There is another place he also wants to monitor, which is Wenmo Lane, where Chen Zifeng's gendarmerie is stationed!
Ying Si soon discovered that Qiao Yanfang and Leng Yue went to the dormitory of the training class every night. There was no doubt that they went to Xiao Ancheng's dormitory! They had to stay until midnight before leaving! It was really hard for them.
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With this discovery, Eagle Division has been thinking about how to take advantage of this opportunity!
After a period of time, Takashi unexpectedly discovered another opportunity! It was even better, almost an opportunity to draw out the firepower! It was light, simple, and did not require much effort! His existing manpower was enough!
12-23
This opportunity Tingji discovered is a bit weird!
Because the cryptography training class that Xiao Ancheng is in has become weird in recent times!
The students study the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ secret messages every day. If they find something but are unsure, they will ask Mr. Herbert for advice. This is a normal thing!
Mr. Herbert also gave them careful guidance, pointing out whether the intelligence data they relied on was appropriate and whether the conclusions they deciphered were correct. Sometimes, he also gave them some very useful tips.
The students have made some progress and are naturally very happy.
But they soon discovered a situation. After Herbert saw the students' deciphering results and gave them advice, he took away the coded messages they deciphered, and sometimes also took away the information they relied on.
The reason Mr. Herbert gave them was that he wanted to do further research to confirm whether this decipherment was correct!
However, if a student wanted to check the results of their previous deciphering, Mr. Herbert was unwilling. He said that he could not find the previous things. He asked the students to continue their research.
The students discussed privately for several days and quickly came to the conclusion that Mr. Herbert had collected their research results but was unwilling to take them out again! Those research results seemed to have become Mr. Herbert's private property!
Such a situation has quietly changed the atmosphere of the password training class!
These students originally came from different departments. Mr. Herbert was unwilling to present their research results, and these students were also unwilling to present their own research results!
In the past, students often got together with friends to exchange their research experiences and results. But now, they have become closed. They only study their own research and no longer communicate with others!
At this time, the cryptography training class is no longer as close, friendly, and brotherly as it used to be. They have become selfish!
Just to check past information, a student once had a fierce argument with Mr. Herbert, and was criticized in the end!
Among all the students, Xiao Ancheng has made the greatest progress. In addition to his intelligence, it is also because he has a very attentive assistant, Jiang Yufeng.
Sometimes, other classmates came to Jiang Yufeng to look for information. Jiang Yufeng quietly told Xiao Ancheng what information the classmate looked up and which password he compared. For Xiao Ancheng, this was the best tip!
But Xiao Ancheng calmly evaluated his research results and realized that he had only mastered a small part of the code, and there was still a long way to go before he could completely decipher a secret message!
Even an outstanding student like him has encountered many obstacles in front of Mr. Herbert!
Xiao Ancheng was very anxious. He could also see that Liu Li was also very anxious about the situation in front of her!
Mr. Herbert's approach seriously hinders the deciphering of codes!
12-24
"Mr. Herbert, why is this happening?"
One day during the lunch break, Xiao Ancheng quietly asked Liu Li.
Liu Li shook her head. She had something in mind about the strange situation in front of her, but she didn't dare to say it easily.
Xiao Ancheng knew that Liu Li had a crush on him, so he looked at her, expecting her answer.
Liu Li kept avoiding his eyes, but she couldn't help but look back at him. There was anxiety about this matter in her eyes.
Finally, she whispered: "Mr. Herbert signed a one-year agreement with the department, with an annual salary of ten thousand US dollars. I was really shocked when I heard this number."
Xiao Ancheng thought for a moment and whispered: "His agreement is about to expire?"
"Yes, it's about to expire. I don't know if Mr. Herbert has any ideas. I'm really not sure."
"Will the department renew his contract? Let him stay?"
"I don't know. This kind of thing is not something I can talk about."
"What if he really left?" Xiao Ancheng looked at her doubtfully.
"Then, our class is probably about to end!" Liu Li's eyes were also full of doubts!
"give up halfway?"
"You know, I really don't want this." Liu Li was so anxious that she almost shed tears.
"Me too. Also, will he take away those research materials?" Xiao Ancheng was even more concerned about this point.
"I guess that information is probably his capital. He may use this to negotiate better terms."
"Use our research results? Those are our research results!"
"I know, I know, but I really can't help it!"
"Maybe we should report it to Director Wei, what do you think?"
"Chief Wei knows. But I don't know what he thinks. I guess he has also reported it to Boss Dai."
"Boss Dai didn't respond either?"
"I hope you won't say anything to outsiders! I guess, at least for now, Boss Dai has no reaction!"
Xiao Ancheng looked at her worriedly, not knowing what to say. Studying and deciphering codes was his greatest hope! But Mr. Herbert's actions and Boss Dai's reaction really made him very anxious.
12-25
What Xiao Ancheng didn't know was that at this moment, many people were staring at the coded information in Herbert's hand!
That is code-breaking information! In wartime, it is a priceless treasure!
The first person to get this information was the all-powerful Major Baker!
He is an agent of the Naval Intelligence Agency, and collecting intelligence is his profession. Lieutenant Jin Xingjian of the Air Force Special Service Regiment has a fellow villager who studied in the cryptography training class in Hongyadong. Therefore, he can easily understand the details of this training class.
Condition!
The weight of the US government has become more and more important in China's current political environment! Therefore, he can get any information he wants!
The cryptographic information in Herbert's hands has long been within the scope of his attention! It's just that others don't know it!
12-26
One day in mid-August 1939, Major Baker quite "accidentally" met Mr. Herbert at a dance held by the Chongqing Women's Rescue Association.
He was holding a glass of wine in his hand, turned around casually, and saw Mr. Herbert sitting at the table.
"Mr. Herbert, is that you?" he asked curiously.
"It's me. Who are you?" In fact, he knew that Major Baker was the naval attache of the U.S. Embassy in China.
"I am Baker, and I am on duty at the American Embassy." Major Baker extended his hand to Mr. Herbert quite cordially.
"Nice to meet you." Mr. Herbert shook hands with him.
Major Baker sat down at the table and looked at him with a smile. It seemed that the person sitting opposite him was a very strange person.
"I heard that Mr. Herbert is helping China to study that... that..."
"Password," said Herbert simply.
"Ah, it's very profound work. Is it difficult?"
“Not bad.”
"So, you must be very successful in this area, right?"
"To put it modestly, it is a small achievement." A sly smile appeared on Herbert's face.
"Can you tell me something? After all, we are all Americans. I believe that the U.S. government will be very interested in your husband's cryptography work." There was a deep meaning in his words.
"Mr. Baker is interested, isn't he?" said Mr. Herbert, smiling.
"Yes, I am indeed a little interested." Major Baker nodded casually.
This is what Mr. Herbert is looking forward to meeting! He is even more looking forward to someone being interested in his research results!
What he was hesitating about now was actually just a small question: should he put forward his request to Major Baker directly, or should he wait for a few days to wait and see? It whetted his appetite!
He drank all the wine in his glass and said with a smile: "Sir, no matter what interests you have, they all come at a price!"
Major Baker understood immediately, but still raised his eyebrows and said, "Sir, what do you mean?"
Mr. Herbert stood up, stared down at Baker, and said, "The price is fifty thousand dollars!"
After he finished speaking, he left without looking back, as if this was a very casual thing!
Major Baker stared at his back and smiled slightly viciously. Fifty thousand dollars! Are you kidding me?
12-27
The second person to get this information was undoubtedly Naoki Takaji!
After arriving in Chongqing for nearly a year, Takaji, driven by Mr. Sato, placed informants in all aspects of the Chinese government! These informants may not know who he is, but they know that Mr. Makino is a generous person!
Recently, the first piece of information obtained by Eagle Division is that the Hongyadong cryptography training class is studying and deciphering Japanese secret messages. Currently, they are mainly classified messages from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Chinese seem to put deciphering the Japanese military's secret messages as the next step.
But even if the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ confidential cables are mastered by Chinese intelligence agencies, the consequences will be serious!
The second piece of information that Eagle Division has is that the main results of their deciphering are currently in the hands of that American!
He also mastered the third piece of information. Major Baker, the U.S. Naval Attaché, is currently interested in Herbert's deciphering work! They have been in contact recently. There is no doubt that Major Baker's interest is in Herbert's hands.
Decoding results!
When Yingji was thinking about this problem, two words came to his mind. It is a small game that is played by both officials and ordinary people in Sichuan, mahjong! There is a small term in mahjong called "cutting off the Hu"!
What he was thinking about in his mind was how to "cut off the beard"! Cut off Major Baker's "beef"!
Perhaps, he should discuss it with Mr. Sato! After all, Major Baker is an American!