Jiang Xinyu was not very worried about Li Xiance's meeting with Pei Shaoshi. The electronic version had already been sent away, so there was no question of killing someone to keep it secret.
There is a military traitor hidden within the underground party. This is the real hidden danger. The military commander knows everything about what is going on there, and there are no secrets at all.
But he couldn't inform Pei Shaoshi secretly like last time. If the traitor discovered it, Li Xiance would definitely suspect him!
Moreover, even if Pei Shaoshi is tipped off, if he doesn't take it seriously like last time, it will not only have no effect, but will also increase the risk of his own exposure!
It seems that this matter can only be done slowly...
At six o'clock in the evening, Li Xiance appeared near Zizhu Apartment. He had a fake beard glued on and a brace inserted in his mouth, which was completely different from his own image.
Arriving at the door of Room 7 on the second floor, Li Xiance stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, "Tuk-tuk, Tuk-tuk!"
After a while, the door opened. Pei Shaoshi looked at Li Xiance and said, "Who are you looking for?"
Li Xiance: "You are Mr. Li Shaoshi, right?"
"it's me."
"I'm looking for you!"
"you are?"
Li Xiance whispered: "I am a friend of the woodcutter."
Pei Shaoshi was shocked, but said calmly: "What you said...why can't I understand you?"
Li Xiance smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Can I go in and sit down?"
Not knowing who this person was, Pei Shaoshi stepped aside and said, "Please come in."
After entering the room, Li Xiance stretched out his hand and said: "Let me introduce myself first. I am Li Xiance, the special commissioner of the Yanjin Station of the Military Command. Mr. Pei must have heard of it a long time ago, right?"
Pei Shaoshi pretended to be surprised and said: "Juntong Yanjin Station? You...are you a rebel?"
Li Xiance smiled and said: "Mr. Pei, there are only two of us in the room, so you don't have to act. The fact that I can come to your door means that I know your details clearly. You are the Communist intelligence agent, the woodcutter!"
"
For this reason, Li Shaoshi knew that there was no point in hiding it anymore. The other party seemed to have no ill intentions. If he deliberately wanted to trick him, an anonymous phone call could have the military police surrounding the place.
"Commissioner Li, I have admired your name for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to see your true face in Lushan. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"Mr. Pei, we are our own people, you don't have to be nervous!"
"It is said that military control methods are extraordinary. Today I learned a lesson... May I ask, how did you find me?"
"Mr. Pei, if it weren't for the electrotype thing, I wouldn't have thought you were a famous woodcutter!"
"Electronic version? What electronic version?"
Li Xiance said: "Mr. Pei, this is your fault. What did I say? If you push back and forth like this, doesn't it seem too unfair?"
After a pause, he continued: "Let's put it bluntly, what happened at the Bank of Manchuria was done by people sent by our military commander to get the counterfeit banknotes, and we paid a bloody price for it! Your party did it without any effort.
, I just picked up a ready-made bargain, and now I’m still claiming that I don’t know, is it a bit too much?”
Pei Shaoshi thought quickly in his mind. There was no point in denying this matter. Since the other party came to the door, it meant that they had found clues.
If you blindly refuse to admit it, it will not be a good thing if you really offend them. After all, you are in the open and others are in the dark.
Thinking of this, Pei Shaoshi said: "Commissioner Li, I admit that we took the electronic version. But it needs to be explained that if we don't take action, the electronic version will fall into the hands of the Japanese again!"
Li Xiance said with a smile: "That's right. Let's be honest and sit down to discuss solutions. This is the way we should get along with each other! I didn't say that your party took advantage of others. On the contrary, under the circumstances at that time,
I think you did the right thing!"
"Then why are you here today..."
"Those two electronic plates are very important. I want to get them back."
"I'm very sorry, but I can't agree to your request."
"Mr. Pei, I don't quite understand. Why does your party want counterfeit banknotes to be printed? You don't want to..."
"No, no, Commissioner Li, you misunderstood. Just like what you said, we are our own people. The Kuomintang and the Communist Party are one family. How could we do something that would harm the country and the people?"
Seeing Li Xiance's confusion, Pei Shaoshi explained: "The electronic version has been destroyed by me myself!"
"Destroyed?"
"Yes, destroyed!"
"...How was it destroyed?"
"I smashed the pattern on the electric plate with an axe, and sent someone to throw it into the Baihe River that night!"
"Mr. Pei, let me reiterate, the electronic version is very important. I hope you can tell the truth!"
"This is what happened. Why do you want me to tell the truth? Commissioner Li, if there is no trust between us, how can we talk about our own people?"
Li Xiance stood up and said calmly: "In this case, we have nothing to talk about, goodbye!"
"Please wait a moment!" Pei Shaoshi called to Li Xiance.
He knew very well that what he said was unfounded and Li Xiance would definitely not believe it. If he were to let him go like this, the military commander would definitely not give up.
"Commissioner Li, let's do this. To prove that what I said is true, you can search my room at will!"
Li Xiance was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Pei Shaoshi would offer to search the room, which made Jiang Xinyu's next plan useless.
"Isn't this... not good? How can I search your room..." Li Xiance waved his hand repeatedly.
Pei Shaoshi said seriously: "The reason why I did this is because I don't want to cause any misunderstanding between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party because of this incident!"
"Of course...but I have no right to search your room. If this spreads out, it will appear that the military commander is too overbearing!" Looking at Pei Shaoshi's magnanimous eyes, Li Xiance changed his mind temporarily.
Either the electronic version was not in the room, or Pei Shaoshi was sure that he couldn't find it. There was also a possibility that it would really be destroyed and thrown into the Baihe River?
When he reached the door, Li Xiance turned around and said, "Mr. Pei, there is something I think it is necessary to remind you."
"You say."
"The guard named Jiao suddenly disappeared. The Japanese will definitely focus their investigation on the inside of the bank. You have to be careful!"
"Thanks for reminding me, I will."
"goodbye."
"Walk slowly."
After leaving Zizhu Apartment, Li Xiance hailed a rickshaw on the street and said, "Go to Xiaodongmen Hutong!"
With the way he is dressed now, he can't just go back like this. He has to go to the transfer station first. Juntong has a house rented in advance in Xiaodongmen Hutong specifically for this kind of thing.
After each operation, in order to prevent being tracked by the enemy, they would first go to such a house. Even if the agents found the target, they would not get any valuable intelligence.
Under normal circumstances, the transfer station is used two to three times at most...