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Chapter 685
Two days later,
Harbin Railway Station.

The bustling crowd poured out from the ticket gate. It was evening, and the St. Nicholas Church not far away was brightly lit and full of exotic atmosphere, attracting tourists to stop one after another.

Zuo Zhong and He Yijun were also among them. They stood arm in arm and admired for a while, until the night wind was getting stronger, and then they took a taxi to the hotel they had booked.

As the spy capital of the Far East, Harbin is home to the gathering of forces from various countries. It seems calm but undercurrents are surging. There are Japanese eyeliners everywhere, and wandering around will easily lead to unnecessary troubles.

Lurking, the most feared thing is trouble.

For this reason, they chose a hotel run by the Japanese. Under normal circumstances, traitors and the military would not go to this kind of place to check. In short, they used all means to reduce the risk of exposure.

As for the well-known Madier, members of the Foreign Affairs Division of the Manchukuo Police Department often haunt that place, looking for suspicious foreigners, so let’s go there again in the future.

Cars are driving on the wide asphalt road, and there are a large number of European Renaissance, Baroque, Jewish, and Neoclassical houses on both sides of the road.

Zuo Zhong opened the car window and looked outside curiously. This is a normal reaction of a foreigner who has just arrived. If he is indifferent to these exquisite buildings, he will be suspicious.

The Belarusian driver in the front row glanced at the rearview mirror and said enthusiastically in proficient Chinese: "Sir and wife are Japanese, is this your first time in Harbin? Welcome.

The weather is neither cold nor hot, after the days of catkins flying, and before the rainy season, it is a good time to travel and enjoy this beautiful city. "

"Thank you, this city is indeed charming."

Zuo Zhong nodded with a smile, but he was puzzled behind him: "How does the driver know that we are Japanese? All the clothes we wear are bought in China, and there are no imperial goods."

"Haha, it's very simple. The hotel you two are going to doesn't accept Chinese people, so I guess you are Japanese. Don't you know about this, sir?" the driver asked.

"Yoxi, it turns out that this is the case. We booked the room through a cruise ship, so we didn't know about it. Thank you for reminding me. It would be great if there are no Chinese in the hotel."

Zuo Zhong pretended to be enlightened, and lightly touched He Yijun with his right hand, signaling her to be more vigilant. There is something wrong with this driver, and he might be the eyeliner of the Japanese or Manchukuo.

What this person said and asked questions seemed to be deliberately testing whether they knew that the hotel did not accept Chinese guests. There is no reason for a driver to do so.

Besides, ordinary people will not deliberately understand the rules of a hotel, unless they have done research before coming, for example, intelligence personnel will thoroughly find out the situation when they look for the foothold.

Combining these two points, the identity of this person is not a secret. It seems that the Japanese are really powerful. The taxi they found at random turned out to be the opponent's dog.

He Yijun on the side stroked his hair, expressing that he had received a hint, and then asked the Belarusian driver about the names and history of the buildings on both sides, interrupting the driver's conversation.

"Where are you two from?"

"Mr. Driver, what is that place?"

"Well, there's the Tsar"

Zuo Chong watched the conversation between the two with a smile, slowly closed his eyes, and began to recall information in his mind. The Japanese intelligence force in Harbin consists of five parts.

The first is the Harbin agency of the Intelligence Department of the Kwantung Army. The Japanese army set up a special agency in Harbin in 1918 to serve its armed intervention in Red Russia and "prevent redization."

This machine was officially transferred to the Kwantung Army one year later. Its main tasks were to carry out anti-Russia propaganda, collect military and political intelligence of the Red Russia, and monitor the exchanges between the underground party of the Republic of China and the Red Russia.

The second is the private spies of the Japanese ronin. They were active in the former dynasty, represented by the Black Dragon Society. During the Russo-Japanese War, they once instigated horse thieves and bandits, and fought guerrillas in the rear of White Russia.

He also acted as a Chinese spying on the White Russian military in Harbin. After the fall of the previous dynasty, he colluded with traitors and lackeys to plan two independence movements. The source of personnel was very complicated.

The third is the consulate dispatched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, which has a special high-level class and a special work class. The two are headed by the consul, who have the duty to collect intelligence, and most of them are civilian staff.

During the second Zhifeng war in the 20s, the Guo Songling incident, and the negotiations between the Feng faction and the Red Russia over the railway, the Consulate in Harbin sent back a lot of information to Japan.

The fourth is the investigation department of the Manchurian Railway. The purpose of this department was to serve the aggression. Initially, it mainly investigated the customs and habits of the Northeast region, supplemented by military investigations.

However, with the continuous expansion of the business scope of Manchurian Railway, the scope of business has expanded to include economic, political, cultural and even military intelligence, which can be said to be pervasive.

The fifth is the Secret Service Section and the Foreign Affairs Section of the Harbin Police Department of the Puppet Manchukuo. Their work content is the same, they are to assist the Japanese army in arresting anti-Manchurian anti-Japanese elements, but the target group is different.

The Secret Service Section is mainly aimed at Chinese people, while the Foreign Affairs Section is aimed at foreigners. It is worth noting that because they are key departments, the heads of both sections are Japanese.

These are only relatively large-scale intelligence departments, not counting the Puppet Manchukuo Cabinet Intelligence Department, which closely monitors the news media in Northeast China and instills slavery ideas in the general public.

As well as the military police of the Kwantung Army, the information collection departments of major Japanese newspapers, the third department of the Japanese Navy Command, the Naval Intelligence Department, and other messy intelligence agencies.

In short, in this city known as the Paris of the East, it would be an exaggeration to say that nine out of ten people are spies, but at least two of them are inseparable from intelligence activities.

The situation is very serious.

Anyone they meet here may be a Japanese and puppet intelligence officer. One wrong sentence or one wrong action will lead to the failure of the operation or even the loss of life.

"Sir, madam, the Yamato Hotel is here. The total fare is 6 yen. If you don't have Japanese yen, you can give it to Dayang. 4 yuan is enough①." The driver's voice sounded suddenly.

Zuo Zhong opened his eyes and looked at the hotel sign a few meters away, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Driver, we want to go around Harbin tomorrow, so we don't need to rent you and your taxi."

The Belarusian driver, who was dizzy from He Yijun's question, was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed: "Of course, you don't have to be polite, just call me Torreta, dear sir.

I don't know where you want to go. I need to prepare enough gasoline in advance. In addition, I have to remind you that some places are the Kwantung Army's warning areas, and you must not approach them. "

"Don't worry, it's within the city limits."

Zuo Chong comforted with a smile, and then handed the other party a ten-yen bill: "I'm a businessman, and I want to open a small pharmacy in Harbin, can you give me some advice.

If the business is stable, I think we will meet often. After all, in such a big city, it is too inconvenient to travel by horse-drawn carriage, rickshaw and motorcycle (streetcar). "

"A pharmacy, let me think about it."

The Belarusian driver who claimed to be Torreta took the money, thought carefully and replied, "Zhengyang Street is the best place to do business in Harbin, there are many time-honored brands and there are many pedestrians.

Such as Tong Kee Shopping Center, Da Luo Xin Shop, Hengdeli, Lao Ding Feng, Shi Yi Tang, the disadvantage is that the rent is very expensive, it depends on your capital, sir, and there are few vacant shops.

There is also the Central Avenue, the Modern Hotel and the Huamei Western Restaurant are full of big shots, and the government's national defense club is also here, so there is no need to be afraid of gangsters making trouble. "

This person didn't know what An De was thinking. The two places he introduced were both the most prosperous areas in Harbin, and they were not suitable for opening small drugstores. This might be another trial.

Zuo Zhong's thoughts turned sharply, his face flushed suddenly, and he coughed lightly to indicate that he wanted to think about it, even if the businessman had nothing in his pocket, he still had to slap his face swollen to pretend to be fat.

Torreta secretly glanced at his expression, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he enthusiastically made an appointment to meet tomorrow morning, and got out of the car to send his luggage to the front desk of the hotel.

After finishing all this, the person opened the rear door and leaned on the edge of the car with one hand. With such thoughtful service, the ten yen for the car and the consultation fee were not in vain.

"Thank you, see you tomorrow."

After getting off the car, Zuo Zhong and He Yijun said some polite words, then turned around and entered the hotel, took out their IDs and prepared to check in, but what the waiter said surprised them both.

"Mr. Okamoto, Mrs. Okamoto, I'm really sorry. I need to call the police station. According to the requirements of the police station, anyone including imperial citizens must check their documents."

While explaining the situation, the waiter picked up the phone and started talking. The tone of the conversation seemed very familiar, indicating that he had been in frequent contact before and was not targeting them specifically.

What a strict law and order management, I really should show that bastard Bai Wenzhi, Jinling's accommodation management regulations are useless, as long as the money is in place, the store will not care about this kind of thing at all.

Fortunately, otherwise, the situation of the underground party would be even more difficult. Zuo Zhong sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette and waited for the police to arrive, as a test of the reaction time of the other party.

The speed at which the police in a region receive the police can explain many issues, such as the level of alertness, such as the level of training, and this information is useful for their next actions.

The wall clock on the wall of the hotel kept ticking, and when the minute hand skipped two large divisions, there was the sound of a car outside, and then several men in uniforms walked into the store.

10 minutes seems fast enough.

Plain clothes?
Could it be someone from the Secret Service?

Zuo Zhong was thoughtful. There was a bulge in the back of these people. It should be a pistol. In Harbin, there are not many people who dare to carry guns blatantly, except for the military and the puppet Manchukuo police.

Unlike the film and television works of later generations, the secret agents of the Manchukuo police did not wear suits or black trench coats, and the casual clothes of public officials were mostly uniforms with a stand-up collar and three pockets or Concorde uniforms.

The so-called Xiehe uniform ① is the official uniform of the Puppet Manchukuo designed by the Japanese colonists with ulterior motives. It looks very similar to the Japanese military uniform, and people can tell that it is a Japanese dog at a glance.

The problem is the ordinary identity verification, why is the spy department dispatched, maybe they are being targeted, Zuo Zhong turned his head calmly, pretending not to know the identity of the person who came.

The waiter seemed to have never seen these uninvited guests, and his expression was a bit puzzled, but seeing the IDs presented by the other party, he immediately took out the IDs of Zuo Zhong and He Yijun and said.

"Mr. Police Officer, these two guests are going to check in. By the way, isn't Ono-kun on duty today? How could someone from the Secret Service come here? Did something happen?"

"It's nothing, Xiaoye and the others have other business, we just came over to take a look." The leader took the ID card and flipped through it, looking at the smiling Zuo Zhong from the corner of his eye.

　①One ocean in 1935 ≈1 yen
　　②Easter eggs have photos, if not, they are under review.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)