Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shigege decided to send a "working group" to the Lanzhou headquarters to secretly investigate the spies. They decided to leave the matter to Tumache.
After receiving such an important task again, Xiang Xiang was very excited, and repeatedly promised to complete the task. After Xiang Xiaoqiang returned to Nanjing, Xiang Xiang has been trying to perform well. It can be seen that he cherishes this opportunity very much.
I felt a stomachache and went to make arrangements. Xiang Xiaoqiang discussed with Shi Shigege for a while and formulated a plan to narrow down the scope of suspects.
Xiang Xiaoqiang picked up the phone and asked the switchboard to be transferred to the Lanzhou headquarters.
The call was quickly connected.
Xiang Xiaoqiang did not find Zhao Cunnian, but found Sun Gaogang, the commander of the Fourth Division. Xiang Xiaoqiang pretended to be very angry and opened his mouth and said:
"Sun Gaogang, what's going on? You're the one who's clamoring to send one division over, right? Ah? Don't you know that I only have two divisions here? Don't you know that the People's Guard's primary duty is to defend the capital? Send them all over.
If something happens to the east, who should I go to?"
Sun Gaogang was stunned for a while after being trained. It took him a long time to react, and he immediately cried out:
"My lord, you have wronged my subordinates. They didn't clamor to mobilize troops!"
"Then who wants to mobilize troops?"
Sun Gaogang said:
"Yes...it was the chief of staff who decided to request reinforcements!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang snorted and said:
"Chief of Staff? No, the Chief of Staff still doesn't understand this? Who gave him the idea?"
Sun Gaogang was stunned:
"Sir... this... no one has come up with ideas from the chief of staff. The chief of staff decides on his own. But... sir, we are really in a tight situation here..."
He said "hmm" to Xiaoqiang, then pondered, and began to pray in his heart: The most critical sentence is about to be asked, and it must go smoothly.
Then, pretending to be casual, he asked:
"The chief of staff decided on his own? When did he say he wanted to mobilize troops?"
"Oh," Sun Gaogang said, "it was the morning meeting this morning. The chief of staff said it at the early military meeting."
This morning! Xiang Xiaoqiang’s heart tightened and he said secretly: Sure enough!
He stabilized his breathing and said:
"This...is the first announcement this morning? Have I told you before?"
"Oh, let me think about it...it seems not."
"It seems not?"
"Oh, it doesn't seem like it, I'm sure it doesn't happen." At this point, Sun Gaogang seemed to have heard something was wrong, and asked tentatively, "Sir, Chief of Staff, is he...?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Oh, it's nothing. Gao Gang, don't say anything to the chief of staff later. And don't tell anyone else. Do you understand?"
Sun Gaogang muttered in his heart, but he still held it back and said calmly:
"Oh, don't worry, sir, I won't tell anyone."
"very good."
Xiang Xiaoqiang put down the phone, looked at Fourteen Princesses, and said slowly:
"It should be Zhao Cunnian."
Fourteen Gege slowly narrowed her eyes, also showing an expression of disbelief.
"Zhao Cunnian..." she murmured, "He is already the Chief of Staff of the People's Guard. How likely is it that he will be recruited by a foreign spy?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang sat down slowly, took out a cigarette, lit it and smoked it. After a while, he raised his head and said:
"Afang, if it is really Zhao Cunnian, then the problem is really serious. The Chief of Staff of the People's Guard Mobile Team is actually a foreign spy..."
Fourteen Gege didn't say anything. She sat for a while, raised her hand and rang the bell to call the secretary, and asked her to invite Tumache. Then, Fourteenth Gege gave Tumache some instructions, asking him to send someone to Lanzhou.
List Zhao Cunnian as a key suspect. Once additional evidence is found, Zhao Cunnian will be escorted back immediately.
After Stomachache left, Shi Shigege looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang and said quietly:
"Xiaoqiang... is not impossible. Although he has a very high position now, it is entirely possible that he is a spy. But... he will not be recruited just now. That is indeed impossible. I mean... there is
Perhaps earlier, when he was still a junior officer, or even in the military academy, he was dragged into the situation. Xiao
Qiang, you also know. In our espionage industry, if we want to lure someone into being a spy, it is the first time and the second time. As long as you become a spy once, the handle will fall into the hands of others and be controlled by them.
.If you want to quit halfway, it is impossible, you can only sink deeper and deeper. If you guessed correctly, Zhao Cunnian is such a spy."
Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at the fourteen grids and said slowly:
"Afang, which country do you think... he is a spy?"
Fourteen Gege smiled and sighed:
"That's super redundant. It must be from Japan."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled slightly, said nothing, just opened his arms, and Shi Shigege leaned in his arms obediently.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stroked her hair and whispered:
"Afang...if we really want to go to war with Japan, you have to be mentally prepared...I know that you were sent to Japan when you were six years old and didn't come back until you were more than 20 years old. Even Chinese was taught by the Japanese...
Japan is your second home. I know it’s very emotional for you..."
Fourteen Gege chuckled and shook her head:
"Xiaoqiang, don't worry, if it happens, I will be like the same person as during the Northern Expedition. I am no longer a little girl, and I will not let those simple emotions control my mind. I have experienced so much since I was a child, and I should learn to do it now.
Put aside the idea of "hometown" and only think about your own interests. Don't even think about it, where are my status, my wealth, my power, and my happiness now? I left this place at my feet.
A piece of land, can I still keep these? Haha..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang hugged Shi Shi Ge Ge and listened to her smiling and saying these very sad and cold words. He couldn't help but feel sad. He patted Shi Shi Ge Ge's back and put his mouth to her ear, wanting to say something.
What? After much thought, I couldn't think of anything that was most suitable, so I had to say one word softly:
"good……"
…
On July 3, at three o'clock in the morning, Xiang Xiaoqiang was woken up by a push. He opened his sleepy eyes and saw Shi Shi Ge Ge sitting by the bed in pajamas.
"What's going on..." He muttered, reaching out to pull open the lamp, "What's going on?"
Fourteen Gege whispered:
"The Soviet Union declared war on the Ming Dynasty."
With that said, she stood up, walked to the corner, turned on the radio on the wooden stand, and quickly tuned to Jinling Radio Station.
The Voice of Jinling is rebroadcasting Stalin's declaration of war. This speech has been translated into Chinese.
——As expected, Stalin’s main reasons were two: Ming’s aggression against the “Kingdom of Ili” and the “Uyghur-Stan Republic”; Ming’s blatant sending of warships to threaten the Soviet Union from both ends of Asia and Europe
sea area and carried out brutal invasion of the Soviet Union.
After rebroadcasting Stalin's speech, the radio station rebroadcast a speech by the Soviet People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Litvinov. Litvinov called on the U.S. government to adhere to the Neutrality Law, cherish the precious status of the United States as a neutral country, and not to transport war materials to
belligerent countries.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shigege listened to the radio and looked at each other. Neither of them was obviously too surprised. Everyone had been mentally prepared for this incident and knew that it would happen sooner or later.
"When can we respond?"
Asked Xiaoqiang.
Fourteen Gege guessed:
"It will take an hour or two...it doesn't matter if war is declared, now everyone can let go and fight."