A young man in his thirties was writing at his desk inside the room when he was startled to see Matsudaira Hidemi enter.
He quickly stood up and asked, "Why did you suddenly come today?"
He was Yu Mingyuan, Matsudaira Hidemi's underground contact person in the Communist Party.
Matsudaira Hidemi took off his top hat, sat down on the chair next to him, and said, "I have something important to do and need to use the radio."
The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtongju) provided Matsudaira Hidemi with a spare radio, which he handed over to Yu Mingyuan for safekeeping, and it could only be used in case of an emergency.
In Shanghai, the Japanese monitored radio stations very closely, and intelligence agents could not also act as radio operators, otherwise problems could easily arise.
Matsudaira Hidemi usually sent his telegrams through his own intelligence group. After the intelligence group was destroyed, he had to urgently use the backup radio to contact the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) headquarters in the Shanghai-Suzhou area to report the news and request a new intelligence group. This is the second time it has been used.
"What happened?" As soon as Yu Mingyuan heard Matsudaira Hidemi want to activate the backup radio, he knew that something serious must have happened.
Matsudaira Hidemi then told Yu Mingyuan in detail everything that had happened that day.
"Today was really dangerous. If the organization hadn't acted in time, I would have almost fallen into the agents' trap. It was a real fright, and I still feel scared just thinking about it!"
Yu Mingyuan was also astonished. He hadn't expected Matsudaira Hidemi to encounter such danger. He nodded and said, "The organization didn't notify me about this rescue operation. They must have found out too late and had no choice but to take such a risky approach."
At this point, he added somewhat curiously, "This operation was rather sudden. I'll go ask the scholar for details. What do you need the radio for now?"
"Send a telegram to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics's Shanghai-Suzhou Regional Headquarters. The agents of the Special Operations Department know the exact time and place of the rendezvous. There must be something wrong with my contact. Someone has definitely betrayed the organization. I must immediately warn the Shanghai-Suzhou Regional Headquarters so that they can respond in time, otherwise the losses will be enormous!"
Matsudaira Hideki had been thinking about it repeatedly on his way back. He had a premonition that the unexpected turn of events at this rendezvous would cause the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong) to suffer a major loss.
Although he was a member of the underground party organization, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtongju) was also an organization targeting the Japanese. As an important intelligence agent of Zhongtongju, he could not stand by and watch the tragedy happen, so he had to remind the Su-Hu District Headquarters as soon as possible.
Yu Mingyuan also knew the importance of the matter. Before the War of Resistance Against Japan, the underground party and the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics were fierce rivals, but after the full-scale war of resistance against Japan, they were all forces that could be united to deal with the Japanese.
Suddenly, Yu Mingyuan remembered something. Just ten days ago, the underground party organization suddenly issued an order to verify the intelligence personnel on all fronts and confirm their actual situation, especially the middle-aged man surnamed Sun. Only high-ranking members of the organization knew about this order. Could this man surnamed Sun be a member of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong Bureau) who was involved in this Bat Rendezvous?
"Was the person you met with a middle-aged man surnamed Sun?" Yu Mingyuan asked.
Matsudaira Hidemi shook his head and replied, "I don't know. I only communicate using code words, and I have no idea who the other party is."
"Is there a middle-aged man surnamed Sun in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Suzhou-Shanghai district?"
Matsudaira Hidemi smiled wryly and said, "Old Yu, don't you know my situation? I was recruited by Lu Yuannan, the district head of the Su-Hu region, and I have never had any contact with anyone else from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. I don't know anything about their personnel. Why do you ask me this?"
Yu Mingyuan then told him about verifying the information about the man surnamed Sun.
"We didn't find out who this person was at the time, so we didn't investigate further. Now it seems very likely that he's related to the person you met tonight. We really should have notified you then; maybe we could have avoided this crisis!"
Matsudaira Hidemi shook his head and said, "Old Yu, don't blame yourself. Even if you told me, I still wouldn't be able to confirm this person's identity. Besides, it's normal for intelligence agents to have several aliases. Whether the surname is Sun or not is not a basis for anything. I still have to go and make contact."
Yu Mingyuan nodded. Besides, he was extremely cautious in his contact with Matsudaira Hidemi. Matsudaira Hidemi's identity was extremely important, and unless there was a major intelligence exchange, he could not easily contact him. He also could not inform him of everything.
"Let's hurry up and send the message!"
"good!"
Yu Mingyuan led Matsudaira Hidemi to a small attic next door, took out a radio, and stood guard outside for Matsudaira Hidemi.
Using a radio in downtown Shanghai is extremely dangerous, and Matsudaira Hidemi would not have resorted to such a method unless the situation was urgent.
Matsudaira Hidemi was very good at intelligence work and had excellent telegram sending and receiving skills. He was personally taught telegram skills by Lu Yuannan, the district head of the Su-Hu region.
Lu Yuannan was one of the earliest telecommunications experts in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS). He had excellent telecommunications skills and even trained many telecommunications personnel for the CBIS in Shanghai. Now, almost all the top telecommunications experts in the CBIS are his students.
After meeting Matsudaira Hidemi, he quickly realized Hidemi's value and personally trained him in espionage skills, especially in telecommunications. As a result, Hidemi's telecommunications skills greatly satisfied Lu Yuannan.
Matsudaira Hidemi's memory is astonishing; he can even memorize an entire codebook and send telegrams directly without needing the codebook.
Furthermore, his hearing was extremely sharp. He could quickly and skillfully memorize the characteristics of other telegraph operators' communications. Even Lu Yuannan had difficulty escaping his recognition. It was because of his exceptionally good hearing that Lu Yuannan gave him the code name "Bat".
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