At the beginning of 1940, Wang went from side to side, seeking the support of his Japanese masters.

No. 76 was officially upgraded to the headquarters of Wang's puppet agents, nominally presided over by Zhou Fohai, and Li Shijun moved closer to Wang Wei to compete for favor, which made the rivalry between Ding and Li fierce.

The successful rescue of the Dow family this time was, first, Wan Molin's ingenious plan; the second is that Wang went to Qingdao, and the spies of No. 76 also slacked off; Finally, it is also related to the contradiction between Ding and Li.

And because of Shen Chen's existence, Wu Shibao, Lin Zhijiang, Wan Lilang and other big spy leaders were killed one after another, which weakened Li Shijun's strength to a large extent, so that Ding Motun could compete with him and still sit on the top spot of No. 76.

Personnel losses, coupled with dumping, although No. 76 still cracked and arrested many agents of the Central Union and the Military Command, the achievements were far less significant than in history.

But the hidden dangers exist, and they are huge.

First of all, there is an internal problem; in order to coordinate against the enemy and facilitate mutual support, the Shanghai part of the military command has relaxed the secrecy requirement for single-line vertical contact for special agents, and has increased the channels for horizontal communication between the special agents of the military command in the region.

In order to ensure that the finances were "clean," the account books of the Shanghai District of the Military Command also kept some records of the secret service personnel, which laid the groundwork for the final collapse of the Shanghai District of the Military Command.

The second is the change in the situation of the international war, such as the defeat of France by Germany a few months later, and the establishment of the Vichy government, the shielding capacity of the French Concession in Shanghai has declined rapidly, which has brought great danger to the anti-Japanese people.

It is precisely because of this that Shen Chen did not shy away from launching an operation in the French Concession, anyway, there were only a few months left, and it was only a matter of time before the French Concession authorities compromised with the Japanese.

Although he helped Wan Molin, or didn't help much, he just let him appreciate it. But if he wants to approve of sneaking into Zhang's house from Du's house to kill people, he will definitely not agree, although Du and Zhang's families are only separated by a moon door.

In view of this, Shen Chen thought about it repeatedly and basically dismissed this assassination plan.

Next, he can only hope that in terms of intelligence, whether there can be accurate information about Zhang Xiaolin and give him a chance to kill with one blow.

The fundraising activities of the Women's Association seemed to be going well, and although Shen Chen was able to subdue and wear a gun to enter the French Concession, he knew that it was too conspicuous. Originally, the enemy may not have noticed, but when he wants to show up, it may have the opposite effect.

So, he paid attention, but didn't see it himself.

And since Cao Yixin kissed Shen Chen seemingly emotionally, the relationship between the two has become delicate.

Shen Chen felt a little embarrassed, Cao Yixin seemed to really want to have something to do with Shen Chen, and repeatedly met Shen Chen alone at his residence on the pretext of giving him information.

After three times and twice, Shen Chen let go. Men are still afraid of women, really, what kind of righteous man and gentleman, what is hypocrisy?

"There are still problems with these organizations!" Shen Chen read the information and learned that another military commander agent had defected, so he couldn't help but shake his head, "In the past, the policy of appeasement against Japan was pursued for a long time, and the secret service work of the state government lacked ideological, organizational, operational training and material preparation for the struggle against the Japanese special forces. ”

"That's why one after another people have defected to the enemy." Cao Yixin said helplessly: "None of them were mentally prepared to endure the ordeal, and after some people were caught, they quickly rebelled. ”

"The most hateful thing is that those guys who defected to the enemy turned into a traitor and spies, and turned around to help the Japanese puppet attack more fiercely." Shen Chen put the information down.

After a pause, he smiled a little happily and said, "Fortunately, I don't have any entanglements with any organization, and I don't plan to get involved too much in the future, so that I am safer, although the power of one person is limited after all, but I don't have that much appetite." ”

Shen Chen usually said this kind of thing, and Cao Yixin also knew that it was said to her, so it was okay to help, and she didn't need to talk.

"By the way, which organization are you, can you tell me?" Shen Chen owed a debt and asked.

"I can't." Cao Yixin glanced at Shen Chen with a smile, "Why don't we exchange personal secrets, I'll answer you a question, you answer me a question, and it'll be clear when you ask." Well, I'll ask you one, and you can ask me two, so you can take advantage of it. ”

"Hehe, I don't take advantage of you." Shen Chen rolled his eyes and said, "It's okay if you don't say it, I can guess it, why do you have to ask?" ”

"You!" Cao Yixin said with a smile: "The heart is thinner than anyone else, if you want to say that you can guess, I believe it." Really, sometimes, I wonder if you're a man. ”

"It's better not to doubt it, because if you want to confirm it, the consequences will be serious." Shen Chen said very seriously.

Cao Yixin thought for a while, approached Shen Chen, and said softly: "I want to confirm it, what do you want to do?" ”

Shen Chen dodged back, coughed dryly, and said, "Don't allow this, it's good now, don't break it." ”

Cao Yixin chuckled and said, "Okay, I won't make you uncomfortable." By the way, I told you it's almost my birthday, aren't you going to give me a gift? ”

"Well, I've got a present." Shen Chen took out a small box from his pocket, "It's a little unlucky, if you mind, don't accept it......"

"Give it to me." Cao Yixin's movements became extremely sensitive, and she snatched it up.

"Ah, that's beautiful." Cao Yixin couldn't help but exclaim.

A diamond ring, which was custom-made by Shen Chen according to the appearance of later generations, is very special and beautiful.

"Why is there a little hole in here?" Cao Yixin was very careful and soon found the flaws on the ring.

"Come, I'll tell you how to use it." Shen Chen took the ring in his hand, gestured and said: "This small hole can be inserted with a short needle, and the tip of the needle can be quenched with poison, only the poison is strong enough, it is a self-defense weapon." Of course, it's also a self-cutting thing. ”

"I don't mind." Cao Yixin looked at the ring carefully, "This is a diamond, it's worth a lot of money!" Forget it, you're not here anyway. ”

Shen Chen shrugged his shoulders indifferently, got up and said, "If it's okay, I'll go first." Alcot wanted to see me, so I went home and changed my clothes and packed up. ”

Cao Yixin suddenly got up, hugged Shen Chen's arm, and said with an expectant look: "Dance with me and then leave, okay?" ”

"What's the matter, look at you, like something's going on?" Shen Chen frowned slightly, but he didn't break open his arm.

"It's nothing, I just want to dance with you." Cao Yixin's face changed again, her eyes widened, and she said, "Do I want to dance with you, don't you feel flattered?" Ask this and that, can I still eat you? ”

Shen Chen looked at Cao Yixin and was pulled into the hall by her.

In the elegant music, he looked at the beautiful woman dancing with him in front of him from time to time. She was a little cramped, looking like she wanted to speak and stopped. He was waiting, waiting for her to confess to the truth.

"I have dual citizenship, Chinese and American, for the convenience of work. But I love my homeland. Cao Yixin seemed to have made a lot of determination, raised her head, and said.

"I don't doubt that." Shen Chen met Cao Yixin's gaze and said, "Let's say something else!" ”

Cao Yixin pursed the corners of her mouth and said softly: "It's okay, I won't say it, with your carefulness and intelligence, you will definitely doubt it." I joined the Military Command Organization and also worked for the U.S. government. ”

Shen Chen thought for a while, digested this information, and asked, "Olecote also works for the U.S. government, which of you two leads whom?" ”

"He is not strictly an agent, although he is also affiliated with an American secret service organization, but focuses on propaganda." Cao Yixin said: "I focus on intelligence gathering, both for the Americans and for the military. He didn't know who I really was, and maybe he could guess some. ”

"It's much better to say it!" Shen Chen grinned and showed his two front teeth at Cao Yixin.

"yes!" Cao Yixin looked at Shen Chen with some tears and laughter, "You are such a bad person, but you want others to confess themselves, why don't you hold back and not ask?" ”

"Why do you ask?" Shen Chen laughed, "As long as I'm sure you don't have any ill will towards me, why do you ask so much?" ”

"I know you're a lazy guy." Cao Yixin was a little closer, her face almost on Shen Chen's shoulder, and said, "Alcott wants to ask you to kill someone tonight, don't agree to him easily." ”

Shen Chen knew that he had received the Desa bonus, and Alcot would definitely know about it, and he would definitely guess that he had something to do with the killing.

Regardless of whether he did it himself or not, it was only natural for Alcott to ask him to do another vote.

"Who are you going to kill?" Shen Chen asked.

Cao Yixin hesitated for a moment and said, "An American who will come to Shanghai from the United States. I don't know what secrets this guy is carrying, the Americans are in a hurry. ”

"Why can't you say yes so easily?" Shen Chen was a little puzzled, after all, Cao Yixin also worked for Americans.

Cao Yixin didn't speak for a while, leaned to Shen Chen, and said faintly after a while: "It's very dangerous." The American turned out to be a Navy officer who was fired for misconduct. Later, I don't know what confidential information I got into, and I came to Shanghai probably to sell it for a large price. ”

"Oh!" Shen Chen's hand exerted force on Cao Yixin's waist, as if he was grateful for her concern.

"Badass." Cao Yixin smiled lightly and said, "Why are you so energetic, I'm not old enough to need support." ”

Melodious dance music lingered in the room, and the two were originally dancing ballroom dances, but Cao Yixin's posture was getting tighter and tighter.

This is really a lingering and gentle game, if Shen Chen didn't react, it would be too much to overestimate him.

It is a good pastime to be able to whisper and chat with female companions, and also have the comfort of female snuggling and relieve the stress in life.

After pausing for a while, Shen Chen asked, "The intelligence of the United States, it is estimated that the Japanese are most interested." But this guy can't live in the public concession, and beware of the country's intelligence agencies; And you can't live in the Japanese-occupied area, so you can only live in the French Concession in case the information is robbed in vain? ”

Cao Yixin said: "You judged correctly, the cruise ship will dock at the 16th Pu Wharf, and this guy may go to the French Concession nearby." ”

"What about the danger you are talking about?" Shen Chen felt that Cao Yixin didn't say anything more important.

Cao Yixin seemed to be about to whisper, put her face close to Shen Chen's face, and said, "The Japanese also know something, do you say they will ignore it?" In the French Concession, the Japanese were also able to send plainclothes gendarmes to protect them, as Zhang Xiaolin did. ”

The faces were pressed together, the ballroom dance turned into a veneer dance, and the steps were moving slower and slower, and the two of them didn't seem to want to move anymore.

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The U.S.-Japan intelligence war can be traced back to the end of World War I, before the signing of the Washington Naval Disarmament Agreement.

At that time, the ink of the armistice agreement was still dry, and the United States and Japan began to plan to build warships.

Britain was helplessly involved in this competition, and under the threat of the frenzied shipbuilding of the United States and Japan, the old empire could not sit idly by and watch its fleet fall behind the times.

Subsequently, the shipbuilding competition also affected France and Italy. By September 1921, the competition for naval expansion had returned to its pre-war grandeur and had become almost universal.

At that time, intelligence work was really useful. A veil of secrecy was used to hide everything that spied on the shipyard's eyes, and reports of shipbuilding were heavily censored.

American spies frequently carry out activities in Japan, and Japanese spies also run along the east and west coasts of the United States.

Prior to the start of the Conference on Disarmament, the parties gathered a considerable amount of information. The United States, on the other hand, has an advantage in the information war and has obtained all the important projects of warships that Japan is scheduled to build.

And after the start of the disarmament conference, because the coded messages exchanged between the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the plenipotentiary had already been deciphered by American cryptographic experts.

In this way, the United States has been able to accurately know to what extent Japan is prepared to make concessions, and it has seen through the hard-line posture deliberately put on by the Japanese during the negotiations, and has taken advantage of it.

After the incident, Japan hated the fact that the telegram had been detected and deciphered, and also stepped up its intelligence work against the United States.

For example, in the Battle of Midway, Yamaguchi Tamon, commander of the Japanese Navy's Second Air Force, who was buried in the waves of the eastern Pacific Ocean, was called "the head of the spies stationed in the United States" by the US Navy when he was a naval attaché in Washington.

And this American's name is Thompson, and he is a major who graduated from the American Annapolis Naval Military School. In addition to the reason for money, he was fired from the Navy for with women, so he held a grudge and was "hostile" to the US Navy.

When Thompson was in the United States, he first came to the Japanese consulate in Los Angeles and said to the Japanese consul: "I have a grudge against the US Navy, and if Japan needs me to do anything, I am willing to help." Do you want confidential information about the U.S. Navy? ”

The Japanese consul was a little at a loss as to what to do about this "intelligence salesman" and hesitated for a long time before replying: "There is a Japanese naval attache in Washington, so how about you go there and talk about it......

For unknown reasons, Thompson did not go to Washington, but took an Italian cruise ship to Shanghai.