1940, March 3rd, 8 AM, Yinan County Yuntong Inn.
"Old He, you really made me wait. Yesterday morning, he came back and told me that you would arrive in the afternoon. In the end, I waited here for the whole day and didn't see anyone. I was almost seen by two idiots.”
"Hai, don't mention it. I don't know what went wrong with the Japanese yesterday, but they held a military exercise outside the city. Wasn't he delayed for the entire afternoon?”
"Military exercise? Is it big? Why didn't I hear anything in the city yesterday?”
"They said it was a military exercise, but it was because of that Tengmu. Didn't he want to kill the rabbit? He asked his subordinates to surround him and not let anyone in. What can you do?”
"Alright, let's not talk about these unhappy things first. Let's go in and talk."
"Alright, let's go in. I'm telling you, you brought me all the way here. I'm not willing to have no wine or meat.”
"How can I? I've already prepared wine and meat for you.”
A man who was obviously working on the mountain followed a middle-aged bespectacled scholar into the inn without attracting the attention of anyone in the inn. After all, with the fall of Linyi a year ago, Yinan was not spared and also fell before the year.
From then on, the so-called "Jianghu heroes" also began to appear on stage. The little green dragon, the Southern Heavenly King, and the national star had caused a lot of trouble during the new year.
They all said that they were fighting the Japanese, but they didn't see any of them. They were all good at kidnapping people.
The two people just now were probably from the mountain and wanted to go down the mountain to do something.
Fortunately, they didn't follow the two of them upstairs. After all, although the two of them didn't have any nice nicknames, they really fought the Japanese.
One of them was Zhu Huan, the secretary of the Shandong military and political committee.
The other was the 105th Division Chief of Staff, He Zu Dao. Other than being the 105th Division Chief of Staff, He Zu Dao was also a member of the Shandong base military and political committee.
It could be said that if someone reported the Yinan devils downstairs, at least one-third of the leadership of the Shandong base would be destroyed.
"Secretary Zhu, what happened? Yesterday, Xiao Liu didn't say anything. He just told me to hurry to the city to look for you. I thought he had defected to the enemy, so I followed him all the way and waited for him on the opposite building for an entire night. I only dared to come and see you after seeing that everything was fine.”After entering the house, the two of them no longer had the same martial arts aura as before. Only seriousness and meticulous were left.
"Chief of Staff He, please take a seat first. I invited you over this time mainly to let you take a look at this document.”The person called Secretary Zhu took out a document from the document bag on the cabinet and handed it to Chief of Staff He.
Chief of Staff He sat down and put down the document after reading it for less than three seconds.
"It's fake. It can't be any more fake. The title is fake, the content is fake, the signature is fake, the seal is fake, and the paper is fake. What, you called me over just to look at a fake document?”
He had taken such a huge risk just for a fake document. What was wrong with Secretary Zhu?
"Yes, a fake document. "The title is fake, the signature is fake, the seal is fake, and the paper is fake." Secretary Zhu picked up the document on the table and stroked it quietly. He muttered to himself.
"Today, in Yan 'an, in order to support your anti-Japanese work, we have sent an American union member, Li Yan, to support your anti-Japanese work.”
"Stop looking. The paper is Chinese paper, not French or Soviet. There was also no imprint of the Comintern. It should be Yan 'an of the Republic of China, not Yan' an of China. Zinoviev was executed as early as 1936, and there were double images in the chapter. The United States did not have a party, nor did it join the Comintern. Who gave it to you? You're definitely a little liar. Even if you've been out for a few years, you wouldn't be able to do this.”
Although Chief of Staff He had seen many fake documents, most of them were made by the Japanese. The Japanese were good at making such simple and crude fake documents.
To be honest, it had been many years since he last saw Chief of Staff He.
" But the content is not fake." Secretary Zhu looked at Staff Officer He and quietly voiced his doubts.
"Impossible. Have you ever seen a document with only twenty-six words? Not to mention that this was a document sent by the Comintern. There was nothing about this person's background, personal experience, and whether they had been investigated. How could this document be real?”
"The document is fake, but the contents are real.”Looking at the anxious Chief of Staff He, Secretary Zhu calmly repeated what he had just said.
" No, what's wrong with you? How did you..." Before Staff Officer He could finish, Secretary Zhu had already taken out another document and handed it to him.
"Take a look at this first. As he spoke, Secretary Zhu took out another document from his folder.
"What is this?" After confirming the authenticity of the document, Chief of Staff He started reading it.
"This is the document sent by the Northern Bureau last month. Take a look and see if this is fake. You watch first. I'll tell you about this in detail.”Secretary Zhu whispered the question that had been bothering him for several days.
"On the morning of the 14th of last month, a few people from our Shandong base came to the public point in Shanghai. It was the military commander. The relationship between the two countries had already entered a period of relaxation due to the relationship with Japan. Therefore, the few staff members at the public point did not act rashly. They only thought that they were here to ask for help.”
"Originally, they were already prepared for a few people to die. After all, how can there be no deaths in defending the territory against the Japanese? However, he didn't expect them to go back after sitting for a while. They didn't say anything, didn't do anything, and didn't make any requests. However, after the few of them left, they found that one of them stayed behind. The person who stayed behind handed the fake document to the person at the public point.”
He thought that he had reviewed this matter many times, so Secretary Zhu didn't pause at all.
"Just like you, the people who made it public also thought that the person was a little liar. They thought that the commander had caught a little liar on the street and that it was not easy to deal with him, so they planned to secretly deal with him in a few days. It was also because of this consideration that she coaxed him down.”
Chief of Staff He, who had been attracted by the document, finally looked up at him in shock.
"I'm not done yet. On the afternoon of the 14th, I received this document. It was secretly issued by the Northern Bureau. The document said that in order to support Shandong's anti-Japanese work, and considering that Shandong Province was rich in mineral resources and had a certain industrial foundation, a commissioner of the Comintern named Li Yan was sent to assist Shandong in industrial construction.”
"The document also says that Comrade Li Yan is an American Chinese. He has obtained the title of senior engineer in the United States and has been responsible for many industrial constructions in the United States. He has rich experience in industrial construction. I hope that our Shandong Military and Political Committee can listen to Comrade Li Yan's opinions seriously and jointly build the industry of Shandong Province.”
"Li Yan is currently in Shanghai. He hopes that we can send someone to welcome him. After I got this document, I immediately sent a message to Shanghai and ordered them to find a Chinese American named Li Yan. On the 15th, this order was sent to the public. When they received the order, they immediately thought of the person from yesterday and went to find the Shanghai intelligence agency.”
"A real document and a fake document, but the content is the same. The comrades in Shanghai were also very puzzled, so they sent over the details of this matter. After I found out, I was also very puzzled. However, considering the important value of Li Yan himself, I first asked my comrades in Shanghai to secretly send him over for us to investigate in detail. However, they continued to secretly look for Li Yan in Shanghai.”
"The day before yesterday, the escorts arrived in Shandong and reported that they had found out that Li Yan was staying at the Peace Hotel before. Considering that he might be a spy of the military commander, they first put him in the city. If it's not the real Li Yan, it's convenient to deal with him on the spot. After all, the Japanese just arrived and some people are very noisy. However, I came across some things during my review yesterday morning. Considering that you are our highest military officer in Shandong, I need your opinion.”
"It's good that you haven't dealt with it yet. If what the document says is true, then Li Yan is too important to us now.”Chief of Staff He obviously calmed down when he heard that he was fine.
"Don't be glad yet. Look at this.”Secretary Zhu took out another document.
"This is a simple record of yesterday's conversation. Take a good look.”After handing the document to Chief of Staff He, Secretary Zhu voiced out his biggest doubt.
"According to our conversation yesterday, Li Yan is an American. He graduated from the California Institute of Technology and joined the General Electric Group after graduation. He participated in the construction of the Los Angeles power plant and the New Mexico mine in the United States. Later, he went to the Ford Corporation in the United States and was responsible for the construction of the Ford Corporation's branch in New Mexico.”
"Last year, I came to China at the invitation of the American envoy to China, Jensen, to help with China's industrial construction. At the same time, he joined the United States Navy Intelligence Agency last year and was responsible for the intelligence work of the United States Navy on China. He was a spy, an American spy, and a spy from a capitalist country to China.”
Secretary Zhu told him the most important reason for inviting Chief of Staff He over. If Li Yan was just an American engineer, he wouldn't mind listening to his opinion. However, Li Yan was a spy. No one could guarantee that they would be pure when working with him. Whether it was now or in the future, this impurity was a fatal point.
"Yes, it's difficult. If what he said is true, then the price of giving up on him is too high. A talent like him is enough to bring our base's industry to a new level. But he is a spy."
After reading the record, Chief of Staff He could not help but sigh. This matter was too complicated.
Neither of them could bear such a huge responsibility. In their many years of experience, they had seen too many evil consequences brought about by impure things, and too many people were dealt with because of impure things.
"My personal plan is to report it to Yan 'an and let Yan' an decide on Li Yan's opinion. It's better for the two of us to sign such a big deal together.”
"But my personal preference is to use him. After all, if such a talent is used well, it will be of great use to thousands of Shandong people. It can reduce the casualties of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. Even if they were to investigate later, only a few hundred people would be dealt with. Using a few hundred to exchange for tens of thousands of people, this business can be done, what do you think?”Secretary Zhu slowly explained his decision.
"Alright, I'll listen to your opinion and send a message to Yan 'an. Write down your opinion as well. I'll sign it when you're done.”
Chief of Staff He also felt that he should abide by Secretary Zhu's opinion. After all, he had seen what the Japanese army did in Shandong. It would be good if even one person could die.
"I wrote it yesterday. Sign it. After you sign it, let Xiao Liu bring it back to the base immediately. Send it to Yan 'an immediately. I'll receive a reply tomorrow or the day after.”Secretary Zhu took out the documents from the document bag and handed them to Chief of Staff He. Staff officer He signed his name without hesitation. He called in his clerk, Liu Xin, who had been waiting outside the door. He carefully handed the document to him and instructed him to return to the base as soon as possible and send the document to Yan 'an as soon as possible.
After Secretary Zhu finished what happened last night, Chief of Staff He asked,
"Right, is what Li Yan said true? How could a Chinese person achieve so much in the United States? I remember that the United States has something called the Chinese Exclusion Act. The United States had always discriminated against the Chinese.”
"Don't worry, I didn't finish asking yesterday. After I found out that he joined the United States Navy Intelligence Bureau, I quickly asked Xiao Liu to call you over. Let's go and ask him together. Besides, if Yan 'an agrees with our opinion, we'll be colleagues in the future. We'll also take this opportunity to let the two of you meet first.”
Secretary Zhu said as he brought Chief of Staff He to the guest room next door.
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