The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 79 Taking Photos

"Jiajun, can you get me a camera quickly? It's best to get at least three rolls of film for me?" Cheng Mo quickly went out and found Lu Jiajun.

"Brother Cheng, have you discovered something?"

"Don't ask so many questions. Do you have a camera?" Cheng Mo asked.

"Yes, there is a Zeiss camera in my office, and the film is ready-made." Lu Jiajun said. He is a photography enthusiast. With his family background, it is too easy to buy a camera.

"hurry up……"

The camera and film were quickly brought. Cheng Mo entered Frank's room again, took the photos and notebook to the bathroom, and began intense shooting.

If he was in the room, he was afraid of being discovered by Rite who was watching from the opposite side. The bathroom was safer and the lighting was relatively safer.

Frank's time out at noon may be long or short. If it's long, it may be two or three hours. If it's short, he will find a nearby western restaurant to have a meal and then come back. Therefore, he must race against time to complete this work before he comes back. To restore everything to its original state.

Cheng Mo's luck was good. Frank stayed outside for a little longer today. After he finished taking all the photos, he secretly checked again.

After finding nothing else, he restored all the items in the house to their original state, wiped away all traces of entry, including fingerprints on the door handle, and then quietly exited.

"Jiajun, don't mention this to anyone, including your father." Cheng Mo reminded Lu Jiajun, "It's not that I don't trust your father, but I don't want your father to get involved. If he doesn't know, nothing will happen." It’s easy to talk, do you understand?”

Lu Jiajun was a little confused, but he still nodded. Cheng Mo was in the political department, which was not the same department as his father's criminal department.

He knew something about what the political unit did. It was not difficult for a Chinese to get into the political unit, but promotion was difficult. Those above the detective level were all British. The most Chinese were deputy detectives. Unlike the criminal unit, his father All can be inspected.

Among the Chinese prisoners in the concession, there are only a few people who can hold this position. Boss Huang is awesome. He retired from the prison and was finally appointed as an honorary inspector (actually the chief inspector, which is omitted here. Readers don’t need to worry). words).

In the two concessions, the number of Chinese inspectors on duty was very limited.

However, even so, the political status of Huahua in the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau is still the lowest, and even the "red-headed Ah San" looks down upon him.

Cheng Mo has a darkroom at home, which is why he doesn't have enough money to spend. It costs a lot to build a darkroom.

But Cheng Mo didn't plan to take back all the films he took today for printing. There are some things that others won't say unless you tell them.

What's more, he came with Xu Qinghe today, so he could only cover up part of it.

He only wanted to hand over part of what was captured on film, which was Frank's diary, but he did not intend to hand over the photos he took.

Because if this thing is handed over, it is likely to sink into the sea, and there will not even be any waves. Once it is leaked, he himself will be in trouble.

But there is no such big risk in handing in a diary. A diary is a subjective thing. A person can have a thousand different perceptions when looking at Shakespeare's works.

Therefore, although the contents of the diary are facts, they are subjective, but imaging materials such as photos are not.

Once this thing is exposed, he may be injured. After careful consideration, this photo cannot be handed over to Lixingshe, but can only be handed over to the organization.

The organization knew how to protect intelligence sources, but with the Kuomintang's intelligence agency being infiltrated like a sieve, he was really worried.

Therefore, the film in his hand was developed and printed separately. He planned to give the notebook directly to Xu Qinghe, using the darkroom of the Political Section of the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry.

Then he took the remaining two rolls home and washed them himself. As for the problem, the number of films did not match the count.

These are all minor flaws, and I have already figured out how to fix them.

"Jiajun, this camera is pretty good. I want to get one too?" Cheng Mo returned the camera to Lu Jiajun, showing his fondness on purpose.

"Brother Cheng likes it, so I'll give it to you." A camera is not a precious thing to Lu Jiajun.

"Isn't that right? A gentleman doesn't take what others like?" Cheng Mo pretended to refuse.

"Hey, I rarely take pictures now. I just leave it in the window of my house to eat dust. I won't let it shine in the hands of Brother Cheng." Lu Jiajun said with a smile.

"How much will I pay?"

"Brother Cheng is slapping me in the face. It's just a camera. Can our friendship be measured by money?" Lu Jiajun said angrily.

"Then I'll be disrespectful and have two more blank rolls of film?"

"No need to return it, I'll get two more volumes for Brother Cheng..."

Cheng Mo said this, and the details of the two extra rolls of film were covered up. Even if Lu Liankui and his son revealed it in the future, he would not be suspected.

Xu Qinghe came back, following Frank.

And that day also returned to Dong'an Hotel in almost no time. With a little effort, after Frank came back, he hurried back to the room.

Xu Qinghe reported the general situation to Cheng Mo. Frank went to a White Russian restaurant for lunch. It was very simple. Then he went to the Bund alone and walked for a while by the Huangpu River. He seemed to be very preoccupied. He didn't contact or communicate with anyone along the way. Then he called A rickshaw came back.

That Japanese follower followed him all the way, almost touching him, but Frank didn't seem to feel anything at all.

Anyway, Xu Qinghe said that the Japanese who was following him was very powerful. He had obviously received professional training and was definitely not an ordinary businessman.

"Lao Xu, please take this film to be developed and printed first. It needs to be urgent. But you must not let a third party know the content of the film. Does our political department have its own darkroom?"

"Okay, I've learned how to develop and print photos. I'll do it myself." Xu Qinghe said.

"Old Xu, can you develop and print photos?" Cheng Mo suddenly felt that this Xu Qinghe might be different than he thought.

"I learned during the training camp that the political unit is required to learn one or two professional skills. What I learned is photography." Xu Qinghe explained with a smile.

"Do we still have training?"

"Yes, we do it every year. Time may vary. If you don't learn, you will fall behind."

"Then I'll leave this job to you. I'll stay here and see if I can get in touch with Frank." Cheng Mo ordered.

"Yes, Chief Cheng, I'll go then." Xu Qinghe took the film and left.

Cheng Mo used the Central Hotel's phone number to call Pride and briefly reported the situation. After hearing this, Pride naturally took it very seriously and asked him not to alarm both parties for the time being while he came to find out Frank's true identity.

Not long after, Pride called.

This Frank is really an unprecedented reporter. Not only is he a special correspondent for the "Chicago News", but he also once worked for the "New York Times", and also served as a reporter for the "Sun" and "Daily Mail".

The most important thing is that this Frank has just escaped from Nanjing to Shanghai.

It's about escaping, not leaving through formal means.

And how he escaped, Pride didn't say. Anyway, the story must be very thrilling. I really hope Frank will know it later.

After Frank arrived in Shanghai, he went to the U.S. Consulate for help. Of course, he got some help, but he didn't know why and left again.

The U.S. Consulate didn't seem to care much about his departure. After that, he rented a room at the Central Hotel.

Then, every day or two, a long-distance telegram would be sent back to the United States.

As for what the content is, only he himself knows.

It has to be said that the British Secret Service's Far East Intelligence Group is still capable. It figured out Frank's identity in such a short period of time.

Frank is an American, and Britain and the United States have always been one. If something happens to Frank in the concession, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce will be responsible.

No matter what Frank did in Nanjing, first of all, he is a white man, an American, and especially a reporter. No one can harm him without trial.

"Mr. Pride, now the Japanese are targeting Frank. We still don't know what the Japanese want from him. I think decisive measures must be taken now to protect Frank." Cheng Mo proposed to Pride own suggestions.

"If we take measures to protect him, so what, unless we get something he has that interests the Japanese," Pride said.

"Then we can monitor and protect in secret, but it's just me and Xu Qinghe, I'm afraid it won't be enough..." Cheng Mo said.

"With more people, the other side will be alert. As long as the Japanese don't harm Frank, we don't have to do too much intervention," Pride said.

"Yes, I will report to Mr. Pride at any time if there is any situation." Cheng Mo agreed and then hung up the phone.

Taking the long view is a common approach in intelligence work.

Pride chose to secretly monitor and protect Frank instead of directly picking him up for protection, which was also a normal operation.

After all, everything is still analysis and speculation, and Rite has not taken any action. This shows that Frank has something that they want. If he were a human, he would have taken action long ago, instead of monitoring and observing for so many days without taking any action. .

Cheng Mo roughly guessed what the Japanese wanted, but it was a bit strange why they didn't take action.

Is it because the Central Hotel is run by Lu Liankui, and once he takes action, he will be exposed and arrested, causing diplomatic disputes, throwing a tantrum, or some other reason?

In other words, they have some scruples. After all, the secret negotiations between the Ministry of Industry and the Japanese Army have not yet completely reached an agreement. This word has not been signed. If something goes wrong, won't it bring twists and turns to the signing?

This is all possible.

After thinking about it, these are the objective reasons.

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