The Spy

Chapter 116 Important Situation
Liu Qiaosheng was not the team leader as previously thought, but only an observer, and his value had indeed declined a lot.

However, this incident proves that Japanese spies are more rigorous in their intelligence work than them.

The Japanese spies in Nanjing are different from those in Tianjin. We cannot be careless when dealing with them.

"Chief Miao, since the photo studio has a warning function, it must be a place that the Japanese spies can see, and the Japanese spies must pass by there every day, otherwise it is very likely that they will not be notified in an emergency."

Xu Qingyun said softly, and Miao Feng couldn't help but nodded: "That's right, your previous investigation direction was very correct, let's see the results of their investigation."

The Japanese spies might be living nearby, such as Kong Yufa who escaped earlier.

Even though the distance is far, the photo studio is a route they must pass every day. The Japanese spies now don't know that their observer has been arrested. If they continue to investigate the photo studio, there is a great hope that the remaining Japanese spies will be caught.

The direction of the investigation is correct, there is a suspect the police are keeping an eye on, and a real Japanese spy has been caught. So far, everything is moving in a good direction.

It’s a pity that there is no code book. This is Miao Feng’s biggest regret.

"Qingyun, take a rest. I will report to the director."

It was almost time to get off work, and the interrogation could not wait any longer, so the director had to be informed of this matter.

No matter what the result is, catching the Japanese spy is a good thing, and Virgo will definitely be happy.

"I'll see you off."

Xu Qingyun sent Miao Feng outside. He was just a team leader and could not go to see the director directly without being summoned.

When leaving, Miao Feng looked at Xu Qingyun again.

I felt even more emotional in my heart.

Fortunately, Xu Qingyun is young and has just joined the Military Intelligence Department. He is currently only a lieutenant, and Xu Zhanjie is his teacher, so he poses no threat to his position.

"Director, Miao Feng is here."

In the office, Secretary Qi lowered his head and said, "The director has known about the fact that so many people from the Intelligence Department went out today."

They didn't report it, so the director didn't ask.

With so many people going out of the Intelligence Department, there must be something big going on. The most likely possibility is a case. The entire department has been mobilized, and only a small number of people are left behind. This is a big move.

I don’t know what they found, whether they are from within the military or police or Japanese spies?

No matter what it is, they will report the results. Virgo is not in a hurry and waits patiently.

"Let him in."

The director understood that the report from the Intelligence Department had arrived.

Xu Zhanjie is in Guangzhou, and Miao Feng's visit here must be related to their actions today.

"Virgo, great joy."

After Miao Feng came in, he said with a smile. The director was shocked, sat up straight, and asked with a smile: "Explain it clearly."

"Xu Qingyun found the emergency notification signal point through the previously escaped Japanese spy. He continued to track the signal point and successfully captured a Japanese spy. The identity of the Japanese spy is..."

Miao Feng reported quickly that it was indeed a Japanese spy, and the director listened more carefully.

Although Xu Zhanjie was not around, Xu Qingyun was not idle. The Intelligence Group 4, which consisted of only three people, actually did so much work in the early stages. It was not until the identity of the Japanese spy was confirmed that they reported to Miao Feng and requested assistance from the Intelligence Department.

The intelligence department was dispatched and found a hidden Japanese spy and successfully captured him.

The Japanese spy has confessed and other spies are currently being investigated. According to the arrangement of the Japanese spies, it is very likely that three more Japanese spies will be found.

We expanded our harvest through the three Japanese spies.

It is a pity that the code book was not seized this time, but Xu Qingyun’s direction in handling the case was correct, and the gains so far alone are already considerable.

This is not a new clue, but a new situation discovered through the escaped Japanese spy and the abandoned case.

Even more rare.

"Okay, great talent."

After listening to Miao Feng's report, the director couldn't help but praise him. Secretary Qi, who was standing beside him, also had a gleam in his eyes.

The cases Xu Qingyun handled before had already amazed him, but he didn’t expect this one to be even more outstanding.

He knew best how difficult it was to investigate an unsolved case.

If Xu Qingyun can solve this case, doesn't it mean that all the previously unsolved cases have hope of being solved?
Secretary Qi himself understood that this possibility was extremely small. The reason why the case was solved was, firstly, Xu Qingyun was indeed good enough, and secondly, it happened recently. Some cases had been abandoned for half a year or even a year. The longer the time, the more difficult it was to solve the case.

Just as Virgo commented, Xu Qingyun is a real talent.

Or genius.

"Miao Feng, Zhan Jie is not here, you must fully cooperate with Xu Qingyun to achieve the greatest results."

The director continued to give instructions, Miao Feng bent down and replied respectfully: "Don't worry, Director, I will do my best to assist Xu Qingyun in handling the case."

"Go ahead, and report back if there are any good results."

The director was in a good mood because another Japanese spy was captured. Less than a month after Xu Qingyun came to the headquarters, he had captured three Japanese spies in a row.

They have never achieved such results before.

"I resign from my humble position."

Miao Feng bent his body and stepped back, while Secretary Qi escorted him to the door. Miao Feng greeted Secretary Qi respectfully and left.

He was cooperating in the case, not taking the lead.

Miao Feng didn't have any objection. Not to mention him, Xu Zhanjie was Xu Qingyun's teacher, and they had cooperated in the previous case as well. Cooperation was okay, but the leadership's contribution was definitely indispensable.

Miao Feng wanted to catch the Japanese spy even more.

After graduating from military school, he fought against the Japanese in Shanghai.

He knew best about the brutality of the Japanese, as many of his comrades had died at the hands of the Japanese.

He hates the Japanese more than anyone else.

"Qingyun, the director has a high opinion of your case. Keep up the good work and uncover all the other hidden Japanese spies."

After returning, Miao Feng called Xu Qingyun into the office and conveyed the director's evaluation and orders to him.

"Thank you, Chief Miao, and thank you, Director."

Xu Qingyun bowed his head to thank him. Miao Feng smiled. The section chief had indeed discovered an amazing talent. Xu Qingyun was so young, but he was neither arrogant nor impatient. He was also very patient in handling cases, which was particularly rare.

Until he was sure, he didn't even report it. He just took the two of them and the borrowed people to do the investigation, which made him many times better than other young people.

It sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to do.

Many young people are eager to make meritorious service, and once they make a discovery, they will immediately ask their superiors for help, hoping to solve the case as quickly as possible and take credit for it.

You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. If you are too impatient, it will do harm.

Miao Feng has experienced this kind of thing more than once.

"Go ahead. I will fully cooperate with you if you need anything."

Miao Feng said softly that others could go off work, but their intelligence department could not. Xu Qingyun would definitely have to work overtime. Those who were investigating outside could come back at night, but some of the people at the surveillance point were destined to stay up all night.

Liu Qiaosheng didn't know whether the police were their people, so he had to keep a close eye on them at this time.

The Military Intelligence Department didn't say that they couldn't arrest people without evidence. They just wanted to arrest a policeman, even if he was a sheriff. They wouldn't care much. What they feared was that if they arrested him, his superiors would know about it and then notify others to escape.

Back in the office, Xu Qingyun began to organize Liu Qiaosheng's confession. According to Liu Qiaosheng, he had to spend at least three hours in front of the radio every day, in the morning, afternoon and evening.

If there is an emergency, he might be called.

Liu Qiaosheng had a telephone at home, but he never used it to contact the photo studio to avoid letting people know where he lived.

There are four photo studios, all in good locations and nicely decorated.

Xu Qingyun did not comment on Liu Qiaosheng's ability as an agent, but he was good at business.

He could keep part of the money he earned, and the rest would be used as funds for the undercover group. He paid the money every three months, and each time he put the money in a fixed place and never handed it over to anyone.

According to the regulations of the Special High Police, observers are not to have any contact with any undercover personnel.

Once both parties know each other's identities, the observers must withdraw.

Xu Qingyun, a Japanese spy, knew clearly that observers and undercover agents were not on the same line of work and that horizontal contact was a taboo.

There is no benefit in knowing each other. If one person is exposed, it may implicate others.

Xu Qingyun has captured many Japanese spies, many of whom are not afraid of death.

There are very few people who value their lives as much as Takehiko Kawada, but unfortunately Takehiko Kawada eventually lost his life. Xu Qingyun executed them all before he returned.

When Kawada Takehiko was taken to the execution ground, he could not even stand. He burst into tears and looked extremely ugly.

Not being afraid of death doesn't mean you can hold on to the end.

The pain of punishment is far beyond the imagination of many people. Many people have been accidentally scalded, and even if it only causes a blister, it will hurt for a while.

If it is a burn, the pain will last longer.

The branding iron used in punishment is a red-hot iron block that is pressed directly on the body. You can imagine how it feels.

The branding iron was merely a common punishment.

Many Japanese spies also could not withstand the torture and eventually confessed.

It is understandable that the Japanese are cautious. Not to mention them, all the hidden agents in any intelligence department have to be extremely careful. Soldiers without truly strong beliefs basically cannot survive the punishment.

"Yanming, listen to the radio and see if there is any Japanese signal."

Xu Qingyun called Yan Ming. There was no one in Intelligence Group 4 at the moment, so Yan Ming could only watch over the radio. Fortunately, it was only three hours a day.

If he really has something to do, let someone else take his place.

"Don't worry, team leader. I will definitely keep it safe."

Yan Ming immediately responded that Liu Qiaosheng was arrested secretly, and if he did not respond to any Japanese signals, the Japanese might know about it.

After arranging for Yan Ming, Xu Qingyun temporarily sealed the rest of Liu Qiaosheng's confession.

The missions he had carried out in the past lasted as long as three months, and as long as one or two years.

Too much time has passed and it is not suitable to conduct a detailed investigation now. The most important thing at the moment is to find the Japanese spies near the photo studio.

Shanghai Special High Section, Aoki Mori came to the section chief's office.

"Section Chief, the liaison officer has contacted Shan Gui. According to Shan Gui's reply, the Tianjin and Hangzhou cases were indeed handled by Xu Qingyun. He is the leader of the newly established Intelligence Group 4 of the Military Intelligence Department, but Intelligence Group 4 has not been formally established and there are only three people in the group."

"Three people?" Section Chief Kawashima Kosuke looked up suddenly.

"There are three people, but Xu Qingyun borrowed people to handle the case. He used more than 20 people in the Hangzhou case."

"That's pretty much it."

Kawashima Hirosuke breathed a sigh of relief. It was really hard to believe that they could catch the agent with just three people.

"The mountain ghost said that the two agents in Hangzhou failed to escape, which is different from the report of the old man in the south."

Aoki Mori continued his report, while Kawashima was drinking tea from his cup, and his arm paused.

"So, the last member of the operative they notified didn't escape?"

"Indeed."

Aoki Mori nodded. The Hangzhou Special High Section belonged to them, but their control over them was very weak, which had long made him dissatisfied.

The Hangzhou Special High Section previously reported that it had only lost one intelligence agent, and that another operative was promptly notified and was being withdrawn to Hangzhou. After notifying us in the past few days, we thought the person had already returned, but we did not expect that he had already been captured.

It is obvious that Hangzhou failed to wait for anyone and must have known that an accident had occurred, but they did not report it.

This is again the responsibility of Hangzhou Special High Section.

"Go on." Kawashima Hirosuke said softly. He would settle the matter of Nanbu with him later. Nanbu had more seniority than him and it would not be so easy to move him.

"Shan Gui said that the process of solving the case is confidential and he has no access to it, but there is one person who definitely knows it, Cao Dingcheng, deputy chief of the telecommunications department of the military intelligence department. Shan Gui asked if he should take the initiative to contact Cao Dingcheng and inquire about the details?"

Aoki Sen said slowly that the mountain ghost’s level was not high, so it was normal that he could not access confidential information.

However, he is different from Lu Dawang. He is not Chinese. He is an agent trained by Japan. He has been lurking in China for a long time and took the opportunity to infiltrate the Military Intelligence Department.

His credibility is a hundred times stronger than Lu Dawang's.

Deep down, the Japanese do not trust the Chinese. They trust their own people the most.

"Not yet. This information is not particularly important. If you ask rashly, you will be exposed."

Kawashima refused without a second thought. The mountain ghost was too important, and that was why he was kept dormant before. Even if he was activated, he had to be asked to pass on important information instead of deliberately collecting this kind of information that had already passed.

During the investigation, they could find ways to collect information through other channels, and there was no need to use mountain ghosts.

There are many Shanghai Special High Section agents lurking in Nanjing, and even more moles who have defected. There must be a way to find them.

Aoki Mori breathed a sigh of relief. It would be too risky to go directly to collect specific information. It was good that the section chief did not agree.

"Section Chief, Shan Gui has reported an important situation. The Intelligence Department suddenly took action today, and many people were dispatched. They sent a telegram to Guangzhou, but Shan Gui was not aware of the content. According to Shan Gui's report, the Intelligence Section Chief Xu Zhanjie was sent to Guangzhou and is currently there."

"The Intelligence Department dispatched a lot of people?"

Kawashima suddenly frowned. In any intelligence department, the movements of front-line intelligence personnel have always been the most sensitive. Unless there is something special, they would not mobilize so many people.

What new discoveries has the Intelligence Department made?

"Yes, most of them went out, but they came back very quickly. Shan Gui didn't dare to ask specifically. This is all I know for now. I guess he will know the situation in two days."

Aoki Mori replied in a low voice that Shan Gui was not in the Intelligence Department and had no way of knowing the Intelligence Department's movements.

"This is very important. Send a telegram to all the team leaders and ask them to confirm whether any of their people are in trouble."

Kawashima Hirosuke quickly made a decision that in order to protect the safety of the mountain ghost, he could not let him take the initiative to attack, but the intelligence department had big moves and he had to ask about it. Internal self-inspection was the best way.

The team leader will know who is going to get into trouble.

If something happens to the team leader, the whole team may be doomed.

Japanese spies have always attached the greatest importance to the safety of the team leader. They have a single line of communication with their subordinates. They know where the subordinates are, but the subordinates do not know the team leader's hidden identity and location.

There is a guaranteed second chapter, and there will be additional chapters. The additional chapters will be updated very late. Xiaoyu will continue to write and update as soon as it is written.

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