Indiana Jones

Chapter 569 Unexpected (02)

After receiving the news that Si Xuanyi was no longer in prison, Li Siming felt a chill in his heart. It can be said that the last glimmer of hope was shattered.

"It doesn't matter if we're not here, it's already impossible to launch a second rescue operation in this place. Maybe we'll find more opportunities in another place," the woodcutter comforted.

"People don't know where they are going, so why talk about rescue?" Ye Feng said very discouraged.

"Even the guy in the prison didn't know where he went. He only said that he was temporarily taken away by the people above. As for the whereabouts, I am afraid that no one in the whole prison knows." Wu Guofeng said, "The clues are cut off. We now need to reorient the investigation."

"Where did he refer to?" Lin Feng asked.

"He didn't know either. He took people away with just an order. He didn't know what department or organization issued the order, but he was sure that they had direct jurisdiction over them," Wu Guofeng said.

"This is a bit troublesome..." Zhou Xiaopeng frowned, "According to the progress of the previous investigation, it may be very difficult for us to re-investigate his whereabouts. Prison is the most direct and only source of clues, but this The difficulty of the investigation... It seems that it is not small. It is impossible for you to check these things through the leader. He is just a lower-level manager. relationship, it seems like an endless loop."

"I have to find a way..." Li Siming sat by the window and looked out. He no longer knew what he should do or what he could do. After going through so many things, he found that all his efforts were in vain He was so scheming that he even began to doubt his own abilities.

"Perhaps we have really reached the point where there is nothing we can do." The woodcutter seemed to feel despair too.

"I think you should take a break first. This is not something urgent. My people will try their best to investigate you, so don't be too eager for quick success." Zhou Xiaopeng could see how bad these people's condition was, and he knew it was not These people don't work hard, and it's not that their efforts are in the wrong direction, but that they failed to achieve their goals in the end due to mistakes. In fact, they can't blame them at all.

Li Siming didn't speak, his mood was extremely bad, and he really didn't know what to do next.

In the next few days, they investigated the intelligence agencies of the major Japanese military agencies throughout Shanghai. They didn't know if the method was wrong, or the enemy's secrecy was too strict, and they always found nothing.

Ten days later, the higher-ups issued an order for them to withdraw. Li Siming's reaction to this was very violent. He could not accept leaving without even knowing Si Xuanyi's whereabouts, but the higher-ups would not compromise because of his objection. .

"The higher authorities have basically given up on the investigation of this matter and included him in the list of missing persons." Zhou Xiaopeng said helplessly, "In these years, such things have happened everywhere, so let's open it up! "

"Think about it...it's easy to say..." Li Siming smoked vigorously, "I have never felt like I have failed so much in my life."

"At least you saved one person, so it's not a return for nothing." Zhou Xiaopeng said, "Go back, you have to obey others' orders to eat this bowl of rice."

"I'm not reconciled..." Li Siming threw away his cigarette butt, "I can't save my brothers who were born and died, so what else is there to do with this job?"

"It's still the same sentence. This kind of thing happens every day. It's like this in war years..." Zhou Xiaopeng sighed, "I can't do anything else. It's okay to pay attention to his news and clues. Don't worry, as long as there is something to do with it I will call you as soon as there is any relevant news.”

Li Siming didn't know how he got back. He was in a daze along the way, and he couldn't even figure out what he was thinking. Maybe it was the self-blame that made him uneasy.

After returning to the headquarters, Director Mao gave everyone a big vacation. After all, the impact of this incident on the entire department was too great. The disappearance of Si Xuanyi made almost all veterans feel unmotivated to work. Suddenly, the entire department The operation of the son was all on Liang Wei's body.

It's not because of how strong Liang Wei's ability to resist pressure is, but because he knows very well that once this department goes out, there will be a big problem. I'm really sorry for Si Xuanyi's suffering. This is what he built with his heart and blood. What has been created cannot stop functioning when he is gone.

The saddest thing after getting this news was actually Xiaolu. Perhaps in this girl's eyes, Si Xuanyi was her only family member. If it wasn't for Si Xuanyi's unwavering encouragement and care, she might never have the chance to stand up again. After the news, she became even more silent all of a sudden, neither eating nor drinking, no one persuaded her...

Li Siming went home to recuperate. Although he didn't want to give up on rescuing Si Xuanyi, he really couldn't find a sense of direction now. After thinking about it, he planned to return to Shanghai, but before he left, he was stopped by the people sent by Director Mao And he was clearly ordered not to leave, and asked him to adjust his status as soon as possible and return to the company.

After learning from the pain, Li Siming understood the truth of his thinking. If he continues to be depressed like this, it will not solve any problems at all. It is better to go back to work and continue to investigate Si Xuanyi's whereabouts through the convenient conditions at work. After all, he does not intend to give up.

Soon he started working again, Si Xuanyi was gone, he had to take charge of all the overall situation here, at least he had to take on this responsibility before the higher-ups sent a new person in charge.

However, some things happen completely unexpectedly. After he resumed work, he contacted Zhou Xiaopeng in Shanghai immediately, hoping that he could provide some new clues there, but there was nothing of value found there, and he suddenly fell into the trap again. He was in a situation where he didn't know how to continue, but after half a month, a notice was issued from above, and the content really surprised him.

The notice showed that Si Xuanyi was on his way back and was expected to arrive in two days, and asked them to send someone to confirm.

"I don't understand..." Ye Feng was a little dizzy after hearing the news, "Where did the person come from? What do we need to confirm?"

"I don't know, nothing was said above." Li Siming also felt that things were very strange.

"At least on the surface, this is good news. No matter how he came back, at least he came back alive." The woodcutter still held a positive attitude towards the news.

When they saw Si Xuanyi at the train station on the third night, they were surprised that Si Xuanyi was escorted back and was still wearing torture instruments. Li Siming went crazy when he saw this scene. Sylphy suffered such treatment.

But the person who escorted them said that this was an order from their superiors, and they were just following orders. Si Xuanyi didn't show any indignation, but told them to go back first. Less trauma.

all right?It's all right?The ghosts believed that Li Siming went back to find Director Mao immediately, but was blocked by the secretary. From the secretary's mouth, he got more information.

Si Xuanyi was sent back by the guerrillas in eastern Zhejiang. The matter was actually much simpler than they expected. Si Xuanyi's temporary interrogation missed the best time to rescue him. During that time, the little devils interrogated him and Zhao Chenggong. He didn't get any valuable information, so his evaluation began to be downgraded. At first, the little devil thought he had caught a big fish, but in the end he came to the conclusion that he was not an important person, maybe just an ordinary guerrilla. Even if he knows some information, it is relatively low-level, and the value will not be too great, so he plans to send him and Zhao Chenggong to an ordinary prison. If there was no progress, he was sent directly to an ordinary prison, but at this moment, the little devil got the news that someone was going to rob the prison, so he didn't care about him for a while, so he directly sent him to the car and sent him away first.

It was precisely this interrogation that caused Li Siming's entire rescue plan to fail, and it was indeed a blunder that led to the end.

It wasn't a car that sent him away, it was just that no one noticed an old truck driving out of the prison at that time. After it lost its value for him, the little devil began to pay no attention to him, so he chose to do whatever he wanted. He told him to send him away, and because of the little devil's internal deployment, he was preparing to defend against someone robbing the prison, so he ignored another detail, so he forgot to take Zhao Chenggong away together.

This blunder directly led to completely different experiences for the two of them. Zhao Chenggong, who was neglected, escaped before him and was rescued, while Si Xuanyi was sent to the urban prison and treated as an ordinary guerrilla. , the fate that was waiting for him was to be shot directly with some other stubborn prisoners, but things turned around soon. When the local guerrillas were in an ambush, they captured a large number of little devils. There was an exchange of captives, and he was also inexplicably exchanged out. This was completely unexpected by everyone. How could such an ending happen?No one will believe it when you say it, and it's too child's play.

Si Xuanyi himself didn't believe that what he had experienced was real. He even thought it was a devil's conspiracy to test and obtain more information from himself in this way.

So he kept silent for a period of time, and it was not until he withdrew to the guerrilla camp that he really realized that he had escaped in a daze.

After the guerrillas found out that they had changed back to a high-ranking official, they reported it immediately. The higher-ups did not believe that such a thing had happened, but they immediately conducted an investigation, confirmed his identity a few days later, and then handed him over to Nanjing. The local military leader knew Si Xuanyi, and immediately got in touch with Director Mao. After getting the news, the higher-ups couldn't believe that such a thing would happen. Director Mao immediately asked someone to send him back, but out of caution , demanded that he be quarantined and checked, and the whole matter should be investigated thoroughly. After all, his disappearance was unclear for nearly a month. The military command is a special institution, and it is impossible to accept the return of a missing person without a reason.

"Why am I like listening to a story?" After hearing what Li Siming said, the woodcutter didn't believe it was true.

"I don't believe it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. At least he's back." Li Siming smiled wryly. "It seems that our previous investigation was in the wrong direction. We have been targeting the enemy's high-level officials, and we didn't notice these low-level prisons at all."

"The higher-ups may not know how to torture him. Everyone in the internal investigation knows that torture is no different from extorting a confession by torture. I hope the higher-ups can find out that everything he experienced is true, and I hope they don't find fault with him. What's the matter, what's wrong with framing him." Lin Feng was still quite worried about these.

"What else could be wrong? He doesn't even want to take care of his second brother's affairs, so what else could be wrong?" Ye Feng said, "If he has a problem, it's because the higher-ups are looking for trouble."

"We all believe in him, but who can tell clearly about this kind of investigation? Wait, at least we don't have to worry about his life or death." Li Siming's mood is much better. Although it is unexpected that Si Xuanyi can come back in this way, But also inspiring.

The so-called internal investigation process is quite long. The most difficult thing to find out is his experience in Shanghai. After all, it is an enemy war zone. It is not so easy to find out. As for the guerrillas, it is relatively easy.

The investigation about the experience in Shanghai fell on Zhou Xiao without any suspense. It was his territory, and of course he would complete the work.

This investigation is not as good as before. After learning about his experience, we can collect clues for these places, but the process is not that simple. It took nearly a month to get the ins and outs. Clearly, the whole process was not very different from what Si Xuanyi described, and it was basically certain that what he said was true.

Originally, this was supposed to be a happy ending, but just when everyone thought that the matter had been clarified and Si Xuanyi could be released, there were unexpected complications. People from Zhongtong suddenly jumped out, claiming that there was enough evidence to prove that Si Xuanyi was suspected of surrendering to the Japanese again. He had already surrendered to the little devil and became a Japanese spy, otherwise, how could he come back so easily? Everything he said before was a game between him and the Japanese...

The sudden involvement of the Central Committee is tantamount to a blockbuster, disrupting the bottom of a pool of water that had already begun to calm down.

"His grandma's... What do these bastards want to do? Do you want to kill him?" Li Siming cursed angrily after hearing the news.

"This kind of talk is definitely not casual, maybe...they have produced some evidence, anyway, this is not good news for us." The woodcutter said, "We have to find a way to deal with it." , otherwise it will be very difficult.”

(End of this chapter)