Zhang Chi took Tang Jitian to the basement of the hotel and asked, "Where do you think Ni Xin will be?" ”

Tang Jitian replied: "It is unlikely that Ni Xin is disguised in the crowd, since he entered the Yulong Hotel, our people have been watching outside the gate, and it is even more impossible to escape from the eyes of our monitoring personnel and swagger into the car, so there are only two possibilities: either he is still hiding in a secret room in the hotel, or he is using the secret passage to escape." ”

Zhang Chi nodded and replied, "That's right, if this secret passage really exists." The entrance could only be in the basement, so as to escape the eyes of the agents monitoring the surface outside the door. Hands-on, inch-by-inch tapping to inspect the basement. ”

Tang Jitian proposed: "There's no need to be so troublesome, clear everything here, splash it with water, and know if there is a secret passage according to the seepage." I listened to Mianguan Yiyi, this is still Ni Xin's way to see through the basement shaft of the original HSBC Bank, just to treat others in his own way. ”

Zhang Chi did as he was told, and quickly found the entrance to the secret passage, and ordered, "Follow me in." As he spoke, with a gun in hand, he jumped in first.

The four of them got into the secret passage, and Tang Jitian, who walked at the end, held a flashlight to illuminate it. The passage is narrow enough for only one person to pass through, and the walls are damp on all sides. Zhang Chi walked and observed, twenty minutes later, there was a glimmer of light in front of him, Zhang Chi stopped and looked, the middle waist of the well wall leading to the front, he stepped on the uneven bricks of the well wall, and jumped out of the well in two steps.

Tang Jitian and the other three came out later, Zhang Chi squatted on the ground to observe carefully, got up and said: "Ni Xin used this secret passage to escape from the Yulong Hotel, and then drove away. Liu Kuntian could not escape the great crime of colluding with Japan and treason against the enemy! ”

Tang Jitian thought about it, didn't understand too much, and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

"The floor of the secret passage is damp, and from the footprints left behind, it looks like someone just passed through it not long ago, which is one of them. You see the marks of ruts left here, and judging by the depth of the imprints, the cars parked here stayed for at least twenty-four hours. The guests staying at the Yulong Hotel are either rich or expensive, and who will use the secret passage to escape for no reason? The entrance to the secret passage is so hidden, without Liu Kuntian's guidance, who can find it in such a short time? ”

Tang Jitian nodded and said, "What Captain Zhang said is right, so what should we do now?" ”

Zhang Chi asked an agent from the bureau headquarters around him: "Is it possible to intercept this car by setting up guards along the way?" ”

"If he keeps driving on the road, of course he can, but I'm afraid that he will abandon the car halfway and walk more than ten kilometers, which is the mountainous area."

Zhang Chi said: "So you can only search the mountain......

Yu Haochen hurriedly ran over and reported, "Captain Zhang, Mr. Mao is calling." Secretary Wang, please come over immediately. ”

Zhang Chi didn't dare to slack off, and walked back to Yulong Hotel quickly, Secretary Wang led out the door and said: "Mr. Mao called, I reported the situation to him, Mr. Mao ordered you and Tang Jitian to rush back to the bureau headquarters, I am in charge here, he sent Yang Benhua and Feng Gensheng to assist, do you know these two people?" ”

Yang Benhua and Feng Gensheng used to be Zhang Chi's subordinates at the Shenyang Station, and were ordered to cooperate with the Shanghai Branch to transfer medicines to the Changsha front, disembarked at Guigang, and met Tang Jitian and others on Jiuhua Mountain, and were later transferred back to Chongqing. At this time, when he returned to the bureau headquarters, Zhang Chi was worried about being blamed by Mao Renfeng, and then he was unwilling to let go of Ni Xin's action, and he was even more worried about Secretary Wang, and he didn't dare to disobey orders, so he had to introduce the results of the investigation of the secret passage, and said: "I know these two people, they are not professional action agents, and their abilities are very average." Secretary Wang, I suggest that Liu Kuntian be detained, try to force him to confess the license plate number of the car at the exit of the secret passage, and at the same time send people to search the mountain. ”

Tang Jitian and Yu Haochen have all dealt with Yang Benhua and Feng Gensheng, and they are quite harmonious with each other.

Secretary Wang replied: "It's not convenient here, you escort Liu Kuntian back to the bureau headquarters and hand it over to Mr. Mao for disposal." As for the dispatch of local garrisons to search the mountains, I will ask Mr. Mao for advice. Secretary Wang thought for a while, and then said, "Lao Zhang, take a step to speak-" The two of them left Tang Jitian and the others a few steps, and Secretary Wang said in a low voice: "Mr. Mao moved his liver just now...... You have to be careful, a little bit of an eye, don't hit the muzzle. ”

"I know, so many people, as well as accurate information, actually let that damn Ni Xin run away, and it is reasonable for the chief to punish and teach a lesson. This Ni Xin is really hard to deal with, so I'll go first. ”

Along the way, Liu Kuntian would shout grievances and grievances, threaten for a while, and grind hard bubbles for a while, and Zhang Chi, who was full of worries, didn't bother to take care of him, and rushed to the headquarters of the Chongqing Military Command Bureau, it was already eight o'clock in the evening, Zhang Chi ordered: "You two take people down and hand them over to the internal security team, just say that Mr. Mao confessed, and lock them up first." Old Tang, let's go meet Mr. Mao. ”

In Mao Renfeng's office, Zhang Chi and Tang Jitian saluted, Zhang Chi stole Mao Renfeng's face, he couldn't see any joy or anger, and he was even more worried in his heart, and said: "Mr. Mao, his subordinates followed Ni Xin, but he was unexpectedly noticed, Quan Kanhu absconded, and Ni Xin also ......."

Mao Renfeng interrupted him and said, "I have already listened to Secretary Wang's detailed report on what happened, do you know how Ni Xin saw the flaws?" ”

"The subordinates are incompetent, please advise the commander."

"Tang Jitian, where do you say?"

Tang Jitian replied: "When Quan Kanhu left the Yintai Hotel, Ni Xin was not aware of it, otherwise he would not have let Quan Kanhu go." After that, when he went to the long-distance bus station, he only did one thing: go to eat breakfast, and the breakfast stall was disguised by our people, there must be something wrong that Ni Xin recognized, although his subordinates didn't understand what the problem was. ”

Mao Renfeng sighed: "Yoshida, remember that before I sent you to Shanghai, you were still a fledgling stunned young man, and in less than two years, you have matured, and this is all Zhou Chengbin's training." Alas, if it was Zhou Chengbin who carried out this operation, he would not have been so embarrassed. ”

Tang Jitian replied: "What Mr. Mao said is good, Director Zhou does cultivate and train his subordinates in many ways. It's a pity that Director Zhou is the soul of the Shanghai Branch, and he can't do without it, if Guo Xuan and Dai Ru are still ......"

Zhang Chi's heart was like a ball of cotton, an indescribable nest. Mao Renfeng said again: "Yoshida, I heard that you brought Liu Kuntian back?" You go to interrogate him, hmph, you dare to collude with the Japanese, I think he is tired of life! ”

"Yes." Tang Jitian agreed.

Mao Renfeng stared at Zhang Chi and didn't speak, Zhang Chi became more and more uncomfortable, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "The subordinates are incompetent, and the chief is convinced no matter how he punishes." I just begged the commander to give his subordinates another chance, and ordered the local garrison to cooperate, search the mountains and arrest Ni Xin, and if he let him run away again, his subordinates are willing to apologize for their crimes. ”

Mao Renfeng sighed, softened his tone, and said, "Sit down and talk." Do you know what you're doing wrong? ”

Zhang Chi breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "My subordinates are not effective, and they have such accurate information......

Mao Renfeng waved his hand and said, "Is there a victorious general in the world?" With Zhou Chengbin's thoughtfulness, calm and composure, he was also careless for a while, and Li Shiqun and Ono Heiichiro had a battle of will, and fell into the hands of No. 76, I had already decided to give up, and it was Guo Xuan who disobeyed the order to rescue, and Zhou Chengbin escaped. Later, he was defeated by Li Shiqun several times, and he almost implicated me, almost dying in northern Jiangsu. Although Ni Xin is only the intelligence director of No. 76, he is thoughtful, insightful, quick-thinking, cunning and resourceful, which is not much better than Li Shiqun. It's no surprise that you missed. ”

"Thank you, sir, for your kindness."

"Your mistake is that you have a knot with Zhou Chengbin, and you also bring this knot to work, and you are eager for quick success, which leads to being too nervous, and you are always afraid of losing face again in front of everyone. I heard Secretary Wang say that you have repeatedly asked if there is a senior undercover agent of our side in the headquarters of the Japanese occupation forces in No. 76 or Songhu, so why did you come? Don't you have a little basic common sense and don't know that this is not something you should be asking about? ”

Zhang Chi was speechless, bowing his head silently.

Mao Renfeng said again: "I transferred you to Shanghai, Zhou Chengbin, and Chen Jinsong actually became your commander, you are not convinced, but you dare not disobey, and you are eager to make achievements in Shanghai to show Zhou Chengbin and others, but who knows that it will sink into the sand." But Zhou Chengbin planned the rescue regardless of his previous suspicions, and took Meng Xiaojie's life for this......"

"Meng Xiaojie's death is ...... in the hearts of his subordinates Mr. Mao, I'm really ...... Why wasn't it me who died? I'd rather ...... I don't want to live in the torment of guilt all the time......"

"So you want to confirm that there is an undercover agent in a key position who has been cooperating with Zhou Chengbin, you are not as good as him, and it is not a crime of war; You want to arrest Ni Xin and seek justice for Meng Xiaojie, even if I have repeatedly ordered me not to act without following orders. Zhang Chi, when he was a soldier, he went to the battlefield to fight, but he was burdened with such a heavy psychological burden, what are you waiting for if you are undefeated? ”

Zhang Chi's heart was like knocking over the five-flavor bottle, he was ashamed, moved, and more annoyed, and didn't know what to say.

Mao Renfeng said again: "Secretary Wang and Yu Haochen led a reinforced company of the local garrison, and they have already started to search the mountain, you rush over and take over the responsibility, but the purpose is not to arrest Ni Xin...... Do you understand? ”

"Yes, thank you for your trust, my subordinates will definitely live up to their mission." Zhang Chi didn't understand why Mao Renfeng wanted to let Ni Xin go back to Shanghai, he didn't dare to ask again.

Mao Renfeng said earnestly: "Zhang Chi, I believe you will handle this matter well." You are from our Jiangshan County, you are my cronies, as long as you abide by your duty, I still know Zhou Chengbin's person, and he will not get along with you. After this incident, Ni Xin was too busy to take care of himself, and he should not take the risk of connecting with the spy network lurking in Chongqing, and if he cracked the spy network, he could only find another opportunity. ”

At this point, Zhang Chi's face showed a look of shame. Mao Renfeng paused, and then said, "As for Ni Xin...... I have already ordered Zhou Chengbin to wait for him to return to Shanghai and get rid of him! ”

Zhang Chi was overjoyed, Meng Xiaojie knew everything from the spring, and he could look at it. He originally wanted to ask Ni Xin again if he found out that the military commander was rounding up, whether it would arouse the suspicion of Li Shiqun and the Japanese about his undercover agent, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it back, presumably Mao Renfeng had his own disposal.

Mao Renfeng said: "This is not only because he owes a lot of blood debts to the military commanders, but more importantly, Ni Xin is a bridge of communication between Li Shiqun and the Japanese, but the methods of doing things between the two are very different. ”

Zhang Chi got up and replied, "The chief is smart, and his subordinates must let Ni Xin return to Shanghai seamlessly." From now on, I will fully assist Director Zhou Chengbin and serve the organization loyally. ”

This book is derived from reading the rim