It was from this moment on that the offensive and defensive parties, led by Ye Gongjin and Zuo Shaoqing, began a new round of life and death game around the "Locust Tree".【】
Zhao Minggui was shrewd and cautious, and quietly started his actions. He accepted the eavesdropping equipment left by Huang Fenglin, and naturally also accepted the two targets he left behind: Guo Chongmu, Director of the Operations Department of the Ministry of National Defense, and Yu, Chief of Staff of the Joint Logistics Headquarters.
Zhidao. He believed that the "Locust Tree" was among these two people.
However, he also had difficulties. The intelligence team was an internal service department. It originally had fewer people, and even fewer people could perform field tasks. How small was it? He only selected four people from the team who could perform field tasks.
. He divided the four people into two groups to monitor Guo Chongmu and Yu Zhidao respectively. With such a manpower, it was impossible to set too high goals. His first requirement for them was that they should not be noticed.
He personally went to the site to select and set up a new surveillance point. Guo Chongmu's surveillance point was located in the attic on the third floor opposite. From here, he could view every move in Guo Chongmu's yard. Yu Zhidao's surveillance point rented a room.
A small tea shop. Two brothers pretended to be shop assistants, and they could see Yu Zhidao's home diagonally opposite while lying on the counter.
He asked them to observe carefully and try to figure out the rules.
This was also Du Ziyuan's most nervous and busy time. The first thing he had to do was organize the engagement ceremony with You Shaoqing.
The news that You Shaoqing is going to be engaged to Du Ziyuan has spread in the Second Division of the Secrecy Bureau. When people see her these days, they can always see a bright smile on her face.
Qian Yuhong was extremely jealous. She took You Shaoqing's hand and asked, "Shaoqing, when did you set the date for the engagement ceremony? How is it going?"
You Shaoqing said: "My sister said, try to do it next week. As for what to do, I don't know, it is all done by Ziyuan and my sister. I don't care about these things, as long as I get engaged, what should I do?
Everything is fine.”
"You are such a worry-free person. Let me tell you, there are two types of engagements: big ones and simple ones. When you get engaged, you need to give gifts. Some give six pieces, some give twelve. You also have to pay homage to ancestors and welcome the bride.
, wearing a ring."
"Oh, why is it so troublesome? Isn't that just like getting married?"
"What do you think? An engagement is to finalize the marriage and trap the person. No one can change their mind, do you understand?" Qian Yuhong stared at her exaggeratedly.
You Shaoqing nodded vigorously. This sentence was what she cared about most.
When Ye Gongjin saw You Shaoqing, he was also very concerned, "You Shaoqing, you must invite me to be there when you get engaged, right? I can also join in the fun, and I'll be a part of it for you."
You Shaoqing said: "Director, of course I have to invite you. My sister said that the woman's side, besides my mother, are mainly people from our second division. When the time comes, I will naturally invite you."
"I heard from Mr. Du that you are planning to hire a theater troupe?"
"Yes. Ziyuan said, please hire a troupe to make it more lively and make the guests happy."
Ye Gongjin narrowed his eyes and said, "Young Master Right, I know that you have been learning opera since you were a child. When the time comes, you and your sister will also go on stage to sing a section. That would be great."
You Shaoqing glanced at Ye Gongjin, already guessing what he meant, and said with a smile: "Okay, just wait and see."
You Shaoqing turned around and went to Zuo Shaoqing to tell her what Ye Gongjin meant.
Zuo Shaoqing was alert and glanced at his sister, "Smelly girl, I don't know your evil intentions yet."
She reached for the phone and called Du Ziyuan, "Mr. Du, it's like this. Director Ye made a request. On the day of the engagement, we sisters should also sing on stage. Are you, is this appropriate?"
Du Ziyuan immediately guessed what she meant and said, "Oh, we have to discuss this matter, we have to discuss it."
Zuo Shaoqing said: "Okay, let's discuss it tonight." She put down the phone and said to her sister: "Mr. Du said we should discuss it tonight. If he says he can sing, we will sing it. But, we have to
You have to choose what to sing."
At night, Zuo Shaoqing and Du Ziyuan were sitting in the revolving door private room. Their expressions were serious.
Zuo Shaoqing gritted his teeth and glared at Du Ziyuan, "I tell you, Zhao Minggui doesn't have many people, and he doesn't have enough manpower. In addition, there are only two people they monitor, Guo Chongmu and Yu Zhidao. Zhao Minggui is a very shrewd person, and he doesn't have enough manpower."
, it will definitely be arranged very carefully.”
Du Ziyuan was not polite, "I know, you don't need to scare me. I have been observing the locust tree these days, and I went to observe it myself. I found that sometimes he comes home early and goes to the bathhouse to take a bath."
"Bathhouse? You want to meet him in the bathhouse?"
"Yes, I want to contact him personally."
"How do you contact him? Someone is watching him."
"You trust me, I know what to do. I will take some measures."
Zuo Shaoqing stared at him and slapped the table, "So, what should we do about the opera?"
Du Ziyuan curled his lips and said, "What's wrong with singing a play? Just sing, what's the big deal? I know you can sing. Just sing it for them and let them listen."
In the afternoon of the next day, Du Ziyuan began to take cautious measures outside Yu Zhidao's house.
At this time, the special agent sitting at the surveillance point opposite Yu Zhidao's house was a little confused. A rag collector appeared on the street outside Yu Zhidao's house. The man was carrying a load full of rags, banging his clapper in his hand, and squatting
He stood next to the wall and looked left and right.
The two agents stood at the counter of the tea shop and carefully observed the person. Although there was nothing unusual, the appearance of a special person outside the target's home still made them nervous. The two discussed it and decided to follow this person and discuss the situation later.
.
At this moment, they all saw a black car drive over, honked the horn, and waited for the door to open. They knew that this was Yu Zhidao coming home from get off work. Through the binoculars, they saw the man collecting rags. He quietly raised his head and looked into the car.
After a while, the car drove through the gate. The rag collector began to pack up his load and seemed to be leaving.
An agent said: "Go quickly and follow him. I will report to the team leader."
Another agent walked out of the counter, walked outside the store, and followed the rag collector at a short distance.
However, an hour later, Zhao Minggui received a phone call reporting that the person who went out to follow did not follow the person collecting the rags and lost him. "Did he find you?" Zhao Minggui asked immediately.
"I feel like he didn't notice it," the agent said on the phone. "He didn't walk very fast, so I followed him from a distance. However, that area is a slum area with winding and narrow lanes and a lot of people. As I walked, there were so many people.
He disappeared. Maybe I didn’t notice which alley he entered.”
This situation made Zhao Minggui confused. Was it communication or information transmission between the rag collector and Yu Zhidao? No matter which way it was, this method was too incredible.
In the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Minggui entered the tea shop early. He wanted to see the situation with his own eyes.
At around five o'clock, the rag collector came again and was still squatting at the door. He was banging his clapper and looking left and right.
Zhao Minggui stared at him with a telescope, feeling very confused. He seemed to have seen this person somewhere before, and he looked vaguely familiar. This alone made him alert. He asked the two agents to go out now, guard the intersection, and prepare to follow him alternately.
.He is responsible for the surveillance here.
Zhao Minggui sat in front and carefully observed the rag collector, but he still couldn't remember where he had seen him.
At around six o'clock, Yu Zhidao drove home. Zhao Minggui noticed that the rag collector looked cautiously into the car. After the car entered the gate, the rag collector packed up his load, picked it up and left.
However, the two men under Zhao Minggui still failed to keep an eye on the rag collector and lost him in the slum area. After hearing the report, Zhao Minggui felt strange even himself.
At night, Ye Gongjin sat in the office and stared at Zhao Minggui silently, "Do you think there is something wrong with this Yu Zhidao?"
Zhao Minggui was very cautious and shook his head, "I can't say, I just feel very strange. If he is related to the arms case, I believe it. But if he is the Sophora japonica tree, I always have a little doubt."
Having said this, Zhao Minggui paused for a moment. He suddenly remembered where he had seen this person. He raised his head suddenly and said, "Director, I remember who this rag collector is. At No. 9 Nanfu Lane, left
Shaoqing detained several people at Huang Fenglin's house, and I brought them back for review. There was a postman among them. At that time, I thought he had bumped in intentionally, so after asking a few questions, I let him go. This rag collector,
It was the postman! I remembered it."
"What do you think about that postman..." Ye Gongjin looked at him carefully.
"Combining these two things, he should be a communist." Zhao Minggui said with certainty.
"You remember correctly?"
"Yes, that's him."
"So, what are you going to do now?"
Zhao Minggui couldn't help but feel short of breath, "Director, I don't have enough manpower, it's very difficult to handle."
Ye Gongjin smiled, "I, you can go find Young Master You. Yu Zhidao is in charge of the team, I feel she should be able to help you."
The next morning, Zhao Minggui went to You Shaoqing's office. Sure enough, she was there.
He smiled and said: "Young Master, can I take up a little of your time?"
You Shaoqing said: "Old Zhao, if you have something to say, do we still have to be polite?"
Zhao Minggui smiled and took out a photo from his pocket and placed it in front of her, "Do you still have an impression of you?"
You Shaoqing took a photo. In the photo, a rag collector was squatting on the street and banging his clapper. She raised her head and looked at Zhao Minggui with suspicion.
Zhao Minggui was a little surprised, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
You Shaoqing sneered and said, "Old Zhao, I'm a little surprised. Why did you get involved in this matter?"
Zhao Minggui was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that she had noticed the rag collector and realized that she was monitoring Yu Zhidao. He said, "This happened by chance. I also want to make a contribution."
You Shaoqing was not polite, "Old Zhao, you are not loyal enough to do this to me. The background in this photo is Yu Zhidao's home. How did you come across it?"
Zhao Minggui smiled, "Young Master You, you are really powerful. I can hide everything from you. To tell you the truth, it was the director who asked me to come to you. This matter is too important, and the director hopes that I will cooperate with you."
You Shaoqing curled his lips, "You really know how to speak. You should ask us to cooperate with you, right?"
"Young Master You, Young Master Right," Zhao Minggui waved his hands repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I really didn't intervene in this. Maybe you have also come out of the situation of the director. He just wants to handle this case well. Maybe he can ease his relationship with Mao Zedong.
The relationship with the director. The director hopes that the two of us can cooperate."
You Shaoqing nodded, "This sounds like a sentence. Tell me, what do you want?"
"First, please identify this person."
"The postman at No. 9 Nanfu Lane. I recognized him the first time he showed up."
"Have you followed this man?"
"Damn it, no. If I had followed up, I would have reported it to the director long ago. You didn't follow up either?"
"Yes. This is where the blame lies. What do you think is the best thing to do?"
The cunning You Shaoqing smiled lightly, "Old Zhao, I would like to hear your thoughts first."
Zhao Minggui noticed You Shaoqing's wariness and smiled, "You Shaoqing, let's cooperate fairly, okay? I've put an ear in his place, and I'm open to you. You send people to monitor together. As for you, you have people and are responsible.
Follow the whole process and let me know if there is any situation. How about it? Is this a fair deal? "
A smile appeared on You Shaoqing's face, "That's pretty much it. It's a deal."
"Young Master Right, I hope you understand the last point correctly. Only the two of us know about this matter."
You Shaoqing chuckled, "Don't you just want my sister to know? You think the same as me."
But You Shaoqing did not expect that this whole tracking would lead to big trouble. In the end, Zuo Shaoqing was also involved, and the two sisters died almost at the same time.
