Cicada Moving

Chapter 1262: Inquiry

“This place is only one street away from the French Concession Public Security Bureau, and across the road is the patrol house. The Japanese would not dare to come here even if they had ten thousand courages.” Zheng Tingbing continued to say proudly in the room.

Zuo Zhong couldn't listen anymore, so he immediately pushed the door open and saw Deputy Director Zheng sitting on the sofa, holding a cigar in his hand and talking, with cigarette ashes scattered all over the floor.

Xu Enzeng and Shen Dongxin, who were standing next to him, answered no or did not answer. They had no choice but to listen to Zheng Tingbing's fuss in embarrassment. Seeing Zuo Zhong's return, the two of them felt like they had grasped a life-saving straw, so they quickly stood up and said hello.

"Boss Suta, you are back."

Zheng Tingbing was not angry when his eloquent talk was interrupted. He patted the sofa next to him and waved to Zuo Zhong with a smile: "Shen Zhong, come and sit here."

Zuo Zhong sighed, and while ordering Gui Youguang to lead people to clean the hotel to check for monitoring equipment and screen personnel, he came to Zheng Tingbing and whispered to him.

"Boss Zheng, although we are in the French Concession, do you think the French will really break up with the Japanese because of a few Siamese businessmen? If the other side really dared, Annan would not be in this situation now."

Zheng Tingbing's face turned red after hearing this. He hadn't been out in the field for a long time, and he was in his own territory, so he couldn't help but be a little showy and forgetful.

Seeing that he didn't talk much anymore, Zuo Zhong finally gave him some face and did not continue to delve deeper. At this time, Gui Youguang came in again and tapped his chin to indicate that the room was safe.

Zuo Zhong changed his subject and reiterated the operational discipline to everyone present: "Everyone, the commission's order is very clear. This operation is under my command. I hope that before the operation ends, everyone will strictly abide by the discipline. What should not be said is inappropriate. Say, don’t do what you shouldn’t do.”

Xu Enzeng was a good example. When he heard Zuo Zhong's words, he was the first to raise his hand in agreement. Shen Dongxin also nodded, and then everyone looked at Zheng Tingbing.

"Look at what I do, of course Zheng has no objection. It's all for the mission." Zheng Tingbing said it beautifully, but he didn't know if he could do it.

Zuo Zhong was too lazy to care about his teammates anymore. He called a few people to sit down in the reception area and briefly introduced the information he had obtained. By the way, he asked the Chinese side what their plans were and brainstormed.

Xu Enzeng and Shen Dongxin were a little surprised. Zuo Zhong had obtained so much information in just one trip. Obviously, the military commander had spies at the top of the Japanese side, but this was normal. The intelligence agencies were supposed to have you among them, and you among me.

After a few seconds of silence, Xu Enzeng and Shen Dongxin looked at each other and laughed dryly: "We listen to Boss Suta, just give us your orders if you have anything to do."

After repeated blows, Deputy Director Xu finally realized one thing, that is, if you do too much, you will make mistakes, and if you don't do enough, you will be good. There is no need for him to go against Zuo Zhong. Everyone deserves credit for the success of the mission.

Shen Dongxin had more on his mind. He was sent to Shanghai so suddenly that he didn't even have time to report to his superiors. Next, he had to find an opportunity to connect with the underground organizations in Shanghai.

After hearing the statement from the Central Unification Committee, Zuo Zhong set his sights on Zheng Tingbing. Zheng Tingbing had been doing intelligence work for more than ten years. After being awakened, he quickly regained his professionalism and gave a serious opinion.

"Our business this time is very risky. I don't think we should act rashly. We must guard our capital first and then think of ways to make profits."

As expected of a "businessman", his words always smell like copper, but they are rough-minded and must pay attention to safety.

Zuo Chongen gave a grunt and assigned everyone their respective tasks: "Old Xu, Dongxin, you lead people to collect traffic information between the General School Club, Judah's wealthy merchant's residence and Hartung Garden.

I want to know how many intersections the two sides need to pass when heading to the negotiation location, the total distance, how many Japanese military strongholds there are along the way, how many people are in the strongholds, and how soon it will take for the fastest support to arrive. Can I do this? "

"Yes, it's not difficult. The worst thing is to drive a few more times." Xu Enzeng thought for a while and gave the answer.

Zuo Zhong nodded, that was indeed the case. Otherwise, he would not have handed the matter over to Zhongtong. Shen Dongxin was a newcomer in the field, so it would be better to start with simple tasks first.

After arranging the Central Command, he told Zheng Tingbing: "Old Zheng, your task is to stay at the hotel. If I and Old Xu find anything, they will contact you by phone."

"Okay, okay, I will stay on the phone every step of the way."

Zheng Tingbing was happy. It was a good job. He didn't have to risk going to the Japanese-occupied areas and public concessions. He could just drink tea and smoke cigars in the hotel. Shen Zhi was definitely taking care of himself.

Zuo Zhong felt that the other party might have misunderstood, but he was too lazy to tell the truth. This matter was good for everyone. He looked at his watch and ended the meeting directly.

"That's it. Youguang and I still have missions, so we won't stay here any longer. I will leave a few people at the hotel. If you have anything, you can communicate with them through them."

After declining Zheng Tingbing's offer to stay, Zuo Zhong and Gui Youguang left the hotel in a car. When the car drove some distance away, Gui Youguang curiously asked what the mission was and why he didn't know about it.

Zuo Zhong, who was in the back seat, sneered: "Are you stupid? If you stay with those two guys who have little success and more than success, something will happen sooner or later. Let's go to our own safe house and remember to have someone remind Dong Xin of the situation. If not, evacuate immediately." Gui Youguang thought for a moment and realized that, Xu Enzeng aside, Zheng Tingbing might cause trouble if he acted so openly.

During the conversation, the car drove around the French Concession several times. After making sure that no one was watching, it drove back to the hotel and entered the courtyard of a villa. The hotel could be clearly seen from the roof of the villa.

This place was the military commander's safe house. When the owner of the villa saw the two officers, he quickly stepped forward to say hello. Zuo Zhong waved his hand and asked the other party to go ahead, and he took Gui Youguang to the study.

"You go to the Japanese-occupied area again and send a letter to our business partners."

In the room, Zuo Zhong wrote an encrypted letter and handed it to Gui Youguang. Gui Youguang responded, put the letter in his pocket without reading it, turned around and walked out.

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Early the next morning, Hase Ryosuke ran out of his residence with several bodyguards and went to the park to exercise. When he came to the bulletin board, he slowly stopped.

He pretended to do breast enlargement exercises and glanced at a business advertisement on the bulletin board. The content of the advertisement was very ordinary, but it conveyed two orders.

First, Fat Tiger asked him to find a way to obtain information about Japanese and Jewish negotiators;

Second, confirm through the channels of the Changgu Agency whether there are any Japanese spy activities between the General Club, the residence of the wealthy Judah merchant and Hartung Garden;

Hase Ryosuke immediately stopped exercising and returned the same way. When he returned to his residence, he picked up the phone and called the special envoy, inviting him to visit Shanghai, which was what the two had agreed to do last night.

The envoy readily agreed and said that he would wait for him in the villa that Chang Gu gave him. He kept his attitude very low. After collecting so many things, it didn't matter if he said a few good words. Speaking of corruption, it can be regarded as a service industry.

One party was deliberately flattering, the other was harboring evil intentions. After meeting, the two parties started walking around the city talking and laughing, and got along very harmoniously.

In the eyes of the special envoy, Shanghai is more lively than it was a few years ago, which seems to prove that the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity" is correct, but in the dark corners out of sight, countless people are struggling to survive.

The influx of a large number of refugees has brought abnormal prosperity to Shanghai on the one hand, and severe social problems and humanitarian crises on the other.

Material shortages and economic difficulties caused many citizens to live in poverty. Poverty and famine were serious problems. Coupled with the harsh exploitation by the Japanese army, people died on the roadside every day.

It was noon in a blink of an eye. In a high-end western restaurant, the special envoy put down the knife and fork in his hand, picked up a square handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said goodbye to Changgu with a smile.

"Mr. Hase, I still have official duties to attend to. Let's part here. I'd like to invite you and Miss Keiko to have dinner tonight. What do you think?"

Changgu rolled his eyes and asked curiously what official business the other party had and whether he needed help. This matter related to his South American farm and he had to ask clearly.

The special envoy did not doubt his presence and said frankly: "According to Tokyo's orders, I am going to see Inuzuka Noshige and Yasue Nobuyoshi to convey to them the latest intentions of the cabinet.

If Hase-kun has nothing to do, why not come with me? Inuzuka-kun and Yasue-kun are both promising young talents in the military. It is always a good thing to meet more new friends. "

It was different after receiving the money. Mr. Special Envoy had already considered the financial owner and the money was not wasted. Chang Gu smiled and nodded in agreement.

Inuzuka Weishige and Yasue Senhiro had long heard of Hase Ryosuke's name and knew that he had great hands and eyes. They also planned to get acquainted with each other when they came to Shanghai this time. Naturally, they would not refute the special envoy's face, so the team touring Shanghai again Two more people.

The four of them had a great time under the protection of their bodyguards. During this period, Inuzuka Weishige and Yasue Norihiro introduced themselves in great detail, from their place of origin to their family, from their educational background to their military service experience.

Changgu smiled apologetically while remembering, and gradually brought the topic to the secret talks between Japan and Japan. Faced with the questioning of an intelligence agency chief and a distant relative of the royal family, the three of them naturally did not think too much and revealed more information.

For example, the Judah negotiator Kaufman was born in Poland. He moved to Harbin in the early 1920s and served as the director of the Judah Community Hospital.

Speaking of this, even Inuzuka Weishige and Yasue Norihiro were full of contempt. The local people of the Republic of China had helped the Judah community many times, but the Judah people turned around and betrayed the government.

Having said that, if it weren't for the betrayal of the Jews, the puffer fish plan would not be possible. It can only be said that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

In addition, Inuzuka Weishige and Yasue Senhiro also teased Osako Tosada, saying that the other party was getting less and less courageous and arranged hundreds of plainclothes people at the General Club. Hase Ryosuke smiled slightly and did not respond.

That night, Hase and his fiancée Huizi attended the special envoy's banquet. During the dinner, they drank and chatted happily, and they did not say goodbye until the dinner was over.

The next day, with only five days left before the start of the Japanese-Jewish talks, Zuo Zhong got the information he wanted. The first problem before him was how to stop the secret talks without offending the Jews.

After thinking for a while, Zuo Zhong glanced at the hotel not far away and decided to meet Xu Enzeng, Shen Dongxin and Zheng Tingbing again to see what these three people discovered.