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Chapter 1341 Lively Mountain City (Happy New Year)

"Congratulations, Commissioner Zuo."

"Hello, Commander Zuo. How are you these days?"

In May 1942, the auditorium of the Shancheng Military Commission was packed. With a burst of warm applause, Zuo Zhong walked down from the stage. Officials from the National Government on both sides rushed forward to greet him and congratulate him continuously.

Walking back to the area where the Military Control Commission was located, Zuo Zhong sat down. Gu Qi and others beside him all had happy expressions on their faces and bowed to congratulate each other.

The successful completion of the puppet Manchukuo mission not only made the National Government save face in front of the Americans, but also increased a lot of gold reserves for the Ministry of Finance. This made someone very satisfied, so there was today's commendation meeting.

All the Military Control Commission members who participated in the operation gained something. Some were promoted in rank, some were awarded medals, Zuo Zhong also received his third Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, and Gu Qi even became a newly promoted major general.

Since then, the main leaders of the first and second departments have all been awarded the rank of colonel, taking an important step in their careers. What follows is just a matter of accumulating experience, and it will be difficult to get promoted in a short period of time.

When everyone in the Military Control Commission was whispering, they saw Xu Enzeng striding onto the stage. Because of his outstanding performance in the "Southern Committee Case", this guy was also awarded a medal for civil servants, and he was very happy and grinned.

"Co-pilot, there's something wrong with Old Xu." Gu Qi clapped perfunctorily while talking to Zuo Zhong in a low voice.

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"According to our informant, Xu Enzeng ignored the underground party prisoners in the police dormitory. He neither interrogated them nor punished them, and had no intention of investigating further."

After hearing his old partner's explanation, Zuo Zhong leaned his head to the side, looked forward and said with a fake smile: "This is normal. The underground party members are not fools. The relevant personnel must have evacuated."

On the stage, Xu Enzeng excitedly bowed to someone, turned around to face the participants with a smug expression, and did not forget to raise his eyebrows at Zuo Zhong.

Ignoring the other party's provocation, Zuo Zhong continued, "Two birds in the bush are worth a bird in the hand. There are so many captives here, enough for Xu Enzeng to give an explanation to the leader. There is no need to go to the trouble of tracking them down."

Gu Qi nodded in agreement. It would be good if the investigation yielded results, but if not, doing so would be tantamount to asking for trouble. Xu Enzeng's approach was understandable.

This is also the attitude of the National Government towards the "Southern Committee Case", low-key publicity and low-key handling. After all, this is a period of united anti-Japanese resistance, and infighting is not a glorious thing.

More than an hour later, everyone saw someone off outside the auditorium, and Dai Chunfeng accompanied them to Huangshan's official residence.

Zuo Chong watched the convoy go away, and heard Xu Enzeng's annoying voice.

"Deputy Director Zuo, why didn't the Military Control Commission interrogate the dissidents? Could it be that you are just pretending and don't really want to take action against the underground party?"

After glancing at this guy, Zuo Zhong snorted coldly and walked towards the car. Gu Qi and others hurriedly followed. No one paid any attention to Xu Enzeng. The other party was like stinky dog ​​shit and they should not touch him.

On the way back to Luojia Bay, looking at the dozing deputy director, Gu Qi suggested that they should just find a prisoner to interrogate him to avoid gossip.

Zuo Zhong thought for a moment and nodded his chin gently: "Okay, let's go and take a look, and chat with Mr. He by the way. This person is giving the Commissioner a headache, and we have to deal with him quickly."

The Mr. He he mentioned was the son of the Guo Party veteran and a senior member of the underground party's Southern Committee. His identity was sensitive but also quite influential.

In the 22nd year of the Republic of China, he was arrested by the Concession Police Station. There was an uproar within the Guo Party at the time. Several veterans came forward to plead for him, and someone had to order his release.

This time when Mr. He was arrested, people who wanted to plead for him once again filled someone's office, and even Dai Chunfeng was one of them.

Old Dai's good friend Commander Hu almost failed to enter Whampoa Military Academy because of his height requirement. Fortunately, Mr. He's father had a keen eye for talent and approved his admission. This favor was of great value, so Commander Hu had to repay it.

A few days ago, Commander Hu sent his adjutant to deliver a large amount of daily necessities, fearing that Mr. He would not have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.

Soon, the car arrived at the police dormitory. Zuo Zhong got out of the car and chatted with the spy chief in charge of guarding the man. Then he brought his men to Mr. He's cell.

Although it was called a prison cell, in fact, even the door was not locked. As long as the other party did not escape, the spies allowed him to move freely.

Through the iron window, Zuo Chong saw Mr. He writing with a brush at his desk, with a good-looking young woman grinding the ink beside him. There was an indescribable elegance and comfort in this scene.

Such a "unique" way of imprisonment left Gu Qi and others dumbfounded, but Zuo Zhong looked calm. He walked into the room and glanced at the rice paper on the desk.

"Half a lifetime of education has not been in vain, I am proud of not bringing disgrace to my parents"

There were two poems written on the rice paper. Both were "suicide notes" written by Mr. He to his family. Every sentence in the poems was filled with longing for his mother and expressed his firm belief.

When the young woman saw Zuo Chong, she immediately greeted him respectfully. She claimed to be a maid in the Er Chen Mansion. Well, the Chen family was also involved.

Zuo Zhong waved his hand to let the maid leave, and he leaned over to the desk and looked down for a while, then raised his head and asked Mr. He who was wiping his hands: "Since you miss your mother so much, why don't you repent and turn to the light?"

Mr. He didn't say anything, threw the towel on the table, turned to face the wall, and had no intention of talking to him. Zuo Zhong smiled slightly, and continued to talk about surrender, from the Three-Principles to the righteousness of anti-Japanese war, and from the former president to Mr. He's father.

Perhaps he was tired of listening to this, Mr. He sneered: "You don't have to say these things. I have nothing to discuss with you. The Three-Dish Doctrine, I heard the late President discuss it with my father when I was in Tokyo. At that time, you were still in your infancy. You were not qualified to take this kind of political class with me."

This statement may sound a bit arrogant, but it is the truth. When Mr. He followed his parents to commit suicide, the people in the Military Control Commission didn't even know what the Guo Party was.

"You!" Gui Youguang's nose was crooked with anger, and he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to beat the other person up.

Gu Qi was so scared that his face turned pale. He grabbed the bald man and said, "If anything happened to Mr. He, Commander Hu would tear them to pieces."

Zuo Chong's eyes were cold and stern, and he walked away after saying "you don't know what's good for you". He seemed very dissatisfied with Mr. He's rude remarks. The others also looked unhappy and secretly cursed the other party for being shameless.

The maid outside the door saw this scene, quietly stepped back a few steps and left the cell. Not long after, Xu Enzeng received a call from the police dormitory.

In the evening, in the office of the deputy director of the Military Control Commission.

Zuo Zhong sat alone on the sofa, playing with his mobile phone in his hand, lost in thought, until a buzzing sound came and he came back to his senses.

"The rescue and sanctions plan has been approved. The personnel from the old place will leave today, Lao K."

Looking at the telegram sent by Lao K, Zuo Zhong's frown relaxed slightly. Saving people is a good thing, but how to rescue them and how to punish them became two difficult problems before him.

It's okay on the Military Control Commission's side. If things really don't work out, he can transfer the spies in the police dormitory to facilitate the underground party's rescue. But he has no say over the Central Control Commission's side. The people in the Gan Province Investigation Office only listen to Xu Enzeng's orders.

Moreover, transferring the person away would certainly arouse the enemy's suspicion afterwards. Zuo Chong cannot reveal his identity now, so this method would not work.

Captured traitors, the Central Military Commission, and the underground party.

Information related to the case kept flashing through Zuo Zhong's mind, but he could not find a breakthrough. Just as he was becoming more and more annoyed, he accidentally saw the summary of intelligence on the enemy-occupied areas on the table. He suddenly thought of something and his eyes gradually brightened.

Since this case involves so many people and forces, why not make the situation a little more chaotic so that it will be easier to fish in troubled waters? Zuo Zhong picked up his cell phone and sent two secret messages.

The next morning.

Hase Ryosuke, the new head of the Special Committee on China, called the heads of various departments to the conference room. Xing Hanliang, the head of the General Affairs Section, also received the notice. Before he could find out the content of the meeting, Hase Ryosuke from the head office spoke.

"Gentlemen, our intelligence operations against the government have not been satisfactory in the past, but this is the responsibility of Chief Osako and I, and has nothing to do with you."

How could the Japanese spies not understand the other party's subtext? They also realized that this was a good opportunity to show their loyalty, so they cursed Osako Michimasa and praised Chief Hase for his noble character.

Seeing that his men were so understanding, Hase Ryosuke was delighted. He put his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then he told them a plan.

"The last time we sabotaged the cooperation between the Republic of China and the United States, I and the committee were commended by Tokyo, but this is not enough. We must take action and not let the Republic of China have a chance to breathe."

"As you all know, the theft of the Imperial Navy's new fighter plane and the disappearance of gold have angered the headquarters, so I decided to have the agents lurking in the mountain city carry out a raid on the government's important targets."

"There are certain risks in doing this. The warriors carrying out the mission may die at any time. However, for His Majesty Tian Huang and for the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, these are not important. What do you think?"

At this point, he looked around. How could the Japanese spies respond? Naturally, they were full of praise, since they were not the ones carrying out the mission anyway.

Xing Hanliang was secretly anxious and wanted to pull out his gun and shoot Hase Ryosuke to death, but on the surface he had to pretend to be happy and even applauded the other party for what he had just said.

It was not only Hase Ryosuke who decided to take action against Yamashiro. Director Ding Mocun of No. 76 and Deputy Director Li Shiqun had the same idea in their minds after listening to Tongsuo's report.

"Director Ding, Deputy Director Li, the Nan Committee case has led to the arrest of many important members of the underground party. These people are very valuable. Can we send someone to rescue them and turn them over, and eventually use them for Mr. Ji's benefit?"

"The current situation is somewhat unfavorable to the new government. The Japanese are busy with the war in Southeast Asia and are paying less and less attention to the battlefield in the Republic of China. We must take the initiative to make the Japanese understand the importance of the new government."

Tongsuo, who used the alias Ji Dawei, spoke freely in front of the two big traitors without any sign of fear. Ding Mocun and Li Shiqun were very moved when they heard his words and looked at each other.

What "Ji Dawei" said is also what they are worried about. The Japanese do not pay attention to the new government, and No. 76 must show its value, otherwise they will be marginalized sooner or later.

After a brief discussion, Ding Mocun made the final decision: "Okay! Dawei, you will plan the operation, and you can mobilize the spies in the headquarters in the mountain city. You must bring the underground party prisoners to Nanjing."

"Yes!" Tongsuo stood up from the sofa and said in a firm voice.

Thousands of miles away in Tokyo, the Chief of the General Staff, Hajime Sugiyama, and the Minister of Intelligence, Kiyohsu Okamoto, had a secret conversation.

Soon, a secret operations team left the Japanese mainland by ship. These people all came from the same place, the Army Nakano School.

Zuo Zhong achieved his goal of disrupting the situation, but an uninvited guest appeared at the prepared dinner party, which brought a lot of uncertainty to the plan and also made the mountain city more lively.