Spy Shadow: Command & Conquer

Chapter 1972, Citywide Manhunt
Leave the airport.

Return to the city.

The airport is under our control, so there's no rush.

Let the conflict between the French and the British continue to escalate for a while, so that you can profit from the chaos.

Adding flowers to brocade is something others often don't remember.

But providing timely help will definitely have a much better effect.

So, he had to deliver the excrement in the snow...

Yes, you read that right.

Offering help? Sorry. There's no such thing as a free lunch.

They were all bandits who broke into the Old Summer Palace and looted it; how could I possibly hold back? I must seize any opportunity to take a piece of their flesh.

The concept of prioritizing the overall situation is nonexistent.

Prioritizing the greater good means sacrificing one's own interests. He wouldn't do something so foolish.

There will be a price to pay. And that price will also be paid by Britain and France.

snort!
"Huang Tianlai!"

"To!"

"Let's fight back!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Yong led his independent battalion, preparing aggressively to engage the main force of the Japanese invaders in battle.

As a result, radar maps showed that the Japanese independent mixed brigade was in complete disarray and was retreating to the outskirts of the city.

They were clearly unwilling to fight and were worried about being surrounded, so they decisively ran away.

Even the headquarters of the expeditionary force was reduced to ruins, let alone these troops? Staying to continue resisting would only lead to total annihilation.

Perhaps they had received orders from their superiors. They felt that continuing to resist was pointless and would only result in pointless losses. It was better to wait for the main force to regroup and launch a counterattack. The Japanese invaders would definitely regroup their main force and retake Nanjing.

In that case, forget it.

Don't chase a desperate enemy.

Let's thoroughly clean up Jinling first.

Those traitors, big and small, who didn't have time to escape, your doom has come!
"report!"

"Commissioner, we have captured the notorious traitor Wen Zongyao."

Someone excitedly ran over to report.

Zhang Yong's expression shifted.

Wen Zongyao? He's been caught? Good!

They just said they were going to punish traitors, and they caught them right away.

very good.

A good start.

The portion size is acceptable.

This Wen Zongyao was a wanted criminal by the Nationalist government.

He defected to the Japanese invaders early on. He successively served as the puppet "Speaker of the Legislative Yuan" and the puppet "Speaker of the Judicial Yuan."

The Nationalist government offered a reward of five hundred silver dollars.

Ha, it's only worth five hundred.

Actually, it's still too much.

What is the value of a traitor and collaborator worth five hundred silver dollars?
Five copper coins were considered too much. It was practically worthless. It seemed that traitors like him would forever be nailed to the pillar of historical shame.

"Bring it up."

"Yes."

Soon, Wen Zongyao was escorted upstairs.

This guy was crying his eyes out. He clearly begged and pleaded.

He was probably begging for mercy desperately, crying his heart out. Otherwise, he would have been beaten to death by the angry soldiers and civilians long ago. How could he have survived until now?
"Your Excellency, spare me, spare me..."

Sure enough, upon seeing Zhang Yong, the other party immediately prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

It even wriggled its way up, trying to cling to Zhang Yong's leg.

Zhang Yong turned away in disgust, retreating several steps to create distance between himself and his opponent.

No. What you're doing is truly disgraceful to a traitor!

Even though you're a traitor, there's no need to be so spineless.

It's just a boneless worm!

But thinking about it, it seems normal.

Traitors have no backbone!

If I had any backbone, how could I possibly become a traitor?

"Any news about Chen Gongbo?"

"No."

Where is Zhou Fohai?

"No."

"Where are Mei Siping and the others?"

"No."

Unfortunately, they only managed to catch Wen Zongyao.

Other major traitors, upon realizing something was wrong, all fled at lightning speed.

According to Wen Zongyao's confession, the traitor Wang was the fastest to flee. The couple ran away immediately upon learning of the fighting in Nanjing.

Other traitors, upon receiving the news, also fled for their lives. Only Wen Zongyao reacted slowly.

Blame it on the fact that it was in a cozy nest at the time.

He was drunk. Unconscious. He didn't even hear the gunfire.

When I groggily woke up, the anti-Japanese armed forces had already stormed outside my door and were searching everywhere.

Seeing that the anti-Japanese armed forces were wearing Japanese military uniforms, it mistook them for Japanese. So it hurriedly revealed its identity, its face full of flattery.

result……

If we don't arrest you, who will we arrest?

They offered it to me voluntarily.

By the time it realized something was wrong, it was too late.

However, this guy was also formidable, desperately begging for mercy.

He cried and repented, and surprisingly, he was spared. He wasn't immediately executed.

"Please spare me, Your Excellency..."

"Please spare me, Your Excellency..."

The other party was still wailing.

Zhang Yong remained unmoved.

Spare your life?

You're telling me, Zhang Yong, this?

When have I ever been soft-hearted?

"Somebody come!"

"To!"

"Continue the manhunt for all traitors! Then gather them together and hold a public trial!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Yong coldly gave the order.

Originally, he was too lazy to go through all that trouble.

Execute them on the spot if caught. One bullet takes away one traitor. Free.

But upon further reflection, I realized that the public trials of the Communist Party were still more intimidating. They allowed them to declare their will to everyone.

Killing someone on the spot and throwing them into a stinking ditch certainly wouldn't attract as much attention as a public trial!
No one outside knew about it. Even the Japanese invaders didn't know.

The point is to let the Japanese invaders know.

Other traitors need to know.

I, Zhang Yong, will publicly try every traitor I come to Nanjing.

Five hundred people would be executed for each public trial.

Oh? Five hundred might be too few? Then let's make a thousand! Anyway, we have time.

Can we catch five hundred traitors? Of course we can.

If the big ones aren't enough, the small ones will make up for it.

There are still many die-hard traitors.

Especially the Japanese invaders' detective teams and plainclothes squads. They all had blood on their hands.

Arrest all of them. Then hold a public trial. Then take them to the execution ground and execute them by firing squad. Just like the later Tokyo Trials.

wanna die?

Not that easy.

It's about letting you suffer and wait to die.

It makes you suffer all the time.

"Your Excellency, spare me, spare me! I'll tell you where all the wealth is..."

"you know?"

"I know. I know. I know everything."

"Believe it or not."

“I really know. I know everything about Mei Siping, Liang Hongzhi, and Bao Wenyue—where their lovers are…”

"Shut up! What would I do with their lovers?"

"Their money is with their mistresses. Most of it. Really..."

"Humph!"

Zhang Yong snorted coldly.

Indeed, traitors are all very cunning.

In order to survive, they are really good at saying one thing to one person and another to another.

The wealth of those major traitors was indeed tempting to Zhang Yong. Because those major traitors were truly very rich.

Why did they become traitors? Was it for their beliefs?

funny.

Of course it's for money!

These notorious traitors would stop at nothing to make money.

Even right under the noses of the Japanese, they dared to do all sorts of reckless things. The Japanese could only turn a blind eye.

"Where is Chen Bijun's money?"

"she……"

"Prefer not to say?"

"I said, I said..."

"where is it?"

"Wu...Wuxiang Nunnery..."

"where?"

"Wuxiang Nunnery. A nunnery. A temple for nuns. All of it was staffed by people arranged by Chen Bijun to guard her wealth."

"it is good!"

Zhang Yong nodded. He wrote it down.

Have someone take Wen Zongyao away. He must follow your lead.

Let's go to Wuxiang Nunnery first and find out what's going on.

"Somebody come!"

"To!"

"Continue the search for traitors. Then send them to Gulou Square."

"Yes!"

"If the other party resists, kill them without mercy!"

"Yes!"

Everyone left in high spirits.

The anti-Japanese armed forces that entered Nanjing were actually in a very chaotic state.

They come from all sides.

There were even conflicts between some anti-Japanese armed groups. Friction had occurred.

For example, there had been bloodshed between the Loyal and Patriotic Army and the Jiangbei Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. However, none of this was shown in front of Zhang Yong.

Perhaps they themselves didn't realize that everyone was very cooperative in front of Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong's orders were all carried out very well.

Zhang Yong himself was unaware of this.

"stop!"

"Don't move!"

"If you run again, we'll shoot!"

A citywide manhunt was quickly launched.

It started with the officials of the Japanese puppet government.

Then there are the intelligence agencies at all levels.

Once you catch one, they can rattle off a whole string of names.

For those traitors and spies, their confessions were all given using the names of their brothers.

"go!"

Zhang Yong led the Independent Battalion to Wuxiang Temple.

The radar map shows many semi-red dots in the surrounding area. There are also some red dots, which are probably hidden.

Numerous white and yellow dots are surrounding and capturing those half-red dots.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Gunshots rang out every now and then.

Clearly, some traitors and spies are putting up a stubborn resistance.

They themselves were well aware that if they were caught, the consequence would be death. So they struggled desperately.

Of course, the final result was that he was shot to death.

The Japanese army was scattered, let alone you traitors and spies?
Zhang Yong took out a Garand semi-automatic rifle.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

He fired two shots casually.

Two traitors were killed.

They were all hiding inside the houses.

The bullet pierced the thin wall. One shot, fatal.

Think you can hide and be safe? Ha! Unless you're outside rifle range.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Two more shots were fired. Two more traitors were killed.

Any half-red dot should be condemned to death.

No matter who the other party is.

Anyone who is a traitor must die.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Ding!"

One leak clamp is finished.

Replace it with a new one. Continue shooting.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Kill all those within firing range.

A significant number of these traitors were armed and lay in ambush inside houses, attempting to put up a last-ditch resistance.

If anti-Japanese armed forces were to attempt to storm in, there would certainly be casualties.

But now, they've all been dealt with by Zhang Yong.

Unfortunately, the Garand semi-automatic rifle's caliber was still too small, only 7.62 mm.

Some of the more sturdy walls could be breached with difficulty, but the traitors inside could not be killed. Some walls made of blue bricks could not even be breached.

Those large blue bricks are extremely hard. At most, a bullet could shatter them.

12.7 mm bullets must be used.

I wish I had a Barrett.

Unfortunately not.

But it's okay. We still have grenades.

"call!"

A grenade was thrown.

Then it exploded on the roof, killing and injuring the people inside.

"boom……"

After the explosion, the scene was a complete mess.

The traitors inside were either killed or injured.

"on!"

"on!"

Soldiers from the Independent Battalion seized the opportunity to advance and finish off the enemy.

Those targeted by the Commissioner were either Japanese invaders or traitors.

"Tattoo..."

"Tattoo..."

Finish them off with a shot. Turn them into a swarm of bullets.

Then they quickly withdrew and continued walking towards Wuxiang Temple.

The streets gradually narrowed and appeared very old.

The buildings on both sides looked like they were about to collapse. It was clearly the old town.

The radar map does not display the gold marker.

Strange, there's no gold? Could it have been taken away?

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Several more hidden traitors were killed.

Finally, we arrived at Wuxiang Temple.

It was empty inside. Nobody was there. It looked abandoned.

Go in.

Move the Buddha statues inside.

Sure enough, there were stairs below. Going down, you entered a large basement.

The basement was piled high with various banknotes, mainly Japanese yen, along with boxes and boxes of silver dollars, all neatly stacked.

Zhang Yong looked around. He didn't find any China Reserve Bank notes.

As expected, even Chen Bijun herself didn't want the Central Reserve Bank notes. This shows that the Central Reserve Bank notes were destined to be abandoned from the moment they were issued.

Just like legal tender. None of the bigwigs in the Nationalist government would store legal tender.

The French currency has depreciated significantly. That's certainly true. But it's not the worst issue. The worst issue is the Central Reserve Bank of China's bonds.

It's so powerful that nobody wants to mention it. They even deny its monetary attributes.

Because it depreciated too quickly, it lost its function as currency.

"Bring it up!"

"Yes!"

Soon, Wen Zongyao was led up.

Yes, it was led. It was dragged up like a dead dog.

This guy's having a nicotine craving. He's completely weak. Bubbles are coming out of his mouth and nostrils. He looks like he's living a life worse than death.

Zhang Yong's eyes were gloomy as he took out a black leather whip.

Made of cowhide.

Extremely resilient.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

He raised the leather whip and lashed out fiercely.

Let's see if your opium addiction is stronger, or if the pain is more intense. Let's see how many lashes you can withstand...

"what!"

"what!"

As a result, Wen Zongyao jumped up after only three lashes.

Sure enough, even the most addicted opium addict can't withstand the lash of a whip. Especially a whip soaked in water. Absolutely exhilarating.

"You're telling me, is this all?"

"That's all, these are many, many more..."

"Bullshit! Where's the gold? Where's the dollar? Where's the pound?"

"Those things, those things, I...I don't know..."

"Eight……"

Zhang Yong almost cursed out "baka" (idiot).

He was used to cursing people as a prodigal son of Wakayama and almost lost control.

That said, his other identity is far more arrogant than his true self. The Poisonous Organs even dared to directly confront the Black Dragon Society.

"You do not know?"

"They were all taken to Shanghai by Chen Bijun and deposited in a Japanese bank..."

"Nothing else?"

"And maybe Citibank, HSBC..."

"Go to hell!"

Zhang Yong raised his whip.

He unleashed a flurry of blows, knocking the opponent unconscious.

Since you already don't know, then you're worthless. Take you to a public trial.

After the public trial, you'll be the first one executed.

Take control of your emotions.

Preliminary statistics.

There are still a lot of Japanese yen banknotes. Two or three million.

There are also more than 500,000 silver dollars.

If it were other traitors, this number would be acceptable.

But who is Chen Bijun? She is the wife of Wang Jingwei, the traitor! She is the most greedy bloodsucker of the Wang Jingwei regime.

Her assets definitely can't be this little bit. There must be more elsewhere.

The enemy has multiple burrows; we can't possibly dig them all out in a short time.

Never mind. Maybe next time.

There will be opportunities in the future.

Once the Japanese invaders surrender unconditionally, she will be forced to spit out everything.

"Somebody come!"

"To!"

"Get a few handcarts."

"it is good."

Soon, they acquired five wheelbarrows.

Zhang Yong planned to use a wheelbarrow to carry all the silver dollars away.

As it turned out, when they were loading the cart, they realized that the wheelbarrow was simply not enough.

Looking back and doing the math, I realized that 500,000 silver dollars is actually quite heavy. It weighs a full 15 tons, or 30,000 jin (15,000 kg).

A wheelbarrow can carry a maximum of 300 jin (150 kg). One hundred wheelbarrows are needed.

Totally impossible.

So they arranged for the system to deliver the goods. Five trucks were sent.

That's no problem. It can be easily packed away. It can even include all the yen.

Why didn't it get swallowed up?
So many people are watching.

You need to find a secluded corner and then swallow it.

But there's no rush. Let's go to Gulou Square first.

First, hold a public trial.

Oh, right. I'll post it on WeChat Moments. Let the whole world know.

“Yiqi”.

"To!"

"Send me a telegram in plain text. Say that I want to hold a public trial at Gulou Square to publicly try Wen Zongyao and other traitors. The time is tomorrow noon. Representatives from all sides are welcome to attend. Signed Zhang Yong."

"Yes."

Cao Yiqi recorded it.

Then I polished it myself. And then I sent it out personally.

Plain text telegrams do not require a password. They can be sent by referring to a code table.

An officer came running excitedly.

"report!"

"Commissioner, we've caught Bao Wenyue!"

"Oh?"

Zhang Yong's expression shifted.

Another major traitor caught? Impressive!

I thought they had all escaped. But to my surprise, we caught another one.

Good, good, good, tomorrow's public trial at noon will be even more exciting. There are two heavyweight traitors.

"Bring it up."

"Yes!"

Soon, Bao Wenyue was brought to the scene.

She actually dressed up as a woman. And wore women's clothes.

Her face was covered in a thick layer of rouge.

I don't know how they got caught. They were dressed like that!

All I can say is that the other party was extremely unlucky.

Even Sun Yuanliang, who disguised himself as a woman, successfully escaped!

He tilted his head and looked at it.

It was discovered that Bao Wenyue seemed to be somewhat mentally unstable.

His face was bruised and swollen; he looked like he'd been beaten badly. He was probably almost beaten to death.

He nodded in satisfaction. Good that he caught it.

"Which unit are you from?" he asked the officer, turning to him.

"Reporting, we are under the command of Director Han Deqin," the other party replied respectfully.

"Okay. There's a prize!" Zhang Yong nodded.

He ordered a box of silver dollars to be unloaded directly from the truck as a reward.

A heavy box, containing approximately three thousand silver dollars. It weighed over 180 pounds. It required two people to carry it.

"Thank you!"

"Thank you!"

The officer was very happy.

Their raid on Nanjing yielded considerable success.

However, those gains are certainly far less than the Commissioner's reward.

How many people can actually receive the Commissioner's reward?

You can brag about this for the rest of your life when you get back.

Killing Japanese invaders brings rewards, honors, and glory to one's ancestors—a triple win!

"Go!"

"Yes!"

"Please give my regards to Director Han."

"Yes."

The other party left happily.

Zhang Yong also gave Han Deqin a weak Wi-Fi signal.

Tell the other party to contact you if they need anything.

Shake off your spirits.

It seems like I should also participate in the search.

If everyone else can catch two major traitors, why can't I catch one?
Of course not.

We must arrest one or two of them as well.

Otherwise, it would damage the Commissioner's reputation.

Look at the time.

It's four o'clock in the afternoon. Soon it will be evening again.

There are still twenty hours until tomorrow noon. There's still time.

set off!

Go and catch the biggest traitor!
[To be continued]

(End of this chapter)