After having this idea, Matsuda was in high spirits and felt that he might be able to solve a major case.
He mobilized all the manpower available from the Special High School, the Gendarmerie, and the Pseudo Police Station. The situation in Singapore was very tense for a while.
The guide sent by the guerrillas is named Song Cheng. He is 25 years old and is a smart and capable young man. Xu Dalong knew that he had lost contact with Mr. Chen on the radio station. He was not familiar with the place in Singapore, so he could only rely on Song Cheng to find Mr. Chen.
In order to deepen his understanding, Xu Dalong first conducted a detailed investigation on him from Gaoxiling. According to Gao Xiling, Song Cheng has performed very well since joining the guerrillas and is a trustworthy person.
However, Xu Dalong cannot make a judgment based solely on Gao Xiling's introduction. He always looks for opportunities to chat with Song Cheng. Song Cheng is an upright, enthusiastic and energetic young man. By getting along with him, and based on his experience accumulated over the years, Xu Dalong can determine that Song Cheng is reliable and worthy. trust.
Moreover, Song Cheng has been in business with his father since he was a child, has extensive contacts, and has certain contacts with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. With his help, I gained some confidence in contacting Mr. Chen.
Xu Dalong finally made up his mind, told Song Cheng the purpose of his visit, and asked him for help.
Song Cheng also admired Mr. Chen very much. When he heard that he had the opportunity to meet Mr. Chen and be able to help Mr. Chen, he felt very honored and said that he would do his best to complete this task.
Xu Dalong didn't know the situation of the Japanese and puppets in Singapore, and was worried that Song Cheng had no experience in intelligence work, so he imparted some secret agent knowledge to him.
Song Cheng is very smart, good at learning, highly savvy and making rapid progress. Xu Dalong felt that it was almost done, so he asked Song Cheng to go out to inquire about the situation.
Song Cheng entered the city and soon noticed that the atmosphere in the city was very tense. He quietly found his friends and learned that Japanese and puppet activities were rampant in the city.
He was extra careful and did not rush to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Instead, he called a rickshaw and passed near the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Through careful observation, he found that there were many suspicious people wandering around near the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He felt the situation was serious and quickly left the city to report to Xu Dalong.
In order to get first-hand information, Xu Dalong and Song Cheng went into the city together. Xu Dalong is the only person in the special team who can speak southern dialect. When he speaks Chinese, his accent is no different from Song Cheng's, so it will not arouse suspicion.
The two walked around the city and found that the atmosphere in the city was very tense. Liang Erhu praised Song Cheng's observation skills.
Song Cheng saw that his progress was recognized and his attitude towards work became more positive. After leaving the city, he suggested to Xu Dalong that since he could not go directly to the Chinese Business Association, but people in the Chinese Business Association went out to do business every day, he could find opportunities to contact them outside and find out the whereabouts of Mr. Chen.
Xu Dalong thinks this is a way, but they cannot contact the people from the Chinese Business Association because they are not familiar with each other and it is impossible for them to trust them.
Xu Dalong asked Song Cheng to find a reliable person. He asked that this person have a certain status and be familiar with people from the Chinese Business Association so that he could trust the other person.
Song Cheng agreed, saying that his father had this connection.
Xu Dalong agreed to his request, and Song Cheng left the special team's temporary station to arrange the matter.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed and there was still no news from Song Cheng. The special operations team members couldn't help but become nervous, worried that something had happened to Song Cheng.
Li Qiulin was very vigilant. On the day Song Cheng went out, he sent special forces to take up security duties near the station, especially on the road leading to the city.
Although Song Cheng had been out for two days and there was no response, Li Qiulin did not notice any changes in the Japanese and puppet troops, so he thought that Song Cheng might have delayed his return due to something. Even if something happened to him, he did not leak the information about the special forces team.
According to the information at hand, the activities of the Japanese and puppet troops are very rampant, and the special operations team is not familiar with the place, so it is not easy to find a new hiding place. Therefore, Li Qiulin suggested staying here for the time being and waiting for Song Cheng to return.
Xu Dalong agreed with Li Qiulin's opinion. Although they could disguise themselves as Japanese soldiers to avoid searches by the Japanese and puppet troops, they could only move around outside and it was difficult to find a relatively safe place to live. After all, there are dozens of people in the special operations team. Under normal circumstances in Singapore, they should live in the Japanese army's barracks. Even those who come from other places on business should also stay in the reception hall designated by the Japanese army. If you stay in a hotel or inn, it will easily arouse the suspicion of the Japanese and puppets. In addition, the view around the place where they are currently hiding is relatively wide, making it easy to detect in advance if they encounter Japanese and puppet troops.
The most important thing is not these. They are currently unable to contact their superiors. The people in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce are all strangers. If they want to be able to contact them, they mainly rely on Song Cheng. Therefore, Xu Dalong decided to adopt Li Qiulin's suggestion and continue to stay and wait for Songcheng under heightened alert.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on the third day after Song Cheng left, a message from the special forces team responsible for security suddenly came over the intercom, saying that a truck had driven out of the city, full of Japanese soldiers, and was heading in this direction. Came over.
Hearing this, the special operations team members couldn't help but become a little nervous. They loaded their bullets and got ready for battle.
Xu Dalong was not in a hurry to make a decision and asked: "Qiulin, do you think these Japanese troops are coming for us?"
Li Qiulin was rich in experience and concluded by intuition that these Japanese troops were not coming for the special forces without any serious thinking.
He said: "Probably not. If something happened to Song Cheng and leaked our hiding place, he would know the number of soldiers in our special team. In that military truck, under normal circumstances, the number of soldiers on board There are no more than 30 people. It is impossible for them to deal with us with such a small force. Therefore, I conclude that these Japanese troops are just passing by. I suggest that we remain hidden and there is no need to alert this Japanese army."
Xu Dalong agreed with Li Qiulin's opinion, nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. Let the security personnel continue to monitor the Japanese army. The target must not be exposed unless it is absolutely necessary."
Li Qiulin's judgment was indeed accurate. The Japanese army did not stop when passing by the farm where the special forces were hiding, but just passed by in a hurry and disappeared soon after. The special operations team members felt that it was a false alarm and admired the leader's calmness.
At 7:30 in the evening, a carriage drove from the direction of the city. The guard post of the special forces saw Song Cheng sitting in the carriage and hurriedly reported to Xu Dalong and Li Qiulin.
Coming with Song Cheng was a middle-aged man in his thirties or fives. Although this man was dressed as a farmer, his elegant temperament could not be concealed. Song Cheng is a guerrilla. He has also been responsible for reconnaissance and purchasing supplies for the guerrillas, and has certain underground work experience. In order to dispel the concerns of Xu Dalong, Li Qiulin and others, he first reported his experience over the past two days.
After Song Cheng entered the city, he visited several familiar friends. He had not contacted these friends for more than a year. Song Cheng was not sure what happened during this year. He only said that he was out of town. While doing business, I tentatively communicated with these friends. I casually asked each other about their current living conditions and their views on the current situation to test their attitude towards the islanders.
One of Song Cheng's friends was persecuted by the islanders, and his sister was molested by the islanders. He gritted his teeth and had sworn hatred when talking about the islanders.
Song Cheng thought he was trustworthy through his previous understanding of his character, so he took the risk to reveal his identity. Of course, he did not reveal his true identity, let alone Xu Dalong and the special forces. He just said that he was secretly working for the Anti-Japanese War and hoped to get help from his friends.
My friend hated the Japanese invaders so much that he readily agreed.
Song Cheng proposed that he would like to purchase a batch of anti-war supplies through people from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The friend promised him to get in touch with his uncle who worked at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and then took him to his uncle's house.
As a result, his uncle went out, and his cousin said that he had something to do and wanted to see his father. Song Cheng also felt that it would be better to talk about Mr. Chen's matters out of town, so he went out of town together with his friends and his cousin.
After meeting his friend's uncle, his friend told him that Song Cheng was doing something for the anti-Japanese war. The uncle sympathized with the anti-Japanese war and was willing to help Song Cheng. While chatting with his friend's uncle, Song Cheng mentioned that he admired Mr. Chen very much.
The friend's uncle was very worried about Mr. Chen's safety, and his words revealed that he hoped Song Cheng could help Mr. Chen out of danger.
After hearing this, Song Cheng got what he wanted and simply said that he was from the guerrillas and was willing to help rescue Mr. Chen. He also promised to help his friend's uncle get in touch with the leader of the guerrillas. So I waited until my friend's uncle finished his work and returned to Singapore, and took him to see Xu Dalong.
Following Song Cheng was his friend's uncle Pan Wenian.
Pan Wennian is a smart and capable man with rich life experience, and is fully aware of the importance of Mr. Chen's safety.
Although Xu Dalong was introduced by his own nephew, he still maintained a high degree of vigilance and continued to test him during the conversation with Xu Dalong.
In addition to not revealing his identity, Xu Dalong revealed that the purpose of the special team's coming here was to rescue Mr. Chen. Pan Wenian basically believed Xu Dalong's words, but he did not disclose Mr. Chen's information. He only said that he would get in touch with Xu Dalong later.
After Pan Wenian left, Xu Dalong secretly sent special forces members disguised as Japanese soldiers to secretly follow Pan Wenian. Seeing that Pan Wenian returned to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, there was nothing suspicious. Despite this, Xu Dalong was a little worried and left the residence with the special forces members to conduct surveillance nearby.
Xu Dalong and others first spent the night in the wild, but still did not return to their residence during the next day. Then they spent another night outside. No Japanese troops or suspicious personnel were found, and they determined that Pan Wenjie should be fine. But Pan Wennian did not come to contact them again. It was obvious that Pan Wenian could not fully trust Xu Dalong and others.
Li Qiulin asked: "Captain, Pan Wennian doesn't trust us, so waiting is not the way to go. What do we do next?"
Xu Dalong also felt a headache. There was no intelligence agency of its own here, and the underground party and even the military command could not provide help. The only contact person is Song Cheng, but for such a big matter, his qualifications alone are still unconvincing.
Xu Dalong thought about it again and again, and suddenly thought of a way, and said: "Mr. Chen and the others don't trust us, but they definitely trust Shaanbei. Let's first get in touch with Shaanbei and set a password for contact.
They also got in touch with Northern Shaanxi, and then we used secret codes to gain trust. "
Li Qiulin didn't turn around for a while and said: "Isn't the Chinese Business Association's radio station strictly controlled by Japan? Do they have to accept inspection by the Japanese and puppet authorities when sending telegrams? How to get in touch with northern Shaanxi?"
Xu Dalong looked at Li Qiulin and said, "Qiulin, you are such a smart person, is it difficult for you to get through this?"
Li Qiulin is indeed very smart. He just didn't understand it for a while because he was really unfamiliar with the situation here.
He thought for a moment, then laughed and said, "Captain, I am really serious too. I'm sorry that you have to remind me of such a simple question. Leave this matter to me."
Soon after, Li Qiulin asked Song Cheng to lead the way to a place more than ten kilometers away from Singapore, and contacted Northern Shaanxi by telegraph.
Then Song Cheng went to Pan Wenian and asked him to use the radio station provided by the special operations team to go to another place far away from Singapore to make contact with northern Shaanxi. Then the two sides exchanged passwords for the joint.
After establishing trust, Xu Dalong simply told his uncle his true identity in order to make it easier to carry out work. Xu Dalong's reputation is very loud. In fact, many people abroad who are concerned about the domestic anti-Japanese war have heard of his name. My uncle heard that the famous Xu Dalong came to meet Mr. Chen in person. He also told Xu Dalong frankly that Mr. Chen is now Trapped inside the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Chen is famous, and the Japanese and puppet agents have long been familiar with his photo. They can recognize Mr. Chen without looking at the photo. There were many Japanese and puppet agents monitoring the area around the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. It was very difficult for Mr. Chen to leave the Chinese Chamber of Commerce quietly.
Xu Dalong wanted to go to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in person to meet Mr. Chen, but anyone who entered or left the Chinese Chamber of Commerce would be followed by Japanese agents, and Xu Dalong could not take this risk.
(End of chapter)
