Chapter 240: Hostage-taking, the show begins

The cruise ship flying the Union Jack belongs to the British.

According to information from the passenger terminal, the ship, named the Uranus, also came from Hankou to Jinling.

But Jinling is just a stopover. The final destination of the passenger ship is Shanghai.

Zhang Yong could see from afar that there were many foreigners on board the ship. Among them were quite a few ladies. They were wearing white round hats and long skirts.

It looked a bit like Titanic. Of course, it was much smaller.

'You can't come up and inspect!' An Englishman stood on the ship's railing, refusing to let the people from the Restoration Society board the ship. "This is the territory of the British Empire.'

'Liuqi, don't be stubborn," Zhang Yong called out from behind.

Of course, he wasn't afraid of confronting the British. But the bigwigs up there were scared!

If the British protested, it would be awkward for the government. They might even be punished.

At that time, the British, French and Americans all had a superior status. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs basically did what they said. Even if they broke the law, they had to be handed over to the foreigners for processing.

But strangely, the Japanese and Russians were not. The Japanese and Russians could be arrested.

'Captain, how can we arrest people if we don't board the ship?'

'Wait until they disembark! Once they disembark, we can arrest them.'

'Understood.'

Wu Liuji deployed his men by the pier.

Every passenger who disembarked had to be checked one by one. This was Zhang Yong's request. The main purpose was to fool the Japanese.

Zhang Yong had already looked over it. Most of the red dots were Chinese people in disguise.

In other words, they were all hidden Japanese spies.

There were so many of them, they were indeed preparing to come to Jinling to spy on the boss.

Damn it.

Arrest them all.

Don't let any of them escape!

'Mr Baker,' Zhang Yong spoke to the man in English, 'all passengers arriving in Jinling will disembark, right? If someone decides at the last minute not to disembark, can you let me know?'

As he spoke, he handed the man a 10-pound note without making a sound.

The Englishman called Baker skillfully took the note and nodded.

'Of course. I will check carefully.'

'Good. Thank you.'

Zhang Yong turned around contentedly. He sat down by the gangplank.

As long as this Baker does what he is told, everything will be fine. All the Japanese spies must get off the ship.

Their destination is Jinling. They bought tickets to Jinling. If they pay an additional fare at the last minute and pass through Jinling without entering, they will be highly suspicious.

The ten pounds given to Baker is to ask him to find all those who need to pay an additional fare.

Once they are here, they are not allowed to leave. Jinling welcomes you.

The passengers began to get off the ship.

The first to disembark are three small red dots.

However, Zhang Yong does not deploy to arrest anyone. Because these three are all openly Japanese.

The documents they use are regular Japanese passports.

'Go, go!'

Zhang Yong waves his hand. Let the other party leave.

Could these three be Japanese spies? It is unclear. He cannot tell.

'Go, go!'

Other passengers continue to disembark one after the other.

As long as they are not hidden Japanese, everyone else is cleared.

Finally, a hidden Japanese appeared. Zhang Yong took his ID. He pretended to examine it.

'What's your name?'

'Xia Donghai.'

'I'm talking about your Japanese name.'

'I'm not Japanese...'

'Don't lie. Who do you think I'm waiting for?'

'I'm not...'

'Take him away!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

The Japanese spy suddenly darted to the side.

His movements were swift. Decisive. Clearly, he didn't want to be captured by the Fuxing Society.

In fact, Zhang Yong deliberately gave the other person the opportunity to escape.

If the other person had done nothing and surrendered obediently, he would have had no evidence to prove that the other person was a Japanese spy. But if the other person resisted arrest, there would be no need for proof.

'Go!'

Wu Liuji led the men forward.

The Japanese spy also reacted quickly, immediately grabbing the person next to him and holding him in front of him.

He was going to use the person next to him as a hostage.

However...

'Bang!'

The gun went off. It was Zhang Yong who had fired.

Sorry. I won't accept this. I'll kill the hostage first. Trying to threaten me with a hostage? No way!

At the same time, he yelled, 'Arrest him alive!'

As a result...

the Japanese spy fell backwards.

The bullet didn't miss, and hit the Japanese spy right between the eyes.

The Japanese spy died instantly.

Zhang Yong: ?

What's going on?

A headshot? Me?

Wow...

This Japanese spy must have had really bad luck. He got shot in the head by me.

Wu Liuji: ?

Zhong Yang: ?

Everyone else: ?

I thought you said you wanted him alive. How come he's dead already?

Faint. You asked someone to catch him alive. Then you shot him in the head. What is this operation? Captain, we don't quite understand...

Zhang Yong reacted a moment later. He hurriedly pressed the muzzle of the gun.

'Accident...'

He explained angrily.

It was really an accident. He never expected it.

He thought the bullet might hit the hostage. He never expected it to be a headshot.

Sweat...

It's hard to explain in the future. It seems that his marksmanship wasn't that bad?

'What are you doing?'

A furious voice suddenly came from behind.

It was the guy who had been taken hostage by the Japanese spy. He had reacted.

My God!

I almost got killed.

If Zhang Yong's bullet had missed just a little, he would have died.

He immediately stopped.

'I'm sorry...' Zhang Yong apologized.

The other person was well-dressed. He was carrying a large rattan suitcase. It seemed like a decent person.

He was wearing two jewelled rings on his hands. They were very valuable.

The only flaw was that he didn't have a chauffeur to pick him up.

'You, you, you...' The respectable middle-aged man was flustered and angry.

He wanted to lose his temper.

He felt that his status allowed him to lose his temper.

Zhang Yong said lightly, "Be careful, there are still Japanese spies on the ship...'

'What?" The respectable middle-aged man was suddenly flustered. Then he hurriedly ran away.

You're joking. There are still Japanese spies on the ship? Does that mean there is still danger?

Then...

Out of the 36 stratagems, escape is the best. He didn't want to be caught a second time.

As a result, he was in too much of a hurry. The rattan box suddenly slipped out of his hands. It landed heavily. It broke. Then a mess of things rolled out of it.

It didn't matter what the other things were. But a radio rolled out of it.

This is serious.

Instantly, all the dark gun barrels around him were pointing at him.

Yang Zhi quickly took someone forward to control the middle-aged man. At the same time, he also took control of the radio and the rattan box.

Zhang Yong was also taken aback.

A radio? How could this be? What was he doing carrying a radio?

What did this guy do? Underground party? Are you kidding me. An underground party would bring a radio in like this? So recklessly?

Frown.

Wave hand. Have someone arrest the middle-aged man.

Even if the other party is a member of the underground party, there is nothing he can do. With so many people watching, the underground party could only learn this painful lesson.

'Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong...'

'I'm not a member of the red party, I'm not a member of the red party...'

'I'm from the Jinling Chamber of Commerce. I'm from the Jinling Chamber of Commerce. The radio is legal...'

The middle-aged man shouted hurriedly. He was trying to prove his innocence.

However, no one cared what he called himself. He was arrested directly. Handcuffed.

Jinling Chamber of Commerce?

Legal radio?

Sorry. That's something for later. We'll investigate it slowly when we have time.

Zhang Yong was slightly relieved.

So it turned out to be a legitimate radio station of the Jinling Chamber of Commerce. Fortunately.

If the other party was really the underground party, then that would mean that the underground party's work was too sloppy. It must be criticised.

Turning his head to look at the other person, 'What's your name?'

'Song Wanchun! Song Wanchun!' the middle-aged man hurriedly replied. He realised the seriousness of the situation.

'Song Wanchun,' Zhang Yong nodded, and let him be taken away.

Song Wanchun wanted to say something, but he couldn't.

But in the end, he was obediently led away.

He didn't dare protest. Otherwise, there would be endless consequences.

'Everyone, don't be nervous. Keep disembarking,' Zhang Yong shouted over his shoulder towards the ship, "We only want Japanese spies!'

'Those who aren't Japanese spies can go!" Zhang Yong continued shouting, 'Disembark!'

After a while, the other passengers hesitantly disembarked.

None of them were suspected of being Japanese spies. They were all let go.

Soon, more than a hundred people had left. The situation gradually returned to normal.

The body of the Japanese spy who had been killed had been quickly carried away. The bloodstains on the scene were also quickly cleaned up.

'Go!

Go!' Zhang Yong kept waving his hands. He told everyone who was not involved to quickly leave.

As the number of remaining guests on the ship continued to decrease, the Japanese spies became more and more obvious. The map showed that there were exactly ten Japanese spies.

'Pop!'

Suddenly, there was a gunshot on the ship. It seemed to have come from the cabin.

Everyone on board is suddenly on high alert. All the guns are immediately pointed at the cruise ship.

'Ah...'

A well-dressed noblewoman screams.

Others are rushing to get off the ship. Zhang Yong lets everyone go.

They are not Japanese spies.

'Bastard, who the hell is it?' The Englishman Baker senses that something is wrong.

Who fired a gun on the ship?

What's going on in the cabin?

Just as he is wondering, someone appears from behind Baker and grabs him, holding a dagger at his neck. 'Don't move! Don't move!'

Zhang Yong: ?

Huh? What's going on here?

A Japanese spy has taken a Briton hostage? Wow. This is going to be good. The Japanese spies are really clever.

'Attack!'

Wu Liuji is ready to storm the ship. But Zhang Yong stops him.

Zhang Yong quickly looked around. Damn. There are no reporters. What's going on? At a time like this, what's needed most is a camera.

'Yang Zhi!'

'Here!'

'Quick, go find some reporters. The sooner the better. Be sure to bring a camera. Tell them that the Japanese spies have taken the British hostage!'

'Understood!'

Yang Zhi hurriedly turned and left.

Zhang Yong waved his hand. He ordered everyone to stand back. This was to avoid provoking the Japanese spies.

Damn, what a great opportunity, it really is God's arrangement. He never thought that such a good thing would happen.

What good thing?

Of course it is letting the whole world know about the existence of the Japanese spies.

The Japanese spies are rampant, let those foreigners also appreciate the taste of it. Maybe they will no longer be so appeasement towards the Japanese.

In fact, appeasement policy is not only found in Europe.

Currently, the strategy of the world powers towards the Japanese invaders is actually appeasement. Watching from the sidelines. Watching with indifference.

They watched with indifference as the Japanese occupied the three northeastern provinces and prepared to occupy northern China.

They didn't feel the pain until the knife cut into their flesh. As long as their own interests were not infringed upon, the powers that be would of course not take substantive restrictive measures against the Japanese.

This scene was just the right thing to stimulate the foreign dignitaries.

They turned to Wu Liuqi and said, 'Pay no attention to the people on the ship. But we absolutely cannot let the Japanese spies untie the mooring ropes. We cannot let the cruise ship leave.'

'Understood,' Wu Liuqi immediately arranged for someone to keep an eye on the ship's railing.

If the cruise ship wants to leave, it must untie the mooring ropes. And there are five of them. It must untie them all before it can sail away.

Of course, if it doesn't untie them, it can still leave by force. But it will inevitably drag the whole pier down with it. The cruise ship, which has just started moving, doesn't have that much power yet.

'Qin Lishan!'

'Here!'

'Take control of the ship's railings with the machine gun. Don't let the Japanese spies get off the ship.'

'Understood!'

Qin Lishan answered solemnly.

Zhang Yong hurriedly went to find a phone. Damn. No mobile phone. How inconvenient.

After much trouble, he found a phone. He called his boss directly.

'Boss, there's some good news...'

'Speak.'

'I'm at the Xiaguan Pier. A group of Japanese spies have hijacked a British cruise ship...'

'What?'

'There are ten Japanese spies, posing as Chinese, who have taken about 200-300 foreigners hostage. Most of them are British and American. They are at the Shimonoseki pier. I have taken control of the situation. I have already sent someone to notify the journalists.'

'Good. I will be there immediately.'

'Director, should I notify the British, American, French and German consulates immediately?'

'No need. I will send someone to notify them.'

'Yes.'

Zhang Yong stood up and replied.

The Director is personally stepping in? That's good. The show is about to begin.

The Director quickly stood up.

At the same time, he called out, 'Qi Wu.'

Mao Renfeng hurriedly pushed the door open.

The Director spoke quickly and concisely, recounting what had happened at the pier, and concluded, "This is a major matter. Hurry and notify the British and American consulates and have them arrive at the scene.'

Mao Renfeng was astonished, "Have the Japanese lost their minds?'

'Who cares if they're crazy or not. It's good for us anyway,' the Director sneered slightly.

Zhang Yong said it was good news. It really was good news.

Japanese spies? Japanese people. Haha. Taking the British and Americans hostage. How rare!

The show is starting!

Let's see how the Japanese end up!

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