At noon on the 20th of January, it was snowing lightly in Shanghai, and Tang Jitian, who was wearing a black half-worn cotton robe and looked like a grain and oil store guy, returned to the store and reported to Zhou Chengbin: "I got the information that Qiao Wenrong put in the dead mailbox. Chen Jinsong and Sun Dongsheng, who directly led Qiao Wenrong, have not yet returned to Shanghai, and he can only contact his superiors in this way.

Zhou Chengbin looked at it, frowned, and said: "You can also take a look, on the 25th of this month, the Japanese are going to assassinate a group of diplomats in a concentration camp, pretending to be accidental deaths, and Mr. Henry, the US consul in Shanghai, and others are unfortunately also included in the list." You can also take a look at it, and destroy it after reading it. ”

Tang Jitian took it and read it, lit the note, and asked, "Director Zhou, there are only five days left, what should we do?" Deputy Director Chen is not there, the language on this information is unknown, and the value is not high, no wonder, Qiao Wenrong is just a new Russian translator, the level is too low......" Seeing Zhou Chengbin's contemplative appearance, he changed his words: "Director, I mean...... Qiao Wenrong can enter the concentration camp, it is very good, the last time I contacted him, I heard him say that there are four people who applied for the Russian translation application. ”

Zhou Chengbin hesitated: How is Liu Zezhi's injury, has he been discharged from the hospital? The rescue operation is on the way, and he really can't bear to let Liu Zezhi participate in the operation, but without Liu Zezhi's cooperation, where should he start?

The next day, Meng Xiaojie, who was ordered by Ni Xin to track down the military command action group in the military hospital, also sent out information with the same content, and there were only four days left, but there was no movement from Liu Zezhi, could it be that he was still hospitalized? Ye Junyuan has absconded from No. 76 for 16 days, although Zhou Chengbin is at a loss to rescue Mr. Henry, but he is also very worried that Ye Junyuan, who is a professional and technical personnel, has no sense of proportion, and Liu Zezhi, who has been injured several times, has a big incident this time, and decided to contact Xu Jianxue and make an appointment to meet Liu Zezhi. He called Tang Jitian and ordered, "Send this information to the fourteenth dead mailbox." ”

On the 21st, in the suspended Chinese medicine clinic where Chen Jinsong stayed, Zhou Chengbin waited for Liu Zezhi, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I thought you were still hospitalized and couldn't come, I wanted to see Jianxue and inquire about your news." ”

Liu Zezhi said: "Why do you think I can't come?" My injuries weren't as severe as they were when I came out. What's the matter with me in such a hurry? ”

Zhou Chengbin asked: "Meng Xiaojie and Qiao Wenrong both have news: the Japanese are going to assassinate a group of European and American diplomats on the 25th of this month, and Mr. Henry and several other Americans are also among them, it is said that such news is not only important, but you should know it earlier than them, and ......"

Liu Zezhi interrupted him: "And I haven't sent out the news for a long time, so you suspect that I'm still in the hospital, right?" Lao Zhou: That's not right. ”

"What's wrong?"

Liu Zezhi replied: "I really don't know at all, it's not surprising, killing a few people in a concentration camp, even if it is an accidental death, is very easy, explain to Ezaki Guiyu, with a few gendarmes can be competent, how did Qiao Wenrong and Meng Xiaojie know?" How can they keep things secret? This is tantamount to the public murder of European and American diplomats, and let's not forget that some Japanese diplomats in Britain and the United States have also been taken hostage. I heard Zhao Jingdong say that Meng Xiaojie had an operation in the front-line hospital of the Japanese army in Changsha: he assisted Chief Xue's subordinates in rescuing our middle and senior officers who were recuperating from their wounds in the hospital. ”

Zhou Chengbin nodded and said, "I don't know about this matter yet, but when I left Changsha, I handed over Meng Xiaojie's contact information to the director of the Political Work Division of Chief Xue's department. What do you mean...... Could it be a trap? Shadow Satsuaki suffered a loss in the front-line hospital of the Japanese army in Changsha......"

Liu Zezhi said: "You know, there are various newspapers published in Chongqing on the 76th, which can be seen in three or four days, and today I saw that there is a news in several newspapers such as "Xinshu Bao" and "Ta Kung Pao" published on the 18th, which probably means that Mr. Mao, the military commander, went to Chaotian Wharf to greet Mr. Edwards, the new British ambassador to China, and was questioned by Mr. Nelson, an American diplomat who went to meet him together: China and Britain are allies, and it is natural for the military commander to rescue Mr. Edwards. So did the military commander have any plans to rescue the American diplomats who were also being held in a Japanese concentration camp in Shanghai? ”

Zhou Chengbin said while pondering: "A number of newspapers reported at the same time, the news should be true, Chongqing has a Japanese spy network, Ying Zuozhen Zhao and Li Shiqun will get the news much earlier, Meng Xiaojie's Songhu Japanese military hospital was ordered to send four doctors to the concentration camp to assist in the treatment of prisoners, could it be that Ying Zuozhen Zhao deliberately did it and deliberately leaked secrets?" Qiao Wenrong's news from the concentration camp also came from this reason? ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "The thing should be like this: Ying Zuozhen Zhao and Li Shiqun knew that the military commander had to take action to rescue Mr. Henry, and set up this puzzle, first, they could take the opportunity to track down the military command action group in the concentration camp and military hospital, and the more important reason was to lure the snake out of the hole, and the target was still you and the newly expanded Shanghai Branch. ”

Zhou Chengbin asked, "What do you think we should do now?" ”

"It's simple, stand still...... Lao Zhou, Ye Junyuan has returned to Chongqing, Chen Jinsong has not come back yet, we are not strong enough, you can't be impulsive. I know that Boss Dai and Mr. Mao are in a very difficult situation, but if they can't do it, they can't do it. ”

Zhou Chengbin was silent, and Liu Zezhi asked worriedly: "You don't want to be rescued by arms, right?" Even so, the concentration camp was on a desert island, and the Japanese were on guard, which was equivalent to raising candles and throwing fire. ”

"I didn't think so...... Sawayuki, do you think it is possible for the Japanese to make the fake come true and really kill Mr. Henry and other European and American diplomats? ”

Liu Zezhi hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Even so, there is no way, the lives of Americans are lives, and our lives are also lives, and even if you give it a go, there will be no chance to save Mr. Henry, a senseless sacrifice...... Do you think it's necessary? You don't have to worry too much, now is the time to employ people, not to mention that there will be a disobedience to the king's order outside......"

"Alas, I'm not worried about my own honor and disgrace, forget it, listen to you, wait a little longer, the Japanese can't always be so tense, right? When they let their guard down, maybe our chance will come. ”

Liu Zezhi patted Zhou Chengbin's shoulder, all without saying a word.

As soon as he went to work on the morning of January 23, Li Shiqun ordered: "Secretary Liu, tell me to hold a working meeting in a quarter of an hour, and the heads of all departments must attend." A few days passed, Zhao Jingdong and Asano led people to be on full alert in the concentration camp, but the military commander did not move, and Li Shiqun could not stop adding fire.

At the office meeting, Li Shiqun ordered: "British diplomat Edwards actually absconded in the concentration camp!" There have been two recent attempted prison escapes, and these once high-ranking European and American diplomats are not willing to accept the fate of defeat, and they must be given a little color! In order to demonstrate the determination of the Empire of Japan and the United States to fight to the end, General Kagesa decided to publicly execute six American diplomats imprisoned in concentration camps tomorrow! ”

Everyone here was shocked: the public execution of American diplomats? Ignoring the reprisals against Japanese diplomats and expatriates detained in the United States? Kagesa Zhenzhao: What's wrong?

Liu Zezhi said that Zhou Chengbin did not move, how could there be an attempted escape in the concentration camp? This should be another trap.

Li Shiqun ordered: "No. 76 is ordered to carry out this mission, Director Ni-" Ni Xin stood up and stood by: "You immediately lead the team to the concentration camp to bring back the six prisoners who are about to be executed." ”

Ni Xin replied, "Yes." ”

Li Shiqun said again: "Pingchuan-kun-" Pingchuan Xinye stood by and stood by: "A press conference will be held at the Japanese army headquarters at four o'clock this afternoon, and you will immediately go to General Kagesa's office after the meeting to help organize the press conference." ”

Hirakawa Shinno replied, "Yes." ”

Li Shiqun finally ordered: "Director Ding-" Ding Linjie got up and stood by: "You take people to set up the law field, tomorrow at four o'clock in the morning, after Director Ni escorts the prisoners back, he will start parading in the streets at six o'clock, and he will be shot at eight o'clock!" ”

After the meeting was dismissed, everyone split up and began to get busy, and Liu Zezhi thought again and again: it was unrealistic to organize a rescue in the concentration camp and Shanghai, and the only chance was to attack halfway. However, the Shanghai branch has not yet been refitted, and the ships that can be used for sea battles will inevitably suffer heavy losses and the probability of success is extremely low once it is operated. He decided to send Xu Jianxue to remind Zhou Chengbin again not to act rashly, as for whether Zhou Chengbin listened to his advice, or made a desperate bet, he could only resign himself to fate.

Liu Zezhi dialed Xu Jianxue's phone: "Jianxue, it's me, I have something to do in the past two days, so I can't go to you to help you make rice cakes, the day after tomorrow, I will call you before I go the day after tomorrow." Do it yourself? Okay, don't be too tired, do a little more, I want to give Lao Zhao, Asano-kun and a few of them who don't have family members, so that they can also taste your craft. Okay, let's do it first. ”

The so-called date to make rice cakes is completely false, according to the agreement, this is to inform Xu Jianxue to go to the dead mailbox to get information.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Ni Xin came to the concentration camp with more than 20 armed gendarmes, and Zhao Jingdong greeted him and said, "You are here?" Hurry up and notice: After the other personnel disembark, the crew should not leave the ship and return to the ship after ten minutes. ”

Ni Xinqi said: "Return? Who returns? What are these people doing on the docks? ”

Zhao Jingdong replied: "These people have the doctors from the military hospital who came to assist the concentration camp infirmary in equipping equipment, training personnel, and examining difficult diseases, as well as the seven or eight staff members who came to the concentration camp half a month before Edwards escaped, and returned on the ship that carried you. ”

Ni Xin was even more strange: "There is action tomorrow, why are so many people going back today?" Can't wait a day? In case of leaks......"

"This is Director Li's order."

Ni Xin seemed to have an understanding, stopped asking, and said: "Then you are busy, I will go to the final interrogation of the six Americans, verify their identity, and read the verdict to them." ”

Zhao Jingdong replied: "You go, in fact, ......" He smiled, and said: "The news that those people will be executed has long been spread through various channels......

Ni Xin understood better, and after a glance at Zhao Jingdong's acquaintance, he tacitly went to the interrogation room to interrogate the prisoner.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Ji Qun came to Kunshan on the order of Xu Jianxue, and saw Zhou Chengbin in the grain store, Ji Qun said: "Director Zhou, Mr. Xu asked me to send you information in the name of purchasing New Year's goods. ”

Zhou Chengbin took it and said uneasily: "Sister Ji, my two assistants in this store don't know your savings, you buy a little bit of what you need to hide your eyes." ”

"I understand, don't worry."

The first book of the Book King novel