"You mean, this is all Chief Fujita's fault?" Minami Yunko said coldly, her face as calm and terrifying as an ancient well.
When Wang Manchun saw this, he hurriedly admitted his mistake and said: "Chief Nan Zao, please calm down. It was a derogatory statement in his humble position."
"No!" Nanzo Yunzi waved his hand and said, "It is a good habit to always be suspicious. Your willingness to speak out shows your loyalty to me. However, I still respect Chief Fujita, so I will not say anything similar next time.
, you’d better have enough evidence to prove your point of view instead of making assumptions out of thin air, do you understand?”
"Yes! I understand!"
After hearing this, Nan Zao Yunzi nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, let's get down to business. The reason why I rushed back early is because we received a tip that the purple cipher machine was robbed from the No. 5 munitions depot.
There is a whereabouts!"
"Really?" As soon as he said this, Wang Manchun's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "Where is it?"
"In the hands of the New Fourth Army!"
"So, it was not the military commander who attacked the military supply depot, but the Red Party?"
"That's right! It's just that for them, what they got was just a bunch of parts, not to mention that they may not know what they robbed at all. Even if they came for the cipher machine, without the blueprints,
There is no way it can be assembled, let alone used to decipher our secret messages."
Wang Manchun was not stupid. After hearing what Nan Zao Yunzi said, he immediately grasped the key to the problem, "So, is there something wrong with the blueprint of the cipher machine?"
"That's right! Just last night, a strange fire broke out in the confidential room of Manchurian Railway's Shanghai office. Many confidential documents were burned, and then one person disappeared."
"who is it?"
"It's Cheng Hesheng who met us once at the Consulate General! Before the incident, Director Tanaka was investigating the theft of blueprints, and the blueprints of the purple cipher machine were among them!"
"It turns out it's him! No wonder he can decipher the code so quickly. It seems that he has been thinking about the cipher machine for a long time."
"But the problem now is that we only know that he gave the blueprint of the cipher machine to a small team of the New Fourth Army and then hid, and most of the New Fourth Army in southern Jiangsu have been dispersed by the 'Qingxiang' troops
, so I suspect that this blueprint should be hidden on a worker who was captured in a labor camp."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Manchun immediately said positively: "That's simple. I will take someone over and make sure that the drawings are brought back intact!"
Unwanted, Yunzi waved his hand, "No! This matter is not as simple as you think. If we look for it in a big way, it will arouse the red party's vigilance. This will not only make it difficult to carry out our follow-up plan, but also
It will greatly increase our risk of insider exposure, so we must investigate secretly, do you understand?"
"You're right!" Wang Manchun nodded in agreement, but then frowned, "It's just that Section Chief Nanzao, as you know, my subordinates are barely competent at monitoring the radio station, but if
It would be difficult for them to perform such an arduous task."
"If you have anything to say, just say it. There's no need to go around like this."
"I want to take care of two people in my humble position."
"who?"
"Agao and Yamazaki!"
As soon as these words came out, Nan Zao Yunzi immediately understood Wang Manchun's intention, so he looked at her with admiration and said, "Okay!"
…
On the outskirts of Lishui County, on a winding road, Japanese military trucks passed by from time to time.
Guo Qiyun was closely monitoring the situation on the highway with a telescope, while Yu Manli, who was responsible for guarding the side, was cautiously watching the surroundings beside him.
"Records show that the Japanese use military trucks to transport supplies to the labor camp every half month, with a total of twelve trucks each time. Based on the total supply, it is estimated that there are about 800 to 1,000 people imprisoned in the labor camp. In addition,
The nearest Japanese stronghold here is about 20 kilometers away, which means that if something happens here, the Japanese reinforcements will arrive within 20 minutes."
Yu Manli listened carefully while sitting and recording, and also drew as much of the nearby terrain as possible in her notebook.
At the same time, on the other side of the highway, Uncle Li also used binoculars to monitor the convoy transporting supplies.
"The combat effectiveness of transport convoys is weak, so they are usually accompanied by armed military police, who follow closely behind, about the strength of a small team." After saying that, he handed the binoculars to Cheng Jinyun who was standing aside.
"Judging from their formation, the transport vehicle is in front and the escort is behind. We can let the transport vehicle go and attack the escort first."
"No!" Uncle Li flatly denied, "It would be easy for them to run away. One pair of legs cannot run as fast as four wheels. Once the news is leaked, we will not be able to continue our mission!"
"Then...a traffic jam?"
"Well, this is a good idea! Create a little chaos first, and then catch him off guard." After speaking, Uncle Li stood up and greeted, "Let's go back, let's study it carefully when we go back, and you can make a final plan."
However, after calling twice, Cheng Jinyun seemed to have been cast a restraining spell. He stood motionless on the spot. After a long while, he came back to his senses and said: "Uncle Li, why do I feel that someone is driving a transport convoy across the street?"
What’s your idea?”
"Really? Let me have a look!" Uncle Li was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he took the telescope and looked at the opposite side carefully, but he didn't see anything special. "I didn't see anything!"
"
"It's strange...I just knew...forget it, maybe I'm dazzled?" Although he said so, Cheng Jinyun kept looking back at the opposite side when leaving.
At this time, Guo Qiyun, who had retreated behind the counter slope, couldn't help but said to Manli: "Fortunately, you reacted quickly enough, otherwise we might have been discovered! Let's go back!"
"You're going back now?" Yu Manli was obviously a little unfinished.
"The information is almost complete. Besides, we have been out for so many days. Aren't you worried about the flour mill?"
"Yes, yes, then let's go back quickly!"
When the flour mill was mentioned, Yu Manli suddenly became energetic. She must know that among the few people, she is the one who cares most about the flour mill. In her opinion, this is an industry under Mingtai's name, and she must help it.
He ran the factory well.
This is the only thing I can do for him at this stage, so I am naturally very considerate.
A few days later, in the flour factory, Yu Manli was wearing a worker's uniform and counting the wheat and flour stocks in the factory.
With all his concentration, he didn't even notice that Mingtai had quietly walked in from outside, stood behind him, and looked at her with a smile.
"800 shi of wheat and 7,600 bags of flour. Manager Guo, how are the sales today?"
However, before he finished speaking, before Guo Qiyun could speak, Mingtai's voice suddenly rang out, "Yeah, how are the sales?"
Yu Manli suddenly turned around and saw that it was Mingtai. She immediately beamed with joy and said excitedly: "Mingtai!? Aren't you grounded at home? Why are you here?"
"It's all a matter of thought. Could it be that you really have to lock me up for the rest of your life?" Mingtai curled his lips and said, "I'm here to see if anyone is lazy!"
After saying that, Mingtai raised his hand to wipe the flour from Yu Manli's nose, and joked, "Are you singing Little Flower Face?"
Immediately, Yu Manli blushed unconsciously, while Mingtai laughed, then looked at the piles of flour in front of him, and continued to joke: "Don't be shy! I asked
What do you think, how are the sales?"
Before Manli could open her mouth, Guo Qiyun came over and said, "We produce 700 bags every day, and they sell for two to three yuan and two cents in silver dollars. China Reserve Bank is responsible for underwriting the sales."
However, Mingtai seemed to still be angry at Guo Qiyun and ignored him at all. Instead, he continued to ask Yu Manli: "Is the balance of payments balanced?"
"Basically balanced." Guo Qiyun continued to answer.
Before he finished speaking, Mingtai glanced at him and asked angrily: "Who are you?"
"Your personal assistant and flour mill manager."
"Are you the flour mill manager?" Mingtai glanced at Yu Manli again, "What about her?"
"General manager."
"Why is it different from what we agreed before?" Mingtai couldn't help but frown after hearing this, and said pretending to be angry, "Okay, I already have a manager and a general manager, so I'm a bit redundant."
"It's not superfluous!" Guo Qiyun said quickly, "The position of chairman is still reserved for you!"
Hearing this, Mingtai's face became a little brighter, "That's more or less the same! But since I have become the chairman, I can't be ignorant! I figured it out, you are hiding it from me, actually to protect me,
Thanks."
As soon as these words came out, Guo Qiyun and Yu Manli almost thought that they had heard wrongly, and couldn't help but look at each other, with joyful smiles on their faces.
Mingtai coughed lightly and said, "Okay, you two, stop acting like you saw the sun coming out in the west. Why don't you take me to see my new office soon?"
After hearing this, Guo Qiyun suddenly came back to his senses, and then volunteered to be a guide, leading Mingtai to the office area.
I saw that the huge office had been completely renovated and the windows were bright and clean.
"This office used to be too old, so I hired someone to simply renovate it. I added new bookshelves and wardrobes. In case you want to live in the factory, there is also a change of clothes. There are documents on the table waiting for you to sign, and
The factory hired thirty new workers, with a monthly salary of fifty yuan."
Mingtai asked: "What about you?"
"free!"
However, before she finished speaking, Yu Manli, who walked in with freshly brewed coffee, immediately corrected her: "Why does it have to be free! I'm almost exhausted! I have to pay some hard-earned money, right?"
"Then...then we'll share the dividends." Guo Qiyun said.
"Manager Guo, are you making the decision on your own again?" Mingtai said with a half-smile.
"A humble position... um, no, subordinate... it's not right either, I don't dare!"
"Okay! What's past is past. I'm not a grudge-bearing person." Mingtai patted Guo Qiyun on the shoulder and said, "Then let's share the dividends!"
After hearing this, Guo Qiyun nodded quickly, and then winked at Yu Manli, who immediately walked to the bookshelf and pressed a switch, and then the bookshelf slowly opened like a door.
.
Not having much time, Yu Manli took out a translated message and handed it to Mingtai.
"Rescue labor camp prisoners of war?" Although there was only this short sentence in the message, Mingtai frowned unconsciously.
"Is there any problem, team leader?" Guo Qiyun asked nervously, perhaps because he saw Mingtai's expression.
"If I remember correctly, the order from 'Venomous Snake' should only be to collect intelligence on mines and labor camps. How could such an order be issued suddenly?"
"This..." Guo Qiyun first looked at Yu Manli, and then said with some difficulty, "Team leader, please take a closer look at the call sign above. This order did not come from the hands of the 'Venomous Snake'
, but was issued directly from the headquarters.”
"Is it issued directly from the headquarters?" Mingtai couldn't help but sink his face when he heard it, and said angrily, "Such a person wants us to complete it independently? He really thinks highly of us!"
"Team leader, what do you mean?"
"I think the superiors should already know about the conflict between us."
"No way? How do they know..." Before he finished speaking, Guo Qiyun suddenly realized something and hurriedly explained with some stuttering, "Team... Team leader, please... be sure to..."
Believe me, I really didn’t…”
"I trust you!"
"Scared?" To be honest, Guo Qiyun never thought that Mingtai would say such words, and he was so excited that he didn't know what to do.
"Could it be the 'God of Wealth'?" Yu Manli guessed.
"It's possible." Mingtai nodded and said, "Based on what I know about him, if he did this, there must be a deeper meaning behind it. But what is this deep meaning?"
…
While Mingtai was still puzzling over the telegram from the headquarters, Cheng, who had just returned from the customs, walked in in the Ming family's study.
"Brother, what's so urgent?"
However, Minglou said solemnly: "I received news that Zhou Fohai has a close confidant, whose pseudonym is Jin Zhijian. He is an undercover agent who has been placed at the top of the military system. Not long ago, Boss Dai sent this person to replace Staff Lin.
Shanghai took over and reorganized the Area B action team, but he was unlucky and was captured by the Japanese army's 'Qingxiang' team when passing through Lishui County, and is now working as a laborer in a labor camp in southern Jiangsu."
"Southern Jiangsu Labor Camp? Isn't that..."
"Yes, it's the labor camp that transports labor to our target mine."
"Zhou Fohai was very anxious, so he ordered me to get him out of the labor camp at all costs."
"It's hard to say how hard it is to get people from the Japanese labor camps, but it's not that easy. How about I look for Liang Zhongchun again?"
"No! This matter is complicated. Before I think of a complete countermeasure, it's better not to act rashly." After saying that, Minglou handed a message to Cheng and told him to take a look.
It's okay that Ah Cheng didn't read it, but as soon as he saw the content above, his face instantly turned ugly...
