Chapter 164: The Gui Clique

Fortunately, there were no mobile phones in those days.

Otherwise, Zhang Yong's phone would definitely have been blown up.

They had clearly agreed to meet at the Air Supply Department at 7am. But...

Where was everyone? Where had they gone?

It was only with great difficulty that Zhang Yong could be contacted.

They were all very excited to hear that there was news of Yang Zhisong.

In particular, Gu Bafeng could hardly wait to bring a large group of people to arrest Yang Zhisong, the scum of the earth.

But Zhang Yong stopped him.

What's the point of bringing so many people? Spooking the snake? No way.

'Come to Xihai Road.'

'Come in plain clothes. You can only bring five people at most.'

'Don't make a fuss!'

Zhang Yong repeated his instructions.

It was hard to find a clue, but don't let it get away.

Vaguely, from time to time, he felt like something was wrong. But he didn't pay much attention.

Anyway, as soon as Yang Zhisong is found, he will be arrested immediately.

Arrest anyone he sees.

Leaving Dai Yice to continue monitoring Kitakata Taro, Zhang Yong quietly set off for Baishui Village.

This Baishui Village is a hotel run by people from Yunnan Province. It is not a large hotel. There may only be a dozen rooms. There are not many people coming and going normally. The entire Xihai Road is relatively desolate.

'Zhang Yong!'

Gu Bafeng arrived with his men.

They were all dressed casually. They didn't drive. They parked their cars far away and walked here.

'Zhang Yong!'

Zhang Ping also arrived with his men.

They were also dressed casually. They also walked here from afar.

Zhang Yong immediately arranged surveillance.

The map was very useful to him. He could clearly grasp everything around Baishuizhai.

He arranged for Gu Bafeng to stand guard in front, and Zhang Ping to take charge of the back.

Yang Zhisong is from the military police headquarters, and the person who knows him best is of course Gu Bafeng. As long as he shows his face, Gu Bafeng will be able to spot him.

Then it's just a matter of waiting in silence.

In the meantime, Zhang Yong calls back to Dai Yice and asks about Kitakata Taro.

The reply is always the same: No movement in room 712.

Then everything is fine.

'Here they come!'

Suddenly, a rickshaw appears.

A woman was on top of the rickshaw. She was wearing a round hat, covering herself up tightly.

'It's Yang Zhisong's wife!'

'Calm down!'

Zhang Yong gestured.

Don't arrest anyone. Just watch from afar.

Yang Zhisong's wife must have come to scout out the place and see if there were any abnormalities.

If there were any abnormalities, Yang Zhisong himself definitely would not show up. This woman was desperate for her husband.

The rickshaw stopped.

Apparently, no abnormalities were found.

So the woman enters the inn.

Presumably she will call. Notifying Yang Zhisong to come.

Wait patiently.

Sure enough, half an hour later, another rickshaw arrives. There is an adult and a child on board.

Very good, they are the ones.

Yang Zhisong.

'Do it!'

Zhang Yong no longer hesitates.

Arrest the people.

'Go!'

'Go!'

Gu Bafeng immediately led the men to charge up.

They were easily captured.

Yang Zhisong was the Chief of Staff of the Military Police Command, but in the face of people sent to arrest him, he was clearly defenceless.

Especially when he saw Gu Bafeng appear, he knew that his cover had been blown.

It was his wife who put up the most resistance, scratching and clawing, but in the end Gu Bafeng knocked her out with a slap.

How dare you?

Who do you think you are?

Everything had settled down. Only then did Zhang Yong walk slowly up to them.

He reached out his hand.

'The memorandum.'

'I don't have it.'

'You don't know what your son has done?'

'I know. But I really don't have the memo. After he got it, he immediately gave it to the postman to take away...'

'What?'

Zhang Yong's eyes flashed.

Gu Bafeng and Zhang Ping also gritted their teeth.

Son of a bitch.

That postman is a spy. So it was him!

No wonder he refused to confess. So it was him who took the memo away. He is also a key figure!

I understand.

He is the postman, so he has free access to the air force base.

At that time, the Air Force Department did not immediately discover that the memorandum was missing. By the time they noticed, the postman had already taken it away. Now it must be missing.

'You stole two copies. You took both?'

'What two copies? It was clearly one copy. My son only stole one.'

'It was clearly two copies.'

'It's all over. Do you think I'd deny it? But we really only took one. My son only copied one key. It can only open one safe. There's no way he could have got two.'

'You're lying...'

'I...'

Yang Zhisheng fell to the ground in a heap.

Zhang Yong then recovered his composure.

It seemed that Yang Junjian had indeed taken only one. The other one was taken by other spies.

Or rather, they snatched it. They accidentally got it after they killed Han Wenshan. As a result, it wasn't sent away in time. In the end, it accidentally ended up in Zhang Yong's hands.

'Good. One book. Now, what do you have to say?'

'I, I, I report a meritorious act. Can you let my young son go?'

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'Yes,'

Zhang Yong nodded.

The little boy was only about seven years old. He must be innocent.

'Then I'll talk, I'll talk...'

'Speak.'

'The man who bribed me is called Ma Zhiyuan. He said he was a subordinate of Mr Bai from the Gui faction.'

'Who is Ma Zhiyuan?'

'He's a businessman from Gui Province. He works for Mr Li and Mr Bai from the Gui faction. He promised to give me a sum of money if I worked for them.'

'What did you steal the memo for?'

'Mr Li and Mr Bai from the Gui faction wanted it. They wanted to join forces with Chen Jitang from Guangdong Province to oppose Chiang Kai-shek.'

'Gui faction?'

Zhang Yong frowned.

Did Yang Zhisong not know about the Japanese spy?

"Where did your son go?'

'To Guangxi Province.'

'What?'

'According to the plan, he will fly to Guangxi Province and directly join Mr. Bai's forces.'

'Do you know about the Japanese?'

'What Japanese?'

'The one who needs the memorandum is the Japanese.'

'Isn't it Mr. Li and Mr. Bai?'

'You...'

Zhang Yong, Gu Bafeng, and Zhang Ping looked at each other.

So, Yang Zhisong has been betrayed.

The Japanese spy pretended to be a member of the Gui faction and asked him to steal the memorandum. And he actually believed that the other person was a member of the Gui faction.

These days, there are so many warlords, from all kinds of factions.

Li Bai of the Gui faction, Liu Xiang of the Sichuan faction, Yan Xishan of the Shanxi faction, Zhang Xiaoliu of the Northeast faction, all of them are very influential.

In between were the less influential Yang Hucheng of the Shaanxi Army, He Jian of the Hunan Army, Wang Jialie of the Guizhou Army, and Han Foqu of the Shandong Army.

In name, Chiang Kai-shek was the president, but in reality, there were many people who didn't take him seriously.

It was common for people like Yang Zhisong to be bought off by people from other factions. As long as there was enough money, betrayal was nothing.

In fact, many big shots had records of being bought off.

'Take him away!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Gu Bafeng immediately arranged for Yang Zhisong's family to be taken away.

As a family that had been deceived, the blame was not as heavy.

At this time, the higher-ups probably didn't want to fall out with the Gui faction.

Now, the key to the problem was the Japanese spy, the postman. Where had this guy delivered the memo?

'He's probably not going to talk.'

'Let's just wait and see!'

Zhang Yong didn't have a better idea.

If the Japanese spy refuses to confess, it will indeed be difficult to deal with.

Unless...

'Wait!'

'Send him to the train station and let Chief Zhou deal with him!'

'That's good!'

Zhang Ping and Gu Bafeng did not object.

Since torture was ineffective, they would send the Japanese spy to the exchange meeting!

After all, they had captured many Japanese spies there. It would be a good opportunity for them to exchange information internally.

Zhang Yong returned to the Yahai Hotel.

He returned to Room 713. He found that Fang Muyu had already left.

There was a note on the table. It said that he had to go back to school. He had to attend class. He couldn't keep delaying.

Turning around,

he knocked on the door of room 712. There was no response.

He immediately realised that something was wrong. Hurriedly, he opened the door and went in. He found that Kitakata Taro had disappeared. The room was empty.

He hurriedly called Dai Yice.

Dai Yice: !@#¥¥%...

'Impossible!'

'How could he have run away...'

'Wait!'

Dai Yice suddenly slaps his thigh.

Zhang Yong: ?

"The guest who just went out of room 707.'

'Damn it!'

He rushes into room 707.

Well, there's a dead body inside. It's the guest from room 707.

His clothes and everything have been stripped off.

Obviously, Hokotaro Kita killed the guest from room 707, dressed up as him, and left the Ahai Hotel.

Dai Yice and the others didn't screen him carefully, and he got away.

'My mistake!'

Dai Yice was anxious and angry.

The man had already left. It would be difficult to catch him again.

Damn it!

Tricky Japanese spy!

Zhang Yong frowned.

He finally realised what was wrong.

It was impossible for Kitakata Kotaro to come all this way just to rescue Yang Zhisong and the other two.

He had used them to screen himself.

Once Yang Zhisong and the others were arrested, his own identity would be revealed.

Higashigata Taro has probably run away and will hide very well. He won't appear easily. Tian Qingyuan will also be prepared.

Alas...

It really is a lack of experience!

Focusing on capturing Yang Zhisong has resulted in a huge loophole.

Higashigata Taro will definitely not believe his own lies next time. When they meet again, it will be a fight to the death. There is no other choice.

However...

It is useless to regret what has happened.

We can only start again from the beginning.