In early summer, at noon when the sun is high in the sky, the sun is sparing no effort to emit light and heat, as if it wants to dry everything on the ground. The afternoon sun seems to have weight, squeezing the hurried people on the street.
Passers-by. The fresh sweat was dried immediately in the sun, leaving only sweat stains tight on the skin. People on the street were bustling. Although it was already lunch time, passers-by were still in a hurry to make a living. One road was not counted as the main road.
On the street, a middle-aged man in his early thirties wearing a lake-colored gown was walking forward.
He kept wiping his sweat with a handkerchief and looking at the house numbers on the surrounding buildings from time to time, as if he was looking for some address. There were neither too many nor too few pedestrians on this street, and the houses facing the street were basically shops, such as
There are Chinese medicine shops, barber shops, small restaurants, etc. Everything looks no different from ordinary days, and it seems very normal.
Kadokawa Ryuichi is very cautious. This is Nanjing, the capital of the Nationalist Government. It is not his first time in this city, but he must be careful to prevent accidents. As a senior agent, an accident often means the end of his life.
According to the instructions given by the head of the Shanghai headquarters before departure, the Chinese medicine shop at No. 19 Chengxian Street was his first meeting place. In fact, he had already seen the Chinese medicine shop from a distance through the house number, but he did not
I was eager to go to the connection, but walked slowly, pretending to be unfamiliar, and wanted to observe the surrounding environment to see if there was anything abnormal.
The agreed meeting time was 12 o'clock at noon. Out of caution, Kadokawa Ryuichi arrived here half an hour early. This is his usual style. He is very careful every time he contacts the lurking team. This is for intelligence purposes.
The discipline he must abide by at work is also the most important reason why he has been able to work for many years and eventually become a senior agent.
Chengxian Street is not a very prosperous area, but the small vendors setting up stalls along the road have almost moved their business to the middle of the road, leaving only a narrow narrow road. Occasionally, a rickshaw will appear and wander in the narrow road.
.Two patrol policemen, holding wooden batons between their arms, were hiding in the only shade and smoking cigarettes. From time to time they brushed away the broken sophora rice that had fallen on them. At the same time, they looked at the women on the street with wild eyes.
And boldly. What he saw in front of him made Kadokawa Ryuichi suddenly a little restless. Although there was no cicada chirping, Kadokawa Ryuichi's eardrums were filled with irritating noises.
The Chinese medicine shop at No. 19 Chengxian Street is an old-fashioned two-story building. The ground floor is where Chinese medicine practitioners sit to see patients and dispense medicine. There is a sign hanging on the outer wall of the second floor, with the four characters "Xuan Hu Ji Shi Shi" written on it.
Several windows were opened, and it should be the living room of the drug store owner.
Next to the window sill in the middle of the three windows, there was a small pot of pink rose flowers. This was a sign that everything was normal, indicating that there were no safety issues at this joint. Kadokawa Ryuichi saw the pot of flowers from a distance and felt in his heart
His vigilance was slightly lowered. He knew this secret code when he received instructions in Shanghai. It seemed that everything was normal here and the connection could be made.
Kadokawa Ryuichi immediately took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was now 11:55, 5 minutes before the meeting time. He began to speed up his pace, adjusted to a normal walking speed, and walked towards the Chinese medicine shop. Suddenly, the situation suddenly changed.
! There was only a "clang" sound, and the pot of roses placed on the window sill on the second floor of the drug store was pushed down to the street and smashed into pieces. Then a person jumped out of the window where the flower pot was originally placed, and got up.
Then he limped and ran in the other direction to Chengxian Street.
Although the windows on the second floor are not too high, it is still easy to get injured if you jump from them. The person who jumped from the building seemed to have sprained his feet. At this time, more than a dozen people wearing clothes poured out of the shops opposite the Chinese medicine store and the Chinese medicine store.
People in civilian clothes were chasing the man who jumped from the building with pistols, shouting: "Stop!" while chasing him. Two of them were chasing very fast, and they were about to catch up with the fleeing man.
The man who was escaping was not running very fast due to his foot injury. He looked back at the pursuers behind him and knew that he might not be able to escape because of his foot injury. So he was heartbroken and grabbed him from a street stall.
He picked up a pair of scissors for sale and swung the scissors with his backhand, just in time to prick the arm of a pursuer who was reaching out to grab the back of his clothes. The pursuer let out a scream, and the person he was stabbed by the scissors happened to be
In his right hand, he couldn't hold the pistol for a moment and fell to the ground.
Just as the escaping man went to pick up the pistol that fell on the ground, another pursuer had arrived and without hesitation kicked the man who was picking up the gun. The escaping man moved very quickly, and as soon as he picked up the gun
He immediately rolled to the side, raised his hand and fired a shot at the pursuer who had just kicked him. There was a gunshot, and the opponent paused for a moment, then fell down suddenly. The shot was very accurate and hit him directly.
Heart area.
The dozen or so people chasing behind heard the gunfire and immediately dispersed as if they had heard an order and began to look for a hiding place. The man with a foot injury in front fired two more shots, first killing the person not far away from him.
The person stabbed with the scissors was killed, and then he dragged his injured leg and shot in the back while continuing to run forward. Since the sound of gunfire, all the pedestrians on the street began to scream and hid in the shops on both sides of the street.
Avoid getting hit by stray bullets.
Kadokawa Ryuichi was no exception. After the pot of roses fell from the window to the ground, he stopped and prepared to walk into the store nearest him. He understood that there was a big problem at this joint, and he must let his
The behavior seems to have nothing to do with all of this. This is a way to protect yourself. At this time, if you turn around and walk away immediately, it will be too conspicuous, and it will easily arouse the attention and suspicion of interested people. Walking into a shop on the street should be a normal behavior that can be explained
, he must conceal his identity.
So when he heard the continuous gunfire on the street, he looked horrified like everyone else in the shop and squatted on the ground. This was the reaction of ordinary people when encountering a sudden gun battle. If he wanted to conceal his identity, he had to
To do this. Although he was very anxious and wanted to know what was going on outside, in order to protect himself, he could not go out to check.
At this time, there was no one else on the street except the two parties involved in the exchange of fire. The gun battle was fierce, and gunshots rang out. After less than a few minutes, the gunfire suddenly stopped. People hiding in the shops on both sides of the street still did not dare to come out.
No one had the courage to go out and inquire about the situation at this time. Kadokawa Ryuichi was secretly terrified. It was obvious that the enemy had taken control of this meeting place. He had even taken control of the Chinese medicine shop and set up traps to catch the people who came to the meeting.
Kadokawa Ryuichi was both sad and puzzled at the moment. His coming to Nanjing to perform a mission was a very confidential matter. Why did the enemy know the information so accurately? What was the problem here? Kadokawa Ryuichi was in a mess at this time and had no clue at all.
, he could only temporarily put aside the doubts in his heart and start thinking about how to escape. At this time, the gunshots on the street had stopped for a while, but there was a sound of motorcycle engines and truck brakes.
Along with the braking sounds of trucks and motorcycles, Kadokawa Ryuichi heard bursts of hurried running sounds, and it sounded like many people were coming to the street outside. Kadokawa Ryuichi took the courage to peek out from the window of the shop, and only took a glance.
, Kadokawa Ryuichi suddenly felt that the blood all over his body seemed to have solidified.
What appeared in the streets were a large number of muscular men wearing dark Chinese tunic suits. Kadokawa Ryuichi, who had many encounters with Chinese intelligence agencies in Shanghai, was not unfamiliar with people dressed like this. He knew that these people should be members of the Nationalist Government military.
People from the intelligence service.
Like the Special High School Class to which he was affiliated, Kadokawa Ryuichi knew that this military intelligence office was also a secret intelligence department. The Shanghai Headquarters of the Special High School Class had fought against them several times. Although they managed to suppress the other side, they still suffered heavy losses.
If the Military Intelligence Agency took action, then there would be a normal answer to this sudden change. The other party should have discovered this joint location from some clues, and controlled it in an attempt to use this bait to catch more fish.
Unfortunately, things went against expectations, and the people in the junction suddenly rose up, not only destroying the signal representing safety, but also costing their own lives to arouse the ambush monitors around and issue a warning to themselves who almost stepped into the trap.
Kadokawa Ryuichi suddenly felt that his eye sockets were itchy. He stretched out his hand to wipe his eye sockets, and a touch of dampness appeared on his fingertips. Soon, a large number of police officers arrived. Under the instructions of some Chinese tunic suits, the hurried police officers began to follow the instructions.
On the street, all the people hiding in the shops on both sides were driven out. Following the police's instructions, Kadokawa Ryuichi, like others, stood on the street obediently, waiting for questioning and screening.
Both sides of the street were lined with people waiting to be inspected. More than 20 police officers were divided into several waves, starting from the middle of the street. They were careful to check the IDs of these people. If they encountered anyone acting suspiciously, they would ask a few words. "Your ID!"
"A voice sounded in front of Kadokawa Ryuichi. The latter subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the other person. While sighing at the other person's youth, Kadokawa Ryuichi's heart, which had been tense, secretly relaxed.
The policeman who appeared in front of Kadokawa Ryuichi looked very young. According to Kadokawa Ryuichi's judgment, this young policeman looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. If he were in Japan, a young man of this age would still be in school.
Glancing at the young policeman with a determined look, Kadokawa Ryuichi didn't hesitate at all. He just followed the other party's question and hurriedly took out his ID and handed it to the other party.