At the Great East Asia Hotel, at three o'clock in the morning on July 7, in room 303, Consul Anderson, who had not slept all this time, quietly opened the door, and there was silence all around, he put on a black top hat, went downstairs and left, and disappeared into the night.

The two agents in room 302 next door quietly followed, passed by the door of room 101 at the entrance of the hotel, gently pushed the door open, and made a gesture. Zhao Jingdong got up suddenly, made a gesture to Liu Zezhi, and walked out of the door with one of his subordinates, and came to a place more than ten meters away from the gate of the hostel, and two subordinates greeted him. Zhao Jingdong ordered in a low voice: "You copy the bread, rush to the front of the Englishman, and follow it in layers." You come with me. ”

Consul Anderson walked for a while in the night, deliberately stopped, flashed behind a street corner, waited for a few minutes, and did not see a single person, he secretly laughed at himself for being a little nervous. The appointment to meet Mao Renfeng was arranged by the London government through the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom, and the specific time and place was told by Zhou Chengbin in person, how could it be leaked?

Zhao Jingdong caught up with the two agents who were following him, walked a few steps quickly, and caught up with the two, and the two people became the second echelon. Half an hour later, Consul Anderson arrived at a small pier where fishing boats were temporarily moored, and he looked around: three willow trees, a street lamp, yes, this is it.

A young monk dressed in a light gray jacket stepped forward and handed him a copy of King Lear, and Anderson carefully examined Guo Xuan's signature and nodded. The monk made a "follow me" gesture and led the way. Neither of them noticed that not only was someone following them, but two agents in black shirts were hiding next to a house on the side of the road two hundred meters in front of them, monitoring their whereabouts.

Ten minutes later, Jiehui led Anderson into the Wuchao Temple. Several agents of 76 stopped in the distance. Zhao Jingdong had become the last group of people to follow at this time, and he caught up and asked in a low voice, "Where are the people?" ”

"When I entered the dark house in front, I couldn't see what it was, and I didn't dare to get any closer for fear that there would be a secret whistle."

Zhao Jingdong is very excited, it is really like God's help! Li Shiqun arranged sixty action groups to track down Mao Renfeng, but he didn't expect to find Tong Guò Anderson so quickly! This big credit fell on his head, great, the position of the captain of the No. 76 action team is considered to be secure, the word "acting", after this operation, it will also be removed, right? The only thing I'm not sure about now is that Consul Anderson is here, is it to meet Mao Renfeng? Although there is more than eighty percent certainty of this point from the perspective of intelligence from all sides, if it is wrong and offends the British and causes a dispute, it will be troublesome.

He nodded and ordered one of the agents: "Take this official letter from the police station, leave here immediately, find the nearest public phone, smash the door open, and use the name of the Jiangyin police station to let everyone avoid and report to Director Li." He said to the other agents, "There's someone coming later, I'm waiting here." The two of you split up to look in those two directions, observe the nearby terrain, and report back to me later. Remember: never approach the house. "If Mao Renfeng is really inside, there must be a secret whistle around.

At four o'clock in the morning of the 7th, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao rushed to Zhouzhuang Town and saw Li Shiqun, who had not slept all night, Li Shiqun greeted him out of the room and said with a smile: "The general has been running around all night and has worked hard. Come on, prepare for supper, no, it should be early. ”

Ying Zuozhen Zhao laughed: "Each other, Li Sang has also worked hard, can you gain something?" ”

"General, please take a seat, Liu Zezhi, who is in charge of monitoring Consul Anderson, is calling: Anderson left the room in the middle of the night, and Zhao Jingdong has already led someone to follow him. General, what's going on with the part of the cipher that hasn't been deciphered? ”

Ying Zuo Zhenzhao shook his head helplessly and sighed: "Racking my brains, there is still no progress, so I can only give up." Alas, there are very few books to use, and it would be great if Guo Xuan could be used by us. ”

"General, I mean let Anderson go, keep tracking him, and don't arrest him yet. Where do you see? ”

Ying Zuo Zhenzhao nodded in approval: "It makes sense, there is also a P mentioned in the secret message, of course, we have to wait until this person shows up and then catch it all." ”

Li Xuehui came in and reported: "Director Li, Zhao Jing...... One of the captain's men called and said you could answer it yourself. ”

Li Shiqun picked up the phone: "I'm Li Shiqun...... Oh - come on, take the military large-scale map of the western part of Jiangyin City. The two secretaries were not there, Li Xuehui rummaged through the map pile for a long time before finding it, spread it on the desk, Li Shiqun picked up a red and blue pencil, drew a circle on the map while answering the phone, and said: "I know, tell you Captain Zhao, closely monitor that house, you must not startle the snake, and you must not act arbitrarily without my order." ”

Ying Zuo Zhenzhao picked up a magnifying glass, carefully studied the map, and said: "Zhou Chengbin is not in vain, this place is well chosen, Li Sang, you see: this area is the junction of urban and rural areas, and there are waterways to pass, and it is not far from the guerrilla zone of the New Fourth Army, and it belongs to the tug-of-war zone of the tripartite forces. The most suspicious location in this area is this Wuchao Zen Temple. ”

"Yes, Anderson went to the church to find Pastor Baker from England, and Zhao Jingdong heard the words of their conversation, and repeatedly mentioned the word temple."

Kagezo Zhenzhao said: "Li Sang, please give an order immediately: order Asano to lead a squadron to surround this area one kilometer away, and the rest of the people will block all external roads in Jiangyin according to the original plan. ”

Li Shiqun replied: "I'll do it right away." ”

Consul Anderson came to Wuchao Temple, and Zhou Chengbin greeted him at the gate: "Consul Anderson, you have worked hard all the way, Mr. Mao is waiting for you, please." ”

Mao Renfeng also walked out of the door of the meditation room to greet him: "Fortunately, Consul Anderson, please come in." ”

The two sat down as guests, Zhou Chengbin personally served tea, and then accompanied the prime minister. Consul Anderson first said in fluent Chinese: "Mr. Mao, we are meeting for the first time, but I have dealt with the Shanghai Station of the Military Command. I really admire the courage of the soldiers of your country, who have made a promise to die as if they were their home, even though they have been carried away by thousands of people. Today, I am fortunate to know Jing, and I am so lucky. ”

Mao Renfeng said politely: "It's false, I really don't dare to take it." Cheng Bin, Guo Xuan and others have repeatedly said to Zaixia: Consul Anderson of Shanghai Station has not had the opportunity to thank him, which is rude. In particular, in May this year, Consul Anderson personally wrote to Captain Henry of the Prince of Wales, asking him to help us transfer the penicillin production line. The military commanders felt the same way. Before leaving, Director Dai Li repeatedly instructed him to convey his gratitude. ”

Consul Anderson smiled: "There, Mr. Mao, you are too polite." Germany and Japan are both fascist and militarist countries, and the Anglo-German War and the Sino-Japanese War were all part of the anti-fascist war. Although Britain and Japan are still in normal state relations at present, and there is no declaration of war on the severance of diplomatic relations, in fact, it will be sooner or later. Japan lacks information and has coveted strategic materials such as oil and rubber in Southeast Asia for a long time. If Gou An is in peace for a while, he will definitely harm others and himself. It's like your neighbor's house is on fire, you sit idly by, and by the time the fire reaches your door, it's too late. Needless to say, some countries in Europe and the United States, including the British Empire, have mostly limited their support for China to lip service and are too short-sighted. ”

In front of the chief, Anderson did not hesitate to praise the Shanghai station, Zhou Chengbin didn't feel very moved, but these words touched him, a career diplomat, it is really rare to say such a thing.

Mao Renfeng said with a smile: "Consul Anderson said this, in one sentence. When you didn't arrive just now, Stationmaster Zhou and I were talking about the Golden Cicada Plan, and I was not afraid of you laughing, but I really didn't know where to start, and there were many difficulties. ”

Consul Anderson nodded and replied, "I can imagine it if Mr. Mao doesn't say it." To tell the truth, the British Empire also has some spies in Shanghai, but for a long time, they have mainly focused on collecting intelligence and have never planned and executed any actions, so it is only possible to transfer these gold reserves with the help of your bureau. ”

Mao Renfeng sighed: "But this is not one or two gold bars, but six tons, and the Japanese are watching them very strictly." Heiichiro Ono's special economic office has already figured out all the foreign exchange reserves in the Greater Shanghai Concession. Hum! I'm afraid that this Japanese robber has long regarded this wealth as his own bag, right? ”

Zhou Chengbin suddenly realized, if the Japanese let down their vigilance, wouldn't there be an opportunity? For the first time, he said, "Consul Anderson, what will happen to the Japanese if there is conclusive evidence that the British have moved this gold by some means?" ”

Anderson didn't quite understand the meaning of Zhou Chengbin's words, thought for a while and replied: "Britain and Japan have not yet turned their faces and declared war, and the British bank has transferred its own gold, and it stands to reason that the Japanese have no right to make irresponsible remarks. However, they will definitely use all kinds of methods to obstruct them, and even do not hesitate to assassinate and loot in the name of the underworld. The wishful thinking of the Japanese was to wait until Britain and Japan officially broke off diplomatic relations and declared war, and then appropriated these gold reserves for themselves in the name of confiscating enemy property. ”

Zhou Chengbin said with a smile: "Consul Anderson, you didn't answer my question, I mean: if this batch of gold suddenly disappears, what will the Japanese do in the current situation?" ”

"That Heiichiro Ono can only be dumb and eat coptis, and he can't say what he is suffering from. But I really don't understand, how can such a large amount of gold disappear out of thin air under the noses of the Japanese? ”

Without Mao Renfeng's approval, Zhou Chengbin naturally wouldn't say his plan, he glanced at Mao Renfeng, Mao Renfeng said: "This matter is led by you, if you think it can be done, of course I'm optimistic about it." ”

With Mao Renfeng's permission, Zhou Chengbin said: "It's man-made, I'll figure it out." I was able to get in touch with Mr. William Smith under the nose of Li Shiqun, and there was a way to make this gold disappear for a while, and then reappear in Hong Kong. Consul Andersen, if I take over the Golden Cicada Project, your country's spies in Shanghai must obey my command, and the military commander will have to trouble your government to transfer the 30% of the remuneration from Hong Kong to Chongqing. ”

Mao Renfeng's face sank, and he said: "Nonsense! How is it that the military commander deserves it? Military command is to serve the country. The thirty percent of the gold was the British Empire's aid to China's anti-Japanese efforts. The Shanghai station and the British spy personnel should also cooperate with each other, what does it mean to listen to your command? Outrageous! Still not apologies to Consul Anderson? Consul Anderson, the lesson is not strict, the subordinates have no rules, and they are open-mouthed, which makes you laugh. In this way, Mao Renfeng reiterated the conditions for the military commanders to help the British transfer gold, and gave Consul Anderson enough face.

Zhou Chengbin replied: "Yes, my subordinates have lost their words, please ask Mr. Consul Haihan." ”

How can Anderson not see this double reed between the two? said with a smile: "Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty of your country, has a poem: three cups of Turannuo, and the five mountains are light." What can Mr. Mao and your subordinates do, let alone the gentlemen of the British Empire, who value honor over life? Stationmaster Zhou, London has given me the authorization to accept the two conditions you proposed, please. ”

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