The big incident caused by Generals Zhang and Yang in Xi'an shocked Shanghai, the whole of China, and the whole world.
Cheng Qianfan, who was sitting on the second floor of Chunfengdeyi Building, heard the news and rushed downstairs like flying.
Wielding a baton, he spent two cents from a citizen's hand and forcibly 'bought' the "Declaration" from his hand.
Looking at the huge headlines on the front page of "Declaration", "A major incident occurred in Xi'an yesterday" and "Chairman of the Standing Committee was kidnapped in Xi'an".
He was completely stunned, and then he kept saying "something big happened".
Inside, I was roaring, laughing, and ecstatic, and a voice roared:
Kill him!
The sky has eyes!
Peter can speak Chinese and heard the newsboy shouting just now. However, he is not familiar with Chinese and cannot read the newspaper, so he was jumping around anxiously.
Cheng Qianfan pointed to the newspaper and told Peter what the newspaper said.
Peter's face changed drastically at first, "Oops, there's going to be a war."
Then he suddenly showed an expression of ecstasy and said excitedly, "The sales of medicines, arms and gasoline in our hands have been suspended."
Cheng Qianfan glanced at Pete and showed an excited expression, "You're right Pete, this is our opportunity to make a lot of money!"
The two had no intention of continuing to drink tea, so they quickly left the teahouse and returned to the central patrol room on Xue Huali Road.
Along the way, people could be seen shouting loudly. Citizens rushed to the newsboys, threw their money on the ground, and grabbed newspapers to read.
Someone laughed.
Some people looked sad.
Some people are terrified.
Some people cried bitterly.
The French Concession authorities responded quickly and required all patrol officers to be on duty, and no one was allowed to take leave.
Firearms and ammunition were distributed to all personnel to deal with the situation that may deteriorate rapidly.
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The mood of the canteen master chef seemed to be affected by this major incident. There was obviously too much salt in the lunch meal.
Cheng Qianfan felt happy, his expression was calm, and he ate half a bowl of rice more.
That night, Cheng Qianfan first went to the safe house. He turned on the radio at the agreed time, expecting to receive a telegram from the northwest headquarters, but he did not.
The excited Cheng Qianfan was a little disappointed.
However, it is understandable that if such a big thing happened, the headquarters must be busy celebrating... very busy.
Then, he came to Father Jin Road.
Zhou Ru could clearly feel the team leader's sadness and impatience.
"Diagram." Cheng Qianfan's expression was extremely serious.
"Nanjing Dai Virgo:
I'm shocked to hear that the leader is trapped in Xi'an. Is this true? Is the leader okay? Are you safe? I hope you can call me back as soon as possible. I'm urgent."
After sending the telegram, Cheng Qianfan waited eagerly, but still did not receive a reply.
Because of the secret message he sent to the Nanjing headquarters, only Dai Chunfeng himself had the code book. Cheng Qianfan's first reaction was that Dai Chunfeng accompanied Chang Kaishen to Xi'an and was also detained in Xi'an during this incident.
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Little did he know that at this time, the headquarters of the Secret Service in Nanjing's Xufu Lane had already become a mess.
When the incident occurred, Dai Chunfeng was stranded in Nanjing due to matters and did not go with Chiang Kai-shek.
All communications between Nanjing and the Xi'an station of the Secret Service were cut off, and no news was spread in newspapers.
Only Chen Anbao, the commander of the 79th Division, sent a telegram: "A mutiny has occurred in Xi'an, and the whereabouts of the Chairman of the Standing Committee is suspected to be unknown."
The anxious Mrs. Jiang first approached Dai Chunfeng to ask for news.
Dai Chunfeng neither knew that the incident occurred nor the specific progress because his secret service stationed in Xi'an did not report the information to him.
Mrs. Jiang was very disappointed and scolded Dai Virgo for being useless.
All day long on the 12th, Dai Chunfeng stayed at the main telecommunications station and kept calling Xi'an's secret radio station, but did not get any answers.
Dai Li was so angry that he felt restless and anxious.
He began to suspect that the entire Xi'an secret service might have been taken over by Zhang Hansheng.
The rise of Dai Chunfeng's personal power is entirely dependent on Chang Kaishen's hands. If something unexpected happens to the leader.
The blow to Dai Chunfeng and the entire Secret Service would be devastating.
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The communication with Xi'an has been interrupted, which makes Dai Chunfeng very anxious.
At this moment, Qi Wu came in with a stack of messages.
"Is there any news about Xi'an?" Dai Chunfeng asked immediately.
Qi Wu shook his head, "These are inquiry telegrams sent from various stations, and what they contain is that people are panicking."
The director received this stack of telegrams, all asking for details about Xi'an. Some people were crying and worried about the future of the Secret Service.
This kind of telegram will only make Dai Chunfeng more irritable.
Suddenly, he found a different message.
"'Blue Bird'?" Dai Chunfeng cursed impatiently, "Why is he calling? What qualifications does he have to call?"
What he said was not that Cheng Qianfan was not qualified to report to the headquarters, but that Jade Bird was too junior and was not qualified to inquire about or interfere with this matter.
See where the other messages come from?
The webmaster of Peking Station, the webmaster of Luoyang Station, the webmaster of Guangzhou Station, the webmaster of Chengdu Station, the webmaster of Kunming Station...
Among the calls from princes from all over the Secret Service, a "Shanghai District Independent Undercover Group of the Secret Service, Blue Bird" appeared.
Dai Chunfeng lost his temper and continued to scold, but he glanced at the message and his eyes stayed on:
Is Virgo safe?
Virgo, who was almost out of control because he could not contact Xi'an, lost his calmness, but sat down, picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip of water, and stared at the message.
Finally, he let out a long sigh, waved the message in his hand, and said to Qi Wu, "So many people called, but only 'Blue Bird' asked me if I was safe."
"The people in our hometown are our own people." Qi Wu also sighed and said to his fellow villager.
"You are right, our little fellow is very nice and sincere, which is rare." Dai Chunfeng nodded and thought for a moment.
"Call back to Jade Bird. I'm fine. Please don't think about it. What happened in the northwest is earth-shattering. What is the attitude of the French and British people towards this, especially what is the attitude of the Japanese towards this? I hope to collect relevant information immediately."
After a pause, Dai Chunfeng added, "The situation is turbulent, please stay safe."
Qi Wu held the folder in both hands, wrote the draft of the telegram, and showed it to Dai Chunfeng. The Virgo read it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, signed, "Send it."
I don't know if it was because he felt the care and warmth from the message from his fellow villager. After this experience, Dai Chunfeng, who was a little impatient or even lost his mind, felt much relieved, and his usual careful judgment was restored.
He paced back and forth in the room.
The committee member was caught by Zhang Yang in Xi'an. The Secret Service did not do a good job in intelligence work and did not take precautions in advance. This is the first crime.
After the commission was arrested, no news came from the secret service agency in Xi'an, and the entire intelligence work in Xi'an was paralyzed. The second crime.
From this point of view, it is not unjust at all to convict Dai Chunfeng of "crimes of dereliction of duty and harming the country."
He must find a way to make up for his mistakes and show his loyalty to his leader.
Suddenly, Dai Chunfeng pressed the bell directly, "Prepare the car."
He knows what he should do and how to make up for his mistakes.
In the following days, Dai Chunfeng visited Uncle Song and Mrs. Jiang every day to learn about the progress of negotiations and liaison with Xi'an. He kept in touch with Hu Zongnan who was stationed in Gansu every day to analyze and grasp the situation in Xi'an.