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Chapter 1329 Gao Bin’s Response

In the Harbin Special Agent Department, Gao Bin listened to his subordinates' reports. The wrinkles on his forehead were big enough to kill a fly, and his expression was very gloomy.

The investigation operation that consumed a lot of manpower and resources yielded no results, which would undoubtedly become a reason for his opponents to attack him. In the Special Service Department, there were too many people who wanted to see him in trouble.

"We will intensify the investigation. Whoever lets saboteurs slip away from under our noses will be punished."

After listening to the report, Gao Bin made his attitude clear with a harsh remark. Whether he refused to give up or made a desperate struggle, at this point he could only go down one path and would never admit that his investigative ideas were wrong.

Otherwise, neither the Japanese nor his colleagues will let him go. The official career is dangerous, and the official career of a traitor is even more dangerous.

The young traitor who received the order walked away quickly. Gao Bin stood up and walked to the wall. He looked at the map of Harbin with his hands behind his back, his eyes sinister.

The investigation lasted for more than half a month, and a large number of suspicious persons were arrested, but none of them had anything to do with the mysterious radio. This result was not what he wanted to see.

Gao Bin's eyes moved back and forth on the map, thinking silently in his heart, if the radio station contacted the Military Control Commission, and if he was Zuo Zhong, where would he start?

Military target? Civilian target? Economic target? Countless locations flashed through his mind and were quickly eliminated.

Based on Gao Bin's understanding of Zuo Zhong, it is impossible for the other party not to know that the high-frequency radio communications in Harbin city would arouse the vigilance of the Japanese and them.

So what was the reason why Zuo Zhong did this? There is only one answer: to lure the tiger away from the mountain or to divert attention.

The target of the Military Control Commission this time was most likely not those important agencies, or even within the city of Harbin, so the investigation by the Special Agent Department would be in vain.

After careful consideration, Gao Bin still felt that it was more likely that the target was outside the city, because there was still a risk in destroying non-key targets in the city, and Zuo Zhong would not risk the lives of his men.

Since the target is not in the city, it must be outside the city. But is there anything outside the city that deserves the attention of the Military Control Commission?

He quickly scanned the map and what came into view were train stations, airports, mines and countless Japanese immigrant settlements.

Flaws, flaws everywhere. Gao Bin's heart skipped a beat and his eyelids twitched violently.

It doesn't matter if the train stations, airports, and mines are destroyed. But if there are problems with the settlements, not to mention the Special Service Department, I'm afraid even Commander-in-Chief Umezu of the Kwantung Army will have to resign.

As for whether the Military Intelligence Bureau would take action against Japanese "civilians", judging from Zuo Zhong's previous style of doing things, this is almost a foregone conclusion.

Gao Bin pinched his palms to force himself to calm down, and continued to speculate on the actions of the Military Control Commission and Zuo Zhong along this line of thought.

If the target is outside the city and Shancheng sends people to the northeast, the other party does not need to enter Harbin at all. They can just find a city nearby as a transit point. At most, they can approach the mission location on foot.

Thinking of this, Gao Bin picked up the phone and called the adviser of the Fourth Military Region and the chief of the police department of the Fourth Gendarmerie Regiment.

After the establishment of the "Mingzhou Kingdom", military system reforms were carried out, and five military control regions were established in addition to Xing'an Province.

The Fourth Military Region governs the Binjiang and Sanjiang areas, with its headquarters in Harbin. It has a brigade under its jurisdiction, and the daily management of the military region is the responsibility of Japanese advisers.

In order to monitor the puppet Manchukuo troops, the Japanese also formed a special gendarmerie regiment in each military control area. The police department within the regiment was actually an intelligence agency that had the power to provide guidance to the puppet Manchukuo intelligence agency.

After the call was connected, Gao Bin told his Japanese adviser and police chief what he was thinking. When they learned that the Nationalist government might attack the immigrant settlements outside the city, they were immediately horrified.

The Japanese adviser did not hesitate and immediately ordered the Fourth Military District Brigade to be on full alert and sent a small team to protect the settlements to prevent sneak attacks by Kuomintang agents.

The chief of the police department told Gao Bin explicitly that the secret service department should adjust its recent work focus to outside the city and make sure to find the Kuomintang agents as soon as possible, and the security of important facilities in the city should be handed over to the Kwantung Army first.

"Hai, Mr. Section Chief, I understand. I will carry out your order immediately."

Gao Bin hung up the phone, stood at his desk and thought for a long time, then called his trusted subordinates and gave them an instruction.

"Take your people to the Manchurian Railway and check the whereabouts of passengers who got off the train in the vicinity of Harbin recently. Remember, you have to identify the specific people.

We need to find out exactly when the other party got off the car, where they went, who they met, and where they stayed. We cannot miss a single one."

Gao Bin was definitely not an incompetent person as he was able to become the deputy chief of the secret service department. He thought about it and made two more arrangements.

"Also, intelligence operations cannot be separated from insiders. Immediately investigate the personnel of important institutions near Harbin, especially those who are dissatisfied with the Japan-Manchuria Alliance.

Any suspicious person will be arrested on the spot. Now we would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. As long as we find the insider, we will be close to finding the Military Control Commission agent.

The expedition team should also step up patrols to check for signs of large-scale human activity in the wild. Let them look for hunters and mountain dwellers who often go into the mountains and may have seen something."

Gao Bin's tone was cold and grim, which was totally inconsistent with his chubby and slightly honest appearance. Many suspects were deceived by his appearance and eventually became victims of the Japanese guns.

Looking at the murderous Gao Bin, the confidant dared not say much and turned to execute the order, but he was complaining in his heart. Harbin is a big city, with tens of thousands of people coming to Harbin from all over the country every day. It is not easy to find out the whereabouts of these people, but the order must be executed.

As the enemy adjusted the direction of the investigation, the first person to notice the abnormality was Yu Xiumei. As the head of the intelligence group of the Military Control Commission's Harbin Station, she had access to information about the movements of the Japanese and the secret service department.

An agent lurking in the Manchurian Railway reported to her that the Secret Service Department had retrieved the registration records of all train passengers in towns around Harbin over the past half month.

Two days later, another Military Intelligence Bureau agent disguised as a mountain goods dealer reported that the punitive team seemed to be searching for something in the wild and had captured many hunters.

Yu Xiumei did not act rashly after receiving the intelligence. The Japanese were muddying the waters to see who would jump out first. If she sent a message to people outside the city, it would play into the enemy's hands.

While observing the Japanese reaction, she ordered the Harbin intelligence group to cease all activities and enter radio silence.

In fact, no action is also a signal. Yu Xiumei believes that as long as she stops contacting the outside world, Chen Ming and others will surely realize the danger.

The fact was just as she expected. On the day when they lost news from the city, Gui Youguang and Wu Jingzhong, who were hiding in the Jin Dabanzi stronghold, became more vigilant.

Faced with the sudden change in the situation, Big Baldhead and King of Golden Sentences only did one thing, which was to strengthen the surveillance on the gang.

Although Jin Dabazi and his men had killed Japanese before, they could only judge a person by his appearance. What if this was a trick of the enemy? There might be Japanese spies in the mountain village.

In order to stabilize the internal situation, Wu Jingzhong dispatched small spies to continue their activities in the name of the gang. They would rob a business today and burn a checkpoint tomorrow, creating the illusion that the gang was still active.

Otherwise, once the Japanese take action, Jin Dabang's people will not move, which is tantamount to incriminating themselves.

On the other hand, the actions of the Japanese and puppet forces triggered a heated debate within the "Difantian" organization, and some people began to doubt the great wealth mentioned by Ruilin.

A sly-looking gangster pointed at Ruilin and cursed, "Boss, I think this guy is a soldier or policeman who wants to kill our brothers."

Upon hearing this, someone immediately agreed: "Yes, in my opinion, it is better to surrender to the Japanese, then we can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, right brothers?"

"That's right, what the Fourth Master said is right."

"Mr. Rui, tell me! Are you a jerk?"

The "Di Fan Tian" gang had no idea what national justice was. When they heard about the benefits of surrendering to the Japanese, they were immediately tempted. They kept expressing their agreement and even tried to intimidate Ruilin.

Ruilin sat upright in the chair and smiled slightly, completely relieved. If these people did not object, things might still go wrong, but with so many people opposing it, Zhen Sanjiang would make up his mind.

The reason is very simple. The head shopkeeper didn't say anything, but you, the fourth in command, were able to command the response of everyone. Is this normal?

Zhen Sanjiang at the top had a livid face. What happened next was beyond everyone's expectations. He suddenly pulled out his gun and shot dead the gangster who spoke first and the fourth in command with two shots. The scene fell silent.

Gun smoke slowly spread in the air. Zhen Sanjiang stood up from the tiger-skin chair and said coldly: "Don't rob people tomorrow. Anyone who dares to oppose will be burned to death!"

After saying that, he ignored his subordinates with different expressions, walked to the corpse, stepped on the fourth in command's head with his foot and chuckled.

"Haha, I really underestimated you! In the blink of an eye, you have gathered all these brothers together. Do you think you should die? Hmm? You should die or not!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhen Sanjiang raised his foot and stomped down again and again. The fourth boss's head was like a burst watermelon, with red, white and yellow scattered all over the ground.

Such brutal behavior frightened the gangsters into silence. They watched helplessly as the "watermelon" was crushed and finally turned into a pool of meat paste.

After quickly resolving the internal dispute, Zhen Sanjiang grinned at Ruilin and said, "You said you knew the transportation route of the Japanese gold mine. If you dare to deceive me..."

"If I deceive the boss, I will have to look up to the sky and look down to bleed!" Ruilin replied calmly with a bow.

Zhen Sanjiang had a ferocious expression on his face. He pulled out the dagger from his leggings and put it on his neck: "Want to die? That's not that easy. I will skin you alive."

Combined with the scene just now, this sentence was obviously not a threat. Ruilin nodded calmly, as if he didn't see the dagger so close.
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Wanggang Airport.

Su Qiwen walked into the office of the instructor of the Third Flight Team. The Japanese instructor with a Rendan mustache glanced at him and immediately arranged the flight mission for the next day.

"Su Sang, tomorrow you will conduct an aerial patrol along the line from Sandagouzi to Wanggang. This is your defense zone. The flight altitude must be controlled at 300 meters."

"Hai, Your Excellency the Instructor."

Su Qiwen bent down and replied without asking why they had to fly at a low altitude. The altitude of aerial patrols is generally above 1000 meters. Three hundred meters is not only dangerous but also not conducive to reconnaissance.

The Japanese instructor was very satisfied with his reaction and explained the reason in a slow tone: "Tomorrow a batch of gold will be transported from Sandagouzi to Harbin. If the transport convoy encounters any trouble, you are free to open fire."