Walking out of the gate, Yu Zecheng's face remained calm and his back was already wet with cold sweat.
As the military commander, director of the Tianjin Station Confidentiality Office, and an elite agent personally awarded by Boss Dai, Yu Zecheng's abilities are definitely not low.
As he walked outside, he tried hard to recall the two meetings he had with that person.
Deep down in his heart, Yu Zecheng did not think that he had been exposed, but he had a vague intuition that the other party knew his true identity.
There is no reason for this suspicion, but Yu Zecheng firmly believes it.
He relied on this intuition to avoid being rounded up and alerted by the enemy many times. It has become an instinct flowing in his blood.
I was exposed, and I was exposed in front of a person whose identity was unknown, whose purpose was unknown, and everything was unknown.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened Yu Zecheng became. What was the identity of the other party? The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Military Command, the Investigation Bureau of the Central Command, or the Mei Agency.
No, that person's style is not like a regular agent, his purpose is too obvious.
But then he thought about it, and Yu Zecheng felt that he could not rule out the possibility that the other party was deliberately creating the appearance that he knew nothing, pretending to be a veteran and a newcomer.
His thoughts were a little confused. Even though Yu Zecheng had experienced many battles, he had no clue for a while.
Confusion, like a dark cloud, shrouded deep in his heart, and he could not figure out how he was exposed.
"Don't panic. It's impossible for the other party to have evidence. Maybe this is just a test! Test, okay, I'll play with you and see if you find me out or if I investigate you first." Yu Zecheng is smart.
People think a little too much at the same time.
On the other hand, Wang Xu didn't think so much. He was still eating lotus leaf chicken and thinking about his plan to make a fortune.
After all, the Chinese language is broad and profound, and the same sentence may have two or even three meanings.
He didn't know that Yu Zecheng had already distorted his thinking, and it was quite serious.
"Boss, check out!" Wang Xu paid the bill, walked out with his bag, hailed a rickshaw at the door, and headed straight for the French Concession.
During the Anti-Japanese War, France had four major concessions in China, namely Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hankou. There were patrol houses in the concessions, and the Japanese would generally give them face.
If there is any place that is safer in this era, it is these foreign concessions.
The rickshaw rushed all the way, and the porter, with a towel on his shoulders, chatted with Wang Xu from all over the world. He went up to the Wang Puppet Government in Nanjing and went down to South Street where Widow Dong was giving birth to a child. There seemed to be nothing he didn't know.
Wang Xu was idle and bored. Seeing how hot the porter was playing, he casually asked: "Do you know the driver who pulls the labor at the door of the time-honored Lotus Leaf Chicken?"
"You mean Dachengzi!" The porter said with a smile on his face and nodded repeatedly: "I know him. He is a nice guy. He is warm-hearted, but he is a bit lazy."
"Lazy?" Wang Xu asked, and the porter continued: "Yes, Dachengzi is a famous lazy man. He doesn't go to places that are too far away or places that are too time-consuming. How can he make money?
In our line of work, of course the farther away the better, I really want to take you to places like Beijing and Shanghai. The farther you go, the more money you will get!"
"That makes sense."
Wang Xu responded with a smile, but his heart moved slightly.
The porter at the lotus leaf chicken shop is indeed an intelligence agent, and only intelligence agents dare not go too far.
After all, intelligence work is no more than anything else. It requires speed, accuracy, and urgency. It would be a waste to disappear all day long. If it weren't for the fear of being exposed, I probably wouldn't run around at all. I would rather guard the intelligence station all day long.
Of course, you can't say these words, as long as you understand them in your heart.
Throughout the lurking, people from the military command, the central command, the underground party, the Mei Agency, the Ying Agency, and various organizations emerged one after another.
After meeting Yu Zecheng's contact, Wang Xu now sees everyone as an agent. Even the porter in front of him who is very talkative and shows off everything he knows, he is not sure whether he is a real porter.
"Sir, the French Concession has arrived." After running for more than half an hour, we crossed a bridge and the French Concession came into view.
It was 1940, and the Japanese offensive was in full swing, even the French Concession was affected.
At a glance, at the Shimen Bridge at the entrance to the French Concession, there were at least two squads of Japanese soldiers standing there. Although there was no search, the fact that they were standing there with loaded guns showed that they were peeping into the French Concession.
Obviously, after occupying Tianjin, the Japanese became increasingly impatient with the French Concession in the city within the city.
"Take me to the hotel, be safe." Wang Xu withdrew his gaze and tightened the leather bag in his arms.
There were no mistakes along the way and we arrived at the Spindo Hotel.
The Spindo Hotel is owned by the French. It is magnificently decorated and costs two oceans to stay in for one night.
Wang Xu is very satisfied with this place, because there is a patrol room next to the hotel, and safety can be guaranteed. Compared with his own safety, spending a little money is nothing, and the world outside is not peaceful.
"Brother, I'm new to you. You've just come to Tianjin, right?" Wang Xu had just booked a room when a man wearing suspenders and a bit of a stutter came over holding a wine glass.
Wang Xu squinted his eyes and saw that the person coming was an acquaintance, Xie Ruolin, a Central Unification agent and intelligence dealer.
Xie Ruolin lived downstairs from Yu Zecheng. He was a member of Zhongtong, but he loved money as much as his life. He would sell his information to anyone who gave him more money.
In the whole lurking story, he was the first person to suspect that Yu Zecheng had a special identity.
As a result, he missed a move during the battle, and because of his greed, he was tricked by Yu Zecheng and got rid of him.
It can be said that among the many agents who appeared in lurking, this Xie Ruolin can at least be ranked in the top ten in terms of ability alone.
If it weren't for his greed for money, Yu Zecheng might not be able to get rid of him. The intelligence and counterintelligence battle between the two sides is very brilliant in the entire plot.
"Brother, the first time I saw you, I knew you were in trouble. Let me introduce myself, Xie Ruolin, a businessman. I will take on any job." Xie Ruolin was holding red wine. Although he stuttered, his aura was not weak.
He spoke with the air of a general: "If you have any problems, come to me. I can settle both the black and white issues, so that's easy!"
"Can you see that I'm in trouble?" Wang Xu was surprised. He knew that Xie Ruolin was very powerful, but he didn't expect that he was so powerful that he could even read faces.
Xie Ruolin waved his hand and stopped stuttering this time. He smiled and said, "Of course..."
"If you have a chance, let's sit together." Although Wang Xu was surprised, Xie Ruolin was different from Yu Zecheng. This man could do anything for money and was really not worthy of trust.
Xie Ruolin didn't care, took out a pen and paper, wrote down his contact information, waved his hand and walked away.
Wang Xu looked down at the address, thought about it, and put it in his pocket, thinking that this kind of person might be able to use it.
As a result, after such a delay, Xie Ruolin's voice came from the corner of the corridor again.
"My friend, it's very unfamiliar. I just came to Tianjin. The first time I saw you, I knew that you were in trouble. Let me introduce myself, Xie Ruolin. I can deal with both black and white. If you have any problems, you can come to me so that...
"
Wang Xu: "..."
He finally figured it out. Xie Ruolin didn't know how to read faces. He just said this when he saw strangers. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, he could bluff everyone.
Sure enough, people who work in intelligence can't believe it. It's a routine. It's too routine. If you had been fooled just now and asked him for help directly, you might have been eaten alive. When He Shen went over and Hai Rui came out, you didn't even have to pay for the ride home.