Dinner was simple.
For Zhou Sen and others, the food in front of them was a bit bland, but for a prisoner of war who had been captured for more than a month, there was no oil or water in his stomach.
This dinner was the most sumptuous.
Whether you can escape or not, tonight is the key.
Therefore, after sailing the ship, Zhou Sen kept watching on the deck to ensure that the ship's direction was always within his setting.
The wind on the river is very strong, and there are many unpredictable risks when sailing at night. Even if you cross the river, you must be careful.
In the deep mountains and old forests on the border, there are many heroes who rob families and homes, that is, bandits.
Some used the banner of anti-Japanese, and many people robbed homes and houses behind their backs. There were also river bandits. Don't let the boat capsize in the gutter.
They took the waterway directly to Fuyuan along the way. When they arrived in Fuyuan, someone would naturally meet them. Saburo Shibuya had already told them in the telegram.
But he had left the radio station to the hunters, so they could not get in touch with anyone during the journey from Khabarovsk to Fuyuan.
This means that this section of the road is very dangerous.
There are two ways to go to Fuyuan. One is to go up the HLJ, along the south bank of the Yangtze River, and go west to reach Fuyuan.
Another way is to enter the Wusuli River eastward, walk along the west bank, go down, and then enter the Fuyuan Waterway to reach Fuyuan.
Each of these two paths has its pros and cons.
Although the first route is upstream, they have steam turbines as power, so the speed is not too slow and the time is the shortest.
If you are quick, you can leave at night and arrive in Fuyuan early the next morning.
The second route is much longer, almost twice the distance, and it has to be turned back, so time and accidents cannot be controlled.
So after thinking about it, Zhou Sen decided to choose the first route, go up the Shuo River, take the waterway between Yinlong Island and Heixiazi Island, and reach Fuyuan.
The Soviet Union and the Puppet Manchukuo defaulted to the center of the HLJ as the boundary. The two sides each occupied half of the waterway, and their respective ships were usually within the scope of their own waterways.
Occasionally, if the boundary is crossed, as long as it is not a provocative behavior, both parties will turn a blind eye, but now the two families hate each other.
Once you encounter a patrol ship, if you are strict, you will definitely be in trouble.
I hope you don’t encounter the best.
Their ships are mainly black, which is naturally very conspicuous during the day, but at night, it is the best protective color.
The walk from the north bank to the waterway near the south bank took at least half an hour. It did not go straight, but went up diagonally.
The boat breathed a sigh of relief after crossing the middle of the river, and then headed west along the south bank.
The speed is neither urgent nor slow.
As long as you're going in the right direction, you won't go the wrong way.
"Krasnov, do we have enough diesel?" Zhou Sen came to the cockpit and asked Kraslov.
"I prepared twice the amount of the distance we set. It should be enough." Krasnov said.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work tonight."
"Steven, you go and rest. I'll keep an eye on this place and make sure there's nothing wrong with it," Krasnov said.
"It's okay. I slept in the afternoon and can't sleep now." Zhou Sen chuckled and stared down at the river.
"Rudolph, do you know what it means to follow us?" Zhou Sen asked Rudolph at the helm.
"In the past, I was able to do whatever I wanted on the pier, but since Director Fiorov fell, my arm has become worse than before. There is no room for me on the pier. How can I survive if I don't find another way out?" Rudolf said. .
"You can go elsewhere, you don't have to follow us?" Zhou Ran said calmly.
"Dr. Steven, you can see that he is a man of real ability. If I follow you, it will definitely be right." Rudolph said.
"You know what I do, but you just want to follow me. Aren't you afraid of losing your life?" Zhou Sen asked.
"You are a doctor and know how to treat diseases. How could I lose my life by following you?" Rudolf said quickly, obviously feeling a little nervous at the moment.
"What you're saying is that doctors are not omnipotent. Your life is your own, as long as you don't regret it when the time comes." Zhou Sen chuckled.
"Don't worry, I don't regret it!" Rudolf said without hesitation.
"As long as you don't regret it, I can remove one of your arms in the police station room and send you to hell silently. As long as you are loyal and truthful, I will not treat you badly." Zhou Sen said slowly .
Rudolf suddenly became excited and quickly nodded and promised that he would not "betray".
Along the way, Rudolf really showed great energy. From midnight to dawn, the boat sailed smoothly without any trouble.
Then he turned into the waterway between Yinlong Island and Heixiazi Island.
It's basically safe here, but we can't take it lightly, so we have to be careful. After all, they are a strange ship.
Once we encounter the Jiang Shang Army of the Puppet Manchukuo here, there will inevitably be trouble.
There was Ando Morihou on their ship, so there was nothing to be afraid of, so long as the person they met was not a random guy.
Youdao means whatever you worry about will come to you.
An inland river patrol motorboat came over. The five-color flag of the Puppet Manchuria was hung on the boat. It should be a patrol boat of the Jiangshang Army. This was okay, but if it were the Japanese, it would be even bigger trouble.
There were more than a dozen people on the gunboat, wearing black navy uniforms (similar to the Japanese navy). Their boat was stopped after being shouted at.
The first lieutenant boarded the ship.
"Who are you and where is your ship?"
"We are businessmen from Khabarovsk, and we came to Fuyuan to do business." Zhou Sen hurriedly explained.
"You entered the country illegally?" the second lieutenant sneered.
"Second Lieutenant, you'd better not charge us with such charges at will, otherwise you can't afford it." Zhou Sen said coldly, directly in Japanese.
That was a little surprising. He had never encountered such a situation while patrolling this waterway, but this was the border, and strange things were not uncommon.
"Your Excellency is..."
"Asano troops." Zhou Sen whispered.
The second lieutenant's eyes immediately widened. He had obviously heard of the name "Asano Force". Asano Force was a special force composed of White Russians who often secretly left the country in small groups to carry out intelligence activities.
There are Russians on this ship. Are they really members of Asano's troops?
"If you don't believe it, Second Lieutenant, you can take us to Fuyuan. Someone will prove our identity there." Zhou Sen also knows that strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes. There is no need to conflict with these people, even if we can get them back later. , the pain has been suffered.
"Okay, then your boat will follow us." The second lieutenant thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. Zhou Sen's boat is not as fast as his motorboat, and there are not as many people as his, so what are you afraid of?
Therefore, Zhou Sen asked Rudolf and Krasnov to follow the patrolling motorboat in the boat towards Fuyuan County.
Fuyuan County.
At a restaurant in the city.
Ono and the head of the JMS branch, Sato Shaozuo, are already waiting. According to time calculation, if everything goes well, they should arrive.
But from morning until noon, there was no news at all, if it weren't for the fact that the news couldn't be spread widely.
He really wanted to send a boat to pick up and search for him along the way, but doing so would inevitably arouse alertness on the other side.
"Ono-kun, you must be too worried. It's only noon now. Even if they can get ashore safely, it will take at least seventy or eighty miles to come here. If we hike on foot, there won't be enough time in each day." Sato Shao Zuo laughed.
"Teacher Shibuya told me that I must bring them back to Ice City safely. I don't dare to slack off at all." Ono said.
"Ono-kun, let me ask more. Are we planning to withdraw people from the opposite side?" Zuo Teng Shaozuo asked, "Or are we secretly reaching an agreement with the Soviet Union?"
"Sato-kun, it's a matter of Kwantung Army secrets. Please don't pry. You should know, and I won't tell you." Ono blocked the words directly.
"I'm just curious, is this going to stop for a while?" Zuotou Shaozuo said.
"The crusade must continue. According to relevant intelligence, the anti-Union team is showing signs of moving to the Manchu-Soviet border. If these people are allowed to retreat over there, it will still be a disaster in the future!" Ono reminded, although he was not responsible for his position. Gao, but he is from Saburo Shibuya.
"That's, that's..."
"Report!"
"Come in."
"Director Sato, a patrol boat from the Jianggang Army went up today and found a suspicious Soviet merchant ship in the east waterway of Yinlong Island..." A Japanese agent came in.
"It must be them!" After hearing this, Ono stood up from his seat and said excitedly.
"Ono-kun, are you sure?" Zuotou asked in surprise.
"Is there a Manchurian among the people on the boat? He is young, thin, and slightly taller than me..." Ono excitedly gestured to the agent who came to report.
"I, I haven't seen it..." The agent was stupid and could only answer like this.
"Sato-kun, please take me there. I'll recognize it once I take a look." Ono said impatiently.
"Okay, where is that ship?"
"Jiang Shang Army's special supply dock..."
Although he believed what Zhou Sen and others said, there were still women and children among them, so Jiang Shangjun did not dare to let them go easily.
While detaining the ship and people, he reported the situation to his superiors.
However, Jiang Shangjun and the secret service are not in the same system. Before Jiang Shangjun responded, Zuo Teng Shaozuo from the JMS secret service branch had already arrived with Ono and others.
As soon as Ono saw Zhou Sen, he came over excitedly and gave him a warm hug, which made Zhou Sen quite embarrassed.
His relationship with Ono can only be described as average.
"Ono-kun, I'm so happy to see you!" Zhou Sen responded with a bright smile on his face, against his will.
Then Ono also shook hands with Anna, especially Ando Morihou, and Ono bowed very respectfully.
This basically confirmed Zhou Sen's guess. This Ando Shenghou must be a child of the royal family, and maybe his status is not low.
Along the way, he had a pretty good chat with Ando Morihou. Except that he didn't tell him his identity as a member of the royal family, he told them almost everything else.
This guy was also depressed in the prisoner of war camp. He couldn't find anyone with whom he could talk openly. Coupled with the physical and psychological torture, he almost fell into depression.
If he had not been rescued, he would have really suffered from depression if he had stayed in the prisoner of war camp.
Being captured was a major stain on his military career. If he was exchanged as a prisoner again, it would be a shame and a shame for the royal family.
Therefore, he is dead, but it is different now. He has been rescued, and the identity of the prisoner of war will not be made public.
As long as the news is kept within a certain range, no one will know, the royal family's face will be saved, and he will not have to die.
Zhou Sen guessed it, but he wouldn't ask. He just pretended not to know. Knowing it might not be a good thing, so he deliberately reminded Anna not to cause trouble for himself.
For the sake of the reputation of the royal family, it is not impossible for the Japanese to do things like murder and silence.
As long as he pretends not to know, nothing will happen. At least if he wants to silence him, Shibuya Saburo will be the first to bear the brunt.
