Unable to enter the Provincial Office to continue surveillance, Xu Chengyan could only temporarily let Han Zhirong out of his sight, but this was just normal tracking and surveillance, so there was no need to stay close.

Investigation work like this is actually very boring. Investigators need a lot of patience, which is really time-consuming. Fortunately, Xu Chengyan has always been very patient.

Although he is bold in doing things, he is more careful. Before the previous assassination operations, he would track and monitor the target for a long time to find out the opponent's daily routine and various preferences, so once he takes action, he will hit it with one hit.

Time passed little by little, and Xu Chengyan changed two surveillance positions during this period. At about 9:30 in the morning, the originally peaceful crowd on the street suddenly became commotion, and a burst of noisy sounds came from his ears.

This made Xu Chengyan, who was pretending to read a newspaper on the street, suddenly feel that the atmosphere was abnormal, and he looked up at the end of the street.

I saw many citizens walking through the streets in groups, and the people around them were talking a lot as they passed by Xu Chengyan.

Xu Chengyan grabbed a pedestrian and asked curiously: "Brother, what happened?"

The pedestrian curled his lips, pointed forward and said, "You don't know? The police posted a notice on the Eighth Gate Building that the Japanese are going to kill people again!"

"Killing? Killing whom?"

"They say they are anti-Japanese elements. In the past few months, weren't we searching all over the city? Many people were arrested. I heard that they are all members of the Chongqing government. Today, dozens of them will be shot in public! In the open space of Zhenhua Coal Mine

, everyone is rushing to see it!”

People from the Chongqing government? Do they want to execute dozens of people? Xu Chengyan was shocked when he heard this. This must refer to the previously arrested agents of the Military Intelligence Station.

There were many people arrested this time, and so much time had passed. Although Chu Guangji and others knew that there was no possibility of rescue, they still inquired about the whereabouts of these people. However, because there were no channels, the specific situation was never clarified. Unexpectedly,

, there was such a big movement today.

At this time, he didn't care to monitor Han Zhirong. He mixed in the crowd and walked all the way to Zhenhua Coal Yard.

Zhenhua Coal Yard is actually an abandoned open-air warehouse. The original owner ran away after the Japanese came. The coal plant closed down and became abandoned. Later, it was used as an execution ground by the Japanese, who often shot people here.

Chinese people.

When we arrived at the square, there were already crowds of people around. There were more than a dozen military vehicles parked in front of the square, surrounded by fully armed Japanese sergeants on guard. There were also puppet troops and large groups of police patrolling with batons, shouting loudly.

To maintain order, from time to time he would wave his stick to drive away chaotic people and clear the open space in the center.

Soon, the Japanese sergeants began to unload the prisoners from the military vehicles, pushing and pushing them to the side for centralized supervision.

Xu Chengyan moved forward without leaving a trace. After a while, he slowly squeezed closer and observed these people carefully.

I saw that most of these people were in tattered clothes, with haggard and pale faces. Blood marks were clearly visible on their faces and bodies, and their images were miserable. They all had a sign on their back with each person's name clearly written on it, and their arms were also covered in wounds.

They were tied behind their backs and tied tightly, and everyone's mouths were stuffed with cloth balls, so they couldn't make a sound.

Several of them were even wearing heavy handcuffs and shackles. Because they could not move, they were dragged out of the car by Japanese sergeants and thrown to the ground like sacks.

Needless to say, these captured military reunification agents have all endured severe torture. These individuals were probably tortured the most severely and suffered the most severe injuries. They are still wearing shackles. They must have survived the enemy with their strong will.

The torture was brutal, and no one has succumbed yet.

Among them, an old man in his early fifties attracted the most attention. He had gray hair, a haggard face, and was emaciated. His eyes were closed, his mouth was slightly open, and his body was covered with dried blood. He had obviously been tortured until he could only breathe.

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Xu Chengyan looked at the wooden sign stuck behind him. When he saw the three words "Wu Zhengyun" clearly written on it, he couldn't help but almost exhaled.

This person turned out to be Wu Zhengyun, the head of the Suiyuan Intelligence Station!

Since the Suiyuan Station was destroyed by the Japanese, but because all intelligence channels have been cut off, the specific situation is unknown. Military commanders have made various speculations about these captured personnel. Among them, the most concerned one is the Suiyuan Station.

Chief Wu Zhengyun.

Some people say that after his arrest, he was greedy for life and afraid of death, betrayed his country and sought glory, quickly surrendered to the enemy, and then betrayed the entire Suiyuan Station, and was one of the culprits responsible for the incident.

Some people say that he sacrificed his life on the spot when he was arrested, and some even say that he was locked up in a prison by the Japanese and tortured, but could not bear the torture and died in prison.

By now, everything has become clear. Wu Zhengyun did not succumb to the thieves, but was unyielding and persisted until the last moment.

At this time, Wu Zhengyun seemed to feel something. He slowly opened his eyes, and with the help of his companions, he propped up half of his body and looked around.

After a moment, his eyes swept over Xu Chengyan's place, and the two people looked at each other. Jiang Bowen felt his heart tremble, and subconsciously moved his body, about to move forward.

But Wu Zhengyun seemed to sense Xu Chengyan's abnormality, his eyes flashed quickly, and he never interacted with Xu Chengyan again.

Xu Chengyan took a deep breath and forced himself to hold back his excitement. He knew that there was nothing he could do, even if he did, it would be in vain.

At this time, what he has to do, and the only thing he can do, is to try to remember the names of everyone here, the names of those who are about to sacrifice for the country.

This incident implicated the entire Shanxi-Sui area. Nearly a hundred intelligence agents from the military command were missing and arrested. There were a total of sixty-three captured military commanders who appeared here.

As for the other people who either died or have rebelled and surrendered to the enemy, and were willing to work for the Japanese, just write down their names and check them later, and you can quickly figure out the general situation of the arrested people.

As far as Xu Chengyan could see, he saw all kinds of other captured prisoners. Some were silent and numb, and some were struggling forcefully and unwilling to die. However, they were quickly knocked down by the Japanese sergeant with the butt of his rifle.

On the ground, he made a whining sound from his mouth, but he couldn't move.

At this time, several more cars drove up from a distance and stopped in the middle of the square. The Japanese officer who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward and opened the door. A Japanese officer stepped out of the car. It was Masao Yoshioka who personally performed the shooting mission.

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Xu Chengyan has seen the photo of Masao Yoshioka, because the number one target in this clearing mission is the leader of the intelligence team of the Special High School, the spy chief Masao Yoshioka, who is also the most important person in the Chinese intelligence department in Shanxi

His opponent, so Xu Chengyan knew a lot about him.

At this time, Yoshioka Masao looked around and saw that there were crowds of people around the execution ground, crowded inside and outside. He nodded with satisfaction.

The public execution of so many Chinese agents today was intended to shock people, and it seems to have had a good effect.

At this time, several plainclothes officers got out of another military vehicle, and they were brought to Masao Yoshioka by Japanese sergeants.

"Zhou Sang, Lu Sang, I ask you to watch the execution today. Do you know what I mean?"

"It's clear, it's clear. It's all thanks to your care, team leader, that we can survive. I'm so grateful. I will work hard for the team leader from now on, even if I die!"

"Yes, yes, we must change our minds and be a new person. We will never dare to have different intentions again..."
To be continued...