Ying Zuo Zhenzhao asked: "Since the military commander is ready to drop the bag, why did he bring such a large amount of fiat currency to Shanghai?" ”

Ni Xin replied: "When the two sides met, Tian Cheng had already loaded some goods into the car, which means that the military commander brought enough fiat currency needed for the transaction, and it is likely that it was originally intended to trade normally." In recent years, the military commanders have rarely disturbed the people, and except for dealing with us, most of the other items purchased have been purchased according to the market price. ”

"Yes, that is to say, the military commander changed his mind after discovering that this deal was just a bureau set up by us, and decided to plan it as it is. This period of time should be after Yu Sang and Lin Shirong broke up, and before Lin Shirong called to agree on the place of the transaction. Zhang Chi must have known when he jumped on the boat to get rid of the track. ”

Yu Siwen nodded and said, "What the general said makes sense, but where did the flaws go during this time?" When Director Ni asked me for help, he said that it was because I had just arrived in Shanghai, and the military commander did not know that there was such a person as me. Could it be that there are secret sentinels arranged by the military commanders around the Huangpu Hotel? They saw me go to that temporary headquarters, and where did Director Ni leave later? ”

"There are too many possibilities, but it's good to inadvertently recover some gold bars and valuable fiat currency - come in." ”

Tetsuya Kawasaki came in and reported: "General, Director Ni, Zhang Zhan wants to see Director Ni." ”

Ni Xin replied: "General, I also want to interrogate this person again. ”

"Ni Sang, go ahead, find a room with listening equipment, and I'll listen too. By the way, send someone to return the gold bars and fiat currency to General Ono first. ”

Ni Xin walked out of the office, called Li Xuehui to give a few words, and took Liu Weiping to the interrogation room in the basement.

Yu Siwen said: "General Yingzuo, my subordinates want to accompany you to listen. ”

"Let's go, then."

Zhang Zhan, who was pale, looked even more panicked when he saw that he had actually been brought into the torture room, Ni Xin pretended not to see it, and asked, "I heard that you want to see me, what's the matter?" Go ahead. ”

"Alas, I didn't expect to be seen by the military commander again...... Director Ni, you won't put all the blame on me and make me a scapegoat, right? ”

"Am I such a person?"

"It's not...... But ......"

Ni Xin smiled and ordered: "Why didn't you even move a stool for Section Chief Zhang?" Zhang Zhan, don't get me wrong, I didn't want to torture you, I came to hear what you had to say to me. When I was at the dock, I lost my temper for a while, and I did something to you, because I didn't have enough self-cultivation, don't take it to heart. ”

Liu Weiping hurriedly moved a stool, Zhang Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, sat down in an orderly manner, and said: "Director Ni is serious, if something like this happens, of course I am the first to be suspected." I don't know what the problem is...... It seems that I will not be able to gain your trust, and for months now, I have ostensibly been the head of the administrative section, but in fact I have been living a ...... Director Ni, can you let me go? I promise to be a common man, work hard to eat, and never be an enemy of the imperial army! ”

Ni Xin replied: "This request is the second time you have put it forward, I will not reply to you for the time being, talk about something else, Zhang Zhan, do you have any valuable information?" ”

"No, if there were, I would have said it a long time ago."

"Who is this Tian Cheng? What is your relationship with him? ”

Zhang Zhan replied: "He is my friend who can talk to each other. Before I left Chongqing, he served in the Seventh Group of the Intelligence Department of the Bureau Headquarters. I wondered how he came to Shanghai? ”

"What's so strange about the transfer of agents of the military command?"

"The seventh group of the intelligence department is a technical department specializing in analyzing and summarizing intelligence, the number is not large, only a dozen or so people, but they are all elites, most of them have stayed abroad, at least they have gone to first-class universities in China, Boss Dai knows the names of all the people in this group, and Mao Renfeng is familiar with everyone. The Shanghai branch is a field station, and people like Tian Cheng are useless. ”

Hearing Zhang Zhan say this, Ni Xin was also very strange: "According to what you said, Tian Cheng really doesn't need to come to Shanghai, even if he comes for some special reason, there is no need to carry out the task of stealing gold bars with Zhang Chi, there are too many people in the Shanghai Branch of such a mission......

Zhang Zhan said: "Director Ni may not know that this Tian Cheng has dealt with our No. 76. ”

"How is that possible? I hadn't met him before, and I hadn't heard of the name. ”

"Captain Zhao and they went to Chongqing to assassinate the American non-governmental business delegation, Zhou Chengbin was responsible for the security of the delegation, a sniper was shot dead by Zhang Chi, Zhou Chengbin ordered Tian Cheng to disguise himself as a sniper to deal with reporters, misleading Zhao Jingdong that this person was not dead and had defected to the military commander. Secretary Liu, you should know about this. ”

Liu Weiping, who was standing beside him, nodded and replied, "Yes, it is true." ”

Speaking of Zhao Jingdong, Ni Xin's heart was sour, and he replied quietly: "It turns out that there is such a play, disguise?" It's Ye Junyuan's masterpiece again, right? This should only be because Tian Cheng's appearance and body shape are somewhat similar to the sniper, and it will not be the reason why Tian Cheng came to Shanghai. ”

Zhang Zhan answered casually: "Yes, it is said that for a person like Tian Cheng, the military commander should not send him to the field station, especially not to send him to Shanghai." ”

Where does that begin? Why shouldn't he be sent to Shanghai in particular? ”

Tian Cheng was a technician recruited from society by the military commander three years ago, and these people were not very loyal to the military commander, and there was another flaw in his social relations: Pan Ganchen, the commander of the 28th Division of the Nanjing Government, was his own uncle. He has also been examined by the inspection department, and he has complained to me several times, what is the strain even that, the suspect does not need to be used, and he is suspected of being boring and so on. ”

Ni Xin's heart moved, and he ordered Liu Weiping: "You call the Japanese army headquarters: find out where Pan Ganchen's 28th Division is stationed?" Where is he himself now? ”

Liu Weiping agreed to leave the torture room, and Ni Xin carefully inquired about Tian Cheng's situation. Ten minutes later, Liu Weiping came back and reported: "The 28th Division of the Peace Salvation Army is stationed in Gaoyou, northern Jiangsu, and Pan Ganchen went to Nanjing the day before yesterday to attend a military conference, and he is expected to return to his station on 5 June. ”

Ni Xin pondered and asked, "Zhang Zhan, do you remember what the license plate number of the car you met with Zhang Chi on the way?" ”

"I didn't dare to go forward, for fear of causing a misunderstanding, and I didn't pay attention to the license plate number."

The door of the torture room was pushed open, and seeing that Ying Zuo Zhenzhao took Yu Siwen uninvited, Ni Xin got up to greet him and asked him to sit down in the position of the chief judge, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao said: "Yu Sang said that he remembered that the first letter of the license plate of the car was 'Ning', everyone, there have been a lot of rumors within the Peace Salvation Army recently, and the military is unstable. ”

Ni Xin replied: "What does the general mean is that it is possible for Zhang Chi to take the gold bars and Tian Cheng to Nanjing to rebel against Pan Ganchen?" Is it possible that the commander of the Pan division is the commander of the lieutenant general? I don't understand this person, General, what can No. 76 do? Please instruct. ”

"Ni Sang, with my understanding of Zhang Chi, after getting out of danger, he will continue to carry out the mission, Nanjing is so big...... The easiest way is to keep an eye on Pan Ganchen, if you can find evidence of his private collusion with the military commanders, no matter how high the military rank, the Japanese Empire will not let him go! ”

"What the general said is, please provide me with a copy of Pan Ganchen's information, and his subordinates want to personally lead the team, with the assistance of Asano-kun, and rush to Nanjing to set up control."

"I have the detailed information of the officers above the level of the Peace Salvation Corps, and you will return to the headquarters with me in a moment. Ni Sang, hard work, General Ono is also attending this five-day military conference in Nanjing, you can report to him nearby. ”

Ni Xin replied, "Yes." Zhang Zhan, you and I will go to Nanjing. ”

Zhang Zhan's face was embarrassed, and he said: "Director Ni has an order, and his subordinates should have obeyed it, but Zhou Chengbin and Zhang Chi are too cunning, in case they ...... The subordinates jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it. Please be considerate of the difficulties of your subordinates and allow them not to participate in this operation. Rest assured, your subordinates are in the confinement room. ”

From Zhang Zhan's words, it was inferred that Zhang Chi and others might have the next move, and he offered not to participate in the action, Ni Xin's suspicion was lowered, and he said: "It's okay, Zhang Zhan, I ordered you to write a copy of "The Military Command I Know", people and things like Tian Cheng are very valuable, why didn't you write it?" From now on, when the confinement is over, take advantage of the few days I went to Nanjing to carry out my mission, don't go out for the time being, reminisce in the office, rewrite a copy, and come back and hand it to me. ”

Zhang Zhan seemed to be relieved and replied: "Thank you Director Ni for your trust, my subordinates must write everything out." ”

At six o'clock in the morning, Ni Xin took Asano with a key and accompanied Kagezo Zhenzhao back to the Songhu Occupation Army Headquarters, and the secretary who had already received the call sent the information that Ni Xin needed. Kagesa Zhenzhao said, "Bring it up, and you two can eat it with me." ”

The three of them chatted while eating, and Ying Zuo Zhenzhao asked: "Ni Sang, because of Zhang Zhan's reminder, most of the gold bars have been recovered, do you think you can eliminate your suspicion of Zhang Zhan?" Could it be that the military commander set up a ploy to give Zhang Zhan the opportunity to deceive you and me into trust? ”

Ni Xin replied: "It's hard to say...... It is said that this is not very likely, after all, this amount of money is not a small amount, and this is especially true for the Shanghai Branch of the Military Command, which is strapped for funds. ”

"Yes, the Shanghai Branch of the Military Command has raised its own funds several times, wasn't that Tang Jitian killed by our design because of this?"

Asano interjected with one click: "Even if Zhang Zhan gains the trust of the general and Director Ni, how much can a logistics section chief do?" Is it worth such a lot of effort from the military commanders? In case there were other vehicles behind the car that Director Ni was riding in at that time, it is very likely that Deputy Director Zhang Chi was captured alive or killed. General, there is a saying among subordinates......"

"If you have something to say, what are you doing?"

"Yes, what Liu Zezhi did as a spy is indeed appalling, but it can't be turned into a heart disease...... The subordinates said that if the two of you think that Zhang Zhan has doubts no matter how you look at it, you might as well do it! Why bother so much effort? ”

Shadow Zuozhen said: "Nonsense! According to your approach, how can there be gold bars that are lost? How can we still detect in advance that the military commanders may have a plan to rebel? ”

Asano smiled with a smile: "Yes, what the general said is right, his subordinates are in a hurry, so let it go." Not all of the rebel generals of the military command are Liu Zezhi, the former captain Tian Chengxi, Ding Linjie, the current Sheng Fengdong, and Duan Wentao should also be framed by Liu Zezhi, these people are still loyal to the Japanese Empire, and the members of the military command have high personal qualities, Liu Zezhi ...... As a professional agent, I'm not as good as him in all fairness, and if only he weren't our enemy. ”

Ni Xin smiled: "It's not easy to get Asano-kun, who thinks very highly of himself, to say this. ”

This book was first published in Reading Books