The wind picked up, and the continuous drizzle seemed to be blown away.
Cheng Qianfan sat by the window, which was open, and he was watching the rain and fog on the Huangpu River.
The door opened.
Cheng Qianfan turned around and glanced, it was Hao Zai.
"Is the news confirmed?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"There is no doubt about it." Hao Zai nodded, "Miss Shui's ship will officially arrive in Shanghai tomorrow."
"Miss Shui" is the code name given to Wang Chuhai within the Shanghai Special Intelligence Team, because Wang Chuhai is a native of Sanshui, Guangdong.
Cheng Qianfan nodded, his expression solemn.
The schedule he saw in Sakamoto Yoshino's office had the words "Welcome Mr. X" on it, and Cheng Qianfan suspected that Mr.
Previously, the military commander failed to assassinate Wang Chuhai in Hanoi, and traces of Wang Chuhai and his party disappeared.
Chongqing speculates that Wang may return to China with the support of the Japanese and will most likely choose Shanghai as his first destination.
The reason is very simple. Hong Kong is under the control of the British, and the space for activities of the Gongguan faction is squeezed. Guangzhou is occupied by Japan. Wang Chuanhai always pays attention to face. In order to avoid being regarded as a puppet of the Japanese, Wang Chuanhai does not
I would choose Guangzhou.
In this case, Shanghai, as the most prosperous big city in the Far East and with the most prosperous concessions, became the first choice.
The information about 'Mr.
This also means that Wang reclamation will arrive in Shanghai soon.
Ever since, Dai Chunfeng issued an order to the Shanghai special situation team to try to find out the date of Wang Chuhai's arrival in Shanghai.
During this period, Cheng Qianfan increased the frequency of visits and advice from Hyōtaro Imamura within a reasonable range:
As the counselor of the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai, Imamura Hyōtaro should be able to grasp Wang Kehai's whereabouts in a timely manner.
However, how to safely obtain information from Hyōtaro Imamura without arousing suspicion requires careful consideration.
However, what surprised Cheng Qianfan was that before he could get the information from Hyōtaro Imamura, he had obtained the information about the time when Wang Qianhai arrived in Shanghai.
Zhao Yi, deputy leader of the second intelligence team working at the Dong-A Ilbo bureau, reported that the newspaper bureau issued a notice that everyone must be at work during the two days, and no leave is allowed——
‘Everyone wants to witness a grand event that will go down in history’.
The words of the editor-in-chief of Dong-A Ilbo aroused Zhao Yi's interest.
After a little inquiry, he found out the reason. It was Wang Chuanhai who was coming to Shanghai!
To be precise, the newspaper did not deliberately keep this matter secret, and seemed to be willing to see the news spread.
…
"Aren't the Japanese worried about Wang Chuhai's safety?" Cheng Qianfan thought.
If he considers this matter from the Japanese perspective, Wang's safety will be the first priority. At least until Wang's safe arrival in Shanghai, the information must be kept absolutely confidential.
"Zhao Yi judged that the information was not leaked by the Japanese." Hao Zai said, "He provided an important information."
"Well, tell me."
"Tang Hao, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Dong-A Ilbo, likes to drink. Zhao Yi invited him to a drink and found out a detail from this man's mouth," Hao Zai said.
Cheng Qianfan nodded, Zhao Yi was a good writer, or to put it more bluntly, Zhao Yi was good at charming and shameless articles. This made Zhao Yi highly appreciated within the East Asia Daily, and also made Zhao Yi and the newspaper staff
We have good relationships with several leaders.
Of course, there is a bad side. It is said that anti-Japanese groups have targeted the traitor reporter Zhao Yi, intending to eliminate traitors for the country!
…
"Just a few days ago, the top brass of the newspaper held a secret meeting, and a distinguished guest was present." Hao Zai continued.
"Dignified guest?" Cheng Qianfan was immediately interested, "Do you know the identity of that person?"
"I don't know." Hao Zai shook his head, "However, Zhao Yi got some information, and Tang Hao said 'Mr. Zhou'."
"Zhou Liang!" Cheng Qianfan immediately came to his own conclusion.
This 'Mr. Zhou' is most likely Zhou Liang, the general of the Gongguan faction.
Yes.
When Wang Chuanhai arrived in Shanghai, the Japanese wanted to "welcome" Wang Chuanhai. However, with Wang's temperament, it was impossible to tolerate everything being arranged by the Japanese. He would definitely arrange for his generals to go to Shanghai in advance to take care of things.
Arrange reception arrangements.
In Wang Chuanhai's mind, it was the Wang faction that was negotiating with the Japanese in the concession, not Wang Chuanhai who came to the Japanese-occupied area to meet the Japanese.
In this way, Wang's generals are ready to pick up the troops in advance, which is what the question should mean.
At the same time, Cheng Qianfan thought for a while and began to understand why newspapers like the East Asia Daily received the exact time and itinerary of Wang Chuhai's arrival in Shanghai.
The Japanese side definitely does not want the news of Wang's arrival in Shanghai to become public knowledge. On the one hand, it is worried about Wang's safety. On the other hand, it is also the most important consideration:
The Japanese wanted to use their power to suppress Wang Chuhai in order to force Wang Chuhai to make greater concessions at the negotiation table.
This 'momentum', for example, Wang Chuanhai arrived in Shanghai quietly, as if no one was paying attention...
Then at the negotiation table, Wang's morale will be severely damaged, leaving her with no confidence at all.
This is why Zhou Liang wanted to use pro-Japanese newspapers such as the East Asia Daily to publicize Wang Chuanhai's arrival in Shanghai and create an atmosphere of warm welcome to Wang.
Cheng Qianfan thought of a word: build momentum!
Not only that, he also considered another level. The Dong-A Ilbo is a pro-daily newspaper and is controlled by the Japanese behind it. Now it is willing to help Wang Kehai to build momentum. This may be against the wishes of some Japanese senior officials.
This shows what?
Cheng Qianfan fell into deep thought.
…
"It can be seen from this that Yingzuo Zhenzhao is happy to see our side grow stronger." Zhou Liang said with an excited look on his face.
As he said that, he looked at Dingmutun with a little more appreciation in his eyes.
It was Ding Mutun who proposed to him to win the support of newspapers and report and publicize the news of Mr. Wang's visit to Shanghai in order to strengthen Mr. Wang's momentum.
Zhou Liang was a little hesitant about this. He was worried about Wang Chuanhai's safety.
Chongqing had previously sent people to Hanoi to assassinate Wang Canhai, which shocked Zhou Liang and others. Wang Canhai was their flag. If this flag fell, the so-called Gongguan faction would be gone.
Ding Mutun patted his chest and assured Zhou Liang that he and Li Cuiqun would do their best to ensure Mr. Wang's safety.
Not only them, but the Japanese have some calculations, but at present, they will definitely not cause Mr. Wang to be harmed.
Zhou Liang was well aware of the Japanese's attempt to exert pressure, and he had been worrying about how to break the situation. After receiving Dingmutun's guarantee, he finally gritted his teeth and adopted Dingmutun's suggestion.
Now it seems that the effect is very good.
The newspapers in Shanghai have begun to work hard, and tomorrow they will be reporting on the grand event of "Mr. Wang"'s arrival in Shanghai.
Not only that, Zhou Liang also saw a hidden message in this matter.
In addition to finding a "neutral newspaper" and a newspaper close to the Gonggang faction, he also deliberately found the Dong-A Ilbo, which has a pro-Japanese background, in order to test Japan's attitude, or to be precise, to test the attitude of Yingzuo Zhenzhao.
Behind the Dong-A Ilbo, there is the shadow of Ying Zuo Zhenzhao.
The Dong-A Ilbo did not refuse and chose to agree to build momentum for Mr. Wang’s arrival in Shanghai, intending to participate in the grand event. This illustrates the attitude of Ying Zuo Zhenzhao.
Not to mention the attitude of the Japanese cabinet and military towards the Wang Reclamation regime. Yingzuo Zhenzhao, considering his own interests, hopes to see the Wang family grow stronger, at least at this stage.
The stronger the Wang family becomes, the more Japan will pay more attention to it, and the position of Yingzuo Zhenzhao, who is behind the scenes and has a strong influence on the Wang family, will become more stable.
"This shows that the Japanese are still clear-headed. They know that the pursuit of ultimate peace cannot be separated from the support of political leaders like Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhou." Li Cuiqun said at the side.
Zhou Liang glanced at Li Cuiqun and smiled slightly.
Deep down, he doesn't think highly of this person yet, but it might as well form a good relationship now.
"When Mr. Wang came to Shanghai, he felt like he had cleared the dark clouds and seen the sun." Jing Muyun said happily.
Several people looked at each other and laughed.
…
After seeing off Zhou Liang, Dingmu Tun, Li Cuiqun, and Jing Muyun, the three suddenly fell silent.
"Judging from Mr. Zhou's reaction, the effect is quite good." Jing Muyun glanced at the two of them, broke the silence and said, "At the very least, we are now taking the initiative to seek refuge with Mr. Wang. They need it."
"What Brother Jing said is true." Ding Mutun said slowly.
Li Cuiqun also nodded in approval, "I also want to thank Brother Jing for his insight."
Dingmu Tun, Li Cuiqun and his gang are just a spy force. Although they are backed by the Japanese, at most they can only be said to be seeking financial benefits, but it is extremely difficult to make a difference politically.
Move closer to Wang Reclamation, this was Jing Muyun's advice to Ding Mutun and Li Cuiqun.
Jing Muyun directly explained his views to Ding Mutun and Li Cuiqun:
Although Ding Mutun is considered a veteran within the Kuomintang Party, his appeal is actually just that. Not to mention that many people outside the party don’t know you, Brother Ding. Even within the party, if you are not from the CC faction, few people know about you.
of.
As for Brother Li Cuiqun, your appeal within the party is not as good as Brother Ding.
Whether it was Ding Mutun or Li Cuiqun, although they found these words really unpleasant to hear, they also knew that they were indeed true.
Jing Muyun’s final suggestion was to seek refuge with Wang Chuanhai:
Wang Qianhai didn't have any capable people who dared to fight and kill, so it was just right to go.
In Dingmu Tun, Li Cuiqun thought and discussed and approved Jing Muyun's proposal.
Afterwards, the two tried to find ways to contact Wang Reclamation.
They didn't dare or couldn't contact the Wang family directly, so they could only approach in a roundabout way.
Dingmutun chose to make tentative contact with Zhou Liang.
Dingmutun and Zhouliang are both fellow Hunanese.
Although they were not familiar with each other, Dingmu Tun had a friend named Jianwu Yang. Although Jianwu Yang did not know Zhou Liang, Jianwu Yang knew Mrs. Zhou.
Therefore, Dingmu Tun asked Jian Wuyang to contact Mrs. Zhou, and then took a roundabout way to approach Zhou Liang.
However, Jianwu Yang had been keeping an eye on Mrs. Zhou Liang for several days in Hong Kong, but never had a chance to see Zhou Liang, so he had no choice but to give up.
In this case, after Mu Yun personally took action, although he was secretly attracted by Ding and Li, Chongqing did not know.
Jing Muyun used the excuse of transferring to Hong Kong to Chongqing to secretly meet Zhou Liang in Hong Kong and told him about Dingmu Tun and Li Cuiqun's decision to seek refuge.
Zhou Liang suddenly realized:
He was frightened when he received a report from his subordinates that someone had been secretly watching him. He thought it was Chongqing who was going to take action against him, but he did not expect that it was the messenger Jian Wu Yang who came to seek refuge with the homeless Dingmu Village.
In this way, Dingmu Tun, Li Cuiqun and his group finally established contact with Zhou Liang.
When Zhou Liang secretly came to Shanghai to prepare for Wang Chuanhai's arrival in Shanghai, the role of the "local snake" of Dingmu Tun and Li Cuiqun's secret service became apparent.
"Mr. Zhou has promised to go to the dock with us to meet Mr. Wang tomorrow. This is a good start." Jing Muyun said with a happy face.
Ding Mutun nodded slightly, "After all, the most important thing is to protect Mr. Wang's safety."
For a long time, Dingmutun felt that it was unsatisfactory within the Kuomintang. Now that he finally saw the opportunity to "show his grand ambitions", he was naturally very excited.
Li Cuiqun smiled and nodded at the side. His eyes swept over Jing Muyun and Ding Mutun, but there was a haze in his heart.
Jing Muyun was dragged into the trap by Li Cuiqun.
However, Jing Muyun now seems to be getting closer and closer to Dingmutun.
Without him, Dingmutun's influence within the Kuomintang is indeed unmatched by him.
Every time Li Cuiqun thought about this, he felt anxious and full of anger.
‘If I can meet Mr. Wang tomorrow and win Mr. Wang’s favor,’ Li Cuiqun thought to himself.
Here, Ding Mutun and Jing Muyun exchanged a hidden glance.
After discussing for a while about tomorrow's important matter of 'picking up', Mu Yun left beforehand.
Li Cuiqun and Ding Mutun looked at each other, "Brother Jing seems to be ten years younger."
The smile on Ding Mutun's face softened a little, and he nodded, "People feel good when happy events happen."
Jing Muyun felt that he was the one who helped the two of them get in touch with Zhou Liang, and he had been too active recently!
What's more, after Mu Yun's previous words, do you really think that the two of them are so generous that they don't mind at all?
…
No. 19, Luojiawan, Yucheng.
Qi Wu has a warm smile on his face. He is such a gentle person. When comrades coming and going greet him, Qi Wu will smile in response.
If he meets a comrade who looks suspicious, Qi Wu will not take the initiative to ask, but he will inquire secretly. If someone is in trouble, Qi Wu will quietly help him, which is a small favor, but it will not be a big deal. That kind of kindness.
At this moment, Qi Wu's expression was solemn, but his steps were brisk.
He came outside Dai Chunfeng's office and asked softly, "Is the bureau seat inside?"
The guard at the door nodded.
Qi Wu entered the office after asking for instructions. He took out the telegram from his pocket and handed it over with a serious expression, with a joyful tone in his voice, "Secretary, 'Blue Bird' secret telegram, it's about 'Mr. Female'."
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