It was only more than three hours after He Yingqin saw this intelligence synthesis that the Military Intelligence Department received a report from the "Chinese Black Room." It is not that the "Chinese black room" is deliberately delayed, but that the military intelligence department that reports to Nanjing needs the communications department to first receive the messages, then classify them, and then report them in order according to their important level.

This telegram sent by the "China Black Room" was just an ordinary report on the situation, and naturally it was not immediately submitted. By the time Military Intelligence learned about it, it was already three hours later.

After learning of the information, the Military Intelligence Department analyzed and reported the matter, which was forwarded and compiled into a briefing report for the day, and it was already the next morning when Huang Ke went to the chamber of the chairman of the committee.

And on this night, He Yingqin had repeatedly studied the situation with Jiang Zhongzheng and others.

After Jiang Zhongzheng rushed to He Yingqin's office, He Yingqin told him about the situation and handed him the brief copy of the "Chinese Black Room".

"It's a bit weird! The Japanese frequently contacted Tokyo, and there were a lot of words related to negotiations, which made people have to wonder, could it be that there was a second 'Wang Jingwei' in Nanjing? He Yingqin stood up and paced.

Jiang Zhongzheng sat upright and pinched the brief, and touched the bald head without a single hair from time to time, "It's a little strange." It seems that Nanjing is not monolithic now. What do you think? Have you reported the situation to Nanjing? ”

"Not yet, these are just intercepted messages, and there is no specific direction, and it is a bit too early to report to Nanjing. If you don't get it right, Huang Manzi will think that we did it on purpose. He Yingqin lifted his glasses and said a little worriedly.

Jiang Zhongzheng put the document on the table, slowly stood up and said, "In this way, I'll call Chen Lifu to see if there is any news from him?" ”

"Well, just use my phone." He Yingqin walked to his desk and took the telephone.

Brothers Chen Lifu and Chen Guofu are both important members of the Kuomintang. As early as the time of the "purging of the party," they led the establishment of the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau, which was initially used to investigate whether there were red party elements within the Kuomintang, and later gradually evolved into a specialized intelligence agency.

Relying on the influence of the Kuomintang faction in the Central Committee, the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau has also become another important military intelligence agency after the Reserve Cadres Department of the Ministry of National Defense.

However, compared with the huge military and political resources of the Reserve Cadre Department, the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau is still slightly inferior in assassination and intelligence interception, but because of its unique intelligence collection system, it also collected a lot of intelligence against the Japanese side during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The Ministry of Defense also formalized the ministry and placed it under the umbrella of the Executive Yuan, becoming a formal intelligence department.

Like the Reserve Cadres Department, the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau also serves the Kuomintang to a certain extent, especially the Minister of War Jiang Zhongzheng, who will think of the Chen brothers for the first time many times.

Jiang Zhongzheng took the phone handed over by He Yingqin, picked up the microphone and dialed a number, and said, "Is it the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau?" I'm Jiang Zhongzheng of the War Department, is Chen Lifu here? ”

After the other party replied a few words, Jiang Zhongzheng did not speak, and it seemed that he was wiring. After a while, the phone was connected.

"Is it Lifu?"

"Is it Uncle Jiang? I'm Liv. Jiang Zhongzheng and Chen Lifu's uncle Chen Qimei are sworn brothers and guides on Jiang Zhongzheng's revolutionary road. When Chen Qimei died, he entrusted these two nephews to Jiang Zhongzheng to take care of, and the two brothers have always called Jiang Zhongzheng "Third Uncle Jiang" according to their generation.

Jiang Zhongzheng heard that it was Chen Lifu's voice, so he asked like an elder: "You are still in the office so late and have you not returned?" Don't work too hard at work, know how to combine work and rest. ”

Chen Lifu replied on the other end of the phone: "Yes, third uncle, there is still some business that has not been dealt with, so it has been delayed a little." ”

"Well, that's how youth should be. In this case, you will come to the staff headquarters after you have taken care of your business, and I will wait for you here, and I have some 'private matters' to discuss with you. After Jiang Zhongzheng finished speaking, after Chen Lifu confirmed the time, the two hung up the phone.

After waiting for a while, Chen Lifu, dressed in a plain suit, came in the dust.

When he arrived at He Yingqin's office, and then looked at the two uncles wearing military uniforms and the documents on the table, he knew that he was not here for the so-called "private matter" today.

After entering the house and taking off the top hat on his head, Chen Lifu stood aside to greet the two elders.

"Come and sit." Jiang Zhongzheng beckoned and motioned for him to come over and sit down.

Chen Lifu sat down on a chair near the edge of the table, leaned forward slightly and began to listen to the two elders' teachings.

"Lifu, take a look at this first, has there been any recent movement in your party investigation bureau related to this?" He Yingqin handed it to Chen Lifu briefly.

Chen Lifu took it and looked back and forth, and after a while, he said with a straight face: "But there is such a thing." ”

Jiang Zhongzheng and He Yingqin glanced at each other, and the two of them showed a look of relief.

"Tell me about it." He Yingqin said.

Chen Lifu recently reported on the intelligence on this matter in Shanghai, and there have always been no too many secrets in Shanghai, and the spy agencies of China, Japan, and the United States, including the Soviet Union and the Wang puppet regime, are stationed here, so it is impossible to hide any secrets.

A few days ago, the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau received news that the Japanese had begun secret contacts with Nanjing, presumably preparing for negotiations. However, the Japanese kept this matter under wraps up tightly, and they still do not know many details about the negotiations.

"I've heard this information for a long time, but I don't have any detailed information. Now, in the light of this telegram, I am afraid that the negotiations have reached the stage of bargaining chips. Otherwise, the Japanese would not have asked for instructions back and forth from Tokyo. Chen Lifu put down the Jane report.

He Yingqin said with a slight smile: "In this way, Nanjing avoided Wuhan and made contact with the Japanese alone. Come to think of it, only one person could have done this. ”

His words were broken, but he had already made it very clear, and the three of them had a tacit understanding that they did not mention specific names.

"Third uncle, what do you think we should do?" Chen Lifu asked.

Jiang Zhongzheng thought for a while, thought about it and said: "In the current situation, it is not impossible to talk to the Japanese. In the end, the goal of fighting a war is to sit down and talk. However, it is unreasonable for Nanjing to carry out another set of things behind Wuhan's back. Haven't you been moving back government agencies lately? Even Kong Xiangxi has become the target of the operation, I think we can also throw it appropriately. ”

He Yingqin nodded, "Yes, I agree with Minister Jiang's opinion. ”

Chen Lifu hesitated a little, he frowned and said: "If this matter is rashly made public, if he becomes the finger of thousands of people and collapses, will it damage the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War?" ”

Hearing Chen Lifu say this, Jiang and He both smiled, "Lifu, you can rest assured." Nanjing is not a fool, and he will not talk about it in person, and he will be a scapegoat at most. If there is solid evidence, we will not send it out. ”

Chen Lifu nodded: "Okay, third uncle, I'll let people keep an eye on it." ”

……

The news that the Japanese were going to negotiate peace with Nanjing reached Wang Jingwei. Shanghai Beach is already so big, what can you hide from coming and going?

This incident has caused a sense of crisis among the top echelons of Wang's puppet regime. After hearing that it was Wang Maocai who made the match, Wang Jingwei was very annoyed. He scolded this dog for eating chops inside and out, and he hadn't been held accountable for leading the troops out to defeat the battle last time, but he didn't expect to jump up this time.

But annoyance is annoyance, after all, that's what the Japanese are willing to do.

I heard that Kenji Dohihara, the head of the Japanese intelligence, also came to Shanghai specifically on this matter, which shows how much attention the Tokyo people attached to this matter.

Wang Jingwei sensed a sense of crisis, complained to his wife Chen Bijun, and even scolded Wang Maocai with "Discipline is not as good as a dog" when talking about Wang Maocai.

Chen Bijun sat on the European-style sofa, the spoon gently stirred the coffee in his hand, "At the beginning of the year, when the Japanese transferred Major General Kage Zuo Zhenzhao out of Shanghai and sent him to the front line in Manchuria to fight, it was already the first to see. I heard that it was Hideki Tojo who was dissatisfied with him and thought that he had compromised you too much. Now that Tokyo is drawing up a new strategy toward China, I am afraid that now is the first step in their implementation. ”

"Whimsical!" Wang Jingwei crossed his hands on his hips and sneered: "I think it's a group of elm heads, I know the Huang barbarians in Nanjing, this is a lord who doesn't want to condescend to others." Negotiating with him by the Japanese is simply a tiger skin, and it will not end well! ”

"What if so?" The spoon stirring in Chen Bijun's hand stopped, and said in a complaining tone: "The Japanese have suffered defeat on the front line, Suzhou and Shandong will not be able to hold on, in order to free up their hands for the Pacific Ocean and the southeast, they must go to talk to Nanjing." In fact, they also knew in their hearts that Huang Manzi would not talk to them sincerely, both sides knew this truth, but they still had to be hypocritical. ”

"As for that Wang Maocai? This person is just a villain who slaps horses and races. But such a person will offend both ends in the end. ”

After listening to Chen Bijun's words, Wang Jingwei still couldn't be angry, he sat on the chair in front of him, and said in a tone with a hint of resentment: "What should I do now?" On the Japanese side, Wang Ba eats scales, and he is determined to talk to Nanjing, and Nanjing seems to be 'Lang is affectionate, and the concubine is intentional', and it is estimated that he will be complicit soon. ”

Wang Jingwei leaned back, stared blankly at the sky, and said in a helpless tone: "It seems that we are also looking for a way out, this Japanese really has no conscience." Alas! ”

Chen Bijun put down the coffee cup in his hand, got up and walked over and said, "Actually, it's not that there is no way at all. ”

Hearing her say this, Wang Jingwei suddenly got up and said, "What is Madam's good plan?" ”