Chapter seven hundred and eighty eighth
There is an unknown small lake more than 20 kilometers away from the outskirts of Joburg. There is a 12-meter-high hill by the lake. Drive by the expressway by the lake. There is a building in the woods of the hill. .
Like most wealthy houses, there are no neighbors around, and the nearest house is five kilometers away.
There is no clue from below. In fact, this building includes the woods owned by the owner. The garden covers an area of more than 2,000 square meters and is very hidden. There are iron gates at the entrance and are equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring and alarm systems. There are even people patrolling in the woods. The winding and narrow tree-shaded paths are the only way to enter and exit here.
Only by coming to the hill can you find that the hill is not small at all.
This is a modern three-story building with an open living room of up to 5.5 meters and surrounded by large floor-to-ceiling windows bringing the beauty of the entire lake into the house. Outdoor there is a swimming pool, bar, pond and water wheel, and a helipad behind it, and even a trail leading to the private pier by the lake.
However, only when you are immersed in the scene will you find that this is not a luxury house in the usual sense.
There is a front desk in the living room, with a huge background wall, which is inlaid with company logo and English name. There is no bedroom, no living room, and there are offices all up and down. The most incredible thing is that these are just ground buildings. The underground space is larger than the ground and the security measures are tighter!
Hart was very satisfied with the current office environment. Sitting in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, he said to his old friend with pride: "West, do you know, those guys want you to go to Nigeria. Unbelievable, I was there for three years, stuffy, poor, and malaria threatened me all the time, and I dreamed of transferring it from that ghost place."
"I owe you a favor."
"Two," Hart smiled mysteriously, reminding: "If it weren't for me, you would have died in Sierra Leone."
"Sierra Leone doesn't count, I could solve it myself that time."
"Okay, whether one or two, you owe me what you want." Hart sat up straight, moved the swivel chair to the table, and flipped out a stack of documents and threw it in front of the old guy: "Look, don't waste time on that Chinese man. If the policeman who was replaced was not a spy, he had no value to us."
Embassies and consulates in various countries are places to send abroad to obtain intelligence. This is an open secret. It can be said that diplomats are intelligence personnel, but there are differences between professional and unprofessional.
West was not interested in ordinary diplomats at the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, nor was he very interested in military officers whose identities were almost open, and just wanted to find out the most professional spies among them.
Chinese diplomats are in vain and are difficult to get close to. They have been in office for more than three months and have gained nothing.
I finally targeted a guy who was active frequently and had suspicious signs, but it was confirmed that it was not!
West couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. After reading the documents, he asked angrily: "These are all obtained from public channels. What are the guys stationed in China doing? I can't imagine that it will take three months to investigate a policeman!"
"Maybe they have more important work."
Hart has always believed that China-related intelligence should be done by experts, and that the geographical advantages of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau should be fully utilized. He felt that it was a joke for his superiors to let those who were stationed in South Africa engage in China's information, but now is indeed a critical moment, and the boss's instructions make sense.
He thought for a while and lit a cigarette: "Man, China is going to build a beautiful embassy, and this opportunity is not always available. For next year's budget, something must be done."
West shrugged and said helplessly: "Hart, I know this is an opportunity, but China is no longer the China we think is. They have money and a lot of money. They have enough resources to do it themselves, without using it. They have extremely high requirements for confidentiality of engineering construction. The technicians, workers and building materials all come from China."
Embassies and consulates in various countries are places for obtaining intelligence, and are an open secret. Listening to communications between embassies and consulates in other countries, tracking, surveillance and even instigating diplomats in other countries is also an open secret in the international intelligence community.
The international situation is not as tense as twenty years ago. During the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the two countries had fierce confrontations over the embassy's eavesdropping and anti-eavesdropping issues.
At that time, the US embassy in the former Soviet Union was located in the center of Moscow. During the construction process, Soviet agents installed a large number of eavesdropping machines, making the US embassy the most eavesdropping machines in the world.
Henry Kissinger, then Secretary of State, met with the former Soviet ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Do Brenin, and once bluntly said that the US ambassador to the former Soviet Union was suspected of having leukemia, which is likely to be related to the electromagnetic wave radiation around the embassy. Since eavesdropping equipment, password cracking equipment, communication interference equipment, etc. all rely on electromagnetic waves to work, if the US ambassador's condition is made public, it may be a scandal for the former Soviet Union. Based on this situation, can Moscow stop electromagnetic radiation against the US embassy?
Dobrenin immediately fought back, telling Kissinger that he had been tortured by laryngeal and respiratory diseases for many years, and that former Soviet doctors repeatedly warned him to stay away from the electromagnetic environment. The Soviet ambassador's meaning was very clear, and the United States did the same to the former Soviet embassy.
Not only were the two sides in hostile or Cold War, but even the United Nations delegation had eavesdropping incidents.
When the UN General Assembly representative held meetings and voted, every word he said was authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of his country. When the representative called and accepted instructions in the corridor, his call process was eavesdropped. Before the representative walked into the venue to speak, the eavesdropping party knew his views and position.
Because the corridor was not safe, the representatives later ran to the park to make a phone call.
But now eavesdropping technology is becoming more and more developed. As long as you stand in one location, you can see it whether it is a park or a corridor. So diplomats keep walking around when making phone calls, becoming one of the wonders of the United Nations General Assembly.
When is the best time to install eavesdropping equipment? Isn’t it during the construction of the embassy?
As an intelligence director, Hart really doesn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He stared at the old guy and said in an exaggerated manner: "Dear West, think of a way. I know your ability, for God's sake."
The construction site is there, not that I haven’t tried it, but it’s a success every time.
West patted the file with Han Bo's photo and shook his head: "Hart, don't you think it's more appropriate to let the agents in charge of China do this? They are extremely vigilant, similar to the North Koreans, and my people are simply inaccessible, let alone hope to get in."
Hart didn't want others to get involved in the work of the headquarters in South Africa. Looking at the photos of Han Bo being photographed, his eyes lit up: "How about dealing with this policeman, although it has no value in intelligence."
"The embassy counselor and police liaison officer should be able to enter the construction site with his authority."
"That's it, money is not a problem," Hart smiled sly, thinking of China's demands on government officials' private life, "and you can think of other ways, such as women."
“I’m frankly not hoping for this.”
"Why?"
The past two months have not been in vain. West spread his arms: "He brought his wife to South Africa. The woman is very beautiful. They look like they have a good relationship. I don't think he will be interested in other women."
"Where is his assistant?"
"That was a real policeman, following the rules, and that's already confirmed. Hart, stop daydreaming. They are different from the ** officials in South Africa, completely different."
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Just as the spy leaders of two Western countries racked their brains to infiltrate the Chinese Embassy, Han Bo sat abnormally in the office of the police liaison group, and worked with Qu Sheng, who was also not out to study the criminal gang hidden in the Chinese community in South Africa - the Minqing Gang.
"Director Han, where do these clues come from?"
"Transferred by the superior."
"The superiors had known this before, why did they transfer it to us until now?"
This gang of criminal gangs has a lot of bad deeds. They are suspected of organizing smuggling, opening casinos, selling yin, lent loans, extortion, robbery, intentional injury and even killing people. They are all targeting their own compatriots and even fellow villagers. Qu Sheng was filled with righteous indignation and wished to destroy the gang immediately and bring the members of the gang to justice immediately.
Having learned from one's mistakes, Han Bo never dared to act rashly again.
In fact, not only do I not plan to go out today, but I will also have to reduce going out for a while in the future. Even if I have to go out, I can't meet Chen Wei like before.
"If you want to kill them, it is not enough to rely on our strength alone," Han Bo took a sip of water and looked up and said, "I reported some immature ideas to the Sand Bureau in the morning. The Sand Bureau asked us to wait for news. He wanted to report to the leaders of the department."
“Immature thoughts?”
"Initiate deeper cooperation with the South African police, send more people to assist the South African police in investigating and collecting evidence, assist the South African police in arresting, and then go through extradition procedures to extradite them all for trial!"
There are as many as 36 members of the gang that have been mastered, which is not as simple as catching one or two suspects or extraditioning one or two suspects. If you want to make all this a reality, Ambassador Chen’s coordination may not be effective. It requires consultations between the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and South Africa, and even the deputy state level needs to come forward.
Although Qu Sheng is one round older than Han Bo, his experience in office is far less rich than Han Bo, and he is not very familiar with the Ministry of Public Security, so he dare not even think about it.
Seeing his thoughtful look, Han Bo continued: "Before reporting to the Sha Bureau, I reported to Ambassador Chen and Minister Yang, who are very supportive, and the international and political environment are also relatively favorable. The two countries have a relatively high hope of carrying out international police cooperation and working together to eliminate this gang. I think our next job is to find out where Yu Qingfang is as soon as possible. If we can figure out where she is hiding before the action, we have the hope of using this east wind to extradite her back."
"Isn't it okay like last time? It's so easy to persuade her to return. Moreover, she is different from Wang Haiyan. Interpol has issued a red wanted order. As long as she can find her, she has no choice than Wang Haiyan."
"If she can persuade her to return, of course she will be persuaded to return. If she is obsessed with her and always has unrealistic fantasies, she can only ask the South African police to arrest her and go through extradition procedures. As she did last time, she was too risky. We cannot pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons, which will affect the relationship between China and Africa."
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Chapter completed!