The guest room next to the presidential suite was set up as a temporary communications room. Maps of Asia, Europe and Australia were hung on the four walls of the room. More than a dozen communications personnel sat in front of the advanced radio communication system, constantly communicating with South China domestic
Make contact.
Staff officers shuttled back and forth, constantly handing over compiled information to An Yi.
An Yi checked carefully and found that the military and political affairs of South China are currently running well and there are no problems. However, Wang Jingwei's defection caused a stir in the entire Chinese area.
News came from the military command that Wang Jingwei stayed in Macau and refused to move. Chairman Chiang was a little unhappy, so he issued an instruction to "urge" so that Wang Jingwei could go faster on the road to defect. After Dai Li was ordered,
He sent his general Chen Gongshu to Macau to "supervise".
March 27, nine o'clock in the morning.
Wang Jingwei, Chen Bijun and others left their apartment in two black cars and went to Zhongshan Park to relieve their boredom. Chen Gongshu sent people to follow them and opened fire. The car carrying Wang accelerated and fled. Due to the sudden appearance of the Macau police, the military commanders
If you fail to catch up, you will miss the "good opportunity".
At 11:40 p.m. the next day, the military commander once again organized troops to raid Wang's house and had a fierce gun battle with the KMT agents in charge of the guards. During the chaos, Wang Jingwei's close aide Zeng Zhongming and his wife Fang Junbi were hit by stray bullets.
Zeng Zhongming was dying, but Fang Junbi saved him.
Zeng Zhongming's death greatly stimulated Wang Jingwei. Worried about the ensuing assassinations, Wang Jingwei left a sum of money to Fang Junbi, who was hospitalized. Under the protection of the Communist Party's special agents, in the early morning of the 29th, Wang Jingwei, his family and entourage
, left Macau by boat and went to unknown destination.
In the following days, Wang Jingwei's articles frequently appeared in many newspapers and periodicals in Hong Kong. Most of them criticized Chiang Kai-shek and the Nanjing government. Some also accused the CCP of "separating one side", "secretly expanding", and South China's "economic aggression" and "colonization".
It can be said that it has offended people from all walks of life.
According to the intelligence from the Tokyo and Beijing-Tianjin secret agencies, Wang Jingwei is very likely to go to North China during this trip and formally sell himself to the Japanese.
The reason why the CIA, the Ministry of National Security and the General Staff Intelligence Department did not arrange personnel to kill Wang Jingwei in Macau is that his evil deeds were not yet clear. If he were ordered to eradicate him at this time, he would not necessarily be touted by his supporters as a fighter against dictatorship and aggression.
, describing his defection as a visit to Europe and the United States as he had done before, or under the guidance of a thoughtful person, pointing the finger at the Anyi Group, causing unnecessary trouble.
However, since Wang Jingwei has determined his whereabouts, and because of the deaths of Zeng Zhongming and Lin Baisheng, he has become a frightened bird, it is only a matter of time that he turns to the Japanese. Zhao Rui has issued an order, and the intelligence agencies in Pingjin and Qingdao immediately took action.
After the whereabouts of Wang Jingwei and his accomplices are confirmed, their every move will be closely monitored. Once the evidence of the crime is confirmed, they will be immediately executed by "Heavenly Execution".
After An Yi finished handling the military and political affairs, he returned from the communication room to the next room and found that the Lin sisters were already waiting there. Today the two fiancées were simply wearing a plain white dress, with their slender legs wrapped in nylon stockings under the skirt.
, tied around the waist is a black ribbon dotted with lace, which looks elegant and refreshing, yet so harmonious.
"Due to the busy schedule of the group and a lot of official business that needs to be handled, the fourth brother and Brother Ma went back to Los Angeles last night, leaving my sister and I here. I woke up this morning and saw the newspaper that Germany had declared war on the United States. Xiaoran and I
Thinking that President Roosevelt might not be able to talk to you for the time being, I decided to come to the hotel and accompany you around the United States."
The person who spoke had a beautiful smile, lively eyes, and a sly smile on the corner of his mouth.
An Yi took a glance and found a small red mole on the lobe of her left ear. He immediately knew that this was actually his sister Lin Xiaoran. He didn't tell the truth immediately and said with a smile:
"Okay, I heard that New York is the largest city in the world. The city area is larger than Syria, which has a population of nearly 10 million. Especially the Empire State Building, which was built during the economic crisis nine years ago, is 102 stories high.
The building was completed in only 410 days, which is a miracle in the history of human architecture. I just want to take a look."
Lin Xiaoran was slightly disappointed when she saw that An Yi didn't realize that he had identified the wrong person.
Lin Xiaotong glared at her sister reproachfully and said: "Don't listen to Xiaoran's nonsense, I am Xiaotong. In fact, that building is just a little taller. We have ten floors of property there. So far, the occupancy rate is still low."
Less than 20%. Last month, Raskob’s cash flow was a bit tight, and he approached us and wanted to sell us another ten floors, but we refused!”
When An Yi heard this, his eyes widened: "What, you...you actually refused to buy the property in the Empire State Building...This is a business where you can make a profit without losing money. You have no money, why don't you pay?"
What did I say?"
"Isn't that right? You said you would make a profit or not lose money by buying the property in the 'Empty State Building' that was ridiculed by New York people?"
Lin Xiaoran held up his belly with joy: "I'm afraid you are mistaken now. That building cost 41 million US dollars to build. It was during the economic crisis and there was insufficient funds. Raskob approached Zhang Xi for financing, because
Raskob has a background in the DuPont Group, so Zhang Xi spent US$4.5 million to obtain a 10% interest, which is the property we now own on the 70th to 80th floors.
"Later, Zhang Xi and our properties were divested, and these ten floors were allocated to our names. However, these properties were non-performing assets. Since the day they were built, the occupancy rate has been seriously insufficient, especially after the war in Europe.
Because people are worried that the floors are too high, the targets are obvious, and they are easily bombed by planes, so the overall value of the building, which was originally low in price, has shrunk to 30 million U.S. dollars. After deducting the factor of the depreciation of the U.S. dollar, the loss is even higher than the data shows.
It’s much worse!”
An Yi was moved in his heart and asked: "So, even if we spend money to buy ten floors, it is only an investment of 3 million US dollars?"
The Lin sisters nodded, and An Yi laughed: "Okay, today we will go to New York and take a look around the Empire State Building. If possible, we will buy another ten or twenty floors. Real estate is such a thing.
Preserve the value. When the war is over, real estate will definitely skyrocket. This asset can double in a short time, or increase tenfold in a few years!"
"No way!?"
The Lin sisters were relatively shocked. They did not expect An Yi to be so confident, but after thinking about An Yi's many plans and whimsical ideas before, they vaguely believed in his judgment and couldn't help but feel excited.
At 10:30 in the morning, the U.S. government confirmed An Yi's itinerary. President Roosevelt, who was meeting at the White House, personally called to apologize, saying that due to Germany's sudden declaration of war, the previously formulated plan to focus on operations in the Asia-Pacific region would be quickly revised. , political party leaders, social groups and military generals will be convened for meetings in the next few days, and it is temporarily impossible to spare time to attend talks with An Yi.
An Yi said that he didn't mind. He just took this opportunity to go deep into various parts of the United States and understand all aspects of the United States in order to better cooperate in the future. Roosevelt was very happy after hearing this and said that he would arrange for states and municipal governments to closely protect and properly receive him. If An Yi confirmed the wedding date, and no matter how busy he was, he would still take time to attend the wedding. An Yi expressed his gratitude on the phone.
Half an hour later, the convoy sent by the embassy to greet them drove out of the Mayflower Hotel. The people accompanying it included Shen Fengdao, Lin Yaodong, Tang Fen, Zhou Ziwei, Leng Yue, in addition to ten attendants and twenty from the Central Security Bureau. Others, including Ngo Dinh Diem and Zhao Dongquan, continued to stay at the hotel.
After the motorcade left the hotel, it drove eastward along the street. The U.S. authorities had implemented temporary traffic control along the way. On both sides of the street, police officers in black uniforms and military police in khaki uniforms were everywhere.
Pedestrians looked at this huge convoy with curious eyes from a distance.
Except for the police car at the front and the truck with American soldiers at the back, the twenty cars in the middle of the convoy are all "Venus" cars with black streamlined bodies, special armored steel and brown bulletproof glass. , these vehicles were specially transported from South China, thousands of miles away, to the West Coast in the past two years, and then sent to Washington by rail! Among the eastern states, in addition to Washington, there are also consulates in New York, Boston, and Miami. There are fleets of this size.
In front of each "Venus" car, there are two five-clawed golden dragon red flags. Those Americans who were stopped by the police could only watch from a distance those cars with almost the same appearance passing by one by one. It is very difficult for people with ulterior motives to tell which one of these cars is An Yi's car.
An Yi and the Lin sisters were sitting in the same car, looking out at the street, and couldn't help but sigh: "Although there are many high-rise buildings, there are parks and green spaces everywhere... Washington is like a city built in a garden. city. Looking back at Xinjing now, the newly built Xicheng District and Nancheng District are okay, but the old city is very irregular. It is estimated that a lot of effort will be spent in the future to build it into a place with as pleasant scenery as Washington."
Lin Xiaotong comforted: "Not every place in the United States is like Washington. After all, this is the capital. There are many monuments, memorials and museums, as well as the National Cemetery, Peninsula Park, National Zoo, National Botanical Garden, Naval Observatory, and Army Medical Centers and other facilities, as well as governments, universities and embassies of various countries and other institutions, most of them pay attention to greening. It is not surprising to have such a scenery.
"In fact, many industrial cities in the United States, as well as New York, where land is at a premium, don't have much green land. This may be the pain of economic development. The only thing we can do is to develop the economy first before worrying about other things. In today's world, industrial strength is the standard to measure a country's national strength, not greening."
When An Yi heard this, he nodded, and then burst into laughter, thinking that he was still a bit young, and not two girls could understand it.
The special plane did not occupy the apron of the Washington National Airport, but was parked at the Naval Airport in eastern Washington. Two squadrons of escorting fighter jets and a squadron of tankers were also parked there. It was quite a distance from the Mayflower Hotel. Along the way.
, the motorcade passed through the State Department, the White House, the National Gallery of Art, the Capitol Building, the Library of Congress, Anacostia Park and Capitol Hill before finally arriving at the airport.
The Lin sisters compared the landmark buildings and explained them one by one, which was an eye-opener for An Yi.
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