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Inside a certain town in Chongqing.

"Where is Zhang Tianhao currently located? Have you found out?"

A middle-aged man looked at his subordinate with a grim expression, after all, this matter had been under investigation for a very long time.

“Look at your work. It’s been almost a month, and there’s still no word from He Qiao’er about sending the goods to northern Jiangsu.”

"Not only that, the intelligence team from northern Jiangsu in Chongqing has also been completely silent. We can't even find anything about them. It's really shameful, so shameful."

"Are you all a bunch of pigs? And Zhang Tianhao, has he been out of northern Jiangsu all this time? He's either in Shanghai or in Chongqing. You have to give us some information!"

The person opposite him was none other than Xu Zeng'en. Looking at his subordinates, he wanted to curse them, and was even furious.

"I'm sorry, Director, we've been investigating, but Zhang Tianhao's whereabouts have always been very mysterious. We don't even know where he is."

"There probably aren't many people in northern Jiangsu who know about Zhang Tianhao. One hand could probably list them all. That shows how well he keeps it a secret. It's not that we're not trying, it's just that he's too cunning."

Hearing Xu Zengen's complaints, Liu Cheng covered his head and said helplessly, looking even more disappointed.

"Also, Zhang Tianhao seems to have been quiet these past few months. He hasn't made any major moves in northern Jiangsu, except for occupying Nantong. He has made a small advance to the west, which resulted in some minor skirmishes, and then there has been no further news."

"Sigh, Zhang Tianhao is just too steady. I have to admire his steadiness. He doesn't seek anything else, he's cautious and methodical, taking things one step at a time!"

Xu Zengen was quite helpless in the end, and even when he looked at Liu Cheng, he didn't even have the heart to curse him anymore.

"Have they found any information about Zhang Tianhao?"

"I doubt it. Although our information in northern Jiangsu and Shanghai is not as good as theirs, I believe they couldn't possibly find out. If they had any information, they would have contacted Zhang Tianhao long ago, after all, they have cooperated with Zhang Tianhao quite a bit."

That's what they say, but we can only blame ourselves!

"Is there any useful information from the Second Hall?"

"There's a lot of news from over there, but it's all irrelevant to us, or rather, it has little to do with Zhang Tianhao!"

"Sigh, never mind!"

The more he thought about it, the more his head ached. After all, this time he was dealing with Zhang Tianhao, and he had no confidence at all. He knew how many times he had tried to deal with Zhang Tianhao before, but he had always ended up losing.

"By the way, where did He's eldest son, youngest son, and his wife go? Haven't they found them yet?"

"No, it's the same as before. The two brothers took their wives and a battalion of soldiers to the front line, and then there was no news of them. They're probably dead. Sigh!"

"Are they stupid? No, so there's definitely something fishy going on here. They're probably hiding. After all, nobody's a fool. The Kuomintang took down Zhang Tianhao, and they're their Achilles' heel. It would be strange if they didn't run away!"

"Right now, the only place where it's impossible to find information about so many people is in northern Jiangsu. It's very likely that the whole family is in northern Jiangsu, and only the two elderly people from the He family are left in Chongqing!"

"Keep a close eye on the He family and see if there's any news!"

"Yes!"

……

Inside the Military Intelligence Bureau across the street, Boss Dai sat there, and Director Mao was pouring him tea.

"Director Mao, tell me, the higher-ups ordered the other side to deal with Zhang Tianhao, intending to use the He family to threaten them. I doubt they can even get the message through. It's been over a month, and they haven't heard a single word. It's ridiculous." "Boss, we can't blame them for this. Or rather, the people in Subei know that Zhang Tianhao's weakness is likely He Qiao'er, which concerns his reputation. Naturally, they're protecting He Qiao'er very strictly."

"You see, without confirmation from them, I doubt our message would even reach He Qiao'er's home, let alone be presented to her!"

"That's true. I guess that when the message was sent to He Qiao'er, it was intentional on their part, or rather, a test for her. If she really had any ulterior motives, then Zhang Tianhao might very well change his wife. That's quite possible."

Director Mao sat there, took out a cigarette, and said helplessly, "It seems like it was delivered, but there must be a lot of hidden tricks in there. Sigh!"

"That's what they say, but we haven't heard anything from Zhang Tianhao. Could it be that Zhang Tianhao doesn't know anything about this at all? Logically speaking, that shouldn't be the case!"

"Boss, that's possible. Zhang Tianhao's situation is a bit special. He doesn't release any information about himself, or he might be doing other things outside!"

"Should we continue the investigation? We've had more people sent to road construction teams or mining teams. Things are going to get complicated from now on."

"Ugh!"

The thought of all the talented people they had trained and brought here being sent directly to northern Jiangsu, only to be captured and forced into road construction and mining, filled the two men with exhaustion.

Instead of investigating these people, sending them to mine and build roads—only Zhang Tianhao would come up with such a bizarre idea. Even the captured Japanese soldiers received the same treatment.

"Forget about him, let's not talk about him anymore. How's the situation in Shanghai?"

"The situation in Shanghai is not good. The Japanese are keeping a close eye on people in northern Jiangsu, and even in Chongqing and Yan'an. They will arrest and interrogate them as soon as they get any information. I guess they are afraid."

"Of course, apart from the Japanese, there are basically very few people who dare to provoke those from northern Jiangsu. After all, northern Jiangsu is too close. If someone targets someone from northern Jiangsu, they can get revenge within a month."

"indeed so!"

The two exchanged a glance and sighed helplessly.

……

In Shanghai, Zhang Tianhao arrived at the entrance as usual, checked the condition of the storefront, and then prepared to head to the hospital.

However, he had only taken a few steps when he saw a middle-aged man standing not far away watching him. Upon seeing him, the man waved directly at him, as if he had something to say.

"Old Zhou!"

Upon recognizing Lao Zhou, Zhang Tianhao felt somewhat helpless and didn't even know what to say.

But he also understood that Lao Zhou must have something to ask him, otherwise he would never have come over in person.

As Zhang Tianhao walked over, he munched on the pancake in his hand. He was clearly only slightly surprised by Lao Zhou's arrival at first, and showed no other expression.

He stood on Lao Zhou's side and looked at Lao Zhou, but his gaze wasn't on Lao Zhou. Instead, he ate his pancake and muttered something under his breath.

"Old Zhou, what can I do for you?"

"Young Master, something's happened. We were trying to smuggle a batch of medicine out, but the detectives discovered it. Now we're trying to get the medicine out while the detectives are in trouble. Do you know if you have any way to get rid of the detectives?"

"Don't you have a solution yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhao frowned, clearly not expecting it to be like this.
After all, he hadn't expected it to be such a troublesome affair. And if not handled properly, the medicine could be lost. (End of Chapter)