Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2349 Old Friend Li Huamei ([-])

Everyone's calculations have been made, and they were about to split up when Xu Yanliang remembered something:
"I remembered one thing. Li Huamei's file has a special monitoring mark. If we temporarily use her once or twice, there is no problem. If we plan to reuse her in the future and need her to participate in some important operations, we must issue an application. By It needs to be approved by the Political Security Bureau.”

"So troublesome? What has Li Huamei done that is outrageous?" Wang Kai said dissatisfied.

"Since there is this procedure, let's go through it. I don't think she has anything to shame people about." Zhou Fang said.

As soon as the Nanyang Company's letter of preparing to use Li Huamei was sent out, the relevant agencies of the Political Security Bureau began to move accordingly.

Although Li Huamei said that she has been "naturalized" for more than three years, in the files of the Political Security Bureau, she is not only a "subject of control and use", but also a "subject of perennial monitoring".From the moment she "voted her vote", the Political Security Bureau created a special personal file for her.

Zhao Manxiong was not interested in her because her name was Li Huamei, but because he had always suspected that Li Huamei had a relationship with Li Siya.

It's not too difficult to make such an association: Macau is too small to accommodate too many female pirates.

In the 17th century, there were very few women wandering at sea. In the whole of East Asia, including Southeast Asia, there were probably not one or two female captains.Although Li Siya is only a woman of Chinese-Portuguese mixed race, her fame has spread throughout the ports of East Asia, even in the distant Goa of India.

But Li Huamei is not the same.The Political Security Bureau sent people to Macau to investigate Li Huamei's situation. Unexpectedly, no one knew about this female pirate.No one has even heard of the "Hangzhou".Coupled with the bizarre coincidence between Li Huamei and the Hangzhou, Zhao Manxiong and his subordinates had to highly suspect that this was not a coincidence, but a certain necessity—someone knew about the "Great Navigation Complex" in the Senate.

However, since this person knew that the Senate had a "great voyage complex", why did he deliberately use this combination?Isn't this the same as telling everyone: "I have information sources from old time and space"?

When things got to this point, the Political Security Bureau further suspected that there were other people from the old time and space behind Li Huamei, and the first to bear the brunt was naturally Hale.

Since Hale's name was known to the Senate, the Political Security Bureau focused its investigation on Li Huamei on the connection between her and Hale—naturally, their efforts were in vain.There is no clue to prove that Li Huamei has a connection with Hale, and the information from Manila also confirms this.

The only thing that aroused their interest in Li Huamei's activities was her love history with Qi Feng.Out of reasonable considerations, Zhou Botao certainly thought of the possibility of "beauty tricks".

Although Li is a pirate and an independent woman that is rare in this time and space, under the social customs of the 17th century, it is obviously illogical to suddenly start such an active pursuit of Qi Yuan...

Zhou Botao once suggested whether to inform Qi Feng of Li Huamei's "doubtful" situation, but Zhao Manxiong thought it was inappropriate.

"Tell him, maybe he will think that I am trying to interfere with his emotional problems-this kind of villain is not acceptable. Even if Li Huamei is really a spy in the end, Qi Feng will vent his resentment on us."

"If you don't tell him, what if Li Huamei does something that is not good for the elder..."

"Let's have a routine 'information'." Zhao Manxiong said, "Didn't Qi Feng apply to go to Qiongshan?"

"Yes, he said that he wanted to investigate the supply of building materials in Qiongshan. He also applied for a research ship—the Hangzhou."

"Okay, just take this as a reason and send him a memo, explaining that Li Huamei's naturalization time is relatively short, and her historical issues cannot be verified at present. It is a 'controlled use object', and it is recommended that he not take the Hangzhou--if he must If you want to sit, ask him to bring more guards." Zhao Manxiong said, "Then attach a reply note and ask him to reply after confirming."

The memorandum was sent, and I got a reply from Qi Feng, saying that I already knew about this situation, but I was not going to change my travel plan.Thanks to their reminder, he will increase the level of guards.

After receiving the reply, Zhao Manxiong took care of Zhou Botao and placed members of the ten-member group beside Li Huamei and on the Hangzhou.

"According to the rules of the Hangzhou, at least half of the crew members have to be replaced after training. It's easy to mix sand into it. You have to try to develop informers among the old people who stay on board. In addition, there must be someone beside Li Huamei."

"Understood! She has adopted a new black slave girl who looks like she is from East Africa. She is currently undergoing purification in the purification camp. Li seems to like her very much, and she can start with her."

So she was included in the long-term monitoring list, and monitoring reports continued to accumulate.However, for several years, no useful information was obtained.It was the first time that Zhao Manxiong and his men encountered such a predicament.They clearly knew that Li Huamei's origin was suspicious, and even suspected that she came to "naturalize" with ulterior motives, but they couldn't find any doubts about her.

"If she is a spy, then she must be a hibernating spy." Zhao Manxiong said, "Let's keep an eye on her."

Since there is no further evidence that Li Huamei has further endangered the great cause of crossing, she has been kept as a subject of surveillance and a clue of counter-intelligence work and continued to live her little life and dream of her erotic dreams.

It wasn't until more than a year later that Qi Feng applied for the first time to marry Li Huamei. According to the rules, the Senate and the naturalized people should apply to the General Office of the Senate, and the General Office of the Senate must apply for marriage. Instruct the Political Security Bureau to conduct relevant background checks.

Wang You's news is not quite accurate. Strictly speaking, Li Huamei is not Qi Feng's wife. Although the two have lived together, and Qi Feng introduced her as "wife", the Senate has not officially approved this. Pile marriage.

As a result, the background investigation on Li Huamei was put on the agenda again.This time, the Political Security Bureau quickly discovered new clues.

The influence of the Senate in the coastal areas of Guangdong is increasing day by day, and the Portuguese also have to rely on it.The result of this is that the influence of the Senate in Macau has become extremely large, and the channels for obtaining information have also become smooth.Coupled with the great improvement in the photographic technology of the Senate, the Macau Station of the Foreign Intelligence Service soon received news that Li Huamei's photo had been recognized.

It was the Portuguese who provided the information.Among the Portuguese in Macau, Li Huamei is not a mysterious figure.Information shows: her real name is Li Chun.More than one Portuguese pointed out that Li Huamei was the "maid" or "attendant" who followed Li Siya all the year round.Moreover, the time when Li Chun disappeared from Li Siya's side also coincided with the time when Li Huamei "naturalized".

In this way, the long-term doubts of Zhao Manxiong and others finally had a clear answer: Li Huamei is indeed a member of Li Siya's group.

After opening this breakthrough, many surveillance materials that had been accumulated were connected in series at once.Their understanding of Li Huamei has also reached a new level.Zhou Botao immediately ordered an investigation into the "Li Huamei-Li Siyazhan case".

Li Huamei worked for a company in Southeast Asia and went to sea for many years. After returning to Lingao, she and Qi Feng lived in a half-cohabitation state.In this way, Sheng Ge's monitoring of her is tantamount to monitoring the elder himself, and it is a very sensitive private life.Zhou Botao found it very difficult.

Since there are many inconveniences in Lingao, Zhou Botao puts his time on when she goes out to sea.There is no doubt that Li Huamei needs to keep in touch with Li Siya on a regular basis.Right now they have intercepted and checked all the letters mailed to her from outside, and found nothing suspicious.

Then her only chance to contact Li Siya is when she is overseas, especially when she is moored in Macau.

Hard work paid off, and after several months of monitoring, they quickly intercepted the letters between Li Siya and Li Huamei.Some of these letters were in Macau, and more were in Goa through Indian merchants.

However, the content of the letter disappointed them greatly.The correspondence between the two Lees is less a spy correspondence than a business correspondence between the boss and the sales manager.

In the letter, Li Huamei reported the profitability of each voyage's loading and sales of goods, various account transactions, and the demand and price of goods at various ports of arrival.At the same time, there are also the arrival and departure of merchant ships from various countries.Li Siya's letters mostly ordered her to purchase or sell certain goods, instructing her to pay or collect money in a certain place.Sometimes she will also provide various information to her.It appears that the two are exchanging business intelligence.

Similar letters are not uncommon in the archives of the East India Companies of Britain, the Netherlands and other countries from the 17th to the 19th centuries.There is nothing particularly noteworthy.

Of course, if Li Siya took robbery as her main activity, then this information would be of great use.But ships flying the flag of the Senate have never been attacked by Li Siya, and as for her attacks on merchant ships from other countries, that has nothing to do with the Senate.Besides, in recent years, few have heard of the actions of the Lotus.

If there is anything related to the Senate, it is that the letter will mention the current personnel changes and military dynamics of the Senate.Li Siya also often asked her to provide some specific information.But to put it bluntly, these information are all public information, and anyone in Lingao can collect them as long as they pay a little attention.

Just judging from the content of the letter, the activities between the two Lis did not touch the interests of the Senate, nor could they be considered harmful.

Of course, both the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Political Security Bureau knew that Li Siya had played a role in many incidents against the Senate, and she deserved the title of "Enemy of the Senate".In the past, just having close contact with Li Siya would have been enough to secretly arrest and interrogate Li Huamei or Li Chun.

(End of this chapter)