Since Zou Zhengji dared to come to Nantong, he was naturally prepared.
Cheng Jinxu is only the deputy commander, and at most he controls part of the troops. It is basically impossible to control the entire seventh column.
In order to show that he could control the overall situation, Zou Zhengji specially invited Xie Xuan and Okamura to have dinner together at noon.
Zou Zhengji booked a table at the best restaurant in Nantong. He could drink with Xie Xuan and Oka Cun and take the opportunity to deepen their relationship. Zou Zhengji would not miss this opportunity.
Zou Zhengji poured a glass of wine for Xie Xuan and said, "Director Xie, although this is the first time we meet today, I feel like meeting old friends."
Xie Xuan smiled and said: "I feel the same way. From now on, we will be brothers. Come, have a drink."
Zou Zhengji smiled and said: "Yes, yes, we will be brothers from now on, one of us will leave."
Although Okamura is familiar with China, he doesn't know much about the wine table culture.
He couldn't understand that Xie Xuan and Zou Zhengji had just met for the first time. They were strangers a few hours ago, but now they were drinking and talking and laughing like they had been friends for many years. If it were him, he would never be able to do that.
Without a few years of friendship, how could we have such a good conversation?
After Xie Xuan put down his wine glass, he said: "Brother Zou, since we are brothers, I have to remind you that this matter is most taboo at night. I hope you can pull the troops over after you go back. Our troops here can also help. You, as long as the troops come over, everything will be easy."
Zou Zhengji vowed: "Don't worry, Director Xie, I have the final say on my troops, and I can pull them all over when I get back."
After the meal, Xie Xuan personally escorted Zou Zhengji out of the city. After Zou Zhengji's car was far away, Xie Xuan was ready to go back.
Okamura asked: "Xie Sang, do you think Zou Zhengji's troops can come?"
"As long as Zou Zhengji does a good job of keeping secrets and has absolute control over the troops, I have no worries. Okamura-kun, I would like to ask the commander of the Xiaolin Division to send troops to respond to Zou Zhengji's seventh column. What do you think?"
Okamura asked: "Didn't Zou Zhengji say that there is no need for coordination? If we act without authorization, will it disturb his deployment?"
The troops cannot be moved at will. He is just an intelligence officer and is not qualified to mobilize Japanese troops.
Besides, Zou Zhengji made it clear that he could control the situation without their help, so why bother?
Xie Xuan said: "Okay then, just wait for the good news."
Okamura asked: "Xie Sang doesn't seem too optimistic?"
Xie Xuan said softly: "Of course, I doubt Zou Zhengji's ability. This person is not very rigorous in his actions. Once the news of his coming to Nantong leaks, it is very likely that everything will be lost."
These words are much better spoken in advance than in hindsight. If something happens to Zou Zhengji, Okamura will definitely admire him. How can Xie Xuan be so unpredictable?
After returning to the city, Okacun wanted to act alone, but Xie Xuan didn't care. He knew that Okacun was afraid of meeting Liu Jing.
Only then did Xie Xuan have the opportunity to read the note Gu Jiahan gave him.
There was a string of telegraph codes on the note. Xie Xuan took one look at it and lit a fire to burn the note.
The code book was in his mind, and he knew the contents of the telegram with just one glance.
This is a telegram from the Ministry of Urban Affairs. Our party has been trying to win over the seventh column, but it has not yet achieved results.
If it didn't work before, it won't necessarily work now.
Xie Xuan originally wanted to see how Liu Jing connected with Okamura, but now that the matter was urgent, he could only go back to meet with Gu Jiahan first.
The earlier he can report Cheng Jinxu's situation to his superiors, the earlier he can fight for the seventh column.
Seeing Xie Xuan's sudden return, Gu Jiahan asked in surprise: "Why are you back?"
Xie Xuan said: "Send a report to your family immediately."
Gu Jiahan did not dare to neglect and quickly went upstairs to take out the radio. Xie Xuan took out the gun and stood at the window, reporting the code in his mouth while observing the movement outside the window.
"8283, 8182, 8292, 2328, 2986..."
After Gu Jiahan finished sending the report, Xie Xuan's expression began to relax.
Seeing Gu Jiahan preparing to receive the radio, Xie Xuan said again: "Change the frequency. There will be a telegram from the military commander at any time."
After receiving the telegram from the ophthalmologist, the Ministry of Urban Engineering quickly reported the situation of the seventh column to the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army.
The military chief instructed to quickly contact Cheng Jinxu of the Kuomintang's Jiangsu Seventh Column to win him to join the Anti-Japanese National United Front.
Our party was already doing the work of the seventh column, and someone had contacted Cheng Jinxu before, but no progress was made.
With the information from the ophthalmologist and knowing that Zou Zhengji was going to surrender to the enemy and become a traitor and turn the seventh column into a puppet army, Cheng Jinxu's ideological work became easier.
Telegraphs were countless times faster than cars. While Zou Zhengji was still on the road, Xie Xuan's intelligence had been sent to the New Fourth Army.
The comrades who had previously been in contact with the Seventh Column immediately contacted Cheng Jinxu after receiving the order. Zou Zhengji wanted to surrender to the enemy and lead the Seventh Column into the abyss. As long as Cheng Jinxu still had some conscience, he would not let Zou Zhengji succeed.
Zou Zhengji didn't know that a fire broke out in his backyard at this time. If Cheng Jinxu knew that he was going to surrender to the enemy, he would definitely win over other officers.
"Why did you stop the car?"
At this time, Zou Zhengji was thinking that once he surrendered to Wang Mingzhao, life would be easier in the future.
The sudden stop of the car brought him out of his thoughts.
The driver said: "There is a stone in the middle of the road."
After he finished speaking, he was about to get off the car. However, Zou Zhengji suddenly felt something was wrong. He immediately shouted: "Don't get off the car, reverse the car quickly and go back to Nantong!"
However, he was too late. As soon as Zou Zhengji finished his words, violent gunshots suddenly rang out from both sides of the road. Two speed machines poured bullets at the car.
Zou Zhengji's car was not an insured car and had no bulletproof function. Bullets penetrated the glass and door. He, the guard, and the driver were shot instantly.
Zou Zhengji received intensive care and his body was beaten into a sieve.
Before he lost his temper, Zou Zhengji saw someone approaching the car and opened the door. He struggled to look at the person, but his eyes became increasingly blurry.
"Send a report to the boss immediately. Zou Zhengji is dead."
Zou Zhengji is about to surrender to the enemy. Killing him will prevent the seventh column from turning into a puppet army. This is a great achievement.
After Xie Xuan received the telegram from the action team, he quickly forwarded it to Shancheng.
Before the seventh column surrendered to the Communists, his current actions were enough to earn him a big credit.
Anyway, he has prevented Zou Zhengji from defecting to the enemy. As for whether the seventh column can be controlled, it has nothing to do with the Military Command Shenpu Station.
In the evening, Xie Xuan hosted a banquet for Oka Cun and specially invited Ma Tian and Liu Jing.
In the afternoon, Liu Jing took the opportunity to go out.
He was not with Gu Jiahan, and he did not arrange for anyone to monitor him, but he knew that Liu Jing and Okamura must have met.
During the dinner, Okamura and Liu Jing had little communication.
On the contrary, it was Okamura who told Xie Xuan some shocking news after the meal.
