Everyone had made up their mind and was about to split up, when Xu Yanliang remembered something:
"I remembered one thing. There is a special monitoring mark on Li Huamei's file. If we temporarily use her once or twice, there is no problem. If we plan to reuse her in the future and need her to participate in some important operations, we will definitely need to issue an application. By Only with approval from the Political Security Bureau."
"So troublesome? What kind of evil thing has Li Huamei done?" Wang Kai asked dissatisfied.
"Since there is such a procedure, let's go through it. I don't think she has anything shameful to do." said around.
As soon as the relevant letter that Nanyang Company was preparing to activate Li Huamei was issued, the relevant agencies of the Political Security Bureau began to move.
Although Li Huamei has been "naturalized" for more than three years, in the files of the Political Security Bureau, she is not only a "controlled use object" but also a "perennial surveillance object." From the time she "turned to Kun", the Political Security Bureau created a special personal file for her.
Zhao Manxiong was naturally interested in her not because her name was Li Huamei, but because he had always suspected that Li Huamei and Li Siya were related.
It is not too difficult to make such an association: Macau is too small to accommodate too many female pirates.
In the 17th century, there were very few women wandering the seas. There were probably not one or two female captains in all of East Asia, including Southeast Asia. Although Li Siya is only a Chinese-Portuguese mixed-race woman, her fame spreads throughout the ports of East Asia, even as far away as Goa, India.
This is not the case for Li Huamei. The Political Security Bureau sent people to Macau to investigate Li Huamei's situation. Surprisingly, no one knew about such a female pirate. No one has even heard of the "Hangzhou". Coupled with the bizarre coincidence between Li Huamei and the Hangzhou, Zhao Manxiong and his men had to highly suspect that this was not an accident, but some kind of necessity-someone knew about the "Great Navigation Complex" in the Senate.
However, since this person knew that the Senate had a "great sailing complex", why did he deliberately use this combination? Doesn't this mean to tell everyone: "I have information sources from the old time and space"?
When the matter reached this point, the Political Security Bureau further suspected that there were other people from the old time and space behind Li Huamei. The first person to bear the brunt was naturally Hale.
Since Hale's name became known to the Senate, the Political Security Bureau focused its investigation on Li Huamei on the connection between her and Hale - naturally, their efforts were in vain. There is no clue to prove the connection between Li Huamei and Hale, and the intelligence coming from Manila also confirms this.
The only thing about Li Huamei's activities that aroused their interest was her love story with Qi Feng. Out of reasonable considerations, Zhou Botao certainly thought of the possibility of a "beauty trap".
Although Li was a pirate and a rare independent woman in this time and space, under the social fashion of the 17th century, it was obviously illogical to suddenly launch such an active pursuit of Elder Qi...
Zhou Botao once suggested whether to inform Qi Feng about Li Huamei's "questionable" situation, but Zhao Manxiong thought this was inappropriate.
"If I tell him, he might think that I am trying to interfere with his emotional issues - this kind of evil person cannot be tolerated. Even if Li Huamei is really a spy in the end, Qi Feng will vent his resentment on us."
"If you don't tell him, what if Li Huamei does something detrimental to the elders..."
"Let's make a routine announcement." Zhao Manxiong said, "Didn't Qi Feng apply to go to Qiongshan?"
"Yes, he said he wanted to investigate the supply of building materials in Qiongshan. He also applied for a research ship - the Hangzhou."
"Okay, take this as a reason and send him a memorandum, explaining that Li Huamei has been naturalized for a short period of time, and his historical issues cannot be confirmed at present. He is a 'controlled use object'. It is recommended that he not take the Hangzhou - if he must If you want to sit down, ask him to bring more security personnel." Zhao Manxiong said, "Then attach a reply note and ask him to confirm and reply."
The memorandum was sent, and Qi Feng received a relevant reply letter, stating that he was aware of the situation but was not prepared to change his travel plan. Thanks to their reminder, he would increase the level of his guards.
After receiving the reply, Zhao Manxiong asked Zhou Botao to place ten members of the regiment beside Li Huamei and on the Hangzhou.
"According to the rules, the Hangzhou must replace at least half of its crew after training. It's easy to mix in sand. You have to try to develop informants among the old people who stay on the ship. In addition, there must be someone beside Li Huamei."
"Understood! She has a new little black slave girl who looks like someone from East Africa. She is currently undergoing purification in the purification camp. Li seems to like her very much and can start with her."
So she was put on the long-term monitoring list, and surveillance reports were constantly accumulated. However, for several years, no useful information was obtained. This was the first time that Zhao Manxiong and his men encountered such a dilemma. We knew clearly that Li Huamei's origins were suspicious, and that she even came to be "naturalized" with ulterior motives, but we couldn't find anything suspicious about her.
"If she is a spy, she must be a hibernating spy." Zhao Manxiong said, "Let's keep a close eye on her."
Since there is no further evidence that Li Huamei has further jeopardized the cause of time travel, she has been serving as a subject of surveillance and a clue to counterintelligence work, continuing to live her small life and dream of her childhood.
It was not until more than a year later that Qi Feng applied for marrying Li Huamei for the first time - according to the rules of the Senate, marriages between naturalized citizens and indigenous people must be applied to the Senate General Office, while those from the Senate General Office must Instruct the Political Security Bureau to conduct relevant background checks.
Wang You's news is not very accurate. Strictly speaking, Li Huamei is not Qi Feng's wife. Although the two have lived together and Qi Feng introduced her as "wife", the Senate has not officially approved this. A marriage.
As a result, the background investigation on Li Huamei was put on the agenda again. This time, the Political Security Bureau quickly discovered new clues.
The Senate's power on the coast of Guangdong was increasing day by day, and the Portuguese had to rely on it. The result of this is that the influence of the Senate in Macau has become extremely great, and the channels for obtaining intelligence have become smoother. Coupled with the substantial progress in the photography technology of the Senate, news soon came from the Macau Station of the Foreign Intelligence Service: Li Huamei's photo was recognized.
It was the Portuguese who provided the information. Among the Portuguese in Macau, Li Huamei is not a mysterious figure. Intelligence shows: Her real name is Li Chun. More than one Portuguese pointed out that Li Huamei was the "maid" or "entourage" who followed Li Siya all year round. Moreover, the time when Li Chun disappeared from Li Siya was also consistent with the time when Li Huamei was "naturalized".
In this way, Zhao Manxiong and others' long-term suspicions finally had a clear answer: Li Huamei was indeed a member of the Li Siya Group.
After this breakthrough was opened, many surveillance materials that had been accumulated were immediately connected in series. Their understanding of Li Huamei has also reached a new level. Zhou Botao immediately ordered an investigation into the "Li Huamei-Li Siya Zhan Case".
Li Huamei worked in a Southeast Asian company and went abroad for many years. After returning to Lingao, she and Qi Feng were semi-living together. In this way, Shangshang's surveillance of her is equivalent to monitoring the senator himself, and it is also a very sensitive private life. Zhou Botao found it very difficult.
Since there were many inconveniences in Lingao, Zhou Botao focused on her going to sea. There is no doubt that Li Huamei needs to contact Li Siya regularly. At present, they have intercepted and checked all the letters mailed to her from outside, and found nothing suspicious.
Then her only chance to contact Li Siya is when she is overseas, especially when she is anchored in Macau.
The hard work paid off. After several months of monitoring, they quickly intercepted the letters between Li Siya and Li Huamei. Some of these letters were sent in Macau, and more were transferred through Indian merchants in Goa.
However, the content of the letter disappointed them. The letters between Li and Li are more like business letters between the boss and the sales manager than spies' communications.
In the letter, Li Huamei reported the profit after cargo loading and cargo sales on each voyage, various account transactions and the demand and price of cargo at each port. At the same time, there are also the arrival and departure status of merchant ships from various countries. Most of Li Siya's letters ordered her to purchase or sell certain goods, and ordered her to pay or collect accounts in a certain place. Sometimes I will also provide her with various information. It looked as if the two were exchanging business intelligence.
Similar letters are common in the archives of the East India Company in Britain, the Netherlands and other countries from the 17th to 19th centuries. Nothing particularly noteworthy.
Of course, if Li Siya takes robbery as her main activity, then this information will be of great use. But ships flying the flag of the Senate have never been attacked by Lisya. As for her attacks on merchant ships from other countries, it has nothing to do with the Senate. Besides, we have rarely heard of the Lotus's actions in recent years.
If there is anything related to the Senate, it is that the letter will mention the current personnel changes and military developments of the Senate. Li Siya also often asked her to provide some specific information. But to put it bluntly, this information is public information, and anyone in Lingao can collect it with just a little attention.
Judging from the content of the letter alone, the activities between the two men did not touch the interests of the Senate, nor could they be said to be harmful.
Of course, both the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Political Security Bureau knew that Lisya had played a role in many incidents against the Senate. She deserved the title of "enemy of the Senate". In the past, the mere reason of having close contact with Li Siya would have been enough to secretly arrest and interrogate Li Huamei or Li Chun.
