August 9, 1937.
Zuo Zhong was sitting in the reception area of Dai Chunfeng's office. He covered his mouth and yawned as he looked at the words "sincerity and unity" on the wall. In the past two days, he had just cleaned up the Japanese espionage case.
As a Chinese, Chen Shi helped Zhou to abuse him and became a traitor. He should have been punished on the spot, but he had a good attitude of pleading guilty and repenting, especially when Director Chen put down his old face and begged for mercy. In the end, he was handed over to Wen Yuqing and brought back to the cryptanalysis laboratory to pay for his crime.
Zuo Zhong didn't know if there was help from Deputy Director Wang. Anyway, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the government. Just like the monsters who were killed in Journey to the West, they had no background.
Compared with Chen Shi, the fate of "underground party member" Zhang Yun was much more tragic. After confessing hundreds of thousands of words of information that was difficult to distinguish between true and false, he died of suffocation due to blood clots blocking his respiratory tract. The next generation may consider writing about it. .
His accomplice, the owner of Guzhou Bookstore, died on the operating table. Ling Sanping tried his best and failed to revive him. The body was handed over to the new forensic doctor and was used as waste. After all, the rescue cost a lot of money. .
no way,
These days, landlords don’t have enough food left.
Zuo Chong finally finished wrangling with various people and divided the property of the two "underground parties". Before he could take a rest, he was summoned to the bureau headquarters by an order from Lao Dai.
As for the reason, he guessed that it might be related to the situation in Shanghai. According to the information given by Ryosuke Hase, the Japanese are likely to launch a war today, or at least take some action.
After these days of military deployment, both sides have deployed a large number of troops and technical equipment around the Huangpu River. The daily burden of so many personnel is not a small number.
The Nationalist Government cannot afford to delay it;
The Japanese can't even afford to delay.
Therefore, the war between China and Japan is not only a military issue, a political issue, but also an economic issue. If the confrontation continues for such a long time, both countries will be completely bankrupt before the war begins.
Just as he was thinking about this, Dai Chunfeng opened the door and strode in. Zuo Zhong immediately stood up to greet him, bowed slightly and said hello, teacher, and then quickly walked to the table to help him pull out the chair.
Lao Dai, who had just come back from outside, gave a soft greeting, put his briefcase on the desk, sat down with a tired look on his face, raised his hand to rub his head, and waved gently to him.
"Shenzhu, please sit down and don't be exposed to others when you're here."
"Students obey, thank you teacher."
You can always only listen to half of the leader's kind words. If anyone takes it seriously, he is either a fool or a stick. Zuo Zhong sat down respectfully, straightening his back and only half of his buttocks sat.
Dai Chunfeng glanced at him, with a faint smile on his face: "Shen Zhong, this time we caught the underground party and spies, eliminating the threats within us and behind us, the leader is very satisfied with this.
I have decided to award you with the third-class Baoding Medal, and the others with the fourth- and fifth-class Yunhui Medal. Originally, the principal wanted to come in person, but there was an urgent military meeting that he needed to attend, so he entrusted me with the awarding of medals on his behalf. "
"Thank you, teacher, for your cultivation. The students are very frightened."
Zuo Zhong stood up suddenly, with an excited look on his face, but he was speechless in his heart. He had already taken a few of these things, but they were useless. Oh, no, the sentence could be increased in the future.
There are also attending military meetings, but forget it. If someone does not interfere, the fight in Shanghai may go more smoothly. Once the other party focuses on military affairs, it basically means that the front line will be completely defeated.
Dai Chunfeng didn't know his rebellious thoughts. He stood up, straightened his collar, opened his briefcase, took out a small wooden box from it, and solemnly announced the official order of the Military Commission.
Then he hung the flashy medal on Zuo Zhong's chest and conveyed a few words of someone's "oral instructions", which were nothing more than ostentatious words such as continuing his efforts to achieve new achievements for the Guo Party.
After completing the procedure, Lao Dai motioned Zuo Zhong to sit down, then leaned back on the chair and said slowly: "The leader has already made arrangements for your next work, so you should stay in Shanghai.
It was the economic center of the Republic of China and the intelligence center of Asia and the world. The Japanese had long coveted it. As the southeastern barrier of Jinling, this place must not be missed. "
You have several tasks when you go back this time. One is to sanction assassinations, the other is to run a school, the third is to counter espionage, and the fourth is to collect intelligence on Japan's military and political aspects. Each of them is not easy.
The first thing is, have you ever heard of Chang Yuqing? An older generation boss from the Cao Gang in Shanghai. In his early years, he worked as a foreman at the Japanese companies' Toyota Cotton Mill and Tongxing Cotton Mill, and he had a close relationship with the Japanese.
Later, he left the factory to run bathhouses and dance halls and joined the Youth Gang. During the January 28th Campaign in the 21st year of the Republic of China, he organized the Shanghai North District Citizen Maintenance Association in Zhabei with the support of the Japanese army and served as the president.
After the incident, he was wanted by Jinling and fled to the so-called Kanto Prefecture. He joined the Japanese ronin and participated in the Puppet Manchukuo gang activities. He was a veteran traitor who worked wholeheartedly for the Japanese.
According to the Northeast District Intelligence Team, this person revealed to the public some time ago that he would return to Shanghai, thereby recruiting many gangsters, bandits, frustrated intellectuals, former members of the Northeast Army, and Belarusian military officers.
On August 6, someone saw him on a cruise ship heading to the island city of Shandong Province. After disembarking, he boarded a Japanese garrison car. His current trace is unknown, but he may have arrived in Shanghai.
For this kind of national scum, the leader instructed to kill them as a warning to others. Remember, this is not a secret sanction. They must be executed publicly. The louder the noise, the better, so as to deter some people with evil intentions. "
Chang Yuqing.
Zuo Zhong's mind quickly flashed through the other party's photos and basic information. He was a native of Jingzhou, Hubei Province, born during the reign of Guangxu in the previous dynasty. He was tall and very ugly, with nostrils pointed upward and ears like fans.
Graduated from the Hubei Provincial Military Academy, he went to Shanghai after his death in 1911 and served as the chairman of the Fifth Avenue Business Association. He entered the political stage in April 12, and he had a lot of blood debts on his hands.
Then there is nothing more to say. This traitor must be killed. Thinking of this, he stood up and raised his head and replied: "Yes, the students must find Chang Yuqing as soon as possible for sanctions. Please rest assured, teacher."
"Well, okay, relax. You don't have to be so nervous between my master and my disciple. I'm naturally relieved when you do things." Dai Chunfeng laughed, not taking a Green Gang leader seriously.
It would be strange if the Secret Service couldn't deal with an old man in his fifties or sixties.
As for whether the other party will hide, it is not just the Jinling government that wants Chang's life this time.
Lao Dai took a sip from the water glass and said calmly: "If you need help from the local gang, you can go to Boss Du for help. Although he is from a Jianghu gang, he is also a patriotic person.
He had a phone call with me a few days ago and expressed his intention to establish an armed guerrilla force of about 10,000 people in Shanghai. The personnel would be based on gangs and workers, cooperate with the military in operations, and be responsible for the work of suppressing espionage and preventing rape.
I reported the matter to the leader, who readily agreed and gave him a sign for the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Action Committee, which was affiliated with the Military Commission. I took the lead as the secretary-general, and Boss Du was the director-general. We immediately started preparations. "
Oh, so that’s what happened.
Zuo Zhong had read the article in the newspaper by Boss Du calling on all walks of life to resist Japan. The words were very generous. It was heartening to read. The image of a hero who cared about the country and the people was vividly displayed on the paper. He must have spent a lot of money to hire gunmen. .
If he hadn't known that the other party was the largest importer and exporter of opium and white flour in the Republic of China, and that his business involved all criminal law provisions, he would have really believed it. If such a person said he was patriotic, I am afraid that one-third of it was true love and seven-thirds of it was speculation.
But regardless of his deeds, he has made some contributions, and the arms and funds raised for the front line are not fake. From this point of view, Boss Du is better than many people.
On the other side, Dai Chunfeng handed over a document and continued.
"Boss Du has almost gathered his manpower in the past two days. I heard that we are going to deal with the Japanese. In addition to the gang members, many young students have voluntarily signed up out of national indignation, and there are even many college students. This is the list.
I decided to form five detachments and a special agent brigade first. The first, second, and third detachments were composed of educated youths, and the fourth, fifth, and special agent brigade were composed of our personnel and those of Boss Du.
However, there is also a problem. I feel that letting these students who have not received any military training go to the battlefield to fight directly will not make use of their strengths and waste the country's training. It is really not worth the gain.
It's better to gather them together and conduct professional intelligence training. Our career must have a successor. This is the second thing I asked you to do, to be responsible for opening a special technical training class.
Boss Du found two good places. One was Xixi Primary School in Qingpu County. The venue was large enough and the location was secretive. The other was the silk reeling factory in Songjiang. It was his secret industry and few people knew about it.
When you go to Shanghai, you first take over these two places and prepare to establish two training classes. In order to facilitate the naming and confidentiality, the class names will be named after the places in the future. I will be the class teacher myself and you will be the deputy director.
Considering that you have a lot of work, Yu Xingle will be appointed as the instructor of the Qingpu class, and Li Qiwu will be the instructor of the Songjiang class. The two of them will be responsible for daily study and training. As long as you have time to teach the students.
Old intelligence officers such as Gu Qi and Wu Jingzhong can also teach. Don't be too self-conscious. The more capable the people below are, the easier it will be for you, the superiors.
Shen Zhong, hurry up and deal with this matter. Now we are fighting against the enemy. The purpose of training cadres is to train them not to be afraid of death. Only with these three words "not afraid of death" can we defeat the enemy and win victory.
To this end, I have formulated three principles of action for the students: to act in the most dangerous places; to enter first when the military is in action, and to cover and destroy when the military retreats; and to focus only on the results of the battle, regardless of sacrifice. "
After talking about a long slogan that would make workers cry and capitalists feel ashamed, Dai Chunfeng spoke meaningfully to his proud disciple.
"Politics must be backed by force, otherwise it will be like selling dog-skin plaster and being despised by others. I will always let go of the Secret Service and the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. You must understand this sentence carefully.
When you take on more important responsibilities, you will understand what I mean. Without a strong force behind you, not to mention your subordinates, even those on the top will not care about you. This is all the teacher's experience. "
What experience?
Experience of hitting a mountain?
Zuo Zhong really wants to ask Mr. Cheap, if you, an intelligence chief, insist on touching the armed forces, do you think someone's sword is disadvantageous? I don't want to fall to pieces with you.
On the contrary, the Qingpu training class is a bit interesting and has trained a lot of talents. All of them are proficient in the principles of the Golden Buddha and Stepunk. They must pay more attention to them. It doesn't matter whether they have money or not. He mainly wants to recruit some students.
When the time comes, I will walk around the country’s district stations...
Oh, it's so beautiful, so beautiful.
On the surface, Zuo Zhong took the document solemnly with both hands, his face was serious and his eyes were firm, showing by his actions that he would strictly implement this order.
Seeing that he understood, Dai Chunfeng nodded with satisfaction and smiled. He stopped talking about such a sensitive topic and changed the subject to the third task.
"A few months ago, Chief Yu from the Shanghai Special Market asked the leader and me for help, saying that he was followed by Japanese soldiers in civilian clothes every day when he went out, and the Japanese also sent threatening letters.
You send a few capable operators to protect him and ensure his life safety. Seeing that the war is imminent, as the top chief executive of Shanghai, nothing can happen to the other party.
Furthermore, there is an intelligence department under the Shanghai Municipal Government, which is responsible for collecting intelligence from all walks of life and concessions. A few days ago, Chief Yu issued an order to transport historical intelligence files out of the city center to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy during wartime.
As a result, the transportation personnel discovered that all the files had disappeared and were replaced by blank sheets of paper. This incident made the leader furious and ordered the Shanghai Police Department to investigate with all its strength.
After investigation, it was found that Cao Chuncheng, the former head of the intelligence department, was lured by a Japanese spy and colluded with some employees to commit the case of stealing documents. After the incident, the bastard ran into Hongkou and was beyond the reach of the police.
However, due to our rapid action and the recent strict inspections at Shanghai checkpoints, he cannot take away those files. They should be hidden somewhere in the city for now, waiting for the Japanese army to occupy Shanghai before taking them away.
Your mission is to retrieve the files and get rid of Cao Chuncheng. He is a member of the old party investigation department and knows many secrets of our intelligence system and intelligence personnel. Once he surrenders to the enemy and treason, the harm will be huge.
Finally, Chief Yu was troubled by the Japanese tracking. On August 5, he brought 16 close personnel and eight guards to conduct official business in a villa on Baisaizhong Road in the French Concession.
As a result, they started working in the morning, and in the afternoon the Japan Alliance Society sent someone to deliver a mimeographed document to the door, and it turned out to be the content of the decrypted message sent to Chief Yu from the highest authority in Jinling.
What's even more outrageous is that several Japanese newspapers that day all reported on the secret relocation of the Shanghai Municipal Government, making the address and phone number of the secret office as well as the background checks of the personnel clear.
For a time, the people in Shanghai were panicked. Many people believed that the government did not have the confidence to defeat the Japanese, and they helped the elderly and children to the concession. The British and French authorities therefore lodged a protest with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Japanese have gone too far to deceive others and have caused such harm to the morale of our military and people. We must find out who disclosed this information to the enemy and impose severe sanctions to make them understand that Shanghai belongs to the Chinese. "
"Yes, Director."
Zuo Zhong saluted and pretended not to hear the last sentence. No matter how strong his words were, it was useless. It depended on actions. The concession did not exist for a day or two. It had become a country within a country and a place outside the law since the previous dynasty.
During the Northern Expedition, the armed pickets led by the underground party captured the urban area. As long as we work harder, we might be able to take back several concessions through negotiation, and at least take back some of the concession's governance rights.
As a result, as soon as the imperialists spoke, someone immediately betrayed Gu Ming, and the good situation was ruined. While the workers and citizens were fighting bloody battles, the government's elite troops stood on the outskirts of the city and stood idly by.
Keeping these thoughts deep in his heart, Zuo Zhong decided to go back and start the training class first. This is a long-term job that takes time. The earlier you start, the sooner you can get results.
Sanctioning Chang Yuqing and Cao Chuncheng will be carried out in the second step. The third step is to find the stolen files and the spies in the Shanghai Special Municipal Government. Things have priorities, and some things cannot be rushed.
Next, Dai Chunfeng also gave specific instructions on the task of collecting Japanese military and political intelligence. The two of them did not dare to be careless when it came to the national war. They didn't even eat lunch and kept talking until it was time to get off work.
"Deng Deng!"
"Director, Deputy Director Zuo, there's a fight!"
At around five o'clock, just as they were about to end the conversation, secretary Li Wei knocked on the door and hurried into the office, anxiously delivering the report.
"Shanghai reported that ten minutes ago, a lieutenant and a sailor from the Japanese Marine Corps stationed at Toyota Mill were wearing uniforms and driving a Ford military vehicle with a No. 56 test license plate, driving east to west along the Hongqiao Road, trying to He forced his way into Hongqiao Airport and was stopped by the security team guarding the airport.
An argument ensued between the two sides. Due to the language barrier and communication difficulties, the argument quickly escalated into a physical conflict. The two Japanese soldiers ignored the dissuasion and became more arrogant. They pulled out their pistols and threatened the guards.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers of the security group fired warning shots into the air. Seeing that the situation was not good, the other party drove away in panic. After passing the checkpoint, the vehicle turned sharply right and entered Beifang Road, which is separated from the airport by a wall.
The officers on high alert nearby heard the gunshots and didn't know what was going on. They immediately opened fire on the Japanese military vehicles that were escaping rapidly. The machine guns hidden inside the airport also opened fire at the same time.
One hundred and fifty meters north of the airport gate, the tire of a Japanese military vehicle was damaged. The vehicle lost control and crashed into a vegetable patch on the roadside. Two Japanese soldiers abandoned the vehicle and fled.
A cook who was working in the airport kitchen heard a series of gunshots and quickly climbed up the wall to observe. He discovered that the Japanese lieutenant was waving a pistol and trying to escape, so he threw a grenade. The man was killed on the spot.
Another man panicked and ran to the woods nearby with a gun to avoid pursuit. It happened that the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Division's Supplementary Brigade was secretly building fortifications in the woods. The sentry saw a Japanese soldier running towards him with a gun and immediately raised his gun and shot him. Killed.
People from the Shanghai Security Command have now taken control of the scene to prevent the news from leaking. Qilu has informed the bureau chief that you should go to the Military Commission to attend a meeting to discuss how to deal with this matter. "
Japanese soldiers forced their way into the airport,
Ran to the supplementary brigade defense area,
And all of them died.
Dai Chunfeng and Zuo Zhong looked at each other, feeling a little heavy. Hase Ryosuke had said that the Japanese Navy requested that all foreign nationals in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River be evacuated before August 9th. Sure enough, something happened today.
Could this be the other side's plan to use the lives of a lieutenant and a soldier as an excuse to start a war? This style of conduct is indeed very Japanese, and it seems that a full-scale war is not far away.
"Shen Zhong, it is a risky move to transform the supplementary brigade into a security corps and station it in Shanghai. He thinks this approach is too radical and is worried about conflict with the Japanese army. He also told others that this is going to cause trouble. This moment has become a prophecy.”
Dai Chunfeng looked solemn, and sighed with his hands behind his back: "You go back and prepare, and go to Shanghai as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. No matter whether the war will start or not, the intelligence work cannot be delayed."
"Understood, teacher, students will leave tonight or tomorrow morning."
After hesitating for a moment, Zuo Zhong expressed his worries: "Shanghai Security Headquarters, you have to pay more attention. Commander Yang is a veteran, and he is very close to the people in the Caogang. He is used to doing whatever he wants.
The students are afraid that he will play tricks on this matter in order to evade responsibility. You know, the Japanese have always been cunning and cunning. Now in this situation, it is better to stay still than to move. If you act rashly, you will only fall into the opponent's trap. "
Lao Dai knew who he was talking about. He was the president's guard captain and favorite general. He was his brother when someone had gone out of his way. But if he had gone out of his way again, he would not be able to offend him. He had no choice but to nod perfunctorily and quickly left the investigation statistics. bureau.
Zuo Zhong was a little helpless when he saw this. He couldn't persuade the damn ghost with words. He had done everything he needed to do and said everything he needed to say. He hoped that the Shanghai Security Headquarters wouldn't do anything frivolous, otherwise it would be a case of deliberately creating conflicts. the National Government.
After thinking about it, he felt that he had to do something. After saying goodbye to Li Wei, he returned to the Secret Service and sent a telegram to He Yijun, asking the personnel in Shanghai to pay close attention to Hongqiao Airport, especially the movements of Commander Yang's men.
The Secret Service did not have the authority to monitor the high-ranking security commander. It would be no problem to monitor Commander Yang's cronies, but he didn't believe that the other party did everything personally.
But God's fate is that when Zuo Zhong's order was conveyed to many operatives, the morgue of Shanghai No. 1 Hospital was surrounded by a group of soldiers. Soon after, a corpse truck drove quickly towards Hongqiao Airport.
In the car, several officers sat next to a corpse. They casually removed the clothes from the corpse, put on an airport security uniform, and wiped the dead man's face, hands and feet with a towel.
These people were working hard and chatting with each other.
"I said, can this be done? The Japanese are not fools. Otherwise, let's forget it."
"This is Commander Yang's order. If you dare not follow it, stop talking nonsense and put on your military boots quickly."
"Damn it, this guy just died a long time ago, why does he smell so bad? No, no, you do it first, I will open the window."
"Go ahead, it stinks."
Along with the conversation, the side windows of the van were opened, and the warm summer wind rushed into the van instantly. The smell became even stronger. The people in the van were suddenly so smoked that they couldn't open their eyes. They squeezed to the window to breathe fresh air. Air.
At this time, a brand new American car drove up from behind, with a charming modern girl sitting in the driver's seat. Seeing such a beautiful member of the opposite sex, the officers were like street gangsters, and they immediately whistled.
What made them even happier was that the other party didn't mind at all. Instead, he put his hand in front of his mouth and blew a kiss. Then he stepped on the accelerator pedal with a charming smile and quickly passed the corpse truck, quickly disappearing into the bustling streets of Shanghai.
(End of chapter)
