The time on these lists ranges from August 12 to August 17, and the starting point is Lushun Port. This time period was the Battle of Songhu. All supplies in the Northeast were blocked by the Japanese army.

Why can Hongyun Shipping Company alone transport supplies from the eyes of the Japanese army to take to Shanghai? And several ports in Shanghai have basically been occupied by the Japanese army. This means that Hongyun Shipping Company transports supplies to support the Japanese army.

At this time, major private ship companies in Shanghai were paralyzed. The results of the investigation by Guan Shijie and other team members showed that the only one operating company now was Hongyun. In order to avoid suspicion, other ship companies gave their crew a holiday early, fearing that the ship would be requisitioned by the Japanese army.

"Hongyun Shipping Company is just to earn freight, but if Zhou Fohai is the boss behind the scenes, this matter is worth exploring," said Ouyang Yuntian.

Guan Shijie thought to himself that this guy is a traitor, but he still has a fox tail hidden. Chen Lifu, who is in charge, may use this to attack the pro-Japanese peace-seeking faction and consolidate the chairman's position during the war.

After the July 7 Incident, there were two opinions within the Kuomintang. One was the peace faction headed by Wang Jingwei. He believed that China's politics, economy and military were not as good as Japan, and advocated that "the war would lead to great defeat, and harmony would not necessarily lead to great chaos." Seeking peace is the best way out.

From the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan to the fall of Nanjing, Wang Jingwei not only personally advised Chiang Kai-shek for peace many times, but also sent dozens of letters to Chiang Kai-shek, and tried his best to promote his political views through radio, newspapers, conference speeches and other means. Wang Jingwei falsely claimed that the Communist Party’s anti-Japanese proposition was to “drinke poison to quench thirst” and slandered the Kuomintang’s claim to accept the Communist Party’s anti-Japanese national united front, which was a remark that “provoked discord” and other remarks.

Supporters of Wang Jingwei, such as Zhou Fohai, Gao Zongwu (Director of the Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Tao Xisheng (Propaganda Committee Member of the Propaganda Department), Luo Zongqiang (Major General Secretariat of the General Office of the Military Commission), and Xiong Shihui (Chairman of Jiangxi Province), also tried their best to spread the word of the War of Resistance against the War of Resistance, and the future was bleak, and only seeking peace was the only way to survive.

The political views and remarks of these people have seriously threatened Chiang Kai-shek's leadership and the newly established anti-Japanese united front that is not divided into parties or nations. Therefore, it is also an imperative method to eliminate dissidents within the party.

"No matter who he is, we will investigate it to the end." Guan Shijie said.

"Brother Shijie, aren't you afraid of offending Wang Zhou?"

"Brother Ouyang, I think so. Since Shangfeng knew that the secret of the sinking ship was not done by the executioner below, he sent us to investigate. What is it? It is to investigate enemy elements and use this to attack certain people." Guan Shijie said implicitly; "So, I am not afraid of their revenge."

"Aren't you afraid of taking the blame for others in the end?"

"I'm not afraid. Brother Ouyang is afraid?"

"I'm a little scared, the officialdom is too deep. If I lose a little, I can regret it."

Ouyang Yuntian has been in his career for a long time and is well aware of some intrigues and stealing things in the officialdom. He is afraid that he will be used as a gun, so he will not hit him in the end, but instead will make his future.

"Brother Ouyang, just help with the investigation. If you have any problems, your brother will bear it alone. Anyone who destroys the anti-Japanese war and supports the enemy behind him must not tolerate it."

"Brother Shijie, you say this to me, which makes me ashamed. Okay, no matter how hard he is, I will accompany you."

The two agreed that the Navy was also going to war with the Japanese fleet, and there was no need to disturb these heroes who sacrificed their lives and shed their blood for the country and nation. Now the focus is on Hongyun Shipping Company. After finding conclusive evidence, the relevant personnel will be arrested.

The next day, Ouyang Yuntian took people to the headquarters of Hongyun Shipping Company under the name of China Merchants Group to investigate the upper-level personnel of the ship company.

Guan Shijie led people to investigate from the captain, engineer, chief mate, and crew. There were five freighters suspected of transporting materials, involving dozens of people. Perhaps yesterday's investigation alarmed the situation. It might be that the upper level of the ship company notified these people, and some of them had left Shanghai.

Guan Shijie and the others found more than a dozen people, but they all agreed and didn’t know what to do when asked. Wu Yanzhang and Qin Chuan and the others asked Guan Shijie what to do. Guan Shijie’s reply was: “In extraordinary times, extraordinary means can be used.

These people were taken back to the Shanghai station. The first person to be questioned was the captain of the Hongyun-1 freighter. He insisted that as soon as the war in Shanghai began, they were told to rest for vacation and when to resume work.

There is a small dark room at the Shanghai Station of the Special Intelligence Department that specializes in dealing with criminals. Guan Shijie personally took the trial. He asked Wu Yanzhang and Qin Chuan to act as thugs, and beat the captain to a bruised face, but he still did not receive any confession.

The Shanghai station manager walked in and said, "Let me give it a try."

He walked to the captain, put it in the captain's ear and said a few words. The captain's face turned pale and his hands were trembling involuntarily.

"You ask." After the webmaster said that, he walked out with his hands behind his back.

Strangely, when Guan Shijie interrogated again, the captain poured beans from the bamboo tube, and from the time he received the dispatch order, he talked about the materials to the dock occupied by the Japanese. He made a clear statement.

Guan Shijie asked the captain curiously, "What did our webmaster tell you?"

"He said he wouldn't tell me honestly, so he would let me eat 'fried pork ribs'."

Guan Shijie was not sure, so he asked Wu Yanzhang and Qin Chuan after he released the captain. They were also confused and didn't understand what it meant.

It was not until later that Guan Shijie went to the special training class that he understood what "fried pork ribs" meant.

The next interrogation went smoothly. These people told the general manager that they gave them a sum of money, so that they could not tell anyone about the enemy.

These people confessed and admitted that the supplies were transported to the Japanese army. They were also ordered to do whatever they wanted. The shipping dispatch arranged for them to do whatever they wanted.

In view of the performance of these people, Guan Shijie discussed with the webmaster and finally put them all back home.

After Guan Shijie obtained the evidence provided by these people, he took the team members directly to Hongyun Shipping Company.
Chapter completed!