"Search for me immediately. We have to dig three feet into the Wu family compound to find them!" Zhao Long had just been scolded by Zhang Xinghan. Dozens of Wu Qingzhong's family mysteriously disappeared under his nose.

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He was shouting sternly at the leaders of his men.

"Yes!" Several agents hurriedly lowered their heads and responded tremblingly, leading people to begin a careful search of the Wu family compound.

"Deputy Officer, we found a secret passage in a house in the compound." An agent ran out panting and reported to Zhao Long.

"Is that true? Report to the commander immediately." Zhao Long said.

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Zhang Xinghan had already arrived at the Harbin City Office Compound and met Jiang Baili, Zang Shiyi and others.

"Ding ding ding..." A rapid ringing of the phone interrupted their conversation.

Guard battalion commander Guo Zhong walked over and picked up the phone. After putting down the phone, Guo Zhong turned around and saluted Zhang Xinghan: "Commander, the search team just came to report that a secret passage was found in the Wu family courtyard. It seems that they escaped secretly through the secret passage.

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"No wonder the Wu family has been quiet these days. It turns out that they have prepared a way out. They are so cunning!" After Jiang Baili finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Xinghan:

"Commander, what should we do now?"

"Let's wait and see. If they really take the waterway and go southwest along the river, then our search team will definitely find them." Zhang Xinghan said.

"From what I heard from the chief, you seem to think that they may not be able to take the water route?" Jiang Baili asked doubtfully.

"It's not about whether they will take the water route. Given the current situation in Harbin, it's the best way for them to transport grain. However, I just said that if they transport grain on the Songhua River, they will definitely be discovered by our search force.

Wu Qingzhong was able to escape from the cicada's shell and his whole family quietly, wouldn't he have thought of this?"

Listening to Zhang Xinghan's analysis, Jiang Baili couldn't help but nod.

"Three days ago, these grains were still everywhere in and around Harbin. The transfer of these grains could not have been carried out in a big way during the day. It was most likely done quietly at night. In this way, if you want to transport all the grains to the Songhua River,

At least two nights are required.

In other words, it only took them one day and one night at most to sail from the shore. With so much food, they could travel about seventy or eighty kilometers at most.

If they really take the water route, I can catch up with the search force for up to ten hours.

So, now we are waiting for news from the search team." Zhang Xinghan analyzed.

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Sun Island is located on the north bank of the Songhua River in the Harbin section. It faces Harbin city across the river. Since the 20th century, with the construction of the Middle East Railway, batches of foreign expatriate businessmen and their families began to pour into the northern Manchuria area.

As the provincial capital of Heilongjiang and the economic and cultural center of the entire northern Manchuria region, Harbin is naturally the place where most foreign expatriate businessmen gather.

These foreign expatriate businessmen found that Sun Island's undulating terrain and network-like rivers were a good place to escape the summer heat, so they successively built villas and western-style buildings on Sun Island, gradually forming a large scale.

After more than ten years of development, it has become a gathering place for foreigners and a wealthy area in Harbin.

Countries such as Britain, the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Russia have established concessions on the island and deployed some armed forces.

In order to please the great powers of various countries, the Feng Faction warlords had no choice but to acquiesce to the aggressive practices of various countries.

When groups of new Northeastern troops were preparing to pursue and search in the east and west directions by boat, hundreds of soldiers from various countries on Sun Island suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They raised their guns and cannons one after another as if they were defending the concession.

It wasn't until the new Northeastern officers and soldiers left by boat and there was no sign of attacking Sun Island that the foreigners heaved a sigh of relief.

By around ten o'clock in the evening, the search force of the 6th Independent Division had searched and pursued nearly 100 kilometers along the river in both east and west directions. Except for some individual small fishing boats along the coast, no large ships or grain transport fleets were found.

At the same time, militiamen from towns along the coast also took action, cooperating with searches of the river surface hundreds of kilometers away, but found nothing unusual.

Wang Yicai, commander of the 6th Independent Division, who personally led the pursuit, quickly sent a message to Zhang Xinghan via text message.

Harbin Government Office Compound.

"Commander, Commander Wang Yicai called. As you expected, no suspicious fleets have been found on the river 150 kilometers east and west from the Harbin section." Jiang Baili took the message from the communication staff and turned to Zhang Xinghan.

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"It has only been less than thirty-six hours. Unless they have wings, they will not be able to escape three hundred miles away." Zhang Xinghan frowned and said solemnly.

"The only explanation is that they didn't transport food out of the city at all, the food is still in Harbin." Jiang Baili said.

Zhang Xinghan nodded and fell into deep thought.

"Chief of Staff, please immediately send the order. The troops of the 6th Independent Division will be quickly transferred back to surround the entire city of Harbin, including the outer suburbs. Then the militia and military police will be mobilized to conduct a door-to-door search of the entire city.

You have to find this batch of grain for me, and at the same time, issue arrest warrants and reward notices in the three northeastern provinces to hunt down Wu Qingzhong. Anyone who provides clues will be rewarded with a thousand yuan!"

After pondering for a long time, Zhang Xinghan said in a serious voice.

"Yes!" Sensing the firmness in Zhang Xinghan's tone, Jiang Baili quickly stood up and responded.

Early the next morning, the pursuit troops sent by the Independent 6th Division and the troops stationed nearby for rest and recuperation were all ordered to arrive in Harbin.

More than 10,000 officers and soldiers and thousands of military police, militiamen, and agents began a city-wide search in Harbin.

The search continued on the second day, in an inconspicuous villa building on Sun Island.

"Vice president, I heard that Zhang Xinghan has sealed off the entire Harbin and has been conducting a city-wide search for two days." Wu Qingzhong asked.

"Yes." The man in a suit who had appeared in the Wu family's secret room nodded expressionlessly.

"Vice President, you had the foresight, otherwise we would have failed this time." Foreign soldiers patrolling the streets outside Wu Qingzhong Building.

"Humph, Zhang Xinghan thought that if he truly mastered the three eastern provinces, he would be able to reach the sky with his hands and eyes, and cover the sky with one hand. No matter how strong he is, it is only a temporary strength. He would not dare to break into the Sun Island Concession. Countries such as Britain, the United States, and France are not

He can afford it." The man snorted coldly.

"It's just that our food may have to arrive at the designated location later." Wu Qingzhong turned around and said apologetically.

The man in a suit smiled and patted Wu Qingzhong on the shoulder and said: "Brother Wu, don't worry, the situation has suddenly changed. I will explain it to the prince. As long as we can ensure that the food is in our hands, it doesn't matter if it comes later."

"Thank you very much, Vice President." Wu Qingzhong said with gratitude.

"Today Mr. Miski from the French Concession held a cocktail party and invited me to go. Vice President, would you like to go with me to drink some foreign wine and play with the Ocean Horse?" Wu Qingzhong suddenly said with a lewd smile.

"Okay, I haven't played with this foreign girl for a long time. Her coquettishness is unmatched by Chinese women, haha!" The man in the suit also showed a like-minded and evil smile.

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At the headquarters of the 6th Independent Division, Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili left the government compound yesterday and came here to facilitate the command of the troops.

Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili were waiting anxiously when a rush of footsteps came from outside. In an instant, Wang Yicai walked in covered with dust.

"Commander, we have basically searched the entire city inside and outside, but we have not found anything suspicious." Wang Yicai saluted the two of them.

"Have you searched them all?" Jiang Baili asked with a reluctant frown.

Wang Yicai nodded.

"Commander, what should we do?" Jiang Baili turned his attention to Zhang Xinghan.

"Oh, by the way, I remembered." Wang Yicai suddenly said, "I remembered that there is one place I haven't searched yet."

"Where?" Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili blurted out almost at the same time.

"This is Sun Island. Foreigners have been living here as early as ten years ago. Now it has become a gathering place for foreign expatriates, merchants, and diplomatic embassies. Countries such as Britain, the United States, France, and Germany have each occupied their own land on Sun Island and designated it as a concession.

, and there are hundreds of armed personnel responsible for guarding." Wang Yicai replied.

"Sun Island?" Zhang Xinghan turned around and walked towards the map.

At this time, Zang Shiyi introduced from the side: "Commander-in-Chief, this Sun Island is located on the north bank of the Songhua River, opposite our Harbin North City across the river. The specific range is about fifty kilometers. The island is densely covered with river networks, the terrain is high, and there are forests.

There are approximately four to five thousand people living there, including expatriates from various countries, businessmen and their families.

As for the guards on the island, they are mostly composed of veterans from various countries, and their combat effectiveness is very average.

In the past, when Marshal Zhang was still alive, in order not to cause international disputes, he turned a blind eye to the behavior of these foreigners occupying Sun Island and allowed them to do whatever they wanted."

"Yeah." Zhang Xinghan nodded, looked at the map carefully for a while, and suddenly said: "It seems that they hid all the food in Sun Island. That's right. Being able to move the food in such a short time, Sun Island

Everything has a reasonable explanation for its existence."

Jiang Baili also came over, pointed at the map and nodded: "It only takes about ten minutes to cross the Songhua River from Beicheng. As long as you prepare in advance, all the grain can be transferred overnight."

"But the premise is that they must have colluded with the foreigners on Sun Island. Without the help of foreigners, it is impossible for them to land on the island, let alone bring a large amount of food to the island." Zhang Xinghan said.

"Commander, what are you going to do?" Jiang Baili asked.

Zhang Xinghan lit a cigarette, took two puffs, walked back and forth a few times, stopped and said: "Yicai, surround Sun Island for me."

Jiang Baili and others were shocked when they heard this. Zang Shiyi, who had experienced three dynasties, his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly advised: "Commander, are you going to attack Sun Island? You must not do it. There are French and Americans on this island.

The British and other Western powers have expatriates and businessmen there, in case they cannot be dealt with

Well, it is very likely to cause international disputes and even cause Western powers to launch a war against China." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest support.
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