After hearing what Yu Kezhi said, Su Renqing did not refute, but nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, we really need to be prepared.
So be it! When I went to report my work to the superiors today, I mentioned it to the superiors by the way, but I guess the superiors should be prepared for this, so we don’t have to worry so much."
Hearing this, Yu Kezhi nodded, and the two talked about various major and minor things that had happened during this period and reached a consensus.
After the two reached an agreement, Su Renqing said, "Lao Yu, let's just talk about this! Go down and greet the guests!"
"Well..." Yu Kezhi nodded, got up and left the office, going downstairs to greet the guests.
After Yu Kezhi left, Su Renqing took the luggage he had brought back, took out a few books and wrapped them up, changed his clothes, and left the bookstore through the back door.
Half an hour later, Su Renqing appeared outside Cui Shunong's house. Cui Shunong was already waiting at home, and Shen Peixin was also there.
At the door, Su Renqing handed several books he had brought to Cui Shunong. When Cui Shunong saw them, he immediately invited Su Renqing in and praised them while returning them. He did a good job.
After inviting Su Renqing in, the three of them went directly into the study. As soon as they entered the study, Cui Shunong introduced them to each other.
Hearing that Su Renqing had just returned from Shanghai, Shen Peixin smiled and said: "Old Su, I was transferred from Shanghai not long ago, but I came here a little early and did not catch up with the major events happening in Shanghai. I will tell us about it later.
We are very interested in this matter!"
Cui Shunong on the other side heard this and also interrupted: "Yes! Lao Su, tell us, this is something worthy of applause, let us experience it again."
Cui Shunong naturally didn't want to feel anything, but he planned to let Shen Peixin take charge of Su Renqing's side in the future. He did this just to let the two of them get more familiar with each other so that they could start work.
When Su Renqing saw this, he naturally did not refuse. He organized his speech and said, "Old Cui, Old Shen, I really want to report this matter to you. I discovered some things here."
After speaking, Su Renqing reported exactly what he had just talked with Yu Kezhi to Cui Shunong and Shen Peixin.
After hearing this, Cui Shunong and Shen Peixin looked at each other with surprised expressions. Although they knew that the Nanjing mass arrests were related to the Military Intelligence Office, even more clearly than Su Renqing knew, the events in Shanghai were also related to the military.
It was related to the Intelligence Department, which was indeed beyond their expectations.
After Cui Shunong pondered for a while, he replied: "Old Su, your guess is indeed correct. The mass arrests in Nanjing are indeed related to the Military Intelligence Office, and the people arrested are also Japanese spies.
However, there are some inside stories in the big arrest. It cannot be said that the Military Intelligence Division was responsible for this incident, and even a large part of the credit does not belong to them.
This matter is quite involved, so I can tell you about it, but only you can know about it, and no one else can disclose it."
When Su Renqing heard this, he waved his hand quickly and said with a smile: "Old Cui, since it's a secret, there's no need to tell me. I'm just reporting the situation."
After hearing this, Cui Shunong thought for a while and said: "Old Su, this matter really should let you know that although the mass arrests in Nanjing were not targeted at us, they still had a considerable impact on us. You may have to work harder in the future.
It’s an extra burden.”
After Su Renqing heard this, he nodded immediately without any further hesitation.
Seeing this, Cui Shunong said: "In the big arrests in Nanjing, although the people arrested were indeed people from the Military Intelligence Department, it was someone else who found the Japanese spies.
These people are cadets from the ninth phase of the Central Military Academy Huangpu, mainly from an infantry class, headed by a cadet named Lin Mo, and they were the ones who found those Japanese spies."
"Lin Mo?" Su Renqing exclaimed, and then immediately described Lin Mo's appearance to Cui Shunong and asked: "Old Cui, is this the person you are talking about?"
"Yes, that's him. Old Su, do you know Lin Mo?"
"We know each other. How could we not know each other? We are even very familiar with each other. Didn't I mention to you before that there is a military academy cadet who often goes to my place to read on weekends and asked me to help him find books? That person is Lin Mo
Already."
Having said this, Su Renqing shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect, that there would be such a person beside me for such a long time without even realizing it.
It's really amazing that we found so many Japanese spies in one move. If such a method were used on us, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Cui Shunong listened, nodded, and said: "I am also a little worried about this. I had contact with him some time ago. He may go to the military intelligence office. Now we cannot help but pay attention.
Lao Su, you have more contact with Lin Mo. Please tell us about your contact so that we can know more about this person."
When Su Renqing heard this, he nodded, recalled it, and said, "It should have been almost three years since I first came into contact with Lin Mo.
At that time, Lin Mo came to Nanjing to apply for the military academy. As soon as he finished the exam, he looked around for bookstores and libraries, and then found my place and started buying books and reading there.
The most profound impression he left on me was that he loved reading. I even thought he was obsessed with reading. Anyway, whenever he had time, he would hang out in my bookstore.
He also has a wide range of reading interests. I have seen him read almost all kinds of books, but his favorites are military affairs, current affairs, and various books and newspapers that introduce various situations in foreign countries.
He was also very proficient in English, German, and had no problem reading, writing, and speaking. He also had a lot of knowledge in French. He even asked me to help him find books from European, American, and Japanese countries.
Unfortunately, my bookstore didn't have much exposure to books from European and American countries. Later, he seemed to have found someone else and only asked me to find domestic and Japanese books and newspapers for him.
Because he didn't understand Japanese, he asked me to find a special person to translate Japanese books and newspapers for him. At that time, I thought he was crazy about reading, but now it seems that he is very purposeful."
As soon as Su Renqing finished speaking, Cui Shunong also said: "Old Su, your conclusion is not bad at all. As far as I know, Lin Mo has a very clear understanding of the situation in Europe, America and Japan.
His ability to find Japanese spies should be inseparable from the information he grasped. He did all this with a very obvious purpose."
After hearing this, Su Renqing hesitated for a moment and then said: "Old Cui, looking at it this way, Lin Mo is obviously a talent! Do you think we can win him over?"
After Su Renqing finished speaking, Shen Peixin shook his head and interjected: "I think it's better not to make this idea. Since he does things so purposefully and started preparing many years ago, he must have a firm goal.
For such a person, unless we can help him achieve his goal, it is impossible for us to persuade him, and even if our actions hinder him, he will kill him mercilessly."
In fact, all three of them had misunderstood that the old Lin Mo had no goals at all. Reading was purely out of hobbies and curiosity.
Now Lin Mo does have a goal, but it is just to ensure that he and his family can survive the catastrophe in the future, and to do what he can for this era.
As for dealing with them, that is something that Lin Mo has never thought about. If possible, Lin Mo would even do something for them. Unfortunately, the two parties cannot communicate at all now. No one knows what the other party is thinking.
You can guess.
After the three of them finished speaking, the room suddenly fell silent. After a while, Su Renqing finally spoke: "If you can't be a comrade, then you can be an enemy..."
Before Su Renqing could finish speaking, Shen Peixin said: "Old Su, you don't have to worry too much about this, we can handle it.
First of all, it seems that Lin Mo's target should be the Japanese. There is no big conflict with us, and we even have similar views to a certain extent.
Secondly, we have maintained contact with Lin Mo. Now we can grasp his movements to a certain extent, and we can also know more through some channels in the future.
Finally, and most importantly, he did not have any hostility towards us, or in other words, he did not want to get involved in our affairs.
From what we know, he is in the military academy and his attitude towards things related to us is that he won't listen or tell anything about us. He will hide when he can and run away when he can. He really can't hide or escape, so he just pretends.
People who hold this attitude account for a lot in military academies. Although they are not necessarily inclined to us, their fundamental attitude is to deal with foreign enemies. In fact, this is enough for us.
And Lin Mo is a special one among these people. Not only does he have a clear target on the foreign enemy, but his background is also not simple. His family can basically guarantee that he will develop in the path he wants to take.
The reason why we speculate that Lin Mo will go to the Military Intelligence Department is because the Military Intelligence Department is dealing with Japanese spies, so he should be preparing to develop in this direction."
After Cui Shunong listened, he nodded and said, "Old Shen's analysis is not unreasonable. Moreover, his family's situation is complicated and involves all aspects. The possibility of convincing him to join us is very small.
But we can't do nothing. It's best to put some people on his side, or put people in the military intelligence office, to learn more about his movements, especially whether he is dealing with the Japanese or us.
It’s very important.”
Hearing what Cui Shunong said, Shen Peixin thought for a moment and said, "Old Cui, if you just need this information, it's not that difficult. I have someone here who can do the job."
"Oh... there is someone here? Who is it? Tell me quickly." Cui Shunong became interested in Shen Peixin's words and urged Shen Peixin to speak quickly.