The place Du Ziyuan drove to with Lao Luo was not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shidaren Alley, but the Liuguo Hotel at No. 30 Dongjiaomin Lane. Today, this Liuguo Hotel is called "Fenghua Hotel" and its glory is gone. But in
At that time, it was one of the most luxurious hotels in Beijing. By the time Du Ziyuan left, the famous Liuguo Hotel had been nationalized and became one of the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Du Ziyuan parked the car in front of the Liuguo Hotel and followed Lao Luo up the steps. There was already a young man waiting for them. The young man led them to take the elevator to the top floor of the hotel and entered a room
There was a conference room with two guards standing outside the door. This situation made both Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan feel nervous, as if a chill was rising up their backs.
This conference room is not large, and the decoration and layout inside still retain the appearance when it was received, luxurious and elegant.
But sitting in the conference room were two deputy ministers of the Central Investigation Department. When Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan entered, they were sitting together talking in low voices.
Of these two deputy ministers of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, one is Director Chen, whose office is located in Zhongnanhai, as mentioned before. The other deputy minister, whose surname is Xiang, was a legendary figure in the Chinese intelligence system at that time and enjoyed a great reputation.
High reputation. Vice Minister Xiang also serves as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. Du Ziyuan guessed that this is also an important reason for convening this meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[
As soon as Du Ziyuan entered the door, he noticed that the atmosphere in the conference room was disturbing. The two deputy ministers raised their heads and stared at them with a scrutinizing gaze, with cold eyes and a hint of suspicion. The deputy minister waved to them.
, motioning for them to sit down across the conference table.
For about a few minutes, no one spoke in the conference room. Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan were nervous because of this.
Director Chen, who was holding a cigarette in his hand, suddenly spoke first. He said sternly: "Du Ziyuan, you go ahead! Tell us about your work in South Vietnam, especially your recent work. Don't omit anything!"
Although Du Ziyuan had some mental preparations, he still felt uneasy in front of two such serious leaders. He looked back at Lao Luo and said cautiously: "Okay, let me report first. We do have a part in the Republic of South Vietnam.
Comrades worked there. It was mainly formed gradually during the war years, and later strengthened during the Vietnam-France War. Several lines of communication were formed, and some comrades infiltrated into local government agencies, or worked as businessmen or residents.
Work there.”
Director Chen asked sternly: "What is their main purpose?"
Du Ziyuan lowered his voice involuntarily, "There are two main purposes. One is to observe and understand the local political forces, and the other is to support and guide the local liberation alliance in its work."
Director Chen asked: "Are they also available in Cam Ranh Bay?"
Du Ziyuan took a breath. This was the biggest question in his mind. He guessed that today's meeting was related to the Soviets. He said: "Yes, there is a relatively complete organization and a communication line. What I understand is that,
One of our comrades has infiltrated the US military base in Cam Ranh Bay."
Director Chen said unceremoniously: "Keep talking, don't go too far, talk about Ruan Qibo."
Du Ziyuan glanced at Lao Luo again and said: "The work on Ruan Qibo mainly started three months ago. At that time, Comrade Docharov, the first secretary of the Soviet Embassy, contacted us through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
.He is actually the head of the Soviet State Security Council in our country.”
Director Chen scolded him sternly, "Don't talk nonsense! We know who he is!"
Du Ziyuan tried his best to restrain his uneasiness and said: "Okay, I will continue. Comrade Docharov hopes to cooperate with us to carry out intelligence work on South Vietnam. We did not immediately agree, and this cooperation still needs approval from our superiors. As
Through preliminary research, we began to understand the situation in South Vietnam, especially Ruan Qibo."
Director Chen almost asked, "What kind of understanding do you have?"
Du Ziyuan hurriedly said: "It's just a general understanding. The purpose is to grasp the basic situation about Ruan Qibo and the people around him. However, two months ago, we suddenly lost contact with the organization in Cam Ranh Bay. We are now investigating this situation.
We were investigating to find out the reason for the interruption. But before we could find out the reason, we heard the news that Ruan Qibo had been killed."
Director Chen stared at Du Ziyuan sternly, twitching the corners of his mouth, "Du Ziyuan, you said that you are collecting relevant information about Ruan Qibo. Are you doing it with hostility? Is this what the instructions mean?"
Du Ziyuan straightened his body and looked at him squarely, "Director Chen, I definitely don't mean this. We collected the information mainly to consider the possibility of cooperating with the Soviet Union in the future. It is just a general understanding."
Director Chen stared at him unceremoniously, "So, three people died there, and they seemed to have been silenced. Are these three people yours?"
Du Ziyuan said: "They are not our people, absolutely not."
There was silence in the conference room. The deputy minister bowed his head in thought, while Director Chen glared at them.[
Director Chen asked: "Why is the Cam Ranh Bay line interrupted?"
Du Ziyuan was extremely worried. When he reported his work to the leader, what he was most afraid of was that the situation was unclear. However, he had no idea about the situation of the Cam Ranh Bay line. He said carefully: "This line of Cam Ranh Bay uses human transportation.
The radio station was not used. After the interruption, we sent investigators to investigate station by station. So far, the investigation has only reached Guangxi and has not left the border."
"So, local newspapers and Western newspapers say that these three people are Chinese. How do you explain it?"
"Director Chen, we don't know the situation clearly. We need to continue investigating."
Director Chen shook his head and was very dissatisfied with what Du Ziyuan said, "Where do you think these three Chinese people come from? You should give it some thought, right?"
Du Ziyuan nodded, "Yes, we have considered it. We judge that it may be sent from Taiwan."
At this time, there was a brief silence in the conference room. What Du Ziyuan said surprised everyone, but it seemed that it was also within their expectations.
Director Chen slammed the table, "Why did the agents sent by Taiwan want to kill Ruan Qibo? It doesn't make sense!"
Du Ziyuan clenched his teeth involuntarily. The unknown situation made him feel unsure. He said softly: "Director Chen, the reason why we guessed that they were sent by Taiwan is because our comrades who infiltrated the Cam Ranh Bay US military base were also sent from Taiwan.
She went there. She is an intelligence officer from Taiwan's Ministry of Defense Intelligence Agency and joined the US military advisory group as an entourage. Her mission to Cam Ranh Bay was to train local intelligence officers. I am worried that her true identity may have been exposed. So.
I guess those three people were probably sent by Taiwan to get rid of our comrade."
The conference room fell silent again. Comrades who sneak into the enemy and undertake special tasks will be very dangerous if their identities are exposed, and there is almost no possibility of survival. In recent years, many comrades lurking inside the enemy have died. Every day
Whenever they hear this kind of news, the comrades outside are really swallowing it with tears and teeth.
The two deputy ministers around the conference table have both worked in the intelligence system for many years and are very aware of this danger.
Director Chen also lowered his voice, "Now, is there any news about this comrade?"
Du Ziyuan shook his head, "We have no news at all about this comrade and the entire organization in Cam Ranh Bay. Lao Luo and I are very worried about them."
There was silence in the conference room for a moment, and everyone's expressions were as serious as carved in stone.
Director Chen gritted his teeth and said with a serious expression: "Let's talk about the matter at hand. I want to tell you that Ruan Qibo's matter is very serious, very serious!"
Du Ziyuan and Lao Luo didn't speak. They didn't understand why Ruan Qibo's incident was so serious.
At this time, Deputy Minister Xiang, who had been silent, finally spoke. He first patted Director Chen's arm to signal him not to get excited, and then turned to Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan calmly.
Vice Minister Xiang's voice was clear and calm, "Lao Luo, and Comrade Ziyuan," Vice Minister Xiang remained calm, but his eyes were extremely serious, "Director Chen just said that the assassination of Ruan Qibo was very serious, and there was a reason.
. I would like to reiterate again that today’s meeting is strictly confidential and no word is allowed to be leaked! Now put away your notebooks.”
Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan both closed their notebooks and looked at him seriously.
Vice Minister Xiang was silent for a moment, and then said softly: "On October 1, 1949, our New China was founded. We say it is New China, but you know what kind of mess the country we inherited is.
Chiang Kai-shek moved all the machinery and equipment in the factory that could be moved, and blew up or destroyed the ones that couldn't be moved. They took away all the gold in the treasury, and left us not even a tael.
.Do you know what it means to eat and eat food for all? It has been more than ten years since the Kuomintang imposed exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. We have a population of 500 million, and we all need to eat, but our New China is really poor and destitute, with only four walls and four walls!"
Neither Lao Luo nor Du Ziyuan spoke. They knew more or less about these situations. However, they were still shocked to say it to the deputy minister in this tone.
Vice Minister Xiang continued: "In this case, the Soviet comrades provided us with great help. From January 1949, our central leaders began to discuss with the leaders of the Soviet Union about our country's
The issue of economic assistance. By January 1950, it was finally negotiated that the Soviet Union would provide us with a loan of 300 million US dollars and 50 economic assistance projects. You may also know that these assistance projects continued to increase later, and by 19
In 1953, the number increased to 156. The "156 projects" we have been referring to refer to these. However, recently, these aid projects have increased to 255. In this way,
By the end of this year, when the first five-year plan is completed, we will be able to lay a relatively complete industrial foundation."[
The conference room was very quiet, and the sound of cars outside was distant and vague. Minister Xiang looked at Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan silently. His expression told them that he had much more to say than that.
