"Where am I?" Ning Xin'er felt as if her mind was filled with lead, so heavy that she could no longer hold it up.
She struggled to open her eyes, as hard as moving a mountain.
She had been in a coma for three days. The person who kidnapped her had overdosed on ether and almost died. The doctor injected relief drugs for three consecutive days and finally woke up.
Ning Xiner didn't know what happened or where she was. She still felt like someone had stuffed a stone into her head, unable to think.
"She woke up."
Outside the glass window, a man in a white coat said in surprise, but he spoke in Japanese.
"Oh, I really woke up." Another man in a white coat hurriedly came over to check.
"She moved a little bit and her eyes opened, but now they're closed again."
"She has just woken up, and the effects of the anesthetic have not been completely eliminated, but as long as she can wake up, it means there is no danger to her life. This is good news. Even if our mission is completed, we will report to the superiors immediately."
Their conversation was loud, and Ning Xiner heard it too, but her heart suddenly sank. She couldn't understand what the two people were talking about, but she could understand that it was the Japanese talking.
Ning Xiner immediately understood that she had fallen into the hands of the Japanese.
Dai Li received a secret phone call in Weng Bailing's office at Shanghai Station of Fuxing Society. A secret message came from the phone: The package has arrived, please pick it up in person at the appropriate time.
Dai Li finally felt relieved.
This was the cryptic code he and the Japanese military attache agreed upon. When the package arrived, it meant that Ning Xiner had woken up. If Ning Xiner did not wake up and fell asleep forever, it would be another cryptic code: the package was lost.
Lu Ming's suspicions were correct. He believed that Ning Xiner's disappearance might have been caused by the Japanese, or that it might have a direct connection with Dai Li. The two seemed unrelated, but he guessed them all correctly.
The kidnapping of Ning Xiner was indeed done by Manchurian Railway agents.
However, immediately afterwards, Dai Li's agents transferred from Nanjing were responsible for covering up and eliminating traces.
This was the first time that the Chinese and Japanese secret services carried out a joint operation, and Ning Xiner unfortunately became the test subject of their joint operation.
The reason why Dai Li helped the Japanese attack Ning Xiner was because Du Yuesheng stopped him from reaching out to Caogang, so Dai Li could only choose Ning Xiner to attack.
Ning Xiner is the princess of the Caobang, and her importance to the Caobang is self-evident, but her temporary disappearance does not affect the normal operation of the Caobang.
This is exactly what Dai Li wanted to achieve.
For the Japanese side, Caogang didn't take it seriously at all. What they had to deal with was Lu Ming and the Republic of China government, as well as the Chinese Communist Party.
Of course, they are more eager to find out whether the Japanese Communist Party really has close contact and cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party, what is the purpose of the Japanese Communist Party's participation in Chinese affairs, etc.
When the Japanese extended an olive branch to Dai Li, Dai Li gave a hint and asked them to choose Ning Xiner.
The Japanese didn't know the secret. After Dai Li's prompting, they realized that Ning Xiner, as the princess of Caobang, must know whether Lu Ming is a communist, and even know the truth about the arms case.
Dai Li didn't expect Ning Xiner to bring them much surprise, all they needed was a breakthrough.
It can be said that the kidnapping of Ning Xiner was a secret operation planned by Dai Li with the help of the Japanese, and it was a secret joint operation between the Manchurian Railway and the Fuxing Society headquarters.
Even He Zhonghan didn't know the details of this operation. Dai Li reported directly to Mr. Jiang and received verbal approval.
Ozawa Seigoro and others participated in this operation, of course with the intention of forcing Lu Ming to return to Shanghai, but it was not the main purpose, only a side effect.
During the ambush on Lu Ming, no matter how much Ozawa hated Lu Ming, he repeatedly asked his subordinates not to shoot at Lu Ming but to capture him alive, because he wanted to get more things from Lu Ming.
Dai Li designed the plot of the performance in a secret meeting. He first got angry and protested against Japan's attack on important leaders of the Fuxing Society.
Dai Li demanded that Japan must ensure that it prevents assassinations and kidnappings in the future, otherwise the Chinese intelligence agency will have to take reciprocal retaliatory measures.
The military attache at the Japanese consulate had to compromise and made a written guarantee that similar incidents would never happen again in the future and that China would be compensated for all losses incurred in this operation.
In this attack, two agents of the Renaissance Society were killed. This was an irreparable loss, and the Japanese side could only settle the case with high compensation.
The Japanese military attache was willing to make compromises, but he did so as a last resort. In fact, he was very unconvinced.
Although Japan has a strong military, the secret service agencies they set up in major and medium-sized cities in China are still illegal in theory and can only be hidden underground. Therefore, the number of agents is obviously at a disadvantage compared to China.
If Dai Li really wants to take reciprocal retaliation, Japan's secret service agencies in major cities will be in danger of being bloodbathed.
The Japanese have also heard of Dai Li's skills. This Chinese spy king has been famous for his ruthlessness since his debut.
Of course, the Japanese also knew that Dai Li would not dare to launch such an action easily, which would trigger an all-out war between China and Japan in advance.
In this state of pushing each other, the two parties temporarily formed an alliance of interests.
The Japanese military attache made a report to the country, conveying Dai Li's attitude of being willing to cooperate but clearly delineating the boundaries.
After research, the senior management of the Japanese Manchuria Railway Corporation and the headquarters staff headquarters accepted the conditions proposed by Dai Li, and each gave instructions to the secret service agencies stationed in China. They were not allowed to carry out assassinations, kidnappings, etc. against the main figures of the Chinese intelligence agencies and their family members.
Of course, the Japanese side does not have good intentions or wants to abide by any rules, but they are afraid that China will take reciprocal retaliation. In that case, the consequences will be disastrous, and it will definitely be the Japanese secret service that suffers in the end.
Although the Japanese are cruel, they always stand on the side of benefits when weighing interests. They will not do anything without benefits.
The life strategy pursued by the Japanese is that no matter how powerful they are, they must pretend to be humble, and no matter how humble they are, they must not lose their own interests.
Dai Li thought about these things and smiled rarely. The Japanese were not that difficult to deal with, nor were they as unreasonable as they usually thought. They were easy to communicate with.
Especially in dealing with the Communist Party, Japan's positive attitude was completely beyond his expectation.
When it comes to jointly dealing with matters related to the Communist Party, the Japanese are eager to go into battle personally and help the Kuomintang eliminate the Communist Party of China.
The Japanese hate the Chinese Communist Party even more than the Republic of China government.
They believe that no matter which country, the ghost of the Communist Party is like a plague virus. If it cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, it will sooner or later take over the whole world and turn the whole world into a red world.
The Japanese not only want to eliminate the Communist Party at home, but also actively join the anti-communist alliance and participate in anti-communist actions in Asia and even the world.
Dai Li naturally welcomed Japan's reaction, but he was very cautious about formally signing an anti-communist secret pact with Japan.
Dai Li talked verbally about how China and Japan should join forces to fight communism, emphasizing the significance of joint fight against communism, but in action he delayed again and again, refusing to put what he talked about on paper into practice.
Japan repeatedly urged the two sides to sign a secret agreement to jointly fight communism as soon as possible, but Dai Li still politely refused.
Dai Li finally clarified the views of the Republic of China government, which was inclined to conduct a series of joint actions with Japanese intelligence agencies on the theme of anti-communism, but it was not appropriate to formally sign a secret agreement.
Although the secret agreement will not be announced, there is always the risk of it leaking out. Once leaked, there will be no loss to the Japanese side, but Dai Li cannot bear it. The superiors may regard him as a scapegoat and sacrifice him.
Dai Li had seen this kind of thing with his own eyes, how could he make the same mistake again? What's more, there would be a war between China and Japan in the future. If he had a secret agreement with the Japanese military, then even jumping into the Yellow River would not be able to wash away his reputation as a traitor.
Ning Xiner finally woke up, which is good news.
In the past few days, Dai Li was really worried whether Ning Xiner would die due to an overdose of anesthetic. In that case, he would lose an opportunity to find out Lu Ming's identity.
Dai Li calculated and found that it would take two or three days for Ning Xiner to fully return to normal thinking. During this period, she would continue to discuss with the Japanese a plan to jointly suppress the Communists.
Based on his intuitive experience, Dai Li believed that he would be able to get the information he wanted from Ning Xiner.
The eldest daughter of the Cao Gang is a pampered girl. She can't bear the pain of interrogation. She can stay calm in front of the instruments of torture and not cry. It's good.
So, the next question is, how deeply involved is Lu Ming in the arms case? Is Lu Ming a communist, or has he already joined the Communist Party?