"Deputy Section Chief Wang, the person who came out is Bailifu."
"Sure?"
"Make sure, we have quietly verified it with someone, and all the information is consistent. And we also know another piece of information. He bought a ticket to Hong Kong tomorrow."
"Okay, keep an eye on me."
Wang Nanxing threw away the cigarette butt: "I will report to Section Chief Meng immediately."
…
"Our investigation revealed that after arriving in Wuhan, Bailifu did live in Jingming Building. He wandered around the streets, teahouses and hotels, or visited friends every day. The situation was not very clear. After staying for several days, Bailifu did not press the button. He did not plan to go to Chongqing as he learned from the secret report, but instead purchased a ticket to return to Hong Kong tomorrow."
"Ready to run away?" Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "Where can I start?"
"The most suitable place is Nanhu Airport." Wang Nanxing replied: "He will definitely cross the river to Nanhu Airport. As long as we set up an ambush there, we can catch him without causing trouble."
"Then Nanhu Airport."
Meng Shaoyuan made up his mind: "At the same time, find a place nearby and start interrogation immediately once captured!"
…
Morning, 8 o'clock.
"Out."
"Keep an eye on it."
Bailifu walked out from Jingming Building holding a suitcase.
He stopped a rickshaw with his hand.
"Follow me!" Wang Nanxing whispered.
The direction the rickshaw goes is not the river crossing pier.
"It seems like you're going to the British Concession?" Wang Nanxing frowned.
Gan Ning said calmly: "Just follow me. Since he bought the ticket, he will definitely go to the airport."
The rickshaw really pulled into the British Concession Polo Hall.
Bailifu got off the car, looked around, then took out a letter and stuffed it into the mailbox, and then got on the rickshaw.
"You." Wang Nanxing pointed to an agent beside him: "Go get that letter."
"yes!"
"The rest of you, keep following me!"
…
Hankou, Crossing the River Wharf.
Bailey had no idea that he was being followed.
When the ferry across the river docked, he and others got on the boat.
Behind him were the military agents who were staring at him.
On the deck, Bailifu lit his pipe leisurely and contentedly.
Wang Nanxing also took out a cigarette.
Gan Ning took out a lighter and lit it for Wang Nanxing.
"Ouch, American."
"Boss Wang, if you like it, I'll give it to you."
The conversation between the two Chinese people next to him fell clearly on Bailifu's ears.
He smiled contemptuously, these bumpkin Chinese people can make a fuss with a lighter.
…
Wuhan, Nanhu Airport.
The people who came here were either rich or noble. As the Japanese army approached Wuhan, a large number of people who had the means were eager to evacuate the city.
Air tickets are not too tight yet.
Bailifu got off the rickshaw and paid the fare.
"Mr. Bulliver?"
Suddenly, someone called his name.
When Bailifu took a look, wasn't he the Chinese who asked for a lighter on the ship?
He looked at him doubtfully: "Who are you?"
"Mr. Bailey, I thought you looked familiar to me on the ship just now. You forgot that we did business together in Shanghai."
Shanghai?
Have you done business together?
Before Bailifu had time to react, the rickshaw driver suddenly said: "Sir, is this something you dropped?"
"What?" Bailifu walked to the rickshaw again.
Suddenly, something cold was pressed against his waist: "Don't make a sound, if you make a sound, I'll beat you to death!"
"You...who are you?" Bailifu became panicked.
"Commanders from the military, get in the car with us!"
Wang Nanxing refused to say anything and pushed Bai Lifu into a car...
…
"What are you going to do? I protest! I'm British!"
In a temporarily requisitioned house, Bailifu shouted: "You are kidnapping! Kidnapping! I want to sue you! Sue the National Government!"
"Quiet!" Wang Nanxing slapped the table.
"No, no!" Bailey almost roared.
"It's no use yelling."
The door was pushed open and Meng Shaoyuan walked in.
"Who are you?"
"You don't have to worry about who I am!" Meng Shaoyuan sat down and said, "Mr. Bailey, we respect your British identity. I also have a few British friends. We don't want to embarrass you, but we just have a few questions to ask you."
"I don't have anything to answer." Bailifu was probably tired and sat down on the chair.
Meng Shaoyuan asked calmly: "Mr. Bailiver, when did you start colluding with the British to steal Chinese intelligence?"
"What did you say? I colluded with the Japanese?" Bai Lifu rejected it: "This is simply ridiculous."
"Really?" Meng Shaoyuan said calmly, "Do you think that if we didn't have conclusive evidence about you, we would arrest a British person like you?"
"Sir, my Chinese is not very good. I can't understand a lot of what you say."
"Then, I will talk to you in your native language." Meng Shaoyuan immediately switched to English: "If you don't explain, I think we will spend a long time here."
Dai Li repeatedly ordered not to torture Bailifu, otherwise it would be very troublesome in the future.
And this happened to be where Bailifu felt confident. When faced with the other party's problems, he either pretended to be deaf or dumb, or denied them in every possible way.
Meng Shaoyuan had been watching his performance. Seeing that the fire was almost done, he took out a thick letter from his pocket: "So where is this letter addressed to Macquarie Bank in Hong Kong?"
Bailifu's expression suddenly changed.
It's over, everything is exposed.
Just last night, after returning to his apartment, Bailifu stayed up to discuss the night battle. He organized the intelligence collected over the past few days and wrote a ten-page letter in English on letterhead, attempting to deliver the intelligence by mail. .
Bailifu originally wanted to carry it with him because the British Consul General in Hankou, Wei Demo, told him the day before his arrest that the Chinese authorities were full of suspicion about him and warned him to be careful.
In order to avoid the inconvenience caused by carrying it with him, he came up with the idea of mailing it.
The agents sent by Wang Nanxing took out the letter after negotiating with the post office on the way to the airport.
The contents of the letter are all information about China's affairs, politics, economy and international relations, and contain malicious criticism of my country's diplomatic situation.
"I've read the letter." Meng Shaoyuan threw the letter on the table: "What else do you have to say?"
"I can explain." Bailifu cheered up and said, "I'm just doing an investigation. My fundamental purpose is to investigate the obstacles to peace and then write some articles to promote peace between China and Japan."
"Really, then the Chinese have to thank you?" Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Prevot, whose English name is Prevot, was born on February 1, 1894 in Peak Road, Hong Kong. The registration number is that his father is a plantation worker, and both parents For the French…”
Bailifu became a little panicked.
This was all information that the military had previously obtained. To be cautious, Chen Cheng, Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Government, sent a telegram to Wu Tiecheng, Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Government, requesting him to send personnel to Hong Kong for verification. Soon, a call came from Guangdong saying that the situation was true.
It is not difficult to figure this out, but for a suspect, the psychology is completely different. To a large extent, he will think that the other party already has a lot of intelligence.
Meng Shaoyuan continued: "You live at No. 25, Consul Street, French Concession, Shanghai. You have lived in China for nearly 32 years. You have been to Tianjin, Peiping, Jinan, Qingdao, Shanhaiguan and major trading cities in the mainland. You are mainly engaged in banking and insurance. My agent also worked as a journalist twice, but due to various reasons, everything came to nothing. In order to make a living, I began to contact the Japanese secret service and provide intelligence to it. Do you want me to help you explain the following? "
He stopped abruptly because he didn't know the rest.
But this was enough, layers of sweat broke out on Bai Lifu's forehead.
He is not a professional spy, has not received any training, and does not have that kind of strong psychological quality. In his opinion, the Chinese know everything.
"Say it, Mr. Bailey." Meng Shaoyuan began to induce: "You are British. As long as you can explain everything, we will not embarrass you."
"Can you guarantee that?"
"Yes, I can guarantee that."
"Okay, I say."
Bailifu's psychological defense was completely opened.
The first Japanese spy he came into contact with was Mimu, a staff member of the Press and Political Intelligence Section of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai.
Then, under the introduction of Yoneki, I met Nougataki, the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai.
The identity of these two Japanese people is Japan's official spokesperson, but they are actually intelligence personnel.
He did not know the organizational limit of the office, but he only knew that he attended and presided over the news release every day.
The places where he met with these two people were all at his private residence, either the Broadway Building on the Hemu premises, or the Banas Hotel.
According to Bailifu's account, he took up this job around March 15, 1938, which lasted for three and a half months. Act alone, without accomplices. The operation was directly assigned by Kagi, the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai.
The economic part of the intelligence was given to Mimu. Its actions are not continuous and are only in the nature of news communications. For the first time, I received an activity fund of 220 pounds and a salary of 550 Chinese yuan.
The funding for the second activity was 90 pounds and the salary was 450 yuan. If I did not leave in Shanghai, I would get no salary and only receive 300 yuan for clothing. The above two times were received at Shanghai Broadway Building.
When Bailifu was arrested, he withheld the balance of 13 pounds, 250 Chinese dollars, 100 Hong Kong dollars, and a plane ticket to Hong Kong worth 240 Chinese dollars. The remaining money can be recovered by returning the plane ticket purchased from Chongqing. Private names are deposited in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Hanhua banks.
The confession was already available, Meng Shaoyuan took it and looked at it:
"Mr. Bailey, please check the confession. If there is no problem, just sign it."
"There is no problem with the confession."
Bailiver looked at it and said, "But I refuse to sign."
Everyone was startled.
Meng Shaoyuan said patiently: "We have a saying in China: Dare to act and dare to take responsibility. Now that you have admitted it, are you not even willing to sign it?"
"No, admission is admission. I firmly refuse to sign!"
Bailifu said loudly and stubbornly.
