On 16 October, the Konoe Fumiro Cabinet announced its general resignation, and on 17 October, Hideki Tojo was promoted to army general, and on 18 October, he formed a cabinet as prime minister and minister of war.

This news made the panic in the hearts of Shadow Zuozhen Showa and Zhou Gaohai and others aggravate a lot, Han Lin's judgment of the Japanese political situation is not biased at all, since Han Lin said that Japan and the United States are going to war, then this incident will inevitably happen, and these two people are not optimistic about the prospects.

They met with Han Lin again and discussed the issue of war between Japan and the United States again.

In fact, this kind of discussion is useless at all.

One is a big traitor of the puppet regime, who obeys the orders of the Japanese invaders in everything, and the other is the head of the secret service, a small major general, who does not have much influence on the top level.

On the evening of 24 October, Han Lin and his entourage arrived at the Han Mansion on Fukaisen Road in the French Concession of Shanghai.

There have always been subordinates on duty here, and there is no change in the house, but without the company of Lu Manyin, the hostess, Han Lin always feels cold and lonely at home.

"Boss, do you need me to contact Stationmaster Xu?" Li Peiyue asked softly.

"The last time I came to Shanghai, I explained the work in detail, and the way the Shanghai intelligence station worked changed, and it also depends on the direction of the situation, so I have nothing to do with him for the time being. You tell him and An Yanjiang that we have come to Shanghai, and we will contact you again if there is any situation. Han Lin shook his head and said.

"What are the clear arrangements for your time in Shanghai these days?" Peng Jiacui asked.

"You don't have to follow me, go shopping in the public concession, feel the last prosperous atmosphere of the century-old concession, next time we come, it's another scene. Tomorrow I will meet with Smith at the club to remind these British and American consulate generals that it is time to evacuate as well. Han Lin said.

In more than a month, the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy will attack Pearl Harbor, and at that time, the Japanese marines and the Japanese gendarmerie will attack the public concession, and these diplomats will naturally be detained.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans detained the Japanese ambassador to the United States, Nomura Kichizaburo, but instead of sending him to prison, he was placed under "house arrest." Japan immediately treated the US ambassador to Japan in the same way.

However, as an intelligence attaché, Smith also needs to collect intelligence for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. government, and Han Lin plans to let him leave Shanghai first to go to the embassy in Shancheng, so that he has an exclusive channel to contact the U.S. Naval Intelligence Agency.

Of course, there is no need to leave immediately, there is plenty of time to prepare, and it is the same if you leave again in early December, as long as you do not tear your face, the Japanese army cannot detain the diplomatic staff of the US Consulate General in Shanghai.

On the morning of the 25th, the Yinglin Club was stationed.

Han Lin drove his car to the club, Li Peiyue stayed at home, and the operator could not leave his post, but Wu Kuiyuan and Peng Jiacui would replace her tomorrow, and receiving and receiving telegrams was the most basic skill of an agent.

Entering the gate of the club, you can obviously feel the desertion of the club, there are not a few cars in the parking lot, entering the small living room on the first floor, the waiters and the backup dancers, are sitting and chatting in the small living room, and when they see the boss coming, everyone hurriedly stands up to greet them.

Although there is not much business, the positioning of the Yinglin Club is different, it does not rely on entertainment activities to make money, mainly for the foreign affairs departments of various countries in Shanghai, the authorities of the public concession and the French concession, the chambers of commerce from all walks of life, and then the members of the service, a small number of private parties or balls, the cooperative units have an annual allocation, so no one feels alarmed.

Han Lin came to the tea room on the third floor that he was used to, the door was open, Smith was chatting with Wang Qian, and when he saw him coming, Smith took the initiative to shake his hand.

"When you went to the United States, you gave a lecture at the Naval Intelligence Bureau, and in the past, there were great obstacles to Japan's intelligence collection and analysis work in the intelligence agencies of various branches of the US military, including the factional forces of the navy and army, the current system, and so on.

"On your way back to the mountain city, Director Soles sent me a telegram in which everyone made an extremely profound analysis of the causes and consequences of the war that Japan and the United States will break out in Southeast Asia.

"The senior intelligence officers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the security adviser of the Presidential Office have spoken highly of your intelligence capabilities and values, and they have a special appreciation for your profound knowledge and outstanding talents. Let's put it this way, we really want you to work in the U.S. intelligence agencies, and you're going to get a lot of money that you can consider. Smith said.

"We're old friends, and I feel sick to see what you're boasting about. I have long accepted the invitation of your Naval Intelligence Bureau to serve as a consultant on the Japanese issue, and I have received your monthly salary and emotional remuneration, and we have cooperated very happily, and the follow-up will be discussed after the end of World War II. ”

"You should go, I came this time to remind you that at the end of next month at the latest, you will have to leave Shanghai City to take shelter in the mountain city for a while." Han Lin said.

"I remember you said that once the Japanese military department has grasped the state power, this is a clear signal that war will break out soon, and you have accurate information to start a war?" Smith was shocked and hurriedly asked.

Han Lin once predicted to the US Naval Intelligence Agency that if the active duty soldiers of the Japanese military department become the prime minister of Japan, then this is the clearest signal of war.

"Don't worry, I haven't gotten accurate information yet, but I have gotten a high-value piece of information, and the decision of the Japanese cabinet meeting has set the time for attacking Southeast Asia in December, which is the deadline, and if the United States does not agree to the solution proposed by Japan, it will adopt the method of force."

"You should note that the development is based on the premise that the diplomatic negotiations between Japan and the United States have broken down, and as for the day in December, I have not received any information, but I do not want you to continue to stay in Shanghai, and I will need your help in the future docking with the US Naval Intelligence Agency." Han Lin said.

"Since you put it forward, Director Saulse will approve this proposal, and he also wants me to serve as a liaison to connect the intelligence work between the Naval Intelligence Bureau and you, and I will send a telegram to the director after I go back, hoping that your international intelligence organization will continue to work hard to get this most critical information, and we, the United States, will not start a war against Japan first, and Congress has not authorized the president." Smith said.

The U.S. government's decision not to preemptively strike is also due to the prevailing environment of internal isolationism, and the president has no right to go to war against a country without the authorization of Congress. If Japan takes the lead in launching an attack, it will be a completely different matter, passively facing the war and taking the initiative to start the war are two completely different concepts, and the Americans are not not belligerent, and the Hull Memorandum in the Japan-US negotiations is a strategy that forces Japan to take action.

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