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Early the next morning.

On the top of a hill in the southwest of Hong Kong Island, Zuo Zhong and Kuang Fuan sat on a stone bench beside the mountain road, looking at a small white building at the foot of the hill from afar.

After a few morning joggers walked away, Kuang Fu'an slightly raised his chin towards the building, and asked in a voice that only two people could hear.

"Li Fengzhou and Judd Town live there. Could it be another trick and trap?"

Zuo Zhong glanced at the other party, they are all in this line of business, if there is no absolute certainty, Kuang Fu'an would not be able to come here with him, this is testing again.

Thinking of this, he said lightly: "If I'm not wrong, your people should have investigated this place, and you know better than me whether it's a trap."

Kuang Fu'an smiled slightly, this Guodang spy was indeed not simple, and the next moment he replied without showing any weakness, and instead led Zuo Chong's army.

"Your military commander has a great cause, and there are dozens of operatives in Hong Kong City. You don't need to follow, you can find the target by relay surveillance, we are naturally incomparable.

However, the power consumption in this place suddenly increased a few days ago, and there are indeed many people living in it. What to do next, our border region government┴ obeys the arrangement of the national government.

The only thing is that this place is relatively sensitive, and rashly attacking with force is likely to cause counterattacks from the British and even the church, which is not good for the current Republic of China. "

Zuo Zhong didn't respond when he heard the British, but when he heard the church, Zuo Zhong frowned, and secretly scolded Li Fengzhou and others for their cunning, they couldn't live in so many houses, but they lived in Bethany Xiu It must have been the idea of ​​the Japanese.

Bethany Abbey.

Built by the French Foreign Missionary Society in 1875, the entire building complex is divided into three parts: the chapel, the sanatorium and the labor area.

The Foreign Missionary Society refers to the organization that the Catholic Church in the West sends missionaries to foreign countries for missionary work, and it has a good influence all over the world.

Li Fengzhou and others lived in a villa in a nursing home. If they used force to attack, they would not only slap the Hong Kong British government in the face, but also the church.

Yan Baichuan never imagined that this trick of using foreigners as shields could only be done by Japanese who are familiar with overseas situations.

However, even if they could attack, the national government would not do so. It would arouse public outrage if it attacked "our own people", unless the news of Yan Baichuan's peace with the Japanese was made public.

The problem is that it will make more unsteady speculators surrender or take refuge in Ji's puppet government. No one wants to see this situation.

These thoughts flashed through Zuo Zhong's mind, and then he conveyed to Kuang Fu'an the content of the telegram that Dai Chunfeng had just sent.

"The national government decided to first grasp the specific content of the negotiations between the Jin army and the Japanese, and then find out conclusive evidence of Yan Baichuan's treachery, and then use political means to force the other party to give up the idea of ​​surrender.

Try to avoid making the incident public. The bottom line is that we must never fight each other. Without the Jin army, a friendly army that is familiar with the local situation, both we and you will face huge risks.

Conversely, if the Japanese join forces with the Jin army, the Japanese army in Chahar and Mengdi will lose their worries and their troops will be released, and the situation in Jin Province and even the entire Northwest will be in jeopardy. "

What he said was not alarmist, let alone frightening Kuang Fuan. There are two reasons why the Japanese did not attack the five northwestern provinces.

One is that Sichuan Province and Xikang, which are close to southern Shaanxi, have complex terrain, mostly basins and mountainous areas, which have obvious advantages both in defense and offense.

In the northwest region, Guanzhongping in Shaanxi Province was originally an open land. Although it is good for offense, it needs to consider the issue of defense after it is taken down. This is a big trouble for the Japanese.

The second is the obstacle of the Guojun in Jin Province. In order to avoid losing the barrier of the northwest, the government deployed heavy defenses in Jin Province and implemented the tactics of clearing the fields with strong walls.

The ubiquitous underground party also brought a lot of troubles to the Japanese in the form of guerrilla warfare, which made the Japanese troops stationed in Mengjiang stop in Mongolia and dare not go south.

Coupled with the strength of Red Russia in Mongolia, the Japanese army was unwilling to attack easily, and it was very likely that they would be surrounded by enemies from four directions if they forcibly sent troops to capture the northwest.

But once the Jin army surrendered, the pressure on the Japanese army in the direction of Jin Province was reduced by half, and the remaining Central Army was no match for the Japanese North China Dispatch Army and the Jin Province Dispatch Army.

As long as Jin Province is opened up and the Japanese army is deployed on the southern front of Mengdi, the cavalry used to defend the Guo army will be free, and they can enter Guanzhong Pingyuan without any scruples, and the result will be disastrous.

Kuang Fu'an's expression was serious. Losing the Northwest rear, the government's economy, people's hearts, and morale would suffer a huge blow, and the situation would become even more critical.

Without hesitation, he immediately expressed his attitude that the underground party is willing to fully cooperate with the government's actions and prevent Yan Baichuan and the Jin army from surrendering to the enemy at all costs.

It is not easy to obtain the content of the negotiation, let alone that they do not know where the meeting place is, even if they do know, the Jin army and the Japanese will definitely guard against the periphery of the meeting place, let alone sneaking in, there is a risk of exposure if they get close.

After pondering for a while, Kuang Fu'an said with a smile: "Can you think of a way with those guards, even Li Fengzhou and Judd Town┴, your military commander is very good at this.

We have our own discipline. Some things are not easy to do. Since it is cooperation, there is a division of labor. I think you should have a way to make them cooperate with the government's actions. "

What do you mean?
Is this saying that he left someone and often threatened others?It's really unreasonable!Do what you do, it's your fault for saying that.

Zuo Zhong groaned for a long time, then replied with a dark face: "Li Fengzhou and Jiad Town's homes are protected by soldiers from the Jin Army, so there is no way to arrest them, and it will easily cause Yan Baichuan and the Guofu to turn against each other.

As for those soldiers, they are all ordinary officers and soldiers at the lowest level. It is not certain whether there are detailed files. Our people have not found relevant information yet, and there is not enough time. "

After Gui Youguang's report yesterday, he thought of this method, but after thinking about it, he gave up. If the matter were leaked, all the previous efforts they had made would be in vain.

Hearing Zuo Zhong's explanation, Kuang Fuan flicked his fingers on his knees, thought for a while with a blank face, and then suddenly asked a question.

"According to our investigation, Li Fengzhou and others directly lived in this villa without contacting the Bethany Seminary. This proves that the house is probably rented by the Japanese. Will the other party install monitoring equipment in the building? ?”

"Will."

Zuo Zhong's answer was very affirmative. The Japanese have always liked to play tricks and tricks, and it is impossible to give up the opportunity to grasp the bottom line of the Jin army's negotiations.

Otherwise, if you buy sesame seed cakes for three cents, you still have to look at your virtues. How can you be willing to rent such a big villa? You must know that the Japanese soldiers who died in battle don’t even send out postcards.

Speaking of which, the information about the underground party is indeed well-informed. The Gangcheng Station has not collected information about Li Fengzhou and others living in the villa, and the organization needs to be strengthened.

However, this also proved his guess from the side. It was the Japanese idea to let Li Fengzhou and the others live in Bethany Abbey.

At the same time, another conclusion can be deduced-the negotiation venue between the Japanese and the Jin army is likely to be in this villa.

The selection of the location of the negotiation is very particular. If it is negotiated on the territory of the Japanese, it will be a man-made knife and I will be a fish, and the Jin army, which is already at a disadvantage, will not agree.

If you go to other places, such as public places, it is inconvenient for the Japanese to record or play other tricks. Instead of doing this, it is better to negotiate in the villa.

On the one hand, it can stabilize the Jin army and show a good cooperative attitude.

Second, you can record the negotiation process by the way, and use it to threaten Yan Baichuan and keep it as a record.

Will the Japanese not record or not record?

This possibility is unlikely.

The operating procedures of intelligence agencies and even government departments around the world have one thing in common, that is, they must keep work traces and endless written materials.

Otherwise, how will the higher authorities know whether you have a job, how to implement rewards and punishments for personnel, and how to divide credits. Intelligence personnel sound mysterious, but in the final analysis they are also national civil servants, and they also have Kpi assessments.

Well, even if the Japanese had no recordings or records, an agreement would always be exchanged at the end of the negotiation, and Li Fengzhou and Judd Town would definitely sign on the representative column. This is also certain evidence.

So they don't need to sneak into the villa at all, they just need to find the monitoring location of the Japanese, wait patiently for the negotiation to come to an end, and go directly to get the evidence, and the devils will help them collect it.

The only difference is that one starts from the monitoring point, and the other is obtained from the hands of Japanese negotiators. How to do it depends on the follow-up investigation results.

In short, if you can't move the Jin army, you can move the Japanese. With the recording or the surrender document signed by Li Fengzhou and others, there is no room for Yan Baichuan's sophistry.

Zuo Zhong raised his head to look at Kuang Fu'an, and saw a trace of sophistication in his eyes, obviously the other party was testing whether he had thought of this, so he immediately said everything he thought.

After listening, Kuang Fuan raised his hands and applauded lightly, with a complicated expression on his face. He analyzed so much information based on only one piece of information. It would be great if this was his comrade, but what a pity.

Now that the two sides have unified their thinking, assuming the existence of monitoring points, there are two remaining problems.

How to find possible Japanese monitoring locations.

How to obtain relevant evidence from the other party.

Kuang Fuan looked around and saw some Western-style buildings scattered around the Bethany Abbey in the distance. The scenery here is beautiful, and many foreigners choose to make their homes here.

However, the land price is not cheap for such a good place with mountains and sea facing it. Only a few wealthy businessmen and officials of the British Hong Kong government can afford to live in it, so there are not many residents.

Then, he and Zuo Zhong turned their heads to look at each other at the same time, with smiles on their faces. The Japanese let Li Fengzhou and others live here, which made it easier for them to move forward.