The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 441 ran away!

The wait is four or five hours.

Finally, they could no longer sit still and asked the Japanese side to help communicate with the concession and send people into the International Hotel to search for him.

No two people were found.

After searching the entire International Hotel, Tao Junfeng and Agent No. 76 were not found.

But the other agent No. 76 who was in the car clearly saw two people go in, so how come he didn’t see anyone?
If you are not in the hotel.

Where did that go?
It can't just disappear out of thin air.

The International Hotel not only has a front door, but also a back door. If Tao Junfeng entered from the front door and left from the back door...

But the International Hotel is American territory, and it would not be easy for either the Japanese or the police station to investigate.

Since no one was found in the hotel and no traces left by the two people were found, the disappearance of this person naturally had nothing to do with the International Hotel.

Gao Qichang also disappeared at the same time. It was obvious that the two had planned to leave together in advance.

They had no luggage and limited money on them, and there was no sign that they had purchased any train or boat tickets.

There was nothing unusual about Tao Junfeng's family either...

But the sudden disappearance of these two people must have been premeditated, and there was someone behind them who helped them leave.

In Shanghai, there are not many people who are capable of doing this.

The Military Control Commission, the Central Control Commission, the underground party and the Green and Red Gangs could all do it, but the place Gao and Tao could most easily contact was Chongqing.

If they want to leave Shanghai, they must take a boat.

It couldn't be the Yangtze River waterway, because the Yangtze River was full of Japanese naval ships, and once their whereabouts were discovered, they would have no way to escape.

There was only one place they could go, Hong Kong.

Du Yuesheng is in Hong Kong.

If the Green Gang and the Military Control Commission joined forces, it would not be difficult to send the two men out of Shanghai quietly.

However, even if they knew that Gao and Tao had gone to Hong Kong, it would be difficult for them to intercept them. First of all, there was more than one ship going to Hong Kong that day. Of course, the most likely one was the President Coolidge, which was closest to the time of their disappearance. But there was another ship going to Hong Kong at noon and in the afternoon, and there was also a cargo ship. With just two people, they could just cram them into the cabin of a cargo ship and leave...

Therefore, there are countless possibilities. It is basically impossible to intercept on the high seas. No. 76 and the Wang Puppet regime cannot command the Japanese navy. Hong Kong is British territory, and they cannot act recklessly to avoid causing international disputes.

Moreover, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Army are in competition. This secret negotiation was led by the Army Ministry's secret agency, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a lot of opinions about it. If they want the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' secret agency to help, it may not be that easy.

Wang was very angry about being betrayed by someone he trusted, but the person had already left and he could only sigh in despair.

Dante and Lin were naturally criticized for their negligence.

Ding and Lin felt aggrieved, but they could only listen. No. 76 had just suffered a serious blow, and most of their energy was focused on tracking down the murderer.

This inevitably leads to neglect of the objects of surveillance and protection. After all, when everything is quite normal, what is there to pay special attention to?

Even tigers take naps sometimes. But dereliction of duty is dereliction of duty, and we need to think of ways to remedy it.

No. 76 immediately sent people to monitor the Tao family on Huanlong Road. In order to escape, Tao Junfeng even abandoned his wife and children.

This is also cruel enough.

But precisely because his wife and children were still in Shanghai, this gave the Wang Puppet regime a handle. The person could run away, and as long as they didn't talk nonsense and didn't leak the secret traitorous agreement signed between the Wang Puppet regime and the Japanese invaders, everything would be fine.

Lin Shiqun suggested that Tao's wife and children be brought to live in Huacun to facilitate control and surveillance.

But Tao's wife had already applied for the protection of the French Police Station, and No. 76 took the person away from the French Concession without any legitimate excuse.

The attitude of the French Concession was very tough. Tao's wife and five children were not anti-Japanese elements and had not committed any crime. If they allowed the Japanese military police and No. 76 to arrest them, wouldn't the French police station become accomplices of the Japanese?

If this gets out, will the French Republic still have any face?
Come on, this is the French Concession, there is a French army of several thousand soldiers stationed here, I don't know how strong their combat capability is, but their weapons and equipment are not bad.

Two days later.

Gao and Tao arrived in Hong Kong, and they jointly sent a telegram to Wang, explaining the reasons why they had to leave Shanghai.

The telegram also stated that they just did not want to sign the secret agreement and did not want to betray anyone. As long as Wang did not make things difficult for his wife and children, he promised not to speak nonsense.

Wang was worried that after the two men arrived in Hong Kong, they would talk nonsense to the outside world and leak the contents of the secret agreement, which would put him in a politically passive position and confirm his nature of treason.

Now that the two knew the interests involved, Wang also breathed a sigh of relief. At least the situation had not reached the point where it was irreversible.

At this time, Mrs. Tao once again came to Lane 1136, Yuyuan Road, asking to see Mrs. Wang Cheng Bijun.

Mrs. Tao took the initiative to request to go to Hong Kong to persuade her husband to change his mind, and only took two children with her, leaving the other three children to be taken care of by Cheng Bijun.

Wang was also afraid that there was something fishy going on, but Mrs. Tao kept the three children, including an 18-year-old eldest daughter and two younger sons.

How could a parent abandon their own children and escape on their own? Therefore, after discussing with Cheng Bijun, Wang not only agreed to let Mrs. Tao go to Hong Kong, but also allocated 2,000 yuan for travel expenses and promised that as long as Tao came back, she could raise the conditions.

In this way, Mrs. Tao, her two children and one of Gao Qichuang's students successfully boarded the ship to Hong Kong.

After arriving in Hong Kong, Mrs. Tao reunited with her husband. Soon after, she sent a telegram to Wang, saying, "Tao will return to Shanghai soon, but he fell ill on the way to Hong Kong by boat. He needs to rest for a few days before he can go back..."

Wang also made inquiries and learned from various sources in Hong Kong through the Japanese side that after Gao and Tao arrived in Hong Kong, they stayed in a hotel. Although they had contact with Chongqing, they did not reach any special agreement. Even after Mrs. Tao arrived with her children, they refused to meet with the people sent by Chongqing.

This clearly shows that he has a change of heart.

It is understandable that Tao wanted to come back but could not do so immediately due to health reasons.

Wang from Shanghai also visited Tao through the Japanese Consulate in Hong Kong. Tao was indeed in poor health. He must have been unable to bear the rough sea ride due to a serious illness, so he fell ill when he arrived in Hong Kong.

Although I was not hospitalized, I still had to ask the doctor to come to my home every day to give me injections and intravenous drips. Even if I wanted to return to Shanghai, it would take ten days or half a month.

Now that the Tao family is preparing to return, it is inevitable that No. 76 will relax his surveillance of the three Tao siblings.

(End of this chapter)