Calling Brothers

Qicheng, 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, loudly reporting to the bald head about Yao Li, Gu Zhongya and Akihara Toshio.

"The staff department 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 facts of the case exactly as they were. As for the relationship between Gu Zhongya and Minister Song, he did not hide it. Of course, he explained 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.

After hearing this, the bald man's expression did not change, 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 waste any words. 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.

You can skip the first sentence of the bald head's instructions. If you really want to find someone with deep roots, let alone the Secret Service and him, even if Dai Chunfeng comes forward, it 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 the bald man'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 identification.

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 troop.

Tax Police Headquarters.

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

Relying on 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 fought bloody battles in the 128th and Songhu battlefields and performed well.

A few years ago, Minister Song wanted to transfer troops to the front lines 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 forces and pacifying domestic affairs." He then 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 could say anything. The rules were nothing more than human kindness.

In addition, through the deployment of troops, it can be seen that Minister Song was 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.

Besides, the driver in the driver's seat handed over his ID card, 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 abided by discipline but was flexible, and his personnel were of high quality. I heard that these soldiers were at least elementary school graduates. 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 he was 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 very quickly about the reason for his visit.

At the same time, he secretly had doubts in his heart. 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.

Because he was confused about Zuo Zhong's intentions, and because he had been wrangling 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 lightly, 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 rub his buttocks this time. Since they didn't like him, he didn't need to be so shameless as to get in touch with him.

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, please 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, which will be 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 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 I 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?"

"For the record, 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 cannot 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 purchase at a restaurant cost an ordinary person a year's living expenses.

I have seen many people like this. As long as they get a little benefit, they will forget their 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 most perfect 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 statements 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 and likes to use data to speak for himself.

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

Minister Song put down the photo, 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, I can't guarantee this. 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 Zhong would go crazy to agree to the other party. Even if he offends Minister Song, the worst he can do is go around the other party in the future, and military orders cannot be issued randomly.

But good things had to be said, so he immediately added: "The lower-ranking officials will definitely do their best to clear out or suppress the activities of Japanese spies in Qicheng, so as to ensure 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.

"The people below all 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 have to tell the truth when doing business, we can't just agree randomly just to please our superiors. It's also wronging you and being burdened with such a nickname."

What are you doing?

Please stop making random assumptions, okay?

If this matter were to spread, wouldn't it mean that I, Zuo, would become a duplicitous person, doing one thing to his face and another behind his back?

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

"Without grievances, 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."

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

When Zuo Zhong was asked to call him brother, he didn't just say it casually.

Not only did he appreciate Zuo Chong's "character", but he also wanted to win over the head of the intelligence department. Besides, if the party has a strong party mentality, this kind of thing is very common.

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

I don't even have a 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 cry with 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 factory 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 self-inflicted trap?

I wanted to leave, but when I saw the other party inviting me enthusiastically, I had no choice but to laugh and walk out of the living room. For a moment, I felt like the wind was blowing 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 telling any personal feelings.
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