From November 23 to 26, 1943, the "Sextant" Conference, the first Cairo Conference, was held.
The meeting was attended by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China.
The Cairo Declaration issued after the meeting clearly declared:
After the war, Japan must return the three northeastern provinces, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to China.
The Cairo Conference established China's status as one of the world's top four, which is of great political significance to China.
In terms of strategy, although many resolutions and commitments at the meeting were not implemented, and the action plan was repeatedly postponed and changed, the goal of China, Britain, and the United States to join forces to counterattack Japan was ultimately achieved.
After the Cairo Conference, Roosevelt and Churchill flew to Tehran by special plane and met with Stalin, who had arrived earlier, to hold the famous Tehran Conference.
November 30 is Churchill’s 69th birthday. He is planning to hold a grand reception and invite 34 guests including Roosevelt and Stalin.
Just before that, Tian Qi, a senior agent of the US Strategic Intelligence Service, had passed on a vital piece of information to the British through Colonel Thomas Webb, the head of the British Intelligence Agency's Tehran intelligence agency:
German spies obtained this information in September. They prepared to assassinate Allied leaders during this period, with an emphasis on Churchill.
And one of Churchill’s secretaries may have been bribed by the German intelligence agency!
Thomas immediately reported this top-secret information to Churchill and his captain of the bodyguard, Thompson.
What is incredible is that Churchill, who sometimes always had strange ideas, actually opposed his actions, thinking that "if he is not guilty, maybe our meeting will be aborted, and this will be a great victory for the Germans."
What kind of logical thinking is this?
Thompson had to send someone to closely monitor the secretary's actions.
And the invitation list for Churchill's birthday party actually still included this secretary.
Thompson again recommended removing the secretary.
Churchill again refused.
The British brain circuit is really puzzling sometimes.
It seems that Churchill is telling the Germans, come on, assassinate me, I have created the most perfect conditions for you to assassinate me!
My brain was kicked by a donkey!
Thompson was helpless and could only make one last request:
Add one more guest to the party list.
The thirty-fifth guest:
Senior Special Agent in the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, Peter Lin.
Tian Qi!
This was also proposed by the United States and strongly recommended by Colonel Thomas Webb.
This time, Churchill did not object.
Thompson and Tian Qi secretly discussed for several hours and formulated a defense plan!
On November 30, Churchill’s birthday reception was held on time.
Roosevelt and Stalin both appeared at the reception.
Tian Qi leaned against the wall and stared at each guest coldly.
The Big Three have nothing to do with him.
The only thing he cares about is his mission.
However, there is something Tian Qi doesn’t understand.
Master Meng, you are obviously in China, where did you get this top-secret information?
Unless, you are in Germany, there is a secret intelligence network in Europe that no one knows about!
Thompson also saw Tian Qi and nodded slightly to him.
After the reception began, the atmosphere was warm and the three leaders were chatting and laughing.
When Churchill led Roosevelt, Stalin and other guests to the restaurant, Tian Qi suddenly pursed his lips.
Following the direction guided by Tian Qi, Thompson saw the secretary walking at the end.
After hesitating for a moment, the secretary took out a small bag from his pocket and placed it on the table, then hurried into the restaurant.
Thompson immediately stepped forward and took the small package to the next room for inspection.
I found a beautiful little clock inside the bag, and there was nothing unusual about it.
At this time, Tian Qi also walked into the banquet hall.
At this time, the birthday party in the restaurant had begun. There was a large cake on the table with 69 lit candles on it.
The guests sat around the table. Churchill blew out the candles, cut the cake, and gave a warm speech. The guests applauded and congratulated.
Tian Qi was fully focused.
The banquet is reaching its climax.
Thompson, who walked in later, was still watching the secretary's every move closely, and saw him sitting next to the last door of the restaurant for a while. According to the regulations, he was not supposed to sit there.
He suddenly saw Tian Qi's hand reaching into his pocket.
This was the secret code he and Tian Qi had agreed upon before.
The enemy is about to take action!
Thompson's heart rose in his throat.
But he had no way of knowing what the enemy was planning to do!
At this moment, the south door of the restaurant opened, and a waiter walked in, holding a plate filled with snacks and drinks.
Tian Qi took his hand out of his pocket and raised it!
The waiter fell headlong onto Pavlov, Stalin's translator.
Just when everyone felt confused, all the lights in the restaurant suddenly went out, and the hall was dark. Only someone could be heard shouting:
"Hurry and grab the waiter!"
Then came the whistling of bullets, the crashing of dishes and the commotion of guests.
After a while, the flashlight came on, and people discovered that the three leaders were surrounded by their respective guards and were safe and sound.
The secretary had been shot and fell dead.
The waiter had a poisonous needle inserted into his throat and died.
"Drop your weapons, drop your weapons!"
At this moment, a guard noticed a man holding a pistol in his hand.
That’s Tian Qi!
"Don't shoot, don't shoot!" Thompson shouted loudly: "We are our own people!"
Tian Qi took the initiative to throw away the pistol: "I am a senior agent of the US Strategic Intelligence Service, Peter Lin!"
President Roosevelt immediately asked: "What are you doing?"
"Mr. President, I killed two assassins, the secretary and the waiter."
Tian Qi said calmly: "Thompson, please check under the tray."
Thompson quickly picked up the tray.
There was an imperceptible device on the bottom of the tray that the waiter placed, which contained a miniature time bomb and a small clock that would detonate. There were still three minutes left before the detonation time.
Thompson quickly removed the fuse, eliminating the danger and an assassination plot was foiled.
Even so, Thompson was still sweating.
terrible.
If Tian Qi hadn't foiled this conspiracy in time, the three giants leading the world's anti-Sith campaign would have been collectively assassinated here.
Then, the world's anti-Sith war will undergo earth-shaking changes.
Tian Qi alone saved the fate of the Big Three and the world's anti-Sith war!
"Hey, you, come here."
Roosevelt called Tian Qi in front of him: "Peter Lin, Donovan's person?"
"Yes, Mr. President." Tian Qi replied calmly.
"I know that no matter how much I say thank you, it is not enough to express our feelings at this time." Roosevelt said solemnly:
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"You deserve a medal, Peter, a big one!"
(This story is adapted from real events.)
