A gust of wind blew by, and the wind chimes hanging on the eaves were blown, making a clear and sweet tinkling sound.
"Xiong Ya." Eguchi Hideya leaned against the back of the sofa, put away the letter, picked up the snuff bottle on the coffee table to play with, glanced at his subordinates, and asked lightly, "Is there anyone else with this letter?"
Seen?"
"Report to the head of the office that the letter was found by a subordinate personally from Hu Yanhao's body." Xiong Ye said, "No one else has handled it."
As he spoke, he added, "This subordinate has never opened the letter."
"Very good." Eguchi Hideya nodded happily. He stood up and patted Yuya's shoulder, "I feel confident in your work."
At this moment, the snuff bottle in Eguchi Hideya's hand accidentally slipped and fell on the carpet.
"Chief, I'll get it." Xiongye said quickly and politely, bending down to pick up the snuff bottle.
Almost at the moment when Yuuya bent down to pick up the snuff bottle, Eguchi Hideya grabbed a dagger on the coffee table and stabbed Yuuya in the back of the neck continuously and quickly.
At the same time, his left hand forcefully covered Yuya's mouth.
About a minute later, Taixiong stopped moving at all, and Eguchi Hide also gently put the bodies of his men away.
Looking at his men's unblinking eyes, Eguchi Hide also smiled and said, "As I said, I feel most at ease when you do things."
Pulling out the dagger from the back of the corpse's neck, Eguchi Hideya took out the letter from his pocket, wiped the blood on the dagger with the envelope, lit a lighter, and lit the letter.
Eguchi Hide just looked at the yellow flames quietly.
He put the ashes of the burned letter into a glass, and then slowly picked up the teapot and poured water.
Insert a finger and stir gently.
Ashes, unburned paper residue, and green tea leaves are perfectly mixed together.
Eguchi Hide also raised his neck and slowly and attentively drank the freshly prepared mixed liquid into his throat and into his stomach.
There was a piece of paper scraps with blackened corners left on the glass. Two words could be vaguely seen on the soaked scraps of paper:
Keiko.
Eguchi Hide also picked up this small piece of paper, put it in his mouth, closed his eyes, and seemed to be reminiscing or recalling something.
…
No. 19, Luojiawan, Chongqing.
"Secretary, 'Xiao Mian' has called back." Qi Wu took out the message from his briefcase, handed it to Dai Chunfeng respectfully with both hands, and then took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"You, don't run in such a hurry. It doesn't matter if you are three to five minutes late." Dai Chunfeng took the message and glanced at Qi Wu first.
"The message from Cheng Qianfan is never a trivial matter. A single second of delay may have serious consequences." Qi Wu put away his handkerchief and said with a serious expression, "Compared with the comrades who risk their lives on the front line, I only traveled two more miles.
Bu, I’m already very ashamed.”
"If everyone thinks like you, why worry about the great cause of the party and state failing to prosper." Dai Chunfeng sighed.
"The bureau leader leads by example, how dare your subordinates slack off?" Qi Wu said seriously.
When Dai Chunfeng heard this, he nodded frequently and said the word "good" twice.
"'Xiao Mian' called back and said that he is eagerly looking forward to Lu Jingqian's arrival and will cooperate fully with Lu Jingqian."
"In addition, he said that he would arrange for people to collect photos of Mei Shenping and Gao Qingwu in advance, so that he could investigate a few days in advance." Dai Chunfeng said, but after thinking about it, he suddenly frowned.
"Do you think there's something inappropriate about the situation?" Qi Wu asked.
"Confused! Cheng Qianfan is confused!" Dai Chunfeng scolded, "If Gao and Mei really go to Shanghai to negotiate with the Japanese, the Japanese will definitely attach great importance to the confidentiality and safety of these two people."
"I understand." Qi Wu said with a look of surprise, "What the Bureau means is that if the Shanghai Special Intelligence Team searches for the photos of Mei Shenping and Gao Qingwu with great fanfare at this time, it is very likely to attract the attention of the Japanese, and may even be
The Japanese are on their radar."
"This is exactly the reason." Dai Chunfeng nodded, "Cheng Qianfan is usually very shrewd and cautious, why is he so confused this time."
"Bureau chief." Qi Wu thought for a while and said, "My subordinates guessed that Cheng Qianfan was eager to complete the tasks assigned by the bureau chief, so he was a little impatient for a while, and he didn't notice..."
Dai Chunfeng lowered his head to read the message, and sure enough he saw the words, 'The matter is urgent, my subordinates will make arrangements immediately without any delay.
Tapping his fingers on the table, Dai Chunfeng said, "Call back to 'Xiao Mian' and tell him not to act recklessly to avoid being taken advantage of by the Japanese. After Lu Jingqian arrives in Shanghai, he must make careful plans before taking action."
Cheng Qianfan and the Shanghai Special Intelligence Team were a dagger he inserted into the enemy's hinterland in Shanghai. Safety came first, and he would not be willing to break the dagger unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Yes!" Qi Wu dictated the telegram again, and after Dai Chunfeng nodded to confirm, he said goodbye and left.
…
When the telegram from the Military Command Headquarters in Luojiawan, Chongqing was sent to the Shanghai Special Intelligence Group, Cheng Qianfan was in the safe house on Delang Road in Taisidang.
Just after he finished sending the report, he took off his earmuffs and packed up the radio.
After carefully inspecting the safe house and confirming that everything was safe and normal, I quietly left.
A quarter of an hour later.
Chongqing, Zengjiayan, Zhou Gongguan.
A short-haired woman wearing the uniform of the Eighteenth Army took off the earmuffs on her head and looked at the message in her hand with a serious expression.
After seeing the two words at the end of the message, she decisively stood up from her chair.
"Jiahua, is Mr. Xiangwu asleep?" the woman came to the living room of another room and asked softly.
"Not yet." Xiong Jiahua took a look at the lights in the room, shook his head and said, "You just came from Yanzhou, and you don't understand Comrade Xiangwu's work and rest. He has to work until midnight almost every day."
"Secret message." The woman whispered, "Cinnabar"."
"Cinnabar" is the top-secret code name for secret messages. After she came to Zengjiayan and took charge of the telegraph room, she kept many code names in her mind, some of which represented the super-secret identities of the comrades on the other end of the telegram.
At the same time, in order to protect the comrades on the hidden front, the top secret code name of the telegram is different from the comrade's latent code name on the hidden front.
For example, "Cinnabar" is the code name of the telegram, which represents the top secret level of the telegram. The woman does not know what the code name of the comrade on the other end of the telegram is on the hidden front.
Xiong Jiahua glanced at his wife, feeling a little distressed in his heart.
The wife did not know that "Zinsha" represented Comrade "Huo Miao" who was lurking in the occupied areas of Shanghai. He was his brother-in-law and her biological brother.
He didn't say anything, he just walked to the door silently and knocked on the door.
"Please come in." A bright and powerful voice came from the room.
"Comrade Xiangwu." Xiong Jiahua pushed open the door and entered. "Comrade Cheng Min sent a secret message, "Cinnabar"."
"Where's the telegram?" Comrade Xiangwu, who was writing at his desk, wrote a few words, put away his pen and capped his pen, then raised his head and asked.
"Comrade 'Xiangwu'." Cheng Min handed over the message with both hands.
"Oh, thank you for your hard work, Comrade Cheng Min." Comrade 'Xiang Wu' said with a smile.
"Comrade 'Xiangwu', I'll go out first," Cheng Min said.
She knew that this telegram was a top-secret telegram. Comrade "Xiang Wu" would start translating the telegram soon, and she wanted to avoid suspicion.
"Okay, go to bed early and pay more attention to your health." Comrade "Xiangwu" said.
"Yes, thank you Comrade Xiangwu for your concern. We will notice that you should rest early." Cheng Min said happily.
Just when she was about to leave the room, she heard Comrade Xiang Wu's voice coming from behind her, "Comrade Cheng Min, wait a moment."
Cheng Min stopped and turned around. Before she could speak, she heard Comrade Xiang Wu say:
Comrade Cheng Min, I want to congratulate you in advance.
'Congratulations to me'?
Cheng Min was a little surprised and didn't understand where the congratulations Comrade 'Xiang Wu' said came from.
"You may become an aunt at the end of January or early February next year." Comrade "Xiangwu" said happily, the smile on his face made people think of the word "overjoyed".
Cheng Min was stunned for a moment, then showed an expression of surprise, "It's my younger brother and Ruolan..."
Seeing Comrade 'Xiang Wu' nod, she clenched her fists happily, her eyes full of excitement and joy, "That's great."
This was the first time she heard news about her brother after more than a year, and it was such good news that her heart was filled with peace of mind, happiness and joy.
After saying that, Cheng Min saluted Comrade Xiang Wu, glanced at her husband Xiong Jiahua, and then turned and left.
There was the sound of walking outside, and it seemed that the sound of steps was accompanied by a note of excitement.
Comrade ‘Xiang Wu’ and Xiong Jiahua looked at each other and both smiled.
"You have done a good job in keeping confidentiality." Comrade 'Xiang Wu' pointed at Xiong Jiahua.
Xiong Jiahua naturally knew who sent the telegram written by "Cinnabar", and also knew something about Comrade Cheng Qianfan.
However, it is obvious that Xiong Jiahua strictly abides by the discipline of confidentiality and did not reveal anything to his wife.
"Organize discipline, don't sue your parents, don't sue your wife and children." Xiong Jiahua said with a serious expression.
Comrade ‘Xiang Wu’ nodded slightly.
The message was quickly translated:
Chongqing sent Song Fuguo to arrive in Shanghai soon, and asked me to join forces with Song to investigate the whereabouts of Mei Shenping and Gao Qingwu.
Chongqing suspects that Mei and Gao may have had a secret meeting with the Japanese in Shanghai.
In addition, the Doi En Agency of the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters has been quite active recently, which deserves vigilance.
In addition, it was learned that Gao Zeng had secretly traveled to Japan a few months ago and had secret talks with the Japanese side. This incident aroused Chang's anger.
Comrade ‘Xiangwu’ had a serious expression.
He lights a cigarette.
Comrade "Xiang Wu" does not smoke. When he is tired, he will put a lit cigarette on the ashtray.
"Some people are afraid that they will betray the revolution for the second time!" Comrade Xiangwu said with a sad expression, "No, they are betraying their ancestors and forgetting their ancestors!"
…
Two days later.
No. 22, Xue Huali Road.
Cheng Qianfan crossed his legs, sat on the armchair with his buttocks, leaning forward slightly, holding a magnifying glass in his hand and studying the snuff bottle in his hand.
Bang bang bang.
There was a knock on the office door.
"Come in."
"Brother Fan." The person who came in was Hou Pingliang.
"Is something wrong?" Cheng Qianfan picked up the magnifying glass and looked at Hou Pingliang. The little monkey suddenly became extremely strong.
"Brother Fan, there is a result." Hou Pingliang said.
"What's the result?" Cheng Qianfan was stunned for a moment.
"Ding Yu." Hou Pingliang said, "Brother Fan, didn't you ask me to get her lipstick..."
"Oh, yes, yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "Tell me, what did you find?"
"The lipstick was taken to the hospital for testing and there was nothing suspicious," Hou Pingliang said.
"Well?" Cheng Qianfan put down the telescope and snuff bottle in his hands, raised his head, frowned and asked, "Is it okay?"
"It's indeed no problem." Hou Ping nodded.
Cheng Qianfan pressed his right hand between his eyebrows with a cold expression. At that time, his intuition told him that Ding Yu's lipstick must be a little fishy.
However, now the little monkey reports that the lipstick is fine.
"No problem, forget it." Cheng Qianfan secretly noted the matter in his mind, waved his hand and said, "Is there anything else? Just go out if you have nothing to do, and don't disturb my study of antique culture."
"Brother Fan, there's nothing wrong with the lipstick. However, when the brothers followed Ding Yu, they found that someone was also following her secretly." Hou Pingliang said quickly.
"Oh?" Cheng Qianfan raised his head, "There is still someone following Ding Yu?"
The corner of his mouth raised a slight arc, "Have you found out which part they belong to?"
"I don't know who they are at the moment." Hou Pingliang shook his head, "However, my subordinates noticed that these people usually hang out near Wujiaochang."
"Wujiaochang!" Cheng Qianfan's expression moved slightly. He put down his snuff bottle, walked to the wall, and opened the scarlet curtain, revealing a map of Shanghai.
Taking the command pole handed over by Hou Pingliang, Cheng Qianfan clicked somewhere on the map:
This is Wujiaochang.
The radius of Wujiaochang is less than 16 square kilometers. Because of the Qimei Road, Xiangyin West Road, and Huangxing Road built in the 19th year of the Republic of China, Xiangyin Road built in the 14th year of the Republic of China, and Songhu Road built in the 12th year of the Republic of China, they form a pentagonal radial shape.
And got its name.
This place was originally an impact plain embraced by Qiujiang River, a tributary of Huangpu River, and Zoumatang, so it is also called "Yuansha".
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Wujiaochang belonged to Yinxiang Township, Shanghai County, which was a rural area.
The most famous cultural landscape here is the "Yuansha Tomb" erected to commemorate Hou Tongzeng, the anti-Qing hero in Jiading City in the late Ming Dynasty. Beside the Yuansha Tomb are stone figures and horses.
During the second Songhu Anti-Japanese War last year, Shanghai fell and Wujiaochang was also caught in the flames of war. Almost all the houses in the village were reduced to ruins in the flames of war.
The former Shanghai Municipal Government office building here was occupied by the Japanese army.
The Japanese army took a fancy to Wujiaochang's geographical location and stationed troops and immigrants here.
The Japanese army drove away the Wujiaochang aborigines and moved in more than a thousand Japanese immigrant households, aiming to turn Wujiaochang into a Japanese neighborhood.
They changed Qimei Road into Songjing Street, Huangxing Road into Garner Road, Xiangyin Road into Spy Road, Songhu Road into Cangyongtong, and set up Japanese Street along Guoquan Road and Minghe Street in Railway New Village.
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For a time, Wujiaochang looked like an "Oriental Paradise" with lanterns hanging high, flags and flags fluttering, clogs sounding and orioles wandering around.
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