Chapter 640: Warehouse 28

'Anything else?'

'Still looking.'

'Look carefully. Drag out everything you find.'

'Okay!'

Zhao Hai and the others agreed. They continued to grope around inside the tunnel.

Someone brought a flashlight. The kind with batteries. It illuminated the tunnel. Then more people went in.

Soon, a second sack was dragged out.

It was opened.

It also contained the body of a National Army officer. He was a lieutenant.

Zhang Yong: ...

turned his head and looked at Tsuchimaro Nogata.

How come this guy didn't commit suicide? Chewing his tongue is fine! Do you want me to give you the knife?

He took out the dagger.

Tsuchimaro Nogata slowly opened his eyes.

'I said I was only responsible for hiding the body. Would you believe that?'

'Who killed him?'

'I can't say.'

'The Nanxi Agency?'

Zhang Yong frowned. Who was the murderer?

It must be a Japanese spy. The question is which Japanese spy? So ruthless. Killing more than 30 Kuomintang officers in a row!

Zhou Yang's description earlier was that more than 30 people had disappeared.

Two bodies have been found so far. I'm afraid the others don't stand a chance.

With things having come to this, Noguchi Tuzaburo is dead. There is no need for him to lie anymore. He didn't kill anyone.

In fact, with Noguchi Tuzaburo's abilities, it is unlikely that he could have killed more than 30 National Army officers without leaving any traces. The Kuai Agency is not a professional killer after all. The Nan Agency is. Could it be that the Nan Agency has risen from the dead? Seeking revenge?

No.

If it were the Nan Agency, there would be no need to hide.

On the contrary, they would probably throw the bodies out directly. Let everyone know. Let everyone be afraid.

No further questions were asked.

Because Noguchi Tuzaburo would not answer again.

At this point, he knew he was going to die. Therefore, there was no way he could confess anything useful.

In other words, the reward of 100,000 silver dollars was gone.

So sad...

Fortunately, Jin San Yan confessed.

Otherwise, today's loss would have been great. One careless move and all would have been for naught.

'Shaolong.'

'You go first!'

'Okay!'

Shi Bingdao said goodbye and left.

He had to leave. He couldn't meet with the people from the garrison headquarters.

As the bodies of Kuomintang officers continue to be discovered, Zhang Yong will definitely have to notify the garrison headquarters. And the garrison headquarters has arrested many communists.

If someone there knows Shi Bingdao or notices anything unusual about him, it will be trouble.

Soon, another heavy sack is dragged out of the tunnel. It is also bulging.

Zhang Yong: ...

Take a deep breath!

I hope it's not a Kuomintang corpse...

Open it.

It's not.

Inside is a messy ocean.

It's full to the brim. Some rags are stuck in the middle.

Due to the dampness, the rags are all torn. Judging from the time, it's been at least two or three years.

In other words, this tunnel may have existed for two or three years. These ocean notes have also been stored in the tunnel for two or three years.

So...

Tosaburo Noguchi has been lurking in Shanghai for at least two or three years?

This guy is amazing! I was in Shanghai before, but I didn't encounter him. Otherwise, I would have definitely caught him early.

But now I think about it. Shanghai is such a big place, and Zhang Yong has never been anywhere near here before. Sometimes when I'm on the go, I notice small red dots, but there's no time to deal with them. Maybe one of them was Tsuchimaru Nogata. I let him slip through my fingers. But there is no escape from the net of heaven. In the end, I caught him.

He's dead.

Kintaro Nogata might still have a chance. If it's a matter of exchange.

But Tsuchimaru Nogata is not exchangeable. The crime of harbouring and killing a Kuomintang army officer is unforgivable. Unless he is willing to give up the person behind it. But now it is obvious that he is not going to confess.

Another sack is dragged out.

Unfortunately. This time, it is the body of another Kuomintang army officer. Also a lieutenant.

Three in total.

One captain. Two lieutenants.

All officers.

Preliminary examination: The time of death is within a month.

'Umm...'

'Umm...'

Fortunately, it's winter and there hasn't been much rain. Otherwise, they would have probably decomposed and become unrecognisable.

But even now, the scene is indescribable. In short, Zhang Yong dares not linger.

Apart from professional undertakers, no one else could possibly bear it.

This is no good. The tunnel must be entered by someone else.

Zhao Hai and the others who went in before could no longer bear it. They have already run to the far end and are vomiting desperately.

Okay...

It's time to inform Zhou Yang to come over.

Go out.

Go find a phone.

As it turns out...

They couldn't be found along the street.

There were none in the pawnshop. And none nearby.

What a letdown.

It was so hard to find a broken phone.

But there was nothing to be done, so they had to keep walking. And then...

Suddenly, a thought occurred to them.

A red dot appeared at the edge of the map. It seemed to be moving towards them.

They hid quickly. They observed the movement. Eventually, they determined that the red dot was not coming towards them. It was moving around nearby.

So they came out. They looked around. They continued looking for a phone.

Suddenly, he is on the same street as the red dot. There are no obstacles in between.

So he takes out the binoculars and looks at a distance. He discovers that it is actually a familiar but strange figure. It is Liu Xi. That mysterious female doctor.

There have been two Japanese female doctors around Zhang Yong. One is Xia Lan, who has already been taken by him. Now her whereabouts are unknown. The other is Liu Xi. He has only met her a few times. They have worked together on the aspirin business. He almost forgot about her. He never thought he would meet her here.

Obviously, Liu Xi was unaware of the prying eyes in the distance. She entered a cheongsam shop. Due to the angle, Zhang Yong could not see the sign for the cheongsam shop. He could only see from the side window that there were many cheongsams on display inside. He secretly memorised the location of the cheongsam shop.

He continued walking.

Finally, he saw a phone.

He tossed a large coin in. Then he called the garrison headquarters.

He asked for Zhou Yang.

Soon, Zhou Yang answered the phone.

'Shaolong...'

'I'm very sorry for your loss. I've found the bodies of three Nationalist army officers. They probably belong to your garrison command...'

'Where are they?'

'At the Chaotian pawnshop.'

'Who did it?'

'I only caught the person who hid the bodies. But I didn't catch the person who actually killed them.'

'I'll be right there.'

'Good.'

Zhang Yong gave the exact address.

Zhou Yang said he would lead a team there immediately. It would take about half an hour.

'Bring a professional undertaker.'

'Good!'

'Bring the digging tools. We may need to dig more places.'

'Good.'

'That's it.'

After Zhang Yong hung up the phone, he immediately returned.

He needed to deal with the scene.

The main thing was to collect the weapons, ammunition and cash.

Although it was said that the rewards from catching the Japanese spies did not need to be handed in, if it was seen by others, they would definitely be jealous!

Out of sight, out of mind.

If it wasn't seen, it wouldn't cause any irritation.

Otherwise, who wouldn't be tempted by so much money?

'Put it away!'

'Put it away!'

The order was given to dispose of everything.

The tunnel had been searched thoroughly. There was nothing else.

For the time being, the only bodies of Kuomintang officers found were three.

It was hard to say whether there were any more buried elsewhere. When Zhou Yang arrived with a large contingent of troops, perhaps the entire pawnshop could be searched.

Arrange for Zhao Hai to take away some of the money. Shi Hu to take away some of the money.

The weapons and ammunition will be left at the scene.

The Garrison Command has more than enough weapons and ammunition. No one else will want them.

In the meantime, arrange for He Jiu to take Jin Sanyan away.

Look around.

It's almost ready.

Open the door to welcome guests.

Soon after, a dense array of weapon symbols entered the map.

Apparently, the Garrison Command convoy has arrived. It seems that they all came in big trucks. There were more than ten trucks. How exaggerated.

How many people did Zhou Yang bring here? A company? More than that. At least a battalion!

Shit. The garrison headquarters has so many people. But they won't even transfer one to me.

Damn it!

I'll have to start from scratch.

The convoy arrives.

Stop the car. Get out. Seal off the area.

Zhou Yang quickly approaches Zhang Yong, his face set in stern resolve, 'Where is it?'

'Follow me!' Zhang Yong nods and leads the way.

They soon see the bodies of the Kuomintang officers.

They also see the tunnel.

And Noguchi Tōzaburō.

Zhou Yang drew his gun and held it firmly against Noguchi's head.

Zhang Yong pretended not to see.

It would be best to shoot him. That way, Noguchi wouldn't blabber.

However, Zhou Yang eventually held back. He wanted to take this Japanese spy back with him. He would interrogate him properly.

It was very strange that the whereabouts of more than 30 junior officers of the garrison headquarters were unknown. Naturally, Commander Qian had to personally inquire about this matter.

'Dig!'

'Dig everything up!'

Then, the major project began.

Zhou Yang ordered that the ground in the vicinity be dug up completely.

The walls of the Chaotian Pawnshop were also smashed open. Not even the latrines were spared. Everything that could be smashed was smashed.

Even the houses next to the Chaotian Pawnshop were smashed.

But they didn't hit the location indicated on the map. There was just one wall missing. Of course, Zhang Yong didn't warn him.

These were all heirlooms that he had kept for himself.

After Zhou Yang left for a while, he dug back in.

'Clattering...'

'Clatter...'

The ground opened up. The wall was broken down.

However, nothing was found. Even Zhang Yong felt very strange.

No way?

Just found these by himself?

Apart from what he found by himself, there is nothing else?

Damn...

Made himself look so superstitious!

Really. Maybe some people think he has some supernatural abilities.

I really want to yell. You have to believe in science.

But he didn't dare. Because he couldn't explain it himself.

'I'll take everyone away,' Zhou Yang's face was ashen.

'Good!' Zhang Yong nodded.

Zhou Yang then took the bodies and Noguchi Tsuchimaro away with him.

Chaotian Pawnshop was reduced to a pile of ruins.

Among the ruins were many antiques. Noguchi had obtained them but had not resold them.

They were probably very valuable. Unfortunately, Zhang Yong had no channel to realise their value.

Antiques that cannot be realised are just rubbish.

Alas...

Let's get started.

Gather the men together again.

He needs a base. No, a base camp.

Luckily, Shi Bingdao is back. So he asks him. He learns that there was a girls' school. It's nearby.

'It was built. But it wasn't used.'

'Why not?'

'I don't know.'

'Okay.'

Zhang Yong takes the men there.

Sure enough, they find a school. It's quite big. It's just a bit run-down.

It may have been left unattended for a year. There were weeds everywhere.

It didn't matter. They started working.

They cleared it out. Then they bought all kinds of things.

The newly seized goods were poured out and all kinds of things were transported and arrived.

In just three days, it looked like a proper place.

Apart from the lack of cells, all the facilities were in place.

There was even an interrogation room.

It was just three black rooms that had been used as warehouses. They had no windows.

For the time being, the torture chamber can also be used as a prison cell. For the time being, people will be detained there.

What should it be called?

I know.

It will be called Warehouse 28.

In the future, if someone says Warehouse 28, they will know that they are returning to the base.

Seeing that they were almost done, Zhang Yong dragged Shi Bingdao out again to sweep the streets. There was no particular reason for this, he just didn't want to let Shi Bingdao idle.

It was as if he couldn't bear to see Li Boqi idle. They had to be given something to do.

'You...'

Shi Bingdao had no choice.

He is not as strong as Zhang Yong. He can't raise his voice.

Besides, it's useless to raise his voice. The other person is just a lazy guy who wants to make trouble.

As they walked,

Zhang Yong suddenly slowed down.

The map showed that there were many weapon symbols ahead.

Judging from the distribution of the weapon symbols, it seemed that someone had surrounded a certain building.

Huh?

Could it be the cheongsam shop from that day?

Yes!

You're right, it's the one where Liu Xi appeared.

Zhang Yong had a very strong impression of this cheongsam shop. Because Liu Xi had been here. Liu Xi was a beautiful woman, and he remembered.

Wait!

Who is on a mission?

In this situation, it seems that only someone from the Party Affairs Investigation Department would be here.

First, there are no red dots.

Second, the people being surrounded do not have weapons.

Reach out.

Stop Shi Bingdao.

Whispered, 'Are there people in front of you?'

'What's wrong?' Shi Bingdao didn't say anything. But he didn't completely deny it either.

Zhang Yong could still be trusted.

Although he was not a member of the organisation.

'He is surrounded,' Zhang Yong said slowly, "There are more than 20 people, all armed. They should be from the Party Affairs Investigation Department.'

'It's him..." Shi Bingdao's expression suddenly became strange.

Some hatred. Some sadness.

Zhang Yong: ...

seemed to understand something. And yet, it seemed that he didn't understand.

He vaguely guessed. This was some underground party, using their own lives to identify a certain traitor.

From the look on Shi Bingdao's face, it can be surmised that this traitor should be his comrade-in-arms. They don't want to find out it's him. However, the result is painful. It is him. A certain Red Party leader used his life to identify the real traitor.

It's a bit sad.

Really. He looked up at the sky. So as not to shed tears.

He is not a person with a low tear point. However, at this moment, he really feels sad.

The Red Party paid a huge price in order to identify the traitor.

However, he could not ask questions.

He was not a member of the organisation. He could only pretend not to know.

But...

'I can save people,'

'Really?'

'If it's the Party Affairs Investigation Department, then yes. If it's someone else, then no,'

'Go and take a look!'

Shi Bingdao said hurriedly.

Zhang Yong nodded. He continued to lead the team forward.

After turning two corners, they finally saw the people surrounding the Red Party. There were familiar faces.

Yes, it was indeed the Party Affairs Investigation Department.

However, the leader was not Jin Lin, nor Ye Wansheng.

There was no one in charge in sight. I don't know who it is, but there are a lot of them, a full 30 people.

'They are Xu Enzeng's men.'

'You...'

'You go away first. I'll do the work.'

'Okay.'

Shi Bingdao immediately stepped aside.

Zhang Yong was silent for a moment. He studied the surveillance map carefully.

Party Affairs Investigation Department...

Since we've run into them, let's do it!