The Bravest

Chapter 186: Be a praying mantis and alert the snake

Liu Ruyan asked Lin Jie if he had anyone planted next to Huang Tianfu, wondering if she could steal the valuable supplies they were carrying while Liu Ziming and Lin Jie were disrupting Gangcun's arrangements.

"Haha, the chances are slim, there are only one or two spies, but I will notify them. If there is a chance, you can give it a try. However, the insider may not be taken by Huang Tianfu."

"So after we alert the enemy, should we plan a second attack?"

"Ruyan, your suggestion is good. Have you ever thought about participating in the action?"

Lin Jie looked at Liu Ruyan with a smile, wanting to know whether she had the courage to do it.

Under Lin Jie's gaze, Liu Ruyan asked the most crucial question:

"Lin Jie, what are you going to do? Are you going to take action? Which part do you want me to participate in? Or should we just sit back and watch!"

"Well, I have to do it myself to alert the enemy. Just to make a point and give Gangcun an impression. I'll just make trouble for a while, vent my anger and leave."

When Lin Jie said this, Liu Ruyan continued, "After you lead out Gangcun or Huang Tianfu's back-up plan, will Liu Ziming take action?"

"It should come out, because if I do this, not only will it scare the snake, but it will also make Liu Ziming mistakenly think that it has retreated and no one will mess with it anymore."

"What if Liu Ziming succeeds? Wouldn't all our arrangements be in vain? Or could he just rob Liu Ziming and take it from him?"

Liu Ruyan's eyes were bright as she looked at Lin Jie excitedly, waiting for him to express his opinion.

"What are you thinking? We are attacking Huang Tianfu because he betrayed us, and more importantly, we want to send a signal to Gangcun that we are no longer in private alliance.

Liu Ziming took the initiative to come to us and ask for cooperation. Whether it is sincere or not, we cannot turn against him. Do you understand?"

"I don't understand." Liu Ruyan shook her head.

"Let's put it this way, why do we or Liu Ziming engage in smuggling or black market business?"

"To make money."

"Besides making money, have you ever thought about who will get the goods in the end?" Lin Jie asked Liu Ruyan again.

"Ah, they're here. Most of them should have arrived in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, right?" Liu Ruyan answered uncertainly.

"That's right, that's why I'm so active in doing this business. Not only can I make money, but I can also transport scarce supplies to the Kuomintang-controlled areas. Why not do it?"

"But most of the money was earned by the Japanese. Aren't you helping the Japanese?"

Liu Ruyan still didn't understand and felt that Lin Jie was defending his identity as a traitor.

"It can't be helped, but if you think about it more deeply, how do the Japanese make money?"

"Reselling supplies?"

"That's right. These supplies were originally intended to support the Japanese army. Now they have been sold by Gangcun and his men. Does that mean the Japanese army will be short of some supplies? Is that good for China?"

"It seems to be true, but they stole these supplies from us!"

Liu Ruyan still refused to accept it, saying that Lin Jie only made up an excuse for money. Although she followed him, she still hoped in her heart that Lin Jie was not a traitor.

"That can't be helped. I can only hope that the Japanese are a little corrupt. This will weaken the Japanese army's supply and I can use the money I earn to feed more orphans. There's nothing else I can do."

Lin Jie looked at Liu Ruyan's expression and knew what she was thinking, but there were some things he couldn't explain to her for the time being.

"Humph, I know you're not a bad person, but what does that have to do with not snatching Liu Ziming?"

"He's Chinese, why would I rob him? Ruyan, there are many kinds of people who work for the Japanese. You have to learn to distinguish them slowly."

"Oh. What are your plans for tomorrow night? Do you really want me to go?" Liu Ruyan was a little excited and a little scared.

"Go back first, I'll find out more about the situation."

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At eight o'clock the next evening, Lin Jie led two teams from the inspection team and entered the area where Huang Tianfu was located, which was actually still under the jurisdiction of the Huangpu Branch.

Lin Jie had already learned from an insider about Huang Tianfu's transportation route from the warehouse to the dock, so Lin Jie chose to ambush two miles away from the dock.

Since he was just going to pretend to be a praying mantis and disturb Huang Tianfu or Gangcun, the entire team wore police uniforms and were ready to stop the transport vehicles in a high-profile manner.

At half past eight, there was a flash of car lights ahead. Lin Jie straightened his police uniform and shouted to his men:

"Check weapons. Prepare roadblocks, quickly." The team of ten people had different tasks.

Four people were divided into two groups. They lifted the roadblocks with barbed wire on the roadside to the middle of the road, forming two interception roadblocks in front and behind, and then quickly returned to the temporary shelters on both sides.

There were four other people more than 20 meters ahead, who had also prepared roadblocks on the roadside, waiting for the car to stop so as to block the vehicle's retreat. The remaining two stayed by Lin Jie's side.

The other team was located in the middle of the two points, scattered on both sides of the road, and set up two machine guns to prepare for emergencies.

A minute later, the two trucks were stopped in front of a roadblock. A man jumped out of the front truck, shouting loudly.

"Fuck, which department are you from? How dare you set up a checkpoint here? Do you know whose territory this is? Move away immediately."

The person who spoke was Huang Tianfu, who was still in police uniform. With Gangcun's support, this guy had won over a large number of police officers in the district bureau, and now he had sidelined the position of the chief in his jurisdiction.

"Haha, Brother Huang, you are so arrogant. My inspection team has the right to conduct spot checks on all vehicles and ships entering and leaving the city. This afternoon, I received a report that someone was impersonating a police officer and smuggling contraband, so I specially came here for a spot check."

"Lin Jie, this is my jurisdiction, you have no right to interfere."

Huang Tianfu was secretly proud in his heart, damn, Gangcun is going to catch a big fish, maybe Lin Jie is this big fish.

"Brother Huang, you don't understand the relationship between superiors and subordinates. We are the Huangpu Branch, which manages the entire Shanghai Special Municipality. You are just a police station in one district."

Lin Jie sneered, this is why Huang Tianfu and Liu Ziming, who are both deputy directors, have to listen to Lin Jie. It's just that everyone is used to being in charge of a district.

"Lin Jie, everyone has their own territory. Are you going to break the rules? No district police station in Shanghai will agree. If you want to cut off everyone's financial resources, you should think about the consequences first."

Huang Tianfu used the unspoken rules to pressure Lin Jie, and Lin Jie did not dare to offend the public, but if he only targeted Huang Tianfu, then no one would interfere.

"Haha, so, I set up this checkpoint. I think other district bureaus won't have any objections! Brother Huang, what do you think?"

"Lin Jie, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to target me? Let me tell you, the goods on the truck belong to Gangcunjun. Do you dare to check it?"

Huang Tianfu brought Gangcun out. If Lin Jie retreats, his prestige will be lost and many people will offend him in the future.

If Lin Jie dared to force his way in, he would be offending Gangcun's face, and Gangcun might even think that he had other purposes. It was more likely that he was just a big fish that had been hooked. In short, Lin Jie would never be liked.

"Really? Do you have Gangcunjun's warrant?" Lin Jie smiled sinisterly and asked a question that Huang Tianfu could never have thought of. Damn, this is smuggling! Where did the warrant come from?

"Lin Jie, you are going to cause trouble, right? If you ruin Gangcun's plans, I wonder how you will explain this to Gangcun-kun. Be careful, you might even lose your current position."

Huang Tianfu threatened Lin Jie, but he was not afraid of Lin Jie's actions. After all, if anything happened, Gang Village would support him.

"Really? Check the car. If you find any contraband, take it back to the military police headquarters immediately and let the military police commander handle it."

Lin Jie shouted loudly, and his two inspection police officers were about to step forward, but were stopped by Huang Tianfu's men.

"Lin Jie, do you dare?"

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