"Chief Li, what did you say?" Morita looked at Li Ningyu with a gloomy face and asked word by word.
"Based on my memory, if I want to steal the secrets of the Enigma machine, I don't need anyone else's cooperation at all. As for this person, he only arrived at a confidential location yesterday, and he's not good enough to cooperate with me!"
"Ha!" As soon as these words came out, before Morita could speak, Gu Xiaomeng chuckled and said, "This... Section Chief Li, right? Since you keep saying that I am not good enough to cooperate with you, then even if
So what if you successfully deduced the structure of the second-generation Enigma machine based on the message?"
Facing Gu Xiaomeng's question, Li Ningyu just frowned slightly and had no intention of answering her.
Gu Xiaomeng snorted and continued: "Before sending the message, randomly select three letters as the information key and enter it twice on the Enigma machine..."
"That's enough! Stop talking!" Before Gu Xiaomeng could finish speaking, Morita slammed the table and interrupted her angrily, "Gu Xiaomeng! Do you know what you just said?"
"Of course I know this. Isn't it the information key system of the Enigma machine?"
"How did you know?"
"Because I am not only a student of von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA, but also a friend of Schellenberg, the current chief of Section E of the Fourth Division of the German Central Security Bureau. He told me this personally. I wonder if this answer is satisfactory to you, Colonel?
"
"How do you know him?"
"When Mr. Schellenberg met my father, he was still a poor student at the University of Bonn. He relied on my father's financial support to complete his studies. Therefore, when I was studying abroad, Mr. Schellenberg also took special care of me and saw that I was
If you are interested in deciphering, I briefly introduced the relevant knowledge of the Enigma machine to me. If I really wanted to steal the secret of the Enigma machine, why didn't I go to Mr. Schellenberg's office and risk such a big deal?
What’s the risk of running on this ship?”
"Humph! It's simply a fantasy! The reason you gave is simply more absurd than the novel!"
Before she finished speaking, Li Ningyu suddenly said: "I believe! What she said should be true. There have been rumors in the intelligence community that as early as a few years ago, the schematic diagram of the first-generation Enigma machine was leaked by German intelligence
The traitors in the system were leaked to France, so the second-generation cipher machine was developed. It is reasonable for Mr. Schellenberg to reveal the leaked secrets to his benefactors at no cost."
"If you say this, you must have evidence!" Morita stared at Li Ningyu and said word by word.
However, Li Ningyu replied calmly: "I have no evidence, but you must have evidence, Colonel. You can recall how many times the military intelligence has been leaked during this period, at least ten times.
Right? Also using the Enigma machine, the intelligence system of the German Navy has always been safe and reliable, but our department has been repeatedly cracked. Isn’t this strong evidence that the first-generation cipher machine has been leaked? Since the secret has been leaked, what secrets can the colonel keep?
Woolen cloth?"
"Chief Li's analysis is quite reasonable." As soon as Li Ningyu finished speaking, Jin Shenghuo immediately took over and said, "If the Europeans know about it, the Soviets will soon know about it.
If the Soviets know about it, then it won’t be far from Chongqing and Yan’an.”
"That's enough, shut up!" This was the first time Morita slapped the table angrily, but after slapping the table to vent his anger, Morita had no better way to release his inner anger. After venting, Morita finally calmed down.
, turned to Li Ningyu and said: "Chief Li, you just said that any decipherment has to pay a price. If the price this time is your life, then... do you still want to take these risks?
"
"If I fail to break through the core secrets of the second-generation Enigma machine and instead lead to the leakage of the military's cipher machine, I will bear all the consequences!"
"Chief Li, the star on your collar badge is not enough to bet on such a big game." Jin Shenghuo stood up and quietly blocked Li Ningyu behind him, and said in a boss's tone, "Colonel, our confidential section 3
Individuals, sincerely and unanimously, risking their lives on this game, have you seen enough?"
"boom!"
After a long silence, Morita, who was already unwilling, finally made up his mind and agreed to Jin Shenghuo's proposal, "Okay, I agree! Move it up."
Before he finished speaking, his subordinates brought over a first-generation Enigma machine, and then signaled Mitsui to come back with a timer.
"This clock will run for another forty-six hours. After that, if you have not cracked the second-generation Enigma machine and successfully deciphered the message on the paper, then this clock will be yours."
The death knell!" As he spoke, Morita suddenly pressed the timer switch and then left with his subordinates.
While the three people in the confidential office were still betting their lives with Morita on the boat, Li Qiang was also waiting solemnly in his office for Acheng to return from Shanghai.
However, he waited and waited, but no one came, which made Li Qiang feel depressed.
Just when his patience was about to be exhausted, Acheng finally came back sweating profusely.
"How's it going? Did you hear anything?"
"I have inquired. According to the registration records received by the Super High School Division, the ship did not report for a business seminar at all, but left the port in the name of inspecting Jiang Defense."
"Inspecting Jiang Fang?" Li Qiang couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then his brain started working rapidly.
Acheng on the side was also very troubled and said: "Although they are inspecting the river defense, if they will stop and where they will stop, even if they know that there will be heavy troops guarding nearby, there is nothing they can do!
"
"No! There's one more thing we can do."
"What is it?"
Li Qiang didn't want to answer the question but said, "If it were you, who would you ask for help in this situation?"
"You mean, Commander Zhang?"
"That's right!"
"But as far as I know, Gu Xiaomeng, the newcomer from the Confidential Department, is also on that ship. Her father is the King of Ship Gu and a guest of Wang Jingwei. If you want help, why not ask him for help?"
"It's very simple, because Gu Minzhang will definitely save his daughter, but he may not save other people. But Commander Zhang is different. Whether it is out of friendship with his colleagues or because of his face, Commander Zhang, who has just arrived, will never sit idly by and do nothing, and on the ship
As long as Commander Zhang is in charge, Morita will never dare to mess around. Don't forget that the person with the highest rank on the ship is Jin Shenghuo, and this is also the most beneficial situation for him. Therefore, I can conclude that they must be thinking of ways now.
Immediately notify Commander Zhang to come to the rescue."
"Then...what should we do?"
"Send someone to keep an eye on him around the clock, especially the movements of his attendant, Secretary Bai, and be ready to board the ship at any time!"
"good!"
…
Although Morita had been gone for a while, the conference room fell into silence, which was eerily quiet.
In the end, it was Jin Shenghuo who took the lead to break the strange silence, "Everyone, if we can successfully decipher today, of course everyone will be happy, but if not, then everyone who participated in the basic core of this cipher machine today will be members of the Intelligence Department.
scapegoat!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately started whispering, and then the experts announced their withdrawal one after another, not wanting to wade into this muddy water.
Soon, there were only a few people left in the huge conference room.
"Chief Li, are you really sure that you can crack it?" Jin Shengxian's eyes were like poisonous snakes, shooting two menacing glances from behind the lenses as he asked word by word.
"Professor Jin, you are also an expert and should know what kind of task this is."
Upon hearing this, Jin Shengxian stood up, adjusted his suit, and said seriously: "As a codebreaker, I salute you, Chief Li. I'm sorry!"
After saying that, he left without looking back.
"Hey! Do they really think that if they quit now and the deciphering fails, the Japanese will let them go? Naive!" Looking at Jin Shengxian's leaving figure, Gu Xiaomeng spat hard before turning his head.
He said to Li Ningyu, "Director Jin, I will write down the information key right now and help Section Chief Li decipher it."
However, just when Gu Xiaomeng pulled a chair over and was about to assist Li Ningyu in deciphering, Li Ningyu slammed the table and leaned back on the chair, with anger written all over her face.
Gu Xiaomeng had seen such an expression before. It was an expression that would only appear when Li Ningyu was extremely angry. So he immediately jumped up from the chair like a spring, put away his previous cynical attitude, and said respectfully: "Please
Please tell me, what did I say wrong just now?"
Before she finished speaking, before Li Ningyu could speak, Jin Shenghuo on the side rushed in front of her and said: "You didn't say anything wrong, it's just that you went into too many details. I hope you won't dwell on it when you try to scare people again in the future.
What, the so-called details of the office, let alone the emphasis on repaying kindness, because these are all deliberate traces left in order to fabricate lies and increase credibility, do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Jin Shenghuo smiled and turned to Li Ningyu and said: "Chief Li, Jin is incompetent. Whether the three of us in the Confidential Department can disembark safely depends entirely on you. It just so happened that I also got addicted to smoking.
Let’s go out and get some fresh air first.”
After saying that, he actually went out to smoke like a normal person.
After leaving the cabin, he saw Wu Zhiguo standing on the deck feeding the pigeons, so Jin Shenghuo comfortably lit a cigar for himself and walked over.
"It's rare for Captain Wu to be so relaxed and relaxed!"
"There was war in the spring, and the Japanese were building ships in the port again. The waterfowl are almost starving to death! It's just a full meal for them. Director Jin won't be able to tolerate this, right?"
"Don't say that, I have good intentions too. Birds have been dying for food since ancient times. The food in Captain Wu's hands is not that delicious, right?" Jin Shenghuo laughed, and then changed the topic suddenly, "But
, I still want to thank Brother Wu for taking such pains to bring this person to Morita, giving me a chance to appeal in court. Otherwise, just relying on Morita's style, I'm afraid that I will be beaten as soon as I leave the conference room.
My death is unclear, should I thank you? Or should I scold you?"
"Of course I want to thank you, but the person you want to thank is not me!" After saying that, Wu Zhiguo walked away from Jin Shenghuo and happened to bump into Gu Xiaomeng coming out of the conference room, so he used the opportunity to pass him by.
Opportunity said softly, "We are all in the same boat. We will live and die together. You should take care of yourself. If you want to die, don't hurt other people."
"Bah!" After Wu Zhiguo left, Gu Xiaomeng immediately made a big face at his back.
At this moment, Jin Shenghuo's voice sounded from behind, "What? Are you kicked out by Chief Li?"
As soon as these words came out, Gu Xiaomeng nodded aggrievedly, and then said with some complaint: "This Section Chief Li has a weird temper, isn't he? People are kind-hearted, so it's fine that she doesn't appreciate it. Is there any need to be so ruthless?"
"I don't think so. Throughout the ages, all capable people have had weird tempers, haven't they?"
"What about you, Director Jin?"
Jin Shenghuo smiled and asked: "Miss Gu, before I answer your question, I think I should ask you a question! Why are you late today?"
"I also want to know why the road is so congested today, even though it is so spacious on weekdays." Gu Xiaomeng shrugged and said.
"Look, this lie was very natural. If you had acted like you did when you were trying to scare people, you probably wouldn't have been kicked out by Section Chief Li!"
"Director Jin, I..."
"Okay, it's just a small talk, you don't need to explain to me."
Hearing this, Gu Xiaomeng breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask: "Director, where do you think our ship is heading?"
"I don't know, probably heading to hell!"
…
It was late at night the next day.
"Team leader! A message of unknown meaning has just been intercepted." Li Qiang was resting in his study with his eyes closed, when Haitang, who was in charge of monitoring, burst in and said.
"Unclear meaning? Bring it to me and take a look!"
However, after seeing the translated message above, Li Qiang couldn't help but frowned, "Are you sure you translated it correctly?"
"Of course not. I have tried at least five methods, and only this one can accurately translate the words."
Li Qiang still had enough trust in Haitang's business capabilities, but what did this unclear message say?
At this moment, Li Qiang accidentally saw the two words "Qiuzhuang". Although there were several words between the two words, it did not prevent Li Qiang from connecting the two words together.
The people on the ship finally had the opportunity to send a message for help. Why didn't they send another message but the word "Qiuzhuang"? Is there any mystery in this?
Just when Li Qiang was puzzled, Acheng hurriedly opened the door and walked in, "Team leader, just now, Secretary Bai from the attendant's room was urgently called home by Commander Zhang!"
