"What is it? Is it more important than overthrowing Xu Enzeng?" Dai Li asked with a surprised look on his face.
Zheng Yaoxian replied with a firm face: "Yes, compared with this matter, what Zhongtong and Xu Enzeng are not worth mentioning at all."
"Oh? Really!? Then..."
Before Dai Li could finish what he said, Xu Baichuan on the side took the initiative to avoid him again: "Boss, you guys chat, I'll go walk around in the yard."
This time, Dai Li did not persuade him to stay, but waved his hand directly, "Well, you can go! No one is allowed to come and disturb you without my order."
"yes!"
After saying that, Xu Baichuan withdrew.
It wasn't until he left that Dai Li continued to say to Zheng Yaoxian: "Okay, Sixth, there are only two of us here now. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Yes! Boss, do you still remember the secret message I sent you after arriving in Hong Kong?"
"Of course, you said in the message that you wanted to apply for a special plane as a surprise for me, but later I found out that your so-called surprise turned out to be hundreds of loads of grain! What kind of surprise is this?"
"How can this not be a surprise? Don't forget, there is a food shortage in the occupied areas!"
"Of course I know this! Not to mention the occupied areas, even our rear areas don't have enough food!"
"Yes! Think about it, since there is a food shortage there, why can Aqiang still get so much food in Hangzhou?"
"Yeah, why?"
"It is said that Kenji Doihara personally gave the order, and it is not only food, but also various military supplies and logistical supplies. And in order to keep it confidential, all transportation work is only carried out at night. It has lasted for less than half a month. Apparently
To deceive others!"
Hearing this, Dai Li nodded slowly, "Well, the little devil's move is indeed suspicious, but what does it mean?"
Zheng Yaoxian smiled and asked slowly: "Boss, if I guess correctly, the committee must be having a headache these days about the war between Su and Germany, right?"
"That's right! The people in the Attendant's Room are already quarreling over whether the little Japs will 'go south' or 'go north'. Even now, the people in the Strategic Intelligence Room are still busy.
Summarize and analyze the intelligence sent back from all parties! Why do you ask this?"
"Because I have roughly guessed the result, but my words are unfounded and I still need concrete evidence to support it. So, I wonder if the boss can allow me to access some information?"
"Acquisition of information?" As soon as these words came out, Dai Li, who had always been very suspicious, suddenly became vigilant, "This is a big taboo!"
At this point, Dai Li suddenly changed the subject, "But again, after all, it is a major matter related to the interests of the party and the country... Okay, I will take you there, but you have to promise me that after that
You can only read and check it, you can't record it without authorization, let alone carry it around at will, do you understand?"
"Don't worry, boss, I still understand these rules."
After hearing this, Dai Li nodded with relief, and then shouted towards the door, "Fourth!"
Before he finished speaking, Xu Baichuan ran in at a trot, "Boss, did you call me?"
"Well, go tell Lao Cao to prepare a car and I want to go out."
"This..." Xu Baichuan quickly lowered his head and glanced at his watch, "Boss, it's getting dark right now. Are you..."
"It's a bit urgent. Go back to the bureau. Don't ask about the rest. Go prepare the car quickly!"
"yes!"
Having said that, Xu Baichuan naturally didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he answered and went out.
In a short time, Dai Li, who had changed his clothes, hurried back to the headquarters of the Military Command Bureau with the two of them.
After arriving at the bureau, the group went straight to the strategic intelligence room.
"Boss!" As soon as the agent on duty saw Dai Li, he immediately stood up and saluted.
"Go and get all the intelligence related to Japan that you have received recently."
"Yes!" Who dares to disobey Dai Li's order? The special agent on duty responded, quickly took out the key, opened the archives room, and took over all the recent intelligence files related to Japan.
"Okay, everyone who has nothing to do with it, please go out! No one can come in and disturb you without my order."
As soon as these words came out, the special agents on duty retreated obediently, even Xu Baichuan was no exception.
It wasn't until he and Zheng Yaoxian were the only two people left in the room that Dai Li lowered his head and glanced at his watch and said, "I can only give you an hour at most, so hurry up and start!"
Zheng Yaoxian just nodded lightly, and then without saying a word, he began to check the top-secret information that had piled up into a small mountain.
As time passed by, more and more people gathered outside the room. Even Mao Renfeng received the news and rushed over.
In the room at this time, although Zheng Yaoxian had been promised an hour of time, only twenty minutes had passed. Dai Li, who heard the noise outside, had already begun to beat his heart, and even began to secretly consider giving Zheng Yaoxian.
What kind of punishment?
After a while, when Dai Li was still hesitating whether to regret it or not, Zheng Yaoxian suddenly said "Yes!", which instantly made him energetic. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "How is it? Have you found anything?
?”
"There is a discovery!" Zheng Yaoxian handed a piece of information to Dai Li with excitement, "Boss, look at it!"
Dai Li was overjoyed to find out the information. When he looked down, the smile on his face disappeared almost instantly. Then he frowned and asked in extreme disappointment: "Is this what you found?"
"That's right! That's it!"
Looking at Zheng Yaoxian's confident look, Dai Li couldn't help but feel a little vague, "But I think this is just an ordinary report about Japan's energy reserves?"
Zheng Yaoxian hurriedly explained patiently: "Boss, please take a look! This report clearly points out that Japan is currently extremely short of rubber, oil, scrap steel and other strategic materials, and these materials are difficult to obtain in the Soviet Union. On the other hand,
Southeast Asia is different. The resources there have been thoroughly exploited by countries such as Britain and the United States, and some even have complete industrial systems. As long as Southeast Asia is captured, Japan's strategic material shortage problem can be greatly alleviated."
"So, based on this alone, you think the Japanese will 'move south' instead of 'move north'? Are there any other reasons?"
"Of course there is. Aren't you curious as to why the Japanese suddenly secretly concentrated their strategic supplies in Hangzhou? They were afraid of disturbing Britain and the United States so that they could take precautions in advance. And more importantly, the Japanese had no control over their navy.
They are very confident in their combat effectiveness. Once they choose to go north, their navy, which they think is extremely powerful, will be in an embarrassing situation of being useless. Only by moving south can they fully utilize the role of the navy. So to sum up, almost all subordinates
We can be 100% certain that the Japanese army will definitely 'advance south' in the future!"
"Well said! You deserve to be called Guiziliu."
Zheng Yaoxian couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, "Wha... what kind of devil six? What kind of title is this?"
Dai Li replied angrily: "It's not like those bastards from Zhongtong didn't know that you were ordered to lurk in the enemy camp, so they went out of their way to give you such a nickname?"
Although he knew that Dai Li's words obviously meant to ignite anger, Zheng Yaoxian still took advantage of his plan and cursed on the spot, "Which bastard dares to give me a nickname when he's full and has nothing to do?"
When Dai Li saw that his words aroused Zheng Yaoxian's anger, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be concerned about the overall situation and persuaded Zheng Yaoxian a few words, and then happily went to "report to Chiang Kai-shek"
"A" went...
On the same night, Li Qiang also took advantage of Ye Shen to quietly come to the commander's residence and knocked on Tang Shengming's door.
Feng Ma, the housekeeper of the Tang Mansion who came to answer the door, immediately smiled and said when she saw the person coming was Li Qiang: "Hey! Director Ming, you are finally here, our master has been waiting for you!"
"
"Sin, sin, sin!" Li Qiang quickly confessed, then took out a delicate and small brocade box from his pocket and quietly stuffed it into her hand.
"Director Ming, what are you doing?"
"I heard that Feng Ma, you have caught a cold recently and have been coughing, so I helped you find a prescription called Zhenbei Powder for Antitussives. I heard that it is very effective in relieving coughs and reducing phlegm. Please give it a try."
"Oh, what are you talking about? Director Ming, you are so thoughtful." Feng's mother happily took the box, and then said as if she suddenly remembered something, "Look at me, I'm here to talk to you, and I asked you to stand outside.
It’s been so long, please come in quickly! I’m still waiting for you in the study!”
After saying that, Feng Ma let Li Qiang in and took him straight to the door of the study.
"Master, Director Ming is here." Feng's mother knocked on the door gently and reported.
Before he finished speaking, Tang Shengming's voice came from inside, "Come in!"
Li Qiang adjusted his clothes first, then opened the door and walked in.
"commander!"
"Here you come? Sit down!"
However, Li Qiang did not sit down. Instead, he stood in front of Tang Shengming and reported: "Commander, the matter you gave me has been completed."
After speaking, Li Qiang handed a form prepared in advance to Tang Shengming.
"This is?" Tang Shengming looked at the form and said in confusion.
"Commander, after much thought, I think it would be most appropriate for you to cut this cake."
"What's right or wrong? To put it bluntly, it's just a formality! You know how to do these things!" Although Tang Shengming said so, he still fully recognized the attitude shown by Li Qiang's move.
So they filled in their respective distribution proportions on the distribution form and handed it back to Li Qiang.
Li Qiang just glanced at it and said, "Okay, Commander, I understand."
After saying that, he burned the form to ashes directly in front of Tang Shengming...
As the form turned into ashes little by little, Tang Shengming's eyes became more trusting and gratified, "By the way, that Zhao Xiaoman seems to have become more peaceful recently. It must be your boy's masterpiece, right?"
?”
"The commander is the commander. Nothing can be hidden from your eyes. That's right. Ever since the rumor refuting statement was released, Zhao Xiaoman immediately became as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He lived in fear almost every day.
, and just last night, someone saw her going to Director Zhang’s house.”
"Then do you think that Zhang Zuyin might be the instigator behind all this?"
"It is very possible, and of course it is possible that Zhao Xiaoman is looking for a new supporter for himself when he is desperate. But no matter what, there is a high probability that Zhao Xiaoman is already Director Zhang's person."
"Forget it, let them do whatever they want. Anyway, I have made up my mind..." Halfway through his words, Tang Shengming realized that he had slipped his mind, so he coughed twice and changed the subject in an extremely abrupt manner, "By the way,
Ah Qiang, to tell you the truth, the intensity of this reorganization is unprecedented, and not only will there be changes in personnel, there will also be adjustments in positions, so you have to make preparations for this in advance!"
Li Qiang did not let go of the topic just now, but replied without thinking: "My subordinates have nothing else to ask for. I just want to be able to follow the commander. Other than that, I have nothing else to ask for!"
Tang Shengming burst out laughing after hearing this, "You are very good at talking! But if you want to follow me, it's not enough to just speak. Can you play cards?"
"Ah?" Li Qiang was stunned after hearing this.
"Play cards, mahjong!"
"Yes...a little bit." Although he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Tang Shengming's gourd, Li Qiang still replied truthfully.
"That can't be done. Then I have a game tomorrow. You come with me and let me see your card skills."
"this……"
"What? You don't want to go?"
"No, no, no, Commander, you have misunderstood. I am afraid that my poker skills are too bad. If I lose someone with you, then..."
"Then you pack up and leave immediately!"
"ah?"
Seeing Li Qiang's shocked look, Tang Shengming couldn't help but smile, "You're just kidding! Don't worry, it's just losing a few cards. It's not embarrassing. It's embarrassing if you can't afford to lose! Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand."
"By the way, remember to bring Director Gu with you to keep my little sister company." Tang Shengming continued.
Li Qiang naturally knew that "Little Sister" was the nickname of Tang Shengming's wife Xu Lai, and she was used to calling her that in private. Naturally, he did not dare to shirk the slightest bit, and quickly nodded in agreement.
And just when Li Qiang was about to leave, he was stopped by Tang Shengming again, "By the way, are you familiar with Deputy Editor Guan of Qingxiang Daily?"
"We just met a few times. We know each other, but we can't say we are very familiar with each other." Li Qiang replied truthfully.
"That's good. You go to Suzhou tomorrow and ask them to send two reporters with better writing skills. Remember, this is done in secret and no one should make it public."
"My subordinate understands!"
"Okay, go back!"
"Yes, my subordinate has resigned!"
After a night of silence, Li Qiang made a dusty journey to Suzhou early the next morning and went straight to Qingxiang Daily.
