Early the next morning.
At the top of a hill in the southwest of Hong Kong Island, Zuo Chong and Kuang Fuan were sitting on a stone bench beside the mountain path, looking at a small white building at the foot of the mountain from a distance.
After the white people who were jogging in the morning walked away, Kuang Fuan raised his chin slightly towards the building and asked in a voice that only two people could hear.
"Li Fengzhou and Juade Town live there. Is it another cover-up and trap?"
Zuo Zhong glanced at the other party, he knew they were all in this business. If he wasn't absolutely sure, it would be impossible for Kuang Fuan to come here with him. This was another test.
Thinking of this, he said calmly: "If I am not wrong, your people should have already investigated this place. Whether it is a trap, you know better than me."
Kuang Fuan smiled slightly. This fruit party agent was indeed not simple. The next moment he replied without any sign of weakness and defeated Zuo Zhong's army.
"Your military commander has a great cause. There are dozens of operatives in the port city. You don't need to track them. You can find the target just by relay surveillance. Naturally, we can't compare.
However, the electricity consumption here suddenly increased a few days ago, and a lot of people did live there. What to do next, our border district government will obey the arrangements of the national government.
There is just one thing. This place is quite sensitive. A rash attack with force is likely to trigger a counterattack from the British and even the church, which is not good for the current Republic of China. "
Hearing the English in his mouth, Zuo Zhong didn't react, but when he heard about the church, Zuo Zhong frowned and secretly cursed Li Fengzhou and others for being cunning, leaving so many people uninhabitable and living in Bethany Xiu. Courtyard, this must be the Japanese idea.
Bethany Monastery.
Built by the French Foreign Mission Society in 1875, the entire building complex is divided into three parts: the chapel, the sanatorium and the employee area.
The Foreign Missionary Society refers to the organization that the Catholic Church in Western countries sends missionaries to carry out missionary work abroad. It has considerable influence all over the world.
Li Fengzhou and others live in a villa in the nursing home. If they carry out an armed attack, they will not only be a slap in the face of the British Hong Kong government, but also a slap in the face of the church.
Yan Baichuan could not have imagined that only Japanese who were familiar with overseas situations could pull off this trick of using foreigners as a shield.
However, even if they could attack, the government would not do so. Attacking "one of their own" would arouse public outrage unless the news of peace between Yan Baichuan and the Japanese was made public.
The problem is that this will cause more unsteady speculators to surrender or join Ji's puppet government. No one wants to see this situation.
These thoughts flashed through Zuo Zhong's mind, and then he conveyed the content of the message just sent by Dai Chunfeng to Kuang Fuan.
"The national government decided to first grasp the specific content of the negotiations between the Jin army and the Japanese, and then find conclusive evidence of Yan Baichuan's traitor, and then use political means to force the other party to give up the idea of surrender.
Try to avoid making the incident public. The bottom line is that we must not fight each other. Without the Jin Army, a friendly force that is familiar with the local situation, both we and you will face huge risks.
On the contrary, if the Japanese and Jin armies join forces, the Japanese armies in Chahar and Mengdi will lose their worries and their forces will be released, and the situation in Jin Province and even the entire northwest will definitely be in danger. "
What he said was not alarmist, nor was it to scare Kuang Fuan. There were two reasons why the Japanese did not attack the five northwest provinces.
First, because the Sichuan Province and Xikang areas close to southern Shaanxi have complex terrain, mostly basins and mountainous areas, they have very obvious advantages in both defense and offense.
In the northwest region, Guanzhong Ping in Shaanxi Province was originally an open area. Although it was conducive to offense, it was necessary to consider the issue of defense after taking it. This was a big trouble for the Japanese.
The second is the obstruction of the Guo army in Jin Province. In order to avoid losing the barrier in the northwest, the government deployed heavy defense forces in Jin Province and implemented the tactic of strengthening the wall and clearing the field.
The ubiquitous underground party also caused a lot of troubles to the Japanese with its guerrilla warfare method, which made the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia stop in Mongolia and did not dare to go south.
Coupled with the strength of the Red Russian troops in Mongolia, the Japanese Army was unwilling to attack easily. If it forcibly sent troops to capture the northwest, it was likely that it would be outflanked by enemies from four directions.
But once the Jin army surrendered, the pressure on the Japanese army in the direction of Jin Province was reduced by half, and the remaining Central Army was no match for the Japanese North China Expedition Army and the Jin Provincial Expedition Army.
As long as Jin Province is opened up and the Japanese army is deployed on the southern front of Mongolia, the cavalry used to defend the Guo army will be freed up and can enter Guanzhong Pingyuan without any scruples. The results will be disastrous.
Kuang Fuan's expression was serious. Without the northwest as a rear area, the government's economy, people's morale, and morale would suffer a huge blow, and the situation would become even more critical.
He did not hesitate and immediately expressed his attitude. The underground party was willing to fully cooperate with the government's actions and prevent Yan Baichuan and the Jin army from surrendering to the enemy at all costs.
Obtaining the content of the negotiations is not easy. Let alone that they do not know where the venue is. Even if they know, the Jin army and the Japanese will definitely guard the surroundings of the venue. Let alone sneak in, there is a risk of exposure if they get close.
After pondering for a while, Kuang Fuan smiled and said, "Can you think of a way to deal with those guards, or even Li Fengzhou and Juadezhen? Your military commander is very good at this.
We have our own disciplines, and some things are not easy to do. Since it is cooperation, there is a division of labor. I think you should have a way to get them to cooperate with the national government's actions. "
What's the meaning?
Does this mean that he often threatens others? This is really unreasonable! Just do it, it's your fault to say it like this.
Zuo Chong choked for a long time and replied with a dark face: "Li Fengzhou and Jiade Town's homes are protected by Jin army soldiers, so there is no way to arrest them, which will easily cause Yan Baichuan to fall out with the government.
As for those soldiers, they are all ordinary officers and soldiers at the lowest level. It is not certain whether they have detailed files. Our people have not yet found the relevant information, and there is no time. "
After Gui Youguang's report yesterday, he thought of this method, but after thinking about it, he gave up. If the matter was leaked, everything they had done before would be in vain.
After hearing Zuo Zhong's explanation, Kuang Fuan put his fingers on his knees and flicked them. He thought for a while with an expressionless face, and then suddenly asked a question.
"According to our investigation, Li Fengzhou and others moved into this villa directly without contacting Bethany Seminary. This proves that this house is probably rented by Japanese people. Will the other party install monitoring equipment in the building? ?”
"Will."
Zuo Zhong's answer was extremely affirmative. The Japanese had always liked to play intrigues and could not give up the opportunity to grasp the bottom line of the Jin army's negotiations.
Otherwise, buying sesame seed cakes for three cents from a Japanese soldier depends on your moral character. How could you be willing to rent such a big villa? You must know that the Japanese soldiers now do not even send postcards when they are killed in action.
Speaking of which, the underground party is indeed well-informed. The Gangcheng Station has not collected information about Li Fengzhou and others moving into the villa. Organizational construction needs to be strengthened.
However, this also proved his suspicion from the side that it was the Japanese idea to let Li Fengzhou and the others live in Bethany Monastery.
At the same time, another conclusion can be deduced-the negotiation venue between the Japanese and the Jin army is likely to be in this villa.
The choice of location for negotiations is very particular. If the negotiations are held on the Japanese territory, it will be a fight between people and others, and the Jin army, which is already in a weak position, will not agree.
If you go to other places, such as public places, it will be inconvenient for Japanese people to record or play other tricks. Instead of doing this, it is better to negotiate in the villa.
First, it can stabilize the Jin army and show a good cooperative attitude.
Secondly, you can record the negotiation process and use it to threaten Yan Baichuan and keep it as a record.
Will the Japanese not record or not record?
This is unlikely.
The operational procedures of intelligence agencies and even government departments around the world have one thing in common, that is, they must retain traces of their work and endless written materials.
Otherwise, how will the higher-level agencies know whether you have a job, how to implement personnel rewards and punishments, and how to divide the credit? Intelligence personnel sound mysterious, but in the final analysis they are also national civil servants, and they also have KPI assessments.
Well, even if the Japanese don't record or record, the agreement will always be exchanged at the end of the negotiation, and Li Fengzhou and Juadzhen will definitely sign in the representative column. This is also conclusive evidence.
So they don't need to sneak into the villa at all. They just need to find the Japanese monitoring location, wait patiently for the negotiation to come to an end, and then go directly to get the evidence. The Japanese will help them collect it.
The only difference is that one starts from the listening point and the other is obtained from the Japanese negotiator. The specific method depends on the subsequent investigation results.
In short, if the Jin army cannot be moved, then the Japanese will be moved. With the recording or the surrender document signed by Li Fengzhou and others, there is no room for Yan Baichuan's sophistry.
Zuo Zhong raised his head and looked at Kuang Fu'an, and saw a hint of elaboration in his eyes. It was obvious that the other party was testing whether he had thought of this, so he immediately said everything he was thinking.
After listening, Kuang Fuan raised his hands and clapped softly, with a complicated expression. He analyzed so much information with just one piece of intelligence. It would be great if this was his comrade. What a pity.
Now that both parties have unified their thinking, assuming that the listening point exists, there are only two questions left.
How to find possible Japanese surveillance locations.
How to get relevant evidence from the other party.
Kuang Fuan looked around and saw scattered Western-style buildings near Bethany Monastery in the distance. The scenery here is beautiful and many foreigners choose to settle here.
However, the land price in such a good place with mountains and sea is not cheap. Only a few wealthy businessmen and officials of the British Hong Kong government can afford to live there, so there are not many residents.
Then, he and Zuo Zhong turned to look at each other at the same time, with smiles on their faces. The Japanese let Li Fengzhou and others live here, which made their next actions easier.
