"What's wrong? You look like you're frowning?" Anna asked, holding a glass of milk and approaching Zhou Sen.
"Teacher Shibuya called and said that in the battle west of the Halaha River three days ago, an army of the empire was defeated by the Soviet-Mongolian coalition and suffered heavy casualties."
Zhou Sen showed the translated message to Anna and said.
"Didn't our information help?"
"Our intelligence is also obtained indirectly. Even if the intelligence is accurate, the commander at the front will rely on battlefield reconnaissance and his own judgment. It is impossible to fully trust it." Zhou Sen looked sad on the surface, but in fact he was happy in his heart and continued, "Furthermore, the Far East Military Region doesn't seem to have a good grasp of the situation there, and our intelligence may not be able to help."
"Then what should we do? The teacher now requires us to understand the movements of the 57th Special Forces stationed in Sumeng as much as possible, but where can we get the source of information?" Anna asked anxiously.
"Come on slowly, let's explain the difficulty to the teacher." Zhou Sen said, "We have just settled down, the work has not been fully started, and the personnel assigned by Anthony's father cannot get close to the core, how can we master the secrets?"
"It can only be the."
"Do you want to report Natasha's matter? Although you have the power to report, I also have the power to make suggestions?" Anna said.
"If you want to run this line, you can't rush it." Zhou Sen couldn't object to Anna's suggestion too much.
"Do you want me to move a place for you?"
"No need, your idea is unrealistic, don't mention it next time." Zhou Sen said, "As for the report, I will mention it in the telegram sent to the teacher."
"I think you should take the initiative, after all, she is a girl." Anna said, "If you do, they won't wait for you."
"Don't talk nonsense, Natasha and I will not have that kind of relationship."
"When are you going to contact the other people on the roster?"
"The day after tomorrow, I will go to Vladivostok and get off the bus at Ussuriysk (renamed Voroshilov in 1935, also known as Shuangchengzi in China) to meet Strakhov."
"I go with you?"
"No, you have to stay here. There are people in the clinic, and Krasnov also needs to be watched."
"Then are you going alone?"
"Why, aren't you worried about me going alone?" Zhou Sen asked.
"How about asking Hunter or Bread to accompany you?" Anna said, "The teacher told me before leaving that we must ensure your safety."
"It's because they don't trust me. Don't I even have the freedom to go out alone?" Zhou Sen said displeased.
"You are in Khabarovsk, and no one is looking after you. But you are going to Vladivostok, and you are alone. Can you rest assured?" Anna also got angry.
"Their status has just been stabilized. What excuse did you use to ask Bread to come with me?" Zhou Sen asked, "Can't I complete the joint task alone?"
"But once something happens to you, what do you want us to do?" Anna asked.
"I will leave the contact code book with you. Even if something happens to me, you can still get in touch with Teacher Shibuya and follow his instructions." Zhou Sen said.
"Then it's okay for me to accompany you. Is it okay if the clinic is closed for a few days?" Anna said.
"What if the quartermaster has special information?"
"With his position, he has no access to core secrets at all. It can only be general military transfers. These are of little significance and can be dealt with when we come back." Anna insisted.
Zhou Sen thought about it and compromised.
If he doesn't agree, a quarrel will break out between him and Anna, and a huge rift will occur. This is the last thing he wants to see.
…
After writing a temporary closing notice, Zhou Sen and Anna bought train tickets to Vladivostok. This time, they only brought a suitcase with a few changes of clothes and nothing else. Times were much easier.
After getting on the bus, we arrived in Ussuriysk early the next morning.
After getting off the car.
According to the arrangement of the joints in the roster, Zhou Sen published a missing person notice in the local newspaper, and then bought two train tickets to go to Vladivostok.
According to the information published in the newspaper, they will return to Ussuriysk in three days to meet with the sleepers lurking here.
Before dark, Zhou Sen and Anna arrived in Vladivostok. They needed to purchase some herbs and supplies in Vladivostok.
They need weapons, which is not easy to get in Khabarovsk, but it is different in Vladivostok.
"I'm going to Helen's Bar."
"Be careful, let's try to have as little contact with local people as possible." Anna reminded Zhou Sen that they would not have any horizontal contact with other Japanese spies lurking in the Far East.
"I know, I won't look at you with a positive face." Zhou Sen nodded, changed a set of clothes and went out.
Swellant Street, Helen's Bar, was more lively than the last time Zhou Sen came, when Zhou Sen opened the door and walked in wearing a gray windbreaker.
Most of the seats in the bar were occupied, and even the bar next to the bartender was mostly occupied.
Most of the people who come here to drink are sailors, and the salty smell on their bodies is the smell of the sea.
Zhou Sen saw the white bartender Walter at the bar. He was flirting with a pair of coquettish sisters with fancy moves, making the two young girls laugh.
This guy is not only good at bartending, he is also very eloquent. No wonder he can enjoy the food here.
Zhou Sen was not in a hurry, just drank slowly, and observed all kinds of people in the bar, as well as Walter.
"Sir, you have been sitting here all night, alone?"
"Oh no, I'm waiting for someone."
"Waiting for someone, friend?"
"That's right." Zhou Sen nodded, and answered the waiter's question without thinking at all.
Being alone all night, such a guest is indeed strange, so it is normal for him to attract the waiter's attention.
Especially since Zhou Sen's face is still unfamiliar and he is not a frequent visitor to the bar, he should be more concerned about it.
"Then if you need anything, call me at any time." The waiter asked. Zhou Sen was just drinking and didn't have any other unusual behavior. He couldn't drive away the guests, otherwise he would drive away the guests because of suspicion. What's the point of the bar? How to do business?
"OK."
There were fewer and fewer people in the bar, until almost all the customers left and the waiters started to get off work. Zhou Sen was still drinking there.
"Sir, I'm sorry, we're about to close. Is the friend you're waiting for not here yet?" the waiter stepped forward and asked.
"He's already here, I'm just waiting for him to get off work." Zhou Sen chuckled.
"what did you say?"
Zhou Sen stood up and walked directly to Walter who was cleaning up at the bar and getting ready to get off work: "Mr. Walter, we meet again."
"That is……"
"Do you still remember that cup of Icelandic love?" Zhou Sen smiled slightly.
"Oh, it's you. You didn't even say a word when you came. I was too busy this night and didn't even see you." Walter was shocked and naturally recognized who Zhou Sen was. He was really shocked. , this matter has not been over, why are you still coming to find yourself? The Japanese are too untrustworthy, right?
"Yeah, I'm too embarrassed to disturb your work. I can only wait until you get off work." Zhou Sen chuckled. It was obvious that his appearance made Walter very unhappy.
"Why are you here again? Didn't I leave everything to you?" Walter leaned into Zhou Sen's ear and asked softly.
"I don't know anyone in Vladivostok. The only person I can find to help is you." Zhou Sen said.
"what do you want to do?"
"I'm going to get a few guns. It's not free of charge. I'll buy them with money, either in dollars or rubles." Zhou Sen also whispered.
"What, get a gun, brother, are you kidding me? You know, the Internal Affairs Bureau in Vladivostok has been focusing on black market arms smuggling recently. Where am I going to get you a gun!" Walter almost screamed.
"I'm not asking you to smuggle arms. I just want to get some guns for self-defense. They cost two hundred dollars each. I want five TT33 pistols and a thousand rounds of ammunition. Of course, I won't refuse if there are more. "Zhou Sen said.
"The Tokarev pistol is a standard Soviet pistol. Every gun has a gun number and owner. You actually want five of them at once?"
"I believe you have this channel. The Far East Military Region's internal affairs department has just been purged. A large number of officers were arrested and shot. After their guns were confiscated, many of them were leaked. Although this gun is not very famous, it is used by many people. I like it very much, so there are people doing this business in private. I can't get in touch with it, but you should be able to." Before Zhou Sen came to see Walter, how could he not conduct some investigations.
"Three hundred dollars a piece, a thousand bullets, a total of fifteen hundred dollars." Walter thought for a moment, stared at Zhou Sen and said.
"Two hundred dollars." Zhou Sen repeated. The price of his gun on the black market was only about one hundred and fifty dollars. He was looking for Walter, just because he didn't want to expose himself. Walter would not betray himself, otherwise, Shibuya Saburo He will not use him to hand over the radio station to himself.
"You should let me earn some money, right?"
"How about I give you an extra $100 as a fee for running errands?"
"Okay, come here at this time tomorrow, pay with one hand, and deliver the goods with the other hand." Walter thought about it and agreed to the deal.
"It's a deal." Zhou Sen nodded. He would stay in Vladivostok until tomorrow night at most, and would go back early the day after tomorrow.
Back at the hotel, Zhou Sen told Anna about his meeting with Walter and asked Anna to prepare eleven hundred dollars for him.
Zhou Sen has long considered the need for weapons, but he is still very cautious about how to obtain them.
After thinking about it, I couldn't stay in Khabarovsk, I had to come to Vladivostok.
After the last successful transportation of the radio station, the inspection intensity at Vladivostok Railway Station was not strong. As long as you are brave, you don't have to worry about the inspection at the station.
He had actually planned to come to Vladivostok to get a gun, but this time he had to do a lot of things when he went out.
After all, it is not easy to come out once, and frequent travel between Vladivostok and Khabarovsk will easily attract the attention of the Soviet Far East intelligence agency.
