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Chapter 344
Wang Deyong was sitting in front of the table with handcuffs and shackles on his feet. Behind him were four armed little spies. Opposite him was a kind-faced Gucci, who was talking with Wang Deyong while holding a pistol.

"Wang Deyong, you understand your crimes yourself. If you want to survive, you must make meritorious deeds. I will show you a clear way. You write down all the secret messages you send and receive. The more you write, the greater your hope of survival."

Wang Deyong showed a look of embarrassment: "According to the requirements of the Japanese, I destroyed all the back files after receiving and sending the telegrams. The secret telegrams are all irregular numbers, even if I am a god, I can't remember them."

"yes."

Gucci loaded the pistol and pointed it at him: "Don't play tricks, I know that your operators have a very good memory, you need to memorize at least 3000 Morse codes alone, right?

一个合格的报务员每分钟至少发报60至70码，持续10分钟，优秀的报务员每分钟要发80至90码，高手每分钟更是要发120码以上。

You can be selected by the Japanese as Vanessa's operator, and your reporting ability will definitely not be too bad, and the same is true for your memory. Now you tell me that you can't remember anything, are you treating me like a fool? "

After receiving Zuo Zhong's order, he went to the Telecommunications Department to inquire. In the words of a telegraph expert in the Telecommunications Department, a code is a number in the eyes of a layman, but a paragraph of text in their eyes.

Because all radio operators in the Republic of China learned from Morse code, this has formed a mindset. No matter what code is used, it will be subconsciously converted into Chinese characters corresponding to Morse code.

It is difficult to memorize irregular numbers, but it is much easier to memorize irregular Chinese characters. Coupled with the short and concise nature of the telegram itself, the telegraph operator must have a general impression of the telegrams he has handled.

"Sir, calm down, calm down."

Wang Deyong raised his hands in fright, and explained in his mouth: "But it is not a secret communication. I send and receive telegrams very quickly every time, and I am worried that someone will break into the door. I don't have the time to remember the content."

This sounded reasonable, but Gu Qi knew that this kid was talking nonsense. The other party often brought secret telegrams back to Jinling from Shanghai. For safety, he definitely kept the secret telegrams in his mind.

Therefore, it is pure nonsense to say that he has no time to memorize the content, but he has confessed Vanessa, why should he hide this information, is it another traitor who is determined.

Gu Qi looked at Wang Deyong with increasingly unkind eyes. These traitors who recognized the thief as their father didn't show him any color. They really regarded themselves as a sick cat, so they nodded to the spies on the side.

"stand up!"

The armed secret agents got the hint and directly dragged Wang Deyong to the electric chair, preparing to refresh him. It happened that this guy had shaved his hair before, so it was quite convenient for them to do it now.

Wang Deyong panicked immediately, and struggled to shout: "Speak up if you have something to say, you haven't said anything good, what should I say, as long as you agree to let me go, I will tell all the secrets I know."

The veins on Gu Qi's forehead are popping out, it's this time, this bastard is still dreaming, he immediately asked someone to turn off the electric switch, if he doesn't tell the truth today, he won't even think about getting off the electric chair.

Wang Deyong watched the switch slowly fall, and he didn't care about any benefits at the moment: "Wait a minute, sir, I secretly wrote down the secret files of the Beidou and Nandou intelligence teams, really."

Obviously, this is the second escape route he left for himself.

The Japanese chose Wang Deyong as a radio operator because they considered his innocence and would not be easily targeted by intelligence agencies. As a result, Wang Deyong was not only discovered by the police in the concession, but also left behind.

This is really stealing chickens and losing rice, but using the rebels as intelligence personnel, especially aliens, is a risky thing in itself, and the cooperation between the Secret Service and Hase Ryosuke is the same.

Gu Qi stepped forward and kicked him: "I wasted so much time, where is the secret code hidden, if you dare to talk nonsense, you will be killed directly, as long as the secret code is true, we will give you preferential treatment."

"In Jinling, I rented a house myself, and I hid some money and documents in it." Wang Deyong replied dejectedly, this guy is really cunning, he even has a safe house for hiding.

Gu Qi sneered, asked him to tell the address, and immediately arranged a team of people to collect evidence, and at the same time informed Zuo Zhong of the news.

Zuo Chong was not too surprised to hear the news. Which spy would not leave him a few escape routes? There are too many enemies in this line of work. If you don't have a heart, you don't even know how to die.

However, Wang Deyong's decision to keep his hand is good news for the intelligence department. With these secret files, combined with the sending time of the message, and comparing the major events that happened at the same time, the secret message can be deciphered.

The only thing to worry about is that the actions of the two intelligence teams are secret. Without the necessary reference, it is impossible to judge the meaning of the secret code, and it is useless to have a secret code.

It's a matter of human effort, and Vanessa can't be expected to speak up.

"Deng Deng."

"Please come in."

Zuo Zhong was thinking about it when he heard someone knock on the door of the office. He immediately sat up straight, and then let the other person in. Now that he is temporarily in charge of the Secret Service, there might be an officer coming.

But it wasn't the officer who came in, but his little boy Shen Dongxin. Shen Dongxin held the document in his hand and saluted after entering: "Report to the section chief, Shen Dongxin, the deputy chief of the training department."

"OK OK."

Zuo Zhong interrupted his greeting by raising his hand, and threw a cigarette over casually: "If there is no outsider, there is no need to be so formal. Why come to me today when you have time? Is there a result in the information screening?"

Shen Dongxin and the others screened out the personnel involved in the Guo Party meeting, and Wu Xinyue found them out in this way. Although Ye Jinzhong had already explained, the screening of personnel was not over yet.

No one can be sure that Ye Jinzhong's explanation is correct.

Shen Dongxin took the cigarette and put it in his pocket, and replied solemnly: "The personnel information has been reviewed, and a total of six suspicious personnel were found, all of which are related to the Puppet Manchukuo. Here is the list."

After speaking, he put the documents on the table, looking businesslike.

Zuo Zhong smiled and ignored him. He picked up the file and read it. Inside were the information of six suspicious persons. Some of these persons were staff members of the national government, and some were relatives of the staff members.

He thought for a while, and made a call to the military intelligence unit. These people need to be detained temporarily. The meeting will start in ten days or so. He would rather kill the wrong than let it go, and must nip the danger in the bud.

After arranging this matter, Zuo Zhong leaned on the back of his chair and asked, "How is it? After staying in the office for a while, what do you think? Is it different from the intelligence work you imagined?"

Shen Dongxin thought for a while and replied: "It's more piecemeal and more real. For example, Mo Pai is only two words in a book, but in reality, dozens of people need to work day and night for several months."

"Well, Dongxin, you are right. Intelligence work is a struggle between people." Zuo Zhong smiled and said, "Because people are complicated, so we have to consider various possibilities when we work."

Shen Dongxin nodded and asked, "Does Corey have any other tasks? All the newcomers can do now is to check the data. I'm afraid they are not qualified enough to actually perform the tasks. They can't be idle."

Well, this is the reason.

Zuo Zhong immediately had an idea. Someone needed to compare the bottom files of the encrypted code. If the meaning of the encrypted code could be found, no matter whether it was hard deciphering or screening books on the market, people would also be needed.

There is no one more suitable for these jobs than newcomers. Doing some writing work is also tempering. Intelligence work is the most taboo to be rash. Now I can’t sit still when sorting out materials, and it will be even more difficult to stay in the future.

He briefly introduced the situation, and then said: "I will send people to purchase as many books as possible in Jinling and Shanghai. Even if they don't need it this time, they will always be needed to decipher the messages later."

Zuo Chong also had no other choice, after being tormented by Lao Dai, the warehouse of the General Affairs Department can starve to death of mice, and buying books requires a lot of funds, so he can only pay from the information department's own small treasury.

It's good to use it, so as not to be cheap to those bastards in the investigation department.

After listening, Shen Dongxin asked two questions: "Could the cipherbook used by Vanessa be a Japanese book, or a non-public book written by the Japanese military itself. If so, it will be troublesome."

Zuo Chong shook his head after hearing this: "The first possibility is possible. I sent people to Shanghai to collect Japanese books. There are a large number of Japanese immigrants gathered there, and common books can be bought.

As for the use of non-public books, it is basically impossible. In addition to being kept secret, the code book also needs to have a certain degree of circulation, especially for hidden spies, otherwise it will be troublesome if it cannot be bought when needed.

For example, if Vanessa had an accident, whether her successor would travel long distances with a cipher book or buy a cipher book after arriving in Jinling would be safe. "

He had thought about these two issues a long time ago. If it wasn't for insurance, he wouldn't even buy Japanese books. With Doihara's style of work, Vanessa's code book is definitely a Chinese book.

Because buying and keeping Chinese books will not arouse suspicion, a Japanese sleeper agent keeps Japanese books at home, which is simply telling everyone that I have a problem, come and catch me.

Shen Dongxin figured it out: "Okay, I'll go back and leave the arrangement."

"Well, I'll see you off."

Zuo Zhong sent Shen Dongxin to the door. When he came back, he tore off a page of the calendar. There was still half a month before the meeting started. It was not very hopeful that he would have to decipher the Japanese code within fifteen days.

He stood in front of the window with his arms folded, and went through all the information in his mind. This time, the case started with the Butterfly Team, and there were so many cases and people involved, it was like a complicated mess.

Now Vanessa, the key person to solve the problem, is in his hands. Unfortunately, this woman's mouth is too hard, and she still refuses to admit her identity as a spy in the face of torture that can melt Iron Man.

It seems that she decided to kill her and not speak. If that's the case, let's kill her. A spy who doesn't speak is worthless. Zuo Zhong's expression gradually became serious, and he turned around to make a phone call.

"Miss Xiao, I am now granting you the highest authority. If Vanessa does not speak up by the deadline, I will allow you to use any method. Yes, don't worry, I just want to give a confession!"

(End of this chapter)