A few months ago, Imai-cho, Amabu-ku, Tokyo.

A two-story building is located deep in the low streets and alleys. There is only one small road for access from the road to the small building. Through the windows on the second floor, you can clearly see what is happening around you.

This place is Zorge's residence in Japan. That day he sat on the sofa in the living room and took out a cigarette. An ordinary-looking Japanese woman picked up the lighter and wanted to light it for her, but Zorge stopped her and put the lighter back into the drawer.

As the "Yamato Satsuko" who is known for her gentleness and respect, the woman was not unhappy, but instead sent the match to Zorge, with a slight smile on her face.

Zorge lit a cigarette and sucked two puffs, and discussed with the woman softly: "Longzi, you can leave earlier today. I need to meet a few old friends. I will go to your residence in the evening. Can you?"

Takako nodded slightly, turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare snacks and tea for the party, without caring about the content and members of the party, and acted extremely low-key.

Not long after, a Japanese and a white man came to Zorge's house. Takako knew the names of the two, Miyagi and Clawson, both Zorge's friends in Japan.

One of them is a famous painter in the upper class, and the other is a Canadian businessman engaged in the business of posting pictures (copying blueprints). His customers are spread across major Japanese companies and major agencies, and even government departments and military institutions.

Zorge and the other two exchanged greetings and went to the study on the second floor. After sending tea and snacks, Longzi was ready to leave. However, before leaving, she suddenly stopped and looked at the drawer with the lighter curiously.

A few minutes later.

Clawson stood in front of the study window and watched Takako walk up the road. He turned his head and waved his hand. Miyagi immediately took out a newspaper and handed it to Zorge, and a passage was written on the headline of the newspaper.

"Tass Authorization Statement, Rumors about Germany's intention to attack Red Russia are unfounded...

Zorg couldn't believe his eyes. Germany was about to attack Red and Russia. This was the content of the telegram they sent to their superiors a few days ago. Why did it appear in the newspaper?

He finally calmed down and continued to read, but saw the newspaper saying: "According to reliable information, Germany and Red Russia will always abide by the non-aggression treaty. Germany's plan to break the treaty and attack Red Russia is a baseless rumor."

The newspaper slipped out of Zorg's hand. He couldn't figure out why the top-secret information he and his comrades collected at the risk of their lives became a "rumor". Could it be that Mosk was doubting their loyalty?

The idea was like a spike piercing into Zorge's heart, but he immediately abandoned the ridiculous idea.

If the superiors doubted them, they would not have left him in Tokyo at such a critical moment. This may be some kind of strategy or temptation from Mosk, and he could only tell himself this way.

Zorge returned to his calmness and thought of a more serious problem. The Japanese must have seen the newspaper and their intelligence team was in danger.

Only some senior officials in Japan are aware of Germany's plan to attack Red Russia. Japanese counter-espionage agencies can easily determine the range of suspects and find them one by one.

Realizing that they are in danger, Zorg wanted to order dormant, but Moscow needed Tokyo intelligence and they had to perform their duties unwaveringly.

He looked at his deputy Miyagi, then at the radio operator Clawson, explained the current severe situation, and sought the opinions of the two.

Miyagi and Clawson smiled at each other, and the latter replied calmly: "Dear Davarich, we came to Japan to fight the reactionaries, just like you and I did when we were in Shanghai, the danger is certain, but I have made all the preparations."

"Yes, it's not about treating guests to dinner. Please believe in my determination and other Japanese comrades." Miyagi also expressed his attitude without any retreat.

Zorge put down his worries and reached out to the two of them: "I am honored to fight with you. When the day of victory, I will treat you with the best wine, sure!"

"must!"

The three of them held hands tightly. No matter how Zorge performed in his private life, he was a brave warrior and a loyal underground party member.

In May 1941, the Zorg team sent the last information before the war to Mosk, clearly stating that the German offensive would be launched at dawn one day at the end of June 1941.

Unfortunately, the telegram still did not play its due role, and Mosk was still doubtful about this information, and at the same time, a man's defection accelerated the destruction of the Zorg team.

In the month when the war between Germany and Russia began, Xie Likov, the head of the Far East of the Red and Russian NK┴VD, swam across the Tumen River to surrender to the Japanese army.

After learning about Selikov's identity, the Kanto Army's intelligence department was ecstatic and immediately sent a plane to transfer him to Tokyo for interrogation from the General Staff Headquarters.

During the interrogation, Xielikov revealed the military deployment of Red Russia in the Far East and a large amount of internal intelligence. He used important intelligence, including spy communication passwords, to the Japanese as bargaining chips, and there were two of the highest secrets.

First of all, the Northwest Underground Party has a mole in the mountain city intelligence system. This mole has been active since the early 1930s and has a high status. Other situations are unknown for the time being.

The Japanese were not very interested in this piece of information, so they did not need to remind Yama Castle that the more powerful the underground party and the Fruit party fight, the more beneficial it would be to Japan.

However, the second piece of intelligence revealed by Xielikov made the interrogators of the General Staff stand up directly. He said that he had heard a classmate at the Moscow headquarters say something that the Red and Russian military installed multiple spies in the top Japanese leadership, and most of the Japanese strategic intelligence obtained by the Red and Russian came from this group.

The intelligence department of the General Staff, who had been worried about the mysterious radio station, suddenly felt like he was treasured and could not wait to ask about the situation of these spies.

Shelikov only provided the code name of the other leader - "Ramza", and then closed his mouth.

This action is normal. If all the information is revealed, Selikov will be useless, and the useless captured spy has only one end, that is death.

Then Xielikov made a series of requests to the Japanese. The General Staff did not hesitate and did everything. Then he said that one of the spies in Ramza's group was a painter.

The newly appointed intelligence minister, Kiyoki Okamoto, had a sudden inspiration and thought of the list of suspects who were abandoned by the previous minister, where there was a painter, Miyagi.

After opening the file, Okamoto found records about Miyagi: painters often contacted officers of the General Staff Headquarters...

The rest was simple. The Intelligence Department launched a large-scale surveillance on Miyagi. The result of the surveillance made Miyamoto and the senior executives of the General Staff tremble. Miyagi had contacts with Ozaki, Zorge, and Lin Fuichiro.

Who is Ozaki? The Prime Minister Kobaya’s instructions (advisor) and secretary can access a large amount of top-secret information and have good relationships with many senior officials.

Lin Fuichiro is even more unsimplified. His father is the Earl of the Empire, the former chairman of Manchu Iron, his wife is the granddaughter of the Imperial General, and he is the deputy director of the Minister of the Imperial Province, and his position is extremely sensitive.

Kiyofuku Okamoto considered it repeatedly and decided to put the main breakthrough point on Zorg, who had the lowest identity and would not cause too much trouble even if there was an error in the investigation.

With a clear goal, the spies found out Zorge's movements without long, and the time was even accurate to minutes.

Every morning, Zorg would go to the German Embassy in Japan, spend the whole day there, and in the evening, go to the "Imperial" Hotel, and from there to the "Golden Rhine". Occasionally, he would go to the tavern, dance hall, and nightclub for a few drinks.

The other party stayed in the "Imperial" hotel for the longest time, and always sat in an armchair against the wall, sometimes chatting with people, and sometimes closing his eyes to rest.

Okamoto installed a wiretaper behind the wall next to the seat, but all the things that were eavesdropped were worthless. Later, the Japanese inspected Zorg's residence and found no doubts.

Not to mention radio stations, even text materials are pitifully small, and the cameras are all ordinary scenery, which has nothing to do with intelligence.

The unwilling Japanese established a long-term surveillance site to record who had been to Zorg's home, how long they had stayed, and what they had done, trying to find more Red and Russian spies, but in the end they only found a young woman who came to clean the room regularly and left after they finished doing it.

In fact, from the day the TASS published the article, Zorg stopped working at home, and only Takako appeared as usual, responsible for his diet and daily life.

Kiyofuku Okamoto finally realized that ordinary investigative methods could not deal with Zorge at all, so he decided to contact relevant personnel head-on, even if he was alerted, he would do whatever he wanted.

All preparations are in place, and in front of the Intelligence Department building of the General Staff Headquarters, several operation teams are ready to go.

Tetsuji Sudo looked at Okamoto Kiyoki on the steps, his face turned red with excitement. He grew from the son of a Hokkaido farmer to an intelligence agent, and he paid too much.

After Okamoto announced the operation order, Sudo used all his strength to shout Hayi. Okamoto Kiyofuki glanced here after hearing the sound, and left with other senior intelligence departments without saying anything.

This glance made Tetsuji Sudo even more excited. He was the first to rush into the car and shouted. The son of this Hokkaido farmer wanted to make progress too much.

More than a dozen cars rushed out of the General Staff Headquarters and went to different destinations. There were real goals in the destinations and fake goals that confuse the public.

The vehicle was running on a flat road. The spy leader in the front row took out several envelopes and handed them to the operators in the back row, introducing the specific situation of the target.

"Takako Ishii, from Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, moved to Tokyo at the age of 22. Since then, she has been serving in the Golden Rhine Restaurant in Ginza and met the No. 1 suspect Zorg. The envelope contains her recent photos."

The spy leader said, glanced at Tetsuji Sudou, sneering in his heart, and called the other party's name the next second.

"Suto, after you arrive at the target residence, you knock on the door and cooperate with us to conduct a search. I need you to follow the other party in a row. Can you do it?"
Chapter completed!