At this time, Zuo Shaoqing said quietly: "Qiuyue, Guanglin, and Sanhu, from today on, we are a group. Tomorrow, we will go to Wuhan together. Qiuyue will arrange the specific way. The specific task is
, we are looking for a person in Wuhan. I don’t know what kind of person he is now. I only know that he is a latent agent placed in the mainland by the Taiwan Kuomintang Intelligence Bureau, and has been latent for many years.
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Everyone in the room looked at her in surprise. How could they find her in such a situation?
Zuo Shaoqing continued: "Our first step is to find this person as soon as possible." When she said this, she looked at everyone around her as calmly as possible.
Hu Guanglin couldn't help but move, raised his hand and said: "Comrade Zuo, can I ask a question?"
Zuo Shaoqing smiled and said, "Guang Lin, please call me Shaoqing, or you can call me Zuo Shao."
Hu Guanglin weighed these two titles in his mind and said, "Then, I'll call you Mr. Zuo. What I want to ask is, if we go to Wuhan to find someone, the person you mentioned, are there any other clues?
"
Zuo Shaoqing pondered for a moment and said softly: "There are almost no clues, and I don't know his specific situation. All I know now is that this person was still using the radio to communicate with Taiwan last night. That's all."
Hu Guanglin's face was full of confusion and he looked at Zuo Shaoqing hesitantly.
Chen Sanhu curled his lips, stared at Hu Guanglin sideways, and said angrily: "Brother, I respect you. So I tell you one thing, the rule in this industry is don't ask blind questions! Don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked, just ask.
Just follow the master’s instructions and that’ll be fine! Do you understand?”[
Hu Guanglin stared at him, gritted his teeth, and said no more. Although he still had big doubts in his heart.
On the evening of the next day, Zuo Shaoqing and his party of four were divided into two groups and boarded the train to Wuhan.
The train they took was a regular express train with hard seats. From today's perspective, it was an unbearably slow train.
Zuo Shaoqing sat on the seat next to her, looking at the dark night outside and the dim lights of the villages that occasionally passed by. Her thoughts started to wander for a while, and some past events appeared in front of her like a dream. Those past events
, it happened precisely because of Wuhan, which she has been paying attention to!
In early 1955, it was precisely because of Wuhan and Wuhan's fifth latent group that she was lucky enough to go to Hong Kong.
At that time, based on the economic situation and political intelligence provided by Wuhan's Fifth Undercover Group, she wrote an analysis of the social dynamics under the mainland's communist regime for several consecutive years. Not only did she receive the attention of senior officials of the Ministry of Defense, but also Director Mao of the Security Bureau
She also attached great importance to it. During that period, the Ministry of National Defense also established a Political Warfare Office and a Psychological Warfare Research Laboratory. Sometimes, she would be invited to attend their seminars.
However, at the end of 1954, the information from Wuhan was cut off and never existed again.
Zuo Shaoqing inquired with the Intelligence Division of the Secrecy Bureau through the Intelligence Research Institute where she worked. The answer she received was that the intelligence in Wuhan had indeed been cut off, but the reason was unknown.
This news made Zuo Shaoqing feel a little sad. She felt that she and the fifth latent group in Wuhan had some flesh-and-blood connections and were closely related. At this time, they were suddenly disconnected, and she felt unspeakable pain in her heart.
She couldn't explain why, but she was very worried about the lurking personnel in Wuhan and their fate. She guessed that Wuhan's fifth lurking group was most likely broken up by the National Public Security Bureau. At this time, she had a feeling in her heart
Very contradictory feeling.
However, senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense are not concerned about whether there is something wrong with the intelligence team in Wuhan or whether the personnel are safe. They just believe that if the Intelligence Research Institute of the Security Bureau only studies the economic situation of Wuhan, it will be difficult to reflect the economic situation of the entire continent.
situation, let alone the future development trend of the mainland’s communist regime. Therefore, intelligence researchers are required to expand their horizons and study the political and economic situation of the entire continent.
Therefore, after some detailed discussions and arrangements, the General Political War Department of the Ministry of National Defense, the National Security Bureau, Director Mao of the Special Situation Room and the Secret Bureau finally agreed that Zuo Shaoqing and the two intelligence officers from the Special Situation Room should go
Hong Kong, study the social and economic conditions of the mainland nearby.
In January 1955, Zuo Shaoqing's research group came to Hong Kong under a false identity. In Hong Kong, her group was arranged to live in Pao Chong Street in Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon.
Today's Kowloon is full of tall buildings, colorful and prosperous, and it also reveals a prosperous atmosphere. But at that time, this area still had low buildings and large shabby houses.
The color is gray and dilapidated, like a slum during wartime. The dense alleys are like spider webs.
Zuo Shaoqing and others lived in a three-story building in a firecracker street. She soon learned that this was a point of the Hong Kong Intelligence Station of the Ministry of Defense Secret Service. There were five apartments on the third floor. Her research team
Two of them were occupied. The other three were, she judged, a place like the reference room of the Hong Kong Intelligence Station. Many of the research materials she read were taken from there.[
It was also from these research materials that she saw a large amount of economic information about the United States, Britain, Europe, Japan, Taiwan and the mainland. It was this economic information, and even political information, that made Zuo Shaoqing start.
I broadened my horizons and saw clearly that all politics in this world are actually due to economics. War is a continuation of politics. And politics serves the economy. All wars and politics are for economic interests. However,
Politicians often only see politics but ignore the economy, which determines the foundation of all superstructures.
In addition, a man named Zeng Shaowu sent them various newspapers and magazines published in mainland China every day. The task of Zuo Shaoqing and others was to read these newspapers and magazines and analyze them to find valuable things.
This period of time was the happiest time for Zuo Shaoqing, because she could easily read various newspapers and magazines issued by the mainland party and government agencies, as well as various political party and government documents and materials that could be collected in the reference room next door.
Compilation. In a word, she saw a lot of information here that she would never see in Taiwan.
On April 27, 1954, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to abolish the party and government agencies at the regional level. This is a piece of information Zuo Shaoqing saw in the newspaper.
Zuo Shaoqing squinted his eyes and thought for a moment. When she went to Nanjing to perform the mission, she was dispatched by the Intelligence Department of the North China Bureau. Therefore, she should be affiliated with the North China Bureau at that time. Now, after the North China Bureau and other regions have been abolished, her superior department is unknown.
Where is it? According to the information she got from the Secrecy Bureau, the domestic intelligence system seems to be under the management of the military's General Staff Department. She thought that I might also be under the management of the military.
Zuo Shaoqing was most surprised when he saw the "Government Work Report of 1954". The reporter was Premier Zhou Enlai. This report gave a comprehensive introduction to domestic economic construction. These contents are closely related to
Compared with the intelligence sent back by Wuhan's fifth latent team, it is more macroscopic, more detailed and complete, and more exciting. However, Wuhan's economic intelligence seems to be a footnote to this report. The content of this report makes
Zuo Shaoqing has a clearer understanding of domestic economic construction and economic conditions.
Another thing Zuo Shaoqing was happy about was seeing the recently adopted Constitution in China. On September 12, 1954, the National People's Congress discussed and approved the "Draft Constitution of the People's Republic of China" written by Chairman Mao Zedong.
"Report". Zuo Shaoqing was very happy. She specially asked Zeng Shaowu to help her find the new "Constitution" and read it very carefully.
Zeng Shaowu is a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly fat, with sparse hair, and a square face that always has a smile. But in his small eyes, scrutiny and suspicion flash from time to time.
Zuo Shaoqing could see that Zeng Shaowu was a leader in the Hong Kong intelligence station, maybe even an important leader. Zuo Shaoqing guessed that there were two possibilities, or his current task was to provide Zuo Shaoqing with help every day.
This research group buys newspapers and magazines. Therefore, he is just a small leader who is not important. Another possibility is that the Hong Kong intelligence station may still have some precautions against her, so it arranged for an important leader to monitor her.
Zuo Shaoqing felt that this Zeng Shaowu should be an important leader. Therefore, she would never dare to be careless about her situation.
Zeng Shaowu smiled and said: "Shaoqing, do you also want to read this 'Constitution' of the Communist Party seriously?"
Zuo Shaoqing smiled lightly and said: "Mr. Zeng, I just want to make a comparison with our "Constitution of the Republic of China"."
Zeng Shaowu said gently: "From your perspective, Shaoqing, which one is better and which one is worse?"
Zuo Shaoqing looked at him calmly, knowing that this was actually a circumstantial review. She said calmly: "Mr. Zeng, it doesn't matter which one is better or worse. The key is execution. Only if it is executed well can it be considered a good constitution.
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Zeng Shaowu thought about what she said, nodded and said, "It makes sense. Shaoqing is profound, Shaoqing is really profound."
However, the time spent reading mainland newspapers and magazines every day was short-lived. A month later, the situation changed abnormally. Zuo Shaoqing was also unknowingly involved in this abnormal change.
Zuo Shaoqing was tempered in dangerous situations, and vigilance and acumen have long been her living habits.
She vaguely sensed that something major must have happened in Hong Kong, or at the Hong Kong Intelligence Station.
The first phenomenon she observed was that the number of people in the reference room suddenly decreased, and sometimes there was no one left. The entire reference room and even the entire floor became extremely quiet. Occasionally, people would come and go in a hurry.
She noticed that everyone looked a little nervous and uneasy, and even their voices became lower.
Secondly, Zeng Shaowu did not show up for two days, and he did not bring them new newspapers and magazines for two days.
