"Five minutes ago, a car from the Japanese Consulate arrived, and then a man in Wu clothes got out of the car. He wore glasses, was of medium build, and was about sixty years old."
As soon as he arrived at the coffee shop on the first floor, Wu Shibao, who was in charge of watching, walked over quickly and spoke to Li Qiang in a low voice.
"one person?"
"Well, I was just one person. After entering the door, I followed the female secretary from Mitsui & Co. into the elevator."
"okay, I get it."
Just as he was talking, Li Qiang suddenly noticed someone passing behind him. While leaving a faint scent, he quietly stuffed a piece of paper into Li Qiang's hand.
While Li Qiang continued to chat with Wu Shibao, he calmly lowered his head and glanced at the content on the note, and then ordered Wu Shibao to continue to keep a lookout, while he left the coffee shop with an excuse.
He said he was going back to his room, but Li Qiang did not take the elevator, but took the stairs and climbed to the seventh floor in one breath.
Compared with other floors, this floor is much quieter. After all, this is the office floor of the hotel and is generally not open to the public.
He went straight to the door of the most impressive office at the end of the corridor, but instead of knocking on the door, he opened the door and walked in.
"How is it, not bad?" As soon as he entered the door, a pleasant female voice rang.
"It's not bad. It needs to be grand and elegant, but it's just a traffic station. It would be too ostentatious to have such a big battle, right?" Li Qiang frowned and replied.
"This is called darkness under the lamp." The woman said very proudly, "Let me tell you this, the more ostentatious I am here, the safer I am."
"It seems that the intelligence officer you are communicating with must be a person of high status, and his level is not low, right?"
"I haven't seen you for a few years, but your insight and reasoning skills are still so sharp!"
Li Qiang shrugged and said half-jokingly: "No way, who gave me a good teacher? Are you right, Teacher Nanmen?"
That's right, the owner of the Peace Hotel in front of you is none other than Nanmen Ying, the senior agent of our party who taught Li Qiang behavioral trace identification and logical reasoning knowledge back then!
"Call me Sister Ying!" Nanmen Ying immediately straightened her face after hearing this, pretending to be angry and said, "Don't call me old, Mr. Teacher!"
"Yes, yes, it's okay to call me Sister Qinying, right?"
"That's pretty much it!" Having said this, for some unknown reason, Nan Menying felt inexplicably dazed when she looked at Li Qiang standing in front of her, and then she couldn't help but sigh heavily.
Upon seeing this, Li Qiang hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Sister Ying, what's wrong with you?"
Nanmen Yingze shook her head gently, "It's nothing, just when I saw you, I remembered the scene when I gave you special training on Dahei Mountain. After so many years, only you and Xiaoyu are left.
Yes, just think about it..."
Speaking of this, Nanmen Ying's eyes were already red.
Seeing this scene, Li Qiang couldn't help but choked up, "Sister Ying..."
"Okay, let's not talk about this." Nanmenying gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands, and then continued to ask after controlling her emotions a little, "Speaking of Xiaoyu, I heard that not only did she successfully decipher the
The secret message that Germany was about to attack the Soviet Union also recorded the internal structure of the Enigma machine and uncovered the traitors within the organization. She almost overfulfilled the tasks assigned to her by the organization, but why didn't she hear from her later?
Where's the news? It can't be..."
"Don't worry, Sister Ying, Sister Yu is still alive." After saying that, Li Qiang told Nanmen Ying in detail what happened to Li Ningyu and others during the ten days they were trapped in Qiuzhuang.
It wasn't until she heard that Li Ningyu walked out of Qiuzhuang alive under the cover of Li Qiang that Nanmen Ying finally relaxed and said, "Okay, it's okay."
However, Li Qiang still had a worried look on his face, "Sister Ying, to be honest, I am more worried about Sister Yu's health than what happened to her in Qiuzhuang."
As soon as these words came out, Nan Menying's heart that had just been relieved immediately became suspended again, "Why, has her asthma worsened again?"
"It's not just asthma, I suspect she has been infected with tuberculosis for a long time."
"tuberculosis?"
Hearing this, Nanmen Ying's expression suddenly changed. You must know that in this era, tuberculosis is an incurable disease. Not only does it have a high fatality rate, but it is also contagious. It can be said that as long as you get it, it is equivalent to being declared a death sentence. "Ten
"Ten cases of tuberculosis, nine cases of disease and nine cases of death" are not scaremongering, that's why people "talk about tuberculosis."
"Why is Xiaoyu's life so miserable!" After a long silence, Nanmen Ying said with sorrow.
Li Qiang hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him: "Sister Ying, the matter is over, don't be too sad. I heard that the United States is already working hard to develop a special drug to treat tuberculosis, so I tried to find a way to send Sister Yu to the hospital."
It’s over, I hope a miracle can happen!”
"When you leave, remember to leave Xiaoyu's address with me. No, it's better to write it down now." After saying that, Nanmen Ying took out a pen and paper from the drawer and handed it to Li Qiang.
Li Qiang took the paper and pen with a smile and asked while writing: "By the way, Sister Ying, did you know that a car from the consulate just arrived at the door?"
"Know."
"The man who got off the car..."
Unexpectedly, Nan Menying smiled mysteriously after hearing this, "Guess what."
"It's not someone I know, is it?"
"Not only do we know each other, but we are also very familiar with them."
"Sister Ying, please stop being so secretive at this time and tell me quickly, who is that person?"
After hearing this, Nanmenying stopped trying to sell things off and said shockingly: "That's the current Japanese Foreign Minister, Yosuke Matsuoka, whose life you saved in the Ice City!"
"Who are you talking about? Matsuoka Yoyou? Isn't he on a visit to the Soviet Union? Why did he suddenly come to Fengtian?"
"Look at the role of my Peace Hotel now, isn't it obvious? That guy was still getting carried away with his successive 'successful' visits to Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union. The Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Nomura Koshisaburo, was instructed by Prime Minister Konoe
Next, he held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hull on the "Japan-U.S. Understanding Bill." The United States wanted to use this bill to separate Japan from the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and the Japanese Army also expressed "acceptance in principle." This was very important to Matsuoka.
It was undoubtedly a serious blow. What made him even more angry was that Matsuoka saw the report on the "Exception Case" on his way back from the Soviet Union. As the foreign minister, he was completely unaware of this matter.
, neither Prime Minister Konoe nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed any information to him."
Hearing this, Li Qiang nodded suddenly, "It's a rare sight for two voices to appear in diplomacy! So, Prime Minister Konoe has ignored him?"
"Not only that, it is said that because of his extreme dissatisfaction with Konoe's abandonment of the agreement to unify diplomacy at a critical moment, Matsuoka showed a rare indifference to Prime Minister Konoe and Foreign Undersecretary Chuichi Ohashi who came to greet him at the airport.
.Even when Konoe reached out to shake hands with him at the airport, Matsuoka violated a etiquette taboo and actually extended his left hand. Although he later made a public explanation that it was because he came to the platform in Moscow for greetings.
When Stalin stepped down from the car to express his gratitude, his right finger was slightly bruised and was wrapped with a piece of gauze, so that was why. But everyone thought that this was a gesture of his deliberately refusing to shake hands with Konoe. In other words, from then on,
The moment the Konoe cabinet abandoned the agreement to unify diplomacy, the original trust and respect between people disappeared without a trace, replaced by mutual distrust and contempt.
Feelings."
"Sister Ying, where did you get this information? Is it reliable?" To be honest, even Li Qiang, who had seen big scenes, couldn't help being surprised after hearing the information Nanmen Ying had.
Inevitably, doubts arose about the authenticity of the news.
However, Nan Menying looked confident, "Of course it is reliable, but the source of this information... I can't tell you."
"Okay, Sister Ying, so you think his appearance is related to the Japanese cabinet's change of diplomatic strategy?"
Unexpectedly, Nan Menying did not make any statement after hearing this, but continued to talk to himself: "On the 8th of last month, when Matsuoka paid an audience with the Emperor, he once said that if the United States joins the European War, Japan should support the Axis Powers.
, attack Singapore. He predicted that Japan's negotiations in Washington would achieve nothing. If the negotiations were successful, it would only mean that Germany and Italy would have to be sacrificed to appease the United States. He also firmly stated that if this happens, then he may not be able to say
He continues to serve in the cabinet."
"It seems that he is determined to preserve his diplomatic achievements."
"Yes, it is not difficult to see from these things that this person attaches great importance to the 'Three Kingdoms Alliance' that he has single-handedly promoted, and has even reached the level of paranoia. Therefore, according to my judgment, he is most likely to take advantage of this trip.
With the little power left in his hands, he will try his best to preserve his diplomatic achievements."
Hearing this, Li Qiang nodded in agreement at first, but then frowned and analyzed: "It seems so, but why did he fly all the way from Japan to Fengtian to talk to Mitsui & Co.
Will the president meet here?"
"Could it be that... they are preparing for war and taking advantage of Germany's attack on the Soviet Union to go north and take advantage of it so they can get a piece of the pie?"
"If that's the case, then if you can take the Fengtian Arsenal into your hands before then, it will become a powerful trump card to challenge the Konoe Cabinet!"
"So, we must not let his conspiracy succeed!" Nanmen Ying said decisively, but then he hesitated, "But Ah Qiang, all this must be based on the premise of Germany attacking the Soviet Union. You
Do you really think that Germany will treacherously unilaterally tear up the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact and launch a surprise attack on the Soviet Union?”
"Of course!" Li Qiang almost blurted out.
"Do you really trust your own judgment?"
"No, I believe in Sister Yu. I firmly believe that she has successfully cracked the second-generation Enigma machine."
…
It's night, in the study room of Zhou Fohai's mansion at No. 8 Xiliuwan, Nanjing.
"Did something happen when you came to see me so late?" Zhou Fohai asked nervously as he watched Minglou rush to the front of him in a dusty road.
"I just received the news this afternoon. While Aqiang was working in Fengtian, he accidentally bumped into Mitsui, the president of Mitsui & Co., secretly meeting an important guest at the Peace Hotel."
"Important guest? Who could it be?"
Naturally, Minglou did not dare to betray himself in front of Zhou Fohai, so he hurriedly continued: "What a coincidence, this important guest A Qiang actually knows him. He is none other than the current Japanese Foreign Minister, Matsuoka Yoyo."
"Matsuoka Yoyo? What did he do in Fengtian? Is it related to the German secret message on the previous code ship?"
"It is very likely that once the Soviet Union and Germany go to war, Japan, as the Three Kingdoms Alliance, will inevitably take action. At that time, a large amount of arms and supplies will be needed as support. But what I can't figure out is that this kind of thing will never happen.
Should it be left in the hands of a foreign minister?”
"That's right. As the saying goes, 'When things go wrong, there must be a demon.' So our top priority is to find out what kind of demon that old guy is doing as soon as possible, and then we can prescribe the right medicine to reap the benefits."
"Sir, you are wise. It's just A Qiang's side... Should we ask him to postpone his actions until the situation becomes clear..."
"No, I think this is a good opportunity. After I return, I will call Aqiang back immediately and ask him to act according to the situation and report immediately if he finds anything."
"yes!"
…
There was no words all night, and early the next morning, Gu Xiaomeng handed the message he had just received to Li Qiang's hand with a tired look on his face.
"I received a call back so quickly. It seems that Zhou Fohai takes this matter very seriously!"
Haitang on the side couldn't help but ask: "What did the message say?"
"We need to act accordingly."
"It's over?"
"It's not over yet! Don't forget that we are here to discuss business, not to carry out assassinations!"
"That's what I said, but the problem is that they are busy receiving Matsuoka Yosuke, and they don't have time to see you at all. If you can't even meet, what chance do you have, what are you doing?"
Unexpectedly, Li Qiang laughed after hearing this, "Don't worry about this, the mountain man has his own clever plan! Let's go down and have breakfast first!"
"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat!" Even though she said so, Haitang still took the initiative to put her arm around Li Qiang.
"Xiaomeng?"
"You guys go! I won't go. I stayed up all night and I have to catch up on my sleep."
After hearing this, Li Qiang raised a subtle smile knowingly, and then left the room with Haitang.
However, as soon as the two of them left, Gu Xiaomeng immediately ran back to the room, put on the headphones again, and quickly pressed the keys with her fingers, sending out a string of codes with special meanings...