Cicada Moving

Chapter 833 We are brothers

 Chaocheng, Banshanlu.

Zuo Zhong stood in the study room with his back straight, looking at the four big characters "loyalty, filial piety, justice" on the wall, and loudly reported to the bald head about Yao Li, Gu Zhongya and Akihara Toshio.

“The Ministry of Staff discovered a suspicious person during the platoon operation. According to the investigation, Major General Gu Zhongya, director of the Operations Department of the Chicheng Air Defense Command, is suspected of being involved in espionage. Through the investigation of the informant, we learned..."

He told the case exactly as it was. As for the relationship between Gu Zhongya and Minister Song, he did not avoid it. Of course, he put it in a different way.

In his words, Minister Song admired Gu Zhongya and turned into a spy who approached the commander with ulterior motives. What was wrong with Minister Song who was dedicated to public service? He was just deceived by a bad guy who deserved death.

Baldhead's expression did not change after hearing this, and he told Zuo Zhong to let it go. No matter who was involved in the case, he would get to the bottom of it. If there was anything he could do, he could communicate with Minister Song in a timely manner, and then served tea to see off the guests.

Zuo Zhong didn't talk nonsense. He gave a military salute, turned around and left the mansion. He was secretly relieved. With the "Shang Fang Sword", he could continue to investigate the case.

The first sentence of Baldhead's instructions can be skipped directly. If we really want to find someone with deep roots, let alone the Secret Service and him, even Dai Chunfeng's intervention will be useless.

 The important thing is the last sentence. The so-called communication actually means asking Zuo Zhong to go to Minister Song to seek advice and obtain understanding, so as to prevent the grape trellis in Bald's backyard from falling down.

Sitting in the car, Zuo Zhong pondered for a while and asked the driver to drive to Minister Song’s temporary residence, a Western-style villa also located on Luojia Mountain.

After driving along the winding mountain road for more than ten minutes, the car was stopped by a group of soldiers wearing Guojun uniforms who moved extremely quickly. The other party politely asked the driver to show his ID.

Zuo Zhong, who was in the back row, glanced at the American leather shoes on these people's feet and realized that they were meeting members of the legendary tax police corps. Even ordinary soldiers could wear military boots. No wonder so many people were trying to get in. This force.

  Tax Police Corps.

An irregular force that uses the remaining salt tax money from the eight-nation bank repayment as supplies and is responsible for anti-smuggling and tax collection. All organization, equipment, and personnel are all done by Minister Song's will, and no one else has the right to interfere.

With abundant funds and support from European and American countries, the Tax Police Corps is more elite than the regular army of the Kuomintang. Most of the officers are from foreign military academies. They have fought **** battles in the 128th and Songhu battlefields and performed well.

 A few years ago, Minister Song wanted to transfer troops to the front line of North China to defend against the Japanese. When the bald man found out, he became furious and believed that this would affect the overall situation of "fighting foreign affairs and pacifying domestic affairs", so he arranged for his cronies to take control of the tax police headquarters.

Even so, as the founder of the Tax Police Corps, Minister Song arranged a small force to protect himself. No one can say anything. The rules are nothing more than human kindness.

In addition, it can be seen from the troop deployment that Minister Song is considered a hardliner in the fight against Japan, so Zuo Zhong had the courage to visit the God of Wealth, otherwise he would have ordered secret sanctions against Gu Zhongya.

Moreover, the driver in the driver's seat handed over his certificate, raised his hand to stop the soldier from checking the back seat, and whispered to the other party that the director of the Secret Service was here to pay a special visit to Minister Song.

Hearing that the person who came was the well-known head of the Secret Service, the soldiers from the Tax Police Corps who came to protect the old chief hesitated for a moment and did not search by force. Instead, they sent a few people to accompany him.

Zuo Zhong showed admiration. He was disciplined yet flexible, and his personnel were of high quality. I heard that these soldiers had at least graduated from elementary school. No wonder the bald man wanted to attack the tax police headquarters.

Accompanied by the other party, the car quickly arrived in front of Minister Song's official residence. The security became even tighter. Zuo Zhong was searched before being led to a small living room.

After waiting for a few minutes, Minister Song, wearing glasses and a white suit, strode in and sat down next to the sofa, and asked Zuo Zhong's purpose in a very fast voice.

At the same time, he was secretly suspicious. He had no contact with the Secret Service. If they didn't catch Japanese spies, why did they come to him? Could it be that there were Japanese spies around him? What a joke.

No one in the government knows that he is a hard-liner against Japan. One of the criteria for selecting and employing people is that they must have no connection with the Japanese, and even Japanese students cannot use it.

Due to confusion about Zuo Zhong's intentions, coupled with the fact that he had been arguing with the American and British consulates for a day about raising war funds, Minister Song's tone was somewhat harsh and his attitude was not too friendly.

 “Minister Song…”

Zuo Zhong said hello calmly, and then told everything about Gu Zhongya. There was only one meaning in his words, that is, Gu Zhongya is your person, and it is up to you how to deal with it.

He didn't care at all about the other party's bad attitude, and acted in a business-like manner. After all, the Secret Service was helping the other party wipe his **** this time. Since they didn't like it, he didn't need to be shameless and push forward.

 Otherwise, what would he become?

 Xu Enzeng?

On the other side, Minister Song, who was slapped in the face, turned red with anger after listening to Zuo Zhong’s narration. He slammed the coffee table next to him. After a loud bang, several soldiers rushed into the living room with guns.

"You guys go out. I have something to discuss with Commander Zuo. You are not allowed to come in without an order. Let the kitchen prepare dinner. I will cook Zhejiang cuisine."

Minister Song took a deep breath and raised his hand to ask the guards to leave. When there were only two people left in the living room, he stood up and walked to a wall, took off a photo and said suddenly.

“This is a group photo of those who participated in the negotiations after the national government successfully purchased air defense equipment from Switzerland. Gu Zhongya was among them. At that time, I admired this patriotic young man who acted decisively.

So he asked the committee for a place for him to study in Switzerland. Unexpectedly, this harmed him and gave the Japanese an opportunity to win over him. Deputy Director Zuo, do you think this is God's will? "

"This is to be reported to Minister Song. I think this is not your fault." Zuo Zhong shook his head and said matter-of-factly: "You choose your own path. Even without your recommendation, Gu Zhongya would not be able to go abroad. Under the instigation of the Japanese, , he will still surrender to the enemy.

I have some information here, which shows that Gu Zhongya's treason was to pursue a luxurious life. A single consumption in a restaurant cost an ordinary person a year's living expenses.

I have seen a lot of people like this. As long as they get a little benefit, they will forget about the country and choose to consider thieves as their fathers. So Minister Song, you don't have to worry about it. This is definitely not your responsibility.

 Your identity determines that anyone will show their best side in front of you. Gu Zhongya gained attention and promotion through deception. It is not because you know people well. "

With that said, Zuo Zhong handed over some documents, including the testimony of witnesses who saw the meeting between Gu Zhongya and Toshio Akihara, Toshio Akihara's background information and other evidence.

Minister Song graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai in his early years, then went to Harvard University to study economics and received a master's degree, and then went to Columbia University to obtain a doctorate. He is a standard scholar who likes to use data to speak his mind.

In this case, show him conclusive evidence to prevent the other party from thinking that this is an internal strife within the Guo Party. By the way, tell Minister Song that the Secret Service will not give in, let alone doubt him casually.

Minister Song put the photo down, took the document and read it carefully. After a long time, he gently swept the photo down and let it fall into the trash can. He turned around and said coldly.

"The Secret Service has done a good job. I don't care how to deal with Gu Zhongya. I only have one request. The spy leader behind him must be found out to comfort the compatriots who died in Jinling."

“Report, this matter cannot be guaranteed by the humble position. Japanese intelligence personnel are very professional, good at lurking, and very vigilant. They will run away at the slightest sign of trouble.”

Knowing how cunning the Japanese spies are, Zuo Chong would only agree to the other party if he was crazy. Even if he offended Minister Song, the worst he could do was to go around the other party in the future, and military orders could not be issued randomly.

But good things still have to be said, and he immediately added: "The lower-ranking officers will definitely do their best to clear out or suppress the activities of Japanese spies in Jiacheng, and provide guarantee for the frontal battlefield."

After expressing his attitude, Zuo Zhong was prepared to be scolded. Unexpectedly, Minister Song looked at him quietly for a few seconds and actually smiled.

“People below say that you, Zuo Zhong, are a smiling tiger. Today I saw that the rumors were wrong. You are a smiling tiger. I think you are clearly a straight minister, with the character of Zhou Chang and Liu Yi①.

 What you just said is good. We must tell the truth when doing business. We cannot just agree randomly just to please the superior. It is also wronging you and being saddled with such a nickname. "

 What are you doing?

Don't make up your mind, okay?

If this matter were to spread, wouldn’t it mean that someone on my left would become a two-faced person, doing one thing to his face and another behind his back?

Zuo Zhong was dumbfounded as he looked at the gradually deteriorating Minister Song, and then skillfully, ah no, he pretended to be a loyal minister of the party and state.

“Without any grievance, for the sake of the party and the country, the younger generation will not be afraid of being criticized. My ancestors often told me at home that those who want to achieve great things should not be afraid of rumors.

 If you want to do something practical, you will definitely be famous and slandered all over the world. Please rest assured that we already have some clues about the Japanese spy leader. "

"kindness."

Minister Song, who was in a better mood, corrected him: "Your given name is Shen Zhi, so I'll call you Shen Zhi. There should be about the same age between you and me. From now on, just call me brother."

Let's go to the restaurant. The chef in my house is from Zhejiang Province and his skills are good. Shen Zhi, you haven't eaten hometown food for a long time. You must try it today. Please. "

 Let Zuo Zhong call him brother, he didn't just say it casually.

It was not only an appreciation of Zuo Zhong's "character", but also the intention to win over the head of the intelligence department. Moreover, if the party has a strong party mentality, this kind of thing is very common.

 Zuo Zhong was a little broken, and said to himself that if I remember correctly, in the list of the most important war criminals who "must be arrested immediately" in the future, the first one is Baldhead, and the second one is you.

I don't even have the chance to go to jail to be a brother-in-law with you, a heinous rebel (no synonym can be found). But he couldn't refuse it directly, so he had to pretend to shed tears of gratitude.

“Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. Thank you very much, brother. I am very grateful. It just so happens that our secret service has opened a printing shop in the mountain city. I have a business that I have wanted to discuss with you for a long time.”

Minister Song's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and said happily: "It turns out that Shen Zhong also likes to do business. It would be better if you and I have similar interests. Please go to the restaurant and let's talk in detail."

Zuo Zhong wishes he could give himself a slap in the face for making you talk too much and making you talk nonsense. How could he forget that this person is not only tough on Japan, but also tough on making money? Isn’t this a trap for himself?

I wanted to leave, but when I saw the other party inviting me warmly, I had no choice but to laugh and walk out of the living room. For a moment, I felt like the wind was rustling and the water was cold, and I felt like a hero who once left will never return.

Zhou Chang was a minister in the early Western Han Dynasty. He was stoic, strong, outspoken and outspoken.

Liu Yi was the most famous direct minister in the Western Jin Dynasty. Even if his relatives made mistakes, he would punish them without any personal feelings.

 (End of this chapter)