Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 249 Enemy Tracks Discovered

The May wind, carrying the heat of early summer, quietly swept across every inch of Wolong Mountain.

The trees in the mountains seemed to have shed their spring greenness overnight, their dark green leaves gleaming with an oily sheen in the sunlight.

Before the cicadas had even begun to sing, the cheerful chirping of birds could already be heard in the woods, adding a touch of life to the tranquil forest.

Li Qukou opened the office window, letting the mountain breeze carry away the stuffy air inside.

As usual, Li Qukou sat at his desk, reviewing the intelligence reports recently gathered from various places.

As the militia transformed into an independent brigade and controlled an increasingly larger area, Li Qukou's intelligence department also expanded several times in size recently.

In addition, during this period, Li Qukou personally organized training for the intelligence personnel, resulting in a significant improvement in the overall capabilities of the intelligence personnel compared to before.

Especially recently, the intelligence department has discovered several Japanese spies lurking inside Wolong Mountain.

The intelligence officers in the intelligence department became increasingly motivated, and the amount of intelligence gathered by Li Qukou increased and the quality improved, which helped Tang Weiguo better grasp the movements of the Japanese around Wolong Mountain.

While Li Qukou was compiling intelligence, a piece of intelligence suddenly came into his view.

The intelligence report stated:

"Qin Shou, a member of the militia in Qinjiazhuang, has been behaving strangely lately, and some of his relatives from afar have come to stay with him."

"Furthermore, Qin Shou used his connections to arrange for all his distant relatives to be involved in the reconstruction work of Tangjia Town."

"But coincidentally, there were other people who came from the same place as Qin Shou's relatives, but their accents were different."

"Therefore, Tang Yiming, the head of the intelligence team in Tangjia Town, suggested that we pay close attention to Qin Shou."

Upon seeing this intelligence information, Li Qukou's fingertips paused on the line of text, and his eyes suddenly sharpened.

Then he dialed the phone on the table.

"Sun Qiang, come here for a moment." After hanging up the phone, Li Qukou didn't have to wait long before Sun Qiang arrived.

"Director Li, what task do you need me for?" Sun Qiang asked.

"Take a look at this intelligence report first." After saying that, Li Qukou handed the intelligence report in his hand to Sun Qiang.

Sun Qiang took the document, quickly glanced at it, and a hint of alertness flashed across his face: "The accent doesn't match... This is a typical characteristic of a spy. Should I take some men to investigate secretly?"

“That’s exactly what I was thinking.” Li Qukou nodded and continued.

"We haven't found the Japanese spy who wanted to assassinate the brigade commander yet, and I'm feeling very uneasy. This intelligence has given me a reminder."

“We haven’t properly checked these people who came from other places to work.”

"Sun Qiang, I'm entrusting this important task to you. Keep a close eye on Qin Shou. This time, we're going to play the long game and catch a big fish."

"By the way, this time you spread the word again that the brigade commander will be going to Tangjia Town next Monday, and see their reaction."

"Is the section chief planning to lure the snake out of its hole?"

“That’s right. Since their ultimate goal is to assassinate our regimental commander, then I’ll use the bait of the brigade commander’s upcoming trip to lure them out. I don’t believe they won’t take the bait,” Li Qukou said with a sneer.

"Yes, Chief, I will immediately dispatch elite forces to set up defenses."

"Okay, but remember, they haven't shown any signs of activity for so long, so there must be experts in espionage among them. Therefore, you should give up observing rather than expose yourselves."

"If we alert them, it won't be a good thing for us."

"Yes, Director, I understand."

"Okay, your task now is to keep a close eye on them. Don't worry about other tasks for the time being."

"I see."

"Okay, go and get ready."

"Yes."

Upon returning, Sun Qiang personally assigned personnel to guard Qin Shou's house, and sure enough, they made a discovery.

"Chief, after several days of close surveillance, Qin Shou is indeed suspicious. When we spread the word that the brigade commander was going to Tangjia Town next Monday, someone went to Qin Shou's house late last night. He was acting suspiciously and was very vigilant. He was definitely professionally trained and had a strong sense of counter-surveillance."

"If the person monitoring us hadn't been quick-witted, we would have almost been discovered!" Sun Qiang reported.

"Then this person stayed at Qin Shou's house for a whole day, and only came out of Qin Shou's house furtively the next night."

"To find out who they are, I specifically sent the militia captain from Qinjiazhuang to their home to check on the situation," Sun Qiang continued.

"Sending the militia captain to their house won't arouse their suspicion, will it?" Li Qukou asked, sitting at the table with his fingers interlaced.

"Don't worry, Director, it's just a normal transmission of orders, there won't be any problems."

"Okay." Li Qukou nodded in satisfaction.

"What's even stranger is that the militia captain only saw Qin Shou and his wife at Qin Shou's house; there were no other people there."

"It seems that the beast's family must have a secret room, and this person is hiding in Qin Shou's secret room," Li Qukou added.

"Yes, Director."

"Looks like we've really caught our prey this time." Li Qukou rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Director, should we wait until the next time they meet and then arrest them all at once?"

"No, don't alert them. I don't believe there are only a few of them. Sun Qiang, find a way to investigate all these people thoroughly. I want to see what the Japanese are up to."

"Now the Japanese have emerged from the shadows into the open, and it's our turn to stay in the shadows. Now it's a test of patience."

"This time, we must teach those Japanese devils a lesson!" Li Qukou said viciously.

"Yes, Director, I understand."

"Okay, go ahead. Report back to me immediately if anything happens."

"Yes."