After several discussions, Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan were finally convinced that the only option now was to report the matter to the minister in order to gain greater support.
**The director of the Central Investigation Department is named Li. He is actually a soldier and has a high military rank. In Du Ziyuan's view, he is still a legend in China's hidden front, and he is full of respect for him in his heart.
But it was not easy to meet Minister Li. Lao Luo personally negotiated with Director He of the General Office and repeatedly explained the seriousness of the situation. Two days later, Director He of the General Office finally told Lao Luo that Minister Li had an appointment at noon.
During the half-hour gap, please take advantage of this time to report on your work.
As a result, Minister Li listened to Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan's report for two hours, and dropped all other work in the middle of the report. In the middle of the report, Minister Li called Vice Minister Xiang, who was also the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Central Coordination Department.
He made a call and asked about the situation. When he put down the phone, his face became even more serious.
Such a situation indicates that Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan's report will not be easy.
As the report progressed, Minister Li's expression became more and more severe.
He said sternly: "The Kuomintang agent has been infiltrating us for so many years, and you haven't found him! What are you doing every day!"
Minister Li stared directly at Lao Luo, as if Lao Luo was responsible for this evil result. For many years before liberation, Lao Luo had been Minister Li's direct subordinate and was deeply trusted and reused by him. Lao Luo served as the director of the Second Bureau
, was also named by Minister Li himself. Minister Li has always believed that since the establishment of the party's intelligence system, foreign intelligence work has been relatively weak, so he chose Lao Luo to be responsible for this aspect of work.
But today, it can almost be said that without this layer of trust that has existed for many years, Lao Luo would probably not be able to bear it.[
Minister Li turned to Du Ziyuan and his tone was much gentler, "Du Ziyuan, do you think the assassination of Ruan Qibo in Cam Ranh Bay is directly related to the 'water hyacinth' that infiltrated our internal affairs?"
Du Ziyuan said calmly: "Yes. And it is a relationship of internal and external collusion and cooperation."
Minister Li stared at him and said nothing.
Du Ziyuan mustered up his courage and continued: "The Ruan Qibo incident, the destruction of the Mei organization, and the leakage of my whereabouts all show that the enemy colluded internally and externally, and attempted to blame Ruan Qibo's assassination on us. The enemy's entire plan
It is set up very precisely and is almost impenetrable. The purpose is to sabotage the Sino-Soviet negotiations."
"When you say 'almost', you mean what did Zuo get?" Minister Li stared straight into his eyes.
"Yes. From the fact that the Taiwan Intelligence Agency is trying its best to eliminate her, and the US Central Intelligence Agency is also involved, we judge that the leftist has mastered something extremely important."
"What is it?" Minister Li asked with a frown.
"I don't know yet." Du Ziyuan's voice was much lower, but it felt like a knife was stabbing through his heart. As an intelligence officer, it is a terrible thing to say that you don't know in front of your superiors.
Minister Li seemed to feel the same way. His deep eyes were like stars in the darkness, fixed on Du Ziyuan's pale face, and remained motionless for a long time.
Du Ziyuan understood that this was the last chance.
Minister Li's office was very quiet at this moment. Both Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan sat motionless at the table, looking at Minister Li quietly.
Minister Li thought for a moment and finally asked: "What's your next step?"
Hearing Minister Li's words, Du Ziyuan felt that the last chance had finally come. He glanced at Lao Luo cautiously. He saw that Lao Luo nodded to him very slightly. So, he turned to Minister Li and said
: "We have some judgments about 'Water Hyacinth', so we want to check the ministry's files."
"What else?" The minister stared at him.
"We also hope to understand some of the special circumstances in China in recent times, especially the more unusual ones."[
Minister Li nodded to them, "Okay, I understand. You go back first. We will know tomorrow whether your request can be realized."
Du Ziyuan followed Lao Luo and left the minister's office. Their hearts were heavy. If they did not take special measures, they would hardly be able to find the 'water hyacinth'.
The next morning, Du Ziyuan arrived at the ministry very early. But Minister Ma from the Organization Department of the Party Committee of the Central Investigation Department was earlier than him and was already waiting outside his office.
Minister Ma had a knowing and mysterious smile on his dark face and said: "Old Du, what on earth did you think of to get the minister to agree to your inspection of the files? You also asked me to discuss it with you earlier."
Du Ziyuan hurriedly opened the door and said: "Old Ma, Old Ma, please come in quickly, sit down, sit down. Oh, you can just make a phone call, why do you have to make this trip?"
Minister Ma was reluctant and continued to ask: "Tell me, I want to ask you something."
Du Ziyuan looked at Minister Ma standing in front of him, his face gradually became serious, and his eyes became heavier.
Du Ziyuan whispered: "Old Ma, to be honest, the situation I encountered is not ordinary serious, but extremely serious!" He nodded and added, "Old Ma, let me tell you, the minister almost
I slapped the table on Lao Luo!"
Minister Ma immediately stopped smiling and his face became serious. He knew the seriousness of the minister's slap on the table.
He said softly: "Lao Du, I understand, you don't need to say any more. Regarding your access to the files, I have arranged it this way. I will prepare a separate office for you, and there will be a dedicated person to deliver the files to you every day.
.However, all files can only be viewed by you alone. I can no longer give in. Moreover, I want you to guarantee your party nature and not tell anyone what you saw." After saying that, he stared seriously.
Du Ziyuan.
Du Ziyuan said seriously: "Thank you, Lao Ma. I promise not to tell anything about the situation, please trust me."
In this way, Du Ziyuan finally gained the right to access top-secret personnel files.
Next, they sat together and carefully determined the scope of their inquiry, mainly people who worked in the Intelligence Department of the North China Bureau from 1946 to 1949. They also agreed that from 7 to 10 pm every night,
Du Ziyuan went to check it alone.
At this time, Du Ziyuan breathed a sigh of relief. However, before he could settle down after sending away Minister Ma, Director Lao Luo walked in quietly and stood in front of him.
Lao Luo's face showed seriousness hidden in his calmness.
He looked at Du Ziyuan calmly and said softly: "Ziyuan, the director of the third bureau has contacted me just now. They are planning to brief you on the situation starting from this afternoon. The domestic situation is mainly special.
.Are you going by yourself, or are you arranging for someone else to go?"
Du Ziyuan thought for a while and said: "I want Chu Bolin and Qin Donghai to go. I will start checking the files in the evening. Lao Ma has already said it just now. So, I have to make some preparations."
Lao Luo nodded, "Okay, that's it, you can arrange it."
However, after Lao Luo said this, he had no intention of leaving. Instead, he still stood in front of the table, pointing his finger on the table, lowering his head and thinking.
Du Ziyuan stood opposite him and looked at him silently. He guessed that Lao Luo must have something else to say.
Lao Luo slowly raised his head, his eyes had become extremely stern, staring sharply at Du Ziyuan's face. He nodded. Du Ziyuan walked gently to him. Their foreheads almost touched.
Lao Luo said almost through his teeth: "Ziyuan, everything the ministry can provide you will be provided to you." He paused and continued: "You must find the 'Water Hyacinth' and find out Ruan Qibo's identity."
Cause of death! And be quick! Let me tell you, news has come from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the negotiations between China and the Soviet Union on that major matter have come to a standstill! Ziyuan, you should understand what I mean."
Du Ziyuan looked at Lao Luo's stern eyes and felt a chill rising from the back of his spine.
Of course he understood what Lao Luo meant. The negotiations between China and the Soviet Union must have reached the most critical moment. If there was no clear explanation of the Ruan Qibo incident, the negotiations would break down. The subsequent result, he guessed, was what Lao Luo was going to say to him.
.
Sure enough, Lao Luo was almost in Du Ziyuan's ear and continued: "You have no room for failure!"
Du Ziyuan's face became more serious. He vaguely felt that Lao Luo's meaning could be said to be the meaning of Minister Li and the ministry, or even the central government's meaning.
This is like fighting a war. You led your troops to the front line to complete the mission assigned to you. You fought bloody battles, the troops suffered heavy losses, and you were even seriously injured. But the battle failed and the mission assigned to you was not completed. Then
, what awaits you will be punishments from the party discipline, sometimes even very severe punishments. There is no room for explanation, no room for taking away the merits, and no room for pleading for another chance.
Du Ziyuan already understood at this time that he was undertaking a task with no retreat. He must complete it.
Lao Luo stared at him intently. He saw from Du Ziyuan's eyes that he already understood what he meant, so he nodded to him again and said through his teeth: "The result of this matter is the same for you and me!
"He tapped the table with his finger to emphasize his tone. After that, he walked out of the office quietly.
Du Ziyuan stood in front of the table and did not move for a long time. At this time, he felt more and more clearly the pressure on his shoulders. He would either complete the task, or be crushed into powder by the task, and never recover. There is no third situation.
From that day on, Du Ziyuan sat in the office provided by Minister Ma for three consecutive nights and read the files. This was a tightly guarded office with armed guards outside the door. Behind the staff who delivered the files to him
, also followed by armed guards.
Du Ziyuan read the files for three days. He finally understood why Minister Ma cared so much and protected these files so closely. These are top secret files! Du Ziyuan was shocked by the resumes of these people.
