Xie Xuan received feedback from Gong Bing that Alexis, who was imprisoned in the Marine Corps Intelligence Office, was none other than Soviet intelligence agent Ivanov.
"My mission is finally accomplished."
"What does it mean to be completed? You still have to assist the Communist International and rescue people. Don't you have a good relationship with Asano Imada of the Marine Corps Intelligence Office?"
"I offended him last time. If I come forward again, it may have the opposite effect, just like Morton Ding recommended Yuan Yijun as the director."
Gong Bing said solemnly: "Comrade ophthalmologist, this is one of our own comrades, an international friend. You still have to do everything possible to rescue him."
"I'll do my best. In order for the rescue to be successful, I need more information about Ivanov. At least, I need to know how to contact him, right?"
"I will report it to my superiors."
Xie Xuan asked with a smile: "In addition, does the Communist International have to reimburse the expenses incurred during the rescue process?"
"They are here to help us fight against Japan, how can we talk about money? You, the director of the Secret Service, don't even have this little money?"
"Didn't I just give you 2,000 US dollars?"
“All the money was spent and I bought two hundred Mitsubishi sewing machines, one hundred for household use and one hundred for industrial use, as well as ten diesel engines, ten generators, and five machine tools, all produced by Mitsubishi. There’s a batch of engine oil and diesel.”
Xie Xuan said in surprise: "Does it cost 2,000 US dollars for just such a small amount? This money is not spent. Have all the things been shipped out?"
"We have left Shenpu and will arrive at the base soon. These are imported equipment. We cannot produce them. No matter how high the price is, we must buy them."
Xie Xuan sighed: "Hey, when can we produce such equipment ourselves?"
Gong Bing said slowly: "When the Japanese are driven out of China, all this will happen. At that time, we will no longer be oppressed or exploited. We must show the hard-working spirit of the Chinese people and spend dozens of In years, or even hundreds of years, we will definitely be able to catch up with the production levels of these countries.”
Xie Xuan said solemnly: "Our generation has only one task, which is to drive away the Japanese. If this generation cannot do it, then the next generation will never be able to occupy China forever."
Xie Xuan had objections to the practices of the Communist International, but he still tried his best to rescue them.
Because of what happened last time, Xie Xuan was indeed embarrassed to meet Imada Mano for a while.
It wasn't that he didn't want to have a good relationship with Imada Asano, it was because he wanted to take advantage of Imada Asano's anger and did something that was inconvenient for him.
This time I took the opportunity to rebuild my relationship with Imada Asano.
After Xie Xuan arrived at Imada Mano's office, he said mysteriously: "Consultant Imada, I discovered something."
Seeing Xie Xuan, Imada Mano remembered the ten-yuan bill from last time. He continued to look at the document in his hand with a straight face.
"One thing is very embarrassing. I took the wrong envelope last time, and I found out I made a mistake when I got back. This one is for Staff Officer Imada."
Xie Xuan took out several envelopes, pulled out one of them, and placed it on the document in front of Asano Imada.
"Don't do this again."
Imada Asano picked up the envelope and threw it back.
But he suddenly felt that the envelope this time was a bit thick and the envelope was not sealed. He turned around and took a look. There were several of them, and they were still Japanese yen.
Xie Xuan bowed deeply to him and said sincerely: "Please forgive me, Staff Officer Imada."
Imada Asano took out the money and looked at it. There were ten yen notes, each worth ten yen, which was exactly one hundred yen.
The Japanese yen was now worth more than French currency. Imada Asano felt that most of the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared.
Xie Xuan said in a low voice: "I came to see Staff Officer Imada this time because I discovered an important piece of information."
"What information?"
Imada Asano opened the drawer and threw the envelope in.
Xie Xuan whispered: "Jiro Takei of Takei Co., Ltd. secretly provided supplies to Northern Jiangsu, including sewing machines, diesel engines, generators and other military supplies."
Imada Asano said slowly: "Takei Jiro? I have heard of this man and he has some relationship with the military."
Xie Xuan said: "Because of this, I dare not investigate further."
Imada Asano said coldly: "You dare not check, I will check."
Xie Xuan complimented: "Only Staff Officer Imada can get to the bottom of this case."
"Xie Sang, I was originally very disappointed in you, but I didn't expect it to be a misunderstanding. From now on, we will still be friends."
Xie Xuan said: "This is my fault. I didn't discover the problem in time. Staff Officer Imada is tolerant and generous. Xie Xuan admires him very much."
"Last time, I was supposed to give you the person to take back, but I killed him because of the envelope. What do you think we should do about this matter?"
When Xie Xuan said this, Imada Asano felt a little embarrassed.
Xie Xuan tentatively said: "This..., how about I just pick another one?"
Imada Asano said: "Let's pick it first, and I will check it later."
Naturally, Xie Xuan would not single out Vladimir directly. He picked three people, and the other two were all real anti-Japanese people.
Therefore, Imada Mano just took one look and rejected the other two people.
Imada Mano said: "I can't give you these two, otherwise, you can take this Soviet man away."
Xie Xuan asked: "This... won't cause trouble for Staff Imada, right?"
Imada Asano said disapprovingly: "He just made some politically sensitive remarks at the Navy Club. It's not a big deal. These two people are very suspicious and cannot be handed over to you."
"Okay, I'll take him away."
Imada Asano pointed to the drawer and said, "If you take the person away, then we will be cleared."
Xie Xuan took Vladimir to safe houses everywhere. Even if he was a member of the Communist International, he could not let him go.
Releasing people also requires skills.
"Can you speak Chinese?"
"can speak a little."
"Do you want to go back?"
"think."
"Then you have to pay. If you don't pay, you will be locked up again or sent to do hard labor."
"How much?"
Xie Xuan stretched out his hand and said, "Five thousand yuan."
Vladimir shook his head: "Five thousand yuan? Too much, I don't have that much money?"
"How many do you have?"
"Twenty-six hundred yuan at most."
"Deal. Make a call. You can leave when the money is delivered."
Vladimir picked up a phone. He spoke in Russian, his voice was not loud, and he spoke quickly and urgently. Xie Xuan did not understand a word.
However, half an hour later, a Soviet woman came with money.
What Xie Xuan didn't expect was that the woman brought rubles.
The ruble is more valuable than French currency. One ruble can be exchanged for at least two French currencies, and sometimes even three French currencies.
Xie Xuan counted the money and said with a smile: "Mr. Vladimir, if you are arrested for talking nonsense again in the future, you can report my name. As long as you have money, I can still let you out."
