Early December 1941.

On the morning of the second day after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the mountain city was a little strange compared to usual days. The doors of major newspapers were covered with outsiders, and the onlookers were three layers inside and three layers outside.

The voice of the boy who reported to the streets "No. 1! No. 1! Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese-US war broke out" resounded throughout the streets and alleys, and people rushed to buy newspapers and ran around to tell each other.

Immediately, Mr. Lin from the State Government issued a statement declaring war on Japan and Germany and Italy. On the same day, Britain and the United States also declared war on Japan one after another.

The Republic of China has been waiting for this day for too long. People in the occupied areas of Northeast China, North China, South China, and East China have been waiting for this day for too long. Countless people have covered their faces and cried.

Anyone with a normal IQ and understanding the international situation understands the meaning behind this matter.

If the strength of the Republic of China is regarded as "one", then Japan's strength is "five", while the strength of the United States is at least double digits.

With such powerful ally support, the balance of victory in the war against Japan has been tilted towards the government.

The scholars who were still spreading surrenderism before turned into the most determined "war factionists". They wrote articles analyzing Japan's inevitable defeat, and for a while, monsters and monsters were dancing.

But some scholars secretly mocked: it was a rare thing in history that it had been more than four years of the War of Resistance Against Japan and that it was not until now that it declared war on the Japanese pirates.

Besides, after the Pearl Harbor incident, the United States fell into a hysterical atmosphere and could not extricate itself. Japanese Americans first became the target of revenge and emotional catharsis.

All Japanese-American residents are viewed as expatriates and potential sabotage elements in enemy countries and are under surveillance. The FBI invoked wartime laws to arrest tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans for "protective detention" under the pretext of potential danger.

Rumor has it that the United States is planning to take full revenge on Japan, and the American people donated all iron items that can be used to make weapons and equipment for free.

The iron fences on the roadside, used vehicles, and even children's kettles and toys were all turned into raw materials for shells shot at the Japanese.

Of course, with the industrial strength of the United States, such actions have more symbolic significance than actual effects, but it proves the common hatred of the Americans.

As all kinds of news came, the people of the Republic of China were like the New Year, and firecrackers became the most popular products in various places. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before they defeated the Japanese.

However, for the government, there are more important things to do, such as begging for assistance from the United States.

On the left heir of Washington, DC, he shouldered the burden of initial communication with the United States, and this talk took a full half month.

Within half a month, Zuo Chong and others not only met many senior American executives, but also visited many factories and personally experienced the strength of the world's largest industrial power.

Taking steel production and military industry as examples, last year alone, the United States produced more than 43 million tons of steel, and built about 5,000 fighter jets and 3,000 tanks for Europe.

After collecting enough information, Zuo Chong and his group took a US military seaplane, traveled through South America, Nigeria, Cairo and India, and circled a large circle back to the mountain city.

On the way from the airport to Luojiawan, Zuo Chong recalled the gains of the trip while chatting with Wu Jingzhong who was coming to greet him.

Through Wu Jingzhong's narrative, Zuo Chong quickly grasped the recent changes in the mountain city and the game. King Jinju is a thoughtful person and a smart person.

According to what the other party said, Li Qiwu has been quite high-profile recently and has intervened in the intelligence and operation systems many times, but he was blocked by the heads of various departments and returned.

If a villain is lucky enough to enter, he has no ability and no prestige. Who will convince him?

Wu Jingzhong talked about Li Qiwu and was full of disdain, defaming the Secretary-General of the Military Affairs Bureau to be worthless, and at the same time expressed his loyalty to Zuo Zhongda.

"Haha, Lao Wu, you have to believe in Director Li's ability." Zuo Chong waved his hand and said "justice" to Li Qiwu with a smile.

After chatting for a while, the convoy arrived in front of the gate of No. 29, Luojiawan. Everyone was surprised to find that the headquarters of the Military Command was blocked and there were quarrels coming at the door.

I saw a young man dressed in a greasy and pink face, wearing a small dress, crossed the car in front of the Military Control Commission's door, pointing at someone and shouting something.

After hearing this, Zuo Chong understood the whole story. It turned out that the two people were jealous and robbed their love. The victim was a spy in the archives room.

Wu Jingzhong looked at Zuo Chong, whose face was getting ugly, and thought it was not good in his heart, and quickly explained: "Deputy Secretary, I know this matter. This person has a close relationship with a certain executive committee member in his family. Director Li asked the bureau to handle it carefully."

As he spoke, left heavy hand stretched out of the car window and waved it like a fly. Gui Youguang, who was in the car behind, immediately jumped out of the car and led his men to kick Xiao Kai and his entourage down.

The convoy started again and drove into the Military Control Commission compound. A group of spy leaders stood respectfully in front of the building to welcome the two deputy directors and several directors.

The car stopped steadily, and Wu Chunyang opened the door for Zuozhong, but Zuozhong did not get off. Although the matter just now was a trivial matter, it must be dealt with seriously.

Otherwise, the brothers would be born and died in the front, but these little kids insulted their wives and daughters in the back, and the morale of the army would be shaken.

Zuo Chong stepped on the car door with one foot and stepped on the ground. He turned around and said coldly to Wu Jingzhong: "I'll give you two hours. I don't want to see this Wang Badan again in the mountain city. If the executive committee member has any objection, let him come to me."

A mere businessman dared to block the Military Control Commission's door and dared to cross the Military Control Commission's corner. This is a bully!

If the other party is not dealt with, the outsider will think that he is easy to bully. So what if there is an executive committee member to serve as the backstage? This person has been decided by the Military Commission.

Wu Jingzhong was also very dissatisfied with Xiao Kai's behavior. He had just been unable to do anything before, but he immediately took the order and left after hearing this. In a short while, several trucks rushed out of the Military Control Commission gate.

The onlookers all looked excited, and the person involved had even red eyes. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Zuo Chong's back.

The archives room is under the jurisdiction of the chief secretary. As the immediate boss, Li Qiwu not only did not help, but instead suppressed the matter. The little spy was already desperate, but he did not expect Deputy Director Zuo to help him.

After Zuo Chong handled such a small matter, he threw it behind his mind. He didn't have time to rest and went directly to Dai Chunfeng's office to report to him the progress of preliminary communication with the US side.

When Lao Dai saw the proud disciple, he smiled and stood up from behind the desk: "Be careful, just come back safely, sit down and talk."

"Thank you, teacher."

Zuo Chong bowed and waited for Dai Chunfeng to sit back to his seat. Then he sat down carefully and began to report, including intelligence cooperation and other matters.

"Teacher, the day after the Pearl Harbor incident, the Americans notified the students to go to the White House, where the students held talks with several senior American officials."

Dai Chunfeng nodded. He had already learned about this from the telegram, but considering the confidentiality, the specific details of the talks were not transmitted through the telegram.

On the other side of the desk, Zuo Chong smiled: "Mr. Hoover from the FBI said he would like to admire your name for a long time. He said that if he had the opportunity, he would come to Shancheng in person to discuss cooperation between the two institutions."

"Oh?" Dai Chunfeng's reaction was very cold. No matter how famous Hoover was, he would not care about the Republic of China. What he cared about was the terms of cooperation that had been reached.

Zuo Chong straightened his body and said seriously: "The students have reached several cooperation intentions with relevant American institutions, covering multiple aspects."

Then, he explained these cooperation one by one, the most important of which is military intelligence cooperation.

The US government hopes that the government will hand over the mole lurking inside Japan and regularly exchange military intelligence, especially the intelligence from the Japanese navy, which is urgently needed by the United States at present.

ONI (US Naval Intelligence Agency) proposed that China and the United States can form a joint intelligence agency to be responsible for intelligence exchanges and coordination, and strengthen the collection and analysis of Japanese intelligence.

To this end, OSS (Strategic Service Bureau, predecessor of CIA), ONI, and FBI are willing to provide assistance to the Military Commission in electrical equipment, new torture instruments and technologies, code deciphering, and meteorological research.

Speaking of this, Zuo Chong's voice was slightly lowered: "Teacher, I forgiving students to make their own decisions. I rejected the assistance of new torture instruments and technology, but increased the efforts to introduce electrical equipment."

Dai Chunfeng was a little confused. Americans' interrogation equipment was very advanced. Most of the electric chairs of military and police agencies in the Republic of China were imported from the United States. Why did Zuo Chong refuse this assistance?

But Lao Dai was not in a hurry to speak. He wanted to hear Zuo Chong's explanation. No one knew his students better than him. There must be a reason for the other party to do this.

Seeing that the teacher was not speaking, Zuo Chong spoke carefully: "Americans rely on equipment and superstitious about technology, but lack skills.

Before we came back, the FBI arrested a Japanese spy and used various methods to pry open the other party's mouth. Finally, the student asked Youguang to try it.

As a result, less than ten minutes after Youguang entered, the Japanese spy confessed. Instead of spending more time asking for equipment, it is better to take the opportunity to ask for more technology."

As he said that, Zuo Chong's expression revealed a hint of disdain, as if he looked down on the American level of interrogation, but the real reason for his refusal torture equipment and technology was not the case.

The joint intelligence agency that ONI wants to form was called the Sino-US Special Technical Cooperation Institute in later generations, referred to as the Sino-US Cooperation Institute.

The infamous secret agency's performance in the war against Japan was poor, but instead harmed many underground parties, Zhazidong and Baigongguan, and other familiar names are the "masterpieces" of the agency.

The birth of the Sino-US cooperation institute is inevitable, and this is the general trend. Zuo Chong can only find ways to prevent Americans from intervening in the interrogation of the Military Control Commission, and then buy some good things from the Americans. Even if the Military Control Commission cannot use it, it can be given to the Northwest as a technical reserve.

Hearing Zuo Chong's answer, Dai Chunfeng nodded in agreement. If this is the case, there is indeed no need to introduce American interrogation equipment and technology.

Old Dai thought for a moment, and suddenly asked again: "What do you think about handing over the mole?"

"Mole is our trump card and must not be easily handed over to Americans." Zuo Chong first determined this basic principle and added in a low voice.

"The students decided to gradually reveal the existence of the copper lock to the Americans, first to show our sincerity, and second to make plans for the post-war period. I wonder what the teacher thought?"

The Republic of China and the United States will be allies for decades, with a clean foundation. If you cooperate well with the Americans, you will have a chance to join OSS, ONI and even the future CIA.

When the Cold War begins, it is impossible for the US intelligence agencies to abandon such experienced and reliable Asian intelligence officers.

Zuo Chong has too many plans to implement in his mind, or many years later, the copper lock will become the key gentleman who decides the outcome.

However, this matter must be consulted by Tongluo. If the other party is unwilling, then you can only think of other ways. The lurking work needs to be completed voluntarily, otherwise it is equivalent to giving Hoover achievements.

Dai Chunfeng did not express his opinion when he heard this. He looked at his watch and found it was still early, so he immediately took Zuo Chong to the Huangshan official residence to meet someone to report on his work.
Chapter completed!