Now, Li Guangyuan must win the next stage of the confrontation: he needs to prove that his position on this issue is correct. He carefully considered the position he was in. His position is very favorable. He must defeat Chang Kaishen and will definitely be able to defeat him.

He didn't go into his office. In Chang Kaishen's reception room, he said to his secretary: "Friend, may I ask your boss: what instructions does he have?" Will he meet me right away, or will he let me sleep for half an hour and come back? ”

I'll ask," the secretary replied, and went out of the door. He went out for about two minutes, then walked in and said to him, "Do it yourself, the chief has agreed to receive you now, but the conversation can be changed to the evening."

A more complicated plan," Li Guangyuan understood, "Chang Kaishen wants to figure out where I am going now. You shouldn't delay the time, but you have to decide the winner within an hour. Even if you invite an expert from the institute to come here, it will only take two hours at most."

I will do whatever you think is convenient," Li Guangyuan said, "I am afraid that he will go to the chiefs in the evening, and then I will have to wait for him until tomorrow morning." Does this make sense? ”

Makes sense," the secretary chimed in.

So now, right? ”

The secretary opened the door to his office and said, "Please come in, Captain."

Chang Kaishen's office was dimly lit. The captain sat in a circle chair at a small round table and was listening to a BBC broadcast. BBC radio is broadcasting anti-war propaganda programmes. With a briefcase on his lap, Mr. Chang was engrossed in reviewing the documents, occasionally adjusting the radio's flowing bands. It seemed that Chang Kaishen was very tired, and the collar of his military shirt was open. Cigar smoke floated in the office, like clouds in a narrow valley.

Good morning," Chang Kaishen said, "To be honest, I didn't expect to see you so early"

I'm worried about being scolded."

You're always worried about being scolded by the old man, but who have I ever scolded? I'm a good old man, but people spread a lot of rumors about me. Your beautiful boss is a thousand times more fierce than me. It's just that he learned to smile and speak ** in college. I still don't know if I should eat the apple cut or whole, as my family does."

Chang Kaishen sighed, stood up, buttoned his military shirt, and said, "Let's go."

He noticed Li Guangyuan's bewildered gaze, and couldn't help but smile lightly: "I prepared a gift that you didn't expect."

They walked out of the office. Chang Kaishen said to the secretary by the way; "We may come back"

But I haven't called a car yet."

We're not going anywhere."

Chang Kaishen slammed down the steep stairs to the basement. A number of cells have been set up here for extra-serious criminals. At the entrance to the basement stood three Guards soldiers.

Chang Kaishen took out his Walter-style pistol from his trouser pocket and handed it to the guards.

Li Guangyuan looked at Chang Kaishen with an inquiring gaze, and Chang Kaishen nodded lightly.

Li Guangyuan handed over his Balabellen automatic pistol, and the guards stuffed it into his pocket.

Chang Kaishen picked up an apple on the small table of the guards and said, "I'm sorry to come here without gifts, although we are both admirers of free love and don't bear any responsibility, but we should also bring some gifts when visiting old friends."

Chang Kaishen forced himself to laugh. He understood why Chang Kaishen said this.

At one point, his subordinates tried to coerce a diplomat from a South American country to work for them. They showed the person a few pictures. The photo was taken while this diplomat was with a blonde. This woman was introduced to him by Chang Kaishen's subordinates.

Either we send these pictures to your wife," they said to this diplomat, "or you do us a favor"

The diplomat looked at the photographs for a long time, and then asked: "Can I come with her again?" My wife and I are very fond of these kinds of photos. ”

This happened shortly after Zhan Guoqiang issued an order to pay special attention to the family life of the scouts.

At that time, Li Guangyuan complained: "We should believe in free love without any responsibility, and then people will not be caught doing stupid things"

Later, when Li Guangyuan was told about the diplomat's incident, he only whistled and said, "Please find me a woman who likes that kind of photo, and I will immediately ask her to be my wife." However, in my opinion, you have fallen for that man: he is afraid of his wife to death, but he does not show his face and acts like an actor. but you believed him. Are you afraid of your wife? Of course, I'm afraid, but you can't catch me, because I'm only afraid of myself, because I don't have any responsibility to anyone. The only bad thing is that no one sent me anything to prison"

Chang Kaishen stopped at the door of cell No. 7. He looked into the surveillance hole for a long time, then gestured to the guards. The guards opened the heavy cell door. Müller was the first to walk into the cell, and Li Guangyuan followed closely. The guards remained at the door of the cell.

The cell was empty.

Logically," Chang Kaishen said after listening to Li Guangyuan's report, "and the attitude of you and the physicist is unshakable. Please consider me your ally."

Does the car you sent to track the diplomat's 'Horich' have anything to do with this? ”

Do you notice someone stalking you? Do you clearly feel the danger? ”

Any fool in my position will notice that someone is watching, and as for the danger, what is the danger of staying at home? If I'm abroad."

Your head doesn't hurt, does it? ”

Because of overthinking? Li Guangyuan smiled slightly.

Because there's a kind of pressure," Chang replied, immediately raising his left hand and massaging the back of his head.

He wanted to look at the watch. What is he waiting for? Li Guangyuan secretly discovered, "If he hadn't held a trump card, he wouldn't have made up his mind to act in this scene." Who is this trump card? Is it a teacher? Is it a professor? Or a telegrapher? ”

I advise you to try to do yoga breathing gymnastics"

I don't believe in that, but you can demonstrate."

Place your left hand on the back of your head. No, no, just with your fingers. The right hand should be placed flat against the top of the head. That's it. At the same time, start massaging your head. Close your eyes."

I close my eyes and you're going to slam it on the top of my head like you would with my men"

If you suggest that I betray my country, I will deal with you like this. Captain, you sneak a look at your watch, but your watch is seven minutes slower. I like to openly wrestle with all people, in any situation"

Chang Kaishen smiled.

You don't work in my agency, and I've always lamented it. Otherwise, I would have made you my deputy a long time ago."

I don't want to do it yet."

Why? ”

You are jealous. Like a faithful wife with affection. It's a terrible jealousy. Cruel jealousy, so to speak."

That's right. In other words, though, this cruel jealousy is a concern for comrades"

Chang Kaishen looked at his watch again, but this time he didn't hide it: "He's a first-class professional spy," Chang Kaishen thought to himself, "He understands everything not through words, but through gestures and emotions." Attaboy. If he does something against us, then the damage he inflicts on the country is immeasurable"

Alright," Chang said, "we're going to fight openly right away." Friend, wait another minute"

He stood up and opened the heavy cell door. Although the cell door is covered with a thick layer of iron, it can be gently pushed open with a single finger. He said to a lazy guard who was picking nails with a matchstick: "Please call the secretary and ask him what's new"

Chang estimated that Rove could force the Communist woman to confess within two or three hours, and then send her here to confront her face-to-face. He did what he did, and he didn't do it and didn't wronged him. It is the duty of the counterintelligence staff to verify the facts, and he also arranged the plan for interrogating Li Guangyuan very well: as soon as Luo Fu pried open the woman's mouth, Chang Kaishen immediately played his trump card, observed Li Guangyuan's behavior, and then asked him to confront the "female pianist" face to face.

Wait a minute," Chang Kaishen turned to the cell, "I'm here waiting for a notice"

Li Guangyuan shrugged his shoulders: "Why did you bring me here?" ”

It's quieter here. If everything ends the way I want it to be, we'll go back together, and everyone will know about it. I did one thing with you in my agency."

Will my boss know this? ”

Whose jealousy are you afraid of, his or mine? ”

What do you think? ”

I like that you are determined and resolute to do it."

The guards walked in and reported: "The switchboard called me to tell you that no one was answering the phone there"

Chang Kaishen tightened his lips in surprise, and thought in his heart: "Probably he drove here without calling." It could be that my phone was busy and he came in his car himself in order to save time. Great. So, in another ten to fifteen minutes, Rove will send her here."

Well," Chang repeated, "it's like the Buddhist scriptures say: sometimes you need to collect stones, sometimes you need to throw them away."

It seems that you didn't learn very well in middle school," Li Guangyuan said, "and the book says that sometimes you need to throw stones, sometimes you need to collect stones, sometimes you need to hug, sometimes you need to avoid hugs"

Chang Kaishen asked, "Have you studied the Buddhist scriptures in detail with a teacher under your guardianship?" ”

I often recite Buddhist scriptures over and over again. In order to defeat the enemy, their ideology should be understood, are you right? To study at the time of confrontation means that you are doomed to failure"

Could it be that they preemptively intercepted the teacher abroad? Quite possibly. Although I didn't meet a single car when I returned to the station, they probably took shelter in the post before I left. This is consistent with time extrapolation. They were probably approaching Nanjing. That is true. It seems that I should immediately ask to confront my boss in person. Only the offensive can be taken. Don't go on the defensive no matter what. If Chang Kaishen asked me where the spy Li Koqi was, how would I answer him? There should be a letter on the table at home. This would indicate that I was clearly not there at the time. But who would have thought that these events would lead them to the teacher? Licoch's story has yet to be confirmed. Time is in my favor."

Chang Kaishen slowly took out a light blue envelope from his breast pocket.

After all, I've done my job," Li Guangyuan continued to think, "this fool, he thought that his slow and methodical demeanor would attract my attention, and I would immediately fidget. Whatever he wants, the teacher may confess, but it's not a big deal. The main thing is that the professor has warned us in advance: the operator has been completely exposed, and Mei Sipin has begun negotiations, or is preparing for negotiations. Our people should organize all forces to continue fighting, and even if I am exposed, they will understand the direction of action. Chang Kaishen couldn't figure out my password, and no one knew my password except me and my boss. They can't get the password from me, I can guarantee that."

Look," Chang Kaishen pulled out three forensic fingerprint photos from his pocket, "Look how interesting this thing is."

These fingerprints," he handed the first picture to Li Guangyuan, "we took it from that glass, and you used it to pour a glass of water and handed it to that unfortunate, stupid, gullible subordinate. These fingerprints," Chang Kaishen pulled out the second photo, as if drawing a trump card from a deck of cards, "Where did we find it, have you thought about it?" ”

My fingerprints can be found anywhere," Li Guangyuan said, "and they can be found in Chongqing, Shanghai, Wuhan."

Where else? ”

I can recall, but it took at least fourteen or fifteen hours. Not only will we have to miss lunch, but we will also have to miss dinner."

Never mind. I'm ready to starve. By the way, your Zen Yoga believes that hunger is the most effective medicine? Remembered? ”

If I am arrested now, and you formally inform me of this, I will answer your question as the person who was arrested. If I hadn't been arrested now, I wasn't going to answer your question"

I'm not going to answer," Chang Kaishen repeated in imitation of Li Guangyuan's tone, "I'm not going to answer"

He looked at his watch: if Rove walked in now, he would have started with the transmitter; However, Rove was delayed, so Chang Kaishen said: "Please try to repeat word for word, what did you do after you made a phone call in the confidential communication room, which no one is allowed to enter?" It's better to repeat it in chronological order, minute by minute"

He didn't show the third fingerprint photo," Li Guangyuan thought to himself, "It seems that he has some other information, maybe he should be beaten up now, so that he will not be so confident in the next step."

Those who neglect their duties should be brought before the Tribunal. They left the key on the door and burrowed into the bombshell shelter like rabbits. After I walked into the confidential communication room, I met Wu Sibao and stayed with him for more than two hours. As for what I have to say to him, I certainly can't tell you."

Please don't be overly careful, Li Guangyuan, don't be overly careful. After all, I am older than you, higher in rank than you, older than you..."

When he answered me like this, it seemed to imply that I was not arrested," Li Guangyuan quickly sensed this, "If this is the case, it means that they have not yet obtained incriminating evidence, but they are waiting for incriminating evidence and hope to get incriminating evidence from me." Looks like I still have a chance to succeed."

I beg your pardon, Captain."

That's it. In short, what did you talk about with Wu Sibao? ”

I can only answer your question in front of him, please understand what I mean correctly"

If you can answer my question behind his back, maybe you can excuse yourself a little and you won't have to answer the third question."

Chang Kaishen looked at his watch again. Presumably Rove is walking down the stairs in the basement right now. Chang Kaishen has always thought that he can sense the time very accurately.

I am ready to answer your third question, if it concerns only me personally, and not in the interests of the country"

It's just about you. These fingerprints were found by my subordinates on the suitcase of a female Communist newspaper operator. That's the hardest question you can answer."

Why? I happen to have no difficulty answering this question, because I checked the suitcase of this female operator in Rove's office, and Rove can confirm this"

He's confirmed that."

What's the problem? ”

The problem is that before this suitcase was handed over to us, the District Intelligence Directorate took your fingerprints."

They can't be mistaken, right? ”

No, it won't."

And what about serendipity ”

Serendipity may exist. But the serendipity is convincing. There are 20 million suitcases in all the apartments in Shanghai, so why did you find your fingerprints on the suitcase that the female newspaper operator used to keep her belongings? How can this be explained? ”

Well, it's hard to explain, or almost impossible to explain. If I were in your position, I wouldn't believe any of my explanations. I understand you, Captain, I understand you"

I very much hope that you will give a convincing answer, Li Guangyuan, and I assure you that I have great sympathy for you"

I believe that"

Rove sent the woman here right away. I'm sure she'll help us figure out where you left your fingerprints on this suitcase."

Female spy? Li Guangyuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Is it the woman I caught in that military hospital?" My visual memory is fantastic. If I'd met her before, I would have remembered her face. No, she won't help us."

She's going to help us," Chang retorted, "and she'll definitely help us," he fumbled in his breast-hugging pocket again, "This is what I brought from Yan'an."

Chang Kaishen said and showed him: This is the coded telegram sent by the professor to Li Guangyuan to Yan'an.

This is over," Li Guangyuan understood, "this is a complete failure." It turns out that I was an idiot. The professor is either a coward, a big fool, or a mole"

Think about it, Li Guangyuan," Chang Kaishen struggled to his feet and walked out of the cell unhurriedly.

When the cell door closed gently, Li Guangyuan felt empty in his heart. He'd experienced it more than once. Li Guangyuan felt that he no longer stood on his legs, he felt that his body was light, as if he had become someone else's, and at the same time, the surrounding objects became more distinct, and the edges and corners also appeared. At such a moment, he would find so many edges and corners. Later, he was amazed at this, and he was often amused by his strange features. He can also accurately distinguish the lines of contact between the various flowers in the bouquet, and even see where this or that flower is located to make it stand out. He first experienced this feeling in the late autumn of 1930 in Tokyo. At that time, he and the spy chief of the security department stationed at the embassy in Tokyo were strolling down a street in the city, near the Bank of Tokyo building, when suddenly an old acquaintance walked up. This person was met in his early years in the Sea Vladivostok Regiment, when he was an officer of the counter-espionage agency, and he could meet Chinese everywhere abroad; They can adapt to everything, but they always violate traffic rules when crossing the street; Later, Li Guangyuan recognized many compatriots abroad based on this characteristic. At this time, I saw the fellow running across the road towards him, hugging him so passionately that the briefcase fell out of his hand. The fellow hugged him and shouted: "Lao Li, dear"

In Dalian, they call each other "you". What is ridiculous is that I can't imagine that he will one day call him "Lao Li" in person, and no longer call him "Squad Leader Li". This is characteristic of Chinese living abroad: they often treat strangers as colleagues who get along day and night, and close friends, even acquaintances who have met by chance. Li Guangyuan was also aware of this, so he was very reluctant to travel abroad, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom, where there are many Chinese expatriates, but he had to travel to these two cities frequently. On that occasional encounter with the fellow countryman, Li Guangyuan accurately made a contemptuous and bewildered expression, made a disgusted gesture with his index finger, and pushed the fellow away, who walked away with a smile as if he had been beaten. At this moment, Li Guangyuan found that his collar was particularly dirty. He has a variety of precise shades on his collar: white, gray and light black. Later, he returned to the hotel and did an experiment to draw the colors on paper. He was willing to bet that his drawings were no worse than those taken by the camera, but unfortunately no one bet with him at the time. It was after this encounter on the streets of Tokyo that Li Guangyuan told the doctor that there was something wrong with his eyesight. The doctor thought that he was often overtired and caused inflammation of the mucous membrane of his left eye, so he followed the doctor's instructions and put on sunglasses six months later. He knows that glasses, especially sunglasses, can change a person's appearance and sometimes make a person unrecognizable. However, it is not appropriate to wear sunglasses immediately after the Tokyo incident, after which there should be a half-year preparation phase. During this half-year, the Soviet garrison in Tokyo naturally had to closely monitor anyone's movements to see if any of them were interested in that fellow. The Japanese were not interested in him after all, and probably the officer in the security department thought that this poor Chinese expatriate in broken shoes and dirty shirts was a little man who did not deserve attention.