In the morning, the Xiamen Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy on Fukata Road was attended by a number of heavyweights of the Japanese army and navy at or above the rank of major admiral.

They walked into the luxurious conference room and took their seats ready for an important meeting.

After a while, Shigenobu Sawa walked in. He sat on a large solid wood seat with a smile on his face. Seeing that the leader was happy, the Japanese officers present also seemed very happy.

Sawashigenobu said eloquently: "Since His Majesty the Emperor launched a full-scale war against China, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party have jointly implemented the strategy of a long-term war of resistance, and they have exchanged space for time to extend the theater of war, so that the original plan of the Imperial Japanese Army to destroy the country of China within three months cannot be realized for a while. His Majesty the Emperor had to change his strategy, first dividing the territory of the country of China into two or three parts, and when the Imperial Japanese Army swept through the whole of China, the "national capital" could be moved to Beiping or Nanjing, and gradually merge the Japanese Empire and the country of China into the largest power in East Asia in order to dominate the world. ”

The thieves' eyes widened, and they felt very surprised and relished.

Sawashigenobu paused, and then talked endlessly: In order for the Japanese Empire to conquer China as soon as possible, it must first split the China Kingdom into two puppet organizations, and if it wants to establish the "North China Kingdom" in the territory north of the Yangtze River, and the "South China Kingdom" in the region south of the Yangtze River. Preparations for the "South China State" plan have already begun, and the Nanjing government that we have fostered as a transitional government has gradually lost its role, and we are studying and planning to abolish the Wang puppet government in Nanjing.

The thieves listened to the crowd with emotion, and their hearts were full of joy.

Someone took the lead in shouting: Long live the Great Emperor of Japan.

The thieves also chanted: Long live the Emperor of Japan.

Sawashigenobu went on to say: The two islands of Xiagu are the military strongholds of the jihad war in Greater East Asia, and with Xiagu, they can echo Taiwan in the south and cut off the enemy's sea communications in the north, and it will also help us implement the "southward policy" and attack Southeast Asia. However, the nature of the "public concession" of Gudao has not changed, and the anti-Japanese elements have repeatedly used the particularity of Gudao to repeatedly resist the imperial army and have the ability to destroy, so the role of Xiagu as a military stronghold cannot be played normally. Xiagudang will transform from a "base of military aggression" into a "base camp for economic offensive" as soon as possible.

A Japanese Navy Commander said: "As early as five months ago, we seized the opportunity to blockade Gudao and sent troops to guard the main entrances and exits of Gulangyu Island, thus interrupting the communication between Gudao and the interior of China. However, in view of the tough measures taken by Britain, France, the United States and other countries, they had to withdraw their troops from Gulangyu. ”

"But the situation is different now than it used to be." Sawashigenobu said confidently, "In the language of the country of China, this is called 'this time and that time'. Five months ago, the British, French, and American governments dared to take action to engage in an armed confrontation with us, and we had little chance of winning, but now our base camp has opened up another battlefield in South China, the Chinese army is under attack, and the Imperial Japanese Army has completely cut off the sea supply lines to Central and North China. The time is ripe for us to solve Gulangyu Island......

Because the enemy chieftain Ze Shigenobu was eyeing this isolated island of less than two square kilometers, Gulangyu Island, which was already intertwined with various forces and extremely complicated, became even more unpeaceful.

On this day, night fell, and the quiet streets where the bright moon shone were suddenly disturbed by the footsteps of military boots running in a panic, waking up countless people who had gone to bed early. Needless to say, it was the Japanese who secretly carried out arrest operations on the island again, and the Ministry of Industry Bureau, which was in charge of the security of the public concession, was also afraid of the Japanese, so they turned a blind eye to their arrest operations and did not dare to interfere and confront them too much.

In the chaos, a dark shadow quietly got into No. 5 in the French Concession of Gulangyu Island, she looked at the window on the small western-style building and there was still a pot of geraniums on the window, she knew that it was safe here, so she stepped into the small western-style building.

The black shadow knocked on the door gently and regularly, and Liu Zifeng listened carefully before opening the door and letting the black shadow walk in.

Liu Zifeng hurriedly asked, "What's going on outside?" ”

"Japanese spies are arresting anti-Japanese people again, and they are so arrogant that they don't even pay attention to Britain, France, and the United States." The dark shadow said angrily.

"Come with me."

Liu Zifeng looked outside, closed the door again, and walked briskly to the second floor with a black shadow. On the second floor, the black shadow took off his layman's clothes, revealing a slender figure and hair, which turned out to be Wang Ping.

Wang Ping took out a paper bag from her handbag and hurriedly said, "This is what you want." ”

Liu Zifeng hurriedly handed over a glass of water, carefully took the paper bag, and opened it to reveal a few photos. His hand holding the photo trembled slightly, because he knew that Wang Ping had tried his best to get it, and she must have taken a lot of risks and pains for it. Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a kind of emotion and admiration in my heart.

"Open it up and see if there's anything new." Wang Ping urged.

Liu Zifeng hurriedly turned on the electric light, spread a few photos on the table, and looked at them carefully.

The first is a photo of Sister Zheng, with the words next to it: "Zheng Guiping, 36 years old, from Longxi, Fujian, lived in Kuala Lumpur with her adoptive mother when she was 3 years old, returned to China at the age of 14, studied in Xiamen Jimei Middle School, and later dropped out of school due to family poverty. In Xiamen, she participated in the "Anti-Japanese Salvation Youth League," and after the fall of Xiamen, she volunteered to work in the "Gulangyu Joint Relief Association" and actively carried out refugee relief work. ”

The other picture is a photo of Qingfang, with not many notes next to it: Liu Qingfang, born in a small fishing village in Nanhui, Shanghai, studied at Datong Middle School and Double Ten Middle School, and after graduating from high school, he taught at Xiamen Normal Compulsory Primary School, and was later admitted to Xiamen University. During his time in school, he published his debut novel "Far Away" in Xiamen's "Jiangsheng Daily", and dropped out of school before the fall of Xiamen.

Liu Zifeng weighed the resumes of the two of them in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Wang Ping asked anxiously: Zifeng, did you see anything?

Liu Zifeng shook his head and said: Although the experiences of the two are different, they can't see any flaws.

Wang Ping asked suspiciously: This Qingfang is a little puzzling, why did she drop out of school before the fall of Xiamen, and what happened to her family?

"Maybe the family can't afford to provide for it, or something has happened to the family!" Liu Zifeng said contemplatively.

Wang Ping pondered and said: The fall of Shanghai in August 1937 coincided with the time when he dropped out of school before the fall of Xiamen, but I still felt a little strange.

"Could it be that we have misjudged and mistaken the direction? Or is the scope determined not enough, someone else? Liu Zifeng said a little unconfidently.

Wang Ping also said: "But 'Haifeng' said in a telegram that the Japanese spy 'Snow Wolf' was hiding in the refugee camp. ”

Liu Zifeng put down the resume in his hand, came to the window in a depressed mood, and stared out of the window.

Wang Ping thought for a while and said, "Next, I'll find out the reason why Qingfang dropped out of school, what happened to her family?" ”

Liu Zifeng nodded.