bookcurios Chapter 320 Pier
Chapter 320 Pier
Wan Fan raised his eyebrows, with a smile in his eyes, and whispered to Lin Ruotang:
"I asked Zhang Tingshen to get the information of the two ships. Now he has received it. I guess it's for this matter."
Lin Ruotang's brows relaxed and he answered softly,
"I'll go in first."
Lin Ruotang went into the inner room and paid attention to the conversation between the two people outside.
Wan Fan opened the door, Wu Youcheng closed it carefully, took out the paper in his arms, and said to Wan Fan:
"Brother Wan, Ting Shen said it's too late."
Wan Fan took a look and said to Wu Youcheng:
"I know. You go back first."
After Wu Youcheng left, Lin Ruotang came out. She looked at the paper and fell into deep thought.
"Why are there four ships?"
Wan Fan was also confused, with a puzzled look on his face.
"There are two shipping routes here. Which one is it?"
Lin Ruotang took a look at the note and said to Wan Fan:
"We need to quickly find out which route contains the arms. It's very likely that one of the routes is where Zhang Jiye is trying to confuse us."
Wan Fan also agreed. Lin Ruotang simply put on a hat to cover half of her face and drove Wan Fan to the dock.
At this time, Wen He also found Xie Wuwei.
He looked gloomy as he stared at Xie Wuwei and said in a cold voice:
"Zhang Jiye is dead. Was it you who did it?"
Xie Wuwei spread his hands, looking helpless.
"I was about to do it, but I didn't get to it yet."
Wen He stopped asking about this matter after seeing this. No matter what Zhang Jiye's status was, he would be worthless after his death. He said with a sullen face:
"Let's go to the dock first and find those two ships directly."
Xie Wuwei frowned. He didn't know how Lin Ruotang and the others were progressing yet. It would be bad if Wanyi was overtaken by the Military Control Commission.
Lin Ruotang and Wan Fan came to the dock and looked at the boats with Zhang family's sails flying. There were four identical boats. Their minds froze for a moment.
Lin Ruotang remembered something, and she whispered to Wan Fan,
"You said we have two ships of munitions. What are the remaining two ships?"
Wan Fan's eyes moved, and he instantly understood what Lin Ruotang meant. He said excitedly:
"You said the draft marks on the ship were different."
But after a closer look, they found that the four ships were similar, and their hearts sank.
It seems that Zhang Jiye is very meticulous in his work. Such a simple inspection can't reveal anything.
Seeing this, Wan Fan frowned and said in a low voice:
"It's over. I'm afraid we need to go aboard and check."
As the two were talking, they heard a noise behind them and quickly hid behind the cargo box next to them.
Lin Ruotang and Xie Wuwei looked at each other. The people who came were Xie Wuwei and Wen He.
"It's going to be difficult. Zhang Jiye had already taken precautions."
Wen He stared at the boat and said to Xie Wuwei,
"Go kidnap a crew member!"
After he finished speaking, Xie Wuwei didn't move.
Seeing Wen He looking back at him in surprise, Xie Wuwei could only laugh at himself.
"I've gone from being a lurker to a member of the action team."
"I know about your contribution. Don't worry, I will report it to my superiors!"
After hearing Wen He's assurance, Xie Wuwei smiled and spoke.
"Stationmaster, that's not what I meant..."
Xie Wuwei took action. She was very fast and captured a lone person in less than five minutes.
Suddenly realizing something, he looked up and saw two pairs of bright eyes staring at him from behind the shelf.
The corners of his mouth twitched. He had been worried that Lin Ruotang and the others didn't know the news, but it seemed his worry was unnecessary. Judging from the appearance of the two of them, they must have been wandering around for a long time.
Wen He did not find anything unusual. He was busy interrogating the people Xie Wuwei had captured.
"What's on the first ship?"
The man was pinned to the ground and couldn't see who was taking him away. As the sky was getting dark, he said in a trembling voice:
"This is the Zhang family's goods, and we don't know it?"
"Are those two ships carrying munitions?"
The man who was being pressed was about to cry.
"I really don't know. I'm just an ordinary sailor."
"Which ship has the most people?"
“They’re all the same people.”
Wen He asked for a long time but didn't get an answer. He was so angry that he took out his gun. Xie Wuwei held down his gun, indicating that he would be exposed.
Wen He could only signal Xie Wuwei to knock the man unconscious.
"What should we do now?"
Xie Wuwei asked, Wen He couldn't think of a solution for a short time, so he could only stamp his feet and said:
"We can only ask people at the ports along the way to be more careful!"
After walking with Wen He for a while, Xie Wuwei turned his head slightly and looked in the direction of Lin Ruotang hiding in the corner. He paused slightly, then quickly followed Wen He away.
Wan Fan came out, looked at Wen He's back and asked:
"Who is that person?"
"The head of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai Station!"
Hearing Lin Ruotang say this, Wan Fan looked at Lin Ruotang and moved his lips. He knew how dangerous Lin Ruotang and the others were.
"What should we do now?"
Wan Fan had no idea. Lin Ruotang's eyes flashed. She thought of a way.
"I have a way, but it's quite risky..."
After hearing Lin Ruotang's method, Wan Fan couldn't help but admire Lin Ruotang's boldness and wit.
Wan Fan took off his coat, put a stone in his clothes, and tied it into a ball.
Lin Ruotang took some gasoline from the car and poured it on his clothes.
The two climbed up the shelf and stood on the high ground. Lin Ruotang took out a lighter and looked at the boat not far away.
"A gamble?"
"Which ship?"
Wan Fan looked at the four ships in front of him and couldn't make up his mind.
"If there's a fire, the two fastest ships will definitely be carrying ammunition..."
After Lin Ruotang finished speaking, he was still unsure. The fireball was not big. If it was discovered, it would definitely be extinguished quickly.
"I think we're aiming for the second ship. I'm guessing the munitions are on the first and fourth ships. If anything goes wrong, those two ships had better change course."
At this time, Wan Fan put a board in place and placed the clothes on it.
Lin Ruotang set his clothes on fire, and Wan Fan sprinted forward and jumped directly onto the simple seesaw he had made.
The fireball streaked across the night sky like a meteor and landed precisely on the deck of Zhang's second ship.
The boat became lively, and the two boats that Lin Ruotang guessed were moving away from the burning ship as fast as arrows.
The fire was not big and was quickly put out.
At this time, Japanese patrolmen also rushed over.
Lin Ruotang and Wan Fan immediately jumped down from the shelf and got into the car.
Lin Ruotang sent Wan Fan home first. Wan Fan took out the piece of paper and said to Lin Ruotang:
"It looks like the Magnolia and Peony from the second route."
"Send the telegram first. The military police must be looking for someone right now. I'll keep an eye on him for you."
After Lin Ruotang finished speaking, he went to the door to stand guard.
At this time, Jiro Ueno came out of the hospital with a gloomy face. His important chess piece, Zhang Jiye, died, and he was in a bad mood.
Later, when he learned that the Zhang family's ship had left, he didn't think much about it.
It was not until the two ships of arms were hijacked that he found out. He was even more angry and wanted to find the person who leaked the information.
When Zhang Tingshen and his two friends returned home, they found that their house was surrounded by police officers.
Wu Youxiang was standing at the door. Seeing his brother Wu Youcheng, he was surprised and angry.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing the three people were injured, Wu Youxiang said with a sullen face:
"You are now involved in a murder case. Now follow me."
All three were taken to the police station, but with Wu Youcheng there, they didn't suffer any hardship.
Wu Youcheng looked at Zhang Tingshen. He looked like a gentle, wealthy young man, but his emotions were completely hidden. He'd just received the news of Zhang Jiye's death, hadn't he? This wasn't right. His father was dead, and a son was so calm?
He retracted his gaze, sat at the interrogation table, and first asked Zhang Tingshen tentatively,
"Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Wanyi are both dead. Did you know about this?"