This is quite different from Chinese coded telegrams, which have unique Chinese characteristics and are different from those of any other country in the world.
Because the writing systems of various countries are composed of letters, such as the English alphabet with 26 letters, the German alphabet with 30 letters, and the Italian alphabet with 21 letters, even Japanese, which contains Chinese characters, can be expressed using the 50-sound chart. As long as the corresponding code is used, it is very easy to send and receive messages.
Chinese is different. Chinese uses square characters, with a single Chinese character as the basic unit. There are more than three thousand commonly used Chinese characters alone. It is obviously impossible to arrange a simple telegraph code into more than three thousand different combinations.
Therefore, the so-called "four-code method" was invented, which uses four Morse code numbers to represent a Chinese character. Even if encryption is used, it is still based on the plaintext and involves adding changes.
Specifically, there is a significant difference in the key-pressing mechanism. Chinese telegrams are pressed with a very rhythmic and regular pattern, and the intervals between presses are much longer than those of Japanese telegrams.
When Matsudaira Hidemi first started sending telegrams to the Iwai Mansion, he used Japanese diplomatic codes. His method was swift and fluid, with the sound of the keys being pressed almost in a continuous stream, which Ning Zhiheng did not take seriously.
However, upon hearing the sound of the second telegram being pressed, Ning Zhiheng immediately realized that this was the method and technique of sending Chinese coded telegrams, meaning that Matsudaira Hideaki was sending a message to a Chinese radio station.
This aroused Ning Zhiheng's suspicions. Matsudaira Hidemi was clearly an intelligence agent of the Japanese intelligence organization Iwai Mansion, so why would he send a message to a Chinese radio station and do so secretly and cautiously using his own radio station? Of course, it was to avoid being noticed by others.
Matsudaira Hidemire?
It seems I misjudged him before. This person's identity is definitely not as simple as it seems. This Japanese intelligence agent should be hiding another identity behind him, and is a double agent serving the Chinese intelligence department.
But which department exactly? Currently, the Chinese intelligence agencies in Shanghai are nothing more than the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau and Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and the underground party organizations of the Red Party.
The possibility of this person being a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau is the lowest. The reason is simple: Matsudaira Hidemi has been in Shanghai for three years. During these three years, the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station has suffered repeated setbacks and personnel changes. If Matsudaira Hidemi were a spy for the Military Intelligence Bureau, he would have been exposed long ago.
It could also be the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS). However, the CBIS's intelligence organizations in Central and Eastern China were wiped out. But Ning Zhiheng was not the head of the CBIS and did not have a thorough understanding of the situation there. Perhaps he was a surviving member of the CBIS.
By the way, it seems that the high-ranking Kuomintang spy known as "Bat" who was being pursued by the Japanese had even saved his life. He should still be active in Shanghai, so could Matsudaira Hidemi be that Bat?
Very likely! Matsudaira Hidemi is an intelligence agent hidden in the Iwai Mansion. Even Iwai Takei trusts him and often takes him with him. It can be said that the intelligence value of a Japanese intelligence officer with such a status is self-evident. He would be a high-ranking agent with an extremely important position in any organization. This is very consistent with Bat's identity. However, Ning Zhiheng does not have enough information to confirm that it is him for the time being.
The last one is the underground party. The underground party's covert front is the most disciplined intelligence organization. In particular, the Red Party has a special advantage that the Kuomintang cannot match.
That is, they also have their own intelligence organization in Japan, commonly known as the Japanese Communist Party, which is composed of Japanese people with the same beliefs and who love peace. Therefore, their intelligence work in Japan is often more infiltrated, so it is not surprising that they have such important intelligence agents. In fact, this is the most likely explanation.
Ning Zhiheng secretly speculated about Matsudaira Hidemi's true identity. The forces of China and Japan were intertwined, with enemies among us and us among enemies. Today's friend might be tomorrow's enemy. Loyalty and betrayal were intertwined, and the situation was unpredictable. Since he was involved, he had to be extremely careful and could not afford to make a single mistake.
In short, my previous plan to subdue this person and use him for my own purposes is definitely not feasible. From now on, I must be on guard at all times and keep a certain distance to ensure everything goes smoothly!
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