In the early morning of July 6, Liu Zezhi, who seemed to be asleep, was awakened by the sound of pushing the door, and when he opened his eyes slightly, the sky was already bright, Zhao Jingdong was changing clothes and washing, and when he looked at his watch, it was almost six o'clock, and he looked up and asked, "Didn't you follow that British?" How did you come back again? Lose someone? Why are you running into my room again? ”

"Do you want me to be better, and lose it? How can it be? Anderson was staying at the East Asia Hotel, and I sent someone to watch it. I'm back and changing clothes and something else. Where did the official letter from Director Dong go? Give me one. The director has gotten up, and you don't want to sleep. Your room? In addition to Director Li's room, there are only three bedrooms here, and this one is not said to be for you, right? ”

Liu Zezhi teased: "Those official letters are in the director's room, you can ask the director for it." I slept again, but the director didn't call me, and besides, I didn't want to be the captain of Action Team 76, so why did I work hard? With that said, he got up and got dressed.

Zhao Jingdong smiled helplessly: "Stinky boy, hurt me again." With that, he hurried away.

At about eleven o'clock in the morning, Zhao Jingdong rushed back from outside, went straight into Li Shiqun's room, and reported: "Director Li, Anderson got up at nine o'clock and went to the only church in Jiangyin. Hearing that, Anderson seemed to be asking where to go and how to go, and Pastor Baker told him in detail. There seems to be a repeated mention of temple in the conversation, and the word is the meaning of temple. ”

Li Shiqun put down the newspaper in his hand and said: "There are not many temples in Jiangyin, Jingdong, pass the order: when the various action groups start to track the whereabouts of Mao Renfeng and others at six o'clock tomorrow morning, they will take the temple as a key monitoring object." You led someone to continue to spy on Anderson - Zezhi, you came just in time, you understand English, and went with Captain Zhao to spy on Consul Anderson. ”

Liu Zezhi followed Zhao Jingdong to the Great East Asia Hotel, Zhao Jingdong chartered the outermost room on the first floor of the hostel, and said to Liu Zezhi: "Anderson has already returned to the room, and I sent someone to install eavesdropping equipment while he went to the church. You know English, so be in charge of listening. ”

Liu Zezhi sneered: "Anderson is alone in the room, who is he talking to?" What am I listening to? But it's okay to take this opportunity to be lazy. Hey, I said, I'm only in charge of listening, you send someone to keep an eye on Anderson, and I'm not responsible if he runs away. ”

Zhao Jingdong was full of confidence: "Counting you and me, ten people look at a foreign old man who is not familiar with life, if you let him run away, let's all commit suicide and apologize." ”

"you, you apologize for your sins, I won't die with you. What room does Anderson live in? One of his subordinates brought in two trays of steamed buns on rattan plates.

Zhao Jingdong replied: "Anderson lives in room 303 on the top floor, and 302 is also our person. Alas, it's a little bit sooner, let's eat. ”

Liu Zezhi glanced at the buns, shook his head and said, "I have no appetite, I don't want to eat it." "I didn't expect the room next to Consul Anderson to be chartered by Zhao Jingdong, and I thought about taking the risk of finding a gap in about five minutes and going directly to Consul Anderson, but now it seems impossible.

Zhao Jingdong said while eating steamed buns: "Zezhi, last time I heard you say that No. 76 is going to set up a branch in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, what is going on?" ”

"You want to know? I don't tell you. Let the director know, and teach me a lesson. If you really want to know, tell me how you and Ni Xin blew up the production line of the military command in Chongqing? ”

Zhao Jingdong smiled helplessly and said, "I'll go out and check a few monitoring points." ”

An hour later, Zhao Jingdong returned to the room, Liu Zezhi got up and said: "You can come back, keep an eye on it for me, if there is a call in Anderson's room, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, just record it, I'll go out to have some food, and I'll come when I go." ”

Walking out of the East Asia Hotel, Liu Zezhi found a high-end Huaiyang restaurant, went in to take a look, and sure enough, there was a phone! I ordered two dishes at random, and said to the runner: "Can your phone make a long-distance call to Shanghai?" I'll make a call. ”

"I'm sorry, sir, no."

Ran Tang's words were expected, Liu Zezhi did not give up, and asked again: "Is there a long-distance phone nearby that can make a long-distance call to Shanghai?" ”

"There's no nearby, I don't know if there's any, sir, ask someone else."

There was no way to contact the liaison station in charge of Ge Jiapeng in Shanghai, so I had to take the risk of contacting Consul Anderson. Liu Zezhi said: "Then I'll make a local call, it's better to serve the food quickly, I still have something to do." ”

After calling the switchboard of the Great East Asia Hotel, Liu Zezhi didn't dare to directly transfer the phone to Anderson's room, and said tentatively to the operator: "Great East Asia Travel Agency?" Please pick up one hundred and one rooms. ”

"Room one-hundred-one? Ok sir, please wait a minute. ”

The operator's phone sounded familiar, as if it were the voice of an agent from the squad surnamed Zheng. Could it be that Zhao Jingdong has already sent someone to replace the original operator? Zhao Jingdong had a blank official letter from the Jiangyin Police Station in his hand, and it was not difficult to do this. Liu Zezhi broke out in a cold sweat, but fortunately, although the matter was urgent, he still maintained the necessary caution, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Zhao Jingdong picked up the phone: "Hey, who?" ”

"Lao Zhao, it's me, I forgot to bring my wallet, the dishes are ordered, you send someone to send me the money quickly, out of the door of the hostel, fifty meters to the west, and then to the north, Suzhou Jinfeng Restaurant in the east of the road."

After eating, Lao Qian, the agent who gave Liu Zezhi money, carried two lotus leaf bags containing camphor tea duck and Zhenjiang meat in his hands, followed Liu Zezhi, and the two walked back to the Great East Asia Hotel while chatting. At the corner, he happened to meet Duan Wentao and Pingchuan Xinye, and Pingchuan Xinye asked: "What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you, why are you going?" ”

Liu Zezhi smiled: "Go buy something to eat." It's not a coincidence, how big is Jiangyin? There are more than sixty groups, and it's normal to bump into each other. You're busy. ”

Looking at Liu Zezhi's back, Duan Wentao said curiously: "Pingchuan-kun, don't you think it's strange? Everyone is on a mission, how can Liu Zezhi have the spare time to come out to buy things? This is not close to the town of Zhouzhuang where Director Li is, why didn't he follow Director Li? Hey, Pingchuan-kun, Liu Zezhi They entered that hostel, the one we just passed by, it's called the Great East Asia Hotel, right? ”

Hirakawa Xinye was very disapproving: "Go to the hostel, of course, Director Li sent him to carry out the task, as for shopping, there is nothing abnormal, right?" Can't you buy something while you're on a mission? People always have to eat, don't they? Didn't we also enter several restaurants and teahouses along the way? Team Leader Duan, do you have a prejudice against Liu Zezhi? It's not the first time I've heard you criticize him in the past two days. ”

Duan Wentao replied: "We went to the restaurant and teahouse to observe and determine the next move. Pingchuan-kun, let me tell you something from my heart: I don't have a prejudice against Liu Zezhi, I suspect him, and I suspect that he is the undercover agent of the military commander lurking in No. 76. ”

"What?" Pingchuan Xinye was taken aback, Li Shiqun personally confessed that Duan Wentao was the biggest suspect in the undercover, so he was sent to monitor him closely, and it was best to find Mao Renfeng's whereabouts through Duan Wentao, and if not, he had to determine his identity. How could Duan Wentao suspect Liu Zezhi? Is there a well-founded suspicion, or is it trying to muddy the waters? He steadied himself and said, "Impossible, right? Liu Zezhi is Director Li's secretary and the closest person to the director. ”

Duan Wentao sneered: "Pingchuan-kun, you came late, and you don't know about some things. This undercover agent has a high status in No. 76, Zhou Chengbin fell into the trap when he first arrived in Shanghai, and it was he who covered Zhou Chengbin to escape from the encirclement; and Zhou Chengbin should cooperate with the outside to design the evaporation of William Smith, a Jew closely monitored by General Ono; Later, he colluded with Guo Xuan and successfully rescued Zhou Chengbin; Later, Chen Jinsong ran away again...... You say that one by one, can an ordinary agent do it? Secretary? Hum! This kind of person is the easiest to leak. ”

Hirakawa Shinno is Li Shiqun's Japanese secretary, and when he heard Duan Wentao say this, he was displeased, and it was difficult to turn his face and question, which affected the implementation of the task, so he had to pretend not to hear.

At six or seven o'clock in the evening, Liu Zezhi put the cold meat he bought in the afternoon on the coffee table in the room, and said to Zhao Jingdong: "Lao Zhao, you send someone to buy a bottle of wine, and I will accompany you to drink some." ”

Zhao Jingdong waved his hand and replied, "Forget it, what kind of wine do you drink?" Drunk and misguided. Hey, what do you think I'm doing? ”

"Without wine, I don't taste anything I eat—who said that?" Liu Zezhi smiled: "How did you change your personality?" I don't even dare to admit it. I see that you will still be promoted, and I will make a good appointment with the future commander in advance......"

"you, isn't this on a mission? In case something happens, how can I explain it to Director Li? ”

"Nothing to worry about! You didn't hear the director say that Mao Renfeng only arrived in Jiangyin on the 7th, and today is the 6th, so it will be fine. Everything that should be prepared is ready. If you want me to say, I'll accompany you to drink some, as long as you don't drink too much, you can sleep well after drinking, and when you wake up, it's the seventh, don't forget that Zhou Chengbin is the killer of the royal faction of the military commander, do you remember that Ni Xin and him met in a narrow way, with four against two, one dead and two injured, but the people were unharmed and retreated. Alas, I don't know what will happen yet? Will the brothers have a chance to drink together in the future? ”

Zhao Jingdong patted Liu Zezhi on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't think so much, I don't need you to rush to the forefront." This time, the offense and defense are easy to type, the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark, and the ambush is the most certain, not fighting alone with Zhou Chengbin. Besides, it will arrive on the 7th, don't forget that as soon as it passes 12 o'clock, it will be the 7th, I think the biggest possibility is that Mao Renfeng will arrive in the early morning tomorrow, and it will only be a few hours. Hey, Zezhi, if there is any movement in Anderson, I will lead someone to follow you, leave a few people for you, you stay here and don't leave the room. According to Director Li's plan, we will not arrest Anderson and let Anderson go, so there is a good chance that he will return here. ”

"Got it."

As time passed, Liu Zezhi weighed the pros and cons, and finally had no choice but to wait and see. It's not that I didn't think that I didn't hesitate to expose my identity, suddenly killed Zhao Jingdong, and notified Anderson that the consul meeting was canceled. Then he rushed to the contact point of Jiangyin where Zhou Chengbin told him, the Red Gang tailor shop, and informed Zhou Chengbin.

did not hesitate to expose his identity, and even took his life, not because of Mao Renfeng himself, but for the sake of military command, but also for the country. Once Mao Renfeng fell into the hands of the Japanese, the blow to the military command would be fatal. The lesser of two evils, compared with his exposure of his identity, Mao Renfeng's arrest is more dangerous.

But what can you do if you find Zhou Chengbin? Li Shiqun tracked down Mao Renfeng's whereabouts, using more than just tracking Consul Anderson. More importantly, according to the practice of the military commander, for the sake of safety, Mao Renfeng should have cut off contact with the outside world, and no one can find him at present, unless he takes the initiative to restore contact with the outside world, Zhou Chengbin and Mao Renfeng cannot be contacted.

Consul Anderson canceled the follow-up, Mao Renfeng will still arrive in Jiangyin as scheduled, sixty action groups monitor the whole city, how likely is it that Mao Renfeng and his party will escape the tracking of many eyeliners? The seven or eight hundred devils led by Aso Guiyu are about to surround Jiangyin City, how can Mao Renfeng escape from the net laid by Li Shiqun?

In other words, sacrificing oneself in exchange for only the safety of Consul Anderson is too much to lose. Consul Anderson was a British diplomat, and his private contacts with the Chongqing government would lead to negotiations between Britain and Japan, but he would not be in danger of his life.

Instead of making a move now, it is better to save yourself and see if there is a chance to turn the tide at the last moment.

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