Double Agent Saga

Zuo Shaoqing closed the door and said quietly: "No."

Ye Gongjin took a step back and waved at the sink and chopping board in front of him, "Okay, come on. Damn, I have to cook by myself every day when I go home, I'm so tired of it!"

Zuo Shaoqing walked into the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Okay, I'll do it."

Half an hour later, she cooked rice, fried a vegetable, and a winter melon with bacon.They sat at the small table in the kitchen and ate in silence.

"Why are you back?" Ye Gongjin asked.

"If there is a boat, come back and have a look." Zuo Shaoqing said softly while eating.

"Young Master Zuo, you are not a casual person. Is there something to do when you come back this time?"

"Yes. I have some doubts now, and I want to come back and find out." She said quietly.

"What is it?" Ye Gongjin looked at her suspiciously.

"Gongjin, a few days ago, I drafted a research report on the Asian-African Conference, have you read it?"

"You're right, I did see it." He nodded.

"I don't understand, why is such a report classified as 'confidential'?"

Ye Gongjin chuckled, "When I saw you, the first thing I thought of was this research report."

Zuo Shaoqing raised his head and stared at him quietly, "I don't understand, why do the higher-ups attach importance to this report?"

Ye Gongjin laughed loudly at this moment, "That's the report you wrote! You don't even know?"

Zuo Shaoqing put down his job, "I'm not kidding, I don't know at all. Can you explain it to me?"

Ye Gongjin stared at her face with a sneer, "Young Master Zuo, let me ask first. Have you been in Hong Kong for the past few months, have you been in touch with there?"

"Don't ask such questions! If I get in touch, will I come back today? Think about it!"

"Then why do you care about that report?" Ye Gongjin's eyes were fixed on her face.

"It's just that I have doubts in my heart. If you have doubts, you have to figure it out. Don't you understand me?"

Ye Gongjin put down the rice bowl in her hand, "Go ahead and eat. Let's chat slowly after we finish eating."

Zuo Shaoqing finished the rice in the bowl and washed the dishes.There was already a huge pile of dishes in the sink.Restraining the anxiety in her heart, she patiently washed the dishes and cleaned the kitchen.She went out of the kitchen, sat down on the old sofa beside Ye Gongjin, handed him a cigarette, lit the fire for him, and looked at him quietly.

Ye Gongjin took a deep breath and said, "Young Master Zuo, you haven't contacted there. To be honest, I don't believe it. The CCP has great power in Hong Kong, I know it."

"I really didn't get in touch, and I didn't have a chance at all. The people in the Hong Kong intelligence station are not easy to eat, I know they have doubts about me. I still say that, if I get in touch with them, I will come back and ask You?"

Ye Gongjin nodded, "You are right. So, what do you want to know?"

Zuo Shaoqing thought for a while and said, "First question, why does the higher-ups attach so much importance to my research report?"

Ye Gongjin laughed coldly, "Young Master Zuo, your research report has been stabbed in the heart of 'above'. You said at the end of the report: If some accidents happen to the CCP delegation, it may win the sympathy of other countries. It is more likely to help the CCP achieve the greatest success. This is what the 'above' is most worried about!"

Zuo Shaoqing's wisdom is unmatched by ordinary people.She immediately heard another meaning from Ye Gongjin's words, and this meaning was exactly what she had been guessing these days.

She asked calmly: "So, Taiwan, is it really going to attack the CCP delegation?"

Ye Gongjin also stared at her calmly, "Young Master Zuo, I hope you can understand. I know who you are, so I won't tell you too much. Whether you have contacted the CCP or not, I will I can’t tell you too much. I still have such a little sense of confidentiality.”

Zuo Shaoqing looked at him calmly and said, "You don't have to think too much. I just want to clear up the doubts in my heart, and I don't want to know more. I don't want to lose sleep at night because of this doubt."

"What do you want to know?" Ye Gongjin looked at her quietly.

"That's what I asked just now. Has Taiwan already planned an operation?" She stared at Ye Gongjin.

"Yes." Ye Gongjin nodded calmly, "Let me tell you a little more, there is indeed a 'No. A 'Number One' has acted."

In fact, Ye Gongjin's words have solved the doubts in Zuo Shaoqing's heart.This means that Taiwan must attack the CCP delegation. "Number One"?That is to say, it is going to be cruel!hateful!

In fact, there was another thing that Ye Gongjin would never say to Zuo Shaoqing.

That is, in the afternoon of this day, an extremely important secret meeting was held in the conference room of the National Security Bureau.The meeting was still presided over by Zheng Jiemin.In addition to those who attended the meeting in the meeting room on the top floor of the Bureau of Secrecy last time, those who attended the meeting were several members of the "National Security Council", and Ye Gongjin was one of them.

This meeting was presided over by Zheng Jiemin entrusted by Mr. Jing Guo.The core topic of the meeting was: whether the "No. [-]" operation will be used by the CCP.This is exactly one of the conclusions drawn in Zuo Shaoqing's research report.

This meeting is actually a "sand table deduction", predicting whether the "No. [-]" operation will be used by the CCP, and the preventive measures that can be taken, or countermeasures.

The first item discussed at this meeting turned out to be the research report on the Asian-African Conference written by Zuo Shaoqing.It was precisely after seeing this report that Mr. Jing Guo asked Zheng Jiemin to hold this meeting.

To put it bluntly, it is precisely from this research report that these senior officials know the importance of the Asian-African Conference.What made them suspicious was Zuo Shaoqing's three conclusions at the end of the report.

The second item is the situation report sent back from Hong Kong by Guan Jinzhou and Chen Yintang.This report mentioned various situations faced by the "No. [-]" operation.But the most important point is whether the CCP's "Star" project has anything to do with the Asian-African Conference.Let's go further, whether it has something to do with the "No. [-]" action formulated by the Bureau of Secrecy.If the "Star" plan formulated by the CCP uses the "No. [-]" operation, it will be terrible!

The third item was several pieces of intelligence that worried them deeply.First, the CCP seems to have obtained intelligence that Taiwan will take "special" action against the CCP delegation.Therefore, Zhou Enlai of the CCP may change the itinerary.Second, the CCP delegation has set off from Beijing this morning, but the destination is not Hong Kong, it is most likely Kunming in Yunnan.This second piece of information has actually proved the accuracy of the first piece of information.Third, the Indian station of the Bureau of Secrecy sent back a new piece of information, which read: A dc-3 passenger-carrying transport plane of the Indian Air Force recently flew secretly to China, with unknown destination and mission.Fourth, according to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China government, Indian Prime Minister Nehru and Egyptian President Nasser will visit Burma on April [-].Fifth, the Burmese intelligence team of the Bureau of Secrecy sent back information that Prime Minister U Nu of the Burmese government had invited Zhou Enlai of the CCP to visit Burma on April [-], and met with Nehru and Nasser to discuss the issues that all parties had reached at the Asian-African Conference policy adopted.

Based on the above information, it seems that Zhou Enlai of the CCP will no longer go to Jakarta, Indonesia via Hong Kong.

Therefore, the fourth item to be discussed at this meeting is: Is the "No. [-]" operation still to be implemented?This is the key topic of today's meeting.

Ye Gongjin, who was sitting at the conference table, understood her situation very well.Although he is a member of the National Security Council, there is no room for him to speak at today's meeting.He thought to himself that he was just attending.But after listening to the introductions of the heads of various departments at the meeting, he was already very worried about the "No. [-]" operation.

He was not worried about the success of the "No. [-]" operation, but worried about the possible chain reaction after the "No. [-]" operation was successful.He carefully read several materials issued at the meeting: Zuo Shaoqing's research report, Guan Jinzhou's report, information about Zhou Enlai's itinerary, and so on.He has a feeling that the CCP's "Star" project is very likely related to Taiwan's "No. [-]" operation against the Asian-African Conference.But he didn't want to speak.

Therefore, in this meeting, it was actually Mao Renfeng and Zheng Jiemin who were arguing, although their tone was very gentle and calm, and they even maintained the necessary politeness.

Zheng Jiemin said with a smile on his face: "Brother Renfeng, I actually really appreciate the 'No. [-]' action that you formulated. You really put your thought into it. In the last meeting, I also agreed to implement the 'No. [-]' action. However, the situation has changed now. Looking at it now, it seems that Zhou, the CCP, will not go to Hong Kong again. So, is our 'No. [-]' action still meaningful?"

Mao Renfeng also said very gently: "Brother Jiemin's concerns are right. I actually had such concerns. But after serious consideration, I still think that the 'No. [-]' action is meaningful."

Zheng Jiemin held out his hand to him, "Brother Renfeng, please explain."

Mao Renfeng said: "The meaning of what I said mainly has the following points. First, you have read Zuo Shaoqing's report. The report believes that the CCP will use this meeting to expand its influence and reduce our diplomatic space. Second "Once the 'No. [-]' operation is successful, its political impact will be limitless, and it can especially show our existence. Third, it can severely hit the CCP's arrogance, make them retreat, and confine them to the small circle of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe."

Zheng Jiemin said calmly: "Then, do you think that the CCP will take advantage of our actions? Zuo's report also mentioned this. The CCP is very good at fighting public opinion wars."