Two days later,

Harbin Railway Station.

Busy crowds surged out from the ticket gate. It was evening. The lights of St. Nicholas Church not far away were bright and exotic, attracting tourists to stop.

Zuo Chong and He Yijun were also among them. They stood there with their arms in hand and admired for a while. It was not until the evening wind became heavier and then they took a taxi to the booked hotel.

As a spy capital in the Far East, Harbin has gathered forces from various countries. It seems calm but is actually undercurrents. It is full of Japanese eyeliners everywhere. Wandering around can easily cause unnecessary trouble.

The most feared thing about lurking is trouble.

For this reason, they chose a hotel run by the Japanese. Generally, traitors and the military would not go to such places to investigate. In short, they used all means to reduce the risk of exposure.

As for the famous Madier, members of the Foreign Affairs Section of the Puppet Manchukuo Police Department often appear in that place to look for suspicious foreigners. It is better to go there if you have the chance in the future.

Cars are driving on the wide asphalt road, and there are a large number of European Renaissance, Baroque, Jewish, Neoclassical and other styles distributed on both sides of the road.

Zuo Chong opened the car window and looked outside curiously. This was a normal reaction from a foreigner who had just arrived. If he was indifferent to these exquisite buildings, it would be suspicious.

The Belarusian driver in the front row glanced at the rearview mirror and said enthusiastically in skillful Chinese: "Mr. and wife are Japanese. Is it the first time I'm here in Harbin? Welcome.

The weather is neither cold nor hot now. After the days of flying catkins and before the rainy season comes, it is a good time for travel, and you can enjoy this beautiful city with all your heart.”

"Thank you, this city is really charming."

Zuo Chong nodded with a smile, and then showed doubts: "How did Mr. Driver know that we are Japanese? The clothes we wear are all purchased in China, and there is no imperial product."

"Haha, this is very simple. The two hotels you are going to do not receive Chinese people, so I guessed that you are Japanese. Don't you know about this?" the driver asked.

"Yoxi, so that's the case. We booked the room through the cruise ship and didn't know about it. Thank you for your reminder. It would be better if there were no Chinese in the hotel."

Zuo Chong pretended to be enlightened, and gently touched He Yijun with his right hand, indicating that she was alert. The driver had a problem, and it was probably a Japanese or a pseudo-Manchukuo eyeliner.

What this person said and asked questions seemed to be deliberately tempting to test whether they knew that the hotel did not receive Chinese guests. A driver had no reason to do so.

Besides, ordinary people will not deliberately understand the rules of a hotel, unless they have conducted investigations before, such as intelligence personnel looking for a place to find a place to find out the situation.

Combining these two points, it is no secret that this person's identity is. It seems that the Japanese have really great energy. The taxi they found casually turned out to be the other party's tyrant.

He Yijun, who was standing beside him, stroked his hair and said that he had received a hint. Then he asked the Belarusian driver about the names and history of the buildings on both sides, interrupting the driver's chat.

"Where are you from..."

"Mr. Driver, where is that?"

"Well, it's the Tsar there..."

Zuo Chong looked at the conversation between the two with a smile, slowly closed his eyes, and began to recall the intelligence in his mind. The Japanese intelligence power in Harbin consists of five parts.

First, the Harbin agency of the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department. The Japanese army established a secret agency in Harbin in 1918 to serve its armed interference in Red and Russia and "prevention of redness."

This machine officially transferred to the Kwantung Army a year later, its main task is to carry out anti-Red Russia propaganda, collect political information of the Red and Russian army, and monitor the exchanges between the underground party and the Red and Russian in the Republic of China.

The second is the Japanese ronin's civil spies. They were active in the previous dynasty, represented by the Black Dragon Society. During the Russo-Japanese War, they instigated horse thieves and bandits to fight guerrillas behind Belarus.

He also played the role of a Chinese spying on the military affairs of Belarus in Harbin. After the demise of the previous dynasty, he colluded with traitors and lackeys to plan two independent movements, and the source of personnel was very complicated.

The third is the consulate sent by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is under the special high school class and special working class. Both are headed by the consuls, have the responsibility of collecting intelligence, and are mostly civilians.

During the Second Zhi-Feng War in the 1920s, during the Guo Songling incident, the Fengtian faction and Red Russia negotiated around the railway, the Consulate in Harbin sent back a large amount of intelligence to Japan.

Fourth, the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department, the purpose of this department was to serve in aggression. It was originally focused on investigating customs and habits in the Northeast region and supplemented by military investigation.

However, as the business scope of Manchuria Railway continues to expand, its business scope has expanded to information including economy, politics, culture and even military, which can be said to be omnipresent.

Fifth, the Secret Service Section and Foreign Affairs Section of the Harbin Police Department of the puppet Manchukuo Harbin have the same work content, both assisting the Japanese army in arresting anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements, and the difference is the target group.

The Special Services Department mainly targets Chinese people, while the Foreign Affairs Department targets foreigners. It is worth noting that since it is a key department, both section chiefs of these two are held by Japanese.

These are just large-scale intelligence departments, and have not yet included the intelligence department of the puppet Manchukuo Cabinet, which closely monitors the news media in the Northeast and instills slavery ideas on the general public.

As well as the Kanto Army military police units, information collection departments of major Japanese newspapers, the third part of the Japanese Navy Command, namely the Navy Intelligence Department and other messy intelligence agencies.

In short, in this city known as Paris in the East, it is exaggerating to say that nine out of ten people are spies, but at least two hundred are inseparable from intelligence activities.

The situation is very serious.

Anyone they meet here may be Japanese and puppet intelligence personnel. A wrong sentence or a wrong action will lead to failure of the action and even loss of life.

"Sir, Madam, Yamato Hotel has arrived. The car is 6 yen in total. If you don't have yen, you can give it to Dayang, and it's 4 yuan." The driver's voice suddenly rang.

Zuo Chong opened his eyes and looked at the hotel sign a few meters away, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Driver, we want to go around Harbin tomorrow, so how can we rent you and your taxi?"

The Belarus driver, who was dizzy by He Yijun's question, was overjoyed and quickly agreed: "Of course, you don't have to be polite, just call me Toreta, my dear sir.

I don’t know where you want to go, I need to prepare enough gasoline in advance. In addition, I have to remind you that some places are the Kwantung Army’s warning areas and must not be approached."

"Please rest assured, it's within the city."

Zuo Chong comforted with a smile, and then handed the other party a ten-yen bill: "I am a businessman and want to open a small pharmacy in Harbin. Can you give me some advice?

If the business is stable, I think we will meet often. After all, in such a big city, it is really inconvenient to travel by carriages, rickshaws and motorcycles (trams).

"Do you pharmacy? Let me think about it."

The Belarusian driver who claimed to be Toreta took the money and thought carefully, replied: "It is naturally the best thing to do business in Harbin, where there are many time-honored brands and many pedestrians.

For example, Tongji Shopping Mall, Daluo New Business, Hendeli, Lao Dingfeng, and Shiyitang, the disadvantage is that the rent is very expensive, it depends on your capital, and there are few spare shops.

There is also Central Street, where the Madier Hotel and Huameisi Restaurant are all big names, and the government's defense club is also here, so there is no need to be afraid of gangsters making trouble."

I don’t know what I think about this person. The two places I introduced are the most prosperous areas in Harbin and are not suitable for opening small pharmacies. This may be another test.

Zuo Chong turned his mind sharply, his face turned red suddenly, and he coughed gently and said that he wanted to consider it. Even if the businessman’s pockets were empty, he would have to swell his face and pretend to be fat.

Toreta secretly glanced at his expression, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he warmly made an appointment to meet tomorrow morning, and got out of the car and took his luggage to the hotel front desk.

After doing all this, the man opened the car door in the back row and held the edge of the car with one hand. He could get such thoughtful service. The ten-yen car money and consultation fees were finally not wasted.

"Thank you, see you tomorrow."

Zuo Chong and He Yijun got out of the car and said a polite word, then turned around and entered the hotel, took out their ID to check in, but the waiter said surprised the two of them.

"Mr. Okamoto, Mrs. Okamoto, I'm sorry. I need to call the police station. According to the requirements of the Police Department, anyone including Imperial Citizens must check their documents."

While explaining the situation, the waiter picked up the phone and answered it. The tone of the conversation seemed very familiar, indicating that he had contacted them frequently before and did not target them specifically.

What a strict public security management, it should be said that bastard Wu Wenzhi. Jinling's accommodation management regulations are useless, and as long as the money is in place, the store will not care about such things at all.

Fortunately, otherwise the situation of the underground party would be even more difficult. Zuo Chong sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette and waited for the police to arrive, just as testing the other party's reaction time.

The speed of police officers in a region can illustrate many issues, such as alertness and training levels, and these intelligences are useful for their next actions.

The wall clock on the hotel wall kept ticking. When the minute hand jumped over two large grids, the sound of cars came from outside. Then several men in conjunction uniforms walked into the store.

Ten minutes, it seems to be fast enough.

Can you wear plain clothes?

Could it be someone from the Special Service Department?

Zuo Chong thought about it. A piece of the back of these people was bulging, which should be a pistol. There were not many people who dared to blatantly match guns in Harbin, except for the military, the puppet Manchukuo police.

Unlike later film and television works, the spies of the puppet Manchukuo police did not wear suits or black windbreakers, and the casual clothes of public officials were mostly uniforms or gang uniforms with three-pocketed collars.

The so-called Congkanfu is a puppet Manchukuo official costume designed by the Japanese colonists with ulterior motives. It looks very similar to the Japanese military uniform, and it makes people know it is a Japanese dog at a glance.

The problem is the ordinary identity verification. Why did the secret service department be dispatched? Could it be that they were targeted? Zuo Chong turned his head quietly and pretended not to know the identity of the visitor.

The waiter seemed to have never seen these uninvited guests, and his expression was a little confused. However, when he saw the ID presented by the other party, he immediately took out the IDs of Zuo Chong and He Yijun and said.

"Mr. Police officer, these two guests are going to check in. By the way, isn't Ono Jun on duty today? How could it be the Spy Department? Is something happening?"

"It's nothing, Ono and the others have other official duties. We'll come and have a look." The leader took the ID and flipped through it. Yu Guang looked at Zuo Chong who was smiling.

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