Chapter 621: There is Danger

Hearing this, Lu Boda frowned: "A trap? What is the basis?"

He felt that Comrade Pei Min might have received some news through other channels; in underground work, a momentary lapse is fatal. He knew that Comrade Pei Min was also a veteran and would never speak without a basis.

But he hadn't expected that it was precisely such a veteran as Wang Yan who would start by saying "intuition."

Looking at Lu Boda's puzzled expression, Wang Yan explained: "The reason I have been able to escape death countless times over so many years and complete many tasks that seemed impossible to ordinary people is because of this mysterious intuition between life and death. According to my many years of experience behind enemy lines, an unchanging faith and believing in one's own personal will are the only ways to save one's life. And what I'm saying is not alarmist, but has a basis.

First, there is the operation I carried out a month ago to sanction Xia Changguo. Although nearly two years have passed, I haven't acted, but whether it's those people with ulterior motives, the Military Statistics Bureau, or the traitors fighting for power and profit, they all imitate my methods and act in my name. It's hard to distinguish the true from the false, whether it was really me or not. This is the same situation as in the Shanghai Bund now, where people die every day from Military Statistics Bureau sanctions.

But Xia Changguo was a member of our Party. On that rainy day, I went to their central headquarters, sanctioned Xia Changguo, and killed eight guards of the Special Higher Police Division's action team without a single gunshot. The Japanese would think of me immediately, and it must have been me. With the Japanese style of doing things, they would definitely try every possible way to dig me out.

Second, in the past time, because the organization was silent, there were no activities unless necessary. The Military Statistics Bureau was the same; although they were still carrying out sanctioning activities, the Japanese special agents didn't catch any key figures. For such a long time, there has been no progress in catching and striking anti-Japanese elements, and the pressure on the Japanese special agents is great. After all, work needs to produce results; without results, it is useless, and the internal competition among the Japanese is very fierce. So without clues, they have to create clues. Although those comrades who are about to be executed all have iron bones and did not betray our Party's secrets, the Japanese definitely know their identities. So it is not impossible that they deliberately sent out a few heavyweights to lure us into a rescue operation..."

Lu Boda was silent for a moment and said: "Your idea, the organization has discussed this possibility. However, we are more inclined to believe that the Japanese special agents couldn't find clues for a long time and were angry from embarrassment, increasing the intensity of the interrogation of those captured comrades. In the end, they had no choice and really couldn't get useful intelligence, so they killed them. But we also believe that the rescue operation will definitely not be so smooth, which is why we asked you, an action expert, to support us."

"In this kind of firefight with dozens or hundreds of people, my personal ability has a certain effect, but it cannot play a decisive role. Especially in a situation where the enemy may have more ambushes, with dozens of guns firing densely, I wouldn't even dare to show my head. And with my identity, it is impossible to have time to be alone during the day to participate in the action in Hongkou."

Wang Yan pondered for a moment and continued: "And the urgent matter is to clarify how much preparation the Japanese have. Are they escorted by conventional forces, or are they deliberately setting a trap to lure us into a rescue? If it's the former, our people still have a way out; if it's the latter... an operation of this scale, counting the underground party organization's action personnel and the supporting Mobile Corps Commander fighters, should be on the scale of a hundred people. If they are surrounded by the Japanese, the subsequent blow will be fatal. It's possible that the entire Shanghai party organization will suffer a devastating blow, eventually being wiped out, and even the JS Provincial Committee will be affected, suffering major losses. I think that setting up a rescue operation now is really too rash, and I personally hold a dissenting opinion."

Lu Boda nodded, fully respecting different opinions, and asked back: "What is your idea?"

"How many Chinese people can access this collective execution list?"

"About seven or eight people." Lu Boda's answer was not certain because he couldn't guarantee how many Chinese people could access this list, but he also said affirmatively: "Absolutely no more than eight people. This intelligence is confidential if you say it's confidential, but if you say it's not confidential, it's not that confidential. There are quite a few Chinese people who can access it, but at most, it's these many. They are all staff members in relevant positions; these are the people on one line."

Wang Yan thought for another moment and asked: "Previously, I provided information about the surrounding Japanese troops and port thoroughfares. For such a long time, there has been no movement. When exactly will the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army act? Do we have intelligence in this regard?"

Lu Boda smiled: "Speaking of this, it's a coincidence. Our guerrillas also intend to cut off the connection between Shanghai and Jiangsu-Zhejiang. Your intelligence was sent very timely, saving us a lot of work. After research, it was decided that this time our guerrillas will act together with the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army, simultaneously destroying railways, ports, and other transportation lines. And on this collective execution list, there are also people from the Nationalist Party side. Our goals are the same, so the action time is also set for noon next Wednesday. At that time, we will act together, which can attract the attention of the Japanese army and greatly increase the possibility of the rescue operation's success."

"The Japanese army may be in a panic, but it will not affect the overall layout. The Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army plus our guerrillas only have a few thousand guns, scattered in various places, and do not have very high combat effectiveness. The Japanese army stationed in Shanghai will be dispatched immediately, and the military police maintaining stability will impose martial law immediately. So their actions have a certain help to us, but it is definitely not as big as imagined."

Wang Yan shook his head, sank himself into the soft sofa, pondered for a moment, and then opened his mouth to continue speaking: "I propose that we let our comrades lurking in the Japanese special agents evacuate urgently. If we carry out the rescue operation, the Japanese won't care if it's seven or eight people or seventy or eighty; they will monitor everyone and investigate them one by one. In such a situation, this comrade of ours cannot hide. It can be said that the moment he accessed the collective execution list, he was already exposed. On this point, I believe the organization has long been prepared and will not harbor any fluke mentality.

If the Japanese special agents find that our comrade has run away, then we can judge whether the enemy is prepared or not this time. If they are not prepared, then our comrade's escape will definitely make them prepared. And if they were already prepared, then all our comrades participating in the rescue operation have saved their lives, and we have also avoided major losses for our Shanghai underground party organization and the JS Provincial Committee."

"Comrade Pei Min, your idea is completely a gamble. Your idea now is already from the perspective that the Japanese invaders' collective execution operation this time is a trap. You also said that if the Japanese are not prepared, then our comrade lurking inside the Japanese special agents escaping will definitely make the Japanese prepared, so how can we carry out the rescue operation?"

Lu Boda's brows had already wrinkled into an "eight" shape, indicating the great confusion in his heart. He thought that with Comrade Pei Min's veteran status and his brilliant past record, he shouldn't be so imprudent.

"Jailbreak!"

"Jailbreak? But their troop strength guarding the prison is a squadron, nearly two hundred people. And they also have the advantage of the terrain. All our action personnel are only over a hundred people, and there is no way to storm it. And since you have already decided to storm the prison, there is no need to let our comrades lurking inside the enemy special agents evacuate."

"Two points. First, whether the Japanese are prepared, whether this is a trap, is still a matter of two possibilities. But we absolutely cannot bear the consequences if the Japanese are prepared and we still carry out this operation. So I think this is a test that must be carried out. Because there is another possibility: what if the list of comrades lurking inside the enemy special agents is fake? This is something we have to think about in advance. The Special Higher Police Division hasn't had results for a long time, and they are under great pressure. It is entirely possible for them to concoct a fake execution list and wait for us to rescue people, then attack from both sides.

Second, our comrade's evacuation, whether this is a trap or not, will make the Japanese hesitant. And no matter how they deal with it, I think they will never think that we will overestimate our capabilities and directly storm the prison. Compared to rescuing people on the street in broad daylight, rescuing people in the prison at night is clearly safer. As for the defensive force of two hundred people, as long as we get the architectural drawings of the prison and the most detailed possible defensive distribution, my action ability, without boasting, can completely achieve taking down a wall silently, letting our action personnel enter the interior by climbing the wall with peace of mind. With such a plan, I think one hundred people fighting two hundred is not a big problem.

If at that time, the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army and our guerrillas cooperate in a night operation, the attention attracted at this time will be very important. Gunshots at night travel far. We have destroyed the prison's communication lines, so we can act more boldly. In addition, we can also request the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army to split off a part of their fighters to help us block the enemy who may come to reinforce. I can guarantee that the success rate of this rescue operation is ninety percent. The other ten percent is that human calculation is not as good as heaven's calculation, and it can only be left to heaven's will."

"But your idea is still based on the premise that you have already determined that this is a trap."

"But we have to think this way, don't we? We can't have the slightest slack, can we? Once they are fully prepared, the consequences are something we absolutely cannot bear. We must start from the worst. My idea is to directly storm the prison for rescue. Please ask the organization to consider it seriously."

"Alright, let's study it again."

Wang Yan picked up the paper and pen on the table and wrote down an address in a flowing script: "This is the address of an abandoned warehouse. Now there are some homeless little beggars inside. There is a basement inside, and there is a batch of American arms inside. The firepower is very sufficient, enough to arm fifty people. The entrance is at..."

He was doing arms business. The guerrillas operating in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai area that Lu Boda mentioned were the guerrillas with the best weapons and equipment and the strongest combat effectiveness in the Red Party. The reason lies here; the weapons and equipment of this troop were all provided by Wang Yan. The arms hidden in this abandoned warehouse were secretly hidden half a year ago, and the people who handled it were Shi Changxing and some other trusted subordinates. If this batch of arms is traced in the future, it will be sold to the Red Party, and he will say it openly and aboveboard. Open and aboveboard is the safest.

"Good, Comrade Pei Min, I have written it all down. Tomorrow I will convene an emergency meeting to study it again. How should I contact you then?"

"If it is decided to act according to my proposal, then the time will be set for Tuesday night. On Tuesday morning, look for someone in *Fen Bao* as usual: 'Zhang Lao San's second uncle has come to visit, wait for someone at the Friendship Hotel outside the North Station.' If the ending is an exclamation mark, it means that the prison architectural drawings and internal defensive distribution have been obtained. I will see the news that morning, and at 11:30 that night, I will appear on time at the apartment on Maohai Road. That is one of my safe houses, very close to the prison. There is no key; the lock is an ordinary lock. Send a comrade who can pick locks to bring the prison architectural drawings and the intelligence on internal defensive distribution, and take me to where the Mobile Corps Commander troops are hiding. Before this, be sure to cut off their communication lines.

If the prison architectural drawings and internal defensive distribution are not obtained, the ending will be a period. I will arrive at the west wall of the prison on time at 11:30 at night and directly start climbing the wall to assassinate the Japanese soldiers guarding the wall. Let the comrades participating in the action pay attention. If I have already controlled the west wall, I will use a flashlight to signal, two long and two short. Seeing the signal, in the middle section of the wall, there will be three ropes hanging down; just climb the wall directly.

If things don't go smoothly and my wall-climbing assassination fails, then after hearing the gunshots, launch an attack directly on the gate. I will solve the enemies on the wall at the fastest speed and then strike the enemies from the rear, covering the comrades to charge into the prison gate. I can guarantee with my Party spirit that my action ability is enough to deal with emergencies and ensure that our comrades can successfully break into the prison gate.

If the situation changes in the middle and emergency contact is needed, and I need to contribute, then at... the noon time slot of the radio station, look for someone, also using this secret code.

If there is no change in the situation, and at the same time, my proposal is not followed, and the original plan is still followed to rescue them along the way at noon next Wednesday, then I cannot participate in the action. There is no need to contact me. I will see the results afterward and act according to the situation. This contact secret code will be treated as the secret code for the next emergency contact. I will appear here that night just like today."

After finishing speaking, Wang Yan picked up the paper and pen again, wrote down more than ten addresses in one breath, explained the apartment for contact, and then said: "These are all safe houses I have set up, not far from the prison, and none of them have keys. If needed, you can let the comrades participating in the action hide inside as inconspicuously as possible."

"Good, I have remembered it clearly. Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Pei Min."

"It's all for the people to be the masters of their own affairs, and there is no bitterness. My cover identity is a celebrity in the Shanghai Bund." Wang Yan shook hands with Lu Boda with a smile: "Then that's it, Comrade Jingzhe, I'll wait for your news."

"Be careful on the road, pay attention to safety." Lu Boda shook Wang Yan's warm, large hand heavily and patted Wang Yan on the shoulder. There was a half-head height difference, and he cooperated just right, not looking at Wang Yan's face.

Wang Yan turned and left decisively, arrived at the backyard, nodded to Liu Qiulan who was lying at the door listening to the movement, looked left and right after opening the door, flashed away nimbly, and the gate behind him also closed gently.

After coming out, he lit a cigarette and walked on the road openly, thinking about the rescue operation.

His organizational relationship was with the Central Security Bureau, and his own rank was lower than the First Secretary of the Shanghai underground party organization. It was good enough to have the right to suggest. This was the advantage of the system, listening to opinions extensively, especially since he was a veteran underground party member who had worked behind enemy lines for many years and had rich action experience, so his proposal was respected. If this were the Military Statistics Bureau, for an operation already planned by the leader, if he dared to point fingers, if there were no accidents, he would probably be scolded first. If the leader had a hot temper, then if there were no accidents, he would be slapped in the face first. Because strictly speaking, his identity was a soldier.

He really didn't think much of this rescue operation. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have spent so much breath to criticize the plan that the Shanghai underground party organization had clearly prepared well. When Lu Boda opened his mouth to say he wanted to rescue them, his heart skipped a beat, and a feeling that was not very good came over him. Combined with the fact that the Special Higher Police Division had had no presence recently, plus the fact that his previous actions had exposed his presence in Shanghai, he had every reason to suspect that this was a trap.

Because from a normal perspective, if the Japanese special agents had no progress for a long time and hadn't found any clues, they would review all recent events to find a breakthrough. Undoubtedly, in the near future, the most valuable thing was Pei Min reappearing in Shanghai and carrying out sanctioning actions. So targeting Pei Min and luring him to appear again was a very necessary thing.

Feng Zhaochun was an important figure in the Red Party, an old revolutionary, in a key position, and had made great contributions. He had endured inhuman torture for such a long time without betraying his comrades. The Red Party learned the news, and no matter how difficult it was, they would inevitably try to rescue him.

As the Red Party's number one killer, as a Pei Min who had been rumored to be a god of death in the underground espionage war, his excellent personal action ability would inevitably be involved in the rescue operation.

At the same time, more Red Party personnel would participate in the action. Even if they couldn't catch Pei Min, they would definitely be able to catch other people, breaking the situation in one fell swoop.

Thinking from another perspective, if he were Japanese, he would definitely do the same, because this was the best and most labor-saving method.

But it was a pity that he couldn't order the Shanghai underground party organization, and even if it was reported to Chongqing, they didn't know the specific situation Shanghai was facing, and the information they grasped couldn't support them in making decisions. In the end, the decision-making power would still fall to the JS Provincial Committee and the Shanghai underground party organization.

So if his proposal was not adopted this time, and it fulfilled his bad premonition, then he could only watch helplessly as the possible hundred Red Party fighters died or were caught, and the devastating blow to the Shanghai underground party organization, the JS Provincial Committee, and even the guerrillas.

He had no way to provide help and could only watch helplessly. Even the help afterward, the role he could play would be very small. The Japanese were too sensitive, and there were too many eyes around him; he was really powerless.

After all, in terms of responsibilities, for the current Red Party, undoubtedly, his ability to make money was more important than his ability to kill. Chongqing approved and agreed to let him decide independently whether to participate in the action, all because they believed in his high skills and bold courage, and because his past record was too brilliant. If it weren't for this, they would never have let him participate in the action. The few people he killed really didn't count for much compared to the large-scale money-making and material-gathering.

He could only hope that the Shanghai party organization and the JS Provincial Committee could adopt his proposal.

Wang Yan, with a cigarette in his mouth, looked at the empty corner and shook his head helplessly... Damn it, the bicycle he "borrowed" was "borrowed" again...

While the ruthless Red Party cold-blooded killer Comrade Pei Min was cursing, Lu Boda sat in front of the dim desk lamp, drinking strong tea and smoking silently.

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Many people have great strength, and there are many angles. Under the collective wisdom, the terrible situations that the rescue operation might face were clearly considered. If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have invested the strength of over a hundred people in the Japanese territory. Wanting to send people in silently was clearly not a simple matter. These forces already showed great determination.

But today, Comrade Pei Min, who had rich action experience, said all kinds of worst-case scenarios. He had to admit that although they had thought of various situations before, they were actually still biased toward the good direction.

Because their intelligence was not easy to come by. This comrade lurking inside the Japanese special agents had spent a lot of effort and taken a lot of risks to send it out. From the beginning of the intelligence source, they had been deploying according to the ideal state.

But Comrade Pei Min's words reminded him. That comrade lurking inside the Japanese special agents had passed intelligence outward before, and the Japanese must have noticed it, but just hadn't caught him yet. Then this time, why couldn't it be deliberately revealed to lure them into the trap? If it was really as Comrade Pei Min said, what if the list was fake? What if when they rescued people, the prison van was disguised by the enemy, and there were hundreds or thousands of Japanese troops in all directions?

This was entirely possible. If it were normal times, it would be fine, but the current situation was not right. Now the Japanese special agents hadn't had major actions or gains for a long time; this was a point that had to be considered.

For a moment, he was really not sure; he no longer had the certainty of victory he had before.

He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Comrade Pei Min has given me a difficult problem..."

Liu Qiulan was sitting not far away, drinking hot water silently, and asked upon hearing this: "Is there a problem with the rescue operation?"

"It's not just a problem; it's a big problem." Lu Boda extinguished his cigarette, sighed, and said: "Urgently notify Old Yu, Old Li, and the others to hold a meeting at the old place tomorrow noon. At the same time, contact the JS Provincial Committee. The content is... this operation also involves people from the Provincial Committee, ask them for instructions. Time is urgent, you go find someone to notify now, send a telegram to the JS Provincial Committee, no matter what, there must be a result tomorrow..."

Liu Qiulan accepted the order and trotted to the clerk in front to arrange tasks for them; these were all Red Party fighters.

Not long after, a young man left the pawnshop, walked on the street that had been covered in fog at some unknown time, and gradually disappeared into the fog... ===== CHAPTER 622 =====