Matsudaira Hidemi first switched to the channel of the Iwai Mansion, and quickly began sending the message according to the translated password.
Yi Hua'an closed the door to the room and returned to the living room. Ning Zhiheng asked in a low voice, "Have we packed our things properly? Don't underestimate this man; he's an intelligence agent for the Iwai Mansion."
Yi Hua'an possessed several codebooks, each corresponding to a different communication partner. He was meticulous and would not make mistakes in these details. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, all the codebooks are kept in a safe; he can't access them."
Ning Zhiheng was relieved, but he was still worried about leaving a Japanese agent like Matsudaira Hidemi here. So the two of them sat in the living room and waited for Matsudaira Hidemi to finish sending the message.
Yi Hua'an turned around and made Ning Zhiheng a cup of tea. The two sat facing each other. Ning Zhiheng looked around and said simply, "Since we have nothing else to do, let's play a game of chess."
Yi Hua'an was taken aback, then smiled helplessly, "Then you'll have to give me two sons, otherwise I'll be at a huge disadvantage!"
Yi Hua'an's Go skills were really poor. After playing against Ning Zhiheng a few times, he refused to play against him again.
Ning Zhiheng smiled and nodded in agreement. Yi Hua'an took out a Go set from a cabinet and set it up on the coffee table. The two of them, each holding black and white pieces, began to play.
However, not long after the two started playing chess, Ning Zhiheng's expression suddenly changed. He gestured for Yi Hua'an to stop making moves.
Yi Hua'an was startled when he saw this. He focused his mind and looked at Ning Zhiheng, who had his eyes slightly closed, as if he was listening intently to something.
Yi Hua'an didn't dare to disturb him, so he sat quietly to the side. After a long while, Ning Zhiheng finally let out a sigh of relief and gestured for Yi Hua'an to continue playing chess.
Seeing that Ning Zhiheng didn't say anything, Yi Hua'an didn't dare to ask any more questions. The two continued to play chess, but after a few more moves, Matsudaira Hidemi opened the door and came out.
Seeing the two people playing chess in the living room, he smiled and said, "Fujiwara-kun, you two are having a great time!"
Ning Zhiheng remained calm and casually smiled, saying, "Matsudaira-kun, it took you quite a while to send this telegram!"
Matsudaira Hidemi scratched his head, nodded, and said, "Consul Iwai always insists on detailed intelligence reports, so it took longer than expected. Oh, right, I still need to go back and edit the press release, so I'll take my leave now!"
Ning Zhiheng nodded in acknowledgment. Yi Hua'an got up and saw Matsudaira Hidemi out. Returning to his room, he quickly went back into the suite, carefully checked it over, and then nodded to Ning Zhiheng, saying, "No problem!"
However, Ning Zhiheng did not speak. He gently tossed the chess piece back into the chess jar and instructed Yi Hua'an, "If he wants to use the radio in the future and contacts you privately, you cannot agree. He must get my approval."
“Yes, I will never let him get close to the radio station easily,” Yi Hua’an quickly replied.
Ning Zhiheng stopped dwelling on the matter and ordered again, "Go and get paper and pen."
Yi Hua'an quickly fetched paper and pen. Ning Zhiheng thought for a moment, then quickly wrote a few lines and whispered, "Tomorrow, purchase the items listed here."
Yi Hua'an looked at the list, glanced at Ning Zhiheng with surprise, and nodded in acceptance.
Ning Zhiheng added earnestly, "Be careful, follow my instructions strictly, and don't let anything happen!"
"Yes, don't worry!" Yi Hua'an quickly assured him.
Ning Zhiheng was no longer in the mood to play chess. He got up and left, returning to his room. He sat quietly on the sofa, concentrating on recalling what had just happened.
Ning Zhiheng has an exceptionally keen hearing, far surpassing that of ordinary people. When he was receiving telecommunications training at the Military Intelligence Bureau, his instructors were amazed by his outstanding hearing, saying that he could become the best listening expert in the Military Intelligence Bureau, and even in the national intelligence agencies.
However, Ning Zhiheng's ambitions lay elsewhere, so he naturally wouldn't listen to the instructors. But Ning Zhiheng was quite proficient in telecommunications, though he didn't use it in his later espionage work.
Tonight, when Matsudaira Hidetoshi was sending a telegram in the suite, although the ticking sound of the telegraph key was very faint, Ning Zhiheng, who was playing chess in the adjacent living room, could still hear it very clearly.
At the beginning, Matsudaira Hidemi behaved normally, and the sound of his hands pressing the buttons was continuous. Ning Zhiheng was only surprised by his lightning-fast technique, realizing that he was a telecommunications expert. However, given that Matsudaira Hidemi was, after all, an intelligence agent for the Iwai Mansion, it was not unreasonable for him to be more skilled in sending messages.
But later, the situation changed. Just now, while he was playing Go with Yi Hua'an, he suddenly noticed something suspicious.
Just after the sound of the telegraph key stopped for a while, Ning Zhiheng thought that Matsudaira Hidemi had finished sending the message. However, the sound of the telegraph key rang again shortly afterward, which immediately alerted Ning Zhiheng. Moreover, this time the sound of the telegraph key was completely different from the previous one. Obviously, this time the message was sent to a different destination. During the pause, Matsudaira Hidemi changed the channel and was sending messages to two different destinations.
It's important to know that the methods of sending Japanese and Chinese telegrams are quite different.
Japanese coded telegrams are divided into diplomatic telegrams and military telegrams. They are mostly composed of Japanese kana or numbers, but some are composed of English letters, and even more often English letters. This is because English is a universal language, and Japan has embassies and consulates all over the world, so it is convenient to use English letters to send and receive telegrams.
Regardless of the script, all characters are connected without any gaps, resulting in a highly fluid firing technique.
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