Double Agent Saga

The matter mentioned by Docharov is extremely sensitive.The Second Bureau of the Central Investigation Department is currently studying Docharov's proposal, and has not even entered the stage of asking for instructions from higher authorities.But only one month later, a contact line deployed by the Central Adjustment Department in Cam Ranh Bay in South Vietnam lost contact, which made Du Ziyuan feel nervous.All he can do now is to conduct an investigation to see what caused the interruption of the secret communication line.

At this time, Du Ziyuan parked his car in front of the Beijing Hotel.He couldn't help a wry smile at the sight of his old, dusty Jeep, looking so shabby among a long line of cars so polished that people could be seen.He turned and walked up the high steps in front of the hotel.

This Peking Hotel, built in 1907, is one of the best hotels in the city.It is now owned by the government.Senior cadres of the party, government and army who came to Beijing from other places all lived here.But the decoration inside the hotel still maintains the luxurious Baroque style in Europe.Du Ziyuan once again felt that his old blue khaki uniform looked so out of place.He walked to the door of room 316 and knocked lightly on the door.

I haven't seen him for nearly ten years, but Yang Keqin is still as thin, stern, and serious as he was in the intelligence department of the North China Bureau.

He put down a cup of tea in front of Du Ziyuan, and said bluntly: "Okay, Comrade Ziyuan, please tell me more about the situation in that report back then."

Du Ziyuan went through the whole situation in his mind, and then began to say: "Secretary Yang, the situation is like this. In Nanjing, Wu Fengying... Secretary Yang, do you still have an impression of Wu Fengying?"

Yang Keqin stared at him sternly, "Of course I will have an impression of the people I send out. If I don't have an impression of something, I will ask you questions."

Du Ziyuan understood that this was a criticism, and thought he was long-winded.He said as briefly as possible: "Wu Fengying received information at the end of March [-] that the Intelligence Department of the Kuomintang Secrecy Bureau sent a group of Secret agents. Their code names all start with the word 'water', such as Mandshurica mandshurica, water bird, water plant, etc. Most of these spies were arrested and shot by us. But one slipped through the net, and his code name was 'water hyacinth' '."

Yang Keqin nodded, "Go ahead."

Du Ziyuan continued: "From all indications, this 'water hyacinth' has infiltrated into the intelligence department of the North China Bureau, and is likely to be in a very important position."

Yang Keqin stared at him coldly, "What evidence is there?"

Du Ziyuan understood that it was impossible for Secretary Yang not to be angry.At that time, he was one of the main leaders of the intelligence department of the North China Bureau, and was in charge of major intelligence work.It should be his serious dereliction of duty that secret agents sneaked into the intelligence department.

Under such circumstances, Du Ziyuan could only try to calm down his tone. He said: "First of all, the fact that Li Yunlin, the deputy commander of the guerrilla column on the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi border, went to Nanjing for treatment was leaked to the secrecy by the 'water hyacinth'. Secondly, Wu Fengying sent you a recording of the conversation between Hou Lianhai and Wang Zhenqing through me. However, the recording of the conversation was leaked to the US CIA agent Mace by "Water Hyacinth". "Where do you know that this recording has reached the intelligence department of the North China Bureau, and only a few high-level intelligence personnel have heard this recording. Wu Fengying asked Metz at the time whether this recording was learned from 'Water Hyacinth'. Metz did not deny it. Therefore, it can be confirmed , the 'water hyacinth' lurking in the intelligence department of the North China Bureau is not only a secret agent of the Bureau of Secrecy, but also a spy of the CIA. These are the evidence I have confirmed." After Du Ziyuan finished speaking, he looked at Yang Keqin silently.

Yang Keqin paced back and forth in the room, pondered for a moment and asked, "After you sent me the report, what other news did you get?"

Du Ziyuan shook his head, "No. Wu Fengying told me that the Bureau of Secrecy hid this 'water hyacinth' very deeply. Wu Fengying once stole 24 secret files from the file room of the Intelligence Department of the Bureau of Secrecy. I checked carefully, but I didn't find any of them. There are clues of 'Water Hyacinth'. I have reported other clues to the Intelligence Department of the North China Bureau, and the Intelligence Department immediately called back and asked me to provide the source of the clues. I was worried that this situation would be noticed by 'Water Hyacinth', so I did not provide it. I When he returned to the Ministry of Intelligence, he brought these 24 files back to the Ministry of Intelligence."

"Where are these files now?" Yang Keqin asked seriously.

Now, Du Ziyuan also hesitated.He said: "Secretary Yang, the intelligence system has changed a lot in recent years, and I don't know where these files are now."

Yang Keqin stared at Du Ziyuan, and said softly: "The 'water hyacinth' you mentioned only came into our company in [-], so it shouldn't hold a high position, is it so?"

Du Ziyuan nodded, "I think so too. His rank may not be high, but he may be in a relatively key position, otherwise he would not be able to see the recording."

Yang Keqin nodded and did not speak again.He looked back.

At this time, the room was very quiet.Du Ziyuan looked at him, not daring to move or speak.

To be honest, officials all over the world have one thing in common. When faced with responsibility due to negligence or dereliction of duty, everyone will first weigh the weight of this responsibility.Some people avoid it, some people let it go, and some people pass it on.There are people who will be held accountable, but this is really a serious matter.

Yang Keqin looked back at Du Ziyuan, and then said softly, "I got off the ship in Nanjing when I went to work in Zhejiang this time. I originally planned to visit several leading comrades in Jiangsu. But as soon as I got off the ship, I met the guy you sent. I was a traffic officer. He recognized me. This is an old comrade, and his work is extremely rigorous. He traveled around northern Shaanxi and Beiping for a few months, but he didn’t find me, so he buried the report you gave me. He has been in Nanjing for a long time. Being an ordinary dock worker, life is very difficult. But he has been looking for you, and he is also looking for me. I am very moved. Comrade Ziyuan, speaking of it, this is a responsibility that I cannot shirk, and I should take responsibility.”

Du Ziyuan also lowered his head. His former superior dared to take responsibility, which made him feel a little easier.But it's also a sad thing. [

He said: "Secretary Yang, I am also responsible. In the past few years, I have not investigated this matter again."

Yang Keqin said: "Your responsibility is the latter, secondary. My responsibility is the front, the main one. I didn't seriously check our team and let the enemy take advantage of the loopholes."

Hearing this, Du Ziyuan's mood, which had been a little lighter just now, became heavy again.

Secretary Yang said, "Ziyuan, what are you going to do now?"

Du Ziyuan hesitated, "Secretary Yang, I'm in a bit of a dilemma right now. My work is mainly abroad. It's not good for me to intervene in domestic affairs and internal affairs of the investigation department."

Yang Keqin waved his hand, "Well, in the next two days, I will talk to your department leaders to explain the seriousness of this problem, and ask them to continue to designate you to handle this matter and give you authorization. After you go back, first Find out where those files are, and then look up this 'water hyacinth', we must find this person as soon as possible!"

Du Ziyuan nodded seriously.Now, the "water hyacinth" case has become the most important thing in his mind.

However, the results of the investigation after this conversation greatly exceeded Du Ziyuan's expectations.

Two days later, a deputy director of the Central Investigation Department, a deputy minister who had never shown up in the Central Investigation Department, brought Du Ziyuan to his office.

To Du Ziyuan's surprise, the deputy minister's office was located in Zhongnanhai.His surname is Chen, and people usually call him Director Chen, which is his other more important position.

When Du Ziyuan arrived in Zhongnanhai, fortunately, Director Chen's secretary came out to pick him up, otherwise it would be very difficult for him to get in.

This director Chen has a kind face, but his language is sharp.Every word he said was nailed into Du Ziyuan's ears like a nail, sharp and severe.

They have been standing in front of each other, like two old friends chatting.But from beginning to end, Du Ziyuan was not allowed to say a word.Director Chen didn't want to ask him what he meant.He has been reprimanding Du Ziyuan.Du Ziyuan had no choice but to listen silently.

The last words that Director Chen said were: "This matter must be guaranteed by your party membership! You must complete it as soon as possible! You must take necessary measures now!"

Director Chen returned to his desk, grabbed an envelope, and stuffed it directly into Du Ziyuan's hands.Then waved to him, that means, you can go.

Du Ziyuan dared not open the envelope until he returned to the investigation department's office.It was a letter of introduction, and it seemed to be a very ordinary one.But this is what Yang Keqin called "authorization".There is only one sentence in the letter of introduction: Party, government and military departments, as well as provincial public security departments, Comrade Du Ziyuan has been entrusted by the central government to go to your department to contact important work, and must assist in solving it.Below this letter of introduction is the official seal of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The more vague the official letter, the greater the power.Many people call this kind of official letter "Shang Fang's sword".But Du Ziyuan found that it didn't have that much power.

A week later, Du Ziyuan, who had just started his investigation, was frightened into a cold sweat.

In order to do a good job in this secret investigation, Du Ziyuan selected two assistants for himself in the Second Bureau.One is Chu Bolin, Director of the Asia Division.He was a cadre transferred from the Political Security Department of the former East China Bureau last year.Du Ziyuan had read his files and believed that he would never have anything to do with the original intelligence department of the North China Bureau.The other is a cadre who has just been transferred from the army. He used to work as a security officer in the military department. His name is Qin Donghai.

The first task of the two of them was to find the 24 files that Du Ziyuan brought back from Nanjing that year.

In fact, Du Ziyuan didn't need to show the letter of introduction that director Chen gave him.Whether it is the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Public Security, or the Intelligence Department of the Military Commission, he has a wide range of contacts and even has certain authority.He always greeted his acquaintances in these departments first, and then sent Chu Bolin and Qin Donghai to search for the files.

However, a total of 24 secret files stolen from the Kuomintang Secret Bureau in this box disappeared.No matter which department's archives it was found. [

The archives have always been the most important department of the intelligence service.The internal management of the archives room is very strict, and there are strict procedures for the transfer and storage of various files.The approval procedures for lending or transferring files are even more stringent, and there are also detailed borrowing records.However, they did not find any record of transfer in or transfer out of these 24 secret files in the archives of any department.