Chapter 376: Catch the spy? Dragon boat racing?

The river surface was teeming with people.

More and more people joined the hunt.

Those with fishing boats sailed out onto the river.

Those without fishing boats found a sampan and set off. They were swaying about.

What if there's nothing? Just jump in.

Who among those who make a living along the river doesn't know a thing or two about diving?

It's the end of August in the lunar calendar, and the Yangtze is almost entering its dry season, so the water is actually quite gentle.

Anyone who is familiar with the Yangtze won't be afraid.

Of course, that doesn't apply to those who aren't.

Many kids who don't know any better also jump into the water.

'Plop!'

'Plop!'

Splashes of all kinds.

They're all big kids, 12 or 13 years old.

They grew up by the river. Or at least they hung out by the river for a year or two, so what's there to be afraid of?

Some kids in their early teens can wade across the Yangtze by themselves.

And those in their teens are already treated like adults. Crossing the Yangtze is a piece of cake for them.

'Catch someone!'

'There's 300,000 taels of silver!'

'How much?'

'300,000!'

'Ahhh, I want to go too!'

'Me too!'

The reward was originally 10,000 taels of silver. But...

As the word spread, it became 300,000 taels of silver.

Zhang Yong: ...

Awesome. 300,000 taels of silver.

I wouldn't part with 300,000 taels of silver even if I sold my father. I'd part with 10,000.

However, he didn't explain.

Because, he felt that this time, he might be working for nothing again.

There was no trace of Miyamoto Tekuma at all.

He held the binoculars up and looked carefully, but there was nothing unusual on the surface of the river.

The fishermen who had participated in the manhunt were also quiet. No one had mysteriously disappeared. There were no waves.

The river was flowing strongly, heading east, and it was too easy to hide someone.

As more and more people jumped into the river, the vast Yangtze seemed to become a huge bathtub.

Meanwhile, more and more people gathered at the riverbank. They were attracted by the rumours that spread from person to person. Three hundred thousand silver dollars. Who wouldn't be tempted? They were bored and came to try their luck.

'Tell me, how deep is the river?'

'What?'

'I said, how deep is the river ahead?'

'More than ten zhang.'

'That deep?'

'Ten zhang for sure. I heard an old boatman say so. The deepest place could be thirty zhang.'

'This...'

Zhang Yong was disappointed.

Ten zhang is more than 30 metres. It's too deep.

Thirty zhang is 100 metres. No ordinary person can dive to such depths.

It seems that at this time, the 10,000-tonne ships could sail upstream to Hankou. In other words, from Jinling to Hankou, the average water depth of the shipping channel is more than 20 metres.

With such a wide river and such deep water, it's too difficult to catch someone...

'Splash!'

'Splash!'

Suddenly, there was splashing on the river surface.

It seemed as if someone was fighting fiercely.

Zhang Yong hurriedly raised his binoculars. He saw two indistinct figures. But he couldn't tell who they were.

Splashes of water. It seriously affected his line of sight.

Judging from the situation, it could be Wei Da and Miyamoto Tega?

He wasn't sure.

Even so, a glimmer of hope had been ignited.

If 'Little Fish' was really that powerful and could take down Miyamoto Tega, that would be great.

I will really reward him with 10,000 taels of silver.

If we capture Miyamoto Tega, we can exchange him for ransom in the future, at least 500,000 taels of silver.

I'm not afraid that the Japanese won't agree.

Now that we have captured Miyamoto Shichiro, I estimate that it is worth quite a lot.

Otherwise, the head of the department would not have forbidden him from entering the torture chamber. It is just that he is worried that he will mess up and kill the person. Then the loss will be great.

Even if they are from a side branch of the Miyamoto family, they can be exchanged for several people.

In Beiping, Tianjin, and the Fuxing Society, there were people who were captured alive by the Japanese invaders. There were also people in the three provinces of Northeast China. The Director of the Department of Public Security would of course want to exchange them back.

Even if they might not be able to continue to be given important responsibilities after returning, they must be exchanged back.

This is an important part of the cohesion of the organisation.

If someone is captured by the enemy, no one will care about them anymore, so who would want to continue to work? They would immediately defect to the enemy.

'Hurry!'

'Surround and go up!'

'Hurry!'

Zhang Yong shouted at the riverbank.

Unfortunately, it was useless. The people on the river could not hear him.

The river was wide. Even with the naked eye, one could not see all the people. One had to use binoculars.

'Stop shouting,' Li Jingqian advised him.

'What do you know...' Zhang Yong almost snapped. He was about to scold her.

Fortunately, he finally held back.

Otherwise, I guess she would have just left immediately.

In fact...

Let's go! It doesn't matter.

She can't help anyway.

If it were on land, maybe I could give her a gun and ask her to help. But in the water, she's useless.

He casually pulled out a silver note and slipped it into her hand.

Li Jingqian: ?

What do you mean?

Why did you give me a silver note? And it's such a thick stack?

Just as she was about to speak, she heard Zhang Yong say with a serious face, 'I know you have some special abilities. No matter what you use, help me find some experts. They must be real experts. They must be able to deal with the most powerful Japanese spies. I don't want any impostors!'

Li Jingqian: ? ? ?

She wanted to say something, but stopped.

Seeing his anxious expression, she couldn't bear to refuse.

It seemed that he really needed a few such experts. Otherwise, it would be impossible to catch the Japanese spies.

'That's it!'

Zhang Yong ignored her and ran to the riverbank.

He didn't care if the bank was dirty. He had to be in the front line. Even if he could see a little better, that would be good.

Li Jingqian: ...

quickly counted the banknotes.

She was shocked by the result.

They were all 1,000 yuan notes. There were 17 of them.

In other words, the guy had just given her 17,000 silver taels in one go. She was stunned. She could hardly believe her eyes.

17,000 silver taels!

She had never seen so much money before!

She had never even imagined it!

How could an ordinary person have so much money?

My God!

What did he do for a living?

How could he carry so many silver banknotes on his person? Did he print them himself?

She was shocked.

She couldn't believe it for a long time.

Until...

'Bang!'

There was a gunshot behind her.

She hurriedly turned around. She saw that it was Zhang Yong who had fired the gun.

This guy is messing up again!

What's the point of firing from the shore! You can't even see the target!

I'm really worried about his IQ.

Indeed, Zhang Yong was impatient.

Seeing that Miyamoto Teguma was about to escape, he really didn't want to let it go without firing a few shots.

Even if he didn't know where Miyamoto Teguma was, he had to fire a few shots at the river.

Damn it!

He got away again. I can't stand it, I can't stand it...

'Splash...'

'Splash...'

Suddenly, there was a splash downstream.

Zhang Yong put away his gun. He raised his binoculars. This time, he saw clearly. It was Xiaoyu.

Not bad. This guy seems to have caught Miyamoto's tail. Although he was unable to catch Miyamoto, he revealed Miyamoto's location.

Good, knowing the location is good.

As long as we know the location of Miyamoto's bear, there is still a chance to capture the enemy.

'Is there a ship?' Zhang Yong turned to ask Gu Yabeng.

'It's being coordinated,' Gu Yabeng replied.

'Is there a ferry at the pier? Requisition it immediately. Take the troops up there.'

'Yes!'

Gu Yabeng hurriedly went to make arrangements.

Liu Daowu also took his own team to find a mechanical boat. Dai Yice was left to follow Zhang Yong's actions.

As long as they find the mechanical boat, there is still a chance they can kill Miyamoto Teguma.

Don't even think about capturing him alive. Zhang Yong didn't want to leave any survivors anyway. It's best to kill him. It'll be the perfect way to silence him.

'Clatter...'

'Clatter...'

Splashes continued to be heard on the river surface.

From the telescope, it could be seen that Xiaoyu seemed to be waving at the others, obviously asking them to go over and help.

He was no match for Miyamoto Teguma. He couldn't capture Miyamoto Teguma alone.

However, it didn't seem that Miyamoto Teguma could get rid of him so easily.

Okay, this is the only hope.

'There's a trestle bridge down there,' Li Jingqian suddenly said.

'You hurry and go!' Zhang Yong said, 'Remember what I said. Find someone for me. As soon as possible!'

'I...' Li Jingqian hesitated.

She thought to herself, I didn't promise you anything. But then she thought about the 17,000 silver dollars...

Forget it. You can't go back on your word. Since he needs help, she'll help him. Just as well, there was a group of Red Army soldiers who had broken out of Huaiyu Mountain...

Zhang Yong and Dai Yice hurriedly headed downstream. Sure enough, they saw a trestle bridge.

Just as well, there was a wooden merchant ship by the trestle bridge. It had semi-mechanical power. It had an engine. It had a propeller. But it needed to be operated manually.

These merchant ships were all modified by private workshops. It seems that no one is in charge.

'Who is the boatman?' Zhang Yong shouted.

No one answered.

Zhang Yong took out a gun in one hand and a silver ticket in the other.

'Lend it to me. One hundred dollars. I will compensate for any losses!' Zhang Yong continued to shout, 'Is there no boatman? Then I will just drive away!'

'I, I, I am...' Finally, the boatman appeared.

'Take us out!' Zhang Yong thrust a 100-dollar silver note into the other man's hand.

'Where to?' the boatman asked.

'Nowhere. Just around the corner. We're arresting someone.'

'Sure!'

The boatman hurriedly called the sailors to board the boat.

Then he started the engine. The sound of the engine filled the ears. It was very noisy.

But at the moment, Zhang Yong certainly didn't care.

Just get us out of here.

'Hurry!'

'Hurry!'

Everyone hurriedly boarded the boat.

Then Zhang Yong noticed that Dai Yize's action team had not brought any rifles.

Oh dear. No rifles!

What's the point of fighting then!

Submachine guns, pistols, and the like are almost useless against targets in the water. Rifles might be a little more useful.

Of course, grenades and hand grenades are the best.

Just get close to the target and immediately tell Xiaoyu to retreat. Then use grenades and hand grenades.

It's like a destroyer hunting a submarine.

Don't worry about how many depth charges you use. Just make sure one of them hits.

Even if it only wounds the submarine.

Miyamoto Takeru was wounded once before, so he should be vulnerable.

If you can wound him a second time, the guy's combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced. There's no one in this world who can't be killed.

Before crossing over, he happened to watch Greyhound...

'Here it comes!'

'Here it comes!'

Dai Yize boards the boat, panting.

Fortunately, there are still military police in the distance, and he has borrowed three rifles. There are also fifteen wooden-handled hand grenades.

Looks like you're almost ready. The wooden boat has just started to sail out of the river.

'Clatter...'

'Clatter...'

Over there, Xiaoyu and Miyamoto Takeru continue to fight.

Xiaoyu has also learned his lesson. He knows he is no match for his enemy. So, he always follows the other person. Marking the position.

When others on the river saw this, they all rushed over.

People in boats and those swimming all vied with each other.

It was a spectacular scene. The enemy was running ahead, and a large group of people were chasing after them.

Then, more and more people gathered along the river to watch the fun.

At the same time, all kinds of rumours started flying around.

'What? Dragon boat racing?'

'The Dragon Boat Festival passed a long time ago, and they're still racing dragon boats?'

'It's a make-up race!'

The news got more and more ridiculous as it spread.

Eventually, someone even said that it was a night dragon boat race.

Li Jingqian had originally wanted to leave. But then she overheard something and couldn't help going back.

Dragon boat race?

Who said that?

What exactly were they spreading rumours about?

People were arresting spies, and they were having a dragon boat race. However, when she returned to the riverbank...

she was stunned again.

The riverbank was already packed with people.

She could barely see the river from behind.

For a moment, she doubted herself.

No way!

Are they really racing dragon boats?

It wasn't hard to get to the front and watch the river come to life. She was stunned.

So many boats!

So many people!

Everyone was racing madly downstream.

It seemed like

they really were racing dragon boats at night!