Xie Xuan was stunned when he heard Ueno Naomi's words. He listened attentively and said doubtfully:
"I didn't hear the sound of gunfire. What could happen?"
"Something happened to Hua Zhongyang. Several people suddenly sneaked into Honglan Villa at night and shot him."
Xie Xuan asked: "Are you dead?"
Ueno Naomi shook his head: "We are still rescuing, but the medical level in Dongtai is not good. It is estimated that it will be difficult to rely on the 8th Brigade's military doctors. We have to consider the future direction of the 8th Brigade. Fortunately, you control the 1st Battalion, otherwise we will be in danger at any time. "
Xie Xuan shouted: "Come here!"
A secret agent suddenly rushed out of the next room and said respectfully to Xie Xuan, "What are your orders, Director Xie?"
Xie Xuan said: "You run to the first battalion immediately, let Ma Tian lead a company into the city, and follow me to Honglan Villa."
He slept for a few hours, and the alcoholism was mostly gone.
He had to confirm one thing now: whether Hua Zhongyang was dead.
Only if Hua Zhongyang dies can we proceed with the next plan.
If Hua Zhongyang had not died, the plan would have to be adjusted.
When Xie Xuan led people to Honglan Villa, it was a mess inside.
Hua Zhongyang's family members surrounded the military doctor, crying as if Hua Zhongyang was dead.
Xie Xuan shouted: "Get out of here! The doctor is saving people and must race against time. If anyone affects the doctor's operation, I will kill him!"
His voice frightened everyone, and Hua Zhongyang's family members all retreated.
Xie Xuan walked over and asked, "How is the situation?"
The military doctor said while treating him: "He was shot three times, his spleen was ruptured, his lungs were perforated, and the bullet in his shoulder was stuck in the bone."
Xie Xuan warned: "We must rescue this person. He is related to the future and destiny of the entire Eighth Brigade."
Afterwards, he and Ueno Naomi waited outside.
Xie Xuan called a guard from Honglan Villa and asked him about the situation at night.
The guard was Hua Zhongyang's confidant. Every time he came to Shunchang Hotel, he would hold the box.
"I was in the front yard at the time. After hearing the gunshots, I rushed to the backyard and saw that the hostess was already lying in a pool of blood."
Xie Xuan asked: "How did the assassin get in?"
"It should be over the wall."
Xie Xuan asked knowingly: "How many guards are there at Honglan Villa?"
The first time he arrived at Honglan Villa, he paid close attention to it, noted down the situation, and even knew the location of the guards.
When Xie Xuan and Ueno Naomi came to Honglan Villa, the sentries at the door did not stop them. This was Hua Zhongyang's brigade headquarters and his home. The sentries were in name only. It was not difficult to assassinate Hua Zhongyang.
"There is a class."
Xie Xuan said angrily: "Can't a single class protect Hua Zhongyang? What do you do for a living?"
"The assassin seemed to be very familiar with the brigade. After climbing over the wall from the backyard, he went straight to the bedroom of the brigade."
Xie Xuan frowned: "Very familiar? Did one of my own do it?"
When Naomi Ueno heard this, her heart moved.
Yesterday, Hua Zhongyang publicly stated his intention to surrender to the Nanjing government to his subordinates, and he was assassinated in the evening. Could it be that someone from the Eighth Brigade did it?
Xie Xuan's unintentional words misled Ueno Naomi from the beginning.
Ueno Naomi had preconceived notions that this was done by people from the Eighth Brigade. When investigating in the future, he would investigate in this direction.
Later, Xie Xuan and Ueno Naomi went to see the scene.
Moreover, traces of the assassin climbing over the wall were also found, which was indeed at a fence in the backyard.
Xie Xuan said firmly: "There are no traces of the items in Hua Zhongyang's bedroom being turned over. Turning in here is the shortest distance to Hua Zhongyang's bedroom. It is not only hidden, but also fast. After you get it, you can retreat from the original road. This It shows that the assassin’s goal is clear, which is to assassinate Hua Zhongyang.”
Ueno Naomi asked: "Do you think the murderer is from the Eighth Brigade?"
Xie Xuan sighed and said: "Who else would attack Hua Zhongyang except for people from the Eighth Brigade? It was probably his men who did such a thing after hearing the news that he was going to send out a peaceful power supply."
The guard helped him a lot and spoke out without any guidance.
This gave Xie Xuanneng a stronger reason to convince Ueno Naomi.
"People from the Eighth Brigade will never attack the Brigade!"
Just as Naomi Ueno was about to speak, a harsh voice suddenly came from the door. It was Zhou Zhengming, the deputy brigade commander and commander of the first regiment.
Zhou Zhengming didn't even wear a military uniform. He only wore a white shirt on his upper body, and his shoes were half-draped, and his feet were not worn.
After he heard the news of Hua Zhongyang's assassination, he got up and ran over.
Xie Xuan said coldly: "Deputy Brigadier Zhou, don't speak so harshly!"
Zhou Zhengming said firmly: "The brigade has great kindness to all the brothers in the brigade. No one will do anything to him."
Xie Xuan said: "Deputy Brigadier Zhou, go back now and immediately conduct a roll call of all the soldiers in the brigade to see if anyone has gone out tonight and how many have not returned. All those who go out must have a witness where they go, and We cannot testify against each other. We will start with the first battalion first, and then the troops closer to the county seat. Tomorrow morning, I will get the results. All those who have gone out, if they cannot tell their whereabouts or do not have a witness, will be brought to the county seat and quarantined. Undergoing a full investigation."
Zhou Zhengming's regiment was stationed near the county seat.
What Xie Xuan wanted to investigate was also Zhou Zhengming's troops.
Zhou Zhengming really wanted to wait for the final result of Hua Zhongyang, but Xie Xuan asked him to go back and investigate immediately, and he did not dare to refuse.
Hua Zhongyang had told him how powerful Xie Xuan was. Even though he was Chinese, the Japanese all listened to him.
This time the Eighth Brigade can accept the adaptation, basically it is Xie Xuan who has the final say.
Whoever Zhou Zhengming offended, he did not dare to offend Xie Xuan now.
Naomi Ueno suddenly said: "I also want to go back to generate electricity for Nanjing."
She felt that Xie Xuan's judgment was basically correct.
Only people from the 8th Brigade are so familiar with the Red Orchid Villa, and only people from the 8th Brigade are most familiar with the structure of the Red Orchid Villa.
Of course, it is possible that they are from Shancheng or the CCP, but the likelihood is relatively low.
Shancheng's previous plan was to have Hua Zhongyang's men pretend to surrender to the enemy and rely on the Japanese army to truly fight against the Communists, but he did not expect that Hua Zhongyang would really surrender.
Even if Yamashiro responded, it would not be so fast.
Ueno Naomi suddenly thought of "Adjutant Luo". Could it be him?
Hua Zhongyang originally wanted to give "Adjutant Luo" to her as a meeting gift, but Adjutant Luo never came to Honglan Villa, so Hua Zhongyang naturally couldn't give her this gift.
Hua Zhongyang did not survive in the end. When Xie Xuan arrived, he had actually taken in more air and less out. Not long after Ueno Naomi left, the military doctor told Xie Xuan: The brigade headquarters was too seriously injured and had lost too much blood. Martyred.
Xie Xuan sternly warned: "You continue to rescue inside. You must not tell the outside about this matter. You must create the illusion that the rescue is still going on. This is for the Eighth Brigade and to catch the murderer. Do you understand?"
