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Chapter 768 Preliminary Investigation Direction
Zuo Chong finished his meeting with Hase Ryosuke and returned to the hotel. Early the next morning, he took the Blue Steel Express back to Jinling alone.

According to his analysis, there are three ways for the message to be leaked, one is He Yijun, the other is the headquarters of the bureau, and the third is the higher-level military and political officials.

Based on past experience, it is unlikely that the leaker is He Yijun. If she is a Japanese spy, many missions will not be successful.

Such as the destruction of the bacterial base of the Kwantung Army's water supply and epidemic prevention troops, and the February [-] incident, these are enough to show the reliability of the opponent.

The telecommunications personnel at the bureau headquarters are also not spies. They have undergone the strictest screening, and their family relationships have been checked for three generations when they join the job.

More importantly, the telegrams he sent before have never been leaked, so it can be judged that the problem should not lie with the bureau headquarters.

That's only one possibility,
There are ghosts in the high-level national government, or the relevant agencies that the information is sent to.

This is easy to understand. Obtaining information is only the beginning, and there is still a series of work to be done, such as research and judgment, analysis, and recording.

For example, the departments directly under the Military Commission, the bald-headed attendant's room, and the staff department, there are many people involved and a mixed bag.

Wanting to find out the spies, Zuo Zhong felt that he had to go back to Jinling to preside over the detection work, because this matter could not be delayed any longer.

Seeing that the August 8 deadline for the evacuation of overseas Chinese by the Japanese Navy Command is getting closer, it is urgent to solve internal problems.

Fortunately, the distance between Shanghai and Jinling is not too far. Wu Chunyang and others have also exercised at this time, so he can come back with confidence.

"Woooo~"

Zuo Zhong thought about it all the way, until he was reminded by the sound of the siren. When he looked up, Jinling Railway Station had already appeared not far away.

When the train came to a complete stop, he put on his hat and carried his suitcase and quickly left the carriage. After exiting the station, he stopped the rickshaw and gave an address.

This address has nothing to do with the Secret Service or the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. It is a transit point for him, and its function is to confuse trackers.

If there is an enemy following him, he will be easily exposed whether he is anti-stalking or going to military and political institutions. Transit is the best choice.

This is not a shadow of a cup bow and a snake. You must be cautious when dealing with spies. Those who are careless will die.

Half an hour later, the rickshaw stopped at the entrance of an ordinary small courtyard, Zuo Zhong got out of the car, handed over the fare, opened the door and walked in.

This is the house of a smuggler who was shot last time. It has a single family and there are few neighbors nearby. It is very suitable for hiding.

After looking for a long time at the specially set hidden observation port, Zuo Zhong made sure that there was no one behind him, and then he went to a room and moved the wardrobe.

A secret passage suddenly appeared, he took out his clothes from the room and changed into it, adjusted his facial camouflage and went directly into the secret passage.

When he reappeared, it was in the back room of a shop, where a middle-aged man sat quietly as if he didn't see anything.

"Pay attention to vigilance. If there is a problem, just blow up the secret passage. As for you, you know what to do."

"Yes, Deputy Director."

Before Zuo Zhong walked out of the house, he gave an order, and the middle-aged man's answer was categorical. If he did this job, his life would not be his own.

As for surrender, he never thought about it. The secret service's family rules for traitors are very simple. If one person surrenders to the enemy, the whole family suffers, and no one is an exception.

The former stationmaster of Tokyo Station was a student of Whampoa, and his family disappeared overnight after it was determined that the other party had defected.

Later, I heard that there were several floats by the river, but the people from the Jinling Police Department did not check, so they found a place and burned them clean.

I don't want my wife and children to become a pile of ashes in the wilderness, so dying for the country is the only choice.

After getting a satisfactory reply, Zuo Zhong nodded slightly and left quickly from the shop lobby, walking towards the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics building.

He kept stopping, making U-turns, crossing the road, and anti-tracking. The original 10-minute journey took two hours.

After thoroughly erasing his worries, Zuo Zhong approached the guard post at the gate, took out his ID card, shook it, lowered his head and quickly walked into the compound.

Such a perfunctory behavior, a young guard wanted to stop it when he saw it, but was immediately held in place by several pale-faced old fritters.

don't die

Even the smiling tiger dares to provoke.

Although the other party had made a disguise, they had stood here for several years, so they naturally recognized that the person was Deputy Director Zuo of the Secret Service.

In the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, you can offend anything, but you can't offend this person, or you may be gone at any time.

Zuo Zhong didn't know what the guard was thinking, so he went to the top floor with ease, and knocked on the office door of Old Dai's secretary Li Wei.

Being a man is most afraid of getting carried away. It is said that it is not a problem to bypass Li Wei in his current capacity, but if he does so, he will offend others.

Don't underestimate the little people. This kind of people often do not succeed enough, but fail more than others. Why not take a few steps to build a good relationship.

Sure enough, seeing Zuo Zhong meeting Lao Dai in a formal manner, Li Wei was so happy from ear to ear, and ran out after a few pleasantries.

After a while, this guy trotted back and brought Dai Chunfeng's order, and then led Zuo Zhong to the door of the director's office.

Raising his hand to knock on the door and gently opening it, Li Wei turned around and left without waiting for a reply. This is really a smart man, and he behaved quite appropriately.

Zuo Zhong must be here because he has an important work report. It may be related to the war. The more you know about similar things, the more dangerous they are.

Curiosity didn't just kill the cat,
It can also kill people.

Inside the house, Dai Chunfeng was reviewing the documents with the gold pen that Zuo Zhong had given him a few years ago. When he heard the sound, he looked up and saw Zuo Zhong, with a smile on his face.

"Here comes the prudence, sit down quickly, if there is something wrong with Shanghai, don't worry, monitoring the Cao Gang is a long-term job.

If you have any difficulties, you can directly tell the chairman and me. As long as it is beneficial to the mission, I will support you even if you sell everything. "

"Students thank the teacher."

Zuo Zhong automatically filtered these words, sat down on the stool with half his buttocks, and after deliberating for a while, said under Old Dai's puzzled eyes.

"The student came back this time because he has an important situation to report to you. Before that, I would like to ask, who has read the information in Shanghai."

"Who has read the information in Shanghai?"

Dai Chunfeng frowned and repeated, he naturally knew what his disciples meant, was it because he was afraid that someone would leak the secret, this is impossible.

After receiving the information from Zuo Zhong yesterday, the telecommunications room was immediately blocked. Apart from him, only the chairman and the military knew about it.

By the way, there is also a code inspection office, the chairman asked him to hand over the information to the other party, so that he can decipher the Japanese secret message according to the telegram signal.

However, these people and institutions are either the head of state, the backbone of the party and the country, or top-secret institutions, so there should be no problems.

At the same time, he also knew that there must be a reason for Zuo Zhong to ask such a question, so he told the story of yesterday from beginning to end without hesitation.

bald.

Military Commission Confidential Room.

Agencies above the military.

Cryptography Office.

Zuo Zhong frowned after hearing this, and the first thing he ruled out was the bald head, no matter which angle he considered, the other party had no reason to do so.

As for the confidential room of the Military Commission, if all the military documents of the party are uploaded and distributed here, it will be troublesome if there are spies here.

But looking at it from another angle, if there are Japanese spies here, they will not only pass on a piece of information, but will inevitably leave clues.

It is impossible for the Secret Service to not have noticed. Zuo Zhong has some confidence in this. From this point of view, it is judged that the members of the confidential room are not very suspicious.

The rest are the military and above agencies and cipher translation institutes, one is crowded with people, and the other is a highly confidential technical unit.

At first glance, the probability of spies appearing in the previous one is higher, but intelligence warfare cannot be considered with common sense, and preconceived ideas are the most taboo.

Moreover, what level would the officers who have access to the strategic intelligence of the Japanese Navy in Shanghai be, at least they must be above the brigade commander.

At present, the national government has a total of 191 divisions and 52 brigades of the army infantry and cavalry. When will there be so many officers, large and small, to find out.

There are fewer people in the cipher translation office, about 200 people, who can be screened quickly, and it will not be too late to check the army if they are not found.

Other than that,

There is another reason to check here first.

It took less than 24 hours from the time the information was sent to when it was leaked. The spies could only report to the Naval Command in Tokyo by radio.

The Cipher Deciphering Institute is an institution specializing in the research and deciphering of telegrams. Its work is inseparable from the radio station, and the most basic requirement is to be able to receive and send telegrams.

In short, based on the existing clues, the Encryption and Interpretation Office of the Ministry of Communications Department of Communications is the key target, and it needs to be investigated first and as soon as possible.

Of course, this does not mean giving up investigations in other directions. It is just a matter of priority, and the military side is just taking it a step further.

After roughly determining the direction of detection, Zuo Zhong truthfully stated Hase Ryosuke's feedback, and also stated the speculation just now.

"What, the information leaked."

Dai Chunfeng, who was resting on the back of the chair, sat up straight all of a sudden, how could this be possible, who would dare to leak such sensitive information.

Once it is found out, it is a crime of beheading. He doesn't think that any high-ranking official will run to the enemy without enjoying the glory and wealth.

After all, he had been in control of the overall situation of the Secret Service and the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics for a long time. After panicking, Lao Dai immediately stabilized his mind and gave instructions decisively.

"At the end of the day, I'll report this to the chairman at the rest of the house right away, and don't move the inspection and translation office, so as not to expose Ryosuke Hase.

If there is a real spy, he must be watching our reaction, and it is better to be quiet than to move, and all actions must be carried out in a covert manner. "

"Yes, the teacher is wise, and the students think the same way. In addition, it is best to find one or two reliable people from the inspection and translation office as internal support."

Zuo Zhong bowed and replied respectfully, heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, as expected of Lao Dai, he immediately grasped the important point, and he really couldn't do anything about it.

One is that it is easy to alert spies.

Second, the cipher translation office is very important.

At this critical moment when the Sino-Japanese war is in full swing, the deciphering of the telegram is related to the outcome of the battle, and the inspection and translation office must not be messed up.

The safest way now is to cooperate with the internal response to find suspicious persons, secretly screen them one by one, and try to keep a low profile.

"Very good, you can do this."

As Dai Chunfeng walked out quickly, he ordered that, as an officer, it is best to leave professional matters to professional people.

The Japanese bayonets were almost reaching the chest of the national government, and he understood the truth that commanding indiscriminately was tantamount to helping the evildoers.

Seeing the fiery back of old Dai, Zuo Zhong picked up the phone and notified Gu Qi, Shen Dongxin, and Tongsuo who stayed behind to come and join him.

Since ancient times, there are not many soldiers, and there is no need to transfer people from Shanghai back to Jinling City to deal with a Japanese spy. These three people are enough.

(End of this chapter)