At 5 a.m. on May 23, a milkman delivering milk to St. Mary's Church did not leave after dropping off four bottles of milk a day at the church's door. He looked around and knocked softly on the church door. A worker opened the door, and the man spread his palm and showed an object on it. The worker nodded and said, "Please come in." Jazz is waiting for you. ”

In the church dining room, Sir George was met, and his English was not very proficient but he was good enough to deal with everyday conversation. The man said: "I am Chen Jinsong, the assistant of Guo Xuan of the Shanghai Station of the Military Command. Here's a token from him. Ask Sir George to inspect it. ”

On a whiteboard of paper is a hand-drawn emblem of the Royal Military College of the Duke of York. The other side of the paper is also a sonnet by Shakespeare. In this poem, Guo Xuan told him in a code that he would do his best to help protect their father and son from Shanghai. And ask for help: there is a batch of materials that must be transferred out of Shanghai at the end of the month, is there a channel that can avoid the eyes and ears of the Japanese? Sir George looked at it and confirmed that it was Guo Xuan's handwriting. A match was struck and the whiteboard paper was burned. Yamaki Ryusan, who was watching in the next room, was stunned and wanted to rush out to stop it, but it was too late. Ni Xin, who was in charge of listening on the side, glanced at him and signaled him to be calm.

Sir George asked, "Why didn't Guo Xuan himself come?" ”

Chen Jinsong said with a smile: "Sir, you know that Shanghai is in the hands of the Japanese, and Stationmaster Guo is a thorn in their side, and he will want to get rid of it as soon as possible." For the sake of safety, Stationmaster Guo sent me to meet with you, and I have the same words as I said. ”

Sir George pretended to be stunned for a moment and sneered: "Don't Guo Xuan believe me, the teacher, the Lord of the British Empire?" He thought I was going to betray him? ”

"Sir, how is this possible? If I didn't trust you, Stationmaster Guo wouldn't have sent me. It's just that when you're in danger, you can't help but be extra cautious. Please forgive me, Sir. ”

Ni Xin and Yamaki Ryusan, who were listening, both wanted to be for the safety of their son, and Old George took great pains to deal with Guo Xuan, but he didn't know if Guo Xuan would be fooled. I only heard Sir George sneer: "Ying Zuo Zhenzhao coerced me, Guo Xuan didn't trust me, one is like this, and the other is like this, what's wrong with my students?" Alas, what a disappointment. I do have the intention to discuss with Guo Xuan my experience in password translation, since this is the case, I will stop for the time being. ”

Chen Jinsong said with a smile: "Jazz is angry." Before leaving, Stationmaster Guo explained that if you must see him in person, he will make foolproof arrangements in advance and meet again under the condition of ensuring each other's safety. Mr. Guo said that when he made arrangements, he would send you a message through the missing person notice column of Guò "Declaration". Please be considerate of his difficulties. ”

Sir George thought about it again and again, and finally nodded helplessly and replied, "Well, I'll wait for him." ”

Chen Jinsong got up and said goodbye: "Sir, take care of yourself, there will be a period later." ”

Sir George hesitated, but his deep knowledge and cultivation still made him politely hold Chen Jinsong's outstretched hand.

Ni Xin and Yamaki Ryuzo in the next room exchanged glances, reached a tacit understanding, and decided to let Chen Jinsong leave, and did not send anyone to follow him, so as not to startle the snake.

Chen Jinsong's skills, telecommunications technology, and intelligence analysis ability are mediocre, but he is the military commander's premier tracking and anti-tracking master. Not daring to be careless, he walked down a few streets on the tricycle that delivered milk, then abandoned the car and walked through two alleys, changing into clothes at a bend in one alley, sure that no one was following him. It seems that Zhou Chengbin's judgment is right: in order to catch the big fish of Guo Xuan, No. 76 will not attack the people who go to contact Sir George for the time being. He still didn't dare to go directly to Guo Xuan, but passed on the information he had received from Sir George through Guò's death mailbox.

Guo Xuan picked up a very narrow note that Sir George had stuffed in Chen Jinsong's hand at the time of parting, the note was already soaked with sweat, and the handwriting was slightly blurred. Alas, I don't know how Sir George wrote this note with the eyes and ears of No. 76 behind his back, and how long he held it in his hand before he found a suitable opportunity and handed it to Chen Jinsong.

Guo Xuan carefully browsed it several times, and on the note was a note written in cipher code. Sir George said what he needed – The Programming and Deciphering of Light Dense – was hidden under a floor in the basement storage room of St Mary's Church, near the door. He also said that he wanted to use the media to get out and asked Guo Xuan if he could help.

On the afternoon of May 23, Guo Xuan came to Puji Temple to report the situation to Zhou Chengbin, who replied: "Great, without further ado, I will immediately send someone to pick up Sir George's personal letter." ”

"Who are you going to send to fetch Sir George's handwritten letter?"

Zhou Chengbin replied, "Who is going to pick up this letter...... The letter was in the basement of St. Mary's Church, where 76 was heavily guarded, and the safety of Sir George and his son was at stake...... Only the eighty-six can be sent. ”

Guo Xuan reminded: "The importance of the status of No. 86, I don't say that you know it. Recently, he has been sending out a lot of information, and you have assigned him tasks many times. Don't forget a common sense: as an undercover agent, there is a danger of exposure. Good steel should be used on the cutting edge. ”

"Alas, you're right, I was careless. The sacrifice of the divine needle, the current Japanese puppet spy agency in Shanghai and Nanjing, we only have such an inside line. If he has three long and two short ......" Zhou Chengbin smiled: "Even if I complete the transfer task, I still have to enter the Xifeng concentration camp." Once this mission is complete, I'll be careful to keep Eighty-Six as silent as possible to keep him safe. ”

Guo Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The two of us are brothers and sisters in the Xifeng concentration camp. Well, without further ado. Cheng Bin, how are you going to help George and his son leave Shanghai safely? ”

Zhou Chengbin replied: "That's how I designed it, do you think it's okay...... I'll send you an action team to work with you. ”

After listening to Zhou Chengbin's plan, Guo Xuan sighed: "It should be feasible...... I hope that Kagesa Zhenzhao has not completely lost his conscience. ”

Zhou Chengbin was also a little worried, and comforted himself: "Probably not, right?" Sir George fulfilled his promise and fished you out. If you can't catch you, the Japanese and No. 76 are incompetent, so you won't anger the Sir father and son, right? After all, Britain and Japan have not yet met each other. Isn't it completely indifferent to diplomatic implications? The plan to use the media, let me think about it and then reply to you. ”

"I hope so. We'll split up, you go and contact Eighty-Six and order him to retrieve Sir George's letters. I'm going to contact the operational team you assigned to me to discuss the details of the operation. ”

After sending Chen Jinsong away, Sir George decided to do what he could to help Guo Xuan. The British warship HMS Prince of Wales, anchored in the Huangpu River, set sail for Hong Kong on 27 May. The captain, Mr. Henry, was his close friend, and he was sympathetic to China's aggression and hated Japanese militarism. Sir George decided to write him a personal letter asking for his assistance. The letter would be put together with the top-secret textbook that was hidden in the storage room and ready to be handed over to Guo Xuan. But how can you avoid the eyes and ears of No. 76 to write this letter? Ever since he suddenly took action to burn the note written in cipher sent by Guo Xuan. The secretary surnamed Ni basically didn't leave an inch. His time was running out, and the letter had to be written before Guo Xuan took the books and put them in the basement together.

After thinking about it, I can only hope for the tacit understanding between teachers and students. Sir George asked for a glass of milk, drank half of it, and said to Ni Xin, "I want to rest for a while." ”

Ni Xin had no choice but to smile and replied, "Okay, then I won't accompany you." ”

One hour, there was movement in Sir George's bedroom, and Ni Xin, who had been sitting quietly waiting outside, came over with two of his subordinates and said, "Sir, are you resting well?" Long days of loneliness, let's play bridge with you. ”

Sir George refused: "No need, I'm going to write something for Shadow, and I'll be okay at this time, and I'll know something about it when I'm done." ”

Ni Xin was overjoyed, could it be that this stubborn old British man finally figured it out? He laughed, "Sir, you're busy." ”

Sir George sat at the table and buried himself in writing, taking the opportunity of delivering tea and water, Ni Xin went in twice to peep. Fluent in English, he was pleased to see that Sir George had written a text on codebreaking.

A few hours later, when the sky darkened, Ni Xin diligently sent in a table lamp and said, "The light here is not very good......

"No need, I'm done." Sir George tidied up his desk and bound up a dozen or so written papers: "You will give them to Kagezo Zhenzhao immediately." That's all I can do, and I hope he keeps his promise. ”

Ni Xin didn't answer directly, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Sir." I'll do it. ”

"Secretary Ni, I have a reluctant request, I want to walk around the church, please don't send someone to follow, okay? You can rest assured that I will not leave the church without permission. If you can't be the master, I can send a letter to the movie Zuo Zhenzhao and ask him to explain to you in person. ”

Sir George was so direct, Ni Xin was very embarrassed, and explained with a smile: "Sir is serious, you have also misunderstood, you have always been free." It is to admire the character and demeanor of the knight, and I intend to be more close. Excuse me. ”

Ni Xin found Yamaki Ryuzo and said, "Old George has written something to General Kagesa, and it must be sent to the general immediately." Also, just now George Sr. directly expressed his dissatisfaction with our monitoring of his every move. I think the surveillance measures might as well be flexible. ”

Yamaki Ryuzo replied: "I happened to be listening to myself just now, and I heard Old George's words. You're right. We are still counting on him to fish out Guo Xuan, and now we can't turn his face. Besides, he is willing to take the initiative to write these things, which shows that he is still very knowledgeable about current affairs. I don't know English, I can't communicate directly with George and his son when you leave, I'll go to General Kagesa. ”

This book was first published on Kanshu.com