Fan Zhongfu was carefully calculating the gains and losses of this rescue operation.
Now that the organization is aware of his situation, they will take the appropriate measures to deal with everything that happens, and his biggest worry has been resolved.
He had to keep his comrades on the work line. Their identities and social connections had been built up with great difficulty, and he couldn't just give up on them because of him. It seemed he had to give an explanation.
As for himself, now that his identity has been exposed, he has no choice but to leave Shanghai. Once he leaves his post, his contribution to the organization will be negligible.
At this point, in order to rescue himself, who had lost his intelligence value, the organization was willing to go to great lengths to activate its undercover agents, which could result in the loss of such an extremely important undercover agent. This outcome was unacceptable to Fan Zhongfu. He believed that this was a mistake in the organization's decision-making, a result of Xiucai's emotional decision-making, and not a mistake that a good decision-maker should make.
Fan Zhongfu closed his eyes tightly, carefully considering everything that had happened and was about to happen. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally made a decision!
He ultimately decided to refuse the rescue operation. He couldn't let the agents of No. 76 realize that he had maintained any contact with the outside world after being imprisoned there. He couldn't allow this undercover comrade to be in any danger. He wanted to create a false impression for the agents of No. 76, making them believe that he had been fighting alone from beginning to end, thus covering the existence of this inside man.
This decision was not as difficult for Fan Zhongfu as he had imagined. He had originally planned to take extreme action in public at the Sixth Congress tomorrow to end his life, and now it seemed that he was only doing it a day earlier.
However, a problem has arisen: the organization wants to rescue me before the conference begins, and the rescue operation will commence at 8 PM tonight. If I refuse this rescue, the organization will not be able to ascertain my true intentions in a short time. In that case, it would be difficult to guarantee that the organization will not take further rescue actions, and it might even lead to that section chief risking contact with me again to communicate information, which would be an extremely risky move.
Therefore, I must make my stance clear before 8 p.m. and give the organization a clear signal so that they will give up on rescuing me. The only way to achieve this goal is to end my life in public before 8 p.m. inside No. 76.
Given the position of this insider within the Seventy-Sixth Bureau, he would soon learn of his death. Once he was dead, the organization would naturally abandon the rescue operation, and the Seventy-Sixth Bureau would not notice anything amiss.
Yes, that's the only way!
Thinking this through, Fan Zhongfu had already made up his mind to force the organization to abandon the risk by ending his own life in advance, while at the same time covering for the section chief to avoid being exposed.
He looked at the crumpled piece of white paper in his hand. This was direct evidence of his contact with the informant, and it should be destroyed immediately. Keeping it on his person for even a second longer would risk exposing the informant. He crumpled the paper into a ball again, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it slowly, and swallowed it bit by bit.
As for the sour plum in his hand, of course he couldn't keep it. When he was locked in this room, the agents had already conducted a thorough search of him. All his belongings had been taken away, including his pen and ring. Every pocket of his clothes had been emptied.
If the spies discover that they have these six sour plums on them, a meticulous detective will follow the trail and investigate the origin of the plums, who delivered them, and might even discover their history of plum allergy, finding their family or the doctor who treated them. Any crisis that might arise from this would be uncontrollable, so these six sour plums must be disposed of.
He looked around the room. The dormitory was not small, but it was simply furnished with only a bed and a table and chairs, without any unnecessary decorations. It was difficult to remove the sour plum without leaving any trace, so he had to make other plans.
Time quickly passed to six o'clock in the evening, and it was time for dinner again. The agents opened the room door and let the representatives out, and they walked out one after another.
Fan Zhongfu was always followed by a secret agent who closely monitored all of his actions.
Fan Zhongfu turned his head and said, "I need to go to the restroom!"
The agent glanced at Qin San, who nodded, and then led Fan Zhongfu to a nearby restroom. After watching Fan Zhongfu enter, the agent waited at the door.
Fan Zhongfu stepped into the bathroom, looked behind him to make sure no one was there, threw six sour plums into the toilet, and then flushed the toilet after a while.
Fan Zhongfu walked out of the restroom, and the agents did not notice anything unusual, so they went to the upscale restaurant for a meal as before.
Everyone took their seats and began to eat. Since it was all Chinese food, there were no knives and forks on the table. The agents from No. 76 were also careful; they prevented the representatives from touching anything threatening. This left Fan Zhongfu with no choice but to resort to a clumsy method.
He ate a simple meal, then got up and went to a seat to rest. A waiter brought him hot tea and then left.
Fan Zhongfu picked up the teacup and took a sip. He glanced around out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly the teacup slipped from his hand, fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and shattered into several pieces, splashing tea everywhere. The agent next to him couldn't help but exclaim and took a step forward.
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