Chapter 280: The First Fire
The training school has been sealed and there is no one in it.
Loach and the others followed behind Chu Lingyun, from the utility room on the first floor to the slender small open space behind, and then came to the location where the garbage truck was often parked.
A smile appeared on Chu Lingyun's face, and he finally understood how Sima Lin had passed on the information.
Here, there is even a trap door.
The trapdoor disguised as bricks is so ingeniously that you can't see it here. Not only that, but there is a lock on the flap door, which opens to go directly to the back of the training school.
The door is not big, but it is big enough for one person to bend over.
Every time he got information, Sima Lin would instruct the kitchen to make some steamed buns, zongzi and other food, and distribute them to the surrounding people.
He translated the information into code, rolled it up, wrapped it, and when the old man parked the garbage truck to get food, he could come here, stuff it into his garbage truck, and change the color of the signal.
In this way, without knowing it, he completed the transmission of information without going out.
The garbage truck had never been to his training school, and it didn't stop here every day, even if the operator followed the garbage truck.
Even his own newspaper operator couldn't find him, and it was even more difficult for others.
If it weren't for Risa Nakamura's explanation this time, it would not be so easy to find out Sima Lin.
But a mouse is a mouse, no matter how cunning a mouse is, when it encounters a powerful hunter, there is nothing to hide.
Sima Lin's way to transmit information was found, and the loach was very surprised and admired.
In order to pass on the information, Sima Lin really took great pains, and he could come up with a living mailbox.
He must know this old man who collects garbage very well, otherwise he would not dare to do this, after all, the information is not in his hands, and accidents may occur at any time on the way to the transmission.
"Go to the hospital and bring Sima Lin back, let him live a good life for the past few days, and cheapen him."
Chu Lingyun instructed the loach to figure out how Sima Lin passed on the information, with the confessions of He Yuanhua and Miyamoto Suke, whether Sima Lin recruited or not, it was not of great significance.
And Chu Lingyun believes that Sima Lin will definitely confess.
He didn't have the heart to die, but Zhu Qing told him that before he caught Sima Lin, the other party was swallowing a gun and preparing to commit suicide, which scared Zhu Qing at that time, and thought that he couldn't catch him alive.
didn't think that Sima Lin didn't pull the trigger in the end and was captured alive by him.
Military Intelligence Division, Torture Chamber.
Sima Lin was locked in a chair, his body had not fully recovered, and he was not suitable to be hung up for torture.
"Am I calling you Sima Lin or Kitano Daro?"
Chu Lingyun looked at Sima Lin opposite, Sima Lin's eyes tightened slightly, he didn't expect the other party to know his real name.
His mind was spinning rapidly, what went wrong?
He Yuanhua, Deputy Chief Tang, including his newspaper team, did not know his real name, and the mistake was not in Nanjing, but in Shanghai, and even in the headquarters of the special high school.
There is only one person in Shanghai who knows his identity, and that is Beichuan Ming, the head of the special high school.
He is not Kitagawa Ming's person, is it Kitagawa Ming who betrayed him?
Or someone higher?
No matter who it was, Sima Lin only felt cold in his hands and feet, and his heart was even more terrified.
"Your newspaper director, Suke Miyamoto, has confessed, and I have to say that the living mailbox you use to transmit information is very cleverly conceived, which can not only send information out well, but also protect you to the greatest extent."
Chu Lingyun said slowly, Sima Lin didn't speak, he was not surprised that the newspaper team was arrested, the other party could even know his real name, how could he not know the existence of the newspaper team.
"We know all the information you've gathered, and how you've done it, and I can't think of anything else you're worth. In two days, there will be a group of your former accomplices who need to be shot, so why don't you put you in there, first, to save us some food, and second, to give you a companion on Huangquan Road."
Chu Lingyun was smiling, but in Sima Lin's eyes, he was like a devil.
Sima Lin still has something he is curious about, Chu Lingyun didn't ask directly, this is a smart person, and you have to use some means to deal with smart people.
Sima Lin did not commit suicide, which means that he does not want to die, so he directly threatens him with death.
"You're not going to kill me." Sima Lin spoke, and his tone was very affirmative.
"Why do you say that?" Chu Lingyun asked with interest.
"If you really want to execute me, you won't say this to me specifically, just give the order directly, since you are interrogating me, you won't kill him easily."
Sima Lin was very confused, I have to say that he is indeed very smart, and this kind of smart person is the most difficult to deal with.
"Can you give me a cigarette?"
Sima Lin said suddenly, Chu Lingyun was stunned, in their previous investigation, they had never seen Sima Lin smoke.
"Give it to him."
Chu Lingyun agreed to Sima Lin's request, and the team member next to him took out a cigarette and handed it to Sima Lin, who was handcuffed and could only pick it up with both hands.
Seeing that the team member took out a match and was about to help him light the fire, Sima Lin shook his head again and said, "Don't light it, I'll just smell it." ”
After saying that, he put the cigarette under his nostrils and kept sniffing his nose.
"You know I don't want to die, make conditions, how can you keep me from dying."
After a while, Sima Lin took the initiative to say that he did not commit suicide in the first place, and he had no intention of being loyal to the emperor.
After waking up from the hospital, he has been thinking about how to save his life.
thought of a lot of rhetoric and methods, but he didn't expect Chu Lingyun to come up and give him a heavy blow, and the other party knew too much about him.
This made the methods he prepared in advance useless, and he had no choice but to change from passive to active, fighting for his own chance to live.
"If you want to live, you have to show the value of being able to live, and to be honest, I can't think of a reason to let you live right now."
Chu Lingyun also shook his head and continued: "I admit that you are very capable, especially very talented in language, but your abilities have no effect on us, on the contrary, you are a great threat, and the best way to deal with you is to destroy them as soon as possible." ”
The meaning of Chu Lingyun's expression is very simple, I recognize your ability, you are indeed a talent.
But you are the enemy, and the stronger your ability, the greater the threat to us, so it is better to get rid of you as soon as possible.
"I know some secrets that I can use for a chance to live."
After a moment of silence, Sima Lin slowly spoke.
In the confrontation between the two, Chu Lingyun always had the upper hand, and Sima Lin understood that the other party would not kill him easily, but he had no way to gamble, and it was impossible for him to gamble.
The stake is his life, there is no benefit in winning, and there is nothing to lose in the loss, and his life will be in danger.
Now he is a fish on the chopping board, with no bargaining capital.
"Speak up and see if it's enough to buy your life." Chu Lingyun returned to the interrogation table and sat there and asked.
"Japan's special high school has an elite plan, which is to send capable people to rebel against your military and political leaders and provide us with intelligence, and the agents in the elite plan are all outstanding and have outstanding abilities."
"The program started three years ago, and because of my outstanding performance, I was accepted into the elite program."
After Sima Lin finished speaking, he raised his head, and Chu Lingyun's expression did not change at all.
"Finished?"
Seeing that Sima Lin didn't say any more, Chu Lingyun asked rhetorically, he didn't know about the elite plan, but he knew very well that the Japanese had indeed put a lot of effort into intelligence work and had rebelled against many high-level officials.
After the start of the war, a large amount of confidential information was leaked, which is probably the result of their elite plan.
"I know what you want to ask, but I really don't know how many people are in the elite plan, this matter was personally planned by the head of the Tsuchihara Division, and very few people know about it."
"A name, nothing substantial, what kind of secret do you think it is? Can I buy your life? ”
This secret sounds very important, but there is nothing else except a name, and even this name Chu Lingyun doesn't know if it's true or not.
Such a secret does not make any sense.
After a moment of silence, Sima Lin continued: "I suspect that there is a person in Shanghai who is a member of the elite program like me. ”
"Who?"
Chu Lingyun sat up straight, Sima Lin finally had to explain what was really useful.
"Antoine of the Board of Directors of the French Concession in Shanghai." Sima Lin said a name
"French?"
Chu Lingyun frowned, and Sima Lin immediately nodded: "His father is French, but his mother is Japanese, he grew up in Japan with his mother since he was a child, and he was taken back to France by his father after he was twelve years old. ”
"Why do you say he's part of the Elite Program?"
Chu Lingyun continued to ask, he didn't know who Antoine was, but in the French Concession Public Board of Directors, he was French, even if he really knew that he was a Japanese agent, it was not easy to attack him.
Now is not the time for France to be occupied by Germany, at this time France claims to have the world's largest army, and it is very arrogant.
Even if there was enough evidence that this Antoine was a Japanese agent, it would be impossible for the French to hand them over.
Antoan worked in the French Concession Board of Directors, a position that gave him very good protection.
"I knew Antoine when I was young, we were very good playmates, I learned French and had a certain relationship with him, and then after he left, I never saw him again, but eight years ago when I was training in China, I met him by chance."
"Later, when the elite plan was being implemented, I took the opportunity of a business trip to Shanghai to meet the chief section chief, and I met him again, but at that time he was already a staff member of the French Concession Public Board of Directors. He went to the Japanese Concession on official grounds, but I believe that he must have been an intelligence officer of the Empire, and I suspected that he was a member of the elite program as much as I did. ”
After Sima Lin finished speaking, he looked at Chu Lingyun again.
"You have some value for this information, is there anything else?" Chu Lingyun continued to ask.
"Nope."
Sima Lin shook his head, he was a sleeper person, if he hadn't known Antoine when he was a child, he couldn't have known Antoine's dual identity.
"It seems that you are not honest, let me ask you, why doesn't the advertisement of Jinling University recruiting German translators and also asking for English, French and Italian languages not to be said?"
Chu Lingyun glared at Sima Lin, and finally asked this doubt in his heart.
Sima Lin's eyes widened, Chu Lingyun actually knew about this matter?
This is the evacuation signal agreed between him and Beichuan Ming, and receiving this signal means that Beichuan Ming has sent someone to hand over his work, and he only needs to transfer the training school to this person at that time.
And he will leave Nanjing and go to Shanghai.
This signal represents the successful completion of his work in Nanjing, although he left, Sunflower still exists, because the newspaper team does not know who Sunflower is, so the signal to evacuate will not be conveyed to him through the newspaper team.
Otherwise, the newspaper team will understand that their upline has changed.
The other party knows this secret, could it really be that Kitagawa Ming betrayed him?
This is the signal agreed between him and Kitagawa Ming, and only the two of them know.
"Why are you asking me when you know?"
"I'll let you answer for yourself." Chu Lingyun glared at him.
"That was the signal for me to evacuate......"
Sima Lin said helplessly, but his brain was constantly turning, Beichuan Ming, it must be Beichuan Ming, it was he who betrayed the empire and betrayed himself.
In the entire Shanghai Special High School, only he knows his real name.
And the signal of this agreement is the idea he came up with, and only the two of them know.
He runs a foreign language training school, and he is very concerned about the foreign language photo advertisements posted on the school, and the two employees who are handing out flyers are actually his arrangement.
They are not Japanese spies, but are being used by Sima Lin.
Sima Lin asked them to check the advertising wall every day, rain or shine, in order to know as early as possible who needed foreign language talents, and then recommend their students to work.
In the past few years, Sima Lin has indeed recommended a lot of students.
The two employees thought that the boss was dedicated to the good of the students, and they worked very hard, and every time they saw an advertisement for a foreign language recruitment, they would write it down in detail, but they didn't expect that it was Sima Lin who asked them to help observe the signal.
Chu Lingyun finally understood the role of the second advertisement.
This is an evacuation signal, but it is not an emergency evacuation.
Moreover, Sima Lin needed to be handed over, and after this signal was issued, three days later, he would post an advertisement for the transfer of the training school on the advertising wall of Jinling University.
After the intelligence officer who came to hand over to him and gave him a secret message, he had to hand over all the work in hand and return to Shanghai by himself.
It's not urgent, so it will be posted for three days to ensure that Sima Lin can see it.
Sima Lin is in possession of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his identity is very important, and before leaving, he must hand over all the intelligence channels and let He Yuanhua know that the intelligence officer has been replaced.
Without his handover, even if the new intelligence officer took over the training school, He Yuanhua would not be able to give him the information easily.
Sure that Sima Lin had nothing to hide, Chu Lingyun asked him to take him down first.
Sima Lin, who entered the cell, was still thinking about Beichuan Ming.
Was it the result of the interrogation that the Chinese caught Kitagawa Ming, or did Kitagawa Ming betray the empire and secretly serve the Chinese?
Beichuan Ming is the head of the Shanghai Special High School, with a high position and a lot of secrets.
Sima Lin was not tortured, only the injuries he suffered before, although he did not recover, it did not affect his thinking.
Recently, their intelligence network in Nanjing has suffered heavy losses, which Sima Lin knows very well, and Beichuan Ming has sent him a message to ask him to be careful in his recent work.
He didn't know who the accident was, but it was certainly the imperial elite who had been lurking in Nanjing for a long time.
It is understandable that one or two people have accidents, so many people have accidents one after another, if there is no internal traitor in the special high class, it is impossible for the Chinese to do it even if they are smart.
This mole has a high status and holds enough secrets.
And his own arrest has further verified this.
In the Shanghai Special High School, only Beichuan Ming knew his real name, and the evacuation plan was formulated by Beichuan Ming himself.
It was he who told all the information to the Chinese, leading to the arrest of himself and many of the imperial elite.
Who would have thought that the head of the Shanghai Special High School, the most important branch of the domestic Special High School, and the top person in charge, would actually rebel.
"Kitagawa Ming."
Sima Lin's teeth itched with hatred, and at this time he confirmed his guess.
Smart people are very confident, Sima Lin is no exception, from the very beginning when Chu Lingyun called out his name, he knew that it was the upper echelons who betrayed him.
Coupled with the advertisement, he even thought it was Kitagawa Ming.
This hateful scum has betrayed so many interests of the empire and let so many imperial warriors die innocently, he deserves to die.
Unfortunately, he knew too late to reveal the true face of this demon.
No, he can't die, he has to find a way to pass the news back and let the chief know to avoid more losses.
Beichuan Ming is the section chief of the Shanghai Special High School, and as long as he remains in the position of section chief, the empire's intelligence work in the entire southeast of China will be led by the Chinese in the future, and there will be no progress.
He is now very suspicious that the information he transmitted to the special high class before, Beichuan Ming did not report.
If he hadn't reported it, his hard work for so long would have been in vain.
No wonder Beichuan Ming has always disagreed with letting him return to Shanghai, and his rank promotion is so slow, he is afraid that after he returns to Shanghai, his service to the Chinese will be exposed.
Sima Lin found another reason for himself to live, a very legitimate reason.
……
In Shanghai, in a restaurant, Chen Shu is holding a banquet to entertain the New Year.
After determining that Vice Minister Tang had fled to Shanghai, He Nian chased after him.
The three days given to him before taking his seat were automatically extended to ten days, and within ten days, he would execute Vice Chief Tang, and he could not let this traitor live.
"Brother He, don't be worried, come, have a drink."
Chen Shu said with a smile that he was picked up by him as soon as he got off the train for the New Year, and a table of good wine and food was put on the table.
How can you have the mind to drink in the New Year, and your mind is full of sanction tasks.
"Brother Chen, you don't have to laugh at me, this time Xu Yi and I made a big mistake, if I can't sanction Vice Minister Tang, I won't be spared."
He Nian smiled bitterly, the wine glass exuded a rich aroma of wine, but he didn't have the slightest desire to drink it.
"What's the hurry, he is a high-ranking person in Nanjing, and he is just a street rat in Shanghai, I believe in Brother He's ability, and punishing him is just a matter of being caught."
Chen Shu laughed and pulled the New Year's cup and touched it.
He Nian had a good relationship with him, although the last Tianjin incident was also the first to arrest people, but Tianjin Station made a lot of contributions without effort, Chen Shu remembered this favor.
This operation is mainly for the Chinese New Year, but they have a task of assistance at the Shanghai station, and if they can't complete it, they will be punished.
After Chen Shu received the top-secret telegram, he began to investigate the whereabouts of Vice Minister Tang, who did not hide after coming to Shanghai, and frequently visited some important people in the past few days, and even got together with the Japanese.
It wasn't hard to find out where he lived.
Knowing where he lives, Chen Shu is very confident in sanctioning him, and he is not as preoccupied as He Nian.
"I hope so." After drinking, He Nian sighed.
"Brother He, you have made meritorious contributions during this time, even I am envious, even if something really goes wrong, the seat will not really punish you."
Chen Shu poured wine again, and he was very clear about the results of the Operations Division in the recent period.
Catching a lot of Japanese spies in a row and destroying one complete Japanese intelligence group after another is definitely a great achievement.
With so much credit, what is a mistake?
"Don't talk about that, drink."
He Nian smiled bitterly and shook his head, the temperament of the seat, these outgoing stationmasters are not as clear as them.
No matter how much credit is made, a big mistake may come to naught.
This time, Tang Xiaochang ran away, which was definitely a big mistake, Xu Yi was punished by the seat, and Xu Yi's rank of colonel was demoted to lieutenant colonel, temporarily acting as the head of the intelligence section.
He was demoted in rank, the first of his kind in the Military Intelligence Service.
It can be seen how angry he is this time, if he doesn't have so much credit in hand, I am afraid that this time he will be demoted to lieutenant colonel like Xu Yi.
The two section chiefs are both lieutenant colonels, how will they see people when they go out in the future.
After the dinner, Chen Shu personally sent the New Year to rest, and when he came out, Feng Qun, the head of the intelligence team, immediately came up.
"The Japanese went to Bai Yuan again, and this time Bai Yuan didn't refuse, and drank with him."
"A dog is a dog, go and inform these team leaders tomorrow and let them come to the station for a meeting."
Chen Shu snorted coldly, Bai Yuan was about to fall completely, Bai Yuan was a chess piece he had carefully arranged, and he did not participate in the whole process, only watching.
Japanese people have a higher level of trust in those who rebel against them.
Next, let Bai Yuan pass on a few unimportant pieces of information, for a greater gain, even if he is allowed to pass on important information, it doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect the overall situation.
At the critical moment, this chess piece can help him deal a heavy blow to the Japanese and fire his first shot at the Shanghai station.
The new official took office with three fires, and Chen Shu didn't want to take the previous personnel appointment as his first fire.
Since it is fire, it must burn vigorously.
Cracking down on Japanese spies and arresting more Japanese spies is the first fire he really wants to burn.
He wants to take a seat, no matter where he is, he Chen Shu is a very capable person, and he deserves to be the head of the Shanghai station.
Early the next morning, the New Year took people away in a hurry.
Chen Shu found out Deputy Chief Tang's residence, and he wanted to take people over to step on the spot, observe Vice Chief Tang's travel, and create the most suitable time for assassination.
Vice Governor Tang was in the French Concession in Shanghai, and there were many Japanese and bodyguards around him, so it was almost impossible to capture him alive here.
Killing him can greatly deter those traitors who want to surrender to Japan.
Don't think it's okay to run away, even if you run to the ends of the earth, it's useless, it will definitely get rid of you.