The streets and alleys of Shancheng extend in all directions.
The heights are scattered and the path is difficult to find.
Although it had been some time since Akiko Kamiguchi had arrived in the mountain city, it was obviously impossible to say that she knew the road conditions in the mountain city very well.
Therefore, as a bait today, I also took the opportunity to understand the road conditions and terrain of the mountain city.
Whether you evade assassination in the future or continue to work in the intelligence department, knowing the local road conditions is a basic requirement.
Kamikochi Akiko understands things quickly and has really good abilities.
Song Shutang followed her on the streets and ate on the roadside during meal times.
The choice was just a roadside stall, but Akiko ate it with gusto. After all, she had also experienced the days when intelligence work was more difficult than these.
Not so delicate.
And being delicate is not a condition that intelligence workers like them can meet.
After eating, we still wandered around.
Kamikochi Akiko is already familiar with the area around Luojiawan.
I am familiar with all kinds of stone steps on the paths.
However, the spy did not appear. Neither the assassinated spy nor the new spy team members made any progress.
Returning to the Information Section in the evening is the end of the day's work.
After saying hello to Zhu Yue, Shangguchi Akiko was monitored again and went back to rest. Song Shutang said that there was nothing gained today. It seemed that if he wanted to launch an investigation, he still had to wait for news from Shanghai and Xinjing.
Such situations often occur in intelligence work.
Therefore, Zhu Yue and Song Shutang were not too anxious.
It’s good to have a direction for investigation, and it’s a good start for everyone.
Otherwise, if you want to investigate this intelligence team, you may have to wait until they make a mistake.
I don’t know how many years or months it will take.
The Six-legged Group has done so many things while lurking in the mountain city. If Du Changhai hadn't made a mistake on the ship, you don't know when the Six-legged Group would have discovered their traces.
So now at least we have some clues in advance.
This is already worth looking forward to.
But when he returned to Xialuojiawan and lay in bed at night, Song Shutang had some thoughts in his mind.
Kamiguchi Akiko suddenly mentioned the Sword Holding Group today!
And those words that were said.
What exactly does that mean?
It must mean something.
Under such circumstances, Song Shutang had trouble sleeping.
He was hesitant and wanted to go see Li Jitong to discuss it, but now he was suspected by the Intelligence Department of leaking information to the Red Party. Although he could tell whether there was tracking and surveillance, he was afraid of leaving any clues.
Therefore, I dare not go to see Li Jitong easily now.
I can only hold back what I want and fall asleep.
The next day at the Information Section was the same as the day before. I was still following Akiko Kamiguchi on the streets. Akiko Kamiguchi didn't say anything meaningful today.
Song Shutang seemed to have forgotten what happened yesterday.
He even had no reaction to what happened yesterday, and he didn't know what Akiko Kamikochi would say.
After a busy day, I returned to the Information Section, but what was different today was that Song Shutang made an appointment with Nie Hong and Yan Qinghui to have dinner together.
There is no problem with their relationship getting together.
Can't see Li Jitong.
But you can meet Nie Hong and Yan Qinghui.
Song Shutang wanted to express his doubts.
The three of them met at the entrance of the Military Command Bureau in the evening. The weather was already a bit hot, but Yan Qinghui was still wearing a suit and was dressed meticulously.
Even the hair strands fit perfectly on the head.
Nie Hong was wearing a shirt with the buttons on his chest open, creating a sharp contrast between the two.
Seeing Song Shutang coming over, Nie Hong threw away the cigarette butt in his hand.
Yan Qinghui adjusted his glasses and said, "The seats have been reserved, just go there."
"good."
The three people left in front of the Military Command Bureau.
Arrive at the hotel that you have reserved in advance and enter the private room.
Out of caution, the three of them checked the environment in the private room to prevent anyone from installing eavesdropping equipment.
After all, you need to reserve a seat in advance.
If anyone is aware of this news, they will indeed have enough time to install monitoring equipment.
So check it out of caution.
But deliberately booking a location in advance also shows that you have a clear conscience.
After checking and finding that there was nothing wrong, the three of them sat down.
As soon as he sat down, Nie Hong said, "Did your intelligence department have any secret plans before?"
"What do you mean?"
"Red Party member Diao Tongfu was assassinated by a Japanese spy. The bureau learned from the previously captured Japanese spy that their target was Diao Tongfu. How long could this Japanese spy last so long before speaking after entering the interrogation department?" Yan Qinghui felt that Song Shutang was pretending.
Entered the interrogation department.
Or just speak up.
Or you would rather die than surrender.
The interrogation is over and you suddenly say, what is this?
It's just people outside. How many people in the Military Command Bureau believe this?
Therefore, Nie Hong and Yan Qinghui had previously felt that there was something wrong with this matter.
Song Shutang didn't hide it when he was asked like this. Anyway, there was no monitoring here.
Even if it means revealing information about the Intelligence Division, it doesn't matter.
After all, the secret hidden between the three of them is even greater.
Therefore, Song Shutang also revealed the intelligence department's previous plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
But Nie Hong and Yan Qinghui didn't show any surprise. They had actually guessed it before.
But the two of them didn't know whether Song Shutang knew about it in advance.
Now it seems that I know it.
So the Red Party might have known the news in advance since Diao Tongfu was not assassinated.
Who leaked the news?
Song Shutang is the most likely.
The two of them were worried that their younger brother would go astray before, but now it seems that he is indeed in trouble.
Nie Hong went to see Yan Qinghui.
But facing Nie Hong's eyes, Yan Qinghui turned his head away.
Nie Hong felt itching with hatred, but there was nothing he could do.
I just gave up on this matter without saying anything more, after all, it was all settled.
Diao Tongfu is fine.
Kamikochi Akiko was arrested.
What else is being discussed?
Song Shutang is going to talk about another thing today.
Seeing the food being served, the three of them were eating. Song Shutang said: "Kamiguchi Akiko participated in the investigation of Japanese spies and did provide some clues. But when she and I were on the street yesterday, she deliberately used words that only I could hear.
The voice came and mentioned the Sword Holding Group."
"Speaking of the Sword Holding Group?" A different look flashed in Yan Qinghui's eyes.
"What does she mean?" Nie Hong asked directly.
Song Shutang whispered: "I suspect that she may know that there is something fishy about the Sword Holding Group's incident, and she also guessed that I might want to investigate this matter, so she deliberately disclosed these signals to me, maybe because she wanted to have a chat with me."
"Let's talk?" Yan Qinghui said with some disdain in his tone.
Yan Qinghui continued: "Kamiguchi Akiko is now a prisoner. She seems to be in a good situation, but her life is hanging by a thread. It is still unclear whether she will be able to see the sun tomorrow before falling asleep every night. Under such circumstances, she does not want to sit still and wait for death, and must take action.
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It seems that you are being targeted now. As long as we reach a certain level of cooperation with you, it will be feasible whether we are in the Intelligence Section or want to escape in the future."
"But I want to know whether she lied to me or really understood the situation." Song Shutang said.
Nie Hong spoke up and said: "Don't you understand what your brother Qinghui said? No matter whether Akiko really knows the inside story or pretends to know the inside story, you can't get into the game she prepared.
As long as you walk in, you will be unable to control yourself, the initiative is not in your hands, and you will be the passive one in the future, do you understand?"
The two taught Song Shutang a lesson.
Don't ignore what Akiko said regardless of whether it's true or false.
Song Shutang also understood this, so he didn't behave strangely in front of Shangguchi Akiko yesterday.
But the more I thought about it when I got home, the more excited I became.
That's why I went to discuss with Nie Hong and Yan Qinghui today.
Maybe Kamikochi Akiko can tell you the answer directly?
Seeing that Song Shutang was silent, Yan Qinghui continued: "If you talk to Shangguchi Akiko, you will let the other party know that you really want to investigate the Sword Holding Group, and this is your leverage.
No matter whether the other party will provide you with information or not, you will have a handle on the other party. Although some people in the bureau may have guessed that you want to investigate, the guess is just a guess. If it is confirmed, it will be different.
In this situation, the mastermind behind the scenes may not dare to make any changes, but when Akiko Kuchiko takes over the matter, the degree of danger will be different, so the Japanese words are just a temptation, and you must resist this temptation now."
You said Nie Hong, don't Yan Qinghui want to know the answer?
Of course they want to too.
But they know they can't do this.
Even if the answer is really so close at hand.
Nie Hong followed up and said: "Moreover, this Kamikochi Akiko is from Manchuria. Our previous activities did not include Manchuria at all. Does she mean she must know the information if she knows it?
Her current situation is very embarrassing, and she is more anxious than you, so just ignore her and you will be invincible."
The two of them tried very hard to persuade me.
It’s not that Song Shutang didn’t understand.
It's not that it's unprofessional.
But everyone has this mentality of not being willing to accept it.
But you have to learn to be patient even if you don’t want to give in.
Song Shutang actually did a very good job in this aspect, otherwise the flaws would have been exposed yesterday.
Nie Hong and Yan Qinghui also understood that Song Shutang could make the right choice.
I just wanted to tell them about it.
"I understand." Song Shutang nodded and said.
After dinner, the three of them came out of the hotel. They had already made a decision to ignore Akiko Kamikachi.
I ignore you.
No matter what you plan to do.
That's all useless.
Watching Song Shutang go to Luojiawan, Nie Hong and Yan Qinghui stood still and did not move.
Nie Hong took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth. He said with a sad look on his face: "Do you think the book hall has anything to do with the Red Party?"
The two of them had actually suspected this issue for a long time.
It started when the Intelligence Section arranged for Song Shutang to screen photos for the Secret Service Corps.
Now that this thing has happened again, I must be even more worried.
"If he can tell it today, it shouldn't be a big problem." Yan Qinghui said.
"Don't lie to yourself here, he will definitely say it today."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"I looked at you when we were eating just now, and you were avoiding me."
"If I don't avoid it, the two of us will have to flirt with each other in front of the library."
"Who wants to flirt with you?"
"Then what do you want me to do?"
"I don't want to ask your opinion."
"Can't you ask after dinner?"
"Isn't it time to finish eating?"
"Then you ask?"
"I asked."
After the conversation ended, the two of them sighed.
Everyone is worried about Song Shutang.
You will pay a heavy price for going astray.
But the two of them could not directly ask Song Shutang in front of him whether he had defected to the Red Party.
After all, how could you possibly know the answer?
It's just that you said you wouldn't ask but you still feel worried.
The leader and Big Brother of the Sword Holding Group all died.
Just the two of them took care of Song Shutang.
If the last person they took care of, Song Shutang, had his head missing, they would have no way to explain it to others after they got down.
A cigarette is smoked quickly.
Throwing it on the ground, Nie Hong asked: "What should we do now?"
"I think it's not just us who are suspicious of the library, maybe the Intelligence Department is also suspicious." Yan Qinghui feels that according to the Intelligence Department's style of conduct, suspicion is necessary.
"Being watched by the Intelligence Department is more troublesome than being watched by the Interrogation Department."
"So let's not cause any trouble for him now."
"in spite of?"
"It seems that he can handle this matter. If we intervene, it will easily cause complications."
"Then what do we do?" Nie Hong asked.
"Let's see if there is any conclusive evidence that the book hall is related to the Red Party."
"If you find this conclusive evidence, do you plan to hand it over to the Military Command Bureau, or destroy it and pretend it never happened?"
"What do you think?" Yan Qinghui asked.
"I'm afraid you don't have the same opinion as me."
"Get out!"
Yan Qinghui cursed and left.
Nie Hong and Pidianpidian followed behind.
In short, the two of them were very entangled over the Song Shutang matter.
But things have reached this point, and finding a solution is the key.
Nie Hong, who followed Yan Qinghui, smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't feel much when the team leader was here before. I felt that someone else had a say in everything. Lao Li was even more worried about everything. Now that we are left, the problems in the library are enough to give me a headache."
"If you miss them, go down and look for them."
"You don't want to do the same thing."
"Stop talking nonsense, we must pay attention to the issue of the school hall and the Red Party. As for Kamikochi Akiko, I will meet her if I have the chance."
"Will we meet her?"
"Are you planning to ask Shutang to meet her?"
"Too!"
Issues between Song Shutang and the Red Party.
In fact, it was Nie Hong and Yan Qinghui who first noticed it.
Even the Central Command and the Intelligence Department should pay attention to it later.
Therefore, the two of them were actually more worried about this matter, but they would not tell anyone.
Of course Song Shutang also understood what they were thinking.
After all, the intelligence department has suspicions. How could these two people who are so familiar to me not have suspicions?
But if you cover it up, it will cause big problems.
Therefore, Song Shutang was generous and did not hide it in front of the two of them.
Besides, he did not defect to the Red Party, he just leaked the news once.
Leaking this news is just because I can't stand the decision to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
It’s not that my heart is so biased toward the Red Party.
He didn't want to leave the Military Command Bureau or the Intelligence Section.
There are still many things waiting for him to complete.
After returning home, Song Shutang put the matter of Kamikochi Akiko behind. No matter what the other party knew, but when I don't want to know what you know, then what you know is worthless to me.
At least Song Shutang should behave like this.
If Akiko Kamiguchi meant something, she must have another goal.
Otherwise, if he had said it in the interrogation room, why wait until he was alone with Song Shutang before speaking?
And it can also be seen from this incident that Kamikochi Akiko still has thoughts in her heart and is not willing to do this.
In the days to come, Song Shutang will keep an eye on Akiko Shangguchi to avoid any trouble.
