The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 439 Secret Photography
"Brother Gao, are we really going to do this?"

"Old Tao, have you changed your mind and don't want to leave..." Gao Qichuang glanced at Tao Junfeng with a cold look in his eyes.

"No, we can just leave. Why bother?"

"If we don't bring the secret agreement back, what do you think will be the evaluation of us in future history books based on our experience?" Gao Qichuang said coldly.

Tao Junfeng said nervously: "This is too dangerous. I have never done anything like this before."

"You keep watch for me, I'll take the photos." Gao Qichang took out a miniature camera and started fiddling with it. "We are short on time, stop talking nonsense and go watch the door."

Tao Junfeng had no choice but to tiptoe over, bend down at the door, and listen to any noise coming from outside.

The secret agreement had already been finalized.

But signing is very difficult.

It is not so easy to sign this contract. Who knows that it is a contract of treason? Once you sign your name, it is impossible to be remembered forever, and you will definitely be infamous for eternity. Didn’t you see that Commander Hong, who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, was also listed as a traitor in the end?
The reputation left in history books may not necessarily be a good one.

Naturally, Gao Qichuang and Tao Junfeng did not want to sign. Although Wang did not force them to sign, the pressure was put on them.

Why don't you two sign this? Do you plan to have a position on Chiang Kai-shek's side one day?

Gao Qichang had always been dissatisfied with many clauses in the secret agreement, and he was removed from the core negotiating team. He got upset and refused to sign, and he had his own reasons.

Tao Junfeng is just a penman. He is only responsible for explaining the meaning of these secret agreements. In fact, he is just a secretary and has no decision-making power in negotiations. The more people Wang needs to sign the secret agreement, the more weight the secret agreement will carry.

But Wang himself refused to sign.

So far, only Zhou Fuhai and Mei Siping have signed the secret agreement. Ding Mocun and Lin Shiqun are not even qualified to sign.

As the New Year is approaching and the Japanese are pressing hard, the Wang family is also making their final efforts.

Whether it is oppression or negotiation, the goal is to get all the people involved in the negotiations to sign as soon as possible and reach an agreement with the Japanese side.

Internal opinions must be unified.

Otherwise, things will be difficult in the future.

Wang's purpose is very clear. If he wants to sell out the country, he must unite as one and don't think about evading responsibility. Even if it is a historical infamy, it must be borne by everyone together. If you want me to bear it alone, no way.

The consultations on the 28th were fruitless.

Tao Junfeng took out the miniature camera and film.

When Tao Junfeng returned home, he gave the camera and film to his wife. The next morning, his wife took the opportunity to go out to buy groceries and passed it to Wu Jianfeng.

Wu Jianfeng immediately sent the things to Laomiao Grocery Store through Shen Mo.

After Cheng Mo got the news, he rushed to the grocery store, picked up his camera and film, found an excuse to take a two-hour leave, and returned to his sister's home on Seymour Road.

There is a darkroom here. If you want to develop and print the film, you have to use a darkroom. Moreover, developing and printing this kind of microfilm is very troublesome. If you are not careful, once it is exposed, all the previous risky efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, Cheng Mo had to be very careful, and the printing chemicals were all poisonous, and people could not stay in the darkroom for too long.

After spending a long time, he finally developed the contents of the microfilm, which turned out to be the traitorous secret agreement signed between the Wang Puppet Regime and the Japanese invaders.

Now that it has been signed, it means it has been finalized and will not be changed. At most, a few more names will be added in the place where the signatures are.

"Sister, don't tell anyone about my visit this afternoon." Cheng Mo gave instructions and left Cheng Hua's place. Although Cheng Hua didn't know what Cheng Mo was doing, she was also an old lover and knew the dangers involved, so she naturally agreed and also gave Miss Xiao Wu a gag order.

You can't leave immediately after getting the things.

Have to wait for the boat.

Cheng Mo immediately contacted Wan Molin and asked him to start preparing tickets for Gao and Tao to leave.

Wan Molin was naturally well prepared and immediately arranged for someone to secretly purchase a boat ticket to Hong Kong, of course, through a secret channel.

Three days later, on January 1, an American ship, the President Coolidge, sailed from Shanghai to Hong Kong at 2: in the morning.

The timing is ideal.

The boat tickets have been bought, but the two are not together.

During these three days, as long as Gao and Tao can deal with Wang and not sign this secret agreement, they can regain their freedom.

Of course, only the two of them can leave at the moment. Gao's family is not in Shanghai, so there is no need to worry, and someone will transfer them out as soon as possible. Tao's family is in more trouble, but there is also an evacuation plan.

If Wang targeted Tao's wife and children, his political integrity would be criticized. He would not risk ruining his political credit. He was a very careful person.

But be careful of No. 76's misbehavior.

Fortunately, the Tao family lives in the French Concession. Unless No. 76 forces their way in, the elite members of the Green Gang under Wan Molin are no pushovers.

Therefore, if a fight really breaks out, it’s not certain who will win or lose.

Wang actually didn't care whether Gao signed the secret agreement or not, even though Gao had made great efforts to help Wang surrender to Japan and even he himself was recommended to the Japanese by Gao.

But Gao has been marginalized now, and some people inside the party don't want him to join the core again. If he signs, he will have to share in the so-called "merit". If the Japanese remember him and want to reward him, won't they give him a share?
Gao had many opinions about the secret agreement, and he would not sign it, and no one would force him to do so.

But Tao was different. Tao's identity was much more important than Gao's. He was a professor, scholar, and theoretical expert. He was responsible for explaining the secret agreement. Wang demanded that he must sign the secret agreement.

Beyond the talk was the promise of a higher position.

But Tao Junfeng didn't dare to take this opportunity. He returned home in good health, caught a cold, fell ill, and had a high fever of 40 degrees.

Mrs. Wang still didn't believe it, so she sent a doctor to see Tao Junfeng.

Tao was really sick, partly because he caught a cold and partly because he was worried and frightened these days.

The person is seriously ill and lying at home, you can't ask him to get up and sign, right?
This is too inhumane.

After getting an injection and taking some medicine, and after his fever subsided, Tao Junfeng still dragged his sick body to Wang Mansion at No. 1136 Yuyuan Road on New Year's Day to wish Wang a happy new year.

Because his health could not bear it any longer, Wang did not keep him in the mansion for dinner and arranged for someone to send him home to recuperate.

As for the signing of the secret agreement, I am naturally embarrassed to mention it.

The next morning, Tao Junfeng felt better and asked his wife to call Wang Mansion and tell them that he was going to work.

Naturally, Wang let him recuperate at home and not have to work while sick.

But at around eight o'clock, the Tao family received a call. A friend of his from Peking University who was at the International Hotel learned that he was in Shanghai and invited him to come over for a gathering. He couldn't refuse, so he had to ask for a car, and No. 76 sent two capable agents to accompany him for protection.

(End of this chapter)