Chen Gongshu: Did Zhou Xiyuan and Zhu Min accept the instructions of Wanlilang and play the role of "double reed"?

The following paragraph, connecting the previous love, is still the handwriting of the original deep brother, and the original text is as follows:

The movements of secret agents are always crisp and fast. In mid-April, I said goodbye to Mr. Chen and Qi and several other comrades in the back office, as well as the maids Mama Zhao and Cai Ai.

Since then, I have moved out of the district headquarters of the Seymour Road Building in the Public Concession and lived in an apartment at the intersection of Xiafei Road in the French Concession. The owner of the apartment is a German Jew, about fifty years old, tall, with a large gray beard and an ancient appearance, which is easily reminiscent of the characters in the movie "Fantasy Nights".

The apartment has only three rooms, it is family-style, everything is fully equipped, hot and cold water is also supplied, except that the bathroom is shared, and it is not self-catering, and there is no common kitchen.

The furniture in the interior is quaint, with a bloody red carpet on the floor and a large chime on the wall, which walks very punctually, buzzing like ancient music every time it beats. Above the fireplace hangs large oil paintings of still lifes and flowers. On the long shelf of the fireplace are Western painted vases, a three-dimensional statue of "Venus" in jade white marble about a foot high, with soft and convex lines, beautiful appearance, and looks like an old thing. There are also several knick-knacks for admiration.

The rest is a matter of eating. Now it's not like before, single, every meal has to go to the restaurant, Chinese food, Western food, I have eaten almost the entire Xiafei Road and the Baxian Bridge, Yu Qiaqing Road, and the left and right areas of Sima Road, which is a waste of time and money. I don't think this day will last long, so let's make do with it.

Within a week, I met with Liu Quande, the leader of the first team, Xiang Qiangwei, the leader of the second team, and Zhou Xiyuan, the leader of the third team.

Here is the first introduction to Liu Quande. This person is loyal and courageous, accurate in marksmanship, and works the spot. is an outstanding activist. However, it is limited to the specific target assigned to him, and if he wants to find intelligence clues or plan a case on his own, there is not much way. So he is just a reliable executor.

He is a native of Jiangxi, and since he was a teenager, he followed the Communist Party as a "red imp" in Ruijin's lair. Two big eyes, between opening and closing, faintly bloody, daunting, coupled with his slightly hoarse voice, rough movements and extremely elastic skills, it is not difficult to imagine that when he sanctioned the traitor on the spot, he did not need to pull out a gun, and the other party was already frightened and soft. I don't remember when or where he joined us, I just know that he was a good comrade who was loyal to the country, loyal to the organization, and tried to behave.

At that time, the size of his detachment was very small, including himself, there were only six people in total, but they were all fierce and worked seriously. I asked him what difficulties were on the team. Any comments on the current work? His reply was very simple and clear, he said that everything was fine, but he had not done work for a long time, and he was a little impatient; I also feel embarrassed that "eating food does not do things".

I understand that his words are sincere, and I immediately comfort him and teach him to be a little calmer, and there may be a task for him to do in the near future. He immediately became excited, and a little rubbed his hands. I said that if there is any request, I can always raise it, and I will support him and help him solve anything that is reasonable and suitable for the needs of the work. Our meeting was satisfying and pleasant, and built confidence in each other.

This is now forty years ago; After the government moved to Taiwan, he volunteered to be brave and sent him back to Shanghai by the bureau to carry out a certain mission, and soon news of his death came that he was finally arrested and appeared on the list of "heroes without names".

Secondly, it is time to introduce the second team leader Xiang Qiangwei. Xiang is a native of Shengxian County, Zhejiang, who was born reckless and rude, but he was a man who beheaded and bleed. He was a senior comrade with a good work record, he must have been in his thirties at that time, right? Simplicity and few words, every task must be done by yourself, and move forward.

He and Liu Quande seem to be the same type of people, but Liu Quande sometimes chirps, he is silent, and he does his work, but he is more ruthless than Liu. He has a deputy named Luo Chengjin, a student from the Hangzhou Police Academy and a fierce general. He was short and humble-looking, and because of his high level of education and training, he was more brainy. It is believed that the original arrangement of Luo as the deputy of the phase must contain the intention of wisdom and courage. I met Xiang Qiangwei, and Luo was also present, knowing that he was from the Hangzhou Police Academy, and I couldn't help but feel very cordial.

At this point, it is worth mentioning another old story, in the second half of the 29th year, Luo was arrested in a wreck and imprisoned in the headquarters of the "No. 76" pseudo-agent. He was tortured, put three bricks under his legs on the "tiger chair", his ankles and knee bones were almost broken, and he fainted several times, but never made a single confession. Zhi Shi is benevolent, and his will is so strong, even the gangsters of "No. 76" have to extend their thumbs and call him an "iron man".

Has he been cured after his leg was injured by torture, and he is not good at walking? I've been thinking about it. By the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Mr. Dai unfortunately died in a plane crash over Nanjing on March 17, 35, and his loyal remains were buried in the Linggu Temple cemetery on the outskirts of Nanjing. I wish you well.

Everything is normal in Xiang Qiangwei's second detachment, there are eight members, all of them know the old department, they are fierce in battle, they are loyal, and Luo Chengjin is helping them, and I am not at ease. Like Liu Quande, they have not performed at work for a long time, their hands are itchy, and they have repeatedly shown that they are sharpening their beards and waiting to move.

Finally, it is necessary to talk about the third detachment Zhou Xiyuan. Zhou is a native of Jiaxing, pseudonym Feng Xian, transferred to Shanghai by the Zhongshuijun four years ago, and has achieved no results for four years. Wan Yililang is also from the loyal salvation army, so the two have an old relationship and often communicate with each other in private. In order to invite credit, he actively sabotaged our "Shanghai District" as a deed.

Believing that Zhou is a good pawn lurking in the "Shanghai District" organization, he further stepped up his hook-up with Zhou. Zhou is a confused worm, plus Wan Mou lured and threatened, and really took the bait. The two secretly contacted each other for a long time, and even gave Wan all the weapons of the team and various instruction documents issued by the district headquarters.

The only good way to destroy the "Shanghai area" is, of course, to arrest people. But our transportation network is well-organized and flexible, and Zhou can't figure it out at all. Moreover, for a long time, no one from the higher-level leaders had met directly with Zhou, so they had no choice but to wait for the opportunity.

What needs to be added here is that Zhou Xiyuan is unstable and shows of rebellion, and we have already received some relevant reports one after another, but they are not specific and lack strong evidence. The source of these reports was judged by Zhu Min, the secretary of Zhou's team headquarters. In his report, Zhu Min directly accused his captain Zhou Xiyuan of secretly colluding with "No. 76" in a plot of misdeeds, and it is advisable to take precautions as soon as possible or deal with them categorically to avoid future troubles.

This is, of course, an appalling thing, according to which our revolutionary groups are most jealous of the presence of gangsters and traitors within the organization; Especially in this anti-Japanese holy war, the military and people of the whole country are fighting the enemy to death with the Great Wall of flesh and blood, and those who have a little conscience and conscience Chinese will not be willing to be enemies and pseudo-eagle dogs and betray their country. Moreover, Zhou is a junior cadre in our revolutionary organization! So it's incredible.

Looking closely at Zhu Min's report, there is no doubt:

First, on the positive side, he cited his captain for rebellion, which can prove that he is a loyal comrade.

Second, according to the general practice of our personnel appointments, especially between the supervisors and secretaries of field units, although it is not necessary to be related to each other, but the nineteenth is related to each other, or they cooperate seamlessly and trust each other. Although the original relationship between Zhu Min and Zhou Xiyuan is not available for a while, I believe it will be no exception. But now he actually came forward to raise Zhou's reverse traces, and this inside story is worth playing.

Third, preliminary assumptions: 1. Zhu did discover or grasp the facts of Zhou's conspiracy, and in order to maintain the security of the organization, he had to report to his superiors. 2. Zhu and Zhou may have disagreements at work, accumulate hatred for a long time, and exclude each other; Zhu preemptively attacked Zhou's "small report" and deliberately created a pretext to crack down on Zhou.

3. Between Zhu and Zhou, there may be conflicts of interest or personal grudges, to the extent that they cannot be decomposed; Or maybe Zhu was unwilling to live under Zhou for a long time, and coveted Zhou's captaincy, and Situ replaced him, so he did not hesitate to frame him. 4. Zhu and Zhou Shuangshuang threw themselves into the "76th", accepted the instructions of Wanlilang, played the role of "double reed", and used the posture of "nest opposition" as bait, inducing their superiors to send personnel to directly understand and mediate, so as to take the opportunity to arrest and expand the purpose of destroying the "Shanghai District". If this assumption is true, it is clearly a grand conspiracy and arguably the most dangerous of all.

Judging by facts and reason, there are elements of each hypothesis. Regarding the first item, the crime imposed on Zhou by Zhu Min's report is very serious, but the content is empty, it cannot be believed, and it is not without suspicion of malicious slander; Regarding the second and third items, it is reasonable, but it cannot be ruled out; Only the fourth item, the most noteworthy, is also more likely.

However, in my personal opinion, Zhou Xiyuan is also an old comrade, abandoning the light and turning to the dark, which is difficult to understand; Moreover, Zhu Min's report is tantamount to warning us in advance. What do they get if we throw rats and never send people to contact them? Wouldn't that ruin their plans to play the double reed? On closer examination, there are contradictions.

Before I moved out of the district headquarters to take over the first brigade of the operation, Mr. Chen, Mr. Qi, and I had discussed the issue of Zhou Xiyuan twice. I put forward the above views and thoughts, and Mr. Chan said, "Studying and judging the inside of the situation is not beyond this range; However, the fact that Zhou Xiyuan rebelled, we have other information to corroborate."

Mr. Qi said, "In order to get rid of this henchman, this person must be sanctioned as soon as possible! Now, we have reported this case to the Bureau for instructions, and once approved, we will implement it."

I objected, saying, "To execute a comrade of one's own, you must have reliable and strong evidence; Otherwise, if you kill in vain, you will regret it endlessly. When I go down this time, I must meet with Zhou Xiyuan and make direct observations and understandings to clarify the truth. This is a bit risky, but I want to be as skillful and compact as possible in terms of the time and place of the appointment, even if they have to play any tricks, they are not prepared. Of course, I will also be especially vigilant in case of accidents."

Mr. Chen and Mr. Qi listened to me and did not agree. He said in unison: "That's too risky, you have to think about it carefully."

I said, "Now I'm going to lead the first group of operations, and they won't know until I give notice and agree on the identification code for the meeting." And before they met, they didn't know each other, he couldn't determine who the visitor was, and the so-called identification code was one-sided, that is, I could identify the other party at a glance, but he couldn't, he had to wait for me to come forward to talk and say the code. Before that, I can take the opportunity to observe the surroundings and the dynamics of the characters, think it is safe, and then go and talk to him. So I believe that this first meeting should be safe.

Moreover, if they really want to arrest someone, they don't need to rush for a while. Another important point is that none of us in the "Shanghai District" knows what kind of person Zhou is and what he looks like. If my superiors approved the implementation of sanctions against Zhou, there was no way to start, so I met with Zhou and talked to them before I could secretly give guidance to the operatives. Isn't it? It is also necessary to meet with Zhou and take some risks."

I did not fully convince Mr. Chen, and finally he reluctantly said, "I see that sanctioning Zhou Xiyuan is imperative." You might as well start planning and arranging it first, and wait for the overpower in the bureau to arrive and start immediately. But beware yourself!" Mr. Qi also said, "Be careful." I laughed at them for being too worried.

At the same time, for Zhou Xiyuan's rebellion, I have not seen the real evidence, so I killed him in such a muddle, isn't it not unjust! Because of this, I also feel quite unhappy in my heart.

Just because after two calculations, the issue of sanctioning Zhou Xiyuan seems to be a foregone conclusion, and I have a bottom in my heart; Therefore, when I last met Liu Quande, I comforted him and said, "Don't be impatient, there may be a task for you to do in the near future." It means this also.

Sometime in late April, I finally made an appointment with Zhou Xiyuan. His team headquarters office is located in a pavilion on the upper floor of Xiafei Fang X, Xiafei Road, French Concession. I changed my mind on the fly and made an appointment to meet directly at his team site. I had an unexpected idea beforehand, and I made careful arrangements, and I went to the top of my mind.

At that time, both Zhou and Zhu Min were present. Twenty-nine years old, about one meter seven or eight meters tall, with a large horizontal face, big hands and feet, and no other features. Under the conversation, he spoke clumsily, had a childish smile, and gave the first impression that he was a waste without opinion, responsibility, or action.

Zhu Min is very young, about twenty-three years old, smart and exposed, beautiful looking, like a college student in school. The atmosphere of the conversation seemed to be very good, and I tried to be sincere and responsible. Speaking of personnel and financial issues, Zhou said that everything was business as usual and there was no difficulty, except that the existing weapons of the team (including revolvers and barge guns) were old, although they were not to the point of being unusable, but they were afraid that if something broke down, they would miss a major event, so he requested that they be supplemented as appropriate.

I hesitated and said to him, "You can consider it, but as far as I know, we don't have many weapons in stock, and I have to apply to the superior project, and I expect it to be approved, so don't worry."

Zhu Min seemed to have scruples and spoke very little. Then came the case of sanctions against Xu Qiu. Xu is the president of Wang Jingwei's Hong Kong propaganda organ, the South China Evening News, and will travel from Hong Kong to Shanghai to Nanjing in May to attend an important meeting of the Propaganda Department. According to Zhou Xiyuan's investigation, Xiang Xu tried to stay at the Huangzhou Hotel on West Aixiansi Road in the French Concession every time he came to Shanghai, and Zhou had already set up eyeliner in the hotel, intending to sanction Xu when he arrived in Shanghai.

The matter was reported to the district for approval in early March. We believe that Xu is not an important target, but Zhou said in the report that he was very sure, on the one hand, it was also for the sake of work performance, on the grounds of boosting the morale of the team, he allowed it to be carried out. Chow said, "Xu's photograph can be obtained in a few days, and multiple copies can be copied, reported to the district for reference, and handed over to the executor for identification. The problem now is to replenish weapons, and it is urgent."

I nodded in agreement, thinking that you gave all the weapons on the team to Wanlilang, and now you have to deceive a few more to honor him, this person is really insurmountable!

After meeting with Zhou and Zhu, they have obtained preliminary understanding and conclusions. Looking at Zhou's behavior, he is afraid of things on the surface, stupid as a deer, and can assert that it is by no means material that dares to take the initiative to rebel; But on the other hand, it is a stupid person who is easily led by the nose. Therefore, the matter of his rebellion can only be said to be very likely, and it must be discussed again and evidence gathered to be sure.

However, Zhu Min has a sharp appearance, and his actions are quite deep.

Stepping out of Xiafeifang, I took the tram and headed towards the French Road. One is to avoid "tracking"; Second, I wanted to go to the "Wufu Lou" of the Eight Immortal Bridge to have lunch. Sitting on the train, I kept thinking about it.

In May, Shanghai's climate is getting warmer. Because he was busy with the affairs of the first brigade, he unknowingly put aside all the preparation problems for training in Rong. When I suddenly think of it, I can't help but feel anxious. Fortunately, although I have been temporarily transferred to the field, there is still no lack of opportunities to meet directly with Mr. Chen and Mr. Qi. In addition to making reports or asking for instructions at work, for my personal training in Rong, seeing that the day is approaching, I have to remind Mr. Chen not to forget to actively arrange for me.

In the following half a month, Zhou Xiyuan and I continued to meet two or three times in addition to often using the traffic officer to convey orders and messages, perhaps I was too careless and underestimated him, and no matter whether I talked about it in public or private, I did not find anything abnormal. Didn't I say that Zhu Min had hinted that I should be interviewed alone?

One day at three o'clock in the afternoon, I took a "surprise operation" and suddenly appeared at the detachment headquarters of Zhou. Zhu Min seemed to wake up from a nap and was washing his face. Seeing my sudden arrival, my expression was very complicated, one side was surprised and delighted, and the other side was "already expected" look.

I said, "Pass by here, and come in and see you." When I say "you", I include Zhou Xiyuan; Zhu Min said: "I live in the detachment headquarters, unless there is something or an appointment, the detachment leader does not come often." I smiled in understanding. Zhu Min lowered his voice and said, "Report the captain, I have written several reports about our detachment leader, but my superiors have not replied..."

I stopped him and said, "We have seen your report, because it is a big deal and the content of your report is relatively empty. Let's talk about it thoroughly now, so that I can understand the truth." Zhu Min's face straightened and said, "Of course, the captain knows better than me that Wanlilang is now in power on the seventy-sixth and has become our frontal enemy. The bad thing is that our detachment leader was absorbed by Wan as early as half a year ago.

Speaking of simple chance, when our detachment leader was the detachment leader of the Zhongsavian Army, it happened that Wan Lilang was his instructor, and because of this relationship, the two people hit it off in Shanghai.

The detachment leader was originally a confused person, Wan Mou has evil forces, and if he moves with affection, the detachment leader can only bow down and obey the order." I stretched out my hand to stop Zhu's topic and asked, "Slowly, how do you know these situations?" Zhu said, "He always treated me as his own person, did not hide anything from me, and sometimes when he encountered difficulties, he especially wanted to consult with me. But since he had given all of his guns—three revolvers, two barges, and one Browning—to Wan, I objected, and I said to him, 'If you do this, you have no ability to defend yourself, and if your superiors assign a case, what will you take to carry it out?' Isn't that self-defeating? As soon as the superiors checked it, everyone followed the bad luck!"

He slapped the table at me in person, scolding me for not being righteous enough, not determined, and that you should not ask about my affairs in the future, etc.; Sure enough, he later discussed these things less with me, and his whereabouts became mysterious. However, I know one thing, he and Wanlilang must meet every other month, and the place and time are unknown. In addition, there is a liaison person, and every Monday at 3 p.m. afternoon tea time, they must meet at the Nanjing Road Daxin Company Cafe to convey news or exchange information. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to the field to verify!"

Zhu Min's attitude is solemn, his tone is straightforward, and what he says is reasonable, well-founded, and you can't believe it. I patted him on the shoulder and said calmly, "After reading your report, our district chief has long praised you as a young and promising, pure and selfless, faithful and reliable good comrade. But I still don't understand what your captain is doing this for. After working for so many years, is there no sense of right and wrong, no distinction between righteousness and righteousness? Of course, the veracity of what you have cited is beyond doubt, but I still hope that this is best not true.... ... Later, of course, I will send someone to secretly verify it."

Zhu Min lowered his head and said meaningfully: "Report captain, if my report is false, I am willing to 'sit back'!" If it is found to be true, what should I do about it?" I looked him in the eye and thought, "Here it is! After all, the first-hand trick was cast, which is clearly a stone throwing to ask for directions!"

I still assumed they were singing the double reed, deliberately saying, "Not necessarily. First of all, I am basically against killing my own people; What's more, the law is not a favorite, and the "family law" is strict, but if you don't forget that "the group is the family, and comrades are like brothers", how difficult it is for us to cultivate a comrade! People inevitably make mistakes, it depends on their motives? Intentional or unintentional? How serious is the mistake made? to deal with the situation. In particular, the comrades who work in the occupied areas who meet the enemy in short contact and fight in flesh and blood are also different from those in the rear."

Looking at Zhu Min's expression, quite unimpressed by my words, he wanted to refute, but he held back. This little guy is really a powerful foot. But he seemed to have lost patience, and Suo Xing was straight to the point: "Zhou's rebellious behavior is already very obvious, I think he will take action at any time; In order to prevent trouble, please ask the captain to indicate a specific countermeasure, that is, what should I do?"

It looks like it's forcing me to have a showdown. I thought about it for a moment and said cleverly: "Since I talked about this, then I must first make my attitude clear, first, I will not hurt Zhou. I firmly believe that he hooked up with Wanlilang because he was confused for a while, or forced by some situation, out of helplessness.

Second, he gave the weapon to Wanlilang, and it was a last resort under the same circumstances.

At least to date, he has not done anything to sabotage the organization and betray his comrades. I see this person as intrinsically kind and worthy of sympathy. I am not an unprincipled person, and in order to love and save an old comrade who has gone astray and is not deeply drowned, I would like to ask him for an open and honest talk.

If I don't know anything about his rebellious behavior, he will not believe it, hiding each other in their hearts, increasing their suspicions, so it is better to simply expose it, remove the ghosts in his heart, and with an attitude of treating each other with sincerity, he will know the righteousness, move him with feelings, and awaken him to turn back as soon as possible. Do you think this stupid method works?"

Zhu Min's face was surprised, and he immediately shook his head and said, "That's absolutely not okay!" He is not as gentlemanly and advanced as you think; If you tell things to your face, it is equivalent to confirming his great sin of betraying the organization, and he will not accept your affection, because he does not believe that you really have the sincerity to excuse him, and if you don't get it right, you may turn it over on the spot, and the consequences will be unimaginable!"

In fact, my words are also half-truths, if it works, I would really like to do it! But I can expect that this path will not work, and it is too stupid; My real purpose is to test Zhu Min's reaction.

Unexpectedly, Zhu's words were positive, and there was no trick in it. I casually asked, "What you said makes sense, what do you think?" Zhu Minzhengrong said: "Captain, I feel that the current situation is very troublesome and urgent, and my responsibility is particularly great. I am deeply afraid that once he launches, we will be caught off guard, and I myself will be involved in small things, in case it affects the security of the organization, or other important comrades are affected, the responsibility will be heavy, and no one can afford it! Therefore, I will ask the captain to instruct the group leader to give instructions on countermeasures as soon as possible."

I said joyfully, "Yes! It's not that I didn't think about it. Now, I have a belly case, and what we are going to do can be roughly divided into three parts:

First, my principle of dealing with Zhou's problems remains unchanged, and I am determined to help him and urge him to awaken; Instead of "driving the dog into a poor alley", we must give him the opportunity to rehabilitate. This point must first constitute a tacit agreement between you and me, and work together in this direction. It would be better if you and I assisted and supported him and could complete the sanction case within a short period of time to atone for his past worries and show his heart.

Second, in case he really couldn't help himself, or was obsessed, I decided to transfer him out of Shanghai and cut him off from Wanlilang, so that Wan Mou could not use any tricks, and Zhou could also get out of his shackles and not be forced to act perversely. I think this is a catch-all approach, and it can be adopted. As for Zhou, he will inevitably be punished by his superiors, and he cares about it, but we finally tried our best to save him. This is also fully in line with my original intention of loving and caring for comrades.

Third, from now on, you should take more care to test his attitude from the front and the side, and closely monitor all his activities, and if you notice any of his actions, report them immediately, so that you can prevent problems before they happen. At the same time, you naturally know the personnel, operations, funds, and existing working relationships of the detachment. You can start to rectify in secret now, strengthen control, prepare to take over, and when the issue cannot be clarified or decided to be transferred, I immediately recommend you to take over as the third captain."

In terms of the means to deal with Zhu and Zhou, I did spend some scheming when I said this, thinking that I had both attack and defense, and I had everything covered. Although it is difficult to determine whether Zhu Min conspired with Zhou Xiyuan, it is necessary to calm them, relax their guards, and wait for the sanction order.

While instructing the above-mentioned so-called "countermeasures", while paying close attention to Zhu Min's reaction, I saw Zhu Min's eyebrows move, his expression complicated, and it was difficult to judge what he was thinking in his heart. After the conversation, Zhu Min said, "Yes, I will follow the instructions of the captain."

On the way, I recalled what I said, only to realize that there were quite a lot of inappropriateness, assuming that Zhu and Tu Tu were really colluding with each other, then I said that I planned to transfer Zhou to the rear and accept the punishment, which must be a lot of murder, and it was equivalent to sending him his life, because the discipline of this bureau is very strict, especially for those who have rebellious behavior, they will never be lightly forgiven, they prefer not to know the reason.

Therefore, I said that transferring Zhou to the rear would not only not relax their guard, but would prompt him to launch a rebellion in advance, wouldn't it be self-defeating! The more I think about it, the more wrong it is, because there are too many loopholes in the middle of this so-called "countermeasure", and I can't help but scold myself for being too naïve. But this is the end of the matter, and we have to go with the flow and find another way to bridge it.