I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, and I'll come back on the seventh, and there may be a break of a few days in the middle, so I beg you Haihan.

xiexie everyone!

It's the New Year, and I wish you all a prosperous Year of the Horse!

【318】The 12th House of the Zodiac......

"No kidding, Ted, it's more likely that Washington, after discovering China's importance, sends a heavyweight ambassador, and I'm just a hitter."

"Robert, you are a little too pessimistic, with your understanding of the way Chinese behaves, and your ability to communicate with the locals in the Chinese Chinese, you are definitely the best candidate for ambassador to China."

"Ted, I'm glad you said that. The reason why Washington appointed me as consul general in China this time is probably because I am an old acquaintance with many people in the Kuomintang, and with me, it is possible that these lines will not be completely severed, and perhaps some useful information can be obtained. Second, because the cables I sent back several times before were probably very valuable, and Washington is now very eager to understand the current details of the Chinese, so, in their eyes, the most Haode candidate is, of course, me who sent back information before. ”

"That's why I said Robert, you have a great future." Major General Ted said with a smile.

"Ted, you know, in fact, I just wrote down what we saw and sent it back, in fact, we are now cut off from those officials in the Kuomintang, and the Central Supply has sent them back to the mainland in batches, this is like a game, Chang Kaishen tried his best to transport these people over, and the Central Supply was responsible for sending them back intact, God played a little joke with us on the island of Formosa."

Major General Ted chuckled when he heard this, and said, "Anyway, we've seen something new this time. Personally, I'm really looking forward to going to the Northern Capital, you know, I've only been to the Southern Capital before. I heard that only in the north of China can you really see the strength of the Chinese supply, their roots in the north are very deep, and there are still Russians there. ”

"New gadget? You mean those rifles of the PLA. Alas, it's a pity we didn't get any of it, the peasant soldiers didn't understand the concept of two thousand dollars at all, damn it we didn't have any gold in our hands, otherwise we could have tried to lure these PLA guards around the consulate with gold bars. When Robert said this, he regretted that he could not get the new rifle of the PLA.

"Yes, damn it, Chang Kaishen wanted to give us gold bars at the beginning, but of course we all chose bank checks, who would want to bring those bulky gold bars, now it seems that this is one of the stupidest things I have ever done."

"Ted, you don't have to complain, because even if you are willing to give you gold bars, the PLA may not be willing to sell them to you. You think, these PLA guarding the consulate must be elite troops, otherwise it is impossible to use such advanced weapons and equipment, this is the Chinese taking the opportunity to show us muscles. What would happen to such an elite garrison if it lost a state-of-the-art assault rifle? I dare say they're going to hang at least a dozen people involved. Fortunately, we have taken enough photos that the Pentagon will understand. ”

"Robert, of course you don't have to worry, you still have the trump card in your hand. But I originally came to Formosa as Chang Kaishen's military adviser, and although Chang Kaishen didn't really listen to my advice, he still respected my existence, at least, the oil and water here were really rich...... In the future, when I go to the Northern Capital, I'm afraid I will really have nothing to do. I think that Washington may soon change its military attaché in China, and replace it with a purely intelligence military attaché. ”

"Ted, what trump card are you talking about?" Robert cautiously lowered his voice.

Major General Ted pursed his lips slantedly, smiled slyly, and said with a mouthful of white teeth: "Don't think I don't know, the intelligence chief who committed suicide by drinking bullets entrusted you with his two sons and asked you to take them to the United States to study. The whole consulate knows about this, do you think I won't know? ”

Robert lowered his voice and said nervously, "Hell! Ted, what else do you know? ”

Major General Ted lazily leaned back on the sofa and spread his hands and said, "The exchange conditions for these two children must be very generous, right?" Robert, you shouldn't eat alone. ”

Robert Strong became irritable and roared, "F**K, Ted, I didn't take a penny from Mao Renfeng, this guy gave me a ......"

When Ted heard this, his spirits suddenly brightened, and he asked, "What is it?" ”

Robert said dejectedly: "I can't say, it's confidential. In short, not money...... Damn, you son of a bitch, you don't trust me! ”

Ted suddenly realized: "Is it intelligence? It's the intelligence of Mao Renfeng's hidden agents on the mainland! I should have guessed a long time ago! The core agent in this guy's hand will never have more than one filing, at most two! He must have given one of them to you, and the other was destroyed! Robert, good luck with your bitch! This list is so important, you just give it to the CIA, and you're in the inner circle from then on! You are the next ambassador to China! ”

"Ted, you know what, sometimes you're a son of a bitch. You must also know that smart people should learn to talk less. This list is currently known only to Washington about its existence, and you better forget about it. ”

Ted looked at Robert Strong with a smile.

Seeing this, Robert said helplessly: "I will tell Washington that you are a participant in this operation." Ted, you know, it's worth a cross for excellence in intelligence work. ”

Ted finally grinned and said excitedly, "I appreciate you, Robert! I've got a bunch of fucking Army Service Medals, but I know, it's useless! In my current status, I am equivalent to a civilian officer of the Ministry of Defense, and if I want to be promoted to another level, I will only need such an intelligence medal! It's so important to me! It's worth a toast, for the sake of our friendship! ”

Robert shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Your next stop may be the CIA." ”

Ted's white fangs reflected the sunlight shining outside the window into the small living room of the consulate: "Whatever! As long as I can be promoted to another level, I don't care, I have worn this rank of major general since the garden market operation in 1944, and if there is no accident, I will wear it until the day before I retire, and then I will be honorably promoted to lieutenant general and retired. Robert, you saved me, and I owe you a great favor. Now, it's time for you to talk about that list, and since I'm involved in this 'operation', I think I need to know a few things...... Washington guys, you know......"

Robert lowered his voice in resignation: "Director Mao gave me a list of twelve senior spies, codenamed the Zodiac Zodiac Palace, in which each constellation represents one person. These twelve people are the most secret existence, even Chang Kaishen himself does not know the identities of these people, and Director Mao is their only superior.

Unlike ordinary spies, these twelve men have no superiors on the mainland for one-line communication, and they do not have transmitters and receivers, and as the most secret infiltrators, their purpose is to work hard and climb to a higher position as much as possible. Their identities will remain dormant until one day they are awakened by a liaison. Therefore, theoretically, they are absolutely safe.

In exchange, Director Mao's two sons will return to the United States as Chinese orphans adopted by my wife, along with my wife, in this evacuation operation. ”

Ted rubbed his hands together and said excitedly, "Can I know who they are?" ”

Robert shook his head violently and said, "No! You don't need to know! I'm doing this for your good! Otherwise, you'll enter the secret period, and the time for declassification is far away. Your and your family's emails and phone calls will be monitored. Actually, I'm starting to have a headache about it, and I don't want the CIA guys to hear me and my wife talking on the long phone call, but what can I do? Protest? ”

Ted came to his senses and waved his hand, "God, don't tell me who they are, I think I know enough." ”

Robert jokingly said, "Ted, you're such a frank bastard. ”

Ted laughed, "The only thing I'm curious about now is, how do you wake up these people?" And once you've activated them, how do you keep in touch with them? It's too hard, especially for us white-skinned foreigners. You know, once we go to the Northern Capital, every step of us is watched. Our ambassador to the Soviet Union, Andro, once complained to journalists that life was like walking in the prison walls all the time. ”

Robert lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked up again and said, "Trade, my friend, trade." Now that China is back in the GATT free trade circle, I don't think I'll ever have the opportunity to activate these people in my lifetime, and the CIA will find the right people in terms of trade. Perhaps, find a Chinese businessman first? In short, who knows? That's not what we should be concerned about. ”

…………

Xiao Qiang walked out of the single-family building on Xiangyang Road in the former French Concession arranged for him by the Puhai Municipal Government, stretched his waist, and looked around at the courtyard of this three-story French-style villa. In the courtyard, the French plane trees planted in the four corners grow towering high, densely connected with the same kind of big trees planted on the whole road, forming a green canopy, sieving the early morning sun into dappled beams, elegantly sprinkled on the building and the ground.

This secluded villa area is currently the high-end guest house of the Puhai municipal government, and Xiaoqiang leisurely does a set of radio gymnastics in the courtyard. Then, after breakfast, I sat down to read the newspaper, waited for Mr. Chen's car to come, and then went to the airport together.

The central authorities sent Xiaoqiang and several comrades to Puhai this time to see the construction of the project in Puhai, an important industrial town in East China. In the past three days, Xiaoqiang followed Mr. Chen almost all over the ports and important factories in Puhai, did first-hand research, and wrote down a large number of practical difficulties in the current construction, the most important thing is to find out some places that can improve production efficiency through simple procurement, and today, Xiaoqiang can finally be regarded as able to return to the northern capital.

This time, Mr. Chen returned to the northern capital with Xiaoqiang, and went to participate in the central government's work meeting in the second half of the year.

Xiaoqiang stood in the yard in a daze, looking at the mottled bark on the plane tree, but he was thinking about the promise he made to Meng Sisi.

"I'm supposed to go and get a report, right?"