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Chapter 1320 Directed and acted by oneself

In the private room of the hotel that welcomed the US delegation, Melos pointed at the corpse that was brought in and asked Dai Chunfeng and Zuo Zhong: "You two, is this your sincerity?"

These corpses were all wearing the uniforms of British and American naval officers. After being frightened, Mellors and others immediately protested and stood up to leave the table.

Faced with the accusation, Dai Chunfeng sat in his seat and said nothing. Zuo Chong answered the question on his behalf: "I'm sorry, Japanese spies attacked the naval station that you share with the British. Although we went to support as quickly as possible, we still couldn't. can prevent this disaster from happening.”

Regardless of whether the Americans believed it or not, Zuo Chong believed it anyway. Looking at Melos who was glaring angrily, he said calmly.

"You don't have to be angry, please allow me to tell you a story. The story tells that the farmer lent the cowboy a horse, and the cowboy was very grateful.

Unexpectedly, the horse was snatched away by robbers. The farmer said to the cowboy, since you still can't pay, use your land as collateral.

The cowboy had no choice but to hand over the land, but the farmer went even further. Not only did he squeeze the cowboy's property away, he also gave instructions on the cowboy's life. "

At this point in the story, Dai Chunfeng's expression remained as usual, Gui Youguang and Gu Qi, Wu Chunyang, and Song Minghao who came in later kept sneering, and members of the American delegation looked puzzled.

Only Melos seemed to have done something wrong. Cold sweat slowly broke out on his forehead and he did not dare to look directly into Zuo Zhong's eyes.

Zuo Zhong's eyes were calm and he continued: "But paper can't cover up the fire after all. The secret will be exposed one day. Later, the cowboy learned that the robber was the farmer's man, and all this was just a conspiracy by the other party."

Melos's head buzzed, blood instantly surged to the top of his head, his hands and feet became cold, and he couldn't help but think of Dunovan's speech at the OSS closed-door meeting in his mind.

"The right to command the expeditionary force, order in post-war Asia, and even the establishment of a puppet regime in the Republic of China are all what we must fight for."

"The people of the Republic of China will never think that we are murderers. I know you don't want to do this, but the interests of the United States are above all else. If the chairman of the General Assembly is disobedient, Washington can use this matter to put pressure on him."

"Don't worry, those Republic of China intelligence officers are just a group of reckless gangsters. They have no idea that modern intelligence work is not just about killing people, but also has more strategic considerations."

"I have discussed with the British that they will send special forces to cooperate with this operation, and the navy will also send its most elite soldiers. We will definitely succeed."

Melos really wanted to drag Dunovan to the mountain city and show him the gangsters he called. If the military commander didn't understand intelligence work, what was their OSS?

Seeing that his goal of beating the Americans had been achieved, Dai Chunfeng asked the little secret agent to carry the body out, then asked everyone to take their seats again, and signaled Zuo Zhong to relay his words to Melos.

"Today we are only talking about friendship, not conflicts. China and the United States are natural allies. Cooperation will benefit both, and confrontation will hurt both."

"Let the past be in the past. Everything must look forward and in the direction of victory. As long as the Japanese can be defeated, the rest is negotiable."

Melos was relieved after hearing this and sincerely toasted Dai Chunfeng. If Sino-US cooperation breaks down because of him, he will have no choice but to resign.

After paying homage to Dai Chunfeng, Melos hesitated for a moment and raised his glass to Zuo Zhong. After this incident, he clearly realized Zuo Zhong's ability and that he needed his participation in the Japanese intelligence work.

Reaching out to avoid hitting the smiling man, Zuo Zhong did not refuse to clink glasses with Melos, but he always had a frosty look on his face. After all, five military commanders had died.

The firefight at the pier and the drama just now were naturally arranged by Zuo Zhong. He had only one purpose, to use the Japanese to give Britain and the United States a long memory.

In fact, that day when Lao Dai said that Britain and the United States were trying to compete for the command of the expeditionary force and wanted to put the OSS Far East branch in the mountain city, he guessed the identity of the murderer.

According to the evidence and speculation at the scene, the murderer is most likely a white man, and the only white forces that have close ties with the government are Britain, Germany, Red Russia and Russia.

Britain and the United States are allies of the government, and the suspicion seems to be very small, but if all possibilities are eliminated, the rest is the truth no matter how impossible it is. Especially when Britain and the United States covet the expeditionary force and attempt to use intelligence agencies to infiltrate the Republic of China, it is very possible for thieves from the two countries to cry out to catch the thief. big.

Others don't know, but Zuo Zhong knows that historically, Britain formed the first professional special forces "Germand" in 1940. Theoretically, the other party has the ability to destroy weather stations.

Although the United States does not have an organized special forces, it does not lack similar commandos, such as Rogers Commando during the French-Indian War, Swamp Fox Commando during the Revolutionary War, Mosby Commando during the Civil War, etc. .

Needless to say, the strength of the elite troops jointly formed by the two major powers was a waste of time to deal with the Republic of China.

They killed all the workers at the weather station, not only because they were afraid that their height and skin color would reveal their identity, but also because they wanted to silence them. The person who leaked the internal structure and work and rest time of the weather station was none other than the dead American engineers.

Compared with the lives of several engineers and strategic initiative, it is not difficult to choose which one is more important. The decision-makers of any country will choose the latter, just like the Red Russia abandoned the Sorge Group.

However, there is no point in finding the murderer, and the government will definitely not investigate the matter in detail, because the Republic of China relies on the United States, so it is understandable that Old Dai picked it up high and put it down gently.

When things got to this point, both the host and the guest were a little embarrassed. The welcome banquet broke up and ended with the former military commander handing over all the corpses to the United States.

Outside the hotel door, corpses were scattered on the ground. Gu Qi regretfully explained to the American delegation that these people had all died in a sneak attack by Japanese spies.

American personnel examined the bodies and found that many of the deceased had bullet holes in the backs of their heads. This was a standard execution-style execution and would not have appeared in a crossfire.

Melos, who had decided to "keep things quiet", was completely angered. He wanted to ask Dai Chunfeng for an explanation, but Zuo Zhong whispered in his ear. "Mr. Melos, your people killed 5 of my men, and I will return 50 bodies to you. The case is over, and we will still be allies fighting side by side in the future.

Hopefully you and the British will remember this lesson, for the first and last time, otherwise I don't mind giving you a heads up with more bodies. "

After saying that, without waiting for Melos to answer, Zuo Zhong and his party got into the car and drove away. Others were responsible for escorting the US delegation.

On the way back to Luojiawan, Dai Chunfeng leaned on his seat and half-squinted his eyes: "Shen Zhong, you are impulsive. If the Americans pursue you, don't talk about me. Even the chairman of the committee can't protect you."

Zuo Zhong still looked respectful and replied softly: "Teacher, Westerners have always bullied the weak and feared the strong. Compromising blindly will only make Americans look down on us. Showing a tough attitude occasionally will be conducive to future cooperation."

Dai Chunfeng pondered for a long time and nodded: "What you said coincides with the one in the northwest. If unity is sought through struggle, unity will survive; if unity is sought through compromise, unity will be destroyed. It requires both cooperation and struggle. This is The words are really inspiring and thought-provoking.”

Zuo Zhong was startled by these words. He pretended to be embarrassed and said: "How dare student He De compare with that one? What he just said was just a summary of daily work."

The two masters and apprentices talked about the top management of Northwest China with a lot of respect. This is normal. Once you reach a certain status, there is no point in slandering your opponents.

In the dim carriage, Dai Chunfeng followed Zuo Zhong's words and continued: "That's a good summary. I mean the same thing. Rushing is not a business. At least in the intelligence work against Japan, the Americans still have to rely on our military commander."

After expressing his attitude, Lao Dai asked again: "Shen Zhong, what are your plans for the next step of intelligence cooperation and specific matters?"

Zuo Zhong felt something in his heart. What Mr. Biandian said was a bit interesting. He talked about cooperation but did not mention the China-US Special Technology Cooperation Institute. He obviously had other plans, so he tentatively offered an opinion.

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"Teacher, first of all, we must set a prerequisite for cooperation. Military command must be independent in its work and cannot rely too much on the Americans. Without them, our brothers have done well before. It is always better to rely on others than to rely on yourself."

Dai Chunfeng nodded repeatedly. These words really spoke to his heart. The military commander can only have one person at the helm, and that is him.

Perhaps he will hand over this heavy responsibility to Zuo Zhong in the future, but now, he does not allow anyone to get involved in the core power of the military commander.

Noticing the change in Lao Dai's attitude, Zuo Zhong felt confident and immediately began to speak eloquently. His main theme was to be considerate.

"Students believe that we must take the day-to-day management of the China-US Cooperation Institute into our own hands. The Republic of China has its own national conditions. After all, Melos is an outsider and does not understand or be familiar with many things. You need to pay more attention to this aspect.

In addition, intelligence personnel trained in cooperative institutions must receive regular ideological and political education to prevent the emergence of bad elements with foreign connections. Americans are now so powerful that they have to guard against certain things. "

Dai Chunfeng opened his eyes, his gaze was solemn. Loyalty was the most important thing for him in employing people. It didn't matter if he had poor abilities, but he must not cheat on others.

With a cold snort, he assigned Zuo Zhong a task: "You are responsible for ideological and political education. Anyone who dares to betray the country will be killed without mercy. Ignore anyone who pleads for mercy.

I also leave the Sino-US Cooperation Office to you. I have too many things to do and don’t have the energy to grind my teeth with the Americans. As the person in charge of the Chinese side and a landlord, you have to help Melos and the others. "

Zuo Zhong obediently agreed. With Lao Dai's order, the Sino-US Cooperation Institute would not be able to make much noise. Melos could at most put some spies among the training staff, and then he would find an opportunity to send these people out. Just northwest.

Historically, Americans used cooperation as a springboard to win over many people. One person was so "suffered" that he almost accompanied Darling to retire and return home.

After discussing how to guard against the Americans, the car also arrived at Luojiawan. The master and apprentice separated downstairs. Lao Dai returned to the office. Zuo Zhong called Gu Qi to inquire about the follow-up arrangements for the exchange of fire at the dock.

"Lao Gu, where is the newcomer named Jiang Baochun?"

"He has already met up with the person in charge of the Japanese spy, and the other party has no doubts about his identity."

"Well, very good. The Japanese have planted a lot of nails in the national government. Daxiong only has a part of it. The rest depends on whether Jiang Baochun can penetrate the spy base and find more clues."

"Please rest assured, deputy, Chunyang is very optimistic about Jiang Baochun and thinks he has the potential to become a senior intelligence officer."

"That's good. By the way, Jiang Baochun is from the Hanzhong training class, right? Most Hanzhong class students are sent to bandit areas. Why did he come to the mountain city? Is there any problem at all?"

Regarding Zuo Zhong's doubts, Gu Qi said that Jiang Baochun was very reliable. Wu Chunyang investigated the other party's background and past experience and found that everything was normal.

It is true that most of the students from the Hanzhong training class sneaked into the northwest under the false identity of progressive young people after graduation, but there were also a small number of outstanding students who were transferred to the headquarters.

Zuo Zhong, who was just pretending, nodded slightly when he heard this. He asked all the questions that should be asked. If something went wrong, it would not be his responsibility.

Gu Qi didn't know that Jiang Baochun, whom he said was "absolutely reliable", was talking in a low voice to someone, and both of them had a light of hope called faith in their eyes.

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