Just the next morning, when Ning Zhiheng arrived at Fujiwara Club, he had just sat down in the office when Yi Huaan knocked on the door and reported to him in a low voice: "President, this morning's contact time, the headquarters sent an urgent message. ”

When Ning Zhiheng heard this, he had already vaguely guessed it just by a flash of thought, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It won't be a matter of drawings again, right?" ”

"You guessed it!" Yi Huaan nodded and handed over a telegram to Ning Zhiheng, "The headquarters ordered the Intelligence Section to find these two drawings. ”

Ning Zhiheng took the telegram and looked at it carefully, as he guessed, the bureau made it clear in the telegram, ordering the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau to keep an eye on the Shanghai intelligence market, and once it is found that there are drawings, it must be collected at any cost, and at the same time, he also ordered the Second Intelligence Group of the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, that is, the Hong Kong Intelligence Group led by Shen Xiang, to go all out to search for the whereabouts of the drawings.

After reading the telegram, Ning Zhiheng really had a headache, and the situation was expanding more and more, and now these two drawings have stirred the nerves in all aspects, and it is conceivable that everyone's eyes are now focused on Hong Kong and Shanghai, and it is estimated that the forces of the military commanders in these two places will all be mobilized.

Ning Zhiheng immediately drafted a telegram and asked Yi Huaan to inform the Hong Kong Intelligence Unit to find out the news about the drawings, especially to pay attention to the actions of various forces.

Of course, he still hopes that the drawings will flow to the Shanghai intelligence market through various channels, so that even if the cost is huge, the drawings can be guaranteed.

What he is most worried about now is that at this time, the drawings have fallen into the hands of a certain force and have disappeared without a trace, so even if he tries his best, he will be powerless.

The next day, in the Shanghai Public Concession, the lobby of a private club, this is a very private place, each table is placed on the delicate drinks, the air is filled with a faint smell of tobacco and alcohol, and there are more than a dozen men and women in different costumes, they are in groups of threes and twos, each looking for their partner and talking in a low voice.

These people are all top figures in Shanghai's intelligence market, and they each have a large amount of intelligence resources, and they gather here for a routine gathering.

They have their own connections in the intelligence market, and only those whose strength and credibility are recognized by everyone are qualified to participate in such gatherings.

At this time, opposite Huo Yueze, there was an old man in a green shirt, with a short figure, a chubby face, even his eyebrows were curved, slender eyes, and that amiable smiling face, his face was like a Maitreya Buddha, and this person was the old man of the intelligence trafficker in South China.

Just looked at him helplessly, and said with a smile: "Lao Chen, I'm really telling the truth, you are looking for the wrong person, now that the matter of this drawing is attracting attention from all sides, and all eyes are staring here, how dare I, an old bone, reach out?" This is not careful, and no one swallows it in one bite. ”

Huo Yueze, who is known as "Lao Chen", looked at Lao Kou, his face seemed to be smiling, and he said in an accentuated tone: "Lao Kou, no matter what you say is true or not, I have to say hello in advance, if you can get the drawings later, you must talk to us first, you know our reputation, the price is negotiable, I will never bargain." ”

When Lao Kou heard this, he quickly nodded and agreed, and said in his mouth: "Don't worry, who doesn't know that you Lao Chen is a rich man with a lot of money and a house full of people, which one can compare with you, but I am in the coastal area, there is really no way, you still wait for Xiao Fengxian, her means are clever, if there is a drama in this matter, there is only her." ”

Huo Yueze looked left and right, and was a little anxious in his heart, in previous gatherings, Yongfeng was often absent, and this time he didn't appear.

In fact, not only him, but also the other people sitting there, their eyes swept in the direction of the door, intentionally or unintentionally, as if waiting for someone.

At this time, Ji Hongyi ended the conversation with a middle-aged man and walked in this direction, Lao Kou hurriedly took the opportunity to say: "Okay, I have written down your matter, and I will contact you if there is any news." ”

After speaking, he stood up, and at this time, Lucas, a German who had been waiting for a long time, quickly waved his hand and invited Lao Kou to come over and talk as soon as he saw Lao Kou finish talking about things.

Lao Kou couldn't help but shrug his shoulders, this time the party, he became a fragrant glutton, as soon as they met, they were pulled aside to talk, it is estimated that it is also a matter of drawings, but unfortunately he really has no goods in his hands, otherwise it will definitely be a windfall!

Ji Hongyi came to Huo Yueze, sat in Lao Kou's seat just now, looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "I got a message, the situation in North China is becoming more and more tense, the Red Party's troops are frequently mobilized, and it is very likely that there will be a big operation, and the specific intelligence is priced at 26,000 US dollars, can we accept it?" ”

Huo Yueze looked up at a middle-aged man with a beard not far away, the middle-aged man saw Huo Yueze's gaze, and also raised his glass to Huo Yueze, and the two of them nodded their heads.

Huo Yueze knew that this was Lao Hong, an intelligence dealer in North China, and he was talking to Ji Hongyi just now.

"Close! Now that the situation in North China is on the verge of breaking out, the Japanese have been using the tactic of cage since the end of last year to attack the Red Party's base areas, and the Red Party will naturally not sit idly by; it seems that there is a big war to be fought, and we cannot afford to miss such important information. ”

However, Huo Yueze was more concerned about the whereabouts of the drawings at this time, and then asked: "Does Lao Hong know anything about the drawings?" ”

Ji Hongyi shook his head, Huo Yueze was very disappointed, and he looked at Phillips and Anderson not far away, these two people were the focus of his attention.

At this time, the two men also gathered together and exchanged words in a low voice, and at this moment, the door opened, and a graceful young woman appeared in the doorway, and the room fell silent at once.

Long black hair, tied in a bun, simply inserted with a white hairpin swaying, white and delicate face, slender eyebrows and picturesque, posture is quite outstanding, this person is the Yongfeng that everyone is anxiously waiting for.

As soon as she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention, especially Anderson and Huo Yueze stood up and stepped forward almost at the same time.

Huo Yueze took a few steps, grabbed ahead of Anderson, came to Yongfeng, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, and said with a smile: "Miss Yong, I've been waiting for a long time, let's talk?" ”

Yongfeng smiled slightly and nodded, the "Lao Chen" in front of him is a big financier in the intelligence market, and he has always been his old customer, so he doesn't dare to offend easily, and now he takes the initiative to invite, of course, he gladly agrees.

Anderson on the side watched Huo Yueze take the lead, and his face couldn't help but be a little ugly, but the rules of the intelligence market have always been like this, unless Huo Yueze and Yongfeng's transaction is negotiated, he can't forcibly intervene, he shook his head helplessly, and had to step aside and wait for their conversation to end.

Yongfeng followed Huo Yueze to the seat, sat opposite each other, and asked directly: "Miss Yong, I must have heard the news, I don't want to say anything else, it's about the information about the drawings, if it's in your hands, I will buy it at the highest price." ”

When Yongfeng heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "Lao Chen, the drawings are definitely not in my hands, I can't take this hot potato." ”

Yongfeng had just arrived from Hong Kong, and now that the British had detained the Notting passenger liner, it was almost a blatant search, and she naturally knew about the loss of the drawings.

Huo Yueze and Ji Hongyi immediately glanced at each other, with a look of disappointment in their eyes, Yongfeng was the most likely person in this room to know the whereabouts of the drawings, and now he categorically denied it, which made the two of them quite frustrated.

At this time, Yongfeng continued: "The current whereabouts of the drawings are unknown, but I have already figured out some specific circumstances about this matter, Lao Chen, how is it, are you still interested in talking about it?" ”

"Let's talk!" Huo Yueze nodded hurriedly.

The next day, Huo Yueze entered the city again and met with Ning Zhiheng secretly to report the results of the gathering.

"Place, I've figured it out, this time the British did it, but I don't know why they didn't succeed!"

In Huo Yueze's narrative, the whole thing slowly has a clear context, it turns out that the technical exchanges between the Germans and the Japanese have long been seen by the British intelligence department, and after many investigations, their transportation channels have gradually been mastered by the British, so when Yanagawa Naoto and others who transported the drawings boarded the ship in the French port, they were targeted by the British.

The Notin traveled thousands of miles across the ocean, and the voyage at sea was not short, and it was during this period that Naoto Yanagawa quickly became acquainted with a Caucasian beauty, and the two had a hot fight, which was of course intentional by British intelligence.

After this beauty came into contact with Yanagawa Naoto, although she tried her best to find it, she never found the data drawings they carried.

After all, Naoto Yanagawa is also an intelligence elite, and he is still wary of such a dewy couple, and there is no negligence in the places that need to be guarded against.

In the end, it was not until the night before the Notting was about to arrive in Hong Kong, seeing that the trip was coming to an end, the British finally lost patience, and they directly attacked Yanagawa Naoto, but Yanagawa Naoto also simply took poison and died when he was about to tie his hands.

As a result, Naoto Yanagawa's three companions also noticed that something was wrong, and when they came to inquire, they found Naoto Yanagawa's body, and the belongings around him were also lost, and there was no trace left, and the drawings were naturally gone.

Of course, these three companions were frightened, this must be someone who came for the drawings, this operation to transport the information is top secret, they naturally can't Zhang Yang, not to mention that the situation on the Nordin is unknown, how many people are watching in secret, they don't know, so they have to hold back for a while.

The captain of the Notting is also better than less, and he deduced that Yanagawa Naoto committed suicide by taking poison himself, so he didn't ask more.

As soon as the Notin arrived in Hong Kong, the three companions disembarked with the body of Naoto Yanagawa and immediately informed the headquarters, and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs exploded at once.