At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, Liu Zezhi drove a car and took three agents of the task force to a Shikumen house on Daxi Road, where No. 76 rented the former guest hall as a monitoring point, diagonally opposite is the small mansion of He Cichang in Shanghai. A subordinate said mysteriously: "Secretary Liu, we have set up two secret sentinels at the entrance of the mansion opposite, which may have been discovered by Vice Minister He, and they are also aware of the eavesdropping equipment we have installed. Just now, Vice Minister He called Chairman Zhou of Nanjing to complain. ”

Liu Zezhi laughed and said: "What a fuss, let them know if they know, what can they do with No. 76?" After Zheng Zhichao came back, did he have any intention of going out or contacting anyone? ”

"I don't see it at the moment, and I haven't seen it since I got home."

"That's good. It's an errand and errand, it's an eventful time, and Asano-kun is all locked up, and he can't sit still if he misses his head. That's it, I'll go elsewhere. It seems that Zheng Zhichao should not be the person he is looking for, otherwise it would be impossible to make such a big deal out of his uncle and put himself on the cusp.

Liu Zezhi said again: "You call your Captain Tian's phone number for me." ”

After the phone was connected, Liu Zezhi took the phone and said, "Captain Tian, there is no problem here." You see—okay, then I'll go to Jing'an Temple Road again. ”

Before leaving No. 76, Liu Zezhi had already notified Liu Wu's hometown in northern Jiangsu of the death, so someone in the family would come to Shanghai at any time to deal with the aftermath, so he asked Tian Chengxi and Pingchuan Xinye in the same office: If someone comes to the No. 76 dormitory to look for him, or has a phone, please tell me in time. On the phone, Tian Chengxi asked him to continue to the next monitoring point to inspect, and nothing else was mentioned, so it can be seen that no one has looked for him.

According to the original plan: after meeting on the Queen Victoria, Guo Xuan and Sir George would return to Chongqing directly from the high seas. knows who the person who pretends to be Guo Xuan is, only Zhou Chengbin. Why is there still no news from Zhou Chengbin now? Could it be that something is wrong? It's impossible, if something happens, Ji Qun should tell him as soon as possible, it seems that there is only one possibility: Ji Qun and Zhou Chengbin have not yet been contacted. Xu Jianxue sent a secret telegram from the headquarters of the Chongqing Military Command Bureau, saying that Mao Renfeng was about to arrive in northern Jiangsu around 15 June, and if there was an opportunity, please make arrangements in advance to meet him. Could it be that Zhou Chengbin went to northern Jiangsu and arranged it first? Even so, you shouldn't have gone to northern Jiangsu so early.

Liu Wuzhi's death not only made Liu Zezhi feel painful, but also made him lose his left and right hands.

Liu Zezhi came to the second floor of the Western restaurant in front of an apartment building on Jing'an Temple Road, and said to the agents at the monitoring point set up here: "Is there any movement? I'll come over for Captain Tian to take a look. What are the names of your surveillance targets? ”

Duan Wentao, who was in charge here, put down the phone in his hand and reported with a nervous expression: "The monitored object is called Long Ruikang, and he lives in the house separated by two house numbers. The house was subletted, and there were three other families besides him. He just slipped out before you came. I have sent someone to follow and report to Captain Tian. It's great that you're here. ”

Long Ruikang? Liu Zezhi, whose memory is not under Li Shiqun, remembered the resume that Tian Chengyi made for this person after his investigation: thirty-three years old, single, a former middle school mathematics teacher, came to Shanghai from the northeast a month ago, and has not yet found a job. Because it is not easy to find a teaching position, I want to try another job, and when I go to the Rising Sun Pier, I follow an advertisement in the "Declaration" to apply for an accountant for a transportation company.

Liu Ze was quite contemptuous of Duan Wentao, a rebel general, and he had always been vigilant. The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has entered a phase of stalemate, the US government in the world is still watching from the sidelines, the economy of the Nationalist Government is becoming more and more difficult, and the Japanese puppet secret service organizations such as No. 76 are rich and wealthy compared to them, and many people are pessimistic and disappointed, or they can't withstand the temptation of money, and even more Duan Wentao fell into the hands of the Japanese puppets and couldn't bear the torture and betrayed. Not only the military commanders, but also many local troops have fallen into the water to join the enemy. The military commanders have to have an unwritten rule that as long as they have not betrayed important information and do not grasp the core secrets, they will generally no longer send professionals to deal with them. Duan Wentao has been living a peaceful life since he joined No. 76, but this person is not willing to be mediocre, and his desire to get ahead is very strong.

Liu Zezhi picked up the surveillance record and glanced at it hastily, and asked, "Where did Long Ruikang go?" Did anyone contact him before he left? ”

"Where he went is unknown. No one has contacted him, and we searched his residence carefully before Long Ruikang returned, and found no radio station or other suspicious items. By the way, Captain Tian said that he will come over later, and let me tell you to wait for him here. ”

Liu Zezhi let out an "oh", and secretly received a report from Duan Wentao, Tian Chengxi decided to come to the scene so quickly, which shows that the other action teams have not found any abnormalities in the monitored person. Could it be that Long Ruikang is the person he is looking for? It's two o'clock in the morning, and he's out at this time...... The possibilities are high.

If he is a military commander, then according to the latent discipline, he will not go out directly to contact his own people, let alone Zhou Chengbin, but only to send a message asking for contact. Liu Zezhi thought for a while and said, "Take me to his residence to have a look." Send two people to the intersection in front of you to guard, if the dragon ...... Ruikang is back, hurry up and send me a letter. ”

Duan Wentao was a little surprised, but although Liu Zezhi is also a major, with the same military rank as him, he is Li Shiqun's confidential secretary, Tian Chengxi, who has the rank of colonel, is still very polite and perfunctory to Liu Zezhi, and Liu Zezhi came here to be Tian Chengzhi's assistant on Li Shiqun's orders. No matter from that point of view, Duan Wentao did not dare to object.

Duan Wentao took an operative to accompany Liu Zezhi to Long Ruikang's rented room, took out a special multi-function key, and opened the door very lightly. Liu Zezhi saw that there was no one around, and said softly: "You two are waiting at the door, don't go in." Be careful not to alarm your neighbors. ”

Liu Zezhi didn't turn on the lights, in the middle of summer, the moon was bright and the stars were scarce, and by the moonlight outside the window, he looked at the furnishings in the room: this is a double pavilion room on the second floor of a Shikumen house, the area is not large but it seems empty, there is only a half-old single iron bed and a low cabinet, and a coffee table is placed next to the bed as a bedside table, accumulating a thin layer of dust, on which are placed two middle school textbooks, a table lamp, and a cup of herbal tea.

Liu Zezhi opened the cabinet, which contained a few changes of clothes. He flipped through it a few times, picked up the lamp on the coffee table and looked at it, and finally flipped through the textbook a few times. Then he carefully put it away as it was, and walked out of the room. He made a gesture to Duan Wentao and motioned to go back.

Back at the monitoring point, Liu Zezhi said: "I didn't find anything suspicious. ”

Duan Wentao was dissatisfied: I have already reported to you, the room has been searched carefully, and no suspicious places have been found, this Liu Zezhi has to risk the danger of alarming the neighbors in the dead of night and startling the snake, let us accompany you to check again. When I came back, I came to such a conclusion, and I was really full. But he didn't want to offend, but in fact, he couldn't afford to offend Liu Zezhi, so he could only laugh and say: "Yes." However, Long Ruikang went out at this time, which was very suspicious. You think, he just came back from our 76th, where he couldn't eat or sleep well, he was scared, and when he came back, he didn't say take a bath, sleep well, and sneaked out quietly in the middle of the night, there must be something urgent that had to be done. And he is alone in Shanghai, with no relatives and no reason, who can he go to? ”

Liu Zezhi nodded in agreement, took out a cigarette, and said, "Let's wait for your Captain Tian to come." Which of you went downstairs for me to ask for a cup of coffee, don't put sugar, milk, I drank a pick-me-up. ”

After Long Ruikang, who was dressed in black clothes and pants, left the residence, he walked to the Huangpu River, and he first had to determine whether the release of the four suspects, including himself, on the 76th was really succumbed to the pressure of Zheng Zhichao's uncle, and mistakenly captured a substitute ghost, or a conspiracy. The easiest way he could figure out was to see if someone was following him as he left his residence in the middle of the night.

Long Ruikang, a native of the three eastern provinces, has been fighting guerrillas in the northeast, and is a major detachment leader of the Seventh Column of the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army. Under the encirclement and suppression of the Kwantung Army, the Seventh Column suffered several defeats. In order to preserve his strength, he was ordered to withdraw to Kannai. After returning to Chongqing, he rested for more than two months, and was sent to northern Jiangsu with more than 20 operatives to join Dai Ru's third column as the leader of the reorganized third detachment. Dispatched by Dai Ru, he led more than ten operatives to infiltrate Shanghai to assist Zhou Chengbin in his work. He is an excellent soldier who has been on the battlefield for a long time, but he is not a professional agent, and Dai Ru's professional agents have lost everything, and it is also a last resort to send him to be in charge of the operation personnel of the Shanghai station in charge of a line.

Because he and Guo Xuan are very similar in age, stature, and height, Zhou Chengbin chose him to pretend to be Guo Xuan again, and Ge Jiapeng appeared at the Rising Sun Pier after carefully making up and dressing him up. After completing the appearance mission, Long Rui Kangshun removed his disguise, but failed to escape the encirclement of No. 76.

Long Ruikang walked along the Huangpu River, wandering back and forth without purpose, and after more than half an hour, he did not find anything abnormal. Could it be that number 76 really feels that he is not suspicious? Did the undercover agent in No. 76 help him?

Long Ruikang was indecisive and secretly complained: The matter is big, in case of misjudgment, it will be put on the line if he takes his own life, and if he is implicated in Stationmaster Zhou, it will be a big deal. But when I was on the 76th, I heard them say that the 86th was in danger, is it true or false? If it is true, it must be reported to Zhou Chengbin; If it's fake, it's a trap. Alas, doing this line of work is really better than real knives and guns on the battlefield, you live and die, and come happily.

This novel is from Reading Rim