Chapter 171 Arrogance
After listening to this, Sun Jianzhong clenched his fist and waved it. Even he had to admit that the National Army fought beautifully in this battle.

After a few days, the Central China Army led by Nishio was forced to retreat a full 200 miles.

It's a pity that the task was not completed completely. If the National Army could have recaptured Hunan, it would have been like a shot in the arm for all the anti-Japanese armed forces.

But the situation is good now. At least everyone can see that even if the Japanese army holds their positions, they can still be defeated.

"Old Sun, you look like you're in a good mood?"

Liu Qinghuan pushed the door open and saw Sun Jianzhong's smiling face and a hint of regret in his eyes, and she teased with a smile as beautiful as a flower.

Sun Jianzhong laughed, asked Liu Qinghuan to sit down and said:
"That's right. You didn't hear the broadcast just now. The Kuomintang's Central Army won a great victory this time and almost recaptured Hunan."

Hearing this, the smile on Liu Qinghuan's face froze, and then he handed over a piece of information:

"Secretary Sun, if you read this, you probably won't be so happy."

After saying this, Liu Qinghuan looked as if he hated her for not fighting back, and he withdrew his hands and clenched them silently.

Sun Jianzhong took the information with some doubts. After reading it, it was exactly as Liu Qinghuan said. His joy had disappeared completely, and his face was filled with shock and anger.

"What? The Japanese army in the Central China theater suffered two consecutive defeats, both because of the leak of the military defense map. The map was obtained by the young tiger of the Military Control Commission? Is this young tiger a monster?"

"These stupid idiots don't even know the truth. They even have the Japanese's military defense map, and they beat them into this mess!"

Liu Qinghuan sighed slightly, looked at Sun Jianzhong and said leisurely:
"Uncle Sun, you are from Hunan, right?"

Seeing Sun Jianzhong nod, Liu Qinghuan finally understood why he was so happy just now.

But the next second, Sun Jianzhong looked at Liu Qinghuan in disbelief and asked again:

"Kujiu, is the young tiger of the Military Control Commission really not dead?"

"Didn't Comrade Piaoxue say before that Hu Niu died in interrogation room No. 76? Even Piaoxue helped to collect the body."

Liu Qinghuan adjusted the red scarf around her neck, shook her head and said:

"It's very likely that he's not dead, Uncle Sun. Do you still remember the joint actions of the Military Control Commission and us?"

"How could I not remember the Military Control Commission's plan to kill a spy? If it wasn't for repaying a favor, I would never have agreed to that plan. Comrade Chen Jun was almost detained in Shancheng by the Military Control Commission because of that plan."

Liu Qinghuan exhaled slowly and told what he had confirmed and guessed over the past few days:
"That plan seemed wrong in every way. Using the lives of three outstanding agents, Hu Niu, You Hu, and Shi Zhu, to exchange for Feng Wei Lan, only the Military Control Commission would do this deal. But is it worth it?"

"And now, Youhu and Huniu appear frequently. Even Comrade Baige is confused. Is this a smokescreen released by the Military Control Commission or are these two faking their deaths from the beginning?"

At this point, Liu Qinghuan paused:
"Also, the grave where Piaoxue buried Hu Niu is now empty."

Sun Jianzhong almost lost control of the pipe in his hand, and the wrinkles on his face became more distinct. He looked at Liu Qinghuan in shock:
"He really isn't dead. How did the Military Control Commission do it? Did they use a fake death drug?"

Liu Qinghuan naturally didn't know about this kind of thing, and both of them fell into silence.

It has to be said that after confirming that Youhu was not a smokescreen released by the Military Control Commission, both of them thought a lot.

After a while, Sun Jianzhong tapped his pipe, slowly exhaled two smoke rings, and then asked:

"Kujiu, is this the information Comrade Baige sent?"

"Yes, Comrade Bai Ge sent it. According to Comrade Bai Ge, You Hu is indeed an outstanding agent on the hidden front."

"Bai Ge has contacted us many times. It seems that the organization has adjusted Bai Ge's contact information. My telecommunications team is temporarily connecting with her. However, the organization seems to intend to let Comrade Bai Ge connect with Comrade Shu Guang."

Ever since Xia Gong came to Shanghai, he made an adjustment to the contact information of Shanghai’s underground party network.

After this adjustment, Kujiu was only responsible for the telecommunications team.

Sun Jianzhong was in charge of the overall situation and made all the necessary arrangements. The guerrillas and underground parties around the Magic City were also under Sun Jianzhong's management.

After hearing Liu Qinghuan's words, Sun Jianzhong smiled again:
"Kujiu, are you saying that Comrade Shuguang is determined to continue lurking in the Magic City?"

After all, it has been a long time since Shuguang last contacted them.

Sun Jianzhong and others thought that Comrade Shuguang had been transferred.

I didn't expect that he was still in Shanghai.

Liu Qinghuan nodded slightly, with a hint of surprise on her face as bright as the moon:

"That's true. Although the Military Control Commission has young tigers, we also have Comrade Shuguang."

"It's just that Comrade Shuguang is too mysterious. We can't contact him at all."

Sun Jianzhong smiled, looked at Liu Qinghuan with kind eyes and said:
"It's better that we can't contact him, so that his hiding environment will be safer."

"Last time, a traitor appeared among us. If the organization hadn't told us the list, the consequences would have been unpredictable."

Hearing this, Liu Qinghuan's beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned, and asked with some doubt:

"Uncle Sun, don't you think that's strange? We have internal problems, but even we didn't notice them. How did the organization know about them?"

"The most important thing is that we tried our best to find Comrade Zhigui Niao, but not long after, the organization said that Zhigui Niao had been found and we didn't need to continue looking for him."

"But the intelligence sent by Comrade Bai Cha also said that the Special High Section had transferred Zhao Xuan from the 76th Intelligence Section in order to have Zhao Xuan help them find Comrade Zhigui Niao."

"Uncle Sun, you also know what happened later. The Special High Police arrested the group of traitor monks from Jing'an Temple. I heard that they also arrested someone on Nanjing Road. That person is very likely Comrade Zhiguiniao."

"If this is the case, then Comrade Zhiguiniao was clearly arrested by the Special High Section, so why did the organization say that Comrade Zhiguiniao was found?"

Sun Jianzhong stroked his chin and thought for a long time before looking at Liu Qinghuan:
"Kujiu, you don't mean to say that Lord Xia secretly came to the Magic City, do you?"

"Not only did he come here, but Lord Xia also dealt with Comrade Zhiguiniao and discovered Comrade Zhiguiniao's problems. Then he asked us to give up the search and rescue?"

Seeing Liu Qinghuan nodding, Sun Jianzhong thought in his heart that this girl really dared to think.

How could Lord Xia possibly come to the Magic City?

"Girl, don't think too much. Do you think Xia Gong can come to the Magic City?"

Liu Qinghuan smiled awkwardly, then shook his head and said:

"That's definitely not possible. Oh, forget it. Let's not think about it anymore. Now we should think about Zhao Xuan from the 76th Intelligence Department. This guy is really lucky. He can still survive after being shot three times. I'm afraid those people from the Hurricane Team will be pissed to death."

Upon hearing this name, Sun Jianzhong's expression became serious:

"Yes, this Zhao Xuan is like a thorn stuck in our throat. The Special High Police had been searching for such a long time but couldn't find the person, but he found him with just one move."

"Look, Miss Kong was also forced to death by him bit by bit. If this man is not removed, there will be endless troubles."

Liu Qinghuan sighed and said with a somewhat angry look:

"And the Military Control Commission, they now have to come up with a set of rules to assassinate their targets, and they can only act after approval from above. Don't they know how many Wang spies and Japanese spies are lurking in Shancheng?"

"If we wait until they approve it before we take action, it will be too late."

"If we cooperate with the Military Control Commission to assassinate Zhao Xuan, I think it will be a disaster. If the information is leaked, we don't want to involve our people."

At this point, Liu Qinghuan's face darkened, thinking of the current situation of the Hurricane Team:
"Uncle Sun, you've heard about what happened at Guangci Hospital in the French Concession. It's said that the members of the Hurricane Team who were captured by the Special High Section were infected with a virus after being rescued and eventually died in Guangci Hospital. This group of Japanese have never given up their research on virus weapons."

Sun Jianzhong slowly closed his eyes, his face was heavy with grief, as if he was recalling something bad:
"It seems that the Japanese are still determined to steal and have secretly built a laboratory in the Magic City. We must find the laboratory as soon as possible."

"Also, we can't keep Zhao Xuan. His abilities have been clearly seen by both the Military Control Commission and us. I feel that this person is even more dangerous than Ding Moqun."

Liu Qinghuan smiled coldly and stated the purpose of his visit:
"Uncle Sun, this time I came here, in addition to telling you about Comrade Bai Ge, I also want to know Zhao Xuan's whereabouts."

"If our comrades are not mistaken, Zhao Xuan should have followed the Special High Section investigation team to the front-line headquarters of the Japanese army in the Central China War Zone."

"It's time for our guerrillas to send Zhao Xuan to hell."

"We can set up an ambush on his way back to the Magic City. Given our familiarity with that road, there is a 90% chance that we can send Zhao Xuan away."

After thinking for a few seconds, Sun Jianzhong slammed the table and made up his mind:

"Okay, since the Military Control Commission can't kill Zhao Xuan, let us do it. Let's ambush him on his way back!"

"I will report this matter to the organization as soon as possible. Once the organization approves it, we will take action."

When mobilizing the guerrillas along the way from Hunan, the situation must be reported to the organization. After all, these are the Red Party's armed forces behind enemy lines and no mistakes are allowed.

Red Party base, Intelligence Department.

Since returning, Xia Gong has never contacted Zhao Xuan.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep, but Xia Gong was still in his office, lighting candles and sorting out and analyzing information sent in from various places.

This office has become Mr. Xia's residence. There are three vacant chairs on one side, and bedding is neatly stacked. Normally, when Mr. Xia is tired, he will rest in the office.

Gao Wanyou, a guard who also serves as Xia Gong's assistant, had just visited the intelligence group and then hurried to Xia Gong's office with a telegram.

"Mr. Xia, the Demon Capital is calling urgently!"

When Xia Gong heard that the telegram came from Shanghai, he immediately took it from Gao Wanyou.

A few minutes later, Xia Gong looked at the translation for a long time in silence.

"Mr. Xia, what happened?"

Xia Gong shook his head, looked at Gao Wanyou and said:
"Go out and wait for me." After closing the door, Xia Gong connected the radio on the desk and sent the first telegram to Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan, who had evacuated with the Japanese army, had already arrived at the tent to rest late at night.

Zhao Xuan woke up from his dream only when Edith's reminder sounded.

(Sir, a telegram from Xia Gong has been detected.)
Zhao Xuan woke up instantly and immediately asked Edith to translate the telegram.

Looking at the telegram in front of him, Zhao Xuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

My injuries haven't even fully healed yet, and the underground party in Demon City is planning an assassination again.

(Edith, the new mode will be launched in five days. Can I choose nano mode?)

(Yes, it is possible, but because Mr. forced the nano mode on last time, the mode has entered a six-month cooling-off period.)
(If you choose the nano mode, the next new mode will only be available half a year later.)
Zhao Xuan nodded, the most important thing now is to save his life.

And with the nano mode, plus the dialysis mode, scanning mode and communication mode, Zhao Xuan felt that he didn't need to fight himself, and it was enough for him to just lurk.

Even if he goes to war, with the bonus of these modes, Zhao Xuan is more than qualified to be a commander.

(Okay, then I will directly turn on the nano mode after five days.)
After communicating with Edith, Zhao Xuan fell into deep thought as he looked at the telegram sent by Lord Xia.

The underground party wanted to mobilize guerrillas to ambush their convoy on its way home.

With the nano mode in place, Zhao Xuan is confident that he can pass through unscathed as long as it is not a large-scale explosion.

So, maybe this ambush can be tried.

As for Watanabe Anko, Zhao Xuan felt that she did not completely trust him. After this wave of events, Watanabe Anko's suspicion of him would probably be at its lowest point.

With nano mode protection, there are only benefits and no harm!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan's mouth curled up slightly:

(Edith, call Lord Xia. I have no problem here. I will inform him of my route in advance and tell him that I am sure of it.)
At the Red Party base, Xia Gong was holding the telegram he had just received, and his whole body was in a daze.

Zhao Xuan not only agreed, but also wanted to tell him the route of action in advance so that he could give the order. Since it was an ambush, he should do it in a big way.

The last time Zhao Xuan was assassinated by the Military Control Commission, Lord Xia was still frightened. This time, his own people took action. To be honest, Lord Xia did not want Zhao Xuan to take the risk.

But Zhao Xuan said he was sure.

Bullets don't have eyes, and Xia Gong really doesn't understand where Zhao Xuan's confidence lies.
After exhaling heavily, Lord Xia burned the telegram in his hand and let Gao Wanyou, who was guarding the door, in:

"Xiao Gao, go to the intelligence team and reply to the Magic City to allow the operation."

Five days passed quickly.

The investigation and interrogation led by Keiko Aizawa and Madoka Doi at the front command headquarters of the Central China War Zone made no progress.

The second leak of the military defense map has been investigated. Nishio sent someone to submit this military defense map to the gendarmerie headquarters early on.

Therefore, whether the information was leaked from the war zone or from the Military Police Headquarters, neither Keiko Aizawa nor Doi Madoka have yet come to a conclusion.

Nishio was very satisfied with the result because he firmly believed that the intelligence could not have been leaked from the war zone.

Now that the investigation has yielded no results, the fact is obvious: the intelligence was definitely leaked from the Military Police Headquarters.

For this purpose, Kyoko Watanabe of the Special High Police personally led people to investigate the gendarmerie headquarters.

But after a few days, even Watanabe Anko didn't find any clues.

The national army's offensive has been suspended, and the Japanese front-line command headquarters in the Central China Theater is in a temporary tent meeting room.

Nishio looked at the tired and silent members of the investigation team. Although there was no smile on his face, he sneered in his heart.

After six days of eating and drinking for free, Zhao Xuan finally unlocked the nano mode today.

Edith's nano mode still mainly relies on glasses.

After all, these glasses are made of nanomaterials. Without them, the nano mode cannot be activated.

Zhao Xuan felt quite regretful about this. After all, glasses were something that only he could use, but losing them would be a hassle.

So now, Zhao Xuan is discussing this issue with Edith.

As for the silent atmosphere in the meeting room, Zhao Xuan never said a word every time he attended a meeting. What they said had nothing to do with Zhao Xuan. They were silent, and Zhao Xuan remained silent.

(Edith, since the glasses are made of nanomaterials, they should be able to change into any form, right?)
(Sir, theoretically, that's right, but I can't find any glasses here that are suitable for replacement. It would be possible to change the glasses into something like a ring or a bracelet, but Edith suggested that you find a pair of glasses first.)
(It’s fine if it works this way, let’s just use the glasses for now.)
Zhao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. He had just finished talking to Edith. Xiwei, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly looked at Zhao Xuan:

"Huizi, this person you brought here has remained silent in every meeting since the day he arrived. I wonder what your purpose is in bringing him here, Huizi?"

In fact, Xiwei has always been paying attention to Zhao Xuan, whether in the meeting room or in life.

But after a few days of observation, Nishio discovered that Zhao Xuan only followed Keiko Aizawa to the meeting room during meetings.

The rest of the time they basically stayed in the tent. Even if they went out, they were under the surveillance of the soldiers, including going to the toilet.

And except for going to the toilet, Zhao Xuan would not leave three meters from the tent where he lived, so Xiwei was very confident in Zhao Xuan.

However, the investigation team has been here for a week, which makes Nishio very unhappy.

Xiwei couldn't get angry with other people, but as for a Dragon countryman, Xiwei planned to find a breakthrough from Zhao Xuan and drive away the members of the investigation team.

Keiko Aizawa was so smart that she naturally understood what Nishio meant.

Tu Feiyuan also looked at Zhao Xuan with a gloomy expression. In his mind, Zhao Xuan was an extremely smart person. He could discover this from observing Zhao Xuan's life in the past six days.

If Zhao Xuan wasn't a smart person, he would have been used as a scapegoat during the six days he was here.

"General Xiwei, Zhao Sang is the consultant I invited. At the same time, this is what my mother agreed to."

It was actually Kyoko Watanabe who agreed!

Xiwei looked at Zhao Xuan deeply. Is there anything special about this guy?
"Oh? Since Section Chief Watanabe agreed, then Mr. Zhao should be very capable. Mr. Zhao has said nothing these days. Now that the investigation has reached a bottleneck, won't Mr. Zhao express his opinion?"

Aizawa Keiko looked back at Zhao Xuan worriedly. Zhao Xuan smiled at Keiko and then looked at Nishio:

"General Nishio, the military defense map has been leaked."

"Since no problems were found at the Military Police Headquarters or the theater, it could only have been leaked during the intelligence transmission process."

Xiwei sneered, looked at Zhao Xuan with disdain and said:

"Zhao Sang, if things were as simple as you think, the person who leaked the information would have been caught long ago."

Aizawa Keiko also hurriedly said:
"Zhao Sang, we have also investigated what you said, and we can confirm that there is no possibility of leakage during the transmission of intelligence."

This is exactly what Zhao Xuan wanted to hear, because Zhao Xuan's next plan required them to confirm that the intelligence leak could not have occurred during the transmission process.

"Are you sure?"

Nishio snorted coldly, Tu Feiyuan looked at Zhao Xuan thoughtfully, and Aizawa Keiko nodded firmly:
"Very sure!"

Hearing this, Zhao Xuan stood up, straightened his suit, raised his hand to push his glasses, looked around with a smile and said:
"In that case, I would like to ask, in the past few days, I believe that General Nishio's people have prepared a new military defense map. Now, this military defense map has not yet been delivered to the Military Police Headquarters, right?"

Nishio nodded in confusion:
"The new military defense map has naturally been drawn. There have been two leaks, so the military defense map is still in my safe. There are two guard platoons guarding it. There is absolutely no possibility of leakage again."

Lan Ze Huizi frowned slightly and looked at Zhao Xuan in confusion:

"Zhao Sang, what do you mean?"

Zhao Xuan took a deep breath, looked at everyone and said:

"It's very simple. Now we can't say for sure whether the military defense map was leaked in the war zone or in the Military Police Headquarters. Then we will wait for three days. If the military defense map of the war zone is not leaked within three days, we can submit it to the Military Police Headquarters."

"But this time, we can send a fake military defense map over and see if the military defense map is leaked later. Will the national army attack according to the fake military defense map or the real military defense map?"

"Then the source of the leak has been found."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and Fatty also laughed:

"What Zhao Sang said is correct. Although submitting a false military defense map to the Military Police Headquarters is a serious crime, the situation is special and should be handled as a special case."

After saying that, Doiyuan and the others all looked at Nishio, waiting for Nishio to make the final decision.

Nishio found it very funny. He never believed that the military defense map was leaked in his own war zone. The only possibility was the Military Police Headquarters.

Nothing was found out about Watanabe Anko, and in Nishio's opinion, it was Watanabe who was protecting the Military Police Headquarters and Ida Koji.

Although this method would be a serious crime for Nishio, once it is confirmed that the source of the leak is the Military Police Headquarters, then not only would Nishio be innocent, but he would also have accomplished a great feat.

Nishio, full of confidence, laughed:
"a ha ha ha!"

"Yoshi~"

"I didn't expect Zhao Sang to have such insight. Let's follow the method Zhao Sang came up with and wait and see!"

Originally, Zhao Xuan planned to let Dao Ya send the Japanese army's defense information to Shancheng today.

But now, Zhao Xuan changed his mind.

Nishio's arrogance must have made Iida Koji hate him to the core.

(End of this chapter)

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