The Cold War: Jumping back and forth between the two camps

The next day, after Dunn sent Wu Lin to work, he did not rush back, but drove to the pub opened by Bass.

The pub is located very close to New Jersey, basically on the edge of New York.

The rent here is cheap and the cost of living is not high, and most of the residents here are from less wealthy classes.

It can be considered as a slum area in New York. If you come here at night without any acquaintances, it is quite dangerous.

Most of the so-called New York Yankees fans will come to the pub to watch the game on the day of the game instead of choosing to watch the game in person, because most people cannot afford a New York Yankees season ticket. They can go to the game occasionally, but most of the time they will choose to gather in a nearby bar and watch the game together.

Dunn walked around the block where the tavern was located several times and selected several locations suitable for tracking and observation. After going over the nearby topographic map in his mind, he finally decided on the place.

When I go back in the evening, I will explain the situation to the people Victor brought with him.

After finishing everything, Dunn drove back to Wu Lin's villa.

At this time, Wu Lin's guards were packing up.

Dunn had known this for a long time. Wu Lin had told him a few days ago that his guards would be disbanded after serving for a month. Anyway, he already had a wife and maid at home, and he was planning to hire a housekeeper and a cook. In the future, he wouldn't have to worry about anyone breaking into his house to steal or installing eavesdropping devices.

Anyway, I will make sure there are always one or two people at home.

Today, Wu Linzhao's cook and housekeeper have also arrived at the villa and started working. Unlike Dunn's interview at that time, these two new employees were introduced by Wu Linzhao's acquaintances and were not publicly recruited through the interview process.

The cook is called Kang Aimei, 45 years old, a typical Chinese woman. It is said that her husband used to do well in the United States, but he never got back on his feet after he went bankrupt during the Great Depression. Not everyone is as lucky as Dunn's father.

The newly hired housekeeper is called Zeng Zhaotong, 67 years old. Wu Lin and Wei Qiuyue both call him Uncle Tong. He fled to the United States with his son after the Kuomintang was defeated on the mainland.

It is said that he worked as an accountant in the business founded by Wei Qiuyue before. This time, he was directly recruited by Wei Qiuyue to help manage all the matters of the Wu family, and also to look after the house.

For some reason, Dunn instinctively felt something was unusual when he saw the two new uncles and aunts.

The last time he eavesdropped on the conversation between Valenko and Wu Lin, he knew that Wu Lin was planning to contact the Red Party in China through the Communist International.

Less than a week after meeting Valenko, two new people came to the house.

Dunn felt that there must be something wrong with one of these two people, but he couldn't tell which one yet. However, he didn't want to know too many things, so he just pretended to be ignorant about some things. Anyway, Wu Lin basically accepted his suggestions, so Dunn didn't need to care about how they did it.

"Mr. Batomani is back! I made Chinese food today. I wonder if you can get used to it!"

Kang Aimei came up to greet Dunn the first time she saw him. Although his English was awkward, his English was good compared to Zeng Zhaotong, who was so old that he couldn't even speak a word of English.

"Aunt Mei, I'm not picky about food. I've heard that Chinese food is delicious. I really liked what my wife cooked before. I want to try your cooking this time!"

Dunn answered slowly in English. He couldn't speak faster because Kang Aimei wouldn't understand.

"Just eat what you like. Try it later and tell me which dishes you like. I'll make more in the future!"

Kang Aimei is a very talkative northern woman. Professor Wu Lin and his wife also like her personality very much. With Kang Aimei's birth, there is obviously a lot more laughter and joy in the home.

In comparison, the housekeeper Zeng Zhaotong was much more taciturn. It was not because he did not like to talk because of the language barrier, but because that was just his personality. Even when talking to the Wu Lin couple, Kang Aimei, and the maids in the family, who all spoke the same language, he did not say much.

However, this person always maintained a humble attitude.

On the surface, he looks like a very traditional Chinese.

In Dunn's mind, at least one of these two people has problems, and it is very likely that both of them have problems.

Although he didn't care about their private actions, Dunn couldn't help but be curious. He carefully observed the two people's behavior in secret, trying to analyze which of them was from the mainland.

At least now Dunn prefers Zeng Zhaotong.

However, Kang Aimei cannot be ruled out as a suspect. She has been in the United States for a long time, but her husband committed suicide after going bankrupt during the Great Depression, leaving them an orphan and a widow. According to information obtained by the CIA, she usually does small business in Chinatown and has contact with all kinds of people. In layman's terms, she is familiar with all kinds of people.

In comparison, Zeng Zhaotong's resume is much simpler. He has been a slave dependent on Wei Qiuyue's family since the Qing Dynasty. After the Republic of China, he began to manage some accounting issues for Wei Qiuyue's family.

Later, after Wei Qiuyue's father was forced to death by the Japanese, the entire family broke up and was taken back by his son to live in his old age. When the Kuomintang government retreated to Taiwan, his son and his entire family fled to the United States.

Life at home was quite difficult before. Although he was nominally an accountant and did not have to do much heavy physical labor, his status in the Wei family was never high. Even if he was in charge of the accounts, he was just a small accountant, only responsible for some bookkeeping and warehouse inventory management. He had no say in the accounts.

Relatively speaking, their family background is indeed a goal that the Red Party can actively strive for.

However, Zeng Zhaotong is quite old, and it is hard to say whether he has had any contact with the Red Party.

Dun En had lunch and dinner at Wu Lin's house. Compared with Wei Qiuyue, who was the eldest daughter before, Kang Aimei, who was at work on the first day, conquered the whole family, including Dun En, with her cooking skills.

He hadn't eaten such authentic Chinese food for a long time, and it reminded him of the taste of his hometown.

After returning to the CIA's New York branch, Dunn was still savoring the taste in his mouth. Until he walked into Smith's office and saw the mayor in Smith's office, he was shocked. Normally when he made a report, it was basically Smith alone. This time, many people including Payne were in Smith's office, seemingly waiting for Dunn.