At nine o'clock in the morning of the 25th, a very ordinary letter was placed on Ono Heiichiro's desk, and Liu Zezhi reported: "General, this letter was sent to the communication room along with other letters and newspapers, because the recipient was Director Li, so the doorman handed it to me as usual, and Hirakawa-kun recognized that the words on the envelope seemed to be the handwriting of General Kagesa, and we didn't dare to open the envelope." ”

Heiichiro Ono picked up the paper cutter and ordered while opening the letter: "Call Ni Xin, Ding Linjie, and that Mao Jun from the forensic department to see me." ”

The three of them arrived soon, and Heiichiro Ono asked, "Is there any news from Director Li?" ”

Ni Xin replied: "No, the last telegram was received at seven o'clock last night, and it was presented to the general at that time. General, the vast territory of northern Jiangsu, with dense lakes and rivers, it is indeed very difficult for Director Li to lead people to track down the military commanders and bandits and find the whereabouts of General Yingzuo. ”

Heiichiro Ono handed the letter to Mao Jun: "This is just received, and it was sent along with other letters and newspapers, you can see what you can see." ”

Mao Jun took it with both hands, looked at it a few times, and replied: "That's not right, General Ying Zuo was kidnapped at almost ten o'clock in the evening of the 23rd, and judging from the postmark, this letter came from Hangzhou, and it was impossible to arrive in Shanghai so quickly." General, are you sure that this letter is in the handwriting of General Kagesa? Do you need to find a few copies of General Yingzuo's handwriting with his subordinates and compare them? ”

"That's why I called you, in addition to the handwriting, the postmark also has to be traced. Remember: General Kagesa is still in the hands of the enemy, so you must secretly track it down, and report it directly to me if you have clues. ”

Mao Jun agreed to leave, and Ono Heiichiro said again: "It is not a top priority to follow up the clues from this letter, and the letter proposes to exchange hostages on the 27th, what do you think?" ”

The three of them looked at each other, it was a matter of Kage Zuo Zhenzhao's safety, and no one dared to speak. Heiichiro Ono had no choice but to ask himself: "If we let these people go, what if the military commanders and bandits don't fulfill their promises?" ”

The three people present were all professional agents, and they all immediately understood that Heiichiro Ono had the intention to make a deal, Ni Xin replied: "Don't worry too much about this, Zhou Chengbin is a gentleman, and he was forced to make a decision in a hurry, I don't think he will break his promise." ”

"Nonsense!" Heiichiro Ono pulled down his face and said, "Here you go again, righteous gentleman?" Who do you use to describe it? Is there any sense of right and wrong? Hum! Is he a gentleman? Nonsense! If it was really as you said, Zhou Chengbin would not have done such a bad thing as kidnapping hostages! ”

Ni Xin smiled awkwardly and didn't speak again. Ding Linjie secretly rejoiced: Fortunately, although he had the same idea as Ni Xin, he didn't dare to speak, otherwise he would have been trained by himself, alas, he and Ni Xin were inseparable from each other, and the status of himself and Ni Xin in Ono Heiichiro's mind was no less than Yunni, and Ni Xin said the same thing, Ono Heiichiro taught a lesson, and it passed. It's a big problem to change to yourself. Alas, last time I euphemistically expressed with Heiichiro Ono that I was willing to replace Katsuei Tanaka and serve the Japanese Empire, but Heiichiro Ono was noncommittal, and I don't know if there will be a day in this life when he will be appreciated by the Japanese and stand on his own.

Liu Zezhi interjected: "These people are indeed lawless, but General Yingzuo ...... General, we can only do it, but fortunately, there is still time to settle accounts with them, and when General Kagesa is safe, we will ......"

Heiichiro Ono, who was in a very bad mood, said angrily: "What? Killing? Take the common people out of anger? I don't think there are enough people who know, and not enough people who lose it, right? Or find a way to catch Zhou Chengbin and his accomplices? I just expect you rice buckets to be able to do it? He's been wanted for over two years, right? Still at large! ”

At this time, it was wrong to say anything, and none of the three dared to speak again. Heiichiro Ono sighed and asked, "Which of you took those six Americans to the border area between the Imperial Army and the Chongqing Army Defense Zone, at Lulu Bay, forty kilometers away from Hangzhou, to exchange hostages with the military commanders?" ”

Ni Xin replied: "Please allow the general to let his subordinates lead the team." ”

Heiichiro Ono replied, "Okay, Secretary Liu, you know English, and assist Director Ni in carrying out this task together." ”

Ding Linjie also said: "It's been less than a month since Director Ni and Secretary Liu were injured in the head, general, can your subordinates go together?" ”

The subordinates took the initiative to ask for help, and Ono Heiichiro was quite satisfied, nodded and replied: "Director Ding is from a military command, he knows himself and his opponent, I can rest assured that you can go." Wait for the appraisal results of Section Chief Mao, if there is no accident, it will be proved that the letter is indeed the handwriting of General Kagezo Zhenzhao, so I will prepare it, set off tomorrow, and exchange it the day after tomorrow. Remember: General Kagesa's safety is a top priority. ”

Ni Xin replied: "Please rest assured, the general, his subordinates will definitely complete the task." ”

The three of them came to the forensic department together, and as expected, Mao Jun said: "Director Ni, the handwriting has been identified, and the probability of being the same hand as General Yingzuo's previous handwriting has reached the highest 99%. ”

Ni Xin replied: "Got it, Secretary Liu, let's go, go to my office, call a few team leaders of the intelligence department, and have a preparatory meeting." ”

At three o'clock in the afternoon of January 26, the three of them took more than ten agents of No. 76 and more than 20 Japanese military policemen to live in an old mansion of a former Qing eunuch on the outskirts of Hangzhou. ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "Listen to your arrangement." Old Ni, who do you say the military commander will come? ”

"Then you should go with me, Lao Ding stays here. As for who it is, I really don't know, but I hope it's Zhou Chengbin, and I hope to have the opportunity to talk to him. ”

Liu Zezhi sneered: "What you said made people who don't know what to do, and they thought that we were here to meet Jiake, and no matter who the person you want to see is, they are all enemies." Lao Ni, if it is really Zhou Chengbin or Chen Jinsong who comes, is there any need for us to try to inform Lao Ding to arrange in advance? Is there enough manpower? Do I need to contact the local garrison? ”

Ding Lin Jieqi said: "Isn't it already arranged?" Let's put three people first, the list is designated by them, and then they release General Kagesa, and after receiving General Kagesa, they will put the other three unimportant small characters. What else to arrange? ”

Ni Xin smiled bitterly: "Zezhi means that if the person who comes is Zhou Chengbin or Chen Jinsong, arrange it in advance to see if it is possible to kill a horse pistol." ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "That's what I meant, didn't you think of this layer?" Even if it was Ye Junyuan, I was unwilling to let him go for nothing, my head still hurts badly! ”

Ni Xin thought for a while and replied: "It's not the first time that the two sides have dealt with each other, they both understand who the opponent is, and they won't make plans." Alas, I don't think Zhou Chengbin will break his promise and fatten himself, we ...... As long as the safety of General Kagesa is guaranteed, that's it. Don't make any more extraneous branches, if you don't get General Kagesa's life into it, six Americans will run away again, and the three of us will really have no way to live. ”

Hearing this, Liu Zezhi secretly relieved his heart. smiled: "It's almost time, I estimate that Quan Kanhu and Zheng Min, who arrived outside the building in advance, are ready, let's go." ”

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Ni Xin and Liu Zezhi took two gendarmes and drove to the restaurant outside the building.

Two plainclothes gendarmes found a seat at the door downstairs and sat down, Ni Xin and Liu Ze went up to the second floor, and in the largest private room, four plates of snacks had already been arranged, and a man in his early thirties wearing a black hunting suit and leather jacket sat by the window, which was Chen Jinsong, deputy director of the Shanghai Branch of the Military Command.

Ni Xin smiled and stretched out his hand, and said with something in his words: "Mr. Chen, it's been a long time, last time Mr. Chen was 'invited' to No. 76, and also showed his willingness to cooperate, I thought I was fortunate to work with Mr. Chen, who knew that Mr. Chen and those of us who treat people with sincerity came to a trick of 'not getting tired of cheating'!" ”

Chen Jinsong smiled indifferently and counterattacked: "The method of inviting guests on No. 76 can be described as unique, and the military commanders Yang Shuang, Hou Xin, Yang Jun, and Li Zhiyong ...... How many people died in cell number 76? Soldiers, sophists, and you traitors who recognize thieves as fathers, don't you play the harp to the ox? ”

Liu Zezhi seemed unwilling to talk nonsense with Chen Jinsong, sat down by himself, poured a cup of hot tea, took two sips, and sneered: "Don't speculate for more than half a sentence, let's get down to business: determine the details of the hostage exchange at seven o'clock tomorrow morning." Hmph, the military commanders are getting more and more promising, and the kidnapping of hostages has also been done! ”

Chen Jinsong never loses on his lips, and replied: "Yes, the military commander has been dealing with you for a long time, and the one who is close to ink is black, and I saw that someone was killed because of a damn bacteriological warfare executioner, killing an innocent civilian in one day in an attempt to force the opponent to show up; used someone's four-year-old daughter to coerce her father to get on a thief ship; Now the former diplomats who laid down their arms and were equivalent to prisoners of war were about to be executed. ”

Chen Jinsong saw Liu Zezhi put the teacup on the table after drinking tea, according to the prior agreement, this was to show that the Japanese were sincerely exchanging hostages, and he was relieved.

Ni Xin smiled and asked, "Is General Yingzuo okay?" ”

Chen Jinsong also replied with a smile: "I know that you are not at ease, and I am afraid that we have electric chairs, tiger chairs and other indiscriminate things there, which will make Ying Zuo Zhenzhao feel wronged, so I asked Ying Zuo to write a safe family letter and asked Mr. Ni to hand it over on his behalf." ”

Ni Xin took a letter that was not sealed, and although he knew that it was inappropriate to open and look at the letter, he couldn't help but open it and take a closer look. Chen Jinsong showed a mocking smile on his face, and also poured himself a cup of tea. Kagezo Zhenzhao's family letter was written in Japanese, and Ni Xin read it and was a little relieved. said: "Mr. Chen, this is the details of the exchange of hostages that our side has drawn up at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, please take a look." ”

After reading it, Chen Jinsong put forward several places that needed to be modified, and after bargaining with Ni Xin and Liu Zezhi, an agreement was reached.

Ni Xin greeted: "It's not too early, just have a light meal here, right?" ”

Chen Jinsong refused: "We are busy with each other, let's talk about it when we have a chance in the future." Mr. Ni and Mr. Liu, I simply told you bluntly: After breaking up with the two, Chen will return to our army station, since now you are throwing a mouse bogey, you don't dare to hurt me, it is the end of the year, the weather is cold, so I won't ask you to send someone to follow me. ”

Ni Xin smiled, and Liu Zezhi sneered: "Mr. Chen also takes himself too seriously, who has the leisure to follow an inconspicuous little character?" ”

Ni Xin pulled him, signaled that there was no need to fight between words, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, then we will meet again tomorrow." ”

On the way back, Ni Xin reproached: "Zezhi, your appearance today is not right, you are too calm, what's the matter?" ”

Liu Zezhi said indignantly: "This damn Chen Jinsong! I was injured on his hand twice, and that's it, Yamamu-kun also died in his hands, alas, Liu Wu too...... Someday, I'm going to rip him off! ”

Ni Xin patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "This war ...... I sometimes think, Chinese, maybe there are no winners...... Zezhi, the overall situation is important. ”

Liu Ze's heart was sour: Ni Xin's words are exactly what he has in his heart and can't say in his mouth, this war, the Chinese, there is indeed no winner!

The first book of the Book King novel