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The grandfather clock rang on the spot, and the boss came back from his contemplation. He saw that the hollow hands were pointing to 08:30.The war is imminent, the notices issued by Yuchuan, the information uploaded by various stations, true and false, are all tied on a precarious spider web, like a blind man walking on a steel wire, a little carelessness will cause irreparable mistakes and omissions .

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, three times in a very measured manner, after a short pause, I tried to turn the handle just now.The boss didn't raise his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the man entering the door from the corner of his eye, and asked in a calm tone, "Is it all done?" Zhao Changgeng stood still at the side of the table facing the light, nodded and said, "Every part is operating according to plan. 10 minutes ago, Wuhe, who went to Shangyong to respond, sent a letter back, saying that he had sent the person out safely. From here to Xiakou, one-way half a day, and then transfer to the railway line to Yaozhou. It is estimated that there will be a reply within five days. Now the radio station cannot Send the report, Liang Jiang and the others may react even later."

Under the Yingying lights, the boss nodded slightly: "How is the situation in the city?" "Not too good. Three people in the second group have been confirmed as martyrs. One person fled back and is under investigation. Including group leader Sun Jifu, there is no news about the remaining two." Zhao said. As Chang Geng spoke, he was not surprised to see the word Sichuan frowned between the boss' brows.In the business of intelligence, no news is the worst news. This is something that everyone knows but doesn’t say. It’s like walking in a long night. What is frightening is not the darkness itself, but the ignorance of potential threats. Sleep.

The boss did not speak, Zhao Changgeng was silent for a moment, and asked tentatively: "How about letting the insider find out the news?" The face of the person sitting upright was still deep, and he only slightly raised his hand to stop him: "Wait and see. People work hard, but their brains are not bright enough. Even if he can't bear it, the loss is within a controllable range. Later, you can send a message to Du Cheng for me, and ask him to arrange a group of people to deal with it as appropriate. On the basis of ensuring safety Remind the superiors to the subordinates, tell them to be more cautious and not to act foolishly."

The beam of the desk lamp slanted between the two of them, setting off most of the desk as bright as a mirror.Zhao Changgeng squinted his eyes subconsciously, and answered neatly: "Yes, what else do you want?" The boss did not reply immediately, but turned sideways, with half of his arms resting on the table, and tapped silently with two fingers alternately, a little Fang said: "You arrange the line for Liang Jiang. Tell Fu Ling the hiding place of Zhiyuan's radio station. From now on, the radio station and code book will be in her hands. If there are instructions here, the order will be changed every six hours from midnight. Once, until the order expires. Before the new order is issued, let them all be silent, and do not move unless it is absolutely necessary."

Layers of curtains were drawn in the room, and it was so quiet that you could even count your breathing rate. The boss's voice was still deep and clear, but Zhao Changgeng hesitated for a moment, wondering if he had been too nervous for the past few days, so that he had hallucinations.How could he not know that the old man conveyed the core information of the most elite brigade of the Hengdu Division, and the boss had already paid too much to ensure that the news was delivered in time, even during the short interval between his fake death escape and Liang Jiang's successful infiltration Knowing that Zhiyuan is his own younger brother, he still pushes him to the position of cannon fodder, just to ensure that the information lines are always connected.

Jinchang's intelligence activities had caused the East Japan Army to suffer a great loss. Zhao Changgeng couldn't tell whether the senior officer Okamura, who he had dealt with before and had countless reputations in the local intelligence circle, came for him, or for Jinchang. Terminus, or both at all.Although the escape method prepared for him by the boss was practical, it was really not an option. At that time, the underground intelligence network in Jinkou was hit hard. He, a reporter who had always been low-key, was suddenly shot dead by the rebels, and a successor followed him one after another— It's okay to fool others, but it's impossible for a veteran like Kennosuke Okamura to be unaware.

So what Zhao Qiming took over from the beginning was a game of chess that was bound to be lost. The only difference was how long he could last as a chess player with his family and his life on the line.Zhao Changgeng was sober all the time, sober that his head was chilled, he knew that the boss was playing with fire, and his younger brother was so naive that he believed everything and was willing to be that moth to the flame.In fact, he is very lucky to come to this point. Fortunately, the right time, place and people have finally earned this chance of survival, which is just enough for Zhao Qiming to escape.But now, in a blink of an eye, the boss told him clearly that all espionage activities on this line were suspended, as if the previous steps on thin ice were all a joke.

The light is bright and soft, and the circle of light spreads in the darkness, like ripples on the surface of the water.Zhao Changgeng stared down at the reflection of the table, calmly adjusted his breath, and let his reason return to the high ground.He suddenly realized that perhaps Okamura Kennosuke's going south was not simply aimed at himself and the headquarters. This man's ambition was beyond their imagination, and he clearly aimed at the old students from the very beginning.If the turmoil in Tianjin at the beginning of the year was indeed Okamura's intention to create momentum, then it has to be said that both he and the boss made a wrong move.

The room was quiet, Zhao Changgeng felt that it had been a long time, but he also knew that it was only a moment.He subconsciously took half a step towards the boss, shaking the shadow cast on the wall twice, and asked in a low voice: "What happened to Lao Sheng and Qing Yi?" The boss didn't answer, he got up and walked towards the window with his hands behind his back, as if Considering how much information is appropriate to disclose, he continued after a while: "External information, after Dongri's 13th and No. Only the 23rd Brigade remained motionless—what do you think that means?"

Zhao Changgeng frowned when he heard that, suddenly felt the light in front of him was dazzling.He has always specialized in intelligence and has limited knowledge of things on the battlefield, but he also knows that the Hengdu Division has always been a force that attacks more than defends the city. Under this four-unit standard system, when the commander receives a combat order, it is rare for the commander not to consider cooperating. Only leave the precedent of the two alliances.What's more, if it weren't for the fact that the Chinese army was empty and had no time to take care of the guards outside of Pengcheng and Xiakou, it would not be so easy to cheapen the great city to the East. Now the East and Japan allied forces have settled in Shanglong, let alone the Hengdu Division. It is necessary to disperse forces to defend the city.

Where there are abnormalities, it is often the source of intelligence.Zhao Changgeng twitched his brows slightly, and looked beyond the soft yellow light to the boss in the shadows: "The Special Investigation Department and the Hengdu Division are on the same track?" Okamura Kennosuke stared at Hisakawa Shigeyoshi, and chased him from Jinkou to Shang But he was not in a hurry to make a move. He must be convinced that the 23rd Brigade has a Chinese eyeliner inside. Naturally, he would not let him move with the army. If he could get a high-level order, he would indeed have the power to temporarily restrict the wing's actions.The Hengdu Division moved eagerly at this time, and even chose the bad strategy of separating the troops. It may not be out of the desire to wait and see Okamura.

The boss paused under the shadow cast by the curtains, his long gray cloth clothes melted into the curtain, and his silhouette was so dark that he couldn't tell.I only heard a sneer and said: "The army has long been displeased with the Special Investigation Department. The master behind Kennosuke Okamura and the Hengdu Division are loyal to different factions. Look at Shigeru Kitai If you back off a few times, it may not be really easy to bully, and it will be a matter of time before the two of them fight." After a pause, he continued, "It's best for them to fight to the detriment of both, but before that, the safety of the old student and Tsing Yi must be guaranteed. "

Zhao Changgeng nodded and said yes, the boss said it lightly, but he didn't know what it meant: insiders must never be exposed, and all unavoidable loopholes must be filled even if it costs people's lives.Just like in Jinkou, when Zhao Qiming was brought into the division camp for review, the boss threw Chen Zhengyuan out without hesitation.Giving up the small and protecting the big is indeed the right choice intellectually.The contact person can always be replaced, as long as the inside line is not exposed, there will be another one if one is gone, but if one is missing, it will be difficult to penetrate into the enemy's interior within a few years.The so-called green hills are left without worrying about no firewood, to put it bluntly, that is the case.

There is no other words on both sides, only the bright lights.After a while, the boss paced and sighed: "Ying Xing, today is the fifth day, right?" It's time to leave, and there are many people who need to visit over there, so make preparations in the next two days!" The voice was so deep that it was like boiling water, Zhao Changgeng was stunned, knowing that he had no reason to refuse, and was about to answer when he suddenly heard There were three quick knocks on the door, and someone hurried in.

The person who came was Du Cheng, the confidential secretary mentioned in the words just now. He was holding a piece of graph paper for transcribing the telegram in his hand, and it was obvious that he had something urgent to do.Seeing Zhao Changgeng present, he seemed a little surprised, his eyes lingered for a while, he didn't say anything, but he went straight to the boss, and delivered the things in his hand upright.The room was so quiet that Zhao Changgeng couldn't see clearly the boss's face which was not in the shadows, he could only vaguely see that the man's thick black sword eyebrows frowned, and then he asked, "When did it happen?"

Du Cheng lowered his head slightly: "Just now, if you had an order, you might be able to reply in time." After speaking, his peripheral vision shifted, but he glanced at Zhao Changgeng who was standing beside him.Zhao Changgeng saw this move, and his heart skipped a beat. Before he could think about how to speak, the boss greeted him in a cold voice: "Come and take a look." What he handed over was a piece of white thick straw paper , which has not yet been translated, is full of numbers in the telegraph operator's scribbled handwriting.

Zhao Changgeng's hand holding the paper suddenly trembled involuntarily. It was a multi-layer encrypted cipher text. Judging from the pause pattern, it was originally the set of "Shuowen Jiezi" that he gave up.The entire telegram has neither a header nor an inscription, and only two URGs are registered in a row. Obviously, the time for sending the telegram is very tight. Before 08:30, the people who went to pick up the kite had reported that the task was completed, and they would never pass the interrogation with the radio, so who exactly was Wu He picked up?Who is the person occupying the exclusive frequency in Shangyong City to send reports at this time?

The boss's stern voice reached the eardrums: "What did it say?" Zhao Changgeng opened his mouth, suppressing the panic in his heart: "There was a mistake in the previous letter, and the enemy's target is still the main force in North China. Xia (mouth) An, don't move." Before the boss could speak, he grabbed Du Cheng's wrist first, and said anxiously, "Go to the office, I can recognize his handwriting!" Zhao Changgeng has been in the industry for nine years, and it is rare for Zhao Changgeng to lose his composure. Slightly nodding his head in agreement, he hurriedly followed and led the people to find the receiving station.

In fact, when Zhao Changgeng translated the telegram, all three people in the room knew clearly: Zhiyuan's retreat had gone wrong.Right now, there are only two situations, either Zhiyuan resists orders and stays in Shangying, pretending to be someone else to go out of the city, or he has been captured and betrayed, confessing all the information, so that the Special Investigation Department can get back.The newsroom of the temporary residence was located in the basement. When the two arrived, the room was busy in an orderly manner. The sound of ticking and electric current interweaved into an invisible large net, covering the entire space powered by electricity.Du Cheng stopped in front of the innermost radio station and gestured to Zhao Changgeng with his eyes.

The female radio operator seemed to be aware of the movement behind her. She raised her head to look at the person coming, took off her earphones, and kept her eyes on the flashing indicator light: "Secretary Du, Zhao Ke, the other party is still sending a report, and the safety time limit has passed, should we cut off contact immediately? "The sound of the current penetrated the earphones, and it was monotonously and swiftly ringing. Zhao Changgeng didn't speak, and signaled the operator to get out of the way. He sat in her seat, fine-tuned the sending frequency, and immediately responded as quickly as possible: 0500035453881779001004410010424936621037211024824168401605002973 (immediately) Evacuate, this is an order!)

It was too late to perform complicated translations, and the clear code would undoubtedly expose the opponent's actions faster, so Zhao Changgeng could only try his best to expedite it, and chose the anti-cutting method that had never been used in the Central China Telegram. Encrypt, and hope that the other party can have enough tacit understanding to understand.When the telegram rang just now, he had already recognized that the opposite was his blood-related brother - Zhao Qiming had not betrayed, nor had he left the city as planned, but now is not the time to ask why.

The silent indicator light came on again, and he knew that the other party understood, and that person was sending him a message in the same way: 015501080657394906570192 (goodbye, brother.) Across the short mountain of thirty kilometers, Zhonghua and Dongri, Zhao Qiming was sending a message to him. he said goodbye.Zhao Changgeng suddenly remembered that when the two brothers met for the last time, the man said the same thing and watched him go away.He stared at the blinking light until the red light disappeared completely, as if he was watching the figure of his younger brother submerged in the afterglow of the western sky.