Double Agent Saga

Du Ziyuan drove, and the place he and Lao Luo went to was not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shidaren Hutong, but the Liuguo Hotel at No. 30 Dongjiaomin Lane.This Liuguo Hotel is called "Fenghua Hotel" today, and its glory is no longer there.But at that time, it was one of the most luxurious hotels in Beijing.At this time when Du Ziyuan left, the famous Liuguo Hotel had been nationalized and became one of the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Du Ziyuan parked his car in front of the Liuguo Hotel and followed Lao Luo up the steps.There was already a young man waiting for them there.The young man led them up to the top floor of the hotel by elevator and into a conference room with two guards standing outside the door.This situation made Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan feel nervous, as if a chill ran up their backs.

This meeting room is not too big, and the decoration and layout inside still retain the appearance when it was received, luxurious and elegant.

But sitting in the conference room were the two deputy ministers of the Central Investigation Department.When Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan entered, they were sitting together talking in a low voice.

Of the two vice-ministers of the central mediation department, one is Director Chen, as mentioned earlier, whose office is located in Zhongnanhai.The other deputy minister, surnamed Xiang, was a legendary figure in the Chinese intelligence system at that time and enjoyed a very high reputation.The Vice Minister Xiang is also the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.Du Ziyuan guessed that this was also an important reason for holding this meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [

As soon as Du Ziyuan entered the door, he already noticed that the atmosphere in the meeting room was disturbing.The two deputy ministers raised their heads and stared at them with a stern look, with a trace of suspicion in their eyes.The deputy minister waved to them and motioned for them to sit across the conference table.

For about a few minutes, no one in the conference room spoke.Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan were nervous because of this.

Director Chen, who was holding a cigarette in his hand, suddenly spoke first, and said sternly, "Du Ziyuan, tell me first! Tell me about your work in South Vietnam, especially your recent work, and don't miss anything!"

Although Du Ziyuan had some mental preparations, he still felt uneasy in front of two such serious leaders.He glanced back at Lao Luo and said cautiously: "Okay, let me report first. We did have some comrades working there in the Republic of South Vietnam. It was gradually formed during the war years, and later during the Vietnam-French War. strengthened. Several lines of contact were formed, and some comrades infiltrated local government offices, or worked there as merchants or as residents."

Director Chen asked sternly: "What is their main purpose?"

Du Ziyuan lowered his voice involuntarily, "There are two main purposes, one is to observe and understand the local political forces, and the other is to support and guide the work of the local liberation alliance."

Director Chen asked, "Are there any in Cam Ranh Bay?"

Du Ziyuan took a breath, this was the biggest question in his mind.He guessed that today's meeting had something to do with the Soviets.He said: "Yes, there is a relatively complete organization and a contact line. What I know is that one of our comrades has infiltrated the US military base in Cam Ranh Bay."

Director Chen said unceremoniously: "Continue talking, don't go too far, and talk about Ruan Qibo."

Du Ziyuan glanced at Lao Luo again and said: "The work on Ruan Qibo mainly started three months ago. At that time, Comrade Docharov, the first secretary of the Soviet embassy, ​​contacted us through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. .He is actually the head of the USSR State Security Council in our country."

Director Chen reprimanded severely, "Don't talk nonsense! We know who he is!"

Du Ziyuan tried his best to restrain his uneasiness, and said: "Okay, I will continue. Comrade Docharov hopes to cooperate with us to carry out intelligence work on South Vietnam. We did not immediately agree. This cooperation still needs the approval of the superior. As From the previous research, we began to understand the situation of South Vietnam, especially Ruan Qibo.”

Director Chen almost pressed, "What kind of understanding?"

Du Ziyuan hurriedly said: "It's just a general understanding, the purpose is to grasp the basic situation about Ruan Qibo and the people around him. However, two months ago, we suddenly lost contact with the organization in Cam Ranh Bay. We are now investigating the situation. Investigation, trying to find out the reason for the interruption. But before we could find out the reason, we heard the news that Ruan Qibo was killed."

Director Chen stared at Du Ziyuan sternly, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "Du Ziyuan, you said, you are collecting information about Ruan Qibo, are you doing it with hostility? Does the instruction mean that?"

Du Ziyuan straightened his body and looked at him squarely, "Director Chen, you definitely don't mean that. We collect the information mainly to consider the possibility of cooperation with the Soviet Union in the future, and it's just a general understanding."

Director Chen stared at him unceremoniously, "So, three people died there, and it seems that they were silenced. Are these three people yours?"

Du Ziyuan said: "Not from us, absolutely not."

There was silence in the conference room.He bowed his head to the deputy minister in thought.Director Chen glared at them. [

Director Chen asked: "Why is the line at Cam Ranh Bay interrupted?"

Du Ziyuan was extremely worried.When reporting to the leader, the most fearful thing is that the situation is unknown, but he has no idea about the situation of the Jin Ran Bay line.He said cautiously: "The Cam Ranh Bay line uses human traffic and does not use radio stations. After the interruption, we sent investigators to investigate from station to station. At present, the investigation only reaches Guangxi, and there is no border crossing."

"So, local newspapers and Western newspapers say that these three people are Chinese, how do you explain that?"

"Director Chen, we don't know about this situation. We need to continue the investigation."

Director Chen shook his head, dissatisfied with what Du Ziyuan said, "Where do you think these three Chinese people come from? You should think about it?"

Du Ziyuan nodded, "Yes, we have considered it. We judge that it may be sent from Taiwan."

At this time, there was a brief silence in the conference room.What Du Ziyuan said surprised everyone, but it seemed to be within their expectations.

Director Chen slapped the table, "Why did the spies sent by Taiwan kill Ruan Qibo? It doesn't make sense!"

Du Ziyuan gritted his teeth involuntarily. The unknown situation made him feel uncertain.He said softly: "Director Chen, we speculate that Taiwan sent it because our comrades who infiltrated the Cam Ranh Bay US military base were also sent from Taiwan. She is an intelligence officer of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense Intelligence Bureau. She joined the U.S. Army Advisory Group as a member of the U.S. Army Advisory Group. Her mission to Cam Ranh Bay was to train local intelligence officers. I am worried that her true identity may have been exposed. So I guess that the three people may have been sent by Taiwan to get rid of us. This comrade."

The conference room fell silent again.Comrades who sneak into the enemy and take on special tasks will be very dangerous if their identities are exposed, and there is almost no possibility of survival.In recent years, many comrades lurking inside the enemy have died.Whenever I hear this kind of news, the comrades outside really swallow their tears and teeth together.

The two deputy ministers at the conference table have worked in the intelligence system for many years and are very aware of this danger.

Director Chen also lowered his voice, "Now, is there any news about this comrade?"

Du Ziyuan shook his head, "We don't have any news about this comrade and the entire organization in Cam Ranh Bay. Lao Luo and I are very worried about them."

There was a moment of silence in the meeting room, and everyone's face was as severe as a stone carving.

Director Chen gritted his teeth and said with a serious expression: "Let's talk about the matter in front of me. I want to tell you that the matter of Ruan Qibo is very serious, very serious!"

Neither Du Ziyuan nor Lao Luo spoke.They didn't understand why Ruan Qibo's matter was so serious.

At this time, Vice Minister Xiang, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.He first patted Director Chen's arm to signal him not to get excited, then turned to Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan calmly.

Vice Minister Xiang's voice was clear and calm, "Old Luo, and Comrade Ziyuan," Vice Minister Xiang remained calm, but his eyes were extremely serious, "Director Chen said just now that the assassination of Ruan Qibo was very serious and there was a reason Yes. Let me reiterate now that today’s meeting is strictly confidential, and no word is allowed to leak out! Now put away your notebooks.”

Both Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan closed their notebooks and looked at him seriously.

Deputy Minister Xiang was silent for a while, and then said softly: "On October [-], [-], our new China was established. We say she is new China, but you know what kind of mess the country we took over is like. Is it? Chiang Kai-shek removed all the machinery and equipment in the factory that could be moved, and bombed or destroyed the ones that could not be moved. They transported all the gold in the state treasury, and there was no one or two left for us. Do you know what it means to live without food? It has been more than ten years since the Kuomintang received exorbitant taxes. We have a population of [-] million, and we all have to eat, but our new China is really poor and empty, and the family is barren!"

Neither Lao Luo nor Du Ziyuan spoke.They know more or less about these situations.Still, they were shocked to say it in this tone to the Deputy Minister.

Vice Minister Xiang continued: "In this situation, comrades from the Soviet Union have provided us with great help. Since January 150, our central leaders have started to discuss with the leaders of the Soviet Union about our country's The issue of economic aid. By January 250, it was finally negotiated that the Soviet Union would provide us with a loan of [-] million U.S. dollars and [-] economic aid projects. In [-], the number increased to [-] and [-]. The "[-] projects" we have been talking about refer to these. However, recently, these aid projects have increased to [-] and [-]. In this way, by the end of this year, the first When the Five-Year Plan is completed, we will be able to lay a relatively complete industrial foundation.”[

The meeting room was very quiet, the sound of the car outside was distant and indistinct.Minister Xiang silently looked at Lao Luo and Du Ziyuan.His expression told them that he had more to say than that.