Li Shiqun smiled, waved his hand and ordered Liu Zezhi and the other three to avoid. In the corridor, Liu Zezhi lit a cigarette and gave Tian Chengxi and Ni Xin one each. Tian Chengxi took it and lit it, but Ni Xin, who was full of worries, refused

Liu Zezhi took a few puffs of cigarette and wanted to complain, Tian Chengzhi smiled and said: "Zezhi, don't blame me for talking about you again: say less and make fewer mistakes, not saying good." Ten thousand words are better than silence. ”

Liu Zezhi smiled, raised his eyebrows, and stopped talking.

In the conference room, only Ying Zuozhen, Zhao and Li Shiqun and Chen Jinsong were left. Chen Jinsong said: "Guo Xuan is cautious, he saw the search notice published by Sir George in the "Declaration", and discussed with me whether to take risks, and finally decided to give up. Sir George's code-breaking skills were indeed attractive to Guo Xuan, but not enough to make him lose his mind. ”

Li Shiqun nodded and said, "Mr. Chen's words are reasonable. So what do you think should be done? Li Shiqun originally made up his mind: if Guo Xuan still didn't show up on the 29th, he would turn around and detain Pastor Charles, test Guo Xuan's bottom line, and see if he could force Guo Xuan out. Of course, this is the next step, after all, Japan and the British Empire have not yet turned against each other.

Chen Jinsong smiled and replied, "Director Li, you are testing me." Guo Xuan was able to discuss with me whether or not to go to Sir George, which showed that he had wavered, but after weighing it, he gave up. So we have no other way but to increase our stacks. ”

Li Shiqun sighed: "I like to cooperate with a smart person like Mr. Chen who knows current affairs, but unfortunately, Mr. Chen is only willing to cooperate with Li once." For Guo Xuan at the moment, apart from Sir George's code-breaking programming skills, there is only one thing he covets: the rest of the production line. For Shanjiu to fall short, a person as proud as him can't bear imperfection. Li Shiqun secretly made up his mind: Chen Jinsong must not really be let go, such a person, if he really uses it for himself, the blow to the military commander will be fatal.

"Director Li is right. At present, Guo Xuan does not know about my arrest. Although there are undercover agents of the military commander in No. 76, I think that with your shrewdness Director Li, you must have blocked the news. Of course, such a blockade will not last long, but we will need a short time. I am in charge of a contact point, and if Guo Xuan can't get any news from me, he will definitely send someone to investigate. But for the sake of safety, he himself will not show his face. Director Li, please give me the rest of this production line, as well as Sir George and his son, this is the bait for Guo Xuan's appearance. Here's what I envisioned......"

Chen Jinsong's thoughts coincide with Li Shiqun. He glanced at Ying Zuo Zhenzhao, and silently calculated carefully, confident that Chen Jinsong would not be able to escape from his palm, and the probability of Guo Xuan being fooled was more than eighty percent. He finally made up his mind and said, "General Kagesa, do you think this plan is feasible?" I think there's a good chance of success. ”

Li Shiqun was polite, and Ying Zuo Zhenzhao would not be rude in front of Chen Jinsong, and said: "Director Li, this is the official business of No. 76, and you can make full decisions." Kagesa was here to sit in attendance. ”

Li Shiqun replied, "Okay." Come on, ask Captain Tian and them to come in. ”

Tian Chengxi and Liu Zezhi hurriedly extinguished the unfinished cigarettes and walked into the conference room. Li Shiqun instructed: "Captain Tian, you accompany Mr. Chen back to the dormitory, Mr. Chen has been living with you for the past few days, and you are responsible for his safety." Thirty operatives will be summoned at 7 a.m. tomorrow to take orders. Zezhi, send General Kagesa. ”

Seeing off Shadow Zuo Zhenzhao, it was already twelve o'clock in the night. Ni Xin silently followed behind Li Shiqun, returned to the office, and asked cautiously: "Director, it's not early, are your subordinates waiting for you to rest?" ”

For Ni Xin, Li Shiqun is also a father and brother, and for almost two years on the 76th, as a confidential secretary, he is also the closest person to Li Shiqun, and it is very normal and natural to serve his daily life.

Li Shiqun was noncommittal, and entered a small bedroom attached to the office by himself, and closed the door casually. Ni Xin was left hanging in the outer room, unable to advance or retreat.

At six o'clock in the morning on May 26, Li Shiqun got up in his clothes and walked out of the bedroom to prepare for washing. I saw Ni Xin's face full of exhaustion, standing in the outer office in a daze, thinking that he had stood all night. Seeing Li Shiqun, he greeted with a smile: "Director, are you awake?" ”

Li Shiqun sighed slightly, the Japanese themselves can't afford to offend, and those who do this line of work are the way to survive. People go to high places, Ni Xin's approach is understandable, let him go, he has the right to not have this brother. But will Ni Xin, who has climbed the big tree of the Japanese, have the heart to replace him? He looked at Ni Xin and didn't speak. Ni Xin didn't dare to face Li Shiqun's gaze, and lowered his head weakly.

Li Shiqun walked into the bathroom, Ni Xin then walked in, waited for the washing, and changed his clothes diligently, and then asked with a smile: "Director, what do you want to use early?" The subordinates will go to the ......"

"No need." Li Shiqun was not angry, but Ni Xin felt a chill to his bones. "Director Ni, there will be official discussions in the future, please inform me and get permission before coming in."

Ni Xin wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't dare to speak, and responded: "Yes, the subordinates remember, and the subordinates retire." ”

Li Shiqun stopped him again: "Wait a minute, Director Ni, you and General Ono's daughter, are you called Ono Hezi, right?" What is involved? ”

Ni Xin peeked at Li Shiqun's face, which was unfathomable. But as a man, he didn't want to deny it. He replied: "We have a marriage contract, but the situation is unstable and there is no specific date. ”

Li Shiqun said in his heart that the marriage contract between the two was approved by Heiichiro Ono, but the hateful thing is that Ni Xin has been hiding it from himself. He smiled faintly and said, "Very good, this is a major event of Sino-Japanese friendship, how can it be hasty?" When I'm done with this for a while, I'll propose to General Ono on your behalf. ”

Ni Xin's heart was cold, and Li Shiqun clearly no longer regarded himself as a brother. He took a deep breath and replied, "Thank you, Director, for bothering your subordinates." The subordinates have a sense of guilt, and they don't know how to repay it. ”

Ni Xin, who stayed outside Li Shiqun for a night, had already figured it out: at the most inappropriate time, the East Window incident touched Li Shiqun's scales. Ni Xin knows Li Shiqun very well: how much he trusted himself before, and how disappointed he was when he suddenly found out that he and Ono secretly communicated with him. Now there is a big action on number 76, and this is not the time for explanation. What's more, this is not something that can be explained in a few words. As long as he is loyal to Li Shiqun as always, there will always be a day when he will be forgiven.

Liu Zezhi happened to walk in early and said, "Director, your morning." ”

Ni Xin walked out of the office from his side. Liu Zezhi glanced at him, and seemed very strange how Ni Xin was here at this time.

Tian Chengxi walked in with Chen Jinsong: "Director Li, the personnel involved in the operation have been assembled, please instruct." ”

"Got it, Director Wen led people to fully monitor the liaison station that Chen Jinsong confessed. Remember: you must keep a low profile and never startle the snake. ”

Tian Chengxi took the order and left, Li Shiqun sat down to eat breakfast, looked at Liu Zezhi on the side and stopped, and asked, "What's wrong?" Do you have something to say to me? If you have something to say, just say it. ”

Liu Zezhi smiled and replied: "Director, your observation is really good, I am basically transparent in front of you, and I can't escape anything in my heart." Director, do you think this Chen Jinsong is reliable? It's the first time I've seen someone like him. Your subordinates are not suspicious of your vision, let alone have prejudices against Chen Jinsong, I have never known him in my life, you know this. It's just that...... It took a lot of effort from his subordinates to catch him, and I was injured for it, just in case...... Wouldn't that subordinate not only have no merit, but also be implicated? ”

Li Shiqun smiled and said: "I just said that you are mature, but it turns out that you have learned to shirk responsibility and suffer from gains and losses!" Well, you don't have to participate in today's action. The Japanese secretary sent to me yesterday by General Kagesa, Hirakawa Shinno, you should go and inform him to accompany me in this operation in an hour. In addition, three letters of appointment were drafted, namely, Ni Xin as the director of the intelligence department, Kazuken Asano, the former deputy captain, as the head of the Japanese military police stationed in No. 76, and Hirakawa Shinno as my confidential secretary. After the drafting is completed, wait for me to sign it and report it to Nanjing. ”

Liu Zezhi responded: "Yes." After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but ask: "Director, of course I can't compare with Ni Xin, but compared with this newcomer Pingchuan Xinye, his subordinate is the old man of No. 76." I know...... He's Japanese, but you're the one in charge at number 76...... Let me be subservient to him...... I think I'm more suitable than him for this confidential secretary......"

Li Shiqun couldn't help laughing: "The more you talk about it, the more energetic you are, the officialdom is really a big dye vat, and you have learned to drill camps." Well, I know in my heart that as long as you are faithful, I will not treat you badly. Go get busy. ”

At the same time, Guo Xuan and Ye Junyuan met Captain Henry, and after reading Sir George's letter translated and transcribed by Guo Xuan, they thought that it would take a lot of words to persuade the other party to lend a hand, but Captain Henry's attitude made Guo Xuan overjoyed. He said: "This old friend of mine, the stubborn and rigid old George, has finally opened his mind. Mr. Guo, China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is not a matter for China alone, but a part of the anti-fascist war for all mankind. It is my pleasure to be able to help you in any way I can. I will leave Shanghai at 6 a.m. tomorrow on the 27th, and I will be waiting for you from now on. ”

Guo Xuan and Ye Junyuan looked at each other and smiled, and a big stone in their hearts was put down. According to Guo Xuan's meaning, he wanted to come to Captain Henry yesterday. However, the cautious Zhou Chengbin thought that he didn't know Captain Henry at all, and if he learned about the military commander's plan in advance and weighed the pros and cons, he might leak secrets, or even betray the military commander and make a deal with the Japanese. It seems that this is completely unfounded. Guo Xuan is confident that his eyesight is not bad: Captain Henry is a traditional British aristocratic soldier with a sense of justice and regards reputation more than life. And Sir George would not have had any friends of despicable character. Captain Henry may sit idly by, but he will never betray his friends for profit.

Guo Xuan got up and thanked sincerely: "At eleven o'clock tonight, Mr. Ye will bring someone over, and at that time, the goods that need your help to transfer out of Shanghai will also arrive together." The last shipment will arrive by 5 a.m. tomorrow. Mr. Ye will leave Shanghai with the ship. I don't want to thank you, in the future, your country, or you yourself, will do your best to do your best to avoid Guo Mou. ”

Captain Henry smiled, "Mr. Guo is too polite. I will leave the press conference entrusted by Sir George in his letter to the British Consulate in Shanghai. Mr. Guo, don't get me wrong, you are the enemy of the Japanese, and if you take action, you will be in danger. ”

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