After the war in Shanghai, many places were charred and yellow. After the spring rain, the tender grass and green buds grew wildly, covering the ruins and ruins, making it seem full of vitality. After the war, the reconstruction was in full swing. A large number of laborers had jobs to make a living, and their expressions were no longer gloomy.
After the war ended, the citizens of Shanghai gradually began to accept the current situation after the initial fear, anger, and unwillingness. Even though the artillery fire was still raging in the distance, and even though China was still being ravaged by the iron hooves, so what? When they saw the Japanese and their soldiers, they still bowed and bowed with smiles on their faces.
No one would be blind, and no one would laugh at anyone. Even though they would slander Japan behind their backs and disdain the height of the Japanese, so what?
The two of them stood on the rooftop and looked at Shanghai in front of them. They were both deep in thought. The teacher and student stood there for a long time before the teacher broke the silence.
"By the way, aren't you going to the army hospital?”
"I just made a call. Deputy Team Leader Wang still has a small operation in the morning, so he can receive guests in the afternoon.”
"Xiaofeng, I'm not interested in politics or war. I just have a special interest in cases, especially those smart criminals. I know that those spies are all good people. They are serving their country. They are not real criminals. They have already separated themselves from their personal emotions and motives. Therefore, their actions are no longer suitable for criminal psychology or criminal behavior.”
"I know that I'm actually not suitable to be the intelligence team leader. I'll often deviate from my direction and be immersed in a certain case. Xiaofeng, I'm not as good as you. At least you know what the main job of the intelligence group is! And he had been working hard! Yes, it was intelligence collection, statistics, and analysis. It was the placement of spies and the deciphering of enemy radio stations. Without you, the Intelligence Group will become the biggest laughing stock.”
"Xiaofeng, although you are most suitable to be the leader of the intelligence team, they will not let you sit in that position for the time being. Do you have any expectations for your future? You might not be able to do it now, but you can do it in the future.”
"Teacher, are you very optimistic about this war?”
"China is vast and resourceful. If Japan can occupy the central part of China and firmly control the resources in the eastern part of China, it can gather the hearts of the people in North, Central, and South China and create a common prosperity in East Asia for 20 years. Then, Japan would become the strongest country in the world.”
"Teacher, do you think Japan's aggressive ambitions can stop here? Don't forget, compared to the army, the Japanese navy is stronger.”
"Xiao Feng, we are just a drop in the ocean. The situation is not up to us to decide. However, if we don't stabilize the situation in China, the headquarters will not expand the war. The strategic deployment for the war in Xu Prefecture would soon be completed. At that time, the Celestial army would no longer be able to fight. What was left was to clean up the people's hearts. Unfortunately, Matsuda Ishigen and Shoufu Tani had created a massacre in Nanjing. Their original intention was to strike down the will of the Chinese to resist. In fact, this was extremely short-sighted. It would only cause hatred between the two peoples, and the Greater East Asia Common Prosperity would become less credible.”
"Teacher, the Celestial Empire was originally still in a loose state, with warlords splitting the country. The Central Army was just a slightly larger warlord. It was the war between China and Japan that made the Chinese people unite. It was also the Nanjing Massacre that made the Chinese people truly hate the Japanese.”
"Yes, this is a variable that makes the war uncontrollable. The Battle of Xu Prefecture has already proved that the Chinese army is not as incompetent as it is labeled. The fact that the Chinese were able to take the initiative on the battlefield was inseparable from their ability to obtain intelligence on our army in time. As more and more Chinese people entered the Japanese military and intelligence departments, spies were inevitable.”
"Therefore, my status as a student is rather awkward.”
"Yeah, there's a saying in China that goes,'protect yourself.' As long as I'm here, I can protect you for a day. However, we're about to face the battle in the Wu Han region, which is a real contest between the two countries. The intelligence work, especially the intelligence work in Nanjing, is relatively weak.”
"Teacher, wherever you go, I will follow!”
"No, no. If you were to be transferred to Nanjing, I would go first and take you after I have established my footing. At present, you have already established your position in the Shanghai Special Higher Police. After all, this war would not be like what the headquarters had claimed, where the problem of China would be resolved in three months. However, before I leave, I still want to dig out the spies hidden within the Special Higher Police. Xiao Feng, don't you think that ever since Wang Xing was assassinated, we've been active on the surface, but in fact, we've been passive and restrained everywhere. I have a feeling that there's a pair of eyes watching our every move.”
Wang Xing had just revealed the clues of Special Team 5 when he was assassinated. The Special Higher Police began to investigate, but the phone call ended in vain. Before he could react, the second assassination came one after another. They dug out a safe house to set up an ambush, but the other party slipped away. He had been full of confidence in using the number 38 tea bag as a breakthrough point, but in the end, he had been hit with a bucket of cold water again.
A series of failures and coincidences made the senior agent's intuition more and more clear. He was targeted by an opponent, and this opponent was really terrifying.
He suddenly had an ominous premonition that he would also be swallowed by this opponent. Therefore, he had the idea of leaving.
This was the first time Kumamoto Shunji had faced so many defeats. Moreover, the consecutive defeats had already dealt a heavy blow to his confidence. The opponent he was facing this time was definitely not an old fox like Wang Xing, but a vixen.
"Xiaofeng, this is the list of suspects I have. The first one is Wang Xing. His allegiance was fake. His goal was to get rid of me and gain a foothold in the Special Higher Police. The assassination that night might have been targeted at me, so he created the illusion that he was not at the scene. His subordinates would be able to obtain some information about the Special Higher Police and spread it to the outside world through a certain channel. The assassin's safe house was not set up by the military commander. It could only be the legacy of the original Shanghai Station, which was hidden by Wang Xing. The second one is Captain Suzuki."
"Captain Suzuki?"
"Yes, Captain Suzuki was born in Japan. When she was a child and a teenager, she knew a girl called Yukiko. She was actually a Chinese girl. At least her father was Chinese. Last year, when the holy war was launched, some extreme acts occurred in Japan. They investigated the Chinese people around them and isolated them as spies. They investigated them one by one, and that Sachiko was not spared. The only way to prove her innocence was to sacrifice herself to the Holy War. Therefore, she was forced to become a comfort woman. This was the result of the investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It had just been sent yesterday.
Although Suzuki looked carefree on the outside, he was actually meticulous. That day, when he was monitoring the safe house, it was his absent-mindedness that allowed the woman to escape. Why was he absent-mindedness? Why did he let the woman go? In fact, it was his subconscious that allowed him to let go of the Sachiko in his memories.
Although there was no evidence to confirm it, Ichiro Suzuki should know about Yukiko. Don't forget, we are the Special Higher Police, and Captain Suzuki has also undergone professional intelligence training.
If Ichiro Suzuki was the mole, then a lot of things would make sense. Suzuki was sitting in the front row when he was assassinated twice, and the murderer's four bullets were all aimed at the back seat. Suzuki could accurately send out Wang Xing's whereabouts. Furthermore, Suzuki had already known about Wang Xing's trip to the military police a few days ago.”
" The third person is the monitor of the morning shift. Only she can, and she even has the right to monitor all the phones. She can see everything and can also use the switch to transmit information to any phone. It was a loophole that was out of sight and was often overlooked. He had never had the chance to close it. If they wanted to become spies, the Special Higher Police, the Gendarmerie, and even the Army Command would have no secrets to speak of.”
"The fourth suspect should be you.”
"Me?"
"Yes, what I said was just a hypothesis. This is also what I want to teach you today, because the fifth doubt is myself.”
"Teacher, you?"
"Xiao Feng, there is nothing wrong with making a hypothesis. Only a bold hypothesis can find a breakthrough. When you are at your wit's end, the most impossible hypothesis will often help you solve the case. After establishing a hypothesis, one had to eliminate all possibilities and overturn one's hypothesis. If one could not overturn one's hypothesis, then the hypothesis was true!”
"Hehe, Sensei, why don't you suspect Director Matsuta?”
"Who says we don't suspect him? He's the sixth suspect in my opinion. He has almost no special merits in the Special Higher Police. Wang Xing's Shanghai Station was exposed.”
"Teacher, what is the director's motive?”
"In order to get promoted, for the general's star, he created a big case that our intelligence group couldn't solve. After that, the director personally solved the case. With this merit, plus the merit from Shanghai Station, the general star is certain.”
"Teacher, you…"
" What? Are you trying to say that I have a dark heart? Xiaofeng, what I'm teaching you today is what I learned after solving hundreds of cases. I didn't teach you because I wanted you to understand it on your own. I'm afraid it's too late. After all, you're still young and won't have the chance to be suppressed by a mountain of cases like me. It was purely based on the experience accumulated from the number of cases. It was a process of quantitative change to qualitative change. You don't need to go through those cases that are as high as a mountain. With your comprehension and potential, you can still reach this height. Moreover, you are destined to be extraordinary.”
"Actually, from the time the case started with the assassination of Wang Xing, the opponent had left too many clues behind, which made us neglect the most important clues. Perhaps the opponent wanted to use these clues to cover up the real clues and lead us astray.”
After saying that, he smiled self-deprecatingly. Perhaps he was really old, and old people liked to chatter.
"Let's go and take a look at those tea leaves. Spring tea, the taste is really good. We'll have a good time this year.”With that, he led the way down the stairs.
Cheng Xiaofeng stood rooted to the ground and didn't immediately follow. He was shocked by Kumamoto Shunji's words. What shocked him even more was that when Kumamoto Shunji said that they had overlooked the most important clue, his eyes were looking in the direction of the gray spire. There was a bell tower there. The window of the bell tower was facing Zhapu Road, and he could see very far.
The gray spire was the New Tianan Church.
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Wang Xing went through another operation because of an infection on his back. Although the injury on his back was not fatal, the wound was large. The hot weather caused the wound to become infected and suppurated.
However, judging from Wang Xing's appetite, he was in a good mood. Cheng Xiaofeng even thought that the old fox had caused the infection himself. After the consecutive assassinations, this old fox probably wanted to stay in the hospital for a few more days.
"Thank you, Adjutant Cheng. The taste of this pan-fried meat is really good. To be honest, this is my favorite. By the way, do you have cigarettes?"
"Deputy Team Leader Wang, if you like it, I'll get someone to buy it for you. I don't smoke. As the adjutant, I'll report to you what happened in the intelligence group in the past two days.”
"I don't dare, I don't dare. Deputy Commander Cheng, I'm in the hospital now and can't serve the imperial army.”
"Alright, Deputy Team Leader Wang. These are some secret telegrams I received. I would like to ask you to help me decipher them.”
" The password book, haven't I already handed in the password book?" When he picked up the first message, Wang Xing's heart skipped a beat. This was the second intelligence team's message because a few familiar strings were too iconic. The frequency and time of transmission were all correct.
" I don't know the password?"
"Deputy Team Leader Wang, perhaps you don't remember the frequency of this radio station, but don't you find these strings familiar? I tried to decipher it.”
"Decipher it?"
"This radio station has been very active since you joined the Imperial Army. However, there have been telegrams sent out before, and this isn't a temporary radio station, because we are already familiar with the finger technique.”
Wang Xing suddenly felt his back lose its effect because of the anesthetic. It started to burn and hurt so much that he started to sweat.
"'Three assassinations on Wang, Gao, and Xian have been completed. The results are yet to be verified. The enemy is furious. Please instruct us on the next step!'I wonder if my translation of the message is correct?”
Boss Dai had already sent people over to contact the second team and launched a series of assassination operations. It turned out that the assassination a few days ago was done by the second team. This Shen Chengfeng, you're pushing me into a fire pit.
Yes, some cards would lose their effectiveness if they were not played as soon as possible! Could this be Boss Dai's true meaning?
Boss Dai would definitely leave some leeway for the assassination, but the two shots didn't show any mercy at all. They were meant to kill him. He had always suspected that this assassination was not from the Commander, because the second assassination that was supposed to be aimed at him had turned to the Special Higher Police and the Gendarmerie.
This wretched Adjutant Cheng in front of him seemed to have investigated everything about him, but he didn't kill him on the issue of keeping the secret message. What was his purpose?
"This, this, it's possible that I missed it.”Wang Xing stammered, speechless.
"It doesn't matter. Deputy Team Leader Wang should also know the radio frequency of these telegrams. How about this, the cracked code just now can be considered as a deck of cards for Deputy Team Leader Wang, so can these telegrams be my reward?”
"Adjutant Cheng, you, why don't you do it yourself?”
"Sigh, it's hard to work in a Japanese organization. I really hope that Deputy Team Leader Wang can gain a foothold in the Special Higher Police.”
"Yes, yes, of course, of course.”
"Alright, Vice Team Leader Wang, hand over two sets of passwords. One is yours, and the other is mine. We will be able to learn about the next assassination attempt against you in time and be prepared. After all, it wasn't something Deputy Team Leader Wang could do at the moment.”
"Good!" Wang Xing had already cursed this wretched man hundreds of times in his heart. Since he was unable to resist, he would just endure it.
"Guards! Buy a bag of old knives for Deputy Team Leader Wang!"
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The secret code that he had gotten from the old fox was actually a book. It was Xu Zhimo's " Tiger Poetry Collection " printed in the 1920s.
It was rare to use poetry as a secret code book. The main reason was that the words used in the language of poetry were not broad enough.
To be honest, Cheng Xiaofeng was also protecting the secret messages of these military commanders. Once they were deciphered, there might be a blunder. It would be a great help to the Japanese, and the gains would not make up for the losses. Whether it was important or not, there had to be someone to evaluate it. That person was Wang Xing. If she obtained a set of passwords from him, she would not have to worry so much.
The secret message sent by Zhou Hui would be deciphered through the secret code provided by Wang Xing. It would probably be placed on the table of Matsuta Yuta and Kumamoto Shunji in the afternoon, successfully shifting the suspicion of the assassination to the group that the old fox was hiding. This was called replacing the dead with the dead.
Wang Xing would show a card because of this. There was no other way. This was one of the costs of the assassination order. Who asked you to be the cause of all this?
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