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Jiangcheng, a half-mountain hut.

Zuo Zhong stood in the middle of the study, with his waist straight, looking at the four characters "Loyalty, Filial Piety and Justice" on the wall, and loudly reported to the bald head about Yao Li, Gu Zhongya and Akihara Toshio.

"The staff found a suspicious person during the platooning operation. According to the investigation, Gu Zhongya, Major General Director of the Operations Department of the Jiangcheng Air Defense Command, was suspected of being involved in major espionage. After investigation, he learned..."

He told the truth of the case, and he didn't shy away from the relationship between Gu Zhongya and Minister Song. Of course, he put it another way.

According to him, Minister Song admired Gu Zhongya and turned into a spy who approached the chief with ulterior motives. What is wrong with Minister Song who is dedicated to serving the public, but he was blinded by bad guys who deserved to die.

The bald man's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, and he told Zuo Zhong to let go, no matter who was involved in the case, he had to investigate to the end, and if there was anything he could communicate with Minister Song in time, he then served tea to see off the guests.

Zuo Zhong didn't talk nonsense, he saluted in full military posture, turned around and left the mansion, secretly heaving a sigh of relief, with the "Shang Fang Sword", the case could continue to be investigated.

The first sentence in the bald-headed instruction can be skipped directly. If you really want to find someone with a deep foundation, let alone the Secret Service and him, even Dai Chunfeng will be useless.

The important thing is the last sentence, the so-called communication is actually asking Zuo Zhong to go to Minister Song to ask for advice and get forgiveness, lest the grape trellis in the backyard of the bald head fall down.

Sitting in the car, Zuo Zhong pondered for a while to ask the driver to drive to Minister Song's temporary residence - a western-style villa also located on Luojia Mountain.

After driving along the winding mountain road for more than ten minutes, the car was stopped by a group of soldiers wearing Guojun military uniforms who moved very quickly. The other party politely asked the driver to show his testimony.

Zuo Zhong in the back row glanced at the American leather shoes on these people's feet, and understood that this was a member of the legendary Tax Police Corps. Even ordinary soldiers can wear military boots. No wonder so many people want to enter this force.

Tax Police Headquarters.

An informal army that uses the remaining salt tax repayment of loans from the Bank of Eight Nations as supplies, and is responsible for anti-smuggling and tax collection. All compilations, equipment, and personnel are all at the discretion of Minister Song, and no one else has the right to intervene.

Relying on abundant funds and the support of European and American countries, the Tax Police Headquarters is even more elite than the Guodang regular army. Most of the officers are from foreign military academies.

A few years ago, Minister Song wanted to transfer troops to the front line in North China to defend against the Japanese. When the bald head found out, he was furious, thinking that this had affected the overall situation of "fighting against the outside world and making the country safe inside", so he turned around and arranged for his cronies to control the Tax Police Headquarters.

Even so, as the founder of the Tax Police Headquarters, Minister Song arranged a small army to protect himself, no one can say anything, the rules are nothing more than human feelings.

In addition, through the deployment of troops, it can be seen that Minister Song is considered a hardliner in the fight against Japan, so Zuo Zhong had the courage to visit the God of Wealth, otherwise Gu Zhongya would have been secretly sanctioned.

Besides, the driver in the driver's seat handed out his testimony, raised his hand to prevent the soldiers from inspecting the rear row, and whispered to the other party that the chief of the Secret Service had come to visit Minister Song.

Hearing that the person who came was the well-known Chief of the Secret Service, the soldiers of the Tax Police Headquarters who came to protect the old chief hesitated for a while and did not search forcibly, but assigned a few people to accompany him. …

Zuo Zhong showed appreciation, obeyed the discipline without losing flexibility, and the quality of the personnel was quite high. I heard that these soldiers had at least graduated from primary school, so it was no wonder that the bald head wanted to attack the Tax Police Headquarters.

Accompanied by the other party, the car quickly arrived in front of Minister Song's official residence, and the security became more stringent. Zuo Zhong was searched before being led into a small living room.

After waiting for a few minutes, Minister Song, wearing glasses and a white suit, strode in and sat down by the sofa, and asked Zuo Zhong's reason for coming very quickly.

At the same time, he was secretly suspicious, he had no contact with the Secret Service, and if the other party didn't catch Japanese spies, what did they come to him for? Could it be possible that there were spies by his side? What a joke.

Everyone in the government doesn't know that he is a hardliner against the Japanese. One of the criteria for selecting and employing people is that they must have nothing to do with the Japanese, and they don't even know how to use Japanese students.

Because he couldn't figure out Zuo Zhong's intentions, and because he had been arguing with the US and British consulates all day about raising war funds, Minister Song's tone was a little blunt, and his attitude was not very friendly.

"Minister Song..."

Zuo Zhong said hello lightly, and then told Gu Zhongya's affairs. There is only one meaning in his words, that is, Gu Zhongya is your person, and it is up to you how to deal with it.

He didn't care about the other party's bad attitude at all, and put on a business-like posture. After all, the Secret Service was helping the other party wipe his butt this time. Since the other party looked down on him, there was no need for him to go up to him with a thick face.

Otherwise what would he become?

Xu Enzeng?

On the other side, after listening to Zuo Zhong's narration, Minister Song, who was beaten in the face, blushed with anger, and slammed at the coffee table next to him. After a loud bang, several soldiers rushed into the living room with guns.

"You guys go out, I have something to discuss with Commander Zuo, you are not allowed to come in without an order, let the kitchen prepare dinner, and cook Zhejiang cuisine."

Minister Song took a deep breath, raised his hand to let the guards leave, and when there were only two people left in the living room, he got up and walked to a wall, took off a photo, and said suddenly.

"This is a group photo of the negotiators after the national government successfully purchased air defense equipment from Switzerland. Gu Zhongya was among them. At that time, I admired this decisive patriotic young man.

So I discussed a place for him to study in Switzerland at the committee, but I didn't expect this to hurt him and gave the Japanese a chance to win him over. Deputy Director Zuo, do you think this is God's will? "

"Report to Minister Song, I don't think this is your fault."

Zuo Zhong shook his head, and said in a matter-of-fact way: "I chose the path myself, even without your recommendation, Gu Zhongya would not be able to go abroad, and under the instigation of the Japanese, he would still defect to the enemy.

I have some information here, which shows that Gu Zhongya's treason is in pursuit of a luxurious life, and one consumption in a restaurant costs the living expenses of ordinary people for a year.

I have seen many people like this. As long as there is a little benefit, they will forget the country and choose to accept the thief as their father. So Minister Song, you don't have to worry about it. It is definitely not your responsibility.

Your identity determines that everyone will show the most perfect side in front of you. Gu Zhongya gained attention and promotion through deception, it's not because you don't know people well. "

As he said that, Zuo Zhong handed over some documents, including the witness statements who saw the meeting between Gu Zhongya and Toshio Akihara, the background information of Toshio Akihara, and other evidence. …

Minister Song graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai in his early years, and later went to Harvard University to study economics for a master's degree, and then went to Columbia University for a doctorate. He is a standard scholar who likes to use data to speak.

That being the case, then show him the conclusive evidence, lest the other party think that this is a strife within the Guo party, and tell Minister Song by the way that the Secret Service will not be tortured into tricks, let alone someone who doubts him casually.

Minister Song put down the photo, took the file casually and looked at it seriously, after a long time, he gently swept the photo away, let it fall into the trash can, turned around and said coldly.

"The Secret Service is doing a good job. I don't care about how to deal with Gu Zhongya. I only have one request. The spy leader behind him must be found out to comfort the dead compatriots in Jinling."

"Report, there is no guarantee for this matter. The Japanese intelligence personnel are very professional, good at lurking, and very vigilant. They will run away if there is any trouble."

Knowing how cunning the spy is, Zuo Zhong would only agree to the other party if he was insane. Even if he offended Minister Song for this, it would be a big deal to go around the other party in the future, and the military order should not be messed up.

But there are still good things to say, and he immediately added: "The lowly ranks will definitely do their best to wipe out or suppress the activities of spies in Jiangcheng, so as to protect the frontal battlefield."

After expressing his attitude, Zuo Zhong was ready to be reprimanded. Unexpectedly, Minister Song looked at him quietly for a few seconds and then smiled.

"The people below say that you, Zuo Zhong, are a smiling tiger. Today, I saw that the rumors are wrong. What a smiling tiger, I can see that you are a direct minister, with the strength of Zhou Chang and Liu Yi①.

What you just said is good, we have to tell the truth in our business, we can't just agree indiscriminately just to please the chief, it's also wronged you, and bear such a nickname. "

what are you doing?

Don't make up your mind indiscriminately, okay?

If this matter spreads out, wouldn't someone from my left become a double-faced person who does one thing to the face and another behind the back.

Zuo Zhong stared dumbfounded at the gradual transformation of Minister Song, and then skillfully, ah no, bit the bullet and pretended to be a loyal minister of the party-state.

"Don't be wronged. For the sake of the party and the country, the younger generation is not afraid of being criticized. My ancestors often told me at home that those who want to achieve great things should not be afraid of gossip.

If you want to do something practical, you must be well-known and slandered all over the world. Please rest assured that we already have a little clue about the spy leader. "

"kindness."

When the mood improved, Minister Song corrected: "Your word is Shen Mo, then I will call you Shen Mo, you and I should be about the same age, just call me elder brother in the future.

Let's go, let's go to the restaurant. The cook in my house is from Zhejiang Province, and his craftsmanship is good. You haven't eaten your hometown food for a long time. You must try it today, please. "

Asking Zuo Zhong to call him brother, he didn't just say it casually.

It is not only to appreciate Zuo Zhong's "character", but also to win over the head of the intelligence department, not to mention that Guo Dang's party thinking is very strong, this kind of thing is very common.

Zuo Zhong was a little bit overwhelmed, and said in his heart that if I remember correctly, in the list of the most important war criminals in "Must be Arrested Immediately" in the future, the bald head will be ranked first, and you will be the second.

Calling you a heinous anti-activist (can't find a synonym) brother and brother, wouldn't it mean that I don't even have the chance to go to jail, but this matter can't be refused directly, so he can only pretend to be grateful.

"Respect is worse than obedience. Thank you, brother. My brother is very grateful. It just so happens that our secret service has opened a printing factory in Shancheng. There is a business that I have long wanted to discuss with you."

Minister Song's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and said happily: "It turns out that Shen Mo also likes to do business. It would be even better if you and I share the same interests. Please, go to the restaurant and let's talk about it in detail."

Zuo Zhong wished to give himself a hard time, to make you talk nonsense, why did he forget that this guy is tougher on making money than Japan, isn't he throwing himself into a trap?

He wanted to leave, but when he saw the warm invitation from the other party, he had no choice but to walk out of the living room with a dry smile. For a while, he felt a sense of heroism that the strong man would never return when he was gone.