Hamada Yoshiji said: "Commander, Ding Jie is just an insignificant little man. Yin Changgeng is indeed much more important than him, but Yin Changgeng is simply not worth mentioning compared to Gao Jiu.

The plan we carefully prepared for a long time is to use Ding Jie to arrest Gao Jiu. If Ding Jie is exchanged like this, not only will it not be able to catch Gao Jiu, but it will also seriously damage the reputation of our great Japanese Huang Army. In this sense, Yin Changgeng's value can be completely ignored.

I’m just a dog raised in captivity in my Japanese Empire. Without Yin Changgen, Wang Changgen and Ma Changgeng, there are many people who want to be the mayor of Jinan.”

General Matsuda also despises the Chinese from the bottom of his heart. Yoshihiro Hamada's idea is consistent with him. However, he is cautious and wants to seek more opinions from others to minimize omissions.

He said: "Since that's the case, how should Gao Jiu reply to him after he made the request to exchange hostages?"

Hamada Yoshihide has been devoted to all his thoughts on how to deal with Gao Jiu. Before he came to see General Matsuda, he had already thought of a countermeasure.

He said: "Now this matter has become known to everyone in the world, and the Huang army has firmly taken the initiative. If this plan can be captured, it will be better. Even if Gao Jiu cannot be caught, as long as they cannot save Ding Jie, even if the Huang army wins, this move will seriously attack the arrogance of the anti-Japanese elements.

Therefore, I suggest that if Gao Jiu proposes an exchange, he will never agree to him."

General Matsuda nodded and expressed his approval.

Hamada Yoshihiro continued: "Commander, Huizen has another idea about this matter.

Beizhi guessed that Gao Jiu would call soon and ask for the exchange of hostages. My opinion was that he would not reply to him immediately, and he said that we would report this matter to the 12th Army Command for approval to delay time.

The purpose of this is to avoid Gao Jiu kidnapping other important figures before executing Ding Jie, so as not to cause us to passively. Wait until May 3, and then flatly reject Gao Jiu, leaving only a small amount of time for Gao Jiu to rescue Ding Jie. Gao Jiu takes action in a hurry and will definitely be inadequate and prone to making mistakes, which will increase our confidence in catching Gao Jiu."

General Matsuda nodded and said, "You make sense. I guess Gao Jiu will call me directly, and I will answer him according to this idea.

OK! You can go back and rest for a while, and think about it carefully. If our ideas cannot be hidden from Gao Jiu, what other measures would Gao Jiu take?"

"Hayi." Hamada Yoshishi bowed and said goodbye and left.

Military Affairs Bureau Liaison Station.

After dawn, Zhou Mingshan came to the Military Affairs Bureau Liaison Station where Gao Jiu was located and accompanied Gao Jiu for breakfast.

After Gao Jiu introduced the situation last night, Zhou Mingshan said: "Brother Gao, you may be wrong this time. The rescue of Ding Jie has caused a lot of controversy, and everyone in the world knows it. Their target is Brother Gao, you, and the Japanese will never use a traitor Yin Changgeng to exchange Ding Jie.

Not only that, you are alerting the enemy. With the incident of Yin Changgeng, the Japanese will greatly strengthen security measures for other important goals in Jinan City, and it will be even more difficult to kidnap important people."

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, this Yin Changgeng is a big traitor. He should be on your assassination list."

Zhou Mingshan said: "Indeed, after approval by the Military Command Headquarters, there are 12 assassinations listed in Shandong. Yin Changgeng ranked second and Xiao Yuanshan, now ranked fifth. However, for your sake, Brother Gao, we will not attack Xiao Yuanshan."

The only person who really knew that Gao Jiu had a relationship with Xiao Yuanshan was Zhou Mingshan. He had a fake assassination of Xiao Yuanshan before, covering up Xiao Yuanshan's identity in the pseudo-government. Even so, Zhou Mingshan didn't know what Xiao Yuanshan and Gao Jiu had a relationship.

Gao Jiu said: "Since that's the case, it's a good thing to get rid of Yin Changgeng. The most important thing is that this guy has some value in use, and he can always blackmail him."

When Zhou Mingshan heard this, he was immediately excited. He said, "Brother Gao, just hand over this Yin Changgeng to our Jinan Station. Don't worry, we promise to extort a large amount of money from him. Of course, the big head will be left to you by brother."

Gao Jiu said, "These things will be left to you. People are now detained in other places. For safety reasons, I will not leave them to you. Just go and make money from him. If the ransom is satisfied, I will arrange to let the person go."

Zhou Mingshan was even happier when he heard this, because if the people were arrested by them and wanted to be detained by them, it would be difficult to deal with the ransom. Because the Military Command Headquarters would not agree to them letting go of Yin Changgeng. There are many factions in the Military Command Jinan Station, and each has its own relationships at the Military Command Headquarters. It is difficult to keep the secret completely. If the Military Command blackmails money, this matter will be troublesome. Now that the people are not in their hands, the Military Command Headquarters will not be held responsible for the release of the people. The money can be steadily put into the hands. At that time, it will be worth it to hand over to the Military Command Headquarters, which is guaranteed that everyone will be happy.

For Zhou Mingshan and others, credit is no longer important now, because his and Xu Zhongming's military ranks have reached their peak in the military regime. No matter how much credit is made, they cannot be promoted. Being able to make money is the most practical thing.

Gao Jiu really wanted to make some money from Yin Changgeng. The underground party would not do anything about extortion, so it is most appropriate for the Military Control Commission to do this.

Yin Changgeng was detained in the underground party, and the military commander did the money, so that no one was responsible. Gao Jiuhui distributed part of the underground party in other names, and killed two birds with one stone, and everyone was happy.

Zhou Mingshan was very happy. He said, "Brother Gao, I said, you are meticulous and should have thought that Yin Changgeng could not replace Ding Jie. If you arrest Yin Changgeng, do you have any other ideas besides making money?"

Gao Jiu said: "Brother Zhou, I have another important thing to ask you for. You are like this..."

Zhou Mingshan said: "Don't worry, I will send a telegram to the Military Command Headquarters immediately to ask them to investigate the matter. However, it may not be too late, right?"

Gao Jiu said: "That depends on how fast you investigate the situation. I hope you can give me a reply immediately. There is no need for very accurate information. Just make sure the person I am looking for is local."

Zhou Mingshan nodded and said, "Okay, I will go back now and ask Webmaster Xu to send a telegram to the headquarters of the Military Command. Let's leave."

Five minutes after Zhou Mingshan left, Gao Jiu also left the contact point of the Military Control Commission Jinan Station.

Not long after, the underground party liaison station.

When the person in charge of the underground party met Gao Jiu, he said, "Mr. Gao, the person has been placed in a safe place, although he is at ease, there will be no problems."

Gao Jiu nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good."

The head of the underground party continued: "We have investigated all the situations you asked us to investigate. There is no one you want in Qingdao, nor in Peking. There is another situation. In order to deal with you, Mr. Gao, the Japanese organized ten rapid troops, each of which is composed of a reinforcement squadron, all of which are mechanized, and equipped with a large number of machine guns and mortars. When you appear near a certain target, the rapid mobile troops will quickly surround you, and you must strengthen your defense."

Gao Jiu felt that Hamada Yoshi was getting smarter and smarter now. His previous tricks were quite powerful, and this move to form a fast force was not easy. Gao Jiu's Taohuashan Special Forces' biggest advantage is its strong mobility and strong firepower. This method of the Japanese army can offset the advantages of the Taohuashan guerrillas.

Gao Jiu felt more and more interesting about Hamada Yoshiji, and he said, "Thank you for your work. I'll talk to the Japanese now and give them a reassurance."

At 8:10 in the morning, General Matsuda, who had been waiting for this call, did not receive a call from Gao Jiu. However, he soon received a report saying that Gao Jiu's call reached Hamada Yoshiji, and he hurried over.

Gao Jiu would use public telephones, and Hamada Yoshihiro and others also considered this, but they did not set up ambush at the public telephone booth because they knew that Gao Jiu was very skilled and it was very difficult to capture Gao Jiu unless there were a large number of troops on the street. Moreover, there were so many telephone booths in the south city, and it was impossible for hundreds of people to be arranged next to each telephone booth. Even if there were several people waiting there next to each telephone booth, with Gao Jiu's alertness, these people would be discovered by him before they could get close to Gao Jiu. If they wanted to catch Gao Jiu, they would be shocked.

When Hamada Yoshihiro heard the phone ringing on his desk, he instinctively felt that this should be a call from Gao Jiu.

Sure enough, a familiar voice came from the receiver of the phone: "Honey Secretary Hamada, I am Gao Jiu, we are old acquaintances. I have something I want to discuss with you."

Hamada Yoshihiro hated the person who was talking. This guy was simply his own disaster. His face had been a little numb by Gao Jiu. He hoped that he could catch Gao Jiu this time and humiliate him well.

Hamada Yoshiji knew that Gao Jiu was extremely difficult to deal with, so he cheered up and said, "What are Mr. Gao's requirements? Let's hear it."

Gao Jiu said, "You captured my subordinate Ding Jie, and I must rescue this person. Now, I have captured Yin Changgeng, the mayor of Jinan City. My opinion is that we will exchange hostages. Ding Jie is just an ordinary soldier in our Taohua Mountain guerrillas. Yin Changgeng is a big shot. If we exchange, you will not suffer any losses."

Hamada Yoshiji said to himself: "Gao Jiu really had this idea. He wanted to exchange hostages, but he didn't even have any."

However, he would not reveal this thought to Gao Jiu. He said: "Mr. Gao, your methods are really despicable. Not only did you send people to poison and kill so many innocent people, but you are now kidnapped hostages to exchange for poisoners. This method is really disgraceful and will damage your reputation by Mr. Gao. Mayor Yin Changgeng is an innocent person, and I hope you don't hurt him."

Gao Jiu said, "Secretary, please don't delay time with me here and then send someone to arrest me. Just give me a simple word, will you change this person? If you don't change it, we will each fight each other. Ding Jie is just an ordinary soldier under my command, and he will die if he dies. Such soldiers will be a lot of people with just one move. Yin Changgeng is a loyal lackey of the Japanese. He is a big traitor. If he dies, it will have a great impact on you. Just give me a happy word, will he change it, right?"

Hamada Yoshiji pretended to be a little nervous and said, "Mr. Gao, don't be impulsive, don't hurt Mayor Yin Changgeng. As for me, I agree to the exchange.

However, the Jinan Municipal Court has sentenced Ding Jie to death and will be executed publicly. Everyone knows this. I am just a small senior high school director and have no right to decide to release him. I must report to my superiors, and hope you can give me some more time and give you a reply after I get the instructions from my superiors."

Gao Jiu said, "Okay, you won't suffer any loss in the exchange of hostages. I'm not afraid of you playing tricks. If you have the ability, you will kill Ding Jie, and then I will kill Yin Changgeng. I won't tell you anymore, I will call you in the future."

After saying that, Gao Jiu hurriedly hung up the phone, as if he was in case someone came to the phone booth to catch him.

When Takaku and Hamada Yoshihiro were on the phone, General Matsuda was right next to him. He was very satisfied when he heard Hamada Yoshihiro's answer.

When Hamada Yoshiji put down the phone, General Matsuda said: "Handa, you will be responsible for contacting Gao Jiu. As long as possible, I will delay time. I will immediately strengthen the security of all important people in Jinan City, call Chief Haneda, and let the 12th Army strengthen the security level again, especially to ensure the safety of His Excellency Commander and Chief Haneda."

Hamada Yoshihiro and others are setting up a maze array for Gao Jiu. With the help of senior agents of the Kanto Army Special High School, they have analyzed the possible measures Gao Jiu may have taken one by one.

They had long thought of Gao Jiu's kidnapping hostages for exchange, so they first took strict security measures against important Japanese figures.

Regarding the people from the pseudo-government, they deliberately made a statement saying that they would take security measures against them. They believed that Gao Jiu had his own intelligence network and would be able to find out the news and would immediately kidnap people from the pseudo-government.

Sure enough, Gao Jiu went to capture Yin Changgeng. Hamada Yoshihiro and others happened to use this matter to paralyze Gao Jiu and delay time.

Gao Jiu also had some brains to rescue Gao Dingjie. He would definitely not get into the trap of the Japanese. Although he was very skilled, he would not be able to guarantee that he could escape unscathed if he was trapped in the enemy's siege. Therefore, his idea was to kidnap hostages for exchange.

In Jinan City, there are only three people who are truly valuable to exchange, one is the commander of the 12th Army, the other is Chief of Staff Haneda, and the other is General Matsuda. Others, even senior generals at the lieutenant-general level such as the commanders of the 114th Division and the 8th Division, will not exchange for the sake of the reputation of Japan.

When Gao Jiu learned that the Japanese side was going to publicly execute Ding Jie, he immediately went to the 12th Army Command, hoping to kidnap the 12th Army Commander or Chief of Staff Haneda. However, after he got there, he found that the Japanese army had taken strict security measures and arranged hundreds of people to guard the office building of the 12th Army Command for warnings, and even hundreds of people were guarding there at night.

Gao Jiu is good at disguising the Japanese army, but it is obvious that the Japanese army guarding outside are familiar with each other, so Gao Jiu cannot get in.

General Matsuda took security measures no less than here. It seems that they will definitely persist in such security measures until they catch Gao Jiu or execute Ding Jie before they will return to normal.

Therefore, Gao Jiu could not kidnap one of these three people for hostage exchange.

In this case, Gao Jiu could only find a solution from other places. He considered Qingdao, Peking, Nanjing and Shanghai respectively, hoping to capture valuable hostages from there.

The reason why Gao Jiu arrested Yin Changgeng was that he wanted to use Yin Changgeng to paralyze the Japanese, and then he would catch the Japanese off guard.

The battle between the two sides has just begun.

After Gao Jiu finished the phone call, he went to Jinan Station of the Military Command and waited for news about the Military Command and Headquarters.

At 10:30 am, the Military Commission Headquarters responded to the telegram, which was sent by Director Li of the Military Commission Intelligence Department.

He said in the telegram: "Based on the information provided by Mr. Gao, the Military Commission Headquarters ordered the Military Commission Nanjing Station and Shanghai Station to verify it, and confirmed that the person Mr. Gao was looking for was now in Shanghai. If Mr. Gao wanted to take action, the Military Commission Shanghai Station will fully cooperate with Mr. Gao's actions. Ask Mr. Gao Hello."

Gao Jiu asked Xu Zhongming to send a telegram to the Military Command Headquarters immediately, asking them to notify the Military Command Shanghai Station to fully investigate the situation of the person Gao Jiu was looking for, but he was not allowed to take action until Gao Jiu went to do it himself.

Xu Zhongming said worriedly: "Brother Gao, it's already the 29th today. It's less than four whole days before May 3. The person you are looking for is in Shanghai. It's impossible to even arrive in Shanghai in such a short time. How can you arrest them?

IMHO, it is impossible for you to hope that the Military Control Commission Shanghai Station will complete this task. Therefore, I suggest to see if there are other targets nearby."

Zhou Mingshan agreed with Xu Zhongming's opinion, and he said, "Yes, Brother Gao, it's too late to go to Shanghai. Even if you can take more than three days to arrive in Shanghai, it's impossible to catch the people you are looking for in a while. Think about other solutions."

Gao Jiu said: "It's up to people. Please contact your Military Control Commission Shanghai Station immediately and say I will go to Shanghai soon, so that they must find out where those people are."

When Xu Zhongming saw that Gao Jiu had made up his mind and said nothing, he immediately sent another telegram to the Military Command headquarters to provide help to Gao Jiu as much as possible.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Ouyang Xue, and Ouyang Xue quickly replied. She said in the telegram: "darling, I miss you. I will arrange the plane you need to go to Nanyang Airport on time, and I will also go to Nanyang Airport randomly in person. See you in Nanyang."

After completing these two things, Gao Jiu said to Xu Zhongming and Zhou Mingshan: "Please arrange a vehicle for me immediately. I will leave Jinan immediately and head to Nanyang Airport."
Chapter completed!